Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25322628-20170113025521/@comment-31655854-20170405065514

You guys have forgotten about Bertholtd he was the one who was in love with Annie, but he died before he could tell her. Reiner indirectly states this in the manga.

It wasn't just the death of Levi's female friend it was both her and the other guy who died as well. Let's not forget Eren is just like how his father was when Grisha was a child. Grisha then grew up to be quite a poor man because of his beliefs and you can see Eren going down the same path at the beginning but he has begun to move away from that. Since Mikasa is an Ackerman its not surprising that she finished top in her class but that's not how I meant it. I meant that because she's an Ackerman it may explain why her devotion to Eren is strong - it's in her blood. The Ackermans were people who could not be affected by the coordinates memory wipe ability and so they were given an ultimatum: die or serve the Royal Family and ever since then the Ackermans have kinda been the royal family's personal bodyguards. Maybe that's how Mikasa is like with Eren, I know he's not royalty but Mikasas's ancestors are used to protecting so maybe it's like second nature to her.

I really don't know about Mikasa anymore, your points are really strong and I can see your frustration at her lack of individuality. But I guess you can't always expect things from everyone, the way Mikasa's character is made she has no other desires than to be with Eren. If Eren didn't join the survey corps, she wouldn't have either. Everyone is different and I really think it's because of Mikasa's upbringing that she acts the way she is. She isn't inspired by anything other than Eren. It's sad as she really could have been an amazing character given more of the spotlight, but we just have to accept the role Isayama has given her.

Grisha developed hate for Marley because they killed his sister and then they lied about it to his father. If that never happened Grisha wouldn't have developed his hatred. No such thing happened to Mikasa, and like I said before there's a possibility that she might not know about her race's genocide. Maybe she does because early in the manga and even 1st season of the anime she mentions a few times that the world is cruel so who knows.

How does Mikasa and Zeke have similar skills? Mikasa is a dual-blade wielding badass and Zeke is an ape who throws stuff XD!!! The beast Titan was such a disappointment, I thought it was gonna wreak havoc but it just threw horses and crushed boulders. I mean it's accuracy is second to none I mean it's crazy how accurate he can throw, but that can't be it. He can beat down Reiner but I've never seen the beast Titan in hand to hand combat. Reiner does mention that Zeke is the strongest Titan shifter, but I doubt it could do anything to the colossal Titan