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Floch Forster entered military service through the 104th Cadet Corps, first enlisting in the Garrison Regiment before shifting to the Scout Regiment following the overthrow of the royal government. Tasked with guarding horses during the mission to retake Wall Maria, he was caught in the Beast Titan’s surprise attack at Shiganshina District. After enduring Erwin Smith’s suicidal cavalry charge against Zeke, he became the sole surviving recruit from the operation, an ordeal that etched survivor’s guilt and lasting trauma into his psyche.
Discovering Erwin gravely injured afterward, he fiercely opposed reviving Armin Arlert with the Titan serum, insisting the commander’s unflinching resolve was vital for humanity’s future. Levi’s choice to save Armin instead solidified Floch’s disillusionment, framing it as a catastrophic lapse in judgment that favored fleeting compassion over strategic necessity. This pivotal moment galvanized his contempt for those he deemed weak-willed, including Armin and the Scouts’ leadership.
Radicalizing over the next four years, Floch rose as a fervent Yeagerist commander, championing Eren Yeager’s genocidal campaign as Paradis Island’s only salvation. He spearheaded ruthless operations like the Liberio raid, incinerating entire districts to cripple Marley’s infrastructure and dismissing civilian deaths as collateral in Eldia’s fight for existence. His worldview, shaped by Erwin’s merciless pragmatism, demanded Eldians embrace monstrousness to outmatch their enemies.
Leading the Yeagerist faction, Floch masterminded a violent coup to overthrow Paradis’ leaders, executing dissenters such as Commander Darius Zackly and instilling fear through brutal reprisals. He perceived every non-Eldian—even former comrades—as threats to be eliminated, ruthlessly targeting Marleyan prisoners and Hizuru technicians during the Rumbling’s onset to ensure compliance.
In his last stand, Floch clung to a boat for two desperate days to thwart the alliance’s counterattack, sabotaging their aircraft before Mikasa Ackerman fatally struck him. With his final breath, he implored others to continue Eren’s annihilation of the world, steadfast in his conviction that total destruction alone could secure Eldia’s freedom. His trajectory—from traumatized soldier to fanatical revolutionary—embodied the corrosive impact of warfare, where personal suffering and rigid ideology fuse to justify apocalyptic violence in the name of survival.
Discovering Erwin gravely injured afterward, he fiercely opposed reviving Armin Arlert with the Titan serum, insisting the commander’s unflinching resolve was vital for humanity’s future. Levi’s choice to save Armin instead solidified Floch’s disillusionment, framing it as a catastrophic lapse in judgment that favored fleeting compassion over strategic necessity. This pivotal moment galvanized his contempt for those he deemed weak-willed, including Armin and the Scouts’ leadership.
Radicalizing over the next four years, Floch rose as a fervent Yeagerist commander, championing Eren Yeager’s genocidal campaign as Paradis Island’s only salvation. He spearheaded ruthless operations like the Liberio raid, incinerating entire districts to cripple Marley’s infrastructure and dismissing civilian deaths as collateral in Eldia’s fight for existence. His worldview, shaped by Erwin’s merciless pragmatism, demanded Eldians embrace monstrousness to outmatch their enemies.
Leading the Yeagerist faction, Floch masterminded a violent coup to overthrow Paradis’ leaders, executing dissenters such as Commander Darius Zackly and instilling fear through brutal reprisals. He perceived every non-Eldian—even former comrades—as threats to be eliminated, ruthlessly targeting Marleyan prisoners and Hizuru technicians during the Rumbling’s onset to ensure compliance.
In his last stand, Floch clung to a boat for two desperate days to thwart the alliance’s counterattack, sabotaging their aircraft before Mikasa Ackerman fatally struck him. With his final breath, he implored others to continue Eren’s annihilation of the world, steadfast in his conviction that total destruction alone could secure Eldia’s freedom. His trajectory—from traumatized soldier to fanatical revolutionary—embodied the corrosive impact of warfare, where personal suffering and rigid ideology fuse to justify apocalyptic violence in the name of survival.