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High-ranking Wall Religion figure in a black hooded robe and blank silver mask, arms crossed on a night cobblestone street
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High-ranking man from the Wall Religion

Character

A Church of the Walls minister who sat on King Fritz's ruling assembly, this unnamed official survives the military coup that topples the puppet government. While his fellow assemblymen go to prison, he alone walks free and keeps a seat on the new council under Queen Historia.

Birthday: October 5
Status: Alive
Species: Human
First Appearance (Manga): Soldiers Dance
Allegiances: Royal Government, Nobility, Church of the Walls
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Appearance

His robes identify him as Church of the Walls clergy. Middle age shows in his long, drawn face and prominent nose, framed by short light hair and an unkempt stretch of facial hair. During a brief spell behind bars he traded the vestments for prison clothing.

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Personality

Self-preservation drives nearly everything he does, and the welfare of the population inside the Walls ranks far below his own comfort. He backed the move to dissolve the Survey Corps on invented charges simply to protect his standing, dressing the decision up as service to the people. The mask slips when he supports barring Wall Rose's refugees from the interior, shuddering at the mere thought of displaced citizens entering Wall Sheena.

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History

After the Survey Corps' costly attempt to capture the Female Titan tears through Stohess District, this official and Minister Nick answer a summons from the mayor to review the destruction.

He later sits as one of four assemblymen beside King Fritz at the treason trial of Erwin Smith, a proceeding meant to decide whether the Survey Corps continues to exist. When a report arrives claiming the Colossus and Armored Titans have broken through Wall Rose, he joins the other nobles in ordering the gates shut against refugees, and the council openly weighs the prospect of Rod Reiss recovering the Coordinate from Eren Yeager within days. Darius Zackly then interrupts alongside Dot Pixis to reveal that the breach report was staged, a test of the assembly's fitness to govern that the nobles have plainly failed.

His colleagues are arrested and locked away, yet for reasons never explained this minister escapes punishment entirely and continues serving on the reconstituted assembly under Historia Reiss.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the High-ranking man from the Wall Religion?

The High-ranking man from the Wall Religion is an unnamed Church of the Walls minister who sits on King Fritz's ruling assembly and survives the military coup that topples the puppet government, unlike his fellow assemblymen.

What happened to the High-ranking man from the Wall Religion after the coup?

Unlike the other arrested assemblymen, the High-ranking man from the Wall Religion escapes punishment for reasons never explained and keeps a seat on the reconstituted council under Queen Historia.

Why did the High-ranking man from the Wall Religion support closing the gates to Wall Rose refugees?

When a fabricated report claimed Titans had breached Wall Rose, the official joined the other nobles in ordering the gates shut against refugees, revealing that self-preservation mattered more to him than the people's welfare.

What is the anime name of the High-ranking man from the Wall Religion?

The anime adaptation names the High-ranking man from the Wall Religion Roderich, though he remains unnamed in the manga.

What role did the High-ranking man from the Wall Religion play in Erwin Smith's trial?

The High-ranking man from the Wall Religion sits as one of four assemblymen beside King Fritz at Erwin Smith's treason trial, a proceeding meant to decide whether the Survey Corps continues to exist.

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