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counterattacked) wrote2012-09-24 09:02 pm
this is still too long I'm sorry
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CHARACTER INFO.
NAME: Eren Jaeger (also popularly translated as Yeager. I use the former out of habit, though the latter is usually the more common, nowadays. If the mods would rather I stick to the more accepted translation I can switch off! Just let me know when you give me the character tag, I'm not picky, just a creature of habit.)
CANON: Attack on Titan. (The anime's a pretty close follow for the most part, though it diverges on his character in a few ways, especially in the last few episodes. In these cases, I err toward the manga as canon.)
AGE: 15
APPEARANCE: one and two
CANON POINT: chapter 42.
BACKGROUND: how not to shounen hero 101
PERSONALITY:
So what you're saying is, "I don't think we can win, so I'm giving up." Tell me...what's so good about giving up? Is it better to escape from reality to the point where you're throwing away your hope?
When Eren Jaeger was nine years old, he killed two men who'd kidnapped a girl and murdered her parents. And when the last of the kidnappers caught him in the act and restrained him, it was up to the girl—Mikasa—to finish the job and free them, or they would both be killed. She was hurt, she was scared, and by all rights she was outmatched. And Eren helped her the only way he could. By convincing her to fight back.
Because if she loses, they'll both die anyway. But if she fights back and manages to win against the odds, they'll get to live. And she doesn't stand a chance of winning if she doesn't fight at all.
So fight.
And that sums him up about as well as anything can. Born and raised in a world where the remnants of humanity cower within protective walls to save them from being hunted to extinction, he's a firm believer in fighting for your life and your freedom. And even though information about the world outside the walls is taboo and illegal, even though it's dangerous—even impossible—to leave, he harbors a dream of one day seeing it for himself. He's curious, he hates the thought of going through life in ignorance, and he hates the thought of living in a cage like cattle. So he dedicates himself early in his life to the cause of freeing humanity from the walls that kept them safe but trapped. Humiliated for a century of defeat and near-extinction. And the only way to do that is by eliminating the titan threat, something deemed virtually impossible by almost every other soul in the world, but he refuses to accept that as an excuse not to try.
His dedication to annihilating the titans and freeing humanity from the walls is fierce and driving and long past the point of obsession. And in the 104th trainee corps, he gained a reputation. For being opinionated and a bit of a short fuse and for being extremely idealistically (even embarrassingly) dedicated to the fight they're about to join. But most memorably, he's known as a "suicidal bastard." Eager to die. You'd have to be wouldn't you, to wish so badly to leave the safety of the walls and fight against a foe that overpowers you so completely?
But if you don't fight, you can't win. It's their responsibility as soldiers to fight, or all of the lives that had been lost before them will be in vain. He's a little intense, he's too quick to violence, he's got a lot of rage and frustration at their world bottled up inside him, more than a kid his age ever should. And after witnessing his mother's death during the titan invasion of Wall Maria, all that frustration and rage gets focused, intensified, and channeled toward one common enemy. The titans. And no matter what it takes, he's going to kill them for what they've done to him, and to humanity. Every last one.
So boiling this down: as a person, Eren is driven by a few key things. A desire for freedom; a drive to learn, better himself, and get stronger; and a strong sense of justice. He can't abide standing by while people are suffering, and he hates seeing others abuse their power or push around people who are weaker than them. He's quick to empathize with those who he sees as wronged or suffering, and very protective of other people, even ones he's at odds with on a personal or idealistic level. Because of this, he's quick to fight on their behalf—to stop injustices and do everything he can to right what he perceives as wrongs. (Or, if that's not possible, to take back what they can out of it, anyway. Some things can't ever be fixed, but you can still even the score a little.) He strongly believes that everyone has a right to their own lives, and will do all he can to stop it when it's being taken away from them. But things haven't been that simple, and other people have died when he continues to live—sometimes because of the choices he makes or for his sake—and he needs to find meaning in that. To make it worthwhile, so they will not have died for nothing. Of course this can sometimes tip into unhealthy or ugly things—biases, rage, hate or obsession or self blame. Despite being a hero-type, he's not remotely chivalrous to his enemies in the least, and he's not incapable of subterfuge or lying if he has a reason to. He's absolutely capable of being brutal when he wants to be, dehumanizing an enemy that he sees as deserving of retribution, considering them no better than animals, and killing them off without holding back. (Though the deserving part is an important one.) It's an inherent part of him, but something he still needs to learn how to navigate in realistic ways. It's very much a work in progress. He's still prone to being emotional and impulsive as a kneejerk response, and he prefers handling things in a straightforward and honest way.
For most of his life his iron will was his only real talent. It drove him forward through his training, improving his skills and his marks through sheer stubbornness and hard work. It's that same stubborn perseverance that means he'll do his damndest to refuse to admit defeat, refuse to allow himself to give up until he accomplishes his goal. Compounding that is a shaky hold on his impulses and his emotions and a tendency toward a deep and destructive rage, which can be both an asset to him and a detriment in a fight. It drives him forward, gives him strength and purpose, but makes him rash and reckless and (at it's worst) threatens to rob him of the humanity that he's so determined to preserve in the rest of the world. And while he's fierce and driven, he's unstable and sometimes unpredictable. Capable of relying too much on his biases and his gut, and making huge mistakes that way. He's stubborn and willful, and he finds it extremely hard to ignore injustice or suffering when he sees it.
For all his reckless behavior, he's not stupid—he's actually pretty perceptive of people and situations when he wants to be, got good grades as a trainee through sheer hard work, and he's got a clear interest in learning and growing—he just tends to make rash decisions in the heat of the moment, or wind up in situations where he's working without enough information to know what the right call really is. He actively hates being ignorant, actively pushes himself forward to get stronger, to be someone that other people can rely on, to be worthy of the responsibility that's being placed on his shoulders, and the lives of the people who died so that he could keep fighting. He cares deeply for humanity as a whole, and he cares a lot about the people he's close to, even if he isn't always great at showing it when things aren't dire. Armin and Mikasa are clearly the closest to family he has left, but even then he has a tendency to charge ahead without them in pursuit of the bigger picture. This isn't because he doesn't care—he'd much rather have them safe instead of following him into danger, but they both make their own choices for their own reasons, and he relies on their support, and the support of the rest of their comrades, more than he often shows.
He feels things very deeply, and very keenly, and he doesn't really know how to turn it off. He takes his own failures and the deaths of his comrades (and the betrayal of some of his friends) very hard, and very personally. Being helpless hits him hard, and despite his incredible reserves of perseverance and dedication, he can lose faith in himself when he's faced with too much. As someone who has so often been powerless in the past, there is little he hates (or fears) more than returning to that. After his shifting is discovered, he holds on to the power it gives him, despite literally becoming the thing he hates most in order to destroy the rest of the titans and save humanity. If he needs to become a titan (a monster) in order to save them, then so be it.
His dedication to his cause and to humanity definitely tips over into the self-sacrificing very easily. He doesn't hesitate to sacrifice himself in battle to save his best friend, or give up his personal freedom to become a virtual captive of the corps (treated like a threat, sleeping underground, living under the guard of those most qualified to kill him if they decided they needed to,) because he knows its the only way he can continue to fight. He does all he can to use his power to benefit humanity, even when it means being held apart as a monster or experimented on in increasingly gory and dangerous ways. He's actually very disciplined, he doesn't slack off or pursue things for personal gain or pleasure very often. He's made it clear that he's pretty disdainful of people who indulge in selfish excess, or in irresponsibility, or laziness. That said, he's not unbiased, and way more likely to cut people slack if he likes them.
All this said, he's still a fifteen year old boy, and he's certainly capable of being surprisingly normal when he isn't faced with a life-or-death situation. He's earnest and genuinely curious and enthusiastic about things he's interested in, and he honestly respects and admires people who know better than he does or are more skilled than him. He jokes and bickers and roughhouses with his friends, has his moments of being sympathetic and inspiring, even polite and respectful to his superior officers. He's not great at making friends, and he's lost a lot of people in terrible ways, and thus holds the few he still has dear. And while he's liable to angry speeches and fistfights when someone rubs him the wrong way, it's very important to note that Eren isn't entirely inflexible. He's stubborn and bullheaded, but not incapable of learning from his experiences and his peers and his superiors as they offer him new information to adapt to. (And there are a lot of examples of this. Armin bringing him heretic books and convincing him to dream about seeing the outside world for himself. Reiner teaching him about a soldier's responsibility. Annie opening his eyes to the hypocrisy in the setup of the military. Hange explaining how and why she chooses to approach the fight against the titans without hate.) He's actually very understanding of people who have the patience to teach him, level with him, and indulge his thirst for knowledge, and he's willing to listen and learn from them. But when he's met with rigid resistance, insults, or violence, he digs in his heels and responds in kind. But despite being a stubborn and enduring soul, Eren is not—and hardly ever allows himself to be—a stagnant one. All in all, he's got a lot of responsibility on his shoulders that he doesn't always know how to handle gracefully. He's still learning when to use his own judgment, when to follow his orders to the letter, when to trust his own strength and when to trust in the strength of his comrades instead. He makes a lot of mistakes, but he does try very hard.
ABILITIES:
Eren is a soldier, and despite having little to no natural ingrained talent, he managed to score high enough in training to graduate as fifth in his class of 200+ recruits through sheer stubborn hard work. He's got military training to the standard of his home world—artillery, horseback riding, 3DMG, hand to hand, marksmanship, etc. As well as recon and tactics, though the latter is (very) definitely not his forte in the least. Notably, he's very focused, motivated, and quick to act. A decent shot with a gun and skilled with the use of paired blades along with his 3DMG—a complex grappling hook system that allows one to swing through the air like spiderman in order to maneuver and fight—but actual traditional swordplay never really factored into his training.
His specialty is in hand to hand/close quarters combat. It's worth noting that he was placed first in his class in hand to hand combat, (or second after Mikasa because Mikasa is good at everything. It's unclear.) He was trained additionally by his classmate Annie Leonhardt in her father's own combat style, which stresses the importance of turning an opponent's strength against them. He's quick and mobile, with pretty good balance and reflexes—military training where he comes from relies on an ability to freeclimb, maneuver in midair at speed, and to be comfortable with a series of parkour-like moments at heights. Most of the time, he's got his bullshit anime grappling hook gear to help facilitate this as well.
All this said, he's fifteen years old and he's only recently seen active combat after training for three years. So while he's a good fighter and all comparatively, he's lacking in field experience and he's got plenty of room (and desire!) to grow.
TITAN SHIFTING
Here's where it gets weird. Simply put, Eren can turn into a titan. It's actually less like shapeshifting and more like growing a giant meat mecha around himself and piloting it from inside while being tethered down by muscles and nerves and other things. (Gross, I know.) Eren's titan form is fifteen meters tall, and after shifting he is able to retain his intelligence and his fighting ability, (if not always his complete conscious control over himself.)
It's a tricky thing, triggered by injuring himself (usually by biting his hand,) but the injury alone isn't enough. It requires a clear and focused goal on Eren's part, and even then it can be compromised if he's feeling conflicted or if he's too physically weak. At first he has little to no conscious control during the transformation and needs to be shocked into awareness, but through trial and error he eventually learns to exercise more control while transformed. However, it's still touch and go sometimes, and very dependent on his emotional state at the time. Failing to "wake up" and consciously control the titan at all could make him a danger to his own allies. Being aware but driven by rage and instinct and bloodlust is just as dangerous in its own way. It takes a careful balance to use effectively, one he's still getting the hang of. This can make him an effective meatshield and a pretty heavy hitter in a pinch, though it's also something that's best saved for a last resort, given the toll it takes on him and how potentially dangerous it can be to himself and others around him if things go wrong. He's gotten better at it, but it'll pretty much always be a thing with a comparatively high risk/reward connotation. (This also means that it's not something he'd resort to lightly, especially without his Survey Corps superiors around in game to keep him in check if it comes to it.)
It does have a few key weaknesses. It can eventually expend its energy and get overwhelmed by a foe, and like all titans it has a weak spot at the nape of its neck: where Eren's human body is hidden. Cutting Eren out of the titan will sever the connection and cause the titan body to begin to break down into steam. Staying for too long in the titan skin and trying to shift too many times in quick succession leads to less strength, less control, and more fusing of his real body with the titan body—to the extent of getting his face torn off when his comrades try to cut him out when testing the limits of his endurance.
Using his power takes a heavy toll on him. It often leaves him unconscious or absolutely wiped out afterward, even for days at a time depending on how convenient it is for the plot and how much he exerts himself. But as a perk of his titan shifter powers he also heals and regenerates physical damage very quickly. Even when he's not transformed, if to a lesser and slower extent. He's not immortal, but he is resilient, and he grows body parts like lost limbs back like a lizard.
Lastly— as of the more recent chapters of the manga, Eren (accidentally) displays the ability to verbally command and direct normal titans—which Reiner calls "the Coordinate" that they'd been searching for. It's implied in later chapters that this is also usable against normal humans to manipulate memory, as well as pass down the memories and knowledge that the former holders of the power possessed. He still doesn't know how he did it or how it really works for him. Given it's meant to belong to a bloodline that he doesn't have ties to, Eren doesn't have full control or access to almost any of it. It's pretty fuzzy on the OOC front right now as well as the IC one, but I don't plan on using it in game anyway. If/when the manga gives us a better idea of how it works in practice I can run it by the mods as an update to this section of the app.
INVENTORY:
3DMG (Harness & Gear w/replacement blades)
Military uniform & cloak
Basement Key (strung on a cord and worn around his neck)
WRITING SAMPLES.
NETWORK SAMPLE: 1 or 2
LOG SAMPLE: stealing the TDM prompts
NAME: ambi
CONTACT: plurk @
counterattackedCURRENT CHARACTERS:none!
CHARACTER INFO.
NAME: Eren Jaeger (also popularly translated as Yeager. I use the former out of habit, though the latter is usually the more common, nowadays. If the mods would rather I stick to the more accepted translation I can switch off! Just let me know when you give me the character tag, I'm not picky, just a creature of habit.)
CANON: Attack on Titan. (The anime's a pretty close follow for the most part, though it diverges on his character in a few ways, especially in the last few episodes. In these cases, I err toward the manga as canon.)
AGE: 15
APPEARANCE: one and two
CANON POINT: chapter 42.
BACKGROUND: how not to shounen hero 101
PERSONALITY:
So what you're saying is, "I don't think we can win, so I'm giving up." Tell me...what's so good about giving up? Is it better to escape from reality to the point where you're throwing away your hope?
When Eren Jaeger was nine years old, he killed two men who'd kidnapped a girl and murdered her parents. And when the last of the kidnappers caught him in the act and restrained him, it was up to the girl—Mikasa—to finish the job and free them, or they would both be killed. She was hurt, she was scared, and by all rights she was outmatched. And Eren helped her the only way he could. By convincing her to fight back.
Because if she loses, they'll both die anyway. But if she fights back and manages to win against the odds, they'll get to live. And she doesn't stand a chance of winning if she doesn't fight at all.
So fight.
And that sums him up about as well as anything can. Born and raised in a world where the remnants of humanity cower within protective walls to save them from being hunted to extinction, he's a firm believer in fighting for your life and your freedom. And even though information about the world outside the walls is taboo and illegal, even though it's dangerous—even impossible—to leave, he harbors a dream of one day seeing it for himself. He's curious, he hates the thought of going through life in ignorance, and he hates the thought of living in a cage like cattle. So he dedicates himself early in his life to the cause of freeing humanity from the walls that kept them safe but trapped. Humiliated for a century of defeat and near-extinction. And the only way to do that is by eliminating the titan threat, something deemed virtually impossible by almost every other soul in the world, but he refuses to accept that as an excuse not to try.
His dedication to annihilating the titans and freeing humanity from the walls is fierce and driving and long past the point of obsession. And in the 104th trainee corps, he gained a reputation. For being opinionated and a bit of a short fuse and for being extremely idealistically (even embarrassingly) dedicated to the fight they're about to join. But most memorably, he's known as a "suicidal bastard." Eager to die. You'd have to be wouldn't you, to wish so badly to leave the safety of the walls and fight against a foe that overpowers you so completely?
But if you don't fight, you can't win. It's their responsibility as soldiers to fight, or all of the lives that had been lost before them will be in vain. He's a little intense, he's too quick to violence, he's got a lot of rage and frustration at their world bottled up inside him, more than a kid his age ever should. And after witnessing his mother's death during the titan invasion of Wall Maria, all that frustration and rage gets focused, intensified, and channeled toward one common enemy. The titans. And no matter what it takes, he's going to kill them for what they've done to him, and to humanity. Every last one.
So boiling this down: as a person, Eren is driven by a few key things. A desire for freedom; a drive to learn, better himself, and get stronger; and a strong sense of justice. He can't abide standing by while people are suffering, and he hates seeing others abuse their power or push around people who are weaker than them. He's quick to empathize with those who he sees as wronged or suffering, and very protective of other people, even ones he's at odds with on a personal or idealistic level. Because of this, he's quick to fight on their behalf—to stop injustices and do everything he can to right what he perceives as wrongs. (Or, if that's not possible, to take back what they can out of it, anyway. Some things can't ever be fixed, but you can still even the score a little.) He strongly believes that everyone has a right to their own lives, and will do all he can to stop it when it's being taken away from them. But things haven't been that simple, and other people have died when he continues to live—sometimes because of the choices he makes or for his sake—and he needs to find meaning in that. To make it worthwhile, so they will not have died for nothing. Of course this can sometimes tip into unhealthy or ugly things—biases, rage, hate or obsession or self blame. Despite being a hero-type, he's not remotely chivalrous to his enemies in the least, and he's not incapable of subterfuge or lying if he has a reason to. He's absolutely capable of being brutal when he wants to be, dehumanizing an enemy that he sees as deserving of retribution, considering them no better than animals, and killing them off without holding back. (Though the deserving part is an important one.) It's an inherent part of him, but something he still needs to learn how to navigate in realistic ways. It's very much a work in progress. He's still prone to being emotional and impulsive as a kneejerk response, and he prefers handling things in a straightforward and honest way.
For most of his life his iron will was his only real talent. It drove him forward through his training, improving his skills and his marks through sheer stubbornness and hard work. It's that same stubborn perseverance that means he'll do his damndest to refuse to admit defeat, refuse to allow himself to give up until he accomplishes his goal. Compounding that is a shaky hold on his impulses and his emotions and a tendency toward a deep and destructive rage, which can be both an asset to him and a detriment in a fight. It drives him forward, gives him strength and purpose, but makes him rash and reckless and (at it's worst) threatens to rob him of the humanity that he's so determined to preserve in the rest of the world. And while he's fierce and driven, he's unstable and sometimes unpredictable. Capable of relying too much on his biases and his gut, and making huge mistakes that way. He's stubborn and willful, and he finds it extremely hard to ignore injustice or suffering when he sees it.
For all his reckless behavior, he's not stupid—he's actually pretty perceptive of people and situations when he wants to be, got good grades as a trainee through sheer hard work, and he's got a clear interest in learning and growing—he just tends to make rash decisions in the heat of the moment, or wind up in situations where he's working without enough information to know what the right call really is. He actively hates being ignorant, actively pushes himself forward to get stronger, to be someone that other people can rely on, to be worthy of the responsibility that's being placed on his shoulders, and the lives of the people who died so that he could keep fighting. He cares deeply for humanity as a whole, and he cares a lot about the people he's close to, even if he isn't always great at showing it when things aren't dire. Armin and Mikasa are clearly the closest to family he has left, but even then he has a tendency to charge ahead without them in pursuit of the bigger picture. This isn't because he doesn't care—he'd much rather have them safe instead of following him into danger, but they both make their own choices for their own reasons, and he relies on their support, and the support of the rest of their comrades, more than he often shows.
He feels things very deeply, and very keenly, and he doesn't really know how to turn it off. He takes his own failures and the deaths of his comrades (and the betrayal of some of his friends) very hard, and very personally. Being helpless hits him hard, and despite his incredible reserves of perseverance and dedication, he can lose faith in himself when he's faced with too much. As someone who has so often been powerless in the past, there is little he hates (or fears) more than returning to that. After his shifting is discovered, he holds on to the power it gives him, despite literally becoming the thing he hates most in order to destroy the rest of the titans and save humanity. If he needs to become a titan (a monster) in order to save them, then so be it.
His dedication to his cause and to humanity definitely tips over into the self-sacrificing very easily. He doesn't hesitate to sacrifice himself in battle to save his best friend, or give up his personal freedom to become a virtual captive of the corps (treated like a threat, sleeping underground, living under the guard of those most qualified to kill him if they decided they needed to,) because he knows its the only way he can continue to fight. He does all he can to use his power to benefit humanity, even when it means being held apart as a monster or experimented on in increasingly gory and dangerous ways. He's actually very disciplined, he doesn't slack off or pursue things for personal gain or pleasure very often. He's made it clear that he's pretty disdainful of people who indulge in selfish excess, or in irresponsibility, or laziness. That said, he's not unbiased, and way more likely to cut people slack if he likes them.
All this said, he's still a fifteen year old boy, and he's certainly capable of being surprisingly normal when he isn't faced with a life-or-death situation. He's earnest and genuinely curious and enthusiastic about things he's interested in, and he honestly respects and admires people who know better than he does or are more skilled than him. He jokes and bickers and roughhouses with his friends, has his moments of being sympathetic and inspiring, even polite and respectful to his superior officers. He's not great at making friends, and he's lost a lot of people in terrible ways, and thus holds the few he still has dear. And while he's liable to angry speeches and fistfights when someone rubs him the wrong way, it's very important to note that Eren isn't entirely inflexible. He's stubborn and bullheaded, but not incapable of learning from his experiences and his peers and his superiors as they offer him new information to adapt to. (And there are a lot of examples of this. Armin bringing him heretic books and convincing him to dream about seeing the outside world for himself. Reiner teaching him about a soldier's responsibility. Annie opening his eyes to the hypocrisy in the setup of the military. Hange explaining how and why she chooses to approach the fight against the titans without hate.) He's actually very understanding of people who have the patience to teach him, level with him, and indulge his thirst for knowledge, and he's willing to listen and learn from them. But when he's met with rigid resistance, insults, or violence, he digs in his heels and responds in kind. But despite being a stubborn and enduring soul, Eren is not—and hardly ever allows himself to be—a stagnant one. All in all, he's got a lot of responsibility on his shoulders that he doesn't always know how to handle gracefully. He's still learning when to use his own judgment, when to follow his orders to the letter, when to trust his own strength and when to trust in the strength of his comrades instead. He makes a lot of mistakes, but he does try very hard.
ABILITIES:
Eren is a soldier, and despite having little to no natural ingrained talent, he managed to score high enough in training to graduate as fifth in his class of 200+ recruits through sheer stubborn hard work. He's got military training to the standard of his home world—artillery, horseback riding, 3DMG, hand to hand, marksmanship, etc. As well as recon and tactics, though the latter is (very) definitely not his forte in the least. Notably, he's very focused, motivated, and quick to act. A decent shot with a gun and skilled with the use of paired blades along with his 3DMG—a complex grappling hook system that allows one to swing through the air like spiderman in order to maneuver and fight—but actual traditional swordplay never really factored into his training.
His specialty is in hand to hand/close quarters combat. It's worth noting that he was placed first in his class in hand to hand combat, (or second after Mikasa because Mikasa is good at everything. It's unclear.) He was trained additionally by his classmate Annie Leonhardt in her father's own combat style, which stresses the importance of turning an opponent's strength against them. He's quick and mobile, with pretty good balance and reflexes—military training where he comes from relies on an ability to freeclimb, maneuver in midair at speed, and to be comfortable with a series of parkour-like moments at heights. Most of the time, he's got his bullshit anime grappling hook gear to help facilitate this as well.
All this said, he's fifteen years old and he's only recently seen active combat after training for three years. So while he's a good fighter and all comparatively, he's lacking in field experience and he's got plenty of room (and desire!) to grow.
TITAN SHIFTING
Here's where it gets weird. Simply put, Eren can turn into a titan. It's actually less like shapeshifting and more like growing a giant meat mecha around himself and piloting it from inside while being tethered down by muscles and nerves and other things. (Gross, I know.) Eren's titan form is fifteen meters tall, and after shifting he is able to retain his intelligence and his fighting ability, (if not always his complete conscious control over himself.)
It's a tricky thing, triggered by injuring himself (usually by biting his hand,) but the injury alone isn't enough. It requires a clear and focused goal on Eren's part, and even then it can be compromised if he's feeling conflicted or if he's too physically weak. At first he has little to no conscious control during the transformation and needs to be shocked into awareness, but through trial and error he eventually learns to exercise more control while transformed. However, it's still touch and go sometimes, and very dependent on his emotional state at the time. Failing to "wake up" and consciously control the titan at all could make him a danger to his own allies. Being aware but driven by rage and instinct and bloodlust is just as dangerous in its own way. It takes a careful balance to use effectively, one he's still getting the hang of. This can make him an effective meatshield and a pretty heavy hitter in a pinch, though it's also something that's best saved for a last resort, given the toll it takes on him and how potentially dangerous it can be to himself and others around him if things go wrong. He's gotten better at it, but it'll pretty much always be a thing with a comparatively high risk/reward connotation. (This also means that it's not something he'd resort to lightly, especially without his Survey Corps superiors around in game to keep him in check if it comes to it.)
It does have a few key weaknesses. It can eventually expend its energy and get overwhelmed by a foe, and like all titans it has a weak spot at the nape of its neck: where Eren's human body is hidden. Cutting Eren out of the titan will sever the connection and cause the titan body to begin to break down into steam. Staying for too long in the titan skin and trying to shift too many times in quick succession leads to less strength, less control, and more fusing of his real body with the titan body—to the extent of getting his face torn off when his comrades try to cut him out when testing the limits of his endurance.
Using his power takes a heavy toll on him. It often leaves him unconscious or absolutely wiped out afterward, even for days at a time depending on how convenient it is for the plot and how much he exerts himself. But as a perk of his titan shifter powers he also heals and regenerates physical damage very quickly. Even when he's not transformed, if to a lesser and slower extent. He's not immortal, but he is resilient, and he grows body parts like lost limbs back like a lizard.
Lastly— as of the more recent chapters of the manga, Eren (accidentally) displays the ability to verbally command and direct normal titans—which Reiner calls "the Coordinate" that they'd been searching for. It's implied in later chapters that this is also usable against normal humans to manipulate memory, as well as pass down the memories and knowledge that the former holders of the power possessed. He still doesn't know how he did it or how it really works for him. Given it's meant to belong to a bloodline that he doesn't have ties to, Eren doesn't have full control or access to almost any of it. It's pretty fuzzy on the OOC front right now as well as the IC one, but I don't plan on using it in game anyway. If/when the manga gives us a better idea of how it works in practice I can run it by the mods as an update to this section of the app.
INVENTORY:
3DMG (Harness & Gear w/replacement blades)
Military uniform & cloak
Basement Key (strung on a cord and worn around his neck)
WRITING SAMPLES.
NETWORK SAMPLE: 1 or 2
LOG SAMPLE: stealing the TDM prompts