Attack on Titan: Shingeki no Kyojin

[Kraco]

Point is, humans have been designing weapons specifically to kill titans for seemingly centuries, and for whatever reason, they've determined that overgrown box cutters, and not axes, are the best way to do it.

Uhhuh. I was never saying axes would be better (although I do say they should work somewhat as well). I just have a problem with potato girl not being able to do anything at all with an axe, whereas that boxcutter sword only needs a single swing. Yet that same boxcutter sword couldn't behead these two fellows in their human form. Maybe you'll tell me next these super swords are so specialised that they only cut the titans impervious to anything else, and thus can't even behead a human? Can't cut a banana or paper either? I can't imagine how that works, but you can enlighten me.

[KrayZ33]

I just love that you think the sword couldn't behead them.
Because at no point in the show or episode, this was even suggested.

The blade cut through one arm with ease and got stuck in the bone of the second arm, from a mere swing on a target that could move and wasn't pressed against a block or anything.

Show me the axe and the human wielding it that can do that.

[Kraco]

As soon as you show me a neck that can't be even properly scratched by multiple axe hits, yet is immediately severed by one cut of a sword.

[KrayZ33]

As soon as you show me titans getting their heads severed off.

Not sure what this has to do with anything you said though. You are saying something completely different. You are making up an assumption that the sword isn't able to cut through a human's neck or head.

Remember, YOU are the guy that says the sword is obviously not special because it can't cut X, yet it's able to cut Y.
Not me.

Yet, the "it can't cut X" thing, was never shown, because we can clearly see that it's able to cut through human tissue and bone with ease. Add to that the velocity of them 3D-ing and the full body motion swings they use against titans etc...

[shinta|hikari]

Can someone clarify what everyone is saying? I don't understand any of it at this point.

[Kraco]

All I'm saying that the scene where Mikasa, who has been depicted as nearly an inhuman fighting machine, failed to kill either of Bertholdt or Reiner, was a scene of pure plot convenience. The whole axe talk is only because the series made the boxcutter swords incomparable to an axe (and we all know an axe can kill a person easily), yet still Mikasa didn't manage to kill anybody. I didn't really mean to start a debate about axes themselves...

[KrayZ33]

Not sure if I should really sum this up, especially someone else's words because this will always sound disrespectful, but with as few words as possible:

Kraco: The animators made it look like the sword can only scratch a human, god forbid behead a human. Stupid Animators, so inconsistent
Me: What? It was able to cut through Reiner's Arm and deep into his 2nd hand/arm alright, it's sharp. What you are saying didn't happen.
Kraco: If it didn't kill them, it's only a scratch.
Me: I don't understand you, not a single scene during that fight shows us that the sword wouldn't be able to behead them.

[DarthEnderX]

Can someone clarify what everyone is saying? I don't understand any of it at this point.

Who's on first.

[Buffalobiian]

Ep 32

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Who else found themselves rooting for Reiner / Colossal Titan? It largely comes down to their personalities being more likable than Eren's. Also, their designs are cooler. Reiner being taken down with such a glaring weakness was a little sad, but Eren had to win in some manner. Having blood pissing out of cracked armour made Reiner seem way more delicate than he should be though.

Talking about glaring weaknesses, Mikasa slashing at the armoured parts until her blade broke. -_-.....

Did she really have to be told that the armour had gaps?

Eren also better remember the rest of the bitchfight. I want to know who wins.

[Kraco]

Talking about glaring weaknesses, Mikasa slashing at the armoured parts until her blade broke. -_-.....

Did she really have to be told that the armour had gaps?

That was surreal.

Forgetting Mikasa, the titan fight was quite interesting. Eren might be as stupid as a rubber boot, but he does have some battle sense, it seems. Too bad it's meaningless in the face of titanfall.

[DarthEnderX]

I loved scientist girl's "Senpai noticed me" reaction to having Eren acknowledge her orders as a titan.

Who else found themselves rooting for Reiner / Colossal Titan? It largely comes down to their personalities being more likable than Eren's.

Completely agree. Eren is still an obnoxious shit.

I always hate when people in stories call other people traitors, when it's obvious they were never on your side to begin with. Being a spy is not the same thing as being a traitor.

[Kraco]

They are traitors to Eren personally since he apparently was looking up to them as fellow soldiers.

[KrayZ33]

In Mikasa's defence, the gaps in his armor appeared after he shed it off.

I think the titan was basically supposed to be invulnerable to swords before that.. or at least nothing vital/important could be reached.

[Buffalobiian]

I agree that no vital spots were exposed, but that shouldn't result in her slashing obvious armour on his shoulder in frustration when there was a nice soft spot next to her. It's also a given that any joints would be exposed since he didn't have overlapping pieces of armour.

Animation-wise he seemed to pop off the calf muscle attachments, for whatever good that does.

[DarthEnderX]

Animation-wise he seemed to pop off the calf muscle attachments, for whatever good that does.

I assume that was a prerequisite for the high-speed rush he performed right after.

[Kraco]

It was clearly visible the joints were red, like in regular titans, whereas the areas between joints were covered by those gray, thick slabs that obviously looked like armour. It's anybody's guess why Mikasa was so hell-bent on only trying to hit the gray parts.

[KrayZ33]

I find it noteworthy that all 3 enemy titanshifters have the same style of titan, while eren has a fully developed one not made out of muscle fiber.


Just to throw that out. I wonder why that's the case. They look cooler that way

[DarthEnderX]

On the other hand, Ymir's titan is a lot closer to Erin's.

[Buffalobiian]

I assume that was a prerequisite for the high-speed rush he performed right after.

One would assume so, but you should be able to run with calf armour. The only purpose that could serve (physically speaking) would be to allow for gastrocnemeous contraction. Not that they swelled particularly much.

The point is, having him pop off overlapping joint armour would have made perfect sense for Mikasa's previous actions and his super-tackles.

The story itself flowed fine. All that needed to happen was to make sure Armoured Titan was drawn in such a way that explains his prior invulnerability and current weakness.

@Krayz33: Good pickup. Those 3 titans have no skin or fat. Talking about that.. Colossal Titan looked like he was just left with a skull in those final shots of the episode.

[MFauli]

I really hate how dumb all these characters act just so that the drama "works". Why are they all standing beneath the colossal titan? Why is Mikasa hitting the hardened parts of the armored titan? Why does she stop after slashing one of his back knees, instead of either cutting it entirely or slashing the other back knee, too? Or, gasp, both!

Mikasa is the biggest disappointment in this battle.