Board Thread:Theories/@comment-39665740-20190601183755/@comment-39665740-20190605220238

TKGriffiths wrote: I also don't follow this idea of making the pact with the founding titan, as if it's a conscious being monitoring what its holders are doing and stepping in when they cross a line.

I viewed the vow more as a concentrated use of the titan's brainwashing powers that would preemptively apply to all future royal holders of the titan. It seemed pretty obvious that this was the case, due to the total change in personality experienced by the holders as soon as they received it. But maybe you know something I don't. No, no! You've got it. That's pretty much the core of my theory. When someone inherits a Titan, it's not sentient or self-aware. The Titan and its host don't communicate; they're essentially the same being. This means that once someone inherits a Titan, their will is its will. However, here-in lies the problem. The new host will inherit not only the Titan's power, but all the memories of the previous hosts as well. It's my understanding, that Karl Fritz's "pact" was really his own ideology being imposed on not just the inheritors but the general populace (at least those not immune to the Founding Titan's manipulations). The idea behind "the King's Will" is that Karl Fritz's was so dogmatic in his ideology, that those who inherited his memories also inherited his convictions and all the rationale that goes with it. I suppose the reason that it only affects those of royal lineage is due to the fact that only royals can fully utilize the Progenitor's abilities; and as a result, they not only whole-heartedly believe in Karl Fritz's creed, but also (as a contingency) fall victim to the Founding Titan's ability themselves, as Karl Fritz, in effect, used it on himself to ensure his decendents didn't subvert or sabatage the punishment he established for the Subjects of Ymir. That's why i'm supposing that if a Royal / Ackerman coupling produced a child, and that child were to inherit the Coordinate, (considering people of Ackerman blood are immune to the Titan's mind control) they may be able to fully use the Titan's power while disregarding (or even overriding) the First King's Will.