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Weirdly Specific Beige Flags of AOT Characters

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Eren: says "trust me" in 96% of situations but never actually explains why you should trust him (and he rarely proves that you should)

Mikasa: stares off intensely into space as if she is mad, but it is just her way of listening

Armin: will just state very random, very specific facts mid-conversation (regardless of context), but tries to tie it back to the conversation

Jean: complains about every minor inconvenience but it's kinda funny

Sasha: insists on trying everyone's food but reacts neutrally every time (she doesn't want to seem too excited)

Connie: says "no worries" after making a request, even the small ones, because he doesn't want to bother people

Erwin: always looks like he is in deep thought but most of the time he is just wondering if he locked the door or turned the stove off

Levi: obsessively cleans, but then leaves a random object (like his tea cup) for days

Hange: often starts conversations with "this might be weird" or "hear me out" and they always are very weird statements (but harmless)

Annie: always seems slightly annoyed (RBF), even when she is having a good time

Bertholdt: often looks like he has something to say in a conversation, but never says anything when you stop the conversation to ask him what he wants to say

Reiner: starts super deep/intimate conversations at the most inconvenient time, like waiting in line at the bank

Historia: overuses pet names like "sweetie" or "honey" with everyone, even people she just met

Ymir: uses sarcasm so frequently that it's almost impossible to tell when she's being serious or sincere

Been working on this on-and-off the past few months…Based on a meme I found. I’ll post it when I find it again… Sorry if the words go by too fast.. Anyway, enjoy I guess…

How would the SnK characters react to having one less chair, and one extra person...?

Fifteen minutes until the new year!!!

Thank you all who have stumbled across my blog and took a look at my art this past year :)

With the rise of Bertholdt hate blogs, I need everyone to know that I adore him and I am a Bertholdt defender til I die

This is a safe space for Bertholdt enjoyers

yeah

Was this supposed to be intentional??

all shits and giggles with this mf

Hi idk if you've answered smth similar before but who do you think among 104th was closest or maybe most impacted by levi ? I would go for jean or armin but would love to hear your thoughts.

Ps : I love you and your analysis posts keep doing them ❤never give clowns the time of day

Hi there!

I have answered similar questions to this, haha. Jean is the character that comes to mind first when I think of who Levi had the biggest impact on. I actually fairly recently wrote a post about the relationship between Levi and Jean, and specifically, Levi's influence on Jean, which you can read here:

I think Levi had a significant impact on pretty much everyone, though. Armin, for sure. I think Armin actually understands Levi better than any of the other members of the 104th, because I think each of them are actually really similar, particularly in regards to the way both of them values life and sees life as innately valuable, without needing any, great purpose to make it so. There's also the fact that, out of everyone, Armin understood early on the kind of selfishness inherent in clinging to a sense of moral righteousness at the expense of others. This idea of maintaining our "moral purity" by refusing to get our hands dirty, and how, ultimately, that can cause more harm than good. Armin suffers from deep insecurity and a sense of self-loathing, so he refuses to call himself a good person, but I think he, as well as Levi, are both objectively good people, and part of that goodness is manifest in the way neither of them prioritizes their ability to call themselves good people over actually helping people, i.e. actually being good people. Even if it means having to live with blood on their hands and the pain of that, the way that can eat away at their sense of self-identity, they're both willing to do it without hesitation so long as it means no one else has to.

I also think Levi has a huge impact on Mikasa. Mikasa started out being pretty single minded and self-interested. Her entire reason for joining the SC was because she wanted to be with Eren, and her desire for that was the main motivator behind a lot of her actions early on. But as the story progresses, Mikasa gradually learns to start letting that motivation go, and starts genuinely caring about and fighting for others, until by the end, she gives up on her dream of being with Eren completely, by taking his life for the sake of humanity. I think Mikasa learned a lot of her selflessness from Levi, who's entire character is largely defined by selflessness. Levi never does anything for himself. Everything he does has always been for the benefit of others, fighting to save lives, to prove his fellow comrades sacrifices weren't in vain, fighting for the dreams of others, lending his strength to those dreams, rather than having or fighting for any dream of his own. That's been true of Levi since "No Regrets". I think Levi letting Erwin go sort of set the blueprint for Mikasa later doing the same with Eren. Not that Levi's relationship with Erwin was the same as Mikasa's with Eren, but Erwin was a very important person to Levi, for reasons I've spoken about at length, and he let Erwin go for Erwin's sake. People always say this decision was selfish, but it was actually the exact opposite. Levi lost someone that he relied on to guide him. It was a completely selfless sacrifice, one born out of compassion, made to end the suffering of a fellow human being. That's a lot like Mikasa letting go of Eren. She lost the person she loved and dreamed of spending her life with, and she chose to lose him to save what remained of humanity.

Anyway, thank you for your kind words and I hope my answer was what you were looking for!

ok fine (bert photos part 1)

(ill have to reblog to add more someone helpppp)

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playlist #2: reiner braun ⋆˙⟡

🧸 i don’t smoke – mitski

🧸 jesus christ – brand new

🧸 heaven knows i’m miserable now – the smiths

🧸 step on me – the cardigans

🧸 creep – radiohead

🧸 boys don’t cry – the cure

🧸 serve the servants – nirvana

🧸 king park – la dispute

🧸 black – pearl jam

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Okay I’m sorting this out for my own purposes: My hc is that the Warriors don’t get paid until they’re Titan Holders because then at least they’re honorary marleyeans. Meanwhile this is a system that destabilises Liberio as so many of their Eldian children are sent into the Warrior System and extensively train for long hours to the point where their actual schooling on how to get viable jobs is disrupted.

Also there is absolutely financial abuse going on in there too-threatening to reduce/withold wages if the Warriors don’t comply or aren’t up to (their standards of) par.

who else does he look at with this face

he's like a Disney prince if Disney didn't only give big noses to villians im in love with him btw

it's actually so shocking how much of "bertholdt hate-blog" there is in this app

LIKE BRO THIS GUY GOT MAXIMUM 50 MINUTES OF SCREENTIME IN A 4 SEASON ANIME AND YOU'RE MAKING A WHOLE ASS ACCOUNT TO HATE ON HIM??? 😭😭😭, and he's not even an actual popular character among the fandom, fucking hell ISAYAMA PROBABLY FORGOT ABOUT HIM TOO?? There's literally almost 0 merchandise of him, little to no official art and the fan base for him is literally so little that if i saw a bertholdt edit on my fyp 70% of the comments is my mutuals 😐

why hate on a character that is so easy to ignore and forget about????? JUST LET THE BERTHOLDT FANS GO BRO THEY'VE HAD ENOUGH 🫡

muscle goals

YumiHisu were a romantic symbol of Ymir Fritz

Aot Analysis

Ymir Fritz

It all began with Ymir. Her and her entire village was enslaved and their tongues sliced off. Her 'deification' caused by an accusation, as the entire village relied on her kindness to bear their punishment. And like some mere doe, the archers chased her in a forest. She then met a prehistoric creature that would give her titan powers.

It was a chance, the audience would say. She could finally escape that oppressive empire. But poor girl developed some kind of stockholm syndrome. Ymir was a simple girl with simple desires and yearnings. All she wanted was love, and she liked the idea of loving someone. Unable to explain that to the audience with her sliced tongue; she did with her scream in her titan form, with her fist that killed opposing empires. All of which was for the king, but doing it for the empire was her job.

Historia Reiss

Historia's father tells her the tale of Ymir Fritz (where she was referred to as Krista) Her father encourages her to be like Krista, depicted as a kind girl and as told in the tale that she made a deal with the devil to gain freedom. Her father used this not to encourage her pursuit of freedom but rather for her to want the founding titan power as he wanted to live a long life; those who possess titan powers get to only live for 13 years after obtaining it. Her father wanted to keep their title of being the royal family possessing the founding titan power.

Ymir

(different from ymir fritz)

Ymir was once just a nameless child beggar in the streets of Marley. She was taken by a cult, and they claimed that she had royal blood—a descendant of their all powerful 'goddess', Ymir Fritz and named her after her. She was worshipped by a group of people. As an oblivious child, she assumed that people worshipped her for her own self, but it was only her 'royal blood' which she does not truly have.

technically both ymir and historia were nicknamed from ymir fritz' names, Ymir and Krista

Similar to Historia and Ymir Fritz, Ymir thought of fate as a concept; everything that happens has a cause and effect—that if she chooses to carry this great burden, she would save her people and that would be her great fate. Instead, her and including her people all got sent to paradise, where they got injected by titan fluids and transformed into mindless titans.

Ymir Fritz thought the king would love her, but even after all she did for the empire and positioning as his mistress, he didn't.

Historia chose to position as the queen of the walls, but it was to help people, not what she desired.

Ymir positioned as a royal blooded, to find out that it was all a lie—she was still a nobody, and such a thing like fate is fake.

In the eyes of citizens, those who held great authority were viewed as having many privileges; it wasn't really the case for these women, they were all forced to carry a job that masqueraded their dreams.

YumiHisu symbolizing Ymir Fritz

As the military police planned the assassination of Historia, Ymir stepped in and offered Historia freedom. Ymir represented a chance for freedom for Historia, the same way the prehistoric creature was a chance for freedom for Ymir Fritz. Although she didn't exactly refuse and Ymir eventually chose to leave Historia, she didn't accept it right away. The same way Ymir Fritz didn't take her chance for freedom in her life, and it led for her soul in the afterlife to be eternally enslaved by the holders of the founding titan. Eventually, Historia took the position of being the queen of the walls, she even bore a child even though she was a lesbian baddie.

Both Ymir Fritz and Historia were left unhappy with their past decisions.

Bertholdt probably isn't autistic in the original show. Most of the "symptoms" people are reffering to are originated from his trauma or depression. The concept is interesting, but not logical when you consider the other factors of his story and character.

Junior High Bertholdt is 110% autistic though

-Sincerely, An autistic person and an abnormal psychology nerd

That man was TIDEEEEEEEEE! Very much DAMN I CANT EVEN DIE BECAUSE YALL ALWAYS NEED SOMETHING!

It’s “Missing My Depressed Pathetic Blond Bastard Wednesday” y’all!!!

can i say something can i say something can i just say o n e little thing i swear upon god i just need to say something

I’ve been screaming on Twitter all day because Hajime Ysayama FINALLY revealed the canon timeskip looks for Ymir and Bertholdt! And I’m blown away by their hairstyles! Ymir’s is unusual but it looks so good on her and Betholdt has a mullet?!🥹💜

I love her looks so much AAAH💜 lol I am kinda proud🙈

This blog is pro tits and anti Nazi

seeing straight men be disgusted by booktok smut recommenders has actually radicalized me to the side of booktok smut recommenders. girls your taste may be atrocious but i will never disparage you for exposing mainstream discourse to the concept of soaking through your underwear. spent my whole life listening to men talk about penises it’s about time they get jumpscared by women talking about pussy in crude detail on social media. go forth and goon my warriors

I’ll say it with my full chest: Bertholdt is equally as complex—if not more—as any other character in AoT and people only see him as ‘boring’ or ‘just there’ because he is quiet.

In a show full of natural born leaders, those who act without hesitation, who speak their minds loudly and impassioned, it’s easy for a quiet character to be seen as unimportant. But this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Bertholdt’s quiet demeanor is not to be mistaken with simplicity—to me, he is a textbook overthinker, riddled with conflicting thoughts, growing fears, and guilt that remains firmly planted in his mind, taking root there and growing out of control.

As someone who is quiet and meek by nature, it’s not surprising that Bertholdt grows into this nervous, indecisive person—he’s been a warrior since he was a child, an immense weight placed on his shoulders, the burden of being someone able to cause mass destruction with ease.

He’s been used as a weapon, constantly told what to do by others; he can master any skill better than most others, but lacks the power to do anything with those skills until he’s told.

He knows that if he is obedient, if he does what he is told is right, that he will be able to save his sick father, become an honorary Marleyan, and have some semblance of peace and safety. To him, at this point, he can be someone who defeats evil if he stays on the right path.

But, this becomes less simple as Bertholdt becomes wracked with guilt as he grows more and more aware of the truths of the world and the war he’s been forced to fight in; one that is not against evil, but driven by fear and hate.

We see it from one of his first ever interactions—when he uses the hanged man’s story as his own cover story when he speaks to Eren and Armin for the first time. Sure, he was trying to blend in, but he could’ve just as easily made something up.

That story had actually been weighing heavily on him, when he reveals that he’d been having recurring nightmares about it and asks Reiner in private why that man would bother telling that story just to later hang himself.

The thought is brushed aside rather quickly, but this gives us a look into Bertholdt’s mind and personality; someone battling inner turmoil, someone who contemplates what it means to have agency over life and death, someone who grapples with guilt.

He likely believed that the man wanted to be judged for his actions, to feel the weight of his guilt, before taking his own life; just as Bertholdt already felt the guilt of his actions in destroying Shiganshina and subconsciously was likely seeking out judgment and consequence. His sleeping position even matches The Hanged Man tarot card.

Later, we see Bertholdt’s guilt, emotions, and inactions reach a boiling point that compromises the warriors’ mission. He lets Armin use his feelings toward Annie as leverage to distract him, and he has a breakdown as he confesses to his friends in the Scouts that he hates what he’s done, that he genuinely does consider them friends, and that he wants to pay for what he’s done.

He knows that it was because of him that Eren ended up getting away, that he’d be the reason that Reiner and Annie would continue being in danger in Paradis, their mission now prolonged—his guilt only continues to build.

Moments before the return to Shiganshina, Zeke and Reiner had both told him that he needs to begin acting on his own, Reiner even going so far as to call him unreliable.

As someone who relies on the people he cares about and seeks direction from them, hearing that his own friends and comrades actually doubt his abilities and reliability would shake him to his core.

This interaction surely made him steel himself, made him push down his emotions, made him act. It made him put on a mask of apathy toward the Scouts, his friends, and nihilism toward the world around him, and play a role.

(Not to mention, Bertholdt has now seen Reiner—this person who was seen as weak, who was never even meant to be a warrior in the first place—grow into an actionable leader, and I can only imagine that would make his own self-doubts grow.)

I think when he transformed into the Colossal, part of him also genuinely did want it all to end, there, no matter the consequences. Reiner was too injured at that point to be the leader; it was his one, final chance to prove himself, to show that he is capable of doing something.

And I believe, too, that he was a terrified kid who just wanted the fighting to end—knowing that if it didn’t happen there, it would happen eventually, after more and more death and destruction.

He knows these people, his so-called enemies aren’t devils, aren’t evil, and don’t deserve death simply for being born on the opposite side of a war, but they have to die to prevent further bloodshed and catastrophe.

He knows the world is a cruel place, and there’s no changing it. He’s one of the first people to acknowledge that both sides are just doing what they think is the right thing, and if that’s the case, then the “right thing” ceases to exist. There are no devils; there are simply two sides and the hatred that fuels them.

There was no other way out this time—he couldn’t crumble under the weight of his guilt and risk compromising their mission again, for the sake of Reiner, for the sake of Annie, for the sake of his father, for the sake of everyone. He’d already done that before, and he couldn’t do it again—his true nature, to him, was nothing but a weakness.

He’d been fighting for his whole life, had seen and done unimaginable things that tormented him, had learned truths about the world that shattered what he’d been taught since childhood, and he knew that one way or another, things were going to play out in a horrific, gruesome way.

And at that moment, he accepted it because he had no other choice.

You could see his behavior in his last moments as true apathy—but I don’t. I see it as a terrified, exhausted, guilt-riddled kid living in a painfully cruel world, wanting to make it all stop and knowing that a peaceful outcome was never going to happen, that the cycles of hatred never cease.

I see it as him putting on a metaphorical armor to push past his own fears, guilts, and powerlessness.

And in his death, you see him return to his true self, his true nature—a timid, scared, lost and lonely boy, reaching out for the help of his friends…

Ok so correct me if I’m just going crazy but Falco n Gabi parallel Bertholdt and Reiner right RIGHT

I kind of love this silent group of like 5 bertholdt fans that all collectively follow eachother and reblog eachothers posts

girly pop... eye shadow tutorial when

tiny babies…….

I know there's a fandom phenomenon of people only being able to watch a thing with shipping goggles, but we gotta discuss the exact opposite because sometimes people are so allergic to shipping certain pairings that they won't even acknowledge their interactions in-universe.

But hey, I guess ignoring all the instances of Jean not letting his crush on Mikasa stop himself from saying what needs to be said makes it easier to call him an incel and ignore what the scene says about both characters.