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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: After [[NaziByAnotherName Marley's]] surrender to Paradis, their formerly Annexed territories form the United Nations centered in Albion. Like how the UN formed after WW2.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: After [[NaziByAnotherName Marley's]] surrender to Paradis, their formerly Annexed territories form the United Nations centered in Albion. Like how the UN formed after WW2.[=WW2=].
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* BreakThemByTalking: Several people point out the racist and hypocritical illogicalities of Marley's treatment toward Eldians and question Karina and Gabi how they can expect Marley to see them as good Eldians and forgive them for the crimes of Eldia if they themselves can't even do that for the Paradisians despite showing they can be good people. Both cant answer that.
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** Albion is mentioned as a country formerly annexed by Marley where the new United Nations is forming. Albion was the setting of a story in the AOT analogy series, however here it's implied to be the "black London" seen in canon.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: After [[NaziByAnotherName Marley's]] surrender to Paradis, their formerly Annexed territories form the United Nations centered in Albion. Like how the UN formed after WW2.
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* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Frieda was the only member of her family who was against her father's plan and tried to talk him out of it to no avail. She only fought Grisha to save the rest of her family.

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* EvilIsBigger: Rods Titan form is as big as the Colossal Titan while SITTING!



* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Eren gets cold feet and tries to run when Grisha tries injecting him with Titan serum. But Grisha grabs his arm.

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* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: PhysicalGod: Whoever possesses the Founding Titan.
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere:
** Grisha runs after Rod unleashes his Titan form.
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Eren gets cold feet and tries to run when Grisha tries injecting him with Titan serum. But Grisha grabs his arm.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Uri Reiss placed a vow on the Founder to keep his brother from activating the Rumbling unless Marley or some other nation attacks first. But the Warriors attack and the Titan invasion doesn't count since they are all Eldians.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Grisha does shady and morally ambiguous things, including using and manipulating his family and even giving Eren his Titan despite knowing it will kill him in 13 years. But he only wishes to free his oppressed people and still cares about them deep down. Grisha also tells Eren he is proud of him for being able to track down and kill Mikasa's kidnappers, only making sure Eren knows not to do that to non-murderers.


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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** Rod Reiss was so horrified seeing his family be slaughtered he ForgotAboutHisPowers until after he had already run from Grisha.
** Grisha DOES genuinely love his family (Carla, Mikasa, Eren) and loved his old one (Dina and Zeke) too. He also cares about Historia. But he cares about his mission above all.


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* GodEmperor: This is how Rod Reiss sees himself with the Founder.


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* OhGodWhatHaveIDone: Grisha after killing the Reiss family but failing to get the Founder.


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* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Eren gets cold feet and tries to run when Grisha tries injecting him with Titan serum. But Grisha grabs his arm.


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* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Grisha tells Rod he fully supports him unleashing the rumbling so Eldia can rule what they spare. His only reason for trying to ursurp him is because Rod made it clear that he cares little about his people.
* WeHaveReserves: Rod Reiss allowed the Warriors to break down the wall thinking the attack will break the vow and allow him to activate the rumbling. It doesn't work but he decides to let the Titans invade anyway because he doesn't want to reveal his power just yet and he sees the sacrifice of a few of his citizens as meager.
* WouldHurtAChild. Along with WouldHitAGirl, Grisha massacres the Reiss family bar Rod (though not by choice) which includes women and little kids to keep them from retaking the Founder.
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* TeenPregnancy: Historia has had a child at 16 named [[DeadGuyJunior Frieda]].
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* BetterTheDevilYouKnow: This is Piecks main reason for siding with the GES despite what Paradis has done for Eldians and her own opinions of Marley. But between coming to trust Jean and Porcos sanity slippage she changes her mind.


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* TheMole: [[spoiler: Pieck ends up selling Porco out to the Paradisians. Warning them about the GES's plan to kidnap Connie's family.]]


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* MyCountryRightOrWrong: This is the attitude of most of the Good Eldian Society members.
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* TheOneThatGotAway: Carla to Keith.

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* TheOneThatGotAway: Carla to Keith.Keith.
* WhamEpisode: Children of the Forest 2/3 ends with Porco Gilliard shooting Sasha's head off.
** [[spoiler: She recovers thanks to being a shifter.]]
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Or inverse, relating to the Titan shifters and their love interests.


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* SupremeChef: Niccolo.
* SuperiorSuccessor: Sasha's female Titan form can fire a sonic boom from her mouth thanks to meddling with the founder.

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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe:
** A global example, most of the world hails Historia for saving them from Marleys conquests and cutting off their use of Titans, along with her promise to end the Power of the Titans completely in 50 years.
** Despite having the means, Dina Fritz is unwilling to overthrow Historia (yet) because she is grateful to her for reverting her to human form.
** Gabi admits to her aunt that most of the people that they have taken hostage and were threatening to kill were good to her, even the ones that knew she was really Reiners cousin, and suggests not killing them.



* BoomerangBigot: The Good Eldian Society (run by Karina Braun and Porco Gilliard) are Eldians from Liberio who still hate the Paradisian Eldians and seek to destroy them for Marley. Their attitude toward the islanders is exactly the same as Marley's is to them. Falco even asks how they really expect Marley to one day forget the crimes of their ancestors and accept them as people if they cant forgive or accept others.



* TheConspiracy: Two of them.
** There is the Good Eldian Society formed from Liberian loyalists to Marley (including former warrior candidates) who continue to try and take the Founding Titan and destroy Paradis for Marley.
** Dina Fritz-Jaeger has formed her own version of the Jeagarists to take control of Paradis for themselves and recreate the Eldian Empire should they deem Historia unfit.



* DeadpanSnarker: When Niccolo recounts how he was easily caught by the guards after attempting to escape to rescue Sasha, Pieck snarks that it wasn't very dramatic.



* HeelFaceTurn: Gabi chooses not to shoot Sasha with a tranquilizer dart after realizing that the Marleyans will not accept Eldians by doing what she thought she had to do. Even before that she came to accept that the people of the island are not inherently evil and see her own faults enough that she tried convincing her aunt and allies to spare some of the people on the island if they agreed to serve Marley (as opposed to wanting to ruthlessly kill them all like she did previously).



* IRejectYourReality: Gabi refuses to let go of the notion that the people of the island are devils that deserve death, despite her growing doubts. A few people call her out on this in that she's just trying to convince herself because she still thinks if she's ruthlessly loyal to Marley then her people will be given true freedom.

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* {{Irony}}: Histporia brought the Eldians from Liberio over to Paradis so they can be free. However, out of fear and hatred of the "Island Devils" many of them ended up isolating themselves in the Forest of the Giant Trees and building a 10-foot wall around themselves. Making their current livig situation not any different from when they were in Marley.
* IRejectYourReality: Gabi refuses to let go of the notion that the people of the island are devils that deserve death, despite her growing doubts. A few people call her out on this in that she's just trying to convince herself because she still thinks if she's ruthlessly loyal to Marley then her people will be given true freedom. She snaps out of this after hearing from her supposed Marleyan allies that they want the Eldians in Marley back in the zones after they take down Paradis.
* {{Hypocrite}}: It is repeatedly pointed out that Marley has become just as bad as Eldia was despite their constant justification for abusing and mistreating Eldians in the present. It is even stated that Marley is nicknamed the "New Eldia".



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Gabi in the beginning, like her canon counterpart, was ruthless and happy to kill anyone considered an enemy of Marley. ESPECIALLY the islanders who she was raised to believe are responsible for all other Eldians suffering and are inherently evil. Even when she is confronted with Marleys own hypocrisy and the logical faults in her [[SinsOfTheFather arguments]] she still holds onto the notion. However, as Falco points out, at the core of all of this is the hope/belief that if she is loyal to Marley (and emulates their views) then she will someday earn the equality and respect from them for her and her kind to be seen as real people. She is shaken after she realizes that way of thinking was wrong.



* MythologyGag: In canon Falco uses the named Ben and Mia for himself and Gabi while staying at the Braus family ranch. Here, Ben is the name of Gabi's actual brother and Mia was the name of her former neighbor (both of which are also working at the ranch with them) and Gabi didnt get along with her due to their conflicting beelifs on the Marelyans and Paradisians. hence why Gabi was annoyed with Falco choosing that name for her in canon. Here, Gabi chooses Thea (feminine for Theo, after Theo Magath) as her cover name.

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* MythologyGag: JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope: Porco hated Paradisians before being brought to Paradis due to the Marleyan propaganda but now he is hellbent on killing them all (even if it isnt actually for the best of Eldians) to avenge his brother whose.
* KarmaHoudini: Porco sees Ymir as this since she (as a pure Titan) ate his brother Marcel and is currently living a comfy life as the queens bodyguard. This contributes to his increasing ruthlessness and desire for revenge.
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In canon Falco uses the named Ben and Mia for himself and Gabi while staying at the Braus family ranch. Here, Ben is the name of Gabi's actual brother and Mia was the name of her former neighbor (both of which are also working at the ranch with them) and Gabi didnt get along with her due to their conflicting beelifs on the Marelyans and Paradisians. hence why Gabi was annoyed with Falco choosing that name for her in canon. Here, Gabi chooses Thea (feminine for Theo, after Theo Magath) as her cover name.name.
** The cabin that Porco rents for the Good Eldian Society to use after kidnapping Sasha's mother and several children to blackmail Sasha is the same cabin that Mikasa originally lived in with her family.
* MoralityPet: Falco serves as this to Gabi.
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* DefeatMeansMenialLabor: The captured (and depowered) warriors are forced to serve community service on Paradis. Annie is eager for her term to be up so she can join the MP's while Reiner accepts his punishment.

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* TheOneThatGotAway: Carla to Keith.

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* TheOneThatGotAway: ParentalSubstitute: Carla and Grisha to Keith.Mikasa and Historia.



* TookALevelInKindness: After Mikasa saves Carla, a grateful Eren hugs her and promises to never complain about her being stronger than him again.

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* TookALevelInKindness: After Mikasa saves Carla, a grateful Eren hugs her and promises to never complain about her being stronger than him again.again.
* TheOneThatGotAway: Carla to Keith.
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** Thanks to a special serum Grisha gave her, Mikasa was strong enough to lift the pillar off Carla and save her life.



** Thanks to the Paradisians developing a method of safely transferring Titan powers, Bertolt is still alive despite Armin being the Colossal now and the thirteen year curse is averted.

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** Thanks to the Paradisians developing a method of safely transferring Titan powers, Bertolt is still alive despite Armin being the Colossal now and the thirteen year curse is averted.averted.
* TookALevelInKindness: After Mikasa saves Carla, a grateful Eren hugs her and promises to never complain about her being stronger than him again.
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* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: Sasha does this to Niccolo when she is manipulated into thinking he's being bullied for his friendship with her.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Reiner calls out his mother for lying to him about his father and manipulating him into being a warrior out of her loyalty to Marley and desire for revenge against Paradis.


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* IRejectYourReality: Gabi refuses to let go of the notion that the people of the island are devils that deserve death, despite her growing doubts. A few people call her out on this in that she's just trying to convince herself because she still thinks if she's ruthlessly loyal to Marley then her people will be given true freedom.


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* JerkassHasAPoint: Karina points out that Historia bringing the Liberians to Paradis forced them to leave the homes they were familiar with to start new lives in a new land with different cultural norms and writing style.
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*** He was s concerned about Mikasa's fate (for the sake of his mission) that he forgot to shield his son Eren from the sight of her parents dead bodies and was in such a hurry to find Mikasa that he didnt think to take Eren with him to the Military Police headquarters. To his credit though, he acknowledges the last part and is relieved that Eren is alive after scolding him for throwing himself in danger. [[Moral Myopia Though he later told Eren he as proud of him for killing the kidnappers]].

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*** He was s concerned about Mikasa's fate (for the sake of his mission) that he forgot to shield his son Eren from the sight of her parents dead bodies and was in such a hurry to find Mikasa that he didnt think to take Eren with him to the Military Police headquarters. To his credit though, he acknowledges the last part and is relieved that Eren is alive after scolding him for throwing himself in danger. [[Moral Myopia [[MoralMyopia Though he later told Eren he as proud of him for killing the kidnappers]].



** Like in canon, Historia was neglected by her mother and grandparents. The later of which outright admitted that they never cared for her or her mother, and consider [[SlutShaming them]] [[BastardAgnst both]] a disgrace to their family. Though her grandfather at least acknowledges that she does work around the farm and that the same that she brings to their family isn't actually her own fault. Doesnt help him care any more for her though.

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** Like in canon, Historia was neglected by her mother and grandparents. The later of which outright admitted that they never cared for her or her mother, and consider [[SlutShaming them]] [[BastardAgnst [[BastardAngst both]] a disgrace to their family. Though her grandfather at least acknowledges that she does work around the farm and that the same that she brings to their family isn't actually her own fault. Doesnt help him care any more for her though.

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Read [[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/14318216/1/The-Island-of-Devils here]].

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Read [[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/14318216/1/The-Island-of-Devils here]].
on fanfic.net]].
Or [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/53087695/chapters/134316499 here for Archive of You Own]].



As well as another prequel focusing on the events that happened before the story, from Grisha arriving on Paradis to Historia being crowned queen which is still ongoing. Titled [[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/14329225/1/Island-of-Devils-A-Fathers-Machinations A Fathers Machinations]].


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As well as another prequel focusing on the events that happened before the story, from Grisha arriving on Paradis to Historia being crowned queen which is still ongoing. Titled [[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/14329225/1/Island-of-Devils-A-Fathers-Machinations A Fathers Machinations]].

Machinations]]. Or [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/53920132/chapters/136480867 here]].




*** This included refusing to kick the ball back to Eren while playing with him unless he could answer questions like who are Paradis' allies.
*** He was s concerned about Mikasa's fate (for the sake of his mission) that he forgot to shield his son Eren from the sight of her parents dead bodies and was in such a hurry to find Mikasa that he didnt think to take Eren with him to the Military Police headquarters. To his credit though, he acknowledges the last part and is relieved that Eren is alive after scolding him for throwing himself in danger. [[Moral Myopia Though he later told Eren he as proud of him for killing the kidnappers]].



** Like in canon, Historia was neglected by her mother and grandparents. The later of which outright admitted that they never cared for her or her mother, and consider [[SlutShaming them]] [[BastardAgnst both]] a disgrace to their family. Though her grandfather at least acknowledges that she does work around the farm and that the same that she brings to their family isn't actually her own fault. Doesnt help him care any more for her though.



* EveryoneHasStandards: At least half of the Marleyan captives no longer want to exterminate EVERY Eldian on Paradis, acknowledging that they have spared them.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: EveryoneHasStandards:
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At least half of the Marleyan captives no longer want to exterminate EVERY Eldian on Paradis, acknowledging that they have spared them.them.
** Grisha is proud that Eren was able to track down and kill Mikasa's kidnappers, though he had to make sure that Eren knew not to do the same thing to his bullies. Eren himself says that he would never kill someone unless they were a murderer or a slave driver since he isn't a monster. Grisha is relieved to hear that.
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As well as another prequel focusing on the events that happened before the story, from Grisha arriving on Paradis to Historia being crowned queen which is still ongoing. Titled [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/53920132/chapters/136480867 A Fathers Machinations]].


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As well as another prequel focusing on the events that happened before the story, from Grisha arriving on Paradis to Historia being crowned queen which is still ongoing. Titled [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/53920132/chapters/136480867 [[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/14329225/1/Island-of-Devils-A-Fathers-Machinations A Fathers Machinations]].

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* BatmanGambit: Thanks to Grisha preparing in advance for an outbreak that he knew was going to happen, Grisha became famous in his district, got recognized from the Interior (and thus allowed to enter and investigate the Founder), became successful enough to get his own clinic, and earned Carla’s hand in marriage.


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* CrazyPrepared: Thanks to his visions, Grisha prepared for the plague outbreak well in advance. From stocking up on the proper medicines and determining how they should be altered, to collecting a sample of the plague from a clinic patient before the outbreak so he can make a vaccine.


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* InsecureLoveInterest: Keith never confessed to Calra becuase he thought that he needed to be “special” first. Although, to be fair, her dismissal of his job didnt help.


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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Keith brought Carla to Grisha to save her life. She ended up falling for him and marrying Grisha.
* ObliviousToLove: Neither Grisha nor Carla had any idea that Keith was in love with her.
* TheOneThatGotAway: Carla to Keith.
* SecondLove: Carla to Grisha. Though he does love her, part of their relationship was started by Grisha’s desire to see Erens birth through for his visions. He feels guilty over replacing Dina and Zeke with her and Eren.
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And another prequel focusing on the events that happened before the story, from Grisha arriving on Paradis to Historia being crowned queen which is still ongoing. Titled [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/53920132/chapters/136480867 A Fathers Machinations]].


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And As well as another prequel focusing on the events that happened before the story, from Grisha arriving on Paradis to Historia being crowned queen which is still ongoing. Titled [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/53920132/chapters/136480867 A Fathers Machinations]].

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And another prequel focusing on the events that happened before the story, from Grisha arriving on Paradis to Historia being crowned queen which is still ongoing. Titled [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/53920132/chapters/136480867 A Fathers Machinations]].

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