The first real-world analogy that I could come up with was a pneumatic harpoon gun. This grapple has to bury itself deep enough to pull a 70 kg human up into the air. When the gas is released it fires the grapple. The propulsion system is a gas compressed in a canister. The titan-fighters aim their hips in the direction they would like for the hooks to fire, which attach to the stone walls or other generally immobile object. It is used to move the wielder from side to side or help propel them forward. Around the back is a fan device that is also fed by the canisters. The canisters feed into grappling hook launchers, which also sit on the hips, just above the sheaths.

Sitting on the multi-blade sheaths are gas canisters, which are the central power elements for the gear. The controls sit in the hilt of the swords which have replaceable blades sitting on the sheath on either hip. The 3D maneuver gear consists of five different components. So let’s take a look at this central piece of equipment when we science the shit out of Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom. Unfortunately, there are two items that really rub me wrong and they both have to do with the 3D maneuver gear. In other words, someone tried to put some science behind the mechanics you see in the comic and in the video game. And the apparent lack of physics made me cringe, but the jumping around and sticking to walls appeared to be based on something. Of course, I over analysed the game’s science because that’s what I do.

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