I can’t tell how related his remark about his father is to what he says about the people within the walls. So he likes baseball and toying with people–and does not like having a temper. Zeke’s enthusiasm for life appears to be an active countermeasure against turning into his father. The only person whose parents have been mentioned who hasn’t had extreme father issues is Connie, and that’s because his mom’s a titan. We can only assume that this means that Zeke is a failed shounen protagonist. The most obvious thing is that he has issues with his father. His reaction to the new recruits’ final assault is one of the first genuine emotional displays we’ve gotten from him, and it’s naturally very helpful in explaining some of his character. It’s a sad, sad story that never really ended.įrom Zeke’s perspective, that makes the whole of the walled humanity worthy of nothing but pity.

They have tangible goals within their reach.Īnd that has done nothing to help their chances of surviving. This isn’t the early days of the Survey Corps, where making it back alive is the height of success. It’s grim and familiar, and made all the worse because these characters have had enough taste of victory to believe in it. The only fight that could have had such a level of impact was against Rod, and that turned into the greatest victory our side of humanity has had to date.īut now they’re back to facing Titans, and we’re again confronted with the inevitable losses that come from going against an enemy they don’t fully understand. The battles have been chaotic and bloody, but without the devastation that hounded this world in the early days. Which explains why Erwin/Rocks is gaining headway.Īnd I’ve got to say, even knowing that everyone was calling the newbies’ run a suicide charge, it’s still a bit shocking to see so many dead bodies everywhere.įor a long time now, the plot has been managing fairly intimate threats. Thanks to Levi and Armin (and Hange somewhere, I’m sure), that isn’t completely impossible, but in all likelihood, he’s screwed. Erwin’s only chance for survival is the Titan serum or his team winning this battle. He has a hole in him, and his horse probably crushed a leg when they fell down. He’s definitely down for the count, though. It would have made my life much happier.) I wish you could have lived long enough for the online scanlations to agree with the volume version about your name.

He’s had enough illumination in this arc that the actual moment of his death could theoretically be allowed to be as understated as it is here, but even abrupt, shocking deaths get their moment to shine.

Until we get confirmation of Erwin’s still body being a corpse, I’m choosing to believe that he’s still alive. Those guys stick around, to better enable the future dying of the people we don’t want dying, because where would fiction be without the threat of imminent demise?

Snk chapter 83