Twitter users saying this little old guy from the credits is Armin disturbed my peace of mind (there wasn't)
He could be just a random man, but following the theory, this is him visiting Eren and Mikasa's grave, Mikasa was buried next to Eren, and Armin would be the last one to reach the tree, just like when they were kids.
It also makes me think about the "out of his friends, Armin will be the last one to die" headcanon, waiting for the rest to end the long lives Eren wanted for them.
Anyway, I'm rotting here in my sadness, join me.
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As a armin arlert lover, thoughts on floch?
Ooohh Floch.
Objectively speaking, he's a good character in the respect that he truly embodies what he represents in the world of AoT. Aside from coming from the camp of people who believed Erwin should've lived, I also feel he worked as a vehicle to represent the walled-in Eldians in Paradis (ie the civilians, whose opinions we really didn't see much of). The role Floch played in AoT was basically that of the other side; the side fighting against the Alliance, the side fighting for the "lesser good" if we take the overall picture.
Floch connects with a lot of other characters. Ideologically, he's closest to Jean, imo. Both of them are selfish, driven to uphold the causes that best protect themselves, but while Jean ends up seeing the value of human life, Floch doesn't, and that fundamental difference is where they both split away from each other.
With Armin, Floch comes with a profound lack of respect and a lot of hatred, because he sees Armin as the wrong choice, unflinching in his pointing out of all of the latter's flaws. However, here, Floch has a narrow-minded view of the world and lacks empathy while Armin's is wide open and full of empathy.
With Eren, Floch sees in him what he saw in Erwin. A devil who can get rid of other devils. Reminder here that the difference between Erwin and Armin is what drives Floch to idolize Erwin so much. He's told that no matter what, the SC must keep pushing forward, whereas what he actually sees once Erwin is dead, is chaos and confusion and the unwillingness of the main SC members (our 104th) to condemn the whole world for their hatred. So Eren's determination and new power ignites a spark of hope for him. For what he believes in, Eren is a god bringing them to life. Nevermind the fact that Eren never really tells Floch the end result of his plans (that Mikasa would be the one to decide what happens, etc), Floch takes Eren's "motivation" and runs with it, fueled by vengeance turning into brute confidence and little consideration for anything else.
As for the rest, Floch is the visual representation of someone seeking power to rid themselves of fear and cowardice; and of the opinions of the masses in Paradis, a lot of whom we see agree with the Jaegerist ideology.
So Floch as a character has good character development, imo, and he presents himself as the foil to what the Alliance stand for. If not for the fact that he gathered himself an army and fought against the very same people he once fought with, he really would've lasted until the end, which is what makes his death in Odiha very sad for the Alliance who watched him die.
What Floch wanted (and by extension, Paradis) was not wrong in itself. Nobody wants to be annihilated. But Floch and the Jaegerists believed in a race of people, while the Alliance believed in humankind as a whole.
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*in my AOT high school AU goth Eren is hired to babysit Gabi and Falco*
Eren: So, do you two like anime?
Gabi and Falco: Yes.
Eren: Cool, why don’t we watch my all time favorite anime.
Falco: Is it Pokémon?
Eren: No, I have nice nostalgic memories about it, but that isn’t my all time favorite.
Gabi: Is it Fullmetal Alchemist?
Eren: That is a good choice, but no.
Falco: Is it My Hero Academia.
Eren: That is actually my second all time favorite anime, so no.
Gabi: Is it Spy x Family?
Eren: Historia just convinced to start that one since that is her all time favorite anime and it is really good, but no.
Falco: So what is your all time favorite anime?
Eren: My all time favorite anime is a little something called Berserk.
*after they finish watching Berserk Falco is hiding from what he just saw under a blanket fort while Gabi looks really excited*
Gabi: That was so cool.
Eren: So you want to start borrowing my copies of the manga so you can find out what happens next.
Gabi: Hell yeah.
Eren: Cool, you might want to them from your parents while you’re reading them, they wouldn’t appreciate a series like Berserk.
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Today on "Another JeanMarco Soulmate AU absolutely no one asked for" I present to you -
Soulmate AU in which you stop seeing colors when your soulmate dies, the only exception being your soulmate. Now cue to Jean who just found Marco's, his best friend's, body. And you know, there's the shock of finding out Marco's dead. The pain and confusion and guilt. But there's also the revelation, because despite everything he can still see Marco like nothing took place at all- yes, half of his face is missing and his body is straight up lifeless, but Jean can still make out the color of his eye ; see that light shade of brown perfectly, remember all the times he has found himself looking at them while listening to Marco talk. He can still make out the colors of his uniform, see the same shade of black his hair has always had, practically see. Despite being dead, Marco was the only piece of color left in his life.
And there's denial for a moment because there's no way Marco was his soulmate. But that goes away fast, getting replaced by guilt. By the fact that he hasn't been there to save him, that Marco has to die all alone without anyone being there for him.
And that was worse than the simple fact that he could no longer see colors ; because Marco was there when Jean needed him, but he failed to do the same. And not only he lost his best friend that day, but his other half too.
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will never forget when yuki kaji was talking abt eren’s weaknesses and character flaws n how that made him infinitely more interesting to portray, and the side of the fandom that lacks reading and media comprehension skills such threw a big tantrum over it.
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Zeke overhearing Grisha & Eren at the Jaeger household in the midst of arguing abt Zekeren (dunno how exactly Grisha finds out but). Eren defending Zeke; Grisha angrily projecting & being determined to make Zeke out to be the bad influence & distorting what kind of "closeness" is okay between brothers. Eren getting emotional, anxious, frustrated; feeling berated & conflicted.
"Your mother's tolerant for her own reasons. But frankly I'm losing my patience with this. I've bitten my tongue constantly about it. And for what? So that you two can play forbidden house?! End our bloodline and tarnish my reputation over something so ridiculous? Not under my roof! Honestly I'm this close to sending you to someone who can handle this professionally. I don't know what either of you really expect from me on this. As if I'm supposed to just change my mind and decide that there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. You're brothers! Siblings! Blood! What part of that just doesn't register to either of you?? I'm done being polite about this. Even for your mother. Be angry with me if you'd like; throw your tantrums upstairs or whatever makes you feel better. I stand firm on how I feel about this, though. Whether you like it or not. Whether he likes it or not! Get out of my sight. Don't say one word. Not one, Eren. I'm done with this conversation."
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that fake tweet you posted 💀💀 pls i know mikasa is sick of eren’s ass
chile, my girl is fed UP. you hear me? All of her clients combined aren’t worst than him. Sis gone have to drop him at this point. ☠️☠️
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