go to the last page of chapter 82. We can see Bert's Titan already decomposing into skeletal form and falling. so unless berts head somehow ended up in that wall i don't think that's his corpse there. it looks more like a weird vision to me. like a dream or something. because bert wasnt crying when eren pulled him out, see page 40-41 of the same chapter.
I assume youāre talking about these two panels?
I admit, I was so confused at first because of the few pages weāve got and me trying to make a sense of the mess since⦠last chapter actually. But yeah, we have: 1) the CT decomposing and 2) Bertoltās shocked expression when pulled away from his titan. On top of the CT completely decomposing, we have the last panel of chapter 83 where we can see a remote object emitting smoke.
The Colossal Titanās carcass - Ch. 83
Also, not only that, but from this chapterās pictures (from @yonkouproductions):
Assuming Armin wakes up between these panels, itās easy to assume the black background is just an hallucination, as well as the CTās carcass and the tear. On top of that, there was another source I lost, where Armin basically couldnāt remember anything involving the CT. Memories of it were also covered by Sashaās cries of pain, as if Bertoltās dying in probably one of the most atrocious ways was carved deep into his subconscious.
Not only that but we still need to cover a good chunk of the chapter. So Arminās reaction is probably going to be further elongated. Especially when he was absent from the basement party.
So yeah, this is definitely an hallucination, horror-vision, with Bertoltās ghost screaming how painful his state is. Thatās really sad he couldnāt find peace with himself and for probably the whole afterlife. From what Iāve seen from bits the chapter, not a single ounce of sympathy was given for him. So Armin, Iām counting on you? Reinerās not mentioned here and probably deserted.
@ningen-suki @akira1love I hope it clarifies matters.