Fixing Attack on Titan's Ending
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OH. MY. SDFKHSBFSD.
SO THIS SPECIFIC UPLOAD IS ACTUALLY INEXPLICITLY FINE FOR COPYRIGHT. MAGICAL FREAKIN WEBSITE!
And now the section at the end is half wrong and I cant remove and reupload it cause THEN its probably going to decide to copystrike again.
I'm just going to leave things as is, I still wanted to try this method of monetisation to hopefully replace sponsors on the channel, and part 2 PROBABLY is gunna get claimed anyway, so this is still like, half way necessary.
Good to know, I'll watch now.
I didn't mind the manga ending, but this is clearly better.
Just do ads and sponsors. Make money. Secure the bag.
I didn’t mind the anime ending, but even though this feels a little drawn out for me, HOLY- forget Chekhov’s shotgun, I thought more like Chekhov’s big damn machine gun!
Tbh i thought it was very clever that marley was last in the rumbling. It would make sense that erin would save Marley for last bc they are the ones that started it all. and are responsible for most if not all his anger,hatred,suffering etc. I thought he wanted to let marley know what it would be like when the whole world crumbled around you and not being able to do anything about it but flee. That would directly link rumbling marley as last with erin's world crumbling around him, his mother dying and having to leave shinangshina(shinamshina idk) when the armoured titan collapsed the wall.
Me at the start of the video: "The ending wasn't perfect, but it was still okay, I don't think it needs a re-write"
Me 55 minutes into the video: "OH MY GOD! This is so cool. I was wrong."
You were wrong from the start, the original ending is awful
Tbh not just the very end, but basically everything after the rumbling starts. It's just... So boring? Idk Eren as the villain would work better I think if we could actually follow him like Light Yagami in death note@@ddd-op5wy
Your rewrite made me realise how much i missed Hange during the final battle, and that her inclusion wouldve made more sense for the plot AND character. Like sorry Isayama youre gonna show us a hundred super weird and unique titans based on the previous nine and NOT have Hange there to completely freak out about it?? thats like her dream!!!
Having her titan knowledge and fascination be the key to a plan to defeat Eren makes so much more sense than "just blow up the head"
And it perfectly tied in with Zeke and Armin's arcs
1:51:22 most unrealistic part is Gabi missing a shot
nah thats realistic fr
@@Tsuki-Siiinconsistent.
@@jlboss_ps4751 who cares it's a shot
@@Tsuki-SiiEvery shot she took has changed the story.
@@jlboss_ps4751 That's not the point. It's the fact that it's not realistic to always land a shot especially when the target is moving. Or the weapon is heavy af. Don't think anyone cares about consistency. And nobody would say anything if she missed at least once.
This is canon. Isayama connected with you via paths and shared his memory of proper ending with you as a proxy mouth.
Holy shit the Zeke arc rewrite was absolutely phenomenal
Ya i wish that final levi vs zeke fight that was described animated.
gave me chills
What a man you are Uniquenameosaurus , you rewritten 80% of attack on titan for our sake ...
Let us not make his sacrifice go to waste
As a reward...
@@jupiter138 king fritz will give him...
@@csam9167 .....his seed
@@toluadejumo8596 His CUM
I hope there's a twist somewhere because I dread that Historia's entire arc becomes that she had a baby with her bully and then she died because Ymir hated everyone and everything. Historia is just as much a main character as everyone else in the Alliance and Eren. She out of everyone in the not good original ending deserved way more.
Also Eren did not want to end all conflict with the rumbling. He wanted to end this specific 2000 year old cycle of revenge that has bogged down him and everyone he has ever known ever since they were born. To take these children out of the forest that their forefathers left for them to deal with but there will always be conflict and Eren knows this. The idea that if there's two people still alive on this earth there will be conflict is an interesting philosophy to play with but having it be the end all be all message of Attack On Titan is fucking insane when there's already so many philosophies that just become meaningless because of it.
I honestly think the writers just forgot Historia lmao.
Even I forgot her. But when she was again shown briefly, I was like "Wait wtf? That's it? Yo, who's even the random bully she banged? Like what's going on here?! Why don't we see anything about her?! Does she hate all of it? Is she fine with some of it?"
It's just so detached and far away from Historia. You could say that's "the point", but... I dunno what the point is. Why a bully? What's the purpose there?
I think that bully might be more important somehow. Like if Historia marries him eventually, it's a missed political opportunity. Marrying some random farmer? Yeah no... The dude is probably a member of some great family or something, probably a descendand of... Something, anything!
Or maybe... Ymir did try to pull Historia out of her martyr complex... But maybe after she couldn't be there for Historia, she fell back into it. This could explain why Historia would basically sacrifice her own desires and life for the machinations and betterment of the world, becoming a silent martyr.
Or Historia is actually still doing all of this for Ymir somehow. I dunno, it just feels really weird.
You know not all childhood bullies stay as bullies in adulthood, right?
You are just not intelligent lol neither is anyone who thinks AoT's ending bad. Historia's whole character and a big theme of idea of lack/importance of self agency. Historia always for forced into a role, she wasn't ever able to make her own decisions and neither were her siblings. Her being forced to have a baby always plays into that YET AGAIN. Nothing regarding her character was assassinated. As for the ending you are dumb if the only message you got from AoT's ending is "War amongst humans is inevitable" LMFAO there are so many other ideas that are just as relevant, and fleshed out within AoT and it's characters.
There are many strong hints that in the original story Eren was the actual father of the baby with Historia... But a few months before AOT manga was finished, Isayama decided to change the story - including making Historia's husband to be a random character: probably to reinforce a tragic and sad relationship between Mikasa and Eren.
@centripetal6157 totally agree, Erens outburst about not wanting Mikasa to forget him was so out of character too and was pretty pathetic to have it waived off as if "this was the true eren all along" when we've hardly ever seen any signs of romance between them but then if you stop and think about historia and eren? You can immediately see why that would be a more likely pairing with everything that's going on in AoT
Just when I mentioned Uniquenameosaurus and thought "This guy still alive?" he uploads another 2 hour video.
Truly blessed... or summoned.
Same. Started seriously wondering if he's dead.
Lol been patiently checking his channel every month. I've been worried for a while.
He's pretty active on his twitter
1. The explanation of the shifters and the mechanics of their control got admittedly hard to follow at times but damn did it do justice to that which was set up throughout the story. A++.
2. The Zeke/Grisha twist at the midway point was such a brilliant way to utilize the plot mechanic of inherited future memories to service a moment of character instead of just plot. I love it to death and is a strong contender for my favorite Zeke moment in any variation of this story.
3. Armin/Hange's realization of the Paths tree exploit made me audibly gasp and my jaw drop.
4. The malevolent twist surrounding Ym-know-who was SO diabolical and intelligent. Really cathartic as a means to invoke the price of Eren's actions and true spectacle befitting of an apocalypse that better mirrors the kind of nuclear annihilation or end times threat the Rumbling is clearly inspired by.
5. Falco's snap after Annie's choice is - well I felt that. And frankly I never felt anything for Falco in the original story aside from agreeing with his attempts to get Gabi to chill, so again, A++.
6. Nullifying regen using the existing mechanics was a great way to raise the already manic stakes of the new final battle, and I very much appreciate how much more personal this battle and its central goal is.
7. The truth of "Because I was born into this world" being represented in Eren's final form is gutsy, but frankly that's what I always expecting the ending of this story to be.
Excellent job overall, I'd personally say this is your best rewrite to date as it feels the most in-line with and at-home in the story and universe that it's a part of, and I can't wait to see the second part, and honestly, more of your writing in general.
Maybe a little lost in the weeds but damn the full picture is awesome!!!
It does the thing AoT always does and recontextualizes a preexisting mechanic or point-of-knowledge:
"Why does biting your hand / injury turn you into a titan?": because you need to grab the attention of Ymir, (also explains the instances where shifters turn without it, like Eren under the rubble: Ymir would notice that holy shit)
"Why does giving the spinal fluid to a eldian do anything at all?" Because its the one body part that can carry the will of shifter.
"Why are Ackermans OP?": Because that's what the Attack Titan's spinal fluid does.
(This one is S+ because it
1. Recontextulizes the "command" Eren gave Mikasa in the cabin. It didn't force her to do anything, it just activated her (like Zeke's shout). She is free to wield that however she wants.
2. Recontextulizes Mikasa and Levi's attachment to Eren.
There is some inate draw to the holder of the Attack Titan that they need to reconcile.
Levi with his protectiveness (it more evident in the manga) and Mikasa with the same but ++ her attraction (still her, but the spark was the pull of the AT holder)
3. Sets up UNIQUE SPINAL FLUID PROPERTIES! Beast can do the shift on command, Attack can enhance your abilities, etc. A+ world building on the magic system
4. Gives the visions/headaches all Ackermann see (a plot thread) an in-world explanation: The Attack Titan has the future sight which seems to have an effect on the Ackermann. (Might also be WHY they are so combat effective, because they subconsciously peek the next few seconds into the future )
5. Syncs up the Attack Titans ability to be able to refuse the king (ymir's orders) with the Ackermann's ability to not be effected by the kings magic (ymir's ability in the paths)
)
"Why can they still shift?" Because Ymir wants to see B L O O D. (Instead Mr Eren If-You-Take-Mine-Ill-Take-Yours Jeager, suddenly caring about other's freedoms. yeah yeah, I know about the "He wants to be stopped" bit, but that's is a step down for our protagonist, not up.)
"Why do you need a Concrete
Goal to shift?" Because to use your abilities, u need to make a request of Ymir with clear intent, so she can action it in the paths. When you get really good, you can make things yourself in the paths (Ymir herself, the king, Zeke, etc)
"Why do The Nine have abilities/ are special?" Because Ymir split her soul into them, they have the core ability of "Shape the paths"
It's great because it so naturally sets up the solution for The Rumbling: i.e. Make an "intent" in The Paths as a majority of Ymir's soul.
"The Paths Tree Exploit"
If this came out, that would have been a meme 110%
I love detailed praise like this that give me a lot to chew on... But how the fuck do I turn it into a thumbnail comment, lolol hang on.
@@Uniquenameosaurus LOL best of luck there, man.
Is it a plot hole that eren couldn't foresee ymir's betrayal? Can't wait to see uniquenameosaurus get out of this one lol.
Ymir could have been drip feeding eren information or even deceiving all iterations of the attack titan with curated visions of the future to reach the rumbling. And the attack titans defiance of the founding titan was just an illusion to manipulate them. But even then, she might not have even wanted the rumbling until she heard "you aren't a slave or a god, you're just a person" (which seems like perfect setup for a long and juicy scene of people just taking with ymir btw, sucks the original didn't have it)
But, the attack titan's special power is really hard to write around. The kind of thing that is extremely hard to execute unless you have the entire plot figured out and scrutinized before you even start writing. Ie, not a rewrite that Starts when the story is 90% told and wants to maintain multiple aspects of the original.
But based on what I have seen I'm sure part 2 will have a satisfying answer. Even though doing so seems impossibly hard to me.
"how can falco suddenly know how to fly? Falco doesn't know, plus he can't speak." The random bursts of priceless comedy and then going back to talking like you're in a meeting 😭
Dude really turned a confusing and illogical ending (specifically zekes storyline) into peak that not only fixed the ending but patched plot holes throughout the story leading up to it. Incredible work
Members of the AOT fandom who watched this rewrite: "The headcanons... The nightmares... It's... Finally... Over..."
I'm just glad I'm not alone in finding the ending confusing and dissatisfying
He really didn't though
@@donovanfaust3227Explain please
@@donovanfaust3227Explain please
I love the setup for the: Conflict will end when the human population reaches 1 or less.
I can feel that is what you are setting up here!
Zeke rewrite was great
Mikasa’s declaration, peak
As someone who was hoping for a Re:Zero-esque exploration of intentions, you did a good job in fleshing out Eren and Ymir’s evolving purposes. Looking forward to part 2!
Part 2 has already been out for almost a month, you don't have to wait for it.
They had to kill off Erwin to force the rumbling to be the only choice. He was too smart, he'd come up with a plan to save both paradis and the outside world!
But that was not in Armin's plan he needed to be the Hero that stopped Eren.
I picked this show up in late March and finished late April. It was so good that I skipped classes, homework, studying, and even a test just so I could binge more! The more I watched the better it got woth me not regretting not picking it up when it first got popular because I could watch the whole thing now. I told myself this is the best anime of all time, then I reached the end...
It's been weeks now and the horrible ending sowering the whole show for me still hurts, but you somehow single-handedly helped my symptoms, thank you for this great peace of art!
I have no idea how people claim the anime's ending is satisfying after leaving us not only with plot holes but also evidence as to why Flock and the Jeagerists were right all along.
Thank you. If any fans of the original ending can explain to me how they were satisfied, please do because the only explanations I got came from people not understanding how powerful the founding titan really was, and ignoring the ending where everyone on Paredis gets nuked a few decades after the rumbling
Honestly I really don't see anything bad with the ending. Maybe Historia was underutilized, but otherwise it seems like a perfect conclusion.
The way I see it, Paradise was gonna go into war in the future no matter what happened. As long as humans live together we will fight, but what gives us humanity is trying our best to strive for peace.
We don't necessarily know what that credits scene's context was. Maybe the outside world wanted revenge, maybe Paradise got into an inevitable civil war, maybe it's so far into the future that has nothing to do with the events in the show. Either way noone's grand plan would be the definite final solution. Though that seems pessimistic, I still think the show as a whole acknowledges that everyone can play a part in making things better by empathizing with others and letting go of past grievances, and that trying is important even if the eventual outcome may be fruitless.
I feel very similarly. AoT was my favorite piece of MEDIA as a whole, and I think it still is…but I haven’t been tempted to rewatch the show because of the ending. The whole ending felt like there was something missing. Or many things missing. Which is exactly why I love this video! It fills in the cracks and gaps in the real story
I like the ending because it feels like something that could realistically occur if titans existed in our world. I initially struggled, but i think the overall message, is how many times in war, no matter who you believe is right or any good points either sides makes, its utterly horrific, terrifying and shockingly brutal.
your point about there being evidence as to why the Jeagerists were right all along is actually correct, because their point of view is understandable. the actions they commit are not justified, and neither are the actions of Marley, but from each sides own point of view they believe that they are right and they also both make very valid points, despite neither being right or wrong. Think about jean before he joined up with Hange, he was trying to justify the rumbling and his points were understandable, because the rumbling would protect paridis and most people outside the walls wanted them dead, but as hange said, there is no justification for genocide. so despite the fact that the rumbling will protect Paradis island they choose to stop it, because its the right thing. then we have the people from Marley, they worry that the rumbling will occur, and after their history with king fritz they panic, leading to the destruction of Shiganshina and wall Maria. their fear of the rumbling and titans, whilst understandable, does not justify the racism and destruction that they cause. and we see Gabi realize this when she apologizes to jean.
the very ending where paradis gets bombed hundreds of years later is showing how the cycle of war continues, the cycle of revenge and hatred continues. but then we see a boy go up to the tree, and unlike ymir he is standing with the dogs not running from them, despite the pain and hardship of the world people carry on, and even if there are setbacks, improvements can still be made, and maybe one day the cycle will stop, and peace will prevail.
I heard that observation from an amazing analysis video. I recommend the entire thing but the most important part is at 34:48. and it better explains what I put above and adds other important details that would be difficult for me to explain in a comment.
@@racool911 Which makes the original ending bad.
@@acucumbergrowingoutofthegr2223 So your point is to not defend yourself? If someone is trying to kill you, do you kill them as well? Killing is bad, just like genocide, and the moral thing is to not kill, right?
The ending showing the cycle continues ruins the story, and I should not explain why it does, but I will. It shows that Eren should have done 100% of the rumbling, because at least his people would be safe, or are you going to say it's a civil war on the island? You said, "but then we see a boy go up to the tree, and unlike ymir he is standing with the dogs not running from them, despite the pain and hardship of the world people carry on, and even if there are setbacks, improvements can still be made, and maybe one day the cycle will stop, and peace will prevail. " The bombing of Paradis shows that peace will not prevail because the cycle is cyclical. You are given too much positivity to an ending that makes the characters actions and choices meaningless.
Pretty sure you're the only creator who consistently gets me to watch multi-hour long content and not even bat an eye at it. God damn.
I loved the AoT ending. But that was mostly because my thought process was that AoT already was the best show. All it had to do was not royally fuck up the ending. Which in my opinion it didn't. But I definitely find this so compelling and would love to see it turned into a fan manga or something so I can properly experience it.
I was rewatching this and refreshed to see the title change
Gigachad LOL
I've seen a pre-ending theory that would have made the flying titan a bit less contrived by making it so that instead of taking him along for the rumbling, Eren would have encased Zeke in crystal and left him on Paradis. Then they would have needed Falco's jaw to break it and that would have given Falco the Beast titan which makes much more sense to be a full on bird
That interesting!
It could also force Levi to give up on his personal revenge story by never giving him a proper final confrontation with Zeke.
We could see him grapple with it, then accept.
Or if you want the drama, small skirmish where everyone is barley holding Levi back, while Falco tries to break the crystal.
Noone wants to kill each other but they all have guns, and blades etc. so it's still tense, one accident and you kill someone.
We could then also see what he decides after. His sole motivation is finishing Erwin's command, what does he do after? In the main line he dies shortly after Zeke so we don't know. What's left for him?
Could be very powerful to get an answer: "Was this always following-orders, or were you fighting something more?"
Does he leave? Does he stay? Why does he stay?
@@wezzelinator And as an addition to this addition (I'm surely going to be targeted by the fandom to be publicly burned in a campfire for saying this, but screw it), I think Levi should've died when Zeke blew that Thunderspear close to each other, it would've been better than him becoming Mikasa 2.0, focused on only wanting to kill Zeke!
@@PedroLucas-mg5je In that moment it felt like the perfect tragic end.
Levi, inches away from his singular goal, engineering the perfect failsafe to ensure Zeke's cooperation: miss reads Zeke's conviction.
I agree that would have been the place to do it. I distinctly remember being slightly disappointed when Hange escaped with Levi: I knew he was going to survive. That felt... Cheap? It didn't feel like the correct choice after what I experienced when the preceding scene played out.
Actually keeping him alive can work though.
The reason we feel like that was the perfect moment was because after this, there was no new, even better even higher point narratively.
Levi just kinda coasted after that, then died after decapitating a Zeke that literally just stood there. No finally confrontation, no grand last stand. No real stakes (if Levi wiffed, someone else would have gotten Zeke).
What I am trying to say is: as an author to do this: bring a character back from their narrative climax, implies that author has an even more climactic end-point planned for them.
If the author does not deliver, we (audience) can easily find where they should have stopped.
Off the top of my head:
Double down on the stupidity of his final promise. AoT is at its core a warning of what the cycles of violence look like.
What better way to exemplify the "For the honor of my respected superior, you must die by my hands, and ONLY my hands" by making it turn your most beloved badass into a crazy person, driven by madness.
(I just figured out why Levi survived here: Thick Audience Armor.)
@@wezzelinator And we could even get to see Levi's thoughts about he admitting to himself that getting chained by his vengeful desires and unability to fully heal of his losses and traumas and TRULY move forward from Erwin's sacrifice is what got him killed (which would bring back Kenny's line of everyone being a slave to something) and his only regret in life, before he dies, could be that he never tried to completely live for himself, which would be peak irony!
@@PedroLucas-mg5je you get it!
There is potential there, it just needs to be realised!
1:16:15, I gotta stop you there chief. This flies far too much in the face of what Hange says to Mikasa during Midnight Sun, and what Hange says to Keith Shadis during Bystander - her recognition that Erwin is invaluable to not just the Scouts, but to humanity/Paradis, her commiseration with Mikasa about having people she wants to bring back too, "hundreds of them", "but even so, we need to move forward", and finally her calling out Shadis regarding him becoming a Garrison drill instructor to hide from his inferiority complex. She understands people a GREAT deal, and was far more than her obsession with Titans. I could continue to pull examples, but these are what stand out in my mind about her right now.
I haven't finished this video yet, but so far that is the only black mark against it, but it was worth pointing out given how recently this was uploaded. Her last thoughts are of Sawney and Bean and not Moblit, the man who saved her life? Everything else has been pretty great.
EDIT: 1:29:35, fucking beautiful. Truly.
Exactly my only point against it, too, though seeing that the mindless titans are really just Eldians who's forced to feed off of humans.
I can see how or why Hange's world view strengthen significantly after the cat's out of the bag.
She's practically the only one treating Titans, Humans, and any other living beings as what they are.. Living beings.
dude. you voiced every complaint i had, solved every single one of them exactly how i wanted, and then some, all in the face of a rabid fanbase. THANK YOU! i had so many issues with the ending and would get the most inconsistent replies from its supporters. its hard to voice complaints without offering solutions like you have here. this helps so much!
You have no idea how much I needed exactly this video today. Thanks for all the hard work you always do!
Lol, I know that fuckin feeling. Interesting being on the other side of it for once.
@@Uniquenameosaurusas a creator (of some sort) myself I relate but I imagine not to the extent of a 2hr hyper niche topic video essay
The crazy plot armor in the end is was weird honestly so I like the switch that amir will is helping out in a way
ngl I was checked out by the 15th time they pulled a "oh no a character is about to die!!! oh wait they got saved again". Like a couple of times is fine cuz you need to build suspense and stakes but like 10+ is kinda wild ESPECIALLY for Aot.
I was expecting half the cast to die bruh. Like at least kill off someone like Connie or Pieck (someone's who's not the main character or their development depends on them living like Reiner or Armin)
@@frostman4152 Yea shit got tiring after the 10th time someone was about to die, with every cast member shouting their name and that person suddenly getting saved by some miracle. Generally the final fight did not feel like AoT at all I was expecting there to be some sort of twist explaining the plot armor lol
@@lordtourette6057 it was literally AoT’s version of The Long Night for GoT where no one died in a series known for its lack of plot armor
I love these extensive critiques and rewrites of media you do, because even if I disagree with some of your points, they're incredibly interesting and incredibly enlightening for me on writing. Thanks for the content.
Regarding Eren wanting to do the Rumbling and this innate desire he has for freedom which involves wiping the world clean until it's a blank slate, I think it's really important to take into account Isayama's quotes about one of his favorite manga's and inspirations for AoT and Eren's character. A manga called Himeanole.
Here's what Isayama said about Himeanole in a 2017 interview:
"Ultimately, I don’t think the series passes judgment on what is “right” or “wrong.” For example, when I read Furuya Minoru’s “Himeanole,” I knew society would consider the serial killer in the story unforgivable under social norms. But when I took into account his life and background I still wondered, “If this was his nature, then who is to blame…?” I even thought, “Is it merely coincidence that I wasn’t born as a murderer?” We justify what we absolutely cannot accomplish as “a flaw due to lack of effort,” and there is bitterness within that. On the other hand, for a perpetrator, having the mindset of “It’s not because I lack effort that I became like this” is a form of solace. We cannot deny that under such circumstances, the victims’ feelings are very important. But considering the root of the issue, rather than evaluating “what is right”…to be influenced by various other works and their philosophies, and to truthfully illustrate my exact feelings during those moments - I think that’s what Shingeki no Kyojin’s ending will resemble."
Even Eren's breakdown in 131 where he breaks down and confesses his disturbing desires to Ramzi is heavily linked to Himeanole.
Himeanole, the main character is a serial killer who at the end of the story, before being caught by the police, has a dream in which he remembers the day he realized he was mentally ill
In the dream he says:
"On my way home from Highschool... the day I realized I was not "normal" ... when I found out I was "sick".... I was really disappointed.. seriously... I was so disappointed. I wanted to die on the spot... I cried..."
The tone and dialogue is nearly identical. This is the moment the main character realized he is mentally ill, and that he can't do anything about it, and so he cries.
I wish more people were aware of this fact. It cleared up a ton about Eren for me when I first learned this info
@@yuukichan12
Would probably help if the writing towards the end was good enough to make those things clear without necessitating prior knowledge of an entirely different series that never even got an anime adaptation but, eh… that requires too much effort, I guess.
Okay that doesn't make it a good fit for AoT's ending though. Or Eren.
While I love that approach Isayama took with Eren and I do think its very interesting; its just not where Eren where Eren was ever supposed to go. It works for the most part, but overall, Eren in the end does not line up well with who his character, desires, and development.
So in the end Eren becomes genocidal maniac who accomplishes nothing, falls in love with his step sister and gets also cucked. WOW. Peak fiction.
This was brilliant! You fixed problems I’ve had with the ending. And you bring back things that were brought up in past seasons and completely dropped. Though.. The very ending of this is making me so sad 😅 I’m gonna watch part two still.
As a certified ending hater who trashed the ending quite a bit ever since the manga’s conclusion and still have a very low opinion of it, this rewrite is everything I wanted. You included what the original lacked, handled all the characters in unique, interesting ways, and incorporated many aspects of the original in a splendid way as well. I was flipping out at every single twist and turn. I don’t think you perfectly fixed every issue, but your storytelling is undeniably top notch, and you did incredibly well with what you had to work with.
Man i loved this story you told to us sucks that your depression been so heavy lately know that whenever you do upload a lot us really appreciate it keep it up and if you need anything dont be afraid to ask for help
this ending would've shattered all records lol
I was unironically worried you might be [Pokémon fainted]. Glad to see you making stuff again! You're one of my all time favorite creators! Can't wait to watch this!
Bro your a legend my guy! You just saved the Attack On Titan Franchise! Thank you!
I'm glad you're still posting! Your videos are always great.
Your rewrite of Ymir emphasizes that she is indeed the child who was not welcomed by the village, so she’ll burn it down to feel its warmth. And the village she intends to burn down? The entire world, even after all of her old abusers have died, even if the world is populated by people who haven’t done anything to her.
Love the video, looking forward to (hopefully) seeing the second part! Fingers crossed the algorithm will pick this up and youll get enough funding.
With all the fear and hype around A.I., the one thing I look forward too is people being able to properly rewrite and animate the ending of shows with care like this
I have so many ideas for rewrites but I'm scared of both sides of the fandom. Anyways amazing rewrite this truly dark i remember isayama orginally wanted to do a mist ending this seems like closest thing we'd see in his orginal ending.
I so happy you mentioned Serenity being an inspiration to you making this video. I’m a big fan of his content, and my god that guy triangulated all the problems with the ending and the ending defenders with surgical precision.
Great stuff!
I couldn't agree more about Serenity, it's REALLY rare to find a AOT fan with maturity, brain and common sense these days!
I was really missing your storytelling style! welcome back!
I shudder to think how many "Final parts" the anime would have to break this story up into.
If this was the original ending, the story would have 150 to 200 chapters instead of 139!
4:20 you’ve basically summed up the problem with RWBY Season 8
Ironwood’s entire plan was about how he wanted to save the most capable people from utter obliteration because he literally couldn’t save everyone from the main antagonist. As far as everyone knew it was either the peasantry or the military elites. The main characters wanted to find a way to save everyone, so as soon as it’s established that there WAS a way to save everyone, the writers turned Ironwood into a moustache twirling villain that hated the ghetto peasant species because racism, even doing acts that completely contradicted the personality that has been established for 7 seasons before it
The way to save everyone they proposed in V7 was just “give us more time” and by the time they thought of the portal plan ironwood was already firmly against him. They didnt have a super solid plan the whole time in their back pockets.
Nah Ironwood’s logic with the nuke made sense at least at first because from his point of view, those people are already good as dead.
Think of it like a trolly problem but all the people on one side of the trolly have brain cancer.
At least that’s how Ironwood saw it, and based on the recent volume 9 epilogue, he wasn’t completely wrong.
Now everything that happened with Ironwood after he got knocked out by Winter, Oscar, et al? That was the nonsensical dumb part.
bro watches rwby
@@blackroadnewcountry I got news for you friend. The literal first ever CZcams video on this channel you’re currently watching was about RWBY.
Absolutely agreed.
I loved how they were handling Ironwood at first but then they just went the full demonization route...
I agreed wholeheartedly with Ironwoods plan in the show. Mainly because he was the only person who actually HAD a plan... if Rwby didn’t get utterly lucky with the staff and teleportation convenience. Then Atlas and Mantle would have both died alongside everyone with it. Even then most everyone did die. Unless the writers were planing on being unrealistic even more and saying two whole cities population somehow managed to get through them. (Something impossible and factually most of them would have died anyways... their people who lived in winter climate moving to the middle of a desert... most would die from heatstroke and thirst before Vacuo could have ever mounted any sort of support)
Overall just glad Rooster Teeth went under... they butchered Monty’s dream enough and I was sick of their childlike writing style. It was fine for the first seasons and fit. But as the story took a “supposedly” darker tone. They never adapted to the changing narrative.
Real shame...
I feel like you tickled my brain with this video im now going to live my life more peacefully just because i now know that this video exists and i can watch it as many times as possible
I love when you post, like genuinely, your being an air of experimentation and thought provoking conversation thank you. It is 1:00 am for me right now but I can’t wait to listen to this tomorrow
The effort that you put into this video is truly amazing, and while I love a lot of the details you added (like the Hizuru’s role and Armin’s hypocrisy), I think they would ultimately undo a lot of the moral themes that were prevalent through S1-3.
In my opinion, Eren’s death is the perfect closure to his character’s desire for freedom. Since obtaining the power of the titans, he has believed that manipulating the past would someday lead to him achieving his own freedom. He even ended up losing Mikasa because he trusted his ability to see the future more than he trusted Mikasa’s love for him (ex: her saying he was “family” to her at the refugee camp). He was such a slave to freedom that the only way for him to escape this cycle was for him to die.
Another huge aspect that this ending would have changed is his dynamic towards his friends. Eren never wanted to kill them. He states multiple times that he wants them to live long lives, which would only be possible if he accomplished the rumbling. Him allowing them to have titan powers amidst the final conflict was purposeful because it gave the Alliance everything they needed to end the rumbling and save the world from Eren.
Just some constructive criticism. I honestly really enjoyed your take, I just think the real ending matches the morals that were present throughout the whole runtime a little more fittingly.
How would these details ruin the moral themes?
Your saying that Eren's death is closure because he wanted freedom? Are you saying that if a black slave wants freedom, they should die to escape the cycle? If not, then what are you talking about? Are you talking about the idea of freedom? Eren is not a slave to freedom because he wanted to kill his enemies, which is no different than a slave wanting to kill their masters. Eren's feeling of wanting to be free from his oppressors is a universal theme. Wanting to be free does not make you a slave to freedom. Wanting to be free is the goal, the desire, and for his desire to come true, he had to rumble the world. Genocide is bad; we know that. But this is a story that focuses on a hypothetical, which the rewrite was telling you.
Your right. Eren loved his friends, but he also said to Zeke that he would fight for his freedom when others threatened to take it, which the rewrite also says.
So your saying that Eren allowing his friends to have their powers was what he wanted, because it would allow them to stop his plan? The video explains it. I'm starting to believe you didn't watch it.
You honestly think the morals of the story fit better in the original? Did you even see the second part of the rewrite?
I was literally rewatching your thanos video yesterday and was like man is uniquenameosaurus still alive
i do like the og ending, but this is a million times better in everyway, fixes plot holes, ties loose ends and just feels more like aot, i'd love to see this animated but that'll probably never happen, which does make me sad
wow great writing. I am thankful to watch this and I am impressed
Okay jjust finished and I love this rewrite. The intense drama and character arcs are exactly what this needed. I felt chills in so many parts. The use of Ymir was haunting and perfect. Hange and Zeke's arc also felt very flat in the manga so this was perfect too. I hated how the original ending felt like an edging session that ended in denial. Building up so much tension revealing 80 percent of the world is dead only to be killed by mikasa in this weird chosen by Ymir way and armin thanking eren for killing all those people made no sense. What is the point of an apocalyptic rumbling that goes so far but then just ends right there with nothing resolved except stating eren's vague intentions and lore dump before his death. While I never thought too deeply about the details, the mange ending made me think of Neon Genesis and Nier Replicant. How both of these end in complete apocalypse for the selfishness of the main characters. How attack on titan seemed to build upto a similar route but instead do this shitty code geass esque ending that wasnt foreshadowed or made zero sense for eren. Eren is a stupid selfish monster since childhood and your rewrite captured it perfectly. The one thing I liked about the ending was that eren was shown to be a fool underneath that mask. However, the weight of his actions cannot just be simply ignored with that. Your ending with him coming to terms of being a selfish monster on top of being a fool is perfect. It truly antagonizes him, keeps the drama high, and doesn't endorse his actions.
This is my headcanon now
Love this comment, ❤❤❤
Man I wonder what your thoughts on part 2 are.
Glad to have you back
Fantastic work as always. I'm sorry to hear about your depression and insomnia, plus youtube being its usual self. But the videos you put out are always excellent. I look forward to part 2!
really good video, the you storytelling is immaculate, actually cried when mikasa told eren "i love you"
I was going to have this as background noise for my gaming session. But most of your rewrite captivated my brain. I stopped my gaming and focused my full attention on this video. It is easy to criticize, but coming up with a solution is tricky; you did a great job at both.
Man,these rewrite is good and very different from what i have seen from the other rewrites even if i found some decisions weird is still refreshing,the eren and mikasa fight reminded me of skyler and walter in breaking bad a lot,which is fitting considering isayama took a lot of inspiration from it to aot i can really see it on this rewrite.
This video is one of the best videos in youtube. Genuenly got goosebumps with this ending, love everything about it. Can't wait for part 2, but if it is already done why is it locked until the donations reach 1800! We already achieved 900$, please release it.
Very cool, loved the video!
Overall, I really enjoyed this rewrite, the reworking of the rules for the Titan powers was really well thought out. One thing that I think would have helped in communicating more clearly the aspect of whose titan fluid was imbued into whom, and what the implications for that are, would have been to include something like hierarchy diagrams/ a family tree to denote who has been imbued with whose' shifter fluid. It would help provide a nice clear visual breakdown of how the powers were shifting.
I imagine in an animated version of this Armin and Hange would be drawing in the paths sand to demonstrate what they're saying, but even if not the dialogue delivered by the voice actors would be a lot easier to follow than a youtuber summary of a 10-15 minute scene.
Thank you! This is the real ending of Attack On Titan! You gave us an Ending with neither the Alliance nor Eren winning. You fixed all of the problems in the story too! You my friend saved the Attack On Titan Franchise.
Outstanding video, honestly the best analysis of the ending so far on top of an amazing rewrite. Is this your best work? I don't know, and it's only part 1!
58:45 Zeke not knowing doesn't mean this is a mystery that needs explaining. Everything you need to understand why Grisha gave the Attack titan to Eren is already present in the very episode it happens (3x11).
We have seen multiple times how Grisha can quickly change his mind and be influenced to do things:
1. In 3x20 he grew up and was content to live a normal life as a doctor, but Grice confirming his suspicion that Fay was killed by Sergeant Gross was enough for him to abandon that life and vow revenge.
2. In 3x21 after Zeke betrayed their cause due to Grisha's poor parenting, resulting in the restorationists being captured and turned, he lost the will to fight, saying "if i had know this was the price of freedom, i wouldn't have paid it". The Owl had to use Fay's and their deaths to guilt him into pushing onward, saying that he must keep moving until death and after death.
3. In 4x20 we see Grisha was willing to delay and risk compromising his mission, as he had again become accustomed to a normal life in the walls. He valued his new family. Even when the walls fell and he was forced to urgently go and take the founder, he couldn't bring himself to do it, valuing his morals as a doctor. Future Eren was the one who pushed him onwards this time.
Grisha immediately regrets his actions, telling Zeke to stop Eren from killing all those people.
4. Finally, in 3x11 we see it happen. Grisha, who hadn't been told by future Eren whether Carla was safe, learns that she was killed in the attack on Shiganshina. His face immediately clouds over and we see him regain his rage, and loses his ability to sympathise with the innocents who would die in the rumbling. He takes young Eren and gives him the power immediately, saying "avenge your mother".
Also Zeke never wondered "Why did Grisha give you the Titan when he just told me to stop you", he said "Grisha gave you the Founder even though he has no way to know you'd be able to use it, that means you showed him something from the future to prove you could"
This is something im genuinely confused on. During the memory trip with Eren and Zeke, Grisha says something along the lines of "i've seen some of Erens future memories, but why won't he show me everything. From here on out, only Eren will get his way. What humanity is about to endure is far worse than anything I ever could have imagined." This is saying that Eren showed him some aspect of the rumbling, we don't know exactly what but Grisha clearly understands that Eren will activate the rumbling. Then, Grisha proceeds to tell Zeke to stop Eren. So, Grisha clearly had a change of heart at the destruction that Eren has caused with the rumbling. But then later he still ends up giving the Founder/Attack Titan to baby Eren. Which already doesn't make sense but maybe he just had an "in the heat of the moment" decision to still give Eren power. BUT THEN AGAIN, in the last episode, we see that Grisha takes back control of his Attack Titan (Which also how/why does this work?) then helps ARMIN and the gang instead of EREN. Like am I missing something or is he just not written consistently in the last episode?
@@frostman4152 either he's written inconsistently in the last episode or him giving eren the founder was simply a heat-of-the-moment impulsive decision after carla's death that he'd regret immediately after. same way he helped fulfill eren's wish then immediately regretted it by asking zeke to stop him. grisha's character largely has to do with giving into rage, even if momentarily.
@@phulatrox5296 hmmm, it’s just odd. He helps Eren by killing Frieda, then tries to stop Eren when he learns of the Erens usage of the rumbling then he helps Eren when the wall Maira falls by giving him the founders power then he stops Eren by helping the Alliance in the last episode. Just seems so wishy washy. Also Grisha willingly gave baby Eren the founders power KNOWING he activates the rumbling. So it’s like “they killed Carla so all of them must die”, that’s the rationale? Also, do you know why he had the ability to possess his attack titan in the last episode? I never really understood why he and Bertolt and Marcel had that ability.
@@frostman4152 yeah it is quite messy. the ghosts in the last episode were really lame
his rationale for giving eren the founder made sense since we know he had that part of him inside him (which is why he was able to be convinced into killing frieda) + him having eren's memories would mean he'd also partly share eren's emotions. so carla's death was more of a last straw type thing
as for the ghosts i assume that the past shifters ymir used were husks but were still connected to their users through paths. so the users had to be "awakened" (by zeke/armin here) for the shifters to act on the users desires. and also new titans like grisha and kruger's attack titans could be summoned the same way ymir summoned the past shifters like bertoldt for example. something like that.
great video also love that u used the nier osts. i was watching and i was like Is this snow in summer that i hear ??
I completely forgot you made uploads after your NFT one. I thought you made that one then died for your opinions, but I really liked the rewire. It's a weird thing about your videos. They always seem to come at the right time and teach me a life lesson about myself. It tangentially helped me get over 2 major hang ups I've been holding onto and trying to work through. Like I knew the answer and it make logically sense, but this video helped me truly feel it and embrace it.
*When the world needed him most, he returned.*
Glad you are back ❤️
This is a master piece, it was sso good it made me want to start writing the story for my game.
My jaw dropped several times while watching this 😮, well done sir 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
this gave me so many chills even if i dont totally agree with ur view on the original ending, rlly good rewrite
Everyone, please donate to the cause, we want a part 2!
Season 2 of Ranking of Kings did NOT come out. It was Season 1.5.
Thanks for the hard work, I want to comment by roughly splitting the video in two halves:
* Before the end of rumbling.
** Great work on improving the consistency of many characters:
- Zeke: some unresolved daddy issues.
- Hange: curiosity and love for Titans.
- Annie: sadistic nature.
** The addition of Ymir is great in that:
- she potentially harbors hatred towards Eldians as well.
- it explains the power-up of the alliance so it's not as out of place as the original ending.
* After end of rumbling:
** I like the argument between Armin and Eren on the drawing the line of killing:
- I think it makes sense for Eren to consider wiping out all non-Eldians (since they can't shape-shift, thus fearing and seeing Eldians as devil spawn).
- As for Armin, I think it would be hard to debate Eren when Eren's doing is "most likely good" for the Eldians, but now that the threat has been eliminated, it's great to question what Eren would do if Eldians turn on him, thereby pointing out the long-term effect of his decision.
- Effectively I see Eren not continue killing non-Eldians as a sign of showing mercy.
** Though I somewhat fear where the ending is heading:
- Eren's reaction after Ymir turning on Eldians doesn't make much sense unless he never cared about saving Eldians in the fist place.
And I just strongly disagree if the plot says that he does not care about Eldians or even Historia in the narrowest sense.
So it seems to me that if he in anyway cared about Historias and other Eldians by extension, he would have no reason to fight anymore, since whatever he's been fighting for regardless of consequences up till now amounts to nothing.
And frankly same goes for the alliance, if Paradis is destroyed as well, what's to fight for unless their own lives are under direct threat?
- I see the act of pitting Eren against all his friends and murdering them with zero remorse as shunning every other element of his character except the maniac side of him, which seems backwards at this point, after he's been showing having complex motivations behind carrying out rumbling, and showing mercy to the non-Eldians after rumbling.
* Concluding thoughts:
I think the rewrite is a great demonstration of the struggle between character continuation and the story the writer wants to tell eventually. I applaud the video for its great effort for making characters consistent, and "squeezing out as much drama between the characters". But at the end of the day, does Isayama really want to accentuate his story with a crazy manic just wanting to destroy the world? Is it a story that I would want? Perhaps not.
So yes, as much as I complain about the original ending. I now see that Isayama made the sacrifice of consistencies to accentuate on some other qualities humans possess, acceptance, friendship, and love. And frankly I'd rather not see Armin and Eren or Mikasa and Eren fight tooth and nail with each other to the death. So I am thankful for the video to make me realize that.
Is there a way to achieve both consistency and the story? I'm inclined to think you can't solve it just by changing the ending, especially the build-up of the character of Armin and honestly the motivations of the whole alliances, the scout need a better reason and setup rather than simply "it's not right", especially when the non-Eldians still point their guns at them immediately after the rumbling in the original.
So I just recently got a job drlivery semi truck parts, and I’m just driving through the countryside for hours and hours everyday. I just want you to know today easily went by the quickest thanks to being able to listen to this. Seeing as this came out on a Friday, and you’ll release part 2 48 hours after the goal is reached, I can only hope lots of other people like me will donate so I can be listening to part 2 on Monday. 💛
The bird titan thing wasn't completely out of nowhere.
The armored titan spinal fluid gave Eren increased control over hardening.
Of course this is too much of a change. Unless there is some ability, that we don't know about the Jaw and/or royal blood gives it more kick.
Agreed, and I think Eren creating pillars inmediately after gainning the armored power to escape the Reiss chappel is way to convinient too. I think this was bad decision by Isayama
@@Lumigle I meant in relation to the bird transformation, not the hardening scene.
Now that you mention it though, that was a little miss handled...
Could have done with a restructure.
Very hype scene, would hate to loose it, just at minimum point at the thing, with reis e.g. "we have a collection of serums here actually, they can be used to make shifters stronger, we are planning on using it on Historia. They are very valuable.
See this bottle? It's yours! We are gonna use to turn Historia! How poetic.
@@wezzelinator Yes, I know you were talking about Falco, I just wanted to add another example of convenience that we had before in season 3 xD
Falco being able to fly perfectly at his first try evading everything that the titans throw at him is hilarious xD
@@Lumigle xD
Yeah it stretches the limit a little...
I still really like the flying Titan! It's so hype!
It should just be handled with care to keep it from jumping the shark. Its plausible that the Titans have some inate instinct that could help. We see all the abnormal shifters generally "get" their titan's movement, the Jaw can monkey around the first time Falco shifts, the cart's quad seems to be inate too?
Maybe you could show off Falco's inexperience? Have him comment on how different flying is or how glad he is that flying as the Titan is less flapping and more gliding (you could even give him a limitation in that he struggles with agile maneuvers so he can only do straight passes as Uniq's flying base).
Keep the Titan, while acknowledging and embracing Falco's inexperience!
Falco was named so he can be falcon
That's the otherwise of out of nowhere
I feel like it's a bit dishonest to say that Isayama made it so that the Rumbling is the only viable option at all and that Eren is supposed to be supported. Considering characters on multiple occasions whether it be Yelena, Armin, Zeke or Gabi mention using small scale Rumbling to crush other nation's military capabilities which would give Paradis decades of time to build up infrastructure and their military, etc. Hell even if the world started to build up another to crush Paradis, another small scale Rumbling would wipe it out without issue. There is no amount of force the world can amass when you hold the equivalent to a million nukes on your island. Especially if you crush other nation's technological ability to rival you each time they try. But that's not enough for Eren, he wants nothing but a blank plain, free of life, an untouched open land free to explore just like he dreamed of as a kid, because the existence of humanity outside and the same endless wars and conflicts was that disappointing for him.
And a more obvious answer is the visual depiction of the Yeagerists and the ones who support Eren. Floch being the shit eating sadist who's shown to get clear thrill from his new position of power and how he uses it to scare and hurt people. And the Yeagerists constantly drawn as unhinged shouting lunatics, repeating the same nationalistic mantra over and over. I mean just look at the scene where they're going to execute Onyankopon in public for going against the Eldian Empire, they're drawn as ugly inbred looking freaks.
That plan would require forcing Historia and her children to become Titans. It's a treadmill solution instead of a single and done type deal. Half the reason the rumbling happens is so Historia doesn't have to become a slave, it's a central plot point. How can you miss it?
@@ddd-op5wy Yeah, it is a central plot point that Eren had the opportunity to choose a plan that wouldn't kill billions of people, but didn't because he didn't want to sacrifice Historia and Paradis's reliance on titans. They aren't "missing" that wtf
@@Emily-pq6zd true and also, why would he kill his friends in this rewrite, after rejecting a partial rumbling specifically to protect Historia?
@@loganshalloe5927 Media literacy is dead and SnK is showing it off
@@Emily-pq6zdThey literally are missing that. Their idea doesn't work with that restriction, and if you don't follow it, you're character assassinating Eren.
Omg... as a writer myself.
I LOVE your version. So good. Absolutely great. Well done 👍
Incidentally my uneployed ass happened to bingewatch all of AoT since this video's upload, and I think that for the ending to feel really satisfying the entire story after the titans of Paradis are destroyed just needed more time to breathe. Like sure, Eren turning out like he did in the final season is sensical, but by the time we see him again he doesn't even seem like the same character, and I think that undermined anything I felt when he became like the monsters he'd been hating all his life. Which isn't to say the ending itself was bereft of issues, for one Armin's talk-no-jutsu against Zeke and the dead shifters was corny as hell, just like that officer's speech about creating a world of understanding and *especially* Ymir loving Fritz, that last one in particular made my skin crawl with revulsion. So I'm glad your rewrite addressed that while also giving the scouts a larger role, mad props. But I was actually being controlled by the Founder CZcams Commenter to bitch and moan about this show some more, so here goes.
In general for a show that was so good at making me feel for the deaths of very minor characters it sure is puzzling how it managed to not make me give a shit about 80% of humanity getting trampled by the representation of human cruelty, being lead by the character who fought the hardest against that. But honestly that's not half as bad as Eren's character assassination, I can believe he'd attempt worldwide genocide, but I can't accept him killing his own mom to lead himself to that goal, not when we're shown how desperately he was hoping his allies would another way before the declaration of war, not when he still refused to sacrifice Historia (what was the point of her getting pregnant anyway?), him wanting to be defeated is hard to swallow but that just crosses a whole new line. And the fact that Ymir apparently "guided" him to this just so Mikasa (that Eren never reciprocated until the very last second btw) could fail to move on feels personally insulting.
Good video tho
Incredible rewrite, as always
Can someone tell me why when eren and historia were shot by the tranquilizers in season three part 1 in the carriage, he literally falls on top of her to protect her but contact is shown how did he not get any reaction as in: no memories of the future like how he did when he kissed her hand at the end of season 3, or anything at all?
Well he had contact with her in the glowing cave too, and the answer is simply just that it happens whenever the author feels is best. It's not that good of writing, but it isn't the worst I guess.
Holy. Fucking. Shit. The only thing I wanted was to Eren to win, and you somehow exceeded my expectations with that Ymir plot twist and made me love this ending despite it not being what I originally wanted. This is quite possibly the best AoT alternate ending ever written, good job and well done sire.
This is so incredibly well done. Tears were shed and I cannot wait to see how this ends
I love kids given godlike powers, Charlie!
"No one knows who dafak this little girl is anyways" 😭 that made me laugh
Is there no way to use PayPal for your Ko-Fi? Cause I know I used it on there for someone else before
I was going to run this in the background while doing some chores but I realized I need to give this KINO my full attention
I have been waiting to see proper AoT rewrite videos for so long! I wanted to see an explosion of them after AoT ended just like GoT had, but there seemed to be none that really stood up to the quality of AoT. So I'm very happy to see this.
I really enjoyed the first half of this, I agreed with all of your criticisms and really enjoyed all of the changes you made - especially giving Hange and Armin more to do and the deep exploration into Titan Powers that was sadly missing from the original. It all fit together really well and was consistent with their characters.
That said, Idk why but I just didn't feel it for the second half - the full rumbling reveal was hard to accept but the paradis destruction (even though I love thay you gave Ymir's character something to work with, and I do agree that wanting to destroy the whole world, paradis included, makes sense for her. Her objectives were so muddled and poorly handled in the original, it pissed me off) just took me out of it entirely. I don't think it's completely implausible for Eren to accept himself as a monster and kill his friends (I thought him punching Hange was in-character and kinda cathartic, and I wish she had just died there or shortly thereafter) but personally it just didn't feel natural - not only in context of how he is in the original but even in this rewrite.
I understand that audiences really only care about the main characters we follow and the billions of casualties dont *really* matter, but when the entire world is dead and destroyed, all the conflict afterwards feels pointless and forced.
I loved Thanos' snap in Infinity War, and it was tragic and unexpected and awesome, but I knew it was never going to be permanent. This full destruction of the world IS permanent, and it's just too much for me to accept - like what else is there to do after all this? Even if they all made up and stopped fighting, would they just start repopulating the earth from this small group left alive? It's just kinda ridiculous. It feels like the story is crawling along trying to keep your attention even though there's no more stakes.
I don't even understand what Eren and Annie is fighting for, honestly. What difference would it make if he was killed now? She's basically done what she's wanted to by now.
Overall, the first half felt like great additions and changes to complement the original story and steer it into a more well-written direction but the second half felt like you lost yourself in satisfying cravings for specific moments you wanted to happen. That's not necessarily bad, but yeah it just doesn't give me AoT vibes and isn't why I fell in love with the story.
Idk if any of this makes sense. And i will still watch Part 2 when it comes out, because this was super entertaining!
An ending where Eren kills all of his friends while also completing 100% Rumbling would be too controversial for this show and not much better than Chapter 139. Heck, I think Eren should've left small communities or tribes alive not fully functional or advanced nations. Reiner, Annie, and Pieck should've been killed off. Mikasa and Armin should've cut their friendship with Eren with nothing but survivor's guilt and depression. Eren should've exiled himself in loneliness or been trapped in purgatory with nothing but guilt. Also, since Historia is in control, the Yeagerists should've slowly dismantled. It's not perfect but it's better than both endings.
@@Spantzcatdog i don't want Reiner to be killed for the memes (but also cz he deserves to live and heal), but as for the rest, yeah I guess so. Though personally I think Eren *should* die at the end, it's just the manner of it that needs to be changed. He's just not a character that feels right to just let roam around for another 4 years, y'know? It feels weird.
@SKAron25 I mean Eren dying would've been fine if it had more emotional weight to it which Chapter 139 didn't. I guess Reiner could've lived but the only thing that's gonna keep him alive is Gabi and Falco.protecting them is probably his only priority. Idk what happens to Jean, Connie, and Levi. I think they would go on similiar path that Armin and Mikasa are, ending their friendship with Eren and loving with guilt.
I keep seeing comments like this, and I'm honestly super excited to see the reaction to part 2. Especially when I see things like "What else is there to do after all this?". Watchers understandably have a very clear idea in their mind of how this is going to go based on the information that's available. I think people will be very surprised how I manage to pull closure out of this.
@@Uniquenameosaurus Definitely excited to see it! Wish I could contribute to its release too, I like your videos. But that's not really an option for me so all I can do is watch your content and share it around 😅
Bro just post the second part I CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE
He will once his ko-fi reaches 1800$(since dude is unlikely to make money off ads in a video full of copyringted aot footage). Unfortunately my broke ass can't colaborate so all we can do is wait
In case you don't know or have forgotten about it, the second part has been posted.
I need part 2 immediately yall please support this man!!!!!!!
I loved this rewrite up until the very end. I just can’t imagine eren ever killing one of his friends in that way. I mean did he really have to decapitate connie?? The rest of it was a masterpiece. And the explanations you gave for things we never got closure for (ackerman powers, why only 9 shifters, bird falco and grisha giving eren the attack powers) were perfection- could totally see them being in the actual storyline. In fact the whole thing felt very reminiscent of the first three seasons… but that was probably because of the old clips being used😂! Anyway keep up the good work and excited for when the second part drops!
The glazing in the thumbnail is craaazy
THE GOAT IS BACK LETS FUCKING GO
There's something soothing but still engaging about the way you talk. If you did podcast-y summaries or analysis of random stuff I would totally listen.
Watched first one twice, just finished the second part. Rewatching all over again
I was one of the AOT ending lovers, who got really emotional at the ending, and really loved certain aspects of it. The AOT haters had a rapid unregulated reddit which further drove me away for they did make a few good points, but were so petty and angry that there was no civil way to have a discussion. After watching the ending multiple times, I can see both sides of the coin. I do not "HATE" the ending, nor do I "LOVE" it , I think I lean on that it was an alright ending to an other wise Masterpiece of a show, and I am glad you are doing this rewrite to provide alternative perspective with someone who can see both the good and not so good part of the end. Thanks for doing this. Aot forever.
Sensible ending haters and ending defenders unite!
The analysis that ending haters made it impossible for a discussion is a bit misguided I feel. When the ending came out many people who despised the ending TRIED to give sensible reasons as to why without making it a problem it’s the people who overly defended it and let’s be real the Eren and Mikasa shippers who bullied and harassed people who disliked the ending so badly they left the fandom. The ending isn’t okay by any means especially with how great the story has been and I think shutting down fans criticisms was the worst thing the fan base could’ve done. It’s stops any discussions from being made and the series is worse off because of it. I don’t know why this particular series has me so invested maybe because I’ve been following it for ten years at this point but what it’s become and what the fanbase has become is incredibly sad.
@@lolabee1825 bro you have no idea what you are talking about. You should have seen the titanfolk subreddit, there was no ending critique going on, it was a fascist post after some r*pe posts andthese people sending murder threads to isayama. The "ending defenders" only happened because the ending was critcized to hell and back as utter complete garbage, as if it was the worst thing that ever happened. The ending is alright, and I think the problem is with execution rather than the ideas of it, but the way it was handled by a certain side of "fandom" really shows that some just couldn't stomach the idea of their own version of head canon not happening. The bullying came from the ending haters, not the defenders. Thats why people didn't want to engage with the haters, its not because we all thought aot was some magical perfect ending, its because ending haters had lost their shit.
@@amampathak I do know what I’m talking about I was there.
Reddit is just one website it’s not the whole of the fandom. If you were to critique the ending on literally ANY other platform you were met with intense hostility and harassment. Also the subreddit has been completely demolished and inactive for two years at this point.
I literally had weirdo shippers trying to dox me cause I said the ending had flaws I’ve gotten death, and r*pe threats from it. Everyone only talks about ONE subreddit and not the entirety of the fandom experience across all platforms. People who extremely defended the ending were/still are extremely toxic and unbearable.
It started the same month 139 released I remember it vividly. I had made a thread expressing disappointment on the ending and I never before in my life had seen such toxicity from a fandom. You’d think I’d call their mom ugly or something. To say the tension started because of a subreddit most of the fandom never even went on is ignoring a huge chunk of the fandom.
@@lolabee1825 the whole fandom is trash. It doesn't matter if they're ending defenders, Eremika shippers, AoR subreddit titanfolker, yeagerbombers, some AnR theorists, Alliance stans, Erehisu shippers, and Yeagerist stans. They're all annoying and toxic. This fandom dying in a couple of years would actually make the series tolerable despite how crap Season 4 and the ending is.
man this goes so fucking hard i really wish this was the canon ending that got animated. had me at the edge of my seat from 00:00 to 1:58:42
Zeke speaking with Grisha again got me fucking emotional, PEAK writing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Uniquenameosaurus trying to not make a character laugh manically challenge (impossible):
1:15:55 Missed opportunity to say "But you're no longer my friend."
Hange's death was ten billion times more impactful in this version
I freaking love this! Well done!
The part where you wrote Eren calling each of the allience members out reminded me of this episode of The Simpsons where Ned Flanders snaps out and calls out the characters around him lol
ngl I kinda dig this total and complete Rumbling ending, where even Paradis gets destroyed. It's consistent with Ymir since it were Eldians themselves that enslaved her, so wanting to kill everyone isn't that far fetched.
I still think AnR might have been the better ending, since it would have been more consistent with the themes of freedom and the cup of iniquity, but with that ending you end up with the rest of the characters that don't really get concluded and the spectacle factor would have been lacking.
AnR is not that much better either. It's either Eren rumbles both Paradis and outside world then kills himself. Alternatively, Eren only leave small communities or tribes, no fully functional nations, alive after the Rumbling. Basically less than 80%. Only Reiner, Annie, and Pieck should've been killed off. Armin, Mikasa, Connie, and Jean cut ties with Eren for good. Eren either exhiles himself in loneliness or dies with the curse. The Yeagerist control over Paradis should've crumbled in a couple of years
Yo, have you seen part 2?
I was just the other day thinking its been awhile since ive seen any vontent by and checked your page for any uploads I might have missed. Pleasantly surprised today to see your vid in my suggested
It wasnt that the rumbling just "happened to catch up to them, so Hange has to die". Hange's death was indirectly caused by Floch ruining the fuel tank
Because stopping the alliance ensured Paradis would not get genocided by the outside world
@@raidenstark4964 yeah, at least it has consequence. without casualties there'd be complaints that our heroes just "happen to have everything go their way" instead..
Dude this was so good that I thought the Ackermans coming from Attack Titan spinal fluid was already part of the story for a bit because it made so much sense. Awesome job.
2:28 Wrong. Floch didn't revel in the bloodshed. He was similar to Eren, just more hardcore about it. Eren had hesitation.