The Hearts They Gave: A Character Study of Levi Ackerman (Attack On Titan)

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  • @niloticnya
    @niloticnya ปีที่แล้ว +163

    levi is physically, mentally, and emotionally, humanity’s strongest soldier

  • @jamie3801
    @jamie3801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    “We Stan a short king in this house” 🙌

  • @EmmaBGames
    @EmmaBGames 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    I love Levi.
    He makes the best choice for him, the one he can bare to carry with him over the other options.
    Yet, every action he takes is still in servitude to humanity. He gives all of himself over to the cause, he feels so much emotion, and yet very little of it is shown in his facial expressions.
    He is a child of trauma, a teenager of grooming and trafficking, a man in service to the military, and in the end of the story he has given everything he has until there is very little of him left and every sense including physical...the world finds relative peace...and he is broken for it.
    He was abused, used as a tool for the sake of humanity, and expected to be a person at the end of it all.
    At his peak, his limitations infuriated him and caused him great depression...can you imagine how it all must feel now that he can no longer walk, can no longer see the world the same, can no longer hold, or write or do anything as he once did?
    Even his physical beauty, his face, tarnised by scars.
    The fight is over, what becomes of him now?

    • @EmmaBGames
      @EmmaBGames 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      A correction to your analysis: Erwin was not his dearest friend.
      Erwin was his keeper, his master, his reason for exsisting as he is in the story. Erwin saved his life...by essentially buying him and keeping him as a tool for his own gain in the military...by making Levi his DOG.
      Erwin was not a kind man or a good friend; he saw a teenage boy living in the slums who would make an excellent soldier and filled all the paperwork out to ensure that Levi, rather than go to jail or find his own way through the world, would be in servitude to him...and Levi with all the conflicting emotions he has towards this man, was GRATEFUL for it. He was grateful to be this man's dog, he was grateful to serve and have someone else do the big thinking and strategising and to just tell him what to do and he would do it.
      ...and when Levi lost Erwin...he lost his compass in life, and the only thing that kept him going from then was to kill the man who took that compass from him. His last instruction from that compass, from Erwin was to do so.
      He has the opportunity to bring Erwin back, and he didn't take it, not because Armin was the better choice...but because Erwin was the worse one.
      "Erwin, I did not pick you, and I have no regrets about that."
      Levi had never picked Erwin, Erwin chose Levi...Levi chose Humanity and what would be best for humanity...Erwin was not what was best for humanity... and it hurts.

    • @Tatakhae
      @Tatakhae หลายเดือนก่อน

      OKAY! you didn't have to make me cry like this😭💔

  • @Collin4486
    @Collin4486 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Well said, brother. Levi is only so short because he was starved as a child. Otherwise, I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up as a heroic 6'2".

  • @thes0mething
    @thes0mething 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    This is an amazing analysis. Levi is an incredibly hardened character because if the world he lives in, but I feel like it's often missed how much empathy he has. At the same time he's not deluded that tough choices might occasionally need to be made. I image he was probably partially Erwin's rock too.

    • @redefinedliving5974
      @redefinedliving5974 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      they are unsaid bffs

    • @niloticnya
      @niloticnya ปีที่แล้ว +18

      i think that Levi is one of the most empathetic characters compared to Mikasa, Eren, Erwin, etc. since he takes time to grieve but maintain composure

  • @lilcutthroat_
    @lilcutthroat_ ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Hes got survivors guilt.

  • @novakaizr
    @novakaizr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I really hope people are wrong about the anime only ending because I think the manga ending fits so well with the overall themes of the story, even if some people can't see that. Levi's salute at the end of the series is the perfect example of that

    • @pluckybellhop66
      @pluckybellhop66 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I liked it too.
      *spoilers
      I think it makes sense that Levi ended up with Gabi and Falco and Onyankopon. Someone else pointed out to me that there was a passing of torches from one generation to the next. Levi was in between the older and younger generations and had so many moments both as a soldier and a young man where he was looking out for others, it makes sense to see him adopting a couple of orphans, making a squad, and continuing the work towards peace so he could ensure his efforts, and those of all his soldiers, never went to waste.

  • @shadowmomochiuchiha6839
    @shadowmomochiuchiha6839 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love how even when he lost two fingers and was still in bad condition he still was overpowered.

  • @morisakarleign3014
    @morisakarleign3014 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm so intrigued with the concept of military, which is just like in real life as in AoT. You as a person sign away your life and your right to live your life once you enter the military so that others can live a life of peace. It's a self sacrifice. Kinda like noble suicide. You know you're gonna die one day so a baby can one day be born to live a life without global threat.

  • @ziadadel1427
    @ziadadel1427 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I teared up man. I never actually read the mange but some of the panels were spoiled for me and when I realized the context I just couldn't help but feel really happy for him. He finally....finally can have his peace that he fought so hard to get. Levi is a living testament that the dream the scouts shared and died for was indeed possible.

  • @Tatakhae
    @Tatakhae 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Can't thank Isayama enough for creating The legendary Levi Ackerman❤

  • @Goldenxbih
    @Goldenxbih 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    As an extreme berserk fan, I actually agree. He’s up there with berserk cast.

    • @theravenscout4569
      @theravenscout4569 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He should get his own show

  • @nuke2625
    @nuke2625 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I think for me AOT really nailed the soilder theme to the point I respect soilders now more than I did. Just because of aot.
    Erwin giving the speech about their lives will give meaning to the ones who will come after them & the imagery of scouts harmless flares against the beast titans devastating rocks in air. Made me cry like a little baby, honestly unlike i ever did about anything in life up to this point.

    • @redefinedliving5974
      @redefinedliving5974 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      that episode got released shortly after my grandma died bc of hospital malpractice and my own relatives ignorance. i sobbed like a baby and it somehow inspired me to go on

    • @nuke2625
      @nuke2625 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​​@@redefinedliving5974amn that's heart breaking, brother.

  • @AraAraArisan
    @AraAraArisan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I am SOBBING 😭 your script is amazing and I honestly got chills. You articulate the thoughts I couldn't convey to others. These characters are so complex and broken. Yet, each one, even characters with no lines, hold so much weight. This story was so crazy and thought out I hate that most people bashed the ending at first.
    Isayama was so iconic and nonchalant that people thought he was just joking when the anime first dropped.
    "Eren dies in the end."
    "The first scene takes place in the future."
    "Armin is the main character."
    The title of the first chapter/ ep being "To you, 2000 years from now," eventually having the counter part "To you, in 2000 years."
    There are so many things I wish I could link but I can't find them before 2020 and it makes me upset but this video is amazing!!

  • @elsatimtim492
    @elsatimtim492 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    PERFECT HUMAN HIS PERFECT FACE AND HIS PERFECT BODY 5.2

  • @argaming9003
    @argaming9003 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i think everyone loves levi because we all know whenever we see him that this guy would never turn out to be the wrong one and that's the reason for me at least to admire his char.. he is the one you will always believe to be on humanity's side no matter what

  • @prestongarvey57
    @prestongarvey57 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Levi before the charge: throw away your emotions
    Levi five minutes later: doesn’t save Erwin because of his emotions

    • @abdolrahmanhamed2821
      @abdolrahmanhamed2821 ปีที่แล้ว

      How because of his emotions ?

    • @prestongarvey57
      @prestongarvey57 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@abdolrahmanhamed2821 he put Erwin’s emotions before “humanity”

    • @mrreyes5004
      @mrreyes5004 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@prestongarvey57 Except no. Because this video already explains that Levi DID throw away his emotions to save Erwin. The man was Levi's best friend and his trusted leader. But even though Levi truly wanted Erwin to live, not allowing Erwin to be released from the pains of his life as the Survey Corps commander would be incredibly selfish of Levi. Right there at 13:33 in the vid. It's also why Levi doesn't bother responding to Floch when Floch yelled at him for not saving Erwin, because he knew Floch was full of shit and ignorant about how Erwin felt.
      Pretty ironic that Floch said that "it was too difficult to let go of someone important", even though Levi DID break through that difficulty to let go of Erwin AKA the most important person to him. Floch is ironically the one who got caught up in his emotions; Floch sacrificed everything he had to support Eren, and Floch ended up dying and failing to achieve his goals as a direct result of that devotion.

    • @prestongarvey57
      @prestongarvey57 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mrreyes5004 “because of how Erwin felt” so, emotions. The truth is that saving Erwin is what they needed to do, Levi let Erwin die because he FELT that Erwin deserved to rest, which is true but Erwin’s survival would have stopped a lot of terrible events that happened in the show

    • @BigV24
      @BigV24 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@prestongarvey57 Erwin was too obsessed with Eren's basement. It's difficult to say what happens after that tbh. But a lot of people share your viewpoint so it's interesting nonetheless.

  • @nicolenicolereis6783
    @nicolenicolereis6783 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Man, I am in tears. Thank you so, so much for making this video and sharing it with all of us. You captured so perfectly and so beautifully what makes Levi such an incredible character, such a good man, and a true hero. Thank you so much. I'm in awe, and only wish more people could understand Levi with the depth and nuance and intelligence that you do.

  • @ceciliaslepmet4840
    @ceciliaslepmet4840 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    levi: is 100% convinced he needs to bring back erwin.
    floch: tries to convince more.
    levi: "actually I changed my mind"

  • @r-saint
    @r-saint 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Expeditions on average are every 20 months, not every month. But they probably didn't start until the first king died, so that would be every 1,5 years.

    • @clmberserker245
      @clmberserker245 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In the Erwin era, they are every month

    • @r-saint
      @r-saint 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@clmberserker245 🤔

  • @LSPandaExpresss
    @LSPandaExpresss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Keep making more man, this is high quality analysis

    • @SpaceCowboyYouTube
      @SpaceCowboyYouTube  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! I’ve been pretty overwhelmed by school this semester, but I’m finally starting to get some time to work. I’m finishing up a shorter video about To Your Eternity right now, but after that I’m gonna finally get to work on the Erwin video

  • @shadowmomochiuchiha6839
    @shadowmomochiuchiha6839 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Those people who think Levi being badass is all there is to him are dead wrong.

  • @lorenzosidotiarminarlert
    @lorenzosidotiarminarlert 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    GOD I LOVE THESE CHARACTER STUDY.
    need to see more! will you ever do one about armin?

    • @SpaceCowboyYouTube
      @SpaceCowboyYouTube  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Glad you're enjoying them! I plan to eventually cover the main cast. Right now Erwin and Ymir are next. I'm waiting for the ending to be animated to put out an Eren video. After that Armin and Mikasa will be next. I've had to slow down a lot because of Uni, but when summer rolls around I'll be putting them out a lot more frequently.

  • @thezerowulf2046
    @thezerowulf2046 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    It's strongly hinted that he had a thing for Petra, but even that he sacrificed his momento of her for comfort to another. His burden was so heavy

    • @bertybell4781
      @bertybell4781 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree. There is a lot of subtext before her dad’s bombshell that suggests he did have feelings for her. In my opinion, if you say that he didn’t have any sort of romantic feelings for her, it reduces the scene he gives her patch away. That’s why the scene is so beautiful. Imagine that you had lost someone you were in love with or felt you might be falling for, and in that brutal way. I don’t think that many of us would be able to do what he does in that moment. Most of us would be selfish, punish Dieter and wallow in our grief. I’ve heard a lot of people say that’s what they expected him to do. These moments are crucial to Levi’s character. We don’t get another reference to it all till season four, that suggests perhaps he still thinks of her, and it still hurts him. This proves everyone wrong who ever said that “Levi has no human emotions.” or “Levi is a sociopath.” I know that it’s meant to a joke most of the time but it does get a little old.😅

    • @spamzzuggh
      @spamzzuggh ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@bertybell4781 spoiler alert
      Actually levi lost every female he Labeled as important in his heart, starting from his mother, then Isabella, then Petra and finally hanje as well.. (she died too)...
      I think levi maybe had something for Petra, but he didn't wanted to focus onto that, his soldiers were always his priority.., when zeke said to levi that "you weren't popular among ladies, were you", levi said "I was popular enough", but he turned his head, and said in depressing voice, it depicts that he was sad too that he couldn't give himself love life, because of all the sh*t going around.
      Infact levi did had something for hanje as well. His feelings weren't restricted to a particular female..

    • @bertybell4781
      @bertybell4781 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I know a lot of people see Hange and Levi being a thing. And it is the more popular ship, but I just don’t see it personally. I like seeing them as just really good friends. But that’s just me.🤷🏻‍♀️ I’ve seen people say it’s canon that they were in love by the end but from what I’ve seen it doesn’t seem like it.

    • @morisakarleign3014
      @morisakarleign3014 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@bertybell4781 personally, I don't see any hint of romantic feelings between the two. Hanji is sort of like another girl-bro to Levi, a very close friend, maybe not like a sibling or a lover but something close to those two without the romance part. The closest thing to describe their relationship is being close friends.

    • @bertybell4781
      @bertybell4781 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@morisakarleign3014 agreed

  • @SpaceCatBASE
    @SpaceCatBASE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    ending was actually really motivating. thanks man

  • @samuraijaeger
    @samuraijaeger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This channel is extremely underrated

    • @SpaceCowboyYouTube
      @SpaceCowboyYouTube  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! I plan on releasing a lot more frequently when Uni lets out for the summer!

  • @cherrycamaro3577
    @cherrycamaro3577 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was a little confused on how the alliance worked but now I understand that the scouts goal was not only to save the world but get rid of all the titans and the warriors just wanted to save the world but had the intention of titans still being controlled by a government because Marley was wiped off the face of the earth

  • @theravenscout4569
    @theravenscout4569 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This makes me want to rewatch aot again

  • @Mrjoshstaff2
    @Mrjoshstaff2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This is amazing man. Keep it up

    • @SpaceCowboyYouTube
      @SpaceCowboyYouTube  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! I’m planning to try and put out a video a month this year. I’ve been scripting a To Your Eternity video that should release before the end of January, and after that I’m finally going to get around to the Erwin video.

  • @dyingflame
    @dyingflame ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a beautiful video for a beautiful character. Thank you

  • @xx_luvbitez_xx
    @xx_luvbitez_xx ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this analysis I rarely find Levi analysis videos that make me feel actually emotional or sad but this did it for me nearly cried listening to it. amazing work! ❤

  • @robinronin
    @robinronin ปีที่แล้ว

    I genuinely teared up at the end. It somehow hits harder because it’s just the text on a black screen. Damn.

  • @diegomedina4145
    @diegomedina4145 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    These AOT character analyses are awesome. I’d love to see more and if I could make a recommendation for an anime to review, either Berserk or Jin Roh. I’d feel that your input would be awesome.

    • @SpaceCowboyYouTube
      @SpaceCowboyYouTube  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve not seen Jin Roh, but I’ve been thinking about making a Berserk video for a while now. It’s my favorite series and I’ve definitely got a lot to say about it. I’ve not seen either anime adaptation, but I’ve read the entirety of the manga. I think once I’ve finished up character studies for Erwin and Ymir, I want to tackles at least Guts, Casca, Griffith, and Farnese. I’ve also thought about started a series about arcs I think are perfect and if I do that, the first arc I talk about will be one of Conviction, Falcon, or Return to Shiganshina. I’ve been pretty swamped with Uni, so I haven’t been able to put out as many videos as I’d like, but once this semester winds down I’m gonna start putting them out a lot more frequently!

  • @SingleDaddyLove
    @SingleDaddyLove ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Best channel I've found in a while. You're a skilled story teller

  • @xhin15
    @xhin15 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wholeheartedly agree with every single word said in this video🥹

  • @titan_theory
    @titan_theory 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I started watching this video absolutely months ago, but I stopped before you went into chapter 139 because I didn't want to see any spoilers before the anime ending came out. I'm now caught up in both the anime and the manga, and I'm so glad I came back to finish watching your analysis. I think you either get Levi better than any other video essayist I've seen do a character analysis on him, or you're better at expressing your thoughts and feelings towards him than anyone else. We DEFINITELY watched the same anime! Thank you so much for making this.

  • @natalielettuce7029
    @natalielettuce7029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i was listening to this and the reiner video in the car and I was sure I was listening to a video with over 700k views from a popular channel

    • @SpaceCowboyYouTube
      @SpaceCowboyYouTube  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed. I’ve been swamped with university these past few months but I plan on putting out a lot more in the summer

    • @CallaBarlowe
      @CallaBarlowe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait oh my gosh- I didn't even look at the subscriber count until I read this comment, but I expected this to be a channel with hundreds of thousands of subscribers as well- it's so shocking to me that it isn't. These videos are so thought out and just absolutely amazing

  • @00vie80
    @00vie80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Underrated channel

  • @dgc1570
    @dgc1570 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well, frick. Now I want to go back and play those games

  • @madmouse1016
    @madmouse1016 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WHY AM I CRYING AGAIN, DAMN YOU!!

  • @Blackpyre10
    @Blackpyre10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God damn....I have watched AoT five or six times now, and never noticed some of the small details you pointed out. Can't wait to see what you have in store for the main characters when we finally get the ending to the anime!

  • @bromar810
    @bromar810 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Absolutely great video! The Riener one is fantastic too! Keep up the great content and you’re growth is imminent 😎

    • @SpaceCowboyYouTube
      @SpaceCowboyYouTube  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! I’ve had to take a bit of break because of uni, but when the break starts I’m going release way more frequently!

    • @bromar810
      @bromar810 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SpaceCowboyTH-cam I am also in uni so I totally understand! The hard work pays off Im excited to see you go places

    • @SpaceCowboyYouTube
      @SpaceCowboyYouTube  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bromar810 I really appreciate it, and I’m excited to have the chance to get back at it!

  • @reveriexxx
    @reveriexxx ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow what a great video, thank you!!

  • @noodle8061
    @noodle8061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'd love to see more from your channel. You're a god at character analysis

    • @SpaceCowboyYouTube
      @SpaceCowboyYouTube  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! I’m currently finishing up the semester at uni. I’ve had to take a bit of a hiatus because this semester has been particularly difficult, but after I’m free for the summer, I’m going to finish a shorter video I’ve been working on and immediately start working on the Erwin video.

  • @AbdulMalikAllie
    @AbdulMalikAllie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was about to comment how this relates to cowboy bebop but I see you saw the connection before me

  • @fernitron007
    @fernitron007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That ending damn.

  • @jvssicaa
    @jvssicaa ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this video made me so emotional, he’s such an amazing character, and your video was great

  • @lovableairheadmile6809
    @lovableairheadmile6809 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Happy 1k bro

  • @ttowen
    @ttowen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just found your channel and binged your vids! Awesome insights. Subscribed for sure!

    • @SpaceCowboyYouTube
      @SpaceCowboyYouTube  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s much appreciated, and I’m glad you’re enjoying c:

  • @jona_hehe3768
    @jona_hehe3768 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love Levi because he's a bad ass and Levi and Hange are hilarious together

  • @RhythmLP
    @RhythmLP 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing vid dude, btw you've misspelled "character" in your title lol

    • @SpaceCowboyYouTube
      @SpaceCowboyYouTube  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's hilarious, I can't believe I never noticed that, thanks again!

    • @RhythmLP
      @RhythmLP 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SpaceCowboyTH-cam no problem dude lmfao

  • @charlesjenkinsiii7082
    @charlesjenkinsiii7082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really enjoyed this thank you

  • @guardianoftime2
    @guardianoftime2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful analysis!!!

  • @seandohe9979
    @seandohe9979 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    SAO's biggest crime. Was not giving Klien enough screen time.

  • @jeffreytan2948
    @jeffreytan2948 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man, you just made me cry again

  • @masqueraze4449
    @masqueraze4449 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing

  • @SpaceBabyFlaz
    @SpaceBabyFlaz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @aliceDarts
    @aliceDarts ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Levi is literally my height. 5"3. I have never met a man as tall as me. It's an interesting useless fact.

    • @thezerowulf2046
      @thezerowulf2046 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How many titans have you killed though?

    • @aliceDarts
      @aliceDarts ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thezerowulf2046 *laughs in uselessness*

    • @theravenscout4569
      @theravenscout4569 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He’s my height but I’m a girl

  • @shawntaylor8748
    @shawntaylor8748 ปีที่แล้ว

    He did not make a video in 3 years

  • @lovableairheadmile6809
    @lovableairheadmile6809 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here's a sub to make you 1k

  • @elshebactm6769
    @elshebactm6769 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍🏿🤠👍🏿

  • @SM-td4vz
    @SM-td4vz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thumbs down for no CC