Mr. Leonhardt

*Even if every other creature alive comes to hate you, your father will always be on your side... So please. Promise me...that you'll come back!*

Mr. Leonhart to Annie

## Overview

**Mr. Leonhart** (レオンハートさん *Reonhāto-san*?) is an Eldian who lived in the Liberio Internment Zone and is the adoptive father of Annie Leonhart. He had trained his daughter to be a Warrior candidate which later led to her selection as the inheritor of the Female Titan's power.

## Appearance

### Human form

Mr. Leonhart has a receding hairline with his dark hair combed back. He appears to be a relatively short man, and well built for fighting as he is a trainer. He has only been seen wearing a light jacket over a white shirt with dark pants and shoes. During the Liberio festival, he is seen wearing a beret and using a cane. He is disabled and unable to walk straight.

### Pure Titan form

Mr. Leonhart's Pure Titan retains all of the features from its human form. Most notably it has a large, round nose and large eyes.

## Personality

He was selfish at first with Annie and his goal was to solely train her into becoming a Warrior of Marley so that he could have a wealthy life. He seemed to be a relentlessly strict trainer, not allowing his daughter to take breaks and yelling at her during the training sessions. However, sometime before Annie's departure, he had a change of heart and apologized to her, he finally saw her as his true daughter saying that she come back someday, and assuring her that he would always be on her side. He seems to be very motivated to see Annie again.

## History

Years ago, Mr. Leonhart was relocated to an internment zone from another country after it was discovered he has Eldian blood. He later adopted a baby girl who was abandoned for similar reasons. He raised her with the intention of having her become a Warrior so that he could improve his own life. Mr. Leonhart taught Annie fighting techniques that involved kicks and the use of the opponent's weight against themselves. Because of his harsh treatment, Annie eventually lashed out at him during training, crippling him for the rest of his life.

Before Annie left Liberio to partake in the Paradis Island Operation, Mr. Leonhart apparently had a change of heart, apologizing to her for everything he had done and claiming that becoming an honorary Marleyan no longer meant anything to him. Mr. Leonhart assured her that even if the whole world hated her and treated her like an enemy, he would always be by her side. He asked her only to promise him that she will return home.

## Story

### Humanity's Comeback arc

After impressing Eren Yeager with her fighting technique during training, Annie mentions that her father was the one who taught it to her. She goes on to deride the ideals he held, comparing them to Eren's, and claiming that they have nothing to do with reality.

### Assault on Stohess arc

While Annie is trying to escape from Stohess District transformed in her Titan form, she remembers the last words her father said to her before she left Liberio. This memory triggers her hardening ability, encasing her into a crystal cocoon and allowing her to avoid interrogation, although she is captured and placed underground.

### Friendship is Magic arc

While on a boat heading back to Paradis after delievring Ymir and the Jaw Titan to Marley Bertholdt recalls the moment during the battle for Trost when Reiner pressured Annie into taking Marco Bodt's Omni Directional Mobilty Gear, claiming that it would prove that she, and her father who is waiting for her return to her hometown, are different than the "evil race" within the Walls.