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January 2013HEIDELBERG, GERMANY—Last month, Printing Impressions and its sister publications, Package Printing and In-plant Graphics, were invited to visit Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's headquarters to talk with executives and tour the company's massive sheetfed press manufacturing facility in nearby Wiesloch-Walldorf.
Overall, the offset press manufacturing giant remains optimistic about its future, despite the rise of digital printing and competition to print from e-readers and mobile devices. Executives pointed to especially strong press sales in emerging markets, like China, Brazil and India. They also noted strong growth trends in package printing, as well as the expansion of the company's services and consumables offerings—which now make up 60 percent of Heidelberg's business in the United States, vs. 40 percent from equipment sales.
For the U.S. market, which saw a plunge in press sales starting in 2008, Heidelberg's message was essentially this: "Modernize or get left behind." Press technology has advanced so much in the past five years, noted Heidelberg board member Stephan Plenz, that only printers with the latest technology can hope to compete in the global market. Compared to other industrialized countries, U.S. printers maintain some of the oldest offset presses, according to Plenz. "When I walk through shops in the U.S., the age of equipment is incredible," he said. "The competitiveness to other countries is suffering. You're not able to compete with a modernized print shop—not with old equipment."
These older presses, well built though they are, are not as efficient as newer, more automated Heidelberg presses that reduce makereadies and integrate better into Prinect workflows, Plenz maintained, resulting in less productive, more costly printing. He showed figures indicating a 20 percent drop in print production volume in the U.S. since 2006, compared to a 10 percent drop on a worldwide basis.
Conversely, emerging countries, noted board member Marcel Kiessling—who was named head of global sales last June—are showing substantial growth in print production volume: 6 percent per year, he said. Heidelberg expects this segment to account for 42 percent of global sheetfed volume by 2015, with a corresponding growth in press sales. The company is expanding its market coverage and service force in these countries.
Advantages of Anicolor Inking Units
During the three days spent with Heidelberg, Plenz and other executives pointed out the productivity and cost advantages of using Anicolor inking technology for producing shorter runs. These benefits include 90 percent fewer waste sheets, 50 percent less makeready time, ease of operation, and consistent, even ink application, without ghosting. Some Anicolor press users are selling the 10th sheet, Plenz contended. More than 1,000 SM 52 Anicolor units have been sold. And, introduced at drupa, the 29˝ Speedmaster XL 75 Anicolor press will be in full serial production early next year, with a UV model available by the end of 2014.
Two customer tours highlighted the advantages of Anicolor technology. Drucken 123, in Aschaffenburg, Germany, is a quick-turnaround commercial print shop that runs a five-color Speedmaster SX 52 with Anicolor and coater, along with a Linoprint C751 digital press. Owner Markus Müller noted the critical importance of hybrid production flexibility when focusing on short-run work.
A second customer visit to Druckerei Reuffurth GmbH, in Mühlheim am Main, showed a larger commercial print shop. Owner Hans Reuffurth said his high-end company has been a beta site for Heidelberg's Prinect Inpress Control and most recently for a six-color Speedmaster XL 75 Anicolor press. With Inpress and Anicolor, press operators do not have to make adjustments, he added. Reuffurth says he made Heidelberg his vendor of choice due to its complete workflow and equipment offerings.
Still, in the U.S., digital presses have been supplanting offset press demand. Heidelberg now offers digital presses in the form of its Linoprint C and Linoprint L printers (Ricoh and CSAT products). Plenz, however, was dismissive of some of the industry hype surrounding digital printing, especially sheetfed inkjet output devices.
"The U.S. is definitely the market with the biggest portion of digital presses, but there are so many printers out there losing money with digital devices," he contended, adding that many shops acquired digital gear because they thought they had to, but have not been making money with them. He said only 5 percent of short-run jobs require personalized printing and that transpromotional printing is being supplanted by the Internet, despite the early hype. Plenz also feels that much personalization today can best be done during the postpress stage.
In discussing Heidelberg's partnership with Landa Corp. to develop and manufacture digital printing presses based on Landa Nanographic Printing technology, announced during drupa, Heidelberg's Andreas Forer seemed cautiously optimistic. "If everything works as he [founder Benny Landa] has promised, then definitely we have a bright future," he said, alluding to some roadblocks that have already been encountered.
Heidelberg's marketing plans for its Linoprint C751 and C901 digital color printers seem predominantly focused on its base of existing offset customers, rather than on printers that are exclusively digital. Linoprint models are being offered as a way for an offset printer to handle very small run lengths, while enjoying Prinect integration and Heidelberg color management across multiple output devices.
So far the company has sold 170 Linoprint products, with the C751 comprising 70 percent of that business. Forer noted that customers are replacing their Kodak NexPress and HP Indigo digital presses—which they thought they would need for their production capabilities—with Linoprints, which he said are more appropriate for the type of digital work they are actually getting.
Using Prinect software to integrate Linoprint digital printers with prepress, offset and postpress equipment and manage the entire workflow was a recurring theme in our meetings with executives. Demonstrations in Heidelberg's Print Media Center (PMC) showed how Heidelberg's Web-to-Print Manager integrates with the Prinect Business Manager MIS to enable a seamless hybrid workflow for digital and offset printing.
During our visit, we toured both of Heidelberg's PMC locations, which function primarily as demo centers for potential customers, and house almost every piece of equipment sold by the company. Just opened in October, the PMC in Heidelberg (54,900 square feet) highlights Heidelberg's commercial print offerings, as well as CTP and postpress equipment. The PMC in Wiesloch-Walldorf (58,100 square feet) focuses more on Heidelberg's packaging and very-large-format presses. In the future, Kiessling noted, Heidelberg will use these PMC locations, as well as the ones in Atlanta, Sao Paolo and Shenzhen, as its primary customer contact platforms, rather than emphasizing trade shows for this purpose (except for emerging markets).
Among the many highlights of the trip, journalists met with both outgoing CEO Bernhard Schreier and new CEO Dr. Gerold Linzbach. Schreier made a surprise visit at the Wiesloch-Walldorf facility. After running Heidelberg for almost 13 years, Schreier said he wanted to meet one last time with industry journalists to thank them for their years of coverage. Schreier spoke optimistically about Dr. Linzbach, saying he had recommended that his replacement come from outside the industry to bring some new perspective. "[Dr. Linzbach] was an ideal choice," he said.
Dr. Linzbach met with journalists over dinner, spending time with smaller groups during the evening. Having been in his position for just more than 100 days, he said he is still in a learning mode. However, he emphasized a priority to restore the company to profitability (sooner rather than later) and to re-establish the corporate confidence that has long made Heidelberg the leader in the industry. PI


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Uncle Walter's ChiliReally nice chilli,tender and tasty and there was a large amount left over for the freezer. Comfort food at its best, warm, filling and delicious, thanks! — sgrishka 2/3/2011 |
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Sven's other email reminded me that I wanted to post this... VMWare will be donating a license of GSX Server to the Gentoo Linux project to help us in development. In return, we'll be writing up a case study on how we use it, etc. and so on. which VMWare will use and promote on their web site. This is actually a great deal for us because we get a fantastic piece of software for free *and* we get promoted ona web site of a company that sells almost exclusively to corporate/enterprise environments. Ulrich -- I think you're still on this list. Would you be interested in working on the writing piece of this? VMWare has folks to do the bulk of the copy writing, but I'd like someone from our group to act as a technical advisor to make sure we get painted in the best possible light. --kurt
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This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'
Well, we survived "Doomsday 2012," but we're still racing toward the "fiscal cliff." Which just goes to prove that there's always a catastrophe lurking in the future. Though some are real and some imagined, both sorts can stir up anxiety and fear.
That's why it's important for every Christian to learn how to live by faith -- not just in theory, but in practice... everyday, rubber-meets-the-road practice.
Few subjects in the Bible are more important for us to understand than faith.
I think it would be safe to say that many believers have no idea how truly important real faith is to their walk with Christ. In fact, you cannot have a walk with Christ without faith!
The issue of faith pervades every aspect of our relationship with God and our service for Him. Genuine faith is the source of our strength, our provision, our courage, our guidance, and our victory over the world system, the flesh, and the Devil. Faith is the only thing that can sustain us in the trials and persecutions predicted for the last days. It's imperative that we understand exactly what faith is, how we get it, and how it grows.
For the Christian, no other pursuit is as urgent as the quest for faith. This has always been true, but in the light of the prophetic signs that herald the soon coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the inevitable perilous times that will precede it, it's even more urgent today.
This week, I'm going to discuss "The Many Facets of Faith." This special presentation will offer insights into this most important part of the believer's life that perhaps you haven't considered. I may even suggest some things you did not know!
I'm going to answer questions about what faith actually is. I'll discuss the relationship between faith and grace. I'll even tackle the thorny subject of faith versus works. Even if you know all of this, it's healthy to occasionally stop and consider the wonder of God's grace and provision for our lives. It also helps us to review our current attitudes and ask God to revive in us a fresh appreciation of His gift to us -- the gift of faith.
Join me this week to consider "The Many Facets of Faith."
Don't miss this week's Report here.
PROGRAMMING NOTES: This weekend marks "The Hal Lindsey Report's" final appearance on Inspiration Network. Inspiration is shuffling its line-up in the new year to make room for more entertainment and family-oriented programming. As a result, there are fewer "ministry" time slots available and not enough to accommodate all of its current ministry programmers. I've enjoyed being associated with Inspiration the last few years and am grateful for all the new friends and supporters we've gained during our time on the network. Thank you for watching faithfully each week and I hope you'll look for us on one of the other networks.
Speaking of "other networks," beginning Sunday, January 6, 2013, you will be able to tune in to "The Hal Lindsey Report" on The Word Network on Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m. EST. More on that next week.
"PROPHETIC YEAR IN REVIEW - 2012": This may be of interest to those of you who live in the San Antonio, Texas area. I will be presenting the 2012 edition of my annual "Prophetic Year in Review" on Monday, December 31, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. at Calvary Temple Church, 3000 Loop 534, Kerrville, Texas, 78028. I'll look back at the major events of 2012 and examine how they fit into the prophetic scenario. There is no admission charge, but seating is limited. So please call the church office during regular business hours to let them know you'll be attending and how many will be in your party. The Calvary Temple office number is 830-895-3000. I'll see you there.
Finally, thank you for your faithful prayer and financial support of "The Hal Lindsey Report" and Hal Lindsey Media Ministries during 2012. God has used your generosity to help spread the Good News of the Gospel around the world through this television program. I am truly grateful for your willingness to join me as a "watchman on the wall" in these last days. You will share a great reward when, at last, we are gathered to meet our Savior in heaven.
I pray that you will have a blessed, prosperous, and happy new year!
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The first Decorex exhibition in South Africa immediately attracted the country's attention, being the first local event with a focus on interior design and décor. Other such shows have followed, but the award-winning Decorex exhibitions remain the most popular.
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I love a good surprise...
We just surprised our little ones this past Christmas Eve. I sent them on a scavenger hunt with clues and the final clue led them to the TV and to press play. I had put together a video to the music that Disney used last year for their vacations "Good Life." The video was pictures of all of us from our past trips to WDW and then from our past cruises. I ended it with a slide of the Disney Dream saying.... "now go pack your bags we have a flight to catch in 24 hours".. for our magical NYE Dream Cruise. They freaked out! The video of them isnt really very good b/c all you can see and hear is them screaming and jumping up and down. One year I handed the kids Valentines Day cards that had money in them and they opened it and went to put the money in our "Disney Fund" and "surprise" there were their Magic Express tickets for later that day. Another time we were celebrating my husbands birthday and I wrapped 3 extra presents for him. When he sat down to open them and the kids were sitting watching he asked them if they would like to help. Of course they jumped at it and ripped open the boxes for him only to find their luggage tags for the trip leaving 4 hours later. My personal favorite was when my husband told the kids we were going out for my birthday dinner so they just sat in the back and we pulled into the airport parking and they kind of looked around and said "wait what are we doing arent we going to dinner?" My husband replied "yes but we have some time since our reservations at Chef Mickey isnt until 7:30pm" We never tell the kids when we are going on any vacations. I love the element of surprise and I know they do too. 3 successful surprise cruises and 5 successful WDW trips. The hardest part is not cracking but I love the big "reveal" which makes it worth the wait. now I need a creative idea for our Aulani trip in July. I havent been able to come up with a good one.. If anyone has any suggestions I would be greatly appreciative.
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Contemporary Feb 2010 Disney Wonder 4 day Bahamas Feb 2010/Port Orleans Riverside Sept 2010 MNSSHP/Beach Club Sept 2011 Boardwalk/Disney Fantasy Western June 23, 2012 Disney Dream NYE Dec 28, 2012 Aulani Resort July 12, 2013 MNSSHP/Disney Fantasy Eastern October 19, 2013 proud DVC Member at BWV ....Everything is better with a Disney trip planned b/c It's Just Magical |
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We drove to California from Texas last March. We told my daughter we were going to enjoy So Cal and meet up with her grandma. We didn't tell her much and kept it a secret for 1 year. We had a friend who had a daughter that was doing a Flat Stanley project and we took him with us cross country and told the girls we were going to take him to get pictures of him with some boats and the ocean. Well we showed up the morning of our cruise without telling the girls about the cruise. In the port of LA you can basically pull up right next to the boat. Here is the video. They aren't screamers but it is fun to watch it dawn on my 8 year old that she was actually going to go on the cruise.
Oh and for a little info we told her we might take her on a Disney cruise when she was older because she would ask to go when she saw the commercials. She picked 11 for some reason that is why she says that in the video. This was our first cruise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7uUPlsyZrs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrTwLJTeuHM
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We told our 3 DDs about our Disney Wonder cruise to Alaska at about a month out. We'd been planning it for well over a year, but then DH lost his job and we weren't sure if we could pull it off. By some miracle, and many sacrifices, we were able to pay in full and save some money for excursions.
Since we live near Seattle, where the Wonder was sailing out of for the summer of 2012, we took the girls down to a park overlooking the pier and the ship to watch is sail off a few weeks before our departure date. I had some gifts for the girls, binoculars, cosmetic bags and finally a countdown calendar. They had no idea until they opened the countdown calendar and my 10 year old read it and started crying. They were all so excited and happy. It was a fun month leading up to the cruise once they knew. |
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We went on a 3 day Disney Cruise a couple of years ago. We used to have a two-day fall-break like time frame in October in the schools so we scheduled it then, which happened to also be over Halloween. We packed for the kids who were 5, 3 and 1 at the time, so they didn't know.
We picked them up at school on Wednesday and the first thing they noticed was that I was picking them up along with my wife. The kids asked why and I said I just wanted to get them ice cream. Well, two hours later when we arrived at the airport, the oldest said, "I thought we were getting ice cream?" The middle kid says, "I want to go on an airplane." So I said we could do both. At that point, my oldest kid starts crying, balling in fact. We didn't tell them where we were going yet, but she had made all these "plans" with her friends for Halloween. So we flew into Florida and still didn't tell them anything. Upon our arrival near port, my oldest starts yelling things we're going to do, "are we going fishing? are we going to the beach?" She's still kind of upset as APPARENTLY, she hates surprises. As we get closer to the terminal, my younger child yells, "I SEE THE DISNEY CRUISE SHIP!" "Let's see if we can get on it," I say. "REALLY!!!!!!" they shout. We had a very fun three days. And I guess my oldest doesn't really hate surprises anymore. We surprised her with a birthday present that was pretty nice this year for her ninth birthday. We took her to the Olympics in London. We had a birthday party for her and her last present was event tickets to diving (we didn't have the gymnastics tickets in hand yet, which would have really made her flip out) and copies of the boarding passes. She went crazy excited and started balling in a good way. She still thanks us for the trip half a year later. We actually left the next day after her party and everyone at her party knew but her (including her now six year old sister who kept the secret for the two weeks we had been planning the trip). |
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The Cider Press Review Book Award offers $1,500 and publication to a full-length book of poetry. The winner also receives 25 author's copies. Submissions should be between 48-80 pages in length, written in English, and previously unpublished in book form (individual poems may have been previously published in journals, anthologies, etc.). Entry fee: $25. Deadline: November 30, 2013. For more information, please visit the website.
Bear Star Press is currently accepting poetry manuscripts for its 2014 Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize, which is awarded to a writer living west of the central time zone. Writers must currently reside in the Mountain or Pacific time zones, Alaska, or Hawaii. All work must be original and manuscripts should be between 50 and 65 pages in length. The winner will receive $1,000 and publication. Entry fee: $20. Deadline: November 30, 2013. For more information, please visit the website.
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Word came down from on high yesterday that despite everyone's wild speculation, no, Wayne Gretzky would not be participating in the alumni game the day before the Winter Classic.
Oh and what a shame that is. We don't get to see a 50-year-old guy play at half-speed against a bunch of other guys who haven't laced up a pair of skates for an NHL game in like 15 years. How deeply regrettable.
The people most upset about this, no doubt, are the media types who spent all of last year's Winter Classic week tittering with glee that Mario Lemieux would be playing, then treating every shift like it was Sidney Crosby's return game. Some even went so far as to suggest that Lemieux could still be competitive in the National Hockey League after he put up two assists (see also: no goals), which was so offensive and dumb that it almost made you question if they'd ever seen an NHL game in their lives.
But given the deal that has been made out of the Gretzky saga this year, you'd think the Lindbergh baby had been kidnapped again. Will he play? Yes! Really? No! What about now? Maybe! Did Sather convince him? Could be!
Who cares?
Like, were even you going to tune into the alumni game to begin with? If for some awful reason you were, was it because you thought you might see Wayne Gretzky half-ass his way through a dozen or so shifts? Has his now finalized lack of involvement make you uninterested in the event?
If the answer to any of those questions is "yes," you need to really sit down and reassess your life choices.
If you want to watch a bunch of old guys skate around without hitting each other, you can do it any time you want down at the local rink from 11 to noon during pickup games. If you want to see guys you loved two decades ago play against each other, you can go buy a DVD of some old games.
Forget the fact that the only people who think of Wayne Gretzky as a Ranger are Ranger fans since he played just three seasons there as a 36- to 38-year-old and didn't exactly bring much success to the franchise (but that one playoff appearance was unbelievable until they got demolished in the Conference Finals). The only reason we even know about Gretzky considering this was that the Rangers, exhibiting their infinite capacity to grab headlines no matter how shamelessly — I mean, look, they're the kind of team that retired a bum like Adam Graves' number, so they're certainly not above this — making it a big deal in the first place. Gretzky didn't start this by saying, "I might play." In fact, he specifically said that he would not. Golfing with family for the New Year or something. Which is fine because again, who really cares?
This obviously even ignores all the enmity currently swirling between Gretzky and the league itself over the Coyotes situation and all that, which almost certainly would have been enough to convince him to stay home even if there was a gigantic push to get him in. But then it came out that Gretzky would have only considered participating if the game had been in New York City, and specifically at Yankee Stadium. And that was really annoying. You'd never see this kind of behavior out of Bobby Orr or Gordie Howe. They would have probably acted like a game wasn't below their high standards, or at least turned down an appearance quietly instead of having it blogged about on ESPN. But then they weren't weened on a culture of celebrity like Gretzky was.
Just because millions of hockey fans all over the world have memories of Wayne Gretzky scoring a million goals for the Oilers in 1986 buried in the recesses of their brains usually reserved for their first kiss and childhood dog doesn't mean the sport owes him anything now. It's difficult to understand why everyone persists in efforts to keep him relevant while not doing so for other legends of the game. Granted, he's the reason hockey went any sort of mainstream in the 1990s, but that was also like 20 years ago. No one sits around reminiscing fondly about Zubaz.
Hockey today doesn't need Wayne Gretzky in the same way it doesn't need Mario Lemieux or Howe or Orr. We've been incredibly lucky in the last few years to get a number of excellent players that the league has done a truly great job of marketing. Look at the circus surrounding Crosby on Monday. Think of Steven Stamkos, of Ryan Miller, of Alex Ovechkin. Those are the guys we as hockey fans should be worrying about. Wayne Gretzky, who's half a century old and apparently still packs a primadonna attitude, is not.
All the same, would it have been kind of cool to see him lace 'em up one more time alongside Mark Messier? Maybe.
But only if they were wearing Oilers jerseys.


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First, one should talk to Studienberatung or to the advisors about the international matters to get more information on specific TUM procedures like tuition fee refund, etc.
The applicant should check what is covered by the current health insurance and apply for a good international one. Healthcare in India is usually good and affordable, but one never knows what can happen on such a trip. When in India one can check the possibilities to register at a helicopter emergency medical service (just in case something happens while on the road or in a rural area).
When talking about healtcare one of the best forms to fight possible illness is taking preventative measures against it. Immunizations are an important part of the preparation for an exchange semester in India. One can seek for information at the Reise- und Impfberatung of Tropeninstitut of LMU. Further information about needed immunizations is available at the Fit for Travel information website. In general, one needs the standard immunizations which are done every 10 years - against Tetanus, Pertussis and Diphtheria. A polio immunization is also recommendable. Furthermore, a Hepatitis A/B immunization, as well as prevention against rabies and typhoid fever is not to be missed. Most of the immunizations can be done together in groups, but one should plan at least one month for all of them altogether. More is advisable. Most of the healthcare insurances in Germany refund part of (or the whole sum, e.g. Techniker Krankenkasse) for immunizations done for travel purposes.
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Name | Levi Ackerman |
Biological Information | |
Gender | Male |
Birthday | December 25th[1] |
Height | 160 cm |
Weight | 65 kg |
Relatives | Kenny Ackerman (Uncle)[2] Kuchel Ackerman (Mother)[3] |
Affiliation | Survey Corps |
Species | Human |
Status | Alive |
First Appearance | |
Manga | Side Story: Captain Levi |
Anime | Night of the Disbanding |
Voice actor | |
Anime | Hiroshi Kamiya (Japanese) Matthew Mercer (English) |
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Levi Ackerman (リヴァイ・アッカーマン Rivai Akkāman?, often incorrectly romanized as Rivaille) is a leading soldier in the Survey Corps, and is said to be humanity's most powerful soldier. He is also the leader of the Special Operations Squad.
Levi has a short, straight black hair styled in an undercut. He also has those sharp, intimidating grey eyes. Belying his rather short stature, his physique is well-developed and heavy with muscle from extensive 3DMG usage. The slight furrow beneath his eyes are at odds with his otherwise youthful appearance. Aside from his constant frown, his expression is calm, and his unflappable demeanor oftentimes makes it difficult to guess what he is thinking.
He is most often seen in his military uniform, and wears it with the Survey Corps' green hooded cloak when embarking on extramural expeditions. When forced to take leave from his duties due to injury, Levi was seen donning a black suit, plain white shirt and dress shoes. Whether in civilian clothes or uniform, Levi is always seen sporting his trademark white cravat.
Levi is described to be a "clean-freak" by those who know him on a personal level, as he prefers his environment to be spotlessly clean. He is averse to having either his person or his equipment soiled, and has been known to wipe down his blood-smeared blades while still on the battlefield. However, he will not hesitate to touch filth if he deems it necessary. Instances of this include him rescuing a phlegm-coated Eren from the Female Titan's maw, and grabbing a subordinate's bloody hand as he comforted him during his last moments. He is always seen wearing simple white cravat, which gives him an air of being "prim and proper".
Despite this clean-cut image however, Levi has an abrasive and unapproachable personality. He rarely shows emotion and often has a cold expression. His manner of speaking is rarely polite, and he often makes alienating comments that are coarse or inappropriate. His dark brand of humor, always delivered in deadpan, ranges from rude to outright vulgar. He tends to phrase things in a brash and insulting manner, and is not above provoking his opponents or belittling anyone who irritates him. This often unsettles people and makes him difficult to be around.
Levi places great trust in his fellow Survey Corps members, and has proven willing to obey any order from his commander, Erwin Smith, no matter how dangerous they may seem. However, Levi's obedience is strictly limited to individuals he respects, and he has no problem showing open disdain for authority from anyone outside of this circle. At Eren's tribunal, he insulted merchants, calling them "pigs" and noting that the Military Police were not competent enough to handle Eren. It seems he also holds an open resentment for the Military Police, presumably for their constant interference and attempts to undermine the Survey Corps, and because of his criminal background before joining the Survey Corps. At one point, he mocks them by stating that they have neither battled or even seen a single Titan, and suggests that they join the Survey Corps. In the past, while Levi lived in the underground, he was a lot more rebellious, and refused to take orders from anyone, as noted by Petra Ral. However, later when he joined Erwin, he comes to respect the commander, and follows his orders because he believes in Erwin's abilities as a leader.
However, Levi has a soft side, though he rarely shows it. One of his most defining characteristics is the great value he places on preserving human life. He himself has stated that he hates having unnecessary casualties, and advises his subordinates to properly use their judgement to avoid blunders that may cost them their lives. When it was ultimately discovered that Titans may have once been human beings themselves, Levi appeared to be mortified by the news.
Because of his hazardous profession and personal values, he has come to care greatly for his subordinates' welfare. When ordered to make an early retreat to the wall during the 56th expedition, Levi was visibly frustrated with the fact that his soldiers had died for the sake of a fruitless mission. During their return to the wall, Petra's father approached him discussing to him about his daughter and describes her unwavering devotion to Levi cheerfully; unbeknownst that his daughter is dead, this leaves Levi speechless. He was also willing to resort to violence in order to save Eren from being killed at his tribunal, though he bore no malice towards him. Levi was also shown to be greatly disturbed by the loss of his entire special squad, and risked his well-being for the sake of protecting Mikasa from the Female Titan, resulting in him sustaining an injury. He has also stated that he carries the will of his fallen comrades, and that their collective grudge against the Titans further strengthens his resolve to continue to fight.
While Levi shows loyalty and consideration for his comrades, he shows no mercy towards the Titans, slaughtering them indiscriminately with an obvious indifference. When dealing with individuals he perceives to be enemies to mankind, Levi's behaviour can become sadistic, and even vindictive. A notable example is his bullying of the Female Titan when it was captured. Levi jeered at her, remarking that he enjoyed watching her suffer, and described in chilling detail how he intended to mutilate her human body. Though Levi is aware that his battle skill is in a different league from almost any other human soldier alive, he is not particularly arrogant, as he knows through experience that no soldier can be invulnerable. Few will argue with his claims that only he can handle certain difficult tasks, simply because they know his words are far from empty.
He also seems to have an independent mindset, as many of his hunts result in solo kills, with little direct cooperation with other soldiers (due to him usually assigning them to hunt other Titans in the vicinity). Despite being very influential, and being looked to many as a leader, Levi often carries out tasks on his own, while rarely if ever needing any assistance.
- Main article: Attack on Titan: No Regrets
Levi originally lived like a thug in the underground city below the capital along with his friends Isabel Magnolia and Farlan Church.[5] They were eventually captured by Erwin Smith and joined the Survey Corps. Levi is also stated to have been Kenny Ackerman's disciple and lived with him for some time in his youth.[6][7]
Levi is first seen leaving Trost District with the Survey Corps in the year 850. He leads his squad into assisting Hange as she pursues a Deviant Type Titan. He saves Oluo from being eaten by said Titan, which causes the latter to declare that he will follow him all his life. He then finds Ilse Langnar's notebook in the ground, which he identifies as being her report.
Battle of Trost District arc
Levi is then seen as he leaves Trost along with the Survey Corps to the 56th expedition beyond the walls, the same day the Colossal Titan attacks said District. He is seen rescuing a dying soldier from a Titan's grasp before killing other two Titans. As his subordinate dies, Erwin orders him they better return to Trost, because it's possible that the gate has been broken. After Eren seals the gate of Trost and Armin get him out of his Titan body, they find themselves surrounded by Titans and Levi comes to the rescue. Later on, after Eren wakes up in a cell, Levi insures him that the higher-ups will let him join the Survey Corps and that he will make sure Eren doesn't get out of hand and should that happen, he will not hesitate to cut him down.
The Female Titan arc
During the trial, after Eren gets out of hand with his words, he violently beats Eren and ridicules him for having fallen so low, much to Mikasa's anger. This was just an act to get the people to think that Levi can keep Eren down and that the Military Police Brigade cannot, assuring them that the Survey Corps will take care of him.
After the trial, Levi hands Eren over to his Special Squad to take care of him for a month, and moves to the old Survey Corps' HQ inside Wall Rose. During their stay at the castle, Levi orders Eren to sleep in the dungeon so he may not cause problems if he transforms by accident. At one point during the month Eren stays with them, Levi comes up with a plan to recover Eren from his Titan body if he goes out of control, causing him to lose his human limbs. This enables Hange to plan her experiments with Eren's transformation, but he fails to do so. After this happens, seeing as his hands aren't healing either, they decide to postpone further experiments, until Eren accidentally generates a partial Titan body trying to pick up a spoon. This causes the Special Squad to threaten him, and Levi has to defuse the situation.
During the 57th Expedition outside the Walls, Levi and his team are placed in the safest place of the formation. As the formation is suddenly attacked by an army of Titans coming from the right flank, it deviates towards a Forest of Giant Trees and Levi's group takes the central route.[8]. Once the Female Titan that pursues them appears, the group starts begging Levi for his orders, but he keeps on looking forward.[9]. Eren decides to transform, but due to Petra asking him to trust his squad, he hesitates.[10]. It's by Levi's intervention, saying that the correct choice is always unknown and whatever he chooses to do, it's better to believe that he won't regret it, that Eren finally decides to trust in his companions and keep going.[11][12]. Due to this, the Female Titan is captured by the Survey Corps.[13]
Shortly after this, Levi gets separated from his squad. He reunites with Erwin and prepares to extract the person who's controlling the Female Titan from the nape of her neck.[14] He and Mike attack her and try to cut her hands only to discover her ability to harden her skin.[15] After Erwin orders the cannons to be loaded with explosives to blow the Titan's wrists, Levi steps on her head and threatens her, telling her how much he wishes to face her about the deaths of countless of his soldiers. This causes the Female Titan to start roaring.[16] After a while, Titans from all directions come seeking to devour the Female Titan, and as Erwin orders, Levi and the rest of the Survey Corps elite members try to defend her, but end up failing. Erwin orders everyone to retreat and go back to Karanese.[17][18] Since the order has been issued, Erwin notes that the steam from the corpses will make it difficult for the rest of the Survey Corps to see the signal flares. This causes him to realize the person inside the Female Titan may have escaped and orders Levi to refill his gas and blades.[19]
After the Female Titan comes back and kills Levi's squad, he and Mikasa join forces to get Eren back. Levi tells her to distract the Titan, but avoid trying to kill her, since she's able to harden her skin.[20] Levi then proceeds to attack the Female Titan, and after a series of successful attacks, he incapacitates her. Seeing as the Titan is now helpless, Mikasa disobeys Levi's orders and attempts to assassinate her, which leads Levi to sprain his ankle saving her from the Titan's hardened fist.[21] Using the momentum gained from the last attack, he cuts through the Female Titan's facial muscles, causing her to open her mouth and reveal Eren inside. He proceeds to rescue him and they flee.[22]
During the retreat to Karanese District, the remaining of Survey Corps is attacked by several Titans after one of the soldiers went out to retrieve back the body of his fallen comrade. As the Titans closes in on one of the carts, Levi, unable to fight due to his injury, orders the other soldiers to discard the dead bodies of their deceased members in order to lighten the weight of their cart and outrun the chasing Titans. After doing so, the cart was able to get some distance with the Titans.[23]
In Karanese, while the Survey Corps is shunned by the public for their mission failure, Levi is approached by Petra's father who reveals him that she constantly wrote to her father. He tells Levi that as a father, he's worried about Petra's decision to dedicate her life to him, since she's still too young and has her whole life ahead of her. Levi keeps on walking silently without responding.[24] A few days later, Eren is summoned to the capital for a trial to decide his fate. Levi, along with Erwin, Eren and others have a reunion in the old Survey Corps HQ prior to this, since Armin has a theory about the Female Titan's true identity.[25] He himself, doesn't participate in the operation, though, and is only seen near Erwin during this time.[26]
Clash of the Titans arc
Levi only appears a few times during the supposed breach of Wall Rose. He is seen accompanying Hange and the others as they head to Ehrmich District while they attempt to get information from Pastor Nick. While they don't get any information from him personally, he agrees to reveal the existence of a person who's able to speak about the secrets of the Walls: Historia Reiss. Mikasa and Armin offer their help to locate her and happen to reveal the name of Ymir, much to Hange's and Levi's surprise.[27]
Levi is briefly seen again at Trost District, still sidelined due to his injury. After the appearance of the Armored and Colossal Titans atop Wall Rose, a small detachment of soldiers from all three military branches is gathered. Some soldiers from the Military Police mention that they are quite disappointed not to see any Titans nearby, to which Levi responds that they can join the Survey Corps any day so they can go outside of the Walls to fight them.[28]
The Uprising arc
Following the successful attempt to rescue Eren from Reiner and Bertolt after a near-suicide mission, Levi is seen with Erwin who is currently recovering after the loss of his right arm. They are informed by Hange about her theory on the true origins of the Titans, once being humans.[29] Erwin's reaction shocks Levi, causing him to call it "creepy". He then notifies Erwin about some decisions he took, among which is the formation of his new Special Operations Squad for protecting both Eren and Historia.[30]
Levi then joins his team at the location of their hiding. After briefly complaining about the place not being properly cleaned up, he brings up the matter of closing up the hole in Wall Maria. When Armin talks about the possibility of Eren using his ability to do so being not too high, Levi states that it all depends on Eren and when Eren agrees with the plan, Levi orders Hange to take care of experimenting. However, he is taken aback by Hange's reaction who then reveals the murder of Pastor Nick. Levi deduces that the culprit was probably after the location of Eren and Historia. He also guesses that Nick didn't reveal any information and even though Hange continues blaming herself, they eventually decide to go after the culprit and try to go with the initial plan, both at the same time. Levi notes that this is what Erwin would do as well.[31]
They eventually start the experiment with Eren's powers, where Levi is also present. When Eren stops responding and Mikasa heads straight for him, Levi plays with the idea of punishing her for disobeying orders, but Armin notes that the experiment is over. After Eren wakes up and is told about the results of the experiment, being unable to use the hardening ability, Levi complains about the situation. Mikasa tries to argue with him but Levi states that he isn't blaming Eren and describes the situation inside the Walls as 'shitty'. Hange 'translates' his words and encourages everyone to keep fighting. Later, the group receives orders from Erwin and leave their location. Eventually, they arrive to Trost and as they walk through the crowd, they are approached by people who blame Levi and the Survey Corps for losing their jobs. They continue until Levi notices an incoming carriage and while he ends up restrained, the carriage seemingly kidnaps Eren and Historia. However, it is revealed that Eren and Historia are hiding while the kidnapped ones are Jean Kirstein and Armin in disguise. At that time, Levi and his squad arrive, standing on top of the roof where the two are being held. Mikasa questions his injury and Levi states that his leg is moving pretty well.[32]
The would-be kidnappers appear and begin talking amongst themselves, noting that they have no more chances to mess up. Just as their leader is discussing the plan, Mikasa appears to the side of one and cracks his head against her knee. At the same time, Levi emerges and throws the second man to the ground while Mikasa lunges for the third and final one. Jean and Historia free themselves while using the same ropes to tie up their kidnappers. After confirming with Connie Springer that there are only three, one of the men pulls a gun but is intercepted due to a well-timed arrow by Sasha Blouse. Levi begins his interrogation of the supposed leader but he denies being the leader, until Mikasa realizes she has seen him before. The man is revealed to be Dimo Reeves, president of the merchant company named after himself. Levi brings him to the top of Wall Rose overlooking Trost District and explains how humanity won a victory here due to Eren, whom Reeves had kidnapped, but Levi is cut off when Reeves claims to be too old for a lecture. Reeves admits to Levi that he only follows orders because his life and company are at stake. Levi notes how crucial Reeves Company is to the survival of Trost and agrees to hand over Eren and Historia so that the company can stay afloat, however he stipulates three conditions: Reeves Company must join the Survey Corps in resisting the government, the company and its members must fully trust the Survey Corps, and anytime the company obtains luxury goods the Survey Corps will receive preferential treatment. Reeves thinks for a minute before agreeing to the conditions, noting that he likes Levi. Reeves then tells Djel Sanes and Ralph, of the First Interior Squad, that he has Eren and Historia. He leads them along a narrow path and intentionally crashes the cart, leaving the two at the mercy of their own torturers: Levi and Hange.[33]
Hange begins to torture Sanes by pulling his fingernails out, an act which perplexes Sanes since he is not being asked any questions.[34] Levi joins in by delivering a left hook to Sanes' face and then asks if this is how Pastor Nick was treated. Sanes starts to explain this his squad are responsible for the lack of war in the walls, mostly because they crush any opposition. He pleads for Hange and Levi to thank him for all he has done. Levi claims to understand but then tells Sanes he will be punished if he does not answer the next question: who are the Reiss Family? Sanes explains that they are just a noble family but Levi inquires further about why they know about the wall titans. Sanes is tortured for failing to answer by Hange, and notices how much the two seem to be enjoying this. He recalls his own life and how he finds it enjoyable to torture those who can not fight back. Sanes justifies his existence and actions by claiming it was all done for the King and the security of the walls. Despite doing this, he yells that his life has been covered in blood and he deserves to be tortured to death. Outside the torture room, his partner Ralph has seemingly told Levi and Hange everything, even including that he does not care for Sanes. Believing that he has been betrayed and there is no point to keep resisting he answers Levi's question and says that the Reiss Family are the real Royal Family.[35]
After confirming the truth about the Reiss family from Sanes, Levi leaves his fate to Hange. He assembles his squad along with Keiji, Nifa, and another member from Hange's squad. He asks Nifa to begin the meeting but she questions who the three unknown men are. Dimo Reeves identifies himself and an associate before revealing the last stranger to be his son, Flegel Reeves. Flegel makes a sarcastic comment about the poor welcome they received and is subsequently hit by his father, who notes that Flegel is spoiled and behaves like a child. They offer to leave a final time but Levi assures them the information Nifa has concerns the fate of the world, and so she begins. She tells how the current King is nothing more than a puppet in place for the real rulers of humanity: the Reiss Family. Historia is visibly shocked and Armin asks if putting Historia on the throne is their main objective, to which Levi replies that it is. He asks for Historia's opinion and when he hears that she won't, he orders her to do it anyway. She again refuses and in response Levi grabs her by the collar and violently lifts her into the air, much to horror of everyone else. He tells her that she can run away, but that the Survey Corps will use all their power to retrieve her and force her to be queen. After releasing her he is told be Jean not to do that, which forces a dark response from their Captain. He tells them that the world is harsh, he is not normal due to seeing so many horrid things, but would still fight his hardest to defend his fellow man. Although Levi is willing to admit that his actions are wrong, he adds that this level of brutality is still preferable to death by a Titan. If Historia agrees to help, he believes they can avoid all of this due to having power and authority. After yelling in her face she frighteningly agrees to fulfill her next role, and is thanked by Levi. Nifa begins to tell Erwin's orders which are to hand over Eren and Historia to the Reebs company, and then follow the First Interior Squad that comes to get them. This will lead them straight to the real ruler of humanity and Historia's father, Rod Reiss. The Survey Corps will then capture him and ask why he keeps humanity divided and holds back technology; a satisfactory set of answers will lead to him being let go, but anything else will result in him being replaced. Levi then dismisses the meeting and sets the plan in motion. Reeves takes the two and is met by Kenny Ackerman of the First Interior Squad, but thanks him for his duty and asks to speak with him alone. After inquiring if Reeves knows who Levi is, the Captain brutally slits his throat and notes that Levi is his problem now. Levi is then shown in his uniform sitting on top of a tree branch, quietly contemplating.[36]
Erwin's plan is put into effect and all members of Levi's squad are under cover at a horse stable in Trost. They learn that the murder of Dimo Reeves is being blamed on the Survey Corps, and they are now under the control of the military police; the remaining members are wanted criminals. Jean, Connie, and Sasha all agree that they could never kill someone, even if Levi ordered it. They also are united in their criticism of Levi's actions towards Historia. Armin disagrees and asks Mikasa for her opinion, and she surprisingly says that following Levi is their best option at this point. Levi appears with Nifa on a rooftop staking out a street. Keiji is watching from behind a building, and a member of Hange's squad who wears goggles is on another roof. Caskets are being moved into a cart and Levi notes that those must contain Eren and Historia. Levi thinks outloud that this is different from the First Interior Squad's usual tactics and is similar to 'his'. Nifa questions this and Levi asks if she knows who 'Kenny the Ripper' is. Nifa explains that he was a serial killer from the capital who killed 100 Military Police, but dismisses it as a rumor. Levi tells her that the stories are true and he even lived with the serial killer for a while. Nifa scolds her Captain that this is no time for jokes while Levi notices that the tactics he is using are very similar to Kenny's. Just as the realization hits him, Kenny Ackerman appears behind him, wearing 3D Maneuver Gear that is modified with guns for killing humans, and fires at himself and Nifa, he narrowly dodges but Nifa is shot in the head and killed instantly. At the same time, Keiji and the goggled member are shot in the head as well. Kenny remarks that Levi is all grown up, before firing a hook and then lifting himself over the chimney Levi is hiding behind. With a clear shot he fires and remarks that Levi hasn't changed, while Levi yells his enemy's name and draws his blades.[37]
Levi begins his fight with Kenny Ackerman by deflecting a bullet and then launching his blade toward his enemy. Kenny shows panic but easily blocks the weapon and fires again, however he misses as Levi conceals himself with his Survey Corps cloak. Levi grimly looks at Nifa and then makes a run for it as First Interior Squad members chase after him using their modified 3D Maneuver Gear. Levi quickly realizes that should he stick with the original plan, he will lose Eren and Historia in addition to his entire squad. Three more First Interior Squad members appear and fire at Levi, who barely dodges before realizing this is an ambush. More shots are fired that produce a wound on the left side of Levi's face before he desperately launches himself into a bar. Kenny approaches the door claiming to smell a rat before bursting in and proclaiming that the great policeman has come to kill the evil villain. Levi, now hiding behind the counter, tells Ackerman to leave him alone to which he refuses. Levi then notes the irony of a mass murderer of Military Police members becoming one himself, to which Kenny replies that Levi is too young to understand adult matters. The former Serial Killer begins to lecture that he taught Levi better than to hide in an enclosed area, since any escape would mean certain death. The conversation continues as Ackerman wonders why Levi joined the Survey Corps, and suggests it was to escape the past where they lived in garbage and it took everything just to survive. They did find salvation in hobbies, although Levi questions why killing his subordinates is a hobby for Ackerman. The Captain responds that he will do anything to achieve larger goals and that Levi is no saint either. During the conversation Levi quietly loaded the barkeepers rifle and repositioned a bottle so he could see Kenny. Just as his former teacher throws a chair at him, Levi blind fires the rifle at Ackerman who is knocked back even though the chair absorbs most of the blast. After thanking the barkeeper, Levi tosses a chair through a window to distract the members outside before emerging himself and firing a cable into the throat of one of them. The remaining two members reload and fire at a charging Levi who uses the dead man as a meat shield so that he can get in close and slash both of their necks. Kenny is revealed to have survived unharmed before remarking to his female assistant that his dream is slipping further away. As his squad is debating what to do at the sound of gunshots, Levi appears with the First Interior Squad in hot pursuit. He fires a cable into the side of one of them and then reels the man right into his sword, cutting him in half. Levi orders his squad to abandon their plan and any chance of saving Eren and Historia. After being told to support the escape, Mikasa angrily wonders about their two captured members, to which Levi replies that they will have to find another way to save them if they survive. Levi then gives one final order: kill the enemy whenever possible, no exceptions. Levi launches a blade into the skulls of one of their pursuers before another one is kicked into the cart by Mikasa before they had a chance to shoot Armin. Jean, armed with a rifle, demands that she not move but she successfully reverses the situation and now has Jean at gunpoint. The entire squad looks on in horror as a lone gunshot is heard.[38]
Levi and his squad are able to escape the pursuit of the First Interior Squad and the next day the Military Police arrive, led by Nile Dok himself. Roy and Beaure of Berg Newspapers are there to get the report as well. Nile tells Roy to censor most of the report and he is compliant. The Survey Corps is now in a rural horse stable and Jean has survived the attempt on his life. Before the First Interior Squad member was able to shoot him, Armin quickly reacted and shot her, saving Jean's life. Outside the stable he is vomiting and crying at the realization that he killed someone. Inside, Levi's wounds are being stitched up by Sasha and they have a fire where Levi assumes that Armin is unable to eat because how how filthy the stable is. Armin wonders how he was able to shoot first when the First Interior Squad member already had her gun drawn, to which Levi replies that she hesitated. Armin continues to wrestle with what he did while Levi tells him to forget that past and that his hands are already dirty. He goes on to lecture that Jean wouldn't be here if Armin hadn't of killed her. Jean explains to Levi that he always thought his captain's way of doing things was wrong, but has come to realize that is it their only option. Levi agrees that Jean's softness put them in a bad spot, but he also does not claim to always be right. Marlo Freudenberg and Hitch Dreyse have been sent into the forest to look for the Survey Corps. While looking they debate how humane the Survey Corps' actions have been, noting that they were responsible for letting the Female Titan loose in Stohess District. They find Armin collecting water and tell him to turn around and come with them. Just as Armin turns around Mikasa and Levi jump from the trees and put their swords to the two MP's necks, telling them to hand over their weapons. Levi orders them to remove their weapons and uniforms, and comes up with a hasty plan to infiltrate the Military Police to find out where Eren and Historia are. After confirming who they are, Levi orders the squad to be ready to move at any time since there will undoubtedly be more Military Police members coming. Before he can announce the fate of his prisoners, Hitch screams that the Survey Corps is responsible for countless death and shouldn't act so right. Levi agrees with Hitch just as she informs them that nothing has been heard of Annie Leonhart since. She theorizes that it was due to being mauled by the Titan, but Levi tells her the truth that Annie is the Female Titan. Levi tells them that they will eventually be released once the Survey Corps is long gone but Marlo interrupts by asking what really happened to Dimo Reeves. Levi again tells the truth that he was murdered by the First Interior Squad which convinces Marlo to help them for the sake of saving humanity. Marlo offers to infiltrate the Military Police himself but Levi refuses, citing the fact that he can't be sure how committed Marlo is to helping them. After ordering Sasha to tie the two up, Jean volunteers to take care of the two, to which Levi agrees. Jean informs them that he intends to kill them since they can't be trusted. However, Jean's true purpose is to test them in order to gauge their loyalty to the Survey Corps. He trips on his own feet and then convinces Marlo to drop the knife to prove his loyalty. Just as he does, Hitch smashes Jean in the face with a stick who falls to the ground and explains everything. The Survey Corps appear outside the First Interior Squad compound thanks to the assistance of Marlo and Hitch who are now absent. Levi tells his squad that it's time to go and notes that finally they will strike first.[39]
Levi's squad infiltrates the First Interior Squad compound and eliminate the guards by injuring, not killing them. They depart with one hostage as Levi says that those two were not there, just as he thought. Levi asks the hostage where Eren and 'Krista' are and he replies by asking about the condition of his men. Levi tells the truth that they are not dead but will be unable to pursue the Survey Corps. The hostage tells Levi that there were many servants there who knew nothing about the First Interior Squad and undoubtedly were cut up as well. Levi claims to be sorry while kicking the man in the teeth and repeating his previous question. The hostage shouts that the Survey Corps is only able to run in circles while they betray their own comrades, and notes that the first to be punished will be the leader, Erwin Smith. He advises Levi that his only option is to surrender himself to execution in order to save the rest of his squad, even offering to mediate the conflict for him. Levi refuses and again repeats his question, to which his hostage responds that Levi is willing to sacrifice everyone in order to continue a futile struggle. Levi is prepared to admit that some lives in the Survey Corps are more important than others. He pins the man to a tree while explaining to him that the monarchy would never pass up the chance to eliminate the Survey Corps so surrendering is pointless, he then breaks the man's arm and repeats his question for a fourth time. Finally the hostage breaks and with tears in his eyes he says he does not know and that Kenny Ackerman tells them nothing. Levi and Mikasa are both intrigued to hear his last name which Levi makes sure to confirm with the man. While he does concede that it is unlikely that his hostage knows where Eren and Historia are, he assumes the man has a pretty good guess. After threatening to break more of his bones the man calls Levi insane, prompting Levi to respond that he might be. At that moment Sasha announces targets coming in, as the Survey Corps conceals themselves the hostage again repeats that they have no chance and will finally pay for everything they've done.[40]
The targets coming in are revealed to be Marlo, Hitch, and Hange. Hange presents Levi with a report from the Belk Newspaper Agency. Within it, it announces that the Survey Corps was framed for the murder of Dimo Reeves by the First Interior Squad, that the press has been forced to print propaganda, and that King Fritz is a puppet for a noble family who remains in seclusion. She announces that the Survey Corps has been absolved of their crimes and that the Capital along with it's administrative areas are under the control of Commander-in-Chief Darius Zackly. Levi asks what did they do and Hange answers that is was the individual choices of people that changed this world. He apologizes for the deaths of Keiji, Nifa, and the goggled member. Hange is grim but finds hope in the fact that their sacrifice enabled Levi to beat the First Interior Squad. Levi corrects her that not all of them have been beaten since Kenny Ackerman escaped, and Eren is still missing along with Historia. Hange holds up an envelope and tells Levi that she has a clue where they might be.[41]
Hange tells Levi's squad that she believes Eren is going to be eaten in order to obtain his Titan power. She then reveals that Erwin had a report commissioned on the Reiss estate, collected by Survey Corps members dressed as farmers. Hange begins to say that 5 years ago the Reiss family consisted of Rod Reiss, his wife, five children, and the illegitimate child Historia. Frieda Reiss was his eldest daughter who everyone loved; she often visited the surrounding farms. However, the night Wall Maria was breached a group of bandits destroyed the Reiss Chapel. At the time the entire Reiss family was inside the church and perished, except for Rod Reiss. Hange concludes the report by adding that this was several days before Historia's mother was killed. Levi speculates that he was trying to find Historia due to blood ties and then wonders if the Reiss blood line is special. Mikasa asks Hange to reveal where Eren and Historia are but she responds that they will talk about that later. Hange finds the destroying of the chapel to be the most interesting event. She theorizes that normal bandits never would have bothered destroyed the chapel, only taking the materials inside. In addition, Rod Reiss immediately rebuilt the chapel using his own finances. Levi, having taken in all this information, orders everyone present to head for the chapel, which they all agree with. Hange adds that they have to hurry since Rod Reiss will likely eat Eren very soon. Armin wonders to himself how Eren became a Titan and whom he ate to become a Titan Shifter.[42]
After stopping at a barn to get supplies, Levi decides to tell his squad and Hanji about Kenny Ackerman, whom he refers to as 'Kenny the Ripper'. Levi tells them that he is their most dangerous enemy ever as he compares Kenny to himself, except more dangerous because he has weapons designed to kill people. Sasha and Connie express serious doubt as Mikasa says they cannot wait for Erwin and the army to arrive. Armin and Jean ponder on whether Kenny has any weaknesses, as Hanji asks Levi if he has any more information since he and Kenny use to live together. Levi apologizes and says that only yesterday did he even hear Kenny's last name, Ackerman. He asks Mikasa if she is possibly a relative of his. Mikasa begins to recount a story by saying that her father's family had been persecuted in the city, and that her mother lost her place in the city due to her race. She tells Levi that even her father did not know why the Ackerman name was being persecuted. After thinking for a moment Levi bluntly asks if Mikasa ever felt like she had a power awakened within her. Thinking back to her experience killing a kidnapper with Eren, she says that she did before Levi says Kenny had the same thing happen to him. Levi then adds that he felt the same thing at one point.[43]
After arriving at the Reiss chapel, Levi and Hange find the secret entrance as Hange hopes that the layout is what she anticipated. After Armin confirms that the preparations are complete Levi asks his squad if they are ready to get their hands dirty by killing. After a brief look around the room, he concludes that they are looking good. After descending the group rolls several barrels full of gas down the stairs. With incredible speed Levi and the others enter while Sasha shoots a flaming arrow at one of the barrels, creating a smokescreen that blocks the view of the First Interior Squad. Levi and Mikasa draw their blades and advance through the air using the smoke. As several First Interior Squad members are about to fire at them, the rest of the Survey Corps fires signal flares to further obscure the two. Levi quickly begins counting his enemies before yelling that there are 35 around the pillars. Sasha continues to shoot barrels and further fill the room with smoke which allows Jean to sneak behind an enemy and lodge a blade deep in his neck, killing him. Connie avoids the fire of two members before making a deep cut into the back of one of their heads. As the other prepares to shoot him Sasha launches an arrow into her heart as Armin tells Connie to fight with the smoke while he fires more flares. Just as Hange kills one Mikasa slices one while cracking another in the face with her foot. Levi continues to cut his way through enemies before noticing Kenny's subordinate, who dodges an attack from him. She fires twice at Hange but misses, leading Hange to charge at her knowing that she has no bullets. During her lunge, Kenny's subordinate fires her hook into Hange's shoulder. As Hange screams in pain and continues to fly by Kenny's subordinate, the hook reaches its length limit and frees itself from Hange's shoulder after pulling harshly on Kenny's subordinate's arm. Hange tumbles to the ground seemingly unconscious as Levi and the others look on with concern. Due to the mounting casualties Kenny's subordinate orders a retreat away from the smoke to regroup. Levi reacts by ordering Armin to take care of Hange and for everyone else to chase the fleeing enemy. As Levi chases the First Interior Squad he wonders where Kenny is and is still angry at him.[44]
As Levi and the rest of his squad, minus Armin and Hange, chase the retreating First Interior Squad, they are perched up against various pillars when they see a bright light coming in the distance. Levi, knowing that this is a Titan shifting, says damn it as he realizes that they are running out of time.[45]
3D Maneuver Gear
Levi is excellent at using the 3D Maneuver Gear, to a point that everyone says he is the best at it. He is also said to be as valuable as an entire brigade, far outweighing all of the other soldiers.[46] Furthermore, he was considered extremely strong even before joining the Survey Corps.
He has shown the capability of incapacitating Annie Leonhart in her Titan form (a 14 meter Titan Shifter), something which whole squads and even Eren in his Titan form couldn't accomplish.[47]
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Cleanliness |
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Aside from his extraordinary battle skill, Levi has shown a profound ability to quickly analyze situations, and make calculated decisions in the heat of battle. This has given him the ability to save himself and his comrades on many occasions such as when he realizes the Female Titan cannot be killed easily because of her skin hardening and regenerative abilities, and subsequently saves Mikasa when she tries to slay the Female Titan herself. However, Levi admits that he doesn't believe a person can be right all the time, and some scenarios are beyond a person's control.
Levi has formidable physical strength, which is no doubt evident by his mastery of the 3D Maneuver Gear. Despite his small stature, his body is well built with heavy muscle, making him very strong, and easily able to defeat his opponents. At one point, Levi stops the Female Titan's punch with just his foot. This doesn't stop it from injuring him though.
Method Of Wielding Swords
When Levi first joined the Survey Corps, he wielded the swords in a way his squad leader called "wrong." However, this method has greatly helped his ability to slay titans. This method involves holding one sword in his left hand with the blade facing upwards, and having the other in his right hand with the blade facing down. By doing this, the blades cut in a "circle" around him, allowing him to maintain incredible speed and agility while fighting: while at the same time helping him keep his stamina up without wasting his stamina and strength needlessly enabling him to fight for longer periods of time and taking multiple targets out simultaneously at one time.
- Eren Yeager - As humanity's strongest soldier, Levi commands great respect from Eren.[49] Upon encountering Eren personally, Levi treated him like an animal, wary of his Titan shifting power, though he was impressed by Eren's passion.[50] Upon getting to know him, Levi began treating Eren as he does most others: dismissively and coldly. However, Levi also becomes a mentor of sorts to Eren, understanding the potential good the young recruit is capable of, and offering advice during Eren's moments of doubt.[51] He later becomes more patient with Eren, forgiving his mistakes, and nurturing his growth as a soldier, and as a vanguard for humanity's hope.[52]
- Erwin Smith - Levi and Erwin's relationship was not initially an amicable one. After being captured and blackmailed by Erwin into joining the Survey Corps, Levi at first wanted to kill him, but he later chose to set aside his revenge.[53] Erwin eventually became one of the few people Levi places full trust in, obeying his every command and judgement.[54] However, this doesn't stop Levi from speaking in his usual rude manner around him.[55] Erwin is also one of the few people that can maintain casual conversation with Levi, able to exchange brief banter with one another on equal grounds.[56]
- Hange Zoë - Levi was introduced to Hange during his first expedition as part of the Survey Corps. Levi immediately snubbed Hange's attempts at getting to know him, but their relationship would eventually improve over the years.[57] By the events of the story, Levi and Hange are on better terms, though Levi is still annoyed by her obsession with capturing Titans, and dislikes her recklessness.[58] Levi has gradually become more familiar with Hange, able to comfortably reach out and reprimand her when she gets too carried away.[59] After years of working side by side, the two share a strong bond of trust, and Levi does not doubt any theories she may have on the Titans, even if he may dislike them.[60]
- Mikasa Ackerman - Mikasa quickly took a disliking to Levi, one of the first actions she witnesses is of him beating Eren at his military trial.[61] Since then, Mikasa held a grudge against Levi, swearing to one day make him pay for his actions.[62] She would later lash out at Levi, blaming him for Eren's capture by the Female Titan, and her carelessness would later result in Levi needing to rescue her at the cost of injuring his leg.[63] While sidelined, Levi repeatedly offers advice to Mikasa, who deeply regrets her mistake and endeavours to protect Eren in his place.[64][65] By the time of the Survey Corps' rebellion, Mikasa largely had set aside her bitterness for Levi, choosing to trust his leadership.[66] The two share the last name Ackerman, because Levi's mentor, Kenny Ackerman, has some sort of connection to Mikasa's father.[67]
- Petra Ral - Petra served under Levi in the Survey Corps and was later handpicked by him to be in his first Special Operations Squad. She harbored a deep respect for him and was proud to be a part of his team. Levi seemed to trust her and her capabilities as a soldier, as she held one of the highest records for killing Titans (48 assist kills and 10 solo kills). After Petra was killed by the Female Titan Levi guarded her body until the Scouts had to retreat back to the wall and was horrified after her father informed him of her intentions to dedicate her life to serving him and the squad, possibly because her father assumed that she had feelings for him.
- Isabel Magnolia - They were close friends when they lived below the capital. She used to name him as her big brother.
- Farlan Church - They were close friends when they lived below the capital.
- Kenny Ackerman - Former mentor and previously lived with each other during Levi's youth. Their surname connection is currently unknown.
- Levi ranked first in the Characters Popularity Poll, a place above the series protagonist, Eren Yeager.
- He is attributed with the literal title of "leader of the soldiers" (兵士長 Heishichō?) among the Survey Corps. This title is often shortened and translated as "Captain" (兵長 Heichō?), and it is the title that he is commonly referred to by his comrades.[1]
- His name is Hebrew in origin, and means "attached" or "joining".[68]
- "Levi" is also a diminutive of the Hungarian given name "Levente", which means "existing" and is Slavic in origin.[citation needed]
- His name was inspired by a person from the American documentary 'Jesus Camp'.[69]
- Levi's age is one of several mysteries Isayama has hinted about in interviews. He has stated that Levi is "surprisingly old", but had once declined to give an exact answer [70] beyond stating that he is "older than 30".
- Levi's position in the Survey Corps is not actually an official ranking, and because he is an exception to the usual chain-of-command, his duties are unique.
- Levi seems to have a fondness for black tea or enjoys collecting tea leaves.
- His liquor tolerance is not bad, more specifically, he does not get drunk.
- Levi takes three-minute combat showers.
- He only sleeps an average of 2-3 hours.
- At a recent convention, Isayama has said that Levi had once wanted to open a tea shop.
- (To a group of Titans) "Each and every one of you... making those silly faces."
- (To a dying subordinate) "You've served more than enough, and you'll continue to do so. The will you leave behind will give me strength. I promise, I will drive the Titans to extinction no matter what!"
- (To Eren during his trial) "This is just my cherished opinion, but I think that pain is the most effective means of discipline. What I think you need right now is not lecturing, but precept. And since you're on your knees, you're in just the right position to be easily kicked."
- (To Petra about Eren) "It's clear to me. This guy's a true monster. His Titan abilities have nothing to do with it either. No matter how much force you hold him down with, no matter what kind of cage you shut him up in, forcing this guy's will into submission is something nobody can do."
- (In the Forest of Giant Trees) "Eren, the difference between your judgement and ours is something that arises from the gap in our experience. But not relying on something like that is just fine. Choose. Whether you should believe in yourself, or believe in the Survey Corps, myself included. I myself don't know... I never have. Whether I believed in my own abilities, or whether I believed in the decisions of my trusted comrades, in the end no one ever knew what the outcome would be. So I guess... you have to do your best to make a decision that you won't regret."
- "Nile, are you brains as hollow as that peach fuzz of yours?"
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Attack on Titan Guidebook: OUTSIDE
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 65, Page 2
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 65, Page 3
- ↑ Attack on Titan Anime: Episode 21
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 20, page 9
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 56, page 42
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 57, page 38
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 24, Pages 40-41
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 25, Pages 6-17
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 25, Pages 24-25
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 25, Page 27
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 26, Pages 21-22
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 26, Pages 36-40
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 26, Pages 44-45
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 27, Pages 20-22
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 27, Pages 25-29
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 27, Pages 31-45
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 28, Pages 1-4
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 28, Pages 5-6
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 30, Pages 11-15
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 30, Pages 24-27
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 30, Pages 28-32
- ↑ Attack on Titan Anime: Episode 22
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 30, Page 41
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 34, Pages 19-31
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 35, Page 3
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 37, Pages 1-31
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 45, Pages 12-13
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 51, Pages 20-26
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 51, Pages 32-39
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 52, Pages 1-28
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 53, Pages 1-45
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 54: Pages 19-41
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 55: Page 22
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 55: Pages 27-45
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 56: Pages 10-45
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 57: Pages 30-46
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 58: Pages 1-42
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 59 Pages 6-46
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 60 Pages 1-16
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 61, Pages 39-45
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 62, Pages 16-26
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 63, Pages 29-33
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 64, Pages 1-33
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 65, Pages 43-45
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga Side Story: Captain Levi, Page 6
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 30, Pages 18-23
- ↑ Attack on Titan Guidebook: INSIDE
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga Side Story: Captain Levi, Page 13
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 18, Pages 36-40
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 25
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 32, Page 21
- ↑ Attack on Titan - No Regrets Manga: Chapter 2, Pages 24-35
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 28, Pages 5-6
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 51, Page 37
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 51, Page 37-38
- ↑ Attack on Titan - No Regrets Manga: Chapter 5, Pages 31-32
- ↑ Attack on Titan OVA 1: Ilse's Notebook
- ↑ Attack on Titan Anime: Episode 9
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 51, Page 36
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 19, Page 34
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 22, Page 6
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 30, Page 13, 27
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 33, Page 12
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 37, Page 19
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 57, Page 35
- ↑ Attack on Titan Manga: Chapter 56, Page 43
- ↑ thinkbabynames.com about the name "Levi"
- ↑ Isayama's blog from the 20th of October 2010
- ↑ Interview of Isayama from the 8th of June 2011
v - e - t | Survey Corps |
Commander | Erwin Smith |
Second-in-command | Levi Ackerman |
Squad Leaders | Hange Zoë · Mike Zacharius |
Team Leaders | Dita Ness · Darius Baer-Varbrun |
Special Operations Squad | Eld Jinn · Petra Ral · Oluo Bozado · Gunther Schultz Eren Yeager · Historia Reiss · Mikasa Ackerman · Armin Arlert · Jean Kirstein · Connie Springer · Sasha Blouse |
Squad Members | Braun · Dieter · Gelgar · Henning · Ilse Langnar · Jurgen · Keiji · Lauda · Luke Siss · Lynne · Moblit Berner · Nanaba · Nifa · Pere · Thomas |
Former Members | Bertolt Hoover · Keith Shadis · Reiner Braun · Ymir |
Before the Fall members | Carlo Pikale · Sorum Humé · Kuklo |


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The Produce Traceability Initiative is now five years old. The deadline for meeting seventh and final milestone — tracking data on outbound packages — has come and gone with the end of 2012, and receivers are still working to get into compliance.
The program gets high marks from growers, shippers and PTI planners.
Dan Vache, the United Fresh Produce Association's vice president of supply chain management and co-chairman of the PTI Technology Working Group, says he gives PTI a rating of "about a 7" on a 1-10 scale.
"On the supply side, I'd give it more like an 8, and on the receiving side, more like a 6," he said.
The lower rating for receivers is understandable, since the first milestones were meant to apply to suppliers, Vache said.
"They had to get their ducks in a row, make some investment in their business," he said.
The first milestones passed and suppliers started getting their systems set up, and then they started to communicate with their trading partners, which slowed up the process, Vache said.
"There was a slight gap on the supply side and the buy side in who actually was working on the PTI," he said.
One problem was information technology personnel sometimes weren't part of the communications chain, and PTI is an IT issue, Vache said.
"The majority of communication between trading partners is between the seller and the buyer. The IT people and operations people don't talk," he said.
But IT personnel are central to moving PTI forward, Vache said.
"When it comes to traceability, those groups are the ones that have to do traceability, not the salespeople or the buyers," he said.
The buying side made some progress in implementing PTI. It just that much of it was behind the scenes, Vache said.
"It's a lot of systems changes for them in their IT groups and their receiving process," he said.
The system also required capital expenditures, installations and learning curves, Vache said.
Retail distribution center are catching up quickly to where the supply side is, he said.
"And we now see anywhere, depending on what DC you walk into, you'll see anywhere from 20% to 40% of the produce cases are currently being labeled with a PTI-compliant label," he said.
The bottom line: Where PTI is concerned, don't be fooled by appearances, Vache said.
"If you took at a distant look at it, it doesn't look like it moved very fast, but it was," Vache said. "It's like a duck that doesn't seem to be going anywhere in the water, but beneath the water line that duck is paddling away. With PTI, there's a lot going on under the water line."


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Prices start at $129 per room ($64.50 per person).
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GINO SITSON By William Bloomhuff Published March 3, 2006 Song Zin'- Vocadelic Tales PIRANHA
With considerable hype and hoopla, Cameroonian vocal acrobat Gino Sitson has entered the contemporary jazz/world beat arena. There is plenty of variety on Song Zin'—multi-layered acappella, African rhythms and contemporary jazz formats. The musicians, arrangements and sonic quality are first-rate. The overall sound is accessible and, with a little luck, will land this CD successfully into the cocktail jazz-programming blender. Sitson's singing is no more interesting than, say, early Al Jarreau, Bobby McFerrin or Zap Mama, but if you have not been overexposed to those artists you should be quite happy with Gino Sitson.