Board Thread:Theories/@comment-27441457-20151225042055/@comment-25322628-20160521233510

TheDoctorX wrote: Not to argue semantics, but I look at a "foot soldier" as what the term implies: the guys on the ground doing a lot of the hard work of battle. Such are usually volunteers. I do not think the Normal Titans volunteer for their status. They are, in a sense, mindless to near mindless slaves.

--J.D. Except the Beast Titan/Zeke manipulates the regular Titans into doing the majority of the mayhem as whatever, such as distractions or manslaughter. Because they have lost their free will, they can't refuse or fight back. Even if it wasn't voluntary on their part, they would have to be similar to foot soldiers. Even Zeke turning an entire town into Titans is like summoning reinforcements in a way.