Attack on Titan: What’s The Deal with Eren & Mikasa’s Relationship?
Warning: This contains spoilers for the Attack on TItan manga and anime.
Eren Yeager and Mikasa Ackerman have endured a tumultuous journey together throughout the Attack on Titan narrative. The pair clearly have an intense bond that is not easily broken, but certainly tested. Considering the manga and anime up to this point, what exactly can Eren and Mikasa's relationship be classified as?
The two meet when a nine-year-old Eren accompanies his father, Dr. Grisha Yeager, to the Ackerman home for a medical check-up, when the Yeagers find the Ackerman parents to be brutally murdered and the young Mikasa missing. Eren finds Mikasa bound and stabs the kidnappers to death. After untying Mikasa, another goon enters and chokes Eren. Mikasa picks up the knife with shaking hands, unsure of what to do next. It is here where Eren spits the famous words: "if you don't fight, you can't win!". Suddenly, Mikasa's Ackerman powers are activated, and she stabs Eren's attacker in his defense. Ultimately, it was decided that Mikasa would live with the Yeagers. Eren then famously wraps his red scarf around Mikasa's neck, kicking off their strange dynamic.
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Since then, the duo's rapport has been quite interesting. Eren was known for picking fights with bullies and having a steaming hot temper. Mikasa, on the other hand, had a reputation for not leaving Eren alone. She would constantly worry about him and feels an urge to protect him at all costs. This would leave Eren frustrated, feeling like he does not need all this protection that Mikasa is giving him. He is only a child at this point, so this behavior is not all that strange.
Mikasa evidently feels a great deal of gratitude towards Eren.
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