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Rod's wife

Character

The unnamed woman married to Rod Reiss bears five of his children and lives quietly within the family estate in Wall Sheena. Her final act is a mother's: when Grisha Yeager tears through the Reiss Chapel in the year 845, she dies shielding her youngest daughter Florian.

Birthday: May 17th
Status: Deceased
Species: Human
First Appearance (Manga): Sin
Allegiances: Royal Government, Nobility
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Appearance

Age shows in the lines of her face, and her blonde hair sweeps back from it. Like nearly everyone in the Reiss line apart from her children Urklyn and Frieda, she is short, standing a few centimeters beneath her husband.

She appears at times in a plain white robe and, at family gatherings, in the v-necked white dress cinched by a black waistband, paired with white sandals, that the family's women wear on such occasions.

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Personality

The manga leaves her largely unexplored. What it does establish is devotion to her children, since she spends her last moments trying to keep Grisha Yeager from harming Florian. Some warmth toward Rod is visible as well; she leans on his shoulder in grief during Uri's final ceremony, though whether her husband returned the feeling is doubtful, as he considered Alma the only person who ever understood him.

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History

In 842 she attends the succession in which Frieda inherits the First King's power. Tears run down her face as her daughter's Titan devours Uri, and she stands through the ordeal beside Rod and the rest of the family, the young Florian being absent.

Three years later Wall Maria falls, and Grisha Yeager forces his way into the Reiss Chapel to demand that Frieda act to save the population. She comforts Florian, who clings to her, while Frieda fights and loses her power and her life. Grisha then massacres the family in his Titan form; by Rod's account, a single stomp kills her together with the daughter she is holding.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Did Rod Reiss have a wife?

Yes, Rod Reiss had an unnamed wife who bore him five children and lived with the family on the Reiss estate inside Wall Sheena.

What happened to Rod Reiss's wife?

Rod Reiss's wife was killed in 845 when Grisha Yeager attacked Reiss Chapel in his Titan form. According to Rod, a single stomp killed her along with their youngest daughter Florian, whom she was trying to protect.

Who are Rod's wife's children?

Rod's wife was the mother of Frieda, Urklyn, Dirk, Florian, and Abel Reiss, and stepmother to Historia Reiss, who was born from Rod's affair with the maid Alma.

What was Rod's wife like?

Little is shown of Rod's wife's personality beyond her devotion to her children, dying while trying to shield her daughter Florian, though she also shows some warmth toward Rod, leaning on his shoulder in grief during Uri's succession ceremony.

Did Rod's wife witness the Founding Titan succession ritual?

Yes, in 842 Rod's wife attended the ceremony in which her daughter Frieda inherited the Founding Titan by devouring Uri Reiss, standing beside Rod in tears throughout the ordeal.

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