The goal for part 2 has been achieved! Thanks for all your help. The video will be up in 48 hours! The following is the original pinned comment: OH. MY. SDFKHSBFSD. SO THIS SPECIFIC UPLOAD IS ACTUALLY INEXPLICITLY FINE FOR COPYRIGHT. MAGICAL FREAKIN WEBSITE! And now the section at the end is half wrong and I cant remove and reupload it cause THEN its probably going to decide to copystrike again. I'm just going to leave things as is, I still wanted to try this method of monetisation to hopefully replace sponsors on the channel, and part 2 PROBABLY is gunna get claimed anyway, so this is still like, half way necessary.

1:51:22 most unrealistic part is Gabi missing a shot

I hope there's a twist somewhere because I dread that Historia's entire arc becomes that she had a baby with her bully and then she died because Ymir hated everyone and everything. Historia is just as much a main character as everyone else in the Alliance and Eren. She out of everyone in the not good original ending deserved way more. Also Eren did not want to end all conflict with the rumbling. He wanted to end this specific 2000 year old cycle of revenge that has bogged down him and everyone he has ever known ever since they were born. To take these children out of the forest that their forefathers left for them to deal with but there will always be conflict and Eren knows this. The idea that if there's two people still alive on this earth there will be conflict is an interesting philosophy to play with but having it be the end all be all message of Attack On Titan is fucking insane when there's already so many philosophies that just become meaningless because of it.

What a man you are Uniquenameosaurus , you rewritten 80% of attack on titan for our sake ...

"how can falco suddenly know how to fly? Falco doesn't know, plus he can't speak." The random bursts of priceless comedy and then going back to talking like you're in a meeting 😭

Just when I mentioned Uniquenameosaurus and thought "This guy still alive?" he uploads another 2 hour video. Truly blessed... or summoned.

Holy shit the Zeke arc rewrite was absolutely phenomenal

1. The explanation of the shifters and the mechanics of their control got admittedly hard to follow at times but damn did it do justice to that which was set up throughout the story. A++. 2. The Zeke/Grisha twist at the midway point was such a brilliant way to utilize the plot mechanic of inherited future memories to service a moment of character instead of just plot. I love it to death and is a strong contender for my favorite Zeke moment in any variation of this story. 3. Armin/Hange's realization of the Paths tree exploit made me audibly gasp and my jaw drop. 4. The malevolent twist surrounding Ym-know-who was SO diabolical and intelligent. Really cathartic as a means to invoke the price of Eren's actions and true spectacle befitting of an apocalypse that better mirrors the kind of nuclear annihilation or end times threat the Rumbling is clearly inspired by. 5. Falco's snap after Annie's choice is - well I felt that. And frankly I never felt anything for Falco in the original story aside from agreeing with his attempts to get Gabi to chill, so again, A++. 6. Nullifying regen using the existing mechanics was a great way to raise the already manic stakes of the new final battle, and I very much appreciate how much more personal this battle and its central goal is. 7. The truth of "Because I was born into this world" being represented in Eren's final form is gutsy, but frankly that's what I always expecting the ending of this story to be. Excellent job overall, I'd personally say this is your best rewrite to date as it feels the most in-line with and at-home in the story and universe that it's a part of, and I can't wait to see the second part, and honestly, more of your writing in general.

Regarding Eren wanting to do the Rumbling and this innate desire he has for freedom which involves wiping the world clean until it's a blank slate, I think it's really important to take into account Isayama's quotes about one of his favorite manga's and inspirations for AoT and Eren's character. A manga called Himeanole. Here's what Isayama said about Himeanole in a 2017 interview: "Ultimately, I don’t think the series passes judgment on what is “right” or “wrong.” For example, when I read Furuya Minoru’s “Himeanole,” I knew society would consider the serial killer in the story unforgivable under social norms. But when I took into account his life and background I still wondered, “If this was his nature, then who is to blame…?” I even thought, “Is it merely coincidence that I wasn’t born as a murderer?” We justify what we absolutely cannot accomplish as “a flaw due to lack of effort,” and there is bitterness within that. On the other hand, for a perpetrator, having the mindset of “It’s not because I lack effort that I became like this” is a form of solace. We cannot deny that under such circumstances, the victims’ feelings are very important. But considering the root of the issue, rather than evaluating “what is right”…to be influenced by various other works and their philosophies, and to truthfully illustrate my exact feelings during those moments - I think that’s what Shingeki no Kyojin’s ending will resemble." Even Eren's breakdown in 131 where he breaks down and confesses his disturbing desires to Ramzi is heavily linked to Himeanole. Himeanole, the main character is a serial killer who at the end of the story, before being caught by the police, has a dream in which he remembers the day he realized he was mentally ill In the dream he says: "On my way home from Highschool... the day I realized I was not "normal" ... when I found out I was "sick".... I was really disappointed.. seriously... I was so disappointed. I wanted to die on the spot... I cried..." The tone and dialogue is nearly identical. This is the moment the main character realized he is mentally ill, and that he can't do anything about it, and so he cries.

I've seen a pre-ending theory that would have made the flying titan a bit less contrived by making it so that instead of taking him along for the rumbling, Eren would have encased Zeke in crystal and left him on Paradis. Then they would have needed Falco's jaw to break it and that would have given Falco the Beast titan which makes much more sense to be a full on bird

I love the setup for the: Conflict will end when the human population reaches 1 or less. I can feel that is what you are setting up here!

The effort that you put into this video is truly amazing, and while I love a lot of the details you added (like the Hizuru’s role and Armin’s hypocrisy), I think they would ultimately undo a lot of the moral themes that were prevalent through S1-3. In my opinion, Eren’s death is the perfect closure to his character’s desire for freedom. Since obtaining the power of the titans, he has believed that manipulating the past would someday lead to him achieving his own freedom. He even ended up losing Mikasa because he trusted his ability to see the future more than he trusted Mikasa’s love for him (ex: her saying he was “family” to her at the refugee camp). He was such a slave to freedom that the only way for him to escape this cycle was for him to die. Another huge aspect that this ending would have changed is his dynamic towards his friends. Eren never wanted to kill them. He states multiple times that he wants them to live long lives, which would only be possible if he accomplished the rumbling. Him allowing them to have titan powers amidst the final conflict was purposeful because it gave the Alliance everything they needed to end the rumbling and save the world from Eren. Just some constructive criticism. I honestly really enjoyed your take, I just think the real ending matches the morals that were present throughout the whole runtime a little more fittingly.

The crazy plot armor in the end is was weird honestly so I like the switch that amir will is helping out in a way

As a certified ending hater who trashed the ending quite a bit ever since the manga’s conclusion and still have a very low opinion of it, this rewrite is everything I wanted. You included what the original lacked, handled all the characters in unique, interesting ways, and incorporated many aspects of the original in a splendid way as well. I was flipping out at every single twist and turn. I don’t think you perfectly fixed every issue, but your storytelling is undeniably top notch, and you did incredibly well with what you had to work with.

You have no idea how much I needed exactly this video today. Thanks for all the hard work you always do!

I picked this show up in late March and finished late April. It was so good that I skipped classes, homework, studying, and even a test just so I could binge more! The more I watched the better it got woth me not regretting not picking it up when it first got popular because I could watch the whole thing now. I told myself this is the best anime of all time, then I reached the end... It's been weeks now and the horrible ending sowering the whole show for me still hurts, but you somehow single-handedly helped my symptoms, thank you for this great peace of art! I have no idea how people claim the anime's ending is satisfying after leaving us not only with plot holes but also evidence as to why Flock and the Jeagerists were right all along. Thank you. If any fans of the original ending can explain to me how they were satisfied, please do because the only explanations I got came from people not understanding how powerful the founding titan really was, and ignoring the ending where everyone on Paredis gets nuked a few decades after the rumbling

Pretty sure you're the only creator who consistently gets me to watch multi-hour long content and not even bat an eye at it. God damn. I loved the AoT ending. But that was mostly because my thought process was that AoT already was the best show. All it had to do was not royally fuck up the ending. Which in my opinion it didn't. But I definitely find this so compelling and would love to see it turned into a fan manga or something so I can properly experience it.

I love these extensive critiques and rewrites of media you do, because even if I disagree with some of your points, they're incredibly interesting and incredibly enlightening for me on writing. Thanks for the content.

58:45 Zeke not knowing doesn't mean this is a mystery that needs explaining. Everything you need to understand why Grisha gave the Attack titan to Eren is already present in the very episode it happens (3x11). We have seen multiple times how Grisha can quickly change his mind and be influenced to do things: 1. In 3x20 he grew up and was content to live a normal life as a doctor, but Grice confirming his suspicion that Fay was killed by Sergeant Gross was enough for him to abandon that life and vow revenge. 2. In 3x21 after Zeke betrayed their cause due to Grisha's poor parenting, resulting in the restorationists being captured and turned, he lost the will to fight, saying "if i had know this was the price of freedom, i wouldn't have paid it". The Owl had to use Fay's and their deaths to guilt him into pushing onward, saying that he must keep moving until death and after death. 3. In 4x20 we see Grisha was willing to delay and risk compromising his mission, as he had again become accustomed to a normal life in the walls. He valued his new family. Even when the walls fell and he was forced to urgently go and take the founder, he couldn't bring himself to do it, valuing his morals as a doctor. Future Eren was the one who pushed him onwards this time. Grisha immediately regrets his actions, telling Zeke to stop Eren from killing all those people. 4. Finally, in 3x11 we see it happen. Grisha, who hadn't been told by future Eren whether Carla was safe, learns that she was killed in the attack on Shiganshina. His face immediately clouds over and we see him regain his rage, and loses his ability to sympathise with the innocents who would die in the rumbling. He takes young Eren and gives him the power immediately, saying "avenge your mother".

4:20 you’ve basically summed up the problem with RWBY Season 8 Ironwood’s entire plan was about how he wanted to save the most capable people from utter obliteration because he literally couldn’t save everyone from the main antagonist. As far as everyone knew it was either the peasantry or the military elites. The main characters wanted to find a way to save everyone, so as soon as it’s established that there WAS a way to save everyone, the writers turned Ironwood into a moustache twirling villain that hated the ghetto peasant species because racism, even doing acts that completely contradicted the personality that has been established for 7 seasons before it

I love when you post, like genuinely, your being an air of experimentation and thought provoking conversation thank you. It is 1:00 am for me right now but I can’t wait to listen to this tomorrow

Man i loved this story you told to us sucks that your depression been so heavy lately know that whenever you do upload a lot us really appreciate it keep it up and if you need anything dont be afraid to ask for help

The bird titan thing wasn't completely out of nowhere. The armored titan spinal fluid gave Eren increased control over hardening. Of course this is too much of a change. Unless there is some ability, that we don't know about the Jaw and/or royal blood gives it more kick.

dude. you voiced every complaint i had, solved every single one of them exactly how i wanted, and then some, all in the face of a rabid fanbase. THANK YOU! i had so many issues with the ending and would get the most inconsistent replies from its supporters. its hard to voice complaints without offering solutions like you have here. this helps so much!

Bro, out of all the aot ending rewrites, this is easily the best one so far. The plot twists and even fixing and filling in some of the plot holes is brilliantly done. While there are some things i would disagree with like cutting that one scene where eren pulls his friends into paths in while they are in the plane to tell them he won't take away their freedom to act. Because i think that just adds more layers and depth to his character. Like yeah sure he said he will take away anyones freedom if they try to take away theirs but thats only against his enemies that he considered to be evil when he was a child. He never considered a situtation where his own loved ones would be coming for him. While yeah, he still prioritises his own freedom than anything else, at that time he was still in denial and was still struggling deciding whats right and wrong and he was still telling himself that he is doing it for his people and his friends while subconsiously doing it for his own selfish desires of freedom. Eren also believed in individuality's freedom and belives that everyone has the right to live and makes choices because they are born into this world which also made him parallel to historia and helped in influencing her. He believes in one's ability to fight for themselves. Yes, he would kill anyone who stands between him and his freedom but he would never oppress them and try to take control over them. And he was also still drowning in guilt and secretly wanted someone to come and try to stop him but of course its eren and he wouldn't want to let anyone kill him that easily either. So he is kinda stuck in between. Him being filled with these contradiction is what made him interesting. He still can't decide what he should be doing. He knows he is wrong and due to all the guilt he knows if someone kills him then he desereved it but he refuses to accept his death and belives that he just gotta do what he gotta do. His selfish desires mixed with immesurable guilt he felt at that time also makes him parallel to reiner which makes this whole thing even more interesting all that being said. I loved that at the end you made eren finally come to terms with him and after all that struggle and denial he went through all this time, his mind finally calms down and accepts himself once and for all. I love this idea and I love how you handled eren there. I personally think this is the best depiction of eren anyone has ever created. All that progession of him throughout this entire rewrite felt natural and his final form just feels so earned. I love how much you humanised him. This version of eren is definetly the best eren, better than aot requiem. Its a shame isayama couldn't deliever something like this. There are so many other things i can say like I love how you handled armin's character. Loved it. You made him an absolute beast in this game of outsmarting your enemy and made him useful and his progession from being a soft hearted to slowly becoming more and more like erwin and willing to put his freinds in danger for the cause is just........BRILIANT!! ABSOLUTE GENIUS!!!! THIS! THIS IS THE ARMIN WE WANTED ALL THIS TIME! PEOPLE OFTEN LIKE TO HATE ON ARMIN FOR BEING USELESS IN S4 BUT IT WAS ISAYAMA WHO NERFED HIM. IF ERWIN WAS TO BE CHOOSEN OVER ARMIN THEN HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE SAME TREATMENT. I never hated armin but the way he was handled by the writer. Annie swicthing sides just had me violently hug the floor. Its even more brilliant when you consider that at the campfire when everyone was sitting together and annie was arguing with mikasa and said something like" what if you couldn't kill eren? What if you decide to betray us and join his side" something along those sides. And seeing out of all the people, annie was the one to switch sides was just like seriously? who could have possibly predicted that? Again, GENIUS! Falco snapping felt so real and personal. I felt that. He was the nicest person in the alliance. Amazing uasage of the characters and circumstances In conclusion you did almost everything flawlessly. Made me realize how much hype the rumbling arc could have been. Everyone thought that it is going to another cliche "save the world" plotline and it would be very predictable and it was. but the potential it held for so many twist and turns would have blown everyone's mind like how aot always did and being as unpredictable as this series has always been. Going for an ending no one would have imagined could be possible If only isauama could have pulled this off. We were robbed from such a perfect ending The drama between eren and his friends feels so impactful. Eren coming out and facing his friends by himself was something I always wanted so bad. It has so much emotinal weight to it. I really wished it happened in the original Mikasa and eren going against each other to death had me tearing my skin off. Imagine that in the actual series. Bro, i never would have thought I would ever get this amount of goosebumps by simply imagining a scene that never happened. waiting for part 2 I have nothing to say but THANK YOU!

I feel like it's a bit dishonest to say that Isayama made it so that the Rumbling is the only viable option at all and that Eren is supposed to be supported. Considering characters on multiple occasions whether it be Yelena, Armin, Zeke or Gabi mention using small scale Rumbling to crush other nation's military capabilities which would give Paradis decades of time to build up infrastructure and their military, etc. Hell even if the world started to build up another to crush Paradis, another small scale Rumbling would wipe it out without issue. There is no amount of force the world can amass when you hold the equivalent to a million nukes on your island. Especially if you crush other nation's technological ability to rival you each time they try. But that's not enough for Eren, he wants nothing but a blank plain, free of life, an untouched open land free to explore just like he dreamed of as a kid, because the existence of humanity outside and the same endless wars and conflicts was that disappointing for him. And a more obvious answer is the visual depiction of the Yeagerists and the ones who support Eren. Floch being the shit eating sadist who's shown to get clear thrill from his new position of power and how he uses it to scare and hurt people. And the Yeagerists constantly drawn as unhinged shouting lunatics, repeating the same nationalistic mantra over and over. I mean just look at the scene where they're going to execute Onyankopon in public for going against the Eldian Empire, they're drawn as ugly inbred looking freaks.

I was unironically worried you might be [Pokémon fainted]. Glad to see you making stuff again! You're one of my all time favorite creators! Can't wait to watch this!

I'm glad you're still posting! Your videos are always great.

I was really missing your storytelling style! welcome back! I shudder to think how many "Final parts" the anime would have to break this story up into.

I have so many ideas for rewrites but I'm scared of both sides of the fandom. Anyways amazing rewrite this truly dark i remember isayama orginally wanted to do a mist ending this seems like closest thing we'd see in his orginal ending.

Love the video, looking forward to (hopefully) seeing the second part! Fingers crossed the algorithm will pick this up and youll get enough funding.

Okay jjust finished and I love this rewrite. The intense drama and character arcs are exactly what this needed. I felt chills in so many parts. The use of Ymir was haunting and perfect. Hange and Zeke's arc also felt very flat in the manga so this was perfect too. I hated how the original ending felt like an edging session that ended in denial. Building up so much tension revealing 80 percent of the world is dead only to be killed by mikasa in this weird chosen by Ymir way and armin thanking eren for killing all those people made no sense. What is the point of an apocalyptic rumbling that goes so far but then just ends right there with nothing resolved except stating eren's vague intentions and lore dump before his death. While I never thought too deeply about the details, the mange ending made me think of Neon Genesis and Nier Replicant. How both of these end in complete apocalypse for the selfishness of the main characters. How attack on titan seemed to build upto a similar route but instead do this shitty code geass esque ending that wasnt foreshadowed or made zero sense for eren. Eren is a stupid selfish monster since childhood and your rewrite captured it perfectly. The one thing I liked about the ending was that eren was shown to be a fool underneath that mask. However, the weight of his actions cannot just be simply ignored with that. Your ending with him coming to terms of being a selfish monster on top of being a fool is perfect. It truly antagonizes him, keeps the drama high, and doesn't endorse his actions.

Fantastic work as always. I'm sorry to hear about your depression and insomnia, plus youtube being its usual self. But the videos you put out are always excellent. I look forward to part 2!

I feel like you tickled my brain with this video im now going to live my life more peacefully just because i now know that this video exists and i can watch it as many times as possible

this gave me so many chills even if i dont totally agree with ur view on the original ending, rlly good rewrite

Glad to have you back

This is really confusing and hard to follow with WAY too many exposition dumps, I’m sure it does more service to the characters than the actual finale did, but as a finale it would have been unsatisfying as fuck. P.S. Eren would never fight Mikasa at the end, that’s very out of character.

really good video, the you storytelling is immaculate, actually cried when mikasa told eren "i love you"

I so happy you mentioned Serenity being an inspiration to you making this video. I’m a big fan of his content, and my god that guy triangulated all the problems with the ending and the ending defenders with surgical precision. Great stuff!

this is canon.

Man,these rewrite is good and very different from what i have seen from the other rewrites even if i found some decisions weird is still refreshing,the eren and mikasa fight reminded me of skyler and walter in breaking bad a lot,which is fitting considering isayama took a lot of inspiration from it to aot i can really see it on this rewrite.

My jaw dropped several times while watching this 😮, well done sir 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

wow great writing. I am thankful to watch this and I am impressed

Outstanding video, honestly the best analysis of the ending so far on top of an amazing rewrite. Is this your best work? I don't know, and it's only part 1!

*When the world needed him most, he returned.* Glad you are back ❤️

I was literally rewatching your thanos video yesterday and was like man is uniquenameosaurus still alive

This is a master piece, it was sso good it made me want to start writing the story for my game.

This video is one of the best videos in youtube. Genuenly got goosebumps with this ending, love everything about it. Can't wait for part 2, but if it is already done why is it locked until the donations reach 1800! We already achieved 900$, please release it.

Season 2 of Ranking of Kings did NOT come out. It was Season 1.5.

Overall, I really enjoyed this rewrite, the reworking of the rules for the Titan powers was really well thought out. One thing that I think would have helped in communicating more clearly the aspect of whose titan fluid was imbued into whom, and what the implications for that are, would have been to include something like hierarchy diagrams/ a family tree to denote who has been imbued with whose' shifter fluid. It would help provide a nice clear visual breakdown of how the powers were shifting.

I completely forgot you made uploads after your NFT one. I thought you made that one then died for your opinions, but I really liked the rewire. It's a weird thing about your videos. They always seem to come at the right time and teach me a life lesson about myself. It tangentially helped me get over 2 major hang ups I've been holding onto and trying to work through. Like I knew the answer and it make logically sense, but this video helped me truly feel it and embrace it.

The way you utilized Ymir was so much better than the actual anime holy shit Having someone *continue the rumbling* and eliminate even Paradis was such a gut wrenching moment, especially after Armin got Eren to back down. And having her not only refuse Eren's command, but refuse to let the shifters transform or heal. Such a great use of her now being free Also like, "she was in love with King Fritz" was so terrible in the actual ending. Glad this rewrite does away with it

Incredible rewrite, as always

Everyone, please donate to the cause, we want a part 2!

Omg... as a writer myself. I LOVE your version. So good. Absolutely great. Well done 👍

i do like the og ending, but this is a million times better in everyway, fixes plot holes, ties loose ends and just feels more like aot, i'd love to see this animated but that'll probably never happen, which does make me sad

So I just recently got a job drlivery semi truck parts, and I’m just driving through the countryside for hours and hours everyday. I just want you to know today easily went by the quickest thanks to being able to listen to this. Seeing as this came out on a Friday, and you’ll release part 2 48 hours after the goal is reached, I can only hope lots of other people like me will donate so I can be listening to part 2 on Monday. 💛

I need part 2 immediately yall please support this man!!!!!!!

great video also love that u used the nier osts. i was watching and i was like Is this snow in summer that i hear ??

THE GOAT IS BACK LETS FUCKING GO

ngl I kinda dig this total and complete Rumbling ending, where even Paradis gets destroyed. It's consistent with Ymir since it were Eldians themselves that enslaved her, so wanting to kill everyone isn't that far fetched. I still think AnR might have been the better ending, since it would have been more consistent with the themes of freedom and the cup of iniquity, but with that ending you end up with the rest of the characters that don't really get concluded and the spectacle factor would have been lacking.

good god this is BRILLIANT. u r a genius

Very cool, loved the video!

I see a lot of comments disagreeing with your analysis of the original ending, which in turn is in someway a rejection of this great video you made and the second part we have yet to see. I'm just letting you know that I was deeply disappointed with the original ending as well and would love to see the second part.

I love kids given godlike powers, Charlie!

2:28 Wrong. Floch didn't revel in the bloodshed. He was similar to Eren, just more hardcore about it. Eren had hesitation.

This was brilliant! You fixed problems I’ve had with the ending. And you bring back things that were brought up in past seasons and completely dropped. Though.. The very ending of this is making me so sad 😅 I’m gonna watch part two still.

I was one of the AOT ending lovers, who got really emotional at the ending, and really loved certain aspects of it. The AOT haters had a rapid unregulated reddit which further drove me away for they did make a few good points, but were so petty and angry that there was no civil way to have a discussion. After watching the ending multiple times, I can see both sides of the coin. I do not "HATE" the ending, nor do I "LOVE" it , I think I lean on that it was an alright ending to an other wise Masterpiece of a show, and I am glad you are doing this rewrite to provide alternative perspective with someone who can see both the good and not so good part of the end. Thanks for doing this. Aot forever.

I do slightly disagree with the dilemma stated here in the beginning video. the basic dilemma proposed is "kill the rest of the world or let paradise die". Not quite. Jelena highlighted that they could just use the rumbling to destroy the navy of every enemy nation making it impossible for them to invade Paradis. Oh, sure, a lot of people would still die in that, but it would be astronomically less awful than the full rumbling.

Honestly I would say a lot of this is great, but very wordy which I understand you have limitations from not being able to create new visuals. I do like the twist of Ymir destorying everyone and it's just our MCs. The Extended Hange parts are fantastics. And the Grisha/Zeke stuff is great. The only thing I don't agree is Eren killing his friends. The entire point of the rumbling was so that his friends could survive, I understand he is so twisted up by the end but I'm waiting to see what you do with this in the part 2 video.

Your rewrite made me realise how much i missed Hange during the final battle, and that her inclusion wouldve made more sense for the plot AND character. Like sorry Isayama youre gonna show us a hundred super weird and unique titans based on the previous nine and NOT have Hange there to completely freak out about it?? thats like her dream!!! Having her titan knowledge and fascination be the key to a plan to defeat Eren makes so much more sense than "just blow up the head" And it perfectly tied in with Zeke and Armin's arcs

I have been waiting to see proper AoT rewrite videos for so long! I wanted to see an explosion of them after AoT ended just like GoT had, but there seemed to be none that really stood up to the quality of AoT. So I'm very happy to see this. I really enjoyed the first half of this, I agreed with all of your criticisms and really enjoyed all of the changes you made - especially giving Hange and Armin more to do and the deep exploration into Titan Powers that was sadly missing from the original. It all fit together really well and was consistent with their characters. That said, Idk why but I just didn't feel it for the second half - the full rumbling reveal was hard to accept but the paradis destruction (even though I love thay you gave Ymir's character something to work with, and I do agree that wanting to destroy the whole world, paradis included, makes sense for her. Her objectives were so muddled and poorly handled in the original, it pissed me off) just took me out of it entirely. I don't think it's completely implausible for Eren to accept himself as a monster and kill his friends (I thought him punching Hange was in-character and kinda cathartic, and I wish she had just died there or shortly thereafter) but personally it just didn't feel natural - not only in context of how he is in the original but even in this rewrite. I understand that audiences really only care about the main characters we follow and the billions of casualties dont *really* matter, but when the entire world is dead and destroyed, all the conflict afterwards feels pointless and forced. I loved Thanos' snap in Infinity War, and it was tragic and unexpected and awesome, but I knew it was never going to be permanent. This full destruction of the world IS permanent, and it's just too much for me to accept - like what else is there to do after all this? Even if they all made up and stopped fighting, would they just start repopulating the earth from this small group left alive? It's just kinda ridiculous. It feels like the story is crawling along trying to keep your attention even though there's no more stakes. I don't even understand what Eren and Annie is fighting for, honestly. What difference would it make if he was killed now? She's basically done what she's wanted to by now. Overall, the first half felt like great additions and changes to complement the original story and steer it into a more well-written direction but the second half felt like you lost yourself in satisfying cravings for specific moments you wanted to happen. That's not necessarily bad, but yeah it just doesn't give me AoT vibes and isn't why I fell in love with the story. Idk if any of this makes sense. And i will still watch Part 2 when it comes out, because this was super entertaining!

I’ve been waiting for this specific video by you since chapter 139

Incidentally my uneployed ass happened to bingewatch all of AoT since this video's upload, and I think that for the ending to feel really satisfying the entire story after the titans of Paradis are destroyed just needed more time to breathe. Like sure, Eren turning out like he did in the final season is sensical, but by the time we see him again he doesn't even seem like the same character, and I think that undermined anything I felt when he became like the monsters he'd been hating all his life. Which isn't to say the ending itself was bereft of issues, for one Armin's talk-no-jutsu against Zeke and the dead shifters was corny as hell, just like that officer's speech about creating a world of understanding and *especially* Ymir loving Fritz, that last one in particular made my skin crawl with revulsion. So I'm glad your rewrite addressed that while also giving the scouts a larger role, mad props. But I was actually being controlled by the Founder KZfaq Commenter to bitch and moan about this show some more, so here goes. In general for a show that was so good at making me feel for the deaths of very minor characters it sure is puzzling how it managed to not make me give a shit about 80% of humanity getting trampled by the representation of human cruelty, being lead by the character who fought the hardest against that. But honestly that's not half as bad as Eren's character assassination, I can believe he'd attempt worldwide genocide, but I can't accept him killing his own mom to lead himself to that goal, not when we're shown how desperately he was hoping his allies would another way before the declaration of war, not when he still refused to sacrifice Historia (what was the point of her getting pregnant anyway?), him wanting to be defeated is hard to swallow but that just crosses a whole new line. And the fact that Ymir apparently "guided" him to this just so Mikasa (that Eren never reciprocated until the very last second btw) could fail to move on feels personally insulting. Good video tho

Watched first one twice, just finished the second part. Rewatching all over again

I was just the other day thinking its been awhile since ive seen any vontent by and checked your page for any uploads I might have missed. Pleasantly surprised today to see your vid in my suggested

The glazing in the thumbnail is craaazy

HOLY SHIT!!! THE LEGEND RETURNS!!!!

Wow, absolutely phenomenal. I hope someone makes a fan manga of this version

One additional challenge I imagine crucial for this undertaking was for the story to avoid falling victim to the "Too Bleak, Stopped Caring" trope, where a sense of nihilism overtakes the plot and demolishes all stakes. One aspect I really appreciated about the first season of the show was how it managed to protect that glimmer of hope despite all the death and misery. Even during that brief period of time when I thought they killed their main character, I thought there was still hope in Mikasa and Armin taking over and achieving Eren's dream of reaching the sea, which would be symbolic of gaining the ability to safely traverse the land outside the walls. I really appreciate the incorporation of individual character traits for payoffs, rather than for simple callbacks and references. Post-timeskip AOT has such a different tone to the pre-timeskip show that it almost feels more like a spinoff. I would have appreciated more of the effort featured in this rewrite to tie back some more character payoffs to core character traits. Character hiveminding is also one of my pet peeves that has destroyed many a fanfiction I've read. Ranking of Kings is a great example, though I would name Kuroko no Basuke as the most egregious case I've seen, where you regularly get people having independent conversations about the same topic in perfect lockstep. When people talk about character agency, it often boils down to them having their own opinions in the narrative, rather than all of them sharing the correct opinions passed down from the author. Even though all of Eren's friends agree that Eren has to be stopped, there's still plenty of room for variation in terms of how they should go about stopping him and how willing they are to make certain decisions. The disconnect between Jean and Armin/Hange in this video represents that pretty well. Having the characters agree on certain things but disagree on others is pivotal for making them feel realistic. Wish you the best with the release of part 2.

This might literally be our Attack on Titan...

I freaking love this! Well done!

There's something soothing but still engaging about the way you talk. If you did podcast-y summaries or analysis of random stuff I would totally listen.

We missed you

Bro just post the second part I CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE

I liked the original ending honestly but i could say i wanted to be more happy. The thing i hated the most was Hange’s death in the original writing but it was going so well for you, and you decided to kill her 😞 But the whole rewriting you did was AMAZING. The moments with Zeke were also very good. In general, i like this rewriting a lot.

When eren talks to armin it was my assumption that atp he saw humanity outside the walls as the titans; the enemies that need to be taken out mercilessly. Not people individually they’re harmless just like how one titan would be harmless to the scout regiment( I mean they had two pet titans) (u could say it’s parallel by the outsiders who come into paradise I think so atleast) but as a group they will wipe them out no matter what…

Just saw 30 seconds of the video so far but hearing nier music right out of the bat, ik this shit is going to be really good.

The only thing I’m incredibly worried about regarding this rewrite is Historia. You’ve written her out of the story and barely mentioned her. You also included saying Mikasa confessing would’ve changed Eren but honestly I feel that goes against his character. Erens reasoning for the rumbling would not change if Mikasa confessed or not the problem still happens. She ultimately changes nothing and it’s why Eren says later in the final episode that no matter what he had to do the rumbling. I like most of what you’ve done but this combined with the lack of Historia so far and honestly her connection with Eren/plot makes me worried. I still think you’ve done great and it’s not like you can’t revise later plus could come back in part two. Keep up the good work! Edit: Just watched the end of the video sorry things haven’t been going so well lately I hope things turn around for you keep your head up!🙏

I loved this rewrite up until the very end. I just can’t imagine eren ever killing one of his friends in that way. I mean did he really have to decapitate connie?? The rest of it was a masterpiece. And the explanations you gave for things we never got closure for (ackerman powers, why only 9 shifters, bird falco and grisha giving eren the attack powers) were perfection- could totally see them being in the actual storyline. In fact the whole thing felt very reminiscent of the first three seasons… but that was probably because of the old clips being used😂! Anyway keep up the good work and excited for when the second part drops!

I'm actually fuming that part 2 hasn't been released yet. PLEASE POST IT!! *sigh* the perils of being a broke student.

man this goes so fucking hard i really wish this was the canon ending that got animated. had me at the edge of my seat from 00:00 to 1:58:42

Disagree a lot on the points you've made during the rant but the rewrite is really great.

It’s absolutely bs how your videos are getting copyright claimed my guy... Keep up the good work though. Hope you know as a aspiring writer myself your videos give inspirational and actually make me excited about it myself.

As someone who actually loves the original ending and will likely continue to defend it because I have my own personal interpretations that help maintain the consistency of the themes and message of the series, but I am *immensely* enjoying this re-write thus far (haven't finished watching yet and plan to go on to part 2 once I'm done). I feel like a lot of the reason for that boils down to what you say @ 28:40 pertaining to how you approach your re-writes in which you don't simply throw away elements wholesale simply because you feel it doesn't work in its current form. It feels like an unintentional diss at everything Hollywood does wrong whenever they fudge another adaptation of a popular property in pursuit of appealing to a "modern audience" which usually boils down to writers, producers, and studio execs looking at a property going "I don't get it, take this out, remove this, change this, etc etc etc" with little regard for the purpose of those elements or why they were included in the first place our how they could be... y'know ADAPTED for another medium or audience. More screenplay writers need to adopt this attitude towards the properties they adapt.

Normally I would complain about such a massive exposition lore dump, but Hange being the one to do it makes it okay imo

I truly don’t understand how Eren killing his friends makes his character “logically consistent”.

Dude this was so good that I thought the Ackermans coming from Attack Titan spinal fluid was already part of the story for a bit because it made so much sense. Awesome job.

1:15:55 Missed opportunity to say "But you're no longer my friend."

This is INCREDIBLE, holy shit. I had goosebumps all throughout this video, sitting at the edge of my seat!! I used to be so invested in this series and was left completely apathetic towards it after months of being uselessly angry and disappointed after the release of the final chapter. I absolutely never would have cared to click on this video if it didn't come from you and I have been blown away. This rewrite totally and utterly enraptured me. Amazing job and thank you so much for sharing it with us!