Attack on Titan Fans Are Wrong About Eren, and Anakin Skywalker Shows Why

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One of the tragic similarities between Attack on Titan and Star Wars' prequel trilogy is that the central element of both stories focuses on the slow but unstoppable transformation of a major hero into a primary villain, namely in the fall of Eren Yeager and the corruption of Anakin Skywalker. Each character's inspiring courage and bravery in the early part of the saga are completely overshadowed and undone by their oppressive brutality in the latter parts. But are the two equally reprehensible, or can one's path help redefine how fans see the other?

Anakin's fall is obviously heavily foreshadowed, given that fans always knew the child in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace would eventually become Darth Vader. But even taking the prequel trilogy as its own story, his descent feels inevitable. He was a hero. but there was always something haunted about him. He was a rather sensitive individual who easily connected with others but had a difficult time controlling the emotional connections he made. The people he had the deepest connections with and who centered him — namely his mother, Ashoka, and especially Padme — left him in the most tragic circumstances. Moreover, as a Jedi, he was forced to repress these connections, even as they made him who he was. Lastly, there was the constant influence of Palpatine, influencing his emotions and promising him what seemed like his only chance at happiness.

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Conversely, while there were some early markers of the equally sensitive Eren’s turn, such as the pain he felt over his mother's death, his downfall was much less predictable, and many fans perceive him as a heroic character who suddenly turned to darkness.