Board Thread:Misc./@comment-28428917-20160823104539/@comment-1327106-20180201200026

SaiyanJack wrote:

I also like Historia, its nice to have one nice innocent idealistic character around.

Historia is not innocent or idealistic. >.>  Her Christa identity was, but Historia is far more aware of how much the world sucks and what is necessary for them to survive.

She was willing to let the world burn to save Eren (a very selfish choice, though in hindsight it was likely the better option) and when it came to fighting the Titan that used to be her father, she is calculating enough to argue with Erwin about awarding her the kill credit even if she did not actually kill him as a PR move to get her new subjects to follow her.

Historia knows the power of presenting the right image, and that it may be necessary to lie to get the job done. She's a nice person, but she's pragmatist, not an idealist.