Attack On Titan: The Omni-directional Gear And What You Need To Know
One of the most striking things about the hit anime Attack on Titan is exactly how our human protagonists wage battle against the titular monsters, some of which are as tall as Godzilla. The secret to their success is omni-directional gear so cool it’d make Batman drool, but the battles are usually so frenetic that you can’t tell how the gear is supposed to work.
We cover how why the omni-directional gear of Attack on Titan is so important.
We decided to attack this problem right at the nape of its neck and explain, once and for all, how Attack on Titan’s omni-directional gear actually works.
In Attack on Titan, we can see that the omni-directional gear has three primary components: the chamber, the gas cylinders, and the controllers. The chamber is what is located behind the Scout as they zip around, and we can see that steel wires are contained inside. These wires help provide both the mobility and stability necessary for our heroes to take on Titans.
Attack on Titan is one of the few anime titles that truly deserves to be called “iconic,” and that’s in large part due to how quickly the killer designs became part of our shared popular culture.
As for the gas cylinders, these are the prominent, rectangular boxes that we see in Attack on Titan when the Scouts are swinging into action. These cylinders use compressed gas to power the omni-directional gear, and this allows the Scout to fire or release the steel wires on command.
When done right, this helps characters to zip around cities, forests, and even Titans’ bodies as they look for weak spots and then dive in for the kill.
Put it all together and this allows Scouts in Attack on Titan to take the fight to the enemy, but how effectively it all works still comes down to the individual skill of the user.
Of course, none of that would mean anything if our Attack on Titan protagonists couldn’t change their direction at will, and that’s where the controller comes in. Conveniently, the same swords used for slicing Titans also have controllers built into them that are attached to the omni-directional gear.
Each sword hilt has two buttons and a lever that make control quite easy: the upper trigger launches the anchor while the bottom trigger releases the gas, and a Scout pulling on the lever will pull the steel wire back into its base as needed.
Put it all together and this allows Scouts in Attack on Titan to take the fight to the enemy, but how effectively it all works still comes down to the individual skill of the user. It often takes very creative and quick-thinking minds to figure out how to use the dynamics of the surrounding environment along with the omni-directional gear to take down the enemy.
Some Scouts are simply better at this than others, and Captain Levi Ackerman is generally considered one of the best of the Scouts specifically because he can work wonders with his gear.
Attack on Titan is one of the few anime titles that truly deserves to be called “iconic,” and that’s in large part due to how quickly the killer designs became part of our shared popular culture.
The omni-directional gear is a big part of this, and it’s what gives our heroes a fighting chance against the mindless threats around them. And we’re looking forward to seeing both the heroes and the gear in action one more time when this tragic anime completes its epic run this fall.
