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He's the biggest spoiler in the series that's been revealed so far, so... All spoilers for Bertholdt will be obscured.

C H A R A C T E R I N F O
Character Name: Bertholdt Fubar (Also written as Bertholt Huber and Bertholdt Hoover, I just prefer this spelling.) It's unknown if the translation of his last name to Fubar is mistranslated or an intentional play on the military acronym F.U.B.A.R., fucked up beyond all recognition. Which would make sense for a bunch of reasons.
Series: Attack on Titan
Age/Gender: Male, 16-17 
Canon Point: Clash of the Titans Arc, as Reiner and Bertholdt are running from the Scouting Legion with Eren and Ymir in tow, after revealing that they are the Armored and Colossal Titan.

History:

Wiki!
The wiki covers basically everything, but I'll try to go a little more in depth. This is as of Chapter 47 of the manga.

Bertholdt was eleven years old when Wall Maria fell. It's not very clear what happened to him before that, but what we do know is that he came with his childhood friends Reiner Braun and Annie Leonhardt from an undisclosed location to the south gate of Wall Maria and kicked it open from the outisde. Even at the age of eleven, Bertholdt was able to control his massive, 60m tall Titan form, the Colossal Titan well enough to transform and break through the wall with a kick to the gate. In doing so, he is responsible for over 10,000 deaths and the human evacuation of Wall Maria. After that, Annie, Bertholdt and Reiner went with the refugees into Wall Rose and for a short time, we don't know what they were doing. In the anime, Annie Bertholdt and Reiner are all seen in the lines to get rations in episode 2, but otherwise we don't know if they stayed in close proximity to Eren Jaeger, Mikasa Ackerman, and Armin Arlet. At the age of thirteen, Bertholdt joined the training corps of the military with Reiner and Annie, and graduated third from the top of their class. During camp he learned how to use the 3D-Maneuver Gear (3DMG) and became a soldier alongside other teenagers his age. Though he is best friends with Reiner, he didn't seem to make close friends with any of the other cadets like Reiner did, keeping himself closed off and aloof. While he's not entirely anti-social, talking to Eren and Armin for example, he never gets close to anyone. This of course is because of his mission as a Titan Shifter and a Warrior, not wanting to get close to any of the people whose lives he's destroyed. Unlike Reiner, he never forgets their mission and seems to feel no remorse for what he's done. Once he's graduated, he helps the effort in Trost despite being the entire reason for its invasion. After they're finished with their time in the training corps, five years after the fall of Wall Maria, Bertholdt takes on his Colossal Titan form yet again and opens the gate to Wall Rose in the southern town of Trost. He's there when Marco dies and tells Annie it doesn't matter, when she says she's sorry. After Trost is reclaimed and the Titans are pushed from the city, he joins the Scouting Legion with Reiner, despite having expressed previously his urge to join the Military Police in the Interior with Annie, which was probably the initial plan to begin with. This is probably due to his observed "lack of initiative," and his need to follow Reiner rather than lead.

We don't see Bertholdt much until the Breach Arc in the manga, though he's often in the background when Reiner's speaking, when the cadets are trapped in Castle Utgard without their gear. He is surprised, like Reiner, to find out that Ymir is a 15m Titan, one who came in during the attack on Wall Maria and also the "Dancing Titan" who ate their childhood friend. Upon their return from the mission, Reiner reveals that he is the Armored Titan and Bertholdt is the Colossal Titan, against Bertholdt's wishes. They weren't meant to reveal their identities and he is shocked and angry that Reiner would be so stupid as to do so. After the initial fight where Reiner and Bertholdt go full panic mode and explode into Titans, Bertholdt somehow steals the 3DMG from a soldier he swallowed in his Titan form, helps to grab and unconscious Eren and Ymir, and escapes on Reiner's back, as his Titan form is much faster than Bertholdt's own. They hid out for a while in the Titan infested outer wall, in the Forest of Giant Trees, waiting for Ymir and Eren to recover (both of who had lost limbs and needed to regrow them,) knowing they couldn't keep running during the day light while so many "feral" Titans were out. He argues with Reiner about his decision to reveal them, and gets very upset when he realizes Reiner's delusions are becoming worse. This is the first time we see a lot of emotion from Bertholdt, who is worrying about his friend and the Mission. During this time, Reiner also insinuates that Bertholdt has always had a crush on Annie, but it's very likely that this is only due to Reiner's disassociation considering that Bertholdt and Annie have had little to no screen time together even when Reiner claims he "stares at her a lot." After Ymir and Eren wake up, they start to travel through the Forest of Giant Trees with Ymir on Bertholdt's back and Eren on Reiner's. Ymir gets increasingly upset that she doesn't know if Christa is okay or not and proceeds to try and strangle Bertholdt until he lets her down. Despite having just choked Bertholdt to death, Reiner allows her to take on her Titan form and go to kidnap Christa, who has ridden after the group with the Scouting Legion to recover them. Ymir returns with Christa in her mouth (as a Titan,) and they once again ride on Reiner's Titan Form's back to run from their pursuers.

Personality:
Bertholdt is quiet and more than a little shy. In the official ratings he's noted as being a coward and has a self esteem of one or two our of ten. During training camp, though he was third from the top in ranking, he was said to be skilled but lacking any initiative. He's very much a "background character," who says very little and gives nothing away. He prefers to be lead, and follows popular opinion, making him a good best friend for Reiner, who is very much a leader. He says himself that he is weak willed. Bertholdt is very timid and as a result of his weak will, and extremely easy to push around. A doormat, if you will. He may not be easily convinced of something, but he'll probably go along with it if you ask. His speech is slow and deliberate, and it takes him a while to figure out what to say, preferring to think things through.

During the Clash of the Titans Arc, we get a lot more development for Bertholdt, finding that he is very cowardly and only wants to "return home." He reminds Reiner that they are Warriors, not soldiers, in a bid to get him to remember their mission, desperate for Reiner to "come back to his senses" so they can get out of there. He lacks the initiative to lead and wanted to join the Military Police to "lead a safe life." This is averted later of course, when the reader knows their initial plan was to invade the Interior, but he never wanted to join the Scouting Legion until meekly following Reiner, as usual, into that military branch.

Despite this, he is incredibly cold to others, and very indifferent. When confronted by Eren about being the cause of his mother's death, Bertholdt simply states that it was unfortunate. He doesn't seem to feel guilt for what he's done. The only thing that can get a rise out of him is Reiner or the mention of. He cares very much for his friend and is extremely worried over the idea that Reiner is forgetting more and more, not only about their Mission but also their childhood. His personality also seems to differ a bit around Reiner, as he's more open with the blond and more easily animated.

Bertholdt sweats a lot, and only sweats more when he's nervous or riled up. He's easily nervous due to how timid he is, and may clam up or shake if he's truly bothered by something someone says.

Special Abilities:

Bertholdt graduated in the third ranking position of the training corps, and is known for being the best in their squadron at the use of 3DMG. This is most likely due to his long, lanky body as the 3DMG is best used by someone with a light, slender frame. Because of this, it's usually female soldiers who use it the best. Beyond that, he has basic military survival training and close quarters combat skills. He is muscular and strong.

As the Colossal Titan, Bertholdt is 60m tall and ill proportioned with long arms and legs and a short torso. He is very slow due to his size, and only able to hit unmoving objects (such as walls,) making him ill suited for fighting. As a defense mechanism, he can shoot boiling steam off of his body to deter attackers, so hot it can burn human skin. Because of this, and his high body heat and tendency to sweat, it's very likely he has an extremely high body temperature even in human form. Most speculate he was born/created for the soul purpose for tearing down the walls, and thus he considers himself nothing more than a weapon. He also has a Titan's healing powers, able to regenerate any part of himself if not struck in the back of the neck.

Of course, the healing and the Titan abilities would be nullified in afterliving, but I wouldn't want to leave them out. 

How did your character die?

He has no canon death (yet! ;A; ) but for afterliving ...

During the race to their village, Eren took on his Titan form and managed to kill Reiner like he had planned to during the beginning of the Breach Arc, by pulling off his head. Set into a rage by watching his best friend, and his only connection back to "their home town" he had beyond Annie, who was already compromised, Bertholdt attacked Eren, Ymir, and the Scouting Legion that had caught up with them. Even with his massive strength, he was slow, and was killed soon after. 

Other:



Samples:
First Person:

With Reiner and Annie:  [1] [2] [3]
With Others:  [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Third Person:

"Berthodlt, can you help us?" 

It was Sasha asking, tugging at his jacket sleeve as they worked at kitchen duty. No one would ever understand why Commander Shadis thought it was a good idea to put Sasha Braus on cooking duty, but Bertholdt wouldn't question it. He was no good at cooking, none of them were, but in the Training Corps all the chores were on a rotation and cooking for dinner was one of the less excruciating tasks so no one could complain. Bertholdt himself was sitting peeling potatoes, his chore for the day, while they cooked in the large kitchen area, and he looked up from his stool, wondering briefly if it was a ploy for her to steal some of his hard work before he saw the issue. One of the larger cooking pots had been put up on top of the cabinet, and neither Sasha or Christa could reach it once Christa had politely declined the offer of sitting on Sasha's shoulders to get it and he sighed, sticking the peeler on the table and standing up. Stooping over them all afternoon had made his back ache and crack when he stretched, walking over to the obstacle in question. Reaching up easily, he grabbed the biggest of the stew pots and lifted it down to Christa, who smiled brightly up at him, while Sasha cheered and whooped, 

"Bertholdt you're so tall! You're like a Titan!" 

The timid cadet just gave them an awkward smile and a nod, going back to peel potatoes, watching them from his chair. Like a Titan, huh? He was the tallest member in the 104th squadron, taller than most of the officers and commanders, he was nearly always looking down at people. Like they were ants. Even from where he was sitting, Christa looked small next to the stove, Sasha seemed tiny too when she opened the cupboard to get the big sack of flour. Everyone seemed so small, and insignificant. Like he could smash them in an instant. 

Mm. Well. 

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