This piece serves as one of the intros to @snovaaprel’s SnK Space Force AU, of which a superb zine is currently in the making.
Simply put, the AoT universe will be set in space. Yes, that means the Survey Corps will be kicking Titan ass in spaceships, with space guns, in outer space. How cool is that?!
More info will be shared after the text!
Paradis is the third planet closest to the Sun in the Erudian System. It is encompassed by three rings, namely, Maria, Rose, and Sina. These rings are made up of more than thirty satellites, most of which are inhabited. Man serves to be the planet’s dominant species, but outside of their world lies the biggest threat to their existence: humanoid giants that prey on their kind, otherwise known as Titans.
Keeping mankind safe from these beings are the Armed Forces of Paradis: the Police, an elite force guarding the planet’s ruler from within the rings; the Army, in charge of maintaining the security of the satellites, and; the Space Force, tasked to set out to find the secrets of the universe at the expense of living comfortably in their homeland. Out of the three branches, only the Space Force has encountered Titans firsthand when troops were attacked at one of their stations located outside of the planet. Paradis would not come face to face with Titans until years later, when foreign spaceships crashed into one of the outermost satellites and scarred humanity forever.
Shiganshina’s inhabitants were mystified by the sudden arrival of nameless, unpiloted spacecraft. Army troops posted at the satellite were quick to advance towards the crevices, but froze at the emergence of humanlike creatures that were about ten times their size, if not bigger. These giants charged at them with reckless fervor, and before they could process what was taking place, many of them had been grabbed hold of and devoured whole.
Unforgettable nightmares were born that day. Only a small sum of the population managed to escape to the closest neighboring satellite as Shiganshina crumbled into pieces, while the remaining lives were lost either by getting eaten, squashed, or trampled to death. More mysterious spaceships came down on the other satellites over time, infesting them with Titans, thereby ridding them of their livable state. Out of more than thirty satellites, fifteen are still inhabited, ten are non-inhabited, and five have been destroyed.
Following the tragic incidents, the Space Force continues to scour the galaxy in search for the origin of Titans as well as the reason behind their invasions, which has proven to be more difficult with the enemy ships lurking in space. Being the army that comes in close contact with Titans the most, casualties are inevitable, but have significantly decreased with the help of advanced technologies that can save even those at death’s door. Several soldiers have had their body parts replaced with machine counterparts, serving as a constant reminder of what was taken from them.
The Space Force sometimes resorts to capturing Titans for the sake of research. Based on their findings, Titans can be classified into two kinds: Subhuman, which attacks with bare strength, and Intellectual, which attacks with heavy weapons. Neither are capable of speech, thus making it impossible for humans to verbally communicate with them.
The Scientific Department’s latest finding is a shocking discovery: Titans are born from humans injected with a serum. The serum cannot be synthesized; once it is injected into the bloodstream, the person would transform into a destructive monster ever so feared by man.
The Space Force is an AU created by the esteemed fanartist @snovaaprel, who pieced the idea together as she listened to this album. Earlier this month, she gathered a team of writers to further expand on the story and bring it to life, and the zine has been a work in progress since then.
The AU will follow the themes of the original work, but romantic connections will also spark between the members of the Survey Corps, or in this case, the Space Force. On that note, I’ll be posting a YumiHisu piece soon as part of this AU. Stay tuned if you’re interested!
More info and updates about the AU can be found in the artist’s IG, where you’ll find some finished bits of the zine as well as the other writers’ spectacular works!
Salute the Senior Command Staff of the Space Force ⭐️
And choose your crew leader! Which squad do you want to be in? Squad Smith (The Strategic Squad), Squad Hange (The Scientific Squad), Squad Zacharius (The Research squad), Squad Berner (The Pioneering Squad), Squad Levi (The special Operations Squad), Squad Nanaba (The Rescue Squad).
