Board Thread:Theories/@comment-27441457-20151225042055/@comment-27702860-20160602220142

Okay. . . then this gets into areas we cannot really answer since we do not know: where do the shifters come from?

The Magic Stuff--what Grisha injected Eren with and, possibly, what Annie's Dad injected her with--seems to confer "Shifter Ability." Eren had his mind wiped by. . . something. Annie does not seem to have suffered that, nor B nor R. Levi considers injecting Erwin with Some Magic Stuff. My point is I do not see any evidence that Homelanders/Shifters are a different species than Wall People.

Fine.

What is The Magic Stuff? Seems like some sort of CSF from either a Shifter with that ability or synthesized by Someone to confer that ability. Leave aside all of the real physiological issues with that since this is fiction!

If "Shifter Power" was something genetic--that one could pass on--then Annie would not require an injection--nor would Eren probably. Same with the Reiss family. Rod lies in stating he cannot take it, but he is a cowardly self-centered puke of a man who shows he can, indeed, take it.

Soooo. . . did Grisha plan prior to the attack to take Eren down to the basement and make a Shifter out of him? Does he have a colletion of similar bottles of CSF or "stuff" he can create that gives abilities to Shifters?

Obviously, I have no idea nor do I think anyone else does at this point. Which leaves the whole "why Grisha did what he did" open as you suggest. Perhaps it is as simple as your #1 choice in that Grisha was rather suicidal after losing his wife. Still, Grish, wait a bit, take your son to your basement first, explain it all, then make him a Titan and have him eat you! Piss-poor planning there, Grish!

--J.D.