Attack On Titan Ending Explained (2024)

November 4th, 2023, felt like the end of an era. After all, one of the greatest running series of all time, Attack on Titan, has finally come to a conclusion with its Finale episode of the fourth season. Hajime Isayama and his spectacular team have given all their heart to bringing the best out of the best, while MAPPA has justified in bringing the series to the screens in the best way possible. One thing's for sure, fans are not left with any complaints regarding anything. However, what they are felt with are a handful of questions that need to be answered to get a full picture of what happened in the series.

The scenes that followed the final clash, the memories of Eren, his intricate plan, the aftermath of the battle, and the ultimate conclusion of the series might seem a bit complex to wrap your head around. With a plethora of lingering questions, it's helpful to get a concise explanation of how it all came to an end.

The Battle With The Founding Titan Continues

So, the episode starts with where Part 3 of Final Season ended, and the soldiers have arrived to battle the Founding Titan to stop the Rubling. Levi takes down the Beast Titan, but it is a mere copy of the original and was created with the powers of the War Hammer Titan. In another intense moment, Armin is captured inside Titan's mouth, suffering for life. As Levi, Jean, Mikasa, and their team struggle to rescue Armin and the others from inside Eren's Titan, they face a fierce army of resurrected Titans. These aren't your typical mindless Titans, but the Shifters of the past, being controlled by Eren to fight for him.

While the group fights to save their friends, Falco's Jaw Titan takes to the sky, providing another glimmer of hope. Annie also joins the fray to help. With the fate of humanity on the line, they're determined to find a way to stop Eren and end the Rumbling. Meanwhile, Armin finds himself in an unexpected situation. He's in the Path, where he discovers Zeke, and the two share a moment. Armin, with his cunning words, manages to convince Zeke to participate in the battle, after which the tides of the battle really turn in favor of the soldiers.

Attack On Titan Ending Explained

While the story continued smoothly for most of the time, things started to get complex right after Mikasa beheaded Eren, giving back a series of memories from the past to Armin and the others. In their long conversation, Eren revealed astonishing truths to Armin. He disclosed that he orchestrated the Rumbling to make his friends the saviors of the world. Eren clarified that Ymir Fritz, bound by her love for King Fritz, sought release for centuries, and shockingly, the key to her freedom turned out to be Mikasa. Although the reason remained a mystery, we believe that she acted as a motivator for Ymir to sacrifice her love for the sake of humanity.

Ultimately, Eren unveiled his plan to part ways with Armin, erasing their conversation's memories temporarily. Armin thanked Eren for shouldering the world's hatred on Paradis' behalf, knowing the price Eren had to pay. Finally, when Mikasa emerged with Eren's head and Armin's memories returned, everyone had lost their Titan powers, and just as Eren expected and wanted, his friends became a symbol of heroism who saved humanity from the wrath of the Titans.

Three years have passed since the battle took place, and we see our heroes going to Paradis as peace ambassadors. A letter from Historia tells them about the Yeagerists group protesting against Paradis. Eren sacrificed his life to bring peace into the world by extinguishing the power of the Titans from the world, but the series showed that till the time there are humans, wars and conflicts are sure to take place. The size of the battle might have decreased, but wars would never cease to exist. The scene shifts to Mikasa, sitting beside Eren's grave and crying while remembering him. As a bird tries to take her scarf away, she feels Eren's presence with her.

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