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~Annie Leonhardt and Berthold Hoover, Attack on TitanJust in time for episode 21, my feelings cannot be contained at the moment!
This is a sequel to: terra7.deviantart.com/art/AoT-…
Events take place following Annie's escape from captivity in Wall Sina. Which soldier struck her the blow --was it Revaille, for the sake of his fallen comrades, or Mikasa, out of retribution for her family? Moreover, what will Berthold, who risks becoming even more alone, do?
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Yeah, you kinda don't think much of either Krista or Ymir at the beginning but damn they really grow on you. Plus i'm amazed at Krista now in the last chapters, she's become so apathetic and dark without Ymir, she really misses her. Plus i loved how she wasn't afraid of Ymir's beastly titan form AT ALL. Love how she broke from that kawaii/goddess-blond/cute/helpless mold with one fine stroke of "Fuck yeah Ymir! Kick that titan ass!". XD
Well Erwin is not dumb, what's the point of patching up the walls if they don't even know why they were broken in the first place? What stops whoever is behind it to produce another teen titan in ten years and break it all again in a different place? They need information and they need it badly. But everyone's working against them it seems. And yeah, everybody is after Eren, they are lucky they haven't lost him yet! XD But Erwin knew he'd be important from the beginning, that's why he lied about Eren's position in the formation during the Female Titan Arc. Shrewd bastard.
Can't really picture either Erwin or Levi being part of the enemy, although Erwin might know a bit more than he lets on. Then again, since we still don't know who is fighting for whom and why, it's hard to say! XD
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I love how the manga's handled Ymir and Krista so far. Their back stories tie into the plot so it doesn't feel forced when Isayama tosses forward more info on them. One of my favourite parts in the series was the scene in the last chapter where Krista spoke about herself as "Krista Lenz" vs. "Historia Reiss". The "caring good girl" that doesn't exist vs. the "girl whose known pain and who couldn't care less". I don't think those two have to be mutually exclusive so I'm curious to see what Krista will do later in the story.
Do we know who commissioned the building of the Walls? We have that mini-story in episode 25 about the miners, who ended up disappearing when they were digging at the foundations. Hmm... as to why there are Titans inside the walls, my guess is as good as yours... XD
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Ah yeah, i'm really liking it too. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Well, the wall building and humanity's story before the walls is all very hush hush and wondering about it might give you nothing but grief (we still don't know what happened to Armin's parents who were curious about the outside world). I think the walls were build as a last recourse when a group of men realized they were losing against the titans, there might have been a man with the power to control titans (like Eren) among them and he commanded a bunch of really tall titans to solidify themselves into the walls. Or it was a bunch of self-sacrificing shifters. Aaah, we don't know nothing. Damn you Isayama, you really want to have us guessing. XD
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I feel if they don't hurry with season 2 the hype will die down. It's not uncommon to find something else to keep oneself entertained and get completely side-tracked, forgetting about some of the previous things you enjoyed. Then it becomes a question of if you'll get back into the previous stuff altogether. :S
Luckily, I don't wonder about it too much. XD I'm convinced the big revelations won't be so big/dramatic so I'm prepared, hehe. Hmm, as you said, it's likely a man who could control titans or titan shifters who built the walls. Those yells that control the titans reminds me of "war cries", and speaking of yelling I'm not surprised Eren can yell and control them. As you said, he likes yelling!
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Ah yes, that is so. There's no doubt in my mind some people are already losing interest, but those were the ones that were probably not that much into it to begin with. Most of the fandom is still hooked through the manga, the regular updates keeping them interested. I really do hope season 2 is in production, i just can't see a reason why it wouldn't be after the hit of the first one, and yeah it might take them at least another year to complete it, but in my opinion, it's better to wait than to have it all rushed and consequently losing quality. Sometimes people forget just how much work one single episode entails, it's fucking crazy, it takes time. But nah, if season 2 keeps up the awesomeness (storyboard/quality-wise), they'll still get bazillions of views. I think people lose more interest when animes based on mangas start having "filler chapters" and the main plot starts getting stalled. So far they'be been playing it good: a little OVA here, a new manga chapter there, a little car commercial, a chibi episode, DVD/BR release of the first season (hasn't happened yet, i think), then another OVA, and so forth until the next season.
Yeah, i'm curious, but i'm sure not going to lose any sleep over it. I'm more worried about the individual characters, for example Annie, when is she going to make her come back? How (a lot of people claim she is dead, but i don't believe it)? Will she have a chance to redeem herself?
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Yeah, I think it takes around a year to get a season done, judging by Legend of Korra animation and standards (though that's shorter). It'll likely take extra time, they'll need to see where the manga goes and modify the plot/ events accordingly. Do you think there'll be a season 3? I feel it's a bit much, in a way. If they can get the whole thing done in 2 seasons it would be great. Maybe that's why they're taking the break?
Ohhhh, the infamously terrible filler... that should be outlawed, haha. Except for one of the filler arcs in Bleach (which actually contributed to the plot) I've yet to see an anime get it right. Please, AoT creators, no fillers. The OVA is based on the extra chapters of the manga, which I've read but have yet to see (anime) so that was ok. Annie has a visual novel thing that accompanied one of the Blu-ray releases. About a murder investigation. Looked interesting but it's too bad access to that is so limited.
Annie's been out of the game for too long. We need her back in the plot! :] I'm not sure she has to redeem herself by doing the "help the good guys" deed. I think she's already conscious of her burden and doesn't think highly of herself for it.
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Mmmh yeah. Legend of Korra is shorter and i feel the graphics are of slightly lesser quality (less detailed backgrounds, less complex shading/lighting, no friggin flying perspectively agonizing shots), but LoK is done in a smallish korean studio whereas SnK is done in (i think) a much bigger japanese studio, so i'd say a year/year and a half is about right.
Could be they are waiting for further advancement of the plot, so the hiatus might be of up to three years, but no, i think they are going to do three seasons at least no matter what. It would be dumb not to take advantage of how well it's been received and enough stuff happens in the manga to allow for a three season storyboard easy (maybe even four seasons), but maybe they don't get greedy and you are right (still, two seasons seems way too little to me, and some scenes in the manga could use some climatic enhancement, like when Reiner and Bert reveal their titan identities, that felt a bit dumb "Hey Eren we're the titans that broke the walls wanna tag along for the destruction of humanity and shit?").
Fillers are a scourge. 
YEEAH, i'm really missing that aquiline nose of hers! ;_; Nah, i didn't mean it in a "Oh i'll just go good, now, kay'?" sense. What she did, she did it consciously and knowing very well the consequences (that's one the reasons i like the character so much), but i still feel that the reasons behind the BRA trio's actions are not just to "destroy humanity" (death for the sake of death), i think their real cause is way more complex and important than that, and when it is finally revealed, that would, sort of, vindicate her pain (the horror of her actions that she knows so well)? (pff, i don't know if i'm explaining myself right -_-)
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Agree one hundred percent. I think the anime was just catching up a little too close to the manga, back when it aired. They needed room to maneuver, depending on the direction that Isayama took the plot.
Yeah, no fillers please, haha! Though I think they're taking the alternate approach with the chibi animated OVAs and the spin off mangas (Chuugakkou, and Spoof on Titan). Something to keep the fandom caffeinated. And agreed that some moments in the next season need to be dramatized (colossal and armored titan reveals, which were too anticlimactic).
I miss Annie, haha. What is Isayama doing that takes so much priority over the titan trio's stories? Other plot development I guess, but I've seen Armin and gang enough to wonder when titan trio will be featured again.
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Urgh, yes, now that we know what their course of action is going to be (to bring down the king, no less), i really hope the chapters will include some titan trio (and Ymir) again. *fingers crossed*
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I feel Erwin wants to instate Krista as Queen once the old monarchy falls. Ties to the royal family, but at the same time a person they can manage (not to say control and rule through her, but she isn't a wild card).
I didn't buy the part about memory alteration though (through the titan formula). Felt a bit forced. What are your thoughts?
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Yeah, replacing a member of the royal family with another will cause less of a political turmoil. People are keener to changing rulers than to changing the whole regime. Well, at least Krista isn't up to her neck in corruption and she's never been power-hungry so it's certainly their safest bet. The hard part will be convincing the people (at least the vast majority) that they want this brat that no-one has even heard of as their new queen. How will the play it?
Armin seems to have some ideas (and dear lord, when Armin shows his blunt purely rational side he is scary as fuck).
Mm, what chapter was this? I'm going to have to re-read it so i can give you an informed opinion. ><
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Yeah, I wonder how Erwin will play his cards. No one's hear of Krista, you're right, and I doubt those pampered by the king (merchants, MP whose less-than-legal actions are overlooked, etc.) would be keen on letting her step into power. Hm... no way of knowing how it'll play out just yet! Krista may not be up for it, that's something else to consider. She's getting more withdrawn from the group latterly.
Maybe the translation I read wasn't very good, but it was chapter... 55? Was that the last one to come out? XS
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Merchants, the Nobility and the local tycoons will probably try to rouse the populace against the Survey Corps if they openly attack the King, making everything a bizillion times more complicated. The Survey Corps should either have the people on their side from the beginning (which is not that easy, since in spite of the chaos and fear of the Wall breaches, a lot of them still think of the Corps as parasites) or be sneaky about it, having to oppose mainly the Military Police (which they are already doing), and if they succeed, declare the new ruler a midst a lot of confusion, but no bloodshed (or not much).
Hehe, yeah, maybe Krista goes all "fuck naw" on them and runs with Ymir into the wilderness. But now that she has reclaimed her name and namesake, she might see this as an opportunity to have revenge for the wrongs done to her.
AH I SEE, you were right i re-read the chapter and i see what you mean. Yep, it's all a little iffy. Titan-shifters have such a strange array of abilities it's already kinda confusing (regeneration, solidification, control...). It's not that hard to make the jump from shifters can control titans to titans are humans so shifters can control humans. But the idea of them being able to brainwash a fully-conscious human? Meh. Then again, maybe the shifters that can do that are, well, psychics. And maybe their psychic abilities are easier to use on mindless titans than humans but they could still use them on humans? :/
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I can see it happening. If Erwin plays his cards right though, he may be able to get Nile and the Military Police on his side. Nile, I feel he's the kind who's ignorant of the power/ motivations of the higher ups but is willing to stand up and protect the fake ideals they withhold for the sake of protecting Sina's people. No doubt among them are the merchants and tycoons that support the King, but some are also the regular citizens.
I want Krista to make her own decision, independent of the roles we see everyone throwing onto her. In a way, she's not too different from Annie. Both have grown up in the shadow of their fathers, yet are distanced from them at the same time.
Yeah, I agree about brain-washing the population. It seems a bit far-fetched. Too convenient, too massive scale. It's going all X-men, with telepaths now, haha! Eren, world's strongest telepath. He'll learn to yell telepathically now too? XD
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I see Nile like that as well. But do you really think Erwin will convince him? I think something has to happen to push him over the edge, words and promises won't do.
Well, Krista tried to make her own decisions buuuuut she's just a kid. Have you read the last chapter? Damn, i don't think pushing her to accept was the right move. She's troubled as it is, this might come back to bite them one day. :/
Interesting view of her! Yes i agree, but poor Krista is a bit more lost than Annie.
Yes, we are going to have to call him Professor Jeager form now on! XD I'm just saying telepathy/enhanced brain power could be an explanation, it's a fantasy world after all, but Isayama better not pile up the crazy 'cause he still has a looooot of explaining to do.
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Good point. Annie's attacks on Sina forced Nile's hand. We'll have to see what happens.
I skim over the chapters to get an idea what's going on. :] Krista, I don't think she's accepted becoming Queen on a personal level. Revaille pushing her just put words he wanted to hear in her mouth. She's troubled... And by no means was she raised like a Princess, so I believe she has all the right to make a personal decision regardless of how selfish it may come across as. And I'll be honest in saying the only reason I think Erwin wants her as Queen is because she can be... managed. Unlike the wild cards.
The powerful Professor [Pi]X[is] and his school of mutants: Jeanclops Kirshtein, Mika-psylocke, Sasha "Shadowcat" Blouse, Reiner "Colossus" Braun...
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Now that Krista has lost her cutesie-patootsie-good-girl façade, i think they should treat her with a wee bit more care and respect. She's struggling with some pretty big internal turmoil and she might turn out to be less manageable and more unpredictable than they expect. If they keep pushing her, there might come a time when she pushes back. I understand why Levi did it, i just feel it was unwise. :/
OHMFG! XD Yeah! Oh no what have you done i kinda want to draw them in colorful spandex now! ><
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Isayama might play that card, with Krista becoming an unmanageable "pawn". But who will take power then, and what will Krista do with her new freedom...? These are big questions that he will answer.
Interestingly, the chapter this month is pretty good (some goofy lines aside). Hanji deduced, based on a conversation between Berthold and Ymir, that the Reiss family wants Eren not to control him for his power but to devour him and take the power for themselves. She suspects that titan shifter abilities are passed on when another titan shifter/titan devours the original power's host. Of course, this spells bad news for Eren (kidnapped by the Inner Police) but also for Annie, because if Reiss knows about her ability to command titans (albeit in titan form) and if she is indeed in the MP's command (as Armin said) then that would make her Reiss's fall-back plan... meaning her life is well beyond danger-danger. if this is remotely true, there is a possibility that Eren will be taken to where Annie is in the next few chapters.
Annie "Frost" Leonhardt, Jeanclops Kirschtein, Eren "The Beast" Jaeger, Mika-psylocke, Sasha "Shadowcat" Brauss, Reiner "Colossus" Braun, Berthold "Pyro" Hoover (his titan steam turned to flames), Erwin "Magneto" Smith, Professor [Pi]X[is]!
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Yeah, i feel all the OVAs, chibi episodes and spin-off comics are just appetizers. Keeping the fandom entertained until the main course arrives (meaning the second season, i'm not really looking forward to the possible real-life movie). I want to think they are stalling the production of the second season, taking their time, so that it will be just as good as the first one (i personally love it when i find little details in the anime that relate to things that are going to happen/will make more sense later, like meaningful looks and such, so i got no problem having them take their time ^^).
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They are keeping fans caffeinated until the main course. 
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Oh yes. You know, i always liked Hanji and never felt like she was the comic relief (i thought it was just Sasha, who's also going to get some serious badass screen time, finally!). But yeah, you are right, she's been portrayed mostly as a goofball, omitting scenes from the manga where she acts like the kick-ass military official that she is.
And what about the animation of Bertholdt's speech? Holding his bleeding neck? My heart will probably implode aghfsgxs.
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Me too, I was hoping they'd show her epic scene with Pastor Nick up on Wall Sina, threatening to throw him over the edge. Her speech was a good one, and her seriousness/devotion to humanity's cause really came through. Alas, we wait another... year (?) to see it next season.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that moment! Shame on me. Bert's an interesting guy. He keeps it all in until it can no longer be kept in, then everything just spills out and he finds his courage to act/ speak in those moments. I imagine it might be like that if he gets a chance to speak with Annie. Can't wait for all those scenes!
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Fingers crossed! I'm pretty sure they will and damn now i really want that season 2, grrrr! But patience has its rewards so let's wait and enjoy the fanart in the meanwhile.
I listened to Attack on Space, like you recommended, and you were right, it was fun!
Also, OVA about Jean (kinda?) coming out, any thoughts on that? Have you heard of it?
Oh, you think? I really do hope he shows his assertive side to Annie one day, he probably will. Bertholdt is probably the character that has grown on me the most. Characters like Annie and Hanji, i liked them from the beginning, but i didn't think much of Bert (if anything) and then i read the manga and watched the series again and oh boy.
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Agreed. I'm happy to be drawing Bert and Annie, but I sometimes wish more people would draw it so I can browse through their artwork. XD
Nice! The funny thing is, I prefer the Attack on Space voice of Mikasa over that in the English dub. But at least they got Annie's spot on. It's just perfect!
Really? Hmm, that's odd. Can't imagine what more we'd need to know about Jean (not to offend Jean in any way). I could imagine one about Marco, something prior to his death.
Yup, when they get her out of the crystal. If it's one of those moments that Bert can't internalize, given the stress of the situation, he might tell her. But Reiner suggested he do that after returning home (will Isayama ever get to that part at this pace, I'm hoping Bert tells her when she decrystallizes because the manga might not get a chance to cover it otherwise). I learned about Bert through Annie. I didn't notice him before that. And at first I actually thought Reiner liked Annie and that he annoyed her to try and get her attention!
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Oh, there are some little gorgeous Beruani nuggets under the onslaught of Jeanmarco, Yumikuri, Eruri and such. I kinda feel more for the Eremika shippers, it's the most likely couple to happen and it barely gets noticed either. XD
Yeah, there's been some bristling about that (i personally don't like things dubbed and Annie's voice is fine, so didn't really care XD).
I suppose they decided to go with the safest character really, the fandom either loves him or loves to hate him, and his backstory is for once, not filled with incognito or is later revealed (Annie, Bert, Reiner, Ymir, Krista were right on out of the question). So far i've gathered there's a bit more of Reiner, Sasha, Connie, Armin, Annie (bless them, i really wanted to see her alive and walking again, so yippidiyay) and Pixis (double yay, what can i say, i like this man).
You can watch the raw here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz3xWA… , i'm going to wait for the subs though.
Haha, yep yep, it was through Annie for me too. When Reiner says Bert likes her and how he stresses when Armin tells him she is being tortured, i went "huh", and decided to pay more attention to all three and their dynamic (knowing now they were all titan shifters). Before the Beruani feels i was more inclined to shipping Aruani, i still do, but beruani prevails.
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True, I feel for the Mikasa Eren fans as well. I can't understand why it's so overlooked. It makes sense, it works, and it's nice! My heart (and art) goes with the Bert-Annie fans though. :]
Most dubs aren't worth-while, but there are the rare gems that beat even the Japanese originals by a long shot (Black Lagoon and Cowboy Bebop, best examples).
I like Jean. Like Marco said, he's a good leader because he understands the weak guys. I think he'll develop into an interesting figure. But, I'm bothered by the fandom saying he looks like a horse. The man does not look like a horse... Thanks, but I'll wait for the subs as well. :]
Lets see, I learned about Berthold somewhere before Trost, before the whole thing with Annie. Actually, I wish we could see more interaction between Bert and Armin because Isayama's character book said they were friends (they read books together on the occasion). I think it's why Armin's words affected him so much, because Armin knew where to stab the knife best. Hail Bertannie (though I admit Eren-Annie has crossed my mind)!
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Yeah, beruani ftw!
Jean was probably the only character i didn't care much for at the beginning, but he has really grown on me too. He's also grown a lot as a character from when he first arrived at the training corps.
Yeah! That would be neat! And damn yes, Armin can be one hell of a little shit when he puts his mind to it (which is one of the reasons i like him, truth be told).
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It makes me sad when there aren't many artists drawing the smaller ships (i.e. the plausible things that most people aren't drawing for some reason). This is why it's important for me to draw Bert and Annie. They go together so nicely...
I was the same way, and then I also came to like Jean. He's the guy who has what it takes inside to make a battle count, even a loosing one, and give the enemy a hard time for compromising the safety of men/women with their hearts in the right place!
I didn't realize it earlier but two very pivotal moments would have been: if Annie killed Armin (intentionally or not) and if Berthold had stopped her from going to MP.
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Update: I will reply to your messages, not to worry, I'm just getting very busy with final exams! X]
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Don't worry! We'll chat when you get a breather. Good luck with your exams!!
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But "technically" something like that wouldn't kill her if she turned into a titan right after, right?
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Shifters have a healing factor, true, but I assume there is a limit to how much they can regenerate at once.
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Hmm maybe you're right
Pobably if they lose too much blood before they heal they could die :/
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But "technically" something like that couldn't kill her if she turned into a titan right after, right?
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I hope this never happens, shes my favorite character
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very sad this scene.... why annie??
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I really hope it never happens.
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Oh my god, i adore those two so much i tell you! I'm sure they aren't evil, they are just person, manipulated by the home village to do those stuff...BUT THIS PICTURE GIVES ME THE FEELS! just look at his desperate look on his eyes, he's devastated because if she and reiner go, he's alone, but in this situation he's so shocked that he just barely holds himself to break down and cry (in my opinion). AND I REALLY WANT THIS SHIP TO HAPPEN. IT ALREADY HAPPENS. and the reaction of Bertholdt in the last chapter when armin mentions that Annie is tortured (SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT) proves he has feelings for her...Oh my god i can't handle these two...Even though the TItan trio may or may not be killed, because technically speaking no matter how much eren wants to destroy them, they need the information the trio has...And they are mysterious characters, opening many questions, so i don't think at this point of the series they will be dead..And if they do (because isayama kills EVERYBODY) i will break down and cry myself, i want them to live TT^TT
And sorry for the long post full of spoilers (DONT READ THIS GUYS WHO DONT READ THE MANGA) BUT THIS PICTURE GIVES ME THE GOOSEBUMPS XD
AND NOT TO MENTION THE ART WHICH IS BASICALLY PERFECT
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Isayama can't kill Annie or Bertholdt. They have a future ahead of them, reasons to make it back to their home town, and people whom they need to realize care for them. I think it would be bad story telling to just let that potential character and plot development go to waste. I'd hate to see Reiner die as well, he's proved that, although he cares for his mission objective, he's also willing to fight for his 104th corps friends.
Bert and Annie =
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Titan Power/Shifter-People have incredible healing/Regeneration Vitality even in Human Form.
So maybe with a bit of Luck -- Berthold will not end up alone. But honestly: He should finally
start to carefully pull out the Blade from her Abdomen.. ... >_> .. ... x) This looks like his Panic
prevents Berthold from thinking rationally. Hurry up, Beanpole!! She's dying!! >: O lol 
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True, true, Berthold should act as the situation demands.
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You did a great Job anyway
His Reaction in the newest Manga Chapter was incredible 
Much more than the gloomy Coward who only said " I had Pity with You ", without looking at Eren.
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I liked his reaction, proves that he cares a lot for Annie. I'm not sure if Armin was bluffing but he knew those words would hit Bert like daggers.
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Armin was most likely bluffing.
Since Annie is sealed inside that strange Crystal-Thingy, nobody can lay a Finger on her.
But i guess... ... jeah... ... she shouldn't expect to get treated like a Princess, as soon
as they get her. There is a handful of good Reasons why the People in the Walls would
want to make her Life a living Hell - maybe until her last Breath.
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We don't know if Annie is still inside the crystal, he may be telling the truth.
I think it would make for a more interesting plot if he is, as Berthold could get more character development.
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Not that i would feel Pity for her anyway ... ... >_>
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