It goes without saying that killing a Titan is a thing Attack the giant and its deadly characters all are, or at least were. Regardless, the series goes to great lengths to convey the power of the Titans and the gruesome death that is imminent where the Titans are concerned. However, as the Titans became stronger, so did humanity and their ability to fight for survival. That said, ten of humanity’s strongest warriors have destroyed more Titans than anyone else in the series.
For simplicity, the characters were chosen based on the number of Titans killed on screen in the anime. Since it’s difficult to decipher the exact number of Titans with the usual crowd in attendance, these numbers remain estimates. However, these estimates are enough to serve as a measure of who is responsible for the most Titan-related massacres in the series.
10 Armin Arlert – 2 Giants
Armin is known for being a pacifist throughout much of the series. In fact, despite causing countless human casualties after acquiring the Colossal Titan, Armin had not had a single Titan kill or assist to his name until recently. In a tragic turn of events, Armin’s first Titan kill actually resulted in one of the most heartbreaking deaths in Attack on Titan in the form of Commander Pyxis. Ultimately, Armin killed both the Commander and one of the many troops Zeke transformed into Titans in Season 4, Episode #22, bringing his total Titan kills to two.
9 Keith Shadis – 2 Giants
Keith Shadis, former Scoutmaster and fearless commander of the Cadet Corps, has so far had two on-screen Titan kills in the series. Despite spending most of his time in the series training new cadets, the commander showed steadfast courage and showed no hesitation in slashing two Titans in a matter of seconds to save the cadets. member in Season 3, Episode #28. That said, when given the responsibility of strengthening the new army, Shadis is certainly experienced and has probably taken down more Titans in his youth.
8 Nanaba – 3 Titans
Nanaba is a member of the Survey team in Mike’s team. She was one of the only unsuspecting troops in Utgard and was tasked with fighting the attacking hordes. She was able to take down many Titans with her teammates at Utgard before she and the others were overwhelmed by the horde. In total, Nanaba killed a total of three Titans on screen although as a veteran she was quite adept at fighting Titans and probably had more kills and assists.
7 Jean Kirstein – 3 Giants
Although Jean only has three confirmed kills on screen, he is easily one of the most skilled with ODM equipment as well as guns and Thunder Spears. In fact, Jean’s most impressive kills involve the Thunder Spear and take place primarily in Season 4 after the chaos of the Rumble. Considering his skills and the fact that he’s been in nearly every major action in the series, it’s safe to assume that he probably has loads of assists and probably a few more take down his name in fact.
6 Ymir – 4 Titans
Ymir has been under the radar for most of the series, and it is logical that it is a Titan shifter hidden from both Paradis and the outside world. However, Ymir has managed to commit four rather gruesome murders on screen, despite being in her Titan form. Once again, these things happened in Utgard when Ymir was forced to reveal herself as a changeling to protect Historia from the attacking Titans. Ymir displays the offensive side of the Jaw Titan in contrast to Pieck, ripping off the backs of several Titans at Utgard with relative ease.
5 Mike Zacharias – 5 Giants
Famous for his keen sense of smell and enduring faith in humanity, Mike Zacharias has made five on-screen kills. Mike is easily one of the Scouts’ most valuable troops thanks to his ability to sniff out approaching Titans. He is also considered humanity’s second strongest soldier after Levi and left quite an impression when he allowed the 104th regiment to escape, leaving him alone to face the Beast Titan and many other Titans in Episode # 27. Despite being outnumbered, Mike took down four Titans before meeting his horrific death.
4 Eren Jaeger – 10 Giants
Even though Eren has easily caused the most carnage and destruction in the series, Eren has only killed about ten Titans on screen so far with most, if not all, in his form. My Titan. In fact, Eren boasted of his first Titan kill in human form in Season 2, Episode #5 when he rescued Historia, Ymir, Reiner, and others from the Titans at Utgard. This number also includes the time Eren first used the Founding Titan’s power to kill the Laughing Titan in Season 2, Episode #12. Despite his initial passion for killing all the Titans, it seems that Eren is not very good at taking down Titans.
3 Hange Zoë – 15 Titans
Hange only kills a few Titans for most of the series, choosing instead to capture and study them due to their unbridled curiosity towards the Titans. That said, their kill count skyrocketed in Season 4, Part 3 as they annihilated countless massive Wall Titans in a matter of seconds and literally destroyed them in a blaze of glory, lifting Her estimated kill count totaled fifteen on the screen. In particular, Hange goes out to admire the splendor of the Titans who set her on fire and sent her to the afterlife.
2 Mikasa Ackerman – 21 Giants
Mikasa Ackerman is probably the most talented person in the 104th regiment with around 21 on-screen Titan kills to her name. Mikasa has shown extremely high combat aptitude with the Titans along with impressive agility and complete fearlessness, which has allowed her to destroy a series of Titans with relative ease in just the first few episodes. . Mikasa really makes it look easy and her actual Titan kill count is definitely much higher.
1 Levi Ackerman – 22 Giants
Captain Levi has easily killed the most Titans in Attack on Titan with a staggering 22 kills on screen, not including the countless kills he took in his first attempt to capture the Female Titan. That said, his actual Titan kill count is rumored to be in the hundreds and is certainly what has earned him the title of humanity’s strongest soldier. All in all, Levi is an absolute whirlwind of carnage capable of taking down Titan after Titan even when injured or weakened to death.
With the Attack on Titan anime coming to an end, the number of Titans killed will likely skyrocket. With an entire army of Wall Titans to defeat, there’s sure to be plenty of exciting carnage and action to come with its fair share of heartbreak and tears as always. No matter what happens inside Attack on the giants In the end, more giants will surely fall.
