Capital: Liberio (on mainland)
Government: Military dictatorship
Military: World's strongest conventional forces
Technology: Advanced (airships, trains, modern weapons)
Marley is the nation that defeated Eldia. They rule the mainland, control multiple territories, and maintain power through:
Military might
Titan technology
Ruthless politics
Propaganda
They are not evil—they are an empire doing what empires do. But from Paradis perspective, they are the enemy.
Citizens:
Full rights
Military service expected
Nationalist fervor
Anti-Eldian propaganda
Subjected Peoples:
Multiple conquered nations
Limited rights
Forced labor
Resentment simmering
Eldians:
Segregated in ghettos
Marked by armbands
Suspected monsters
Used as weapons
Warrior Unit:
Eldian children trained as Titan-shifters
Given to Marley by families seeking "honor"
Indoctrinated to serve Marley
Deployed against enemies
Regular Army:
Human soldiers
Modern weapons
Airships and artillery
Overwhelming force
Titan Corps:
Pure Titans controlled for warfare
Dropped on enemies
Terrifying weapon
Morally questionable
Eldians in Marley live in ghettos:
Conditions:
Walled compounds
Limited movement
Constant surveillance
Poverty enforced
Psychology:
Generations of oppression
Internalized hatred
Some collaborate (Warrior families)
Some resist (underground)
Most just survive
Purpose:
Control Titan power
Punish "devil blood"
Prevent uprising
Maintain Marleyan supremacy
Marley controls the narrative:
History Taught:
Eldia was evil empire
Eldians are devil descendants
Marley liberated the world
Titans must be controlled
Truth Hidden:
Marley equally brutal
Eldian history complex
Titans created by Eldia (yes)
But Eldians are people (hidden)
Result:
Generations of hatred. World believes Eldians are monsters. Paradis isolated and ignorant.