Attack on Titan: Is There Any Hope For a Peaceful Ending?
More so than most anime, Attack on Titan has always fundamentally been a story about violence. So much so, that even as the anime finally draws to its conclusion, it seems almost impossible for it to end in any form of peace.
Since viewers first saw wall Maria break in 2013, they've been hooked on Eren Jaeger’s quest for revenge. Fans have watched the Eldians fight with the titans, and since the beginning of season 4, have watched as they turned their fight to other humans across the sea. The more fans learn about the history of Attack on Titan’s world though, the harder it gets to imagine how this can all be resolved. Especially after the story took an apocalyptic turn with the rumbling.
Attack on Titan's Heroes Are Running Out of Time
To put it simply, a lot. The biggest issue, of course, is the history between the Eldians and the Marleyans. The original King of Eldia oversaw a brutal empire, using the power of the titans to massacre and subjugate everyone who opposed him. In turn, the Marleyans came to do the same, wielding the titans and Eldians as a whole as weapons in service to their imperialism.
Due to this sordid history, all the series’ protagonists have led hard and traumatic lives. Eren and his friends have had to grow up, trapped by the threat of being eaten by mindless titans. Meanwhile, Reiner and the other warriors were raised as child soldiers, trained to use their titan powers for the sake of their oppressors. Both sides have committed atrocities, and killed each other’s loved ones, leading to a cycle of justified hatred.
And then, of course, there’s Eren. His recently revealed desire to genocide the world for the safety of his people means that whether or not he succeeds, their world will be forever changed
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