Why Did Gabi Kill Sasha in Attack on Titan? (& In Which Episode)

One of the most heartbreaking moments in the final season of Attack on Titan was the death of Sasha Braus, one of the characters fans loved due to her comedic moments. Of course, the one that pulled the rifle trigger that ended Sasha’s life was Gabi, a Marleyan warrior candidate who snuck into the Survey Corps airship while they were making their way out of Liberio. So, why did Gabi kill Sasha in Attack on Titan?

Gabi killed Sasha as a form of revenge for what Eren and the Survey Corps did to Liberio when they attacked the city. While Gabi saw Sasha killing two of her friends earlier, she didn’t intend to target Sasha specifically. Instead, Sasha was the first person she saw when she boarded the airship.

Sasha’s death is one that many Attack on Titan fans will never move on from because she was such a great character in the storyline and was one of the people with a pure heart and personality. Her death was one of the reasons why Gabi turned into one of the most hated characters in Attack on Titan. Nevertheless, it had to happen for Gabi’s character development to commence.

How Did Sasha Die?

Manga readers had already braced themselves for one of the most heartbreaking moments of Attack on Titan season 4 when Sasha’s death happened. Of all the main characters that flanked Eren and grew up with him while working with the Survey Corps, Sasha was one many people loved because of her pure personality and goofy character. As such, her death was one of the things that struck the hearts of fans when they saw it getting animated. But how did Sasha die in Attack on Titan?

During the early part of the final season of Attack on Titan, it was shown that the members of the Survey Corps had infiltrated Marley and were there to spy on the Marleyans so that they would learn more about their enemy. However, while they were in Marley, Eren suddenly broke off from the group because he had other plans. He eventually posed as an injured Eldian soldier that stayed in Liberio so that he could secretly meet up with Zeke to discuss the proposed euthanization plan that his older Yeager brother wanted to use.

In that regard, Eren needed to escape from Liberio and retrieve Zeke while sending a message to the Marleyans. That was when he attacked the Marleyans during Willy Tybur’s declaration of war speech. Eren started killing Marleyans on the spot while battling with the Warhammer Titan and the other Titan Shifters on Marley’s side. And while Eren was having trouble with the Marleyan titans and soldiers, the rest of the Survey Corps arrived to even things out.

The arrival of the Survey Corps weakened the defenses of Marley, as Eren was able to defeat both the Jaw Titan and the Warhammer Titan. Meanwhile, the rest of the Survey Corps started killing Marleyan soldiers on the spot as Sasha sniped down two guards that Gabi treated as friends right before her. Gabi witnessed the death and destruction that Eren and the Scouts caused and was not about to let things slide.

After Eren and the other Scouts were able to retreat by boarding the airship that the Survey Corps stole, that was when Gabi tried to find a way to get on that ship. While some Scouts were still clinging to the airship through their ODM gear, Gabi shot one of them and used the ODM gear to get on the ship with Falco.

The Survey Corps wasn’t aware of what was happening while recovering from a tough fight. That was when Gabi immediately boarded the ship and shot Sasha right through the chest. The shot didn’t kill her instantly as the Scouts tried to patch her up. But Sasha died due to blood loss, with her final word being “meat.”

Why Did Gabi Kill Sasha?

As mentioned, Gabi witnessed everything that happened to the Marleyans when Eren and the Scouts attacked Liberio. She witnessed how deadly Eren was when he was responsible for the deaths of Gabi’s friends. And she also saw how he laid waste to Liberio, the city Gabi called home.

So, while Gabi couldn’t do anything during Eren and the Scouts’ attack on Liberio, she decided to be the one to take revenge on behalf of the people who died or got hurt due to the rampage. That was when she could get on the Scouts’ airship just when they were about to leave Marley.

Gabi, however, didn’t specifically target Sasha. She already knew what Sasha looked like because she was there when Sasha sniped down two of her friends. However, when she boarded the ship, Sasha was the first person Gabi saw. As such, she was simply unlucky enough that she was the one that Gabi saw and gunned down.

In short, whoever Gabi saw on the ship was someone she wouldn’t hesitate to kill as revenge for what the Survey Corps did to Liberio and the people that Gabi knew and loved. Sasha just happened to be the one she shot and killed when she got on the ship.

In Which Episode Did Gabi Kill Sasha?

Sasha’s death happened in episode 8 of the final season (season 4) of Attack on Titan. This happened right after the members of the Survey Corps were able to retreat from Liberio after the Scouts were able to retrieve both Eren and Zeke, who were both integral to them and their plans moving forward.