2013-05-26, 05:14 | Link #242 |
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Any one know what level of mandatory conscription they have? I mean, at this point of time ( at least in the manga) I would guess that all able bodied people should be conscripted. However, I don't really know that this isn't already the case, and that the older/ very privileged are the safe ones behind the walls.
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2013-05-26, 06:26 | Link #244 |
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not all titans have humans in their napes
I mean.. how do you cram an entire human being in a 5m class titan nape? In fact, hybrids are the only ones that we know off who does have people in them. They'be been CHOPPING OFF Titan napes for years. They would notice if there's anything inside.
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2013-05-26, 06:36 | Link #245 |
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I think its a critical point in the storyline that there is a human inside every titan. But how is it possible with the smaller titans you ask? One pretty disgusting idea is that there are children/babies inside the smaller titans.
Also we actually dont know in what kind of state the humans are inside the titans. They are probably heavily merged with the titans flesh.. so badly its difficult to see where the human is. Not to mention even a bigger person can get into a pretty small space if they are in a fetal position. |
2013-05-26, 07:23 | Link #246 |
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I'm liking the parasite-idea, but since the term 'parasite' narrows down the list of organisms, I'll simply refer to the titan-factor as 'pathogen'.
What if there was a pathogen that infects humans and transforms them into titans? And that the epidemic Eren's father 'cured' is that same disease? In Eren's case, his father probably reintroduced the same/different strain of the pathogen back into Eren, which is why he can transform into a titan. But what about the other 'hybrids'? The only explanation I can come up with (and even I am not completely sold on it) is that there is an element of 'willpower' involved for the hybrids to retain their human form ie not fully transform into a titan. Annie, Reiner, and Bertholdt all seem to have strong desires and the determination to do anything to pursue them. |
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No. it's like resident evil zombies / videogame zombies even-though everything is exposed to the same virus, most of them become shambling idiots, and only a few become super mutant, that can talk, run and do ninja acrobatics
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2013-05-27, 01:57 | Link #250 | |
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Also, we have already seen cases of humans turning into regular titans in the manga. (Connie's mother) So yes, it's highly likely that the "human core" is infact, located in the nape (in case of 3m~7m class, "nape and below"). However, it may not retain whole human shape anymore, unlike the "intelligent Titans". They are likely irreversibly turned into Titans. Unlike the Parasytes, which are highly intelligent beings, Titans are zombie-like in their intelligence and still retain *some* characteristics of their past human life (again, Connie's mother) - so very much like the zombies in some popular series like the Walking Dead. The lack of reproduction does remind me of the Parasytes. Parasytes were far more interesting and amusing creatures than the titans though.
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2013-05-27, 06:51 | Link #251 |
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I really loved Kiseiju one of the most underrated manga in my opinion but I don't see many similarities between the two works apart the fact that both involve monsters who are for some reasons programmed to eat humans.
There's also a reverse situation here, the parasites fused with human body parts taking control over their hosts, here we have humans that meld into titan bodies and taking control over them. Who is the parasite again? Anyway the titan transformation might be caused by a virus or bacteria (which can be considered parasites to a certain extent) but it could also be something as simple as a drug.
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2013-05-27, 10:12 | Link #252 | |
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It's not a strict comparison, but rather, imagery of similarities - not unlike this work's parallels to Muvluv Alternative.
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2013-05-27, 18:17 | Link #253 |
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I'm not sure anybody else pointed out but Titans characteristics take inspiration from Ultraman.
1. A man transforming to a giant. 2. A being of light/hardlight that depends on solar energy. 3. Titans like Eren much like Ultramen have a time limit to their endurance. |
2013-05-29, 08:48 | Link #255 | |
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http://calorescence.tumblr.com/post/...f-the-japanese
Hey hey anybody out there posted this? The cover of every volume in the japanese version of the manga has some interesting texts written on it. Quote:
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2013-06-02, 16:34 | Link #260 |
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Yep, you should go to this thread instead if you're an anime only watcher. You'll get spoiled to death in this thread.
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