Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-28194879-20160415101055/@comment-24930713-20160415212856

Phoenix Bright wrote: 1 - Why does Historia get memories from her father when she kills him ?

2 - When Frieda got killed by Grisha, Rod needed a new heir for the Coordinate so he went to get Historia back. But if he needed her so badly, why send her to the Survey Corps, which basically means becoming titan food ?

3 - Why is Historia considered as the bane of her mother's family ? Thanks to her affair with Rod, her family got a whole free farm. Why the hate ?

4 - We know from the brief memories Historia snatched from her father that Alma was more than a whore and Rod actually loved her. Why kill her so coldly then ? Hell, was it even necessary ? 1. I'm not really sure. I didn't really understand that part either, considering neither of them had the coordinate, nor were they still in that cavern with the glittering walls. But it somewhat seemed like regular Reiss members were able to invoke memories to some degree.

2. He didn't have a choice. The other nobles that know about the Reiss family's true heritage didn't know that they lost the Coordinate to someone else. All they knew was that he had an illegitimate child, and they wanted her and her mother gone. Sending her to the Survey Corps was his only chance to keep her alive. As it meant she wouldn't die right then and there, but her chances of dying on an expedition were still high enough to appease the nobles. That's why he sets up the plan to kidnap her, but I guess he needed to wait until they knew where the Coordinate was first.

3. Despite Alma's parents getting a lovely new farm, Historia's existence is why Alma was discovered as Rod's mistress; and consequently, banished because of it. No telling what sort of extravagant life she and her parents were living when she was still Rod's mistress. Not to mention, the whole thing would be considered a demotion to Alma. After being a maid for quite a few years, and possibly having a taste of the "good life." Why would she want to be sent to live the rest of her days on a farm, in the middle of nowhere, taking care of stinky animals?!

4. Pretty much the same reason as number 2. Rod didn't want her dead, the nobles did, but he could only "save" one of them. And of course, Historia was much more important to his plans.

That being said, these are my opinions based on what I remember of the story.