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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.
- Levi – “You're right... It was my conceit... My damn pride is to blame (for Levi's friends' deaths)...”
- Erwin – “NO! It was the Titans!! Where did Titans come from? Why do they exist? Why do they eat people? We don't now! We're completely ignorant. And as long as we stay that way, they'll keep eating us. We'll never turn the tables on them by staying inside the walls. Look around you! In this wide place, there are no walls, no matter how far you go. Here, there might be something to free us from our despair. [...]The clouded eyes of mankind, blocked for a hundred years by the walls... They can't see the other side. What about you, Levi? Have your eyes remained clouded? Will you kill me and return back to the Underground? We won't give up on going outside the walls. Fight with the Survey Corps, Levi! Humanity needs your skill!”
- — The speech that made Levi decide to make Erwin the one and only person he would Ackerbond with.
- “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.
- Erwin – “Levi, wait. Replenish your gas and blades.”
- Levi – “There's no time. And I have plenty already... So why?”
- Erwin – “That's an order. Follow it.”
- Levi – “Yes, sir... Erwin... I'll trust your judgement.”
- — Erwin protecting Levi.
- Hange – “The whole makeup of this squad doesn't make any sense. Does it, Levi?”
- Levi – “No, I think it does. Erwin picked them out for a reason.”
- — Levi states he trusts the squad he's leaving behind since it's the one Erwin chose.
- Erwin – “I acted on my own authority. I offer no excuses. Levi, stay put. You don't like pointless deaths.”
- Levi – “You're right. I'm not fond of causing it or experiencing it.”
- — Erwin once again protecting Levi.
- Levi – “I'm sorry, Erwin. I know you've only just recovered enough to talk to us... But I understand if you'd rather go back to sleep than hear what we have to say.”
- Erwin – “No, I'm tired of sleeping. Please continue.”
- — Levi being protective of Erwin.
- “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.
- Erwin – “Levi!”
- Levi – “Is that you, Erwin?”
- — Levi and Erwin instantly recognize each other in the dark.
- Erwin – “This box should be entrusted to our most talented soldier with the highest chances of survival. Will you take it, Levi?”
- Levi – “...If that's my mission, you just have to give me the order. Why would you bother asking me?”
- Erwin – “(lingering silence)...We can't predict how this will be used in the field. In other words, you'll be entrusted with this in part because of your ability to make an on-the-ground decision. You'll be the one to decide who should use it... depending on the situation. Can I trust you with that?”
- “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.
- Levi – “Hold on, hold on, hold on. Stop, stop. If you keep using that formal language with me, I'll break both your legs. I'll make them easy to put back together later... But break them bad enough to make sure you stay behind. Of course, it'll hurt to go to the bathroom for a while...”
- Erwin – “(his loud laugh interrupts the private conversation he was having with Levi) Ha Ha... That just wouldn't do... Of course, you're right... It's better for a wounded soldier to stay off the front lines. But you see... I have to be there, at the moment we learn the truth about this world.”
- Levi – “It's... that so important to you? More than your legs?”
- Erwin – “Yes.”
- Levi – “More than humanity's victory?”
- Erwin – “Yes.”
- Levi – “(after a long pause) Fine... Erwin... I'll trust your judgement.”
- — Levi and Erwin have a private conversation where Levi begs him to stay behind, because he didn't want him to die.
- Levi – “Erwin... If you tell me there's no way left for us to fight back... I'll start preparing for defeat... Eren's sprawled out there, right? (on top of the wall) Go wake him up. The recruits and survivors from Hange's squad can scatter on horses all at once and try to head home... With them acting as bait, you on top of Eren will be able to escape.”
- Erwin – “And what will you do, Levi...?”
- Levi – “I'll deal with that beast (the Beast Titan). I'll lead him away.”
- Erwin – “No. You can't even get close to him.”
- — Levi and Erwin taking care of each other's lives, making up plans as they go.
- Erwin – “I just... want to go... to that basement... Everything I have worked for, I did thinking that this day would come. That someday... I would discover the answers. There were so many times that I thought it would be easier to just die. But then... The dream I shared with my father would flash through my head. And now... those answers are close enough to reach out and grab. They are right there... But, Levi. [...] Is it all... nothing more than... my own childish delusion...?”
- Levi – “You've fought a good fight. We've only come this far thanks to you. I'm making the choice. Give up on your dream and die. Lead the recruits straight into that hell. And I'll take down... the Beast Titan.”
- Erwin – “Levi, thank you.”
- — Levi and Erwin's last intimate conversation together.
- “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.
- Floch – “Captain, why did you choose him (Erwin)?”
- Levi – “Can you... please forgive him? He had no choice but to become the devil. And he did it because we asked it of him. He was finally about to be free from this hell... but we were going to call him right back into it. Like you were. But it's time to let him rest.”
- — Levi explains his choice to let Erwin rest
- “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.
- Armin – “I- I'm... supposed to be... Commander Erwin's replacement?? That's... absurd...”
- Levi – “Don't misunderstand. You could never replace Erwin.”
- “Erwin's instincts would never be that off the mark.”
- — Levi.
- Yelena – “The 'Pure Titans' they unleashed here make landfall difficult, even with the latest and greatest weapons. While originally a policy meant to confine the Eldians inside the walls... This now protects the Eldians from an advancing marleyan army, ironically enough.”
- Levi – “Looks like it... That... would have made him laugh.”
- — Levi remembers Erwin sorrowfully, even if the conversation didn't have to do with him, referencing Erwin's strange sense of humor, that Levi chided him several times for.
- “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.
- Hange – “Hey, Levi. Do you think they're all watching us? Will we be able to stand tall among all our dead comrades...?”
- Levi – “Don't you start talking like him too...”
- — Levi is painfully reminded of Erwin once again and asks Hange to not talk like Erwin used to.
- “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