Attack on Titan · Story arc
Battle of Trost District
The Colossal Titan reappears and breaches Trost's gate the day after graduation. Eren is devoured and is reborn as a Titan; Pixis entrusts him with the boulder to seal the breach. It is humanity's first victory.
After the battle Eren stands before a military tribunal: Levi beats him in front of everyone to convince Zackly to hand him over to the Survey Corps. Marco dies in mysterious circumstances; the 104th's kids choose their branch after Erwin's speech.
- Position
- Arc 5 of 14
- Saga
- Within the Walls
- Period
- Year 850
- Canon status
- Canon
- Manga
- 5-18
- Anime
- ep. 5-13
Arc events(9)
- The Colossal Titan returns at TrostYear 850The day after graduation, while Eren and his comrades are on duty on the Walls, the Colossal reappears, destroys the fixed cannons and breaches Trost's gate. Eren faces it alone; the Titan vanishes into steam.
- Eren is devouredYear 850In the middle guard Eren's squad is decimated: Thomas is devoured, Mina and the others fall. Eren loses a leg saving Armin from a Titan's mouth, and is swallowed.
- Reeves's cart blocks the gateYear 850As the Titans advance, Dimo Reeves blocks the inner gate with a cart loaded with his goods to save them, trapping the civilians. Mikasa forces him to clear it with a threat.
- Retaking the supply depotYear 850Out of gas, the recruits are trapped. An abnormal Titan that kills other Titans — Eren — clears the way; Armin's plan lets them retake the depot: seven recruits shoot the Titans' eyes and Mikasa, Annie, Reiner, Bertolt, Jean, Connie and Sasha finish them off.
- Eren emerges from the TitanYear 850Eren emerges from the Titan's nape before his comrades' eyes. Captain Woermann treats him as an enemy and orders fire: Eren shields himself with a partial transformation; Armin persuades the newly arrived Pixis.
- The boulder seals TrostYear 850Following Pixis's plan, Eren in Titan form carries a huge boulder to the outer gate, escorted by Rico, Ian and Mitabi's squads. After an initial loss of control, he succeeds: Rico's flare announces humanity's first victory.
- Marco's deathYear 850During the district clean-up Jean finds Marco's half-eaten body; nobody saw how he died. Later it emerges that Reiner, Bertolt and Annie stripped him of his gear because he had overheard them.
- Eren's trialYear 850Before Zackly's military tribunal, the Military Police wants Eren dissected, the Survey Corps wants him to retake Wall Maria. Levi beats him in front of everyone to prove he can control him: Eren goes to Erwin.
- Erwin's speech to the recruitsYear 850Erwin tells the recruits that Grisha's basement holds the secret of the Titans and asks who is ready to die to uncover it. Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Connie, Sasha, Krista, Ymir, Reiner and Bertolt stay.