You make the 'vindictive sadist' part sound like a negative quality in a hero. At least when the hero in question is in a war situation. Don't get me wrong, I'd love for Zeke (and by proxy Eren) to activate the Rumbling, but after that, yeah Levi definitely deserves vengeance for his fallen comrades. Perhaps later he can give Annie a little bit of the same treatment he gave Zeke after she wakes up, lol?
Penguinluver1431 wrote:
Her father isn't a soldier, nor was he in a battle or self-defense situation. Do you expect the parents of everyone who died in a war to track down and kill whoever was responsible for their death?
When your child's murderer is under your own roof, and you're given a perfect chance to take revenge, I should say justice, any parent that isn't completely weak and cowardly would take that chance. Mr. Braus didn't, hence he lost all my respect.
I would call revenge a sign of weakness. It takes a much stronger person to forgive, or at least to make peace with, the person who wronged them. What you're talking about is "vigilante justice", and in the end it doesn't lead to satisfaction.
Penguinluver1431 wrote:
I'm still convined Grisha's entire motive for giving Eren the Attack Titan, even if he raised Eren better than Zeke, was specifically because he knew that if Eren had the power to bring the world to its knees, he would do it. There's no way Grisha doesn't want the world, or at least Marley, to completely burn over what happened to Faye and Dina topped with Zeke's betrayal. Nobody goes through all of that and just suddenly decides "oh, let's let bygones be bygones because evil is such a subjective term, right?". Anyone that goes through that would do everything in their power to use something like the Rumbling to crush their enemies.
I think you're forgetting Grisha's conversation with Kruger when Kruger was trying to give him the Attack Titan. Grisha said that he was all out of hate, and had he known the price of freedom would have cost him his family he never would have paid it. (So yeah, he would have limped along in Marley like his dad if he'd known ahead of time.)
But Kruger tells Grisha that he didn't choose Grisha because of his hate for Marley, but because he went past the wall. He then tells Grisha once he's inside the walls he should have a family again, he should find love.
And we know Grisha does just that. He finds a wife, starts a new family with a child of his own and another that he adopts. Grisha doesn't undertake his mission because he hates. He left that behind. Reclaiming the Founding Titan is to repay his fallen comrades, and because he believed that if he did not, the rest of the Eldians in the world would eventually be exterminated.
Penguinluver1431 wrote:
I'm still convined Grisha's entire motive for giving Eren the Attack Titan, even if he raised Eren better than Zeke, was specifically because he knew that if Eren had the power to bring the world to its knees, he would do it. There's no way Grisha doesn't want the world, or at least Marley, to completely burn over what happened to Faye and Dina topped with Zeke's betrayal. Nobody goes through all of that and just suddenly decides "oh, let's let bygones be bygones because evil is such a subjective term, right?". Anyone that goes through that would do everything in their power to use something like the Rumbling to crush their enemies.
I think you're forgetting Grisha's conversation with Kruger when Kruger was trying to give him the Attack Titan. Grisha said that he was all out of hate, and had he known the price of freedom would have cost him his family he never would have paid it. (So yeah, he would have limped along in Marley like his dad if he'd known ahead of time.)
But Kruger tells Grisha that he didn't choose Grisha because of his hate for Marley, but because he went past the wall. He then tells Grisha once he's inside the walls he should have a family again, he should find love.
And we know Grisha does just that. He finds a wife, starts a new family with a child of his own and another that he adopts. Grisha doesn't undertake his mission because he hates. He left that behind. Reclaiming the Founding Titan is to repay his fallen comrades, and because he believed that if he did not, the rest of the Eldians in the world would eventually be exterminated.
Sorry, but I'm still sticking with my original theory, because lately nearly every character has gotten way too passive, deluding themselves into thinking that peace talks or anything that involves forgiving and forgetting is in any way a realistic outcome. Yeagerbros, and by proxy, the Yeagerist, are the only ones right now actively seeking to right some wrongs, and the fact that the effort to save the world from Marley is being led by both of Grisha's sons cannot be a coincidence.
You could stick with it, but it's an unsupported theory that isn't backed up by the story itself. At this point, that's just your personal head canon.
Just throwing this in there; vengeance =/= justice. There's still a difference and Mr Braus choosing to forgive Gabi actually shows his strength of character.
Besides, Grisha did not go after the Reiss family to avenge his wife or to bring their complacency to justice. He tried to reason with them first because he wanted his people saved first and foremost. He only attacked them once he realized there were no other options, they were never going to take responsibility for their subjects.
Timjer wrote: Just throwing this in there; vengeance =/= justice. There's still a difference and Mr Braus choosing to forgive Gabi actually shows his strength of character.
Besides, Grisha did not go after the Reiss family to avenge his wife or to bring their complacency to justice. He tried to reason with them first because he wanted his people saved first and foremost. He only attacked them once he realized there were no other options, they were never going to take responsibility for their subjects.
Yeah the Reiss family was just to complacent with the Will of the First King. Thanks to Grisha they broken that will.
If Falco transforms into a titan next chapter, anyone think Reiner will sacrifice himself and allow Falco to devour him?
Ye I mentioned earlier that this would be a good way to conclude Reiner's storyline. IDK where his arc is really leading to if not to do this.
I could see that happening. Reiner's been pretty miserable ever since the time skip and we know he cares deeply about Falco and Gabi. I'm not sure I'd like it, since it doesn't really solve Reiner's guilt and self-loathing (he'd probably be only too happy to die to save Falco), but it's plausible.