3. The Door of Hope

Complete story — includes the ending

Reiner thinks back to the curse of being an Eldian. He had resolved to unite his Eldian mother and Marleyan father by entering the military training program where Eldian child Candidates are chosen to become Titans for Marley, which earns them the status of Honorary Marleyans. Reiner's father, however, rejected him on account of him being Eldian. Four years ago, Commander Theo Magath had sent then-teenagers Annie Leonhart, Bertholdt Hoover, Marcel Galliard and Reiner on a mission to Paradis to reclaim the Founding Titan. Marcel was devoured by Ymir 's Pure Titan. Following their assault on Wall Maria, the remaining three joined the 104th Training Corps two years later, befriending Eren and the others, and seeking information about the Founding Titan. Reiner ultimately decided to destroy Wall Rose. In the present, a depressed Reiner attempts suicide, but urges himself to live for Falco and the other child Candidates. Falco stops by the hospital and speaks with a traumatized Eldian soldier, who admits to faking amnesia to avoid being sent back home.