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E51 - Thunder Spears

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[01:29] ---
    "Thunder Spears"
[01:51] ---
    Erwin, he's gonna climb up.
[02:10] ---
    All troops! Avoid clashing
    with the Armored Titan!
[02:14] ---
    Stay away from him!
[02:16] ---
    Roger!
[02:17] ---
    Hange, why didn't he signal to attack?
    What's he thinking?
[02:22] ---
    He's watching the enemy's movements.
[02:25] ---
    Because Reiner and friends prepared
    some sort of grand welcome for us.
[02:36] ---
    That quadruped type is carrying
    luggage on its saddle.
[02:40] ---
    It wasn't one of those that just transformed.
[02:44] ---
    In which case, is that the enemy's scout?
[02:47] ---
    If it took notice of our approach and
    informed Reiner, that must mean...
[02:54] ---
    That quadruped type down there
    is an Intelligent Titan.
[02:59] ---
    No, there might even be others.
[03:02] ---
    That Titan... has luggage?
[03:05] ---
    What could it be?
[03:22] ---
    They're moving! Multiple two-
    to three-meters approaching!
[03:27] ---
    It's just like the raid at Utgard Castle...
[03:30] ---
    They'll go after the horses first.
[03:33] ---
    Their primary objective
    is to capture Eren, but...
[03:37] ---
    To achieve that, they'll take away
    our only escape option.
[03:42] ---
    With Wall Maria still being
    deep in Titan territory,
[03:46] ---
    we have no means to get back without horses.
[03:50] ---
    Just by killing our horses, it completely blocks
    our escape and severs our supply line.
[03:56] ---
    Whether it takes one week or a month,
[03:59] ---
    they can simply wait until
    there's nobody who can move.
[04:02] ---
    Without any of the risks of battle,
[04:05] ---
    they can waltz in and take Eren
    once he's too weak to resist.
[04:10] ---
    Right now, the fact that all those larger
    Titans are staying in formation
[04:15] ---
    is proof that their only
    purpose is to cage us in.
[04:23] ---
    Commander! The Armored Titan is close!
[04:26] ---
    And we still don't know where Bertholdt is!
[04:29] ---
    Yeah, I know.
[04:32] ---
    At this point, what I fear most...
[04:35] ---
    ...is that Reiner and Bertholdt
    slaughter our horses unchecked.
[04:40] ---
    Therefore...
[04:43] ---
    Are you finally ready to say something?
[04:45] ---
    I could've had breakfast during the wait.
[04:50] ---
    Dirk Squad and Marlene Squad!
[04:52] ---
    Protect the horses at the
    gate with Klaus Squad!
[04:55] ---
    Levi Squad and Hange Squad!
    Take down the Armored Titan!
[05:00] ---
    Employ the Thunder Spears
    at your own discretion!
[05:03] ---
    Achieve your objectives whatever it takes!
[05:06] ---
    This moment! This battle!
[05:09] ---
    The survival of humanity depends on it!
[05:12] ---
    Once more, for humanity...
[05:14] ---
    ...give your hearts!
[05:17] ---
    Yes, sir!
[05:19] ---
    You hear that?! Turn the table on
    the Titans coming for our horses!
[05:24] ---
    Sir!
[05:25] ---
    Wait! Levi, Armin!
[05:28] ---
    I did say Levi Squad,
    but I need you to stay, Levi.
[05:32] ---
    To protect the horses and not Eren?
[05:34] ---
    That's right.
[05:37] ---
    And to strike him down when the chance comes.
[05:40] ---
    You're the only one I can entrust
    to take on the Beast Titan.
[05:45] ---
    Understood.
[05:47] ---
    Since I failed to kill that
    armored brat earlier,
[05:51] ---
    I'll make up for it with
    the Beast Titan's head.
[05:57] ---
    Armin, I have a plan for the Armored Titan.
[06:00] ---
    Sir.
[06:01] ---
    There are two halves in this
    battle for humanity's fate.
[06:04] ---
    And one of them... I'm putting
    on Hange and your shoulders.
[06:27] ---
    There they are... all gathered in one place.
[06:31] ---
    I'll kill the horses and make a break for it.
[06:34] ---
    That's good enough.
[06:36] ---
    No matter how strong Captain Levi is,
    he's still no match for our War Chief.
[06:47] ---
    That was close...
[06:49] ---
    If I was any slower transferring
    my consciousness to my body,
[06:53] ---
    I would've died instantly.
[06:56] ---
    How did they even think
    to look inside the walls?
[07:01] ---
    Armin? Was it you?
[07:06] ---
    No... It doesn't matter.
[07:09] ---
    With this, our long journey
    is finally coming to an end.
[07:21] ---
    Erwin Smith...
[07:24] ---
    Don't get distracted.
    I've got to kill the horses first.
[07:36] ---
    Eren!
[07:40] ---
    Why did he show up unprovoked?
[07:43] ---
    They should be painfully aware
    that he's our main objective.
[07:48] ---
    What are you thinking?
[07:55] ---
    To flee south and escape over the wall?
[07:58] ---
    If he's alone, he could escape as
    a Titan to Trost without a horse.
[08:03] ---
    And were that to happen, we'd have
    no reason to stay here and fight.
[08:08] ---
    Even if we did manage to
    annihilate the Scouts,
[08:11] ---
    we can't let someone who mastered hardening
    in two months back in the walls.
[08:16] ---
    If he learns how to harness the
    Coordinate's full power, it'll be too late.
[08:24] ---
    No, wait. This is weird...
[08:26] ---
    If he really was escaping,
[08:28] ---
    he would've transformed after using
    ODM gear to scale the wall.
[08:34] ---
    Why would he transform when
    Shiganshina is surrounded by walls?
[08:40] ---
    I get it!
[08:42] ---
    They're trying to...
[08:44] ---
    ...change my target from the horses to Eren!
[08:56] ---
    Not giving me time to think, are we?
[09:00] ---
    Dammit, Commander.
    And I climbed way up here...
[09:10] ---
    Good! He took the bait!
[09:13] ---
    He wants to use Eren as bait?
[09:16] ---
    Yes, those were Commander Erwin's orders.
[09:19] ---
    He'd resort to using Eren as bait
    just to protect the horses?
[09:23] ---
    You're kidding... And what if Reiner
    chooses to kill the horses anyways?
[09:28] ---
    No, he should chase Eren.
[09:32] ---
    If Reiner does go after the horses,
[09:34] ---
    Eren will keep going and wrap
    around behind the Beast Titan.
[09:38] ---
    With Levi, the Scouts, and Eren,
    they can pincer and fight the Beast Titan.
[09:44] ---
    Erwin must have said that, right?
[09:47] ---
    Yes.
[09:48] ---
    Even if it doesn't go as planned,
    by having Eren flee like that,
[09:52] ---
    it'll confuse the enemy enough
    to break their ranks.
[09:55] ---
    It all depends if Reiner
    can see that far ahead.
[10:03] ---
    Knowing him, I bet that he will.
[10:07] ---
    All right! We'll take on the
    Armored Titan in Shiganshina!
[10:12] ---
    Hold on!
[10:13] ---
    There's one more thing I'm worried about.
[10:16] ---
    Bertholdt is still in hiding somewhere.
[10:20] ---
    The last time they fought, Eren had
    Reiner on the verge of defeat, but...
[10:26] ---
    ...Bertholdt's attack caught him off guard
    and he ended up their captive.
[10:33] ---
    It's a simple counter-strategy,
    but let's fight away from the walls.
[10:46] ---
    It might've been a fluke, but...
[10:49] ---
    I've beaten you once already.
[10:53] ---
    I had it in the bag.
[10:57] ---
    One-on-one, I can win.
[11:00] ---
    When it comes to hand-to-hand combat,
    Annie was a tougher opponent by far!
[11:35] ---
    Do you have any idea...
    where we're standing right now?!
[11:42] ---
    This is the place...
[11:49] ---
    ...where I...
[11:51] ---
    ...where we...
[11:54] ---
    ...once called home!
[11:59] ---
    I'm taking it back.
[12:01] ---
    I'll slaughter you all...
[12:05] ---
    ...and take back what you stole!
[12:07] ---
    All of it!
SIGN    "Information Available for Public Disclosure" "Thunder Spears" "A weapon developed to combat the stout defense of the Armored Titan using technology formerly kept secret by the Interior Police. Though challenging to wield, it can deliver a concentrated blow comparable to a strike of lightning."
[12:19] ---
    Recruits! Move the remaining horses west!
[12:22] ---
    Protect the recruits with Dirk Squad!
[12:25] ---
    Where, Marlo?!
[12:26] ---
    Huh?
[12:27] ---
    Where do we tie the horses?!
[12:28] ---
    W-We were told not to put
    them all in one place.
[12:32] ---
    Not here. Farther.
[12:33] ---
    Three- to four-meters coming from the east!
[12:41] ---
    That's... a Titan?
[12:54] ---
    Captain Levi!
[12:55] ---
    Now's our chance! Hurry!
[12:57] ---
    Clean up the small ones already!
[12:59] ---
    Do it before the Beast Titan moves!
[13:01] ---
    And no casualties! Don't you dare die!
[13:04] ---
    Sir!
[13:08] ---
    Shit, this is pathetic.
[13:11] ---
    The weak ones die so fast.
[13:14] ---
    Should've kept 'em up there.
[13:20] ---
    Struggling with three-
    to four-meter Titans...
[13:23] ---
    Casualties all over the place...
[13:26] ---
    The Scouts aren't nearly
    as strong as they once were.
[13:30] ---
    However, without all those sacrifices,
    we never would have made it this far.
[13:41] ---
    When I was a cadet,
[13:43] ---
    I told the others about my father's
    theory which I also believed.
[13:48] ---
    And that once I was a
    Scout, I would prove it.
[13:52] ---
    But after I joined the Scouts,
    I stopped talking about it for some reason.
[13:59] ---
    No, that's wrong...
[14:02] ---
    It wasn't some reason. I
    had realized something.
[14:06] ---
    That only I... was fighting for myself.
[14:12] ---
    That only I... had a dream I wanted to see.
[14:20] ---
    Before I knew it, I was giving people orders
    and inspiring my comrades.
[14:27] ---
    Saying they should give
    their hearts to humanity.
[14:31] ---
    Thus, I fooled my comrades...
[14:34] ---
    Fooled myself...
[14:37] ---
    And upon a mountain of their corpses...
[14:41] ---
    ...I now stand.
[14:51] ---
    And yet, the basement lingers
    at the back of my mind.
[14:56] ---
    Even if this plan fails, I might be able
    to reach the basement before I die...
[15:02] ---
    The basement Grisha Yeager left behind...
[15:05] ---
    The truth of our world...
[15:17] ---
    Those experiments paid off!
[15:22] ---
    These fists are all I need to fight!
[15:27] ---
    By focusing the hardening on
    one spot, it gets even stronger!
[15:31] ---
    Since his armor's spread across his
    whole body, I can smash it like thin ice!
[15:44] ---
    Too slow, you big oaf!
[15:51] ---
    Shit!
[16:37] ---
    Hange!
[16:39] ---
    Not yet! Everything rides
    on the first attack!
[16:42] ---
    Wait and trust Eren will
    give us a good opening!
[16:53] ---
    That metal rod is your new weapon?
[16:56] ---
    You could at least call it a spear.
[16:58] ---
    The Corps of Engineers really
    pulled through for me.
[17:02] ---
    Using technology kept secret
    by the Interior Police, that is.
[17:06] ---
    I told them, basically, we needed a weapon
    we could use against the Armored Titan.
[17:12] ---
    Against the Armored Titan?!
[17:14] ---
    Our blades were all but useless
    against the Armored Titan.
[17:19] ---
    As long as he didn't show
    an opening in his hardening,
[17:22] ---
    all we could do was watch Eren fight
    the Armored Titan from the sidelines.
[17:30] ---
    It's true... We couldn't stop him taking
    Eren away even if we wanted to.
[17:36] ---
    Back then, if the Commander hadn't
    drawn a horde of Titans to him...
[17:43] ---
    Thus far, the only attacks effective
    against the Armored Titan
[17:47] ---
    have been Eren's strangles
    and locks as a Titan.
[17:51] ---
    Also, we have high hopes for his
    "hardened punch" from recent experiments.
[17:57] ---
    However, the mission won't succeed
    with only those as our weapons.
[18:02] ---
    While it's important we plug
    the wall, more so than that,
[18:06] ---
    we must kill Reiner and Bertholdt,
    who are responsible for destroying the wall.
[18:12] ---
    So you're saying... you want us to stab
    the Armored Titan with those spears?
[18:17] ---
    It's easier just to show you.
[18:19] ---
    Let's step outside.
[18:31] ---
    It's powerful, as you can see.
[18:33] ---
    It's like a strike of lightning.
[18:35] ---
    Hence the name, "Thunder Spear."
[18:38] ---
    However, is it enough to bring
    down the Armored Titan?
[18:41] ---
    We won't know until we try.
[18:44] ---
    It's effective against normal Titans,
[18:46] ---
    but to deal a blow to the Armored Titan,
    it'll take a little more work.
[19:13] ---
    Shit!
[19:27] ---
    I guess biting Eren out of there
    isn't something I can do by myself.
[19:32] ---
    I've got to resort to that...
[19:41] ---
    Go now!
[19:43] ---
    They're making a move?
[19:45] ---
    I knew they've been gradually
    surrounding me, but...
[19:48] ---
    What can they even do
    to me with their blades?
[19:51] ---
    I've got hardened armor covering
    every inch of my body.
[19:55] ---
    They can't even scratch me!
[20:21] ---
    We did it?
[20:22] ---
    No, not yet...
[20:25] ---
    The Thunder Spears are so destructive,
[20:27] ---
    they're dangerous even
    to those who fire them.
[20:30] ---
    If you anchor to the Titan as if to
    slash it like normal with your blade,
[20:34] ---
    you'll get caught up in the explosion.
[20:37] ---
    Which means the only chance
    to use Thunder Spears...
[20:40] ---
    ...is when the target is surrounded
    by multiple standing objects.
[20:45] ---
    We can only attack with Thunder Spears
    in situations exactly like this.
[20:50] ---
    Right here and now, we've got to settle it!
[21:06] ---
    W-We got 'em!
[21:08] ---
    It worked! The armor on
    his nape is peeling off!
[21:14] ---
    R-Really?
[21:16] ---
    The spears worked!
[21:18] ---
    Do it again!
[21:19] ---
    Attack again with Thunder Spears
    and finish him off!
[21:28] ---
    Reiner...
[21:30] ---
    You guys!
[21:32] ---
    I thought you were ready
    if it ever came to this!
[21:35] ---
    Let's do it!
[21:54] ---
    W-Wait!
[23:41] ---
    If something had been said that day,
    could the future have changed?
[23:46] ---
    For all the lives they carry on their shoulders,
    they wish for the death of each other.
[23:52] ---
    Next episode: "Descent."
[23:54] ---
    "Descent"
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