Attack on Titan · Story arc
104th Cadet Corps
Eren, Mikasa and Armin enlist. Three years under Keith Shadis: Eren's faulty gear, Sasha's potato, Jean's ambition, Krista's kindness. Mikasa graduates first; Eren fifth.
- Position
- Arc 4 of 14
- Saga
- Within the Walls
- Period
- Years 847-850
- Canon status
- Canon
- Manga
- 3-4, 15-18 (flashback)
- Anime
- ep. 3-4
Arc events(4)
- The 846 "reclamation operation"Years 846-849To ease the famine, the government sends 250,000 refugees — 20% of the population — to retake Wall Maria. Almost none return; among the dead is Armin's grandfather.
- The 104th Cadet CorpsYears 846-849In 847 Eren, Mikasa and Armin enlist. On the first day Shadis yells in the recruits' faces; Sasha eats a potato in front of him and runs until she drops.
- Eren's harnessYears 846-849Eren cannot keep his balance on the harness and risks being expelled. The next day he holds his balance for a moment despite a faulty belt: Shadis passes him, remembering his parents.
- The 104th's graduationYear 850In 850 the class graduates. The top ten: Mikasa, Reiner, Bertolt, Annie, Eren, Jean, Marco, Connie, Sasha, Krista. Eren announces he will join the Survey Corps; Jean wants the comfortable life of the Military Police.