As Attack on Titan near its ending, more answers are coming in the manga to some of our biggest questions. Creator Hajime Isayama has been gracious enough to work through some important mysteries, and one unresolved promise was just fulfilled by the artist. Thanks to the manga’s most recent chapter, Attack on Titan fans were able to see Levi make good on a vow he made to Erwin, and we are certain the late commander is beaming with pride thanks to his friend.
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Levi had vowed to Erwin that he would take on the responsibility of killing the Beast Titan. When Erwin was on the edge and worried about how he was going to inspire frightened new recruits to charge directly into the Beast Titan’s paths and to their death, Levi helped take some of the weight off of Erwin’s shoulders. But Levi’s failure to actually take Zeke down has been bearing on him ever since.
Chapter 137 of the series changes things as Zeke decides to change his mind at the literal last moment. While Zeke had been working with Eren to use the Founding Titan’s power to destroy the rest of the world with the Rumbling, a heart to heart talk with Armin had gotten him to see the error of his ways. Armin had broken through his nihilism, and thus Zeke decided to reveal himself on Eren’s skeletal frame.
With his fully revealing himself, he shouts out to Levi. With few words, Levi sees him and instantly zips to where Zeke is and kills him. With this action, Levi has finally killed the Beast Titan and fulfilled his final vow to Erwin. This also means the emotional burden on Levi is now fulfilled, and this could end up signaling a final goodbye for Levi as well as now his role in the fight has been served.
But what do you think? Where you surprised to see Levi finally deal the killing blow to Zeke? Will Levi be able to send off Erwin’s memory before the series comes to an end? Now that his role has been finished, will Levi survive the final chapters? Let us know your thoughts in the comments or you can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!
