Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season - Episode 66 discussion

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Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season, episode 66

Alternative names: Attack on Titan Final Season, Shingeki no Kyojin Season 4

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Episode	Link	Score	Episode	Link	Score
60	Link	4.65	73	Link	4.67
61	Link	4.57	74	Link	-
62	Link	4.71
63	Link	4.77
64	Link	4.9
65	Link	4.73
66	Link	4.92
67	Link	4.81
68	Link	4.67
69	Link	4.53
70	Link	4.64
71	Link	4.52
72	Link	4.79

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[u/Yaggamy]

Porco ep 6: I've got this!

Porco ep 7: I ain't got this...

[u/Garlicbread10 → u/Yaggamy]

Porco got hit with a reality check

[u/PREM___]

Marley: “Oh no, there goes our titans. At least we will have our navy-“

...

Well that sucks

[u/PREM___]

“Do you have any last words?”

~ Lara Tybur’s last words

[u/Bypes → u/PREM___]

What are you going to do, eat me?

[u/Aileos → u/PREM___]

Her eyes say it all.

[u/discuss-not-concuss → u/PREM___]

her expressionless face sends me chills everytime.. she doesn’t even BLINK

[u/genesis1v9]

Armin might have committed war crimes, but look how pretty he is. Thank you MAPPA.

[u/Pichu20]

Armin has come a long way since that one kill he made to save Jean, so much resolve

[u/Yaggamy]

Reiner: Just wants to quietly die in peace

Warrior candidates: We're once again asking you to fight for Marley!

[u/derpicface]

Jean hopped into that window to avoid the MG fire like he did in the battle of Trost arc when the recruits rushed the garrison to resupply

Thought that was neat

[u/flybypost → u/derpicface]

I think he was also the one who 3DMG skated under the cart titan, wasn't he? He's learned some new moves.

[u/Sandwich-External]

3 things that are certain in life

Taxes

Death

Levi destroying Zeke

[u/bloc97 → u/Sandwich-External]

Levi is at the top of the food chain

[u/Olddirtychurro → u/Sandwich-External]

I was expecting that fight to last this entire episode. But Levi just assassinated him. No back and forth anime conversation, no declaration of vengeance. Just cold execution.

[u/Ihateanimemes → u/Sandwich-External]

How can you forget Reiner and his plot armor? That guy wants to die yet his thick plot armor isn't allowing him to die.

[u/Yaou33]

Jean: "Keep the civilian casulties to a minimum!"

Armin this episode: "What?"

[u/GowtherETC → u/Yaou33]

Armin just went up a lot in the AoT KDA leaderboards

[u/Damarugaki → u/Yaou33]

WHAT WAS THAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF MY NUKE

[u/Boyoboy7 → u/Yaou33]

Armin looks really sad after that scene, he probably does not want to do this, but know that this is the only way to survive.

Jean also miss shooting Pieck after seeing Falco a kid protecting her.

Those 2 are such good bois. I hope it will not cost them their life.

[u/Naskr]

Why does Eren, the angriest titan, not simply eat the other 5?

[u/H-K_47]

Jean: "Floch stop burning buildings!"

Armin, 5 minutes later:

[u/[deleted]]

Reiner appeared out of the ground like a Shonen protagonist, music and everything

[u/PRIME2332 → u/[deleted]]

With someone crying out for his help too.

[u/axl625 → u/[deleted]]

Pretty fitting of him though hahaha. He's like the protagonist from the Marley side

[u/Omoshiroineko]

The Panzer squad had group photos with Pieck inside their little turret nests, this is sad as hell.

RIP Pieck simp squad.

[u/mohamez → u/Omoshiroineko]

And also the moment they were burning they called for Pieck, the Pieck called for them, the fucking bond of Panzer squad. It's just pain man.

[u/Radix3D → u/Omoshiroineko]

It's a shame we didn't get to see more of their group. It seems like they would have had an interesting dynamic, considering they were all Marleyan and Pieck was Eldian.

[u/dkzenzuri]

Reiner's arc has gone full circle, the jaw is about the be eaten again but instead of running away like he did in the past (even though he thought about it), he chose to fight. He went so far as to create personas to protect himself, to run away from his guilt and his flaws. He was obsessed of the idea that he needs to be a Marleyan, to run away from his ancestry, to be someone else as his armor to hide is true self. To be anyone else, except himself. Reiner is one of my favorite characters and I love how well-integrated his character to the story, but the armor can take so much before breaking and at the breaking point he finally accepted who he truly is. The Armored Titan without its full armor was a great visual presentation of his character arc, showing the man beneath the armor. His titan fits his character.

[u/eepicprimee]

Eren forcing Porco to break the crystal to eat the War Hammer was so raw, holy shit.

AND he would’ve eaten him too if Reiner didn’t show up. But damn, Eren has 3 titans now.

Beautiful shots of Eren during this moment.

[u/cppn02 → u/eepicprimee]

AND he would’ve eaten him too if Reiner didn’t show up.

He still could have if he wanted. He had the time.

Somehow Reiner projected his plot armour onto Porco.

[u/UnavailableUsername_]

This episode summarized in 1 image.

[u/Naskr → u/UnavailableUsername_]

Porco felt bad for Reiner so he screwed things up himself this time.

[u/receptionbluex]

Ironic how the people who get the colossal Titan, the gods of destruction, are the kindest people

[u/Naskr → u/receptionbluex]

I expect that historically anyone who was given the privilege of inheriting the Colossal Titan (either by Marley or the original family from the Empire days) had to be someone you could trust with it, so actually being gentle and not having a short-fuse was likely a very common trait for people with it.

For that reason I also believe that Berthold being able to master the Colossal on his first transformation isn't him, all Colossals can do that. A berserk Colossal would too dangerous to risk otherwise.

[u/bloc97 → u/receptionbluex]

Also ironic that the Colossal Titan was not CG.

[u/H-K_47 → u/receptionbluex]

No one ever suspects the quiet kid!

[u/bombingrun19]

you'd never think that Armin would be the one to kill thousands but here we are...

also that nutcracker scene was too brutal, wonder what was going through her mind witnessing her death.

Overall a godlike episode, Mappa really went all out.

[u/amonaroll → u/bombingrun19]

by the look in armin's eyes when he saw what he did you know that all those deaths are gonna haunt him forever

[u/DJ_AW03]

So eren now has the attack, founder and warhammer titan

[u/Bypes → u/DJ_AW03]

Will it be enough to transform into Megazord?

[u/WWTFSD]

This is right up there with Hero and Warrior as one of the best episodes of the series. Absolutely incredible.

[u/eepicprimee]

Armin's Colossal Titan looks so good!!

His face when he saw the destruction he caused :(

[u/realrimurutempest → u/eepicprimee]

Between the red eerie glow, the new look colossal titan, and Armin’s sad expressions it was a beautifully done scene imo.

[u/fuzzyjustin]

Lara after she sees Gilliard's claws scratch her shell

[u/Neverx_13]

Armin's reveal and the aftermath was amazing, that shot of the red mist around the destroyed port was top tier, straight up looked like something out of Evangelion.

[u/cppn02]

Falco after he made it out of the rubble.

[u/CostaRica92]

This episode was fucking brutal... And I loved it. The scenes shown were horrible and left me with an ill feeling in my stomach. But that's what it should be like showing a battlefield.

Also, the sounddesign this episode was something else. The music and pacing was phenomenal! I am so hyped for the rest of the story. This production quality is everything AoT deserves!

[u/Khazu_]

Damn... Eren using Porco as a nutcracker to gain power of Warhammer Titan. Also based on his reaction Annie has to be still in crystal on Paradis Island.

[u/DadAsFuck]

ereh shotgunned warhammer like a frat pledge

[u/HusseinH]

HOW THE FUCK DOES IT KEEP GETTING BETTER EVERY SINGLE EPISDOE?!

[u/alisonburgersm8]

This is the most brutal episode of AOT I've ever witnessed.

The scouts went from badass medieval soldiers to the f*cking Navy SEALs. Armin "Let's Talk" Arlert just nuked half the city. And Eren is just a demon lord at this point.

[u/woancue → u/alisonburgersm8]

Porco being forced to crush Lara Tybur in his mouth after getting his limbs ripped off by Eren was so intense

[u/mohamez → u/alisonburgersm8]

And no censorship made it look way more brutal. Thank you MAPPA.

[u/Fhaarkas → u/alisonburgersm8]

Yeah crazy how they went from being a bunch of renaissance era soldiers to modern commandos in 4 years.

[u/Chukonoku]

Porco had one job, protecting the DPS (monke) and support (Pieck). He got baited and went full Leeroy Jenkins. It all went downhill from that moment forward.

He was inting so hard, that he just team killed the hammer Titan. GG. Report Jaws.

[u/[deleted]]

Eren just made a nutcracker guide for us to follow.

Step 1: Catch a Jaw Titan

Step 2: Cut off its limbs

Step 3: Wait for him to open his mouth

Step 4: Stuff your nut inside his big mouth

Step 5: ??? ^{Traumatize the shit out of the shifter}

Step 6: Profit.

[u/kuroshi14]

God damn. I think it's extremely underrated exactly how much of a HUGE loss it was for Marley to lose the Colossal Titan. That thing is just a magic nuke.

Remember the end of the first episode of this Season where Zeke was trying to kill the enemy fleet and Reiner ended up covering him and getting wrecked? Imagine if they still had Bertolt. Just one transformation and poof, enemy fleet dead, ezpz. Hell, they could have just air dropped Bertolt on Fort Slava and got rid of it in an instant instead of having Reiner struggle so much. Colossal's utility in war would have been unparalleled.

[u/Yaggamy]

***Monkey Titan enters chat*

***Levi enters chat*

***Monkey Titan left the chat*

[u/[deleted]]

Porco was wrecked the whole time. And I kind of felt bad for him.

And you know who else I felt bad for? Peick, who, like Levi had to see her squad die in front of her eyes helplessly.

And Armin looks hot.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Yea it reminded me of Levi's squad getting annihilated in front of Eren in S1

[u/Yaggamy]

*A wild Monkey Titan appears*

Levi: Oh no!

*Kills it*

Levi: Anyway.

[u/_dsmith23]

Did anyone else catch this ? Same kid from the season 3 part 2 final episode ED. imgur

[u/Xenosys83]

Unbelievable episode. This show just gets better and better this season.

Levi, Armin, Hange and Jean all looked fantastic this episode. Armin's transformation was epic. Eren's nutcracker was absolutely brutal.

Testament to everyone at MAPPA as do how well they are doing with this adaptation, that I didn't feel anything for the Marleyan soldiers and warriors in the manga when they were getting demolished, but I genuinely felt bad for Porco when he was man-handled by Eren at the end of that episode. Quite horrifying and the direction was handled so well for that sequence.

The OST was also excellent.

SUSUMEEE!!!!

[u/randomness7345]

Galliard in a nutshell

[u/DadAsFuck]

how it feels to chew 5 gum

[u/Pathogen188]

So are we just not talking about how the soldier who lured away Piecke and Galliard isn't Armin? Because that guy was tall as shit and had a beard.

Even if we assume that Armin led them away and then doubled back to the dock and for some reason shaved his beard, he's still shorter than Hange when we see him on the airship so the unnamed soldier definitely can't be Armin.

Not to mention their haircuts look different, at least from what we can see of their necks.

[u/Left-Chance-4564]

Holy shit, Mappa snapped in this one. I already enjoyed the previous episodes but my god this was peak AoT in anime form. From music, animation, art, camera movements, plot, characters, VAs; everything was so well done.

Not to mention, so much tension in an action packed episode, unbelievable. Also nutcracker titan revealed finally lol, that one was terrifying to watch even with prior knowledge. They sure made eren brutal af in that one.

Big props to Hayashi and his team, amazing episode.

[u/thisperson345]

Man it was fuckin dark seeing that kid crushed beneath the rubble just looking up at the colossal titan

It's becoming more and more clear that what Eren said was true, inside the walls, across the sea, they're all the same, raised to see the others as devils

Fucking hell this anime is amazing

[u/indiewolf117]

Gabi's VA is just so fucking good man

[u/Ihateanimemes]

Lara Tybur's(Titan shifter of Warhammer Titan) last words: Usurper Eren Yeager, do you have any last words?

Conclusion -- Never underestimate your opponents.

Also, congratulations to Eren for inheriting Warhammer Titan and he has the power of three Titans now. Eren is just too OP in this season and great work from MAPPA as well.

[u/su_deep9]

25k + incoming. The most brutal episode of AOT And No Censorship made it even better Thank You MAPPA

[u/woancue]

hold on, is that john boyega next to hange??

[u/HotestGrillNA]

Okay, so this episode was insane.

1. Ladies and gentlement... Armin is HOT . Look at our boy with the glowup

2. After seeing the destruction armin's colossal just made, it really justifies marley and willy's fear of the rumbling and paradis.

3. Eren just used my boy Galliard as a fucking nutcracker to eat the warhammer. Timeskip Eren really is goated.

[u/axl625 → u/HotestGrillNA]

Armin really stole the budget, but we just have to commend Eren for his fast thinking for using Porco as the nutcracker

[u/Nachsterend]

Glad Erwin gets a mention this episode

[u/SnipeCC]

Born too late to explore the Earth. Born to early to explore the Universe.

Born just in time to watch Attack on Titan: Season 4.

[u/Silent_Shadow05]

Eren traumatised Porco so hard that he cracked a nut there lol.

Also, Gabi, Falco and Porcos’ VA went all out with their voice acting, especially Gabi’s. I worry for Ayane Sakura's vocal cords after this.

Aside from a few shots, the CGI and the camera angles was damn impressive in this episode for me. I also loved how nicely they blended in the music with the action sequences.

[u/Se7en_Sinner]

Forget Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier. Levi vs Beast Titan is the biggest rematch of the week.

Pieck figuratively and literally carrying the Marleyan army on her back.

I know people joke about Attack on Titan being a meat mecha show but the way they're ejecting from their Titan forms and leaving it stationary this season really accentuates that comparison.

Armin's Titan transformation is the best depiction of a nuke going off in anime since Barefoot Gen.

Cracking open a cold one with the boys.

Annie just felt a chill run down her spine while inside her crystal cocoon.

[u/thesagenibba]

Jesus fuck. I have so many thoughts running through my head right now. First & foremost, great episode.

The Ackermans are seriously Zeke & Porco's worst nightmares, it's such a delight to watch. I'm just wondering where the fuck Levi is. Did he blow himself up? Where's Zeke? So many questions.

The corps literally crippled the entire Marleyan defense. They thought they had them cornered but our nuke boy was here to save the day. Armin's face looked like it was filled with horror. I don't think he likes doing this. What must be done, must be done though.

Hange sama! I knew the lights had a purpose. I'm wondering how they're supposed to be picked up though. They'll be fine, our boy Armin came up with a plan so I'm not worried.

Now for the last scene. Reiners titan looks very different than what we've seen before. I'm so fucking excited for next episode now. Eren is so much stronger than ever & he jus acquired the Warhammer.

This fucking show is amazing.

[u/PostLuisM]

Every fucking week God dammit they can't keep getting away with it

[u/BadBehaviour613]

Zeke: If we stay together we can force a stalemate until reinforcement arrives.

Galliard immediately breaks formation

Zeke: Well, I am dead.

[u/Lewis_Parker]

S3 - all titans 2D except colossal

S4 - all titans 3D except colossal

How the tables have turned. Great CGI as always btw

[u/leave1me1alone]

Eren: I'm gonna do whats called a pro-gamer move

Proceeds to use Porco as a nutcracker

[u/PhoenixFoxington]

Gabi's voice actor did such a fantastic job here. Hat's off to Ayane Sakura

[u/DadAsFuck]

look how they massacred our girl

[u/axl625]

OH BOY, ARMIN REALLY SAID "GOD OF DESTRUCTION". All MAPPA budget went to him and Hange.

Nutcracker Titan though. I believe this scene was well-animated. Porco's view of Eren was intimidating, and his voice acting was on-point

[u/[deleted]]

People in the future being able to binge all of this in one go will disappear from society for a few days and re-emerge from their hiding enlightened.

[u/[deleted]]

Eren’s rendition of the nutcracker was sublime.

[u/Tsubasa_sama]

11,550 karma after 4 hours puts it ahead of the record held by Declaration of War but it is growing slightly slower (2.25k upvotes in the last hour vs. 2.5k for DoW). Last week was similar but I think this one will have enough gas to break 24k, 25k is up in the air.

[u/PhoenixFoxington]

Levi's eyes here were screaming "FUCK YOU"

[u/KidCharlemain]

Just an FYI, guys. Some person named SS_risky sent me a message full of AoT spoilers. I assume they got me off this post since it’s the only thread I’ve posted on in a minute.

I don’t know if it’s true or not but just in case.

[u/Garlicbread10]

Porco is the angriest man in Marley. Not only did the “inferior” scouts challenge him but eren used him as a nutcracker

[u/Sane-Ni-Wa-To-Ri]

End card for this episode!

(from official twitter)

MAPPA: Levi

(from MAPPA twitter)

[u/Yaggamy]

Season 1-3

Eren: Call an ambulance...

Season 4

Eren: ...but not for me!

[u/OffTerror]

This has to be one of the best written sequences of all media.

Not only the combat action and reaction on both sides was so realistic and natural but each character behaving exactly as you would expect they would.

All that was done with ZERO fat or stalling or even a second of filler.

I can't imagine how someone could set down and write something like that.

[u/[deleted]]

Can’t believe that Nutcracker Titan is an anime spoiler now

[u/xPlasma10]

Willy: Don't worry Magath. This plan is totally gonna work.

Eren kills the warhammer Scouts destroy the soldiers Armin nukes their naval fleet

[u/Tux-]

What a FUCKING EPISODE

AM I WRONG IN SAYING TOP 3 EPISODE OF AOT? FUCK NO.

BADASS EREN DOES BADASS THINGS AGAIN.

THE ACKERMANS DOING BADASS THINGS AGAIN.

ARMIN NUKING

HANGE WITH THE AIR SHIP

EREN DOING BADASS THINGS AGAIN

THE ANIMATION WAS TREMENDOUS AGAIN

[u/XStormrider]

Honestly... I think Gabi and Falco had the worst front row seats when compared to Eren, Mikasa, and Armin if only for the fact that the 2 kids are military trained in the heart of a very militaristic nation YET still were as powerless as our OG trio in doing anything during a sudden attack.

That and the fact there’s Titans AND Ackermans on the same field against them. Phenomenal episode.

[u/bhupeshpr25]

Week 7 of saving my free award for the weekly AoT episode

[u/YagDhuL]

These last three episodes have been at an absolute masterpiece level like of what happens once a decade. Absolutely amazing. I'm absolutely amazed at how much happened in this single episode!!

This has so many parallel individual stories clashing together! First there's Zeke seeking a rematch and taunting Levi that he's running out of time and will be surrounded only for him to be caught off guard and 1-shot. What a powerful moment. Absolutely loved the scene where the massive beast titan just falls dead on the floor right in front of Gabi and Falco and tiny Levi just casually lands on top of him to blow him up while the candidates watch, powerless.

Then there's overconfident Galliard's morale being slowly ripped apart with Armin showing up, then seeing Pieck being blown up and then himself being literally ripped apart and used as a nutcracker and killing the warhammer. That was brutal! The openmouthed Eren crushing the warhammer and Galliard's screams, hoooly shit that's harrowing! And the final nail on Galliard morale is that he's saved by no other than Reiner!

Armin finally understanding Berthold as he nukes a whole port and realizes how many thousands of live he just took. That whole scene! The boats flying, the destruction with the "bloody" aura around it, the candidates just freezing there... wow...

In a matter of minutes Marley lost their two most powerful titans and their fleet and half of their candidates and Willy. They were completely overwhelmed despite being in a more favourable position. And the build up for this was so masterfully done across episodes that I was worried for the warriors as they were getting butchered, even though most of them were only introduced 7 episodes ago just as I was for the scouts! The fact that seeing Pieck almost blown up or Zeke die was as shocking and stressful as when I was seeing the scouts being bombarded with rocks in shinganshina and cornered by Reiner and Berthold on the other side is impressive. Both sides are so well done and relatable.

I think I'm sweating a bit lol. Absolutely unbelievable how this episode tops an already amazing previous episode.

[u/Ljh_]

Attack on masterpiece

[u/[deleted]]

TACTICAL ARMIN INCOMING!

[u/Hochseeflotte]

What a fucking episode. This show is insane.

Before I get to the hype shit, I want to say that the CG this episode was great. The Cart Titan is basically perfect IMO. This is the best the Colossal Titan has ever looked. The Beast Titan looked much better than in EP1. The Attack is definitely the weakest link but it’s still fine.

Armin’s reveal was hype as fuck. He basically did a Pearl Harbor plus Tsushima strait plus Midway to the Marley navy.

Levi is an absolute unit. Zeke now has double PTSD from beyblade boy.

Porco did not have a good time. This battle definitely knocked him down a couple pegs. Eren using him to get the War Hammer was nuts.

RIP Panzer Squad. You somehow died faster than the Levi Squad.

And of course Reiner will never die.

One of the best episodes in the series. Brilliant

[u/[deleted]]

So I have a question...

Are there any other animes on this level of story writing?

Because this is just surreal

[u/Qwaze17]

Colossal titan looks sexy

[u/[deleted]]

Masterpiece of an episode. Everything to the CGI and OST was on point. Don't even get me started on the voice acting. Also my boy Eren is savage as fuck.

[u/[deleted]]

Throughout the entire episode my heart rate was going through the roof. This. fucking. episode had me screaming at the top of my lungs, I just, I just could not believe the amazing spectacle I was seeing on my screen. I think I need to lie down.

Seriously, I never expected to symphatize with the Marleyan side this much. I couldn't help but feel hopeful when Zeke (ZEKE, the epitome of a demonic being whenever he showed up in previous seasons while in titan form) made his entrance, greatly helped by the uplifting soundtrack chosen for this scene as if the hero's come to save the day. The dread that set in when Team Marley's warriors got absolutely slaughered one by one. Don't even get me started on Gabi and Falco's absolutely heart-breaking screams for big bro Reiner to save them. Like no, why is heart betraying me like that. We're rooting for Team Paradis, aren't we??

I've always felt a bit sqeamish whenever they show the titan shifters inside their flesh mechas but the scene with Reiner baked into that un-finished tentacly form looked positively gross. And I loved it. Props for the slightly lovecraftian vibes. I won't lie, I actually felt my heart sink a bit for those short moments before Falco confirmed that Reiner was alive.

And the animation, my goodness. While I found that the animation was actually solid last episode, I thought it was mostly the story that was carrying it last week with the action only being an afterthought. But his episode really went all out with the animation for both titans and human characters, and so many scenes were elevated by camera angles possibly only CGI could have provided. That scene right after the OP with Conny (?) circling Cart Titan, doging Jaws and then evading Beast Titan was GODLY. I can't even tell what's CGI or hand-drawn even more.

I almost cried tears of joys when we got to see the Collossal Titan in all its 2D glory again and I loved how drawn out the scene with the nuclear blast-like transformation was to signify its devastating impact. Absolutly harrowing stuff.

The soundtrack was on-point the the whole way through. The dramatic pause after it dawns on Panzer squad that Carlo was taken out (flawless shot, Sasha!) synced perfectly with the last third of XL-TT (I will forever remember it as the OST playing when Eren saved Armin from being swallowed by Santa Titan).

The slightly uncanny feeling of Eren's titan form worked so well this episode, too. The face shot with his mouth wide open was pure nightmare-fuel. The irony of Warhammer Titan being brought to its demise by its fellow comrade was simply delicious to witness. Also Eren stuffing crystallized Warhammer into Galliard's mouth reminded just a little bit of Mikasa stuffing bread into Eren's mouth back in season 1 lmao. Cinematic parallels and all that.

This was truly AoT at its best. I'm exhausted but oh so thankful I was able to witness what I can only describe as pure perfection. I'm not sure how the show is gonna top that but knowing AoT it will somehow find a way.

[u/TowerXT]

Holy Ymir, this is the most intense episode I’ve seen. The declaration of war is epic but this action + story development together are another level!

[u/EmuSupreme]

I've waited three seasons for Eren and the others of Paradis to get their revenge and now that it's finally happening I just feel remorse. Nobody wins, everyone loses, everything is pain-peko. Now this is some good storytelling.

[u/TikithePigeon]

ONION COUPON IS HERE

[u/hpanandikar]

Levi vs. BT 2 was no fight at all

[u/arafatnabi]

I was cheering for Reiner at the end. They somehow made me cheer for the guy who was the villian in first 3 seasons. Insane writing.

[u/-Hazard-_]

yeah this episode was absolutely astonishing, but are we not gonna say anything about the screaming of Gabi and Falco? holy shit the voice actors really went all out, the screams gave me chills

[u/lesi20]

I saw some serious shit on AoT but using your enemy's jaws to devour his comrade is some hardcore stuff

[u/Dapetece]

I love how this show just keep pushing at you.

For S1 you are going to sacrifice you and your comrades to kill titans, but this is for freedom.

What if the titan is human? They can not be turned back anyway. (S2)

What if you have to kill other human beings? They are soldiers/ they started it so that is their fault. (S3)

What if you have to kill innocent citizens? This is war....

There are always excuses for violence, but what is the line you won't cross? Or is there any?

[u/NaClyStorm]

How did it take me this long to realise that Ackerman was just a pun for Akuma (devil), only took an entire episode of both being yelled out constantly lmao

[u/RazorStrider_Hugo]

Everyone talking about Eren's brutality and Armin's transformation (10/10) but Jean and squad against Pieck's artillery make for one of the best choreographed fights in the whole series. Getting showered by bullets in midair and all that gymnastics for dodging were just peak 3DMG awesomeness. MAPPA sure outdid themselves. Chef's kiss.👄🤌

[u/TatteredTongues]

Dear anime onlies, some assholes are going around DMing spoilers, beware

Please check the thread below for some measures that you can take right now, but know that assholes are also tagging people in unrelated subs with these spoilers, there's really not much that can be done about that I think...

https://old.reddit.com/r/ShingekiNoKyojin/comments/99ha0s/psa_how_to_avoid_assholes_pming_spoilers/

If you're an anime-only, do not reply to this because you're putting yourself out in the open, so try your best to avoid spoilers in any way you can

Cheers.

---

In addition to this, also consider the following:

https://old.reddit.com/r/ShingekiNoKyojin/comments/l45td8/for_anime_onlies_having_problems_with_dms/

[u/Tsubasa_sama]

Reiner returning just in time to stop Eren from eating Porco was absolutely crucial from the Marleyan perspective. Losing the jaw would mean losing the female titan permanently as well since Eren would almost certainly eat her crystal the next time he sees her. This would tip the scales at 6 shifters to 3 in Paradis' favour.

[u/Artemoooo]

Reject Jaw Titan

Return to nutcracker

[u/Yeagerenist]

Bro Aot is literally averaging 20k Karma every episode now.

[u/Frizto]

"Overconfidence is a slow and a insidious killer"

Lara Tybur's last thoughts.

[u/cyclops274]

I can see why Jean hesitate to kill Cart titan. He can't kill his relative.

[u/Jaka45]

Jesus 21k karma already, and this is not even peak AoT yet...

Jesus now i'm confidence that AoT will break the 30k karma barrier

[u/THEGUYINTHEPICT]

At this point I don't care which side wins I just wants Reiner to be happy.

[u/benjadolf]

I am mighty impressed by Gabi's VA, holy shit her performance stands out in this one, and the last week ones are both amazing. The actors in other languages dubs have their work cut out.

[u/honestlytbh]

So the black guy's from a different country right? Which would imply that Paradis is working with other nations to take down Marley. Especially considering how that Japanese woman seemed to know what was going on.

[u/cornpenguin01]

What an amazing episode. I just want to make this comment to explain why a certain moment makes the emotional payoff for the Marley arc so strong. This sequence is focused on the face off between the best two characters in the series. I’m talking about one character giving us one of the most heroic moments in the series: Reiner Braun

We spent the entirety of the season so far exploring his life and deteriorating mental state. We’ve seen his drive to become a Warrior crushed, his mother manipulating him, his friends killed in front of his eyes, his father wishing he was never born, and him being sent on a suicide mission at the age of 12. Make no mistake, breaching the walls was a suicide mission. If they returned like Annie tried to....it would be certain death. How can any 12 year old make a proper choice in that situation?

So fast forward to this episode and Reiner has been beaten to the ground both mentally and physically. He’s committed awful sins (irredeemable sins) at a young age and has to deal with the repercussions of his actions. And he DOES. All the weight and guilt he takes on himself and has never once asked for forgiveness. He literally has a mental breakdown and begs to die. Even after all that, he doesn’t even hesitate to throw aside his wishes to die to protect Falco from Eren’s transformation.

The scene following can only be described as heroic. Support whichever side you want, but there is no denying the brutality of Eren and the squad’s actions. Mikasa even admitted it; children were slaughtered. Armin nuked a city full of civilians. Floch went after innocents. There is nothing noble about what they’re doing. And Eren is in the middle of a rampage, after killing so many innocents and about to eat Porco. Then, the Gabi and Falco scream for Reiner to save them.

Reiner, broken in every way possible, has everyone begging for him to get to get up and save them. He still wishes to die. Despite that he has to get up, with one of the most unusual titan forms to date in order to protect his friend from Eren. It’s almost ironic that it’s like a superhero movie, where the beaten down hero has no choice but to get up and confront the villain. Now, I’m not saying anyone is a villain, but in this moment, there is no doubt Eren is the evil one.

For one of the first time in the series, someone with a Titan ability approaches an enemy not with the intent to fight, but to protect those dear to him. It’s a bittersweet moment and one of my favorites in the whole series. I went from Reiner being one of my least favorite characters to not only my favorite in AoT, but one of my favorite characters of all time. Isayama nailed it with the characters in this arc, particularly Eren and Reiner.

[u/BasedFunnyValentine]

Gabi: Reiner!

Reiner: Can you kids stfu and let me die in peace, plz?!

Gabi: Reiner! If you don’t get your ass up me, Falco, Pieck and Soldier-san are gonna die because I just gave away our location 😅

Reiner: ...ffs.

[u/Careless_Pudding_327]

First time I've ever watched an anime episode, then immediately rewatched it lol

[u/LeonKevlar]

• Colossal Armin Stitch

Pieck's Cart Titan machine gun platform is so fuck strong that anyone who gets hit is literally turned into a bloody mist.

I absolutely love these two shots. Zeke and the Titans versus Levi and the Survey Corps looks so fucking cool!

Pieck: They're cornered and we have back up coming from the sea.

Armin: Haha warships go boom!

Did they really think Eren would just come to the mainland without any plans?

And while all of that explosion is going on, Levi goes in for the kill and takes out Zeke from behind!

God Sasha is so fucking hot in their new outfits. And just look at that stare! Sniping one of Pieck's gunners without even breaking a sweat!

I hope someone else comments about this but Jean had so many good moments this week! From catching Pieck by surprise by sliding under her and an earlier scene where he dive bombs into a building to avoid the machine gun fire is just awesome!

Oh how the tables turned. This time the Colossal Titan is drawn in 2D while everyone else is in CGI. Also Armin now has the largest kill count among the cast by literally nuking an entire port.

The moment Porco scratched Lara Tybur's crystal was when Porco revealed his true purpose in this show. Bye bye Jaw Titan! Say hello to the Nutcracker Titan! I can't believe this is no longer a manga spoiler. I've been waiting for this moment for so long and it's as brutal as I remember!

Mission accomplished but Eren still has one last titan to take care of. We're getting a rematch next week! Hype!

[u/heartmamichan]

It is not Ex-arm, but it will do.

[u/dimchoff]

Man screw this i can’t .. i’m probably one of the biggest fans of this type of cinematic genre . Many touched perfection like Game of Thrones, Dark, Mr.Robot, Interstellar etc. But this thing right here, is the most savagery piece of awesomeness that kept me on the edge of my seat like mad max fury road did and i was just literally jaw dropping all the time from all the badassery that happened. If Attack on Titan continues to be like this, we might actually live to see a cinematic writing and perfection! Thank you MAPP!

[u/proarnis1]

We better beat the upvotes of declaration of war or im declaring a war

[u/blank_dota2]

I like how Magath's first reaction to Falco was "Are you hurt?". It was so fascinating to me, instead of malice towards an Eldian, the first thought from the current leader of the Marley military was to check if the kid was safe.

[u/kostadatostada]

Insane chills with gabi and Falco screaming and handsome squidward coming to the rescue

[u/TheGoldStandard35]

In the Manga, right before Mikasa cuts of Porco’s legs when he goes for the blimp, she says

“I just knew you were gonna do that”

And it’s awesome.

This episode was really good.

[u/thismise4u]

I didn't believe it when people said that the Final Season could possibly be better than season 3. It's not over yet, but holy shit...It might just be.

[u/upvote-me-ya-bish]

Manga readers were hyping up chp 100 adaptation eps 5 but honestly this eps was the best the series has offered in s4 yet. Galliard CGI looked so beautiful.

When eren was impaled, levi in hiding mikasa protecting eren and pieck raining gunfire on corps with intermittent zone blocked off the situation looked so hopeless but everything was resolved with tactics and armin's planning. There were zero asspulls or plot armour moments and thats why aot is the best anime of this generation.

[u/ibrrahim]

Fuck Mappa, giving us those 2 minutes episodes and advertising it as 20 minutes should be illegal

[u/haze_xcalibur]

Eren fucking DRANK the warhammer titan !!

[u/Earth7412369]

I feel like 23-24k upvotes will probably be the maximum amount of upvotes it can reach this season in 48 hours this season. The past few episodes have been stellar and either non-stop action or tension and have been worthy of their numbers.

At this point, I don't see how it's going to get new people to vote unlike shows like Wonder Egg Priority which can get new viewers through word of mouth. Most people that have heard the hype have already jumped on the bandwagon s3pt2 or 3-4 episodes ago.

As much as I want the finale to this season to get to 30k, I don't see any feasible way since the source of untapped voters is dry: everyone that has wanted to watch this show by now has, and people who decided not to probably won't start anytime soon.

[u/[deleted]]

The next episode is gonna hit 20k+ with ease as well. The entire top 5 of most upvoted episodes on this sub is gonna be nothing but AoT soon lol

[u/pepperminthippos]

Just wanted to make a comment appreciating the parallels today's episode had that really accentuated my experience.

Reiner was tired of it all and just wanted to die in peace so that he could let go of his past "sins" and the amount of people he caused to die. This is a similar theme to Levi letting Erwin—a "devil"—finally die and have rest in season 3 part 2 after leading countless scouts to death in pursuit of his own dream.

Armin’s reluctant acceptance to the death and destruction he caused by transforming and killing Ymir-knows-how-many people in the navy is similar to Bertholdt’s reluctant acceptace to the death and destruction he caused in season 3 part 2 ("That's right, nobody's in the wrong. There's nothing we could do. Because this world... is just... that cruel").

Falco and Gabi calling out to Reiner to fight was reminiscent of Armin calling out to Eren in his unresponsive titan to keep fighting in season 1.

Jean decides to shoot Pieck and Falco (albeit missing, possibly because the hesitation is still there) is in sharp contrast to Jean’s hesitation to shoot another human in season 3, which almost gets him killed. Our scouts have removed many of their moral boundaries.

Porco gives in to his impulsiveness and basically causes the entire Marleyan titan formation to fall apart. His actions is very similar—yet different in an interesting way—to Eren's repression of his urge to transform in season 1, which leads to the demise of Levi squad (poor Petra).

Perhaps the most obvious one is Gabi’s rage at seeing her friends die and her city ravaged, which is clearly a parallel to Eren’s rage at seeing his mother/friends die and his home ravaged in season 1.

These are the only ones I could come up with now, but damn. Isayama, MAPPA, WIT, you're amazing

[u/rajendraac_13]

HOLY SHIT THIS EPISODE HAS 10/10 RATINGS ON

IMDb

The fact that 12k people voted and its on 10 is very impressive to me

[u/GosuGian]

SICK EPISODE.

HOLY SHIT.

EREN CRACKS IT LIKE AN EGG THEN DRINKS IT

ARMIN IS A FUCKING NUKE + BIG BRAIN OF THE OPERATION

[u/diexu]

almost 3 years waiting for nutcracker scene was worth it

[u/zippyzebu9]

Regarding karma, Attack on titan Season 4 now has more episodes above 20K than it has episode below 20K

[u/Cold_Saber]

Shoutout to MAPPA for making the episode so amazing even with the little time they were given.

[u/daskrip]

Armin's walking in the wasteland he created gave off major Eva vibes.

But this eerie image of Armin is way more impactful than Eva ever was, for me. There's so much meaning behind the image and the anime makes the complicated context of it so vivid. A boy wracked with the guilt of a great commander's death, taking over his unbearably heavy role of fighting to save his people. Saving his people from others that share the same blood, suffering the same tragedy he once suffered, that he can surely empathize with. But this is his role now, and he needs to do it. So he stands there, psychologically wounded from losing his innocence, having just killed so many people using the weapon thrust onto him. He's here now and there's no turning back.

[u/steven4869]

Guys, we missed the record by 51 karma only, it has reached to 23796 upvotes, 7449 comments and had a poll rating of 9.86 by the end of 48 hours.

[u/EggsPls]

sus radar is going off for Zeke.. AOT never does anything without reason, so I can't possibly believe that the few scenes we got earlier in the season that showed Zeke seemingly plotting something behind the scenes was all for nothing.

- his "not in this room" comment knowing Marley was listening in on the conversation about the plan to infiltrate Paradis. We know Magath was in cahoots w/ Tybur so while he may not necessarily be anti-Eldian, he is most definitely anti-Eren, which infers that if Zeke had something to hide it would likely be something about Eren/Paradisians or even his bloodline.

- The fact that Marley doesn't know Zeke possesses royal bloodline as confirmed by the Beast Titan introduction sequence where they say "his blood seems to have hidden power" shows that Zeke has been intentionally hiding that fact (I don't think he could possibly not know himself as inheriting the Titan likely would've revealed it to him anyways)

- When the disguised soldier is leading Pieck and Porco to the trap room, he sends Zeke away who nonchalantly just accepts the order without paying any mind to who is giving him the order.

- When he says "Eren Jaeger is not my enemy.." with the slight pause to bait you into thinking it's a reveal, and then follows up with "Levi comes first" to make you think oh this idiot just wants revenge; but he knows he can't beat Levi one on one. Then he makes the most sus comment of all 'you're running out of time' while it pans to Levi checking the pocket watch, inferring that they're both aware of something coming that is time sensitive. This detail is so subtle because 'you're running out of time' could mean 'if you don't take us down now, we're going to overpower you' or 'i only have one year left you don't have much time left to fulfill your promise to Erwin' so the ambiguity ensures that we don't really know what he's talking about.

- In s3, Zeke at least attempted to harden his nape. It's easy to think that the commotion of the Colossal Titan appearance + Porco breaking formation led to Zeke getting bodied because he was relying on the others to protect his back, but it was just too easy. It's like his Beast Titan body went immediately limp we don't even know for sure if he was still in there. When Levi slashed up the Beast Titan and detonated the grenade, we got NO perspective from Zeke inside the Beast Titan body and only saw his titan body from the outside (compare this to mikasa blowing reiner out of the armored titan and getting his perspective). Not to mention the falling of the body so that the beast titan's head falls right in front of magath/falco/gabi so that they witness the obliteration up close is also a little bit too convenient.

- There was no confirmation of death. Up until this point, any shifter Titan that got absolutely obliterated has never died without a true confirmation. We've seen Eren, Reiner, Zeke obliterated countless times without dying. If there wasn't a scene that confirmed his death then the only safe assumption is that he's alive. (ie Bert's death confirmed in real time, Ymir's death confirmed via dialogue and flashback)

- IF in fact he's alive, it would also prove that he's the traitor in Marley that Willy and Magath were discussing before the festival because it was the immediate loss of the war chief that capitulated Marley's entire defensive operation. Once he went down, all the others shifters on their side started dropping like flies. Not to mention, they went out of their way to mention that there were traitors within the Marleyan military but this traitor hasn't been revealed yet. The count of potential defectors is going down by the second so right now he has to be at the top of the list of suspects.

[u/Dinoswarleaf]

As someone who's been back and forth on the CG so far (while acknowledging it's 100% a neccesity) the CG in this episode was non-stop fantastic. What an amazing episode

[u/NadeshikoAVlat]

The aftermath of Armin's nuke was straight out of evangelion. Perfect.

[u/Kamata-]

I’m glad I’m alive to watch this episode.

[u/slothfulwaffle]

One thing I gotta say, as a Ghanian, seeing Onyankopon working together with the scouts filled me with unparalled joy and pride!!

[u/Aozora_KN]

Seeing Pieck getting bodied and bloody just like that breaks my heart. </3

Sasha being clutch for that sniper shot hitting a guy during night time, girl putting that hunting skills to good use.

[u/[deleted]]

Y'know, if you show someone AoT starting from s4, they'd think Eren is the big baddie while Marley are the good guys

[u/De_Dominator69]

Is it just me or does Reiner look like the handsome Squidward meme at the end there?

Also damn, I dont know if its just the context or if there has been subtle changes to the design, or at least the way its depicted, but Eren in his Titan form actually looks like a monster this season. Before he never really looked like a monster, I guess cause he was the hero and was arguably always on the correct side of things, but now we have seen things from the other side and are seeing everything done he and his Titan genuinely looks monstrous and I cant tell if there has been a design change, or if its just because we are now seeing things (at least partly) from the perspective of Marley, either way its fucking brilliant. Its only difficult to route for or support the Scouts/Paradis, like we know why they are doing and why they have to do it, afterall the whole world was literally just declaring war on them, but man its tough to watch after having just got an understanding of the other side.

[u/geraldho]

is it just me or did the cgi this ep look better than the last ep’s

[u/_LadyForlorn]

While ep 65 reached 20k in 14 hours this one reached in 12. AoT breaking its own record left and right. Insanity.

[u/rajendraac_13]

Mikasa: “Eren, you killed civilians. You killed children.”

Armin: “Hold my beer.”

[u/Left-Chance-4564]

Holy shit,20K+ again! Hopefully this again break it’s own karma record of ep5 lol

[u/EphemEso]

Whether its on MAL or IMDB or Reddit, by both critical acclaim and popular opinion, Attack on Titan is cementing itself as the greatest anime of all time.

[u/[deleted]]

I missed Hange so much... Glad to see her again.

[u/Earth7412369]

Attack titan looking demonic. Perhaps Eren is the devil all along...

[u/Kazu_Matsumoto]

The choice for Armin's titan to be traditionally animated was incredible. It felt like the God of destruction Marley claimed it to be and the reverence in the way it was shot made it feel even more enormous than when Bertholt used it.

[u/Fuck_Shinji]

Aight this is the episode im going to break im reading the manga

[u/justking1414]

No matter what might happen in this series, my favorite moment will always be Eren ripping off the jaw Titans limbs and using him as a freaking nutcracker

[u/TheMightyKutKu]

This isn't reaching 25k within 48h, it only has about 250 more karma than the declaration of war episode had at the same time (20h30min after post), defo 24k tho, maybe 24.5k

[u/BestEve]

Scouts aren't happy with Eren in preview. Eren said "you came" to Mikasa in previous episode. Did he force this invasion? Because not supporting Eren would be disaster for Paradis, Founding titan is their only true advantage, lose him and it's over for Paradis Eldians.

They have no choice but to back Eren in this matter but they don't seem very happy to do so. Eren however foresaw the inevitable and drew first blood. (or drank first blood "=))

[u/Chachovr]

Just came here to say that the voice actors for Gabi and Falco are an absolute gem this season. Gabi's screams broke my heart at the end.

The episode was spectacular, deserves all the praise it's getting.

[u/yaminoidles]

Now that a couple of things have changed in the story. I've decidded to finally update the FAQ to the current episode. In the future I will link the previous FAQ and start anew with brand new questions.

Also I'll be making status charts for each episode. What are status charts? They are simply a chart that shows all the relevant characters name and their status which will help people remember certain characters that may reappear after a long time or are referenced by other characters.

https://imgur.com/a/GhRfjRK

FAQ begins here

**Who are the Eldians and Marleyans? Why are they at odds with each other?**

Eldians, also known as Subjects of Ymir or Devils/Island Devils, are a race of people and the only race that can turn into Titans by injecting titan spinal fluid into them. Thus, are the only people that can wield the power of the 9 Titans. They appear to have European features and names.

The Eldian Restorationists are a rebellion group who believe the Eldian empire did nothing wrong during their reign. In fact, they believe that Eldia helped develop the world. This information was deciphered from an old document by Grisha though he admitted that he hadn’t fully deciphered it.

Marleyans are the ones responsible for the collapse of the Eldian Empire and obtained 7 out of the 9 Titans by subjugating the Eldians remaining on the mainland left by the King of the Walls. They currently control 5 Titans though the Warhammer is not used for military exploits.

The Marleyans hatred towards the Eldians stem from the belief that the Eldian Empire had subjugated them during the 1700 years of their reign. In contrast, the Marleyans have been in power for the last century. According to the Marleyans, the Eldians had abused their power, forced them to bear their children, and committed genocide on an unfathomable scale. The Eldians under Marleyan rule believe this to be true or at least do not directly oppose this ‘history’ since they fear for their lives.

As of S4E5, the truth is that Eldian empire was dismantled by the Karl Fritz, the first king of the walls. They fabricated the truth and hid on the island of Paradis awaiting the day when they will perish by the hands of the Marley whom they have oppressed for so long out of guilt.

Ymir Fritz is depicted as a goddess who created a miracle by the restorationists.

Ymir Fritz is depicted as a person who made a deal with the Devil and created the Eldian Empire by the Marleyan authority.

Some believe Ymir Fritz touched the source of all living matter.

**Who were the Eldian Restorationist?**

Grisha was invited by Grice join the Eldian Restorationists and helped lead them to overthrow Marley. They intended to have Zeke become a Warrior to obtain a Titan, infiltrate the walls and acquire the Founding Titan for themselves. But Zeke betrayed them and sold out his parents. They were tortured for information and turned into Titans on Paradis.

The Owl on his last legs saved Grisha and passed down his Titan. Grisha succeeded in acquiring the Founder Titan and passed it down to Eren on his last year after Shiganshina had been broken in by the Colossal.

**Who are the bad guys?**

Depends on how far in the past you want to start from and from what perspective you look at. 1700 years ago, Eldia oppressed the world and 100 years ago Marley oppressed Eldians. There are some good Marleyans like the gate guards and bad Eldians both in Paradis and Marley.

**Who/What are the 9 Titans? (In order of appearance) And the amount of years left**

The power of the titans is passed down by consuming the previous holder, specifically the spinal cord. (Note they must be Eldians)

Colossal is a 60m titan known for the devastation that happens upon transforming caused by releasing so much steam that it can blow everything away in the vicinity. It appears to be controllable considering this does not occur in S2E6 though only half of the titan manifested.

Holders: Bertholdt Hoover-> Armin Arlert (9)

Armoured is a 15m titan that is covered in hardened skin that is used primarily to take punishment and breaking walls. But due to the development of technology his armour has slowly been rendered useless. So now he is a slow-moving target in comparison to the other titans.

Holders: Reiner Braun (2)

Attack is a 15m titan that does not appear to have any special traits. Though, Eren can locally harden sections his body after consuming a bottle of fluid named armour. The rage mode in S1E25 is not a power.

Holders: Eren Kruger (The Owl)-> Grisha Jaeger-> Eren Jaeger (4)

Founding, also known as the Coordinate, is a 13m titan (only fully manifested individually by Freida) that has the most powerful ability of controlling all titans and manipulate the memories of Eldians. To some, it is the manifestation of a god.

Holders: Ymir Fritz-> … -> King Fritz/145th King/First King of the Walls-> … -> Rod/Uri’s Father-> Uri Reiss -> Freida Reiss-> Grisha Jaeger-> Eren Jaeger (4)

Female is a 14m titan that is commended for its versatility due to its ability to locally harden and call titans to mindlessly charge towards itself in a limited range.

Holders: Annie Leonhart (2)

Beast is a 17m titan that does appear to have any special trait besides its appearance. Zeke uses its long limbs to suppress the enemy by throwing objects from afar. (S/N Realistically throwing don’t benefit from longer limbs, humans are better than primates in that regard). Zeke has exhibited some degree of power similar to the Founding Titan due to his royal blood. He can remotely control the transformation of Eldians that have been drugged previously. Also, his titans are able to move at night.

Holders: Zeke Jaeger (1)

Jaw is a 5m titan that has claws and jaws that can easily destroy anything. Its small size allows it to manoeuvre nimbly. Can destroy titan crystal with ease.

Holders: Marcel Galliard-> Ymir -> Porco Galliard (9)

Cart is a 4m titan that is used for specialised tasks due to its ability to maintain its form for an incredible amount of time. To compare most shifters are only able to stay in their titan form for a couple of hours but in the war with the Middle East Alliance, the cart titan was able to maintain its form for about 2 months.

Holders: Pieck (2)

Warhammer is a 15m titan that excels at titan hardening and is able to create weapons instantly. It is able to remotely control a titan from a crystal shell that only the Jaw is capable of breaking. However, it is more vulnerable from exhaustion.

Holders: Lara Tybur (?) -> Eren Jaeger (4)

**Who are the Warriors/Warrior Candidates? And their mission**

Current: Zeke, Pieck, Reiner, Porco (He goes by Galliard for the most part)

MIA: Annie

Dead: Bertholdt, Marcel

Successor: Colt

Candidates: Gabi, Falco, Udo, Zofia

It should be mentioned that the warriors’ mission to retake the founding titan is under the belief that the world is under the threat from the rumbling of the ‘millions’ of titans in the walls. So, by reclaiming the Founding titan, they will be saving the world.

**Why is Paradis so important to Marley?**

To obtain the Founding Titan. See Royal Family/Blood. Also, there is a cache of fossil fuels in Paradis.

**Why is the Royal Family/Royal Blood so important?**

The royal family are the direct descendants of Ymir Fritz that possesses the founding titan. The current royal family behind the walls changed their last name to Reiss and placed a figurehead on the throne. The only remaining royal blooded individuals are Historia Reiss and Zeke Yaeger.

The power of the founding titan is so powerful that anyone that comes to possess it would be able to control all titans. To the Eldian Restorationists, this will allow them to overthrow Marley and re-establish an Eldian Empire. To Marley, this will allow them to maintain their status as a superpower in the world until they are able to advance their technology to the same level as other nations.

According to Eren, if he is able to make contact with a titan with royal blood would allow him to manifest the power of the Founding Titan. (To add to this Eren has touched Historia many times but has never been able to control Titans). Due to being unsure of this information and the threat this will impose on Historia’s life Eren has decided to withhold this information.

Those with royal blood are not immune to the Founding Titan (For some reason people assumed they were immune in S3) but are the only people to fully utilise the power of the Founding Titan. But due to the will of the First King they will become a pacifist and refuse to fight. (This was showcased with Uri and Freida)

**Who are the Tyburs? Why are they important? Why do they allow Marley to treat Eldians like trash?**

The Tyburs and Helos were responsible for overthrowing of the Eldian Empire, establishing Marley rule. This establishes them as heroes and are respected by the world. Much like the royal family in Paradis, they remained neutral for the purpose of atonement and allowed Marley to act on its own. So, without the Tybur’s interference, Marley has become too war hungry of its own volition.

The Tyburs and the Royal family appear to believe they need to seek ‘atonement’ for the past deeds of the Eldian empire as they refuse to partake in war.

[u/discuss-not-concuss]

Even though both sides of the war had their roles, one lost because they didn’t stick to them.

Porco with the reckless charge instead of protecting Zeke made it such that Levi could find an opening. On the other hand, Levi didn’t fall for Zeke’s provocation. He also exploded the neck to make sure he was dead-dead.

It seems likely that the navy ships was just an additional bonus on top of the distraction it provided for the Scouts. Armin had the same expression as Bertholdt at the end of season 3.

War Hammer Titan with the insanely cold expression is terrifying as fuck. Even when she was about to be crushed by the Jaw Titan, I don’t ever think she flinched.

I should give credit to the Armin and the rest but Porco lost the war for Marley.

How could you do a “sasuga Pieck-chan” and leave her half-dead? You monster. Oh wait I take it back, did you really have to bring back Reiner from the grave? You devil.

[u/Yaggamy]

Jaw titan: What is my purpose?

Eren: You crack open crystals with maid shifters in them.

Jaw titan: Oh, my God!

[u/toutoune134]

Onyankopon looking handsome! The episode was at least on par, if not better, than last week IMO. Great use of 3D models and strong special effects! Especially the destruction of the harbor and the death of Pieck's squad, both scene looked mad good! Big up to Gabi and Falco's voice actors for sacrificing their throats at the end of the episode to call Reiner, I felt it in my soul!

Also an official excerpt of the main season's theme has been uploaded on youtube, the full version will be released on February 1st!

[u/Tsubasa_sama]

Up to 9.17 on MAL now

[u/Overkill4000]

Did anyone catch that nice short bit where Pieck angles her torso so that the machine guns can fire at a higher angle up at attacking Paradisians?

[u/Mtachii]

Because of how good the episodes are I never expect the next one to be better than the last but every week I'm proved wrong, nothing to say but wow.

Eren now has the three most powerful titans, cool.

I guessed it last week but it looks like Gabi and Falco are about to inherit the cart and armoured titans. With the old generation on the brink of death and some who no longer have the will to fight, the new generation seems ready to go, sharing the hate for Eren

[u/FeistyKnight]

These last 3 episodes give me the same feeling as watching the three episodes from last season starting from 'Perfect game' . Every wpisode i go 'this is the best one yet!' and the next is somehow better. Fuck me, this show is good

[u/aidree1]

That whole Sasha-Jean sequence vs Pieck was the highlight for me.

[u/Earth7412369]

This episode was a banger. Music was great hearing some old osts with the newer ones. Great job Mappa.

[u/ButtholePasta]

A detail that I also noticed this episode was that the guy piloting the zeppelin that Hange was in was named Onyakodon (unlike the other German/English inspired names of Paradis), was wearing a different uniform, and was a different skin tone than the Paradis Eldians. Could this mean that the Paradis gang have some other world powers helping them out? It would make sense how they even got the zeppelin then.

[u/[deleted]]

Can we talk about the Music that played when Carlo was headshotted? HOLY FUCKING SHIT

[u/R3pN1xC]

War crimes, the Anime.

This episode was so brutal, Gabi's scream were chilling, Eren eating Lara Tybur, Armin nuking half a city, Pieck almost getting killed, the panzer unit dying (If you look closely, the panzer unit had group photos with Pieck, they simped for Pieck, I'm, sad now), Porco getting his arms torn off by Eren, Zeke getting his ass kicked effortlessly and Porco's titan getting used as a nutcracker. This episode was insane.

Also Armin is a fucking chad now.

[u/ANINETEEN]

This episode felt like a tier above all the rest in every department. The animation, the OST, the tension were just as good if not better than what we've seen 👏 The CG especially reached the point where I no longer noticed it but actually was impressed with what I was witnessing. It was very obvious that we literally wouldn't have gotten some of the dynamic sequences shown without CG and it looked amazing too.

If the last encounter with Marley was a chess game, this can only be described as complete Eldian domination. Literally, destruction of their own creation by fueling the ultimate titan killing group. Eren with the help of the survey corps took on 4 titans like it was nothing. Zeke just got one tapped by Levi, Warhammer got cracked like a nutcracker by the Jaw and poor Pieck got the motherload from the Survey Corps. Ackermans are literally just a cheatcode. And you can see the coldness in poor Armins eyes. Literally got chills with Gabi and Falco screaming for Reiner to wake up too.

This episode just made me feel grateful for MAPPA not only delivering this season but giving it all the love and faithfulness it deserves. Next week couldn't come quicker ❤️

[u/GowtherETC]

AoT out here with casual 20k karma wtf

[u/TikithePigeon → u/[deleted]]

Gotta eat them all!