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Things We're Pretty Sure About, But Can't Confirm:

Theories that have not yet been explicitly confirmed, but are heavily implied. Titans were artificially created as an external threat that would force humanity to unite. This implies that, at minimum, someone was pulling the strings to begin with.

Much like how Frieda isn't dead because her memories live on within Eren, so is Grisha not dead, as Eren possesses his memories as well.

The speculated "Invisible Paths" which transcend time and space connecting all Subjects of Ymir are what triggered Eren Yeager's "dream" at the beginning of the series.

Jossed Theories

Theories that have been proven false. All of the Titan Shifters grew up inside the Walls, but were subverted and turned against humanity or were raised by human factions to unknown ends Jossed, as their homeland is explicitly stated to be somewhere beyond the Walls. Their mission required them to get inside. The purpose of breaching Wall Maria in 845 isn't just to retrieve Eren, but rather to expand Titan territory. Jossed. Reiner and Bertolt discuss having to enter human territory in order to search for the "coordinate", which they believe might be Eren. Bertolt also explicitly states that once they have those things, they intend to leave and never return. Titan reproduction. Maybe they eat humans to chemically modify them in their stomachs, and after regurgitating the dead, they turn into more titans? Jossed: People eaten by Titans are just dead, as proven by the clean-up in Trost. Dr. Jaeger is responsible for Reiner's, Annie's, Bertolt's, and Ymir's status as Titan Shifters Jossed: Ymir spent 60 years trapped in her Titan form. Reiner, Bertolt, and Annie could also be older than they look, and only consider Eren to be a possible Living MacGuffin. Titans' eating habits are actually attempts to replace a dead pilot Jossed: Ymir reveals she used to be a regular Titan, and remained in that state for 60 years without aging. It was only once she regained her human form and consciousness that she resumed aging and needed to eat, drink, and sleep. Sasquatch Titans were what the Titans were originally designed by humanity to fight Jossed: Reiner and Bertolt discuss the Beast Titan in a manner that suggests it may be an ally to their group. At the very least, it is important to their overall goal. The Beast Titan aka Zeke is their superior in whatever military or paramilitary organization of their "Hometown" they serve.

The regular Titans are actually some form of plant life, and the Titan Shifters are made using their extracts. Jossed: Ymir states she used to be an ordinary Titan, but eventually woke up and became a Shifter. The Titan Ilse met... ...is going to appear again very soon. All the Titans in the forest are running after the Squad towards Reiner, Berthold, Ymir and Eren, so this one will be among them and this time will finally find the Ymir-sama it's been looking for. After which something may or may no become clearer. Jossed with the Episode 3.5 OVA. Levi ends up killing the Talking Titan when it tries to eat Oluo, despite Hanji wanting to keep the Titan alive. The unintelligent Titans are infants. Jossed. Regular Titans can result from anyone, of any age. Titans are "born" from the vomited human remains they leave behind. Jossed. They don't digest, so Titan vomit is just piles of gore. All Titans are capable of speech. Jossed. Eren is incapable of human speech in his Titan form (due to the jagged structure of his jaw). The Smiling Titan is a Titan Shifter. Jossed: It seems to have been an mindless Titan. The Smiling Titan is Hitch. Jossed. The Smiling Titan is Moses. Jossed. The next arc will be Bert and Reiner trying to rescue Annie Jossed. They are shown preparing to head home. Sooner or later, Eren's going to confront the Titan that ate his mother... ..but only after s/he's turned back into a human. Half and Half: Eren and Mikasa do indeed come face to face with the Titan that ate their mother, but the part about regaining human form seems to be Jossed. There will be an attack on the human settlement area while Eren is taken away. Jossed. Levi had a role in Mikasa's parents death Jossed. He was a member of the Survey Corps around the same time Mikasa's parents were killed. Irvin Smith is the King Jossed: The King is shown in Chapter 54. The Beast Titan is Eren's father Jossed. Zeke is Eren's half-brother from Dina Fritz/the Smiling Titan. Completely Jossed. Grisha Yeager has been Dead All Along. He turned Eren into a titan then let himself be devoured so his son would gain his(Grisha's) shifter abilities and the Coordinate power that he stole from the royal family.

the Captain ackmern introduced in Chapter 56 is the Beast Titan, which would mean that the goverment are the real bad guys in the story Jossed. Captain Ackerman is familiar with common military equipment and tactics, ruling this out. The girl in Eren's memory is his mother, Carla Jossed: The woman is an unnamed character who befriended a young Historia. Specifically, her half-sister, Frieda. Eren is not the "Coordinate". Jossed. Eren has the power of the Coordinate, though there appear to be multiple people that possess this ability. Half and half. The "Coordinate" isn't a person, it's a power that can control titans and people's memories. Eren has the power but it was not something he was born with; it originally belonged to the royal family but was stolen by Geshia Yeagar. Eren is basically a container for the power or, as he puts it, a "placeholder".

The girl in Eren's memory is Eren HER self Jossed. The woman is a separate character. Annie and Bertolt are related (her father) Jossed. We've already seen Mr. Leonhart in flashbacks. Ymir's People know how Titans are made, and may be able to turn them back into humans. Jossed. Ymir stole the Titan's power, and only became a Shifter by accident when she devoured Marcel and stole his powers. Or not because now we know that by eating a titan shifter, you also get their memories. So by eating Marcel, she may know how titans are made if it's something RBA were told.

Titans become Titan-Shifters by eating humans who share their blood. Jossed: Titans become Shifters by eating any Shifter. What about Eren and the God Titan? Plot armor? The God Titan didn't become a shifter because either Eren's spine fluid was not outside of his body or because he wasn't dead. The titans have to bite through their spine and drink their spinal fluid to become titan shifters.

Historia's dad or kaney ackerman is the beast titan Jossed: Lord Reiss and Captain Ackerman have full knowledge of — and access to — regular Maneuver Gear. Annie was Berrick's replacement Jossed: Goodbye, Wall Sina reveals she was always part of the mission, which is why her father trained her. Annie won in the spar between her and Mikasa Jossed: Word of God states the fight was interrupted by the instructors, leaving it a draw. Before he lived with Kaney Ackerman, Levi's parents/ family were nobles Jossed: Word of God confirms Levi grew up in extreme poverty. His manner of dress and love of tea developed out of a fascination with the nobility and their comfortable lives. [[Ir's later confirmed in flashback that his mother was a prostitute who he lived with up until she died from a disease]]. Rod Reiss will eat Eren in chapter 67 and become the Big Bad Jossed: Eren was able to save his friends thanks to a bottle marked "armor" (giving him the ability to generate armor like the other titan-shifters) while Titanized(?) Rod Reiss was subdued by the Survay Coprs and finished off by Historia. Eren originally came from the same place outside the walls as the other Titan shifters. Jossed: Eren's father came from the same place the other Titan Shifters did, but Eren himself was born within the walls. Eren is an original Titan Jossed: It is possible for someone to be born with Titan powers - should one fail to transfer them to another host, they'll manifest in a random unborn Eldian child somewhere. However, Eren was not one of these children - he got his powers when Grisha turned him into a titan via titanizing serum, than Grisha let Eren eat him to let Eren claim the Coordinate and Rogue Titan powers from him . Eren accidentally brainwashed Mikasa into being the perfect fighter with the Coordinate. Jossed: Her fighting ability has nothing to do with the Coordinate and everything to do with being an Ackerman. Ymir is Titan royalty, or what passes for it. Jossed: Ymir posed as Titan royalty (reincarnated founding royalty to be precise), as part of a con-man's scam to get money with her as a tool, but Ymir herself was a Street Urchin. Annie was not the one responsible for Marco's death. Jossed: All three of the Warriors note Annie, Reiner & Bertolt had a hand in it, but Annie was the one who stripped Marco of his 3DMG, directly resulting in his death - even if it was on Reiner's orders and she herself didn't want to do it, Annie's still the one that carried the act out. Sexuality is meaningless among Titan Shifters, and Reiner isn't bisexual at all. Jossed: Grisha Yeager was a Titan Shifter at the time he conceived Eren with Carla , so there's no reason why other shifters can't reproduce - especially since all titans, Shifters included, are fundamentally human; the only difference is that the latter can retain their human bodies, while the former can't. Maybe they eat humans to chemically modify them in their stomachs, and after regurgitating the dead, they turn into more titans?...is going to appear again very soon. All the Titans in the forest are running after the Squad towards Reiner, Berthold, Ymir and Eren, so this one will be among them and this time will finally find the Ymir-sama it's been looking for. After which something may or may no become clearer...but only after s/he's turned back into a human. both Armin and Erwin will die because Eren and Levi waste too much time debating on who to save Or Levi will somehow drop the serum either by a titan attack or Eren shoving him for changing his mind on who to save. Jossed. Armin was given the serum. Levi will use the titan serum...on HIMSELF because lets face it hes too far away to know about Armin to rush into save him and he might not know where Erwin is....and he needs to deal with all the titans ....solution ? take the serum himself , eat Zeke and fight his way out as a titan Jossed, he used it on Armin . because lets face it hes too far away to know about Armin to rush into save him and he might not know where Erwin is....and he needs to deal with all the titans ....solution ? take the serum himself , eat Zeke and fight his way out as a titan The Titans aren't just keeping the humans in. They're keeping the Shifters out. Jossed: Bertholdt, Reiner, and Annie's homeland is outside the walls, side with the Titans, and were tasked with infiltrating the walls to find the Coordinate. They are also able to return home once their mission is completed. They're keeping the Shifters out. As of Chapter 51, any Plot Armor previously owned by the characters are now gone. Jossed. The plot is still protecting certain characters as far as chapter 84. Armin in particular should definitely be dead, yet some Deus ex Machina saves him yet again. Attack on Titan has never been merciful to its characters, but now, with Jean, Mikasa, Armin, Sasha, Historia, and Connie directly in charge of Eren's safety, any hint of immunity to death they once had is now gone. As of Chapter 51, all of their backstories and motives have been revealed, making them all ripe for the killing. God speed. Geographia is Eren and Historia's daughter from the future. somehow she manages to find a way to travel back in time. Jossed. Geographia's name is Frieda Reiss, and she is Historia's older half-sister. somehow she manages to find a way to travel back in time. The Beast Titan is humanity's harvester, and enemy of the Shifters The Beast Titan is responsible for harvesting human beings (provided to him by the conspiracy within the government), transforming them into Titans as weapons against the Shifters' faction. This fits in with the whole "humans as livestock" theme. The reason the Shifters sent three kids in to destroy the Wall is because they're on the losing side, short on manpower, and need to cut off the Beast's source of Titans, then win by attrition with their ability to reproduce naturally. Reiner and Bertholdt were trying to capture him as an alternate way to eliminate Titan production, since if it was on their side, trying to capture it makes no sense. BT's test of humanity's strength was really just to see if the people within the Walls are a credible threat compared to the Shifters. They aren't. To fill in the rest of the gaps, I'm betting "Ymir's people" are a group she shared the "Titan's Power" with after stealing it from the Shifters, and Grisha was a part of the conspiracy working to undermine it by obtaining Titan Shifting for the people within the Walls to protect themselves. Unlikely that it is the Shifters' enemy. Bertolt explicitly mentions that if Eren turned out to be a dead-end, they would have to return with Annie, Krista, and "that thing" (referring to the Beast Titan). Jossed.

The Beast Titan is responsible for harvesting human beings (provided to him by the conspiracy within the government), transforming them into Titans as weapons against the Shifters' faction. This fits in with the whole "humans as livestock" theme. The reason the Shifters sent three kids in to destroy the Wall is because they're on the losing side, short on manpower, and need to cut off the Beast's source of Titans, then win by attrition with their ability to reproduce naturally. Reiner and Bertholdt were trying to capture him as an alternate way to eliminate Titan production, since if it was on their side, trying to capture it makes no sense. BT's test of humanity's strength was really just to see if the people within the Walls are a credible threat compared to the Shifters. They aren't. To fill in the rest of the gaps, I'm betting "Ymir's people" are a group she shared the "Titan's Power" with after stealing it from the Shifters, and Grisha was a part of the conspiracy working to undermine it by obtaining Titan Shifting for the people within the Walls to protect themselves. The Beast Titan used the 3DMG to design the Anti-Human 3DMG, seen in Chapters 57 and 58, as he is allied with the Wall Cult and the corrupt Military Police. The Beast Titan encountered Mike, and after some chatter, removed a piece of his gear, and left him to be eaten, correct? We already know that the Beast Titan is intelligent, and is (presumably) capable of creating plans. He took the piece of the 3DMG, and came up with a design to use it's mobility and weaponry against humans. Because humans are constantly trying to keep distance unless necessary, he used the idea of guns, which he likely has witnessed at some point in his life. He then chose to put the grappling hook mechanism on the arms, for more accurate mobility. He gave this design to the Military Police, who then actually began mass producing them to combat their threat: the Scouting Legion. Two major problems that make this almost impossible. First and foremost, it's only been two weeks since the Beast Titan appeared. That isn't enough time to reverse engineer, work on a completely new concept, create prototypes, and then have a fully-functional and mass produced version. It takes 3 years of training for recruits to use the standard gear, learning a whole new system would take much longer than two weeks. The second issue, obviously, is that it headed out to the Titan lands. Jossed.

The Beast Titan encountered Mike, and after some chatter, removed a piece of his gear, and left him to be eaten, correct? We already know that the Beast Titan is intelligent, and is (presumably) capable of creating plans. He took the piece of the 3DMG, and came up with a design to use it's mobility and weaponry against humans. Because humans are constantly trying to keep distance unless necessary, he used the idea of guns, which he likely has witnessed at some point in his life. He then chose to put the grappling hook mechanism on the arms, for more accurate mobility. He gave this design to the Military Police, who then actually began mass producing them to combatthreat: the Scouting Legion. The Beast Titan was the first Shifter. Animal motifs are a big deal in this story; the beast titan looks an awful lot like a gigantic ape, so it might be a hint that he is an early "ancestor" of modern Titans. It would also explain how he's so knowledgeable about Titan behavior (he may have been a scientist who helped create them) but completely ignorant of human technological advancement, and why he knows how to turn humans into Titans. Annie, Reiner and Bertholdt were looking for him because they come from a Titan-shifter-friendly place that presumably has more Titan-shifters, and if the Beast Titan were to find it, he'd feed the entire population of shifters to his own pet Titans. Considering one of Bertholdt's childhood flashbacks, the Beast Titan may have already done it once before. Jossed. Ymir Fritz was the first bearer of all the powers. The Beast Titan is Grisha's brother There's a visible resemblance between the two of them, both as humans and in the proportions of their Titan forms. Jossed. Grisha's son, Eren's half-brother. There's a visible resemblance between the two of them, both as humans and in the proportions of their Titan forms. The Beast Titan is a Coordinate It would explain how he was able to control the Titans he created from the villagers . The reason he's after other Coordinates is simply to remove any competition. Jossed. His abilities are because of his royal blood. It would explain how he was able to control the Titans he created. The reason he's after other Coordinates is simply to remove any competition. The Beast Titan is a natural Titan, distinct from the rest. We now know of the Beast Titan, it looks like a massive ape with long arms and is incredibly strong, eloquent to the point of understanding and speaking human speech, and even gives lesser Titans orders. But it isn't a Titan Shifter.It is a genuine Titan.The Beast Titan might be the remnant (or vanguard) of a natural born race of Titans, which Humanity discovered shortly before their near-extinction living in remote areas. They may have experimented on them,drawing plasma from them and testing its capabilities in humans, possibly in the hopes of creating a super-soldier or virus.From there, the first batch of subjects exposed to the serum would have malformed horribly, to the point of their limbs becoming disproportionate and their size increasing, all the while their mental faculties are completely erased except for their desire to kill the enemy. They spread, able to expand their numbers by eating enough people to form a new Titan, causing the near-extinction of mankind and making them flee across to sea to presumably Europe, and discover the Walled City.The Beast Titan may have resurfaced as the last of its kind to enact its retribution on Humanity. Jossed. He is a Titan Shifter, Bertolt, Reiner, and Annie's senior officer. We now know of the Beast Titan, it looks like a massive ape with long arms and is incredibly strong, eloquent to the point of understanding and speaking human speech, and even gives lesser Titans orders. But it isn't a Titan Shifter.It is a genuine Titan.The Beast Titan might be the remnant (or vanguard) of a natural born race of Titans, which Humanity discovered shortly before their near-extinction living in remote areas. They may have experimented on them,drawing plasma from them and testing its capabilities in humans, possibly in the hopes of creating a super-soldier or virus.From there, the first batch of subjects exposed to the serum would have malformed horribly, to the point of their limbs becoming disproportionate and their size increasing, all the while their mental faculties are completely erased except for their desire to kill the enemy. They spread, able to expand their numbers by eating enough people to form a new Titan, causing the near-extinction of mankind and making them flee across to sea to presumably Europe, and discover the Walled City.The Beast Titan may have resurfaced as the last of its kind to enact its retribution on Humanity. The Beast Titan(s) will come back with a counter-measure to the 3DMG. That bit about humans needing a common enemy to unite against isn't just flavor-text for the setting; it's foreshadowing. The Titan Shifters and the Humans will be forced to unite against the Sasquatch Titans. Jossed. The Beast Titan is one of the Marleyan Titan Shifters. That bit about humans needing a common enemy to unite against isn't just flavor-text for the setting; it's foreshadowing. The Titan Shifters and the Humans will be forced to unite against the Sasquatch Titans. The Sasquatch Titan is humanity's true enemy and can turn normal humans into titans: Judging by Chapter 46, it seems Reiner and Bertholdt true objective was related to the Sasquatch Titan. When Reiner told Eren about their identity, he said they wanted to destroy every human living inside the Walls, but now everything changed and they are willing to let them live, as long as Eren goes with them. The reason everything changed is because they saw the Sasquatch Titan, which was their primary objective.See, normal Titans are dangerous to Titan Shifters as well. And judging by Connie's village, it's safe to assume normal Titans used to be normal humans. It would be a problem to the Titan Shifters kind if every human alive turned into a Titan, something the Sasquatch Titan could do. They knew he could do it, as he was the one who created the first Titans, but didn't know where he was to hunt him down, since he was probably hibernating or something like this, as he was not aware of mankind's 3D maneuver gear.As they couldn't kill the Titan who could create more Titans, they decided to kill every human being instead, preventing them from ever transforming. But now that he is awaken and started the cycle again, their objective changed. Jossed. He comes from beyond the sea.

Wait, so Reiner and Bertholdt's story about their village being attacked could be true, and they are of the few survivors? That could be why Reiner is so torn over guilt, maybe they had a logical reason so get inside of the Walls, maybe related to Sasquash Titan or the Wall Cult/Titans in the Walls thing, an option to a Final Solution. But they were young, naive and uncaring about humans, so they did what the first thing that crossed their minds and the one that was the simplest, kill all humans. But then they got in, started to interact with humans and understood how horrible were their actions (at least Reiner and a bit Annie, as Bertholdt has Lack of Empathy as big as the Colossal Titan). That could explain why Ymir is actually hairy compared to the other three, she is (or was) part of Sasquash's faction and did attack Reiner's village. Reiner and Bertholdt's surprise is not about being attacked by a Titan Shifter, but about Ymir being that one. Jossed. The story about their village was stolen word for word from a survivor they met after infiltrating, who later committed suicide.

Judging by Chapter 46, it seems Reiner and Bertholdt true objective was related to the Sasquatch Titan. When Reiner told Eren about their identity, he said they wanted to destroy every human living inside the Walls, but now everything changed and they are willing to let them live, as long as Eren goes with them. The reason everything changed is because they saw the Sasquatch Titan, which was their primary objective.See, normal Titans are dangerous to Titan Shifters as well. And judging by Connie's village, it's safe to assume normal Titans used to be normal humans. It would be a problem to the Titan Shifters kind if every human alive turned into a Titan, something the Sasquatch Titan could do. They knew he could do it, as he was the one who created the first Titans, but didn't know where he was to hunt him down, since he was probably hibernating or something like this, as he was not aware of mankind's 3D maneuver gear.As they couldn't kill the Titan who could create more Titans, they decided to kill every human being instead, preventing them from ever transforming. But now that he is awaken and started the cycle again, their objective changed. Theories on Beast Titan. It probably experiments on humans because reasons unknown to reach some unknown goal. Maybe to restore his own kind since it is the only one of such type we saw by far. Jossed. The Beast Titan is a human, one of the Titan Shifters It probably experiments on humans because reasons unknown to reach some unknown goal. Maybe to restore his own kind since it is the only one of such type we saw by far. The Beast Titan is the Big Bad behind everything. talks about a professor creating Titans to exterminate humanity because he thought they had become too religious (a group of religious zealots were against his researches and tried to kill him, but ended up killing his family instead). As a result , he created the mindless Titans, but also gave himself and a group of chosen followers the ability to become intelligent Titans. Going out from this, the Beast Titan is the professor in his Titan form, which explains why he talks, can create other Titans, and has an intelligence rating of 11/10. The spoiler also mentions that he's unaware of how humanity managed to secure themselves somewhere, so it makes sense that he didn't know about the 3D maneuver gear. Jossed. The Beast Titan is a Titan Shifter working for Marley This is linked with the supposedly leaked story behind SNK, which (MAJOR SPOILER)This is all based on whether or not the leaked story is true, however. The Beast Titan is Gaia's Revenge Jossed. It is in fact humanity's true enemy, but it doesn't want to wipe them out, per se. It's a being that knows that humans could potentially overwhelmingly overtake the planet if not kept under control, so it has the ability to turn humans into the ultimate population control mechanism, as well as something completely harmless to the environment: a creature that does not care about attacking animals, needs only sunlight to survive, and will only consume humans. It decided to sneak into the Walled City when it looked like the Titan Shifters, who lacked their protection, were going to allow humanity to spill into the world be destroying the Walls. The Humans that can turn into Titans were intended to be weapons against that "Thing" In Chapter 35, a Sasquatch like creature appears. It is nothing like the Titans seen in the series thus far, and it even defies the standard height limits of normal Titans by being 17 meters tall. Given its command over the Titans, it is still affiliated to them, but not them. To top it off, it KILLS a Titan that does not listen to him. Perhaps that "Thing" is one of the creators of the Titans, and possibly one of "Ymir's People". The Sasquach Titan is confirmed to have been their original goal. Why they'd be willing to abandon it in favor of making off with Eren is still up in the air, though. Jossed. Beast Titan was their superior. They wanted to capture Eren because he was a potential ally, otherwise it was another Shifter power in Marley's possession. Only later was it confirmed that Eren also had the coordinate all along.

In Chapter 35, a Sasquatch like creature appears. It is nothing like the Titans seen in the series thus far, and it even defies the standard height limits of normal Titans by being 17 meters tall. Given its command over the Titans, it is still affiliated to them, butthem. To top it off, ita Titan that does not listen to him. Perhaps that "Thing" is one of the creators of the Titans, and possibly one of "Ymir's People". Grisha made Eren a Shifter in an effort to Take a Third Option He was supposed to find and obtain the Coordinate ability and give it to the Shifters, whether by giving it to a liaison or just leaving the Walls altogether. However, when he ate Frieda, he was also subject to the will of the first king: he understood what made the Titans a necessary evil, and it forced him to turn traitor. Having the Coordinate ability made it impossible for him to act freely because he couldn't actually pick a side to be on anymore, but he also knew that the Shifters would eventually send more people if he failed. When the Shifters breached Wall Maria and killed Carla, he knew he'd get killed over it one way or another; he gave it to Eren in the hopes that Eren could keep it safe while still having the fortitude to resist the will of the first king. First part's been jossed. It's been confirmed that Grisha is NOT, and never has been, aligned with the Shifters or rather, the Marleyan government .

. Additionally, the Will of the First King only effects members of the Royal Family. Grisha gave it to Eren because Grisha's 13 year Shifter period was running out. Eren is a Titan because his dad is too. While the "Mr. Jaeger made his own son a Titan through science" theory seems more plausible, I believe that the creation of Titans may be more of a biological thing; i.e. "THIS POWER HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION" kind of thing. Bertholt, Reiner, Ymir, and Annie were shown to be able to transform, the former two especially, at such a young age, so for it to be passed down from birth could be possible. Problem with this though, is that if it were the case, there would be a good chance that Connie would be a Titan too, based on the attack on his village.

were shown to be able to transform, the former two especially, at such a young age, so for it to be passed down from birth could be possible. Problem with this though, is that if it were the case, there would be a good chance that Assuming that the second ending of the anime is as big of a spoiler as we think, there is a history of Titans attack as such against something other than humans. But that's not the important part; what's important is how long ago does the history predate to and whether or not the Titans existed before the creation of Mr. Jaeger's injections. Grisha Jaeger's injections couldn't possibly have predated the Titans (if only because there's no way he's over 100 years old, even Titan Shifters age normally), unless they aren't his to begin with, in which case Titan-ism wouldn't be a hereditary trait at all because the formula would have to have come first. Being children after becoming Titan Shifters doesn't lend any evidence either way, it just means they were Titan Shifters as children (like Eren could easily have been, if he'd had the right trigger). Jossed; while it's true that Eren inherited his Titan Shifter from his father Grisha, it was because he ate Grisha while mindless rather than being something passed down through blood/genetics .

Grisha was studying memories, not Titans, and discovered the concept of Titan Shifters by accident. The concept of memory seems to come up a lot: Eren "remembers" Mikasa's hair being short, he knows how to trigger his Titan transformation but doesn't know how he learned, he gets lost in his dream of home and has to remember the real world to get out, Grisha even talks about "their memories" when he injects Eren. It's possible that he found a way to take memories from people, and just happened to get a sample from a Wall Cultist or Titan Shifter, learning about the possibility of humans that become Titans. Injecting Eren with literal memories of that concept gave him the necessary knowledge of how to change back and forth. Jossed. Grisha knew about Titan Shifters as an Eldian living in Marley, and the memory transfer he knew about because of the Owl. The concept of memory seems to come up a lot: Eren "remembers" Mikasa's hair being short, he knows how to trigger his Titan transformation but doesn't know how he learned, he gets lost in his dream of home and has to remember the real world to get out, Grisha even talks about "their memories" when he injects Eren. It's possible that he found a way to take memories from people, and just happened to get a sample from a Wall Cultist or Titan Shifter, learning about the possibility of humans that become Titans. Injecting Eren with literal memories of that concept gave him the necessary knowledge of how to change back and forth. The injection Eren's father gave him is not what gives Eren the ability to Titan-shift, but what lets him keep his wits when he does so. All humans (or some humans for some other reason) are able to Titan shift, which is hinted at by Connie's "mother" he found in his "destroyed" village. Jossed. All humans (or some humans for some other reason) are able to Titan shift, which is hinted at by Connie's "mother" he found in his "destroyed" village. Titan!Historia will end up not eating Eren in Chapter 66. Rather, she will break free, go on a rampage, and eventually, find and eat Ymir instead. Don't ask how she'll find her, though it's not impossible for Ymir, Reiner, and Bertolt to be hiding out inside the walls. Regaining her human form, Historia will fall into a depression, then become angry at her father for causing this. What happens next is up to them, though this troper is starting to support Eren x Historia... Just jossed myself. Historia doesn't end up transforming AT ALL. Her father transforms instead, Historia pulls a Big Damn Heroes moment, and Eren apparently becomes a new Armored Titan. Rather, she will break free, go on a rampage, and eventually, find and eat Ymir instead. Don't ask how she'll find her, though it's not impossible for Ymir, Reiner, and Bertolt to be hiding out inside the walls. Regaining her human form, Historia will fall into a depression, then become angry at her father for causing this. What happens next is up to them, though this troper is starting to support Eren x Historia... The Shifters have taken whatever is in the basement. Last we saw them, Bertholt, Reiner, and Ymir had made it to the Shiganshina district. They were desperate to bring back something to prove they had achieved at least partial success, and since the 57th expedition had the explicit goal of reaching the basement, the three know something is in there. They may not have the key, but I doubt the Armored Titan would have trouble ripping the place out of the ground if necessary. Plus, if it prevents the audience from finding out what's in there, the author will probably do it. Here's an artist's rendition of this scenario. Jossed. Eren and co. finally make it to the basement in chapter 85 and find it untouched. There would have been signs had someone been in there before them since Levi had to bust down door to get in.

an artist's rendition of this scenario. Last we saw them, Bertholt, Reiner, and Ymir had made it to the Shiganshina district. They were desperate to bring back something to prove they had achieved at least partial success, and since the 57th expedition had the explicit goal of reaching the basement, the three know something is in there. They may not have the key, but I doubt the Armored Titan would have trouble ripping the place out of the ground if necessary. Plus, if it prevents the audience from finding out what's in there, the author will probably do it. The "Hometown" is located in a forest of giant trees. The is based on the "Chapter Zero", in which the human city is surrounded by massive trees the Titans won't break. The Shifters must protect themselves somehow, and all we see of the terrain in Annie's flashback is the thick foliage. Jossed. Their Hometown is on the mainland, separate from the island the Wall Kingdom is on. The is based on the "Chapter Zero", in which the human city is surrounded by massive trees the Titans won't break. The Shifters must protect themselves somehow, and all we see of the terrain in Annie's flashback is the thick foliage. Annie, Reiner and Bertolt are not their real names and they have Norse Giant names like Ymir. Bertolt could be Bolthorn (frost giant and grandfather of Odin in Norse mythology) for example. Unlikely, as they never refer to each other by different names even in private or when doing so would be useful — such as Bertolt snapping Reiner out of his delusional "Soldier" state.

Jossed; it's confirmed in Chapter 94 that these are very much the names they were all born with. In fact, Ymir is actually the one who's name is false/adopted - she was given it as part of a con to portray her as the reincarnated Messiah-figure Ymir Fritz, which made her feel special and resulted in her abandoning her original name . Bertolt could be Bolthorn (frost giant and grandfather of Odin in Norse mythology) for example. Titans and Titan Shifters are the curse/reward of the God(s) of their world. Using the anime for reference, every Titan-shift is represented by a Shazam! styled lightning bolt, all followed by one common element — a blood sacrifice. Taking it literally, it would mean that the person who can Titan shift would need to give up blood in order to transform, but let's take a look at this a little deeper. Using the anime for reference, every Titan-shift is represented by a Shazam! styled lightning bolt, all followed by one common element — a blood sacrifice. Taking it literally, it would mean that the person who can Titan shift would need to give up blood in order to transform, but let's take a look at this a little deeper. Eren, being the protagonist, is the face of the whole theme of the story: stop being complacent. Although his Titan shifting abilities *may* be artificial, the underlying principle is the same — he is willing to pay, to give up something, to use the Titans' power. The problem he had when he tried to transform against Annie the second time was that he refused to accept that Annie was the enemy — he refused to give her up, thus he could not 'pay' the price to the gods. The blood sacrifice is symbolic in the fact that the Titan Shifters are willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish their goals. Ymir claimed she stole the Titans' power, she took it without paying for it. She had not 'earned' it, thus the mindless Titan she was for at least 60 years. Ymir thought she was being clever, yet whoever was watching over the world caught onto this and, like all humans who are not willing to pay for something, Ymir was punished for her hubris. During her endless nightmare, she would eventually find a way to prove she was finally worthy — finally willing to give up everything just to get what she wanted. Thus, the curse was lifted and she was given the blessing. Jossed; While the power of the Titans is seen as a curse by many, it's reasons for such are far different than what was theorized here . Reiner lied when he claimed that exterminating humanity was their original goal. The destruction of Wall Maria and the attack on Trost were merely a means to an end, not the actual goal. The original attack was merely a diversion, to allow the trio to infiltrate without trouble. It may have also been done in an effort to bring the Beast Titan out of hiding or awaken him, accomplishing one portion of their mission. Since they seem to believe the "Coordinate" is a person, or a person will help them find it, exterminating humanity completely would be detrimental to their goal since they risked killing the very person they were looking for in the first place. Of course, there's always the possibility that the trio were unaware of the full nature of their superiors' plan, considering Ymir calls them "small fries" and suggests killing them won't accomplish a thing. The Titan Shifters may be just as in the dark as the Survey Corps.

Jossed; while it turns out that the Wall inhabitants don't represent all of humanity, the Shifters were in fact tasked with completely wiping out the human population of the walls; Reiner really was trying to avoid their original goal on the hope that taking Eren back would mean they didn't have to carry out the original planned genocide. The destruction of Wall Maria and the attack on Trost were merely a means to an end, not the actual goal. The original attack was merely a diversion, to allow the trio to infiltrate without trouble. It may have also been done in an effort to bring the Beast Titan out of hiding or awaken him, accomplishing one portion of their mission. Since they seem to believe the "Coordinate" is a person, or a person will help them find it, exterminating humanity completely would be detrimental to their goal since they risked killing the very person they were looking for in the first place. Of course, there's always the possibility that the trio were unaware of the full nature of their superiors' plan, considering Ymir calls them "small fries" and suggests killing them won't accomplish a thing. The village the Titan Shifters come from is a village populated... ... by former Titans. Chapter 47 shows that Titan Shifters happen when a Titan comes out of the dreamlike state and becomes human again. It's happened more than just with the Shifters we've seen, and so they have a refugee village out there somewhere. Jossed: They come from the Eldian race, which is the only race with the ability to become Titans. Said race is oppressed/enslaved by the Marlayens, who use them as disposable weapons - so it's more accurate to say their home is populated by potential future Titans rather than former ones . ... by former Titans. Chapter 47 shows that Titan Shifters happen when a Titan comes out of the dreamlike state and becomes human again. It's happened more than just with the Shifters we've seen, and so they have a refugee village out there somewhere. Annie and Reiner are artificially-made Titans; Ymir and Bertolt are not. Bertholdt doesn't seem to be unique in his Titan form, if all the other Titans in the Walls are also Colossal Titans like he is, and Ymir is apparently a member of her own Titan shifting people, but Annie and Reiner are fairly singular: for one thing, they both have strongly gendered appearances, they're both blonde, and generally resemble their Titan forms much more than the other two do. It may also explain Bertholdt's coldness where Annie and Reiner show some care for their fellow soldiers; going by Ymir's conversation with Christa about not being what others want, she may be rejecting the same approach Bertholdt is taking on principle. It should also be noted their appearances and abilities are closer to Eren's than any other Titans, and we know that Eren's powers are artificial in origin. Considering how they function, it's possible Reiner's powers were tailored so that he could serve as a bodyguard and partner to Bertolt. Jossed, at least for Ymir. She stole the Titan's Power, and only regained control of her powers 5 years ago. In fact it is proved for Ymir and Bertholdt. She was a normal Titan and then she became a Shifter and, according to her dialog with Bertholdt, so did he. But we know neither abour Reiner's nor Annie's past before they became Shifters. However, I suppose all the Titans are artificial, but ERA are simply a second, improved generation.

Jossed. All Titans Shifters are created the same way - consuming a previous Titan Shifter. The only difference between Ymir and the others is that Ymir stole her transformation, it wasn't willingly passed down. Bertholdt doesn't seem to be unique in his Titan form, if all the other Titans in the Walls are also Colossal Titans like he is, and Ymir is apparently a member of her own Titan shifting people, but Annie and Reiner are fairly singular: for one thing, they both have strongly gendered appearances, they're both blonde, and generally resemble their Titan forms much more than the other two do. It may also explain Bertholdt's coldness where Annie and Reiner show some care for their fellow soldiers; going by Ymir's conversation with Christa about not being what others want, she may be rejecting the same approach Bertholdt is taking on principle. Annie, Reiner, and Bertolt are not the only agents living within the Walls. Regardless of how powerful they are, it seems unwise to leave three children to their own devices for five years. Reiner also sounds pretty confident that Eren agreeing to come with them will end the attacks, something he probably wouldn't be able to decide completely on his own. Beyond that, Annie was living in the Inner Districts as a member of the Military Police, while the other two were living near the edge of civilization with the Scouting Legion. Coordinating their plans would be much easier if they had others to serve as messengers between them, never-mind that their orders changing would require them to have someone with authority acting as their handler. Jossed, although some parts of it were on to something; It's revealed that the Beast Titan [[spoiler:("Warchief" Zeke Yeager) and Quadrupedal/"Mule" Titan (Pieck) are the leader and logistics of the Warriors respectively, with the former being the one that leads them. However, they operate within the boundaries of the fallen Wall Maria and observe from outside the territory humanity fell back into, with Reiner, Annie and Bertolt having to work on their own for the most part and only doing otherwise after the Beast Titan comes to them rather than the other way around. Regardless of how powerful they are, it seems unwise to leave three children to their own devices for five years. Reiner also sounds pretty confident that Eren agreeing to come with them will end the attacks, something he probably wouldn't be able to decide completely on his own. Beyond that, Annie was living in the Inner Districts as a member of the Military Police, while the other two were living near the edge of civilization with the Scouting Legion. Coordinating their plans would be much easier if they had others to serve as messengers between them, never-mind that their orders changing would require them to have someone with authority acting as their handler. How Titans Shifters form Titans out of nowhere. They use the elements from their surroundings, or they use the Digimon Tamers Realization (Bio-emergence) theory. False proteins are used to build up their Titan forms minus the blue cards and the portal from another world.

Jossed. The biomass for Titan bodies comes from invisible 'Pathways of Ymir' that connect all Eldians. There is a flying Titan Not an original theory but something I found online yasminozrose of tumblr found a moment from the manga chapter 95 about the Teiber family and the 9th titan and came to realize that "WAR HAMMER >>> THOR >>> AND THOR CAN FLY" and earlier in the manga when the Marley officials were having their meeting one of them said if only one the titan can grow wings and fly. Zeke in his own meeting said that they were going to recruit that family and since the 9th titan isn't revealed yet, the 9th one could be a flying titan so they could use it to take over the Marley government. Jossed. Not an original theory but something I found online yasminozrose of tumblr found a moment from the manga chapter 95 about the Teiber family and the 9th titan and came to realize that "WAR HAMMER >>> THOR >>> AND THOR CAN FLY" and earlier in the manga when the Marley officials were having their meeting one of them said if only one the titan can grow wings and fly. Zeke in his own meeting said that they were going to recruit that family and since the 9th titan isn't revealed yet, the 9th one could be a flying titan so they could use it to take over the Marley government. Normal Titans were a failed experiment to create Titan Shifters Yes, the First King most probably wanted to use Titans to unite humanity (under his/his descendants' rule), but it is possible that the Titans' creators had wanted something else from them. Yes, the First King most probably wanted to use Titans to unite humanity (under his/his descendants' rule), but it is possible that the Titans' creators had wanted something else from them. Normal Titans were formerly humans, and they eat people in the subconscious hope of regaining their humanity; they don't seem designed to be like that indefinitely. So, what if Titan Shifters had a different origin and normal Titans were a failed experiment to create more of them? Something went terribly wrong and, though close to finishing the process (they only need to eat a Titan Shifter), until achieving it they are trapped in a unnatural state of being that they want to end. Jossed. Ymir Fritz, the first Titan Shifter, could turn her people into Titans. Mindless Titans are a byproduct of Shifters. The Titans are an Environmental Response to Humans. When you look at them, the Titans seem perfect for the purpose of Jossed. When you look at them, the Titans seem perfect for the purpose of protecting nature from humans . They don't die, they don't devour other animals or plant life, they can't accidentally overpopulate and once the last human was gone they wouldn't do any damage to anything else. The Coordinate was used to make the mindless Titans into man-eaters. It was stolen from the Shifters' home town. The Titans eat humans out of impulse rather then a desire to. The titan that killed Ilse looked like it was trying to restrain itself from eating her. I believe that when the Titans were created they didn't have this impulse. Like when Eren overuses his transformation, they were always fused to the bodies and would become violent but didn't eat people. When the impulse is not presented (either not added or there are no humans nearby) they act more reasonable, such as the talking Titan calming down after eating Ilse. The people who hadn't been transformed recreated the process that heals the Titan's body and applied it to humans. They used the Coordinate to make the Titans eat those people to regain their human bodies and become "warriors". The Titans eat humans out of impulse rather then a desire to. The titan that killed Ilse looked like it was trying to restrain itself from eating her. I believe that when the Titans were created they didn't have this impulse. Like when Eren overuses his transformation, they were always fused to the bodies and would become violent but didn't eat people. When the impulse is not presented (either not added or there are no humans nearby) they act more reasonable, such as the talking Titan calming down after eating Ilse. The people who hadn't been transformed recreated the process that heals the Titan's body and applied it to humans. They used the Coordinate to make the Titans eat those people to regain their human bodies and become "warriors". However humanity was fighting along itself. A portion stole the Coordinate and granted it to two people. One created the Walls and modified the memories of the people who went inside the Walls. The others is the Beast Titan who made the Titans all into man-eaters to make them become a single common enemy for humanity. The remaining people who created the Coordinate was almost completely destroyed by the Beast Titan. They sent out bra to reclaim the Coordinate by letting the titans into the wall. If the Titans eat the person with the Coordinate they would either see an intelligent Titan like the Beast or a Titan Shifter. When they saw Eren they thought he was outside and had regained humanity inside the wall. Once they found him they no longer needed to destroy the walls and changed the plan to capturing him. Jossed: The Coordinate was always held by the King; each titan power can only be held by one person at a time. The titan that killed Ilse was a former member of the cult Ymir was a figurehead of, sentenced at the same time, and mistook her for Ymir after all those years. Eren was originally going to be kicked out of the Trainee Corps. He's completely useless and can't get the simplest things done, even when everyone around him is perfectly capable of doing them, and yet somehow he was ranked #5 in the entire Trainee Corps. This obviously happened by Mikasa helping pull some strings to keep him from getting kicked out, and even raise his terrible score monumentally. How did she do this? Well, let's just say she received a more thorough explanation of where babies come from in the process. Jossed; Eren being both skilled and determined enough to get into the corps was proven in how he was one of the top-ranked in hand-to-hand skills besides Mikasa and Annie - and that's impressive considering the former comes from a line of gene-modded superhumans and the latter already underwent years of Training from Hell from both her father and an entirely different military well before this point automatically eliminate Reiner from #2, Bertholt from #3 and Annie from #4 since they all had years of soldier training as Titan Warriors prior to joining the 104th and therefore aren't rookies, whereas Mikasa's #1 status comes from, again, her being part of a clan of superhumans resulted in better agility and endurance than is normal. So out of all the actual rookies with zero prior combat training (Armin, Jean, Marco, Sasha, Connie, Krista and so-on), Eren could actually be considered the best of the rookies with the possible exception of Ymir, who purposefully underscored so that Krista would get in the top 10 . To make a long story short, Eren's hardly useless in a fight - he just doesn't tend get an actual chance in many cases, or gets Overshadowed by Awesome whenever Mikasa, Annie or Levi are in the mix. He's completely useless and can't get the simplest things done, even when everyone around him is perfectly capable of doing them, and yet somehow he was ranked #5 in the entire Trainee Corps. This obviously happened by Mikasa helping pull some strings to keep him from getting kicked out, and even raise his terrible score monumentally. How did she do this? Well, let's just say she received a more thorough explanation of where babies come from in the process. Eren's titan form is a combination of Grisha's and Frieda's, and he has Frieda's "invincible" power, which is crystallizing, like Annie's power. Jossed; While it's true that Eren's Titan form is a mix of Grisha's Attack Titan and Frida's Founding Titam, Eren only gained a crystalizing power only after ingesting a vial of "armor" fluid; the power he gained from Frieda is the Coordinate, not crystallization. Eren was injected before the series started. Something is not jiving with the scene where Grisha injects his son. One of the things that Eren says to Grisha is "you haven't been the same since Mom died!" This implies that Eren has been around his dad long enough to notice changes, which couldn't have been after Shiganshina fell. It's clear from the scene that Eren and Grisha are alone; if this took place after the first episode, there's just no way in hell Mikasa would ever let Eren out of her sight, considering how protective she is of him and how close they've brushed death. So, the conclusions: Something is not jiving with the scene where Grisha injects his son. One of the things that Eren says to Grisha is "you haven't been the same since Mom died!" This implies that Eren has been around his dad long enough to notice changes, which couldn't have been after Shiganshina fell. It's clear from the scene that Eren and Grisha are alone; if this took place after the first episode, there's just no way in hell Mikasa would ever let Eren out of her sight, considering how protective she is of him and how close they've brushed death. So, the conclusions: 1. Carla Jaeger was not Eren's biological mother, but was rather a woman who Grisha married some time after the injection. The serum erased Eren's memories of his original mother so he quickly accepted Carla as his mom.2. The serum's side-effect also gave Eren a viciously sociopathic Hair-Trigger Temper, which explains how he could kill three criminals at the age of 9 without blinking an eye or suffering any kind of trauma over it. Then how do you explain Eren's resemblance to his mother? Or how Eren was the same age in the flashback as he is after the Wall falls? New chapters provide evidence. The woman from Eren's dreams has an insane resemblance to her, due to the eye motif. Said woman is nearly identical to Eren, as opposed to Carla who had less of a resemblance. Perhaps that woman is an illegitimate child, much like Historia, of the woman and is thus connected to the nobility in that way. Isayama loves to put irony in Eren's lap; he hates Titans with a passion *BOOM* he's a Titan himself AND has the capacity to control them; thus, he can treat them like livestock. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that his resentment for the nobility simply because of their cowardice would have him be connected to them to further do the You Are What You Hate thing.

Jossed; Grisha really did inject Eren during the series; it's revealed he gave Eren the injection the night after Shiganshina fell, by which time Mikasa was already part of the family - and since Shiganshina falling is the first scene of the series, it means the injection took place after the series starts. Furthermore, Carla Yeager is proven to be Eren's biological mother via flashbacks showing Grisha marrying her before Eren was born. The Mysterious Woman turns out to have been Frida Reiss - another Titan Shifter and the original holder of the Coordinate . Eren's difficulties with his Titan form are a result of being the Coordinate When one thinks about it, Eren has the most difficulties with his Titan form of all the Shifters we've seen so far. He doesn't have any special powers like Annie's specialized hardening, Bertolt's heat-shield, Reiner's body armor or Ymir's insane agility, and he's almost lost his humanity twice, once while just training. Plot-wise it makes sense that the main character wouldn't have perfect control, but perhaps the in-story reason is because he is both the Coordinate and a Titan Shifter, and the two powers are either incompatible or simply interfere with one another. Grisha made Eren a Shifter in order to protect him — and possibly the Coordinate ability but he didn't, couldn't forsee how the two would adversely react. The argument could be made that the Shifter trio had I disagree. While we can't rule out the Coordinate theory yet, but it seems more likely that Eren has problems with Shifting because he doesn't know what he's doing. It's been confirmed that Annie, Reiner, and Bertolt underwent training before their mission, so that's probably how they gained their unique abilities. Of course, that Training may not have been related to their powers at all, but for now it's a more plausible explanation.

Additionally, the reason Eren has little knowledge of how to use his Titan form may be because the line of people who have passed it down have never really known how to use it — it's specifically said that his father was able to steal it because the previous holder wasn't able to fight effectively as a Titan, and there was little reason (or opportunity) for the royal family to practice with it. Ymir, on the other hand, stole her Titan Shifter abilities from someone with Annie, Reiner, and Bertolt's background, who probably had a lot of training that she was able to access (since we've seen that Titan Shifters can access the memories of others who have held the ability they cannibalized.)

This has been more or less jossed. It's been proven that Shifters do not have an unlimited amount of stamina. Powerful as they are, they still get tired like normal humans. this is the reason The Female Titan/Annie was not seen during the Shinganshina attack. She was out cold on The Armored Titan's/Reiner's shoulder, having acted as transport for the other two. A good portion of a Shifters training is building up their endurance, and discipline, so they can fight for longer periods of time. Eren's having to learn on the fly, which is why we see him burn out so often. When one thinks about it, Eren has the most difficulties with his Titan form of all the Shifters we've seen so far. He doesn't have any special powers like Annie's specialized hardening, Bertolt's heat-shield, Reiner's body armor or Ymir's insane agility, and he's almost lost his humanity twice, once while just training. Plot-wise it makes sense that the main character wouldn't have perfect control, but perhaps the in-story reason is because he is both the Coordinate and a Titan Shifter, and the two powers are either incompatible or simply interfere with one another. Grisha made Eren a Shifter in order to protect him — and possibly the Coordinate ability but he didn't, couldn't forsee how the two would adversely react. The argument could be made that the Shifter trio had been trained in the use of their powers for their mission thus, their superior abilities, but what about Ymir? She may have knowledge of the Ancient Conspiracy and history of the world, but she outright states that she barely knows anything about her own Titan powers. Yet she was able to harness her Titan form easily when it's implied the only other time she shifted since regaining human form was rescuing Daz Eren devoured the Mysterious Woman and that is how he gained the Coordinate. Chapter 53 has Eren stating "Father...had me..." before it trails off. Many think this means Grisha had Eren eat him...but that would require Grisha to be both a Titan Shifter and the Coordinate. While he is mysterious and certainly possesses knowledge of whatever is going on, Grisha seemed very much an ordinary human and he certainly had lived in Shiganshina long enough to start a family. It's more likely that Grisha injected Eren with the Titan serum, transformed him into a mindless Titan and goaded him into eating the Mysterious Woman, thus gaining the Coordinate power. For all we know, she could have been a Shifter too. The Shifter Trio targeting Eren the moment his Titan powers were revealed hints that it might be something only a Shifter could successfully wield. Jossed; the "that would require Grisha to be both a Titan Shifter" thing is actually true. While it's true that the Mysterious Woman, Frieda Reiss, was the Coordinate Shifter, it was Grisha who ate her rather than having Eren eat her. Chapter 53 has Eren stating "Father...had me..." before it trails off. Many think this means Grisha had Eren eat him...but that would require Grisha to be both a Titan Shifter and the Coordinate. While he is mysterious and certainly possesses knowledge of whatever is going on, Grisha seemed very much an ordinary human and he certainly had lived in Shiganshina long enough to start a family. It's more likely that Grisha injected Eren with the Titan serum, transformed him into a mindless Titan and goaded him into eating the Mysterious Woman, thus gaining the Coordinate power. For all we know, she could have been a Shifter too. The Shifter Trio targeting Eren the moment his Titan powers were revealed hints that it might be something only a Shifter could successfully wield.

Theories about Eren

Theories concerning Eren Yeager, his origins, powers, and the Coordinate. Eren has been the Greater-Scope Villain all along Rod says in chapter 66 that the first Reiss Coordinate wanted humanity to be ruled by the Titans, and that every Coordinate after that inherited the First King's will. Eren can't seem to access the Coordinate memories for whatever reason, but eventually the dam will break... and the boy who spent the entire first two-thirds of the series striving for humanity's freedom will find himself with the personality of the one who locked humanity inside these walls to begin with... The question is, will he become the Big Bad or will he manage to fight it off, leading to Amnesiac Dissonance and a severe Heroic BSoD ?Or... Eren's regeneration "burnt out" during the Raid on Stohess District During his fight with Annie, Eren starts burning after she knocks him into the house and bashes his face in. It's been shown that, compared to other Titans of his size, Eren's regeneration is slow - this may be because of his youth or because he's not as physically strong in human form as the other Shifters are. This suggests that Titans have a regeneration limit, possibly based on how much sunlight they've absorbed and how much they can store; if forced to their limit they have to slow down or they'll catch fire because of their extremely high internal temperature. Note that, after he catches fire, none of his limbs regenerate for the rest of the fight. It's possible that other Titans simply *can't* continue fighting past the point that they can't regenerate, or perhaps that they simply don't, being more disciplined and experienced in their Titan forms — Eren's Titan Form is simply too bloodthirsty to slow down and consider tactics. Confirmed. As mentioned above, Shifters can get tired like anybody else. During Trost, Eren was so hopped up on rage that he eventually hit his limit and started breaking down. As the series goes on, he learns to how to be a better fighter by pacing himself and using tactics. All of Eren's dreams are prophetic in some way, but not the same way every time. He has the foreshadowing dream in the first chapter, and later dreams of his father injecting him with something, and he's dreaming of being home with his parents while he's in his Titan form. It's possible that every dream he has is connected to either an event that hasn't happened yet, or one that only happened in another timeline. This actually does have some backing to it; Eren Kruger, the holder of the Rogue/Assault Titan before Grisha and Eren's seeming namesake, tells the latter what he has to do to save Mikasa and Armin even though neither were even born by that point. When Grisha naturally expresses confusion at the unfamiliar names, Kruger admits he doesn't know either and asks "who's memories are these?". It's later confirmed that this is the unique power of the Rogue/Assault Titan: sharing memories with the past and future selves of the wielder, as well as with past and future wielders. . He has the foreshadowing dream in the first chapter, and later dreams of his father injecting him with something, and he's dreaming of being home with his parents while he's in his Titan form. It's possible that every dream he has is connected to either an event that hasn't happened yet, or one that only happened in another timeline. Eren is headed for a major emotional crisis, as a direct result of his Black-and-White Morality It's happened. Eren has a very stark view of the world, with little room for moral grey areas or sympathy for anyone he considers evil. As a child, his viewpoint resulted in him brutally murdering criminals with the justification that they weren't human. In his confrontation with Reiner and Bertolt, he echoes this opinion that they aren't human and expresses anger over the very idea that Reiner might be guilty over his actions, accusing him of playing the victim. Ymir even criticizes him for how simplified and immature his worldview is, making it clear she cannot trust him when he has those sorts of attitudes. Considering the dark nature of the series, and the many harsh lessons Eren has already gone through, it's unlikely his black-and-white attitude will be changed in a way that won't involve him suffering a major blow. Eren will learn to use multiple Titan forms, aside from his usual 15-meter class Titan. Eren's ability to form partial-Titans may be allusion to this, allowing him to adopt multiple Titan forms later as the series progresses. This might come in handy if, say, Eren needs to fight in a large building without destroying its roof in the process. Sort of confirmed. He's shown to generate two smaller forms during experiments, though each is progressively less controlled due to degradation and overexertion of his power. Eren's ability to form partial-Titans may be allusion to this, allowing him to adopt multiple Titan forms later as the series progresses. This might come in handy if, say, Eren needs to fight in a large building without destroying its roof in the process. The "Coordinate" is located in the Yeager basement. The coordinate is not a person/Titan, but rather the stash of info on Titans. Coordinates typically refers to locations rather than objects, and it is a location that everyone on humanity's side wants to get to- save for possibly the Wall Cult, who will want to destroy it. It would be a matter of who gets there first- the 'liberated' titans or humanity. Half-and-Half? The Coordinate refers to a special power that Eren's father Grisha took from the Reiss Family . There is however information on it in the Yeager basement, explaining how it functions across the Eldian people through a network of invisible connections . The coordinate is not a person/Titan, but rather the stash of info on Titans. Coordinates typically refers to locations rather than objects, and it is a location that everyone on humanity's side wants to get to- save for possibly the Wall Cult, who will want to destroy it. It would be a matter of who gets there first- the 'liberated' titans or humanity. One of Eren's parents is a Titan The injection given by Grisha didn't give him power, it gave him the potential to control this power, instead of being controlled by it. Ymir used to be a regular Titan, but somehow turned back. Who is to say one of Eren's parents didn't do the same thing, and then Grisha figured out how to ensure that Eren would always be in control of himself, and never have to suffer like his mom/dad? This can go three ways:

His Dad; well, obviously this would explain how Grisha knew so much about medicine, it's possible that before the Titans came, humans were much more medically advanced, but they lost this information fleeing for their lives to get to the city. He wouldn't even have to be a scientist to figure out how to create whatever he gave to Eren to give him self-control, just the knowledge an everyday doctor has about DNA and cells and vaccines could be monumental, because that gives someone whole new approaches towards problems and would make Grisha consider possible causes of the Titan issue that those inside the city never dreamed of. Also, if Grisha had lived through the slow transformation of humans-into-Titans, he'd know at least a little more than those inside the city since he'd experienced transformation into a Titan.

His mother. Not much, all I can say is that it might be possible for Grisha to figure out a "cure" using Carla's blood, and that mention that he saved the entire town from a plague could be foreshadowing that Grisha is a genius, capable of such feats.

Both: No evidence yet (that I can think of). Really, I'm just covering all the bases, in case someone else finds evidence towards any of the less-proven options.

Confirmed that Grisha was a titan shifter. However, it was by Grisha allowing a mindless Titanized Eren to eat him that Eren got his powers, and the injection he gave him was the titan serum rather than the means to control the titan power . The nature of the Coordinate So far, the three Teen Titans' mission to discover "The Coordinate." The audience doesn't really know what that is; However, as in all things Shingeki, Isamiya might have other plans as to what the Coordinate really is. Its actually a place in the world that they have to find which will help humanity in the fight against the Titans...or completely backfire in their faces.

In line with the Time Travel theory, it's not a place, but rather a point in history wherein the fate of the world rests. This could explain the dream Eren had in the beginning: he was ready to "jump" back in time, so that's why Mikasa said "See you later, Eren."

It could also be a code name for a person. It could be Historia, or at least Historia knows what the Coordinate really is.

It could be a huge Nothing, a false hope given to everyone. This could also go with the whole grimdark aspect of the story.

Given The Reveal in 50, it could be short for Coordinator, since Eren has somehow managed to control several Titans.

The last of these proves to be the truth; it can offer a measure of control over anyone with Eldian blood, able to rewrite memories for the humans and exert full control with the mindless Titans . So far, the three Teen Titans' mission to discover "The Coordinate." The audience doesn't really know what that is; However, as in all things Shingeki, Isamiya might have other plans as to what the Coordinate really is. Eren isn't the coordinate they were looking for... this time around. The reason Annie, Reiner, and Bertholdt spent so long looking for him without finding him is because the Coordinate was supposed to meet them as soon as they got into the city when they were kids. Eren wakes up on the first page, knowing that the Titans are going to break the Wall... but that's all he remembers. THAT is why he's crying for no reason: subconsciously, he knows he's forgotten everything he was supposed to remember, and he's just started the loop over again, all for nothing.Sending his consciousness back in time was supposed to send him back with all his knowledge, so that he could intercept the Titan-Spies, explain everything he'd already gone through in the future and all the knowledge that came with it in order to change the path of history. This has been the plan all along! How different would it all have turned out if someone Annie, Reiner, and Bertholdt's own age found them in the crowd and said, "I know who you are, I'm the one you're looking for, here's everything I know, everything you've done hasn't been in vain: let's grow up and save the world"? There's actually a bit of merit to this; Eren Kruger - Eren and Grisha's predecessor with the Rogue/Assault Titan - tells Grisha to "Save Mikasa and Armin" despite neither being born yet, seems to realize that his knowing them makes no sense and even seems to recognize he's remembering people from someone else's life. This implies that Eren Kruger was actually reincarnated into Eren Yeager and that the memories of Titan Shifters can in fact transcend time, via the "web of life" or so-on that connects all Eldians .

. There's also some discrediting bits of this idea too, though. Annie, Reiner and Bertolt invaded the walls on the assumption the Coordinate was with the Royal Family, either in the current king or someone related to them, and planned to take it from them. They weren't looking for it in Eren because they didn't expect some random nobody who survived Shiganshina purely by chance to be the one to have it - they figured whoever had it was in the capital . That's true, but Eren is connected to the royal family, if indirectly, and now that we know that everyone living within the walls is Eldian and a potential shifter, it's a meaningless distinction anyway. They didn't know that, of course, but they were also children who had no way of knowing what was happening on the island at all. The entire plot hinges on a horrible misunderstanding, exacerbated by people who are too dedicated to the conflict to just let bygones be bygones and agree on peace, instead of holding a back-and-forth grudge against people who didn't even exist when it happened originally. The only way to truly resolve it would be to stop it before it even starts, and the series begins at exactly the right time for that to happen. If Eren had woken up and retained all his memories, he could have gone straight to his father with the whole thing and prevented everything that happened afterward.

. The reason Annie, Reiner, and Bertholdt spent so long looking for him without finding him is because the Coordinate was supposed to meet them as soon as they got into the city when they were kids. Eren wakes up on the first page, knowing that the Titans are going to break the Wall... but that's all he remembers. THAT is why he's crying for no reason: subconsciously, he knows he's forgotten everything he was supposed to remember, and he's just started the loop over again, all for nothing.Sending his consciousness back in time was supposed to send him back with all his knowledge, so that he could intercept the Titan-Spies, explain everything he'd already gone through in the future and all the knowledge that came with it in order to change the path of history. This has been the plan all along! How different would it all have turned out if someone Annie, Reiner, and Bertholdt's own age found them in the crowd and said, "I know who you are, I'm the one you're looking for, here's everything I know, everything you've done hasn't been in vain: let's grow up and save the world"? The girl in Eren's memory during Chapter 53 is... A previous Coordinate, granted that the ability is somehow passed from person to person ala Avatar and that Eren retains memories of previous Coordinates

A relation of Historia's, as Eren mentions that she resembles her The above two theories have gained some ground as Chapter 54 shows the mysterious woman does know Historia, enough to have read to her and is implied to have been a person she knew very well. She also possess powers to control memories, as she was able to erase all of Historia's memories of her by merely performing a gentle Headbutt of Love

Eren himself, being Ft M transgender — the scene is shown from his perspective, looking into a mirror, possibly suggesting that it is his own memory. To check this one, try comparing it to the image of Eren as a girl on the main page (the rule 63 entry). Their faces look really similar... This could be a bit hard to fit into the timeline though, she doesn't look much younger than Eren and we've never seen him with such long hair. Unlikely; you need to take the room into account as well. Looks more like something you'd see in the wealthier parts of Sina, no? At any rate, it would be extremely out of place in the Jaeger household (and by extension anywhere in Shiganshina).

Alternatively. Eren dressed in women's clothing for some other reason.

Eren's long lost twin sister, due to the resemblance.

One of the people Dr. Jager was referring to when he told Eren "Their memories will help you." Eren's actual mother (not Carla), who might have died for one reason or another — remember "You haven't been the same since mom died!"

With the reveal that the Reiss family, it's the real royal family, she might very well be Historia's (remember Eren mistook her for Historia) older half-sister — the Princess. The interest they show in obtaining Eren as the Coordinate might also be related with her similar Coordinate ability.

The first, second, and last three of these are true (minus the idea the woman was Eren's mother); the girl is Frida Reiss, Historia's elder half-sister and original bearer of the Coordinate power. Her memories are likewise part of guiding Eren to understand his father's actions and why he was given the Coordinate. Furthermore, Eren's resemblance is possibly just because he's already slightly effeminate in that regard compared to other guys - he takes heavily after his mother's facial structure . Eren and Historia are related. Grisha was a doctor (well-to-do, educated) who had access to Titan knowledge, and we don't know anything about Carla. It seems like the natural thing to assume he discovered or stole his knowledge of Titans and Titan Shifters, but there's no reason he couldn't have had it all along, or that he couldn't have "married into" the knowledge by marrying a girl from a noble family. It's possible that Eren is also from a noble bloodline through one of his parents, and what Grisha was going to show him in the basement that day was his birthright all along. The reveal would also mark a third time that Eren, in a condition that shouldn't be any different from anyone else of his type, is suddenly shown to be special in some way (ordinary soldier to Titan Shifter, Titan Shifter to Coordinate, poor orphan to noble heir). The general idea (but not the detailed notes) of this now has a greater possibility of being true, if one of two things isn't confirmed soon: 1) that Rod Reiss lied, and the power of the Coordinate can be used by anyone who eats the last Coordinate, or 2) the power of the Coordinate is not the ability to command Titans, it's something else entirely. Because otherwise, Eren shouldn't have been able to command titans in chapter 50, unless...

Turns out it's at least half true, or rather that it's truthful in a roundabout way; Eren's father Grisha was married to Dina Fritz, who was part of the same Fritz/Reiss royal bloodline Historia hails from, and it turns out the only other living member of the royal family is Zeke Yeager - Grisha and Dina's first son and Eren's half-brother. In other words, Eren and Historia could at least be considered very, very distant cousins, but there's ultimately no blood relations and their being relatives would hinge entirely on (A) the technicality that Grisha's original marriage to Dina was never really annulled, and (B) that Eren's half-brother is also a Fritz/Reiss. However, the idea that Eren himself has any royal blood in him was soundly jossed - it's because the royal-blooded Dina was the Smiling Titan, whom he made contact with upon punching her, that the Coordinate powers activated. . That's not strictly true. None of that would prevent Carla from being related to a bastard branch family of the Reiss/Fritz bloodline, and we have no way of knowing how pure his blood has to be to make it stick. Maybe Grisha just has a fetish for that face, but for an artist known for having plenty of unique appearances for a huge cast of characters, it seems asking a lot to write off a noted resemblance between Eren, Historia, Frieda, and Carla as coincidence. Not to mention Dina did eat Carla in a way that definitely involved her ingesting Carla's blood; if that contributed to Eren's use of the Coordinate ability in that scene, it would have been eclipsed by Dina being a known royal. For a more meta reason, Carla's death is a huge motivation for Eren's hatred of Titans; how heartwarming (or heartbreaking, or both) would it be for him to know that, in a way, she lived on and came to his and Mikasa's rescue when they needed it most? It would make the scene a reverse of the beginning of the series, where Hannes dies fighting the Smiling Titan while Carla remains to save them, rather than Hannes fleeing the Smiling Titan to save them while Carla remains and dies.

. Grisha was a doctor (well-to-do, educated) who had access to Titan knowledge, and we don't know anything about Carla. It seems like the natural thing to assume he discovered or stole his knowledge of Titans and Titan Shifters, but there's no reason he couldn't have had it all along, or that he couldn't have "married into" the knowledge by marrying a girl from a noble family. It's possible that Eren is also from a noble bloodline through one of his parents, and what Grisha was going to show him in the basement that day was his birthright all along. The reveal would also mark a third time that Eren, in a condition that shouldn't be any different from anyone else of his type, is suddenly shown to be special in some way (ordinary soldier to Titan Shifter, Titan Shifter to Coordinate, poor orphan to noble heir). Eren will end up eating Annie. If Hange is really right about a Titan Shifter being needed to be eaten in order for — a) a Titan to return to normal — or b) to gain the powers of said Shifter, then the only way for Eren to use the crystallization to seal the Wall up would be to eat Annie. Expanding on that, Annie could tell Eren to eat her, whether for redemption or spite.

Expanding further, Levi and Hange will insist it's the only way, but Eren will struggle with the idea of eating someone, even Annie. If Hange is really right about a Titan Shifter being needed to be eaten in order for — a) a Titan to return to normal — or b) to gain the powers of said Shifter, then the only way for Eren to use the crystallization to seal the Wall up would be to eat Annie. The Coordinate power isn't unique to Eren. Anyone could do it, if they were as fearless, pissed off, and single-minded as he is. It's a Half-truthful; the "anyone could do it" part is technically true in that anyone can take the Coordinate into themselves, but they'd need to, at the very least, have direct physical contact with someone who's got royal blood in them to use it - otherwise the Coordinate's useless. Anyone could do it, if they were as fearless, pissed off, and single-minded as he is. It's a function of his deeper self , activated by trying to punch and/or yell a Titan to death. Eren will die near the end of the series or at the very end. After Eren has pretty much eradicated every single titan out there, in a cruel twist of fate, he will have to kill himself also since he too is a titan. Eren will have spent a good amount of his life fighting titans, and he will die as one. The writer apparently is that is that cruel it seems; between the Curse of Ymir fating all Titan Shifters to die thirteen years after they get their powers and his having already gone through nine of them following the time-skip, Eren's only got four more years to live barring an out-of-nowhere miracle . Well, we learned due to something with Zeke that there is a little "out-of-nowhere miracle" that can change things .

. Eren's Coordinate power created the Walls 100 years ago. The Walls are composed of Titans who were ordered to form the three walls with their hardening ability. The Reiss family was originally possessing the power.

It's for this reason Bertold and Reiner don't need to wipe out the humans within the walls by themselves after learning that Eren is the Coordinate. It's because he has the power of "dismissing" the titans forming the Walls, and then the regular titans could devour the humans.

Confirmed. The First King used the Coordinate power to create the walls. After Eren has pretty much eradicated every single titan out there, in a cruel twist of fate, he will have to kill himself also since he too is a titan. Eren will have spent a good amount of his life fighting titans, and he will die as one. (anime wmg) His rage mode against Annie is due to Grisha's memories influencing him to avenge his wife. Eating the "Armor" bottle caused Eren to temporarily begin the process of becoming a mindless Titan, and that is why he doesn't remember hardening. The "armor" bottle is still a serum created for making mindless Titans. Thus it's possible that eating it caused him to undergo the usual process of his body dissolving until only his brain and spine remained fused within his Titan. However Eren is a Shifter, so this quickly reversed, causing his body to reconstruct itself. The page of Eren's disembodied head, spine and rib-cage is him either undergoing this process or the beginning of the reversal. The "armor" bottle is still a serum created for making mindless Titans. Thus it's possible that eating it caused him to undergo the usual process of his body dissolving until only his brain and spine remained fused within his Titan. However Eren is a Shifter, so this quickly reversed, causing his body to reconstruct itself. The page of Eren's disembodied head, spine and rib-cage is him either undergoing this process or the beginning of the reversal. Rod Reiss altered Eren's memories, though wether or not this was to unlock them (which would mean he did eat his father) or to deceive him is unknown. Eren will lead the counterattack on Mare/Marley Precisely what the Titan Shifters were trying to avoid — a war with an army of Colossal/Armored Titans under the control of a teen who as a child saw bad people as rabid dogs who needed to be put down ( Precisely what the Titan Shifters were trying to avoid — a war with an army of Colossal/Armored Titans under the control of a teen who as a child saw bad people as rabid dogs who needed to be put down ( and he did ) and could possibly hold a grudge against the government who locked his father's family in a ghetto for things their ancestors did, abused his father, killed his aunt for sport, turned his half brother and others into living weapons as children who subsequently killed or caused the deaths of his parents, friends, and countless civilians and terrified the Reiss family into fleeing to an island and giving the entire population amnesia and killing everyone who was immune or scientifically inclined so the city wouldn't be seen as a threat — and were attacked anyway because evidently the Marians thought they might use the Titans within the walls eventually (thanks to that "eventually" became "ASAP"). Alternately, Eren (and possibly Mikasa and Armin) will go with Zeke & Co. to see ( judge ) Mare/Marley for himself And then lead the counterattack. But seriously, Eren will decide or be convinced that he only has one side of the story and it's a side that is weighed very heavily against the Marian government, who (in the form of Zeke & Co.) apparently sincerely believe the humans of the walled city are evil. He/They'll go to Mare/Marley and maybe try to convince them they don't want to reconquer their land or anyone else's and just want to live in peace. Considering Mare/Marley was already run by Commie Nazis who knows what it's become in the ~15 years since Grisha left or if they'll be willing to trust or listen to anyone from there, let alone the Titan Shifter son of a revolutionary. Eren will eat Zeke In chapter 89, Eren guessed that by eating a member of the royal family, he could control the Coordinate. While he only thinks about Historia at the time, we know that she is not the last member of the royal family, since Zeke is one too. In chapter 89, Eren guessed that by eating a member of the royal family, he could control the Coordinate. While he only thinks about Historia at the time, we know that she is not the last member of the royal family, since Zeke is one too. Eren find a way of utilizing The Coordinate simply by maintaining physical contact with someone of royal blood Note how Eren was able to tap into Grisha's memories just by holding Historia's hand.Likewise note how he was able to access the Coordiante just by punching the Smiling Titan/Dina Fritz's hand. Eren will "wipe out the titans" by eating the remaining Titan Shifters. That wasn't Eren talking. When Eren essentially betrayed Mikasa and Armin in chapter 112, that wasn't actually him talking. It was Grisha. What he said about doing it of his free will was true, but it wasn't his own will. Grisha has essentially bodyjacked Eren at this point, pretending to be him to further his own selfish agenda. When Eren essentially betrayed Mikasa and Armin in chapter 112, that wasn't actually him talking. It was Grisha. What he said about doing it of his free will was true, but it wasn't his own will. Grisha has essentially bodyjacked Eren at this point, pretending to be him to further his own selfish agenda. Worst still is that the real Eren knows what's happening, but can't do anything while his own father turns him against his friends and allies. Eren is planning to betray Zeke Chapter 115 reveals that Eren does know about Zeke's euthanasia plan for the Eldians during their meeting in Marley. Eren seems to go along with it and tells Zeke about how he saw Grisha's memories of him slaughtering the Paradis royal family, which is what convinced him to join Zeke's side. However, Eren's story isn't consistent, because he claimed to Zeke he saw the memory when he touched Historia's hand at her coronation, when in reality he saw the memory in the secret cave under the Reiss estate. This means that Eren actively lied to Zeke, meaning that the entire conversation may very well be just Eren manipulating Zeke by telling him what he wants to hear (that his little half-brother has finally turned against Grisha), and suggesting that he has his own plans for Zeke. Confirmed; fro m the beginning, Eren planned to steal the power of the Founding Titan in order to activate the Rumbling. Chapter 115 reveals that Eren does know about Zeke's euthanasia plan for the Eldians during their meeting in Marley. Eren seems to go along with it and tells Zeke about how he saw Grisha's memories of him slaughtering the Paradis royal family, which is what convinced him to join Zeke's side. However, Eren's story isn't consistent, because he claimed to Zeke he saw the memory when he touched Historia's hand at her coronation, when in reality he saw the memory in the secret cave under the Reiss estate. This means that Eren actively lied to Zeke, meaning that the entire conversation may very well be just Eren manipulating Zeke by telling him what he wants to hear (that his little half-brother has finally turned against Grisha), and suggesting that he has his own plans for Zeke. Eren's decision to wipe out humanity is the will of Ymir The Attack Titan is unique in being able to resist the control of the Fritz family due apparently to Eren's ability to impose his desire for freedom on the previous Shifters. What if that was only part of the story and the Attack Titan in truth carried Ymir Fritz's deeply buried resentment towards those who oppressed her? She in turn forced that hatred on Eren who is carrying out Ymir's desire: To punish the world for what was done to her. The Attack Titan is unique in being able to resist the control of the Fritz family due apparently to Eren's ability to impose his desire for freedom on the previous Shifters. What if that was only part of the story and the Attack Titan in truth carried Ymir Fritz's deeply buried resentment towards those who oppressed her? She in turn forced that hatred on Eren who is carrying out Ymir's desire: To punish the world for what was done to her.

Theories on the Titans' Origins

Theories about the Titans, their origins, and their purpose. Titan shifters are actually still immortal, like a pure titan. The shortened lifespan is a political mechanism for keeping any single shifter from growing too powerful. Pure titans... wont die of old age and cannot actually starve. Thats an established fact. Why would a shifters body be strained anymore than a pure titans body? Its only after they become a shifter that the clock starts ticking on their mortality. There hasnt been any mention of a titan shifter letting the clock run out. Pretty much all shifters are eaten or killed in combat before their expiration date, so nobody seems to have actually tested it. Considering how powerful Eren became, if his immortality actually turned out to be true, especially after all the additional shifters hes consumed, then he could technically become a dictator with no real limits. Pure titans... wont die of old age and cannot actually starve. Thats an established fact. Why would a shifters body be strained anymore than a pure titans body? Its only after they become a shifter that the clock starts ticking on their mortality. There hasnt been any mention of a titan shifter letting the clock run out. Pretty much all shifters are eaten or killed in combat before their expiration date, so nobody seems to have actually tested it. Considering how powerful Eren became, if his immortality actually turned out to be true, especially after all the additional shifters hes consumed, then he could technically become a dictator with no real limits. Building on the below WMG that built on the WMG below it, Titans are weapons made by humans and it was in a war, but instead of something malfunctioning or it being sabotaged the humans with the titans did win the war. Like is stated below the titans were organic weapons made in a war. Though this war was won, and what we are viewing is a futuristic version of reforming criminals. The original people inside the Walls were criminals that had dangerous personalities and so the government wiped their memories and implanted fake memories that the titans had chased them into the walls. All of these people, or their ancestors were convicted killers and so are all on Death Row, Deadman Wonderland style, where they can be killed at any moment, the mindless titans are the prisoners turned into titans, if your personality is seen to have changed they are required to remove them, so Grisha Jaeger was removed from the community even though he didn't want to because he was seen as reformed. the titans shifters are humans who broke in and are using modified titan technology to fight the system because they see it as wrong to hold humans in captivity like that. When Dr. Jaeger was told about this he escaped and got to the refuge camp, once there he was approached by one or more of the titan shifters and asked to be part of their resistance, he was given time to think about it and a vial of the titan technology, he injected it into his son as a last resort when the outside forces came for him. The coordinate power is knowing without specifically knowing it that the titans were made by humans and if told by someone who is perceived to have authority they are to obey, Eren knows this somewhat, like the same way he can turn into a titan by injuring himself, because Dr. Jaeger told him this when it happened and he still can't remember it all. The Beast titan is the Warden in his own personal titan suit and has no respect for the prisoners, even turning some of them into titans, like Connie's mom. He didn't expect them to speak so he thought about that, and he also didn't expect them to have created weapons to fight the titans, the 3DMG, it's why he didn't recognize it when he saw it. Ymir was one of the titan shifters who invaded the Walls, but she was captured and exposed to the Titan changing process, some leftover memory of her comrades brought her to Berwick, Bertoldt, and Reiner, but her titan instincts took over and she ate Berwick, this gave her the power again and she was able to turn human but she didn't have any of her memories (Why they didn't recognize her i have know idea, I'm hand waving/lamp shading it here, someone edit this and put in a reasonable idea of why they didn't recognize her). The reason of the whole fake king plot was due to the prison staff wanting to keep the people in the prison calm and orderly, so they removed the current king and put in a fake one, and since they were techniquely not allowed to kill any prisoners the staff just let Krista live. All the different people from different races and nationalities was due to this being an international prison, for any murderous, and insane people. This explains Eren's complete and utter insanity being accepted in the world, because just most people were like that, and it explains how Miksasa and Eren were able to kill a bunch of adults with no hesitation or remorse, because Fucking. Like is stated below the titans were organic weapons made in a war. Though this war was won, and what we are viewing is a futuristic version of reforming criminals. The original people inside the Walls were criminals that had dangerous personalities and so the government wiped their memories and implanted fake memories that the titans had chased them into the walls. All of these people, or their ancestors were convicted killers and so are all on Death Row, Deadman Wonderland style, where they can be killed at any moment, the mindless titans are the prisoners turned into titans, if your personality is seen to have changed they are required to remove them, so Grisha Jaeger was removed from the community even though he di