User blog comment:Yawyawyaw/Chapter 56 predictions/@comment-179280-20140402210604/@comment-179280-20140404000215

@ Mind you, this really boils down to what each of us considers better when identifying with a character or liking certain aspects of it, and that really has to do with personal preferences (and maybe even experiences).

As for me, I don't really care about human characters because "they are human". I never judge anything based on how it is presented until I have seen all aspects of it, and for me, humanity in the story isn't too important mostly because I personally think the human race irl is the worst thing that has ever happened to this planet. And actually, I've always found antagonists to be far more likable than protagonists, and this doesn't restrict to SnK. Ever since I was a child, I always ended up liking the villain of the show rather than the hero, because the villain usually has complex plans, personality issues and is overall more "human" than a simple hero who "fights for justice".

Of course, SnK is a bit different from that approach (and kind of an exception in Shounen, too) because the protagonists are actually pretty complex, but still, you can't compare Eren to Reiner. Reiner is by far more syphatetic than Eren, because he is really conflicted. He knows what he's done is terrible and that there's no forgiving to him, but he still carries on with his mission, because it must be done. And what makes him more interesting is that we don't know if it's a fair cause he's fighting for, but he still tries to accomplish whatever he tries to do. That actually extends to Annie and Bertolt, since it became clear that they were all working for the same objective (except I hate Bert, because he's really uninteresting).

Eren on the other hand, is the typical hero, "fighting for justice". He simply wants revenge for his mom and explore the outside world. There's nothing interesting in the protagonists' side for me.

And well, that's my opinion lol.