Board Thread:Theories/@comment-27823881-20180729145535/@comment-35822279-20180730214500

Kowys wrote: Freeman1378 wrote: I was wondering as well if the atomic bomb could factor into the manga's climax as it was one of the only counters I could think of to Paradis's trump card (the wall titans) and it would be a pretty effective way to end the series in a dark manner (if Isayama is still going for that The Mist style ending like he originally was). It would also be a fascinating analogy to WW2 if Paradis is a stand in for Japan in this universe (which I personally feel that they are) as the attack on Liberio is eerily similar to Pearl Harbour as it was an ambush meant to cripple a larger nations military strength (PH was attacked to cripple a navy while Liberio was primarily to cripple Marley's Titans but also ended up crippling there navy), the battle was incredibly one sided as Japan/Paradis scored massive victories here but also some major opponents escaped (some of the USA's battleships were stationed elsewhere at the time of the attack and 3 of Marley's Warriors survived the assault ), and finally the conflict was intiated intially over resources (reversal here as Marley invaded Paradis for there resources while Japan attacked after being refused resources via trade from the USA). If the parallel holds up then it could lead to the atomic bomb as that is how the USA ultimately defeated Japan to end WW2 and one of Marley's new allies might have already developed the bomb for use against Marley but now might turn it against Paradis to end the war in a similar fashion to how the US ended WW2.

- side note to give credit where credit is due: The Pearl Harbour stuff is a mixture of my own knowledge on WW2 and discussion on Reddit that I just wanted to share. Just one problem with this analogy: Paradis is already at a severe disadvantage, both in terms of technology and numbers against their enemies; they can defeat Paradis with sheer military might alone. So a superweapon on their side is unnecessary.

And you must not forget: their greatest fear is Eren. If an atomic bomb (a weapon of mass destruction, not a targeted one) fails to kill Eren, then Eren will unleash the Wall Titans all the same and destroy everything. So an atomic bomb is not only unnecessary, but impractical. I agree that taking out Eren would be key in this fight and the WHT might prevent an A bomb from even hurting him (depends on if Eren's crystal could survive the shockwave, if he could burrow far enough underground, and if his healing could stave off radiation poisoning), so Marley will have to rely on Galliard (with an assist from Reiner) to take out Eren. Plus now that I think of it Marley and their allies would need a lot of A bombs to deal with Paradis in it's entirety as Paradis is apparently bigger than real world Madagascar and there is thousands of Wall Titans at least so they would need a full arsenal of nukes and an air force on par with an average WW2 air force to beat Eren's master plan. I think though that Paradis has the advantage in the upcoming fight as long as Zeke doesn't betray them due to Marley having no answer to 3DMG, Paradis holding the Titan advantage with 3 titans that will ease the battle against aerial combatants and also hold a signifigant edge on Marley's Warriors, and they have a borderline unbeatable trump card in the Wall Titans (barring some unforeseen disaster like Fritz having a back up plan or the aforementioned Zeke betrayal) while Marley only has strength in numbers (greater numbers does not always = victory), whatever tech their allies bring to the table (an air force equivalent to WW2 is especially needed cause blimps and tri planes would be easy targets for Zeke's Beast and Eren's WHT + they would need reliable long range bombing runs to turn the battle in there favour), and the fact that they are probably more unified vs the indecisive Paradis as of 107 (This might be their biggest advantage).