The Titans in Attack on Titan originated from the power of Ymir Fritz, who gained the abilities 2000 years ago and was the first Titan shifter. After her death, her power was split into Nine Titans, leading to an ongoing struggle between the Marleyan and the Eldians.
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The Titans’ abilities and role in the series are major conflicts that drive the story. While the Marleyans used some of the Eldians to subdue their power, some of the Eldians fought back to reclaim their lost freedom. The brutal war in the series vividly showcases the power of the 9 strongest Titans in a war that almost engulfed humanity.
9 The Cart Titan
The Ultimate Support Unit
The Cart Titan might not have the brute strength of other Titans, but it excels in certain areas of battle. The Cart Titan is especially important in the Marleyan’s military operations because it can carry soldiers and supplies while using the Titan form for an extended period.
It can also mount machine guns on its back, which is effective in long-range battles. The devastating abilities of the Cart Titan were depicted many times, especially in Eren’s raid on Liberio and its versatility in saving Zeke Jaeger from Levi Ackerman.
Also, unlike most titans, its communication ability makes it easier for the titan to coordinate attacks and assess the battlefield. Hence, the Cart Titan is a valuable asset that cannot be pushed aside in the series, especially on the battlefield.
8 Jaw Titan
The Mandibles Of Destruction
The most important features of the Jaw Titan are its jaws and sharp claws. The titan’s bite force is powerful and capable of crushing the crystalized hardening of any titan in the series.
The Jaw Titan is the smallest in the series, giving it an edge in speed and agility, and it has unpredictable movements that make it hard to target. While its bite is lethal, it lacks the strength of larger Titans like the Female or Attack Titan.
Throughout the series, the Jaw Titan’s most significant upgrade happened when Falco Grice inherited it, where he developed a unique trait due to Zeke’s spinal fluid. Falco developed the ability to fly, a variation his predecessors and other titans never had.
7 Female Titan
The Elite Warrior
The Female Titan has exceptional fighting skills, almost like a rip-off of its inheritor, Annie Leonhart, who is also a great fighter in the Survey Corps. The Titan’s hardening abilities, agility, and speed make it a formidable opponent during battle.
While the Titan can harden parts of its body for offense and defense, it does not have full body armor like an Armored Titan. Hence, it makes it more vulnerable to heavy attacks but excels in hand-to-hand battles.
Also, the Female Titan can attract pure titans with a single scream, not to support her in battle but to devour her. Thus, its ability to fight and defend is decent, but it would have been superb if its scream could command Titans to fight against opponents.
6 Colossal Titan
A Walking Catastrophe
The Colossal Titan is the tallest among the Titans in the series. The titan’s unmatched size allows it to create shockwaves and scald its paths by moving.
During the Marley arc, Armin used his Colossal Titan form to destroy Marley’s navy in a single transformation with hot steam-like lava. If one Colossal Titan is capable of nuclear-level destruction, then this made the Rumbling a plague that should never have happened in the series.

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However, when Bertholdt transformed during the fall of Wall Maria, Armin could deduce its weakness, which later helped subdue its destructive capabilities. In this vein, while the titan has destructive abilities, the moments in the fall of Wall Maria show that one colossal titan can be put down; it is overcoming many colossal titans, like during the rumbling, that is impossible.
5 Beast Titan
The War General
The Beast Titan has incredible throwing power accuracy, which he used to destroy the Survey Corps at a distance during the Battle of Shiganshina district. However, due to its deadly user, Zeke, the titan’s high intelligence and tactical mind make it far more powerful to fight against.
Also, the Titan’s transformation control, which was activated due to contact with royal blood, makes him even more powerful. This means Zeke can use its spinal fluid to turn the subjects of Ymir into titans.
Despite its long-ranged attacks, it is physically weaker in closed combat with its towering heights. Levi almost killed him in seconds when he got close, and we get to see that the war chief also has a weakness that can be exploited.
4 War Hammer Titan
The Titan Armory
The defining ability of the War Hammer Titan is its powerful long-range attacks. This titan does not have to be at the nape of its titan form to fight its opponents because it can encase its real body in a crystal and control its titan form remotely.
Moreover, the ability to form different weapons with its hardened titan flesh, especially the signature war hammer tool, allows it to re-strategize and gives it versatility during combat. In this case, killing a War Hammer titan is hard because defeating its titan body is not enough to defeat it.
However, the ability to control it remotely is also a weakness, because if the location of the real body is found, the user can easily be targeted. Eren defeated Lara Tybur, the War Hammer Titan, by finding and eating her real body after she exhausted herself in battle.
3 Armored Titan
The Unbreakable War Machine
The impenetrable armor of the Armored Titan makes it the toughest titan to injure Attack on Titan. It can harden its arms and legs, and its body can also deflect attacks, making it more difficult to defeat because of its immense defensive abilities.
Its body can withstand explosions and be used for high-impact attacks like breaking through Wall Maria in Paradis. The defensive capabilities of the Armored Titan have always come in handy, especially in Marley’s military force, where it is always at the forefront of battle.
However, even this titan of steel is not invincible, as its biggest weakness is its slow speed and limited agility due to its heavy armor. Unlike the Attack Titan, which has great flexibility, the Armored Titan’s bulky movements make it easier to outmaneuver.
2 Attack Titan
The Unyielding Warrior
The Attack Titan is central to the plot of the series and holds the forts as the second strongest in the series. The Titan is a balanced fighter with remarkable resilience, allowing him to keep fighting even after sustaining heavy damage.
The Titan’s battle prowess and adaptability were vividly portrayed through Eren Jaeger’s many battles in the series. However, the Titan’s most unique ability, and what makes him the star of the show, is its memory inheritance, which can influence the past and the future.
The memory-inheritance ability that allowed Eren to manipulate history and made his father take the Founding Titan from the Reiss family would forever be an unexpected twist that still shocks me the most in the series. Also, the Titan represents a spirit of rebellion in the series, and it is almost like its existence is purely to fight against control and oppression, as seen in Eren Jaeger, Kruger, and Grisha Jaeger.
1 The Founding Titan
The Progenitor Of All Titans
The Founding Titan is the creator of all Titans in the series, and no other Titans can rival its power. For this reason, the Marleyans and the Paradis people want to control its power.
The true powerhouse of the Titan comes from its ability to control the subjects of Ymir, manipulate their memories, and euthanize them so they can never reproduce. Due to the Founding Titan’s incredible power, the royal family could manipulate their people and rewrite history.
However, the Titan is incapable of defending itself, but it has many Titans strapped to its back to make up for that weakness. Perhaps its most deadly weapon is the power to activate a doomsday-esque power called the Rumbling.

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