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Episode 22. This loving show man. Remember all those characters who died that you got to know? Well here's their families!
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E the Shaggy posted:Episode 22. This loving show man. This is the Manga thread, though.
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Sep 9, 2013 00:00
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Pet theory is that titans were created as a ruthless way to solve an overpopulation problem. That got out of hand as they were indiscriminate, so human-titans were developed to combat Titans. Mankind got kind of antsy about how powerful human-titan warriors were and so made walls out of them (somehow, I don't know) as a human shield, keeping out both titan and human-titan alike until now. Sasquatch is one of the original seeders, creating titans out of humans to destroy more humans.
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Sep 9, 2013 00:20
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I am really shocked the anime thread hasn't picked up on more by now as that Second Op (As amazing and meticulous as it is) kinda spells a lot of things out. Anyway I really don't think its overpopulation, that'd kinda a letdown and ridiculous even for this manga. One thing i do want to find out is how did Annie and the two of them first meet and was she always in the plan with them? Did the change happen because the third guy got killed? That makes it seem like Annie came around later on/recently. Was it supposed to be the four of them killing everybody? Sounds about right as Colossal and Armored Titan don't seem to be equipped for a lot of fighting, but for facilitation for getting in the walls in the first place. In other words both of them were designed/born specifically for getting that wall out of the way.
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Sep 9, 2013 00:37
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Shieldhill posted:"Descendants of demons" was a rough translation of Bert swearing at Armin. Let's not spin any theories off that.
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Sep 9, 2013 01:07
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Kild posted:There's been some parallels between Levi and Mikasa, Armin and Erwin, but who is Eren's parallel? Some friend they lost a long time ago? Eren and Erwin, on the other hand, are both defined by bloodshed, as exemplified by their nonchalance towards extreme personal injury. Erwin is Eren with his emotions deadened, who has subverted both his rage towards the titans and his sense of camaraderie towards his soldiers.
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Sep 9, 2013 01:21
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This seems appropriate: I mean, that loving smile, holy hell:  That's the face of a man who knows exactly what he is doing, and what he is doing isn't very nice. As much as I agree with comments about the overall art quality, the emotional quality of the facial expressions is something SnK excels at.
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Sep 9, 2013 01:41
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Everyone's theory is exactly the same and every chapter we seem to get a new wave of the same theory over and over. It's getting pretty boring. That being said, I had a new idea - everyone likes linking the wall cult with the creation of titans, which the manga also somewhat suggests. Or at least more knowledge than your common folk. Who else seems to have expanded knowledge and a sudden desire to disappear and be hidden? Eren's dad. I bet he probably stole the serum from them or something. Also, if they really cared about the wall giants, they have the largest wall under their control now, but haven't done anything. At least not yet. That might be a twist in the next few chapters.
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Sep 9, 2013 02:16
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When I saw those titans being tossed about, I really thought it had been Bert losing it and just turning into the colossal titan. That would have been some panel, seeing it stand tall amidst all those tiny  titans.
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Sep 9, 2013 02:19
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Vengarr posted:This seems appropriate: This is incredible. Happy Noodle Boy fucked around with this message at 02:31 on Sep 9, 2013 |
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Sep 9, 2013 02:26
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Don't read this post.Vengarr posted:I mean, that loving smile, holy hell: I want you to feel as bad as I do, so let's all put our paranoia hats on and read chapter 2 again now. 
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Sep 9, 2013 02:35
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Wasn't Armin on one of the refugee boats when Chuckles was busy eating Eren's mom? C'mon.
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Sep 9, 2013 03:05
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Is "Chuckles" now the accepted nickname for The Titan That Ate Eren's Mom?
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Sep 9, 2013 03:27
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Begging me won't help! The wall gets kicked, he tells them to leave, and they run straight home. Maybe in chapter 50 Armin will return from his second conspicuous absence and kill this particular tall-man himself and I'll have been red herringed real good.
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Sep 9, 2013 03:28
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I always thought that him grabbing his shaking arm like that when he did seemed weird. If it turns out to be something more, welp,
Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 05:17 on Sep 9, 2013 |
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Sep 9, 2013 03:45
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Armin Ate Eren's Mom is the dumbest theory if it becomes fact I am just done, man. I'm done.
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Sep 9, 2013 04:53
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From the anime thread, a hilarious new theory I've not seen before:Squidster posted:Waaay back in the beginning of the show, when Annie is schooling Eren in hand to hand, she mentioned that her father taught her to fight. Given that the only two skinless Titans we've seen are Collossal and Female, my speculation is that the colossal titan is her dad, and that titan-forming is genetic.
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Sep 9, 2013 04:57
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Why is this even a theory? Do people really have a hard time believing some titan just eats Eren's mom?
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Sep 9, 2013 04:59
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Sex_Ferguson posted:Why is this even a theory? Do people really have a hard time believing some titan just eats Eren's mom? I'm pretty sure people are just playing up the joke from that theory one person came up with a while ago. If you can call it a theory.
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Sep 9, 2013 05:00
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With Chapter 49, every member of the 104th Squad has had some degree of character development other than Mikasa (and Marco, but he's excused for being dead). Eren: Has learnt that you shouldn't always trust in your comrades. Has shown moments of hesitation just before fighting Annie, Reiner and Bertholdt. Armin: Has evolved from a whiny coward to a stone-cold hardass psychological manipulator. Jean: Joined with military with self-centred motives. Eventually joined the Recon Squad despite the risks. Has been showing progressively stronger leadership qualities. Sasha: Displayed cowardice in the face of Titans during the Trost supply tower fight. Subsequently, singlehandedly fought off a Titan at her village using an ordinary axe. Connie: Appeared to be the dumbest of the top 10 recruits. Subsequently, displayed a significant degree of insight and eloquence in convincing Christa and Ymir to return to the city. Christa: Her altruism is revealed to stem from a martyr complex. Has a secret identity and secret knowledge on the secret of the Titans / walls. Ymir, Annie, Bertholdt and Reiner: Revealed to be human-titans with complicated motivations. Reiner in particular is downright divided between his "human soldier" and "Titan warrior" identities. Mikasa: Started the series as being super-strong and super-devoted to Eren. Still super-strong and super-devoted to Eren. I wonder when it'll be Mikasa's turn for some character development. JosephWongKS fucked around with this message at 05:18 on Sep 9, 2013 |
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Sep 9, 2013 05:09
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JosephWongKS posted:With Chapter 49, every member of the 104th Squad has had some degree of character development other than Mikasa (and Marco, but he's excused for being dead). Mikasa did have some development in the period she felt Eren was dead during Trost, and after her attempt to kill the Female Titan in the Giant Forest led to Levi's injury, and I suspect she'll have some soon given that she appears to have been injured from being grabbed this chapter and so can't MurderBuddha her way out of danger like she's used to.
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Sep 9, 2013 05:17
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She needs to go back to being buddies with Sasha, the two times they interacted were hilarious.
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Sep 9, 2013 05:18
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JosephWongKS posted:Mikasa: Started the series as being super-strong and super-devoted to Eren. Still super-strong and super-devoted to Eren. Does she really need it? Purity of character isn't necessarily a bad thing. Mikasa is always, reliably, two things: Loyal to Eren and Stone Cold Titan Killa. That is both her greatest strength and her biggest weakness.
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Sep 9, 2013 05:25
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JosephWongKS posted:I wonder when it'll be Mikasa's turn for some character development. She'll become more and more of a murdergoddess and less and less human during the upcoming 13-volume tournament arc.
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Sep 9, 2013 05:42
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I love how far Jean has come. Marco would be so proud.  On Mikasa, it's implied she hesitated when trying to attack Bert and Reiner, so she's not single-mindedly focused on protecting Eren, just most of the time.
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Sep 9, 2013 05:51
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DrSunshine posted:She'll become more and more of a murdergoddess and less and less human during the upcoming 13-volume tournament arc. The real kicker comes when she finds out her brain was a microchip the whole time 
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Sep 9, 2013 06:03
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Autumncomet posted:I love how far Jean has come. Marco would be so proud. Hell, she was hesitating as of one chapter ago. For her, she was really loving patient with Bert when there was nothing stopping her from opening him up like a sardine can and just taking Eren back.
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Sep 9, 2013 06:07
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DrSunshine posted:She'll become more and more of a murdergoddess and less and less human during the upcoming 13-volume tournament arc. That'll be the diplomatic solution for the Titan Faction and Human Government. "The Remainder of Our Top 10 vs. The Three from Our Top Ten That Were Actually Always on Your Side Plus Ymir and One Extra Guy to Make it Five on Five." Then it'll be Colossus Bert vs. Titan Eren where Bert has to stand on one foot because otherwise he'll get a ring out while Titan Eren is ineffectually punching him in the ankle. Christa will fight Ymir which will end in a hug where they run off into the sunset together, Mikasa will fight Annie for revenge about what happened in the forest, Armin will fight Reiner and convince him to punch himself in the face until he passes out, and Jean will fight the extra guy so he can complain about not even getting to fight a named guy. Connie and Sasha are the cheerleaders. That would be stupid as hell, but I'd love to see it in one of Isayama's fake covers.
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Sep 9, 2013 06:09
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onepixeljumpman posted:
Is there anyone who doesn't like the Christa/Ymir pairing? I'm in awe of Isayama's ability to write such a great romance in a setting as desperately bleak as Shingeki no Kyojin.
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Sep 9, 2013 06:14
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JosephWongKS posted:Is there anyone who doesn't like the Christa/Ymir pairing? I'm in awe of Isayama's ability to write such a great romance in a setting as desperately bleak as Shingeki no Kyojin.
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Sep 9, 2013 06:59
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I just read upto the 6th book from Amazon. Does anyone know what chapter is that supposed to leave me off at (online it seems to be listed by chapter). Book 7 isn't out for another month, and i kind of want to know what happens now. I saw a site listing chapter 32 as it the first chapter in book 7, but just looking at that right now seems really off.
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Sep 9, 2013 08:06
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UberJumper posted:I just read upto the 6th book from Amazon. Does anyone know what chapter is that supposed to leave me off at (online it seems to be listed by chapter). Book 7 isn't out for another month, and i kind of want to know what happens now.
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Sep 9, 2013 08:19
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Vincent Valentine posted:Armin Ate Eren's Mom is the dumbest theory if it becomes fact I am just done, man. I'm done. 9/11 of the titans never forget.
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Sep 9, 2013 08:26
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Sep 9, 2013 09:00
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JosephWongKS posted:Is "Chuckles" now the accepted nickname for The Titan That Ate Eren's Mom? I'm going to call him Nice Armin since sure he might twist you in have then eat you but he's not that mean. Future speculation they learn how to speak titan and Armin incapacitates them with brutal emotional manipulation so that Zero-G gear is replaced by awkwardly long ladders that take at least dozen people to move around.
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Sep 9, 2013 10:40
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JosephWongKS posted:From the anime thread, a hilarious new theory I've not seen before: I was actually really impressed with that deduction because he's not too far off. Yes, we all know that Colossal is Bertholdt, that's not up to question. But it's pretty safe to assume that Annie's dad is a titan. As Bertholdt and Annie are from the same village, it's entirely possible that Titans retain hereditary traits and maybe lack of skin is among them. That could mean Bertholdt and Annie are blood related somehow. It's helped by the fact that in the most recent chapter Bertholdt loses his loving mind when Annie being a prisoner is brought up. I'm not saying they're closely related as sister/brother or anything, but maybe distant cousins or something given their awkward not-really romance.
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Sep 9, 2013 12:36
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:I've actually seen people theorise that Monkey Titan is Annie's dad. If you look at them, their hair and (the area around their) eyes are kind of similar. What keeps bothering me about the monkey titan is that he was surprised by three D gear, and yet the way he talked and was presented implied that hes been around, and is more important than any intelligent titan we've met yet. Personally I think he has nothing to do with the skinless village, and he certainly isn't someone we know...Assuming he was telling the truth about not knowing about mans most prolific/viable weapon against the titans.
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Sep 9, 2013 13:24
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Eskimodius posted:What keeps bothering me about the monkey titan is that he was surprised by three D gear, and yet the way he talked and was presented implied that hes been around, and is more important than any intelligent titan we've met yet. Personally I think he has nothing to do with the skinless village, and he certainly isn't someone we know...Assuming he was telling the truth about not knowing about mans most prolific/viable weapon against the titans. Hell maybe monkey titan is from the old world?
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Vincent Valentine posted:I was actually really impressed with that deduction because he's not too far off. Yes, we all know that Colossal is Bertholdt, that's not up to question. If this manga taught us anything is that it's not safe to assume anything. And Bernie simply has a crush on Annie; I really really doubt they're related in any way.
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