User blog comment:XGlass Reflection/Series Discussion~ Favorite Death/@comment-179280-20140111002809/@comment-5972544-20140111010817

I'll be editing but the rest is all up to Misk really.

Anywhoo, I think Hannes' truly was unnecessary but I guess that's why it doesn't really appeal to me. For most of the deaths in the series it feels like characters are dying, so Eren has a reason to get stronger. But with Mike's its more so, he died to show the readers the sense of fear that the series still has to offer.