
He also calmly watched the Restorationists being turned into mindless Titans and chase after their comrade. Grisha tells Kruger that he remembers him from all those years back when his sister was murdered, with Kruger emotionlessly acknowledging this. ĭuring the operation at Paradis Island, Kruger escorts Grisha from the top of a thirty-foot wall, telling Grisha that as punishment for treason, he will be transformed into a Titan. Kruger announced the boat that will send the Restorationists to Paradis Island was ready. He asked if he confessed to the Owl's identity, and Grisha assured he did not know. Thirteen years after inheriting his power, when the "Curse of Ymir" was beginning to take hold of his health, Kruger was present when Grisha was tortured by the Public Security Authorities. Two years later, Kruger inherited the power of the " Attack Titan" from an unknown predecessor, gaining the power of the Titans. Amidst the conversation, he looked into the traumatized Grisha's eyes, seeing pure hatred and a desire for revenge. Kruger accompanied his fellow officer to inform the Yeagers of Faye's death and observed quietly as they grieved for Faye. Afterwards, however, Kruger showed a vague hint of empathy after allowing Grisha to stay with him to watch the airship, citing that since he was here, he may as well see it.

Because they had left their Internment Zone without permission, Kruger offered them a choice between hard labor or "physical punishment." Grisha nervously chose to take both his and Faye's punishment, and Kruger proceeded to savagely knee him in the stomach. Observing their armbands, Kruger deduced that they are from the Liberio internment zone. While spending his downtime watching airships with one of his fellow officers, Kruger caught sight of Grisha and Faye Yeager following the airship. As a spy in the military, Kruger would refer to himself in correspondence with the Eldian Restorationists as "the Owl," all while spending his military career turning thousands of Eldians into Titans over the years in order to hide his identity. Sometime later, Kruger was able to join the Public Security Authorities as a spy thanks to an Eldian doctor who was able to fake his blood tests as he had done for himself sometime earlier. Afterward, he was rescued by friends of his father. Unfortunately, the army was very ineffective, and its members, including Kruger's father, were captured and burned alive by the Public Security Authorities as Kruger hid in a closet. His father had joined an Eldian revolutionary army led by the remnants of the royal Fritz family who remained on the mainland. Kruger was born to an Eldian family living in Marley. Another notable aspect of his worldview was his relativistic belief he denied the concept of an objective truth, claiming that everything was a matter of personal opinion. However, in truth, he felt remorse for all of his immoral acts that he did to his brethren, but saw it necessary for the betterment of Eldia. He again continued to show a lack of empathy when the Yeagers learned of Faye's death, remaining stone-faced at the sight of their sorrow. After finding Grisha and Faye Yeager outside of their internment zone, he felt no qualms in punishing Grisha physically. Kruger appeared to be a largely stoic individual who never displayed any emotions, most likely as a consequence of enduring years of suffering and misery as a mole and being forced to commit brutal and atrocious acts against fellow Eldians.

In addition, though his hair was long, it was noticeably neater than Grisha or Eren Yeager's. However, his Titan form also shared some unique facial characteristics with his human form, such as his pronounced cheekbones. Kruger had a very slender face and pronounced cheekbones, and he was seen wearing the standard uniform for Marleyan soldiers and officers, although he only wore his uniform's hat when he was facing civilians.Īs a Titan, Kruger's form shared some features with Grisha and Eren Yeager's Titan forms due to them all being of the same type he had sunken eye sockets, was very muscular, and had long dark hair. He had shaggy dark hair which he kept combed to the side. Kruger was a fairly large, well-built, older man.
