In Attack on Titan, there are 9 special Titans, aptly called the Titan Shifters. These Titan Shifters are humans who possess the Titan powers that allow them to turn into Titans. Unlike other common Titans, they can retain some of their physical features and maintain their common sense. 

Some people who have read the Attack on Titan manga may have been wondering about the origins of the 9 Titan Shifters. So, without further ado, let’s jump into it!

The History of the Nine Titans

Around 2,000 years ago, Ymir Fritz gained the power of the Titans and became the first Titan, the Founding Titan. 13 years later, she died and her power split into her three daughters who were forced to eat her corpse. The power of the Titan eventually passed down to 9 of her descendants, into what we call the Nine Titans.

The Nine Titans later destroyed the ancient nation of Marley and conquered the continent to establish the Eldian Empire. Since family relation plays a significant role in preserving the Titan power, the Nine Titans usually resided within noble families during Eldia’s reign -- exemplified by the Fritz family with the Founding Titan and the Tybur family with the War Hammer Titan.

The noble families who held the Nine Titans, except for the Fritz, were constantly in conflict with each other, but the Founding Titan was able to maintain peace. When the 145th King, Karl Fritz, inherited the Founding Titan, he was deeply ashamed for how his people had been treating the Marleyans.

He then conspired with the Tybur family, to redeem the actions of their ancestors by contriving a fake story of Helos, a Marleyan hero who defeated King Fritz. They managed to incite a civil war -- the Great Titan War.

During the war, Marley managed to seize control over seven of the Nine Titans, with only the Founding and Attack Titans were able to escape. The Marleyans also inherited the Titan powers they had, with the War Hammer Titan being the only exception, to the loyal Eldians known as Warriors.

Karl Fritz then moved the Eldians to Paradis Island and built the Walls by creating thousands of Colossal Titans, which hardened to form three concentric walls. After that, King Fritz erased the memories of the Eldians on the island, except for a few races who were immune.

Meanwhile, the Tybur family was allowed to held the War Hammer Titan as they were the first to fight for Marley. So, they and the Reiss family were the only remaining Eldian houses left with their Titan after the war.

The Reiss family later lost their Founding Titan to Grisha Yeager in 845. After Grisha ate Frieda Reiss’ Founding Titan, the two Titans mixed into one, thus the number of Titans was reduced to eight. The number was reduced once again years later when Eren Yeager’s Attack Titan ate the War Hammer Titan.

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The Nine Titans and Their Powers

Founding Titan: Through its screams, the Founding Titan can turn Subjects of Ymir into Titans, control the minds of Titans, and alter their memories as well as their bodies. Yet this power can only be used if the inheritor has royal blood or is in contact with a Titan of royal blood;

Attack Titan: Can receive memories from both the previous and the future inheritor of the power. Guided by these memories, the Attack Titan always moves ahead, fighting for freedom;

Colossal Titan: A gigantic Titan, capable of emitting steam from most of its body. The user is able to control the Titan’s transformation power and blast radius;

Female Titan: The Female Titan can inherit abilities much easier than any of the other Titans. It can harden its skin to enhance its offensive and defensive capabilities. It also has the ability to summon pure Titans with its screams;

Armored Titan: It’s covered by hardened, armor-like skin. The Armored Titan also possesses the ability to harden its limbs into sharper claws to climb structures;

Beast Titan: Can take on the physical characteristics of different animals that vary between its inheritors. It also has an exceptional throwing capability, along with the ability to harden its flesh;

Jaw Titan: Jaw Titan is the most agile of the Nine Titans and has sharp teeth and claws, capable of tearing almost anything;

Cart Titan: A quadrupedal Titan with amazing endurance, allowing it to maintain its Titan form for long periods of time, and the user can transform in rapid successions without needing to rest. Its speed almost equals that of the Jaw Titan;

War Hammer Titan: Can materialize any kind of weapons and structures from its own hardened flesh. It can be controlled remotely through a cable of Titan flesh while the user remains hidden within a hardened crystal casing.

So, that was the history and detailed info about the Nine Titans of Attack on Titan. Stick around for more anime and gaming info, and make sure to follow Dunia Games on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates.  

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