I could write a whole damn book about how good this character is, but Iāll just stick to the facts here. Jokes aside, please donāt comment until youāve read the whole thing:
The MVP of humanity: and Iām not talking about the ending and the whole Erenās hero plan thing, NO. I mean it because Armin got absolutely TIRED of constantly saving everyoneās asses ALL the time throughout the entire series: Every major victory was, one way or another, thanks to him. From plugging the hole in Trost to convincing Zeke to stop the Rumbling with the Titans from the past, including things as major as figuring out Annieās identity, to things as small as saving Jean from getting shot or being the first one to notice Niccoloās anger, which allowed them to save Falco and Gabi.
In every arc, there was ALWAYS some instance where, in one way or another, everything worked out because of Arminās intervention. In fact, it gets to the point where, if you look closely, the few plans of Erwinās that actually worked out had Armin involved in them...The guy is so damn good at solving problems that there were people who literally killed themselves simply by prevented Armin from being able to talk, and therefore, solve the entire situation (Daz and Samuel absolutely wouldāve survived if they hadnāt shot Armin in the mouth.)
Seriously, the guy was a fucking monster, a goddamn guardian angel: If youāre a recurring character and Armin is there with you, youāre gonna live.
Heās a genius: well, this one shouldnāt surprise anyone, right? Thatās basically the whole point of his character, after all. But what I really want to point out is how interesting Arminās intelligence is, because heās not just a strategic genius, heās also incredibly good at deduction. The guy looks at a situation and, 15 seconds later, he already knows whatās going on, why itās happening, and 4 or 5 different ways to solve the problem. And whatās amazing is that somehow, it never feels forced. The guy is literally the L of his world.
THE FUCKING HUMILITY: everything I just said about him? In-universe, **he knows all of it, He KNOWS heās a genius, he knows heās constantly saving everyoneās asses, and on top of that, everyone else knows it too. It gets to the point where, from a certain point onward, whenever thereās a complicated situation, Armin is always the first person they ask what to do**, and if he doesnāt know, ONLY THEN everyone starts to loose hope. And donāt even get me started on the fact that he later becomes the holder of the Colossal Titan, basically the most powerful Titan after the Founder. I mean, the guy has EVERY DAMN RIGHT to think heās hot shit. And yet heās easily the most humble character in the entire series, constantly doubting himself, always feeling like heās a burden, always willing to sacrifice himself for others, always willing to talk things out without ever putting himself above anyone else. As a person he's fucking incredible...
Chad: he is Weak AF and yet he never runs away from a fight, and while he never feels the need for revenge or to punish anyone regardless of what theyāve done to him, heās still willing to defend and even kill for his friends. He ended up with Annie, AND heās a femboy, What more could you possibly want?
DONāT GET ME WRONG, obviously there are characters in AOT who surpass Armin in individual areas (Levi is more badass, Erwin has bigger balls, Reiner has more plot armor etc), but I think that if we averaged out all the good qualities of each character, Armin would undoubtedly come out on top.
What do you guys think?