Despite this, following the second appearance of the Armored Titan, Jean was also the one to motivate Eren to continue fighting for humanity's victory, showing that he is slowly adopting the same idealistic outlooks he once criticized.Īs part of the 104th, he ranked in the top ten of its graduates, placing just under Eren Jaeger and coming in at sixth. He was hesitant to accept Armin and Reiner's plan of having the Rogue Titan fight for them, and immediately admitted to never having trusted Ymir when she seemingly kidnapped Krista. Jean's first instinct is to always see life through cautious and doubtful eyes. Jean's moral principles initially prevented him from killing enemy soldiers, but he would reluctantly set aside his conscience for the sake of his friends. In addition, Jean is greatly averse to taking human lives. Jean later criticized Erwin's plan of withholding information from his subordinates out fear that there was a spy among them, feeling that the plan did not justify the lives lost because of it. He was also willing to risk his life even if just to slow down the Female Titan, as refusing to do so would have certainly resulted in countless more deaths. Indeed, during the Battle of Trost, Jean proves capable of leading his fellow soldiers when they are left confused and leaderless, and rallies Armin and Reiner in an attack on the Female Titan, knowing that not fighting her would endanger the rest of the Survey Corps.Īlthough he presents himself as self-centered, Jean places high value on the lives of his comrades, and is ashamed and horrified when he must leave helpless allies behind to save himself and others. He openly mocked more idealistic individuals like Eren, and saw resisting the Titans as a hopeless cause.ĭespite his shortcomings, Marco describes Jean as a natural leader, being able to understand others and assess situations well because of his flaws. Jean was also very cynical about defeating the Titans, believing that humanity has no chance against them. During his time as a trainee, Jean was extremely hot-headed, easily becoming frustrated and quick to resort to violence when pushed. Jean is also pragmatic: he has a strong aversion to exposing himself to dangerous situations, and has openly admitted his desire to join the Military Police is due to wanting an easy and safe life.
He holds no restraint when it comes to speaking his mind, even when he knows it would not be wise to do so or when it could spark conflict. Jean's most defining trait is his brutal honesty.
When concealing his identity, he also fashions a cloak and fedora. His casual attire mostly consists of a white button-up shirt, dark pants, and a dark-brown vest. After overthrowing the government, his hair appears slightly longer than before. He is often seen wearing the typical uniform of the Survey Corps worn with an olive gray button-up shirt. Jean is of average height and muscular build, and has a scowl similar to Eren's but is said to have a long face (a "horse face"). He has small, intense light-brown eyes, and is said to have the same vicious look in them as Eren does. Jean is a young man with spiky, light-brown hair shaved into an undercut style, with the shaved portion being black.