The Tragedy of Bertholdt Hoover (Attack on Titan Character Analysis)

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  • @IMMORTALMANGAFAN131
    @IMMORTALMANGAFAN131 Рік тому +149

    It’s ironic for him being the character who basically started the story he was so reactionary and passive especially in contrast to his destructive titan

    • @quickbinger1058
      @quickbinger1058  Рік тому +12

      Such a clever subversion of expectations

    • @cathygrandstaff1957
      @cathygrandstaff1957 Рік тому +17

      It’s the same with Armin, he’s easily the most gentle of the main trio but had the most destructive Titan. Then again maybe that’s who you want in control of a reusable nuke.

  • @aperson1692
    @aperson1692 Рік тому +83

    I remember when I first watched AOT about 4 years ago, and from his first appearance I had a weird soft spot for Bertholdt that I can't really explain. Even if he was basically just a background character, by design, at the time, I just liked seeing him on screen. So you can imagine how I felt when he ended up being the _Colossal Titan_ and he actually had story relevance
    I always love seeing people pay attention to Bertholdt and I hope he gets more appropriation in the future, nice video

    • @quickbinger1058
      @quickbinger1058  Рік тому +7

      Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed the vid. I always felt the same, nobody noticed him but I always did and I appreciated him just for existing, and I've only grown to love him more offer time.

  • @liad0x
    @liad0x 7 місяців тому +12

    I cheered when he died, rewatching it i cried so much for him. He deserved a chance. Poor berthordolrodtu.

  • @chanfryingpan8343
    @chanfryingpan8343 Рік тому +90

    Although I don’t agree that Bertholdt is more of an interesting character then Reiner, I do think he is underrated especially with his impact on the series. Good video!

    • @quickbinger1058
      @quickbinger1058  Рік тому +5

      Glad you think so it's just personal preference with me I found him more interesting than Reiner but that's just my take

    • @Omega-jg4oq
      @Omega-jg4oq Рік тому +3

      We didn’t even get Berthold’s backstory nor Armin seeing Berthold’s memories to begin with, we know Reiner is half Marlian and half Eldian but his father is Marlian and his Mother is Eldian, Annie is the same but his mother is Marlian and his father is Eldian but her adoptive father took care of her and he is Eldian too, but we don’t know about Berthold

    • @CharlieTheMad256
      @CharlieTheMad256 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Omega-jg4oqif anything, to me (personally), that makes him more interesting, the mystery is interesting (this isn’t an arguement - I love Reiner as a character as well)

    • @Omega-jg4oq
      @Omega-jg4oq 11 місяців тому

      @@CharlieTheMad256 I like your idea but I don’t call that a mystery more like under-utilised, if you want a mystery character then it’s Eren Kruger for example

  • @fenton5305
    @fenton5305 Рік тому +57

    I really wished we got to see more of his thoughts and memories through Armin’s pov though

  • @nisiriti
    @nisiriti Рік тому +51

    Imo Bert lost more than any other character in AOT. He joined the Warriors Unit to give his father better health care and shortened his life to 13 more years. Was it even worth it - the sacrifice of a 12 year old boy for a terminally ill adult? In the end the father was so sick, he died anyway. He lost his own life out of fear for failing Marley, finally living even less than the 13 years he was left with. He was a good, timid and shy person, who created close relationships on both sides, and was greatly conflicted about his mission, but still feared not to disappoint his beloved ones, so he moved forward with his terrifying goal. In the end Armin took everything from him: his girlfriend, his Titan, even his life. He really deserved better!

    • @quickbinger1058
      @quickbinger1058  Рік тому +10

      Fr he was done so dirty. He could have been such a good man if he just had the chance to be himself.

    • @jamein2812
      @jamein2812 11 місяців тому +7

      Annie wasnt his girlfriend

    • @hylianhero1921
      @hylianhero1921 9 місяців тому +1

      He still attempted genocide and honesty his death was cathartic to watch. I'm still annoyed about Reiner getting off

  • @kirtandesai6510
    @kirtandesai6510 Рік тому +40

    I wish we got more of Bertholdt in the previous seasons, like his character is fully aware of what his mission is during all of this unlike Reiner. The tenacity the guy has is insane and to see it culminate in Season 3 was really defining for him.

  • @srious_gamer1717
    @srious_gamer1717 Рік тому +20

    Ironically the show with no filler episodes dedicated to fleshing out characters relationships needed some extra episodes to flesh them out
    I really wish we got to see more of the warriors interacting with the scouts, especially with Bertholdt independent from Reiner

    • @faa1412
      @faa1412 11 місяців тому +1

      Yeah if One Piece can have 1000s of episodes lol we could have gotten an extra 10 or so for AOT.

  • @Flipcrash
    @Flipcrash Рік тому +34

    A moment of silence how Armin took Bertolts life. Literally killiing him for his powers and his crush Annie

    • @quickbinger1058
      @quickbinger1058  Рік тому +11

      Man Bert deserved better

    • @Omega-jg4oq
      @Omega-jg4oq Рік тому +6

      I was legit waiting for Armin to mention that he took his girl Annie when he was talking to him in the paths 😂😂🤣

    • @user-59559
      @user-59559 3 місяці тому

      ​@@Omega-jg4oq😂
      In fact, the text is very correct about "I took everything from you: life, titan and precious memories." It is the memories and nothing more, because Annie romantically has nothing to do with Berthold
      P.S. I know that your comment is a joke))

  • @taebruh311
    @taebruh311 Рік тому +20

    Bertholdt and Kenny are characters I wish had more screentime.

  • @maaaxdasaaavage7487
    @maaaxdasaaavage7487 Рік тому +24

    Many people don't understand how much Bertholdt's character was because of the lack of screen time. Isayama gave Bertholdt a bit more scenes in the manga, but I'm upset they didn't have time to put it in the actual anime.

    • @Some_guy_passing_by
      @Some_guy_passing_by 10 місяців тому +3

      Yeah , it's clear in the manga that he was doing whatever he was doing for the treatment of his father 😢

    • @leonschroder7791
      @leonschroder7791 2 дні тому

      Oh realy, this is in the Manga??

    • @leonschroder7791
      @leonschroder7791 2 дні тому

      Oh why not in the Manga😢 what are the Scenes?

  • @xcowgirlx
    @xcowgirlx 8 місяців тому +3

    You've no idea how much I appreciate this video. I love Bertholdt. It's a pity he is underrated and forgotten by others. I love aot, so much that I got a reiner and bertholdt tattoo. You did an amazing work analyzing his character!!!! Not many people acknowledge him besides the fact that armin gained his power.

    • @quickbinger1058
      @quickbinger1058  8 місяців тому

      You have no idea how much I appreciate this comment. I've always had a soft spot for Bert, I'm glad this video got so much attention, it's my second most viewed behind my Levi one. If you enjoyed this video, I hope you stick around and check out some of my others, and once again thank you for the comment it made my day.

  • @dylanvscomics8138
    @dylanvscomics8138 Рік тому +9

    Great analysis. Bertholdt really is an underrated character.

  • @BornEvilXIII
    @BornEvilXIII Рік тому +6

    Sometimes I wish he had survived longer, Bertholdt is a cool character but it's still so easy to forget him almost like the Colossal Titan is more iconic than Bert himself. I can't agree that hes more interesting than Reiner too when we got so much from him after the time skip. We needed more backstory about him as a recruit.

  • @Spooky_neste
    @Spooky_neste 2 місяці тому +1

    Berthold my favorite Caractére i swear i love him so much ! He' actualy the most missunderstoud and Underrated Caractére ! He's my fav

  • @RonanCHL123
    @RonanCHL123 Рік тому +5

    Burrito truly had a sad backstory. And as if to add salt in the wound, people can’t even say his name properly…

    • @faa1412
      @faa1412 11 місяців тому +1

      lol dang that's so true (regarding his name lol)

  • @immortanknight3698
    @immortanknight3698 Рік тому +2

    This was a pretty thoughtful analysis, Great Job!

  • @analucialuisi5853
    @analucialuisi5853 Рік тому +2

    amazing video, makes me apreciate Berthold more than before. I never thought about the paralel between him and armin, that was really interesting

  • @traviscue2099
    @traviscue2099 Рік тому +6

    I really like Bertholdt, its really amazing how they do season 2.. you don't see much of him, and then when the act happens in the tower you REALLY come to like to guy.. Then when Mikasa slashes his throat you can see that the guy is actually hurt by that action (Emotionally). While I think he's always been the softest out of the Marley Crew, he's a character I feel that could of been persuaded into going against Marley.. Even in Season 2 its the classic "we didnt even get to talk this through" (Or however it goes lol), Mikasa just decides to jump both of them to kill them.. Their response was decided there and then.

  • @lucidvozzi1868
    @lucidvozzi1868 Рік тому +6

    Amazing video i loved your theory on why Bert is in love with Annie
    Next video should be a retrospective on the most complex deep character: connies mom

  • @Airenar
    @Airenar 5 місяців тому +2

    I love Berthold so much! (actually, i love all Marli`s trio since 2season) Thank you for this video, he deserve sooo much more love((( As an introvert myself, i inderstand hov much feelings he hide inside and it hurts so badly😭
    The drama of the Marleyan warriors is really difficult. Their country needs them only as weapons, but here, on Paradise, where they are accepted and loved as comrades, they cannot spend a day without a terrible feeling of guilt. Berthold chose to close himself from his feelings, Reiner chose to adapt and lost his mind. But just think what it was like for Bertholdt, when the only friend "on his side" was slowly going crazy next to him, he couldn't do anything, and just had to hold on, keep holding on. Keep doing horrible things. Being so stressed every time we see him. But so stoic in same time! And in the end, there was no one, who could save Berthold, who could help him.. He wasn't even given a redemption arc. HE DESERVE IT
    Such an amasing anime, really

  • @requiem139
    @requiem139 Рік тому +1

    Really great analysis, I understand Berthold now a lot more and he actually moved higher in my fav. character list!

  • @jasonblack2477
    @jasonblack2477 11 місяців тому +2

    Bertholdt being afraid of being eaten aint making you a coward haha. And he prob forgot the battle since he smiled at them. But then realized the situation and called for annie and reiner

  • @Zekonas_
    @Zekonas_ Рік тому +3

    Amazing Video! Berthold is Top 5 AOT characters for me!

    • @quickbinger1058
      @quickbinger1058  Рік тому +1

      He's not top 5 but he's up there, thanks for the comment

  • @yeetthatmolotov
    @yeetthatmolotov Рік тому +2

    What a great video man. Would really love if you'd cover Ymir (Not the founder) in a video like this, its tragic we only got one season of her actually being relevant to the story and she is one of the greater characters in this story that often gets overlooked due to her short screentime.

    • @quickbinger1058
      @quickbinger1058  Рік тому +2

      I've actually already made a video about Ymir but it's really low quality with bad audio, no background music, no editing just still images. It's one of my worst videos. Someday I might remake it because I do love Freckles a lot as a character and think she needs more love. You can watch my other video and ignore the trash production and wait for my potential remake of it.

  • @matthewsteele99
    @matthewsteele99 Рік тому +2

    Woo! More love and respect for my favorite fella

  • @RAJAT_SHETTY
    @RAJAT_SHETTY Рік тому +2

    He was a great character too. I felt he was a lot mentally stronger compared to the other characters sent to Paradise island. He understood that there were no devils on the island like they were told and eveyebody had to play out their roles because this situation was already a mess from beginning. In the end when he was about to get eaten by armin in his mindless titan form, he first reacted in a frightened way asking his comrades to help him but then looked at the scouts and realized it was pointless and also accepted the fact that his memories will pass down to armin for good

  • @CptSaveAJoe
    @CptSaveAJoe Рік тому +2

    I always thought he deserved better, just like the others he was a victim of war and he was THE titan that kicked off the series..

  • @meawiyaothman7872
    @meawiyaothman7872 Рік тому +5

    Great video dude, even if I like Reiner more I still always appreciated Bertholdts character. His words about this cruel world were also indication to me that the ending should’ve been a full rumbling and not some „come to understand each other“ shit. But still nice video 👆

  • @leonschroder7791
    @leonschroder7791 2 дні тому

    Ong, thx for the Video, Berthold was an verry nice and unerratetd Charakter

  • @team2wins663
    @team2wins663 21 день тому

    The symbolism of this show and the elements of humans nature and war is so accurate

  • @DmanTheCabbage
    @DmanTheCabbage Рік тому +1

    Bertholdt is definitely an interesting character. While I do prefer Reiner, I think a lot of people are more biased towards Reiner and Annie as we know more about them. We really dont know much about Bertholdt, and it mirrors what introverted/reserved people are like in real life.

  • @goof619
    @goof619 2 місяці тому

    missed opportunity to put bluetooth

  • @jaimeoc2747
    @jaimeoc2747 Рік тому

    Interesting theory, great job

  • @G1Grimlock94
    @G1Grimlock94 8 місяців тому

    Bertholdt really ended up in Helheim after his death

  • @mattgamer07
    @mattgamer07 Рік тому

    Good video bro keep it up

  • @Bobby_811
    @Bobby_811 Рік тому

    Pretty good video, despite me not watching AOT, I think you did pretty good on the character analysis 💯

    • @quickbinger1058
      @quickbinger1058  Рік тому

      Thanks

    • @faa1412
      @faa1412 11 місяців тому

      you should watch it! I watched it like 4 months ago and finished it in like 4 weeks lol; it's a very bingeworthy show.

  • @CodeMirror6076
    @CodeMirror6076 Рік тому +1

    Literally let him cook. That's all I have to say. The video IS the comment. Now where's the Bertholdt backstory + raiding other nations with warriors OVA at?

    • @quickbinger1058
      @quickbinger1058  Рік тому

      lmao glad you liked my video (I'm assuming you did) and yeah we need a Bert backstory/OVA it's overdue at this point.

  • @dfoxybraus
    @dfoxybraus Рік тому

    awesome vid 👍

  • @jasonblack2477
    @jasonblack2477 11 місяців тому

    In Season 3 he became my favourite

  • @dammarxo
    @dammarxo Рік тому

    Dope video would like to see you do more for each of the shifters

    • @quickbinger1058
      @quickbinger1058  Рік тому +1

      I'm doing Annie and Zeke later this month but plenty of people have already talked about Reiner. The rest of the Shifters ill talk about in my upcoming character Tierlist video.

    • @dammarxo
      @dammarxo Рік тому

      @@quickbinger1058 awesome can’t wait

  • @zaynsaftab
    @zaynsaftab Рік тому

    very good video❤!!

  • @Eav_H
    @Eav_H 5 місяців тому +1

    i still love bertholdt I don’t care what anyone says

  • @TheYoungFan0
    @TheYoungFan0 Рік тому

    Nice video

  • @xgh0sted7
    @xgh0sted7 Рік тому

    while i dont agree that hes a better character than reiner hes for sure very well written and underrated. great analysis

  • @centipede8419
    @centipede8419 Рік тому

    Do you think his memories had an influence on Armin as Eren said ?

    • @quickbinger1058
      @quickbinger1058  Рік тому +5

      Armin probably liked Annie by his own will but yes perhaps they did help him.

  • @HeroOfHell667
    @HeroOfHell667 Рік тому

    Nice 👍

  • @Jackhereok
    @Jackhereok Рік тому +2

    I’m not a fan of bertholdt but great video nonetheless

  • @St4rTr3v1Ut10n
    @St4rTr3v1Ut10n 9 місяців тому

    You could go through the history books of that world and not find anybody nearly as despicable as Bertholdt and Reiner. All other opinions are invalid. He slaughtered innocent people that never did him any harm when he was in the ultimate position to change the status quo. He failed because he's just as cruel as the world he lived in. If he never did what he did, Eren wouldn't have had to do what he did. It was squarely Bertholdt's fault because he had the power and didn't do anything