Top 10 Attack on Titan Fights

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These titanic bouts were something else! Join Ashley as we count down the greatest fights from across the Attack on Titan franchise

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00:00 Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the coolest and most memorable

00:20 action scenes in Attack on Titan.

00:40 You could say that Eren and Reiner have some bad blood, but for the first time, this isn't

00:45 just about them.

00:47 The Jaw Titan is there too, and the cart, and even the beast, just for good measure.

00:53 The sheer amount of titanic combatants makes this a nail-biting slugfest the likes of which

00:58 the series had never seen before.

01:05 All of their attacks have a visceral sense of weight behind them, partly because of the

01:10 animation, partly because this is a smackdown of giants, and partly because letting Eren

01:15 win effectively means the end of the world.

01:19 This is a rare duel where you don't just feel the tension, you practically see it.

01:25 There's winning with style, and then there's doing it Levi's way.

01:38 When Kenny and his lackeys ambush the captain at the Survey Corps, he returns the favour

01:43 with an aerial chase that really just needs to be seen for itself.

01:57 The lightning-quick pace conveyed in Levi's movements is simply unmatched.

02:02 In fact, we'd go as far as saying it's one of the best animated sequences in the

02:06 whole show, and coming from Attack on Titan, that's high praise.

02:17 By the time all is said and done, it's hard to decide which is more impressive, the jaw-dropping

02:22 visuals or the fact that Levi almost took on Kenny's squad all on his own.

02:31 As they say, all is fair in love and war, yes, that includes Titans.

02:42 For what it's worth, the Mideast Allied forces put up one hell of a fight.

02:46 Their artillery even gave Reiner's armour a few cracks, and that's more than most

02:50 people can say.

02:51 But, at the end of the day, Titans are still Titans.

03:03 This explosive last stand just proved that, while the time of the Titans is coming to

03:07 an end, we aren't quite there yet.

03:10 Especially since Reiner, Zeke and the others just squashed their last bit of opposition.

03:16 It's not exactly what you'd call a peaceful resolution, but damn if it isn't cool to

03:24 watch.

03:28 This is what it all comes down to, the last hopes of humanity uniting together to take

03:33 down a threat that promises total eradication.

03:42 When we saw that Eren had the help of countless colossal Titans, we thought those made it

03:46 impossible odds.

03:48 And yet, that somehow got even worse when he began to manifest the bodies of all the

03:54 fallen Titans.

04:02 It's a chaotic rush that will make your head spin, but in the end, there's only one side

04:07 that stands on top, and surprisingly, it's not Eren's.

04:31 Historia had just reunited with her father, when he suddenly turned into a ginormous,

04:36 disfigured Titan.

04:38 The worst part?

04:39 He was marching right towards the inner walls, obliterating just about everything in his

04:43 path.

04:44 To stop him, the Survey Corps had to get a bit liberal with their use of explosives.

04:49 But in the end, this was Historia's fight to end.

05:01 The final strike is more emotional than anything else, but it gets the job done nonetheless.

05:06 When Historia stands up from the wreckage, it truly feels like she's earned her place

05:11 as the ruler of the walls.

05:21 It's only fitting that the biggest Titan has the quietest demise.

05:32 Instead of explosive combat, this fight is mostly just Armin hanging on for dear life,

05:38 as he roasts like a Thanksgiving turkey.

05:41 His sacrifice is difficult to stomach, but it buys enough time for Eren to swoop in and

05:46 deliver the real final blow.

05:49 Not as an attack Titan, but as just another member of the Survey Corps.

06:03 The moment Eren finally pries Bertholdt from his Titan form is rousing in every sense of

06:08 the word.

06:09 It's just a shame that Armin didn't hang on long enough to see it.

06:13 Then again, his sacrifice is precisely why Bertholdt's defeat is impossible to forget.

06:32 If one thing's for certain, it's that this rematch is one for the ages.

06:36 Their first bout left Eren's spirit, and most of Levi's elite team, utterly crushed.

06:46 So when they squared off again, Eren completely cut loose, Titan form and all.

06:51 And he's certainly got a vicious streak in her, but Eren?

06:54 He's got pure, unadulterated rage.

06:57 And it comes out in the form of some downright brutal strikes.

07:10 After a while, you almost start to feel bad for the female Titan.

07:13 Almost.

07:14 Given their long and sordid history together, Eren's victory only elicits one emotion,

07:20 and it's not sympathy.

07:21 It's sweet, bloodstained vindication.

07:37 No matter the context, there's just something addictively entertaining about a true, no-holds-barred

07:42 beatdown between Titans.

07:45 And yet, this isn't an average fistfight either.

07:47 Reiner's titanic revelation means that, this time, things are very personal.

07:56 Poetically, Eren ends up using Annie's old hand-to-hand techniques to pin down Reiner

08:03 with his own strength.

08:05 Then he proceeds to nearly pry the Armored Titan's neck clean off its spine.

08:09 It's brutal to the point of excess, but it gets the point across.

08:13 Eren isn't fighting to win anymore.

08:16 He's fighting for vengeance.

08:22 This clash of Titans is so ferociously exhilarating, it's almost sad when Bertholdt's death

08:27 dive put an end to it.

08:37 No one said slaying Titans would be easy.

08:40 In order to even get close to the Beast Titan, Erwin had to lead a whole squad of rookies

08:45 on a bonafide death march.

08:47 But Levi didn't waste the opportunity.

08:49 With a few quick slices, he used the distraction to turn Zeke into Titan sushi.

08:58 On a pure visual level, the dynamic camera angles and fluid animation are as cool as

09:03 it comes.

09:05 And yet, it's the sacrifice it took to get there that really makes this moment feel so

09:10 victorious.

09:11 Each and every one of these slashes came at an incredibly high cost, but damn were they

09:16 worth it.

09:23 Before we unveil our number one pick, here's some honorable mentions.

09:26 Eren vs. The Armored Titan Round 3.

09:30 Watching these two duke it out just never gets old.

09:49 Hanjuu vs. The Jaegerists.

09:51 Fighting old friends is never easy, but it sure is fun to watch.

10:10 Hanjuu vs. The Rumbling.

10:12 Talk about going out in a blaze of glory.

10:36 Eren vs. The Warhammer Titan and Jaw Titan.

10:40 With one unforgettable transformation, Eren Jaeger didn't just start a fight.

10:45 He made a declaration of war.

10:50 Marley counterattacks with all they've got, and seeing Eren tussle with their titans is

10:55 just the kind of pulse-pounding action that no series does better.

10:59 As if to prove it, Eren brings out all the stops, including using the Jaw Titan as his

11:04 own personal nutcracker.

11:14 Even so, the titans aren't even close to the biggest victims here.

11:18 That belongs to all the innocent civilians caught in the crossfire, although Eren doesn't

11:23 seem to be bothered.

11:24 It's almost funny in a way.

11:26 The Marleyans spent years calling him a devil, and with this attack, Eren unequivocally proved

11:32 that they were right.

11:53 the titans.

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