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Why I believe there's a possibility Hanji is not dead, and Zeke's Redemption. (A thread)

Let's begin with chuugakkou's possible foreshadowing in the manga, and further confirmed in official art that Hanji and Beast Titan keychains are placed next to eachother.

Next: there are parallel facts about Zeke, Hanji, *and Xavier (Zeke's predecessor) Zeke and Hanji are the only 2 characters with 11/10 intelligence, Xavier was a titan biology researcher like Hanji, and all 3 seem to have the same motive: free humanity from the fear of titans.

I find it quite interesting, also, that this particular dialogue takes place not long before Hanji "dies" and that she's the one who has to admit before Yelena that Zeke's plan was a logical one compared to Eren's.

Also makes me wonder if Yelena might play a role...

Speaking of Zeke, where is he? The last time we saw him was in Shigashina and he's been out of the picture these last several chapters.

If he's still in Shigashina, he's useless to the plot since he's too far away to do anything. This I highly doubt because that'd be a waste...

Then our 2nd location possibility is that he's with Eren. This i also don't buy because he's been told to stop Eren by his father, and is obviously not on Eren's side so if he was near Eren they would probably be fighting, which we don't see.

So that leaves me with one location

My gut tells me he escaped Shigashina and has been hiding on the ship this whole time.

After Eren betrayed him he couldn't trust the Jaegerists, he can't trust the 104th, either or the Marleyan military. They all want him dead...

So who else could he turn to in his desperate time of need aside from Yelena? Kiyomi! The two of them made strong agreements and work together as well. She'd be the only other person he'd trust, and getting on the ship makes sense in order to chase down Eren...

Assuming Kiyomi is conspiring with Zeke, it'd make sense to hide him on the ship if they see the Jaegerists coming.

Another interesting thing is that before leaving paths, Zeke reached for Eren. What if he touched/saw future memories? Things he'd have to do in order to win?

I'm also pretty sure he witnessed Hanji's emotional response to Levi, their closeness with eachother, and how far she's willing to go to keep him safe. Just like how he described Mikasa's love for Eren, he's also smart enough to deduce that Hanji loves Levi the same way.

In short, I see a few potential reasons he'd chose to pass the Beast Titan down to Hanji:

Through paths/future memories he might have seen that this is what he must do in order to win.

To make up to Levi all the harm he caused, redeem himself, bring closure to their dispute.

And last but not least, because he doesn't have much time left and could be dying from Ymir's curse, already.

There are 2 ways I see Hanji receiving the syrum...+

Option A: Hanji might have drank the spinal wine. It's said that this wine was served starting with the highest ranking officers...Hanji fits this description being that she's the commander of the Survey Corps. Also notice the terror in her eyes here.

This option, however+

absolutely requires Zeke's presence and last time we saw Hanji's actually body was when she was burning/falling. We never actually witness her being crushed to death by the rumbling.

It's possible that if Zeke is present, he could scream while she's in mid-air, titanizing her.

Option B: The old fashioned titan injection method.

Here's another piece of interesting dialogue that Isayama interestingly chose Hanji to mention.

It's stated here that the Jaegerists are in possession of the spinal fluid. They were at the harbor with the ships too.

Which brings me to another possibility that Hanji could have fallen into the water instead of on the ground considering the fact her fight took place next to the ocean. There's multiple witnesses on the ship, including Annie.

If floating in water can be retrieved by them.

"But we saw Hanji on the ground and blood in the middle of the footprint!!!"

Or did you? Because at this point she could very well be in a dreamlike state much similar to Erwin's when he was at death's door. She could be dreaming that she died. So, this may not even be real.

We also have this mystery memory shard from chapter 130 of a scene we haven't seen yet.

Here, Hanji is missing her glasses, eyepatch slipping off, and appears to be sopping wet.

Could be flashback to 115/126 but we never see her without her glasses.

If her glasses fell off in the river, the river would most likely wash them down. Also, her and Levi are chased by a few Jaegerists with guns. She doesn't have time to find her glasses.

It's more plausible to me that perhaps they were destroyed while fighting rumbling titans.

"OK, but this chapter was supposed to be about her sacrifice. What's the point of it if bringing her back?"

I made a mental note of something Pieck said that kinda scares me; the plane isn't completely safe. Seems like a setup for the alliance to be in potential danger later on.

A situation like that is also a setup for a potential, surprise last minute save.

Someone could be set up to come in at the last minute and rescue them; someone like Hanji. (think RtS arc when she reappeared) which could also lead to a teary reunion between her and Levi.

Conclusion: Whether my theory comes true or not, I believe Zeke is a hidden surprise card up Isym's sleeve.

I love the idea of Zeke redeeming himself by bringing back the woman that Levi loves to make up for all the harm/pain he caused, a perfect closure to their dispute.

Bonus: Zeke and Hanji seem to have the same taste in sports too and prefers pitching.

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