1 Attack on Titan Character Everyone Forgets Survived the Rumbling and the Whole Series

Rico Brzenska is one of the few characters that survived the rumbling.

1 Attack on Titan Character Everyone Forgets Survived the Rumbling and the Whole Series

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  • Everyone on the planet saw Eren's transformation from a dreamy, innocent boy to a cunning monster who tried to wipe out the entire planet with his rumbling.
  • Rico Brzenska, however, was a character who was somewhat important to the plot and made it through the entire series despite the rumbling.
  • Some viewers might not be familiar with Rico because of her small role and absence from the manga's and anime's second half.
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The anime adaptation of Attack on Titan came to an end on November 4th with a segment that lasted the duration of an entire feature-length movie. Some of the most significant and adored characters in the series passed away after they spent ten years traveling through the anime world.

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Eren’s transformation from a dreamy, innocent boy to a cunning monster who attempted to wipe out the entire planet with his rumbling was witnessed by everyone around the world. In the Attack on Titan series, a handful of characters did, nevertheless, make it through the Rumbling.

Eren Yeager from Attack on Titan
Eren Yeager from Attack on Titan

Even though the majority of these characters weren’t particularly significant to the plot, it’s still a huge accomplishment to survive the rumbling. But one character who had some significance to the story managed to survive the rumbling and the entire series was Rico Brzenska.

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Who is Rico Brzenska?

Rico Brzenska is the leader of Squad Rico and a member of the Elite Forces of the 1st Division of the Garrison. As the lone survivor of the Alpha Squad, she was tasked with defending Eren Yeager during Trost District’s liberation. Rico possesses a very complex personality.

She was very receptive to the idea of killing Mikasa Ackerman, Armin Arlert, and Eren Jaeger after it was learned that Eren possessed the power of the Titans, so it may initially seem as though she lacks empathy. Rico’s composure started to waver as her allies were progressively eliminated by the Titans.

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Rico Brzenska
Rico Brzenska

She does, however, generally continue to play a calm, leadership role. Although she had an initial impression of being an interesting character, her lack of screen time made her completely unimportant. Of all the members from the Garrison’s 1st Division, she was the only one who lived. Her coolness gradually faded as she saw her allies die in front of her eyes, but at first, she was extremely calm.

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Rico Brzenska Survived The Rumbling

Given her small part in the plot and her absence from the second half of the anime and manga, Rico is a character from the series that some viewers may not be familiar with. She was selected for the Elite Squad during the mission in Trost because she is regarded as one of the Garrison’s most skilled members. Of all the survivors from the Garrison’s 1st Division, she was the only one who lived.

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Because of the crucial support Eren received from Rico and her allies, the task was accomplished. But in the Attack on Titan series, a lot of Rico’s allies had perished. Her coolness gradually faded as she saw her allies die in front of her eyes, but at first, she was extremely calm.

Rico Brzenska
Rico Brzenska

Her unimportance to the series’ latter part was the reason she survived the rumbling and made it to the end. However, they did play an important role at the beginning of the series and had an impactful contribution.

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