In Attack on Titan, Christa is one of the 104th Training Corps trainees, the same as Eren and the others. Christa is very cute, so she is an idol-like figure among the 104th Training Corps and is very popular among boys, but she is not just cute; she also plays a very important role in Attack on Titan. I would like to give a thorough explanation of Christa's true identity.
Introducing Christa's profile!
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Christa, also known as Krista Lenz, is a girl with blonde hair, blue eyes, and bangs that hang down in the center of her face. She is a fairly petite girl, standing 145 cm tall and weighing 42 kg. She has a calm personality, is caring, and has a kind heart. Despite this, Christa is talented enough to graduate 10th from the 104th Training Corps. Some even call her a "goddess" because of her cute appearance.
Her real name is Historia Reiss
Source: Attack on Titan © Hajime Isayama, Kodansha / "Attack on Titan" Production Committee
Although she has lived as Christa Lenz, her real name is actually "Historia Reiss" and she is a descendant of the "Reiss family", the royal family that has ruled within the walls. Her father was Lord Reiss, the heir to the Reiss family, and Christa was born to him and a maiden who served him. Christa had a miserable childhood, and her mother barely spoke to her and even said she wished she had never been born. Her mother was killed by Lord Reiss's men in order to erase her existence, and Christa was also nearly killed, but she was told that she would be saved if she lived under the name "Christa Lenz," and she began to live under that name. Christa, who had a past where people around her did not like her for being alive, has always lived a life of rushing to die.
Why did you join the Scout Regiment?
Source: Attack on Titan © Hajime Isayama, Kodansha / "Attack on Titan" Production Committee
Having had a miserable childhood, Christa has always lived her life wanting to die while pretending to be a good girl. Perhaps Christa thought that if she joined the Survey Corps, she would be able to die somewhere soon. Perhaps Christa's wish was to be able to die while being seen as a good person by others. Christa didn't show her feelings, but Ymir, who is also a member of the 104th Cadet Corps and is a good friend of hers, noticed.
Christa becomes queen!?
Source: Attack on Titan © Hajime Isayama, Kodansha / "Attack on Titan" Production Committee
As a member of the Reiss family, Christa has the right to inherit the throne, so Captain Levi tells her to take over the throne. Captain Levi and his men realized that there was an enemy inside the walls, not just outside them, the royal family, and they thought that unless Christa took control of the walls, the world inside the walls would also be in chaos. So Christa decided to become a princess herself.
Will Christa turn into a titan too?
Source: Attack on Titan © Hajime Isayama, Kodansha / "Attack on Titan" Production Committee
Rod Reiss, Christa's real father, kidnaps the two of them in a plot to feed Eren to Christa and turn her into a titan. Christa, who thought her real father relied on her, was about to take the injection to turn her into a titan, but she turned against her father of her own volition, saved Eren, and did not turn into a titan. Christa, who had a tragic past and was not loved by her parents, may have had a conflict between the feeling that she was needed for the first time and the feeling that her parents only tried to use her when it was convenient. Still, it can be said that respecting her own will over her father's was a growth for Christa, who wanted to die.
Summary
The beautiful Christa of the Survey Corps was a princess, not a goddess. The second season of the anime ended with Eren exerting the power of the coordinate. I think the main focus of the third season of the anime will be the "Royalty Arc". It is an important development in which Christa plays an active role. I predict that Christa will continue to play an important role as Historia Reiss. You can't miss the "Royalty Arc" of the third season of the anime, in which Christa plays an active role!
