High-ranking merchant

Black hair swept to one side frames a clean-shaven face with strikingly bright eyes. His aristocratic wardrobe consisted of a dark suit layered atop a white shirt and cravat, garments he exchanged for standard prison wear once the military locked him away.

Personal profit outweighs public duty in his thinking. Alongside the rest of the council he moved to dissolve the Survey Corps and have Erwin put to death, framing the push as protection for the citizenry. That claim collapsed the moment word arrived of a breach in Wall Rose: he immediately favored sealing the gates against the refugees, proving whose interests he actually serves.

As a member of the Royal Government, the merchant attends the audience where Erwin Smith stands before King Fritz to argue that the Survey Corps must be allowed to continue. As Erwin makes his case, the official counters by pointing to Levi's refusal to surrender peacefully and his readiness to use force over words, branding the captain a threat to public order.

Anka's announcement that Titans have penetrated Wall Rose throws the chamber into hurried conference. The merchant worries aloud that admitting refugees will only create new enemies, while the assembled leaders console themselves that "it" will soon be in their hands. The report proves to be a ruse arranged by Dot Pixis, and once Nile Dok, Pixis, and Darius Zackly abandon the crown, the merchant and his fellow officials are placed under arrest.