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Complete record: Darius Zackly

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  1. Profile

    Darius Zackly is the commander-in-chief of the military and the highest authority overseeing the three regiments. During Eren's Trial, he listens to the arguments of every side with measured composure before delivering a decision, placing the future of humanity above personal interests while preserving the balance between military necessity and public order.

  2. Revealed by S1·E14

    Judgment Over Eren

    During Eren's Trial, Darius Zackly presides over the military dispute surrounding Eren Yeager and the power of the Attack Titan. After weighing demands for execution against the Survey Corps' proposal to use Eren under strict supervision, he grants custody to the Survey Corps, accepting the risk as a matter of humanity's survival.

  3. Revealed by S3·E5

    Supports Erwin's Uprising

    As political tensions reach a breaking point during the uprising, Darius Zackly openly backs Erwin Smith's plan to remove the ruling government. He declares that he has long despised the corrupt monarchy and uses his authority as commander-in-chief to ensure the military stands behind the operation.

  4. Revealed by S3·E6

    Tortures Aurille

    Following the military takeover during the uprising, Darius Zackly personally oversees the punishment of Aurille. Displaying a cruel and unsettling side rarely seen in public, he subjects the former Interior Police officer to an elaborate form of torture, making clear that he takes satisfaction in delivering justice to those who abused their authority.

  5. Revealed by S4·E9

    He Took the Deal

    The proposal on the table is an alliance with Zeke, the man who wiped out most of the Survey Corps outside Shiganshina. Zackly signs off on it without pretending it is anything else: his objective has always been to get the Founder secured, and losing a battle only changes the method.

  6. Revealed by S4·E12

    The Bomb Under His Desk

    The man who ran the courts and the interrogation rooms of three regiments is killed at his own desk by a device planted by his own soldiers, on the same night Eren walks out of a sealed cell. Pixis's verdict on it is almost fond: Zackly would have been satisfied to learn he died of a revolution.

  7. Final fate

All linked characters

  • Eren Yeager — Presides over his trial and grants the Survey Corps custody of him
  • Erwin Smith — Weighs his argument and ultimately rules in his favor
  • Levi — Accepts his vow as guarantee enough to release Eren
  • Nile Dok — Hears his case against Eren before ruling
  • Dot Pixis — Stages the false Wall Rose breach with him to expose the assembly
  • Djel Sannes — Tortured by Zackly to extract the interior's secrets
  • Aurille — Deposed the assembly and took its nobles into custody
  • Roderich — Deposed the assembly and took its nobles into custody