For BakuDeku shippers, their most wanted moment ... moment throughout the 430 chapters of the manga and 7 seasons of anime released so far. A fan boldly claimed that Horikoshi had robbed them ...

BakuDeku, TodoDeku, IzuOcha ... Spoiler brigades roamed Twitter posting panel dumps to ruin anime watchers’ shock value. Any critique of Eren’s ideology invited slurs or ideological gatekeeping.

To the displeasure of those favoring the "BakuDeku" ship ... them as individuals who pushed each other to improve. Shonen anime thrives on several concepts, and rivalries are major ones.