Why can Titan shifters only live 13 years?

Every Titan Shifter will die 13 years after acquiring their powers because of the Curse of Ymir that states that none of the humans inheriting the power of the 9 special Titans can live longer than Ymir.

Why do Titans only have 13 years to live?

Because it is impossible for anyone to surpass the Founder, each person who gained the power of the Titans was fated with the "Curse of Ymir" (ユミルの呪い Yumiru no Noroi^?), which limited their remaining lifespan to only 13 years after first acquiring it.

Can a titan shifter live more than 13 years?

The Attack on Titan fandom still can't come to a consensus about the Curse of Ymir, a rule which states that a Titan Shifter can live a mere 13 years after acquiring their Titan powers, and what this means for our protagonist, Eren Jaeger, who possesses more than one Shifter power.

Can a titan only live 13 years?

Nope. Eren currently possesses the powers of the Attack Titan, the Founding Titan and the War Hammer Titan. He still has only four years left to live. This is known as the Curse of Ymir.

Do Titan shifters live forever?

Pure Titans only have the nervous system remaing of the human, which explains their mindlessness. The curse of Ymir is why they only have 13 years, a magical or physical illness that kills the shifter after 13 years. Presumably they would live forever without the curse as they can regenerate their human body.

IS Eren Jaeger DYING? What is the Curse of Ymir? Attack on Titan Theory

Can pure Titans be saved?

There is no specification on the manga or anime about that. But it seems that any "pure" titan as long it gets the spinal fluid of 1/9 titans is able to go back to being a human no matter how long it takes then in their pure titan form.

What happens if a Titan shifter dies without being eaten?

Or, to quote the wiki: If an individual with the power of the Titans dies before it can be transferred, the power will be passed on to the first Baby among the Subjects of Ymir, who is born directly after the said inheritor's death, regardless of distance or relation to the previous inheritor.

Can Ymir's curse be broken?

Well i think that the curse of ymir is curable just like any disease. why i think so: 1) Shadis said Grisha came to walls 15 years before the attack on shiganshina. this means that grisha from the time of his arrival to the time of his death, lived 15 years, more than 13, which defies the curse.

How many years does Eren have left?

Eren learns that he has a limited lifespan as a side effect of being a holder of two of the Nine Titans' power, including the titular "Attack Titan" (進撃の巨人, Shingeki no Kyojin), along with the Founding Titan, only having 8 years left to live.

Do Titan shifters age faster?

Also, if you use your Titan form a lot, then you will age at a faster rate then most of your peers. It's not that they lose thirteen years. It's that after they inherit one of the Nine Titans they only *live* for thirteen years. So Eren who inherited at age 10 would die by age 23.

Are Titans immortal AOT?

Attack on Titan's Titan Shifters die if they are not eaten so they certainly are not immortal. But the feral Titans show no sign of aging or slowing down even after a century without food, relying only on sunlight and the occasional human to cannibalize.

What is Ymir's curse?

It is said that nobody can surpass Ymir and that because Ymir died 13 years after awakening her powers, no one is allowed to live beyond that; this phenomenon is known as the "Curse of Ymir." Ymir building the Wall Titans for Karl Fritz After Ymir's death, her spirit lived on in a world where the Coordinate resides.

Why did Eren laugh at Sasha's death?

Eren was broken up over Sasha's death, but due to what he has seen and what he has to do to save the Eldians, hearing Sasha's final words broke through to him, reminding him of when they were young and the world seemed more straightforward.

Can Titans turn back into humans?

Once a brainless Titan finally finds and eats the spinal fluid of a Titan shifter, that Titan (as seen when Armin ate Bertoldt) will transform back into a human and regain his/her consciousness.

Who is the strongest Titan?

1) Founding Titan

This is the most powerful Titan of the lot. If the shifter is of royal blood, they can turn any Eldian into a Titan, control the minds of every Titan and its subsequent shifters, and alter the memories of Eldians.

How do Titans reproduce?

The vast majority of Titans have a masculine body shape, although all of them lack reproductive organs (they have no need to reproduce since they are humans transformed through injection of Titan serum.

What color is Eren's eyes?

To answer your actual question: Finally we have Eren Yaeger who's eyes remain green throughout. I believe his eyes remain the same colour because of his overwhelmingly powerful determination, ie. even after inheriting the founding titan his will remained his own.

How long has Zeke been a Titan?

After 13 years, Zeke Yeager was chosen to inherit the power of the Beast Titan from Ksaver. Over a year later, after the other Warriors had inherited their Titans, Zeke made use of his Titan form in a war between Marley and an enemy nation, using his Beast Titan to slaughter retreating soldiers in the battle.

Is Eren Jaeger Eren Kruger?

Learning of Eren Kruger via his father's memories, Eren Jaeger chooses to further honor the name of the man whose actions allowed Eren to be born in the first place by choosing the alias "Kruger."

Who eats Ymir?

Power of the Titans

Ymir was able to transform herself into the Jaw Titan (顎の巨人 Agito no Kyojin^?), a 5-meter Titan. She gained this ability after she ate Marcel Galliard, a Warrior from Marley, in the year 845.

Is the Cart Titan good?

The Cart Titan also possessed great speed, similar to the Jaw Titan, which was used during the Battle of Shiganshina to retrieve a defeated Zeke Yeager and Reiner Braun while also catching Levi and Hange, two of the Walls' most talented soldiers, off guard.

Can Titan shifters regenerate?

The Titan Shifters also gain the Titan's ability to regenerate, capable of vastly improved healing abilities and regenerating lost limbs even in their human forms. However, regeneration from severe injuries such as lost limbs can strain their powers and prevent them from transforming for a period of time.

Can Marleyans turn into titans?

So it's understood that only Eldians can transform into titans, and it's assumed that Marleyans can't.