And how many times he must go through this to end the cycle. He doesn't know how many people have died. He doesn't know anymore, and he also doesn't yet. So her tears are bittersweet.Įren says he feels like he just woke up from the longest dream.

Eren's life will end in this timeline, but she'll be able to be with him in another one. She understands that what Eren has been trying to do all this time and that he'll have to try it again. That's why Mikasa is crying when she says see you later. In the previous timeline, (maybe when dying) Eren tells Mikasa about the time loop. DreamĪt the beginning of Chapter 1, Eren wakes from a long dream.įor a brief moment, he dreams someone that looks like Mikasa but with shorter hair saying while crying, 'see you later Eren' Even though Eren is burdened by so much despair and tragedy, by his own nature, his own unyielding spirit, he will always fight on and loop this timeline again and again until he can end the cycle of hatred. Even though Eren fails each time at stopping the cycle of hatred, he always starts the loop over 2000 years to try again. See, the purpose of the Attack Titan is to keep moving forward. What matters is that each time the loop goes back to Ymir with her getting accused of letting the pigs free. The 'how' can be whatever Isayama wants to make up.

It could be paths shenanigans, some time of ancient magic. The world outside the walls unite and tries to end the Eldian race.Įach time Eren fails, dying, disabled, or in despair, he loops back 2000 years ago. Each time, Paradis ends up getting wiped out. Thus, in a future chapter, we'll get a montage of Eren trying alternative solutions: Trying to be diplomatic with the outside world, using a partial rumbling, rumbling but he is defeated by the alliance before he can end the cycle. He's tried to test if the memories he's seen are legitimate. He has tried every alternative to the rumbling each time loop because he truly doesn't want to do it if he had the choice. When Eren unlocks all the memories, he realizes he has been in this situation before. It ends with Eren failing to stop the cycle. TLDR at the bottomĮren has been trying to end the cycle of hatred many times.Įach loop begins with smol Ymir coming into contact with the source of all organic life. If you've already read this theory, I apologize.

I haven't checked thoroughly, but I'm certain other people have come to same conclusion due to how the story has progressed and how much Isayama forshadows. Preface: This theory is 100% not going to be original.

Attack on titan bingo