Titan Intelligence Part:1 (Attack on Titan)

     Welcome Readers to another AOT post, this is actually a topic I have had in the back of my mind for the longest time, and is way overdue for posting. You can probably guess what it is, Titan Intelligence! What do we really know about the Intelligence of Titans? A lot more than you will probably think, and they are actually a lot smarter than you would think as well, or at least their instincts are a lot more powerful than you would think. So my theory is that a Titan's intelligence is a bit smarter than your run-of-the-mill zombie, and have much more powerful instincts.

     We all know that Titans can "sense" humans and will try to eat them at all costs, that is the first sign of intelligence; they eat humans. They do not need to eat humans but they do anyways, on top of that they expressed a variety of ways to kill humans; not just a few. In episode 1 the Titan who killed Eren's mother, first snapped her spine before consuming her; which shows a basic understanding of killing. A larger understanding that you would have just from instinct, also throughout the series people were torn apart by Titans farther proving that they are aware of different methods to kill humans, not to mention that they are able to restrain themselves from crushing their victims before eating them. During the second attack on the walls when the trainees were trying to retake the command center, they lowered themselves down an elevator and into a group of Titans, but the Titans neither reacted right away nor try to attack the group when they became aware. They held back and moved forward cautiously instead of charging at the group, an action that over powers instinct without a doubt. With these facts it is clear that Titans are capable of intelligent thought and are able to overpower their instinct, the first sign of intelligence.

     The Titans also have social awareness, a very weak awareness but they are still aware. Titans seem to be able to tell the difference between each other, and are aware that they are friends not enemies, which is why they never challenge each other. Many species will come into conflict with each other and will often fight each other over food, but Titans don't they don't fight one another over humans nor for proving superiority, something that takes a social awareness to overcome. Also when Eren was in Titan form the Titans knew that he was not one of them and attacked him, they knew that Eren was not one of them even though he looked the same. The Titans attacked him with all their might, there was no sign of confusion nor fight amounts each other during the situation, the Titans... understood that he was a powerful enemy. Instead of going after the helpless prey, they went after who they thought was a threat, they were able to understand the situation. These are some very interesting facts that prove that Titans have a basic intelligence of social awareness and social understanding, something that can change the entire ball game when it comes to how we think of Titans.

     With the evidence that I listed we are able to determine that Titans are capable of basic intelligence, and are able to overpower their instincts when they want; not something that can be ignored. I hope you enjoyed the theory and if you would like to express your own theory or add onto mine feel free, you can even mention something that is unrelated to the theory if you would like. But remember this is only A Virgin Theory!