A prequel to the blockbuster Attack on Titan series, Before the Fall is
a three volume young adult fiction fantasy novel series set years before
the events that transpire with Eren and Mikasa. Together, the second and
third volumes of Before the Fall are yet another prequel story and they
are for the most part separate from the story of Angel and Wall Maria.
In this collection we are introduced to a new character Kuklo was found
as a baby crying in a mass of Titan vomit, amidst the dead titan
corpses. He is called "a child of titan" and is essentially hated by the
people inside the walls. Kyklo despite his horrible beginnings and a
single-functioning eye also seems to grow unnaturally fast. He parts
himself from his past and gambles on the fate of humanity by enlisting
in the Survey Corps. This group functions primarily outside of the
safety of the walls. And here with his strength and determination Kyklo
survives and thrives.
But to accomplish this he gets his hands on the Vertical Maneuvering
Equipment. Although the gear is still imperfect and causes a troublesome
incident for Kyklo, he fights the titans. Whether it is because it is
his fate to fight them, or it is because of his past, he fights against
them.