Board Thread:Theories/@comment-25146351-20150802014113

Let me just list out reasons why I believe he is very likely the beast titan:

- He scratches his ear in a way that looks similar to an ear scratch that the Beast did in his first appearance.

- Their human forms both wear glasses and have relatable faces. The glasses were different looking, but that is also changeable.

- Most especially suspicious: Their personalities. After the little incident with overthrowing the Central MP, he turns out to be quite a disturbing control freak; tortuting those who bossed him around so much. At first I thought this was just him being old and angry, he seems to have quite an abnormal hatred for feeling overpowered... Now, the beast certainly acts like an impenetrable commander, doesn't he? If I were going around life commanding titans in almost any way I could, I think it would be very uncomfortable living under a control system of lazy selfish MPs, when he's used to having all the power.

- The fact that the Beast Titan didn't know what 3D Menauver gear was does not prove it's a character that has never been inside the walls. Zackly is a person who spends his time indoors as a judge, never seeing people actually fight. 3D MG was something right in front of his eyes his whole life, but the fact that he is so obsessed with being in control brings up an important note: What if he just felt like he didn't need to know about even the basic ways of the Survey corps and other soldiers? He feels so obsessively in control of his power that he doesn't even give a shit about what people use to fight against his titan army... This is how acontrol freak in real life usually thinks. It's impossible to even think he can be really beaten... Not to mention that the townsfolk of the walls don't hear of much hope coming about with titan fighting. Besides that the teachers taught that titans die at the neck nape, most inside in the walls just become so ignorant of the titans that they forget about that stuff.

- I also think the fact that he appeared in the anime fairly early is important symbolism for a super-important character.

I know that the beast looked so thin when he left his titan form, but Zackly could be covering pillows under his clothes or something. I'm gueesing that most of you guys will probably disagree with this theory that's been going around, but what are your thoughts? 