Board Thread:Manga/@comment-5774380-20150709193253/@comment-67.190.62.248-20150720015730

Manuel de la Fuente wrote: 67.190.62.248 wrote: So many thinking that the beast(ape) titan is Grisha. Why? How could anyone come to such a conclusion after we saw him directly eaten?

Because he has a beard. People is just relating the Beast Titan with any other character that has a beard (and glasses), like Grisha, Erwin's father or Zackly. It doesn't matter if their personalities, motives, background and all other information that we have of them is totally contradictory (and in Grisha's case, that we already saw his Titan form and it was not the Beast Titan); as long as they look slightly similar, people is going to relate them. Is like if the beard overpowered anything else. Then they make up incredibly twisted theories to try to justify the inconsitencies but that only turns everything even more illogical.

Your comment is, on the other hand, one of the wisest that I've read in a long time. I had already expressed my idea that the Beast Titan is a new character that comes from the Homeland like Reiner, Bertolt and Annie; and after reading the latest chapter, it's very obvious to me that Grisha comes from the same place too. Since both men seem to have a scientific interest in humanity, I think it's possible that they knew each other; probably as coworkers. Maybe Grisha was sent to the Walls to find the Reiss family and steal the Coordinate, but since he never came back, they ended up sending the other agents. Or probably he was a rogue inhabitant that decided to escape for some reason.

What is for true is that this character only becomes more and more interesting. I can't wait to learn more of those secrets that he has been hiding all this time.

And by the way, thumbs up for Keith. I really felt empathy for his character. It's great to see how Isayama is able to perfectly draw many kinds of complex characters and make us feel inside their skin; from men that always felt powerful (Kenny) to those who always felt powerless (Keith). They really feel like real world people with a vast spectrum of experiences and emotions, and not like flat drawings as in most of the popular mangas. I hope he manages to mantain this high level and that we see more action in this new arc. Yeah, I can see why they would relate this new character to anyone who look similar, and when you think about it, the artists really did a good job to make both baby and current Eren look so much like Carla, so when you see other faces that look alike, it really begs the question of their origins. Historia is another example as she looks just like Freida but with blonde hair, and how many of the titan shifter's titans resemble their human selves.

The other crazy thing about this chapter is how far back the links go to current events. I mean was it always determined that Shadis was the one leading the expedition outside the wall when we very first see the survey corps at the very beginning of the series? Was it always written that he was the one to rig Eren's harness so he would fail, or did they just come up with it? And Seeing Shadis fall to his knees upon hearing the news of Carla was heart breaking.

Thanks for the compliment, and I think it is clear at this point that the titan shifters and their village is an entirely different entity in this series. It seems that they have always desired the cooridinate, and oppose both humanity and the titans. Perhaps the ability was stolen from them by the royal family, or they wanted to take it from them to facilitate their plans. Either way their goal is clear, and they also want to free Annie, so exciting things are on the way.

Thanks for your input. Very awesome to see different perspectives on the series.