Snk chapter 1374/30/2023 ![]() With two chapters remaining, it shall be interesting to see how- if at all- Isayama chooses to close her story. Ymir Fritz still remains the largest enigma of Attack on Titan. Whether or not Ymir truly wishes for the destruction of the world is questionable, or if- much like Eren- she simply wishes to be free of it, free of the burden she carries, and free of the pain it has caused her. Eren seems to have realised this, having cradled Ymir in his arms and acknowledged her pain. While it is yet to be entirely confirmed, from the pieces of the puzzle that this latest chapter offers, we can begin to understand that the Paths and the connection between all Eldians is the result of Ymir's desire for love and human contact. Isayama reflects this within a single panel, one we have seen once before (chapter 122), of Ymir watching from afar at a wedding ceremony taking place. Quite simply, Ymir believed in love, and wished to be loved herself. The answer: she too felt attachment to the living world. Zeke admits he spent an age trying to understand, even after her physical body had been consumed, why Ymir would continue to subject herself to the King's tyrannical orders? Following her assassination, while Ymir may have left the human world, her soul continued to live on eternally within the Paths. ![]() Yet even after accomplishing this, she was still incarcerated by the will of King Fritz, her body and power used and abused. ![]() In a time of upmost crisis- a slave hunted for sport- by making contact with the mysterious entity, Ymir was able to fashion a stronger body (the first Titan) to combat the fear she felt. Heartbreaking is the realisation that for 2000 years, Ymir Fritz has been a lonely soul, desperate for connection. Indeed, the Paths have previously been divulged as a plain in which all Eldian subjects are connected to one another yet only now do we begin to understand why. Perhaps even more pressing however, is how Armin's time spent within the Paths allows him to begin to learn the enigmatic desires of Ymir Fritz from Zeke. Now, more so than ever, the final shots of Eren, Mikasa, and Armin running playfully through the streets of their hometown hit a striking emotional cord, reminding fans of the state of their bond and just how much these protagonists have been through. Imagery of the Shinganshina trio as children is heavy within the season 3 Part 1 opening, Red Swan. That last and most precious of these moments was a particularly impactful reveal, and once again showed fans just how much foreshadowing can be found within the opening and ending themes for Attack on Titan's anime adaptation. Armin confesses he finds reason to live in the smallest, most trivial of moments: exploring nature, investing himself in a book, spending time with his friends, racing Eren and Mikasa as children. Chapter 137 excels in offering one of Attack on Titan's most powerful emotional beats to-date, when Zeke questions Armin's determination to stop the Rumbling and save the world, despite how fleeting life itself may be. He is completely disillusioned to the prospect of hope, and this is what makes him Armin's perfect counterpart. Chapter 137 shows us that following his exploration through Grisha's memories, Zeke feels no attachment to the world. ![]()
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