# WebtoonLib — Attack on Titan #17

## Series
- title: Attack on Titan
- slug: attack-on-titan-3f8b17

## Chapter
- number: 17
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The narrative flashes back to the formative days of the 104th Trainee Squad, where an aptitude test for the maneuver gear becomes a public spectacle of failure for a determined Eren Yeager. While his friends Mikasa and Armin look on with concern, Eren's inability to maintain balance threatens to derail his military career before it can even begin. A second chance reveals the truth: his equipment was defective. The incident not only showcases Eren's unyielding spirit but also introduces the stern Head Instructor, Keith Shadis, who displays a surprising and mysterious familiarity with Eren's father, Dr. Grisha Yeager.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Thomas Wagner — Supporting
- Grisha Yeager — Supporting
- Keith Shadis — Supporting
- Armin Arlert — Main
- Mikasa Ackerman — Main
- Eren Yeager — Main

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The narrative flashes back to the formative days of the 104th Trainee Squad, where an aptitude test for the maneuver gear becomes a public spectacle of failure for a determined Eren Yeager.

### Spoiler summary
The narrative flashes back to the formative days of the 104th Trainee Squad, where an aptitude test for the maneuver gear becomes a public spectacle of failure for a determined Eren Yeager. While his friends Mikasa and Armin look on with concern, Eren's inability to maintain balance threatens to derail his military career before it can even begin. A second chance reveals the truth: his equipment was defective. The incident not only showcases Eren's unyielding spirit but also introduces the stern Head Instructor, Keith Shadis, who displays a surprising and mysterious familiarity with Eren's father, Dr. Grisha Yeager.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Attack on Titan #17](/series/attack-on-titan-3f8b17/chapter-17)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/attack-on-titan-3f8b17

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