Bertolt Hoover

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**Bertolt Hoover** (ベルトルト・フーバー *Berutoruto Fūbā*) is an Eldian and one of Marley's Warriors. He possesses the ability to transform into a Titan known as the Colossus Titan. In the year 845, he, Reiner Braun, and Annie Leonhart breached Wall Maria in an attempt to lure out and acquire the Founding Titan for Marley. After that, he joined the military and graduated the 104th Training Corps, ranked 3rd, and later joined the Survey Corps, until his identity as the Colossus Titan was revealed.

## Personality

Bertolt was initially a quiet young man who identified himself as someone with a weak will that follows popular opinion. Likewise, his instructor noted him to be a person with great potential, but an utter lack of initiative. He was further described by Eren Yeager as being taciturn, remaining in the background staring nervously at whatever it is that is happening unless he finds it necessary to get involved. He is dismissed easily and lets others dictate what he does.

His withdrawn behaviour initially led to the impression of him being the least emotionally compromised of the three Titan warriors. He showed little attachment or remorse over his actions, seeming to care only about his partner, Reiner Braun. However, when confronted by his former comrades and questioned about their friendship, he revealed himself to be far more conflicted and guilt-ridden than it originally appeared.

He showed great devotion to both of his fellow warriors, Reiner Braun and Annie Leonhart, and was easily driven to action or anger when he felt either was threatened. Initially, he showed himself to be wary of others and acted as a voice of reason to Reiner, repeatedly cautioning him about lowering his guard down. His interactions with Ymir also reveal that while his actions have caused considerable suffering, he was not a cruel person and was capable of showing genuine kindness towards others.

Bertolt underwent a serious change in character shortly before and during the Battle of Shiganshina. He became detached, indifferent and cold, allowing him to fulfil his savage duty more efficiently. Bertolt remained calm and composed, and did not feel sorry or bad when he told his former friends that he will kill them and all humans inside the Walls because he had decided to do so. He was unfazed by Armin Arlert's attempt at manipulating him by bringing up Annie, did not feel panic or dread when other Survey Corps soldiers were going to kill Reiner, who was helpless at the time. He noted how Armin is unable to do anything to him as long as he shakes in fear of his presence.

Bertolt did not show complete disregard for the human race and his 104th Training Corps friends. He showed panic and slight tears when he, Reiner, and Annie left Marco Bott to die. When confronted by Armin, he referred to his former comrades as "cherished friends" and repeatedly stated that they are not at fault. This leaves the impression that Bertolt's reasons for wanting them to die were not personal, and were due to unknown factors outside of their current comprehension or knowledge. Bertolt once more showed sympathy for his old friends by expressing his disappointment in the waste of Armin's intelligence as he dies. He then decided to burn him as quickly as possible to put him out of his misery.

Bertolt comes to accept his villainous self, rationalising that none of it was his or anyone's fault, but that the world is cruel, and all of it was inevitable. When the blast of his transformation failed to kill all of the soldiers, he expressed his disappointment at his former friends' continued survival. These indifferent traits continue to present themselves over the course of the war.

Despite his calmness and utter fearlessness in the face of death and destruction, he is absolutely terrified of dying himself.

## Appearance

* Human Form
* Titan Form

Bertolt is a rather tall, slender young man. He is the tallest of all currently known holders of the power of the Titans. He has short, black hair, dulled green eyes, thin eyebrows and an elongated face. He is olive-skinned as opposed to sun-kissed. His neck muscle, collarbones and suprasternal notch are very prominent. Due to repetitive slouching, his sleeping positions and his sitting positions, his spinal column may be noticeable and upon leaning his head forward so may the cervical vertebrae. His expression tends to be one of worry, eyebrows usually drawn down tight.
After his encounter with the Beast Titan, his hair appears shorter.

Bertolt is mostly seen in his trainee uniform, and after he enters the Survey Corps, he uses their uniform. His casual attire is simple, bordering on untidy, as though he’s not too fussed with his appearance.

As the Colossal Titan, he possesses a very distinctive appearance and a number of unusual features. He grows to roughly 60 meters tall, making him around four times the height of any other Titan seen thus far (with the only exception of Rod Reiss' Titan form).

His Titan form is one of the more heavily-deformed Titans, as he appears to lack skin entirely and his jaw and facial structure seems to be heavily altered from his human form. It is also constantly releasing jets of steam from the surface of its body, in a manner that parallels Bertolt's frequent nervous sweating. His feet are also quite different to those of a human and other Titans, as they are swollen and pillar-like in appearance. He has slim and disproportionately long arms in comparison to his head, body and legs.