Mikasa Ackerman played a big part in freeing Ymir in the anime “Attack on Titan”. Ymir was a very important person who had been forced to serve the Founding Titan’s power for over 2,000 years after she died. Ymir, the first Titan, was trapped in the Paths. Ymir’s eternal servitude stemmed from her inability to break free from the King’s control and her own chains of love and loyalty. She longed for someone to understand her pain and release her from this endless cycle. In her mind, obeying the King’s will was the only way to express her love, no matter how twisted that love had become.
Even when Eren activated the Rumbling, Ymir aligned with him, seeing in him someone who understood her desire for freedom. However, Ymir still couldn’t break free from her emotional chains.
Mikasa’s love for Eren was real, but unlike Ymir’s love for King Fritz, it wasn’t possessive or binding. When Mikasa chose to kill Eren, despite loving him, to save the world from destruction.
Mikasa is the one who always wants to protect Eren, but now she is the one who kills Eren. Even though she is the one who loves him so much. Through Mikasa’s actions, Ymir finally found the will to break free from the chains that had trapped her for thousands of years. This allowed Ymir to leave the Paths and end the power of the Titans, finishing a long and sad story of suffering. That’s how Mikasa free Ymir.
Mikasa’s decision, though heartbreaking, wasn’t just about stopping Eren—it was the key to freeing Ymir from the cycle of oppression and emotional bondage that had defined her existence.