EruRi/Quotes

A Choice With No Regrets
"In Attack on Titan, Erwin Smith and Captain Levi are an inseparable duo, the calculating brain and pumping heart of the Survey Corps. Years earlier, the young Erwin was an ambitious military ladder-climber and political prodigy, while Levi lived in another world under the elite's feet, the Underground. Under a fierce exterior, Levi longs for a life of dignity for himself and his friends, while Erwin's lifelong obsession with the Titans drives him to depths of moral ambiguity. The two men's collision course will lead to tension, tragedy, and the greatest team of Titan-fighters humanity will ever know."

- Attack on Titan: No Regrets Complete Color Edition Description

"The two who met, with freedom in their hearts!"

- Erwin and Levi meet for the first time in ACWNR.

"Levi... just as I thought, those wings of yours are the real deal."

- Erwin in awe of Levi

"Your fight today was brilliant. You defeated an abnormal so easily on your first expedition... I'm sure having a natural like you around will make the others feel safer."

- Erwin praising Levi.

"You guys were just staring at each other silently and it was creeping me out."

- Isabel talking about Erwin and Levi staring at each other.

"That's brilliant..."

- Levi being completely amazed by Erwin's formation.

"In the end, no one understands... But he (Erwin) might. His eyes are gazing up at something I can't even see or understand. Fine. I'll follow you, Erwin Smith. I will never regret this decision, for as long as I live."

- Levi's monologue in Attack on Titan: No Regrets anime OVA.

""What a man”, Levi thought to himself. When he’d gotten caught in the underground, he’d felt humiliated. He had thought that Erwin was brimming with an air of superiority as he looked down at his catch, but now, Levi knew that he’d been mistaken. That kind of quarrel about superiority or inferiority had never concerned Erwin even in the slightest. He was, after all, fighting a more important war against the titans. No, perhaps, it was against something even bigger than that. Fixing his sight on that something, he’d carried on fighting, trying his hardest to defeat it. Levi thought he’d been obsessed only with his pride, limiting his horizons only to that, and had then lost important friends as a result, with his current self, he definitely had no chance at winning against this man. If that’s the case… "All right… It looks like you have something that I lack. Until I know what that ‘something’ is, I’ll go with you.“ Having made his choice, Levi stood up. And then, catching up to Erwin, he began to trod through the heavy rain that obscured everything before them. Towards the hope surely left somewhere in this broken world, he began to walk."

- "A Choice With No Regrets” Visual Novel.

Manga/Anime
"The top leader of the Survey Corps, Commander Erwin, and Captain Levi."

- Eren instantly recognizes Erwin and Levi as a unit.

"That's his department... He's (Erwin) got a lot more to think about than others."

- Levi bringing up Erwin when the conversation wasn't even about him.

"I don't know the answer. I never have. Whether you trust in your own judgement or in the choices made by your comrades, no one knows what the outcome will be. So, as much as you can, choose whatever you'll regret the least."

- Levi sharing his and Erwin's shared philosophy with Eren.

"Your arm was eaten and you're physically and emotionally exhausted. I felt bad for you, so I went ahead and made some decisions (on your behalf)."

- Levi going out of his way to protect Erwin and let him rest.

"I guess that's exactly what Erwin would say..."

- Levi once again bringing Erwin up when he wasn't even mentioned or present.

"Yesterday, your right-hand man, Levi, killed multiple members of the Military Police Brigade and fled."

- The Royal government uses Levi's closeness to Erwin to intimidate him.

"I think we need your guidance... Commander."

- Levi calls Erwin "Commander" for the first time since they met.

"This may sound impatient... But what are we going to do after retaking Wall Maria...? [...] ...You realize I'm asking you because I don't know whether you'll live that long, right? You can't move like you used to be able to... as you are, you're titan food. Let Hange lead the troops on the ground. You stay here and wait for the good news. I'll tell them that I complained until you gave in... In fact, that's what I plan to do. All right?"

- Levi desperately begs Erwin to not go to the Shiganshina mission because he doesn't want him to die.

"Wait... I promised him... that I'd kill you no matter what... I swore to him!!"

- Levi desperately shouts about his promise to Erwin after seeing Zeke get away.

"Erwin... I know I said I'd take the Beast Titan down... But it's going to have to wait..."

- Levi talking to Erwin's corpse next to him, as if he was still alive.

"Erwin's instincts would never be that off the mark."

- Levi.

"It took so long. Erwin... I think I'm finally going to fulfill the vow I made to you that day."

- Levi's internal monologue talking to Erwin. In his memory, he remembers the intimate moment when he vowed to Erwin, with the background around them completely white, and only focused on the two of them.

"My goal... is to kill Zeke"

- Levi reiterates his vow to Erwin in chapter 126.

"Devote your heart"

- Levi quoting Erwin as his last words to Hange

"Erwin... I didn't pick you and I have no regrets about that. About entrusting the future to that kid who had the same look in his eyes as you."

- Levi talking about Erwin's eyes and his vow to him, in yet another internal monologue he had "talking" to him, as he was fighting with the Alliance.

Official Materials
"So I choose the guy whom I want to put my faith in. Erwin is like that, too. No one knows what he is really thinking deep down. But I trust his judgement... That’s why I chose to follow him. And I chose to fight... I have chosen for myself. Even if I am led into hell, I have no regrets. Not one bit."

- Levi, Monologue In Character Song 'Dark Side of The Moon'

"I will put my trust in [Levi's] strength for as long as we fight, and I am sure that he will continue to fight the titans while believing in me in return."

- Erwin's assessment of Levi, Attack on Titan Guidebook: INSIDE & OUTSIDE

"I can do it when I'm with you."

- Levi