Jean Kirstein being my favorite aot character for 9 minutes

[@doopiedo]

He’s such a beautifully written character, I’d describe him as bittersweet

[@reo_1907]

the most human character of them all

[@thebookreader287]

Him and hitch actually. She's relateable, she has a life, goes on dates and not too righteous or obsessed about freedom. She just happens to be stuck with a gloomy room mate.

[@griefer5846]

i would say connie as well

[@soulstealer167]

Except for the fact he’s not human he’s horse

[@yes794]

@@griefer5846 well connie kinda uhhhhhh kidnapped a 12 year old kid but its kinda justified

[@griefer5846]

@@yes794 well you don’t understand, he had an opportunity to turn his mother into a human, i think anybody would take that chance

[@bourhanrachdi3551]

He is my fav character alongside erwin,because he is so "human" . He is talented but not as Levi nor mikasa , he is intelligent but not as erwin , zeke nor armin. His motivations were always selfish but still he let them aside and chose the good for humanity. He did some bad things (like killing) but still his intentions were never bad.. he is truly a human to look up to , because he is in a realistic level that we can reach .. and as Isayama said:" he is a representative of humanity"

[@jayjo1819]

Bish exactly my thoughts!! 👏

[@leviackerman1799]

Couldn't have put it better myself..

[@ev_enci]

@@leviackerman1799 Levi?

[@joo.se101]

omg you did say what i wanna do so. from the beginning, back to when he was seen as a "shitty" character, he has been my favorite character. he is the realest of them all

[@senshinokai9628]

Jean, the reluctant hero

[@zayaanzen8517]

The fact that he isn't a titan shifter or an Ackerman but still has amazing combat skills.

[@Insane_infant.2G]

Yeah but the barely even showed it

[@jyll]

Well in Season 1 Shadis commended how good he was with the ODM gear (and his maneuvering was in the first OP too hahaha) but yeah I agree it's one of those things that's overshadowed.

[@georgesazon9726]

Lets not forget, he is the top of his class outside of Titan shifters and Ackerman.

[@squeaky1963]

@Mika I think what the comment tried to say was despite being not talented or raised like a warrior like Ackerman's or the shifters they're just a regular guy who's a veteran of the ODM

[@kidayoon9923]

Jean Bo needs to be appreciated more

[@scarlett5871]

he is my comfort character and one of the most well written characters in aot

[@ieatyourmom2318]

@@WhiteMatterForShorts going good cuh,May I ask about the conversation you had with your mother about online stuttering.

[@snuwhat]

@@WhiteMatterForShorts what's wrong with him being a comfort character? And that joke is literally so disrespectful God..

[@meymia2946]

@Jasaman Shafabakhsh VUX Vuxelev armin and Mikasa ? You trippin my little boy 😂😂😂

[@skeletonhands01]

IM THE 1000th LIKE

[@sksksksk337]

@@WhiteMatterForShortsseems like you have both mommy AND daddy issues LMFAOOOO shut up lil boy

[@slowedscenario1678]

I love how his feelings for Mikasa didn’t stop him from saying things that needed to be said to her

[@letsgoodjob909]

Look I respect your opinion and all and seriously aside from the Eren × Mikasa ship I don't think what he had for her was love because he literally didn't know anything about her and was only drawn to her bec of her shape ( I am talking about her being beautiful not shape of the body ) and he still doesn't know all that much about her or what she went through or how she is as a human being , what she likes , dislikes etc... and he didn't even bother for once to get to know her better and so calling it love is a bit of a huge stretch and very far-fetched Honestly I think he liked her bec of her looks that's all and not her as a person he fell in love with and before saying I am biased or anything I honestly don't care who ends up with who but if the author didn't turn Eren into somewhat of an evil murderer then her relationship with him would have made much more sense

[@neardarkroad1347]

@Jasaman Shafabakhsh VUX Vuxelev BS, he literally fall in love with Misaka the first time he saw her and he still keep loving her even in s4

[@neardarkroad1347]

@@letsgoodjob909 what's wrong with a brat falling in love with a girl because she looks beautiful?

[@letsgoodjob909]

@@neardarkroad1347 I am not talking about it being wrong or right because we all love and appreciate beauty but can you really call it love when someone wants to be with you just because of your looks I don't think so and if this was real life people would have said the same thing but because it's an anime I guess they don't mind

[@neardarkroad1347]

@@letsgoodjob909 I said fall in love. It's a start, yes but he still to continue to loves her, I assure you he loves Mikasa more than just because of her looks now.

[@clarinaketia8948]

If Jean is your favourite character, you have good taste

[@kenesu_]

If Gabi is your favorite character, your free trial of living will now end

[@yvesseus]

He's literally my husband

[@screamqueensfan288]

Mines the sweetest of them all, Marco❤

[@dr.dickson12]

He is in top 10 maybe 6 or 7 but I do like him .

[@ashhabimran239]

@@kenesu_ She's one of the best characters in the show. Fight me

[@calicobagels]

He's adorable, lmao, I even loved him since season 1, idc if he was being a jerk before he changed.

[@joo.se101]

omg same!! shitty as he was, i still like his character

[@anikaannigeri4857]

Jerk Jean was a different kind of entertainment

[@kenor-_-1546]

In the beginning I thought he was just gonna be some bully but now I love him.

[@hatsumi-843]

Finally someone like me!i loved him from season one and i knew he will be a great character 😭❤️❤️‍🔥

[@DaGrumpyAmelia]

Same

[@SirToaster9330]

What makes him tragic is that he doesn't have a tragic backstory, no shite parents no dead parents, a loving mother and a lovely home, but he left it to be something big. A hero!

[@SirToaster9330]

@ushnikmitra He didn't kill his own people, he killed fascist bigots in self-defense and fought Nazis so that he could protect his loved ones

[@MOo8996cz]

@ushnikmitra Your simple idiotic mind seems to not get half of AOT

[@monbub]

@ushnikmitra they weren't his own people at that point tho

[@obi-twokenobi4861]

​​@ushnikmitra the world wasn't Jean's enemy. Yeah, most of the popular opinion agreed with the genocide of paradis island, but that's not much worse than most of paradis wanting the world genocide. At that point, it wasn't paradis vs the world, it was Jean fighting to safe as many inocent lifes as he can. Jean has never fought for what it's better for him, he always fights for what he thinks is right. If he had supported a global genocide, THAT would be out of character.

[@13Xerro]

It was what happened to Marco that ended up being his tragic backstory that gave him the motivation. A friend who saw the best in him and made him believe in himself and his abilities. Jean was a fantastically written character.

[@AlecEburhard]

Jean, along with Reiner, is by far my favorite character in this series

[@Nikki-lh1tu]

SAME

[@samlosco8441]

Erwin and Reiner for me, Jean is definitely underrated though

[@bellahalim2410]

Are you Isayama?

[@perozparsa5561]

Reiner?

[@uwuhwa6633]

Omg same, my two favourites from the beginning 😍

[@anikaannigeri4857]

Don't get me started on how he has the role of a side character but manages to draw your attention to him the moment he's on screen

[@DjanTry]

He's not side character

[@ellaark5131]

he’s a great leader just like marco said he’d be. he’s come such a long way😭

[@monbub]

damn it now I'm sad. I just wish marco was there to see him at the end.

[@adrianWHTTH]

​@@monbubhe was "there" in some way

[@keithb3101]

I love how 3 seasons later, Jean is still talking about those ashes not forgiving him. It's one of those that hit you in the chest when you read it (or hear it).

[@jessicawilliams3849]

People didn’t like Jean in season 1?! I liked him by the time the Trost thing ended. He’s a reluctant hero, which is very relatable. Even when he gave Eren shit for not transforming against Annie, he wasn’t being mean - he was being honest about how he also believed in Eren and wanted him to come through.

[@dr.dickson12]

I liked him he join survey that is reason and he understand eren floch action

[@itsoracle]

there's an ost called the reluctant heroes 💀

[@Iamjustacat6313]

True....he became one of my favorites in the season 1 itself...such amazing growth in a small time Truly shows how the deaths of your close affects you

[@beyza4339]

Jean is the strongest yet the most underrated character ever. I can write a whole essay about jean. Also he is one of the most relatable characters of the show. *spoiler* in the last season when we see him in the forest, hiding and dreaming about the life he want we actually saw the weak side of the jean and how this mess effects him. This soldier life ruins him but he keeps fighting, after that scene we saw him coming back and making the right decisions. He is fighting with the titans and his devils at the same time

[@lilmupp875]

I think this is an excellent vid on Jean kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZCwaoWVgqmGnKs

[@kpop-vi9mz]

Strongest? Reiner,zeke,levi,mikasa,eren,ymir,annie,bertholdt and blonde ymir are you sure jean beats them

[@ismaaaax3]

@@kpop-vi9mz lmao she/he means mentally strong😐 read it again hhh

[@kpop-vi9mz]

@@ismaaaax3 hes not even mentally strongest... hes acually one of the luckiest if you compare him to his friends

[@ismaaaax3]

@@kpop-vi9mz that's the problem, how do you feel if everyone around you is dying while you are alive bcs you r so "lucky". You won't be happy 4 sure

[@arturosiew2043]

The one man who don’t want to fight but end up fighting for everyone. The one man who was trying to be a dickhead at first turn out to be have a golden heart

[@y8nsilverw202]

Agree with marco. What makes jean a good leader is because he’s not the strongest or present himself to be one. He relates to everybody’s fear and weakness. Best character development, his inner beliefs and moral has been tested so many times yet he always sides with humanity. He always shows himself as someone selfish but ends up making sefless decisions every single time.

[@ketchupppp05]

That little self coping mechanism he has of covering his ears when he's overwhelmed with the world is as adorable as it is heart-wrenching. I love him sm :(

[@monbub]

it was so damn relatable. it's exactly what I do when certain noises and places become overwhelming.

[@obi-twokenobi4861]

It's cute and sad asf not gonna lie. That scene when he is telling himself to ignore Hange and pretend to not have heard anything followed by him joining the alliance is... God I love this character so much

[@sakareeh]

6:14 yeah, when Sasha died too 😢

[@trashenone2205]

The fact that Jean is one of the few characters with no a tragic past/backstory but still manage to become a freakin badass. Make me like him even more.

[@monbub]

It goes to show how you don't need a sad traumatic past in order to become a really inspiring character

[@Kip450]

His tragic moment was finding Marco’s half-eaten corpse. This was the moment that started his character development.

[@sarangkecoa6753]

And he actually understand Eren more than Armin and Mikasa. He is the first one to deduce Eren hiding something when Eren beat up armin

[@arturosiew2043]

Jean was so ironic, he wants a life inside the wall but in the end become one of the top survey corps member lol

[@abhijithcpreej]

He's my fav character too. The way he fights with what he wants to do, for an easier life, and to do the right thing... I aspire to be like him

[@natashaavaleryn5198]

❤❤

[@samaalethespacepirate8342]

Jean-Boy's only downside was disrespecting his loving mama lol

[@YouLikeMe11]

I'm sure he paid her a visit later, beautiful ova episode btw❤

[@chadprinceton8486]

Most balanced character in the series

[@shinzouwosasageyo2785]

Erwin and Jean are my absolute favorites. They're basic humans but still on par with the Ackermans and even the shifters. Jean's character development is one of the best on the show, if not the best. Love him sm

[@imagay8584]

They are my favorites too They keep fighting even if everything seems to be lost They both have their dreams but they are ready to sacrifice their dreams if necessary Both of them also value people's lives. Jean said that he didn't want any unnecessary sacrifices and hesitated to shoot Falco in S4. Erwin felt really bad every time he had to sacrifice his soldiers for the victory and he himself admitted that

[@akizenbu5591]

Jean is instantly my fave character. He’s so relatable. Love how he already has his character development in season 1.

[@localdruglord550]

Jean's character development is truly one of a kind. S1 I considered him really selfish and arrogant and didn't like him. But now he's one of my favourite fictional characters of all time

[@auliaputrinaryadi]

jean is actually the best character in aot for me, he really cares about the little things that happen to people around him, remember when armin get harassed? he is the one who comforts armin, the way he apologize to gabi when he accidentally kicked her, we all know he loves mikasa but he respects her loves for eren a lot, jean boy is the bestest boy 😔 i don't know why some of people still hate him :(

[@hibberish7498]

Beautifully written Jean

[@thankstochicks9582]

he is literally a perfect male to me

[@Networking-gy9mw]

Excellent choice daughter pfp

[@thankstochicks9582]

@@Networking-gy9mw dad pls 🙄 thanks tho 🙏🏻😝

[@Some_guy_passing_by]

He is !! People might call him ' beta , omega ' etc bs , but Jean is realistic, a friend like no other , reasonably brave, and just cautious enough, as well as very intelligent and responsible. Jean is the type of person we should aspire to be , not Eren .

[@Kira_Yoshikage959]

He's one of my favorite characters alongside Erwin and Levi, at first for being a comic relief and later as a boy maturing into battleforged man. I'm so glad Jean Boy survived until the end of the series T___T

[@lZUNA7]

Jean still remembering and respecting his friend Marco is really wholesome and cool.

[@niffleraku]

How did I forget that he kissed the hand that held the ashes, it's reminiscent to how christians kiss their rosaries in important situations or even when they go out for the day, it's Jean's personal prayer

[@mikasaackerman9520]

Omg what are you saying!!

[@hanshavinash203]

I actually thought Jean was that guy who was gonna be killed in the first season. But oh man, I love his character so much.

[@Sheldon.nilsen]

SAME

[@EBWASupahMilian]

Jean is the best completely human character, he should’ve been next commander

[@rubeng160]

There is one more scene in AOT with Jean that I really like. It's when there was a fight with Annie inside the city, and the police saw a titan that close for the first time. And while running to the fight scene ready to fight, Jean looked at the military police guys standing shocked on the building roofs and said something like how silly of him it had been wishing to join those guys. He acted so cool comparing to them back then.

[@bebekmekdew]

IKRRRRRR

[@rainpuppies]

Aaaaah I love him I have loved him since 2013 by far my favorite character 🛐🛐🛐

[@kaeya_1385]

His character development was very nice

[@Tohru139]

This video gave me a really good understanding of Jean. I've heard from countless people how great a character he is and such and of course he's well written. But his bitter personality always put me off him. but after this video I feel I see him in a new light. So thank you :))

[@iluvmatchaaa]

i love him like really love him, his character development is legit.

[@afifahputri559]

Jean is the defintion of "balance" I just love him

[@akari2075]

Jean is actually my favorite character. He sympathizes with people and situations just like marco said. Whenever there is need he always steps in as leader. He can handle the things very well. He cares and vibes with all of the commarades

[@mr.salammi113]

It seems like the biggest theme for his character is responsibility. He first joined for selfish goals but then soon realized that he has the power to save others and chooses to accept the call to lead his comrades away from death.

[@peggy_mj6363]

He's the most realistic character in the show and my favorite.

[@Maemae15487]

i love jean so much. hes one of the reasons why I love aot.

[@mr.sandcat8025]

I'm glad u put a manga spoiler warning, thanks!

[@analuizadefigueiredosouza7851]

I hope the anime keeps Connie's line about they ending up saving the world because of Jean. True, I bet none of them would've joined the Survey Corps without Jean's example

[@ShaydenIZK]

I think people don't think about it much, but Jean and Conny are neither Ackermans nor Shifters, just "normal" humans, but they are still the greatest soldiers in the world, the ones who survived and stopped the rumbling .

[@Networking-gy9mw]

Finally found someone who's favorite character is also jean

[@dearp.324]

I love him for being logical. Everyone he did just relatable and that makes him so realistic in so many ways

[@expiredmonkeys7426]

5:14 u gotta love his face man

[@narissawilson505]

horse face💀🤣😭

[@di-gun5791]

he was always a hero, even that thing about living in the interior is to give better life for his mom he changed his mind pretty quickly once he's in the frontline

[@sRp517]

0:44 "A master of 3D Maneuver Gear" very apparent in the finale 😍

[@want-some-peace]

6:15 , "If we toss kids out of an airship will this killing ever stop" Here I saw a potential Thorfine

[@idyassinemaroua9922]

He had the best character development, i remeber in season 1 when he wanted to join the police inside the fence so he doesn't fight any titans and now look at him, one of the best fighters out there

[@joo.se101]

i have always love this guy from the very beginning

[@tgdtbfrgtn5073]

He’s, by far, my fav character since his first introduction to the show. 😌 he’s so kind, adorable, smart, strong, human and everything lol he’s just perfect as a character (he’s so well written with one if not the best character’s development) and as a person. Best boy ever. 🛐❤️

[@Justme9864.]

This young man is not only very human, he was very honest about everything. I never thought that he would become one of my favs.

[@burgercook1741]

4:54 had me dying. Why they gotta do him like that xD

[@pinkymermaid9967]

he saved Hange even he was injured😮

[@shinzouwosasageyo2785]

The zoom was so abrupt, I burst out laughing

[@wolfsheart8976]

“ImMa gO to SleP, dis DuRtz KumFy- zzzzzzZZZzzz”

[@Niallisababe1]

Jean Kirstein dead ties with Levi as my favorite character. He is a well written character, interesting, engaging and downright gorgeous. Thank you for posting this video. ☺️

[@callmelovely2330]

JEAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

[@greyklopstock7155]

I loved how jean went from a bully towards Armin to trusting him implicitly with his life. Like, to the point where if he doesn't know what he should do, his first instinct is to ask Armin and do whatever Armin suggests. And Armin in turn would die for Jean too. Seeing his best friend Marco die really changed him to his core. Kid went from being the class bully to big bro

[@MossHouse]

I love the development of this character.

[@cybremystica93]

I genuinely believe if he had not met Marco, Jean wouldn’t have grown and changed as a person. He made a big impact on him. He wanted to be better for Marco

[@sluttymctits4496]

True. Had it not been for Marco, Jean likely would have remained an immature, self-serving jerk. But Marco was the first person to see through his tough guy act and call him on it, to see who he was at his core. Even when Jean talked trash, Marco knew it was coming from a good, very "human" place. Marco saw the real Jean, the one that even Jean didn't know was there. People often say that Marco shouldn't have been killed off, that there was no real purpose, but by him being gone, Jean was allowed to grow as a person and work towards and serve something bigger than himself.

[@livvythelazygamer481]

1:36 STOPP HE'S SO SWEET TO SASHA, I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

[@aarioke9970]

When did that Sasha apologising Jean happened?

[@livvythelazygamer481]

@@aarioke9970 I have no idea 🤷‍♀️ I saw the whole show and idk where it is

[@aarioke9970]

@@livvythelazygamer481 Even I did but these type of moments...just get off from my mind

[@AliaAlisah]

I'm late but I'm surprised by how many people didn't like jean in the beginning. For me, as soon as jean came on the screen I knew this guy is gonna be an important character and I'm gonna probably like him. He just had that aura to him. I love Jean coz he's relatable. If AoT was real I'd definitely be Jean. (Even if we all wish to be Levi or Hange)

[@empiregaming2647]

Same

[@melodica5407]

I just finished season 1 and he's my favorite already. I love the inner conflict he has all the time that his brain told him to not giving a shit but his heart told him otherwise. And he ended up following his heart. The scene when he told people he's joining survey corpse during the cremation is just so powerful!!!

[@aloveaffairwithself]

His character development *chef’s kiss*

[@tomaspino6391]

JeanGOD

[@Z_Rain_Red]

ジャンは決して馬ではありません。彼は私が今まで会った中で最も親切で親切な人でした。マルコの死後、彼は多くの苦しみを受けました。 Jean is not a horse in any way. He is the most kind and kind person in the group I have ever met

[@alferinclan6933]

You forgot to include the scene where Jean suppose to leave for the interior and Jean seing other MP scared of titan realized he made the right choice of joining the scout.

[@Sheldon.nilsen]

God. I love him. I love this video. I love his development. I love his character. I love his humanity. He is the most realistic character of all. From the first episode I said that, from the first second I liked him. Thank you so much that he survived at the very end

[@TheLegendOfRandy]

He has the best character ark in the series. Even as far as season one when the military police are too afraid to fight the female titan and he's running past them into battle. Gosh, I adore this character!

[@darkless0632]

Omg he is definetly my fav character i love how he is shuc a great leader and a soldier he has writtten so realistic and so well i love how he is character devilopment and at the and i am very sorry for him he has lost a lots of his close friends, commander and more plus he is in love with someone who will never be with him and he was just watching all eremika stufs from begining it must be so painfull and his dream made me sad love him sooo much

[@blazing6472]

Jean is the reason reiner and cart titan survived

[@DTWesker]

He's the perfect mid-level management type. Very capable, but don't expect him to be a genius. Very flexible, but can also follow orders well.

[@Nanitamochi]

You can definitely tell jean was isayama’s favorite

[@Blackdemon91939]

He's still a sweet boy 😢

[@eren_forever_xy.4326]

Marcoooo!😭😭😭Marco look like angel in Jean memory…

[@ayuzawaruru]

Loved jean from the moment his reaction after the mikasa cutting her hair thing in s1😂😂 I'm on s4 now still my fav

[@shianneb]

he's the best and he's so underrated

[@sethlangston181]

He definitely has the most complete arc of all the characters. The show transitions him from being a selfish coward to a brave hero at a natural pace.

[@southnoon5808]

No doubt the most human and "normal"-acting character in the series.

[@clauuudiialvarez]

For 9 minutes only? FOREVER 💛

[@mirijin000]

he was my first (and still one of, until now) fave character before i get to deeply know Levi and Eren. i just knew he is a good and smart guy. I'm glad he made it to the end.

[@jiorizurys2573]

Happy to see others liking Jean man that horse makes smile.

[@SUPERSKIBIDICIRCUS]

Jean be like: “I’m only human after all”

[@jeankristen.thestallion.5489]

Such pure soul character

[@shadow-ro7bx]

Thank you so much for including the ova’s too

[@bellenomura]

It's good to see fellow Jean appreciators in this video ♥️♥️♥️

[@abdelbouzazia4955]

What should be done... this one sentence is a big part of his charcter development

[@pixelwriting]

Since I saw him, I liked him. He will be my fav character for ever.

[@drahmedqadry9331]

The best character development through the seasons ♥️

[@Theprodigy1102]

You mean Floch

[@meymia2946]

@@Theprodigy1102 no, they meant Jean.

[@zero4337]

I remember when i first watched this show. I thought jean was gonna be a disposable character.

[@slugma_nuts]

Thank you for the manga spoiler warning!!!! I clicked away so fast, and I came back just to comment to boost the algorithm. Great compilation

[@Realxe67]

He is actually the most relatable character in aot and a very well written character too.

[@Emy-fv5ny]

I like to think Marco protected Jean through all the battles.

[@johronok4067]

He's a definite good boy

[@merbiajamalul992]

happy birthday Jean

[@madmuziq]

When they zoomed in on the name Buchwald 😂😂 I was thinking the same thing, BUCHWALD? Outta all the names he coulda chose for his horse 💀