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* [[Parting Words Regret]]: {{spoiler|Eren |
* [[Parting Words Regret]]: {{spoiler|Eren}} didn't exactly die on good terms with {{spoiler|his mom}}. |
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* [[Senseless Sacrifice]]: Moses' grieving mother, seeking comfort, begs/demands the commander of the scout regiment to tell her that her son was brave, and that his death meant something. The commander says that her son was brave, but his death was meaningless. The commander says that every injury, every death, that the scout regiment has ever suffered, was in vain, because in its entire history, it has accomplished ''nothing'' of value. |
* [[Senseless Sacrifice]]: Moses' grieving mother, seeking comfort, begs/demands the commander of the scout regiment to tell her that her son was brave, and that his death meant something. The commander says that her son was brave, but his death was meaningless. The commander says that every injury, every death, that the scout regiment has ever suffered, was in vain, because in its entire history, it has accomplished ''nothing'' of value. |
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* [[Take a Third Option]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|Eren's mom}} begs Hannes to abandon her and to save the children. He then faces the Titan, thinking, at first he could kill it, and save the both the children and {{spoiler|Eren's mom}}. But then he chickens out. And carries the children to safety. Although we have barely seen Titans fighting trained soldiers so far, based on the scene where the scout regiment returns, we know that titans are exceeding dangerous. Add to that he hasn't taken his job very seriously until the titans finally breach the walls, which makes it safe to assume he hasn't really been keeping up his training. Later on Mikasa says that they would have died without him carrying them off. So if Hannes tried to invoke this trope, meaning tried to defeat the titan, he probably would have been throwing his life away leading to the death of all involved (aside from the titan). |
* [[Take a Third Option]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|Eren's mom}} begs Hannes to abandon her and to save the children. He then faces the Titan, thinking, at first he could kill it, and save the both the children and {{spoiler|Eren's mom}}. But then he chickens out. And carries the children to safety. Although we have barely seen Titans fighting trained soldiers so far, based on the scene where the scout regiment returns, we know that titans are exceeding dangerous. Add to that he hasn't taken his job very seriously until the titans finally breach the walls, which makes it safe to assume he hasn't really been keeping up his training. Later on Mikasa says that they would have died without him carrying them off. So if Hannes tried to invoke this trope, meaning tried to defeat the titan, he probably would have been throwing his life away leading to the death of all involved (aside from the titan). |
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And just like that, everything changed. At that terrible moment, in our hearts, we knew... "home" was a pen... and humanity, cattle.
—English Dub
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Tropes used in Attack on Titan (manga)/Recap/S1/E01 To You, in 2000 Years -The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 1 include:
- Parting Words Regret: Eren didn't exactly die on good terms with his mom.
- Senseless Sacrifice: Moses' grieving mother, seeking comfort, begs/demands the commander of the scout regiment to tell her that her son was brave, and that his death meant something. The commander says that her son was brave, but his death was meaningless. The commander says that every injury, every death, that the scout regiment has ever suffered, was in vain, because in its entire history, it has accomplished nothing of value.
- Take a Third Option: Subverted. Eren's mom begs Hannes to abandon her and to save the children. He then faces the Titan, thinking, at first he could kill it, and save the both the children and Eren's mom. But then he chickens out. And carries the children to safety. Although we have barely seen Titans fighting trained soldiers so far, based on the scene where the scout regiment returns, we know that titans are exceeding dangerous. Add to that he hasn't taken his job very seriously until the titans finally breach the walls, which makes it safe to assume he hasn't really been keeping up his training. Later on Mikasa says that they would have died without him carrying them off. So if Hannes tried to invoke this trope, meaning tried to defeat the titan, he probably would have been throwing his life away leading to the death of all involved (aside from the titan).