The Purpose of Titans and All 9 Shifter Titans Revealed - Attack on Titan

Purpose and History Titans

Over 1,800 years ago, Ymir Fritz discovered the "source of all organic material", or made a deal with the Devil, and gained the power of the Titans. The Eldia Restorationists believed that she used the Titans to build bridges, roads, and cultivate barren lands.  After she died 13 years later, her "soul" was split and passed down unto nine inheritors.

All Titans are originally humans of a race of people called the Subjects of Ymir.  Ymir was the first Titan, gaining the power of the Titans after locating the "source of all living matter", although Marley claims she made a contract with the Devil.

Subjects of Ymir being injected with Titan spinal fluid.  Subjects of Ymir become Titans after being injected with Titan spinal fluid, triggering a near-instantaneous transformation.  This is exploited by Marley after the Great Titan War, who turn undesirable Subjects of Ymir into Titans to use for war, or at Paradis Island to roam aimlessly beyond the Walls.  Titans oftentimes bear strong resemblance to their original human bodies, though women who are turned into Titans lose most feminine body features.

9 Shifter Titans

The 9 Shifter Titans are fragments of Ymir Fritz's soul.  Humans who inherit them have the power of the Titans, which enables them to transform into their inherited Titan at will, gaining its special abilities while retaining their human body and intelligence. A human with the power of the Titans has access to advanced Titan abilities, such as focusing regeneration to specific parts of the body to increase the healing rate. The are 9 Notable Titans of this type and their power holders:

1. Attack Titan:

- Eren Kruger

- Grisha Yeager

- Eren Kruger

2. Colossus Titan:

- Bertolt Hoover

- Armin Arlert

3. Armored Titan:

- Reiner Braun

4. Female Titan: 

- Annie Leonhart

5. Jaw Titan

- Marcel Galliard

- Ymir

- Porco Galliard

6. Beast Titan

- Zeke Yeager

7. Founding Titan

- Frieda Reiss

- Uri Reiss

- Mr. Reiss

- Karl Fritz

- Ymir Fritz

8. Cart Titan

- Pieck

9. War Hammer Titan

- Ms Tybur

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Answer to Why Titans Eat Humans Revealed - Attack on Titan

When I first watched Attack on Titan, my first impression was this show is very traumatizing and mysterious.  For a whole season, we were left with the impression that humans were shut in a walled off fortress in order to hide from giant Titans that only exist to eat humans.  As I watched the Anime and read the Manga, I started to piece together the reason why Titans only eat humans.

I watched the show paranoid that there was no way to stop these monsters that can be over 120 meters tall (393 feet).  Over time, humans captured Titans and research unlock the mystery behind Titans.  One fact that scientist discovered about Titans was Titans not needing to eat in order to live.  Titans use sunlight to live or for energy.  Also, Titans do not have a digestive tract.  When Titans eat humans, human body parts stay inside the Titan.  That explains how Eren was eaten alive by the Titan and survives on episode three.  After an encounter with Ymir, we learned more about why Titans eat humans from her experience as a Titan.

Ymir is the Jaw Titan.  We learned that Ymir was homeless Eldian girl that lived the streets of Marley.  For some reason, Ymir was made leader of a cult.  The authorities found the cult and punished the cult by injecting them with potion that turned them in mindless Titans that roam the outside the Maria Wall for 60 years.  One day, Ymir rose from the ground to attack a group of children humans.  Little did she know, one of the kids Ymir was the Jaw Titan, Marcel Gilliard.  By devouring Marcel. Ymir gained his powers and regained her humanity.

Hange Zoe speculates that this may be one reason Titans instinctively seek to devour humans and transformed intelligent Titans.  Later in the manga, we see Ymir transfer her Titan powers by "letting" Porco Gilliard eat her.  This confirms that Titans eat humans for the purpose of gaining the shifter power and return to being human. 

Attack on Titan Theatrical Release Dates

Like many anime fans, I'm excited to see a live action version of my favorite anime come to the big screen.

Fortunately for fans of the anime/manga, producers didn't compact every episode of the whole show in one movie.  There will be at least two movies with seperate release dates and showings.

The first  movie will be released September 31 in North America wit English subtitles.  The first movie will detail the origins of Attack on Titan all the way to the major conflicts which grabbed my attention. 

The second movie will be released on October 20.  The second movie will move forward the regular series, but no certainty on which episodes have been announced. 

Live action movies are famous for being the catalyst to bring a franchise down.  Eren and his gang are up against the impossible, so I hope the movie will provide me with the high quality entertainment I'm accustom to. 

Attack on Titan Live Action

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Anime network revealed Attack on Titan will join the ranks of popular anime that want to go to the big screen with a real cast.

The cast for the Shingeki no Kyojin Live Action Movie has been revealed. The movie will incorporate familiar and new characters as well as familar and new aspects to the Shingeki no Kyojin world. Characters that have been confirmed for being in the movie are Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Sasha, and Hanji. The rest of the cast will play as new characters. 

Eren will be played by Miura Haruma. 

Mikasa will be played by Kiko Mizuhara.

Armin will be played by Hongo Kanata.

Jean will be played by Takahiro Miura

Sasha will be played by Sakuraba Nanami. 

Hanji will be played by Satomi Ishihara. 

The expectation for a debut is summer 2015