Levi Ackerman (リヴァイ・アッカーマン Rivai Akkāman?), often formally referred to as Captain Levi (リヴァイ兵長 Rivai Heichō?), is the squad captain (兵士長 Heishichō?, lit. "leader of the soldiers") of the Special Operations Squad within the Survey Corps and is widely known as humanity's strongest soldier.
"Rivaille" came from the romanization of his name, リヴァイ, which is "Rivai". So without word of god the name could have really been Revi, Levi, Rivaille, Livai and so on. But yes, Isayama has confirmed that he intended the name to be Levi.
Levi tells Kenny "My last name seems to be Ackermann, too," which suggests that it's something he heard rather than knew.
Levi or Lévi is a Jewish surname. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew word לוי meaning "attached" or "joining". Another spelling of the name is Levy (or Lévy). According to Jewish tradition, people with the surname are Levites who can claim patrilineal descent from the Leviim of biblical times.
Uprising arc, chapter 56, page 42. Levi is an Ackerman. Confirmed by Kenny Ackerman, his uncle.
Petra Ral (ペトラ・ラル Petora Raru?) was an Eldian who served as a hand-picked soldier of the Survey Corps by Levi Ackerman placed in the Special Operations Squad.
After a close-encounter explosion from a Thunder Spear set off by Zeke Yeager, Levi now has several scars across his face including one across his right eye and is missing both the index and middle fingers on his right hand.
In some apocryphal texts such as the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, and the Book of Jubilees, Levi's wife, his children's mother, is named as Milkah, a daughter of Aram.
Levi - Levi found Isabel among some garbage in the underground prior to the beginning of the story. After that, the two grew so close that Isabel saw Levi as a brother figure, often calling him 'aniki' or 'Levi-aniki,' meaning older brother.
Mikasa and Levi are second cousins. If you watch closely in s3, Kenny once told grandpa Ackerman in his death bed that he found his cousin in shiganshina. Mikasa's father is the only ackerman living in shiganshina that time along with his wife who's a descendant of oriental clan.
Fandoms: Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan
Levi comes out to Erwin as asexual during their senior year of high school, and Erwin is there to reassure him that there is nothing wrong with him.
Levi is also considered to be a diminutive of the Hungarian name Levente, which means "hero." And, though historically unrelated to its use as a personal name, Levi does share etymological roots with the biblical sea serpent figure Leviathan. This timeless name was also an alias of the apostle Saint Matthew.
At the brink of death, Kenny confesses that he is Levi's uncle, explaining that he left Levi because Kenny viewed himself not fit to be a father. As a final gift, Kenny gives Levi the Titan injection that he stole from Rod. Soon after, he dies, sitting under the tree where he rested.
Items in the capsule collection are handmade, offering small variations that make each piece one-of-a-kind. Clothes subtly address gender stereotypes by including graphics from a fictional beauty brand called “Genderless.”
Mikasa Ackerman (ミカサ・アッカーマン Mikasa Akkāman?) is one of the two deuteragonists of the series, along with Armin Arlert. After her parents were murdered by human traffickers, Mikasa was rescued by Eren Yeager and lived with him and his parents, Grisha and Carla, before the fall of Wall Maria.
In the anime: Levi has the highest Titan kill count with a rumoured 200 kills, and at least forty on screen kills.
Not only was Petra devoted to Captain Levi but he also hand-picked her to be in his special operations squad. Another point that showcased their potential was how her death seemed to affect the cool captain as it's later implied that Petra had feelings for him, making their pairing a tragic one.
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Canon. Levi and Hange are complimentary opposites that share a very strong bond based on understanding and trust. They first met in the year 844, shortly after Levi joined the Scouts.
Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari (Genesis 46:11).
Kuchel Ackerman (クシェル・アッカーマン Kusheru Akkāman?) was the mother of Levi Ackerman and younger sister to Kenny Ackerman. She worked as a prostitute in the Underground city.
Did Levi get married? Isayama confirmed that Levi has never been in a relationship so it wouldn't make since if he was Petra's fiance. Isayama confirmed that Levi was NOT in any relationship at all, nor was Levi gay.
He also loses two fingers on his right hand from the explosion. The scar across his right eye is eventually, and unfortunately, revealed to have blinded him in that eye.
3/10 He Suffered Permanent Injuries
Levi was severely injured after Zeke blew himself up with a Thunder Spear. As the blast blew him away, he was left in a horrific state and lost many of his fingers.
His injury was from a thunder spear while he was in a battle with Zeke.