lol at Christa:
"YMIR! BE TRUE TO YOURSELF! IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT GETS US ALL KILLED! ATTA GIRL, BREAK DOWN THIS TOWER THAT SERVES AS OUR LAST LINE OF DEFENSE!"
I mean
damn, girl.
Anyways, interesting to see that Ymir really WAS willing to sacrifice herself. If anything, chapter 18.5 implied that she was a titan "leader" like Annie and the gorilla titan. As for whether or not she'll bite it, I was wondering if she would crystallize herself like Annie did (which may be some method of suspended animation), but I dunno. At any rate, at least it's good to see the scouting legion return!
Also, here's something really amusing: from volume 9's omake pages:
Spoiler:
The idol of titans everywhere,
Mikarin! Apparently, her hobby is Eren and her talent is slicing up meat. I honestly love how we have another example of Mikasa resembling a body builder more than the typical big-boobie anime girls. Isayama is just plain awesome.