Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20181008195355/@comment-5179916-20181009133701

Wow. Was NOT expecting Darius to meet such an explosive end here (rimshot).

I can totally see Zeke having Eren under his control; while he has been shown several times being able to control pure Titans who were created by him, there has been no reference to if those with royal blood can control someone who has the power of the Titans. True, Eren has not been injected with part of Zeke's spinal fluid but the gas form introduced here opens up the possibility of some other method. Plus, we have no idea how long Eren was alone with Zeke and Yelena in the blimp during their retreat from Marley. Who knows what may have happened in there and I'm sure Yelena would not turn on her savior.

A final note: with everyone discussing who could become Eren's successor, I think Floch has a very good chance of being selected by him. He's becoming almost like Yelena in terms of servitude and I don't think he would mind sacrificing his life to become the next holder of Eren's Titan.