<p>Because</p>

<blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p> Titans are actually humans.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Read the manga for full explanation.</p>

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2013-07-09T17:52:27.993Z
I've read that but isn't that when they are still alive and are able to you know transform.... not when they are dead... or am i wrong?
Washu
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2013-07-18T16:27:42.073Z
@Washu: I believe that humans can be turned into (mindless) titans by some means. The obvious example being Connie's mother, even though it wasn't explicitly stated.
Madara's Ghost
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2014-07-30T11:45:25.613Z
Please consider to direct where that info should be in the manga (chapter, page etc.)
Hashirama Senju
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2013-07-08T06:58:36.123Z
2013-07-08T06:58:36.123Z
Euphoric
<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

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

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2014-03-30T11:39:41.907Z
providing some kind of external links to ascertain your points can fortify your answer
debal
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2014-07-30T15:38:27.187Z
It's not just conjecture at this point.  Besides the titan looking like Connie's mother, it was lying on Connie's house, but clearly unable to have gotten there on its own due to its limbs being too small to carry it.  The titan also seemed to say, "Okaeri" (welcome home) when it saw Connie.  As to how exactly people get turned (permanently?) into titans against their will, this is not explained yet.
Kai
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2014-03-30T07:36:58.900Z
2014-03-31T13:40:48.957Z
2014-03-31T13:40:48.957Z
Aphrodita
<blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p> 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.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>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.</p>

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2013-09-08T04:59:41.687Z
I don't understand this answer. can you elaborate?
Madara's Ghost
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2013-11-15T04:15:40.773Z
spoiler:  When the main character bleeds he turns into a titan.  If this was due to some dormant gene that others have but can't control, then in their near fatal chewed status they might turn into a mindless titan permanently.
lamorach
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2013-08-09T03:17:22.500Z
2013-08-09T03:17:22.500Z
lamorach
<p>To update this with the release of recent manga chapters, in <strong>Chapters 87-89</strong>,</p>

<blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p>it was shown where the mindless titans in Paradis Island came from. They were Eldian rebels caught by the Marleyan government. Through an <a href="https://attackontitan.fandom.com/wiki/Titan_injection" rel="nofollow noreferrer">injection</a>, they are turned to mindless titans. <strong>Why do the giants in Shingeki no Kyojin start to look like the characters that got eaten?</strong> That's purely coincidence and that is not how it was in the manga. </p>
</blockquote>

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W. Are
<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

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2014-11-12T08:33:39.150Z
OP is asking why titans looks like the eaten one
mirroroftruth
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2014-11-12T06:25:00.363Z
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NipNip
<p>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.<br>
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/OkW9g.jpg" alt="Armin&#39;s grandfather"> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/sV1fG.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/sV1fGm.jpg" alt="Titan that eats Eren"></a></p>

<p>Is this related in any way?</p>

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2013-07-05T23:25:18.843Z
Do you have any images of this scenario?
Cattua
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2013-07-06T13:57:56.313Z
Well, then this seems to be a plot device... But this question is going to stay unanswered until it is confirmed in the manga.
nhahtdh
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2013-07-06T20:54:05.273Z
@Washu No problem :)
JNat
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2013-07-25T22:01:34.317Z
That is strange.  While their victims are not digested by the titans they are chewed, so I wouldn't think that this is Armin's grandfather somehow transformed.  Maybe that's how the humans are "sampled".
uncle brad
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2014-07-30T15:43:49.387Z
I'm not sure that the bearded titan resembling Armin's grandfather is intentional.  The beard and hair style is different, for one thing.
Kai
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2020-08-25T10:45:41.103Z
@Washu if youv'e seen season 3 you'll see the origins of the bearded titan.
Myungjin Hyun
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Why do the giants in Shingeki no Kyojin start to look like the characters that got eaten?
# Why do the giants in Shingeki no Kyojin start to look like the characters that got eaten?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-07-05
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.sstatic.net/OkW9g.jpg) [![Titan that eats Eren](https://i.sstatic.net/sV1fGm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/sV1fG.jpg)

Is this related in any way?
**Tags:** attack-on-titan
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Do you have any images of this scenario?  
> **username_2**: Well, then this seems to be a plot device... But this question is going to stay unanswered until it is confirmed in the manga.  
> **username_3**: @Washu No problem :)  
> **username_4**: That is strange.  While their victims are not digested by the titans they are chewed, so I wouldn't think that this is Armin's grandfather somehow transformed.  Maybe that's how the humans are "sampled".  
> **username_5**: I'm not sure that the bearded titan resembling Armin's grandfather is intentional.  The beard and hair style is different, for one thing.  
> **username_6**: @Washu if youv'e seen season 3 you'll see the origins of the bearded titan.  
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## 5 answers
### Answer by username_7 on 2013-07-08. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
Because

> Titans are actually humans.

Read the manga for full explanation.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2013-07-09): I've read that but isn't that when they are still alive and are able to you know transform.... not when they are dead... or am i wrong?  
> **username_8** (2013-07-18): @Washu: I believe that humans can be turned into (mindless) titans by some means. The obvious example being Connie's mother, even though it wasn't explicitly stated.  
> **username_9** (2014-07-30): Please consider to direct where that info should be in the manga (chapter, page etc.)  
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### Answer by username_10 on 2014-03-30. Score: 2
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.
> **Comments:**
> **username_11** (2014-03-30): providing some kind of external links to ascertain your points can fortify your answer  
> **username_5** (2014-07-30): It's not just conjecture at this point.  Besides the titan looking like Connie's mother, it was lying on Connie's house, but clearly unable to have gotten there on its own due to its limbs being too small to carry it.  The titan also seemed to say, "Okaeri" (welcome home) when it saw Connie.  As to how exactly people get turned (permanently?) into titans against their will, this is not explained yet.  
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### Answer by username_12 on 2013-08-09. Score: 0
> 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.
> **Comments:**
> **username_8** (2013-09-08): I don't understand this answer. can you elaborate?  
> **username_12** (2013-11-15): spoiler:  When the main character bleeds he turns into a titan.  If this was due to some dormant gene that others have but can't control, then in their near fatal chewed status they might turn into a mindless titan permanently.  
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### Answer by username_13 on 2018-11-05. Score: 0
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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### Answer by username_14 on 2014-11-12. Score: 0
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.
> **Comments:**
> **username_15** (2014-11-12): OP is asking why titans looks like the eaten one  
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