User blog comment:Blacktitan1031/attack on titan characters/@comment-81.82.199.231-20131009170353/@comment-10733658-20131011095147

I think the problem lies in the difference between condemning actions and condeming the person. This is a common issue encountered in the real world, with real life child terrorists and soldiers. While the actions they commit are undoubtedly wrong, there is the issue of how much responsibility truly lies in the hands of a young person who may or may not have full knowledge or power over their choices.

This is where we are with the Titan Trio, as they know that they were children when they began their mission and based on Annie's flashbacks we can gather they were probably prepared for it long before being sent out. How much responsibility can be leveled on an 11 or 12 year old, for carrying out something ordered by adults in a position of authority?

Their actions are wrong. There's nothing that can justify mass murder, and while we know they are deeply disturbed by having done it, we also know they feel that it is something that HAS TO BE DONE, that it is their responsibility to do these things. It leaves a lot of questions, since we see that they have doubts and hate themselves for their actions.....but refuse to stop. That suggests something hanging over them to motivate them, something more important to them than friendships or even their own physical, mental, and emotional well-being. So it has to be something very big, and now we see at least one piece of the puzzle.

They want a being that can create/control Titans, and want the Coordinate which allows Eren to control Titans. Reiner's thoughts suggest it belonged to them previously, as he states they have to "get it back".

What else is there, since I think there's more to it than just these two being they needed to locate?