Board Thread:Manga/@comment-5774380-20170508180431/@comment-30069705-20170513070600

This chapter makes me feel bad for Ymir and her fans as well as the fans of the Historia x Ymir ship. I may not have been that big a fan of her, but I never hated her or wanted her to die, especially the way she did. It's hard to see how she can "hold the key to understanding the manga series and lead the story to ultimate conclusion" now.

And Zeke's new nickname (different translations all still suggest something major, similar to Jesus's title "Son Of God"), the emphasis on the panel baby Zeke was held in, him supposedly being born to one day lead Eldia to victory as their king, him (when he still had his longer hair and beard) not looking too different from how Jesus Christ is often portrayed, him not being too far from the age Jesus supposedly was when he was crucified, and him really not having much time left to live (he may even die sooner than he's expected), all give me the impression that he could be like some kind of "Messiah" or something.

It would be interesting to see what we get next with him. We might even get a reference to the "last supper" soon. Either way, I'm under the impression that no matter how "good" or "tolerable" of an ending we get, Zeke's fate, in particular, is definitely still sealed no matter what. If anything, his sacrifice might be the very thing that gives us a chance to see a "decent" ending where at least some people survive. He already promised that he'd "save" Eren one day. It's just a matter of whether or not it will also extend to him wanting to save everyone else too.