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In Shingeki no Kyojin, Armin's grandfather dies when he is sent to recover
Wall Maria. And in the episode when Eren gets eaten, the face and the look of
the giant who eats him is exactly the same as Armin's grandfather.  
![Armin's grandfather](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OkW9g.jpg) [![Titan that eats
Eren](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sV1fGm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sV1fG.jpg)

Is this related in any way?


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Why do the giants in Shingeki no Kyojin start to look like the characters that got eaten?


Because

> Titans are actually humans.

Read the manga for full explanation.


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> Humans can turn into Titans after injury. Due to the fact that the Humans
> are chewed. This leads for the potential of a transformation to occur before
> he dies.

In this scenario the above is an explanation for why it could be him, but
since it's not directly commented on in the show there is also the potential
for a reuse an image they already had.


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I personally think that humans can be transformed into titans. I came up with
this theory because a titan doesn't need nourishment and it seems all they
need to live is sunlight. The idea hit me when I watched an episode where
someone stated that because a titan didn't have a digestive system, they
simply regurgitates them (it's really scary) and the victims are all covered
in this weird looking goo. So maybe the titans do this for reproduction. I
still don't know what caused this, but it's just a theory.

Also when I read about the incident in Ragako, Connie's hometown, the
buildings were destroyed, but there's no blood or bodies, the horses are still
in the stable, and they found a titan that looks like Connie's mom.

Well, that's my theory and my personal opinion. I just discovered this anime
and started watching it 3 days ago.


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Titans are humans. In the next season there is a former Titan (Ymir) with the
same powers (albeit even weaker) as Eren that was created after she ate
another person that had been experimented on by Dr. Jaeger and as a result
regained her most of her sanity.

There's a one-off OVA episode (Ilse's Journal) where Hanji tries to capture a
Titan that corners Ilse and bows to her believing she is Ymir, the Cured One.


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To update this with the release of recent manga chapters, in **Chapters
87-89** ,

> it was shown where the mindless titans in Paradis Island came from. They
> were Eldian rebels caught by the Marleyan government. Through an
> [injection](https://attackontitan.fandom.com/wiki/Titan_injection), they are
> turned to mindless titans. **Why do the giants in Shingeki no Kyojin start
> to look like the characters that got eaten?** That's purely coincidence and
> that is not how it was in the manga.


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