Attack on Titan ENDING Explained! | AOT Finale Timeline

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This video explains the final ever episode of Attack on Titan. Along the way I’ll be explaining certain key moments, character motivations, small details you might’ve missed and my overall thoughts on the ending itself (especially the post credit scenes)

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Alright so the final final episode of Attack on Titan began with a flashback to 2000 years ago, when Ymir was still just a slave for the eldian tribe. At that moment in time she had no titan powers and no hope of escape and there are two key reasons why this scene is important. Reason number 1 is that it gave us a rare insight into Ymir’s motivations, specifically her feelings about freedom itself. Earlier this season we know that initially she had a peaceful existence that was brutally taken away and ever since then she’s had no control over her own life. However as she stares at the pigs in this scene, we see her come to the realisation that although she can’t attain freedom for herself, in this specific moment she at least had the power to grant freedom to something else. Despite the obvious risk involved, Ymir freed these pigs simply because she had the chance to and that’s why it’s so interesting that when she had the chance to be free in this moment and in this moment, on both occasions she chose to remain as a slave. This leads us to the all-important question, why is it that someone who clearly values freedom would willingly deny that same freedom for herself? Zeke theorised that it’s because there’s something Ymir couldn’t let go of and Eren confirmed that it was the love she had for King Fritz.

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00:00 Ymir’s Motivations
05:29 Mikasa & Ymir’s Connection!
06:13 Ancient Titans
09:16 INSANE DETAILS (Part 1)
12:09 Zeke’s Philosophy Explained
14:51 Bad Writing?
15:52 AOT World Building
19:31 Plot Hole?
20:54 Historia’s HUGE Influence
23:00 Why Did Eren Fight Armin?
24:30 Jean and Connie
26:20 Cabin Scene Explained
30:30 Ymir’s Resolution Explained
32:00 Why Eren did the Rumbling
33:00 Did Eren Kill Carla Yeager?
35:53 How Did Mikasa Get Home?
37:06 Imagine this happened…
37:44 Timeskip Analysis
40:03 INSANE DETAILS (Part 2)
41:54 Ending Explained
46:50 INSANE DETAILS (Part 3)
50:40 Overall Thoughts (Good & Bad)

[TurtleQuirk]

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[DMage]

I still remember the old days of season one when all we cared about was what was in Eren's basement

[DarkKnight]

Armin stripping himself of his odm while heading towards the soldiers to convince them that they're human gave me flashbacks to when he did the same for eren back in season 1

[elicash]

When Kruger turned Grisha into a titan he told him to help save mikasa and armin. this is probably why he was there willing to help Armin in the paths

[DavidTheBaker]

Nahh I don’t think it was bad writing. I think Krueger was there because the attack titan had controlled so much of his final years.
Before Eren’s dad eats Krueger, the dude went on a monologue about how he tortured hundreds of Eldean’s, and served the Marley government for years but didn’t know why, Only that he had to to protect Mikasa and Armin and doing what he did was the only way.

I think people who get the attack titan become slaves to freedom. And maybe in death, Kreger might’ve disapproved of the attack titan’s influence over him.

Even Eren struggled with sanity near the end of the show. Saying he was struggling to live in the past present and future.

[justsomeguywithrinnegan]

Bro finally watched it💀

Bro we have been waiting for this breakdown for months😭legit thought u had forsaken us(but thanks for the incredible journey man 😭u made me love AOT and understand it better)

[Zach-sxcm]

i have to agree that aot is a masterpiece. the mysteries were perfectly planned and executed. and figuring out some mysteries gave rise to new ones. it was so fun to watch. the ending was gut wrenchingly sad for me. seeing Mikasa at Eren's grave as an old woman had me bawling my eyes out.

[DeviIGundam]

If I recall correctly, Kruger received a future memory asking him to protect Armin and Mikasa. So Eren literally asked him for his help.

[seancorujo]

Im gonna miss these in depth analysis videos, always looked forward to these after watching every episode to understand the metaphors and what was hidden in plain sight across the whole story. Thank you Turtle Quirk, for always taking the time to create these amazing videos espacially the last two of them.

[lyricsronen]

I think the greatest irony of this show is that the Scout regiment, the branch in charge of finding out what happened to the outside world, would have probably been able to figure it out much more easily and with far less death and sacrifice if they decided to dedicate their resources INSIDE the wall. Instead of sending fodder out to battle in the titan fields, they should have spied on the people in power. And that goes along with what is one of the biggest themes of the show - the mistake of looking outwards for a problem that should be solved by looking in.

[rinsecrett]

I also want to add another easter egg to the baby and mother cliff scene. It was a Schindler's List easter egg where just like in both movies only the baby/little girl were highlighted because they represent the innocence of the people being slaughtered.

[uruigi]

The most important difference between Ymir, and the boy with the dog, is that Ymir was seeking refuge. She was running away from the people that tried to kill her for wanting freedom. The boy is seeking the tree out of his own free will. With a friendly companion accompanying him. Freedom has finally returned to the world, but at what cost? and at what consequence?

Side note: also the boy finding the source of all living matter would likely also not result in titans returning. Cause remember, it granted Ymir what she wanted at that moment. She was wounded and dying, so she was granted an immortal body. She was yearning for power, so she was granted a powerful body. And she was yearning for freedom, so she was granted the power to make that choice. What would it grant the boy with the dog? What do you think. :)

[erenyeager]

Thank you so much for bringing up Carla saying don’t go, you’re the first person I’ve ever seen point that out and I’ve been mentioning it to friends for years!!

[The_JMan]

This video is going in the YouTube hall of fame I just know it.

[dimensionaluniverse]

Stockholm Syndrome all day with Ymir, she wanted to be part of king Fritz entourage, but he only loved her power and security nothing more

[NarrowWayMan]

We were legit worried bro. Thanks for doing this one!

[munambah]

Is it possible that Falco on the battlefield having a vision where he was flying was because he took Zeke's spinal fluid (Royal Blood)... So he was able to tap into some memories?

[DuckyThree]

Litterally found your channel 2 days ago binged the Erwin what if (was amazing you should do more of those) and then binged the entirety of attack on titan and finished in a little over a day so this came out at the perfect time I look forward to watching whatever you create next

[EmmanuelLKD]

Phenomenal analysis. Really appreciate all the work and time you put in to making this breakdown video and it makes sense that it took you this long to drop it with all the work!

Watching through this analysis made me feel nostalgic on the series as a whole and remember the hype and emotions I had watching the finale.

Excellent job with this breakdown sir!

[masterlel]

I’ve watched your aot breakdowns ever since the final season came out. Over 3 years your explanations have fully invested me Into what is now my favorite anime/ show ever. It’s sad that we won’t get anymore aot recaps but I thank you for keeping up with them and providing this content for us .