Board Thread:Theories/@comment-37408692-20181104203631/@comment-37408692-20181109215421

Carweirdo3 wrote: +TheMagicalWonders

"everybody becomes old because P A T H S controls their aging. If they still haven't given up their power at the end of their 13 year tenure, the holder will die because their nervous system fails in some way."

I do agree with most of this, however it's more likely that the PATHS merely count how many years a holder has biologically aged, rather than controlling them directly. Think of it as a computer cable connecting back to the main unit(Founding Titan).

"Titan shifters can live for longer. The influencer just brainwashed everybody to believe it, because nobody should be allowed to gain that much power."

This is completely illogical and counterproductive from any perspective. If it was implemented by past kings before Fritz then why not just NOT have the curse, then kings will be able to rule for their entire lifespans. If it was implemeted by Fritz then why not, again, make the holder of the Founding Titan last for their entire life to enforce the wall policy? And maybe even make the lifespans of the 7 held by marley to be extremely short to "prevent war and violence"?

"the cycle exists. However, there can be ways to evade the 13 curse. One of them might be what Annie is doing. Perhaps she's been trying to use P A T H S to secretly influence something from the background. If it's one thing she's been doing in the crystal, I bet it's not just sleeping."

I do agree that annie's sleeping may very well be delaying her death as she didn't seem to age, and if Ymir's curse operates on how much the user ages then it could work. However, Annie's only the holder of the Female with no such influence over PATHS whatsoever, coupled with the fact that she didn't age(and wasn't conscious), that doesn't seem like a valid possibility. I'll tell you why, the first king wanted all the power, he was greedy, so by putting this ritual in place he would keep people from wanting that power and he could keep ruling. Tho I don't completly dissagree with you either.