Is Levi really a badly written character?

Saber_Evergarden said:
nah the most bland character is Mikasa.

Even though she did get a backstory, her character traits are quite undeveloped and she goes "Ereh Ereh" the same way Yuno goes "Yuki Yuki". She is nothing but another soldier, only as one of the main characters because technically she is Eren's family.

Levi is a way better written character.

If u have seen the OVA, u will realize why Levi became the person he is now. The extra little backstory he had solved his mysterious past.

Probably the most well written character so far is the potato Sasha ate.

Peeti said:
Mikasa got bland in season 3. In previous seasons, she was great.

Saber_Evergarden said:
nah the most bland character is Mikasa.

Even though she did get a backstory, her character traits are quite undeveloped and she goes "Ereh Ereh" the same way Yuno goes "Yuki Yuki". She is nothing but another soldier, only as one of the main characters because technically she is Eren's family.

Levi is a way better written character.

If u have seen the OVA, u will realize why Levi became the person he is now. The extra little backstory he had solved his mysterious past.

Probably the most well written character so far is the potato Sasha ate.

kycnui said:
I haven't heard this until now. Better give your sources next time. On the other hand, I think he's a good character of the show, but not even close to remarkable.

Ten said:

I wouldn't say she's badly written though. Yes, she is a bland character but she was written this way on purpose. You should understand what I mean seeing that you read the manga.

Doom_Reigns said:
Lmao , it's just these wannabe-elitist Eren fanboys who do that , remember Levi was a much better character than Eren in the first 2 seasons , its s3 where eren started picking up.

TOp_FIGHTER said:
Just a wanna be feitan from hunter x hunter

GoldenSky91 said:
I just don't get where all this hatred is suddenly coming from. I remember people used to really like and respect Levi and now I just see people hating on him, accusing him of being badly written and keep comparing him to Eren which is incredibly unfair. Levi is not the protagonist so he will not get the development that Eren goes through.
Levi had his own arc in Season 3 and from my experience, it was really well done and well portrayed. It also really changed Levi's character. If he's such a bad character then why was he a main focus in the previous season and was critically acclaimed and now he suddenly gets all this backlash? I don't deny Eren is an amazing character but is this the reason why Levi is getting hated on? Overrated doesn't mean bad. Seriously, where is all this coming from? I'm just really confused because it looks like his popularity has dropped.

Nik03178 said:

NO. Levi is a great character, specially after watching season 3. But the thing is Eren is FAR better written and has an insane, unreal amount of character development. Eren is definitely one of the best written main characters in all of anime.
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kycnui said:
I haven't heard this until now. Better give your sources next time. On the other hand, I think he's a good character of the show, but not even close to remarkable.

kycnui said:
I haven't heard this until now. Better give your sources next time. On the other hand, I think he's a good character of the show, but not even close to remarkable.

GoldenSky91 said:


Here's one of the sources.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/fairytail-whathesays.tumblr.com/post/175408709917/why-levi-ackerman-is-literally-the-worst-character/amp

GoldenSky91 said:


Here's another source. Read Erehisugang's comment.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ShingekiNoKyojin/comments/9b0pq1/manga_spoilers_levi_character_dissection/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_body

kycnui said:
Okay, that post is just dumb. The ignorance in the circumstances of why he shouldn't be dead is absurd.

I think it's valid when said user stated that the Ackerman concept is poorly explained. But I don't think the explanation should be present; it's a mystery sub-plot (apologies to manga readers who may know more about the ackerman overpowering capabilities). Also, saying that he is poorly written because he got backed up by his injury as a plot device... I don't get it. I don't understand how they can't consider the realism of the show.

GoldenSky91 said:


I've had to send these seperately as I'm using a Samsung device. My laptop broke earlier this month, so I'll be getting a new one, which would make things much easier to post citations all at the same time. The first one is just ridiculous, I completely agree. He never mentions about the concept or direction of where Levi goes and writes him off just because he avoided getting killed.

As for the second one, he wasn't referring to the Ackerman clan concept or their mystery but again, focused on Levi's OPness and used that as an excuse to brand him as a bad plot device instead. Some of these reasons are shockingly bad. Remember in Season 2 when Erwin got his arm completely chomped off and instead of screaming in agony, he told his soldiers to keep going without him? That right there defines what a badass, strong character he was. And he almost got killed in that scene but survived. Does that mean that he was a bad plot device and a Deus ex Machina? No, of course not. That's what the first person is implying for Levi. "He's not dead yet so he's the worst character".

kycnui said:


Actually, this is the first time I got worked up with haters of an anime I don't praise much. Yeah, Erwin is one of the best, if not the best, characters of the series.

GoldenSky91 said:


Erwin's amazing. He's my second favourite character after Levi. Off topic but these annoying adverts keep popping up. Do you know how to remove them? There isn't a cross at the top to close them down.

kycnui said:
You either buy the MAL Supporter (it's like a subscription) or use an adblocker. I know someone who uses a broswer named Brave, and it works on blocking adverts.

slb1 said:
He was a batter character than eren for the majority of the story. Post 115 is where hes fallen off, Isayama should have been brave enough to kill him there. He's been irrelevant to the plot ever since, I don't care about his feud with zeke anymore.

The actual 'decline of writing' of his character comes from him seemingly having forgotten about how Annie slaughtered his squad, and was allowed to join their group because she looked cute while eating pie in the most convenient way possible. Why is he alright with that? His monologue is alright until the 'h-he had the same look in his eyes' - despite Armin being some kid who hasn't done shit since getting the colossal titan from Levi's pov. Thats the sort of stuff I expect to see in my hero academia or some bullshit, not SnK.

Why does he not think about how he tossed Petra's body to the titans sent by Marley, and how she and the rest of his squad would feel about him siding with the enemy? I know the story isn't over, but he doesn't acknowledge that he's always left the hard choices to Eren despite Levi being his senior. Everyone always left the hard choices to Eren, yet don't acknowledge this.

tldr - isayama wasn't brave enough to kill levi in 115 where he would have had a well written and brutal death that we'd still be talking about today but instead has been largely irrelevant to the plot since then and its becoming increasingly unclear whether or not he'll have a well written death or satisfying conclusion to his character

Kalwin said:
mikasa is so lame. Idk how she became strong unlike levi who had a rough childhood and all.

KitsuFreeze said:
Yes he is. Just a walking muscle with the personality of a vegetable.

GoldenSky91 said:
I just don't get where all this hatred is suddenly coming from. I remember people used to really like and respect Levi and now I just see people hating on him, accusing him of being badly written and keep comparing him to Eren which is incredibly unfair. Levi is not the protagonist so he will not get the development that Eren goes through.
Levi had his own arc in Season 3 and from my experience, it was really well done and well portrayed. It also really changed Levi's character. If he's such a bad character then why was he a main focus in the previous season and was critically acclaimed and now he suddenly gets all this backlash? I don't deny Eren is an amazing character but is this the reason why Levi is getting hated on? Overrated doesn't mean bad. Seriously, where is all this coming from? I'm just really confused because it looks like his popularity has dropped.

KuroGFX said:
I don't think so he has moments where he's actually caring for his troops and the loss of really eats at him he may be the strongest but theirs a limit to what he can do especially when he tries to and when he has to make the decision to