Board Thread:Theories/@comment-28194879-20160412194627/@comment-27702860-20160429110125

I do not disagree with you, Phoenix Bright, but I think you misunderstood or I poorly render'd my thoughts. I do not think anyone actually believes there is an "Original Sin" other than those who need to conjour an excuse. For Bertholt and others it is something else. We do not know, yet, what "it" is.

I definitely agree with the issue on why these Shifters like Bertholt, Reiner, Annie, and even The Beast seem to be playing with one hand behind their backs. The Beast in the current manga seems more concerned with destroying the Survey Corps rather than all of humanity. Why? I do not know other than the Survey Corps is one of the few threats. One face value, The Beast is stronger than either Bertholt or Reiner and could breach whatever wall he wants. Yet he does not.

I get the feeling that there is an element of "control" of the human population. A desire to keep it small and afraid. That may be a residual of the First King who figured if humanity is small and has a common fear war would no longer be an issue.

But we do not know. We have not seen the "village" of the Main Shifters. We do not know why Annie's father trained her then made her a Shifter other than vague flashbacks to encourage her to fight against those who hate them. Hell, we do not know how different abilities are created and separated.

Editing that, I note we really do not know why the Reisses were so freaked out over the existence of Crista. I can make up reasons, but her mother showed little regard for her nor a potential to be a threat to anyone. Crista could have easily been erased. I do not know. But then the whole Kenny Ackerman arc was one of the weakest other than to give The Heros including Potato Girl Sasha the opportunity to kill people.

This is Game of Thrones level frustrating. . ..

--J.D.

[Edited to correct various scribal errors.--Ed.]