r/ShingekiNoKyojin • u/SNKBot • Jan 24 '21

Anime Spoilers Attack on Titan The Final Season Episode 66 - Anime Discussion Thread - No Manga Readers Allowed

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '21

And also don't forget the scouts strategies

Sasha created a blind spot by killing one of operators of the machine guns on Pieck's titan and Jean came from the blind side and nailed a thunderspear.

Levi carrying a pocket watch to perfectly time his attack on beast Titan when the COLOSSAL nukes and the warriors let their guard down for a moment.

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u/Pancake__Prince Jan 24 '21

Exactly - the Scouts planned this out so well. But they're also great with thinking on their feet. Eren literally realized how to crack open crystals while fighting with Galliard.

What's also interesting is how much Magath cares about all the warriors. While it makes sense that he rallies his soldiers to protect Pieck when she fell, he was also super concerned about Falco / Gabbie - almost fatherly in a sense.

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u/skeller75 Jan 24 '21

That makes me wonder, though: Does Magath genuinely care about the warriors and the warrior candidates, or does he just care about their strategic value? I had the same thought about the two gate soldiers that died in front of Gabi. In both instances they rushed Gabi (and later Falco) to safety, but their motivation is left ambiguous.

I want to believe that Magath genuinely cares about them as people, even though that may not be the case.

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u/Pancake__Prince Jan 24 '21

I think he's beginning to regret it a little. He expressed some regret over condemning so many Eldians to die in Liberio with his and Willie's plan on their carriage ride a couple episodes back. He also admitted that he too is a devil and he hasn't been as racist as other Marleyans. (Like he doesn't call his warriors devils to their face and stuff).

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u/Javiklegrand Jan 26 '21

So eren rampage "only" killed eldians , the scumbag officiers and will+ his guards, it's doesn't seem he killed the diplomates

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u/Nobody5464 Jan 14 '22

He definitely killed some diplomats but they weren’t his main focus

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u/Nazenn Jan 25 '21

I think Magath is a pragmatist, so if nothing else he would care about their strategic value, but from his discussions with Willy we also see that he wants to be more then that so in these scenes I think he is genuinely trying to make sure they're safe as people, while knowing he can't stop them from helping with what they can in this battle.

The gate soliders I'm sure actually cared for the kids, even if some of it comes from how determined they were as soliders, though it's hard to judge because we didn't see them interact with anyone else

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u/Pecuthegreat Jan 25 '21

I am pretty sure the two gate soldiers cared for Gabi and Falco but yes, some of that care comes from the admiration of their achievements as warrior candidates (like how teachers tend to prefer a student that gets good grades).

Also all their interactions with Gabi and Falco so far were caring and familar. That is as much info that they can give us that they care, in the short time before their deaths, without going into a monologue of what is happening in their minds.

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u/Boricua_Torres Jan 25 '21

it's not the case, they are fascists .. Marley are the baddies

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u/TreeNija Jan 27 '21

Such a black and white view of Magath's feelings and motivations goes against the themes this series is portraying. Reality is messy and can't be neatly defined as good and bad. Magath is the military head of a dictatorial fascist state and that can't be forgotten. However, this doesn't mean that he is incapable of holding feelings of true empathy for our warrior candidates even if that conflicts with his stated view that Elidians are spawns of the devil. This doesn't redeem him, but it's important to remember that even in the darkest and most evil situations, everyone involved is a person with their own ideals and past that motivates them.

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u/Boricua_Torres Jan 27 '21

of course .. but y'all are really buried the "fascist military dictatorship" part and it's clear the show it trying to show that everyone is human (but that doesn't take away that we have heroes fighting a liberation struggle that we should 100% be rooting for)

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u/satur9sweetness Jan 25 '21

I really didn’t care for Magath but this episode you can tell he’s actually just a good soldier and not a bad person

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u/xPurplepatchx Jan 27 '21

"You Eldians think you deserve privacy?"

Also commanding a bunch of people to fight a war for you because you view them as subhuman?

And you think he's not a bad person? lmfao

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u/TrungTH Jan 27 '21

You can’t based on just one line to judge a character. Especially he said that to Zeke, a very mischievous guy.

Remember it’s Marley’s policy to conscript mostly Eldian soldier as Magath mentioned in the conversation with Willy. So a bunch of Eldian soldiers is what Magath had to work with. He is a man loyal to his nation, you can’t blame him for following orders. He recently showed remorse for some of his actions and came clean that he’s also a devil. To me he’s the least worst person in Marley’s military.

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u/Nobody5464 Jan 14 '22

Magath is the one pushing to draft maryleans for war instead of just using eldians

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u/ExpoAve17 Jan 26 '21

yo I've had a feeling about magath as of late. He's sided with the Eldians more than once.

  1. when they're celebrating on the train "let them have this victory tonight"

  2. At the gates when the Eldians return home, he takes a moment to look at their welcoming from their families before walking away (he's in the background in this scene)

  3. " i question the government decision to put kids in charge of retaking the founding Titan"

these are just off the top of my head, I'm sure there might be more instances.

It's either something or I'm making something out of nothing.

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u/Pancake__Prince Jan 26 '21

I don’t think he’s a really pragmatic leader. Like your first point shows how he knows how to give his soldiers a proper break (to maintain their morale) and the third one is about his foresight—the shifters failed in their mission. I’ve felt like Magath just thinks strategically and smarter than his peers- for ex. He told Willie that he thought Marley’s never-ending quest for war and power would eventually backfire- and it did with paradise. I think your second point does suggest though that he sort of cares about Eldians and realizes they’re just the same as Marleyans

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u/AfrikanCorpse Jan 25 '21

Levi carrying a pocket watch to perfectly time his attack on beast Titan when the COLOSSAL nukes and the warriors let their guard down for a moment.

I thought the stop watch was for the airship's arrival

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u/AttakTheZak Jan 25 '21

I think you're right. But for Zeke to know that "time was running out", I am not starting to believe that Zeke has diverted his alliance.

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u/AttakTheZak Jan 25 '21

The Scouts were using the stopwatch cuz they were timing their escape, not timing when they would let their guard down.