Board Thread:Manga/@comment-5774380-20161007195718/@comment-29958651-20161016102036

Jaegermeister Braun wrote: Sure he's a d**khead but can we really blame him for that? Maybe a bit, but Grisha basically told him and wanted him to devote his loyalty to the Marley at the age of 7, so it's not really a surprise that he'd rat his parents out as he was only 7 and didn't understand much. In this aspect, you're right. While being 7 years old, Zeke have a problem with his own identity. He was raised to be proud Eldian, but also he was educated by Grisha to relate strongly to Marleyan nation. I think this was the main problem, since Zeke's own identity split up in two halves and he was (as a kid!) forced to choose one. It's Grisha's and Dina's fault that they raised their young son as a potentional mole and due to this, he had lost his own identity (and even gentle intentions can't excuse that - compare to the Annie's training and her dad's desire). What he had done to his own parents is cruel, but understandable. I, personally, blame Zeke more for his actions done during the Clash of the Titans & Return to Shiganshina Arcs, since his childhood was hard and full of doubt.