Although I had always agreed with Levi’s decision to save Armin instead of Erwin (even though Erwin is my favorite character) I had always questioned what made HIM choose a kid over his best friend. This video makes things much more clear when you connect it back to the death of Kenny. Great analysis as always!
Me Dicen Dai made a great video (spanish tho) on Erwin's whole arc as a character, my fav character too. Basically: Erwin becomes more and more flawed as his goal (seeing the basement) is nearer. Levi's choice to let him die is because he wants his best friend to finally have peace and also, because logically he knew Erwin has at the verge of losing his sanity.
I love how detailed your thoughts are and you can present them in a straightforward way. Also your voice is calming. Accurate and well-made analysis too. Keep up the good work!
Sorry to everyone who got two notifications for this. The first time I uploaded it, it was extremely quiet. I know what caused the problem and it won't happen again. Let me know what you thought of the video and how I can improve.
Your voice, pacing and delivery are very unique, keep it! However, I'd pump up the volume just a tad bit in relation to the mixing so I'd stand out more. In the foreshadowing videos (which were AWESOME by the way!) I had trouble making it out from the anime sound. Please keep it up, your analyses are so deep!
Another way to look at Kenny giving up on his dream: he realized Uri was never truly omnipotent. Trapped by the First King’s stance of letting Paradis perish if invaded, even Uri had to resort to some twisted dream of peace to keep moving forward. Not even Uri was free. Kenny realized no matter who you were or what dream you pursued, the world was too cruel for that dream to mean anything, the same conclusion Erwin comes to.
Another factor is that Erwin was driven and motivated by that dream. Once he finds out the truth in the basement, he may not be as motivated since his dream would have been fulfilled. He would no longer have that thing he was drunk on to keep him moving forward. Because of his natural curiosity and intelligence, Armin would have still been useful to humanity after the basement.
@@jforgotten2620 he doesn't his stuff is average. He just got hit with the algorithm and smooth brain Americans will ofc think he is smart when most of them have less IQ than a shoe lace. Most of his stuff is obvious or head canons particularly his latest video which was head canon and mental gymnastics. There is much better on youtube than this guy
Ervin- what's the secret of the walls Armin- what's the secret of THE WORLD Ervin might have have lost his determination after knowing the secret of walls bcoz that was his goal, to know, And that was it While Armin wanted to know the world so Armin still had a goal
Erwin states that he had plans post basement. So this is not true. By this logic, Armin would've given up once he discovered the world, and not helped fight against those who existed in such world
@@mlproplayer171 That’s exactly what Armin did, tho. As soon as they saw the Ocean, Armin became passive and lost his drive. He didn’t come up with a plan against the outside world, all he did was going with the flow and talking to Annie for hours on end daily.
I teared up when I watched Erwin's sacrifice. It has even greater meaning for me on rewatch realizing that it wasn't just his life that he offered up but the dream that drove his life up to that point as well, the dream that his father, friends, soldiers and countless civilians died for, and the one that consumed his own humanity. He offered all of that up for what he saw as the only hope for humanity's survival within the walls, Eren Jaegar... Given Eren's shift in season 4 and the draconian and utterly inhuman tactics he's deployed against friends and foes alike to ensure the Paradisians' survival, I only wonder what Erwin would think if he saw him now.
This is a really interesting perspective. My interpretation of it was that, since Levi had forced Erwin to give up on his dream, he wouldn't have had anything left to give to the scouts, which goes into the thing that Armin said a bunch of times, "you can't change anything without the sacrificing everything." Since Erwin had nothing left to sacrifice, he couldn't change anything. But Armin was still drunk on his dream, and therefore did still have everything left to sacrifice.
if kenny and erwin survived to see humanity outside the walls, they would've handled the war against marley differently. Id like to see them interact with characters like Theo Magath.
This video is absolutely beyond amazing! Kenny is my favorite Titan character. It's too bad that he had such a small part in this saga. Your analysis is in-depth and really digs into the the complexity of Kenny, and yes, there is way more to his character than what appears on the surface! Again, great video! Keep up the good work! I really like the tie-in to the death of Erwin! Great insight! More videos please!
I interpreted Levi's decision as choosing greater dream, Erwin's dream was to know truth about the world, after that who knows what would happen to him, perhaps he would prefer to end his life, or stop being commander, in any case his reaction was a mistery. Armin's dream was/were Curiosity, something that can never be satisfied. In other words Erwin's Dream lied inside the Paradis island, Armin's dream was far beyond even he himself can imagine. Great video as always!
I'd just like to add in that with knowledge from the last chapter, Kenny's choice literally changed the course of the entire series. We know that Ackermans can't become titans, so if he used the serum, it would've done absolutely nothing, and neither Armin nor Erwin would've been able to become the Colossal Titan, assuming they even found themselves in that position, after Kenny were to waste the serum.
Spoiler alert for manga: This exactly why Mikasa killed Eren in the end. Eren had no choice but to keep moving forward to protect the ones he loved. It cost him his humanity. The dream of freedom consumed him
Kenny’s whole thing about having love and peace only being for the privileged hit me so damn hard. I am privileged, I grew up in a loving family with enough money to live comfortably, went to school, I’m working my way through college, and have a the goal to serve and bring peace to those around me, but Kenny’s argument has got me tripped up. I can never know of all suffering that goes on in the world. It is a cruel world. But I think they are both right, we must still fight for peace but we can never eradicate war and violence. But simply preaching about it and not actually doing anything helps no one, and effort must be given for those who do not know of such peace.
Ackermans are Eldians though. They’re just Eledians the Founding can’t control. They can still access paths and willingly become shifters if they eat another shifter. Even if they were another bloodline, after 100 years, they would’ve had babies with eldians inside and as we see with Reiner who is only half Eldian, that’s enough to be under the power of the founding, further implying that there is more to the Ackerman than not being Eldians, it’s more as if they’re special type of Eldians due to the experimentation that their ancestors went through
Eh... it’s really hard to judge people’s dreams in the way you put it. Kenny and Erwin has curiosity behind their dreams just as much as Armin did. I like to look at it as Armin was willing to sacrifice himself for his dream immediately, bearing no guilt, where Erwin was hesitating to make the action given the enormous guilt as survey commander he’s had to endure (Which may have also had consequences for humanity in the walls if they forced him to continue to be their leader and play the devil). Knowing Kenny’s sacrifice and the grudge he put on himself in order to help the generation that comes before him, his act to save Armin May have been something similar. Instead of saving his best friend, save someone else who has unknown potential and isn’t burdened by enormous guilt.
Lmao🤣 and here I was thinking Levi didn’t bring Erwin back because he was unable to keep his promise and kill the beast titan, lol your theory is very detailed, thank you 😊 .
They don't know if it will work on Ackermans or not at this point. Even in season 4 they still aren't sure if it will work or not, in the scene in the train Mikasa suggests inherting Eren's titan herself
Ackermanns are Eldians. It's just they're already modified by Titan experiments so the Titan Powers of the Founder don't work in them as exactly as with other subjects of Ymir
I've always wondered, why didn't the Ackermans just leave or the other races as well for that matter immediately after the walls were constructed. I guess unless the island was already full of Titans.
This video should be given to those who heavily debated on Erwin should've been revived not Armin. I mean the character is so well written and established & it's story till that point for those 2 Armin and Erwin. Still people couldn't understand the logic behind "Drunk" message & Someone who have a "Curiosity of the world".
Ur videos are fantastic but the volume is way too low on everything. I max it and can barely make out what ur saying with earphones. Nvm the anime audio
God doesn’t want anybody in hell because He loves us, but you must understand why we deserve hell and why those who refuse to live under His authority will go there. He gave us the law (Ten Commandments) not to make us righteous, but rather to show us our sin (Romans 3:20). We’re not sinners because we sin, but rather we sin because we’re sinners. Sin is the nature of our flesh that we are born with due to the sin of Adam in the garden. For someone to be justified before God they have to be sinless. We’ve all sinned (Romans 3:23), and the the law demands death for those who sin (Romans 6:23). God is righteous, so He must punish our sin, which is what He did through His Son Jesus Christ on the cross. Jesus is Holy and sinless, yet He received our sin when He died on the cross, so that we can be righteous before God (2 Corinthians 5:21). When He died on the cross, He said “It is finished” (John 19:30), which means He paid the full price for all of your sins (past, present, and future) to be forgiven. He was buried and rose again from the dead. God will forgive anybody who puts their full trust in Jesus Christ alone for salvation. We aren’t saved based on our good deeds, but only by the grace of God (Ephesians 2:8-9). His precious blood that He shed is the only reason why we can be forgiven of our sins (Hebrews 9:22). If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised Him from the dead, then you’ll be saved (Romans 10:9). You are born-again with the Spirit of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17), and are not only legally justified before God, but also are accredited His righteous (Romans 4:24). Believers live for Christ now, so get to know Him through His Word. I recommend reading the book of Romans and the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), and watching Pastor Joseph Prince’s online videos!
Although I had always agreed with Levi’s decision to save Armin instead of Erwin (even though Erwin is my favorite character) I had always questioned what made HIM choose a kid over his best friend. This video makes things much more clear when you connect it back to the death of Kenny. Great analysis as always!
Thank you! And I'm glad you enjoyed, this has always been one of my favorite arcs in AoT, so I'm glad I conveyed it effectively.
Sage’s Rain also make a well-made video analyzing Erwin character and Levi’s decision. You should check it out 😝
Me Dicen Dai made a great video (spanish tho) on Erwin's whole arc as a character, my fav character too. Basically: Erwin becomes more and more flawed as his goal (seeing the basement) is nearer. Levi's choice to let him die is because he wants his best friend to finally have peace and also, because logically he knew Erwin has at the verge of losing his sanity.
same i was also a little confused by it, im glad i finally understand
Kenny is one of the most interesting characters in the story.
thanks for covering him
Isayama wrote freaking side characters as deep as this, goddamn masterpiece and a goddamn genius
I love how detailed your thoughts are and you can present them in a straightforward way. Also your voice is calming. Accurate and well-made analysis too. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much!
Sorry to everyone who got two notifications for this. The first time I uploaded it, it was extremely quiet. I know what caused the problem and it won't happen again. Let me know what you thought of the video and how I can improve.
Maybe it‘s just me, but talk a little slower and make more pauses. Other than that, great video as usual!
@@Eu023 Thanks, I appreciate the feedback
@@invaderzz no I think your pacing is good
@@Eu023 are you a native english speaker?
Your voice, pacing and delivery are very unique, keep it! However, I'd pump up the volume just a tad bit in relation to the mixing so I'd stand out more. In the foreshadowing videos (which were AWESOME by the way!) I had trouble making it out from the anime sound. Please keep it up, your analyses are so deep!
Another way to look at Kenny giving up on his dream: he realized Uri was never truly omnipotent.
Trapped by the First King’s stance of letting Paradis perish if invaded, even Uri had to resort to some twisted dream of peace to keep moving forward. Not even Uri was free.
Kenny realized no matter who you were or what dream you pursued, the world was too cruel for that dream to mean anything, the same conclusion Erwin comes to.
Masterclass video man!! Way to break it all down! Top tier content!
Another factor is that Erwin was driven and motivated by that dream. Once he finds out the truth in the basement, he may not be as motivated since his dream would have been fulfilled. He would no longer have that thing he was drunk on to keep him moving forward. Because of his natural curiosity and intelligence, Armin would have still been useful to humanity after the basement.
This will blow up just like the others your content is top tier
this didn’t age well
@@besrqq 😅 youre right. Thats too bad he makes good vids
@@jforgotten2620 he doesn't his stuff is average. He just got hit with the algorithm and smooth brain Americans will ofc think he is smart when most of them have less IQ than a shoe lace. Most of his stuff is obvious or head canons particularly his latest video which was head canon and mental gymnastics. There is much better on youtube than this guy
Ervin- what's the secret of the walls
Armin- what's the secret of THE WORLD
Ervin might have have lost his determination after knowing the secret of walls bcoz that was his goal, to know, And that was it
While Armin wanted to know the world so Armin still had a goal
Erwin states that he had plans post basement. So this is not true. By this logic, Armin would've given up once he discovered the world, and not helped fight against those who existed in such world
@@mlproplayer171 That’s exactly what Armin did, tho. As soon as they saw the Ocean, Armin became passive and lost his drive. He didn’t come up with a plan against the outside world, all he did was going with the flow and talking to Annie for hours on end daily.
@@4Shaman That was an extremely frustrating development in my eyes. It compounds how little Erwins death really was in the grand scheme of things
@@mlproplayer171 Agreed. There were certainly some bad choices in the final arc, although it's still a masterpiece
if this story was written a few centuries ago, we would be reading it in our text books
I teared up when I watched Erwin's sacrifice. It has even greater meaning for me on rewatch realizing that it wasn't just his life that he offered up but the dream that drove his life up to that point as well, the dream that his father, friends, soldiers and countless civilians died for, and the one that consumed his own humanity. He offered all of that up for what he saw as the only hope for humanity's survival within the walls, Eren Jaegar... Given Eren's shift in season 4 and the draconian and utterly inhuman tactics he's deployed against friends and foes alike to ensure the Paradisians' survival, I only wonder what Erwin would think if he saw him now.
This is a really interesting perspective. My interpretation of it was that, since Levi had forced Erwin to give up on his dream, he wouldn't have had anything left to give to the scouts, which goes into the thing that Armin said a bunch of times, "you can't change anything without the sacrificing everything." Since Erwin had nothing left to sacrifice, he couldn't change anything. But Armin was still drunk on his dream, and therefore did still have everything left to sacrifice.
That was a really good video, enjoyed your way of telling us stories.
if kenny and erwin survived to see humanity outside the walls, they would've handled the war against marley differently. Id like to see them interact with characters like Theo Magath.
Yep, it would definitely end up being a very different story.
This video is absolutely beyond amazing! Kenny is my favorite Titan character. It's too bad that he had such a small part in this saga. Your analysis is in-depth and really digs into the the complexity of Kenny, and yes, there is way more to his character than what appears on the surface! Again, great video! Keep up the good work! I really like the tie-in to the death of Erwin! Great insight! More videos please!
This is awesome, I already kinda came to this conclusion but the way you present it is really well done
Thank you
I interpreted Levi's decision as choosing greater dream, Erwin's dream was to know truth about the world, after that who knows what would happen to him, perhaps he would prefer to end his life, or stop being commander, in any case his reaction was a mistery. Armin's dream was/were Curiosity, something that can never be satisfied. In other words Erwin's Dream lied inside the Paradis island, Armin's dream was far beyond even he himself can imagine.
Great video as always!
I cannot wait for your take on the last arc of the show. Great analysis.
Waaaaaaiiit I just realized you were the one to create that Attack on Titan viewing guide on reddit
What guide?
You're doing great job with these videos. Please don't stop, I now understand everything a lot better now.
For some reason I feel like you have the best understanding of the series
Made sure to rewatch all of it again, to help the analytics💪🏼
Glad to see you uploading another video, keep it up💪🏼💪🏼
Thank you! I'm looking forward to your new videos as well
These revelations made me tear up for Kenny and Erwin. I'll watch the series again 😌
Loved this analysis. Short and to the point, made everything clear. Subbed!
This gave me a new Appreciation for aot thanks man amazing video
Thank you
I was anticipating for more towards the end but I'll anxiously wait for more uploads :)
are you gonna make a foreshadowing video for season 4 part 1? those are by far my favorite :)
Please keep making these videos! Your insight is wonderful and leads to a lot of understanding and empathy for the characters.
I'd just like to add in that with knowledge from the last chapter, Kenny's choice literally changed the course of the entire series. We know that Ackermans can't become titans, so if he used the serum, it would've done absolutely nothing, and neither Armin nor Erwin would've been able to become the Colossal Titan, assuming they even found themselves in that position, after Kenny were to waste the serum.
As always you make me see this story from an another perspective, the least I can do is subscribe and great job on this video.
This was so useful! I had many confusions about these arcs and never understood anything about Kevin nor why Levi actually chose Armin
you’re doing amazing work bro, made my day!
EXCELLENT ANALYSIS DUDE
IDK why, but my eyes teared up listening to the explanation
Spoiler alert for manga:
This exactly why Mikasa killed Eren in the end. Eren had no choice but to keep moving forward to protect the ones he loved. It cost him his humanity. The dream of freedom consumed him
This is some top tier video, keep the grinde dude!
I’m late to this video, but I still want to say that this video cleared up some questions I had. Keep up the grind for putting out amazing content!
Your videos help me understand this series so much better thank you lol
I always wait for your uploads man.
A really clear explanation, nice video : )
Kenny’s whole thing about having love and peace only being for the privileged hit me so damn hard. I am privileged, I grew up in a loving family with enough money to live comfortably, went to school, I’m working my way through college, and have a the goal to serve and bring peace to those around me, but Kenny’s argument has got me tripped up. I can never know of all suffering that goes on in the world. It is a cruel world. But I think they are both right, we must still fight for peace but we can never eradicate war and violence. But simply preaching about it and not actually doing anything helps no one, and effort must be given for those who do not know of such peace.
Your channel is so underrated
Man if I was an English teacher I would just give you a straight A+ for the entire semester
I like these AoT analysis videos. Keep the AoT world interesting!
Ackermans are Eldians though. They’re just Eledians the Founding can’t control. They can still access paths and willingly become shifters if they eat another shifter.
Even if they were another bloodline, after 100 years, they would’ve had babies with eldians inside and as we see with Reiner who is only half Eldian, that’s enough to be under the power of the founding, further implying that there is more to the Ackerman than not being Eldians, it’s more as if they’re special type of Eldians due to the experimentation that their ancestors went through
Ackermans can't become Titans and thus inherit Titans. Chapter 138 confirms that with Levi himself.
wow so well-analyzed!! 🔥
Great video as usual, keep up the good work
keep doing these videos, they're very good and you should be getting the attention you deserve soon
Eh... it’s really hard to judge people’s dreams in the way you put it. Kenny and Erwin has curiosity behind their dreams just as much as Armin did. I like to look at it as Armin was willing to sacrifice himself for his dream immediately, bearing no guilt, where Erwin was hesitating to make the action given the enormous guilt as survey commander he’s had to endure (Which may have also had consequences for humanity in the walls if they forced him to continue to be their leader and play the devil). Knowing Kenny’s sacrifice and the grudge he put on himself in order to help the generation that comes before him, his act to save Armin May have been something similar. Instead of saving his best friend, save someone else who has unknown potential and isn’t burdened by enormous guilt.
I cried at this video 😂. .....great job brother
Ngl this video was beautiful
Lmao🤣 and here I was thinking Levi didn’t bring Erwin back because he was unable to keep his promise and kill the beast titan, lol your theory is very detailed, thank you 😊 .
time to sit back and chill
Subscribed earlier today, and I'm not dissapointed
Loving that Zero Escape soundtrack in the background
I thought Kenny didn’t use the injection because he knows it doesn’t work on him cuz he’s an Ackerman and not an eldian
They don't know if it will work on Ackermans or not at this point. Even in season 4 they still aren't sure if it will work or not, in the scene in the train Mikasa suggests inherting Eren's titan herself
Ackermanns are Eldians. It's just they're already modified by Titan experiments so the Titan Powers of the Founder don't work in them as exactly as with other subjects of Ymir
I think getting drunk with curiosity might be no different with drunk on truth
Well done. Thank you
Still doesn’t miss
Why this treasure only has 28k views?:((((
Would love to see more analysis of characters dreams
Love the zero escape music
I LOVE YOUR CONTENT 🙏🏾❤️
Damn this channel is dope
For the algorithm god no really great video
Damn who’s cutting onions?
I've always wondered, why didn't the Ackermans just leave or the other races as well for that matter immediately after the walls were constructed. I guess unless the island was already full of Titans.
Titans + they had nowhere to go, really
Epic video
Love this!
So one dream was an obsession and the other was hope?
Amazing
isnt it ironic then, that levi's promise of killing zeke nearly destroyed him too? Damn it really is a never ending cycle huh
Is the manga ending explanation gonna come out? Just finished reading and I need an explanation of a lot of stuff still
I'm currently making an hour long video about Eren and the ending, it won't explain everything but it should help you a bit!
Thx man love your channel
@@stavborochov1673 Thank you!
im in awe
This video should be given to those who heavily debated on Erwin should've been revived not Armin.
I mean the character is so well written and established & it's story till that point for those 2 Armin and Erwin.
Still people couldn't understand the logic behind "Drunk" message & Someone who have a "Curiosity of the world".
now, Levi is drunk by revenge.... WELL DONE 😌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Erwin died without knowing the truth, what a shame :c
What are your thoughts on the new ending? I honestly find it horrible and insulting but would be more than honored to listen to your opinion.
4:00 Ace? It can’t be… Santa?? Ice-9…
oh lol the music is playing the whole time, it just became more recognizable at 4:00.
Another invaderzz classic.
The dream is to survive
Ur videos are fantastic but the volume is way too low on everything.
I max it and can barely make out what ur saying with earphones.
Nvm the anime audio
The worst part of these videos is how long it takes to upload these.
Could Kenny have even transformed into a mindless titan even though he was an Ackerman, not an eldian?
No, it was impossible from the start.
Ackermanns are subjects of Ymir, though whether they can transform is never revealed
@@dragonballoblivion8273 Then why can Mikasa and Levi see Paths
I really want to hear your thoughts on chapter 139
i feel like the background is very distracting
Bro💔
Too quiet bro. And I'm on full volume.
the audio was kinda low in this one
Could you say eren is the same as Erwin and Kenny?
Where is the subs?😭😭
you gotta speak louder the video is so quiet
At least you muted the audio of the scenes playing this time, whilst commentating. Don't make the same mistake again. It's annoying. LOL
More aot videos please!
Anime
Plz change the title
It's holding back the video
I love your videos but Can you please speak up. You mumble.
Definitely something im working on. I appreciate the feedback.
God doesn’t want anybody in hell because He loves us, but you must understand why we deserve hell and why those who refuse to live under His authority will go there. He gave us the law (Ten Commandments) not to make us righteous, but rather to show us our sin (Romans 3:20). We’re not sinners because we sin, but rather we sin because we’re sinners. Sin is the nature of our flesh that we are born with due to the sin of Adam in the garden. For someone to be justified before God they have to be sinless. We’ve all sinned (Romans 3:23), and the the law demands death for those who sin (Romans 6:23). God is righteous, so He must punish our sin, which is what He did through His Son Jesus Christ on the cross. Jesus is Holy and sinless, yet He received our sin when He died on the cross, so that we can be righteous before God (2 Corinthians 5:21). When He died on the cross, He said “It is finished” (John 19:30), which means He paid the full price for all of your sins (past, present, and future) to be forgiven. He was buried and rose again from the dead. God will forgive anybody who puts their full trust in Jesus Christ alone for salvation. We aren’t saved based on our good deeds, but only by the grace of God (Ephesians 2:8-9). His precious blood that He shed is the only reason why we can be forgiven of our sins (Hebrews 9:22). If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised Him from the dead, then you’ll be saved (Romans 10:9). You are born-again with the Spirit of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17), and are not only legally justified before God, but also are accredited His righteous (Romans 4:24). Believers live for Christ now, so get to know Him through His Word. I recommend reading the book of Romans and the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), and watching Pastor Joseph Prince’s online videos!
i love your content, please make more! 🤍