Ymir, despite gaining the kind of power that made her quite literally responsible for Eldia’s military might and rapid development, did not use the power to free herself and her people from oppression. This was evident firstly with young Eren’s struggle to activate the Attack Titan’s power at will before coming to the realization that he needs to hold fast to a simple goal while he attempts the necessary self-injury. I am honoured”.Ĭonsidering Connie’s mother, Talking Titan, and the knowledge that upon Titanification, people will retain their most cherished desire or objective. Examples of these include Connie’s mother in Ragako village, who said “Welcome back,” when gazing upon Connie as a fully-fledged member of the Survey Corps as well as the Talking Titan in Ilse Langnar’s story.
Of this small number, even fewer are capable of actual conversation beyond a few NPC-esque lines. Talking Titans are not in the majority in the universe, and not even most of the Nine Titans are capable of speech while in Titan form. The reason why we bring up Ilse Langnar’s story is that there are certain things that were present in the backstory of The Founder, Ymir, that were reflected in this OVA about Ilse Langnar. Ilse realizes that this is finally an opportunity to make actual contact with a Titan beyond being eaten, and tries to question why Titans do what they do, but the Titan gets frustrated, tearing at its own face possibly in an attempt to think and provide answers to the various difficult questions Ilse posed, like “What are you?”, “Where do you come from?” and “Why do you eat us?”
It then bowed, showing clear reverence towards the puzzled woman.Īt this point in the canonical story, a talking Titan was simply unheard of however, we’d gotten a really good taste of Aberrants, and this particular Titan was very easily designated Aberrant status, hence written off by the audience as a piece of truly important, and plot-destroying lore. I am honoured.” when it got a good look at her face. She documents everything she sees in a diary and accounts for her bizarre encounter with a Titan that spoke to her. Armed with nothing but a notebook, Ilse decided that she’ll make some kind of contribution, no matter how small, one that will one day lead humanity to freedom from the fear that has shackled them for 100 years. Ilse’s entire squadron was annihilated by Titans and she was left stranded without any real hope of safely making it back to the wall. This was long before we knew anything about the titans, and not long after the first time, we ever saw one of the Titans in the wall. When they chase it down, they kill it in combat and soon stumble upon a diary and a body in the hollow of the tree that the Titan was so eager to return to.Ībout a year before Bertolt destroyed the wall, a woman named Ilse Langnar was a Survey Corps member who was part of the 34th expedition beyond the walls (for reference, the main characters’ first expedition beyond the walls was the 57th).
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During a routine scouting mission beyond the walls, Hanji and the Levi squad are intercepted by a blonde aberrant that chases Hanji a distance before running back to a patch of forest for some strange reason. We have to segue from the events of this most recent season to revisit the OVAs from the first season, particularly the first episode titled “Ilse’s Notebook”, which covers events from at some point before Hanji manages to lead the capture of Titans Sawney and Bean. It is however, constantly alluded to that Ymir is curious, and yearning for a life beyond the constraint that is all she’s ever known, beyond the expectations set for her by other people. At no point does Ymir ever consider herself to be the protagonist of any story, let alone that of her own life. When Ymir’s people are eventually attacked by the forces of King Fritz, she and many others are taken into slavery. Ymir is portrayed as an exemplary young woman in the myth because of her contributions to Eldia, but it doesn’t address the fact that Ymir’s selflessness was a survival tactic, a way to have and maintain a place of belonging somewhere in this world. The myth created around Ymir depicted her as an overwhelming savior of the Eldian people, a selfless and kind girl who is always thinking of others one who bravely faced a demon in order to save her people. This was never a value she came to possess and hold dear on her own, but rather through various forms of mental and literal slavery. Imbedded into Ymir’s psyche from the very beginning was a value of perpetual self-sacrifice for the sake of that which is greater than the self. Among those enslaved was Ymir, a young girl who grew up in a village that emphasized community and doing one’s part towards the collective.
At various points in King Fritz’s dominion, villages were attacked, ransacked and the survivors of such raids were enslaved.
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