Board Thread:Manga/@comment-34196931-20190708230504/@comment-35822279-20190712021756

Honestly I don't think Isayama intends for Gabi to be a hated character as she is most definitely not a heel (Ex. Commodus from Gladiator, Ramsay Bolton) or even has that many truly hateable traits with every action she takes and word she says being understandable as a result of the society she grew up in rather than being someone truly horrible (Ex. Jake LaMotta the protagonist of Raging Bull is a drinker, rageaholic, and deeply insecure and is clearly not meant to be liked nor excused for his actions). Gabi's purpose in the plot is to be Eren's shadow (her design is a genderbent Eren, their dialogue is eerily similar, they both have inciting incidents for revenge, and hate the "Other") and answer the question if people are naturally doomed to repeat attrocities from the past or can to quote GOT "break the wheel". Her actions wil heavily dictate the flow of the story from here on as a result of this (the "Other" has been humanized for her but they are also still a threat to her people especially Eren so she could go either way). I think Isayama means for her and Falco to be the next generation and they are meant to contrasted against our current generation and the way they acted (same with Xaver + Grisha and Kruger before them and probably more I haven't named). I think ultimately though this work will have a optimistic ending and she'll make it to the end (the baby in the teased final panel could be her and Falco's rather than Erens) growing up as a person and helping to prove that people can change rather than being doomed to vicious cycles of war.