The post credit scene shows a boy stumbling across the Titan Curse tree.
It hints at the fact that the Titan Curse still exists.
It might affect the boy in a completely different way from Ymir.
The finale of Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) sparked dozens of controversies and left hundreds of fans puzzled and confused. And the post credit scene was one of the things viewers were unsure of, so let’s discuss it.
This scene starts with an unnamed boy wandering with his dog in a post-apocalyptic world. Nature has taken over, and it feels like you’re watching a The Last of Us cutscene instead of Attack on Titan.
The boy stumbles across a tree that resembles the Titan Curse one a lot, the one where the founder Ymir got her Titan Powers. The series ends with him entering the passage into the said tree.
What does it mean?
The only thing that fans can think of is that this scene is a hint at the fact that the Titan Curse still exists and can be triggered by someone else. Ymir’s story is finished, and her curse is gone with her. But the source that gifted her this power is still somewhere in the world.
This means that Eren failed at everything; his two goals were to save Paradis and his friends, and to break the Titan Curse. However, we can see that Paradis is destroyed years after the finale, and the post credit scene tells us that the Curse might be back.
Attack on Titan is a series that explores the cycle of hatred and violence, and such a finale makes us understand: the cycle cannot be broken, and no matter what you do and how much you try, bad things will happen again and history will repeat itself.
Issues with the scene
Fans see a couple of flaws with this scene. As we’ve said, it’s extremely cruel since it renders Eren’s actions meaningless. But this is not the only thing that bothers the viewers.
It was stated in the series that the era of Titans was coming to an end. Technological advancements of humanity allow people to battle titans and defeat them, which means they’re not these unbeatable creatures anymore.
Keeping that in mind, it’s fair to suggest that years after the finale, humanity managed to take an even bigger leap in their military forces and equipment, so Titans shouldn’t even be an issue anymore. People can handle them. However, there’s a different theory.
The mysterious being provided Ymir with the powers she needed to survive at that particular moment. She had to heal and become stronger than anyone else to avoid being hunted again and murdered. That’s why it turned her into a Titan that was basically like a god at that time.
But the boy in the post credit scene is in no danger and we don’t know whether such an immense power is needed in his life. That’s why there’s an idea that the entity might do something completely different to him to adjust to his situation.
How much sense did it really make?
Summary:
The post credit scene shows a boy stumbling across the Titan Curse tree.
It hints at the fact that the Titan Curse still exists.
It might affect the boy in a completely different way from Ymir.
The finale of Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) sparked dozens of controversies and left hundreds of fans puzzled and confused. And the post credit scene was one of the things viewers were unsure of, so let’s discuss it.
This scene starts with an unnamed boy wandering with his dog in a post-apocalyptic world. Nature has taken over, and it feels like you’re watching a The Last of Us cutscene instead of Attack on Titan.
The boy stumbles across a tree that resembles the Titan Curse one a lot, the one where the founder Ymir got her Titan Powers. The series ends with him entering the passage into the said tree.
What does it mean?
The only thing that fans can think of is that this scene is a hint at the fact that the Titan Curse still exists and can be triggered by someone else. Ymir’s story is finished, and her curse is gone with her. But the source that gifted her this power is still somewhere in the world.
This means that Eren failed at everything; his two goals were to save Paradis and his friends, and to break the Titan Curse. However, we can see that Paradis is destroyed years after the finale, and the post credit scene tells us that the Curse might be back.
Attack on Titan is a series that explores the cycle of hatred and violence, and such a finale makes us understand: the cycle cannot be broken, and no matter what you do and how much you try, bad things will happen again and history will repeat itself.
Issues with the scene
Fans see a couple of flaws with this scene. As we’ve said, it’s extremely cruel since it renders Eren’s actions meaningless. But this is not the only thing that bothers the viewers.
It was stated in the series that the era of Titans was coming to an end. Technological advancements of humanity allow people to battle titans and defeat them, which means they’re not these unbeatable creatures anymore.
Keeping that in mind, it’s fair to suggest that years after the finale, humanity managed to take an even bigger leap in their military forces and equipment, so Titans shouldn’t even be an issue anymore. People can handle them. However, there’s a different theory.
The mysterious being provided Ymir with the powers she needed to survive at that particular moment. She had to heal and become stronger than anyone else to avoid being hunted again and murdered. That’s why it turned her into a Titan that was basically like a god at that time.
But the boy in the post credit scene is in no danger and we don’t know whether such an immense power is needed in his life. That’s why there’s an idea that the entity might do something completely different to him to adjust to his situation.
