Despite all the problems the public has been going through, the backlash seems to be directed at the soldiers, not the government and their excess, something that I just thought was a result of the perspective of the story up until this point.Īlso, the implication that the government was able to do it using the power of Titan shifters is equally interesting. And while I'm confused as to how the government was able to pull that off on such a large scale, it does make a lot of sense when you consider some of the inconsistencies in this series. Everything is falling into place for his big plan, which has likely been decades in the making.īut even taking into account the beginning of the previous chapter, I did not see this one coming.
Anyway, all the recent developments over the last five chapters have given Erwin the evidence he's been looking for to prove that his father's theories were true, which explains what was up with his creepy smile from a few chapters back.
That little detail had been bothering me lately with all of these conspiracy reveals, since governments only tend to resort to mass censorship and "accidents" when they really have something to hide, and I'm glad that this is being addressed.
#MANGA SHINGEKI NO KYOJIN 55 SERIES#
As a kid, Erwin accidentally told the Military Police about his father's theories, resulting in an "accident" that caused his father's death.Īs we know from the beginning of the series when Armin found the book about the outside world, all of this stuff is restricted by the government. Erwin reveals that his father was a teacher who was aware of the truth, or had at least put together the missing pieces in their history to make a good guess. It turns out that the Scouting Legion are not the first ones to figure out some of the secrets of the walls and the Titans, or at least not the first ones to speculate on them. I've mentioned before that Erwin's character has been getting some much-needed backstory over the last couple chapters, but this one blows the rest away. This chapter made it clear that he's been thinking about this for a long time. There still aren't many details about what Erwin's long term plans are, although I'm sure he has them. If they're not looking to change the system of government itself, what is the Scouting Legion trying to change? The goal at the moment seems to be to bring all of the government's secrets out into the open (more on that later), but what happens after that? Will Historia end up acting as a puppet leader with the Scouting Legion as the real rulers? I can't imagine that she'd like that, but I'm just randomly guessing here. While this explains a lot about Historia's past, a lot of the questions I had last time still apply here. "Queen" seems more fitting than "Goddess" to me However, Erwin insists that they could remove the king from power without a fight via the next plot point bombshell at the end of the chapter: Historia is from the real royal bloodline, and could rule as queen. Overthrowing the king would only turn the public's opinion against the revolutionaries, rendering whatever they'd tried to achieve pointless. The monarchy is a symbol of life before the walls, before Titans, and of mankind's resiliency. Most people inside the walls (or as Eren put it at the beginning of the series, the "sheep") are content with how things are currently run, despite how screwed up it is. Ahahahaha.īut enough excuses! We're finally addressing some of the bigger questions in this chapter, and there's a lot to cover, starting with Pixis' breakdown of the flaws in Erwin's revolution plan. Which is why this chapter analysis is out only a little bit before the next chapter. And then I got Bravely Default for my birthday, and I underestimated how crazy addictive that game is. My excuse this time is that I was completely blindsided by finals. Please do not read unless you are caught up! Also, be warned that this post contains images from a graphic torture scene.)Īnd I'm absurdly late again! Sorry about that. (A/N: The post deals with spoilers for the entire manga. Watch it, Armin, you might start quoting The Dark Knight if you keep going down that path.
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