Board Thread:Manga/@comment-34196931-20190708230504/@comment-35822279-20190712034636

Tdfern14 wrote: Freeman1378 wrote: Honestly I don't think Isayama intends for Gabi to be a hated character as she is most definitely not a heel (Ex. Commodus from Gladiator, Ramsay Bolton) or even has that many truly hateable traits with every action she takes and word she says being justifiable as a result of the society she grew up in rather than being someone truly horrible (Ex. Jake LaMotta from Raging Bull is a drinker, rageaholic, and deeply insecure and is clearly not meant to be liked nor excused for his actions). Gabi's purpose in the plot is to be Eren's shadow (her design is a genderbent Eren, their dialogue is eerily similar, they both have inciting incidents for revenge, and hate the "Other") and answer the question if people are naturally doomed to repeat attrocities from the past or can to quote GOT "break the wheel". Her actions wil heavily dictate the flow of the story from here on as a result of this (the "Other" has been humanized for her but they are also still a threat to her people especially Eren so she could go either way). I think Isayama means for her and Falco to be the next generation and they are meant to contrasted against our current generation and the way they acted (same with Xaver + Grisha and Kruger before them and probably more I haven't named). I think ultimately though this work will have a optimistic ending and she'll make it to the end (the baby in the teased final panel could be her and Falco's rather than Erens) growing up as a person and helping to prove that people can change rather than being doomed to vicious cycles of war. Very well said. That's a interesting speculation that the child may be Falco & Gabi. It's hard to tell because of it having no darker colours to differentiate the two individuals so they could both be blonde or dark haired. Gabi and Falco just clicked recently as a possible pairing of parents because it would be a powerful way to conclude the story (the conflict is resolved and the next generation grows up in a brighter world) and also brings Gabi's story full circle. The other options that I've thought about is the perennial favourite of Eren + Historia as Historia is currently with child and it would explain a lot about Eren's behaviour as while I'm usually not too invested in shipping or waifu wars I've always liked this pairing and I would be cool with it. Another one is Eren and Mikasa but Eren has always acted very familial towards her (He loves her but does he LOVE her) and so far it seems one sided but I wouldn't mind this option (I think I read somewhere that Mikasa actually wants to be a housewife with Eren). The final and extremely unlikely option is some bittersweet ending where Grisha gets a memory from his son's future death (grand sacrifice most likely) and is telling him hes finally free and got his job done. This last option would be a unique twist for sure and could work if written well. Overall though I am leaning heavily towards a optimistic ending as I don't believe that AOT will have a nihilistic ending (Ex. The Thing, End Of Evangelion, Shutter Island) as despite the series harsh material its never gone into straight up nihilism and most mangaka seem to prefer happy over the sorry you failed kind of ending.