Examples:

• Ted Faro (Horizon Zero Dawn) - This guy is like Elon Musk if Elon Musk were twice as much of an idiot as he already is. His carelessness ended up causing the Faro Plague, which caused the machines to rapidly consume biomatter as fuel and nearly wipe out all organic life. After Sobeck died saving the world, Ted went insane and had a mental breakdown, deleted the archives that would've helped humanity rebuild civilization, and tried to learn immortality so that he could rule over humanity as a God. Which didn't work, and he became a living lump of flesh.
• Karl Fritz (Attack on Titan) - A barbarian warlord, he massacred and enslaved other Eldian tribes to his will. When one slave, Ymir, released a pig from a fence, Fritz ordered her to be hunted like an animal. Here, she discovered the Power of the Titans and became the Founding Titan. Since she had nowhere to go, she went back to Fritz, who used her as a weapon to tear down the Marleyan Empire and found his own kingdom. He raped and abused Ymir for years, forcing her to bear his children while keeping an emotional leash on her so that she'd always be loyal to him. Showering her with praise and having people worship her as a goddess, it was this emotional leash that caused Ymir to sacrifice herself to Fritz and be trapped for 2,000 years, helping the Empire unleash terror across the world. Despite having, like, 50 seconds of screen time across all of AOT, he's the only character all fans can agree absolutely sucks.

Looking back at older episodes, Eren says multiple times that he wanted to see the ocean with his friends, so I'm willing to bet that, before kissing Historia's hand, he had assumed he could have both, or that they were the same thing.

Freedom means different things to different people throughout the show, and Eren's idea of freedom often changes between pre- and post-timeskip. Especially when looking at his relationships.

Here's my take:

Before seeing the ocean, Eren assumed that getting a life of freedom would also include being with Mikasa. He made an oath to her in season 2 that he would always wrap that scarf around her, and he meant it. His view of his ideal life would probably have been killing all the Titans, seeing the ocean, and living with Mikasa for the remainder of his life. He most likely believed that being with Mikasa would be a byproduct of his freedom or a bonus.

Then he saw his father's memories and visions of the future, which made him realize that not only is the ocean Level 1, but he was condemned to no life at all. Remember, upon seeing his father's memories, he had 8 years left and spent half of that time in Paradis. Eren didn't get a chance to have a life; with that in mind, it meant that he also would never be with Mikasa or his friends.

That's why he chose to do the Rumbling, because he realized he would have to choose between freedom and his relationships, and he decided to have his freedom, simply because, with what little time he had, only one path seemed worth it.

This doesn't excuse what Eren does, far from it, but I'm willing to bet that if it wasn't for the Curse of Ymir, Eren would never do the Rumbling.

One thing that's heavily emphasized when looking at Erwin's backstory is the separate Paths Nile and Erwin took. Both fell in love with a woman, but Erwin chose his dream over love, while Nile married Marie and had kids.

There's also the fact that it's clear Erwin was eyeing Armin as his successor, kind of like a mentor. A part of me wonders if Erwin sees Armin as the son he could've had.

Looking back at older episodes, Eren says multiple times that he wanted to see the ocean with his friends, so I'm willing to bet that, before kissing Historia's hand, he had assumed he could have both, or that they were the same thing.

Freedom means different things to different people throughout the show, and Eren's idea of freedom often changes between pre- and post-timeskip. Especially when looking at his relationships.

Here's my take:

Before seeing the ocean, Eren assumed that getting a life of freedom would also include being with Mikasa. He made an oath to her in season 2 that he would always wrap that scarf around her, and he meant it. His view of his ideal life would probably have been killing all the Titans, seeing the ocean, and living with Mikasa for the remainder of his life.

Then he started his father's memories and visions of the future and realized that not only is the ocean Level 1, but he most likely is condemned to never see his ideal life or even have a life at all. Remember, upon seeing his father's memories, he had only 8 years left and spent half of that time in Paradis. Eren didn't get a chance to have a life; with that in mind, it meant that he also would never be with Mikasa or his friends.

That's why he chose to do the Rumbling, because he realized he would have to choose between freedom and his relationships, and he decided to have his freedom, simply because, with what little time he had, only one path seemed worth it.

This doesn't excuse what Eren does, far from it, but I'm willing to bet that if it wasn't for the Curse of Ymir, Eren would never do the Rumbling.

I keep seeing examples of cases where slavery is seen as ok, so here are cases of slavery not being ok!

Examples:

• 12 Years A Slave
• Obsession
• Attack on Titan
• Hazbin Hotel
• Vinland Saga
• Blood Meridian
• Django Unchained
• Planet of the Apes (reboot and original)
• Prince of Egypt

I guess I just don't care for romance, but I do love characters who are happy together, which is why I feel so much more invested in a relationship when it's not part of a romance story.

That's why I feel so invested in Eren and Mikasa's relationship or Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter's marriage more than I did for any couple in a romantic comedy.

I used to get like 300-1000 views on each video, but now I can barely break 100. Does anyone have anything to help me? I've been putting in tags and everything, but nothing is working.

Considering the Gem Empire nearly genocided its people, most of the humans seem ok with the Gems being around. Weirdly, we don't see any xenophobia or racism that humans would have towards the Gems.

This is a weird idea, but I asked a while back what people thought happened to the "buyer" who wanted Mikasa. Basically, in the manga, there is a buyer mentioned, but not in the anime.

My personal theory is that Rod Reiss was the noble who wanted Mikasa, so he sent traffickers out to capture her and take her to him. My best reason for this is that this is a man who has slept with lots of women before, and judging from how Historia's mother treated her, it's likely most of these affairs were not consensual.

Problem is that Rod Reiss is clearly meant to be portrayed as a sympathetic figure, so that might not be the case.

It's one thing to call your unofficial girlfriend of 10 years a slave; it's one thing to do so specifically so she can be free of you and live her life on her own terms; it's another thing to say this to a victim of human trafficking and attempted rape.

I feel that we should be able to understand why a character does things without minimizing them. There are certain things you should never say to victims of SA or trafficking, and calling them a "slave" is definitely not one of them.

Examples:

• Abijah Fowler (Blue-Eyed Samurai) - Fowler was a child during the Tudor conquest of Ireland, when the O'Neill clans were subjected to the English scorched-earth tactics. Fowler's parents starved, and he did whatever he could to keep his sister alive, even feeding her his own blood, but when she starved, he protected her body until he couldn't bear the hunger anymore and devoured her liver. He decided from then on to make his own fate and live on his own terms rather than by survival. Fowler would be one of the white men who went to Japan during the Edo Period, where one of them (possibly him) bedded with a Japanese woman and had Mizu, a mixed-race child. Fowler was kept locked up in a castle on every pilgrimage he made to Japan, where he would import foreign contraband into the island, making the Shogun one of the richest men in the world. In his frustration, he planned to kill the Shogun and take Japan for himself, colonizing it just like the British did for his island.
• Silvermane (Spider-Noir) - Silvermane is an Irish bootlegging mob boss who craves power and control and gathers this universe's version of the Sinister Six to take on the Spider. Silvermane mentions how he grew up poor in Ireland due to persecution by the British, which is why he tells Cathy, "Never be satisfied"
• Remmick (Sinners) - Remmick was a vampire who lived in pre-colonial Ireland before the British colonized it, genocided his family, and forced the Irish into protestantism. He wants to infect as many people with Vampirism as possible and use Sammie's music to bring his family back to life.

Side note: It's absolutely tragic how, when Mikasa thought Eren died/when he actually did die, she was able to move on. Meanwhile, if Mikasa ever died, it's agreed by most people that Eren would destroy the entire world, including Paradis, then kill himself, realizing he has nothing left but his drive for freedom.

I even had this full AU in mind where Armin asks Eren if he's still doing this for them, and he holds up the scarf, which Armin goes:

"Mikasa... after all this time?"

Eren: "Always."