Attack on Titan 3 Character Customization Explained

The series has a long customization tradition

Character customization is not new to the franchise. In Attack on Titan 2, players created a custom soldier before entering the story — choosing gender, facial features, hairstyle, hair color, skin tone, voice and name. That character stood alongside the main cast in the campaign and could be used in co-op, giving each player a personal presence inside the world.

For Attack on Titan 3, the expectation is that this creator returns and expands. The official material emphasizes evolved ODM gear and a series-culminating story told from the beginning to the climax. A custom protagonist that follows that entire arc — from the fall of Wall Maria through the final acts — is the natural fit for how the series has handled player identity.

What a creator typically includes

• Appearance — gender, face presets, facial features, hairstyle and hair color, skin tone and eye color.
• Identity — a first and last name that appears in dialogue and menus.
• Voice — selectable voice options for your soldier.
• Statistics — point allocation that shapes early combat performance.
• Traits & skills — starting perks or skill branches that influence how you fight Titans.

None of this is officially confirmed for A.O.T. 3 yet. The list above reflects the established structure of the series’ creator from A.O.T. 2, and is the most reliable baseline for what players can expect — we will update this guide the moment the official customization details are shown.

Why customization matters in this series

On the surface, a character creator is about looks — and the system has always been generous there, with enough slider and preset combinations to make a genuinely distinct recruit. But the deeper purpose is ownership. In a story full of names that carry enormous emotional weight, your soldier is the one character who is entirely yours. The series leaned into that: your recruit earned a place in scenes the canon cast share, and veterans of A.O.T. 2 still remember their own soldier from that first playthrough.

A.O.T. 3 is positioned as the story’s conclusion, which raises the emotional stakes of that ownership. A character you designed and carried from the beginning has a different weight in the final acts than a default protagonist ever could. That is likely why the series built the creator into the campaign rather than treating it as a menu extra — and why players should expect it to return, refined, for the finale.

How customization connects to the story

One of the defining features of the prior game was that your created character lived inside the canon story rather than watching it from outside. You enlisted with the 104th Training Corps, formed bonds, and fought alongside Eren, Mikasa, Armin and the veterans of the Survey Corps. Given that A.O.T. 3 covers the story from the beginning to the climax, the custom soldier’s role is expected to be even larger — a single player presence that carries through the entire narrative.

Because the game is being marketed as the culmination of the series, character progression is likely to matter more across the full arc. Expect an emphasis on keeping your soldier viable from the first expedition to the last — and on the emotional payoff of having invested in a character across the whole story.

Customization and multiplayer

In the previous title, your custom soldier was the character you brought into co-op. The same loop is expected here: build your recruit, level them up in the campaign, then drop into missions with other players using the same loadout. If you want the full picture on co-op, crossplay and platforms, read our Attack on Titan 3 multiplayer guide.