Board Thread:Theories/@comment-5774380-20160324234755

Theory by moved from blog post:

"Does anyone else think there's a theory that Levi might be a Reiss? We've never seen his father, and he does look similar to Uri Reiss. Levi's height has also been made a big deal and the Reisses are shorter than average. Uri knew about the Ackerman bloodline and why they were persecuted, so if he found out about Kuchel, decided to see if an Ackerman-Reiss could resist the First King's ideology but still use the Invincible power. However, we know that the aristocrats don't like illegitimate Reiss children as they ordered Historia's death, so maybe that's why Uri never claimed Levi. And Uri could erase the memories of anyone who knew. Besides, Kenny, who was a pretty selfish guy, gave the Titan serum to Levi even though it could've healed Kenny's wounds. It might be a bit out there, but I think it's a fair theory. Thoughts?"

Answer by moved from comment:

The entire Reiss family that we've seen is not shorter than average, but they do have a couple of fairly short members. (i.e Rod and Historia) Personally, I highly doubt that Levi is related to the Reiss family in any way. As the memory wipe would not have affected Kuchel. Though, if this theory is true, it's possible that Kuchel decided to keep it a secret to keep her and Levi out of harms way. But it seems unlikely that Uri would allow his illigitimate relative to live in filth. Especially considering he was the true ruler of the walls for a time.

While the Titan serum would have healed Kenny's wounds, it would have turned him into a threat to everyone else. I mean, what are the chances that he would even turn into a decent Titan capable of catching and devouring enough of Eren to become a shifter? o_O

Regardless, I'm a little curious to know more about Levi's father. Like his standing in society, does he know Levi is his son, is he still alive, does anyone know he's Levi's father? Those are questions that I hope are answered one day by Isayama.  