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 Titan shifters live forever? In effect, Pure Titans are immortal. Combined with their physical strength and imperviousness, Pure Titans can withstand the ravages of time as well. Cases in point, Ymir and Grisha's Eldian restorationists.
If all Titan shifters have only 13 years to live, then does that mean that if a person gains a second Titan shifter power (like Eren), they get an additional 13 years to live?
Titans can only be killed by slicing the nape of their neck. They don't need food to sustain themselves and only seem to need sunlight to be mobile.
Bertolt attempted to convince Reiner to give up his aspirations, as he would only live for thirteen more years. But Reiner believed that after those thirteen years, he would be a hero to the people of Marley and be the best son in the world.
14) — Ymir states that she was trapped in Titan form for about 60 years during which she did not age.
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.
No, the paths chooses a random baby only when a previous holder of a Titan power dies without any Titan devouring them. In this case, the shifter parents could just decide which one of them would get devoured by their child to pass one Titan power.
History. Around 2,000 years ago, Ymir Fritz obtained the power of the Titans and became the first Titan, which later came to be known as the Founding Titan.
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.
How did Grisha live for 15 years? At this point the attack on Wall Maria which coincided with Grisha's death happened 5 years ago. So Grisha had in fact been inside the Walls for 20-5 = 15 years!
The two struggle for some time, but Eren is stunned in place upon recognizing a fighting stance used by Annie. In the moment, Annie incapacitates the Attack Titan and captures Eren. As she flees the forest, Mikasa Ackerman and Captain Levi pursue her and successfully immobilize the Female Titan, rescuing Eren.
Furthermore, they do not age, as seen with Ymir, who wandered Paradis as a Titan for about 60 years before eating Marcel Galliard, the former Jaw Titan. When she awoke, she looked the same as she did before her initial transformation.
The legend of the first Titan, Ymir Fritz, details how the Titans' founder lived for a mere 13 years, and thereafter, no Titan could surpass that limit. Grisha himself was said to be proof of these limitations, feeding himself to Eren after having been in possession of the Attack Titan for 13 years.
I think the reason there are 9 titans is to represent the 9 realms that are connected through Yggdrasil. So, that may be the reason why you won't get more than 9. Inside the story, as it has been said, they have probably tried.
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.
Jaw Titan. Easily the smallest and weakest of the shifter Titan forms, the Jaw Titan uses its size to its advantage by being uncharacteristically mobile for a Titan, capable of maneuvering on a battlefield at overwhelming speeds.
To Hesiod's twelve Titans, the mythographer Apollodorus, adds a thirteenth Titan, Dione, the mother of Aphrodite by Zeus.
The Female Titan (女型の巨人 Megata no Kyojin?) is one of the Nine Titans and possesses the ability to attract Pure Titans with its screams and also selectively harden parts of its skin. It is currently in the possession of Annie Leonhart.
No, the Eldians need to consume a Titan Shifter in order to become one. If Eren dies without being eaten, then the Titan Shifters die with him.
All Eldians are capable of becoming titans, regardless of their sex. Hypothetically, it seems nonsensical for a pure titan who is male to avoid eating Annie simply because she is the Female Titan.
Both in the manga and in the anime it has been indicated that if someone in Titan form eats another Titan shifter, he gains his/her powers.
The ones that can talk include Ymir, Zeke, Pieck Finger, and Lara. Speech is not defined by the Nine Titans, as Ymir could talk in her Titan form while Porco Galliard could not, despite them both having the Jaw Titan.
The Curse of Ymir exists because Ymir herself died 13 years after obtaining the power of the titans.
All Titans were originally humans of a race of people called the Subjects of Ymir. Ymir Fritz was the first Titan, who became one after merging with a strange spine-like creature in a tree.