Summary
For over a century, the Scout Regiment has been humanity’s greatest weapon against the existential threat of the Titans in theAttack on Titanworld. As the branch of the Eldian military dedicated to Titan combat, Titan study, human expansion, and outside exploration, the Scout Regiment serves as mankind’s only hope of eventually reclaiming the territory lost to the Titans and uncovering the mysteries of the humanoid beasts.
Despite facing enormous casualties on nearly every expedition, the Scout Regiment has doggedly pursued its mission to push backthe frontier against the Titansand learn more about the creatures threatening the very existence of humanity enclosed within the three massive Walls of Paradise Island.
Titan Combat and the High Price of the Scout Regiment’s Mission
The High Price of Expeditionary Duty
Due to their constant expeditions outsidethe safety of the Wallsand regular combat engagements with Titans, membership in the Scout Regiment is extremely dangerous. Each soldier knows that their next encounter with a Titan may very well be their last. While most recruits do not survive their first expedition beyond the Walls, those who do become some of the most skilled soldiers in the entire military. The most hardened Scout veterans each have numerous Titan kills to their name and, far beyond any members of the Garrison Regiment or Military Police, are the most skilled soldiers in the entire military due to their experience and mastery of omni-directional mobility gear.
However, no matter how experienced, the toll of directing combat against these terrifying giants is enormous. Sorties beyond the Walls often end in catastrophic losses for the Scout Regiment’s small numbers.The mysterious “Female Titan"alone killed nearly half the Legion during the infamous 57th Expedition. And during the Battle of Shiganshina, nearly the entire remaining Scout force was wiped out, protecting Eren Jaeger. Only through immense courage and sacrifice have they been able to advance humanity’s goals. The Scout Regiment’s casualty rates make their mission arguably the most dangerous service any soldier can undertake.
Humanity’s Researchers Against the Titans
Every discovery brings new hope
While direct combat remains their primary duty, in recent years, the Scout Regiment has also taken on the critical role of observing and researching Titans to develop counterstrategies. Within the reclaimed territory of Wall Maria, they have conducted experiments onEren Jaeger’s Titan abilitiesand observed Titan behavior, vulnerabilities, and reactions to stimuli like pain. This scientific approach has begun to reveal answers about the nature of the Titans that once seemed unknowable—insights that may one day help humanity push the monsters back.
Bycarefully tracking the Titansand attempting to capture them alive when possible, the Scout Regiment acts not just as soldiers but also as scientists fighting to understand the enemy. Led by Commander Hange Zoe, they have begun to unravel mysteries like the Titans' endurance of pain, reliance on sunlight, and varying levels of intelligence. This dangerous research is as essential to humanity’s survival as combat victories, helping to develop new weapons and tactics that can offset the Legion’s constant losses to their foes.
Exploring Beyond the Walls
Mapping Unknown Lands Beyond the Walls
Beyond battles and research, the Scout Regiment also undertakes the massive responsibility of exploring the realm beyond the safety of the three walls. Braving Titan territory, they establish temporary bases, resupply stations, and fortifications to expand humanity’s foothold piece by piece. Supply lines are built and mapped to support eventual plans to reclaim Wall Maria. Every centimeter gained helps compensate for the land swallowed when Shiganshina fell.
Especially after the successful reclamation of Shiganshina District, the Scout Regiment has focused its explorations farther and farther out from the walls. They now seek not just to regain old territory but also to map unknown frontiers and discover whether other pockets of human civilizationmay exist outside Paradise Island. This pushes the boundaries of what is possible and imaginable for a military still in its infancy. Though the journey is long and perilous, each new discovery lifts spirits and brings new hope that the Titans' dominion can be challenged.
How the Scout Regiment Fights to Survive
The “Long Range Scouting Formation” tactic
To achieve its demanding duties of combat, research, and exploration against dire odds, the Scout Regiment requires rigorous organization and strategic flexibility. It maintains a command structure with section leaders, squad captains, and team leaders to coordinate missions. Small, mobile squadsutilize omni-directional maneuvering gear, which allows them to effectively engage Titans.
Key to the Scout Regiment’s improved survival rates in recent years has been the innovative “Long Range Scouting Formation” developed byformer Commander Erwin Smith. Spreading soldiers out across a large semicircular area allows for maximal visibility and early Titan detection via signal flares. Upon detecting a Titan, members fire red flares while the commander observes and fires green flares to redirect the formation safely around the Titan when possible. This tactic turns avoidance into an advantage against the Titans seeking to eliminate them.
Even after newsupport from Queen Historia, the Scout Regiment remains the smallest military branch because its operations ensure greater risks than others are willing to accept. But it is through the courage and sacrifice of these brave men that humanity continues to gain ground against the Titans, step by step. It is they who carry the torch, lighting mankind’s long march toward freedom.
Paradise Island’s Expeditionary Force Against Global Threats
The First Sanctioned Raid Beyond the Sea
More recently, the Scout Regiment’s role has expanded dramatically with shocking revelations about the truenature of the Titansand humanity’s place in the wider world. They have learned that beyond the walls lies not empty land but instead the vast nation of Marley, which regards Paradise Island and its subjects as a global military threat due to their powers over the Titans.
As Marley launched an invasion toreclaim the Founding Titan, the Scout Regiment rose to meet this new challenge, evolving into the Eldian military’s primary expeditionary force for combat operations abroad. Using disguise and new anti-personnel maneuvering gear modifications, they successfully conducted an unprecedented long-distance raid on Marley’s coastal city of Liberio. There, they engaged enemy forces, both urban infantry and armored titans, in bloody street-to-street fighting.
Going forward, the Scout Regiment now prepares for the possibility of a full-scale war between the two nations. Their strategic reconnaissance and versatile multi-theater combat skills will be critical to Paradis assessing foreign powers, intercepting enemy forces, and developing new weapons like the Thunder Spears that can overcome even the mightiest Titans. Under immense pressure, humanity’s brave Legion continues to evolve, keeping their people free through skill, daring, and resilience against all threats beyond the Walls. The Scout Regiment stands on the front lines, defending more than just Paradis—but perhaps the fate of the world.
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Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan is a post apocalyptic themed anime where the world is plagued by monstrous creatures called titans. People live in walled cities to avoid the danger of the man eating titans. After they destroy his home, main character Eren Yeager swears to exterminate all titans off the face of the earth.
