Board Thread:Manga/@comment-171.99.228.49-20160131022420/@comment-31940900-20160725090504

Look, the reason I defend Bertl so much is because I'm tired of the fandom calling him evil for the sake of being evil. Implying Bertholdt is like other anime/manga antagonists that do villainous things out of pure sadism. Bertholdt is not a DIO, he's not a Frieza, and he's not a Father. He's a scared teen trying to survive in an extremely fucked situation. Imagine at the age of 11 or 12 that you were granted Titan shifting powers. And the people who controlled you told you to kick down a wall and let the Titans in. Imagine that surreal feeling of being as massive as Bertholdt and destroying Wall Maria. Though they were just ants to Bertholdt, he knows that those were people down there. Imagine how much that fucks with you. Imagine the nightmares Bertl has over those he killed. I'm surprised he's even functioning emotional and physically. I'm not saying I condone genocide or anything (I'm surprised I even have to preface this), but I am saying to stop saying he's evil for the sake of being evil. He's not a Dio Brando, he's a Bertholdt Hoover. Just the way I like him.