[FALCO] Hey.
This is no place to be right now.
So fly away.
[FALCO] You've got wings. Use them.
Falco!
[FALCO] Brother? Why are you here?
Good. I'm glad you're able to talk at least.
[ELDIAN SOLDIER 60A] Colt, move!
I'll carry you back. Try to hold on!
[COLT yelling]
[UDO] Falco!
Report. What happened, Colt?
[panting]
The Eldian advance squad has been wiped out.
[panting] They took a direct hit from an artillery shell
and got blown to bits.
What of the trench?
[COLT] It's hopeless. We can't dig any further!
Oh? And who decided that?
Are you trying to give me orders now, Eldian?
Insubordinate mutt!
You watch your tone with Commander Magath!
But, sir. If things keep going like this...
Falco. You look like you're drunk.
Guess he must've hit his head pretty good.
How much of the last four years do you remember, Falco?
You know we're at war, right?
Who are you people?
Where am I?
I don't get it.
Wasn't I just flying around with a couple of swords in my hands?
Whoo. Like that. And there were Titans, too--
Okay. It sounds like we're gonna have to
re-explain the entire operation.
Just do your best to keep up, Falco.
Here goes:
This war's dragged on for four years now,
but with this battle, we can end it.
[GABI] All we have to do is capture Fort Slava.
Well, to be exact, we have to destroy
the Mid-East Allied Forces' fleet in the harbor beneath it.
Once those ships are sunk,
we'll have won this war for Marley.
But Fort Slava defends the high ground overlooking the harbor,
which means there's no attacking that fleet
from land without control of the fort.
So why can't the Marleyan fleet just
attack them from the sea?
Come on, Zofia!
Do you really think we can count on that navy to do a thing?
It took them four whole years to establish
any vestige of control over the seas!
And this shouldn't really be a surprise,
but they lost half their damn battleships in the process!
So of course they're too chickenshit to do
a single friggin' thing until we've taken this
massive death trap of a fort for them!
Screw every single one of those stupid, incompetent cowards!
Udo. Calm it down before you squeeze Falco's head off.
Oh, uh. Sorry.
So what gives?
Why did they send us to the front lines?
It's not like four warrior candidates
can make a real difference.
First of all, you can speak for yourself.
Second, they wanna judge us.
They're choosing their next warrior.
The time is almost here.
Commander Magath chose the front lines
for the location of our final test.
He knows what's on the horizon.
[GABI] The person he chooses will be at the center
of the plan to conquer Paradis.
The successor to the Armored Titan.
♪ Opening Song ♪
[FALCO] The Armored Titan.
[GABI] I wonder which one of us it'll be.
Shut up. No you don't.
You've made it perfectly clear that you don't think
any of us come close to you, Gabi.
Well yeah, that's because you don't.
True. Gabi has us three soundly beat.
Tch. Not in terms of grades, she doesn't.
[GABI] No. They don't care about our grades, Udo.
It's like I keep telling you.
The difference between me and the three of you
is that I'm prepared.
To shoulder the fate of us Eldians,
and purge that island of devils who've only made us suffer.
I'll slaughter every one of them.
I'll win that war, and prove to the world
they don't have to fear us anymore.
That the only Eldians left are good Eldians!
I won't be defeated.
Not until everyone in the internment zone is set free.
Hey. Just what are you doing with those?
Looks cool. Right?
[COLT] It won't work, Commander Magath!
If we try to take out the railway tracks
with nothing but infantry, we'll get mowed down
by machine-gun fire before we can do a thing.
That trench is fully manned. It's an airtight defense.
On top of that, they have artillery
supporting them from inside the fort.
If we stay put, it's only a matter of time
before shells start raining down on our heads.
It sounds like you have an idea. Go on.
Let's use them.
We need to unleash Jaws and Cart now.
Galliard and Pieck should be able to do it.
They can wipe out the enemies in the trench
and the pillbox in the blink of an eye.
Won't work.
[COLT gasps]
They'll beat us if we're playing our cards the wrong way.
[KOSLOW] Commander Magath. It's coming through now.
What is, sir?
[MAGATH] A train. An armored train.
Equipped with two big guns in the front,
and two more in the back.
They're the Allied Forces' newest weapons:
anti-Titan cannons.
They fire 150-millimeter armor piercing shells,
capable of bringing down a Titan with a single shot.
Even one of the Nine.
Maybe, but both of our Titans are incredibly fast, sir.
The odds of them getting hit in the neck are so--
[MAGATH] And, what if it happens?
We'd lose a warrior, and the power of yet another Titan.
Plus there's no guarantee
that we'd be able to reclaim that power.
That's right. We'd be repeating the mistake we made
when we tried to take the Founding Titan nine years ago.
We're two Titans down.
We need to protect the ones we have left.
The loss of the Colossal and Female Titans
caused a perceived lapse in Marley's strength.
That sparked this war and delayed the Paradis Operation.
What is it that makes our motherland
the great empire it is today?
The Nine, sir. Or the seven.
[MAGATH] Five now.
And our nation won't last if we keep throwing them away.
The power of Marley's Titans is absolute,
that is a fact which must never change.
Line up the Eldians. Have them prepare for a charge.
[KOSLOW] Yes, sir!
Please reconsider! If they charge--
[MAGATH] What's the matter, Eldian?
Are you not loyal soldiers who've sworn
to fight and die for Marley?
[MAGATH] This is a chance for the 800 Eldians here
to atone for the past and serve our motherland with honor.
Yes. All creatures drink of joy at nature's breast.
[KOSLOW] All Right. Soldiers at the ready!
Up! Prepare to attack!
Come on! Stand up!
Eldians! Your target is the enemy railway track.
It's well defended, but you must succeed at any cost.
Guard the suicide squad.
They'll charge the enemy bunker and disable their machine gun.
You may be spawn of the devil, but through your actions here,
you can cleanse yourselves of that disgrace!
This is your chance to honor and be honored in turn
by our motherland!
Prepare to prove your worth.
[ELDIAN SOLDIERS] Yes, sir!
[MAGATH] You Warrior candidates will stand by here.
If I have to trade 800 Eldian soldiers
to take out those tracks, then so be it,
but the tracks must be destroyed.
As long as that armored train is prowling the fort's perimeter,
neither Beast nor Armored can be called upon
to finish the job.
Yeah. I know, but--
Look, Colt.
You're the chosen successor of the Beast Titan.
You need to take a page from Zeke's book
and learn what it means to lead.
[MAGATH] Perfect. We can destroy the tracks and the train.
[GABI] Why don't'cha let me handle this, sir?
Huh?
[GABI] Ta-da! If you'll let me.
I'm sure that I can take out that armored train by myself!
Hey. Wait.
You're too valuable an asset.
This country spent a lot of money to train you. Denied.
It's true. I'm super valuable,
especially compared to these three.
Honestly, you might never find a warrior candidate
who's as talented as me.
Even then. They won't be this cute.
But if I pull this off, you can take out the train
without needing to sacrifice that 800-man unit!
And if you fail?
Then you'll lose your most promising candidate,
as well as a bundle of seven hand grenades.
That said, sir, if you really think I'm more valuable
than 800 Eldian infantrymen, I get it.
To think that you'd sacrifice that many soldiers just for me.
I knew you loved me deep down, but I didn't know how deep.
[MAGATH] Fine. Go ahead.
No. Gabi.
Mark my words.
I'll destroy that train and prove no warrior candidate
deserves to inherit the Armor more than me.
What are you doing?
[GABI] My plan won't work if I'm in uniform, sir.
With your permission, I'd like to remove my armband as well.
Granted.
Hey. There's someone coming. Look there.
[ALLIANCE SOLDIER 60B] It's a woman. A girl, really.
Looks like she's trying to surrender.
Yeah, right. Don't trust it, she could be Eldian.
She's limping, as if she's wounded or something.
Maybe her foot's been shackled?
[ALLIANCE SOLDIER 60A] Who cares? She probably is Eldian.
Shoot her before she transforms!
I don't shoot kids.
You've got a gun: if you wanna shoot her, do it.
[sighs] Shit.
[ALLIANCE SOLDIERS gasp]
[ALLIANCE SOLDIER 60A] What the--?
Not yet.
[GABI] Wait for it.
Not yet.
She's just lying there.
Who cares? Shoot her!
Here goes nothing! [yells]
[ALLIANCE SOLDIERS gasp]
She pulled it off.
Galliard! You're up!
[GABI laughing]
[ALLIANCE SOLDIER 60A] Dammit! You cowardly bastards.
This... is exactly why...
...we should kill every one of you on sight.
[FALCO] Gabi!
Hold on. Falco!
Galliard, thank you!
[ALLIANCE SOLDIER 60A yells]
Our forces have disabled the armored train.
We can now commence the airborne assault.
The plan from this point is straightforward.
Zeke will be our spear, and Reiner our shield.
[ELDIAN SOLDIERS yelling]
[ALLIANCE SOLDIERS scream]
[ALLIANCE SOLDIERS gasp]
That really hurts, damn it.
I'm a Marleyan, so why...
'Kay.
Hey, what are you doing? Falco?
Come on. You know.
This guy's done.
He's in no shape to fight anymore.
Udo. Can you spare a tourniquet?
Dumb brat. You should've just finished him off.
Is this supposed to be your big selling point, Falco?
You wanna outshine the girl who just won this battle for Marley
by being a stickler for the laws of war?
This won't help you earn the Armored.
I don't care.
You're such a weirdo.
[ALLIANCE SOLDIER 60M muttering]
He's saying something.
[ALLIANCE SOLDIER 60M muttering]
Can you interpret?
Tell him that I managed to stop his bleeding
so he doesn't need to be afra--
"Do not touch me."
"I'll be tainted."
"You filthy devil," he says.
[KOSLOW laughing]
[ELDIAN SOLDIER 60Q] Retreat!
[ELDIAN SOLDIER 60R] Hurry up!
[ELDIAN SOLDIER 60S] Get away from the fort!
[ELDIAN SOLDIER 60T] Don't get caught in it!
It's beginning.
[ZEKE clears throat]
[yells]
[ALLIANCE SOLDIERS scream]
[ALLIANCE SOLDIER 60T] No! Please!
[ALLIANCE SOLDIERS scream]
[KOSLOW] It's true. You people are devils.
The Marleyans I'm descended from
were preyed upon in the same way.
By Eldians like you.
[ALLIANCE SOLDIER 60AA] Fire!
The kinetic bombardment was effective,
but due to the height they were dropped from,
roughly half the Titans deployed were killed on impact.
The enemy still has a number of anti-Titan cannons.
That's 28. 29.
I know how many and where they are now.
But still.
[REINER] Another wall.
[REINER] I'm sick and tired
of all these walls.
[ALLIANCE SOLDIER 60AB] It's the Armored!
[ALLIANCE SOLDIER 60AC] Hurry and kill it!
[ALLIANCE SOLDIERS scream]
[ALLIANCE SOLDIER 60AD] Fire!
[REINER] The new Anti-Titan shells--
they can even pierce my armor.
[REINER] What the--? What hit me?
[REINER] An armored train. There's another?
[REINER] Shit!
[ALLIANCE SOLDIER 60AE] Fi--
[REINER] Galliard!
Sons of the devil's whore!
[yelling]
[REINER] It's done.
So the fort's been cleared.
It's our failure that allowed this war to happen, Reiner.
But every war is awful, don't you agree?
[UDO gasps] After four long years,
we're about to win the war.
[gasps]
[NARRATOR] Following the loss of their fleet,
the Mid-East Allied Forces had no choice
but to sign a peace treaty on Marley's terms.
It was a long, difficult war for Marley,
but it did end in victory.
However, the war also made it clear to the whole world
that the power of Titans would soon be eclipsed.
Knowing this, the leaders of Marley would resolve to obtain
the Founding Titan as quickly as possible.
Oh no.
[MARLEYANS chattering]
Thanks to the incomparable bravery of the Marleyan army,
Fort Slava fell and the Mid-East fleet was sunk!
Yeah! That's incredible!
I knew our soldiers would pull it off!
♪ Ending Song ♪
[NARRATOR] Titan strength is not absolute.
Marley was shown this painful reality.
Having secured a moment of peace through their victory,
the Eldians return to their hometown of Liberio.
Next episode: "Midnight Train."