Armin's Grandfather

Armin's Grandfather is a minor character in A Slap on Titan. He was the grandfather of Armin Artlert and was just as morbid and screwed up as his grandson. He was with him when Wall Maria fell to the Titans and accompanied him during the evacuation. He later died during an expedition against the Titans.

Appearance
Armin's Grandfather was a tall man with grey hair and grey beard with brown eyes. He wore a tan colored hat along with a green scarf and white clothes witth a brown jacket.

Personality
Unlike the original anime, Armin's Grandfather was mean spirited and morbid like his grandson. During the evacuation of citizens of Wall Maria when it fell, he laughed at the people still waiting to be evacuated and was chearful when he was drafted into the military knowing that he was going to die and no longer had to raise Armin and even laughed at the prospect of him being an orphan.

History
When Wall Maria fell to the Titans due to the breaches made by the Armored and Colossal Titans, Armin's Grandfather managed to make it to the boats that were taking Maria's citizens into the nearby Wall Rose for safety. He was on the boat with Armin and was the only parental figure he had since Armin's parents/his grandfather's children were killed during the breach. Sometime later, he and Armin made it inside of Wall Rose, but he and the other 250,000 adult male refugees were conscripted into the military and sent off to fight the Titans. Before he left, he gave Armin his hat and said that he was going to die for the king and laughed knowing that Armin would be an orphan and was no longer a child he had to raise. When he was sent out to fight, he instantly broke formation and jumped into a Titan's mouth while singing chearfully. Of the 250,000 men sent to fight, only 100 ever returned alive.

Legacy
After his death, Armin kept his hat and joined the 104th Cadet Corps and later joined the Survey Corps. While he didn't desire to avenge his father, Armin inherited his father's disturbing mindset and his dark behavior and personality keeps the spirit of his father alive and well.