Board Thread:Manga/@comment-151.231.104.172-20150824001325/@comment-24930713-20160204211219

@41.141.42.21 I don't recall Isayama saying that. I believe he said Jean is his favorite character.

Regardless, just because Ymir and Historia haven't had a chance to say all the things they wanted to say to each other doesn't mean she isn't dead. While, like you, I agree Reiner speaking vaguely about their promise doesn't confirm anything. I think, in the case that she is dead, it would be somewhat similar to Marco's death. Where he died off screen, supposedly without any witnesses, and the circumstances of his death weren't revealed until quite a few chapters later.

I agree we don't know much about Ymir, but since she was turned into a Titan 60+ years before, I feel it's more likely that Zeke/the Beast Titan is somehow related to how Ymir became a Titan. If that's the case, it's likely her past could be revealed in someway through him. Or, better(?), her village/people could have been spared from becoming Titans if they sacrificed her. In which case, there's the potential of meeting even more new characters. Because quite honestly, there have been far too many chapters without any major deaths. I'm gonna need more than someone as replacable as Nifa to die real soon. The feeling that anyone could die next is fading. :/

Edit: my bad, meant Nifa.