History Fridge / AttackOnTitan

* Eren unconsciously knew that biting his hand triggers a Titan transformation because [[spoiler:he has memories inside of him from Frieda Reiss, the one possessing the Coordinate ability before him and who also transformed by biting her hand.]] Related to this is why he found Krista's personality to be false. [[spoiler: A deeply buried part of him knew full well what she was actually like and was sending vague memos of cognitive dissonance and/or disapproval every time he clapped eyes on her. Once she drops the act and the alias, suddenly, he can cope. Funny, that.]] Also, did Eren become so protective of [[spoiler:Historia because of those very memories?]]

* WordOfGod has said to base the story off his experiences as a victim of bullying. With that some characters and plot points have a more scarier interpretation. For instance, [[spoiler:the Special Unit that got killed by the Female Titan or even a GovernmentConspiracy regarding the Walls]] could represent how most situations with bullies have a [[AdultsAreUseless surprising lack of involvement from adults]] or even situations where people see bullying as a ''good'' thing and often defend the bullying. Certain Titans seem to be modeled off stock bullies. The Colossal Titan reflects the BarbaricBully, usually a big and tough person who [[spoiler:might have a DarkAndTroubledPast]], the Female Titan being the AlphaBitch, the Armored Titan as the JerkJock, and Rogue Titan being the BullyHunter... or more scarier: [[spoiler:[[HeWhoFightsMonsters He Who Fights Bullies]]]]. Even more when you consider the whole [[spoiler:Coordinate]] plot point. So the early, seemingly insignificant scene of our main trio dealing with a group of bullies was in fact symbolic for the entire series.

** [[spoiler:Willy's speech also ends up perfectly describing Eren, despite never meeting him. He is the 'devil' to the Reiss family's 'God'. A huge part of the story's theme is how anyone can be considered good or evil, depending on the circumstances and the perception of the events. We can see how the Reiss family were insane, damaged, and irresponsible rulers, but will be considered as saviors to the outside world because of the Tyburs machinations, despite basically causing nearly every problem in the series. We can also see how Eren just wants to protect his loved ones, and actually tried every alternative beforehand, only going through with his master plan when everything else had failed, but the outside world had already labeled him a 'devil' before he even started moving against them.]] Isayama had been laying out this masterpiece for years, and we were all too blind to see it.

* The War-Hammer Titan remained off the world stage for a century, and is never seen in person until chapter 101, over one hundred chapters into the series.

** [[spoiler:Willy's speech also ends up perfectly describing Eren, despite never meeting him. He is the 'devil' to the Reiss family's 'God'. A huge part of the story's theme is how anyone can be considered good or evil, depending on the circumstances and the perception of the events. We can see how the Reiss family were insane, damaged and irresponsible rulers, but will be considered as saviors to the outside world because of the Tyburs machinations, despite basically causing nearly every problem in the series. We can also see how Eren just wants to protect his loved ones, and actually tried every alternative beforehand, only going through with his master plan when everything else had failed, but the outside world had already labeled him a 'devil' before he even started moving against him.]] Isayama had been laying out this masterpiece for years, and we were all too blind to see it.
* In chapter 135, when the Founder Ymir [[spoiler: used her powers to bring back every incarnation of the 9 Titans to fight off the alliance.]] There's a noticeable lack of any Founding or Attack Titans. Ymir probably wasn't certain she could [[spoiler: control those types specifically because their entire respective gimmicks are absolute control and absolute resistance.]] Of course, there's still time for this to be jossed in the story.
* The wall titans all resemble shorter Colossus Titans. [[spoiler: Ymir has shown that the Founding Titan can generate an infinite number of copies of past titan shifters. The Wall Titans are likely all clones based on past Colossus Titan inheritors, the most powerful of the titans outside of the Founding Titan.]]

* [[spoiler: Whenever Erwin is recalled, he's shown with the other dead members of the survey corps. This is most notable when Hange died, and they're all there to welcome Hange. In chapter 137 it's shown that not only are Eldians all connected via the paths, but they can also be called back from death through it. Erwin and the other members of the Survey Corps who have died are likely in a similar existence.]]

** [[spoiler: It turns out that the Beast Titan requires it's victims to ingest it's spinal fluid to turn them into titans. However a single droplet is all that's needed and it can be administered as steam (which is how connie's village was affected. It does exactly that to a punch of soldiers, including high ranking officials of the survey corps like Dot Pixis through tainted wine, when Marley invades Paradis. If the Marley Soldier's monologues are any indication, Marley has been doing shit like this quite frequently using condemned Eldians.]]

* If a Titan Shifter [[spoiler:is only created after he/she was a mindless Titan eating another Shifter, then who did Reiner, Annie and Bertolt eat? (Though the existence of serums capable of directly transforming a person into a Shifter might be a possibility.)]] The fridge horror gets dampened a smidgen thanks to Chapter 65. [[spoiler: A Titan doesn't need to eat another Titan Shifter to become a Shifter themselves, they simply need to ingest their spinal fluid. It's likely that the serums that Reiner, Annie, and Bertolt were given was a mixture of the standard Titanization serum, and another Shifter's spinal fluid]].

* [[spoiler:The most of the persecuted Eldian Race fleeing to the Island Paradis seems a lot like the plan the Nazi's had to send European Jews to Madagascar, especially with the shape of the continent on the map.]]
* The enemy Titan Shifters have just become all the more tragic with [[spoiler: Chapter 88's reveal that Titan Shifter's die in 13 years after gaining their power.]] None of them have known anything but their mission, and that their time with the 104 corps were all they had to feel normal in the time they may have!

* In Chapter 105 Pieck and Magath [[spoiler: figure out that Zeke has betrayed them and siding with Paradis]]. This means that the surviving members of the [[spoiler: Yeager family]] on the mainland are now in terrible danger. Now that the only Warrior of the family is gone, they are of no further use to Marley and are likely to be executed or turned into Titans for military experiments.

* Hannes death, while heart breaking, does offers both the audience and the character one brief moment of solace. When the Smiling Titan comes for Eren and Mikasa, Hannes rushes to defend them, to make up for his cowardice five years ago when he ran from the Titan, but in the end he is killed. This tells us that Hannes never had a chance against the Smiling Titan no matter how brave he was. In end, we now know, that he made the right choice all those years ago when he decided to run, as there really was no other way he could have saved Eren and Mikasa.

* If kidnapping Eren was the primary goal of [[spoiler: Annie, Reiner, and Bertolt]], then why didn't the others transform to help [[spoiler: Annie]] accomplish that mission? Simple. [[spoiler: Because their mission also required them to locate the Beast Titan, which had not yet shown himself and if Eren turned out to not be the "Coordinate", still having some of them undercover would help their search efforts.]]

* The Titan Shifters' MorphicResonance appears consistent with all except the Dancing Titan, which frankly looks nothing like Ymir save for hair color. However, it all makes sense if you consider that [[spoiler: in addition to gaining their Titan Shifting abilities, Titans who eat Shifters also absorb some of their physical qualities as well.]] Ymir's Titan notably lacks breasts in both scenes it's in, which is strange, considering she's female and we know from the last Female Titan seen that the MorphicResonance affects that area of the body no less than the rest. [[spoiler: She was no older than Reiner and Bertholdt when she devoured Marcel, so her first Titan form's lacking breasts was because she was only a child and not developed enough for it to show. Her Titan also notably looks much smaller and slightly different than when she becomes the Dancing Titan.]] Ymir's Dancing Titan has long arms and a big nose, along with rather spiky hair. [[spoiler: These are features Marcel had, that Ymir absorbed. We can also assume that the Dancing Titan lacks breasts because the Shifter she ate was male, and nullified them.]] Ymir's Dancing Titan is also notably smaller than the other Shifters', which makes little sense given that she's as old as them at 17 and ought to produce a 15-meter like the rest of them. [[spoiler: this is because she already had a Titan form prior to ingesting Marcel, but unlike Eren (who starts at a smaller Titan form that fits inside a basement), she devoured a child Shifter, not a grown man like Eren did. Though Reiner and Bertholdt can still produce their powerful Titans at only twelve, and Marcel probably could too, this likely had something to do with it.]]

* While many have criticized the whole "political corruption" arc for taking focus away from the Titans, it actually fits in perfectly with the series' overarching theme: HumansAreTheRealMonsters. [[spoiler:The Titans and their origins]] prove this on a more literal level, while [[spoiler:the Antipersonnel squad, the autocracy's willingness to abandon the people]], and pretty much every other despicable person or act committed in and out of this arc complete the allegory by proving it on a metaphorical level.

* [[spoiler: The Beast Titan took Mike's gear before he killed him. That means the Marley know about the Survey Corps' only weapon and presumably have engineered ways of defending against it. Combine this with the fact that Zeke now knows exactly what to expect from Levi and the next Survey Corps attack could very easily stall.]]

** [[spoiler: Later completely subverted. It was revealed Eren was appreciative of her efforts for his sake, and harbored a secret crush on her all this time. Eren lied to her regarding the Ackerman secret, so that she would hate him enough to not follow him down to the abyss he was plunging himself into, and keep her hands clean from his master plan.]]

* It makes sense why the [[spoiler:Farmer would tell Historia to be careful with her body while pregnant. She was only days away from giving birth.]]

* When you think about it, it makes sense why the [[spoiler:Farmer would tell a pregnant Historia to be careful with her body. She was only days away from giving birth]].

** [[spoiler: Reiner's remark about being "short lived mass murderers" wasn't just a KarmicNod! He likely knew that he Bertholdt, and Annie didn't have long to live, especially given how young they were when they first attacked the walled city at the beginning of the series!]]
** [[spoiler: Bertholdt's stating that "somebody's got to do it," in regards to their mission. He may have been led to believe that Eren's power may have the capacity to save their lives. As to who told him so...*cough... Zeke...cough*]]
** [[spoiler: Annie's dullness about her mission, as well as her father begging her forgiveness are parallels to Grisha realizing that he’s passing his mission onto Eren.]]
** [[spoiler: Ymir is blunt and callous because she's; "damned if she does and if she doesn't."]]
** [[spoiler: Zeke in Chapter 77: “I want us to end it.” Is he becoming an OmnicidalManiac because he knows his life is shortened?]]
* [[spoiler: Currently, neither Eren nor Armin can look forward to a peaceful death at the end of their now shortened lives. Its stated that if a Titan Shifter's power isn't directly passed on via consumption by another Titan, then said power will manifest itself again in any random individual. The Survey Corps likely will not allow this to happen, so they will eventually have to feed Eren and Armin to another Titan in order to maintain control over their powers.]]

* Whether he was acting or not, there is some truth with what Eren said in Chapter 112 about [[spoiler: hating Mikasa. Imagine having such a strong resolve only to be constantly coddled and reminded by Mikasa that he can’t survive without her. Earlier episodes show this a lot when they were just starting as scouts. Despite this, it shows that Eren still cares for Mikasa by setting her free by revealing the Ackerman secret, just like how he was set free by the truth. She would no longer feel indebted to Eren for saving her life nor would she always feel the urge to save him all the time. ]]

** [[spoiler:Willy's speech also ends up perfectly describing Eren, despite never meeting him. He is the 'devil' to the Reiss family's 'God'. A huge part of the story's theme is how anyone can be considered good or evil, depending on the circumstances and the perception of the events. We can see how the Reiss family were insane and irresponsible rulers, but will be considered as saviors to the outside world because of the Tyburs machinations, despite basically causing nearly every problem in the series. We can also see how Eren just wants to protect his loved ones, and actually tried every alternative beforehand, only going through with his master plan when everything else had failed, but the outside world had already labeled him a 'devil' before he even started moving against him.]] Isayama had been laying out this masterpiece for years, and we were all too blind to see it.

* [[spoiler:Looking back at Willy Tybur's big speech, proclaiming that Eren is the enemy of peace actually gives away one massive plot twist for the final arc. Eren really did steal the Founding Titan away from the Reiss family, using the abilities of the Attack Titan.]] Isayama basically gave it away nearly 20 chapters before it was actually reveled.

* [[spoiler:Looking back at Willy Tybur's big speech, proclaiming that Eren is the enemy of peace actually gives away one of the big plot twist of the next arc. Eren really did steal the Founding Titan away from the Reiss family using the abilities of the Attack Titan.]] Isayama basically gave it away nearly 20 chapters before it was actually reveled.

* [[spoiler:Looking back at Willy Tybur's big speech, proclaiming that Eren is the enemy of peace actually gives away one of the big plot twist of the next arc. Eren really did steal the Founding titan away from the Reiss family using the Abilities of the Attack Titan.]] Isayama basically gave it away nearly 20 chapters before it was actually reveled.

* Looking back at Willy Tybur's big speech, proclaiming that Eren is the enemy of peace actually gives away one of the big plot twist of the next arc. Eren really did steal the Founding titan away from the Reiss family using the Abilities of the Attack Titan. Isayama basically gave it away nearly 20 chapters before it was actually reveled.
** Willy's speech also ends up perfectly describing Eren, despite never meeting him. He is the 'devil' to the Reiss families 'God'. A huge part of the stories' theme is how anyone can be considered good or evil depending on the circumstances and the perception of the events. We can see how the Reiss family were insane and irresponsible rulers, but will be considered as Saviors to the outside world because of the tybur's machinations, despite basically causing nearly every problem in the series. We can also see how Eren just wants to protect his loved ones , and actually tried every alternative before hand, only going through with his master plan when everything else ha failed, but the outside world had already labeled him a 'devil' before he even started moving against him. Isayama had been laying out this masterpiece for years and we were all to blind to see it.