Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20190408212907/@comment-1327106-20190410044036

CiscoTheSoto wrote: Alright, I gotta be honest: I'm completely lost. I'm unclear as to the intentions of all the sides, why Eren betrayed his friends, and perhaps the biggest thing is what Zeke's intentions really are. From what I understand, he was led to believe that Eldians are demons, and even from an early childhood, sold out his parents when they attempted to betray Marley. Now, he wants to supposedly eradicate Marley because... why? What event made it so that his worldview completely changed? Why is he being so secretive? Could somebody please explain this to me, because all of this confusion is really preventing me from enjoying the series...

There's nothing concrete that can be explained at this time as far as Eren goes. He says he believes in Zeke's plan and that's why he betrayed his friends, but as Jean suspects, that's probably not the whole or even the real story.

As far as Zeke goes, Zeke's cards are probably all on the table now. We've seen enough flashbacks from his perspective to know his history.

Zeke believes that Eldians suffer because they can turn into Titans, and this in turn has led to them either oppressing people (in the old days) or being oppressed (after the Eldian Empire collapsed). So his solution is to non-violently ensure that there are no Eldians to fear in the future by sterilizing all living Eldians. He believes this can be accomplished by combining his power as a member of the royal family with Eren's possession of the Founding Titan. This is his euthanasia plan.

If Zeke's plan goes through, the currently living Eldians will not be able to have any children, ensuring the safety of the rest of the world, and this can be done without killing anybody. Over time, all the Eldians will die off and can do so at the end of their natural lifespan. In the meantime, Historia is already pregnant with her first child, so the plan to use her and her child as a deterrent (the "rumbling" discussed earlier in the arc) will keep Eldians safe until a fair portion of the population dies off.