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| Caption = The Subjects of Ymir of the past expanding Eldia and conquering other civilizations
 
| Kanji = ユミルの民
 
| Kanji = ユミルの民
 
| Romaji = Yumiru no Tami
 
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| Other names = {{nihongo|Eldians|エルディア人|Erudia-jin}}<br />{{nihongo|Spawn of the Devil|悪魔の末裔|Akuma no Matsuei}}<br />{{nihongo|Chosen children of God|選ばれし神の子|Erabareshi Kami no Ko}}<br />{{nihongo|Race of devils|悪魔の民族|Akuma no Minzoku}}<br />{{nihongo|Devils|悪魔|Akuma}}
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| Residence = Located all around the world
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* {{loc|Eldia (Anime)}}
| Leader title = Lady
 
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** {{loc|Paradis Island (Anime)}}
| Leader = [[Ymir (Anime)|Ymir]]
 
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* {{loc|Marley (Anime)}}
| Occupation = Offering worship to "Lady Ymir"
 
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* [[Ackermann family (Anime)|Ackermann family]]
| Notable f. Members = [[Talking Titan (Anime)|Talking Titan]]{{deceased}}
 
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* [[Braun family (Anime)|Braun family]]
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* [[Fritz family (Anime)|Fritz family]]
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* [[Galliard family (Anime)|Galliard family]]
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* [[Leonhart family (Anime)|Leonhart family]]
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* [[Reiss family (Anime)|Reiss family]]
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* [[Tybur family (Anime)|Tybur family]]
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* [[Jaeger family (Anime)|Jaeger family]]
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| Notable features = Descendants of Ymir Fritz and her people, the only race that used to be capable of transforming into [[Titan (Anime)|Titans]]
 
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| Debut anime = [[Ilse's Notebook: Record of a Fallen Soldier]]
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| Debut anime = [[To You, in 2000 Years: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 1]]
 
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{{Quote|According to these, we're a special race called the Subjects of Ymir who can turn into [[Titan (Anime)|Titans]]. There's also a belief that we may rule the world again. That's why the world wishes to eradicate us Subjects of Ymir for good.|[[Hange Zoë (Anime)|Hange Zoë]] relays the truth found in [[Grisha Jaeger (Anime)|Grisha]]'s [[basement (Anime)|basement]]{{ref|e = 58}}}}
The {{nihongo|'''Subjects of Ymir'''|ユミルの民|Yumiru no Tami}} were a mysterious cult existing in a society living beyond the [[Walls (Anime)|Walls]].
 
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The {{nihongo|'''Subjects of Ymir'''|ユミルの民|Yumiru no Tami}}, also referred to as the '''Eldians''', are an ethnic group that descended from [[Ymir Fritz (Anime)|Ymir Fritz]] and the only race that was capable of transforming into [[Titan (Anime)|Titans]].{{ref|87|p = 36}} Beginning with Ymir and her three [[Maria Fritz (Anime)|dau]][[Rose Fritz (Anime)|ght]][[Sina Fritz (Anime)|ers]], the bloodline eventually expanded across the [[Eldia (Anime)|Eldian]] people, to the point of majority.{{ref|e = 43}}{{ref|e = 80}} In [[Timeline/Anime|854]], they populated the [[Walls (Anime)|Walls]] of [[Paradis Island (Anime)|Paradis Island]] and the internment zones found in [[Marley (Anime)|Marley]] and other nations of the world.
   
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The Subjects of Ymir believe that they are the "chosen children of God";{{ref|e = 57}} however, the rest of the world views them as an "evil" race of devils,{{ref|e = 52}} the {{nihongo|"spawn of the [[Devil of All Earth (Anime)|Devil]]"|悪魔の末裔|Akuma no Matsuei}}.{{ref|e = 36}}
== Duty ==
 
Members of the cult served as the faithful subjects to their goddess "[[Ymir (Anime)|Ymir]]", who holds the blood of the king. By offering benevolence and care to Lady Ymir, they believe Ymir's royal blood will provide immortality for her subjects. The activities of the cult were apparently illegal in the society which the Subjects of Ymir resided in, punishable by exile and sentencing to life as a mindless [[Titan (Anime)|Titan]].{{ref|e = 35}}
 
 
== Qualities ==
 
The Subjects of Ymir were highly benevolent and subservient to Lady [[Ymir (Anime)|Ymir]], ensuring that she would live a happy and prosperous life as the figure of their worship. However, while the faith of the subjects was unwavering, the leader of the cult did not hold such zealous reverence for Ymir and was willing to endanger her life for the sake of his own.{{ref|e = 35}}
 
   
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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The Subjects of Ymir claim descent from [[Ymir Fritz (Anime)|Ymir Fritz]] herself, the first human to acquire the [[Power of the Titans (Anime)|Power of the Titans]] over 1,800 years ago. After Ymir's demise, her daughters [[Maria Fritz (Anime)|Maria]], [[Rose Fritz (Anime)|Rose]], and [[Sina Fritz (Anime)|Sina Fritz]] devoured her corpse and gained her ability to turn into a [[Titan (Anime)|Titan]]. As per their [[Fritz (Anime)|father]]'s commands, Ymir's daughters reproduced to expand the bloodline and continue the race of humans who can turn into Titans. The Subjects of Ymir conquered the old nation of [[Marley (Anime)|Marley]] using the [[Nine Titans (Anime)|Nine Titans]] and established the [[Eldia (Anime)|Eldian Empire]], which over the centuries would come to rule the mainland continent of its origin.{{ref|e = 57}}
Over sixty years ago, the leader of the Subjects of Ymir searched his hometown for a homeless girl which he would then give the name "[[Ymir (Anime)|Ymir]]". Upon bringing the girl to the cultists, the leader claimed that the child was Lady Ymir who possessed the blood of the king, able to grant them immortality. For several years, Lady Ymir was praised as a goddess and was offered the food and shelter she desired.{{ref|e = 35}}
 
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[[File:The authorities corner Ymir.png|thumb|left|200px|The authorities discover the cult]]
 
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About 600 years ago, an epidemic plagued much of the world; killing so many that the population plummeted. The King at the time used the power of the [[Founding Titan (Anime)|Founding Titan]] to rewrite how the bodies of the Subjects of Ymir were designed to overcome and survive the pandemic.
After this time, the Subjects of Ymir were discovered by a force of authorities who immediately apprehended the cultists. The leader claimed that Ymir had lied to them of her royalty, though Ymir stayed true to her name out of the hopes that the others would be spared. Unfortunately, her confession caused her to be taken with the cultists as they were led through the city streets until they came to a remote borderline. At this borderline, the cultists were given [[Titan injection (Anime)|Titan injections]] and were sent to roam the world as mindless [[Titan (Anime)|Titans]], bringing about a brutal end for the cult. However, Ymir's Titan would after sixty years encounter the [[Warriors (Anime)|warriors]] on their way to breach [[Walls (Anime)|Wall Maria]]. After eating [[Marcel (Anime)|Marcel]], one of the warriors, Ymir miraculously returned to human form. She would later enter into the [[Walls (Anime)|Walls]] and start a new life for herself.{{ref|e = 35}}
 
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The rule of the Eldian Empire lasted until the end of the [[Great Titan War (Anime)|Great Titan War]], which resulted in Marley's resurrection as a nation and Eldia's [[Capital Mitras (Anime)|capital]] being moved to [[Paradis Island (Anime)|Paradis Island]]. The land surrounding the new capital of Eldia would later be surrounded by three concentric [[Walls (Anime)|Walls]] raised through the guidance of the Founding Titan. On the mainland, Marley gathered the Eldians, and placed them into internment zones such as the one within [[Liberio (Anime)|Liberio]]. On the island, the Subjects of Ymir had their memories of the world outside the Walls erased by the Founding Titan.{{ref|e = 57}}{{ref|e = 58}}[[File:The Founding Titan alters the people's memories.png|thumb|Karl Fritz altering the memories of the outside world from the Subjects of Ymir in Paradis ]]The Eldians of other races were unaffected by the Founding Titan, so the [[Reiss family (Anime)|royal family]] either granted them nobility in exchange for silence, or persecuted them as in the case of the [[Ackermann family (Anime)|Ackermann]] and [[Azumabito family (Anime)|Oriental clans]].{{ref|e = 43}}
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== Characteristics ==
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=== Titans and Paths ===
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The Subjects of Ymir were the only living beings capable of transforming into [[Titan (Anime)|Titans]]. Some of them could also inherit the [[Nine Titans (Anime)|Nine Titans]]. If one of the Nine Titans was not transferred before dying, the Titan would be sent to a random baby among the Subjects of Ymir, with distance and blood relation playing no factor. This led to the discovery that all Subjects of Ymir are connected by [[Path (Anime)|paths]], and these paths connected all Subjects of Ymir to the [[Founding Titan (Anime)|Founding Titan]].{{ref|e = 57}}{{ref|e = 58}}
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=== Ethnicity ===
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According to Marley, the [[Eldia (Anime)|Eldian Empire]] had forced other races to have their children, to produce more Subjects of Ymir.{{ref|e = 57}} This implies that if a Subject of Ymir reproduced with an individual of another ethnicity, the offspring would be a Subject of Ymir. [[Reiner Braun (Anime)|Reiner Braun]] was a byproduct of this situation, being born from an unlawful relationship between his Eldian [[Karina Braun (Anime)|mother]] and his Marleyan biological [[Reiner's father (Anime)|father]]. [[Annie Leonhart (Anime)|Annie Leonhart]] was abandoned as a new born child after it was discovered that her biological mother had an affair with an Eldian. Her adoptive father brought her to Liberio's internment zone from a foreign country after himself having been put there by the authorities after his status as a Subject of Ymir was discovered. Marley, and most likely other nations around the world prohibit relationships between Subjects of Ymir and non-Subjects of Ymir. For this reason, Reiner's father didn't want to acknowledge his son for fear of being executed by the [[Marley Public Security (Anime)|Marleyan authorities]]. Subjects of Ymir can be identified through blood testing.{{ref|e = 58}} In recent years, blood test technology has drastically improved, leading to more and more Subjects of Ymir who escaped internment being discovered worldwide.
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=== Global situation ===
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[[File:Annie abandonned as a baby.png|thumb|Annie was abandoned right after her birth for being a Subject of Ymir |left]]
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The world's opinion regarding Subjects of Ymir varied throughout history. When the Eldian Empire was at the height of its power and glory, being born as a Subject of Ymir meant automatically receiving nobility status in non-Eldians countries around the world, which resulted from the belief that Subjects of Ymir were the superior race. After the Great Titan War, their situation radically changed : those nobilities who fawned upon Eldia were chased from their countries and Subjects of Ymir all around the globe were gathered and placed in internment camps throughout the multiple newly freed countries.
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[[File:Eldian armband worn in Marley.png|thumb|The armbands worn by civilian Subjects of Ymir in Marley]]
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In the nation of Marley, the Subjects of Ymir who stayed on the mainland and didn't flee with [[Karl Fritz (Anime)|Karl Fritz]] suffered the same fate, which started a century-long terrible oppression. The Marleyan government quickly demonized the Eldian Empire and the nature of the Subjects of Ymir in their history books, describing them as a demonic people deserving of extermination. For multiple generations, the Subjects of Ymir would be forced to live in absolute humiliation, forced to live in what was described by [[Grisha Jaeger (Anime)|Grisha Jaeger]] as "birdcages", where they would face constant oppression from local authorities. The Marleyan government would force Subjects of Ymir to wear armbands whenever they go outside their homes, who are of different colours depending on their status in society, so that they are easily recognizable in public.
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[[File:Traumatized Eldian Unit soldier.png|left|thumb|A traumatized Eldian Unit member in the battlefield under Marleyan authority]]
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In the follow decades, countless Subjects of Ymir in Marley who were convicted of a crime or treason against the Marleyan state would be arrested and transformed into Titan in order to either wander the territories beyond the Walls in Paradis Island, or to destroy enemy soldiers, military facilities, or cities in foreign countries around the world for the benefit of Marley's imperialistic ambitions. Countless Subjects of Ymir were also used by Marley's [[Marleyan military (Anime)|military]] as cannon fodder in their expansionist wars beyond its borders through forced conscription, where they would be sent on the frontlines and be used as cheap expendable soldiers by their superior officers. Their sacrifices are completely ignored by the military and even the public, who take their sacrifices for Marley as something that is their duty in order to atone for their ancestors' crimes.
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In school, Marley's Subjects of Ymir learn to despise themselves for the simple fact of being the offspring of their ancestors who have committed innumerable crimes against the world under the banner of the Eldian Empire, and also despise their fellow Eldians on Paradis Island, widely known as "island devils", who supposedly are at fault for the daily oppression they endure and are planning to destroy the entire world. From their point of view, this narrative has been validated as of the year 854, because [[Eren Jaeger (Anime)|Eren Jaeger]] started the Rumbling and is currently slaughtering even the Subjects of Ymir who aren't from his native island.
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[[File:Xaver's wife suicide.png|thumb|Xaver's Marleyan wife killed herself and their child after finding out his Eldian identity]]
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The Marleyan population are also indoctrinated into considering the Subjects of Ymir as nothing more than a filthy race deserving of extermination, who should be grateful for even living after having slaughtered so many peoples during the Eldian Empire's reign. The general population totally supports the systematic and structural oppression their government has put in place to treat the Subjects of Ymir from their lands as second-class citizens. Any Subject of Ymir who walk around in areas beyond their internment zones are met with constant death stares, racial slurs and physical agression from Marleyan citizens. The fear and hatred towards Subjects of Ymir from the Marleyan population is so intense that the vast majority of the populace wish nothing but to see them wiped out entirely, considering the fact that they're still able to live and have children dangerous to their livelihoods.
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The daily life of Subjects of Ymir in other countries is even worse, who are said to be even more fanatical than Marley in terms of anti-Eldian treatment. The world unanimously agrees on the fact that Subjects of Ymir are better off exterminated, and that human rights doesn't apply to them, meaning that if a massive international cooperation is formed in order to completely exterminate all Subjects of Ymir worldwide, it would be met with applause from the majority of the world's nations and peoples. Marley's continuously extensive use of Subjects of Ymir for the past century by using the same methods as the Eldian Empire has had a significant impact on the world's opinions regarding their race, wanting to end the Titan threat once and for all. In recent years, as stated by [[Zeke Jaeger (Anime)|Zeke Jaeger]], more and more important personalities around the world openly state their desire to see the Subjects of Ymir completely eradicated from the face of the Earth, and those types of declarations are spread around in the front page of newspapers in Marley.
   
 
== Story ==
 
== Story ==
=== [[Ilse's Notebook: Record of a Fallen Soldier]] ===
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=== [[Ilse's Notebook: Notes from a Scout Regiment Member]] ===
[[File:Ilse writes her will in her last moments.png|thumb|right|200px|Ilse encounters a Subject of Ymir]]
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[[File:Ilse writes her will in her last moments.png|thumb|left|200px|Ilse encounters a Subject of Ymir]]
In the year [[Timeline/Anime|849]], [[Ilse Langnar (Anime)|Ilse Langnar]] of the [[Scout Regiment (Anime)|Scout Regiment's]] 34th Exterior Scouting Mission encountered a [[Talking Titan (Anime)|Titan]] who had once been a Subject of Ymir sixty years ago. The Titan spoke to her, believing her to be "Lady [[Ymir (Anime)|Ymir]]" herself, and Ilse attempted to question it. After Ilse panics when the Titan gives no answers, the Titan kills Ilse bitterly before storing her corpse in a nearby tree.{{ref|o = 1}}
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In the year [[Timeline/Anime|849]], [[Ilse Langnar (Anime)|Ilse Langnar]] of the [[Scout Regiment (Anime)|Scout Regiment]]'s 34th Exterior Scouting Mission encountered a [[Talking Titan (Anime)|Titan]] who called itself a "Subject of Ymir." The Titan spoke to her, believing her to be "Lady [[Ymir (Anime)|Ymir]]," and Ilse attempted to question it. After Ilse panics when the Titan gives no answers, the Titan kills Ilse bitterly before storing her corpse in a nearby tree.{{ref|o = 1}}
   
One year later, Ilse's notebook recounting her time in the scouting mission is found by Section Commander [[Hange Zoë (Anime)|Hange Zoë]] and Captain [[Levi (Anime)|Levi]] on the 49th Exterior Scouting Mission. The findings in Ilse's notebook convince Hange and Commander [[Erwin Smith (Anime)|Erwin Smith]] that attempted Titan capture should be resumed as a Scout Regiment practice.{{ref|o = 1}}
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One year later, Ilse's notebook recounting her time in the scouting mission is found by Section Commander [[Hange Zoë (Anime)|Hange Zoë]] and Captain [[Levi Ackermann (Anime)|Levi]] on the 49th Exterior Scouting Mission. The findings in Ilse's notebook convince Hange and Commander [[Erwin Smith (Anime)|Erwin Smith]] that attempted Titan capture should be resumed as a Scout Regiment practice.{{ref|o = 1}}
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=== [[Return to Shiganshina arc]] ===
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Upon uncovering the secrets of [[Grisha Jaeger (Anime)|Grisha Jaeger]]'s [[basement (Anime)|basement]] following the [[Battle of Shiganshina District (Anime)|Battle of Shiganshina District]],{{ref|e = 56}} the surviving members of the Scout Regiment learn of their ethnic identity as [[Eldia (Anime)|Eldians]] and as Subjects of Ymir, a race despised and feared by all peoples of the world.{{ref|e = 58}} This news, along with the many remarkable truths found in the basement, become a much-discussed topic among people of varying opinions within the Walls.{{ref|e = 59}}
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=== [[Marley arc (Anime)|Marley arc]] ===
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[[File:Ramzi and the crowd.png|thumb|A crowd in Marley discussing about lynching a young pickpocket under the suspicion that he might be a refugee Subject of Ymir|left]]
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In the year 854, as blood testing is becoming increasingly more precise, multiple Subjects of Ymir who escaped internment have been discovered by authorities accross the globe, leading to many being chased out from their countries. This leads to governments around the world zealously conducting blood tests on their populations in order to find Subjects of Ymir who have managed to hide their identities, and the general populations around the world to grow concerned about having to deal with "devil blood" tainting their communities. A worldwide refugee crisis then ensues, with Subjects of Ymir who have been expulsed from their native lands being scattered throughout the different nations and experiencing severe oppression, forcing organizations such as the Subjects of Ymir Protection Group to openly call for the international community to recognize their sufferings and come to their aid.
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[[File:The Warriors meet in Zeke's room.png|thumb|right|200px|The Warriors gather to discuss the fate of the Eldians]]
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Following the [[Marley Mid-East War (Anime)|Marley Mid-East War]], the [[Warriors (Anime)|Warriors]] of Marley begin to grow urgently concerned over the fate of the Eldians, and by extension the Subjects of Ymir, particularly in the world's growing desire to see them exterminated in order to end the Titan threat. Capturing the Founding Titan remains in high priority, though [[Pieck Finger (Anime)|Pieck]] acknowledges that this alone will not save the reputation of the Eldians. In an effort to shed a positive light on the Eldians and to do away with the threat posed by the people of Paradis Island, [[Zeke Jaeger (Anime)|Zeke Jaeger]] collaborates with the [[Tybur family (Anime)|Tybur family]], who agree to make a public announcement in favor of the Eldians during a festival in [[Liberio (Anime)|Liberio]]. At this time, they will convince the nations of the world that Paradis Island will be conquered within a year.
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[[File:Toast to Willy's play.png|thumb|left|200px|Willy readies the ambassadors for the following day's announcement]]
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Soon afterward, the Tybur family comes to Liberio. As Commander [[Theo Magath (Anime)|Theo Magath]] and Lord [[Willy Tybur (Anime)|Willy Tybur]] discuss the affairs of their nation, Lord Tybur expresses the regret he and his ancestors have felt for the fate the Eldians have been burdened with in the past century. Desiring to set things right for his nation, Lord Tybur offers to work with Magath towards the betterment of Marley.
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One month later, the time of the festival approaches. On the eve of the festival, Willy acknowledges the world's shared hatred for the Eldian people, announcing that by the end of the festival he will announce his plan to solve the crisis posed by the Eldians and the Titans.
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=== [[War for Paradis arc (Anime)|War for Paradis arc]] ===
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[[File:Eren addresses Subjects of Ymir.png|thumb|right|200px|Eren addresses all Subjects of Ymir]]
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About one month later, back on Paradis Island and following [[Paradis Island Surprise Attack (Anime)|Marley's surprise attack]] on the island for the [[Raid on Liberio (Anime)|raid on Liberio]], [[Eren Jaeger (Anime)|Eren Jaeger]] manages to come into physical contact with his royal-blooded half-brother, Zeke Jaeger, allowing him access to the Founding Titan's powers. Eren uses them to unleash the countless [[Wall Titan (Anime)|Colossal Titans]] within the Walls to destroy the outside world, telepathically addressing all Subjects of Ymir using the Founding Titan to declare his intentions.
   
 
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Quote1 According to these, we're a special race called the Subjects of Ymir who can turn into Titans. There's also a belief that we may rule the world again. That's why the world wishes to eradicate us Subjects of Ymir for good. Quote2
— Hange Zoë relays the truth found in Grisha's basement[1]

The Subjects of Ymir (ユミルの民 Yumiru no Tami?), also referred to as the Eldians, are an ethnic group that descended from Ymir Fritz and the only race that was capable of transforming into Titans.[2] Beginning with Ymir and her three daughters, the bloodline eventually expanded across the Eldian people, to the point of majority.[3][4] In 854, they populated the Walls of Paradis Island and the internment zones found in Marley and other nations of the world.

The Subjects of Ymir believe that they are the "chosen children of God";[5] however, the rest of the world views them as an "evil" race of devils,[6] the "spawn of the Devil" (悪魔の末裔 Akuma no Matsuei?).[7]

History

The Subjects of Ymir claim descent from Ymir Fritz herself, the first human to acquire the Power of the Titans over 1,800 years ago. After Ymir's demise, her daughters Maria, Rose, and Sina Fritz devoured her corpse and gained her ability to turn into a Titan. As per their father's commands, Ymir's daughters reproduced to expand the bloodline and continue the race of humans who can turn into Titans. The Subjects of Ymir conquered the old nation of Marley using the Nine Titans and established the Eldian Empire, which over the centuries would come to rule the mainland continent of its origin.[5]

About 600 years ago, an epidemic plagued much of the world; killing so many that the population plummeted. The King at the time used the power of the Founding Titan to rewrite how the bodies of the Subjects of Ymir were designed to overcome and survive the pandemic.

The rule of the Eldian Empire lasted until the end of the Great Titan War, which resulted in Marley's resurrection as a nation and Eldia's capital being moved to Paradis Island. The land surrounding the new capital of Eldia would later be surrounded by three concentric Walls raised through the guidance of the Founding Titan. On the mainland, Marley gathered the Eldians, and placed them into internment zones such as the one within Liberio. On the island, the Subjects of Ymir had their memories of the world outside the Walls erased by the Founding Titan.[5][1]

The Founding Titan alters the people's memories

Karl Fritz altering the memories of the outside world from the Subjects of Ymir in Paradis

The Eldians of other races were unaffected by the Founding Titan, so the royal family either granted them nobility in exchange for silence, or persecuted them as in the case of the Ackermann and Oriental clans.[3]

Characteristics

Titans and Paths

The Subjects of Ymir were the only living beings capable of transforming into Titans. Some of them could also inherit the Nine Titans. If one of the Nine Titans was not transferred before dying, the Titan would be sent to a random baby among the Subjects of Ymir, with distance and blood relation playing no factor. This led to the discovery that all Subjects of Ymir are connected by paths, and these paths connected all Subjects of Ymir to the Founding Titan.[5][1]

Ethnicity

According to Marley, the Eldian Empire had forced other races to have their children, to produce more Subjects of Ymir.[5] This implies that if a Subject of Ymir reproduced with an individual of another ethnicity, the offspring would be a Subject of Ymir. Reiner Braun was a byproduct of this situation, being born from an unlawful relationship between his Eldian mother and his Marleyan biological father. Annie Leonhart was abandoned as a new born child after it was discovered that her biological mother had an affair with an Eldian. Her adoptive father brought her to Liberio's internment zone from a foreign country after himself having been put there by the authorities after his status as a Subject of Ymir was discovered. Marley, and most likely other nations around the world prohibit relationships between Subjects of Ymir and non-Subjects of Ymir. For this reason, Reiner's father didn't want to acknowledge his son for fear of being executed by the Marleyan authorities. Subjects of Ymir can be identified through blood testing.[1] In recent years, blood test technology has drastically improved, leading to more and more Subjects of Ymir who escaped internment being discovered worldwide.

Global situation

Annie abandonned as a baby

Annie was abandoned right after her birth for being a Subject of Ymir

The world's opinion regarding Subjects of Ymir varied throughout history. When the Eldian Empire was at the height of its power and glory, being born as a Subject of Ymir meant automatically receiving nobility status in non-Eldians countries around the world, which resulted from the belief that Subjects of Ymir were the superior race. After the Great Titan War, their situation radically changed : those nobilities who fawned upon Eldia were chased from their countries and Subjects of Ymir all around the globe were gathered and placed in internment camps throughout the multiple newly freed countries.

Eldian armband worn in Marley

The armbands worn by civilian Subjects of Ymir in Marley

In the nation of Marley, the Subjects of Ymir who stayed on the mainland and didn't flee with Karl Fritz suffered the same fate, which started a century-long terrible oppression. The Marleyan government quickly demonized the Eldian Empire and the nature of the Subjects of Ymir in their history books, describing them as a demonic people deserving of extermination. For multiple generations, the Subjects of Ymir would be forced to live in absolute humiliation, forced to live in what was described by Grisha Jaeger as "birdcages", where they would face constant oppression from local authorities. The Marleyan government would force Subjects of Ymir to wear armbands whenever they go outside their homes, who are of different colours depending on their status in society, so that they are easily recognizable in public.

Traumatized Eldian Unit soldier

A traumatized Eldian Unit member in the battlefield under Marleyan authority

In the follow decades, countless Subjects of Ymir in Marley who were convicted of a crime or treason against the Marleyan state would be arrested and transformed into Titan in order to either wander the territories beyond the Walls in Paradis Island, or to destroy enemy soldiers, military facilities, or cities in foreign countries around the world for the benefit of Marley's imperialistic ambitions. Countless Subjects of Ymir were also used by Marley's military as cannon fodder in their expansionist wars beyond its borders through forced conscription, where they would be sent on the frontlines and be used as cheap expendable soldiers by their superior officers. Their sacrifices are completely ignored by the military and even the public, who take their sacrifices for Marley as something that is their duty in order to atone for their ancestors' crimes.

In school, Marley's Subjects of Ymir learn to despise themselves for the simple fact of being the offspring of their ancestors who have committed innumerable crimes against the world under the banner of the Eldian Empire, and also despise their fellow Eldians on Paradis Island, widely known as "island devils", who supposedly are at fault for the daily oppression they endure and are planning to destroy the entire world. From their point of view, this narrative has been validated as of the year 854, because Eren Jaeger started the Rumbling and is currently slaughtering even the Subjects of Ymir who aren't from his native island.

Xaver's wife suicide

Xaver's Marleyan wife killed herself and their child after finding out his Eldian identity

The Marleyan population are also indoctrinated into considering the Subjects of Ymir as nothing more than a filthy race deserving of extermination, who should be grateful for even living after having slaughtered so many peoples during the Eldian Empire's reign. The general population totally supports the systematic and structural oppression their government has put in place to treat the Subjects of Ymir from their lands as second-class citizens. Any Subject of Ymir who walk around in areas beyond their internment zones are met with constant death stares, racial slurs and physical agression from Marleyan citizens. The fear and hatred towards Subjects of Ymir from the Marleyan population is so intense that the vast majority of the populace wish nothing but to see them wiped out entirely, considering the fact that they're still able to live and have children dangerous to their livelihoods.

The daily life of Subjects of Ymir in other countries is even worse, who are said to be even more fanatical than Marley in terms of anti-Eldian treatment. The world unanimously agrees on the fact that Subjects of Ymir are better off exterminated, and that human rights doesn't apply to them, meaning that if a massive international cooperation is formed in order to completely exterminate all Subjects of Ymir worldwide, it would be met with applause from the majority of the world's nations and peoples. Marley's continuously extensive use of Subjects of Ymir for the past century by using the same methods as the Eldian Empire has had a significant impact on the world's opinions regarding their race, wanting to end the Titan threat once and for all. In recent years, as stated by Zeke Jaeger, more and more important personalities around the world openly state their desire to see the Subjects of Ymir completely eradicated from the face of the Earth, and those types of declarations are spread around in the front page of newspapers in Marley.

Story

Ilse's Notebook: Notes from a Scout Regiment Member

Ilse writes her will in her last moments

Ilse encounters a Subject of Ymir

In the year 849, Ilse Langnar of the Scout Regiment's 34th Exterior Scouting Mission encountered a Titan who called itself a "Subject of Ymir." The Titan spoke to her, believing her to be "Lady Ymir," and Ilse attempted to question it. After Ilse panics when the Titan gives no answers, the Titan kills Ilse bitterly before storing her corpse in a nearby tree.[8]

One year later, Ilse's notebook recounting her time in the scouting mission is found by Section Commander Hange Zoë and Captain Levi on the 49th Exterior Scouting Mission. The findings in Ilse's notebook convince Hange and Commander Erwin Smith that attempted Titan capture should be resumed as a Scout Regiment practice.[8]

Return to Shiganshina arc

Upon uncovering the secrets of Grisha Jaeger's basement following the Battle of Shiganshina District,[9] the surviving members of the Scout Regiment learn of their ethnic identity as Eldians and as Subjects of Ymir, a race despised and feared by all peoples of the world.[1] This news, along with the many remarkable truths found in the basement, become a much-discussed topic among people of varying opinions within the Walls.[10]

Marley arc

Ramzi and the crowd

A crowd in Marley discussing about lynching a young pickpocket under the suspicion that he might be a refugee Subject of Ymir

In the year 854, as blood testing is becoming increasingly more precise, multiple Subjects of Ymir who escaped internment have been discovered by authorities accross the globe, leading to many being chased out from their countries. This leads to governments around the world zealously conducting blood tests on their populations in order to find Subjects of Ymir who have managed to hide their identities, and the general populations around the world to grow concerned about having to deal with "devil blood" tainting their communities. A worldwide refugee crisis then ensues, with Subjects of Ymir who have been expulsed from their native lands being scattered throughout the different nations and experiencing severe oppression, forcing organizations such as the Subjects of Ymir Protection Group to openly call for the international community to recognize their sufferings and come to their aid.

The Warriors meet in Zeke's room

The Warriors gather to discuss the fate of the Eldians

Following the Marley Mid-East War, the Warriors of Marley begin to grow urgently concerned over the fate of the Eldians, and by extension the Subjects of Ymir, particularly in the world's growing desire to see them exterminated in order to end the Titan threat. Capturing the Founding Titan remains in high priority, though Pieck acknowledges that this alone will not save the reputation of the Eldians. In an effort to shed a positive light on the Eldians and to do away with the threat posed by the people of Paradis Island, Zeke Jaeger collaborates with the Tybur family, who agree to make a public announcement in favor of the Eldians during a festival in Liberio. At this time, they will convince the nations of the world that Paradis Island will be conquered within a year.

Toast to Willy's play

Willy readies the ambassadors for the following day's announcement

Soon afterward, the Tybur family comes to Liberio. As Commander Theo Magath and Lord Willy Tybur discuss the affairs of their nation, Lord Tybur expresses the regret he and his ancestors have felt for the fate the Eldians have been burdened with in the past century. Desiring to set things right for his nation, Lord Tybur offers to work with Magath towards the betterment of Marley.

One month later, the time of the festival approaches. On the eve of the festival, Willy acknowledges the world's shared hatred for the Eldian people, announcing that by the end of the festival he will announce his plan to solve the crisis posed by the Eldians and the Titans.

War for Paradis arc

Eren addresses Subjects of Ymir

Eren addresses all Subjects of Ymir

About one month later, back on Paradis Island and following Marley's surprise attack on the island for the raid on Liberio, Eren Jaeger manages to come into physical contact with his royal-blooded half-brother, Zeke Jaeger, allowing him access to the Founding Titan's powers. Eren uses them to unleash the countless Colossal Titans within the Walls to destroy the outside world, telepathically addressing all Subjects of Ymir using the Founding Titan to declare his intentions.

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