Since the moment Levi chose Armin over Erwin in Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) Season 3, fans have been asking hundreds of what-ifs about the further events of the series. From a simple and obvious “I wonder what his titan would look like” to a more existential “What would he think about the rumbling?”. So let’s speculate a bit and see what fans think about this.
The basement reveal
Erwin’s most sacred life dream was to learn the truth about the world and see if he was right to think that there were still people outside of Paradis. The most cruel storytelling decision was to kill Erwin off right before the Survey Corps reached the Yeagers’ basement and found Grisha’s manuscripts that proved the Commander’s theory. We never got to see Erwin’s dream come true and his reaction to the big reveal, and it’s upsetting.
This event was meant to divide the Survey Corps in the future: Eren and yeagerists that were rooting for the war and Marley destruction, and those who tried to focus on the defense of Paradis. Fans suggest that Erwin would not be as opposed to Eren’s plan as the rest of the survey Corps. He was never heartless, no matter how much people like thinking otherwise and hating him for this. But Erwin was a person who understood the meaning and importance of sacrifice. During the Stohess District arc, Erwin let civilians die in order to capture Annie; he led the scouts to their deaths in the battle of the Shiganshina District just to have any chances for humanity’s survival. This all leads to the idea that he might agree to the plan of proclaiming war on Marley in order to save his homeland.
The Rumbling arc and Paradis destruction
Although Erwin is a stoic strategist, he’s not a cruel person. His willingness to sacrifice people for the greater good doesn’t mean that he has no sympathy for them. With that in mind, we might think that Erwin wouldn’t be onboard with Eren’s plan to destroy the entire world. Moreover, some fans suggest that the Commander could have influenced Eren in one way or another and try to prevent the rumbling altogether.
Learning Erwin’s thoughts about the after credits Paradis destruction feels like the most interesting thing, though. Erwin contemplated the sacrifices he and his comrades had made. He never wanted the horrors people experienced to be in vain. If he was ever to find out that all the efforts were meaningless, this would surely break his heart. So it might not be so terrible that he never lived to learn this.
We miss you, commander.
Summary:
Erwin died right before fulfilling his dream.
If he lived long enough to see the Marley war, he might be on Eren’s side.
Erwin probably wouldn’t be onboard with the rumbling, though.
Since the moment Levi chose Armin over Erwin in Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) Season 3, fans have been asking hundreds of what-ifs about the further events of the series. From a simple and obvious “I wonder what his titan would look like” to a more existential “What would he think about the rumbling?”. So let’s speculate a bit and see what fans think about this.
The basement reveal
Erwin’s most sacred life dream was to learn the truth about the world and see if he was right to think that there were still people outside of Paradis. The most cruel storytelling decision was to kill Erwin off right before the Survey Corps reached the Yeagers’ basement and found Grisha’s manuscripts that proved the Commander’s theory. We never got to see Erwin’s dream come true and his reaction to the big reveal, and it’s upsetting.
This event was meant to divide the Survey Corps in the future: Eren and yeagerists that were rooting for the war and Marley destruction, and those who tried to focus on the defense of Paradis. Fans suggest that Erwin would not be as opposed to Eren’s plan as the rest of the survey Corps. He was never heartless, no matter how much people like thinking otherwise and hating him for this. But Erwin was a person who understood the meaning and importance of sacrifice. During the Stohess District arc, Erwin let civilians die in order to capture Annie; he led the scouts to their deaths in the battle of the Shiganshina District just to have any chances for humanity’s survival. This all leads to the idea that he might agree to the plan of proclaiming war on Marley in order to save his homeland.
The Rumbling arc and Paradis destruction
Although Erwin is a stoic strategist, he’s not a cruel person. His willingness to sacrifice people for the greater good doesn’t mean that he has no sympathy for them. With that in mind, we might think that Erwin wouldn’t be onboard with Eren’s plan to destroy the entire world. Moreover, some fans suggest that the Commander could have influenced Eren in one way or another and try to prevent the rumbling altogether.
Learning Erwin’s thoughts about the after credits Paradis destruction feels like the most interesting thing, though. Erwin contemplated the sacrifices he and his comrades had made. He never wanted the horrors people experienced to be in vain. If he was ever to find out that all the efforts were meaningless, this would surely break his heart. So it might not be so terrible that he never lived to learn this.
