And imo the panel is ok EXCEPT for the preying mantis thing. It’s just a bug..and not really intimidating.. But the horse I can understand bc not only had no one ever seen a demonic horse tryna “mount” someone but it was also a representation of what Griffith did to Casca, which is why it struck a nerve in him when he saw it and immediately handled buisness
And the 1:49 slaps. Can’t be touched, perfectly illustrated. I’ve never had ptsd but I can genuinely *feel* it coming from Casca..someone he was able to convey the utter shock of seeing Guts so perfectly that I’ll never forget how I felt seeing it for the first time and even now
For 3:36 memory panel, I like to believe that Shierke was seeing everything as a whole but those pictures chosen were not exclusively what he was only thinking about but a frameshot of a continuous reel of memories. Id like to think that the picture of the possessed horse being picked intentionally or not is not of any significance. If anything, it just becomes a category of demon (the raping ones) that he had to slay. All others picked in that memory panel represents the type of monsters in their respectful category.
And it could get worse. Imagine if Griffith is able to interact with Casca as if nothing happened by wiping/modifying her memories or something. That right there...would be pain.
If you noticed throughout the story, Guts never really grieved properly over the pain he's had to live with his whole life. This might be the moment where he finally does. And I mean full-on SOBBING over everything he's endured. It'd be for the best. I want to see Guts fully vulnerable. He can't get past this until he mourns properly. Letting it all out is the only option. The Beast of Darkness might try to take him over, but the sorrow would be stronger. Or worse, Guts will be so broken that the Beast simply CAN'T take control. He'll regress into a form of paralysis or psychosis like Casca. But then the party will show up to his aid. THEY'LL be the ones to save HIM. And that, by extension, will allow Guts to tame the Beast, and make IT serve HIM. It'd be the most amazing comeback ever.
Amazingly explained. This is why I wanted Puck to be the one to bring Guts back from his despair. I thought Puck would be the one aiding Guts, but I guess it is too early. As you said, Guts has to mourn by himself, and only then can the others come and show their support. And I am completely sure that once Guts comes back, he will be stronger than ever.
Currently Casca is also unconscious. Wouldn't it be nice if Casca actually came to save him like he saved her in her dreams? I hope we get to see everything bad Guts did, his trauma, and have him forgive himself after it all. Maybe we could not just see Casca, but also his adoptive parents. Especially his mother. Imagine her saying that she loves guts and was blessed to have him. Not cursed like Gambino said.
Am I the only one that wants the story to shift it's perspective to casca. As Casca should have the agency to face her trauma and overcome it. Her reunion with guts then is what will bring him back.
@@mohammadibrahim3068 It would be a very creative and unexpected turn for the story. We always have seen Guts as the savior. But when will someone stand up for Guts? Casca is the one. She is the strongest and bravest warrior we know, the Band of the Hawk´s leader. I also would like to see more of Casca in the upcoming chapters.
I feel like the horse makes sense in the panel of Guts being at his lowest. At that point after he escaped the Holy Iron Chain Knights with Farnese in tow, it had been 3 or 4 years since the eclipse (I think, correct me if I'm wrong) and he hadn't been vividly thinking about that in a long time. Then the horse gets possessed and gets on top of Farnese, giving him flashbacks to the eclipse, and regressing him further into the persona of The Black Swordsman. So I think in his mind, that specific horse is a reminder of the eclipse he hadn't had in a while at that point. I also just liked that Lost Children got a reference, it's really underappreciated.
Totally agree. Even though the horse is a meme in the community at this point, it was a very important moment. If we look back at chapter 124, we get to hear Guts´ thoughts. He admits that he is filled with fear yet will still move forward over any adversity. And with that specific encounter with the horse, he remembers the Eclipse, specifically what was done to Casca. And he follows by thanking the evil spirits for reminding him of the feeling that "started it all", and states that "it´s the worst I ever feel..." It seems like he is comparing his mental state and motivation through the years with his current state, finding what made him go on in life, yet as we already know, he is at his lowest. And I agree with the Lost Children references. I personally really enjoyed that Arc since there was a lot of growth for Guts during that whole situation.
Horse is a bit of a meme for the community but most of those memories Guts was having at that time was him at his absolute lowest point as the Black Swordsman, the horse specifically remembering how that triggered his Eclipse PTSD and essentially galvanized him to continue down this path as the Black Swordsman (aside from the glimpses of the trolls and Daka) where he was convinced he had no reason to live beyond revenge and hate, crawling through the blood and dark alone with the demonic spirits and horrors of his experiences whispering in his ear making him slip mentally further and further down this dark path he chose to walk. He went through all of that, realized he needed to change and did so upon realizing he did have a reason to keep going beyond hatred and violence when he rescued Casca. He went through all of that downright nightmarish shit, murdering children (even if they were apostles), clawing his way out of his own despair, finding a new path and putting himself through absolute hell physically with the armor and emotionally by actively trying to work through his grief, trauma, and inner darkness to become a better person for the people he cares about most and especially Casca, only for it to come to this point and have it amount to literally worse than nothing. Physically weaker than ever, and once again lost the person he cares for most to Griffith AGAIN. Everything he has gone through, all the horror he has seen and inflicted on others, changing for the better, all the while through his strength of will and his sword, except this time both of them failed him.
I think Casca's appearance to Sonia is going to be significant, and I think as it reveals things to her, Griffith and his hoard's masks are going to come off.
It would be interesting for guts’s egg to activate and have him resist the allure of a potential deal, since his Indomitable Will is essentially his defining characteristic.
Yes. Guts´ egg may activate as a reaction to the atmosphere Guts has created, but it will not use its powers on him. Perhaps it just summons evil creatures until Guts eventually makes it stop.
I might be looking too much into it but i think there's a good reason the page was filled with haphazard memories. In my opinion it was purposely illustrated to show how scattered and broken Gut's mind really is at this point. Before this they always portrayed his mind only focused on casca, griffith and the eclipse ( his wrath and anger) . He was always moving toward this goal of retribution. But now he's broken and so is his mind and I think the detailed page of random memories really shows his inability to think straight and how out of focus he really is. But that's just my view. Great video! 👍
I feel to me that it's like a deliberate parallel to griffith in a sense. it seems similar in that guts, like griffith, has to watch as everything he has fought for slips from his grasp. he has to watch as his dreams fade away and he has to sink to the lowest pit of despair, just like griffith had to. but guts is not griffith, and I don't think he has endured for so long and sacrificed so much to give up now. the team want's us to jump to conclusions in that he might kill himself, give in to the beast of darkness or even worse use the behelit but I don't underestimate gut's resolve. this is all my opinions and thoughts.
I agree. Guts is not the main character for no reason. And the parallels with Griffith was a good observation. It really resembles the thought process Griffith went through after his defeat against Guts and during his time being tortured. Now we only need to hear Guts´ dream or goal and see which path he takes towards achieving it.
I'm so scared for what's coming. So far the story has been about how Guts' life just keeps getting worse. Every time it looks like there is the Hope of Guts getting revenge and becoming happy, the absolute Worst possible thing happens and guts pushes onward. Well now that Guts has built up a new, genuine family that he cares about, and he's reached his goal of restoring Casca, I'm terrified that the Worst possible thing will happen. And the worst possible thing I can imagine is that Casca WILLINGLY joins Griffith's side and the rest of Guts' companions die, leaving guts alone with his feelings and Puck again. I keep thinking of how Griffith asked Ricken to join him, using the logic of "yes I hurt a lot of people, but they were all people that swore their lives to me. I used their lives to reach my goal, which is no different from what I was doing before". Obviously it didn't work on Ricken, but I could see someone like Casca going for it because of how strong her feelings towards Griffith are. And Casca's mental doll figure saying "there's someone I want to see" could Definitely be referring to Griffith, since it being Guts seems too obvious. I don't Want that to be the direction of the story, but the fear of it keeps me up at night.
It is definitely an unpredictable future. As you said, at this point of the story, Guts has achieved a new life and found some peace within him alongside Casca and his new "family". This was more evident in the Elfhelm section, where there was a lot of dialogue and deep conversations between characters. And after Griffith´s calamity over the island, it left us wondering how Guts´ future will look like. I believe this will be the final push, the hardest yet last battle Guts needs to phase in order to achieve a resolution. As for the consequences, there is the possibility of losing some or all of his "family," yet it could also take a different approach. Throughout Berserk, sadness, sorrow, misery, and pain are not only related to death. Sometimes, parting ways with someone, living in isolation, or the presence of injustice are the factors that cause such negative and depressing feelings. Whichever the case might be, Guts will surely need to strengthen his mentality because causality shows no sign of stopping messing with Guts´ life.
Well, nothing can be compared to Kentaro Miura´s legendary art, but in my opinion, the team has done a good job. From what I have identified, Zodd does looks less menacing than before.
I hope the ending doesn't bitch out with some magnanimous resolution or self sacrifice... Guts better take that pajama boys dreamland and bathe it with blood and fire.... or I'll be as sad and defeated as he was in this chapter. Only the cruelest retribution will do after all this.
Yeah. Even when the ending is so close, there are still so many possible ways it could end up. Guts could go all out on Griffith, decide to spare him/ignore him, or forgive him. We really do not know. Moreover, all of them could be good endings if implemented and developed correctly. We will have to wait and see what draft or notes did Kentaro Miura leave behind. As always, this is a continuation but not an exact representation of what Kentaro Miura would have actually delivered, so even when the ending is not what we expect, I guess it is interesting to know Kentaro Miura´s ideas on the ending he had in mind.
I think Gut's demon form would be like Sif from Dark Souls, his demon wolf would hold his sword in his mouth. Wouldn't be the first time Guts bit a sword.
What with asain manga writers and this sword bitting business ?is a symbol or a metaphor for something? What's the true meaning behind it ive seen One punch man do it but it breaks when ever he does it 😁
It’s meant to represent throwing away your humanity in most cases. the person with the sword in the mouth means that they have shed it and are giving in to their more animalistic nature. But there are exceptions to this as well since Sif from dark souls is trying to honor her master.
For 3:36 memory panel, I like to believe that Shierke was seeing everything as a whole but those pictures chosen were not exclusively what he was only thinking about but a frameshot of a continuous reel of memories. Id like to think that the picture of the possessed horse being picked intentionally or not is not of any significance. If anything, it just becomes a category of demon (the raping ones) that he had to slay. All others picked in that memory panel represents the type of monsters in their respectful category.
7:37 I think it may be possible that Sonia can only read Griffith's past up until the point of his rebirth as the Hawk of Light, it may be beyond her powers to see back further than that since it was almost like Griffith was a completely different being before then, and more like he is just inhabiting a new vessel now. I think it'd be more likely that if Sonia tried to look back past Griffith's rebirth that all she would see was the story of the Egg of the Perfect world and the poor man who became that apostle. I'm unsure if Sonia would also read the history of Gut's and Casca's Demon Child, since he is also part of that vessel, but if she could then that could be another explanation for the way she looks at Casca at the end of the chapter.
Sonia is still such a mysterious character, and I hope we get to the bottom of it in the upcoming arc. From what we know, there are 3 possibilities. She might or not know Griffith´s past or just don´t care at all. And I think that the last option would be very surprising. Imagine some other character talking to her, like Casca, explaining to her what Griffith did, only for her to say, "And...what´s wrong with that?" Now that would be interesting. Maybe her admiration for Griffith is to such a point where she simply does not care about his past or even admires him for sacrificing everything for the sake of his goal.
@@beyondthinking5637 The owl and the kite will meet again. This seems to be that time. My guess is right now there's also a pretty big chance of a behelit coming to life. With Guts at his lowest it's becoming dangerous.
I think the reason we get to see the horse again is in the same vein as the disclaimer or warning about how this story has no relation to any person. The horse is there so that we the audience take a break from how fucking sad it is to see Guts in this state, instead of getting depressed watching Guts' situation get worse and worse we are asking "why is the horse here?", if so then mission accomplished. I do not want Guts to use the behelit and I theorize that the behelit in Guts' possession does not belong to him, but instead belongs to the moonlight child.
Interesting point. Half of the comments after ch 371 were exactly that haha. As for the behelit, once it is revealed who the user is, it is going to be one of the biggest mysteries solved in Berserk. Ever since the very first arc, it has been there waiting to be activated.
3:08 I actually must disagree here. I find the scene where the memories of Guts' and his sword were specifically chosen memories and make the scene better. Ones that filled Guts with the most regret in spite of everything thats happened after the eclipse. For example, The bug demons were former knights, demons who he relates with, and at the end of Lost children arc he wonders if he can even finish off Rosine. And folks often forget that the rape-horse scene was actually Guts' first time remembering the eclipse in -ahem- Detail, since it happened. These scenes may not seem as monumental to us, the audience, as much as lets say when we finally hit Elfhelm or when Griffith was ressurected and Fantasia was introduced, or when Guts got the berserker armor. But these former moments behind Guts and the sword shows us these memories that specifically impacted Guts the MOST. I think thats important for what comes next.
Definitely. All the memories shown represent Guts at his lowest points and impactful events throughout his journey. I personally believe there were more fitting scenes to portray these events though. The merrows, reptiles, and the Mantis could have been replaced to be more recognizable to represent those specific memories. For the Lost Children Arc, there are so many other scenes that come to mind before the Mantis. Perhaps the children hatching from the cocoons, Jill yelling at Guts to spare her friend´s life... But I guess this is just me being peaky. As you said, you have to think deeply about the chosen memories to understand what they are trying to portray. As for the Horse, even when it is seen as a "meme" in the community, as you pointed out, it indeed triggered a very traumatic memory for Guts. I have seen a lot of comments with many different opinions on this specific panel, yet at the end of the day, the main idea of the memories is understood. Guts is not in a healthy/stable midset right now. We will see what happens in the upcoming chapters.
Damn The Beast of Darkness really did shut out Shierke from Guts's mind.( When it shut its fangs really hard) I think this means BofD is getting more control over Guts and also more powerful. The next time Guts will use The Berserker Armour would be very bad for everyone else. I think Shierke will have a really hard time entering Guts mind maybe she can't enter it anymore when he's using the armour.
Yes, it seems like the fangs shutting down also symbolize Guts being trapped by himself with no one else able to enter. As if the cage was the Beast of Darkness´ mouth.
Even when Guts is unlikely to use the egg, it is interesting to think of what would Guts´ perfect world would be. We know Griffith´s dream of having his own kingdom, which is now Falconia, due to his childhood and upbringing. But knowing what Guts has gone through makes it intriguing to reflect on what would be the ideal world for him.
@@beyondthinking5637 as guts and griffith mirror each other in every possible way narratively, i think guts’ dream is griffiths nightmare, or moreso distress, remember when right before eclipse griffith had dream of living with casca? I think thats guts’ dream, i can’t imagine guts being happy having his own kingdom on the flipside. Guts left hawks and tried to find his dream but as he said himself he only “sees those things as they disappear “ hawks was his dream, a family thats his dream, griffith is narcissist with god complex guts is exactly opposite of that, he’s simply human
@@beyondthinking5637 Let's hope that, instead of using his Behelit, he tries to master the Berserker Armor or reforges the Dragonslayer into the Godslayer!
@@PedroLucas-mg5je Yeah. Something must change for Guts to be able to combat more powerful opponents. I think that Guts needs to achieve a similar power level as Skull Knight to have a chance to go against the God Hand.
i think itll be such a good pay off however we get there for guts to stand over a defeated, powerless Griffith and just walk away from him and leave him to writhe in despair the way hes done that to guts so many times. guts needs some sort of vengeance payoff even if it isnt killing him
Totally agree. I actually do not know myself if I want to see Guts kill Griffith. There are many ways the story could satisfyingly end. There could be a huge battle between Guts and Griffith or just Guts ignoring Griffith and walking away with Casca and his friends. It all depends on what Kentaro Miura´s final message for Berserk is intended to be. He could have planned a resolving dialogue between Guts and Griffith, or keep the hatred and jealousy between them, or just let Griffith feel alone while Guts leaves him behind to think about his actions. I am very excited to see what ending Kentaro Miura envisioned and the meaning/philosophy behind it.
They should have just get Griffith part ways with Guts and Casca for good, have the last chapters be healing for them. Either Griffith live his shitty dream but feeling empty inside or getting what he deserves by some other BS from the flow of casualty. Then just do spin-offs with the rest of the characters yada-yada. Cuz it feels stagnating and a bit of a backtrack imho. RIP Miura tho
The last chapter published by Kentaro Miura, although not being an ending, felt like a conclusion of some sort. Now, it does seem like we are going back into an altercation with Griffith, which is a huge switch from the Fantasia Arc vibe where Guts was somewhat at peace beside the ones he loves while Griffith was enjoying his kingdom. Even when it feels like a backtrack, the story is continuing from Kentaro Miura´s notes, so there still was a lot more to the story after chapter 364. If they did not continue with Kentaro Miura´s exact notes, I would like your idea of simply having a closure for Guts and Griffith and doing spin-offs.
@@beyondthinking5637 I like they are going with his notes, IDK if they are leaked and haven't read anything *BöRK* only watched random videos about new chapters on YT feed. TBH they should have at least allowed Casca to heal before Griffith taking her away, would have make a more interesting dynamic cuz for all we know she isn't very aware of how things went down and how awful the falcon became.
@@kittentacticalwarfare1140 True. It would be more impactful if Casca was 100% aware. If she is able to approach and speak to Griffith without losing her mind in Falconia, perhaps we could see her perspective on things. After having Casca in such a bad mental state, I hope we now get some focus on her character.
@@beyondthinking5637 I got this clue because he presents the ultimate reaction to the Machinations of Berserk. Casca presented Guts, Griffiths mother. Griffiths mother most likely had an affair with skull knight. You can experience that energy in his portrayal of allegiance to the god hand.
the thing is that both griffith and guts represent what a no-one can do, especially guts, if i guts were something similar to "a chosen one" then the story would loose some depth
Bro, the roadmap for this final ARK is going for a full World War between the Guts army (wait, he still needs an army) and Griffiths Army! Other than that, there is something I am wondering about. If seeing Guts again causes Casca to go on a full mental break state, what will happen whe she sees Griffith again? Will the Hawk use a special kind of spell or master charisma to deceive her again?
Interesting question. In chapter 175, we saw Casca seeking for Griffith when spotting him in the distance, which would point to Casca not being scared of him as opposed to Guts. But this might just be a motherly instinct for her child (The Moonlight Boy) due to his connection with Griffith. This is becasue, in chapter 180 ones, Griffith actually gets close to Casca by holding her, she starts trembling and crying, and her mark starts bleeding. The last instance when we witnessed Casca losing her mind was in chapter 365 when the moonlight boy turned into Griffith, but it seems like she got affected by Guts´ rage rather than Griffith´s presence, although it was not clear. Nevertheless, we have seen evidence of both of them causing her pain and stress, so if Griffith does not do anything strange to Casca, the most possible scenario is that Griffith will not be able to approach her.
I wonder if Guts gives in and uses the belelit what would he become. His motive is he wants to save his friends and he needs to stop Griffith to do it. Im just curious if it would require him to kill all his friends in the process or something...which is something he wouldn't do. All of the others that used the belelit seemed to embrace the sacrifice.
It is an interesting topic to think about. The behelit can be used to grant somebody´s wish or fulfill their dream, as seen with Griffith and the Count, in exchange for their most precious possession. Knowing this, if Guts´ dream is to protect/save his friends, what would be the exchange? This is interesting becasue he wouldn't be able to sacrifice what he is trying to protect. Therefore I have only thought about one possibility. Guts has to give up his own happiness for the others. And, it would seem easy at first since Guts has gone through a lot. Sacrificing his well-being for others might seem as an easy choice yet that also generates a problem. How much more pain can Guts handle without breaking down? If he were to resort to using the Behelit, although he might protect his friends, he would also become a more sinister/evil being than anyone at this point. He would keep his friends safe, but at the cost of him becoming the worst creature in existence, one that his past self and friends would despise.
@@beyondthinking5637 yeah its definitely interesting. I know one thing after the Griffiths transformation. It seemed like around the time Guts met his new party things kinda calmed down and became a bit light hearted at times. My whole time reading it I was waiting for the bomb to go off and it seems like we are just about there.
I hope Kentaro Miura left notes relating to Skull Knight and Void. Those two seem to have a lot of interesting untold stories.They are one of the most intriguing and mysterious characters in Berserk.
About the horse thing , i think they did it on purpouse , and i think if something has to mark Schierke it would be scenes like these , the young girl saw death multiple times , but never she saw something as repugnant as that
I am not sure about this. I don´t recall it being clearly stated that sacrifices cannot use it. But it would make sense since they are supposed to be dead after all. This was clear when it was explained to Guts how he is between the 2 worlds, the undying and the living one. The only thing that I remember being stated was that the Behelit does not belong to Guts by Skull Knight.
Nice video! Also, you forgot to mention that in the panel where he sees Griffith, the edges are fangs coming down fast then clap! Just fangs. As if the beast just took over his goal of vengeance toward Griffith. And if it's the case, Guts is f*cked.
Thanks for the support. And we will see how exactly Guts and the Beast of Darkness´ relation changes in the upcoming chapters. And if the fangs symbolized what you described, then yeah, Guts is in a troublesome situation.
I’ve been following this manga from the beginning. And I must that it gets more difficult to follow. It seems as if the whole story evolves around the tragedy and misery of Gutz. The only thing he knows is suffering. And love can be a very potent source of strength and purpose and motivation. But the writer keeps taking that away from him. He never gets a real brake. And even the armor is a double edge sword. I know that a story where the protagonist has to overcome terrible odds is more compelling. But there has to bo some hope. It’s very depressing. Griffith always has the opperhand
I agree, but positively there is still hope, as you stated. Ever since the eclipse, Griffith and Guts have not directly interacted or messed with each other's journeys. Now, at the end of this arc, starting with chapter 364, it was the first time since the Eclipse that Griffith does something significant targeted at Guts. This last part of Berserk we are getting into is, in my opinion, very necessary in terms of concluding the story. Sure, Guts and Griffith could have lived separately and continued with their lives, but it would not feel like a proper conclusion. There still needs to be a showdown between the two, whether it is a discussion or a fight. This next stage of the story will be where everything we as readers have been following merges and gets a conclusion. This involves The God Hand, Guts, Casca and Griffith´s relationship, the Apostles, Skull Knight, the Moonlight boy... I know it feels like the story is just depressing, and Guts never has it his way, and with the passing of Kentaro Miura, it is possible that we do not get a proper (happy) ending that we have all been wanting, but now we can only follow along and see. If they decided to continue the story, it probably means that Kentaro Miura already left notes for the ending. So let´s hope for the best.
It is very likely. The behelit Guts has been carrying goes all the way back to the Black Swordsman Arc. And, since it has had constant appearances throughout the story, I guess Kentaro Miura already had something planned for it. We´ll just have to wait and see.
@@beyondthinking5637 I'm actually intrigued by this question .Tbh I would be interested to hear your opinion on who will use this behelit or in general what the fate of it is
Kouji Mori, a mangaka and one of Kentaro Miura´s closest friends, has taken the lead. The team has stated that they will only adapt the specific notes and drafts Miura left behind and things discussed during conversations.
It was not stated on the last page of this chapter, so we will just have to wait for further notice. Though, as I said in the video, the team will likely get a break for New Year, so we might have to wait 2 months.
Casca, Charlotte, and sonia..idk by whom but Griffith going down again.. and this time its forever..i hope someone, (witches i guess) saves Poor moonlight Child and separate him from femto's fate
No unacceptable you cat just put a main character in a story that started out Furtively and literally and then have him still to be in an even way more fked up situation tbh I highly doubt anyone person No any one individual "get over it" eeewwww that makes it even more vile foul n disgusting . then again maybe it should be ☝ for an award from the genus world record for having the worst way main character to be brutally violated battered down n beaten that big ol sword of his he be walking around with minds well be like walking around carrying his own cross Crazy huh like a blessing and a curse rolled up ☝ all in one he's putting all of his trust in to his sword instead of focusing on fighting with a fresh new Spirit self advantageous for you at any moment and time . due to his upbringing Ofcourse his out look of the world he posses a dark soul or vice versa the dark soul can posses or definitely is trying to overtake the possessor but I'm not the smartest man ever but I try n my common sense as best as possible but is it mostly if not anything less then futile to fight darkness with darkness You've got this Mentally fked up man running around there fighting demons for hmmmm🤔 (c rr yy ing out loud) instead of for (Christ sake) 😱 ooops I swear I just figured that one out on by accident. I know alot of ppl seem to be into this type of stuff claiming it to the best anime ever. It definitely has its golden moments no pun intended but it's seems 👀 as though you either for it or against it ,you either gonna Love it or Hate it i don't really see too much in between.also you've might've done it fans a disservice with that warning about how "fictional" this is but could possible have something like this of some sort happening in real life
I think guts will become more Dangerous after he accept he loss casca... A Man without nothing to loose fights like a zombie and not afraid to die cuz they are already dead
Yeah, up to this point, we have seen Guts fighting to protect his ideals and loved ones, and he has shown to be a "beast," as many have pointed out. But a man with no such things will be beyond the definition of "beast."
@@hagegesamuel that would destroy the purpose of Guts, to become like demons that killed his friends and harmed his love one, Behelit may be used but in different way, maybe Dragon Slayer fusion with it? Or there’s another way to use Behelit without sacrificing anyone and anything
@@DoganME hm, Skull Knight seemed to have given up his humanity for revenge and turned into some kind of monster. But yes, I get what you mean. But you can't use a behelith without a sacrifice. If you have no one to sacrifice, you sacrifice yourself, like the egg apostle.
I'm dreading a bitter sweet ending: Gut's will be forced to use his Behelit, and most likely he'll lose Casca before that. Then, he'll sink Falconia or something and seel the astral realm with his big sword after he curses it like SK. But it's hard to tell now, Miura said only 20 percent was left. But i forsee a big battle, with it ending on Puck. in an ending scene reminiscent of "Spring flower of days long passed". I don't see Gut's settling down in a rocking chair sadly...
There are many different ways the story could end that seem possible. It could be sad or happy and chaotic or tranquil. All of them, if implemented correctly, would work, so it is interesting to see what Kentaro Miura had planned. I personally also expect a big battle from what we have seen.
i feel like people overestimate griffith too much...describing him as this evil that is unstoppable...when in reality he's just a sleazy bastard who took up an opportunity....the one thing griffith craves for is attention and admiration,it would be so fun watching him lose his mind after he realizes that he exists only for guts development and all he is just a McGuffin in the grand scheme of things.....his existence will shatter when he realizes that it was all about guts.
Interesting point of view. I actually think that all of Griffith´s success is only in his mind. As opposed to Griffith´s selfish goals and actions, Skull Knight seems to have a better grasp of reality and what really matters in this world. And, Guts seems to be heading towards a similar path as him. In the end, what does creating a kingdom, being a ruler, a god, and being worshipped really accomplish? The answer is, only self-satisfaction. And this is strongly supported by the fact that all of Griffith´s dream is achieved by stepping on thousands of corpses and exerting pain throughout the world. Skull Knight and Guts currently also have a huge dream of killing the God Hand, but their reasons are totally opposite. Guts and from what we know from Skull Knight´s past, show that their goal originates from the desire to protect their loved ones and the ones close to them. Maybe this will be the last message in Berserk. In the big skim of things, true happiness can never be achieved. You can become a leader, a king, or even God but what makes life meaningful are the family you build while living. All of humankind has a dark side. Everyone has issues, but what makes us strive is being together, not stepping over one another. There, Guts has it correct. The most important battles are the ones you fight to protect what you treasure. Griffith, on the other hand, sees others as just pebbles that lead him to his goal. Both of them fight for totally different reasons.
DO NOT FORGET GUTS BEHERIT. he is going to hit an all-time low, and the beherit might activate, summoning the god hand. as long as he does not fully give up, and keeps struggling what i believe will happen is that he’ll get real fucked up and will sob uncontrolably, just straight up waterfalls of tears.
Perhaps. I believe the notes that Kentaro Miura left revolve more around what was going to happen in the next section/arc/phase of the story. This would explain why they did not add so much dialogue and rapidly ended the Fantasia Arc. Plus, the long break they have been taking before releasing ch. 372 would hint that they are planning something big and working with Kentaro Miura´s notes to structure the next Arc/section of Berserk.
I think the horse did take guts aback. it was the horse rode on to catch up on farnese. It was probably a horse he grew a connection to like a someone with a dog or cat. It happened to fast guts probably didnt have time to let it set in, that it stayed on the back of his mind for sometime. I guess the imagery of the horse rubbed him wrong and every time he looks at a horse, it takes him back to that specific scene.
