User blog comment:Xxkiiroxx/"Marco is Alive" Theory/@comment-10733658-20141004052737

Wow, that is some pretty extensive hunting down of theory posts. Bravo.

Conspiracy theories are fun, but ultimately I think the fact that Isayama stated he killed Marco off early because his personality didn't stand out kind of rules out some last second HUGE CONSPIRACY. I also think it would kind of derail his character and Jean's development as well, for Marco to be this super-evil secret extra Shifter.