Reiner Braun

* 845
* 843
* 839
* Armored Titan

**Reiner Braun** is a member of the Warriors. He is the illegitimate son of an Eldian mother and a Marleyan father who grew up in Liberio's internment zone. Eventually, he was selected as a child to become one of Marley's Warriors. From a young age, he inherited the power of the Armored Titan.

## Overview

He possesses the ability to transform into a Titan known as the Armored Titan. He was born and raised in Liberio by Karina Braun. After learning that his father is a Marleyan who is unable to see them due to ethnic separation, Reiner decides to go into the Warrior program. He was accepted at the age of six in 839. Participating in many battles between 840 and 845, Reiner is responsible for many Marleyan victories in both the Marley-Hizuru and Marley-Mid-Eastern Wars.

## History

Reiner was born in the Liberio Internment Zone to an Eldian mother, Karina Braun and a Marleyan father. Growing up, he was not allowed to see his father, as communication between the two ethnic groups were strictly forbidden. As a child, it was decided between him and his mother that he would become a Warrior candidate and potentially inherit one of the Nine Titans so that Reiner and his mother could become honorary Marleyans and reunite with Reiner's father.

## Story

After joining the Warrior program Reiner would meet his fellow teammates in Team 53; Bertholdt Hoover, Annie Leonhart, Pieck Finger, Marcel Galliard, and Porco Galliard. He would meet Harry Potter later in the first week, given his late arrival. Reiner and Harry would become good friends, with the two of them bonding over training on the obstacle course in Fort Tatakai.

During the Battle of Izu, six months after their entering the program, Reiner would relinquish leadership of Team 53 to Harry Potter. Reiner would help ensure the end of the battle by killing many enemy Mid-Eastern soldiers. After the battle, Reiner would grow as a soldier, becoming smarter, faster, and stronger in the next three years.

In 843, Reiner would be selected to inherit the Armored Titan. He would later inherit the titan, gaining the full power of the Armor.

## Physical Appearance

### Human form

Reiner has short blond hair, gold eyes, and a defined facial structure. His height, broad shoulders, and serious expression give him an intimidating presence. In formal situations, Reiner wears his military service uniform, though he chooses to wear his combat uniform when in combat. In casual attire, Reiner wears a dark gray button-down shirt with rolled up sleeves and dark green pants with a brown belt.

### Armored Titan form

Reiner's Armored Titan form is 15 meters tall and has plates of hardened skin covering the entirety of its body, except for muscles in its cheeks that become exposed when it opens its lipless jaw, as well as the muscle tissue behind its knees, elbows, and feet. Its eyes are covered by white, organic lenses, and it has short, silver hair.

## Personality

As a child, Reiner was rather quiet and meek yet at the same time very loyal and driven. Because of his motivation, Reiner was very desperate to become a Warrior. When he was chosen to become a Warrior candidate, Reiner was ecstatic, his excitement only growing when he was appointed as the team leader of Team 53. This new sense of importance and leadership drove Reiner out of his shell, allowing him to be more social with his comrades, though he continued to face torment by fellow candidate Porco Galliard.

Though he is very protective of his role and his place in the warrior candidates, Reiner takes his friendships and relationships more seriously. When Harry Potter questions his place on the team and believes the group would turn on him if he tried to gain leadership, Reiner reassures him that they would stay with him. He puts his position below his friend, and is willing to give up his spot on the team to allow Harry to lead the entire group.

After he was chosen to inherit the Armored Titan, Reiner gained a newfound self-confidence. Due to Marley's propaganda and his mother's influence, he believes the Eldians of Paradis Island to be "devils" and that he could become a hero by exterminating them. He is also very gullible, never doubting the words of his mother and superiors.

## Abilities

Reiner is one of the best hand-to-hand fighters among the warrior candidates. Reiner is noted to possess both a strong body and will.

### Power of the Titans

Reiner is able to transform into a 15 meter Titan referred to as the "Armored Titan". The Armored Titan is capable of assuming human form at will, due to the intelligence it demonstrates.

* **Regeneration:** Reiner, like all other Titans and humans with the Titan powers alike, has the ability to automatically regenerate any wounds sustained and even entire limbs. This also applies to his human form.

* **Regeneration Withdrawal:** Reiner possesses the ability to consciously control his regenerative ability, keeping it "off" to prevent injuries from blowing his cover as a Titan spy. Whether this extends to other regenerative abilities, such as the selective regeneration practiced by the Female Titan, is unknown.

* **Enhanced Strength:** Reiner in his Titan form has enough physical power to raze the buildings around him by simply taking off into a charge. In addition, he uses his unique hardened skin to supplement his physical blows making them deadlier than those of normal-based Titans.

* **Enhanced Speed:** While fully armored, Reiner's speed is noted to be much slower, however, he has shown that he can choose to shed certain areas of his armor, such as joints located at the back of his legs, boosting his overall speed.

* **Armor Hardening:** While transforming into the Armored Titan, Reiner's body automatically produces a hardened, armor-like skin that covers most of his body, save for areas such as his joints at the back of his legs. The armor is hard enough to repel concentrated cannon fire without even stopping him. The durability of this armor is enough to withstand a direct collision from the Colossal Titan. The Armored Titan can choose to harden or not to harden joints at will, sacrificing speed and combat ability for protection. However, this is his only remarkable weak spot: similar to medieval armor, his body needs gaps around the joints in order to move with necessary speed. This makes him vulnerable in just a few spots, like the inner part of his knees and his elbows. Additionally, he can harden his fingertips and toes into claws in order to grip and climb flat, vertical surfaces.

* **Steam Generation:** Reiner's Titan seems to overheat, expelling "fire breath". As his Titan bears solidified skin over most of its body, it seems that the excess heat and vapor build up and must be vented out through the mouth.

* **Brain Function Transfer:** Reiner is able to prevent his certain death after transferring the functions of his brain into the rest of his body. However, it is said that this ability is incredibly difficult to successfully carry out and is only used as a last resort.

## People killed

* Former inheritor of the Armored Titan (as a Pure Titan)
* Many Marleyan soldiers
* Many Hizuru soldiers