Just some housekeeping stuff, I took some suggestions based on prior videos. Personally I prefer subs generally, but a lot of people made the good point that many may be listening to my videos rather than watching them, so I chose to use the dub to make it easier for everyone. Also I screwed up with a lot of pronunciation, and only realized it during the editing stage when it'd be a bit too late to go back. Sorry about that.

In the manga, and I think in the anime as well, floch shows up with 2 other friends a boy and a girl. He has his own mikasa, eren and armin dynamic and watches them all die. I think this is why he resents eren initially. Eren got what he wanted he won and his two friends are alive and floch lost everything. That’s the kind of shit that follows you

The only thing floch did wrong was that hair style in season 3

What strikes me the most is the fact that Floch has more meaningfull character development in mere 20+ chapters than Mikasa has in entire manga. And people somehow call him a "bad character".

Floch literally Never lied

"We must secure the existence of our people and a future for eldian children" -Floch Foster

It's okay to be Eldian.

Floch was always more logical than Eren. Floch wanted to revive Erwin meanwhile Eren got emotional and choosed armin over Erwin.

Jean straight up agrees that the rumbling is the way for Paradis yet joins the alliance because of his feelings

If the world is trying to genocide my race then I want Floch on my side.

Floch built the whole Jaegerist movement behind MPs and the whole military.

Floch is the unsung hero without a doubt... Sorry but sacrificing your island to a bunch of foreign invaders who attacked you and want to kill you in the first place is not “heroic”... Armin and Hange are both idiots who admit they have absolutely “no idea” how to stop the world from coming and killing them. Yet they are willing to not only sacrifice the ONE plan Eren and Floch have... but actively kill their own people themselves. If Erwin were alive. If it had still gotten to this point. Erwin would be a restorationist without question. It was Eren and Floch who truly followed the code that made Erwin into a hero... not anyone else

Floch the courageous soldier of humanity who reject his cowardness and dedicated the heart for eldia.

Great video! Floch is such a nuanced character and I think your analysis did him justice.

I sided with Floch - Erwin should've been saved over Armin. Levi as strong as he is physically, he wasn't willing to be a devil to keep Erwin alive.

Hail the king👑, true patriot and loyal friend till the end.

How can one soldier be so devilishly based

Flochs character development is amazing and arguably top 3-5 characters developments in the show

Yeah I never see why Armin is considered erwin's successor when he was never able to rally people like Erwin. Armin would come up with a plan, then Mikasa or Eren would really everyone to listen to Armin. Floch straight up didn't need no help, and after Eren told him his initial plan, floch was quick to make sure it went as planned so he is definitely strategic like Erwin and Armin as well, making him more like Erwin than armin is.

Floch never says a single wrong thing in the entire series, they did him so dirty 😂

Finally, someone who called out Hange and Armin out and also knowing that Marley has no interest of talking like at all! Those two are just too naive! They should have known better! Befriending the Marleyan captives is one thing but trying to negotiate with the Marleyans on the mainland is a completely different matter! And while it is not necessarily mean Erwin have to be the one who Levi chosen to revive, what important here is that someone managed to come up with a plan similar to Emperor Heraclius once they are in contact with the Anti-Marleyan Volunteers, learned of the war between Marley and the Mid-East Allied Forces and have such a plan suggested to the government in order to legally go to war against Marley once it got approved, which I believed to be most likely the case because it is better than both the Rumbling and Zeke's plan. If you wanted to know what kind of plan it is, I called it the Heraclius Plan, named it after Emperor Heraclius himself.

My king Floch. Absolute goated character. He was the only person in aot whos points/statements could never be refuted . Anime original ending will make you and the jaegerists sacrifices worth it.

What!!!!! The island still got destroyed after all that damn... I thought after everything they talk their way into having peace

Kill 100% of the outside world. Save all your people, friends and island. All while shattering the cycle of war between your people and the outside world Or Killing 80% of the outside world. Saving your friends for the time being but ultimately condemning your people and island to a inevitable genocide from the outside world that will leave your friends blood lines, your people and your island ALL DESTROYED Floch did nothing wrong. Eren was retconned at the last minute to give mikasa stans the ending they wanted instead of the ending that had been built up for so long.

It’s sad to see such a well developed and passionately dedicated character be disrespected so hard by his own creators the way he was handled towards the end, but loved his presence while we had him. Just like erwin he had a dedicated heart to the cause and refused to hide behind emotional platitudes and ideals instead of the cold hard truth, as such was willing to do anything for his people and nations survival

I can specifically understand why levi ended up choosing Armin over erwin. Imagine the survivors guilt Erwin would be racked with, he had to give and order to send 100+ young adults who had their whole life ahead of them to their deaths, and then to be essentially the only survivor. It would honestly be a fate worse than death for him.

All hail King Floch!

I probably won't ever get into AoT, but this made me fascinated by this guy's character anyway- thank you for these videos, they're always fun to watch!

floch is a W

What hurt me the most tbh is that in the end people like armin, Jean and Gabi got a happy ending and "freedom"

Floch was the best soldier and the true legacy of erwin rather than hange or armin who let their emotions get in the way he was a true patriot 🐐

Floch was the only one with his head screwed on, he was truly loyal to the people and is it any wonder they were happy with the rumbling and the yeagerists when Hange was doing the same crap the old government did? Hange was by far the character I hate the most of the alliance, weak, pathetic, willing to turn on her ideals in some aspects and betray her own people yet not willing to turn on others and be a bleeding heart sod both at the same time. A soldier is meant to dedicate themselves to their people, Erwin even if he didn't agree with the rumbling, would not have doomed Paradis to save a world that hates him and his people, it should have been him that was picked.

My king was right. Of course he was

Good to see you back! Floch is such an interesting character

He’s a based character and was a goat

That manga ending will forever proved that floch will always be right. And i think the anime might prove him right again.

Man I wish plot armour wasn't a thing and floch hit his shot at the port. I mean it's kinda stupid that alliance would prefer the island getting destroyed and let people of paradis die in the future. I mean u can hate Floch for being an ass but the dude just trying to protect his people.

When the rest of the gang turned their back on Eren, it was Floch who was the true ride or die homie till the end. Maximum respect for this man.

people will say be gay do crime and then hate floch

I don’t care what emotional argument anyone has, saving Erwin is objectively the correct decision. Floch knew this better than anyone else with what little combat experience he had at the time. It doesn’t even matter if Erwin insisted not to get the injection.

Erwin would have been proud of the soldier Floch became.

What you said about hange was so true bro everybody sees her a a sympathetic hero. When she’s one of the biggest hypocrites of the whole show.

Man, post-manga, I can hardly express how much I regret that Armin was the one who got brought back up.

"The Rashomon effect undermines the very idea of a singular, objective truth." Jean: "Floch..." Hange: "...He's dead. Yes, Floch. You're right..." Yelena: "His euthanization plan was the only way to solve the two-thousand-year-old Eldian problem. Zeke was defeated... But... He was right." Hange: "Sure. I'll admit it."

Never have I felt more inspired by a fictional character

Love that the thumbnail to "Floch was right" is him smiling at the reveal of the eldian-targeted poison he used.

One of the best developments in the show and the man's the goat 🐐

I think it’s notable that his first mission with the survey corps was one where victory was gained through the sacrifice of basically the whole survey corps. I think he learned that victory often requires massive sacrifices and that’s why he is so willing to turn on his former comrades.

Flock isn't evil, he is simply reasonable, perhaps not right, but no one is really right until the result show themselves

Floch really started out as a "coward" as he calls himself. Then he died fighting to save Eldia's future against the main casts consisting of multiple titan shifters and ackermans. Floch truly had that dog in him 🔥🔥🔥

Floch was easily a favorite character in the series. Top three for me, he developed so much in such a small time. As well as being someone who is going against the grain and taking a stand for all those killed by Marley.

The most realistic and pragmatic character in the show. The facts and nothing but the facts. RIP Floch Forster.

King floch! But ngl the words "griffith did nothing wrong" are not words i ever expected anyone to say 🤯🤢

It’s OK to be Eldian

I really like floch character development

I still think they should've revived Erwin over Armin

7:50 Levi also chose Amrin over Erwin because he saw that Armin had dreams of seeing the ocean (and more) whereas Erwin did not have any plans or goals after uncovering the truth. These were flashbacks right before he makes his decision.

great video. Floch=Best AOT Character

Eren and Floch might be the most moral people left in the series.

This is my first time watching a depth analysis about it Floch , this was great enjoyed every second.

I think if you are calling Floch a coward, then you are calling all of them cowards.

@9:14 the reason Armins sacrifice was without a doubt more valuable that those unnamed soldiers (even Erwin’s) is that it had tangible results… yes Levi ALMOST got the beast titan, but Eren ACTUALLY caught Bertholdt this soldiers may as well have NOT died and you would’ve gotten the same result.. no beast. Armin was faced with the fact that his plan might not work and had no idea there would be a chance for survival still did it and and it ended up working Armin just better

My god you've been gone for so long! Happy to see you back ^^

I personally think he missed the point of erwins speech. But it was because he contextualized it through war and death due to the immediate following circumstances. He had none of the saddness for the fallen that erwin, and some others, had. There was a nuanced complexity that he missed from Ewrins final words. You have to be living in order to remember those that died. Is living only comprised of making it to the next battle? Everyone in AOT had their own personal motivations that pushed the story in interesting directions. Its one of the reasons i love the story. Flochs motivations were one dimensional because of the context of his experiences. Its why hange told him he was probably right. Because hange could see complexities, she could see that from the singular point of view floch had. But Hange could see and consider more than floch. Its why Ewrin had her lead and not levi. I think its fair to say floch was right if war and conflict was, in fact, the only solution. Even then I don't get the sense he understood what that actually meant.

Floch-sama, I kneel...

That was a good video good to see you back

And if you read the manga to the end youll realize floch was right.

I saw a video from a KZfaq with more views and subscribers than you that said you can’t cheer for Eren and his plan and the video was about how Gabby is the most important character. While I agree that it is a despicable plan it is one that would work. Watching this video just made root for Eren even more. Floch is the one that makes sense. The gang are just trying to hold the “moral high ground” and feel good about themselves. It really doesn’t make sense. Why would Armin and the gang kill their own people in an effort to save the people that are trying to destroy them in the first place and have taken an active role in killing them for at least a hundred years? Are they retards? I understand that the message is “revenge bad” “killing is wrong”, but c’mon man! It stings so much more knowing Floch was right and Armin and the gang were wrong. So goddamn wrong.

“I just wanna talk to him” skit had me dying 😂

Eren did nothing wrong! Flock did nothing wrong!

Yeah.. I must admit, as biased as I am with Armin being one of my favorite characters of the franchise , Floch's logic wasn't wrong. Especially when you consider how his character just slowly went downhill after getting resurrected as the Colossal's successor. He may have been the show's brain ninja, but he wasn't the confident hype man that Erwin or Floch was.In hindsight, I wonder if letting him die over Erwin would've been more of a mercy instead of letting him live on as a shell of his former self. At most the only good thing about him still living is he got to see the ocean, and he got to pull a Krillin by snagging one of the hottest girls in the series in the end.

Floch Was a Character that I really Appreciate how it Develops and Supported Yeagerist I wish That they would Add More scenes Of Gangster Like style With Floch

When Erwin slapped that syringe away it really takes your breath away. Truly one of the best anime’s of all time

I will put this comment I saw somewhere else. Hopefully ytb will not sh4dowb4n it. Floch is like the most misdiagnosed person on the fandom Floch isn't 'evil'. He has commited evil acts, which is a huge distinction because every main character has comitted atrocities. The issue (a frankly compelling thing) with Floch is, deep down he is terrified. The trauma he ensured as a soldier, especially when was the only survivor of a suicide mission is something no one can ever comprehend. He clearly has PTSD. He knows he is weak. He knows he is supposed to be cannon fodder. But he will never, ever, ever put himself in the position to be used as a tool (slave) or be dominated/subjugated by someone else ever again. Even if it means subjugating other people instead. He is a slave to his own trauma. His own fear and desperation for control of his own destiny. Thats why Floch is Eren's greatest champion because Eren plans on eliminating ALL external threats, thus giving Paradis a chance to be free. BTW, Floch has no love for the establishment and from his perspective, why should he? And he is not alone. Pixis, Zach, Shadis,, f*** em. Why? Because through propaganda, intimidation and domination they commanded 'children' to become cannon fodder to monsters and now they are telling us "do nothing" while the world plans our demise? Youre forcing me to die? Floch tells other soldiers to beat up Shadis because he doesn't want them ever to let someone subjugate them again. There are other reasons as well (because Floch is a complex mess) e.g. He probably hates Shadis for reasons I mentioned, His fear makes him dominate his comrades, etc. But make no mistake, Floch cares for his comrades immensely and he means what he says. The most painful thing for me to watch was to see 104 kill the Jeagerists on the docks and to see Floch's expression. Visibly hurt, because he is technically doing all of this for his comrades and what they're doing probably makes zero sense to him. "Why are you killing us, to kill Eren to save people who want to kill us as well?" Floch isn't a hypocrite in a sense that he feels like murdering the world would bring everlasting peace. I dont think Floch can ever find peace. He knows how the world works. Like Eren, Like Annie, Like Reiner, Like Zeke, he feels like he has to become a monster for the greater good of saving his people. And to find some sort of relief within his own mind. It's also why he would easily push to start another Eldian Empire, to ensure that they will never be subjugated and feel that despair/fear again. It isn't because he thinks that fighting will magically stop if they eliminate the world. Floch thinks like Eren and Erwin. "Fighting will end when there are two people or fewer". I honestly think Floch would create a version of Nilfgaard. A safe, progressive place, but with brutal rules if anyone messes up. So there's peace, but everyone sweats all the time lol. This post wasn't written to make you love Floch. It was designed to show that he is one of thr most layered individuals in the series and probably the 'most' human out of the main cast. He suffered greatly and his trauma manifested in a way that made him do deplorable things because he felt like that was the only.way to save himself and his people. And to make his nightmares go away. I love the guy, as a character. And I resonate with his fear. Edit: Apparently I have to write this disclaimer: This isn't a justification for his actions or a way for me to convince you he isn't an antagonist. The purpose of storytelling, was, is and will always be, empathy. It doesn't mean you agree with a person's actions. It means you understand how they made the decisions they made. Because almost 100% of the time, the situation that created the monster or angel that they became is somethinf remarkably human. The death of a loved one, the loss of a home, a broken heart, near death experience, etc. Which is something we all can relate too. Remember, Marley looks at Paradis as if they are all evil without any redeeming qualities and not worth being looked upon as human. But if we live our lives that way, we'll never evolve as a species because we will always view the 'others' as less than human and not worth understanding.

Floch you did no wrong you sacrificed for the Eldians you are a real soldier a real king R I P King Floch👑🌟... 😢

Very nice video. Floch is finally recognized

Floch did nothing wrong! Try to change my mind!

I always thought it would've been really cool if jean was floch. Like if jean was the one you survived the suicide charge.

Amazing video. I love your aot analysis

"Erwin's successor wasn't Armin, it was Floch". Summed up perfectly!

If you ask me, the fact that the fascist and global genocider seem the most reasonable characters while the ones trying to stop them seem idiotic is a massive failure from the author's part. It's not my fault if hisayama failed to provide an alternative to the rumbling or to give armin an actual plan of action, it's obvious that if it was the case nobody would be on floch's side (I'd say eren's but apparently he is just r3tard3d and did the rumbling for no reason, what a great character lol) People that claim that floch's supporters are evil fail to see how bad the writing of the final season is Edit: by the way, apparently none of the characters of this story has any agency because they randomly extablished in the ending that everything is already decided, so floch actions are literally not his choice😂😂

He was so powerfull,that he almost broke the plot armor.

I thought I was the only Floch Sympathizer.

Floch got that SS officer mindset Of course they're irrational about Armin. Don't act like you would care more about some other dudes survival when one of the only people that you care about in your life is going to die. Edit to clarify that that's the easy way and not the good way Marley are terrible, they are not a monolith, neither are the people on paradis. Floch is not a coward, that is not my point. He's a developed character but it doesn't mean he's something to aspire to.

King Floch is always right!

Very nice

What I am suprised about is the fact that Connie hated Eren to death for INDIRECTLY causing the death of Sasha but didn't give a f about the fact that Marley/Zeke turned his entire family into a army of mindless titans. If he is really the type of person to start hating Eren for indirectly causing the death of sasha then in S3 after finding out what marley did to his family, shouldn't he have become the biggest Marley hater and one of the first Yeagerist? This is a huge character inconsistency

Omg that is the poop hair guy? Wow he got the Erwin buff

Good video as always, secondo btw

He's a good character but being a good character to me means kind of realistic and interesting. He has the moral compass of Hitler and is a terrible unethical piece of shit that deserves to be executed because he's a threat to all of humanity. But he's entertaining and realistic and his story makes sense. Yes he did soo much wrong but that makes a good character.

Floch was a sick person and ultimately evil but he had more coherence and clear judgement than any other character in season 4

My king I kneel 🧎‍♂️

Would love to hear what your thoughts are on the finale of Hiseki no Kuni!!! Praise be the enlightened Phos and Rock kun!

when he fought the jaw titan, armored titan and everyone else at the port.. so cold

"Please do not shinzou wo sasageyo to world domination". I wasn't going to. But now that you put that idea in my head...

That ending tho! LMAO

LETS GOOOOO

Did you say Griffith did nothing wrong?... I gotta see that

FINALLY SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS

I think if Erwin would have been given the Titan, he would have had absolute control and power over Paradise. Zeke's plan would have failed immediately and an Eren would have not sought to destroy the whole world 🌍, only a portion (Marley).