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You (Probably) Misunderstand WHY the Attack Titan Has Its Ability
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# The Premise
One common misunderstanding people in the fandom seem to have is about the true nature of the Attack Titan's ability to "see the future". Grisha Jaeger tells Frieda Reiss that it can do so, and most of the fandom seems to have taken it at surface level. While his statement is partially true, many seem to take it as meaning that this ability is inherent to the Attack Titan power. However, I can demonstrably prove that this is not the case, and that Grisha was merely making an oversimplified statement, perhaps even himself misunderstanding at first why he was able to peer into the future.
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Chapter 121
The wielder of the Attack Titan is not capable of peering into the future because of their titan power—because future sight is not an intrinsic ability of the titan itself. Rather, it is Eren Jaeger who selectively grants moments of clairvoyance to previous Attack Titans in order to move them forwards and set the closed-loop timeline of the series into motion. The reason he is able to do so is because of his access to the coordinate after he and Zeke make contact in Shiganshina.
I should make it clear that the Eren who is able to plant these memories is the one who has the full power of the coordinate after Ymir sides with him. So even his and Zeke's interactions with Grisha occur before he grants Grisha those very memories, and it is him in the near future (with full coordinate access) who draws on those memories to give Grisha during those very interactions.
Before I show you with certainty that this interpretation is the most accurate one, let's take a look at every known instance of the Attack Titan peering into the future.
# Known Instances of Clairvoyance
Chapter 89
The first time we see this occur is during Kruger's final day. Notice how he appears surprised to have said Mikasa and Armin's names. We can presume this means that he was not consciously aware of them, and he seems to have blurted them out suddenly and without intention. If it follows that my interpretation of the Attack Titan's abilities is correct, then this would make perfect sense.
Why? Well, let's remember that pre-paths Eren Jaeger (who does not know of the future yet) is seeing this very memory through Grisha:
Chapter 87
It would hold that future paths Eren Jaeger implanted those memories of Armin and Mikasa in Kruger during that very point in time, specifically so that pre-paths Eren Jaeger would hear those words through visions of Grisha's memory, and thus be reminded of his need to continue advancing forward for Armin and Mikasa's sake.
Now, onto the other known instances of the Attack Titan seeing the future. Every single one we see occurs with Grisha Jaeger, and every single one of them occurs in a moment of his 13-year lifespan when Eren and Zeke are watching him. He is surprised the very first time he sees Zeke all grown up, so we can assume that this is the first time he is seeing the future in any meaningful capacity. If he had previously already seen the future, he would have already been familiar with Zeke's appearance.
Chapter 120
Take note of how Grisha looks around here. He rejects the vision as simply being a dream, but on some level becomes aware that he is seeing the future (through the eyes/memories of Eren).
The next known instance happens as he speaks to Eren regarding the basement:
Chapter 121
And of
TL;DR at the bottom.
# The Premise
One common misunderstanding people in the fandom seem to have is about the true nature of the Attack Titan's ability to "see the future". Grisha Jaeger tells Frieda Reiss that it can do so, and most of the fandom seems to have taken it at surface level. While his statement is partially true, many seem to take it as meaning that this ability is inherent to the Attack Titan power. However, I can demonstrably prove that this is not the case, and that Grisha was merely making an oversimplified statement, perhaps even himself misunderstanding at first why he was able to peer into the future.
​
Chapter 121
The wielder of the Attack Titan is not capable of peering into the future because of their titan power—because future sight is not an intrinsic ability of the titan itself. Rather, it is Eren Jaeger who selectively grants moments of clairvoyance to previous Attack Titans in order to move them forwards and set the closed-loop timeline of the series into motion. The reason he is able to do so is because of his access to the coordinate after he and Zeke make contact in Shiganshina.
I should make it clear that the Eren who is able to plant these memories is the one who has the full power of the coordinate after Ymir sides with him. So even his and Zeke's interactions with Grisha occur before he grants Grisha those very memories, and it is him in the near future (with full coordinate access) who draws on those memories to give Grisha during those very interactions.
Before I show you with certainty that this interpretation is the most accurate one, let's take a look at every known instance of the Attack Titan peering into the future.
# Known Instances of Clairvoyance
Chapter 89
The first time we see this occur is during Kruger's final day. Notice how he appears surprised to have said Mikasa and Armin's names. We can presume this means that he was not consciously aware of them, and he seems to have blurted them out suddenly and without intention. If it follows that my interpretation of the Attack Titan's abilities is correct, then this would make perfect sense.
Why? Well, let's remember that pre-paths Eren Jaeger (who does not know of the future yet) is seeing this very memory through Grisha:
Chapter 87
It would hold that future paths Eren Jaeger implanted those memories of Armin and Mikasa in Kruger during that very point in time, specifically so that pre-paths Eren Jaeger would hear those words through visions of Grisha's memory, and thus be reminded of his need to continue advancing forward for Armin and Mikasa's sake.
Now, onto the other known instances of the Attack Titan seeing the future. Every single one we see occurs with Grisha Jaeger, and every single one of them occurs in a moment of his 13-year lifespan when Eren and Zeke are watching him. He is surprised the very first time he sees Zeke all grown up, so we can assume that this is the first time he is seeing the future in any meaningful capacity. If he had previously already seen the future, he would have already been familiar with Zeke's appearance.
Chapter 120
Take note of how Grisha looks around here. He rejects the vision as simply being a dream, but on some level becomes aware that he is seeing the future (through the eyes/memories of Eren).
The next known instance happens as he speaks to Eren regarding the basement:
Chapter 121
And of
course, in the Reiss chapel:
Chapter 121
# What It Means
Notice how every single instance of the Attack Titan seeing the future has in some way served to advance the timeline and benefit Eren Jaeger in some way, by ensuring that things progress as they are supposed to. (1) Kruger serving as proxy for paths Eren, by indirectly telling Eren to keep advancing (through Grisha's memories). (2) Grisha becoming aware that Eren and Zeke are watching him. (3) Eren getting Grisha to take the Founding Titan and slaughter the Reiss family.
Even when Grisha is given his heartfelt moment with Zeke and tells him to stop Eren, it still ultimately plays out fine for Eren, as he is still able to bring Ymir Fritz to his side over Zeke's.
Every single time, the Attack Titan's moments of clairvoyance served to benefit Eren by putting things into motion to lead to him receiving the Founder. If my interpretation is correct, this would make perfect sense: It is Paths Eren who is intentionally giving moments of clairvoyance to previous holders of the Attack Titan, and not that the Attack Titan itself naturally permits the holder to randomly see into the future. This effectively means that Eren is retroactively giving previous holders future memories.
# The Definitive Proof
Admittedly, we don't see the entirety of Grisha and Kruger's lives. While I have assumed that these were all the instances in which they saw the future, and each instance would appear to have been an implantation of memories from Eren Jaeger, the evidence is still circumstantial and not entirely definitive.
However, the thing that makes me absolutely confident that my interpretation is correct is something Grisha says. He was the one who made the original statement to Frieda that the Attack Titan can "see the future," but like I said, that was an oversimplification. Because even he himself knows this is not the entire truth. It's unclear whether he was aware of it the whole time, but at least at the very end, he realizes that these future memories that he (and Kruger, if he still remembers that moment) received are "gifts" selectively given by Eren, so to speak.
How do we know this? Because he himself effectively says it:
Chapter 121
"Why won't you show me everything?"
He is aware that Eren is the one choosing when to grant memories of the future to him. This clairvoyance ability is not something that the Attack Titan naturally has, that its inheritors randomly experience. It is full coordinate Eren (i.e. after he gets Ymir Fritz on his side) taking memories and implanting them in past Attack Titans. As for the answer to the question, Eren no longer has a need to give future memories. He has already set the timeline in motion, and Grisha has no need to be exposed to these memories from the future. He will learn naturally when he goes back to meet with kid Eren.
However, paths Eren leaves Grisha with one last memory some time between the latter killing the Reiss family, and him leaving the chapel. We can presume that it's of the Rumbling:
Chapter 121
You might first wonder, why do this? Doesn't it weaken Grisha's resolve to give kid Eren the Founding + Attack Titan if he knows it will cause such distruction? Yes, it does, but we know it ultimately works out because that's exactly what he does.
However, there's a legitimate reason this memory was necessary for Grisha to receive:
Chapter 121
As we know, there was the moment Eren kissed Historia's hand at the medal ceremony following the reclamation of Wall Maria. We know that it is here that he saw his future self, and became aware of
Chapter 121
# What It Means
Notice how every single instance of the Attack Titan seeing the future has in some way served to advance the timeline and benefit Eren Jaeger in some way, by ensuring that things progress as they are supposed to. (1) Kruger serving as proxy for paths Eren, by indirectly telling Eren to keep advancing (through Grisha's memories). (2) Grisha becoming aware that Eren and Zeke are watching him. (3) Eren getting Grisha to take the Founding Titan and slaughter the Reiss family.
Even when Grisha is given his heartfelt moment with Zeke and tells him to stop Eren, it still ultimately plays out fine for Eren, as he is still able to bring Ymir Fritz to his side over Zeke's.
Every single time, the Attack Titan's moments of clairvoyance served to benefit Eren by putting things into motion to lead to him receiving the Founder. If my interpretation is correct, this would make perfect sense: It is Paths Eren who is intentionally giving moments of clairvoyance to previous holders of the Attack Titan, and not that the Attack Titan itself naturally permits the holder to randomly see into the future. This effectively means that Eren is retroactively giving previous holders future memories.
# The Definitive Proof
Admittedly, we don't see the entirety of Grisha and Kruger's lives. While I have assumed that these were all the instances in which they saw the future, and each instance would appear to have been an implantation of memories from Eren Jaeger, the evidence is still circumstantial and not entirely definitive.
However, the thing that makes me absolutely confident that my interpretation is correct is something Grisha says. He was the one who made the original statement to Frieda that the Attack Titan can "see the future," but like I said, that was an oversimplification. Because even he himself knows this is not the entire truth. It's unclear whether he was aware of it the whole time, but at least at the very end, he realizes that these future memories that he (and Kruger, if he still remembers that moment) received are "gifts" selectively given by Eren, so to speak.
How do we know this? Because he himself effectively says it:
Chapter 121
"Why won't you show me everything?"
He is aware that Eren is the one choosing when to grant memories of the future to him. This clairvoyance ability is not something that the Attack Titan naturally has, that its inheritors randomly experience. It is full coordinate Eren (i.e. after he gets Ymir Fritz on his side) taking memories and implanting them in past Attack Titans. As for the answer to the question, Eren no longer has a need to give future memories. He has already set the timeline in motion, and Grisha has no need to be exposed to these memories from the future. He will learn naturally when he goes back to meet with kid Eren.
However, paths Eren leaves Grisha with one last memory some time between the latter killing the Reiss family, and him leaving the chapel. We can presume that it's of the Rumbling:
Chapter 121
You might first wonder, why do this? Doesn't it weaken Grisha's resolve to give kid Eren the Founding + Attack Titan if he knows it will cause such distruction? Yes, it does, but we know it ultimately works out because that's exactly what he does.
However, there's a legitimate reason this memory was necessary for Grisha to receive:
Chapter 121
As we know, there was the moment Eren kissed Historia's hand at the medal ceremony following the reclamation of Wall Maria. We know that it is here that he saw his future self, and became aware of
all the wacky time shenanigans that did/would ensue. The key thing to note here is that he saw Grisha's memories, which is how he became aware of his future self influencing time, but also saw visions of the Rumbling. That is precisely why paths Eren gave Grisha those memories: So that hand-kissing Eren would see it occurring through Grisha.
And we know for a fact that he witnessed the Rumbling memories that Grisha saw:
Chapter 131
In chapter 131, he already knows for a fact that he will commit the Rumbling. This sequence where he witnesses Ramzi being beat up occurs early on during his time in Marley, long before his present self fully commits his mind to going through with the Rumbling. Yet he still knows that he will "commit the greatest act of violence in history" because of what he saw through Grisha's memories when he kissed Historia's hand. He knows that this is ultimately what his present self will come to accept as the course of action to take.
# TL;DR
The Attack Titan is not naturally capable of seeing future memories. Full coordinate Eren Jaeger (i.e. after Ymir Fritz sides with him) is "grabbing" memories from various points in his life (including when he and Zeke are interacting with Grisha) and "implanting" them in Grisha Jaeger and Eren Kruger at his own discretion, in order to complete the closed-time loop of the Attack on Titan universe.
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And we know for a fact that he witnessed the Rumbling memories that Grisha saw:
Chapter 131
In chapter 131, he already knows for a fact that he will commit the Rumbling. This sequence where he witnesses Ramzi being beat up occurs early on during his time in Marley, long before his present self fully commits his mind to going through with the Rumbling. Yet he still knows that he will "commit the greatest act of violence in history" because of what he saw through Grisha's memories when he kissed Historia's hand. He knows that this is ultimately what his present self will come to accept as the course of action to take.
# TL;DR
The Attack Titan is not naturally capable of seeing future memories. Full coordinate Eren Jaeger (i.e. after Ymir Fritz sides with him) is "grabbing" memories from various points in his life (including when he and Zeke are interacting with Grisha) and "implanting" them in Grisha Jaeger and Eren Kruger at his own discretion, in order to complete the closed-time loop of the Attack on Titan universe.
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Beast Titan's weakness is a Levi?
It's funny and awesome tbh. During the introduction of the Beast titan, he's been portrayed as one of the most powerful and terrifying titans in the series.
But after going against rage mode Levi, bro got his ass whooped and learned a hard lesson.
After that, whenever he sees the dude, he'd run like a b*****
Levi gave him PTSD
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It's funny and awesome tbh. During the introduction of the Beast titan, he's been portrayed as one of the most powerful and terrifying titans in the series.
But after going against rage mode Levi, bro got his ass whooped and learned a hard lesson.
After that, whenever he sees the dude, he'd run like a b*****
Levi gave him PTSD
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Annie and Kenny meeting is my favorite "your favs interacting only once in the story" in SnK
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As someone who has watched the dub, I can confirm that this is what it sounds like
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