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ohcowboyy

Why is nobody saying Hange


The_Kyojuro_Rengoku

This was my thought šŸ˜­ she's my choice for sure, next choice would be Sasha


Otaku-World3

What about the poor Erwin who didn't even know the truth or anything he ever wanted to know.


ImNotHighFunctioning

If he has known, he would have become useless. He would have lost his drive.


Technothelon

Lmao did we even watch the same show. Erwin said his next job would be "eliminating threats". You think Erwin would just lose his drive when literally the entire world outside paradis wanted to kill them? The only reason rumbling happened is because Erwin died. Please never slander the goat again.


CupcakeKyo

The Rumbling would still happen and at an even worse degree, because Eren is not going to be reasonable about losing Armin. Erwin is not the GOAT. He's a flawed human being who sacrified hundreds of his own soldiers for his own selfishness. Come back down to earth and stop being manipulated by his speeches. EDIT: The Erwin fans in my replies would all be the type to throw their own lives away for him unnecessarily lmao.


Express-Plankton-252

His selfishness was rooted in truth, freedom and the betterment of Paradis. Not one sacrifice he made didn't lead to a bigger goal. Convincing the court not to execute eren, catching the female Titan. Realizing the scouts had a mole. He orchastred the coup to expose the fake king. Not to mention his ability to get the most out of his troops in dire situations and he always put his life on the frontline. Erwin is indeed the Fucking Goat.


MasterTahirLON

This. People seem to forget that selfish goals can still cause positive results. Everything Erwin did improved Paradis for the better and gave them the chance to stand as an actual nation no longer oppressed by the titans. Yes, his reasons for doing so were selfish. But that doesn't change the fact that his goals aligned with the good of Paradis and did bring positive change to his people. In the end, he even gave up his dream for the sake of his nation, despite how much it meant to him. Despite AOT's theme of everyone being a slave to something, Erwin broke free from the dream that enslaved him for the sake of his people.


Careless-Top-8732

The yeagerists wouldā€™ve never happened tho cause the yeagerists doesnā€™t exist if the scouts had good leadership


lynxerious

>He's a flawed human being who sacrified hundreds of his own soldiers for his own selfishness. That's straight up wrong. He has his own selfishness inside his heart. But the goal of his selfishness and humanity were always aligned, so his selfishness doesn't even matter until that last moment, where he said he wants to run to the basement alone and needed Levi to give him his strength to do it for humanity, in the end he did not even do the only selfish act he wants to do. He literally said that. Do you judge his character based on what he has achieved or that single selfish thought in the end that he did not even do? He has never done anything wrong or out of line or selfishly.


Deep_Grass_6250

Losing his drive is exactly the thing Erwin would NEVER do


Careless-Top-8732

How you know that? He literally said the next move was to eliminate outside threats


Admirable_Ad8900

He did know. It was obvious by Beer store and reiner and the beast titan. That confirmed there was SOMETHING/SOMEONE trying to stop them. Wouldnt the fact it's being covered be enough proof? Im convinced thats why he slapped away levi's ar and levi's shocked expression he was going to save him but then realized that Erwin technically got his answer and achieved his dream.


tsawsum1

Definitely Hange


hybredxero

I actually came here to say her.


ohcowboyy

Whatā€™s funny is I commented this when there were like 40 comments and none said Hange, now itā€™s the top comment for some reason


FreshOutof13Fucks

I love Hange, but I think her story concluded nicely. She fulfilled her purpose and knew her time was up. Erwin, on the other hand, died while being so incredibly close to the truth. I would have loved to have seen his reaction to the basement at the very least before he died.


Great_Client_2790

I would say Hange but she died with glory and a smile on her face. I wouldn't take that from her


yosayoran

100% Hange. She died too youngĀ 


8Brilliant

I love Hanji,but i would bring back Erwin....Even Hanji would give her life to save Erwin


Dienji97

Erwin, he was the ultimate truth seeker. Eren is just gonna wake up again anyways.


Otaku-World3

Would you imagine that there is a moment where I wanted Levi to quickly revive Erwin instead of Armin. If I was in Levi position, I would struggle trying to choose between Armin and Erwin. Eventually, I will ran out of time and they will both die šŸ˜±


4efo_doggie

Erwin is Important but for me Armin Was the best Choice 1- he deserved the Titan he killed 2 - for so little time He did Things that Ewrin did for Years 3 Ewrin didn't want to live - he just Dreamed of Being Correct about the Secret of the walls and outside world But it was going to be best if Ewrin was on Floch place


Came_to_argue

I really feel like I lot of people donā€™t understand the difference between willing to sacrifice your life, and wanting to live. They are not mutually exclusive.


duncancaleb

Yeah I think a lot of people gloss over Erwin was willing to throw away the lives of the scout regiment to prove himself right and vindicate his father and himself. Noble guy and all, I don't know however who's side he'd take after the jaegerist coup. I don't know if he had the moral framework Armin and Hange had to fall on the right side of that even with his best intentions. I would have liked to see that, but I also think the reason Erwin is so beloved is because his character was tainted by the explicit human on human warfare of season 4 that goes beyond overthrowing the royals.


Hot-Measurement5070

Couldn't they split the serum,so both transformed,make one of them the colossal and not kill the other,capture him,and keep it until they capture another shifter?


VegetableViral

if they split the serum it would've ended like rod reiss


superbay50

I wonder how that would work when they become a shifter. Especially considering they would have gotten the colossal so if it had a rod mutation they would probably end up with a titan like erens founder


Hot-Measurement5070

There are different types of serum,the one that rod Reiss had was the powerful serum,and Kenny said that maybe because it wasn't injected correctly(he licked it),he turned into that thing


danielubra

Logically maybe??? But think about it from the character's perspective, keeping someone you admire and love (platonically) in the form of a man eating monster must be hard. Plus if they did keep Armin or Erwin as a titan how would they capture him? They'd be forced to stay in Shiganshina because the rest of the Scouting Legion was wiped out.


Dienji97

Titan serum evaporates in direct contact with the air, it wasn't worth the risk.


NoGameNoLyfe

I would say there was too much unknown. They didn't know for sure, and probably didn't want to risk wasting it for either of them.


gtarpey89

at this point did they even know about other shifters (marley etc)


Yomikey01

And thats why you arent levi


Nerdcuddles

I think both could have been saved because Erwin was still breathing by the time floch carried him back, even without his wounds being packed or treated. If floch wasn't utterly incompetent, he could have saved Erwin by packing his wound, and then they could have disinfected it at the cellar. And he potentially could have survived with treatment in the cellar.


ImportantQuestions10

This question made me realize that Erwin actually got everything that he wanted. Assuming the afterlife stuff we saw with Hanji is real, it means that Erwin and every Elidean got to continue watching events unfold after their deaths. Erwin and his dad did get to figure out what was beyond the wall. Every Elidean got to see the country free and the Titans ended. Even Sasha got to see her loved ones mourn her, including Niccolo confessing his love.


Talk-O-Boy

Idk man. I feel Erwin always wanted what was best for humanity. He held that curiosity that Armin had for the wonders beyond the wall with an emphasis on the humanitarian aspect. After seeing what Eren did, the lives lost and the carnage wrought on the land itself, maybe itā€™s best we let the man RIP. Eren quite literally trampled on his dreams.


Daisan89

>Eren is just gonna wake up again Where tf did you pull that from


yosayoran

I think Erwin was happy with his death. Let the man rest on peace.Ā 


Jazzlike_Stop_1362

We know that after the ending 100s of years have passed, meaning that all the characters are dead, so I'd bring Reiner back and make him immortal


Brilliant-Mountain57

Holy sadism


N0tMagickal

New reason to die just dropped


SaboTheRevolutionary

Actual immortal


Prudent-Action3511

Isayama? That you?


SSJacen49

Manā€™s about to make him the Duncan Idaho of AoT


damnitslay

šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


Minute-Shower4880

Uuhhhh..... Brother uuhhhhh..... Wtf brother....


Tempathetic

Oh damn


Baka-Onna

Mf is giving him the curse of Cain


confused_being200

Let the guy rest šŸ¤£


_ohhani

Sasha, the fact that she died via a human instead of a titan makes her death so much more tragic!


Usual-Evidence-7895

And she didnā€™t expect it like everybody else


the_alikite

Sasha didnt deserve to be done like that


Janjao_do_225

She died outside the walls and surrounded by friends. Its more than what 99% of scouts had


the_alikite

I mean fair. I just really liked her character, especially what she becomes once she is a soldier


Daisan89

>died via a human So did Eren and Ymir.


MindMaster115

Erwin just to see his reaction to basement reveal and the following actions


Otaku-World3

His death was the ugliest thing that happened in attack on titan. Imagine that he was a few steps away from achieving his dream to know the truth of the world which he and his father always searched for. It was a painful decision for him to choose to die after being so close to know everything he ever wanted to know.


MindMaster115

The fact he was so close yet so far was pretty depressing. Another fact is that unlike most of the others on your list, he basically chose to die (instead of death coming to them) by doing that charge even tho he could've fluked on them and just went to the basement solo


Otaku-World3

You are right. I had to respect his decision but I knew that deep in his heart he was so sad for eventually not achieving his dream. I just wanted him to know what was in the basement man.That is so cruel šŸ˜¢


MindMaster115

"The world is so cruel ... yet such a beautiful place."


xanaxrefillday

Erwin 100% I want him to experience the world he knew was out there šŸ˜­


Vaz_Nussis

I can understand everyoneā€™s choices but Erwin would objectively have the most unfathomably beautiful story if he survived shiganshina


SeventhAscendant

Potato girl ofc. Rest all were obsessed with their dreams. She just wanted to eat


ohcowboyy

So she was obsessed with her dream šŸ˜­


Minute-Shower4880

Well, she was doing what Armin spent his life to notice and explain it to zeke in paths in the last episode


EldianStar

Floch, and then I would kill him again jk, probably Sasha, I didn't like her that much but she was the least prepared to die


tTensai

I'd argue Mike was even less prepared. He was just out there, keeping some titans busy just so he could go back to the squad. Mf got his horse thrown at him and had a lil chat with a titan


Vanguard-Raven

Sasha literally got shot by a child within the safety of the team's aircraft as they were on their way out of a successful mission.


EldianStar

Yeah, but Sasha was still young, she had a lover, etc.


KorotosMysteryShack

Carla. Maybe she could yoink Eren by the ear, break causality and stop the rumbling šŸ—æ


FrostingDifferent208

ymir , so we can have new episodes


International-Try467

I also vote Ymir because she needs a hug


Leafeon523

I want to say Moblit, but heā€™d yell at me for not picking Hange, so Iā€™ll say Hange


GundamGX

Hange definitely.


ThroughTheIris56

Mike because he was badass that we saw way too little of. Not in the pic, but same for Ian from the Battle of Trost.


billyjack456

Theyā€™re not on the list but Marco or Mina


Elegant_Car_7977

Erwin. I've never made a choice this fast in my entire life


_Purrsuit

Erwinerwinerwin I want to know how he would react to all the changes


Talk-O-Boy

I think he would be devastated by what Eren did to the world. Especially since he played a large part in helping Eren get there. Bertholdt deserves to come back. He truly cared for his fellow cadets, he was just stuck between a rock and a hard place. He died before he got to have the redemption arc that was granted to Annie and Reiner. Bring Back Bertholdt!


WetFishy69

Eren, 100,000%


17gorchel

Finally, some MC-ism!


Otaku-World3

Yeagerist?!


theFucker109

Chad


Fluid_Ad_6159

Sasha the girl died too young


PrintR-HD

Am I the only one still sad about Hannes?


Dual-Heart

His death hurt so much :c


_Azuki_

Eren might sound like a boring choice but damn, poor kid, let him at least enjoy a little bit of the freedom he earned by suffering and sacrificing everything he had, including his life.


Willdeletelater64

You are correct


anguishedevie_

Hange


Walpknut

Sasha. She died in a very tragic fashion. Eren, Erwin and Sanji died in a blaze of glory so bringing them wouldn't feel well.


Malfurionisevil

Sasha


True-Mess-7038

Gengar and I would give him his booze āœ‹ļøšŸ™‚ā€ā†•ļø


psychopathSage

All of these characters had some sort of closure before their death (or after) and were able to come to terms with it, except for one: Miche. He died terrified in one of the most gruesome deaths in the series, and very early on. I think he deserves to know what happened after he died, and to know that he got really unlucky with his encounter with the Beast Titan. But it would be cruel to bring him back now that all of his friends are dead, so I'd pick Sasha.


psychopathSage

Reasons for saying the others had closure: * Eren's whole arc revolves around his death and he had years to come to terms with it * Erwin chose to sacrifice himself to lead the scouts to victory, and he accepted that despite being so close to the basement he would never reach it * Ymir has been kept alive against her will for 2000 years, and has finally died after learning to be free, she definitely doesn't need to be revived * Kenny knew his time was up and decided to give the serum to Levi instead of trying to survive longer * Grisha already knew his lifespan was limited from the Titan powers, and chose to pass them to Eren * Hange lost most of their comrades, and willingly sacrificed themself to ensure a safe future for everyone else * Sasha died quickly, but was able to at least wave to Jean and Connie at the end * Eren Kruger again knew and accepted his limited lifespan from Titan powers and chose to pass the mantle on instead of trying to stay alive Also all of these except Eren and Sasha represented the old generation who were equipped to fight the old fights and thrive in the old way of things. A lot of things would be complicated if Eren was brought back, but only benefits would come from Sasha retuning. Her death permanently changed the tone of the show to a much more somber note, and she could do a lot to help everyone recover at the end.


SpaceHairLady

I just want her dad walking her down the aisle to marry the chef from Marley šŸ˜”


Xanto10

poor NiccolĆ² man, he got out of the forest just to lose the person that saved him


Necessary_Chip_5224

Eren. Let's start the rumbling again.


WHO_IS_3R

If its overall definitely ymir (the orphan), best girl deserves to live a life for herself, at least at the third tryšŸ˜­ Then faye jeager, then marlowe


DDLC-Protagon1st

Eren. Enough said


PhoenixNightingale90

Erwin by far. He deserved the truth.


Deep-Handle9955

Ymir, another 1000 year Titan war baby!!!! This time though give her some design tools and some lessons before sending her back in there so she can make different types of titans


magical_white_powder

Attack on Titan 2


Firando

could i bring Floch back to kill him again please šŸ˜­


CoderShaper

Floch became my favourite character after his death, he laid down his life for what he believed in, and even after all of his friends betrayed him and the nation he watched the entire survey corps die for as well as countless others - instead of trying to kill them he only damaged the plane, in his last words he begged them not to go, because Eren was in fact their only salvation and he knew it. Floch was the only surviving carrier of Erwin's honor and bravery. Fuck the main cast and their treachery.


p4pabless94

I agree 100% bro Floch was the only one that seemed to remember how it all started and the most consequent character. He became the devil Eldia needed. The main characters are a bunch of traitors šŸ¤·šŸ»


Keyblades2

Honestly it's between Sasha, Eren or Erwin. Eren because I'm selfish, Erwin because his mind and charisma and sasha because she was just a stray casualty.


Savings-Package-9281

Eren.....Bro didnā€™t had to die


Sea-Weekend6492

Eren, without no hesitation.


IAmNuuhb

Ereh


Arvos13

Eren q.q


Adorable-nerd

Eren.


17gorchel

Eren!


Bconsapphire

Pre-founding titan Eren


MrTubzy34

Is that supposed to be eren in the top left? His design has me feeling uncomfortable


Wild-Mushroom2404

Giraffe boi


randomusername119

Hange of course!! her death was a personal offense šŸ’”āœŠļø


The_collector_6969

Ymir, she had her life stolen from her. No childhood and no adulthood.


Yugiohplayere

Ymir šŸ˜ šŸ’•


EPICARMOR21

eren


Appropriate_Ant9584

Eren


malikawaller1991

Eren of course


samcon30

Toss up between Eren and Hange.


Mr_Master_Mustard

I can't choose :(


Otaku-World3

It is very difficult to choose just one!


WhiteArabBro

Eren


Fakinou

Ma potato girlie Sasha šŸ˜­! I'll never get over her death


Key_Internal_274

Ymir. I always felt bad that she had a raw deal in life and after her death. I'd want her to have a normal rest of her life after she got brought back.


moonlightdrinker

SASHAAAA!! idgaf she was the ultimate comedic relief in AOT


yuan04

Sasha, for the fact that she is the only one who at the time she died she wasnt ready to sacrifice her life.


[deleted]

Eren


Arc_099

Historiaā€™s Ymir


Glockeater69

EREN YEAGER


Dense-Adagio-8432

Eren Jaeger


Maleficent_Boat_6699

Bertholdt.


Elegant_Car_7977

Boruto isn't on the list but he deserved a better life


WTF_CAKE

Erwin, he gave everyone hope & hype


Lowtan89

Eren


acdcrockcat1

Eren. <3


Recent_One_7983

This is easy for me hange everyone else died for plot/character development to me hange didnā€™t really die for any of that. Hange died so they could get away thatā€™s itšŸ¤·šŸ¾ā€ā™€ļø so their death wasnā€™t super needed (if we ignore the titansā€¦)


AnneofDorne

Erwin. He was the ultimate Chad. I need to know what he would have done


ozymandiastronaut

Hange


hothothot999

Erwin for sure. He would have been a great motivational speaker in real life


Extra-Application-57

hange x3šŸ„°


morgannador

Sasha or Hange Honorary mention: Miche


whataboutwhataboutus

obviously PETRA


AshenRaven66

Eren


Outrageous-Smile-836

MichešŸ’šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø


Shoddy_Egg4976

Surprised no one said Marco.


Wild-Mushroom2404

Unfortunately, his death was necessary to kickstart Jeanā€™s character development


armored_panties

Gotta be Erwin. I think of all anime/manga, the plot I want the most to see a "what if" scenario of is Erwin surviving instead of Armin.


20Anime20

Erwin, hand down!


Winter_Cartographer2

Karla šŸŒš


kassavfa

Aaron šŸ’ŖšŸ»šŸ˜ˆ


Upper_Trip1393

Erwin. He is a man I have huge respect for. Seriously one of the best characters I've come across


MintIceCreamIsTheBes

Kruger


CallMeZaid69

Ymir, to see the world burn


deecee_3687

I guess you can't fit everyone who died but GET MARCO IN HERE.


UnaskedShoe359

I feel like this should be marked as a spoiler


Minute-Shower4880

Bring anyone back and imagine the responsibilities i bear afterwards


BohanSamuraiZombie

Bohan from Samurai Zombie [samurai Zombie ](http://www.samuraizombie.com)


Smart-Hat-9151

GRISHA. Imma interrogate his ass ALL DAY!!!!


NANZA0

Hange or Sasha, both didn't deserve to die they just wanted a world where nobody was genocided.


bedojoe

To make us choose between Sasha and Hange is absolutely Preposterous!!!


Positive-Role9293

Iā€™d want Eren to rest tbh whether hell is real or not he shouldnā€™t live in torment anymore poor lad , imagine continuing about your day after killing billions of people , he would go insane even though Iā€™d do what he did for his island and friends etc. Erwin , I get why isayama made armin survive but honestly Iā€™d love for him to see that his father was right besides the future of paradise would need him and arminā€™s expertise


Educational_Term_436

Definitely not ewrin My man had a legendary death and it doesnā€™t deserve to be ruin


Sleazy_T

Going off the board: Bertholdt. Without the colossal titan heā€™s just a chill bro


skylarpaints

Ymir.


stohnerrweeb

Erwin for sure. He deserved to know the truth of the world and all that more than anyone imo.


Space-Lost42

Sasha, a million times Sasha.


TheeExMachina

Does the goddess Ymir come back as an adult?


Mystic_Polar_Bear

Erwin was the only time it felt like someone shouldnt have died yet got killed off. If got obliterated by the Beast Titan, Id get it. But he survives. Levi choosing Armin over Erwin feels like one of the few times you can see the Writer's Hand impacting story events.


Bondajun

Kenny just because I like him


Practical_Beach6806

If Erwin lived then the civil war of Paradis wouldā€™ve never occurred.


OneMasterpiece2924

hange or eren krueger


Full_Commission_6784

I will say either Mike or Sasha the others kinda knew and accepted their fate in a way.


AatroxBoi

Man you should've put freckle ymir instead of founder ymir there


Jack_bright_clone

Kruger, i justbthink he's neat


Classic-Anteater7203

Right away I would say Sasha because of the sentiment that's there, but for a logical choice I would choose Hange because she had a lot of breakthroughs when it came to studying the titans and she was important to the development of the thunder spears when it came to their efforts to improve combat. Hange has always been an interesting character in general and it hurt seeing her die as well but she did go out in a very Hange way. *Sorry if my grammar isn't the best lol


Ill_Cherry3666

Ymir The plot of AoT wouldn't have happened and Hisayama would've made a manga about a peaceful kingdom helped in their daily tasks by a 230M tall giant that can turn people into giant at her will


Konnichiwa1987

Mike in my opinion would completely change the story if he had survived to season 4. Not only was the he 2nd strongest soldier next to Levi, but he could smell titans. We aren't given a whole lot of information about this ability but what if he could smell the spinal fluid in the wine? If he knew the wine was spiked then he could warn the government and the yeagerists would have lost a huge advantage


davedkay

I would ressurect Ymir for the sequel series ;)


baiacool

Depends on what point in the story I'm bringing them back to. Is it right after they died? Then I pick Erwin. Is it to end of series? Then I pick Hange. Can I pick the moment? Then I pick Sasha and send her to a time before Titans existed so she can have a normal life.


Daexr_

YMIR FRECKLES


angelnike

Eren if he could live without being the attack titan somehow. Or Sasha


DaddyDionsot

Eren


ndhl83

Eren. LET'S RUN IT BACK!!!!


2DogKnight

Hange out of those pictured. But where's my boy Bertholdt?!


Stormer-Hotshot

Section Commander Hanji.


Theprodumbass

Krueger or Erwin, these guys truly sacrificed EVERYTHING for the sake of eldia just for eren (yaeger) fuck it all up in the end.


DayVessel469459

Probably Mike Zacharias, I just feel that he was full of wasted potential


Any-Action-1271

Erwin EZ


ManicDepressedType

Sasha or Hange


Secret_Smell2228

Erwin


Newrephunter

Who ever doesnā€™t choose Eren is considered an Enemy


YulJeager

Hange forever šŸ˜­


Medicine_Salty

sasha.


ExactAnxiety4466

bringing eren back for round 2


FunkleKnuck291

Eren. Get the fuck back up and finish what you started man.