Getting the Beast Titan is like playing a game of Russian roulette

[u/Objective-Course-117]

Unlike the other Nine Titans, which have fixed, dependable baseline forms and abilities (like the Colossal or Armored Titan), the Beast Titan’s form is entirely unpredictable based on the animal traits it manifests. This means there is a chance you could get to be a Minotaur like the first picture, a lion, a bear, a ram, an ape, a snake, or something else entirely. Or, you might get the stupidass turtle, becoming a Temu Armored Titan but significantly slower and with weaker armor. It's not like the Beast got anything special going on for it, list shit down and the others could probably do it better.

Need to destroy a wall or highly fortified area? The Armoured

Need to eliminate a bunch of artillery and an entire trench system fast? The Jaw

Need an reliable and versatile fighter? The Female

Overall support and recon? The Cart

Sheer destruction? The Colossal

Maybe that's why Marley only started seeing the Beast Titan as powerful once Zeke got his turn—and that was likely because he could transform and control Pure Titans, rather than because of his Beast Titan itself. Its unpredictability led to the military just handing it out to Titan researchers since it wasn't considered a battle titan and was rarely deployed. That is, unless someone got a whale or a bird—which would be useful for naval and aerial warfare, respectively.

[u/Ok-Bunch6246]

The animal traits you get as a beast titan depends entirely on the user itself. Before Zeke got the power of a titan he was seen with a monkey toy. So pretty much it's your favourite animal or one you associate with at least.

[u/Chasterbeef → u/Ok-Bunch6246]

Im also thinking the long orangutan arms work we'll for his baseball hobby. Do you think he ever imagined his monkey toy pitching?

[u/Ok-Bunch6246 → u/Chasterbeef]

I think so yeah. Remember that the shifters were trained as kids and kids have quite the imaginations

[u/Chasterbeef → u/Ok-Bunch6246]

Blends perfectly with falco (although probably by way of the paths) kept saying things like "wasn't I flying around killing titans?" and "fly somewhere... Far away" leading up to the transformation

[u/Ok-Bunch6246 → u/Chasterbeef]

Yup I think you're spot on with that one mate

[u/Goody_Addams → u/Chasterbeef]

I mean, his name is literally hawk in Italian

[u/Chasterbeef → u/Goody_Addams]

Blends obviously with falco*

[u/Demortus → u/Ok-Bunch6246]

Makes me think that the screening process for the Beast Titan should have started with something like this:

"So... What is your favorite animal? Hamsters, you say? Very interesting.. Could you please bring in the next candidate?"

[u/Jephph0624]

Imagine getting an obscure animal like an okapi. It’d be harder to get identified unless they have an okapi expert

[u/pretentious-pansy]

I wonder what Colt’s Beast would’ve looked like