The 20th episode of ‘Attack on Titan’ season 4 focuses exclusively on Eren’s father, Grisha Yeager’s, recollections. Zeke is intrigued to uncover what compelled Eren to betray him, and he suspects that their father exploited and influenced him from an early age. The Beast Titan bearer has lost all respect for Grisha Yeager, believing that his father was a vile man willing to sacrifice his family for the restoration of Eldia. However, as they go through each and every memory of Grisha Yeager, Zeke’s beliefs are called into question. Here’s everything you need to know about the season 4 episode 20 ending of ‘Attack on Titan.’ WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!

Recap of Attack on Titan Season 4 Episode 20

Zeke leads Eren through Grisha Yeager’s memories after revealing that he has received the powers of the Founding Titan from Ymir. He believes that their father influenced Eren from an early age, forcing him to betray his own half-brother. The holder of the Beast Titan believes that in order to be certain of the origins of Eren’s nationalism and his heinous deeds upon their arrival in the Coordinate, he should just let his brother see Grisha’s memories so that Eren can finally uncover the truth for himself.

Zeke demonstrates to Eren how Grisha utilized his high-status employment as a doctor to cultivate contacts with people in positions of power, which he later used to his advantage. Zeke’s analysis appears to be correct at first, and Eren even agrees to his conclusions just so his brother may stop gazing at the memories for good. Zeke, on the other hand, believes that they have plenty of time and that there is no reason to stop.

Grisha finally reached King Reiss’ base, but he couldn’t muster the guts to take the Founding Titan and instead returned home to hug Eren. Zeke recognizes at this point that his father may not have been as dedicated to the restoration of Eldia as he had believed. Grisha’s remarks move the holder of the Beast Titan when he quietly mourns the death of his first wife and admits that he should never have imposed his political views on his young son. It gradually dawns on him that he was incorrect on a lot of things.

When Zeke witnesses Eren brutally murdering Mikasa’s kidnappers, his brother confesses that Grisha never manipulated him and that he was born this way. He could never let someone take his liberty away from him. His sibling is taken aback by the shocking disclosures. When Grisha eventually arrives at the King of Wall’s base, he confronts the family for stealing the Eldians’ memories and begs them to stop the slaughter that is about to take place.

Grisha’s protestations, however, fall on deaf ears, and he understands that he must slaughter the entire family in order to obtain the Founding Titan. He can’t muster the resolve to hurt children, so he throws the sword away. Grisha goes on a violent rampage and acquires the Founding Titan after Eren from the future, who is observing his father, reminds him of his responsibilities. As he falls out of the King of Wall’s base, he notices Zeke standing square in front of him. As the son-father combo begins to cry, he hugs his long-lost child and asks for his forgiveness. Grisha orders Zeke to stop Eren as he watches the two embrace.

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When Grisha encounters King Reiss’ family at the base, the royals disregard his frantic pleas to halt the Titans from bringing down Wall Maria. They argue that the Eldians have perpetrated atrocities in the past and that it is time for payback. Grisha, on the other hand, sympathizes with the people and believes that it is terrible for the royals to steal people’s memories and then expect them to pay for crimes committed thousands of years ago.

Frieda, the keeper of the Founding Titan, realizes what the guy in front of her intends to do and discloses that even if he eats him, he will not be able to receive all of the powers. Grisha says that he is aware of the unpleasant truth since the Attack Titan’s holder can view the memories of its future inheritors. The Attack Titan is distinguished by its one-of-a-kind feature. It turns out that Eren’s future recollections have always guided the course of action of all the inheritors in the past, finally leading to the present moment.

So, it was Eren who influenced the path of action for each inheritor of the Attack Titan and has single-handedly maintained the resistance to the king’s self-righteousness alive to this day. When Grisha falters and cannot bring himself to kill the royal children, Eren reminds his father of his responsibility to Eldia’s restoration. Grisha eventually decides to place his faith in Eren because his father can see the future through his sons’ eyes.

So, if it hadn’t been for Eren’s memories, Grisha’s showdown with the royal family may have ended quite differently. However, once the royal family is murdered, Grisha has second thoughts about his actions, which were plainly inspired by his son. Realizing he can’t do anything else, he orders Zeke to prevent Eren from carrying out his terrible plans. Because former holders may glimpse the memories of the Attack Titan’s future inheritors, it appears that Grisha has just recently learned of the full depth of Eren’s perverted ideas, which is why he pleads Zeke not to let him succeed.