Board Thread:Theories/@comment-32129965-20170528032910/@comment-27281341-20190725064822

I am sure Mikasa survives so i see only see 3 possible outcomes for her. 1) She starts a family with Eren and goes to Hizuru after his death, 2) she stays single and goes to Hizuru after Eren's death, 3) she starts a family with Jean and stays in Paradis. Jean and Hizuru are incompatible. Jean will become head of the corps, as Isayama foreshadowed.

In order to guess what will happen, we need to understand that Mikasa's character revolves around 3 things: 1) her love for Eren, 2) her love for her family (1-2 are linked, since Mikasa sees Eren as "important family") and 3) her Azumabito and Ackerman origins. Since 1and 2 can be views together i will count them as 1. So in this final arc of the manga both her relationship with Eren and her Azumabito origins are explored and have been given a lot of attention by Isayama. The flashback chapters showcase her romantic feelings for Eren that Historia notices as well and teases Mikasa about it(chapters 107-108), while the present day show us the fallout of their relationship, without, however, leaving hints of a possible and highly probable reconciliation beteen those 2. These hints come in the form of Armin and Jean questioning the truth of Eren's words. Also, Mikasa leaving her scarf behind (in the presence of Louise no less) sets things up perfectly for Eren to fulfill the promise he made to Mikasa in chapter 50. Narratively, all the pieces have been set for a reconciliation between them. Whether this will result in a romantic development remains to be seen.

As for the Hizuru part, Kiyomi made it clear that the people of Hizuru will always be waiting for her return. Isayama, wouldn't have written Mikasa as an heir of such an important family this late into the game, without having her leave to Hizuru and rule. There is also the part of being the last of her bloodline. That means that she will have an heir. The whole part about passing the symbol of her clan to her own child that she keeps being mentioned when talking about her Asian lineage foreshadows that much. Even her official stats have "Love for Family" as her special stat.

As for Jean. While he has a crush on Mikasa since the beginning of the story, Mikasa never gave him any attention. There has been no romantic moments between them. Actually, there has been almost no moment between them. We are halfway through the final arc of the manga and there has been no foreshadowing of a relationship between the two of them, no development in their relationship. Frankly, Mikasa's relationship with Jean has been one of the more static relationships in the series. This is the worst omen for a romantic development. Especially when Mikasa is clearly in love with Eren. One would think that if Isayama were to have Jean and Mikasa become a couple by the end, he would have at least focused on their relationship for a moment, especially in the final arc. Instead, he focused on Mikasa's relationship with Eren. Isayama as a writer likes to set things up in the beginning of an arc and pay them off in the end. Such a set up has not occured for Jean and Mikasa. So, while nothing is impossible, i think that Mikasa ending up with Jean is improbable and would seem completely forced at this point in the story with only a year left and so many more important things remaining to be resolved.

Seems like the most probable outcomes for Mikasa are either becoming a couple with Eren or staying alone.