Welcome readers, I have something very important (not really) to tell you! I am going to produce and publish my very own Death Note Tribute Game! I know that there are already a few Death Note tribute games on the web but they haven't been made by me! I am hoping to release an Alpha Version of the game In early March 2015, that will be available for download! I will also be throwing in a few Game Development posts in with my regular posts, better yet these posts will not effect my weekly postings of theories, and the posts that you will see on my homepage will be short bursts and easy to skip over if you are not interested in reading them!
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Monday, December 29, 2014
Monday, December 22, 2014
The Human-Titans Part:4 (Attack on Titan)
Welcome back readers, and thank you in advance for reading this post! So in my post The Creation of Titans Part:4 I mentioned that I would later write post on a theory about how Titans were originally humans, but this is not that post and you will have to wait a bit longer. In this post I will express a theory that I have on how Human-Titans became... well Human-Titans, so this will be slightly different from Part 1-3 of this series which explains the powers of the Human-Titans in the Anime; but it is still in the same category. Just like all my other posts this theory is based on the facts given to us in the anime not the manga, so please keep that in mind!
Back to the theory; as I have mentioned earlier the theory is on how Human-Titans gained their ability, which has nothing to do with Dr. Jaeger and drugs those facts and theories are beside the point... well... sort of. We all know that Annie and Eren are both Human-Titans and that Eren was injected by a drug after the Titans' first attack on the wall, some people say that the drug that was injected in Eren made him a Human-Titan, others do not. But if we use the facts given to us the drug did not turn Eren into a Human-Titan, not for a few years anyways. He first turned into a Human-Titan after he was eaten and lost his "humanity", that's the key point, he lost his humanity. He then turned into a Titan and started killing other Titans without concisely knowing, later all he had to do was draw blood to become a Titan, but that still wasn't enough. During his stay at the Scout Regiment's headquarters he took part in experiments on how to turn into and control himself as a Titan, there they analyzed that to become a Titan he must both draw blood and have a clear goal in mind. Which was proven incorrect in episode 24 when he couldn't turn into a Titan to fight Annie, he had to lose part of himself, a part that made him "human". Which could also could also be considered losing part of his humanity, and coming back to the experiments with the Scout Regiment, all he needed was to draw blood and a goal; which he did not lose his humanity during the experiments. All these facts do is spin us in circles until we can't think anymore.
But what if we are thinking about this too linearly, maybe the method to turn into a Titan changed, but if so when? Well when Eren was eaten by a Titan he had: drawn blood, had a goal, and lost his "humanity"; well what if this triggered his ability. Since Eren had a huge desire to kill Titans and he lost his humanity, it may heave triggered his Human-Titan ability and became a Titan with an uncontrollable desire to kill Titans. After Triggering his ability for the first time, the method to become a Titan may have changed, and with this change it became easier for him to turn into a Titan. So now that we have established a possible reason for how he triggered his Human-Titan ability, now we should figure out how he becomes a Titan after his first transformation, which is actually pretty straight forward.
Throughout all of the episodes we know without doubt you have to draw blood to become a Titan, but what other conditions have to be met as well? From the events surrounding Human-Titans throughout the series, I am 100% sure we can rule out anything that happened during the experiments with the Scout Regiment; which leaves us with facts not theories (ironic considering the post). While Eren, Armin, and Mikasa were surrounded by soldiers after returning from there retreat during the Battle of Trost, they were fired upon; Eren then became a Titan to protect Armin and Mikasa. He obviously had a goal in mind and accomplished it, during his encounter with Annie when he was beyond the walls he also had a goal in mind, same goes for his fight with Annie within the walls. But the even with a goal he couldn't turn into a Titan during his fight with Annie, so having a goal isn't enough or is not part of the equation. If we look at these three events again Eren had a strong desire to protect others, but he did not have this same desire to protect others during his fight in the forest since the ones he wanted to protect were already dead, so a desire to protect others is not it either. Weirdly enough faith comes to mind when I think about these three events, not "faith" as in religion but faith as in belief (not religious belief), he believed that he could use his ability to complete his goal. When Mikasa, Armin and himself were about to be executed he believed that he could stop the cannonball in his Titan form, while fighting Annie in the forest he believed that he could beat her and win (he also believed it before Levi squad was destroyed). When Annie was running ramped in the city he came to believe that he had to fight her and win; when Eren was supposed to carry the boulder and seal the hole in the wall, he believed that he was capable of doing it (he wavered but still came through). Funny enough even though I said we can completely disregard the experiments with the Scout Regiment, when Eren was unsure that he could turn into a Titan he didn't, but afterwards when picked up the spoon his arm turned into a Titan's arm (He knew/believed that he could pick up the spoon). So if my theory that you have to believe that you are able to succeed and draw blood to turn into a Titan is true, than every other Human-Titan out there follows the same rules.
All in all we have a theory for how Human-Titans became Human-Titans and we know how Human-Titans change forms. To sum up the theory the Human-Titan must draw blood and lose their humanity to unlock their ability to become a Titan, and after unlocking it they must draw blood and believe in their ability to accomplish their goal in order to turn into a Titan. I find the second part quiet funny since it sounds like a cheap motivational slogan that your superior at work would say to new employees, or a principle would say to the students during an assembly. I hope you enjoyed this week's theory and I hope you will continue to read future posts on my blog, it doesn't feel right saying this but if you could recommend my blog to your friends it would really help (helps more than you know). Also if you would like to leave a comment about anything down below feel free, you don't even need an account, also I check my blog for comments almost everyday so if you would like to ask me anything I will be able to respond quiet quickly. I hope you enjoyed this week's post and remember this is only AVirginTheory!
Back to the theory; as I have mentioned earlier the theory is on how Human-Titans gained their ability, which has nothing to do with Dr. Jaeger and drugs those facts and theories are beside the point... well... sort of. We all know that Annie and Eren are both Human-Titans and that Eren was injected by a drug after the Titans' first attack on the wall, some people say that the drug that was injected in Eren made him a Human-Titan, others do not. But if we use the facts given to us the drug did not turn Eren into a Human-Titan, not for a few years anyways. He first turned into a Human-Titan after he was eaten and lost his "humanity", that's the key point, he lost his humanity. He then turned into a Titan and started killing other Titans without concisely knowing, later all he had to do was draw blood to become a Titan, but that still wasn't enough. During his stay at the Scout Regiment's headquarters he took part in experiments on how to turn into and control himself as a Titan, there they analyzed that to become a Titan he must both draw blood and have a clear goal in mind. Which was proven incorrect in episode 24 when he couldn't turn into a Titan to fight Annie, he had to lose part of himself, a part that made him "human". Which could also could also be considered losing part of his humanity, and coming back to the experiments with the Scout Regiment, all he needed was to draw blood and a goal; which he did not lose his humanity during the experiments. All these facts do is spin us in circles until we can't think anymore.
But what if we are thinking about this too linearly, maybe the method to turn into a Titan changed, but if so when? Well when Eren was eaten by a Titan he had: drawn blood, had a goal, and lost his "humanity"; well what if this triggered his ability. Since Eren had a huge desire to kill Titans and he lost his humanity, it may heave triggered his Human-Titan ability and became a Titan with an uncontrollable desire to kill Titans. After Triggering his ability for the first time, the method to become a Titan may have changed, and with this change it became easier for him to turn into a Titan. So now that we have established a possible reason for how he triggered his Human-Titan ability, now we should figure out how he becomes a Titan after his first transformation, which is actually pretty straight forward.
Throughout all of the episodes we know without doubt you have to draw blood to become a Titan, but what other conditions have to be met as well? From the events surrounding Human-Titans throughout the series, I am 100% sure we can rule out anything that happened during the experiments with the Scout Regiment; which leaves us with facts not theories (ironic considering the post). While Eren, Armin, and Mikasa were surrounded by soldiers after returning from there retreat during the Battle of Trost, they were fired upon; Eren then became a Titan to protect Armin and Mikasa. He obviously had a goal in mind and accomplished it, during his encounter with Annie when he was beyond the walls he also had a goal in mind, same goes for his fight with Annie within the walls. But the even with a goal he couldn't turn into a Titan during his fight with Annie, so having a goal isn't enough or is not part of the equation. If we look at these three events again Eren had a strong desire to protect others, but he did not have this same desire to protect others during his fight in the forest since the ones he wanted to protect were already dead, so a desire to protect others is not it either. Weirdly enough faith comes to mind when I think about these three events, not "faith" as in religion but faith as in belief (not religious belief), he believed that he could use his ability to complete his goal. When Mikasa, Armin and himself were about to be executed he believed that he could stop the cannonball in his Titan form, while fighting Annie in the forest he believed that he could beat her and win (he also believed it before Levi squad was destroyed). When Annie was running ramped in the city he came to believe that he had to fight her and win; when Eren was supposed to carry the boulder and seal the hole in the wall, he believed that he was capable of doing it (he wavered but still came through). Funny enough even though I said we can completely disregard the experiments with the Scout Regiment, when Eren was unsure that he could turn into a Titan he didn't, but afterwards when picked up the spoon his arm turned into a Titan's arm (He knew/believed that he could pick up the spoon). So if my theory that you have to believe that you are able to succeed and draw blood to turn into a Titan is true, than every other Human-Titan out there follows the same rules.
All in all we have a theory for how Human-Titans became Human-Titans and we know how Human-Titans change forms. To sum up the theory the Human-Titan must draw blood and lose their humanity to unlock their ability to become a Titan, and after unlocking it they must draw blood and believe in their ability to accomplish their goal in order to turn into a Titan. I find the second part quiet funny since it sounds like a cheap motivational slogan that your superior at work would say to new employees, or a principle would say to the students during an assembly. I hope you enjoyed this week's theory and I hope you will continue to read future posts on my blog, it doesn't feel right saying this but if you could recommend my blog to your friends it would really help (helps more than you know). Also if you would like to leave a comment about anything down below feel free, you don't even need an account, also I check my blog for comments almost everyday so if you would like to ask me anything I will be able to respond quiet quickly. I hope you enjoyed this week's post and remember this is only AVirginTheory!
Monday, December 15, 2014
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!
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!
Monday, December 8, 2014
The Problem with Anime in North America (Virgin Thought)
Greeting Readers, do I have a surprise for you! Did you know that the worst country to watch Anime in is anywhere besides Japan? And I do not mean that it sucks in terms of quality or language, because that's not why it sucks, its because of popularity of Anime series. Many of you have probably scratched your heads wondering why one of your favorite anime never produced a second volume, its because of the rating system for anime. In Japan they decide which anime will continue to be produced and which anime will be cancelled, they what happens to an anime based on the public's rating of the show. This is normal and makes total sense, but here's the catch, the only ratings that they care about are the rating in Japan.
If 100,000 people watch the anime in Japan and 5 million in North America, then they will cancel the Anime because the show doesn't have enough watchers in Japan. If 3 million people watch the anime in Japan and only 100,00 people watch it in North America, the anime continues to be produced. Seems pretty logical right? Not for the people in North America, they get to sit on their hands wishing that they could influence the companies decisions on whether or not to cancel an anime. This is the problem with watching Anime in North America, they have no influence over what shows become popular because they don't live in Japan. The system does make sense thou, why would you continue to make a show that is not popular in your country so the people in other countries can enjoy it. Your profits would take a huge hit, due to translations, distribution, international advertising; it would cost a lot of money. Which is why it sucks watching anime if you are from North America, your support has literally no affect on the ratings of the anime, and you just have to hope that its also popular in Japan.
I know this is a short post, but I don't have a lot of time on my hands and I wanted to do something different than a post on Attack on Titan. Also this is not a Theory, it is a Virgin Thought, which I hope you enjoyed. Anyways I hope you will read next week's post, until than!
If 100,000 people watch the anime in Japan and 5 million in North America, then they will cancel the Anime because the show doesn't have enough watchers in Japan. If 3 million people watch the anime in Japan and only 100,00 people watch it in North America, the anime continues to be produced. Seems pretty logical right? Not for the people in North America, they get to sit on their hands wishing that they could influence the companies decisions on whether or not to cancel an anime. This is the problem with watching Anime in North America, they have no influence over what shows become popular because they don't live in Japan. The system does make sense thou, why would you continue to make a show that is not popular in your country so the people in other countries can enjoy it. Your profits would take a huge hit, due to translations, distribution, international advertising; it would cost a lot of money. Which is why it sucks watching anime if you are from North America, your support has literally no affect on the ratings of the anime, and you just have to hope that its also popular in Japan.
I know this is a short post, but I don't have a lot of time on my hands and I wanted to do something different than a post on Attack on Titan. Also this is not a Theory, it is a Virgin Thought, which I hope you enjoyed. Anyways I hope you will read next week's post, until than!
Monday, December 1, 2014
The Creation of Titans Part:4 (Attack on Titan)
Well readers its time for the final part of this series, the conclusion. If you have not read any of the parts in this series of posts, I recommend that you do, you can find links to the posts under the List of Posts tab on my blog. But back on point, I have expressed three likely ways for the creation of Human-Titans: Evolution, Creationism (science and religion), and Natural Ability. I have explained these theories and know it is final time to decide what theory is the most likely cause for the creation of Human-Titans.
Evolution, the part 1 of the series. Although in modern day science it is considered the reason of human creation, it is not very likely to be true in the anime. Of course anime has a different set of logic than real life, but there is practically no evidence of Titans actually evolving in the anime. Despite mankind being trapped behind a set of walls, Armin had a book about the outside world describing the different climates and environments around the world, with no mention of a giant human like species, so we can only assume that they were not around long enough for natural evulsion. But of course this does not mean that Evolution may not be the cause of Titan existence, since Titans could have been introduced to mankind through what ever method possible.
Creationism, the opposite of Evolution, which was explained in part 2. When I say Creationism I do not only mean creation by God(s), but also by science. even though there is a lack of evidence on this theory, it is still very likely for Titans to have been created by creationism. It has been expressed that Titans came into existence out of nowhere and attempted to destroy humanity, it almost seems like creationism is the answer. But due to the complete lack of evidence that there is a higher power in the anime, Titans could of been created by humans. And if Titans were created by humans, the culprits lacked all ability to execute plans, since there is literally no logic behind why or how they could of executed a plan to destroy humanity. Funny, if Titans were created by mad scientists, I wonder what their goal was because I am pretty sure things didn't go to plan.
Natural Ability, the theory that Humans and Titans are the same. The theory came to me out of the blue and was expressed in part 3, and somehow it seems to keep up with Evolution and Creationism. If some humans contained the ability to become Titans, than Titans were probably originally humans. Which lost control of themselves when turning into Titans, as we have seen Eren lose control of himself twice while being a Titan. But again there is a complete lack of solid proof, since this theory is mainly based on connecting questions instead of hard evidence (example: Why is it illegal to be interested in the world outside of the walls? Why is the military setup in a fashion to discourage people to join the Survey Corps?). Anyways the theory is far from being completed.
Overall between these three theories I believe that Evolution is considered the least likely theory on the Creation of Titans, due a complete lack of evidence and lack of possible connections that could be slightly related. Funny enough Creationism takes First Place for being the most likely theory, since there is a number of observations that could be made to support this theory, and the likely possibility that the answer could be closely related to Creationism (science or God(s)). The reason why I placed Natural Ability second is because there is a lack of evidence, there are unlimited possibilities for branching theories, and because the theory is mainly based on connecting the dots. It is true that if you connect the dots correctly than you will find the answer, but in this case the theory is under-developed and can easily be disproved. None the less I will end up digging Deeper into this theory, but until than it seems that Creationism is the most likely answer for our question; How were Titans Created? I hope you enjoyed the series, and I will be making a special page for this series that you will be able to find on the list of tabs at the top of the page, even though the page will not be ready by the time you read this post, it will be ready shortly after. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading this series, and remember they are only VirginTheories!
Evolution, the part 1 of the series. Although in modern day science it is considered the reason of human creation, it is not very likely to be true in the anime. Of course anime has a different set of logic than real life, but there is practically no evidence of Titans actually evolving in the anime. Despite mankind being trapped behind a set of walls, Armin had a book about the outside world describing the different climates and environments around the world, with no mention of a giant human like species, so we can only assume that they were not around long enough for natural evulsion. But of course this does not mean that Evolution may not be the cause of Titan existence, since Titans could have been introduced to mankind through what ever method possible.
Creationism, the opposite of Evolution, which was explained in part 2. When I say Creationism I do not only mean creation by God(s), but also by science. even though there is a lack of evidence on this theory, it is still very likely for Titans to have been created by creationism. It has been expressed that Titans came into existence out of nowhere and attempted to destroy humanity, it almost seems like creationism is the answer. But due to the complete lack of evidence that there is a higher power in the anime, Titans could of been created by humans. And if Titans were created by humans, the culprits lacked all ability to execute plans, since there is literally no logic behind why or how they could of executed a plan to destroy humanity. Funny, if Titans were created by mad scientists, I wonder what their goal was because I am pretty sure things didn't go to plan.
Natural Ability, the theory that Humans and Titans are the same. The theory came to me out of the blue and was expressed in part 3, and somehow it seems to keep up with Evolution and Creationism. If some humans contained the ability to become Titans, than Titans were probably originally humans. Which lost control of themselves when turning into Titans, as we have seen Eren lose control of himself twice while being a Titan. But again there is a complete lack of solid proof, since this theory is mainly based on connecting questions instead of hard evidence (example: Why is it illegal to be interested in the world outside of the walls? Why is the military setup in a fashion to discourage people to join the Survey Corps?). Anyways the theory is far from being completed.
Overall between these three theories I believe that Evolution is considered the least likely theory on the Creation of Titans, due a complete lack of evidence and lack of possible connections that could be slightly related. Funny enough Creationism takes First Place for being the most likely theory, since there is a number of observations that could be made to support this theory, and the likely possibility that the answer could be closely related to Creationism (science or God(s)). The reason why I placed Natural Ability second is because there is a lack of evidence, there are unlimited possibilities for branching theories, and because the theory is mainly based on connecting the dots. It is true that if you connect the dots correctly than you will find the answer, but in this case the theory is under-developed and can easily be disproved. None the less I will end up digging Deeper into this theory, but until than it seems that Creationism is the most likely answer for our question; How were Titans Created? I hope you enjoyed the series, and I will be making a special page for this series that you will be able to find on the list of tabs at the top of the page, even though the page will not be ready by the time you read this post, it will be ready shortly after. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading this series, and remember they are only VirginTheories!
Monday, November 24, 2014
The Creation of Titans Part:3 (Attack on Titan)
So readers the time has final come for Part:3, the final post for this series that explains a theory. There will be a Part:4, but the part will contain the summing up of all the parts and I will explain the most likely theory for the creation of Titans and why I believe that it is the most likely reason. Anyways, in Part:1 I theorized the creation of Titans through Evolution, and in Part:2 I theorized the creation of Titans through Creationism (Science and Higher Beings); and now in Part:3 I shall explain the creation of Titans through Natural Ability! You will probably think that I am crazy since, it contains next to no science and only observations, and because it throws a lot of logic out the window. But the Creation of Titans through Natural Ability seems more likely than you think!
A slightly unrelated question kept on pestering me throughout the previous two parts: If this theory is true, how were Human-Titans created? Which after some thought the most likely answer was that they were originally humans, I know that this theory has been probed a lot on the internet but I believe I can give a little depth and shine some light on the theory. We all know that Eren, Annie, and others (will not be mentioned due to spoilers) have the ability to become a Titan; so far the post popular theory on the topic is that they were given a drug that turned them into Human-Titans, but what if they already had the power to become a Human-Titan. If they all inherited the ability to become a Human-Titan than one or both of their parents are also Human-Titans. When Eren first turned into a Human-Titan he was on the brink of death and the first few times he turned he was unable to control himself and acted like a regular Titan. So in theory Titans are people who have the ability to become a Titan and lost control, making them unable to turn back; and acting on instinct instead of thought. I don't exactly know if the limitations of Human-Titans in Titan form in terms of survival, but we can also assume that they do not age, nor need food and water.
I am sorry for going off topic on this Part but I believe that I should explain the entire theory and branches to make sure I don't accidently make the theory too confusing. Anyways, in an early episode of the anime it was explained that Titans suddenly appeared and humanity lost almost all knowledge of the outside world when they entered the walls, so Human-Titans and Humans could have been living side-by-side until some sort of incident occurred that forced a large amount of Human-Titans to turn into Titans. I am not sure what the incident may have been, but my best guess is an attempted genocide to kill all Human-Titans, but what ever the reason, the result was a extremely large portion of Human-Titans turning into Titans and losing control. With hundred of thousands maybe even hundreds of millions of Human-Titans losing control and killing every human they see, the human populace had to leave everything behind and run to safety. In all the confusion it would be safe to say that a few Human-Titans secretly disguised themselves and migrated behind the walls with the other refugees. And as a result they would be forced to hide their true identities in fear of the deaths of themselves and their families, which would result in Eren and others living behind the walls.
I hope you enjoyed part 3 of the series, I know that this part was a bit shorter and moved off topic, but I believe that The Creation of Titans Through Natural Ability was a very important theory to discuss even though it went off topic. I will be making a post on this theory and how (if its true) could of shaped the storyline and lore of the anime, also the post will not be considered a part of this theory incase your wondering. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed Part:3 of the series and the next part, Part:4, will be the summing up of the series and my thoughts on what is the most likely theory on the Creation of Titans. But until then this is only AVirginTheory!
A slightly unrelated question kept on pestering me throughout the previous two parts: If this theory is true, how were Human-Titans created? Which after some thought the most likely answer was that they were originally humans, I know that this theory has been probed a lot on the internet but I believe I can give a little depth and shine some light on the theory. We all know that Eren, Annie, and others (will not be mentioned due to spoilers) have the ability to become a Titan; so far the post popular theory on the topic is that they were given a drug that turned them into Human-Titans, but what if they already had the power to become a Human-Titan. If they all inherited the ability to become a Human-Titan than one or both of their parents are also Human-Titans. When Eren first turned into a Human-Titan he was on the brink of death and the first few times he turned he was unable to control himself and acted like a regular Titan. So in theory Titans are people who have the ability to become a Titan and lost control, making them unable to turn back; and acting on instinct instead of thought. I don't exactly know if the limitations of Human-Titans in Titan form in terms of survival, but we can also assume that they do not age, nor need food and water.
I am sorry for going off topic on this Part but I believe that I should explain the entire theory and branches to make sure I don't accidently make the theory too confusing. Anyways, in an early episode of the anime it was explained that Titans suddenly appeared and humanity lost almost all knowledge of the outside world when they entered the walls, so Human-Titans and Humans could have been living side-by-side until some sort of incident occurred that forced a large amount of Human-Titans to turn into Titans. I am not sure what the incident may have been, but my best guess is an attempted genocide to kill all Human-Titans, but what ever the reason, the result was a extremely large portion of Human-Titans turning into Titans and losing control. With hundred of thousands maybe even hundreds of millions of Human-Titans losing control and killing every human they see, the human populace had to leave everything behind and run to safety. In all the confusion it would be safe to say that a few Human-Titans secretly disguised themselves and migrated behind the walls with the other refugees. And as a result they would be forced to hide their true identities in fear of the deaths of themselves and their families, which would result in Eren and others living behind the walls.
I hope you enjoyed part 3 of the series, I know that this part was a bit shorter and moved off topic, but I believe that The Creation of Titans Through Natural Ability was a very important theory to discuss even though it went off topic. I will be making a post on this theory and how (if its true) could of shaped the storyline and lore of the anime, also the post will not be considered a part of this theory incase your wondering. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed Part:3 of the series and the next part, Part:4, will be the summing up of the series and my thoughts on what is the most likely theory on the Creation of Titans. But until then this is only AVirginTheory!
Monday, November 17, 2014
The Creation of Titans Part:2 (Attack on Titan)
Greetings readers do I have a surprise for you! Just so you know part two isn't actually the surprise, as you know in the last part I talked about Evolution, and how it could of been the cause of Titan creation. Well Part 2: Creationism is actually the part that I was looking forward to the most, surprised? I don't want to bash on either Creationism or Evolution, but when I said creationism, I meant both through God(s) and Science. The creation of Titans through science is the one idea that can continuously be branched, with unlimited possibilities!
But First I should talk about the creation of Titans through creation of God(s), and then I will move on to Titan creation through Science. In the Anime religion plays a huge role in politics with both the government and the military, but surprisingly their is only one religion, The Wall Cult. Or at least that seems to be it's name on the internet, it's not surprising that there is only one religion due to the fact that there is only around 1 million (estimate) people within the walls. But the religion/cult gives no explanation for why their are Titans only the wall, which is said to protect mankind. Anyways for the theory lets say that there is a god, and the god decided to create Titans through whatever method, and released them on the earth. Which in the anime it did say that Titans suddenly appeared out of no where without any warning what so ever, and the Titans killed most of the human population. And since the Titans only targeted humans and not anything else we can say that they were created to exterminate humans. So taking the facts that Titans only kill humans and that they suddenly appeared, we can pretty much assume that this would be a pretty reasonable theory for the creation of Titans.
Now on to my favorite part! What if the Titans were created through science? Well if that is the case then , who created them? Not the government, Never (sarcasm)! If Titans were created by the government within the walls than they were suffering from insanity and were not very bright, the Titans literally annulated the human race and confined the survivors within the walls, there was literally nothing to gain from the act. Which if the government did create Titans than they must have also created human-titans as well, which did destroy three portions of the walls, wait was their plan to exterminate the human race? If they created Titans why didn't they also release them inside the walls as well, or at least left the gate open when they released the Titans? Probably because they are not the cause of Titan creation, which leaves us to the "other kingdom", which would have the same story. Exterminate the human race, confine us within a group of walls which the hybrids that we have also created can destroy, celebrate our success in destroying humanity. This sounds just as likely as the first, not very likely, its also the same story for every country. And it probably wasn't the work of a secret society... or at least a sane secret society, since their goals would probably be control the world or exterminate the human race... maybe it was a secret society.
So under the impression that it was a secret society they would have to be wealthy, powerful, and smart; which they could than successfully research, create and release Titans from various locations around the world in a controlled manor. This would also explain Dr. Jaeger's incredible insight about the movements of Titans; but again moving on. If it wasn't a government nor a secret society, than maybe an alien civilization, and when I say alien I mean both foreign or "alien" civilization. But they would have to live off world, so the possibilities are endless and also very likely, since they could both monitor and protect themselves from Titans. Which the Titans would be able to transported to earth through pretty much any logical method, so if Titans were not originally from earth than there are an unlimited amount of possibilities for how they got their.
Thank you for reading Part: 2 of this three(four?) part series of The Creation of Titans, I know that the final part of this post was a bit rushed but, it isn't really about how Titans were created. The funny thing is that Titans migrating to earth/where the anime takes place was supposed to be its own part but another possible theory on the Creations of Titans accord to me while writing Part: 3. So my next Part (Part: 3) will be about Titans through Natural Ability! Yes it sounds confusing but I am not sure what would be the best way to describe it, but I promise you it will be an Amazing Part THAT WILL ROCK YOUR WORLD! Also if you would like to tell me your own thoughts please feel free to say them in the comments below, it really pains me to say this but I would really appreciate it if you would write a comment since it really helps out my blog. As a little incentive, if 10 people comment on my blog I will release a post about the meaning behind my name, so until then this is only AVirginTheory!
But First I should talk about the creation of Titans through creation of God(s), and then I will move on to Titan creation through Science. In the Anime religion plays a huge role in politics with both the government and the military, but surprisingly their is only one religion, The Wall Cult. Or at least that seems to be it's name on the internet, it's not surprising that there is only one religion due to the fact that there is only around 1 million (estimate) people within the walls. But the religion/cult gives no explanation for why their are Titans only the wall, which is said to protect mankind. Anyways for the theory lets say that there is a god, and the god decided to create Titans through whatever method, and released them on the earth. Which in the anime it did say that Titans suddenly appeared out of no where without any warning what so ever, and the Titans killed most of the human population. And since the Titans only targeted humans and not anything else we can say that they were created to exterminate humans. So taking the facts that Titans only kill humans and that they suddenly appeared, we can pretty much assume that this would be a pretty reasonable theory for the creation of Titans.
Now on to my favorite part! What if the Titans were created through science? Well if that is the case then , who created them? Not the government, Never (sarcasm)! If Titans were created by the government within the walls than they were suffering from insanity and were not very bright, the Titans literally annulated the human race and confined the survivors within the walls, there was literally nothing to gain from the act. Which if the government did create Titans than they must have also created human-titans as well, which did destroy three portions of the walls, wait was their plan to exterminate the human race? If they created Titans why didn't they also release them inside the walls as well, or at least left the gate open when they released the Titans? Probably because they are not the cause of Titan creation, which leaves us to the "other kingdom", which would have the same story. Exterminate the human race, confine us within a group of walls which the hybrids that we have also created can destroy, celebrate our success in destroying humanity. This sounds just as likely as the first, not very likely, its also the same story for every country. And it probably wasn't the work of a secret society... or at least a sane secret society, since their goals would probably be control the world or exterminate the human race... maybe it was a secret society.
So under the impression that it was a secret society they would have to be wealthy, powerful, and smart; which they could than successfully research, create and release Titans from various locations around the world in a controlled manor. This would also explain Dr. Jaeger's incredible insight about the movements of Titans; but again moving on. If it wasn't a government nor a secret society, than maybe an alien civilization, and when I say alien I mean both foreign or "alien" civilization. But they would have to live off world, so the possibilities are endless and also very likely, since they could both monitor and protect themselves from Titans. Which the Titans would be able to transported to earth through pretty much any logical method, so if Titans were not originally from earth than there are an unlimited amount of possibilities for how they got their.
Thank you for reading Part: 2 of this three(four?) part series of The Creation of Titans, I know that the final part of this post was a bit rushed but, it isn't really about how Titans were created. The funny thing is that Titans migrating to earth/where the anime takes place was supposed to be its own part but another possible theory on the Creations of Titans accord to me while writing Part: 3. So my next Part (Part: 3) will be about Titans through Natural Ability! Yes it sounds confusing but I am not sure what would be the best way to describe it, but I promise you it will be an Amazing Part THAT WILL ROCK YOUR WORLD! Also if you would like to tell me your own thoughts please feel free to say them in the comments below, it really pains me to say this but I would really appreciate it if you would write a comment since it really helps out my blog. As a little incentive, if 10 people comment on my blog I will release a post about the meaning behind my name, so until then this is only AVirginTheory!
Monday, November 10, 2014
The Creation of Titans Part:1 (Attack on Titan)
Welcome readers to my first post on my theories on The Creation of Titans! If you read part 0 of this series (Is that what its called?) than you will know that I am trying to find out how Titans were created, if not now you know. I am also making a quick note stating that These Theories Apply to the Anime Not The Manga so if you want to comment on the post than please do not mention spoilers, I would really appreciate it! But back to the topic on hand! This post will be focused on the likelihood of Titan Evolution, and the next post will be about the likelihood of Creationism (through science or not). Yes I am bring up the age old argument of Evolution vs. Creationism, now before you pick sides first read Part:1 and Part:2 (which will be out next week), I would really appreciate it. Also A Quick Warning: I will be using terms and explanations that may be foreign to you, but I will try my best use them as little as possible, also if you are confused about anything feel free to ask!
Now that I have finished the introduction I can start talking about my theories on Titan Evolution, but what is Evolution? Well readers the theory of evolution was made famous by Charles Darwin and expresses that life evolved through natural selection (picking a mate to reproduce with based on traits). How does this apply to Titans? Well if you ever thought about what gave Titans their physical traits, than you come to believe that Titans inherited those traits overtime. If one of mankind's ancestors created a separate branch of hominids that had carnivore traits and a "conscience" than the hominid specie would eventually evolve through natural selection, picking physical traits like size, and strength; which would give Titans the strength and size you see in the Anime. The show explained that the Titans do not need to eat, drink, or have bowel movements, these traits would also come from another part of natural selection.
If the hominid Titans (that's what I'm going to call them for now) were living in a unfriendly environment for life, than they would need these select traits. Natural Selection strikes again! Naturally the hominid Titans would be mating with those who could preserve food and water in their bodies, and those who's bodies could use it efficiently, which would give them the natural ability to go long periods of time without food or water. With hominid Titans with negative traits dying off the ones with positive traits live on (The strong survive and the weak die), Titans as a species become genetically stronger and pass on these traits to the next generations. The show expressed that the Titans do not reproduce, but Titans may not reproduce through traditional methods, it is highly possible that they are asexual (reproduce without a partner) since there is only one gender of Titans (which is Titan).
To sum up what we have so far (which is a fair bit), Titans originally a branch of hominid that developed their physical traits through natural selection and also developed their lack of need for food and water through natural selection due to their environment, which it is also highly likely that Titans are also asexual. What we have not explained yet is their ability to regenerate, this really stumped me, since I don't believe it is from rapid cell generation. Rapid cell reproduction is when your cells reproduce extremely fast, this is usually due to a cellular mutation, which is very similar to cancer. Sounds like it could be the answer, but it isn't. With rapid cellular reproduction it could quickly heal any wound, but your cells shouldn't stop reproducing, they should continue to reproduce without end and would quickly lead to the deformity of Titans followed by death. Which is the part that stumps me, but we can probably assume that Titans have something similar to rapid cell reproduction.
So overall Titans came to be due to evolution, mainly due to natural selection due to their environment, and their regenerative ability is similar to rapid cellular generation. I hope you liked the post and also Part:1 on the Creation of Titans, this part explored the possibility of evolution and next week I will be exploring the possibility of Creationism (through scientific creation and spiritual). Also I would really like to hear some of your theories on the creation of titans but please do not add any spoilers from the manga, Thank You! I hope you will stock around for part: 2 which is coming out next week, and remember this is only a Virgin Theory!
Now that I have finished the introduction I can start talking about my theories on Titan Evolution, but what is Evolution? Well readers the theory of evolution was made famous by Charles Darwin and expresses that life evolved through natural selection (picking a mate to reproduce with based on traits). How does this apply to Titans? Well if you ever thought about what gave Titans their physical traits, than you come to believe that Titans inherited those traits overtime. If one of mankind's ancestors created a separate branch of hominids that had carnivore traits and a "conscience" than the hominid specie would eventually evolve through natural selection, picking physical traits like size, and strength; which would give Titans the strength and size you see in the Anime. The show explained that the Titans do not need to eat, drink, or have bowel movements, these traits would also come from another part of natural selection.
If the hominid Titans (that's what I'm going to call them for now) were living in a unfriendly environment for life, than they would need these select traits. Natural Selection strikes again! Naturally the hominid Titans would be mating with those who could preserve food and water in their bodies, and those who's bodies could use it efficiently, which would give them the natural ability to go long periods of time without food or water. With hominid Titans with negative traits dying off the ones with positive traits live on (The strong survive and the weak die), Titans as a species become genetically stronger and pass on these traits to the next generations. The show expressed that the Titans do not reproduce, but Titans may not reproduce through traditional methods, it is highly possible that they are asexual (reproduce without a partner) since there is only one gender of Titans (which is Titan).
To sum up what we have so far (which is a fair bit), Titans originally a branch of hominid that developed their physical traits through natural selection and also developed their lack of need for food and water through natural selection due to their environment, which it is also highly likely that Titans are also asexual. What we have not explained yet is their ability to regenerate, this really stumped me, since I don't believe it is from rapid cell generation. Rapid cell reproduction is when your cells reproduce extremely fast, this is usually due to a cellular mutation, which is very similar to cancer. Sounds like it could be the answer, but it isn't. With rapid cellular reproduction it could quickly heal any wound, but your cells shouldn't stop reproducing, they should continue to reproduce without end and would quickly lead to the deformity of Titans followed by death. Which is the part that stumps me, but we can probably assume that Titans have something similar to rapid cell reproduction.
So overall Titans came to be due to evolution, mainly due to natural selection due to their environment, and their regenerative ability is similar to rapid cellular generation. I hope you liked the post and also Part:1 on the Creation of Titans, this part explored the possibility of evolution and next week I will be exploring the possibility of Creationism (through scientific creation and spiritual). Also I would really like to hear some of your theories on the creation of titans but please do not add any spoilers from the manga, Thank You! I hope you will stock around for part: 2 which is coming out next week, and remember this is only a Virgin Theory!
Friday, November 7, 2014
The Creation of Titans Part:0 (Attack on Titan)
Greetings readers, the VirginTheory is back! But instead of another theory I will present to you my theories on THE CREATION OF TITANS! Unlike my other posts this will be a three (maybe four?) post series on the development of my theories on the creation of Titans, like always each part will contain one MAJOR theory, with the side of a few minor theories. Unlike my other posts (minus The Human-Titans Part: 2.1) I will actually apply some real life science to the development of my theories, and will make base my theories on my findings. Which means: unlike my other theories where my theories were mainly based off of observations, these theories will be based off of both observations and scientific knowledge. Since this is only an introductory post, Part:1 will be posted Monday at 7:00AM (EST), with the latest Part being posted every week at 7:00AM (EST). I hope you read my posts and remember these will only be VirginTheories!
Friday, October 3, 2014
Taking A Break
Hello Readers, sorry about not having a theory this week but I have something very important to tell you! I am taking a one month break, I will not be posting anything on my blog for one month! I will be very busy in the next month, between school, work, programming, and video editing; I am swamped with responsibilities. But I will be back, after about a month I should have caught up with my programming and video editing, and will be able to start posting theories again. Thank you for all of your support and I will be back in a month!
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