ATTACK ON TITAN AND GERMANY

 

The Final Season of the show about to premiere, tomorrow December 7, 2020. The same date when the Japanese Imperial Navy, attacked Pearl Harbor. Is that a coincidence? But I am not gonna talk about that. I am gonna talk about, how attack on titan, resembles Germany, and its not the Germany, that we loved. Its that we all hate, except if your a neo-Nazi. I’m not talking about Nazi Germany only, but also the Germany that fought World War1.

At the start my only view, about AOT is that humans are the real monsterrs. Simple as that. But as the show progress, it became political deep and interesting. Although in Season 3 first half, it became too political, and it got too boring. But as season 3 second half passed. Action came again, and more intrigues. Introducing us to back story that has political intrigues and resemblance, to the infamous Germany that rose in the 1930’s.

In season 3, we have been introduced to these two, great empires in the story. The Eldian Empire, and  the Marleyan Empire. To cut the story short. Eldian is the one ruled by the Titans, until the Marleyan, undermine them and took over their former lands. Leading to the Eldian, to took refuge in the island of Paradis. In which they lock themselves into three walls. Which the story of now took place.

Again its not only the history of Germany that resembles the show, even the architecture, the names of the characters, Eren Jaeger, Erwin Smith etc. You can see German inspiration in every part of the story.

Then there’s a debate on who is the Jew, and the Nazis in comparison to the Eldians, and the Marleyans. Marleyans, definitively is Nazi Germany, and the Germany that fought World War 1. While Eldians, can be both in comparison to history, the Jews that became victims of the Holocaust, and the Nazis that wage war on Europe. And Eren, could be compared to that one infamous dictator, Adolf Hitler. We’ll get to that one by one.

Eldians trapped in the Marleyan Empire, is somewhat treated, the same like the Jews that put to Ghettos in Poland. They are hiding and segregated, from society. The most glaring resemblance, was the armband wore by Grisha Jaeger, to know that he is an Eldian. The prejudice against them, was the same that the Jews suffered, when Hitler took power.

And if you watch the show, when the restorationist movement was revealed and captured. They are brought to the island of Paradis, where, they turned them into mindless Titans. Even that has resemblance in history. The Nazis had this plan called, Madagascar Plan. A plan to relocate the Jewish population of Europe into Madagascar. But it never took place because of the British blockade of the island. And if you will look at the map of Attack on Titan. Its just an inverted world map. And Paradis is Madagascar.

So how will the Eldians in Paradis will be like Nazi Germany. That is where Eren will come to play. Grisha’s memories start being remembered by Eren. The movement, the persecution, they suffered, the secrets. And his last words, on the show is chilling. If we kill our enemies there, will we finally be free?

And as spoilers from the manga are coming out. Eren intends, and are already doing it. Killing the enemies, of Eldia.

Eldia can be compared to Germany, because they suffer the same fate. Both are Great Empires, and both had been humbled by great wars. In our world, we called it, the Great War aka World War 1. In their world, it was called the Great Titan War. And after that wars, resentment by the losing party, and harsh terms by the victors, fueled hate, and wants revenge. That’s were Adolf Hitler come into play, and in their world Eren Jaeger. Both are low ranking officers, in the military. But rose into leadership roles, where they can wage war. And not just war, but a war of annihilation.

So, by examining the history of Germany, between two world wars, and the back story provided by the show. And the pronouncement by the author Hajime Isayama, that it will have a dark ending. I somehow foresaw, how AOT will end. If we will look at history, it will be like, Berlin 1945.

Eren will cause so much destruction, on a brink of winning. But somehow humanity will find a way to defeat the Titans, and ultimately Eren. But the war will end, with the destruction of Paradis. So that the Titans, can never ever threaten humanity. No ending is darker than that. If analysis is right, that is how gonna end. I can’t pinpoint who will die, on the characters, but some are already spoiled in the web. Levi is heavily injured. But again, it will end like Berlin 1945. But again thats just me.