@@Huckleberry42 it were the words that made Levi choose Armin over Erwin. He realized that Erwin lost his drive/willpower/forwardspush, and so that Armin would be more influential and useless for humanity.
@@RoxxSerm partly, but first and foremost Levi wanted to save Erwin from being a slave and their devil. He said his decision was made out of personal feelings, not rationality.
I think these lines didn't really apply to Ymir. Technically yes, but Kenny said that as something that makes them go on such as Erwin's dream, Eren's freedom, and Armin's drive to go to sea. But Ymir is different.
@@blingshininglight4168 It very much applies to Ymir. Not just technically. She loved the King. Even after thousands of years after his death she's still bound to the commands of those with royal blood. She keeps slaving away to build Titans irrespective of her wishes. She was still emotionally bound to the King (and his successors) until she was freed when Mikasa killed Eren.
it always baffles me, that there is 13 hands pointed at ymir resembling the 13 years a titan has to live, and the flowers which had 9 leaf's resembling the 9 titans
@@itzmehDevi Probably around that age, but the 13 curse rule was specifically due to Ymir dying after 13 years she become a titan, so its only appropriate that other titan users also lived only 13 years and not outlived the founder Ymir.
Fun little light hearted fact that creature that started it all is based on a real creature the Hallucigenia. If you go to youtube videos about it the comment sections are all invested with AOT fans making fun of it its hillarious.
you're not even kidding lmao, I'm gasping for air. one of the comments under a video: "My friend asked why Im so fascinated in this worm, since theres nothing special about it. I told him that its already special, because it was born into this world"
At least those are youtube comments. I visited a town in in Germany that Shiganshina was based on/inspired by and there the AoT fan infestation marked themselves on the actual walls around the town.
something everyone sees but no one talk about it is, this episodes shows that Ymir made ALL of the titan forms by hand. Spending eternity crafting all the bodies, alone.
They're not slaves! Not goddesses either! They're just people! They don't have to vow to any subscriber, they can decide when to upload a reaction! (...ok, I'll stop.)
Once it's known what caused the change in Eren's demeanor, it makes retroactively looking back at all the times he looked so melancholy so much more eye opening and heartbreaking.
It also makes his stoic front make a lot more sense: like when he walks up and puts his forehead on Pieck's pistol and says "I do know. You won't shoot" Or during the Liberio arc where he says "you guys actually came"-we think it's about their responding to his letters, but he's really like, "wow, my memory of the future was right." Or "I can't exactly kill Reiner at this point...", there are a ton of excellent little catches like these.
I hope these girls in hindsight realise how smart they are with these theories and opinions. Hard to put things together when you're flushed with emotions but they do not disappoint. Kiss' view about Ymir and the founders powers past 3 episodes been fantastic
I have seen so many people react to aot and I can confidently say that you guys are the most spot on and clued in to the story out of everyone I’ve seen. You’ve picked up on many of the fine details and layers to aot on your first watch that took me several watches to fully grasp and it’s honestly so impressive! I’m looking forward to see what you guys think of the ending since most people who say they didn’t like the ending didn’t understand it properly. I know that won’t be the case for you 💪🏽
Typical reaction from most viewers - "I hate this monkey!" - [after Zeke's past] "I love Zeke!" - Zeke: "Let's go euthanasia, baby!" - "I hate Zeke! Eren, do something!" - Eren: "I will destroy the world!" - "F*ck you, Eren!" Old meme: Seas. 1 - "Run, Eren!" Seas. 2 - "Run, Eren!" Seas. 3 - "Run, Eren!" Seas. 4 - "RUN! It's Eren!"
Imagine being in Gabi's shoes lol. You literally watched your friend become a titan, watched his brother die, saw Reiner about to give his titan to Falco in an attempt to end his life, Falco eats Porco instead, you see Eren Jaeger, the man you sought to kill as vengeance for the attack in Liberio, manage to shoot his head off, but literally a second later, the walls come down, the titans come out, the rumbling begins and Eren announces that he'll wipe out everyone beyond the island. What a pace of events for her 😅
And all of it happened instantaneously since time spent in the Coordinate is infinitely slow. So from her POV, she shot him, his head landed on Zeke's hand, then he transforms.
You ask at 12:15 why did ymir go back to king fritz, I believe 1) yes she lived as a slave her whole life since she was a child and that's all she know, and 2) she actually formed some sort of love, or stockholm syndrome to the king
I dont agree , this anime is the full vision of Isayama and its great he completed it to the end. Of course there people crying over the fact that the finale didnt have a rainbow and everybody dancing in circles but a good story doesnt need to give to the spectator everything he wanted.
@somma7337 When asked about his process in forming the story of Attack on Titan, Isayama replied, “I still have doubts within myself. Did I land it? I’m not even so sure. I still struggle on this point and I’m very sorry about that.” It's completely different than saying that He had trouble finding the right way to deliver the message
Fun fact: In Dutch to be declared "vogelvrij" ("free as a bird") means the old punishment of being outlawed and having your rights taken away so you may be killed without consequence for your killer. Interesting to contrast with how we often see a bird being free, being able to fly over walls, not wanting to be in a cage, etc. Especially in the context of this show.
The details make this show perfect: 13 fingers pointed Ymir - 13 years of curse 9 petals on flower that Ymir saw when she fell off the slope - 9 titans shifters Also you can now back to the ending of season 2 (ED3 - Yuugure no Tori) and keep in mind that this ending was years before scenes, which you saw in this episode, was written in manga. This worm that gave Ymir power existed irl and it's called Hallucigenia (obviously it didn't change people into titans irl) :)
The scene Eren forcefully removes his hand shackles is symbolic of his strong desire for freedom. On the other hand, after watching the story through to the end, ironically, I feel it shows that he is a slave to freedom.
To me, one of the main lessons to take away from this story (and perhaps overlooked by many) is how many cycles of hatred and revenge that exist irl are perpetuated by indoctrination on things that happened ages ago... To a point when no one who actually lived them is alive today to tell what really happened. Eren Krueger said it best: "Anyone can become a god or a devil. All it takes is for someone else to believe it." Humanity overall just lacks perspective, compassion and empathy, even to this day (it's a bleak reality, but Isayama portrays it very well in this story).
Fritz got incredibly lucky with eating Ymir(Specifically her spine)being the key to pass on her power, for all he knew Maria, Rose, and Sina already had the power and just needed to activate it
There's an interesting parallel in this episode that I rarely see being talked about. When Grisha reveals the power of the Attack Titan, he says that "it was all for this moment, to fight the self-righteousness of the king". There are two kings called "Fritz"; the first one enslaved Ymir both in life and in death, by using her three daughters (Rose, Maria, Siina) to extend the power of the founding titan. The other one enslaved all subjects of Ymir, her descendants, by trapping them within the walls (Rose, Maria, Siina) and removing their memories with the power of the founding titan.
Maybe people don't talk about that because it isn't interesting? They have the same name... they were both kings... they did different stuff... and that's it.
@@rumfordc You failed to grasp the fact that it completely redefines Ymir's actions. If she wanted to get revenge on the FIRST King, why would she rule the world with Titans just like he wanted it?
@@rumfordc Otherwise she wouldn't have allowed Eren to use her powers. Regardless of the atrocious retcon the series got later, it stand against reason to imply she was fulfilling his wishes when she did what she did to protect her descendants. Even with the awful ending it's implied she knew she should have killed him and left with her daughters back then.
@@caiobruno8006 it is written into the script that she follows their orders. this would be the ultimate protection for her descendants, if that's really what she cares about. why would she be fine with euthing everyone but not fine with improving them? eren had to go out of his way to stop her from obeying. simply make the desired changes before releasing her and the problem could be solved.
1:04 remember when he kissed historia's hand? well thats why he make that face in that momemt too and thats why Eren changed after that moment. When he kissed Historia's hand he touch a royal blood and got memories unlocked of future and saw this moment.
My theory about Ymir death is that she couldn't regenerate yet. Because she is the one who regenerate the titans in the paths, before she dies there wasn't anyone there to do the thing.
She could've regenerated and lived, but she was hoping Fritz would at least thank her for saving him instead commanding her to get up and calling her a slave, but he called her a slave and she realized then that she was just a tool to him
Something to think about: as horrible as King Fritz is he's one of only 3 people in the entire series who sees the titans and their power as something other than a weapon of war. He used it's power to not just defeat his enemies but also to cultivate fields and build roads.
Actually I think Marley was probably using Titans for things early on before technological advances. The one thing that makes me think that even more is when Tom Ksaver says his "titan isn't that useful in war". Makes me wonder what he did with it if it never saw combat.
"we don't have a resolution ourselves" -- love that aspect. it is the case with the top smart characters in the show also as is evident at the end of this story...
clearly that thing that touched ymir was a Hallucigenia, its also why season 2 opening showed an anomalocaris, which ate those lol. Btw if you look up documentary vids on Hallucigenia the comments are entirely hijacked by attack on titan fans, its hillarious
Ymir is a person Learned helplessness, Post-traumatic stress disorder and with many problems resulting from growing up in that cruel world. That's why the king takes advantage of that.
145 titan shifters (kings), 13 year each 145×13= 1885 102 years since walls built. 1885+102=1987 Eren currently 18 years old and in his final year(13) after receiving titan powers. 1887+13=2000 1st episode- To you, in 2000 years. This episode- From you, 2000 years ago.
A slight correction, at this point Eren should have remained with at least 4 years since at the end of season 3 he had 8 years left and from that point to now it has been 4 yrs
We don't quite realise it, but Ymir's titan form is approximately 200 meters tall. If regular titans are terrifying, imagine what Marley soldiers felt.
I think one thing to note is before Eren attacked Marley when they declared war on him, he looked for other options but the leadership of the whole rest of the world is bent on killing all subjects of Ymir so Eren just looks at it as if it's us or them, I guess it's them. It's messed up but it's also like what do you do when it's kill or be killed and not just for you, for all the people you care about.
Honestly, go with Gabi's simple plan from the next few episodes: annihilate the world's military capabilities. There are downsides to this (power vacuums), but it's very clearly a superior option to Small-ish Genocide vs. Entire World Modulo Paradis Genocide. But like Eren says later: he's an idiot.
@r_bear First of all, Eren isn't an idiot. 2nd of all, A small genocide will still get innocent ppl killed and will only make the world hate Eldians even more. 3rd of all, everyone would just be spinning in circles. Eren had the right idea, just get rid of them. 4th of all, the 50-year plan/Euthanization plan is terrible and only led to the extinction of the Eldian race which is what Eren didn't want because he believed everyone was special because they were born into this world. *IF* the world tried to take his freedom, he won't hesitate to take the world's freedom. That plan forces Historia to be sacrificed and become a breeding ground and who's to say someone in royal family doesn't want to keep going with this horrible plan. The government of Paradis will have to treat Historia's descendants like shit to go along with the plan.
@@deardeer5215 That wasn't his goal after season 3. He called a lone titan a "fellow patriot" instead of killing it because he found out who the true enemy was.
@purpleemerald5299 Eren backed Paradis into a corner on purpose??? What are yall talking about He tried to justify the rumbling??? Did you not listen to his inner monolog while he was in Marley or when he cried to Ramzi? He wasn't justifying anything. He was disgusted at the thought of murdering innocent ppl. Eren was actively trying to avoid the rumbling. Yall really blaming Eren for outside world DECLARING WAR on Paradis when Paradis didn't do anything to anyone. That's a complete misinterpretation and misunderstanding of Eren's character.
Remember of what happens when Ymir was once free? 3 arrows stuck into her. You have the same theory as me about how of Ymir loss her will to live and finally die even she’s a titan shifter who can regenerate indefinitely was due to King Fritz heartless word
everytime a titan shifter transforms ymir builds the bodies with her hands and since time doesn‘t pass as fast in the coordinate it takes her years to build a body
If your wondering about the 9 titan powers comes from founder Ymir soul, it is actually all of her titan abilities devided into 9. 1. Colosal = Muscle 2. Armored = Skin 3. Female = Gender 4. Beast = Unnatural feature/appearance 5. Jaw = Sharp teeth and claw 6. Cart = Endurance 7. Warhammer = Bone 8. Attack Titan = her will/will to seek freedom 9. Founding titan/ Coordinate = super natural power to her direct linage (royal blood) I hope it helps
Eren (4x20) : “Rather than letting someone steal my freedom, I'll steal theirs first.”✊💣💥🔥🔥🔥🔥 🔥 And this amazing..!! Attack on Titan OST - Footsteps of Doom (by KOHTA YAMAMOTO)👏
The parasite is inspired from the Hallucigenia, one of the first creature to exist on earth. It's our far ancestor. It's able to change form when needed, to adapt to everything. You could call that the origin of life. For the nine, it will be never explained why nine. But titan's powers are in the spinal fluid. So, we soppose that : by eating their mom, Rose, Maria and Sina splited the power in three. We could guess that they made children and were eaten the same way, until there were nine titan's shifters. But at some point, they decided to stop spliting the power, and made only one person inheriting the powers. So... Ymir was not an Eldian. The "devil" Marley hate is not even Eldian. Ironic, isn't it ? She was a mere slave who bow to the first king of the tribe Eldia. And both Marley and Eldians were right, Eldians used titans to conquer nations and to help people by building bridges and roads.... Some believe the Attack Titan was created by Ymir to rebel against the king. That's exactly why she gave it the power to transcend time, because she knew Eren will come and free her after 2000 years, creating a story where the end is determined and can't change. And the title thing with the 2000 years. It's a message sent through time, between Eren and Ymir. Ymir sent him a vision in the very first episode of the show, and Eren only answered her at this episode we are watching. Everything came in full circle. Ymir and Eren are the begenning and the ending of the story, the opposite characters but with the same will for freedom. They were linked since the very begenning, as a reflect of each others. You could say it's destiny of fate. But this is more complex than that. You'll understand by continuing watching the show.
13:03 Maybe this is wrong, but when I watched this episode I thought Ymir somehow influenced the way Eren was since he was born, his personality. If you think about it Eren's extreme obsession with freedom from a young age was atypical. The way he never backed down to bullies, and how he always felt energized and lost all fear when it was about taking freedom back. Remember he said to Armin that as a child the idea that there were monsters outside keeping him trapped inside a cage was what made him want to fight and join the scouts for the first time, because he could not stand that thought (Armin wanted to explore the outside world to gain knowledge, Eren wanted to oppose the people that were oppressing him so he could be free). Think of the time Eren saved Mikasa when they were children. Eren was very small at the time, just a child, yet he literally felt murderous rage when he realized that those men where keeping Mikasa against her will, and he didn't hesitate one second before taking extreme action. Maybe he felt the urge to free Mikasa in the same way that he was supposed to free Ymir. Maybe the attack titan embodies Ymir's deep, repressed desire for freedom, since she was a slave in life and remained a slave after death, and that is why the attack titan cannot be controlled by the royal family in the same way that the other titans can. It could be that the attack titan and Eren were both "created" for the same reason, and Eren was destined to inherit it. Or it could also be that my theory is wrong and Eren's personality was not influenced by Ymir, but that she just tipped the scales to allow Eren to get to her in the hopes that he could free her, because of his innate desire for freedom. I think it is interesting to consider Ymir's story. It is almost like there were two sides to her: the part that saw herself as someone whose purpose is only to serve others (like Frieda said to Historia: "be like Ymir, live in a way that would make you loved by everyone", or something along those lines), and the part that had the impulse to free the pigs from the pen, even though it went against the will of the others.
That spine creature is based of the Hallucugenia, a worm that made scientists confused for decades because they couldn't understand what was up/down/mouth/butt on it. So the worm had many secrets to reveal, kinda like AOT.
If you remember, ending number 3 of the anime (or number 2) showed Ymir’s story and the fate of Eldians years earlier than this episode and was a spoiler even to manga readers!
Your viewpoint was always on point, you guys point it out so quickly. Such full wisdom and knowledge i loved it, I love reactors like this, next to Carlie and Hange
*The thing that touched Ymir turning her into the Founding Titan was an ancient worm called a hallucigenia. It was a real creature that's now extinct and just happened to be used in Attack On Titan as the carrier of the power of the titans.*
The thing that makes this show special is that in almost every other story there is a source of evil that want to make harm. The goal is to cause suffering. In this story, we have a bunch of different parties trying their very best to do good to the world, and by doing so they are causing a lot of unnecessary pain and mountains of harm.
This is such an unbelievable fucking show, this moment is the culmination of everything. I say this to all on a first watch: i wholeheartedly recommend a rewatch from the start once you get to the end, theres an absolutely unbelievable amount of foreshadowing that shows the level of genius this show's writer truly had. It's as close to perfect as a story can be, it rises to Breaking bad, better call saul, death note, and surpasses them all. PS: the show writer loves better call saul so there is a throwaway titan in one of the upcoming episodes that is meant to look like saul goodman, see if you can find it :D
i was surprised haylo/kiss didn't get that fritz made maria/rose/sina eat founder ymir, then said future gens would also eat, which is why the titans live to eat people.
3:39 Did you notice that the index finger pointing at Ymir had a total of 13 fingers? This is the number that determined the life span of the Titan's successor.
Man watching lots of reaction of attack on titan. And still cried in some episodes when watching along. Not just a tear dropping but a sobbing one at that. I didn't know im such a big crybaby
For me the most sad part is that every time a Titan is made, it means literal years for Ymir to build them bucket by bucket :( What a horrible existence
@@TheJerbol Some guy made a calculation that ymir spent 6 million years inside that place due to time dilation. I don't care what any one says Eren was so good he finally gave her strength to make her own decision 😢. The most suffered person of this whole story is that inosent girl ymir. I hope her soul got rest and peace. And fuck Annie.
it is SO INSANE TO ME that the ED of season 2 had a painting of a king standing over 3 girls eating a corpse BEFORE THIS CHAPTER CAME OUT IN THE MANGA! THE ANIME !! FORESHADOWED!! THE MANGA!!
For four seasons, we've heard the military say "give your hearts" over and over, their hand clutched in front of the left side of their chest. And now, we see Ymir literally giving her heart to save her king.
10:09 "Is that what we want?" is so relatable 🤣🤣 That meant Eren is not on board with Zeke's Euthanization plan, which we definitely don't want.. In this scenario, Eren destroying the Alliance was "the lesser evil", we don't want it either but it's awfully better than killing off their entire race.
There are several norse mythology inspirations in the titan's, most notably the original giant who created all ofther giants being named Ymir. And now, Eren has basically become Surtr, the fire giant who's flames engulfed the world in ragnarök. Btw, you do not get a proper sense of scale in this episode. Eren's current titan form is GIGANTIC.
The way you feel conflicted over Eren: that's all Isayama's authorial intent. That part of you that identifies with and supports season 1 Eren's desire for freedom, justice, and vindication, THAT is the part of you that Isayama wants you to second-guess, moderate, and consider restraining; it is that part of us - however attractive - that leads us toward our most violent instincts. It's the reason that season 1 glorifies everything Eren does. He slaughters "animals that look like humans"; he becomes a "symbol of hope". And if we emulate that role model, we too "discard our humanity" to defeat "monsters".
No, that doesn’t work when there are no other alternatives provided. People should not second guess self defense or defending others from evil doers. That is straight up evil
Ymir had been used as a slave for her whole life and even after death, 2 thousand years. Zeke was still trying to control her by saying he was a descendant of royal blood. Eren is is trying to set her free.
Gabi when she sees another health bar show up: 👁👄👁
Truly a souls game moment 😢😢😂😂😂
a way bigger health bar at that 😂
This isn't even my final form 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
When you play too much of Elden ring DLC:
"Everyone is a slave to something" - Kenny in Season 3.
That comment goes forgotten by many but has so much meaning.
@@Huckleberry42 it were the words that made Levi choose Armin over Erwin. He realized that Erwin lost his drive/willpower/forwardspush, and so that Armin would be more influential and useless for humanity.
@@RoxxSerm partly, but first and foremost Levi wanted to save Erwin from being a slave and their devil. He said his decision was made out of personal feelings, not rationality.
I think these lines didn't really apply to Ymir. Technically yes, but Kenny said that as something that makes them go on such as Erwin's dream, Eren's freedom, and Armin's drive to go to sea. But Ymir is different.
@@blingshininglight4168 It very much applies to Ymir. Not just technically.
She loved the King. Even after thousands of years after his death she's still bound to the commands of those with royal blood. She keeps slaving away to build Titans irrespective of her wishes.
She was still emotionally bound to the King (and his successors) until she was freed when Mikasa killed Eren.
Everyone watching the 1st episode: "'To you in 2000 years' - what does that mean?"
Everyone watching this episode: "Ooooooohhhh!"
A whole freaking 9 years later too
Not for the readers tho
@@akabks3599dude readers had to wait for manga releases too
@@akabks3599 The manga has the same chapter titles
Sadly it doesnt make any sense, because ymir couldnt be the one sending the dream
it always baffles me, that there is 13 hands pointed at ymir resembling the 13 years a titan has to live, and the flowers which had 9 leaf's resembling the 9 titans
never caught that before
Just outside my window right now I saw 9 birds fly above a 13 year old kid, chills
she also got the power at 13..no?
@@itzmehDevi Probably around that age, but the 13 curse rule was specifically due to Ymir dying after 13 years she become a titan, so its only appropriate that other titan users also lived only 13 years and not outlived the founder Ymir.
@@ainocj173 i see
“what is this PA system?” 😂😂 10:48
Fun little light hearted fact that creature that started it all is based on a real creature the Hallucigenia. If you go to youtube videos about it the comment sections are all invested with AOT fans making fun of it its hillarious.
Science yt channels: ‘trying to genuinely show a cool primordial species we discovered’
Weebs: “Guh-oh ma gaw I, iss, iss AOT wefewence!!!!!!!!”
@@Syntex366why does this only have 4 likes
you're not even kidding lmao, I'm gasping for air. one of the comments under a video: "My friend asked why Im so fascinated in this worm, since theres nothing special about it. I told him that its already special, because it was born into this world"
At least those are youtube comments. I visited a town in in Germany that Shiganshina was based on/inspired by and there the AoT fan infestation marked themselves on the actual walls around the town.
The first fossil of it was found where Im from. I keep looking for giant trees with holes at the base now.
something everyone sees but no one talk about it is, this episodes shows that Ymir made ALL of the titan forms by hand. Spending eternity crafting all the bodies, alone.
Yea she spent way, way more than 2000 years alone due to the way time dilation works in the paths.
Ymir probably made the handsome looking titan in S1 because he is her crush
hey man, it's a pretty cool hobby, no need to be judgy
I wonder if anytime a titan shifter transformed she had to build them by hand every time
@@DavidHernandez-dg3jdyes, she did
8:28
Eren's eyes shifting like that STILL gives me chills.
12:39
"She was like "Ur right, omygosh. Period" And she popped off"
I cannot describe my laughter for when you said that
lmao she was like yas slay king, slay them all 😂
From Haylo and Kiss, 5 seconds ago.
Waited for 2000 years for this reaction!
It was Erens plan all along
Only thing we can do, is to keep moving forward, until we see every reaction...
They're not slaves! Not goddesses either! They're just people! They don't have to vow to any subscriber, they can decide when to upload a reaction!
(...ok, I'll stop.)
@@blutroyale8072 I am of subscriber blood, and I command you to upload a RUclips video!
@@timnordstrom7383 a Patreon blood*
Once it's known what caused the change in Eren's demeanor, it makes retroactively looking back at all the times he looked so melancholy so much more eye opening and heartbreaking.
It also makes his stoic front make a lot more sense: like when he walks up and puts his forehead on Pieck's pistol and says "I do know. You won't shoot"
Or during the Liberio arc where he says "you guys actually came"-we think it's about their responding to his letters, but he's really like, "wow, my memory of the future was right." Or "I can't exactly kill Reiner at this point...", there are a ton of excellent little catches like these.
The best thing about this anime is that even when you finish it, it doesn't really end, there's so many details to notice on a rewatch.
Something so funny to me about Kiss talking about Marley while wearing a Bob Marley shirt
I hope these girls in hindsight realise how smart they are with these theories and opinions. Hard to put things together when you're flushed with emotions but they do not disappoint. Kiss' view about Ymir and the founders powers past 3 episodes been fantastic
Again the music fits so perfectly. I mean the song is called "Footsteps of Doom" and thats exactly what it sounds like.
I have seen so many people react to aot and I can confidently say that you guys are the most spot on and clued in to the story out of everyone I’ve seen. You’ve picked up on many of the fine details and layers to aot on your first watch that took me several watches to fully grasp and it’s honestly so impressive! I’m looking forward to see what you guys think of the ending since most people who say they didn’t like the ending didn’t understand it properly. I know that won’t be the case for you 💪🏽
Typical reaction from most viewers
- "I hate this monkey!" - [after Zeke's past] "I love Zeke!"
- Zeke: "Let's go euthanasia, baby!" - "I hate Zeke! Eren, do something!"
- Eren: "I will destroy the world!" - "F*ck you, Eren!"
Old meme:
Seas. 1 - "Run, Eren!"
Seas. 2 - "Run, Eren!"
Seas. 3 - "Run, Eren!"
Seas. 4 - "RUN! It's Eren!"
Imagine being in Gabi's shoes lol.
You literally watched your friend become a titan, watched his brother die, saw Reiner about to give his titan to Falco in an attempt to end his life, Falco eats Porco instead, you see Eren Jaeger, the man you sought to kill as vengeance for the attack in Liberio, manage to shoot his head off, but literally a second later, the walls come down, the titans come out, the rumbling begins and Eren announces that he'll wipe out everyone beyond the island.
What a pace of events for her 😅
it was her great idea to board the eldian ship 😂
And all of it happened instantaneously since time spent in the Coordinate is infinitely slow. So from her POV, she shot him, his head landed on Zeke's hand, then he transforms.
@@vishalvenkat6
That's what "literally a second later" literally means 😂
@@vishalvenkat6 The commenter MENTIONED "literally a second later."
You can search here on RUclips for something like "the rumbling in real time" to see exactly what Gabi's perspective here looked like!
This is the episode when all start to make sense, pretty sure you'll get that comment doing the mind-blowing math.🤯😉
No one's commented it yet...😂
Which comment?
You ask at 12:15 why did ymir go back to king fritz, I believe 1) yes she lived as a slave her whole life since she was a child and that's all she know, and 2) she actually formed some sort of love, or stockholm syndrome to the king
Don't think about it too much. That whole story doesn't really make sense. Even with magic.
@@Dragon-Believerit does
@@Nouf-ow1wk it doesn’t. That’s not Stockholm syndrome nor how it works.
🎵Rumbling! Rumbling! It's coming! Rumbling! Rumbling!!! 🎵
"Bewarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre"
Coming For Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
all I ever wanted to do was do right things,never wanted to be the King ,
I SWEEEEAAAAAAARRRRRR!!!
All I ever wanted to do is save your life
Never wanted to grab a knife
I swear!
All I ever wanted to do was save your life I never wanted to grab a knife
I SWEAAAARAARRRRRR
It has all come to this. The peak of storytelling. What a journey.
And after this it becomes just like any other anime with friendship power crap
@@MS-ip6vyhmmm…my hero chad eren pussy slaying hero cared about people…what????
Isayama really drops the ball after this. A real shame. :(
I dont agree , this anime is the full vision of Isayama and its great he completed it to the end. Of course there people crying over the fact that the finale didnt have a rainbow and everybody dancing in circles but a good story doesnt need to give to the spectator everything he wanted.
@somma7337 When asked about his process in forming the story of Attack on Titan, Isayama replied, “I still have doubts within myself. Did I land it? I’m not even so sure. I still struggle on this point and I’m very sorry about that.”
It's completely different than saying that
He had trouble finding the right way to deliver the message
Fun fact: In Dutch to be declared "vogelvrij" ("free as a bird") means the old punishment of being outlawed and having your rights taken away so you may be killed without consequence for your killer. Interesting to contrast with how we often see a bird being free, being able to fly over walls, not wanting to be in a cage, etc. Especially in the context of this show.
The details make this show perfect:
13 fingers pointed Ymir - 13 years of curse
9 petals on flower that Ymir saw when she fell off the slope - 9 titans shifters
Also you can now back to the ending of season 2 (ED3 - Yuugure no Tori) and keep in mind that this ending was years before scenes, which you saw in this episode, was written in manga.
This worm that gave Ymir power existed irl and it's called Hallucigenia (obviously it didn't change people into titans irl) :)
The worm is what ruins the show
For all we know dinosaurs were just titan lizards and chickens 😂
The scene Eren forcefully removes his hand shackles is symbolic of his strong desire for freedom.
On the other hand, after watching the story through to the end, ironically, I feel it shows that he is a slave to freedom.
To me, one of the main lessons to take away from this story (and perhaps overlooked by many) is how many cycles of hatred and revenge that exist irl are perpetuated by indoctrination on things that happened ages ago... To a point when no one who actually lived them is alive today to tell what really happened.
Eren Krueger said it best: "Anyone can become a god or a devil. All it takes is for someone else to believe it."
Humanity overall just lacks perspective, compassion and empathy, even to this day (it's a bleak reality, but Isayama portrays it very well in this story).
Me, a mere subject of Ymir who was taking a dump when some random titan dude teleported me in front of millions of people
also fyi, Ymir's titan is twice the size of the colossal titan :)
Eren didn't say " You wait for me"
He say" You wait for someone"
in the ending of season 2 we already see rose, sina and maria eating ymir and no one noticed it
When she said "I want to throw something" I was scared for a second.
Fritz got incredibly lucky with eating Ymir(Specifically her spine)being the key to pass on her power, for all he knew Maria, Rose, and Sina already had the power and just needed to activate it
8:20 I'm sorry whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?🤯😂(It's the pose for me)
The Hallucigenia worm might be extinct today in our world, but it was a creature that kept moving forward.
The creature in the tree is called Hallucigenia and our past ancestors could also transform into titans and trample our enemies outside the walls! 😇
Yes but we lost this Knowledge Because our Memory got Wiped. Secretly Isayama is infact a Ackerman
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There's an interesting parallel in this episode that I rarely see being talked about. When Grisha reveals the power of the Attack Titan, he says that "it was all for this moment, to fight the self-righteousness of the king". There are two kings called "Fritz"; the first one enslaved Ymir both in life and in death, by using her three daughters (Rose, Maria, Siina) to extend the power of the founding titan. The other one enslaved all subjects of Ymir, her descendants, by trapping them within the walls (Rose, Maria, Siina) and removing their memories with the power of the founding titan.
Maybe people don't talk about that because it isn't interesting? They have the same name... they were both kings... they did different stuff... and that's it.
@@rumfordc You failed to grasp the fact that it completely redefines Ymir's actions. If she wanted to get revenge on the FIRST King, why would she rule the world with Titans just like he wanted it?
@@caiobruno8006 who ever said she wanted revenge on the first king? the show explicitly says the opposite.
@@rumfordc Otherwise she wouldn't have allowed Eren to use her powers. Regardless of the atrocious retcon the series got later, it stand against reason to imply she was fulfilling his wishes when she did what she did to protect her descendants. Even with the awful ending it's implied she knew she should have killed him and left with her daughters back then.
@@caiobruno8006 it is written into the script that she follows their orders. this would be the ultimate protection for her descendants, if that's really what she cares about. why would she be fine with euthing everyone but not fine with improving them? eren had to go out of his way to stop her from obeying. simply make the desired changes before releasing her and the problem could be solved.
1:04 remember when he kissed historia's hand? well thats why he make that face in that momemt too and thats why Eren changed after that moment. When he kissed Historia's hand he touch a royal blood and got memories unlocked of future and saw this moment.
My theory about Ymir death is that she couldn't regenerate yet. Because she is the one who regenerate the titans in the paths, before she dies there wasn't anyone there to do the thing.
She could've regenerated and lived, but she was hoping Fritz would at least thank her for saving him instead commanding her to get up and calling her a slave, but he called her a slave and she realized then that she was just a tool to him
Something to think about: as horrible as King Fritz is he's one of only 3 people in the entire series who sees the titans and their power as something other than a weapon of war. He used it's power to not just defeat his enemies but also to cultivate fields and build roads.
Actually I think Marley was probably using Titans for things early on before technological advances.
The one thing that makes me think that even more is when Tom Ksaver says his "titan isn't that useful in war". Makes me wonder what he did with it if it never saw combat.
"we don't have a resolution ourselves" -- love that aspect.
it is the case with the top smart characters in the show also as is evident at the end of this story...
clearly that thing that touched ymir was a Hallucigenia, its also why season 2 opening showed an anomalocaris, which ate those lol. Btw if you look up documentary vids on Hallucigenia the comments are entirely hijacked by attack on titan fans, its hillarious
If the time passing at the Coordinate is both instant and infinite then I wonder what those 2000 years felt like for Ymir...
Millions if not billions of years probably
Somehow back in my head playing YouSeeBigGirl music to that Eren transformation moment
Ymir is a person Learned helplessness, Post-traumatic stress disorder and with many problems resulting from growing up in that cruel world. That's why the king takes advantage of that.
That’s not what learned helplessness is
145 titan shifters (kings), 13 year each
145×13= 1885
102 years since walls built.
1885+102=1987
Eren currently 18 years old and in his final year(13) after receiving titan powers.
1887+13=2000
1st episode- To you, in 2000 years.
This episode- From you, 2000 years ago.
A slight correction, at this point Eren should have remained with at least 4 years since at the end of season 3 he had 8 years left and from that point to now it has been 4 yrs
What on earth are you taking mate
@@ludvig7473read it slowly and maybe you’ll understand 😭
Isayama is too good man 🐐
Wtf is this. Doesn’t even make sense.
We don't quite realise it, but Ymir's titan form is approximately 200 meters tall. If regular titans are terrifying, imagine what Marley soldiers felt.
I think one thing to note is before Eren attacked Marley when they declared war on him, he looked for other options but the leadership of the whole rest of the world is bent on killing all subjects of Ymir so Eren just looks at it as if it's us or them, I guess it's them. It's messed up but it's also like what do you do when it's kill or be killed and not just for you, for all the people you care about.
Honestly, go with Gabi's simple plan from the next few episodes: annihilate the world's military capabilities. There are downsides to this (power vacuums), but it's very clearly a superior option to Small-ish Genocide vs. Entire World Modulo Paradis Genocide. But like Eren says later: he's an idiot.
@@r_bear yeah but that doesn't get rid of the titans
@r_bear First of all, Eren isn't an idiot.
2nd of all, A small genocide will still get innocent ppl killed and will only make the world hate Eldians even more.
3rd of all, everyone would just be spinning in circles. Eren had the right idea, just get rid of them.
4th of all, the 50-year plan/Euthanization plan is terrible and only led to the extinction of the Eldian race which is what Eren didn't want because he believed everyone was special because they were born into this world. *IF* the world tried to take his freedom, he won't hesitate to take the world's freedom. That plan forces Historia to be sacrificed and become a breeding ground and who's to say someone in royal family doesn't want to keep going with this horrible plan. The government of Paradis will have to treat Historia's descendants like shit to go along with the plan.
@@deardeer5215 That wasn't his goal after season 3. He called a lone titan a "fellow patriot" instead of killing it because he found out who the true enemy was.
@purpleemerald5299 Eren backed Paradis into a corner on purpose??? What are yall talking about He tried to justify the rumbling??? Did you not listen to his inner monolog while he was in Marley or when he cried to Ramzi? He wasn't justifying anything. He was disgusted at the thought of murdering innocent ppl. Eren was actively trying to avoid the rumbling. Yall really blaming Eren for outside world DECLARING WAR on Paradis when Paradis didn't do anything to anyone.
That's a complete misinterpretation and misunderstanding of Eren's character.
Remember of what happens when Ymir was once free? 3 arrows stuck into her.
You have the same theory as me about how of Ymir loss her will to live and finally die even she’s a titan shifter who can regenerate indefinitely was due to King Fritz heartless word
its always a full circle moment. isayama is a fukin G
Eren is like; if we can't solve the problem, I'm gonna remove the problem
that spine thing that connected to eren's head ...was ymir giving eren the full power of the Founder
As soon as it turned 14:00 on my screen, I kept refreshing the page for this video!
everytime a titan shifter transforms ymir builds the bodies with her hands and since time doesn‘t pass as fast in the coordinate it takes her years to build a body
She must've been pissed with Eren during the fight between him and the War Hammer
@@GraveDigger35The real reason she doesn't obey Zeke is because she's pissed at him for all the times he yelled and made dozens of titans at once.
Eldians = Germanic tribes (obvious enough)
Marleyans = Romans…Notice modern names and cities are of Latin origin. Niccolo, Liberio, etc.
If your wondering about the 9 titan powers comes from founder Ymir soul, it is actually all of her titan abilities devided into 9.
1. Colosal = Muscle
2. Armored = Skin
3. Female = Gender
4. Beast = Unnatural feature/appearance
5. Jaw = Sharp teeth and claw
6. Cart = Endurance
7. Warhammer = Bone
8. Attack Titan = her will/will to seek freedom
9. Founding titan/ Coordinate = super natural power to her direct linage (royal blood)
I hope it helps
Eren (4x20) : “Rather than letting someone steal my freedom, I'll steal theirs first.”✊💣💥🔥🔥🔥🔥 🔥
And this amazing..!! Attack on Titan OST - Footsteps of Doom (by KOHTA YAMAMOTO)👏
The parasite is inspired from the Hallucigenia, one of the first creature to exist on earth. It's our far ancestor. It's able to change form when needed, to adapt to everything. You could call that the origin of life.
For the nine, it will be never explained why nine. But titan's powers are in the spinal fluid. So, we soppose that : by eating their mom, Rose, Maria and Sina splited the power in three. We could guess that they made children and were eaten the same way, until there were nine titan's shifters. But at some point, they decided to stop spliting the power, and made only one person inheriting the powers.
So... Ymir was not an Eldian. The "devil" Marley hate is not even Eldian. Ironic, isn't it ? She was a mere slave who bow to the first king of the tribe Eldia. And both Marley and Eldians were right, Eldians used titans to conquer nations and to help people by building bridges and roads....
Some believe the Attack Titan was created by Ymir to rebel against the king. That's exactly why she gave it the power to transcend time, because she knew Eren will come and free her after 2000 years, creating a story where the end is determined and can't change. And the title thing with the 2000 years. It's a message sent through time, between Eren and Ymir. Ymir sent him a vision in the very first episode of the show, and Eren only answered her at this episode we are watching. Everything came in full circle. Ymir and Eren are the begenning and the ending of the story, the opposite characters but with the same will for freedom. They were linked since the very begenning, as a reflect of each others. You could say it's destiny of fate. But this is more complex than that. You'll understand by continuing watching the show.
who could have guessed Titans came from the origin of life? such a satisfying explanation and definitely not a deus ex machina cop out
Fun fact: According to the estimations, there are around 573,084 Titans in the Rumbling. 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😱
11:01 falco just lying on the floor😭😭😭
best reaction thank you from japan
13:03 Maybe this is wrong, but when I watched this episode I thought Ymir somehow influenced the way Eren was since he was born, his personality. If you think about it Eren's extreme obsession with freedom from a young age was atypical. The way he never backed down to bullies, and how he always felt energized and lost all fear when it was about taking freedom back. Remember he said to Armin that as a child the idea that there were monsters outside keeping him trapped inside a cage was what made him want to fight and join the scouts for the first time, because he could not stand that thought (Armin wanted to explore the outside world to gain knowledge, Eren wanted to oppose the people that were oppressing him so he could be free).
Think of the time Eren saved Mikasa when they were children. Eren was very small at the time, just a child, yet he literally felt murderous rage when he realized that those men where keeping Mikasa against her will, and he didn't hesitate one second before taking extreme action. Maybe he felt the urge to free Mikasa in the same way that he was supposed to free Ymir. Maybe the attack titan embodies Ymir's deep, repressed desire for freedom, since she was a slave in life and remained a slave after death, and that is why the attack titan cannot be controlled by the royal family in the same way that the other titans can. It could be that the attack titan and Eren were both "created" for the same reason, and Eren was destined to inherit it.
Or it could also be that my theory is wrong and Eren's personality was not influenced by Ymir, but that she just tipped the scales to allow Eren to get to her in the hopes that he could free her, because of his innate desire for freedom.
I think it is interesting to consider Ymir's story. It is almost like there were two sides to her: the part that saw herself as someone whose purpose is only to serve others (like Frieda said to Historia: "be like Ymir, live in a way that would make you loved by everyone", or something along those lines), and the part that had the impulse to free the pigs from the pen, even though it went against the will of the others.
Remember the fight with Annie? He said he'd destroy the world.
But he doesn’t. Why would he lie to himself?
That 'Something' what gave Ymir her powers is a reference to "Hallucigenia", a creature that actually lived ~540 million years ago
That spine creature is based of the Hallucugenia, a worm that made scientists confused for decades because they couldn't understand what was up/down/mouth/butt on it. So the worm had many secrets to reveal, kinda like AOT.
This is the best episode in history, period
If you remember, ending number 3 of the anime (or number 2) showed Ymir’s story and the fate of Eldians years earlier than this episode and was a spoiler even to manga readers!
This episode for me transcends anime. It's a true cinematic masterpiece. Felt like I was watching a movie
"Eren is a man of his word" - Joker
Your viewpoint was always on point, you guys point it out so quickly. Such full wisdom and knowledge i loved it, I love reactors like this, next to Carlie and Hange
*The thing that touched Ymir turning her into the Founding Titan was an ancient worm called a hallucigenia. It was a real creature that's now extinct and just happened to be used in Attack On Titan as the carrier of the power of the titans.*
The thing that makes this show special is that in almost every other story there is a source of evil that want to make harm. The goal is to cause suffering.
In this story, we have a bunch of different parties trying their very best to do good to the world, and by doing so they are causing a lot of unnecessary pain and mountains of harm.
Ymir has a Stockholm Syndrome to King Fritz
Pin this comment one line define EVERYTHING !!
Hey, care to keep shit to yourself? Good thing they already finished the show on Patreon so people like you won't spoil it.
Stockholm syndrome is not real, fwiw.
that's a spoiler 😭
Ymir's orgin always makes me cry. When we see her eyes and the face she makes as Eren finally gives her an out my heart breaks 😢💔
The dead silence at the end of the episode instead of their usual excitement, speaks volumes.
This is such an unbelievable fucking show, this moment is the culmination of everything. I say this to all on a first watch: i wholeheartedly recommend a rewatch from the start once you get to the end, theres an absolutely unbelievable amount of foreshadowing that shows the level of genius this show's writer truly had. It's as close to perfect as a story can be, it rises to Breaking bad, better call saul, death note, and surpasses them all.
PS: the show writer loves better call saul so there is a throwaway titan in one of the upcoming episodes that is meant to look like saul goodman, see if you can find it :D
i was surprised haylo/kiss didn't get that fritz made maria/rose/sina eat founder ymir, then said future gens would also eat, which is why the titans live to eat people.
3:39 Did you notice that the index finger pointing at Ymir had a total of 13 fingers? This is the number that determined the life span of the Titan's successor.
if only you guys could feel the hype of this episode back in 2022
Man watching lots of reaction of attack on titan. And still cried in some episodes when watching along. Not just a tear dropping but a sobbing one at that. I didn't know im such a big crybaby
12:48 "period and then she popped" 😂😂
For me the most sad part is that every time a Titan is made, it means literal years for Ymir to build them bucket by bucket :( What a horrible existence
@@TheJerbol Some guy made a calculation that ymir spent 6 million years inside that place due to time dilation. I don't care what any one says Eren was so good he finally gave her strength to make her own decision 😢. The most suffered person of this whole story is that inosent girl ymir. I hope her soul got rest and peace. And fuck Annie.
it is SO INSANE TO ME that the ED of season 2 had a painting of a king standing over 3 girls eating a corpse BEFORE THIS CHAPTER CAME OUT IN THE MANGA! THE ANIME !! FORESHADOWED!! THE MANGA!!
OHMY GOD, i just noticed the tree, the tree Ymir enters... History repeats itself, over and over again.
And thats why her name is Historia.
For four seasons, we've heard the military say "give your hearts" over and over, their hand clutched in front of the left side of their chest. And now, we see Ymir literally giving her heart to save her king.
10:09 "Is that what we want?" is so relatable 🤣🤣 That meant Eren is not on board with Zeke's Euthanization plan, which we definitely don't want.. In this scenario, Eren destroying the Alliance was "the lesser evil", we don't want it either but it's awfully better than killing off their entire race.
...and that's how Eren Yeager got nominated to both best hero and villain at the same time in Crunchyroll's anime awards. 🧐
In season 2's ending visuals you can see them eating Ymir's body.
12:45 "Omygosh! period." HAHAHAHHAHA yaaaaaaaas!!
Now that you've finished watching all the episodes please react to all the openings and endings
i just imagined ymir saying "u r right !! ... ohh my goshh ... periodd!!" ... 😭😭
A tree where a woman gains forbidden knowledge after a snake-like thing gives her a gift. Sounds familiar!
Rumbling rumbling, it's starting, rumbling rumbling
There are several norse mythology inspirations in the titan's, most notably the original giant who created all ofther giants being named Ymir.
And now, Eren has basically become Surtr, the fire giant who's flames engulfed the world in ragnarök.
Btw, you do not get a proper sense of scale in this episode. Eren's current titan form is GIGANTIC.
The way you feel conflicted over Eren: that's all Isayama's authorial intent. That part of you that identifies with and supports season 1 Eren's desire for freedom, justice, and vindication, THAT is the part of you that Isayama wants you to second-guess, moderate, and consider restraining; it is that part of us - however attractive - that leads us toward our most violent instincts. It's the reason that season 1 glorifies everything Eren does. He slaughters "animals that look like humans"; he becomes a "symbol of hope". And if we emulate that role model, we too "discard our humanity" to defeat "monsters".
No, that doesn’t work when there are no other alternatives provided. People should not second guess self defense or defending others from evil doers. That is straight up evil
Fun fact: In the Manga, that final frame of Eren looking all terrifying and zombie like takes up TWO HOLE PAGES
Watching this over 10 years has a much bigger impact
Я долго этого ждал! Спасибо за реакцию!) Как всегда - лучше всех 💘
“This isn’t even my Final Form!”
-Headless Eren (probably)
Ymir had been used as a slave for her whole life and even after death, 2 thousand years. Zeke was still trying to control her by saying he was a descendant of royal blood. Eren is is trying to set her free.
the footsteps of doom ost CHILLS every time