The Devil: A Character Study of Erwin Smith (Attack On Titan)

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[@themindset4164]

"He could convince a snail to fight a pile of salt and win" what a statement 😂

[@makiroll218]

And Levi would make that snail say it has no regrets 😂

[@abhinavgangwar4690]

​@@makiroll218i liked how levi used Erwin's 'regret' words against him. The slight smile on Erwin's face after that adds to the ovas

[@lxfj2128]

Erwin is the goat. He’s the best side character in all of anime. Give floch some credit. Erwin’s speech wouldn’t have happened if he didn’t hear floch crying that all there deaths will be meaningless

[@lightlawliet3526]

wrong. with or without floch the speech needed to happen otherwise the soldiers wouldn't follow erwin.

[@felipedias4205]

Absolutely agree, the moment Erwin gives up on his dreams and accepts his fate is one of the most beautiful moments in media I've seen

[@davidktogafau4473]

Erwin was my favorite from the get go, but when that scene happened where he loses his arm, my love for his character was solidified.

[@thes0mething]

Erwin is so awesome. This was a great character analysis. I didn't take to the Eren gang in the first season so it took me a while to get into AoT. As soon as Erwin was introduced, I started getting hooked. I found him to be the most fascinating character by far. By the end of the first season, he was my favourite character in AoT. By the end of the second season, he was one of my favourite characters ever. I'm not ashamed to admit that by season 3 I was a screaming fangirl every time Erwin was on screen... much to the annoyance of my friend who I was binging the series with, because we had to keep rewinding the Erwin scenes since I struggled to focus on the subtitles and would miss major story points... The end of the season absolutely shattered me😢 it took me a while to get over my bitterness and accept that Levi made the right choice letting him be at peace. That being said, my main motivation for season 4 is that I want to see that fucking monkey dead. (And 100% agree with you - Floch is a major piece of 💩)

[@lutho1230]

It has to also eat at you when you see Armin crying nearly every damn scene in season 4 knowing the sacrifice made to keep him alive because I'm not gonna lie, I'm so bitter I'm turning yellow.

[@hazeshi6779]

Erwin was happy to go though, despite him not being Able to see his father's dream. He accepted it. He trusted Levi with the choice.

[@ShiangShi-dt1dc]

I hate erwin and all those who like him they don’t know what it’s like to be under command of such a person.

[@abbypeterson4716]

I love these character study's that you do. I would be extremally curious to see what you come up with for Jean. I find him to be one of the side character's that's character arc isn't much talked about.

[@SpaceCowboyYouTube]

At the time I finished the first season, Jean was my favorite character, and I still love him. I am thinking about covering him, Connie, and Sasha in one longer video as I think their characterization is intertwined towards the end of the series. Regardless of whether I do that or not, I will cover him in the future!

[@abbypeterson4716]

@@SpaceCowboyKZbin Ooo, a combined video for them sounds like an amazing idea. Jean became my favorite in the middle of season one. Him and Armin playing ideas off eachother is something I've always enjoyed and it started about then. I'll be looking forward to it, you have a new subscriber.

[@makiroll218]

@@SpaceCowboyKZbinohh that would be so amazing!! They remind me of how Eren, Mikasa and Armin are together ( or start together. Later on they split up) and Jean, Connie and Sasha stick together and the attack on Marley when what happens to Sasha ( I won’t spoil it in case for some reason they haven’t been spoiled yet lol) and the feelings of care and love they have for each other, just melts my heart. I love those three.

[@epia125]

He's a classic ENTJ. "ENTJ (Commander) is a personality type with the Extraverted, Intuitive, Thinking, and Judging traits. They are decisive people who love momentum and accomplishment. They gather information to construct their creative visions but rarely hesitate for long before acting on them. People with the ENTJ personality type (Commanders) are natural-born leaders. Embodying the gifts of charisma and confidence, ENTJs project authority in a way that draws crowds together behind a common goal. However, these personalities are also characterized by an often ruthless level of rationality, using their drive, determination, and sharp mind to achieve whatever objectives they’ve set for themselves. Their intensity might sometimes rub people the wrong way, but ultimately, ENTJs take pride in both their work ethic and their impressive level of self-discipline."

[@kobe3941]

my favorite moment in the whole show is when he smacks the serum away and pretty much says "save the boy"

[@davey12334]

I have a theory that was very intentional. Everyone always tells me “dude that’s his death throes” and I’m like “yeah no it most definitely is, but I think that whatever consciousness he had left was expended trying to tell Levi to choose armin while still being delirious from actively dying”

[@skiddlydiddlydoo4893]

Never heard someone refer to the society inside the walls as a dystopia before but you're right jfc

[@benjaminsmith5676]

Existential dread flowed through out my body as i watched the final episodes. This show is perfect, and half of it is marinated by Erwin.

[@prophet6557]

I think Erwin's goal of saving humanity was just something that he developed unconsciously to justify his actions. It went hand in hand with learning the truth. To learn the truth you need to help humanity and sacrifice lives, but it's not his real goal, it's just a sad delusion he created so that he can look in the mirror and eyes of his comrades. When it came down to choosing humanity vs the truth, he realised that he was deluding himself and what he actually wants is to go to the damn basement. Confesses to Levi that everything he did was because of that basement. He would've fucked up everything in order to find out the truth he and his father always seeked, but his dead comrades caught up to his remorse. He killed so many people for a fucking basement is why he needed that justification, and now that he can't have both, it's only the souls of his dead comrades who made him choose humanity. He was a devil all along, sacrificing people for a selfish goal. But in the end, his remorse and inner humanity turned him into a hero. Which is incredibly weird and beautiful. He went from one side of the spectrum to the other in a matter of minutes. You are not appreciating Erwin's true character in my opinion and neglect the most important parts which made him special to any other leader and character. He is far more complicated than you portray him in my opinion.

[@prophet6557]

As to how he was capable of ordering his soldiers to advance if he doesn't even care about humanity, in that sense he is a little similar to Reiner. He deluded himself to the point that he even believed it.

[@andreap8652]

i love him so much

[@imagay8584]

Awesome video I admire Erwin so much. An amazing commander, the best leader abd the most inspirational character I hope your channel will gain millions of subscribes one day Could you make a video about Zeke please? He's an interesting character with his own thoughts and ideologies, in my opinion

[@SpaceCowboyYouTube]

Thank you, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed. I do plan on convering Zeke hopefully within the next year. I absolutely love his character arc and back story, but I have a few other projects I want to finish before I get to him.

[@makiroll218]

Levi to the snail convinced to fight the salt and win: “Dedicate your slimy heart and have no regrets.” Snail: *bravely and slowly goes after the pile of salt* MY SNAIL RAGE!! MY SNAIL SCREAM!! MY SNAIL CHARGE!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌

[@ianzedded264]

Now whilst rewatching i got a idea, what if.. Levi took Zeke and fed him to Erwin? THE DEVIL beast titan, Erwin smith.

[@ianzedded264]

the true devil of paradis island

[@Granglife]

Great video I love Erwin he is my second favourite character behind Floch Even tho I can tell you don't like Floch from couples clips here but I would still love a dissection like this on his character Floch like Erwin was someone who had to change to give his people a fighting chance The difference is he wasn't as intelligent as Erwin nor as strong as Levi nor had the powers of Eren He is the embodiments of average guy who had to take on extreme odds I hope you can do a video on him A lot of people ignore him cause he became this controversial subject when in fact it's just some argument with hate as it's base

[@SpaceCowboyYouTube]

Floch is someone that I dislike as a person, but love as a character. He does brutal, unforgivable things, but the reader can easily see how he was driven to such a place. He's definitley a stand out from the last season I plan on covering in the future.

[@SpaceBabyFlaz]

@@SpaceCowboyKZbin I think Floch would be more than 50% of us if we were in that world

[@wisdommanari6701]

This was phenomenal thank you for sharing with us. Can't wait to see what you have coming up for us.

[@emircanozturk8345]

Love your videos Man. Keep going

[@jaitinsoni2374]

Bro these are so good you have real talent

[@stmt630]

Perfectly spot on👌 Good job 🔥🔥

[@insomnia695]

Really well put. Not many people can put it into words the way you did.

[@virpunnu7231]

Zeke character review

[@cristoferaguirre7742]

Streets needed this

[@prophet6557]

There are types of charisma that people can have, and inspiring is one of them

[@frenchfries2148]

What a coincidence, just discovered your channel yesterday and had no idea you’ve been away so long

[@ItachiUchiha-bj1xr]

Lookin forward to seeing a video on the man himself " eren Yeager" ... I think eren character arc is one of the best arcs to every grace in TV entertainment... I'm looking forward to see that

[@OnMyLunchBreak07]

Easily! He's up there with Walter White, Jimmy/Saul, Tony Soprano, and a few others. Absolutely top 10 imo

[@lutho1230]

I agree with almost every summation put forth in this video bar the "Con man" point. I understand why you would disagree with Erwin owns summation of himself but I don't think he's entirely wrong. I took it as a personal shot to his own morality, that Erwin thinks of himself as a "Con man" morally. He probably felt he betrayed himself in a moral sense but even if I'm far off I enjoy even the discussions his character inspires

[@burn422]

He's not a devil! He's a general at war. Don't you dare disrespect him like that. Devils care only about themselves and the chaos they bring while true generals make hard decisions for the sake of their people

[@christhechilled]

Erwin is Isayama’s best character! Period!

[@jonatanpinadulucmusic]

I know it´s off topic but...Realised watching this that I totally forgot about the undercity Levi comes from. Which makes me wonder, in the world of AOT, why people don´t take refuge in the Undercity? Why isn´t it ever mentioned again?

[@andyaquitaine4225]

Currently rewatching and iirc correctly they mention it after they get the wall priest who tells them about Historia being important. I think they went under briefly and showed him the people there to guilt him into talking. I understood that there really wasn’t enough room for all the refugees. Levi even comments about it but he doesn’t mention how he knows what it’s like, he just says it’s filthy

[@prophet6557]

Not enough space, lack of sunlight, if you want all of humanity to go underground then they wont even have enough to eat and drink, and would take a massive construction work to create enough space for all of humanity. Also the undercity was an abandoned project

[@solitaryenjoyer411]

It is mentioned at the end of season 2

[@abhinavgangwar4690]

Idk but we already saw that people can develop serious diseases or conditions because of living in undercity for too long

[@LibertarianLeninistRants]

Erwin is the best

[@remphz3321]

One thing I disagree with, is that Erwin put his duty above his dream. When asked by Levi if he’s willing to accomplish his dream over the survival of humanity, he says yes

[@tbandz9423]

Man Erwin was the realest Fr Fr stood on buidness

[@cristoferaguirre7742]

Nigga needs more subscribers

[@ciderxera4963]

By any chance will we ever get a character study on Hanji? :)

[@SpaceCowboyYouTube]

I would love to do an episode on Hange. There are a few other characters from this series I would like to cover first, but Hange is definitely on the list!

[@lutho1230]

At this point and with how well he does it, he might have to cover everybody. Even the janitor that threw bucket water at Griesha and his family

[@fifefafo]

great video, 0 dislikes

[@thatguyxander6574]

🙏

[@tomasignacio7340]

9:47 no, Daisuke Ono can not be matched or even compared to a regular mortal,what you did there must be consider blasfemy

[@redefinedliving5974]

Calling him the Devil is so blindsided 😂

[@sayedmuzaib6397]

finally someone who thinks Erwin's the real deal.........

[@greatlegacy]

You did right by using the dub

[@ghostunderwear6637]

Good job! Mix you dam audio better.

[@andyaquitaine4225]

If I may ask for spoken spoiler warnings, for those like me who play videos in the background

[@SpaceCowboyYouTube]

That is understandable, I’ll start reading them out-loud.

[@nadong8180]

kek or cringe?

[@SpaceCowboyYouTube]

Both

[@mrwillard95]

Fucking hell once again I wasted 20+minutes of my time like why everytime I try to watch these video essay/analysis videos these youtubers spend 80% of the video showing, explaing and summarizing shit the viewer already knows and then in the last couple minutes they give their surface level opnion on something.

[@lutho1230]

Damn bro.. tell him how you really feel

[@cambarnes8941]

Man I just found this channel and I’m kinda bummed out there’s only a handful of videos… I appreciate your work and I hope you return one day:)🤍