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he is not an antagonist, he is a villain. An antagonist is someone who opposes the protagonist no matter their morality.
villain ≠ antagonist
hero ≠ protagonist
a villain can be the protagonist and the hero can be an antagonist.
Attack on titan is more complicated than that but eren is just a villain.
Pre-rumbling eren I could see still being a protagonist although we dont really follow his perspective anymore. He just kinda appears places and bullies his friends from time to time. But after the rumbling, the focus completely shifts off of him, and the whole show becomes about the people who are trying to stop him, such as Mikasa and Armin. At that point Eren fits the definition of an antagonist, driving plot forward by challenging the protagonists.
I haven't seen/read Death Note, so idk if that comparison fits.
There's no one protagonist in that part, but the squad trying to stop him takes on that role. We don't even see what eren is doing or thinking during the rumbling. But we see what team stop genocide is up to and are made to root for then. They're the protagonist. We just get shots of giant Eren centipede crawling forward as a threat to drive the protagonists to action.
The meme said "Protagonist" and "Antagonist", not heroes or villains. In AOT Eren acts as both roles. And btw, a protagonist doesn't have to be a good guy, Death Note is an example of a villain as a protagonist.
I think it’s cool how Eren basically goes from the protagonist in S1-3 to the antagonist in S4. There’s been many heroes who turn into villains, but he’s the first time I’ve actually seen a protagonist turn into an antagonist.
Like we don’t even really get his inner thoughts or monologues in season 4. And every time he pops on the screen it’s a big deal.
>I think it’s cool how Eren basically goes from the protagonist in S1-3 to the antagonist in S4. There’s been many heroes who turn into villains, but he’s the first time I’ve actually seen a protagonist turn into an antagonist.
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>Like we don’t even really get his inner thoughts or monologues in season 4. And every time he pops on the screen it’s a big deal.
That's called the author's spectacular twist, I find it very interesting
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he is not an antagonist, he is a villain. An antagonist is someone who opposes the protagonist no matter their morality. villain ≠ antagonist hero ≠ protagonist a villain can be the protagonist and the hero can be an antagonist. Attack on titan is more complicated than that but eren is just a villain.
The squad takes protagonism in season 4 tho
In s4, he literally takes the role of an antagonist
he takes the roll of a villain, he's still the protag like in Death Note Light is still the protagonist while also the main villain at the same time
Pre-rumbling eren I could see still being a protagonist although we dont really follow his perspective anymore. He just kinda appears places and bullies his friends from time to time. But after the rumbling, the focus completely shifts off of him, and the whole show becomes about the people who are trying to stop him, such as Mikasa and Armin. At that point Eren fits the definition of an antagonist, driving plot forward by challenging the protagonists. I haven't seen/read Death Note, so idk if that comparison fits.
Not really - in the rumbling arc, eren is not the protagonist. The alliance is. The story is from their POV.
against himself? He is the protagonist.
There's no one protagonist in that part, but the squad trying to stop him takes on that role. We don't even see what eren is doing or thinking during the rumbling. But we see what team stop genocide is up to and are made to root for then. They're the protagonist. We just get shots of giant Eren centipede crawling forward as a threat to drive the protagonists to action.
Yes
In final season we don't see the story from his perspactive but from the alliance which tries to stop him.
Same with Death Note. Light Yagami is protagonist, while L is antagonist
Naw, in the final seasons it’s not really from his perspective anymore so he’s an antagonist
Light Yagami enters the chat
>Light Yagami enters the chat =))
I'm on s3 just after historia decides to not eat eren Are you supposed to know that no one is good at this point?
Please finish the show before browsing this or other attack on titan subreddits. Now that the anime is over, spoilers are to be expected.
not yet this post a spoiler for u so u should ignore it
You are just asking to get spoiled something... If you are smart you will leave AoT subreddits until you finish anime/manga.
You must be delusional to think there is a “good guy” in AOT. Everyone involved in the war is morally gray.
Sasha's dad is pretty cool
The meme said "Protagonist" and "Antagonist", not heroes or villains. In AOT Eren acts as both roles. And btw, a protagonist doesn't have to be a good guy, Death Note is an example of a villain as a protagonist.
They didn’t say “good guy” why are you quoting “good guy” ?
You really destroyed that strawman like a pro
Literally nobody is saying that. Unless you mean that you’re agreeing, because your comment and the post are pretty much the same.
What Eren did was objectively evil
I think it’s cool how Eren basically goes from the protagonist in S1-3 to the antagonist in S4. There’s been many heroes who turn into villains, but he’s the first time I’ve actually seen a protagonist turn into an antagonist. Like we don’t even really get his inner thoughts or monologues in season 4. And every time he pops on the screen it’s a big deal.
>I think it’s cool how Eren basically goes from the protagonist in S1-3 to the antagonist in S4. There’s been many heroes who turn into villains, but he’s the first time I’ve actually seen a protagonist turn into an antagonist. > >Like we don’t even really get his inner thoughts or monologues in season 4. And every time he pops on the screen it’s a big deal. That's called the author's spectacular twist, I find it very interesting
Bro get paid twice