who exactly is Kenny Ackerman? So what's up guys Foxen here! Let's go ahead and
talk about Kenny the Ripper as Levi called him. The first trailer for Attack on Titan
season 3 kenny and revealed him to be an Ackerman but who exactly is Kenny? Is
he really stronger than the great Captain Levi? Let's go ahead and get into
every juicy detail behind Kenny! First off what does that main thing that
defines Kenny Ackerman? For Kenny that would actually be living his life trying
to achieve its ultimate dream but what exactly is Kenny's grand dream? To both
find out and understand what this is do you have to look into Kenny's past. The
earliest he actually see of Kenny was when he was actually already in his
thirties. In this flashback Kenny was at his dying grandfather's bedside. At this
point Kenny the Ripper was in his prime. Kenny had actually just killed another
military police guy before visiting his grandfather. At this point he actually
learned a little bit more about the Ackerman family. On his deathbed
Kenny's grandfather was actually debating about whether to tell Kenny
the truth or instead take the secret with him to the grave. Eventually he
decided on giving Kenny the burden. This was something that Kenny was curious
about anyway. From what Kenny heard the Ackerman actually used to be this
warrior family close to the crown. This is why Kenny was wondering what the hell
happened. For the longest time Kenny's family which is the Ackermann family had
this long history of persecution within the walls
Why was the whole world against them? In his final few moments the grandfather
spilled everything. According to him the monarchs in place didn't hate the
Ackermann but feared them. This was because the Ackermann could not be
controlled by them. Previously in the past the Ackerman family actually
functioned as the government's sword and shield. This is now getting into the
deeper secrets of the king and the walls. The king or the founding Titan holder
actually had the power to rewrite the memories of the main race within the
walls however within the walls he also has some minority groups.
This included Asians and the Ackerman family. Minority groups like the
Ackerman were actually unaffected by the King's power. Ultimately the king
wanted to keep the people inside the walls ignorant and achieve his dream of
this perfect peaceful utopia. In the way of achieving this dream stood these
minority groups. I guess the king was merciful not to
just killed them all. Instead the King resorted to other
methods to keep these groups quiet. Most of these minority groups submitted to
the King's demands except two. Those two were the Ackerman family and the Asian
clan. Both of these turned their back to the king and hence were persecuted. oOer
the years parents of these groups didn't tell their kids about the history to
avoid these possible issues. The head of Ackerman family eventually offered his
own life in exchange for the survival of the rest of the Ackerman, however his
sacrifice didn't end up doing too much. Now Kenny finding out about this story
was a major turning point in his life. Kenny was greatly influenced by this
whole Titan King tale. He chose to completely buy it and then his dream
evolved from here. Kenny wanted to someday get this power for himself
Unfortunately for Kenny things didn't go exactly as planned
but I'm getting ahead of myself. Fast forward a few years later Kenny actually
managed to find the real king within the walls.
This also actually turned into Kenny's first encounter with the Titan which was
Ur's Titan. He couldn't believe that there was someone stronger in the world
than him. At this point Kenny felt that only violence existed as
his defining characteristic. It is true that Kenny went after the true king but
Kenny didn't really feel like it was due to a family grudge that he held. By the
way for the first time Kenny felt helpless for once in his life
However to Kenny surprise this god-like being that could crushed him in a
second actually bowed to him. Uri pleaded for forgiveness for what the
Ackerman family had to endure throughout the decades
which of course was all that persecution. All the events leading up to this here
or another defining moment for Kenny. it triggered this jolt inside of him. Kenny
chose to accept this apology and even offer to help him. The God being Titan
agreed. Fast for some time later Kenny now became part of the assembly which
officially made him part of the higher-ups in the royal government. At
this time the persecution against the Ackerman's stopped. Kenny all of a sudden
felt like he had almost no people going after his ass. At this moment Kenny had
almost free reign to practically do anything he wanted and get away with it
At this time Kenny set out to visit his sister Ackerman in the underground. Kuchal
was her name and she was working as a prostitute
Unfortunately when Kenny found her she already passed away due to some illness
Tight next to her deathbed remains her kid. This was how Kenny met Levi. This
right here was another important moment in Kenny's life. Uncle Kenny took little
Levi in. Kenny wasn't scum enough just to leave a little kid behind although he
sure as hell didn't think of himself as father material. This is why Kenny fell
back on the only thing he knew. He taught Levi everything about fighting and
killing. This also included how to drink some and how to shank people really well
Kenny made sure to teach Levi everything he knew. This way Levi
was able to survive underground. Perhaps as a test it was enough to Levi to
make it to the surface on his own from there. From this point on Kenny reflected
and wondering why exactly he chose to help and follow Uri.
He was still unsure about himself. Kenny thought perhaps there was since Titan
being was a strongest guy around since being the most important person in the
world means that you're the most powerful one in it and power was
everything to Kenny or so he thought. Pretty soon after this realization he
let go of Levi. Levi was once again left alone left on the ground to survive
Eventually Kenny actually learned that this Titan power could be passed down
This only make any more interested in getting this Titan power although do
notice that Kenny didn't necessarily want it to become stronger or more
powerful. It almost seemed like Kenny was still lost and remain unsure of what he
was seeking even in his late 40s. After the royal blood daughter inherited the Titans
power Kenny's wandering continued. How could
this all-powerful being speak of love and peace among mankind? Was it having
this almighty power that provided one so much freedom? Could even someone like
Kenny become like that with that power? Kenny just continued to wonder. Soon
after Kenny became the captain of the anti personnel squad. On paper this group
was created to go against the survey Corps however in reality they existed to
fulfill Kenny's grand dream. Kenny wanted to obtain that god-like
power for himself one day. For some reason those that got their hands on his
power seemed to turn compassionate. Kenny wondered if even a piece of shit like
him could turn out to be the same. What would it feel like to become this God on
top of the world? Would trash like him even be able to see the same thing? From
here on Kenny remain very loyal to Reiss family . As for Kenny's connection
with Historia, shortly after the wall maria gates fell the head of the royal
family Rod rushed over to meet Historia. Up until this point Kenny was extremely
loyal to this family. Kenny himself seemed pretty close to Rod
even offering personal advice. Kenny eventually ended up killing Historia's
mother after Rod denied any connection to her. Historia however was
spared at the last moment by her father. It wouldn't be years later until Kenny
met Historia again. Now we're at the present events of the uprising arc.
Kenny's mission was to take a squad and capture Eren and Historia. This would
also be the first time they can he met up with Levi once again. In their brief
battle interaction can he mention about how Levi just wouldn't understand him
Kenny however understood why Levu joined the Survey Corps. He saw both of
them being very much alike. Both of them grew up into on the ground in extreme
poverty and field. They barely survived day to day. After both of them find out
just how big this world really was it hurt them which was the realization of
finding out how sad and miserable their lives really were in comparison to
everything going on in the outside world. Kenny told Levi that the one thing
helping them move forward was getting this new goal which was something that made
life worth living. At this moment let me just mention that within their little
confrontation Kenny actually survived this shotgun blast from Levi to the
chest. It's kind of unclear how he survived this in the manga however in
the anime version he actually has a steel plating on his chest. Anyway
eventually Kenny succeeded in his mission of retrieving Eren and Historia.
They tied up Eren in this kinky Titan dungeon and then Kenny was supposed to
get out of there however Kenny secretly stayed behind. He was really just
listening in on the whole Rod conversation to Eren. From this whole
event Rod actually revealed that this Titan power could only be used by
someone from his family, in other words someone from the royal bloodline. This
pretty much shattered everything Kenny had worked up to. At this moment Kenny
realized that achieving his dream was impossible. Kenny had been patiently
waiting just to turn himself into a Titan then take the power for himself. At
this point Kenny was completely against idea of just living out his life and
dying of old age. It almost seemed like at this point he didn't care anymore
perhaps he just wanted to see the world burn. Kenny just wanted either Historia
or Eren to become this ruler and then see what happened from
there, however the actual Titan transformation that resulted pretty much
fatally wounded Kenny. In Kenny's final moments he seemed to have more or less
realized part of what he was searching for. Everyone that Kenny ever encountered
was drunk on something that kept them going. Whether this was drinking,
companionship, believing in some wall god, someone's family, the king, one's dreams,
one's children or straight out power. Kenny realized how every single person
was slave to one thing or another. At leas Kenny seem to have found what was
searching for his entire life in his final moments and that concludes Kenny
Ackerman. He was definitely one of the more interesting characters in the
attack on Titan series but anyway let me hear from you now question of the day
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