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Character Name: Jean Kirstein
Series: Attack on Titan
Age: 19
Canon Point: Usually either pre-Liberio Raid or Chapter 127 (after leaving the camp to walk in the forest) but I'm also flexible.
Abilities: Good leadership skills and proficiency with shotguns and 3DM Gear. Wilderness survival, hand-to-hand combat and various other skills picked up from military training.
History: wiki link
Personality
Jean is a very honest and outspoken person. He doesn't have a problem with telling his opinion, however blunt they may be. Sometimes he tells his opinion at the risk of getting into trouble or making things around him even more complicated. That just means he thinks his opinions are important enough to be voiced, even if they would be different from the general ones. The opinions are sometimes even important enough to cause a plain old fist fight. Jean shows his temperament whenever he's arguing with someone near his own status and is not above using violence to sort things out.
Despite his occasional temperamental problems, Jean is still what you'd consider a natural leader. As his friend, Marco, described, Jean is not a very strong person, so he's able to relate to how the weak feel. That helps him give out commands and advice as he knows how people would possibly react to them. He's been shown to take control of a desperate situation, such as other squads losing their leader and needing someone to guide them to safety.
Jean has a very pragmatic way of thinking. Instead of thinking what works in theory, he also needs to be sure it works for real to attempt it. Not getting himself into situations that are dangerous is how he wants to manage. Unfortunately the world isn't as simple and he has to make some compromises, but whenever he can make a choice of protecting himself, he'd rather do that. Of course he values his friends and will throw away this way of thinking if they need him. This was of thinking was what made him want to join the Military Police - the safest faction on their world - but after experiencing a real battle and seeing his best friend, Marco, die, he made a choice to join the Survey Corps and put himself into danger.
Sometimes he acts more selfish than he actually is on purpose. It's no secret that he tends to think about himself over others, but he does care about his friends a lot, he just doesn't show it very well. He puts effort into helping them out, but sometimes makes it seem like it wasn't for them or because of them and end up arguing with said friends for that reason. We see Jean's selfless, decisive side when he puts himself in danger to prevent a titan from attacking other soldiers and endangering the mission, a choice which he shows little hesitation in making. Having to leave a fellow soldier behind is agonizing for him, and he can hardly stand to do it; there was nothing he could do to change the situation, but he regrets that it happened anyway.
After humans started fighting humans inside the walls, Jean has been terrified by the fact that he might have to kill humans instead of titans. After almost dying because of hesitating to shoot a person, Jean needed to find his resolve and eventually was forced to kill for the first time. It was then he when he realized that his life had changed and he would have to change as well in order to survive.
Jean is also very skeptical by nature. He tends to suspect everything at the beginning and actually trusting something, or someone, takes some time. Especially the thought of humanity actually winning against titans feels like a it would be impossible, but after a few clear victories he's started to see a small glimpse of hope.
He has claimed that crying has never been a part of his personality. Even after Marco died he never cried, even if he felt sad and devastated. Even after their battles outside (and inside) the wall he never cried even if people like Connie and Sasha did out of grief and relief. It's partially also because he feels like just thinking about what he should do next is exhausting without adding the crying part. Usually in Jean's greatest time's of distress he covers his ears instead, much like a kid, to shelter himself from any invading thoughts and sounds.
After the four year time skip and throughout it, Jean has become more tired and pessimistic towards the goals in mind. He's become a commanding officer and thus gained more responsibilities and stress on his shoulders. He takes all losses very seriously - especially when a long time teammate Sasha is killed right in front of him. He maintains a levelheaded mind when Eren 'betrays' them and continues to be in action whenever he's needed.
The concept of accepting that he could just stop fighting tempted him, but his conscience wouldn't let him choose that path. The bones turned to ashes long ago wouldn't forgive him, as he says and he battles on - choosing to try and save the whole world.
When was the last time he genuinely smiled - even he isn't sure anymore.
In canon relationships
During the training days, his best friend was Marco. Due to his off-putting personality that was at its worst during those days, Jean didn't really have that many close friends. But somehow, Marco had the patience to stick around him and actually try and be his friend. While Jean still acted like a jerk, even towards him, Jean now appreciates the time and chances Marco gave him. Marco was also the first one to ever actually say he believed in Jean's abilities which has left a huge impact on him even after Marco's early death.
Jean's feelings for Mikasa give him more than just the feeling of admiration and desire. The feelings are very one-sided on the romantic side and Mikasa is only interested in someone else - Eren. Jealousy has been a strong emotion from the start. Whenever Jean sees Mikasa close to or going to Eren, it makes him feel like crap. He doesn't understand how a guy like Eren gets a beautiful girl like Mikasa. He also doesn't sympathize her for wanting to even throw her life away for Eren, even if he's ready to jump into danger to help her.
The resentment that has been a strong emotion surrounding Jean's opinion over Eren isn't the only feeling he feels towards the guy. There is also respect over his courage and his titan shifter abilities. While he still mostly thinks of him annoying for being so close to Mikasa, he tries to get along with him at least a bit more. Though he still doesn't understand why a rational person like Armin would be so dedicated towards Eren, but it doesn't change the fact he gets along with Armin rather well. Him and Armin have always had the kind of relationship where they can just talk things out and possibly understand the situation better that way - but Jean never hesitates to call him an idiot if he needs to. Armin has also saved Jean's life three times - which is something Jean doesn't exactly understand why, but he is grateful and would protect Armin in return when necessary.
Jean has build a strong relationship between himself, Connie and Sasha. The three are a strange trio that sometimes get into trouble or act goofy, but work very well together in general. Sometimes both Connie and Sasha antagonize him on purpose just to see him react, but in the end they're friends through and through. Even after losing Sasha, Connie and Jean have kept a close relationship with each other.
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Character Name: Jean Kirstein
Series: Attack on Titan
Age: 19
Canon Point: Usually either pre-Liberio Raid or Chapter 127 (after leaving the camp to walk in the forest) but I'm also flexible.
Abilities: Good leadership skills and proficiency with shotguns and 3DM Gear. Wilderness survival, hand-to-hand combat and various other skills picked up from military training.
History: wiki link
Personality
Jean is a very honest and outspoken person. He doesn't have a problem with telling his opinion, however blunt they may be. Sometimes he tells his opinion at the risk of getting into trouble or making things around him even more complicated. That just means he thinks his opinions are important enough to be voiced, even if they would be different from the general ones. The opinions are sometimes even important enough to cause a plain old fist fight. Jean shows his temperament whenever he's arguing with someone near his own status and is not above using violence to sort things out.
Despite his occasional temperamental problems, Jean is still what you'd consider a natural leader. As his friend, Marco, described, Jean is not a very strong person, so he's able to relate to how the weak feel. That helps him give out commands and advice as he knows how people would possibly react to them. He's been shown to take control of a desperate situation, such as other squads losing their leader and needing someone to guide them to safety.
Jean has a very pragmatic way of thinking. Instead of thinking what works in theory, he also needs to be sure it works for real to attempt it. Not getting himself into situations that are dangerous is how he wants to manage. Unfortunately the world isn't as simple and he has to make some compromises, but whenever he can make a choice of protecting himself, he'd rather do that. Of course he values his friends and will throw away this way of thinking if they need him. This was of thinking was what made him want to join the Military Police - the safest faction on their world - but after experiencing a real battle and seeing his best friend, Marco, die, he made a choice to join the Survey Corps and put himself into danger.
Sometimes he acts more selfish than he actually is on purpose. It's no secret that he tends to think about himself over others, but he does care about his friends a lot, he just doesn't show it very well. He puts effort into helping them out, but sometimes makes it seem like it wasn't for them or because of them and end up arguing with said friends for that reason. We see Jean's selfless, decisive side when he puts himself in danger to prevent a titan from attacking other soldiers and endangering the mission, a choice which he shows little hesitation in making. Having to leave a fellow soldier behind is agonizing for him, and he can hardly stand to do it; there was nothing he could do to change the situation, but he regrets that it happened anyway.
After humans started fighting humans inside the walls, Jean has been terrified by the fact that he might have to kill humans instead of titans. After almost dying because of hesitating to shoot a person, Jean needed to find his resolve and eventually was forced to kill for the first time. It was then he when he realized that his life had changed and he would have to change as well in order to survive.
Jean is also very skeptical by nature. He tends to suspect everything at the beginning and actually trusting something, or someone, takes some time. Especially the thought of humanity actually winning against titans feels like a it would be impossible, but after a few clear victories he's started to see a small glimpse of hope.
He has claimed that crying has never been a part of his personality. Even after Marco died he never cried, even if he felt sad and devastated. Even after their battles outside (and inside) the wall he never cried even if people like Connie and Sasha did out of grief and relief. It's partially also because he feels like just thinking about what he should do next is exhausting without adding the crying part. Usually in Jean's greatest time's of distress he covers his ears instead, much like a kid, to shelter himself from any invading thoughts and sounds.
After the four year time skip and throughout it, Jean has become more tired and pessimistic towards the goals in mind. He's become a commanding officer and thus gained more responsibilities and stress on his shoulders. He takes all losses very seriously - especially when a long time teammate Sasha is killed right in front of him. He maintains a levelheaded mind when Eren 'betrays' them and continues to be in action whenever he's needed.
The concept of accepting that he could just stop fighting tempted him, but his conscience wouldn't let him choose that path. The bones turned to ashes long ago wouldn't forgive him, as he says and he battles on - choosing to try and save the whole world.
When was the last time he genuinely smiled - even he isn't sure anymore.
In canon relationships
During the training days, his best friend was Marco. Due to his off-putting personality that was at its worst during those days, Jean didn't really have that many close friends. But somehow, Marco had the patience to stick around him and actually try and be his friend. While Jean still acted like a jerk, even towards him, Jean now appreciates the time and chances Marco gave him. Marco was also the first one to ever actually say he believed in Jean's abilities which has left a huge impact on him even after Marco's early death.
Jean's feelings for Mikasa give him more than just the feeling of admiration and desire. The feelings are very one-sided on the romantic side and Mikasa is only interested in someone else - Eren. Jealousy has been a strong emotion from the start. Whenever Jean sees Mikasa close to or going to Eren, it makes him feel like crap. He doesn't understand how a guy like Eren gets a beautiful girl like Mikasa. He also doesn't sympathize her for wanting to even throw her life away for Eren, even if he's ready to jump into danger to help her.
The resentment that has been a strong emotion surrounding Jean's opinion over Eren isn't the only feeling he feels towards the guy. There is also respect over his courage and his titan shifter abilities. While he still mostly thinks of him annoying for being so close to Mikasa, he tries to get along with him at least a bit more. Though he still doesn't understand why a rational person like Armin would be so dedicated towards Eren, but it doesn't change the fact he gets along with Armin rather well. Him and Armin have always had the kind of relationship where they can just talk things out and possibly understand the situation better that way - but Jean never hesitates to call him an idiot if he needs to. Armin has also saved Jean's life three times - which is something Jean doesn't exactly understand why, but he is grateful and would protect Armin in return when necessary.
Jean has build a strong relationship between himself, Connie and Sasha. The three are a strange trio that sometimes get into trouble or act goofy, but work very well together in general. Sometimes both Connie and Sasha antagonize him on purpose just to see him react, but in the end they're friends through and through. Even after losing Sasha, Connie and Jean have kept a close relationship with each other.