Attack on Titan: How Eren Caused Annie's Return Explained
How does Eren Jaeger bring about Annie's long-awaited return in Attack on Titan episode 81? The days when Paradis Island's biggest worry was a single Titan-shifter hiding within the walls seem awfully far away, but that was the situation last time Annie Leonhart appeared in Attack on Titan. The first of Marley's Warrior Candidate infiltrators to get rumbled by the Survey Corps, Annie's secret was uncovered by Armin Arlert after the mysterious Female Titan terrorized Squad Levi in pursuit of Eren Jaeger. Defeated by Eren's Attack Titan and the Survey Corps' sublime teamwork, Annie encased herself in Titan hardening to avoid being questioned or tortured. Her crystallized body has been collecting dust in a basement ever since.
That ends with Attack on Titan episode 81, «Thaw,» which foreshadows Annie's return in its very title. Having sweet-talked Ymir Fritz into giving him full control of the Coordinate, Eren has transformed into the monstrous Founding Titan, attaining mastery over all Eldians. Eren's first order of business is triggering the apocalypse, unleashing every single Titan housed inside Walls Maria, Rose and Sina. Able to influence all Subjects of Ymir, Eren then psychically addresses his entire race, revealing intentions to kill everyone whose zip code falls outside of Paradis Island. Attack on Titan episode 81's final scene shows how, in the melee of Eren's wall-breaking, Annie Leonhart finally emerged from her cocoon, 3 seasons and approximately 4 in-universe years since turning herself into the mother of all paperweights. Laying in a pool of melted Titan juice, how is Annie freed, and why has she returned now?
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As the ever-alert Armin Arlert
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