Levi Ackerman

Levi is a major character featured in Hajime Isayama's manga and anime series Attack on Titan, best known for being a massively badass Titan killer who is featured in the series' many animated highlights. He is the captain of the Survey Corps' Special Operations Squad and is nicknamed the "Humanity's Strongest Soldier".

His full name, Levi Ackerman, isn't actually revealed until the middle chapters of the manga (equivalent to anime season 3 part 1) which depicts the story's "Uprising Arc". In there, Levi is hunted by the "Anti-Personnel Control Squad", a group of assassins led by his uncle Kenny. The arc also reveals Levi's backstory - he was born from a prostitute and spent his childhood living in squalor as an underground thug, with Kenny teaching him how to kill in order to survive.

Despite the "Ackerman" surname being technically a spoiler reveal as it makes him related to Mikasa Ackerman, Levi's full name is used in many websites.

Levi is easily the most popular Attack on Titan character, and one of the most popular anime characters of all time. True to his epithet, he has established himself as one of the strongest competitors in major anime character popularity contests. The captain has won multiple character tournaments recognized by this wiki's contributors, most notably winning /r/anime's Best Guy 6 in 2020.

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History
Levi is a powerhouse competitor in the International Saimoe League, and is the only successful Attack on Titan character in the tournament despite its popularity among anime watchers. He first appeared in ISML 2013's male exhibition tournament where he made it into the quarter-finals of the bracket stage, losing to eventual champion Houtarou Oreki.

The captain was a mediocre competitor during the male tournament's early years. In ISML 2015's first male regular season, he finished 33rd with only 4 wins, which is notably above Ken Kaneki (34th with 5 wins) because he had more points earned from his close defeats. Then, in ISML 2016 Levi was eliminated in the second group stage (top 64) after losing to Okabe and Sorata.

Levi started to establish his place as a contender in ISML 2017, emerging as the winner of the emerald pendant round. He reached the playoffs for the first time, but was eliminated by Nagisa Shiota in the first round, and placed ??th overall. His popularity in the tournament peaked in the next few editions following his role in Attack on Titan's 3rd season. Levi took his 2nd pendant in ISML 2018 after winning Aquamarine over unanimous favorite Hachiman, and later reached the playoffs as the 2nd seed. He was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Archer from Fate/stay night. Despite the early exit, Levi recovered in the consolations and was able to finish 4th overall alongside female 4th placer Chtholly, who was eliminated at the same stage. This is Levi's highest-ever final position to date.

Ackerman then posted his first flawless regular season record in ISML 2019 together with newcomer Sakuta. However, he failed to win any of the 7 pendant rounds as voters favored light novel protagonists (and a VN main character) over him. Levi repeated as the 2nd seed in the playoffs, but was knocked out in the quarter-finals again by eventual champion Rimuru Tempest, and ultimately placed 5th.

In the following years, Levi stepped down from being a Scepter contender as the Attack on Titan manga approached its end, which shifted attention away from him and into other characters like the controversial MC Eren Yeager. The ISML regular season format was also overhauled at the same time, going from 7 group stages into 3 splits instead, with the latter two lasting for 15 matches. As a result, Levi struggled in ISML 2020 when he failed to advance to playoffs after placing 10th in Split 3. But like 2018, the captain fought his way through the consolations and finished 7th overall. Levi's result repeated the following year as he finished 9th in Split 3, which was fortunately adjusted to allow a 3rd wildcard round. This enabled him to advance to playoffs where he lost to silver medalist Yuuta Togashi, before placing 7th again.

Exhibition
ISML 2013 - Male Exhibitions
 * (Max 2): (You) >  Takumi >  Ayumu >  Roy > Hikari > Ikuto
 * 5232 - 3052 - 2913 - 2359 - 1167 - 1156
 * Shizuo Heiwajima -- 4259 - 2380
 * Koyomi Araragi -- 4992 - 3600
 * Houtarou Oreki -- 4767 - 4716

Main Tournament
Overall record

Match history

Pendant record
 * Wins: 2
 * Appearances: 17
 * 2016: Sapphire (7th)
 * 2017: Emerald (Winner)
 * 2018: Aquamarine (Winner)
 * 2019: Aquamarine (2nd), Topaz (2nd), Amethyst (2nd), Sapphire (3rd), Emerald (6th), Ruby (7th), Diamond (3rd)
 * 2020: Aquamarine (5th), Topaz (7th), Amethyst (4th), Diamond (3rd)
 * 2021: Topaz (6th), Amethyst (2nd), Sapphire (3rd)

r/anime
TBD

Matches
Best Guy 1 - seed 7
 * (250) Hajime Tsunashi @ I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying -- 3183 - 1094
 * (122) Might Guy @ Naruto -- 4182 - 2250
 * (71) Van Hohenheim @ Fullmetal Alchemist -- 3134 - 2348
 * (26) Ling Yao @ Fullmetal Alchemist -- 3067 - 2707
 * (42) Izaya Orihara @  Durarara!! -- 3403 - 2774

Best Guy 2 - seed 28
 * (229) Toshiro Hijikata @ Gintama -- 1715 - 1208
 * (101) Ken Kaneki @ Tokyo Ghoul -- 1642 - 1035
 * (37) Itaru Hashida @ Steins;Gate -- 2763 - 1541
 * (5) Kamina @ Gurren Lagann --  2202 - 1335

Best Guy 3 - seed 46
 * (467) Obito Uchiha @ Naruto -- 1561 - 338
 * (211) Toshiro Hijikata @ Gintama -- 1174 - 890
 * (83) Uzu Sanageyama @ Kill la Kill -- 1478 - 809
 * (19) Souma Yukihira @ Shokugeki no Souma -- 1638 - 894

Best Guy 4 - seed 22
 * (491) Yuugo Hachiken @ Silver Spoon -- 1733 - 378
 * (278) Byakuya Kuchiki  @ Bleach -- 1890 - 875
 * (150) Shichika Yasuri @ Katanagatari -- 2649 - 975
 * (43) Lancer @ Fate/stay night -- 2676 - 1531
 * (11) Alex Louis Armstrong @ Fullmetal Alchemist -- 2713 - 1662

Best Guy 5 - seed 13
 * (500) Mitsuhide Rouen @ Akagami no Shirayukihime -- 1507 - 141
 * (244) Kurama @ Yu Yu Hakusho -- 1351 - 344
 * (116) Accelerator @ A Certain Magical Index -- 1802 - 491
 * (52) Reg @ Made in Abyss -- 1715 - 771
 * (20) Simon @ Gurren Lagann -- 1846 - 1703

Best Guy 6 - seed 10
 * (503) Hellshake Yano @ Pop Team Epic -- 890 - 97
 * (247) T.K. @ Angel Beats! -- 888 - 136
 * (138) Harunobu Nikaidou @ 3-gatsu no Lion -- 860 - 237
 * (74) Houtarou Oreki @ Hyouka -- 840 - 420
 * (23) Light Yagami @ Death Note -- 1003 - 511
 * (7) Erwin Smith @ Attack on Titan -- 1027 - 635
 * (2) Reigen Arataka @ Mob Psycho 100 -- 1290 - 1056
 * (3) All Might @ My Hero Academia -- 1710 - 600
 * (4) Saitama @ One Punch Man -- 1955 - 804

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Best Character 1 - seed 48
 * (465) Captain Falcon @ F-Zero: GP Legend (2003 anime) -- 2775 - 1004
 * (209) Shikamaru Nara @ Naruto -- 2541 - 1517
 * (176) Yami Yugi @ Yu-Gi-Oh! -- 2895 - 2270
 * (17) Roy Mustang @ Fullmetal Alchemist -- 3420 - 1349

Best Character 2 - seed 34
 * (479) Lain Iwakura @ Serial Experiments Lain -- 1166 - 541
 * (223) Kyohei Kadota @ Durarara!! -- 1195 - 657
 * (95) Faye Valentine @ Cowboy Bebop -- 1051 - 1013
 * (31) Shinobu Oshino @ Monogatari -- 1942 - 1116

Best Character 3 - seed 41
 * (472) Misaki Ayuzawa @ Maid-sama! -- 1738 - 482
 * (297) Last Order @ A Certain Magical Index -- 1536 - 680
 * (88) Azusa Nakano @ K-On! -- 2442 - 1793
 * (24) Gilgamesh @ Fate/stay night -- 1412 - 1134

Best Character 4 - seed 27
 * (486) Magane Chikujoin @ Re:Creators -- 1486 - 309
 * (230) Yuuri @ Girls' Last Tour -- 1366 - 519
 * (155) Mugen @ Samurai Champloo -- 1581 - 836
 * (38) Mayoi Hachikuji @ Monogatari -- 1274 - 1204

Bilibili Moe
The captain has made three appearances in China's Bilibili Moe contest from 2015 to 2017, thanks to Attack on Titan's spin-offs being broadcast during those years. He was one of the favorites to win the 2017 edition, but ultimately finished fourth place after losing to Kirito in the semis, and Takashi Natsume in the consolation match.

Honours
Poster gallery

Total Wins = 17
 * 1) AnimeFans Saigar 2015
 * 2) Baidu Chinese Best Moe (Male) 2017
 * 3) Tiangshidongman Moe before 2020
 * 4) Best Guy 6
 * 5) Facebook @Mitsuha Best Husbando 2020 (FB link)
 * 6) Facebook @Reffiney Ganador del Torneo de husbandos 2020 (FB link)
 * 7) FB Anime Community Best Husbando in 2020 (FB image link)
 * 8) Monas Chinas Asthetic TdH 2020 (FB link)
 * 9) Anime UwU torneo de husbandos 2020 (FB link)
 * 10) @Yesi la otaku El Mejor Husbando 2020 (FB link)
 * 11) Aminoapps Torneo de Husbandos 2021 (Amino Apps link)
 * 12) Otra Página de otakus para Otakus Torneo de husbandos 2021 (FB link)
 * 13) Facebook 16 Teams Darling (Male Div) 2020 (Image link)
 * 14) Go-Toumemes Torneo de husbandos 2021 (FB link)
 * 15) Facebook @Sunset in Paradise Best husbando 2021 (FB link)
 * 16) Facebook Ikigai Torneo de husbandos 2021 (FB link)
 * 17) FB Personajes 2D por los que vale la pena seguir vivo TdH 2021 (FB link)