Board Thread:Manga/@comment-5774380-20161208022759/@comment-28833597-20161208155933

CaptFredricks wrote: 30325dh wrote: In all honestly that 13 year thing feels just kind of put in there on a whim. It doesn't all seem to match up with the rest of the story. Yes, the Reisses may have records of their coordinate holders but they all seemed to get eaten up less than 13 years after. With other shifters, I know this has been said before that some of them seemed to have their powers longer than 13 years. Characters talking of limited time could be applied to anything, limited time before they're killed, limited time to capture Eren, etc. There's not really any books on Titan shifting history except the one Kruger said was false. Obviously there's not enough info to make a highly accurate guess out of anything.

I don't know what to think. Isayama seems to flip back and forth between his good ending/bad ending ideas. I honestly can't even tell what route he'll take from chapter to chapter. Well, I just checked the timeline. Grisha inherits the Titan power and is found by Keith Shadis in 832, and he has Eren eat him in 845, which is exactly 13 years apart. He knew he was very short on time.

Not saying I'm fond of this whole idea, but it seems Isayama is being consistent.

One thing I'm uncertain of is when Zeke got his powers. If 13 years really is the limit, he must have gotten his at least 5 years after Grisha.

If he decides to add in some hope for Eren and Armin to live, I'm sure people would complain some more about significant characters being saved, but hey, I wouldn't mind. Still, I'm betting all my money that almost all the main ones end up dead in the end. Mikasa included. Isayama's put her through enough trauma and mental anguish. I think that's more than enough for one character ._.;;

And oddly, I still feel really strongly Armin is going to live. Normally. Maybe he and Hanji find a supposed cure. But after it's too late for everyone else. Even with Eldians freed it doesn't rid them of becoming Titans. Hasn't that always been the goal of the series? Humanity isn't really saved if Titans are still popping up and running amuck.

On a positive note, there's another thing added to a list of things I'm eager to see. What the true history of the Eldians' is Kruger spoke of. I can't wait what else we'll uncover when we get to Ymir's letter and her history, The Ackerman mystery, and the Marley's enemy to the East. What changes will all that bring :)