Robert Tanner (Character)

Robert Tanner is the primary antagonist in the TN Variety Hour series based on the Attack on Titan anime. He is known for his manipulation of others, high intelligence, and impressive acting skills. He enlisted in the Survey Corps alongside Cedric Vance, and made friends with him as well as many other soldiers. He often shyed away from combat, before eventually volunteeering to fight a large, alligator-like Titan that appeared out of a lake during an expodition. The Titan quickly overpowered him, however, rather than eat him, set him on it's shoulder. Robert then revealed he was the Titan's master, and had achieved this by killing other humans who opposed the beast. This outraged the Scouts, yet they knew they could do nothing about it. Robert is a Titan-Shifter, and has been known to kill his own teammates in order to gain the trust of other titans. He has been called a backstabber, a villain, and a pure evil human being. It is unknown how many Titans he has control over, but has been primarily shown with the Alligator, whom Erin nicknamed "Swampy." Robert has a sister, Allison Tanner, as well as a girlfriend, Cynthia Lupen. He is best friends with her brother, Garron Lupen. All four are known Titan Shifters, and founders of the T.H.A.

Personality
Robert, when acting, is shown to be a very timid, weak, and accident-prone individual. He often makes a fool of himself in the most ridiculous ways possible, such as tripping on a rock while carrying a fruit basket, causing him to drop the basket and smash his face into all the fruit inside. He claims to have been beaten with guns as a child, and refuses to use them when in character. Outside of character, he is much different, and even shows himself to be very skilled as using firearms. He is shown to be able to hold his own against Erin, although he has never defeated him. As one of the founders of the T.H.A., Robert believes that humans should allign themselves with Titans to create a better world, despite the fact a Titans sole mission in life is to kill humans. In order to keep his good standing with the Titans he uses as weapons, such as Swampy, he kills any humans that attempt to fight them, often after pretending to be afraid of them in order to gain trust. He is shown to be very objectifying, in the beginning dating Cynthia purely to have sex with her, not for her vast knowledge of Titans or her impressive combat skills, or even her similar theories that humans are an inferior species to Titans, and shouldnt think otherwise. Robert's goal in life is to achieve the trust of the Collosal Titan, Bertholdt Fubar.