Board Thread:Theories/@comment-27823881-20180729145535/@comment-1327106-20180731013542

You seem to be missing that the Battle of Thermopylae that you're referring to (the one made pop culture famous by 300) was also a strategically chosen "last stand." The goal wasn't to win, it was to hold the pass long enough for the rest of the Greek army to get away. After the Spartans died, the Persian invasion continued afterwards, because the pass was clear and they went ahead and sacked more cities. Historically, it was a good attempt and a dramatic story (they really made the Persians bleed for it), but the end result was still a defeat.

It's not a shining example of what we hope for Paradis.

And given that technology has advanced, home court advantage might not mean nearly as much. Remember the Titan air strike on Fort Slava. It wouldn't matter what terrain advantage Paradis had if Marley flew an airplane over the Walls and dropped Titans over all the populated areas. The Survey Corps wouldn't be able to deploy to all cities fast enough.

There are reasons Marley may not want to do this (like getting tons of Wall Titans directed to them), but if they really wanted to there's not much Paradis can do about it.