Why are Eren and Zeke so Different?
Attack on Opinion
Episode 6: Why are Eren and Zeke so Different?
You are listening to Attack On Opinion with your hosts Jenny and Amy.
In this episode of Attack on Opinion we discuss: Eren and Zeke’s relationship and why they are so different even though they are brothers.
Segment 1: Context of the Anime
Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids called Titans. The story follows Eren Yeager, who vows to exterminate the Titans after they bring about the destruction of his hometown and the death of his mother.
- Eren and Zeke are brothers
- They grew up separately in different environments: Zeke was treated very badly, Eren received love
- Zeke’s parents are Grisha Yeager and Dina Fritz, who is a royal
- Eren’s parents are Grisha and Carla Yeager
- They both have titan powers, Zeke is the beast titan and Eren is the founding and attack titan
- Grisha injected Eren with titan serum
- They have different plans for humanity: Eren wants to kill everyone except for the Eldians and Zeke wants to make it so the Eldians can’t reproduce so there will be no more titans
- Zeke wanted Eren to follow his plan and Eren tricked him into thinking that he would but ends up betraying him
Segment 2: Audience Opinions
- Eren did the right thing in betraying Zeke
- “Sorry, brother. I was just playing along…so I could get here.”
- Zeke just wanted to live the rest of his life in harmony, Eren’s betrayal wasn’t worth it
- “Hey Eren… we’re the only ones…who understand, right?”
Segment 3: Our opinions
- We do not agree with Eren’s plan we think it is genocide
- Eren literally orchestrated Grisha’s trauma, which in turn, orchestrated Zeke’s trauma
- Wants to kill everyone except his friends
- Wants to have kids with Mikasa so doesn’t want to be sterilized
- Eren is being petty; he wants the non eldians to die because some of them are racist to Eldians which is not cool but that doesn’t mean all of them should be killed
- Eren was a spoiled child while growing up
- Zeke had no real love, he was used as a tool
- Found out that Eren grew up loved but never held it against him, instead he wanted to have a good brotherly relationship with him
- Eren took advantage of that to trick Zeke
- Wants to eliminate titans for the good of humanity, even though it would cost him and other Eldians to be sterilized
- Although both options are not ideal I think sterilizing the Eldians to eliminate the titans is a better option than killing everyone except for the Eldians
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