Levi Ackerman serves as squad captain of the Survey Corps’ Special Operations Squad, renowned as humanity’s strongest soldier for his unmatched combat prowess and tactical precision. His sharp, youthful features—short black undercut hair, narrow gray or steel-blue eyes shadowed by dark circles—clash with a rigid demeanor. Compact yet muscular from years of vertical maneuvering gear use, his body bears lasting marks of battle: facial scars, including one slicing across his right eye, and the loss of two right-hand fingers from Zeke Yeager’s Thunder Spear explosion. A fastidious cleaner, Levi habitually wipes bloodied blades mid-fight and enforces immaculate surroundings, though pragmatism overrides perfection when survival demands it. His blunt speech and morbid humor mask profound loyalty to comrades, evident when he clasps a dying soldier’s bloodied hand or retrieves fallen allies’ badges. Emotionally guarded yet fiercely protective, he prioritizes lives over protocol, balancing ruthless efficiency with unexpected tenderness. Born to Underground prostitute Kuchel Ackerman, Levi survived a bleak childhood under the tutelage of mercenary uncle Kenny, who abandoned him after imparting lethal skills. Forging a thieving gang with Furlan Church and Isabel Magnolia, he was coerced into the Survey Corps by Erwin Smith, a choice that cost him his friends during their first mission. Their deaths cemented his allegiance to Erwin, whose leadership he followed without falter—even when orchestrating Erwin’s sacrificial demise to thwart the Beast Titan. Levi openly scorns authority outside his trusted circle yet upholds Erwin’s strategies unflinchingly, delegating autonomy to subordinates in crises while shouldering lethal risks himself. The slaughter of his squad by the Female Titan hardened his resolve against Titans, while discovering their human origins sparked moral turmoil. Ruthless against foes like Annie Leonhart and Zeke Yeager, he adapts to physical limitations post-injury, remaining pivotal in conflicts such as opposing Eren Yeager’s genocide. As an Ackerman—a bloodline engineered to shield Eldian royalty—Levi wields superhuman reflexes and strength, traits forged through trauma. His heritage fuels complex identity struggles, visible when pressuring Historia Reiss to claim the throne or confronting shared legacy with Mikasa Ackerman. Moments of vulnerability—hesitation to kill Titanized allies, quiet reflections on his mother’s fate—expose the humanity beneath his legend, framing a guardian torn between duty as a weapon and the weight of survival.