Ch 133 Analysis and AOT Ending Theory
SNK is about “Resolving of Ymir’s World” when Ch 122 was revealed. It is not about Eldians or Marlyeans
The most intriguing part of this chapter for me is KID EREN.
Below are the two questions I have:
Why exactly is his eyes are shut off like Ymir?
Why is he shown as Kid?
In Ch 122, let me take a look at Ymir’s background where every single character in this chapter is drawn exactly the same as above.
Why do you think so?
Well,
Ch 122: From you, 2000 years ago
“UNDERNEATH THIS WORLD FULL OF PAIN AND SUFFERING, EXISTS ANOTHER WORLD WHICH LIGHT CANNOT REACH...”
It speaks about two worlds here,
“Which is that WORLD WHICH LIGHT CANNOT REACH?” YMIR’S WORLD
This is the reason their eyes have been drawn in this way because it’s a world where even a light cannot be reached. There is not even a light of hope in her world. This is from Ymir’s perspective.
Ch 01: To you, 2000 years from now
“Which is that WORLD FULL OF PAIN AND SUFFERING?” EREN’S WORLD
The depiction of Ymir never changed throughout the Ch 122 except when Eren said, “You are free”.
Next question,
Why is Eren shown as a kid?
I have two theories and I still do not have a concrete explanation as to why?
Theory 1:
Ymir died as a Eldian Human just before she inherited the Powers. Her appearance is same as this in Ch 133.
Eren inherited his Father’s powers when he was a kid very similar to above as fellow Eldian and is Subject of Ymir not human anymore.
(P.S Eren eating his father plays a key role which we are yet to see from Eren’s perspective)
Theory 2:
Ymir’s and Eren’s World are connected. This image of little Eren here suits more and how he talks about he does not want to be caged and hence his appearance as a KID in Ch 133. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Eren is shown here crying when you co-relate Ch 1 and Ch 122. He did not realise he was FREE until he meets ARMIN in EREN’s WORLD in contrast to what he says that he has always been this way in the PATHS thats because all the characters play a key role in shaping Eren’s Vision of which Armin is the first person.
Ymir is born into this world to be a SLAVE. (However her own self in the form of Eren required to make her realise that she is FREE)
Eren is born into this world to be FREE.
Finally the ENDING THEORY (I am not predicting how exactly it is going to fair out. I will only be talking on the context of it which debunks EH stans theory and Lelouch ending that are not gonna happen) and I am not really concerned how all the characters will fill their roles, since all are playing in the hands of Eren. No matter what happens, it’s Eren who is going to WIN this.
Timeloop is the very basis of the SNK story since the concept of PATHS (Time is infinite/eternal with a cyclic universe) has been introduced and we need to relate to everything from Ch 121 as the base when Eren gets access to the PATHS that’s when the story of SNK BEGINS and the other time Eren gets access to the PATHS is when he eats his father so I am keenly waiting for that moment.
When Eren talks about destroying the WORLD, it’s Ymir's world he speaks of that made Eren’s world full of Pain and Suffering.
Eren is definitely gathering all of them at one single place as he is planning to strip off all the powers that includes TITAN POWERS, MILITARY BASEMENT OF MARLYEANS. That’s his main intention.
Some Random Things:
And the ATTACK TITAN we see now is the ULTIMATE/FINAL FORM that resembles the organism.
Coming back to Ch1:
13th is the symbol of totality, completion and attainment which means it signifies the New Beginning and Destruction of the Old World.
When I revisited the chapter, I realised it that its not Mikasa who is saying it because the dialogues are not pointed to her. Eren is waking up from the dream state to waking state. So “See you later. Eren.” is likely someone else saying it may be Ymir.
I have seen all kinds of crazy theories for SNK that’s how flexible Ishayama has written and he is free to choose out of it to be honest, that’s really brilliant writing.