Gelgar

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Gelgar (ゲルガー Gerugā^?) was a member of the Survey Corps in Squad Mike.

Appearance

Gelgar was a young man who had brown hair that he styled in a pompadour. He had a prominent nose, and wore the traditional Survey Corps uniform.

Personality

He was very serious about his job, and believed strongly in Mike Zacharias' decisions and abilities.^[4] But when given the chance, he was also able to relax when he or his subordinates were not in danger. And like many of the Military personnel, he enjoyed drinking alcohol.^[5]

Gelgar had a defeatist mindset in the later part of the attack on Utgard Castle. As shown when he gives up and allows himself to fall into the Titans' grasp after his blades and gas are exhausted.

Gelgar seemed to be quite observant and intuitive, as he was able to note many odd things with Ragako's state when Wall Rose was breached: despite the amount of Titans present, there were no human corpses or traces to be founded, and none of the villagers seemed to have escaped as the stable was completely full of horses and escaping on foot would see slim chance of survival. Noting the destroyed houses, he also realized that if the villagers had escaped, the Titans would not have to be so thorough in destroying houses with no humans in them.^[6]

Story

Clash of the Titans arc

Gelgar is one of several soldiers brought by Mike Zacharias to oversee a group of potentially untrustworthy Survey Corps recruits. Before an investigation can begin, Titans appear within Wall Rose. Mike orders the group to split into four squads to warn the nearby villages and Gelgar is placed in charge of the South team.

Gelgar's team makes their way to Ragako village, Connie Springer's hometown. He and Lynne try to keep Connie's hopes up about potential survivors, pointing out that there are no signs of blood or bodies. However, despite his encouraging words, Gelgar secretly remains skeptical, taking note of the fact that the village's horses are still tied up in their stalls.^[7]

Later that night Gelgar's team investigates Wall Rose for a breach. Gelgar's team spots Nanaba's team and both are shocked to learn that the other could not find a breach. The teams consider searching again, before deciding to take refuge and rest in Utgard Castle. As the teams set up camp within Utgard, Gelgar finds a bottle of alcohol, though he cannot read the writing on the label. Gelgar tells the recruits to rest as the top soldiers keep watch.^[8]

Gelgar with an empty bottle — Gelgar finds the bottle empty

Utgard Castle soon comes under attack from numerous Titans capable of moving during the night. Since the soldiers who had been under suspicion do not have vertical maneuvering equipment, Gelgar and Nanaba take the lead in engaging the Titans. However, Gelgar quickly runs out of swords and, after sustaining a head injury, loses the strength to continue fighting.

He falls off the Wall and is thrown into one of Utgard Castle's rooms by a Titan. Spotting the bottle of alcohol he found earlier, Gelgar is mortified to learn that the bottle is empty. Gelgar spends his final moments before being grabbed demanding to know who drank it.^[9]

Legacy

Return to Shiganshina arc

Erwin envisions his fallen comrades anger toward him — Gelgar appears in Erwin's imagination

As Erwin Smith contemplates his role as Commander of the Survey Corps and the lies he has told his comrades, he envisions himself standing atop a mountain of corpses of the soldiers he sent to their deaths. In his mind, Gelgar is with Nanaba and Mike at the top of the corpse mountain, staring back at him.^[10]

War for Paradis arc

When Hange Zoë sacrifices their life to ensure their comrades' escape from the Rumbling in Odiha, Gelgar is among the souls of fallen Survey Corps to welcome them in death.^[11]

After Eren Yeager's defeat, Gelgar and the fallen Survey Corps are shown saluting to Levi in his vision one final time to thank him for his long accomplishments over the years before vanishing.^[12]

Abilities

Gelgar's statistics as of year 850^[1]:

Combat

8/10

Initiative

9/10

Wits

6/10

Teamwork

9/10

Boozy

11/10

Trivia

Gelgar ranked thirty-forth in the Second Character Popularity Poll.
- Gelgar ranked twenty-eighth in the Third Character Popularity Poll.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Attack on Titan Guidebook (p. 91)
↑ Attack on Titan ANSWERS (p. 120)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 39 (p. 8 & 38)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 35 (p. 22)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 38 (p. 23)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 38 (p. 5-7)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 38 (p. 3-5)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 38 (p. 18-22)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 40 (p. 10-12)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 76 (p. 10-11)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 132 (p. 45)
↑ Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 139 (p. 29-30)

Navigation

[g1&2p91-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Attack on Titan Guidebook (p. 91)

[g5p120-2] Attack on Titan ANSWERS (p. 120)

[m39p8_&_38-3] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 39 (p. 8 & 38)

[m35p22-4] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 35 (p. 22)

[m38p23-5] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 38 (p. 23)

[m38p5-7-6] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 38 (p. 5-7)

[m38p3-5-7] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 38 (p. 3-5)

[m38p18-22-8] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 38 (p. 18-22)

[m40p10-12-9] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 40 (p. 10-12)

[m76p10-11-10] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 76 (p. 10-11)

[m132p45-11] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 132 (p. 45)

[m139p29-30-12] Attack on Titan manga: Chapter 139 (p. 29-30)

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	v - e - t Survey Corps
Commander	Armin Arlert^{^} · Hange Zoë^† · Keith Shadis^†^{^} · Erwin Smith^† · 11th Commander^†
	Special Operations Squad
Squad Captain	Levi Ackerman^{^}
Squad Members	Historia Reiss^{^} · Eren Yeager^†^{^} · Sasha Blouse^† · Oluo Bozado^† · Petra Ral^† · Eld Jinn^† · Gunther Schultz^†
	Fourth Squad
Squad Vice Captains	Moblit Berner^†
Team Leaders	Lauda^? · Rashad^? Black-haired soldier^†
Ranking Officers	Keiji^†
Squad Members	Abel^† · Nifa^†
	Squad Mike
Squad Leader	Mike Zacharias^†
Squad Members	Thomas^? Nanaba^† · Gelgar^† · Henning^† · Lynne^†
	Squad Darius
Team Leader	Darius Baer-Varbrun^†
	Squad Klaus
Team Leader	Klaus^†
Squad Members	Sandra^† · Gordon^† · Marlowe Freudenberg^†
	Other Squads
Commanding Officers	Jean Kirstein^{^}
Team Leaders	Lima^? Dirk^† · Marlene^† · Dita Ness^†
Officers	Mikasa Ackerman^{^} · Connie Springer^{^}
Other Squad Members	Claude Duvalier^{^} · Reiner Braun^{^} · Wim^?^{^} · Louise^?^{^} · Holger^?^{^} · Floch Forster^†^{^} · Oliver^†^{^} · Varis^† · Lobov^† · Ymir^†^{^} · Bertolt Hoover^†^{^} · Luke Siss^† · Ilse Langnar^† · Moses Braun^†
Horses	Charlotte^†
Non-canon	Mikarin · Baggy-pants Leon

	v - e - t Titans Victims
	Paradis Island
Survey Corps	Hange Zoë^† · Erwin Smith^† · Sandra^† · Gordon^† · Marlowe Freudenberg^† · Dirk^† · Marlene^† · Klaus^† · Black-haired soldier^† · Moblit Berner^† · Nanaba^† · Gelgar^† · Henning^† · Lynne^† · Mike Zacharias^† · Oluo Bozado^† · Petra Ral^† · Eld Jinn^† · Darius Baer-Varbrun^† · Dita Ness^† · Luke Siss^† · Ilse Langnar^† · Moses Braun^† · 11th Commander^†
Garrison	Hannes^† · Ian Dietrich^† · Mitabi Jarnach^†
Military Police Brigade	Kenny Ackerman^† · Traute Caven^†
Training Corps	Ruth D. Kline^† · Marco Bott^† · Tom^† · Hannah Diamant^† · Franz Kefka^† · Mina Carolina^† · Nac Tias^† · Mylius Zeramuski^† · Thomas Wagner^†
Civilians	Grandfather Arlert^† · Grisha Yeager^† · Urklyn Reiss^† · Rod's wife^† · Florian Reiss^† · Abel Reiss^† · Dirk Reiss^† · Frieda Reiss^† · Carla Yeager^† · Uri Reiss^† · Rod and Uri's father^† · Karl Fritz^†
Titans	Dina Fritz^†
	Eldia
Civilians	Sheena Fritz^† · Rose Fritz^† · Maria Fritz^†
	Marley
Marleyan military	Calvi^†
Warrior Unit	Porco Galliard^† · Colt Grice^† · Zofia^† · Bertolt Hoover^† · Marcel Galliard^† · Tom Ksaver^†
Public Security Authorities	Eren Kruger^† · Gross^†
Civilians	Ramzi^† · Halil^† · Lara Tybur^† · Willy Tybur^† · Ymir^† · Grice^†