- [Foxen] Could the Colossal Titan
be the key to winning everything?
So what's up, guys?
Foxen here.
Not war, but a great Titan war is coming.
Sure, you now have Eren and Zeke on the same team,
for now, anyways.
But what if it's not the Jaeger brothers,
but Armin that'll be the key to winning this whole war?
I've been wanting to talk about Armin
and his role as the Colossal Titan for a while.
Now that you got a better idea
as to just what the hell has been going on
after the time skip,
let's take a look.
As you watch this,
wonder about whether Armin could be the key
to achieving that special ending.
What is that ending?
Well, you'll see in a little bit.
Of course, one of the key things is Armin's role
as their God of Destruction in the upcoming war.
Thankfully, Armin, as this colossal beast,
has quite a few advantages.
Starting off, is the Colossal Nuke
that's already been used in the Marley War.
I think it goes without saying,
but this thing has massive destructive potential.
Just ask Marley about that.
How are they doing right now after the Survey Corps left?
Or, should I say, after they got wrecked?
Another key advantage to this
is an actual Titan Shifter human.
In this case, Armin.
Funny enough, Armin's small size is an advantage.
To get an idea about this, this is actually similar
to what Armin already did to Marley,
which is pretty easy for a single soldier
to sneak into places or areas.
Even if Armin gets stopped or cornered,
he could just rain hell on the area
with his God of Destruction.
This just means the Colossal Titan holder
is pretty much a one man army.
All that Armin needs to make sure of
is to accidentally not get shot in the head.
You could heal, but you're not Deadpool.
But anyway, let's go back to the actual beast.
Once this thing's transformed,
the Colossal Titan still has the power
to make the area a total wasteland.
This is also something that Armin demonstrated
in the recent Marley chapters.
After Armin's initial transformation,
he was still walking around,
just flattening and destroying anything that remained alive.
Another key thing for Armin's Colossal
is actually something from Season One.
The Colossal Titan's smoke, or smokescreen.
This thing could be used as protection
or, like Armin has used it, as a type of diversion.
I really do think
that after Armin unleashed his Colossal Titan,
he was also releasing the gas shortly after transforming.
This way, Hange's blimp has some cover
so they could enter Marley easily.
Finally, let's not forget about the brains
behind the current holder of the Colossal Titan,
the one that's succeeding Erwin in commanding this beast.
I could guarantee you that Armin has some fun
finding other useful ways to use this almighty Titan.
I mean, just think about it, Armin had to practice somewhere
using those explosive nukes.
Somewhere on the island.
I bet that Hange was even gladly helping out too.
What this special thing that Armin came up
is still a question.
But I'm sure Isayama is gonna keep it a mystery for now,
until the final Attack on Titan arc.
So those were just some of the key things
for Armin in the upcoming war,
but let me mention that Armin is not overpowered.
There are some limitation and disadvantages for him.
To start off, you have the physical limitation
of the Colossal Titan holder.
This thing seems to naturally require
a massive amount of energy by the user.
You could go ahead and look back at Bert
in Attack on Titan Season Two for evidence for this.
Perhaps he could lower this limit or restriction
after some training, similar to Eren.
Or perhaps Armin could use the Colossal Titan
in a different way, such as a partial transformation
that you saw in Season Two on top of the wall.
What this really boils down to
is that for whatever fight is coming up,
Armin had better not waste this.
Otherwise, he's just gonna be left
with his pants down when the real threat shows up.
Another key limitation or restriction
is actually Armin himself.
So far, it doesn't seem like Armin is too happy
with all the people that he's been killing.
After devastating the Marley area,
you did have Armin reflecting
on whether Bert saw this too, which supports this.
Armin may not be 100% on board with killing more,
especially if it's not for self-defense.
Another side to this is that Armin
may not fall again for Eren's manipulation.
In this latest chapter,
you had Armin reflecting
about not fully understanding Eren anymore.
It's very likely that Eren didn't even consult
his best buddy, Armin, before he took action.
Going forward, this'll really chain up Armin
as he keeps on questioning whether or not
what they're doing is correct.
You can be sure that he's gonna question his faith and trust
in Eren, going forward.
I see Armin reflecting back on this constantly
up until the end of the series,
and perhaps the finale of Eren himself.
This actually brings me to an extreme scenario,
which really depends on what happens, going forward.
So here's a question: will Eren go rogue again?
Either by his own choosing
or in a plan constructed by the Beast Titan?
What'll happen in a scenario
where the Survey Corps loses their Titan power?
At that time, they're really only gonna be left
with one option.
That's right.
The only one that could possibly stand a chance
at taking out the War Hammer-founding Attack Titan
would be the God of Destruction, the Colossal Titan.
Attack on Titan is a Shonen series,
and so far you already seen a rift form
between Eren and Armin.
The finale for Attack on Titan could include this type
of stand-off between old friends:
Armin's Colossal Titan
versus Eren's founding War Hammer Attack Titan.
Perhaps it was a little bit of Beast Titan too,
depending on what Eren's done at that point.
Of course, Isayama has mentioned not liking cliches.
And Attack on Titan, as a whole,
has avoided going down some obvious Shonen tropes.
Then again, it is impossible
to avoid every single one of these.
Especially if you want your viewers or readers entertained.
Either way, I'm getting ahead of myself.
Maybe I should do a full video talking
about Eren versus Armin's mindset on this war.
But back to Armin.
The special ending finale that he wants.
What could it be?
I know it may sound a little cheesy,
but it's peace and, to some extent, freedom.
True freedom.
Armin, as a little kid, wanted to see the ocean one day.
Unfortunately, his wish got corrupted.
The reality he faces now, forgetting that wish,
is killing others and being at war with the world.
Going forward as a Colossal Titan
and also filling the role that Erwin left behind,
Armin will fight for that peaceful outcome for the future.
I'm sure it exists in one of these possible timelines.
Maybe.
Anyway, more importantly, let me hear from you now.
Do you think Armin will be the key
to ending this Titan War and achieving peace,
especially as a Colossal Titan?
If not, what do you think will bring the end to this?
Will it be an overpowered Eren
as a War Hammer-founding Beast-Attack Titan?
Or is it a third option?
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