To justify this reading, hforgods pulls from history. The Walls of Paradis mirror medieval European manorialism, where tithe (a 10% farm tax to the church) and corvée (unpaid labor on royal lands) were common. In Part 2, when the Survey Corps hides in a farmer’s barn, the farmer says: “The king’s men already took half my harvest.” That single line, hforgods argues, justifies the entire uprising.
Compare to:
(A dramatic piece for voice)
Speaker: A farmer on Paradis Island, after the fall of Wall Maria.
(Spoken, low and tired)
They came from the soil before the Titans did.
Not the earth-eaters, no—the tax men.
With ledgers instead of teeth,
with stamps instead of claws.
They said: “Give us your grain, your livestock, your children’s bread—
for the crown, for the Survey Corps, for the walls that never hold.”
(Rising anger)
I watched my father bow to the collector’s horse.
I watched my mother sell her last potato for a paper receipt
that said: “Paid in full — still owed: one life.”
(Whisper, then shout)
Then the Armored Titan broke the gate.
And suddenly—
no one asked for my taxes anymore.
They asked for my blood.
“Farm boy, take a blade! Farm boy, hold the line!” farm taxes attack on titan part 2 hforgods
(Slow, bitter laugh)
I thought Titans were the enemy.
But Titans just eat you.
Taxes? They eat your future first,
then send you to die for the land you never owned.
(Standing, voice breaking into resolve)
This is Attack on Titan Part 2:
Not the retaking of Shiganshina.
Not the Basement’s truth.
No—
this is the rebellion of the scythe.
We tillers rise.
Not for king, not for crown, not for the false gods in the Interior—
H for the harvest. H for the hidden. H for the hands that feed the dead.
And when the final Titan falls,
the last tax collector will hang from the same hooks
we used for slaughtering pigs.
(Final line, quiet, almost prayer)
For the gods? No.
H for Gods was always a lie.
We are the gods now.
And our first law:
No more tribute. Only bread for the living.
Before the Marleyan invasion, the Eldian society inside the Walls was feudal. According to hforgods’ breakdown, 80% of the population were subsistence farmers. The Farm Tax wasn’t a simple monetary levy; it was paid in grain, livestock, and labor. The Royal Government, via the Interior Police, extracted roughly 40-50% of annual harvests — a rate comparable to pre-revolutionary France.
Why does this matter for Attack on Titan Part 2? Because the Uprising arc (Episodes 43-49) is explicitly about redistributing resources. Historia’s ascension isn’t just symbolic; it’s an agrarian revolt disguised as a royal coup.
hforgods writes: “When Levi kicks down the door of the Reeves estate, he’s not just saving Eren — he’s breaking the tax enforcement system. The Reeves Company controlled grain distribution. No distribution, no tax collection.” To justify this reading, hforgods pulls from history
Attack on Titan , "farm taxes" typically refers to the farming of materials
for gear upgrades rather than a literal tax system within the show's lore. The "tax" mentioned by creators like often refers to the Material Acquisition
skill or policies that increase resource drops at the cost of other resources (like Regiment Funds). Farming Essentials in AoT 2: Final Battle
To maximize your resource intake (effectively lowering your "farming tax" or grind time), focus on these core mechanics: Material Acquisition Skill
: This is crucial for increasing the amount of materials you receive from destroying Titan parts. Regiment Policies Material Windfall
policy (available from the Administrative Officer) to boost the number of materials gathered during missions. Elimination Bounty Skill : Obtained by reaching Level 10 Friendship with Kitz Woermann (Spoken, low and tired) They came from the
. This provides an additional 20 materials for every item you obtain, provided you achieve a gold medal for Titan eliminations. Recommended Farming Missions Discouragement and the Learning Tower (DLC) : Widely considered the best map for rare crystals like Colossal Crystals Large Titan Crystals A Titan Worth A Thousand (DLC) : Best for farming Glowing Titan Crystals Titan Fangs on Inferno Mode. Singular Target (Final Chapter) : A fast mission for generic materials like Large Titan Armor High-Quality Wood Tools for Optimization Many players use a Community Material Farming Sheet
to quickly search for which specific mission drops the item they need, bypassing manual in-game menu checks. exact missions needed for a specific gear set, like the Cloud Zero Attack on Titan 2 - Material Farming Guide #1
I’m missing context. I’ll assume you want a feature article (e.g., magazine-style) titled "Farm Taxes — Attack on Titan Part 2 — Hforgods." I'll produce a concise, structured feature draft with headline, lede, sections (background, analysis, interviews/quotes placeholder, cultural impact, conclusion), and suggested visuals and pull-quotes. If you meant something else, tell me what to change.
If that’s the case, you may be looking for a fan theory or fanfic where Attack on Titan characters deal with farm taxes in Part 2 of a series. For example:
"After the Rumbling, Historia's government imposes a wartime farming tax. Eren's remnant followers in Paradis rebel, calling themselves 'HforGods.' Part 2 explores the economic collapse of Wall Maria's agricultural sector."
