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Zeke Yeager, son of Grisha Yeager and Dina Fritz, possesses royal Eldian blood inherited from his mother. His Marleyan childhood was marked by parental neglect as Grisha and Dina focused on Eldian Restorationist activities over family. Enrolled by his parents in Marley's Warrior Program to infiltrate the military, Zeke struggled academically and socially until forming a mentorship with Warrior candidate Tom Ksaver; their shared baseball games symbolized their bond. Overwhelmed by fear of Marleyan persecution and resentful of his parents' ideology, Zeke betrayed the Restorationists to Marleyan authorities, resulting in his parents' exile to Paradis Island as Pure Titans. This act cemented his nihilistic worldview, believing Eldians should never have been born to avoid suffering.
As an adult, Zeke rose to captain of Marley's Warrior Unit, inheriting the Beast Titan from Ksaver. His Titan form stood 17 meters tall with ape-like characteristics, dark fur, and exceptional dexterity enabling precise throwing. He proved a brilliant and ruthless strategist during missions, transforming Ragako Village residents into Titans and commanding Titan armies against Paradis. While loyal to Marley, he expressed pity for Paradisians, viewing their sacrifices as tragic and pointless. His military persona contrasted with an affable, joking demeanor among comrades, though Pieck noted his secretiveness.
Zeke's core motivation became the "euthanasia plan": using the Founding Titan's power to sterilize all Subjects of Ymir, ensuring Eldian extinction within a century to end perpetual conflict and Titan-related suffering. Learning of his half-brother Eren Yeager, he sought alliance, believing Eren was another victim of Grisha's influence. He promised to save Eren, a sentiment Pieck recognized as genuine. Their collaboration included a coordinated attack on Liberio, where Zeke facilitated Eren's acquisition of the War Hammer Titan.
Captured by Levi Ackerman during the Paradis extraction, Zeke escaped by triggering Titan transformations in drugged Yeagerist soldiers. He rendezvoused with Eren at Shiganshina, where physical contact activated the Paths—a metaphysical dimension connecting Eldians across time. Within the Paths, Zeke attempted to persuade Ymir Fritz, the Titans' progenitor, to enact his sterilization plan. Eren countered by revealing Grisha's manipulated actions through future memories, exposing Zeke's role in his mother Dina's death. This shattered Zeke's belief in their shared victimhood, leading Ymir to side with Eren's full-scale Rumbling.
In the Paths, Zeke encountered Armin Arlert, who recounted Ksaver's appreciation for life's simple joys, symbolized by their baseball. This conversation, alongside witnessing Levi's perseverance, prompted Zeke's shift in perspective. He sacrificed himself to aid Armin, allowing Levi to kill his body. This act severed the royal blood connection powering the Rumbling, halting the global devastation. Zeke's death marked a transition from nihilistic annihilation to valuing transient life.
As an adult, Zeke rose to captain of Marley's Warrior Unit, inheriting the Beast Titan from Ksaver. His Titan form stood 17 meters tall with ape-like characteristics, dark fur, and exceptional dexterity enabling precise throwing. He proved a brilliant and ruthless strategist during missions, transforming Ragako Village residents into Titans and commanding Titan armies against Paradis. While loyal to Marley, he expressed pity for Paradisians, viewing their sacrifices as tragic and pointless. His military persona contrasted with an affable, joking demeanor among comrades, though Pieck noted his secretiveness.
Zeke's core motivation became the "euthanasia plan": using the Founding Titan's power to sterilize all Subjects of Ymir, ensuring Eldian extinction within a century to end perpetual conflict and Titan-related suffering. Learning of his half-brother Eren Yeager, he sought alliance, believing Eren was another victim of Grisha's influence. He promised to save Eren, a sentiment Pieck recognized as genuine. Their collaboration included a coordinated attack on Liberio, where Zeke facilitated Eren's acquisition of the War Hammer Titan.
Captured by Levi Ackerman during the Paradis extraction, Zeke escaped by triggering Titan transformations in drugged Yeagerist soldiers. He rendezvoused with Eren at Shiganshina, where physical contact activated the Paths—a metaphysical dimension connecting Eldians across time. Within the Paths, Zeke attempted to persuade Ymir Fritz, the Titans' progenitor, to enact his sterilization plan. Eren countered by revealing Grisha's manipulated actions through future memories, exposing Zeke's role in his mother Dina's death. This shattered Zeke's belief in their shared victimhood, leading Ymir to side with Eren's full-scale Rumbling.
In the Paths, Zeke encountered Armin Arlert, who recounted Ksaver's appreciation for life's simple joys, symbolized by their baseball. This conversation, alongside witnessing Levi's perseverance, prompted Zeke's shift in perspective. He sacrificed himself to aid Armin, allowing Levi to kill his body. This act severed the royal blood connection powering the Rumbling, halting the global devastation. Zeke's death marked a transition from nihilistic annihilation to valuing transient life.