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Armin Arlert

Armin Arlert

アルミン・アルレルト

❓ Armin Arlert Full Character Profile

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How old is this character?
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15

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When is this character's birthday?
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November 3

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How tall is this character?
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163 cm (5'4") -> 169 cm (5'6")

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How much does this character weigh?
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55 kg (121 lbs) -> 56 kg (123 lbs)

📜 About Armin Arlert

Age: 15, Birthday: November 3 Height: 163 cm (5'4") -> 169 cm (5'6") Weight: 55 kg (121 lbs) -> 56 kg (123 lbs) Affiliations: 104th Trainees Squad, Scouting Legion Graduation Rank: Outside the top 10 Armin Arlert is Eren's best friend. He is physically weak, but emotionally strong. Even though he lacks in actual combat skills, Armin is a genius in theoretical courses and can make plans even under extreme pressure. Even so, Armin keeps on thinking that he is weak. He himself does not notice the things he does for Eren and Mikasa and believes himself to be completely incompetent and hates himself for having to rely on Eren and Mikasa. (Source: Wikipedia, edited) Note: Armin Arlert is the official English translation by Kodansha.

💬 Comments (10)

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FrostSerenade
I know Armin Arlert gets criticized for certain decisions, but put yourself in their shoes: you're carrying trauma nobody else can understand, every option leads to someone getting hurt, and you have to choose anyway. They didn't always pick right, but they always picked.
Gear5Awakened
The voice actor for Armin Arlert has said in interviews that they played the character with a specific hidden emotion that's never directly stated in the dialogue. Once you know what that emotion is, every scene plays completely differently.
BobaTeaSenpai
Most discussions about Armin Arlert miss the crucial background detail from the official databook. Their stated age and actual experience don't line up, which suggests there's a hidden period in their backstory that was never explicitly shown but explains everything.
EizoukenWatcher
Armin Arlert is the character that made me realize strength isn't about never breaking—it's about choosing to put yourself back together every single time. I went through a period where I genuinely modeled my resilience after them, and it genuinely helped.
QuantumDrift
The scene where Armin Arlert finally opens up to someone is the most realistic depiction of vulnerability I've seen in anime. The hesitation, the shame, the relief—it's not dramatic, it's quiet and painful and exactly what real emotional honesty looks like.
OSTVinylCollector
Armin Arlert's design isn't just aesthetic—every element references their core conflict. The creators embedded their entire character arc into visual details that most viewers never catch on first watch. That level of storytelling craft is rare.
PlusUltraYell
The detail most people miss about Armin Arlert is hidden in the source material's early chapters. There are foreshadowing clues that completely recontextualize their motivations once you know the ending. Re-reading those scenes hits completely different.
DemonSlayer9
Rewatching Armin Arlert's arc as an adult hits so much harder than as a teenager. When I was younger I thought they were being dramatic. Now I understand that the weight they were carrying was genuinely unbearable and they handled it better than most adults would.
DuskWeaver
I've been analyzing Armin Arlert's fighting style frame by frame and there are techniques they only use once that foreshadow their entire power development. The animation team buried clues years in advance that nobody caught.
PulsarStrike
Armin Arlert taught me that protecting people sometimes means letting them hate you for it. The loneliest kind of love is the kind you can never explain because explaining it would undo the protection. That's their entire character in one sentence.