Scott 🍿

What if Eren is actually the pig Ymir freed 2,000 years ago? Think about it. There were three pigs in that pen, just like there are three Yeagers: Grisha, Zeke and Eren. When Ymir opened the gate, only one pig escaped. The other two stayed behind, almost like Grisha and Zeke, who never really understood what freedom meant. Grisha spent his entire life being controlled by someone else’s ideology, while Zeke wanted to take away the freedom of an entire generation. Neither of them could escape their own beliefs. Eren, on the other hand, was different. He was the only one who was willing to run, fight and keep moving forward no matter what stood in his way. He was obsessed with freedom to the point where he was willing to destroy the entire world for it. Even their Titan designs are interesting. Grisha and Zeke have noticeably heavier Titan builds, while Eren’s Attack Titan is lean, muscular and built for movement. Almost like the one pig that escaped had spent 2,000 years running for its life. But here’s where it gets even more interesting. Ymir was the one who opened the gate and allowed that pig to escape. 2,000 years later, Eren becomes the person who finally frees Ymir from her enslavement to King Fritz. She gave him freedom, and he eventually returned the favor. And suddenly, “To You, 2,000 Years From Now” hits a little differently. What if Eren was the one Ymir had unknowingly set free all those years ago, and the entire story was leading to him returning that freedom to her? Only one pig escaped that day. And 2,000 years later, that same pig came back to free the person who opened the gate for him.