Board Thread:Manga/@comment-5774380-20151009004044/@comment-5774380-20151009072216

Neetaku wrote:

However, remember that everything I've said here is speculation I've made based on the information presented in the chapter. It's possible Ymir is with Bertolt. It's possible Ymir is among the Titans the Beast is leading into battle. It's possible Ymir had a change of heart and ran off. It's possible Ymir was taken back to the Homeland. It's possible that when the Beast Titan first arrived in Shiganshina he decided that Bertolt and Reiner, who were the only ones from the Homeland, were the only ones necessary for his plans (I'm assuming hear that he is connected to the Homeland in some way, since Bertolt and Reiner immediately recognized him during his initial appearance), and killed Ymir (remember kids, he's evil!).

174.65.63.177 wrote:

And how do we know that historian will come I not the next arc?

I'm just speculating. We have already enough storylines for this arc: Grisha's basement, the battle against the Colossal and Armored Titans, the Beast Titan and his secrets, the Titan serum, Eren's new abilities... Ymir seems too much and has no clear purpose.

Also, it was implied that the Homeland wants her alive because she stole something important, and Reiner and Bertolt's mission was to take her and Eren over there; so to me it seems more feasible that they left her in the Homeland and returned with the Beast Titan to the battle in Shiganshina.

We know that Historia is not going to participate in this arc because she is in Wall Sina dealing with her new duties as a queen, and this arc will take place in Shiganshina; so she has no reason to appear.

If I had to guess, I'd say that after the battle of this arc, the survivors will return to the Walls, with the knowledge hidden in Grisha's basement and more information about the Homeland, the origins of the Titans and the goal of their enemies, and the next arc will be more focused on the Homeland; hence Ymir would have a more clear role to play. Historia will appear again, because as the queen, the corps will have to answer to her about the outcome of the battle; and if the main storyline is a war against the Homeland, she will be the one to lead the attack.

However, two great battles in a row seem somewhat improbable, especially after the massive casualties the Survey Corps will surely suffer here; so there could be a transitional arc before. In any case, it's clear to me that Historia and Ymir have no motives to play roles in this arc.