Bryce Papenbrook, the English voice actor for Eren Yeager, claimed that he literally dislocated his jaw in order to realistically sell one of the most intense moments in Attack on Titan.
Warning: Spoilers for Attack on Titan follow!
Season 2 of Attack on Titan contains one of the most iconic scenes in the entire show. In this scene, Eren speaks with fellow Scouting Legion recruits Reiner and Bertholdt after a long, arduous series of events. This particular moment reveals a major betrayal from the two soldiers, who admit that they are the Titan-shifters who broke through the wall all those years ago, resulting in untold deaths and the tragic demise of Eren’s mother.
If you’re a sub-only viewer, you’ve been familiarized with Yuki Kaji’s masterful take on the line, “You damn traitors!” but Bryce Papenbrook is also a heavy-hitter here. In fact, he was so dedicated to portraying Eren’s sadness at Reiner and Bertholdt’s betrayal that he literally inflicted physical pain upon himself by dislocating his jaw.
Papenbrook revealed this startling information during a panel at Anime NYC this August, drawing confusion from fellow panelist and voice actor Cristina Vee.
“In that moment, he’s more unhinged than ever before. So I literally unhinged my jaw before that take, because I wanted that pain to come through,” he explained.
“What do you mean — physically unhinged? On purpose?” Vee asked, clearly stunned.
“Yeah,” Papenbrook answered. “Like, physically pushing my jaw out of place to force pain into the feeling because of how Eren was feeling in that moment. For Eren, I really wanted to feel what he was feeling, so in Season 1, when he bites his hand, I bit my hand so hard I left bruises.”
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