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Rite of Initiation

The Rite of Initiation assesses leadership candidates through questioning and biometric monitoring, which Thurman describes as a way to contain potential threats.

Story so far

The assessment begins with scripted questions whose answers are already known, then moves to unscripted questions to establish physiological baselines. Sensors in the candidate’s headset provide readings used to judge sincerity, while computers make the interviewer’s voice sound even and authoritative. Examiners manipulate emotion as they monitor the responses.

Paul Thurman completed Rodny’s Rite by redirecting his anger toward a new purpose. The highest-ranking officer awake must conduct the procedure, which required Donald to serve rather than Eren. Lukas’s preparation included imprisonment and compulsory study of The Order’s human-behavior passages. Thurman now calls the Rite a test of a man’s soul intended to contain potential threats.

Role

A leadership assessment and emotional conditioning procedure conducted by the highest-ranking officer on shift.

Relationships

Paul Thurman — Paul Thurman used the Rite to redirect Rodny’s anger and describes it as a means of containing threats.
Lukas — Lukas underwent confinement and compulsory study as part of his Rite.
Donald — Donald had to conduct the Rite because he outranked Eren while awake.
Sources — 12 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 96
  • The candidate assessment uses sensors in the candidate’s headset to evaluate fitness.
  • After formal questions, the assessment gathers biometric baselines to evaluate the candidate’s sincerity.
  • Computers are designed to make the interviewer’s voice sound even and authoritative.
Chapter 138
  • Thurman’s questioning completes Rodny’s Rite of Initiation by redirecting his anger toward a new purpose.
Chapter 178
  • The highest-ranking officer on shift must complete the Rite of Initiation.
  • Donald must conduct the Rite because he outranks Eren while awake.
Chapter 179
  • The initiation begins with scripted questions whose answers are already known.
  • The initiation uses physiological readings from the candidate’s headset.
  • The initiation moves from formal readings to unscripted questions for a baseline.
  • Initiation examiners manipulate the candidate’s emotions while monitoring responses.
Chapter 207
  • Lukas’s Rite involved imprisonment and compulsory study of the Order’s human-behavior passages.
Chapter 224
  • Thurman describes the Rite as a test of a man’s soul intended to contain potential threats.
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