Attack on Titan: If Marseille hadn't cheated, could Polk really have succeeded the Armor giant in place of Reiner?
【Preface】
People often say that reiner cuisine inherits not the giants of armor, but the giants of sitting, mainly because of his poor record, who is killed in the end, which is why he played out the stem. In addition, Reiner was able to inherit the armored giant, not according to the "normal means", but to pat the horse's ass plus Marseille to protect his brother Polk, playing a small trick to give up the armored giant to him, so this also became a black material for Reiner.
【Eight pounds and eight twos】
So if Marseille hadn't cheated at the time, belittling Polk and elevating Reiner, would the inheritance of the Giants of Armor really fall into Polk's hands, not Reiner's? Judging from the comprehensive strength of Marseille, Little Bey, Arnie, Polk, Pique, and Reiner, Reiner is indeed the weakest. His fighting ability is not as good as Ani's, his leadership ability is not as good as Marseille's, his ability to master giants is not as good as XiaoBei's, and his endurance is not as good as Pique's. As for Polk, in fact, if you think about it, he doesn't seem to be much better?
Two people are actually one and a half pounds and one eight two, which should be the first to last and second to last levels in the team. Because a careful analysis of Polk will reveal that he is not particularly strong, with a mediocre IQ, impulsiveness, a poor mentality, and most importantly, he is not very loyal to Marais! So where do these shortcomings come from? Let's analyze them one by one.
【Polk's Flaw】
First of all, the IQ is average. In episode 95 of the manga, Jik summons the warriors to a meeting in the room, and everyone present knows that this is a "mid-game" in itself. Because Malai could not let these warriors with the power of giants meet privately, everyone was jealous and did not dare to speak indiscriminately, but just acted according to Jik's will. And Polk was the only one who didn't notice.
When it comes to the proposal to let the Deba family declare war on the island, everyone agrees, but Polk expresses his dissatisfaction, thinking that as Eldians, they can enjoy a noble life, and now they have done nothing, and they have become heroes again for no reason, and it is too cheap for them, right? If Reiner hadn't interrupted him, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Then there is the problem of impulsiveness and mentality, which goes without further ado, the first war between Paradi Island and Marais, he rushed to attack without knowing Alan's strength, and was used by Alan as a walnut clip to break the warhammer giant. As for the mentality problem, the first time he faced the soldiers of the Investigation Corps, even Pique, who had no self-protection ability, could calmly cope, and he actually felt fear.
Finally, there is the issue of loyalty, which is also one of the assessment criteria that Marais cares about the most, and it is obvious that Polk is inferior to Reiner in loyalty! Episode 95 is ostensibly a displeasure with the Deba family, but in the eyes of the Marais hierarchy, Polk is dissatisfied with their decision, which is a big taboo, because they don't need a disobedient warrior! Reiner is different, although his like to pat horses as a child is not very glorious, but for Marais is very useful.
【The right choice】
Therefore, when a penultimate choice and a penultimate choice are placed in front of the High-level of Marais, the two comprehensive strengths are half a pound and eight two, Polk's personal strength is only stronger than Reiner's, and his IQ generally likes to be reckless and not very obedient to management. Reiner was loyal and obedient, though average, at least in stability. In this comparison, if you were an examiner, who would you choose to inherit the Armored Giant? So Marseille's small means can only be regarded as a facilitation, not the root cause.
After all, Magat is not a child, will he be blinded by Marseille's words? These children were all brought out by him, naturally he knew their respective strengths and weaknesses, and Reiner was only weak in the team of warrior candidates, and his own strength was still very higher than ordinary people. So if you add up the two advantages of loyalty and stability, Reiner is more suitable than Polk to inherit the Armored Giant.
【Conclusion】
Isn't it so bad for us to see that Leybold? In fact, personally I think that Reiner is a slow heat type, or a latecomer, although the innate conditions are indeed average, but with the growth of time, he is more and more stable, more and more mature, in this class of warriors, in addition to Jik, it is Reiner's most leadership temperament, so when your Magat's choice is right, if you let Polk inherit the armored giant, you may not even be able to go out of Paradi Island.