Guts vs Griffith Rematch | Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition 

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I’m sure this won’t have any lasting consequences. Griffith will just bounce back and be stronger than ever.

I’ll never forget the time I read somebody say “Guts had to try harder to stop his own sword than to break Griffith’s”

I wonder how many times this same moment have passed on Guts's mind over the years and how he could've easily changed the fate of everyone if he striked just a little bit stronger

I can't believe that's how the series ended. Guts just walking away. Wish them all the best.

Oh boy. This looks like just a friendly duel between best friends. I’m sure that this won’t have any lasting consequences on either of them and they will be able to continue being best friends forever.

It’s nuts how the simple act of wanting to be an equal according to Griffith’s own standards was enough to make Griffith lose his cool

This was Guts last chance to save everyone with one swing

“You're going to be alright. You just stumbled over a stone in the road. It means nothing. Your goal lies far beyond this, doesn't it? I’m sure you’ll overcome this. You’ll walk again, soon.” -Guts.

Can’t wait to see them reconnect after parting ways, both showing how much they had grown since then 😃

Berserk needs a complete end-to-end run. So many people I know are into it, people who don't even necessarily indulge in anime usually. God rest your soul, Kentaro Miura, you beautiful artist. I wish we could see your vision completed. His friend and editor has been whispered as having the potential to finish the series, and I honestly think they should let him...

I always loved how this duel highlights the difference between Guts and Griffith. For starters, Griffith was willing to risk using a tactic that could very easily go wrong and harm Guts, who had complete control over his swing the entire time, and did not I tend to harm Griffith. It also shows the difference between their growth over the years, that being only Guts actually grew. Griffith had reached the height of his natural capabilites either shortly after, or possibly even before meeting Guts, whereas our boy in black only continued to get stronger

I love this moment. Watching Griffith's shock and horror as Guts gets the better of him is a joy to behold.

*Griffith's mind:* "This MF is either mine or no one's!" *Guts mind:* "I will break his sword but do my best to not hurt him"

I love how Griffith had an emotional flashback to literally a moment that happened 5 seconds earlier.

This is how I expect Berserk to finally end too with Guts one shotting Griffith.

Ah yes... the pivotal moment in the BERSERK story. His whole life, Griffith felt self-assured that he was in control of his fate, and the fate of others. But at the end of this legendary rematch, for the first time he felt... powerless. To him, it was a completely foreign feeling.

The cruelest thing Guts ever did, he showed mercy

For those who wonder if Griffith was ever a good person. Griffith was willing to merc his best friend just, because he wanted to do other things.

The thing that never occurred to me, Griff’s Will was that sword. It snapped from a single defiant man who wanted to make his own way in the world. His castle of glass crumbled as the dream he wanted exclusively for himself, began to slip through his fingers. For Griffith it was a sign of his real petty, narcissistic nature. Guts had friends that he could talk to and, ultimately, make sense of the terrible hand he had been dealt. Griffith had no friends, he had built himself up to be a god amongst folks, so he merely cracked at the first sign of real adversity.

Wow what a loss for Griffith I hope this duel doesn’t lead to anything bad

Griffith "It is my perception, that a true friend never relies on another’s dream. A person with the potential to be my true friend, must be able to find his reason for life without my help." Gatsu "i want to leave and find my own dream" Griffith "well time to ragequit and ruin everything i achieved, i'll later sell my soul, become an evil god and do everything in my power to make you suffer"

Notice how Griffith’s eyes change when Guts says “see ya”: he goes from utter disbelief to having a complete breakdown.

I really like the moment at 0:12 when Griffith's foot slides through the snow. You can almost feel how fluffy it is.

1:25 The small detail of griffiths eyes widening after the see ya

1:04 Guts should have applied a bit more force

Just goes to show how important good communication is. If bro just told him why he is leaving, this probably would actually become just a friendly duel before send off

Damn, I wish they would have added their inner monologue and thoughts. It’s my favorite part of this whole thing. (Beautifully animated tho)

Those few strands of Griffith's hair... The callback to them in the most recent few chapters makes it all the more better!

Damn i feel bad for the Griffith guy I hope he doesn't sacrifice his friends and comrades for a dollar store Batman suit

I feel so bad for Griffith, but I'm sure he'll be okay. This is just a small pebble in the road he'll be able to step over. No big deal. 😁

I love the 1997 anime but this scene in the movie is a masterpiece. I love Griffith expression at the end when Guts says "goodbye".

Guts: See ya Griffith: 👁👄👁

The repercussions of this are incalculable. The worst part is, none of this had to happen. Guts did this so that he could forge his own path so that Griffith would view him as a friend and equal. Of course, what Guts didn’t know is that Griffith already viewed him as a friend and equal. They were two ships passing in the night essentially.

little did Guts know this fight would lead up to a huge tragedy

Berserk is the story of the worst break up in history

This is such an iconic scene, and it still gives me chills how Guts chose his own path.

Can't wait for these guys to meet eachother again. It's gonna be so heart warming.

This scene and the one of the most recent chapters. *Chefs kiss* These two are mere parallels of each other it is insane

Imagine if guts just told Griffith his intentions for leaving lol. “Hey Griffith, I over heard your talk with the princess. I’m thinking about going in my own adventure you know? Because I really respect you and want to be seen as your peer and best friend.” Griffith: “no problem pal, thanks for letting me know. Now my psychotic breakdown seems like it shouldn’t really go down” All stories happen because two people refuse to say what they really want haha

Ah, the start of Griffith becoming something akin to a vindictive ex.

This was a Guts that was evolving into something different, kept this emotions in check, and now swung his sword with purpose instead of in rage. And Griffith single-handedly devolved him back into that monster within him.

Griffith left everything for a bird cosplay

This is a example of someone getting stronger through experience, the other staying the same expecting to always be the best and how much of a crybaby Griffith became afterwards because cuts shattered his fantasy of being the chosen one to finally realizing he's just a nornal man.

im so glad that Griffith and Guts managed to find a peaceful solution in their conflict and end it without any unnecessary casualties!!!!

Crazy how losing Guts made Griffith throw it all away.

All Guts had to do was stay for another year and everything would’ve been fine.

This is literally a Shakespearian tragedy. Had any other character lost to Guts, they would have called out to him after the fight and said something; anything. That alone would have drastically changed the story lol

Jeez don't know what happens after that but griffith is the best, I'm sure they make up and be the best friends again❤️

Next time your friend wants to leave, don't try to fight him. Just admit that you're in love with him. It would have saved everyone here a lot of time.

You know guts prob didn't even imagine killing griffith in this duel but Griffith was ready to end guts 💀

Berserk deserves better. There are flashes of moments that are really promising like this one. But overall disappointing…

Most people seem to not understand that Griffith didn't see Guts just as a 'friend'. His feelings towards him were a lot more complex than that. Griffith, who is such a proud man, only ever showed his vulnerable side to Guts, he acted like a naive child when he was around, he played and laughed with him, he even risked his life in order to save him, without a second thought. Guts made Griffith feel human again. And that's what broke him eventually. He didn't just lose a friend but actually the Love of his life.

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The Story of "You should have killed me when you had the chance."

Everything could have been avoided with just one simple uncomfortable conversation, with Guts letting Griffith know his real motivation behind leaving.

This was such an amazing scene when i saw it in the original series. It demlstrates how Guts has spent the last few years doing nothing but combat at the behest of griffith, while griffith focused on societal and political areas, allowing for Guts' growth to quickly eclipse griffith. It parallels the real world where those woth power are not always the most capable, they are people who have managed to collect people to work for them. And the realization that someone is better than griffith is enough to drive him to madness, to change from a driven man to a bitter opponent who wanted nothing more than to be the most important again. Suuch good writing, probably one of the greatest stories ever written

Guts being a big-time agent of causality here. Such a fascinating story, I freaking love Berserk so much. Griffith is the greatest villain ever. And also, you know, basically Jesus as well. The whole both "anti-christ" and "second-coming" together thing is so awesome. Archetypally, Griffith is just the straight-up Nietzschean Übermensch, but his character pulls it off soooooooo well that it just gives you goose-bumps. The scene where he comes back to life on the sword hill and his heart going "badump" is the greatest freaking thing ever.

Surely this is just a friendly jousting practice. This would definitely have no consequences in the future surely

Griffith: "I likes ya, and I wants ya. Now we can either do this the easy way or the hard way. The choice is yours." Guts: "I'll be going my own way. Thank you very much. All of you: Don't do anything stupid while I'm gone, okay?" Band of the Hawk: "Well..."

To better put this into perspective. Griffith was able to cut Zodds arm off in apostle form. Griffith was no joke as a swordsman. So for Guts to do this in 1 swing is even more insane than it already is, lol.

And they lived happily ever after. The end...

This is real seinen anime one of the most underrated animes

Im glad of all the moments, this one specifically was animated beautifully

Man, this fight truly is the best yet! It completely eclipsed their first fight!

Fact: This is Cloud’s voice who played Griffith in 2016. So that means Sephiroth’s voice who played Griffith was in 1997.

guts is truly a gigachad realizing that revenge wont make him feel better so he spares griffith and walks away

Interesting how this is very similar to the latest fight between griffith and guts, guts just cut a single hair from him

A dialogue between Guts & Griffith after the duel.... a dialogue about the dreams and being a friend...... If only Guts took the time to tell Griffith about that.....

bro got mad cause his boyfriend broke up with him

Love the few hairs that Guts cuts.. very similar scene to one of the newest chapters, though that scene goes heavily in the other direction for Guts.

I still think the 97 anime is the best. Guts walking away to his Hirasawa theme song was amazing at this part.

Someone else remember this scene having the other part of the sword landing in the snow?

I'm sure Griffith's sword was meant to represent a few things: Griffith's pride, his spirit, and perhaps even extending to a physical representation of his dominance over Guts and his resolve to keep it. All shattered by a single swing of Guts' own mighty blade, a metaphor of his own resolve to forge his own path, his resolve ultimately trumping Griffith's.

I feel like Walter White when he’s in the back seat of that car watching this

This fight not only shows Guts vs Griffith but also demonstrates the battle between Hard Work and Talent at the same time.

Easily one of the coldest moments in anime Because it was snowing. That's why it was cold.

If only Griffith had a father figure in his life.

Yes! Finally a proper animation!!

Phew, good thing Griffith is a good and sane friend that respects his best friends wishes and won't have a problem with a single person not doing what he wants.

The "Did Nothing Wrong" journey begins.

This is proof that hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard

Strength Build vs Dex Build

The ending of this arc has legitimately traumatized me. I’m still not done with the series but whenever I remember the ending of the golden age I physically recoil and get chills down my spinal.

Bittersweet ending, hopefully Griffith still gets his kingdom with the remaining members of the band and Guts achieves his own idea of success on his own. Great show!

Im sure theyll get past this, right?

Its still criminal how this show has never gotten a proper anime adaptation past this prequel arc. Like what the hell?!!!

What would i give to see Mappa cooking the whole Anime 😭

I wish toshiyuki kubooka or yuta sano as a director and studio 4c for berserk to make complete adaptation, these directors are perfect

Griffith always wanted his beloved castle, but he didn't know that he find something more important than that in his way... Guts.

Give us an adaptation like Attack on Titan's. Berserk deserves some anime love

One Of The Greatest Moments on a TV Show🙌🙌🐐🐐

Just realized how ridiculously strong Guts is. Physics-wise. He landed the strike at like 10 degrees to the blade and didn’t cut through it but still put so much force through its side that it snapped in half, and was still able to easily stop it before Griffith’s shoulder… in a more physically realistic world than Baki, Guts might be Yujiro level…

This scene shows the level of maturity of both Guts and Griffith. Especially when Guts said "You're going to be alright. You just stumbled over a stone in the road. It means nothing. Your goal lies far beyond this, doesn't it? I’m sure you’ll overcome this. You’ll walk again, soon.” he showed a very high level of maturity and modesty. Griffith on the other hand showed, how immature he is by viewing Guts as basically his property.

what an honorable duel im sure griffith will train to challenge guts again!

*Mistakes make us stronger* Guts when stopped his sword above Griffith

“It’s Berserkin’ time” -Nuts

This confrontation is legendary, too bad the animation is not up to par, we need a new version.

Guts : " Well i want to look for me what i really want " Destiny : " Well so you choose eternal torture fine for me "

Griffith learned that he can't have him. Not honorably, not mentally, not physically, no way in any context can Griffith ever have Guts as he learned it as a mortal. Transcendence for Griffith meant to sever his ties to his true humanity, to be truly free from what he could never defeat whole. I think Griffith loved Guts, but the dream had him, as deemed by Fate. To sever love for a dream, who can do that?