Board Thread:Wiki/@comment-5774380-20191209053847/@comment-44633782-20191209185011

There is an objective and undeniable connection to Norse Mythology through Ymir alone. Even if you choose not to see the other parallels, it's not possible to deny that.

This also doesn't address the other names. "Final Arc", "Endgame Arc", and "Rumbling Arc" should all be valid submissions. I don't care what it's called on the wiki, if the name isn't something that sounds good and something that people can actually use in conversation, then it's not the arc name. The arc name is going to be whatever people call it, regardless of what the unnofficial wiki page says. So in that case, why wouldn't we want the wiki name to align with what actual fans are calling the arc and what actual fans are comfortable calling the arc? Otherwise there's going to be a disconnect and all of this is for nothing. If people like calling it "The Final Arc" or like calling it "The Rumbling Arc", then it's going to be called that by many regardless, and that should be an actual voting option. My point is, constricting submissions from the getgo is a surefire way to get a final ballot consisting of options people really don't care all that much for. At this point we'll just end up choosing one we might not feel passionate about, and we end up with a lame arc name that nobody uses anyways. Lightning Laxus wrote: The spine creature has nothing to do with Nidhogg as it is not a black dragon gnawing at the roots of a tree.

Jormungandr's appearance doesn't make the beginning of Ragnarok. The beginning of Ragnarok starts with Baldr's death, which is why Frigg made all of creation promise not to harm him (except the mistletoe). Loki tricked Hodr into shooting Baldr with a mistletoe arrow, then disguised himself as a jotunn who refused to weep to prevent Hel from releasing Baldr. The giant spiney Titan Eren transformed into looks nothing like Jormungandr.

Reiner being Thor and defeating Eren is speculation.

Ymir is MALE in Norse mythology and he's the progenitor of the jotnar, not a goddess or god.

Ymir is said to be a hermaphroditic being. Ymir Fritz is not a goddess either. They both just so happen to be the progenitors of their race of titans/giants. Jormungandr release's its tail at the beginning of ragnaork, and its appearance is tied to its occurence. The spine creature doesn't have to be a literal black dragon to be a parallel to Nidhogg.

Mythological references in stories like these don't have to be direct 1:1 images of eachother to be clear references. Ymir is a Norse figure. This is a fact.