# E52 - Descent
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR4PQV9EY/descent)
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"Descent"
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Defend him!
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Even if it costs us our lives...
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...we *must* let Eren reach the gate!
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Do *not* let the Titans get near him!
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They're going to plug the hole
with that? It's insane...
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Eren might end up getting eaten.
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And if that happens,
we still won't know a thing.
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Yeah... If it comes to it, I'll have to do
something with my Titan somehow.
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But if their plan works, it'll plug
the hole we finally opened.
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It doesn't matter.
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We've been searching for a clue these
past five years and we finally found it.
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Hey... you guys?
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What... were you just talking about?
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What did you mean by "my Titan," Reiner?
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What's this about "The hole
we opened," Bertholdt?
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Marco...
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That conversation just now... was a joke.
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H-Have you guys lost it? This isn't like you!
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Focus on the mission!
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Look, the Titans are coming! Let's go!
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Eren transformed into a Titan...
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Humans can become Titans...
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So if the Colossal Titan appeared out
of nowhere and suddenly vanished...
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...it's probably a human, too.
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In other words, the enemy Titans
are hiding as humans somewhere.
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That means...
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Reiner!
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R-Reiner! What are you doing?!
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Reiner?!
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This is a joke, right?!
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No, Marco... The problem
is you're too damn sharp.
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Someone help--!
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Annie! Help me out!
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What's this all about?
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Reiner's acting crazy! Help me!
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He heard our conversation.
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We can't let him live.
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You're shitting me... You asshole!
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What?
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A Titan! It's coming this way!
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Annie! Take off Marco's ODM gear!
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Huh?!
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Do it, fast!
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Why... do I have to?
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Back there, you risked your
life for Conny, didn't you?
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Why did you put yourself in danger?
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Have you become attached to
this evil race or something?
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If I'm wrong, prove it to me right now!
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If you, and your father waiting
for you to come home,
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are any different than this
filthy race, prove it right now!
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Reiner! It's almost on top of us!
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Annie!
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Stop it! Annie! Don't do this!
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Why?! Why?! Why?! Why do this?!
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Annie!
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This is what makes us warriors.
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Annie, you did well.
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Reiner. What now?
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Not yet. We have to let them gather first.
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I see... They were waiting
for all the Titans to gather...
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Wait...
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Why? What are you in such a hurry for?!
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We haven't... even...
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...had a chance to talk this through!
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Hey...
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Why...
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...is Marco...
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...getting eaten?
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I already told you...
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Annie is doing fine, I'm sure.
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There's no way she's getting tortured.
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For starters, don't you
think that's unlikely?
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With powers like ours, one scratch and
we can pretty much handle anything.
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And remember it's Annie
we're talking about here.
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I bet she's in hiding somewhere
practicing her kicks and what not.
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Still, there's no mistaking
her identity was revealed.
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Even if it's Annie...
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Oh? Does this mean you're
not fully committed yet?
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Is that right?
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And what about the agreement
we came to? Was that all for nothing?
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We can go at it again if you want, Reiner.
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But the next time you lose, you give up
your armor to another warrior.
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N-No, that's not what I meant.
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Then pull yourself together.
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We only have one goal.
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To recover the Coordinate and
put an end to this cursed history.
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Let's... end this.
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I want to end all this, with us.
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Understood. I'll try to keep
Annie out of my head for now.
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There's no need to put anyone
else through this hell but us.
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Let's...
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...end this.
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Bertholdt...
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War Chief Zeke.
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Enemy troops are approaching.
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They've reached the foot.
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My brave warriors.
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It's time to settle this here and
finish our mission once and for all.
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Hot!
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--Let's go.
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--Yeah.
--Let's go.
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Bertholdt.
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I've told you a bunch of times, but...
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You and I will be in separate positions.
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So try thinking on your own for once.
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R-Right.
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You don't always have to wait for my signal.
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Yeah, I know.
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You're supposed to be the one
with the greatest ability of all,
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yet you leave it to others when it matters.
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To be honest, I never thought you reliable.
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I know.
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Up until now.
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We're ending this here, right?
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That's right.
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We're gonna win and end this.
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Keep up that attitude till
you're with your beloved Annie.
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I-It's not like that...
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I bet even Annie would appreciate
the one who rushes in to save her...
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...and mistake him for her prince.
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Even if it's you.
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And... Christa...
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We'll save her no matter what.
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That's our promise to Ymir.
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Yeah, no matter what.
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See ya. I'm counting on you, buddy.
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Leave it to me.
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It's been a while since Reiner transformed...
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No signal yet?
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Reiner... Are you okay out there?
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We did it!
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We blew his head off!
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The Armored Titan bit the dust!
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We did it...
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You were such a pain in the ass for us.
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Serves you right, scumbag!
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What the hell are you crying for?!
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C'mon, get up! This ain't over yet!
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Don't cry! We're the ones who killed him!
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It's not over! Ready your equipment
for the next round!
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Armin...
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It's not like... we had
any chance to negotiate...
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It's our side dealing with the
overwhelming lack of information.
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We don't have the power to capture
someone who can turn into a Titan.
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There was... nothing we could do.
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It can't be...
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There it was! The signal!
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Nail him with Thunder Spears!
We'll just have to blow his body to bits!
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That scream just now...
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Was it for Bertholdt?
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Wait! We need to get away from Reiner!
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Up there! The Colossal Titan is coming!
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We'll all get blown away!
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Where are you, Reiner?! I'm coming!
***SIGN*** "Information Available for Public Disclosure" "Dark Liquid" "Believed to be a beverage consumed by the Titan shifters while they were camping out. Confirmed to have a pleasant aroma from the remaining liquid found. Its origin is unknown, but this suggests the existence of an 'outside' culture that consumes luxury goods similar to black tea."
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Tsk!
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They got us...
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Shit! Everyone, get away
from the Armored Titan!
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The Colossal Titan is falling our way!
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Shoot! At this distance...
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...none of us can avoid it.
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I'm close to the ground.
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It's now or never. I'll blow
this whole place away.
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Reiner!
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Reiner?!
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Reiner?
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He's alive!
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But he...
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He transferred his consciousness
throughout his whole nervous system?
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But that was... a last resort.
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To think he'd actually do it...
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It's hard to believe they
cornered you like that.
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Reiner...
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I need you to do something for me.
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You're going to have to move a little.
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And if you can't, I'm sorry...
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Prepare for the worst.
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I'm ending this.
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In any case, our mission objective
just came falling into our laps.
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You could even call this lucky.
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Target approaching from ahead!
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It's Bertholdt!
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Our plan is as follows:
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Levi Squad protects Eren
under Armin's command!
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All others work together to
take down the two targets!
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Roger!
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Please wait!
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Armin?
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This is our final chance to negotiate!
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Bertholdt! Stop right there!
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Armin...
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What are you trying to accomplish?
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Bertholdt! Let's talk this over!
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If I agree to talk, would
you all agree to die?!
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We only want two simple things!
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We want Eren and the demise
of humanity in the walls!
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That's the harsh truth of reality, Armin!
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It's all been decided already!
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Wha--? Wh-Who decided any of that?!
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I did...
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Huh?
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What was that?!
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I decided it!
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Your lives are coming to an end right here!
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That's very unfortunate!
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I was hoping... I wouldn't have to
hear Annie's screams any longer!
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The only one who can save her from
the savages in the Military Police...
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...is you, and no one else!
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At this rate, she'll end up
as feed for the pigs!
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Fine by me!
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Huh?
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Let 'em feed her to the pigs!
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If they really have her, that is!
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What's the rush, Armin?
Aren't we going to talk?
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Did you think that if you talked
about Annie, I'd lose my cool again?
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That since I'm the meek and timid Bertholdt,
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you could fool me into letting my guard down?
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Stand down, Eren. You should know.
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You've got a slim chance against him.
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This isn't your fight yet.
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Shit... Armin, why?!
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I know what you're doing.
You're just buying time.
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Surrounding me with soldiers...
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...and distracting me with this ruse
while the others finish off Reiner!
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I can tell.
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You're standing there shaking
so much, you can't do a damn thing.
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If you knew that much,
why did you even come talk?
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I wanted to know.
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To know whether, if I faced you guys,
I'd start whining and beg for forgiveness again.
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But...
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...seems like I'm fine now.
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Yeah. You are precious comrades to me.
I also intend to kill you.
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Is that... because you think
we're spawn of the devil?
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No.
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None of you have done anything wrong,
and you're not devils either.
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But you all still have to die.
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That's just how it is.
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Mikasa!
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Armin! Don't chase!
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There's no knowing when he'll transform.
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If we don't keep our distance,
we'll get caught in another explosion.
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I don't think Bertholdt intends to just yet.
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Reiner's on the verge of death,
so if he did, he'd finish Reiner off.
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We could take Reiner as a hostage
and fight him straight on with swords.
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We should, but...
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It seemed like he had
some sort of plan though.
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Still, was that really Bertholdt just now?
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To me, he seemed like a different person.
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Me, too.
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Hurry! The Armored Titan is weak!
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Let's finish him off!
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Wha--?
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He's facing upwards now?!
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We can't finish him off!
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This is a very strange feeling...
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I don't feel that scared at all.
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I can see everything clearly.
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I feel like, no matter how this all plays out,
I can accept whatever happens.
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That's right, nobody's in the wrong.
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There's nothing we could do.
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Because this world...
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...is just...
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...that cruel.
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He's going up! Don't tell me...
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But I thought Reiner was right over there!
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Quick, get out of here!
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Hange!
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You guys alive?!
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I don't know! Are you?!
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I-I'm hanging in there...
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Mikasa! Armin!
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You okay?!
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We're fine.
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Hange Squad?
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They were so close to Bertholdt...
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You don't think...
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...the only ones who survived...
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...are us here?
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H-Hey...
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Armin! What now?!
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Wait for burning houses to flatten us?!
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Armin.
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You're in command. We follow your orders.
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We retreat...
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Rally at the commander for new orders.
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We'll engage the Colossal Titan in a
battle of attrition as originally planned.
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Hold up, Armin...
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Huh?
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It'll be a disaster if we let Bertholdt
near the wall and the others.
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If the houses in the inner gate catch fire,
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they'll be sandwiched between
the fire and the Beast Titan.
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Th-That means...
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...we have no choice but to
defeat Bertholdt right here?
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And we have to do it...
with the people we have here?
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A-Armin!
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The fire! Your orders?!
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Hurry it up!
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What will you do?
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Beast Titan...
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Is this exactly what you wanted?
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With the Colossal Titan's arrival,
Shiganshina becomes a blaze.
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Meanwhile, Erwin and the others take
a serious blow from the Beast Titan.
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Next episode: "Perfect Game."
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"Perfect Game"
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