Smiling Titan in Attack on Titan

Complete record

1. Profile

   A humanoid Titan notable for a fixed, unnerving grin. Exhibits the vacant, predatory behavior typical of Pure Titans and shows no signs of higher cognition.

2. Revealed by S1·E1

   Carla's Death

   Appeared during The Fall of Shiganshina after the breach created by the Colossal Titan. Entered Shiganshina and, despite intervention by Hannes, devoured Carla Yeager in the presence of Eren Yeager, Mikasa and Armin Arlert.

3. Revealed by S2·E12

   Kills Hannes During the Pursuit

   During the desperate pursuit of Reiner Braun and Bertholdt Hoover, the Smiling Titan crossed paths with the pursuing soldiers. Hannes confronted it, determined to stop the creature that had haunted him for years. The Titan overpowered him and devoured him in front of Eren Yeager and Mikasa, deepening the chaos of the battle.

4. Revealed by S2·E12

   Devoured by Pure Titans

   After coming into contact with Eren Yeager, the Smiling Titan suddenly became the target of the surrounding Pure Titans. They converged on it from every direction, tearing it apart and devouring it amid the chaos, bringing its long trail of destruction to an end.

5. Final fate

All linked characters

• Carla Yeager — Devours Carla during Shiganshina's fall
• Eren Yeager — The trauma that defines Eren's hatred of Titans
• Pure Titans — One infamous Pure Titan among the horde
• Dina Fritz — The Titan she became; it crossed the sea and reached Shiganshina