At that moment, Eren convinces himself that the future he saw when he kissed Historia’s hand – the future in which he destroys the world with the Rumbling – must come to pass. Any hope he may have had for a peaceful solution was extinguished when he witnessed an Eldian sympathizer in Marley proclaim that the Eldians of Paradis Island need to be wiped out, claiming that the Eldians of Marley were not to be feared like the island devils who deserve to die. Eren is killing the world because he wants his friends to live long and happy lives, and he believes it’s the only way for them to do that. It’s not just his desperation to finally be free. The finale revealed that it’s not just Eren’s bloodlust driving him to do this. Eren intends to exterminate all life outside the island, as he believes the only way to end the cycle of hate is to commit genocide. What once was an inspirational rallying cry is now a chilling form of propaganda: “Dedicate your hearts!”Īs is made obvious by this point, Eren’s true goal has always been to unleash the Rumbling on the world – not just as a demonstration, but for real. Floch, the only other person Eren trusted with his true plan, used that nationalistic fervor to seize control of Paradis and turn its population against the outside world. The nationalistic fervor of the Paradisian military remained the same – the only thing that changed was the target. With every evolution of the threat, the heroes of the story were forced to adjust their morals for the sake of their survival and the survival of their people. Finally, with the revelation that Paradis is a small part of a larger world, the enemy became every living person outside the island. Then, when the Scouts came under attack from Kenny Ackerman ( Phil Parsons), other humans became the enemy until the military staged a coup against the monarchy. At first, titans were the enemy that united humanity within the walls. It’s a turn for the character that reflects what Isayama has done with the world of Attack on Titan in the grand scheme.
What made Eren such a compelling protagonist – his intensity, his bloodlust, and his devotion to his friends – also makes him a terrifying villain. In another thirteen years, before Ymir’s curse could claim Historia’s life, her children would eat her in order to pass on the power and maintain the threat of the Rumbling.Įren’s motivations for initiating the Rumbling have been somewhat murky until this finale.
Since it would take about fifty years for Paradis to catch up with the rest of the world, after Zeke’s death his Beast Titan would need to be passed onto another Eldian with Royal blood – namely, Queen Historia ( Shiori Mikami). Because Eren is unable to use the Founding power on his own, Paradis would need to cooperate with someone from the Royal bloodline – namely their enemy, Zeke ( Takehito Koyasu). By announcing that the power of the Rumbling is within their hands, Paradis would buy time to catch up to the rest of the world technologically, thus rendering the need for the Rumbling unnecessary. Paradis would show the world a fraction of that power as a deterrent against invasion. The plan was ostensibly to use Eren’s Founding power to initiate a test of the “Rumbling”. Eren’s attack galvanizes hostile sentiments toward Paradis and damages the plans his friends had been making to get a foothold on the world stage.
The night that Eren attacked the Marleyan city of Liberio, Willy Tybur ( Jonah Scott) reveals the truth: that the king’s warning was an empty threat, that the Royal Family of Paradis was beholden to a vow renouncing war, and that an interloper had seized control of the Founding Titan’s power – making the Rumbling a reality.
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