Board Thread:Manga/@comment-34196931-20190708230504/@comment-35822279-20190724054704

Whalordius TDD wrote: Response to above:

I don't nessesarily think that's entirely true for the colossal titan, as if that were the case, the colossal titan would be easier to defeat in general, and armin would have gotten that will. He did explode marleys dock, so thats wrong. I think the colossal titan represents something else, but i cant put my finger on it.

Beast i would say is wrong as well, because its zeke himself that got enraged by it. Id say the beast represents how we humans are not as strong as we think we are, because look at how often out stupidity in real life gets us killed.

As for the attack titan, i think it represents the past and future, as eren kruger gives it to grisha to get the founding titan and secure its future. Everyone believed that eren was the future (some still do) And so far, the attack titan was the only one really giving us clues in season one and three, (excluding the colossal titan in the wall) to tell us what was happening in the future and/or past.

For me female was obvious a little bit. It means sister. If you think about it: annie was like a sister to a few, and its basically the female version of the attack titan. The cartman titan is more of a support titan. But im going to say you're right with most of em. I'm basing it more on what we know about the hosts as Xaver and Zeke both show pity as one of their more prevalent character traits as all Xaver does is pity himself for the bad hand he was dealt and Zeke also pities himself and others for being unable to live life without suffering to the point that he doesn't see value in life. Beast could also be thanatos/death drive (the desire to kill oneself and return to zero where there is no pain ) as both clearly wish they were never born and feel that Eldians as a whole are a cursed existence. The Attack is the one that is known for certain outside of the all but confirmed Jaw as Kruger outlines the Titan when talking to Grisha and all 3 hosts are freedom fighters and knowing the truth is a part of what it means to be free which each Attack user has come to obtain. The Colossal is a interesting one as it is harder to boil down into a word but remorse or regret (maybe guilt is a better word?) felt the most approriate because it is the most powerful of the 8 non-founder titans but each user (Bert and Armin) seem to be filled with remorse as Bert seemed to regret turning on his friends and Armin wishes the Marley conflict never came to a head but in the end they were both unable to escape their fate as powerful Warriors with both coming to terms with that in their own ways so maybe alternatively the inability to escape ones fate could be the Colossal Titans trait. Now that I think about it the Cart might actually be loyalty now that I think about it as it does look like a dog (especially in skeletal form) a animal known for its loyalty, the Cart is a beast of burden (hence the name) either assisting others or relying on allies, and one of Pieck's most identifiable traits is her unwavering belief in people like Magath, Porco, Reiner, her gunner crew, and Gabi + staying loyal to Marley even when provided opportunities to jump ship. The female is still a mystery as we have no clue about Annie's predecessor and Annie herself has always been a reticent character that sticks to herself and has been MIA since like chapter 30 (wanted to watch that OVA real bad but couldn't find it legally) so she is a complete mystery as far as I'm concerned. Even the War Hammer (owned by borderline non-character Ms. Tybur) has more evidence to suggest my idea of judgement with a identifiable appearance in a executioners hood, saying "Any Last Words", and wielding a hammer a symbol of a judge.