Levi was always immensely popular in the Attack on Titan fandom.
His popularity made it difficult for Isayama to kill him off.
Levi acquired questionable plot armor in the final season.
It’s fair to say that Levi is one of the most popular Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) characters. We would even go as far as to say that he was THE MOST popular one prior to Season 4, and then chad Eren happened and took the title from him. Still, even then Levi remained one of the fan favorites, and it’s just impossible to imagine Attack on Titan without him.
His popularity led to questionable decisions
Levi didn’t use to be so popular only due to him looking hot or being a badass fighter. Don’t get us wrong, these traits help a lot with being a fan favorite, but there was so much more about Levi. He was stoic and ruthless, but kind and warm at the same time. He had great intelligence and strategic skills. Maybe not the ones that can be compared to Erwin’s, but still.
Levi became some sort of a mentor and even a weird father figure to all of the main protagonists. He showed a lot of heart and wisdom. Levi’s accomplishments on the battlefield were never the true thing that made him so special; it was his personality.
Being this popular and loved has consequences, though. There was a time in Attack on Titan where Levi “died”, and although it was later revealed that he wasn’t actually dead, it felt like the old Levi was really gone. We’ve already discussed why it would’ve been better for him to actually die then. But let’s discuss that moment and what led to it more.
Levi has plot armor
After all of his comrades turn into mindless titans in the forest, Levi deals with them extremely quickly just to follow Zeke. We all know how powerful he is, but come on, about 30 titans in one go? And still have the strength to fight and defeat Zeke? And what about the explosion that followed Zeke’s capture? Any character was supposed to die after this, but Levi seemed to have especially powerful plot armor.
After that the Levi situation only gets weirder. He is super fast to recover and be ready for another battle, he keeps fighting without his fingers and even after he gets hurt. He doesn’t die even after bad injuries. Everything about Levi just started to feel unnatural and unrealistic. It’s like Isayama just didn’t want to get rid of him due to fanservice and the character’s popularity.
That’s why we stand by our opinion, that it would’ve been much better if Levi had died after the explosion. We would miss him terribly and would always remember him, but this way he wouldn’t have turned into a fanservice shell of himself.
Is he a slave of his own fame?
Summary:
Levi was always immensely popular in the Attack on Titan fandom.
His popularity made it difficult for Isayama to kill him off.
Levi acquired questionable plot armor in the final season.
It’s fair to say that Levi is one of the most popular Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) characters. We would even go as far as to say that he was THE MOST popular one prior to Season 4, and then chad Eren happened and took the title from him. Still, even then Levi remained one of the fan favorites, and it’s just impossible to imagine Attack on Titan without him.
His popularity led to questionable decisions
Levi didn’t use to be so popular only due to him looking hot or being a badass fighter. Don’t get us wrong, these traits help a lot with being a fan favorite, but there was so much more about Levi. He was stoic and ruthless, but kind and warm at the same time. He had great intelligence and strategic skills. Maybe not the ones that can be compared to Erwin’s, but still.
Levi became some sort of a mentor and even a weird father figure to all of the main protagonists. He showed a lot of heart and wisdom. Levi’s accomplishments on the battlefield were never the true thing that made him so special; it was his personality.
Being this popular and loved has consequences, though. There was a time in Attack on Titan where Levi “died”, and although it was later revealed that he wasn’t actually dead, it felt like the old Levi was really gone. We’ve already discussed why it would’ve been better for him to actually die then. But let’s discuss that moment and what led to it more.
Levi has plot armor
After all of his comrades turn into mindless titans in the forest, Levi deals with them extremely quickly just to follow Zeke. We all know how powerful he is, but come on, about 30 titans in one go? And still have the strength to fight and defeat Zeke? And what about the explosion that followed Zeke’s capture? Any character was supposed to die after this, but Levi seemed to have especially powerful plot armor.
After that the Levi situation only gets weirder. He is super fast to recover and be ready for another battle, he keeps fighting without his fingers and even after he gets hurt. He doesn’t die even after bad injuries. Everything about Levi just started to feel unnatural and unrealistic. It’s like Isayama just didn’t want to get rid of him due to fanservice and the character’s popularity.
That’s why we stand by our opinion, that it would’ve been much better if Levi had died after the explosion. We would miss him terribly and would always remember him, but this way he wouldn’t have turned into a fanservice shell of himself.
