Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-29752445-20170415172945/@comment-1327106-20180812194012

WhiteOni wrote: Thanks, makes sense... But if Rod is only known as King in the inner circle.. and 99% of the public doesn't know this… Why can't they just kill him? Considering he's as u say, useless right now and no one knows he is king except for a few select people. And why does Kenny help get Historia to him instead of just killing her and be rid of this mess..

Rod has royal blood, which is a requirement for using the Founding Titan. So they don't have a whole lot of options.