Board Thread:Manga/@comment-5774380-20160609000528/@comment-27702860-20160613083148

Tausendberg wrote: JD, just out of curiosity, and it might not be a simple answer, but who do you think is "critical" and why? To give an honest answer, I no longer know. I would assume "Eren," but I cast that aside when I thought he was chewed and digested long ago. Now, given he has the Coordinate and his father thought it was worth hiding The Answer in the basement and letting Eren eat him. . . I guess I think he is "critical." So. ..

''I know I might catch some hate but I don't think Levi is really critical anymore. He's just a lonely man who temporarily set back Zeke and that's it, he's just an ODMG running on fumes at this point.''

And, sadly, he could die. As you say "The story can proceed without him, . . ."

So to return to your question, the only "critical" character is Eren, but I reserve the right to edit my answer later and pretend it was my opinion all along! ^ ^

That and Mikasa has been saturated with The Natural Kickass Abilities which would make a Hollywood movie blush, I assume the author has some purpose for her other than to "Stand My Your Man."

In other words, I have no [CENSORED--Ed.] idea, but I reserve the right to pretend I did after the fact!

--J.D.