Episode Title:
Ruler of the Walls.
Episode Description:
Erwin justifies his decision to not evacuate Orvud District as due to Titans are attracted to the density of human populations, they can lure Rod's Titan into a trap. However, Garrison Corp's cannon barrage have little effect, and Rod's Titan eventually reaches and towers against the wall. As its face and chest having eroded from crawling for miles on the ground, the Scouts then implement their own plan. They first ram the Titan's supporting arms with gunpowder-loaded carts and destroy them with the ensuing explosion. After the Titan falls face-first onto the top of the wall, Eren assumes his Titan form and plunges a bundleful of gunpowder barrels into its gaping mouth. After the Titan's nape are blown from within, the scouts then quickly mop up the airborne fragments with their ODM gears. Historia succeeds in destroying the main fragments holding Rod, killing her father and seeing some of his memories, before falling into a cushioned wagon below in the city street in front of astonished residents. She recovers from her fall and formally introduces herself to the gathered civilians as the true ruler of the walls. Back at the Reiss estate, a mortally wounded Kenny recalls events in his past before being found by Levi.
