Attack on Titan is really cruel to its characters.
Eren wanted to be free, but became a slave to his titan.
Mikasa moved on from Eren, but kept wearing the scarf till her last day.
No matter what’s been done to prevent that, Paradis is destroyed in the future, and the Titan curse might be back.
Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) has always been overly cruel when it comes to the fates of its characters. They’re getting eaten and tortured, they experience immense trauma and heartbreak, they’re killed off seconds before their dreams come true (Erwin, we’re looking at you). The series offers little joy, but plenty of tragedy. And sometimes these tragedies are ironic.
The series is the cruelest to Eren
The first moment like that was not in the finale, but, on the contrary, at the beginning of the series. Eren detested the titans with a burning passion, but later found out that he was turned into one of them. And Attack on Titan doesn’t stop there. Its finale, and especially the after credits scenes render a lot of the characters’ actions useless.
Eren’s life goal was to be free. He was tired of living inside of the walls like cattle, he dreamed of leaving his home and learning about the world. Freedom was his number one priority. And what happens to him? He becomes a slave to his own titan, driven by it and forced to comply.
Eren also mentions a lot how he has to keep moving forward no matter what. He’s eager to destroy his enemies and overcome all the obstacles. But the ending proves Eren has to be stopped. Besides, he himself knew that, and consciously moved to this destination.
Mikasa’s obsession
Mikasa was obsessed with Eren throughout the entire series, and she’s come a long way to begin realizing that maybe he is not so perfect. She understands that she has to be the one to kill Eren, and she does that. This was a big deal for Mikasa, since no one could truly believe that she was capable of killing the man she loved. It also freed Founder Ymir and helped her move on.
During the end credits we see Mikasa with another man and a baby, meaning that the girl was indeed capable of moving on after Eren’s death and finding a way to live her life without the boy. But a minute later we see her corpse in a coffin, and the scarf that Eren gave her when they were kids is still around her neck. Mikasa couldn’t forget Eren till the day she died.
Titan curse and Paradis
All the main characters in Attack on Titan did was for the sake of their homeland, Paradis. They tried so hard to keep it safe and make its people happy. But the end credits ruin that completely. Years go by, and the war is back, Paradis is destroyed. Everything was in vain.
The Titan curse was presumably broken when Mikasa inspired Ymir and freed her. But the last scene of the finale shows a boy entering a tree that resembles the tree, from which the titan powers originated, hinting at the fact that it can come back.
Attack on Titan is really cruel to its characters.
Eren wanted to be free, but became a slave to his titan.
Mikasa moved on from Eren, but kept wearing the scarf till her last day.
No matter what’s been done to prevent that, Paradis is destroyed in the future, and the Titan curse might be back.
Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) has always been overly cruel when it comes to the fates of its characters. They’re getting eaten and tortured, they experience immense trauma and heartbreak, they’re killed off seconds before their dreams come true (Erwin, we’re looking at you). The series offers little joy, but plenty of tragedy. And sometimes these tragedies are ironic.
The series is the cruelest to Eren
The first moment like that was not in the finale, but, on the contrary, at the beginning of the series. Eren detested the titans with a burning passion, but later found out that he was turned into one of them. And Attack on Titan doesn’t stop there. Its finale, and especially the after credits scenes render a lot of the characters’ actions useless.
Eren’s life goal was to be free. He was tired of living inside of the walls like cattle, he dreamed of leaving his home and learning about the world. Freedom was his number one priority. And what happens to him? He becomes a slave to his own titan, driven by it and forced to comply.
Eren also mentions a lot how he has to keep moving forward no matter what. He’s eager to destroy his enemies and overcome all the obstacles. But the ending proves Eren has to be stopped. Besides, he himself knew that, and consciously moved to this destination.
Mikasa’s obsession
Mikasa was obsessed with Eren throughout the entire series, and she’s come a long way to begin realizing that maybe he is not so perfect. She understands that she has to be the one to kill Eren, and she does that. This was a big deal for Mikasa, since no one could truly believe that she was capable of killing the man she loved. It also freed Founder Ymir and helped her move on.
During the end credits we see Mikasa with another man and a baby, meaning that the girl was indeed capable of moving on after Eren’s death and finding a way to live her life without the boy. But a minute later we see her corpse in a coffin, and the scarf that Eren gave her when they were kids is still around her neck. Mikasa couldn’t forget Eren till the day she died.
Titan curse and Paradis
All the main characters in Attack on Titan did was for the sake of their homeland, Paradis. They tried so hard to keep it safe and make its people happy. But the end credits ruin that completely. Years go by, and the war is back, Paradis is destroyed. Everything was in vain.
The Titan curse was presumably broken when Mikasa inspired Ymir and freed her. But the last scene of the finale shows a boy entering a tree that resembles the tree, from which the titan powers originated, hinting at the fact that it can come back.
