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nox-artemis · 1 year

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So recently, a popular cosplayer who cosplayed Casca caused a stir when she blocked a douchebag who used the Femto "compliment" on her cosplay and they used her blocking them as a flex. I'm happy that - on Twitter at least - there was pushback against this sort of behavior because I've definitely experienced that shit (if any of my longtime followers recall from 2015-18 when I cosplayed a lot) and unfortunately I didn't really get that much support outside of Tumblr. And I've known other cosplayers who dressed as Casca who experienced the same tired "compliment."

But it's also reminded me that a lot of stuff hasn't really changed, because in essence, the Berserk fandom isn't anymore enlightened or ideal than other anime and nerd fandoms, which collectively has a problem with r@cism, sex!sm, h0mphobia/tr@nsphobia, PDFiles, and etc. Unfortunately Berserk fandom and fans still suffer from this weird collective delusion that it's set apart from the behavior of other fandoms because Berserk is often pedestalized ("Berserk is deeper than other manga"), and a lot of fans use that as a shield from legit criticism about both the work and the fandom. I've been saying it to ad nauseum, but as an older female fan, Berserk just barely discusses S.A. in a more serious way than any other story, specifically in the anime/manga medium (and sadly, a lot of the industry is a reflection of the society from whence it came, and Japan is still a deeply patriarchal society - and in turn, a lot of fans still look at Japan with rose-tinted glasses).

Someone else could probably do a much better analysis on the gender politics of anime and manga (because I've come across other titles that talk about S.A. just as or more seriously than Berserk - but they were shoujo, sooooo....), but anyway the story took steps in addressing male S.A., but still took steps back when depicting the standard female S.A., and the grotesqueness of any acts still hasn't caused many fans to forge much empathy toward the topic of S.A., or else, well, I wouldn't be making this post about fans giving r@pe "compliments" to female fans. (not to mention all of the Donovan jokes, how the Qliphoth scene isn't regarded as S.A. because it's female on male, people still making the case that Casca "enjoyed it", etc.)

So basically what I'm trying to get at is that the Berserk fandom is still bad at addressing fandom problems and general discussion about S.A. because a lot of Berserk fans - I feel and have observed over the years - set themselves apart from Other fandoms. Can't really address issues that fall under the general nerd umbrella until people resign in the fact that Berserk isn't that special to be set above the standard.

I know that hurts a lot of people's ego - because I feel that many of the fan who engage in this shitty fan behavior are also the fans who lean on Berserk to validate themselves - but it's true and you should stop.

#berserk stuff #I can't get anymore hate than that I've already accumulated over the years #because it's Tumblr and I'm a whiny feminism by default/association

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nefastum · 1 year

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Have you ever thought about writing a genderbend fanfiction about Guts as a woman & Griffith? What would a female Guts look like for you? Do you think Griffith would act the same if Guts was a lady? I think he would most likely pursue her but Guts would be too scared because of horrible experiences in her past and reject him and Femto...well he would do the same he did in the manga. I think this is great material for a darkfic. What do you think?

Hello there, love~ I hadn't considered writing a fic, per se, but I have seen a few fem!Guts interpretations and have been tempted to try designing my own. Perhaps I shall get around to that, so keep an eye out for my take on her.

As for if Griffith would be interested in her, I would have to say yes. I don't think it was Guts exclusively being a man that drew Griffith to him, but more so, Guts' demeanor and attitude. There was something about him that instantly intrigued Griffith to an eventual point of infatuation beyond what even Griffith could put a name to at the time. I think that same spark would be lit regardless of Guts' gender. Perhaps Guts being a woman warrior would be yet another fascinating layer to the enigma of a young mercenary.

If Guts still had that persona that fascinated Griffith, he'd absolutely still find Guts distracting. I think a key difference would be that pursuing Guts openly would not be a dangerous/scandalous affair if they were m/f. I imagine Griffith would feel less internal conflict about the intensity of his interest in Guts. Perhaps that would lead him to admiting it was love/infatuation sooner. If he did, I can imagine his approach to overt affection might be different from their m/m canon. Of course, there is still his dream to consider, so pursuing Guts as a permanent romantic partner would butt up against his need to marry into royalty still. Ahh, it is really hard to say how he would handle his feelings towards Guts if openly courting Guts was an option that wouldn't compromise his reputation in the eyes of Midland and its connection to the Holy See, even if that meant abandoning his dream for her.

If Guts still wanted to leave the band, though, and the same downfall of Griffith occurred, I agree the Eclipse would still likely be unavoidable. Griffith’s mental state was a wreck. He wasn't in the mindset to be able to handle a second abandonment. Assuming Casca and Guts still spoke of Guts leaving the band again, Griffith would probably crack the same way as canon. As for the exact events of the Eclipse... it's really hard to say. Griffith used sex before to bury his anger and pain. Accosting Charlotte after Guts left and trying to force himself on Casca in his weakened state post torture. I think the assault by Femto only follows form. He was feeling immense amounts of mental and physical pain and anger. The only question I'm not sure of in this reality is if it would be Casca or Guts herself Femto assaults? In a darkfic setting, I could easily see it going either way. On one hand, Guts would have been violated as a young girl, and being forced to watch Casca experience the same trauma would be triggering (not unlike canon tbh). On the other hand, (and I've come across this in m/m griffguts art/darkfic as well) you could make it Guts herself that Femto abuses. Almost as if to say, "You may have rejected me, but you can never deny me. You are mine. You belong to me." Dark stuff, my friend.

Quite the interesting thought exercise! Typically, I only view griffguts in a m/m light (and occasionally a w/w AU), but m/f could be really interesting as well to delve into. Tbh, gender doesn't make a huge world of difference in my interest in character relationships, aside from the in-world implications that can add strife or spice hehe. It's one of the reasons my main ships are all over the place ^ ^;; I think m/f have just as much potential for dark, angsty, heartachingly interesting storytelling as any other ♡ I'm up for anything-- especially in a darkfic mwhaha~ m/m, w/w, m/f, give me all of it.

Thank you for the ask, dear Anon ♡ You've given me much to think about~

Please, have a happy new year, as well 💕

#cw noncon #cw csa mention #berserk #griffguts #thank you for the inspiration 🙏

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beevean · 8 months

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Also watch them giving Casca powers because "she descends from Kushan mages" or some shit

Also I want a scene where Puck sings to grieve for Jill's suffering, right in the middle of Guts and Rosine duking it out

Casca will be the one decking Femto in the face during the Eclipse while calling him a stupid white devil

And the scene where Guts fucks the Female Apostle will last 5 minutes straight

c'mon guys i'm already smelling the Peak we can do this

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piduai · 2 years

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casca is such a sad character truly, i usually don't even want to touch that subject because she just disgusts me. like not casca-casca, but what is done to her y'kno. she is just constantly punished for god knows what. being a "strong" woman? being spunky? wearing men's clothes, cutting her hair short, having a temperament, being sexual, fighting? man idk. but her femaleness is thrown around so much it's genuinely disturbing. literally introduced naked in guts' bed because "warming up men is a woman's duty". passes out and falls off a cliff because of her Womanly Menstrual Pains. is overall useless and needs to be saved all the time. spends all her time either agonizing over griffith or agonizing over guts. and then the man who saved her from being raped years ago rapes her. after she's been continuously raped by monster demons while all her pals were killed instantly, because those could sniff out the coochie ig and were like Well this is not a feminist society. oh and when she's being raped her suffering isn't even the focus or anything like the narrative doesn't give a shit about that, she just happens to be guts' girl and femto's trying to hurt guts first and foremost. she's not even spared the curse of pregnancy LMFAO even after she Loses Her Mind after the torture rape hell she manages to whelp out some creature. and in her insane state the man who vowed to avenge her also tries to rape her a handful of times until his conscience kicks in and is like dude not cool. like both griffith and guts were raped as part of their tragic backstories too but they kept their agencies... they still remained themselves, they weren't reduced to that. poor casca's suffering just doesn't end. like this whole thing just screams "if you stayed put and knew your place, none of this would have happened"

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likemosaic · 3 months

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headcanon : griffith. re: griffith and being intersex.

iiiii don't know how explicit i can get, despite it not being sexual and purely medical, because of tumblr. but i'll try my best for the ease of explanation. beneath a read more for nsft discussion. tw for discussions of self hatred regarding being born intersex.

griffith was born intersex and as a result, was abandoned by his family, who assumed he was sick or some sort of changeling child. so it's part of the reason he feels so completely alone and destined in this world--he doesn't know what being intersex is or that he's normal, it's just something that happens. he's never met anyone else with his condition and genuinely, honestly believes he's deformed for a long time. even books he finds on the topic within the king's library all mention his condition as a "deformity".

griffith, as far as my research has allowed, has ovotestis, which means he has both "male" and "female" sex organs. his clitoris is formed into a penis, and he has no testicles. beneath his clitoris is his vagina, with a shortened vaginal canal. in most cases of ovotestis, only one set of genitals, so to speak, functions, and for griffith, that's his vagina. his "penis", so to speak, doesn't create anything, though it's how i think he is able to walk around naked in front of the band of the hawk, and to have penetrative sex with charlotte. there's an artistic rendering of what i think they look like but i don't think i can attach that image without getting flagged. regardless, as far as anyone knows, griffith is cis, because he has a penis, and i doubt anyone in a medieval fantasy world thinks about it beyond that.

that being said, because his genitals don't function either way, he can't get someone pregnant, nor can he become pregnant. this changes when he becomes femtoe--part of his transformation is to remain intersex, but to have "true" genitalia, due to his own self-hatred and lack of education about his condition. whether he can actually have an heir with charlotte, bear any children within his womb, or anything related to reproduction is not entirely certain, for me or for griffith. if it turns out him and charlotte do end up conceiving, i'll probably say yes, that it was made possible by the godhand; if not, i'll go the other way.

that said, griffith often fantasizes about being a "true" version of one gender or the other and has much self hatred for his condition, especially how it relates to his love interests and how they see him. it's part of why he killed gennon, to keep the secret he feels is "shameful". i think this also played a part with the eclipse--griffith wanted to establish that he was "a real man" now, by committing the violence that is typical of men and has been done to him in the past by other men.

not as important, but a smaller detail: griffith's puberty didn't fill him out like guts' or casca's puberty. he became more feminine and slender, if anything, due to a higher level of estrogen and lower testosterone.

#file : griffith.#headcanon : griffith.

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femflare · 3 years

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Guts x fem! Griffith

what if Griffith was female?

I don’t own anything - it’s only a fanart.

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imvriix · 2 years

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ℌ𝔲𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔦𝔱𝔶 .

featuring + contains ;; — griffith x fem! reader, angst, spoilers for those who have only seen the golden age arc, light cursing, overthinking

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you weren't sure what you were doing. after surviving the events of the eclipse, you lost sight of your path in life. you only ever had one goal, to survive and get by, using a way that made you happy. it was going so well too, until he had to just ruin it all for his own selfish and pitiful dream.

when he had opened up to you about his goal, you supported him, having no doubt in his abilities, but you wish someone had told you about the lengths he was willing to go to in order to achieve it.

you had come so far, you rebuilt your life and carved out your own path in a desperate search for meaning, yet finding none so far. how could you, when you had a constant reminder of that wretched day carved onto your body? but you were slightly thankful, as it attracted the most curious people to you. some with a knack for magic, some with great natural abilities, and some just talented warriors.

you were now the leader of your own band, a mix of both men and women united to try find what you yourself wish to stumble across, a new and pure meaning to your lives.

and they were sure it lay inside of you.

you were such a peculiar woman. so stoic and blank faced, yet so caring and protective. you always seemed emerged in your thoughts, off in a total daydream even whilst fighting as you got it over with within a few strokes, the look on your face always so distant. but the smarter people within the band noticed your occasional mischievous and playful attitude that you had stored away for so long.

you loved every person in your band, and they all loved you.

but you were so scared.

you were scared that there would be a repeat of the band of the hawk, you were scared that you would fail everyone you lead, you were scared that the meaning they thought they saw within you was nothing but a bunch of lies you had subconsciously believed them into thinking.

you were scared you were only leading them for your own need for meaning.

you were scared you were like griffith.

you missed everyone so much, every single one of them. except griffith.

yes, there was a mutual feeling of love between the two of you, but thinking about such a feeling being related to a man like griffith after the horrors you had seen, it just left you with a bitter taste in your mouth.

you just wanted to distract yourself, give yourself a chance to move on. you knew you shouldn't linger in the past, but you just couldn't do anything except do so. many noticed your constant alert state, worrying for you as you dismissed their concerns.

yes, you may have become more boring in your own eyes, but you were everyone elses safe place.

you sat on a tree stump as one of the children that travelled alongside your band sat on the ground in front of you, you hummed a tune as you brushed through the recently washed hair, making sure to not leave any knots.

right as you finished parting the childs hair down the middle, you got up as the kid did the same. you stared down at him for a moment as he looked at you nervously, unsure of why you were looking at him so intensely.

you let out a huff of fond laughter as you ruffled his hair, startling him as he yelled, " hey, what was that for- "

he was cut off as a dark haired man with blue eyes and a beauty mark above the corner of his lip walked towards you, dressed in full armour, " i heard a band marching this way, they are a few hours away. they're armed, and there's many of them. war demons, apostles, humans and the sort. " he states as your lips form a thin line, you nod, " alright, thank you, sergius. we will reach them before they reach us, tell the others to get their weaponry and armour ready. " you order as he smiles.

he truly did have incredible hearing.

" already been done. " he says proudly as you're face remains nonchalant, yet your eyes are a different story. " alright, ill issue orders once im ready. " you say as he nods, leaving.

the children that weren't yet trained enough to fight were still on the battlefield, yet they would instead observe the battle in order to polish their abilities and understanding further. you pay no mind to the young child staring at you with admiration as you get yourself geared up and ready for a battle.

you ride your horse to face the rows of warriors, each in their own suit of armoury and equipped with their weapons. you raise your sword into the air, " we are one. each of you is me and i am each of you. man, woman or child, when we are united, i will be unable to go down defeated. " you say as you lower your tone, " i refuse to lose my family once more. "

this leaves them confused, as they had never known much of you. not where you came from, how you created the band, why you were so distant, your past, your swordsman ship, none of it. you were a private person, always carefully crafting your words. they didn't want to pry either in case of making you uncomfortable, but they still tried to care for and comfort you, and that was so much more than you thought you deserved, simply scaring you further.

but this was the first time you ever truly said how you saw them and what they really were to you, and it encouraged them more than anything else ever would.

multiple roaring cheers were heard as you turned your horse, leading the way as sergius, a mage and the second best warrior in the band, second to you, close behind. you could hear and almost feel the happiness your band felt from your words behind you as you regretted not saying it quieter, or even letting the words slip at all. but the three behind you noticed the tinge of red on the tips of your ears.

you had been riding for hours, sergius directing you towards the marching band. you had been riding on a cliff, about to go down it as sergius stops you, " let's stay here, they're coming up as we speak. " he warns as you nod, the warriors ready with their weapons as the mage readied his celestial body and the second best warrior slid an arrow through her bow.

you had not unsheathed your weapon, patiently waiting for the band as you ordered, " do not attack until i tell you to. a cliff is not an ideal location for battle. " you said as the warriors held their breath in anticipation.

you felt the slight rumble of the ground as the army approached, a white stallion with a person in full white armoury riding it and leading the warriors. you had no intention to fight as you had only decided to ride out to see what the band was looking for, and if it was battle, so that they would not raid the area your band resided.

you unclipped your helmet as your hair fell around your shoulders. after the eclipse, you had stopped caring so much about being a female warrior and pretending to be a man like you did in your past band. you embraced your femininity, many deciding to secretly nickname you the " Goddess of War " whilst on the battlefield.

your like of sight reached the flag, you eyes widening at the familiar symbol, feeling the symbol on your abdomen become wet with blood seeping out of its lines engraved in your skin along. realisation hits as your memories flood into you, eyes glued to the man now taking off his own helmet, blue eyes staring at you in nearly as much shock as your e/c eyes, piercing into him.

your grip on your helmet tightens, " griffith. how sweet of you to visit me again. " you spit out, forcing a fake smile on your face as your eyes don't reflect it.

" y/n. " he murmurs as the shock leaves his eyes, both of you staring the other down. the woman at your side whispering, " should i shoot him down? im at a good angle. " she says as you shake your head, you gaze still fixed on the male as you say, loudly and clearly, " no. i wont let him die unless its with my own hands, is that clear? "

" so you do resent me still? " he asks nonchalantly, yet the tinge of sadness doesn't get past sonia. she's never felt this type of feeling radiate from griffith, it felt so strange, so bittersweet.

" am i not allowed to resent the man who ruined my life for his own childish dream? " you asked as he tensed, remembering how you had gone from supporting his dream to calling it childish, " but are you able to call it childish when it's coming to light? " he asks back.

" .. light, huh? they call you the hawk of light now, don't they? you used to be called the white hawk, weren't you? either way, they aren't fitting. you're no hawk of light, you're no white hawk, and you're no hero. you may have fooled those in your band, but do they know? about you? about your sins? about how you throw away those you've used until you no longer see any use for them? " you laugh.

" what is your point? " he asks sharply, making you snicker, " guess you've become a bit impatient. but do you want to know my point? " you ask.

" its to rob you of everything you worked so hard for. "

your smirk remains as both bands stare at the two of you, the new band of the hawk wondering if anyone had ever dared speak to griffith of all people that way, a mix of awe and disbelief among them, whereas your own band was unsure of what to do.

you hate him, that much they were sure of, so should they attack? but you hadn't told them to, but how could they allow their precious leader to smile so bitterly?

" .. everything I've worked for? " he repeats to himself, " you're too hung up on revenge, y/n. you, yourself have come far. you're own band of strong warriors, your name heard on the battlefield, hate me if you must, but nothing will stop me from accomplishing my dream. "

this makes you let out a giggle, then another, and another, until your heads thrown back and your hands raking through your hair as you laugh in his face.

" nothing? nothing? are you sure? you couldn't outsmart me when we were in the original band together, you never could. dont tell me that you think you're stronger than me all of a sudden just because you pathetically got yourself captured and tortured! if it wasn't for that damn amulet, you wouldn't be here. you only gave up your flesh for a year and sprouted wings, don't make me laugh, griffith. "

you spread out your arms, " this all belongs to me! those mountains, this land, everything. its all mine. " you say.

griffiths face was so priceless, he wasn't used to being talked to like this, he wasn't used to not understanding someones words.

" and im only a mere human. you may be the fifth member of the damn god hand, but you haven't got shit on me. " you emphasise as his band becomes rowdy, ready to charge yet his raises a hand, stopping them.

a man with curly black hair steps forward, " what gives you authority to speak in such a way? " his dark eyes bore into yours as you didn't take him seriously, giddy on adrenaline as your eyes mocked him, " you want to know why? it's because- "

your cut off when a young girl with blonde hair yells at you, " what do you know? griffiths a great leader, hes accomplished so much! he makes everyone happy and united apostles and humans, you dont hold a candle to him! " she defends griffith as a young man begins to freak out at her words.

griffith turns to her, about to tell her to calm down when you speak before him, " you look up to griffith, don't you? " you ask her as she nods enthusiastically, " what's your name? " you ask before griffth cuts you off, " you're business is with me, not my band. " he says as you ignore him, repeating your question as she answers, " sonia. "

" sonia, do you know what he did to get to this point? " you asked as she didnt reply, giving you your answer. you got off of your horse as griffith did the same, you walked towards one another and as you were bare inches apart you said, " he sacrificed the band of the hawk. the true band of the hawk, the one i was a part of and loved so dearly. he forced me to watch the people i lead die, and it was all his doing. the only reason he's here is because he got himself the egg of the king, the behelit. he'd have been nothing without it and its power. " you emphasised the last few words more as you stared at him directly, quickly unsheathing your blade as you got him to the ground.

you stare down at him, your expression now completely different. instead of it being full of mockery, it was now more gentle, more bittersweet and knowing. the nostalgia of the way you looked at him nearly brought him to tears, remembering it as being the exact same look you would give him when you fought side by side and he'd open up to you in private.

" do you all know what makes me superior to each of you? " you ask softly, yet loud and clear.

" my humanity. "

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#berserk #griffith #guts #casca #griffith x reader #berserk x reader #kentaro miura #anime #manga #anime and manga #oneshot #griffith x female reader #berserk x female reader #berserk griffith #berserk golden age arc #berserk femto #berserk manga #berserk guts

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ladygriffith · 30 days

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female Griffith AI art experiment

I don't own anything.

I imagine she would be way prettier but thanks to ai hotpot.

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varvargartwork · 4 years

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Sharing this one, a lil fanart piece I made with watercolours and gouache of Griffith/Femto.

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bthump · 3 years

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Guts attempting to, you know, Casca felt unnecessary, especially because female characters (Casca included) are subjected to this way too often and it feels out of character for Guts to do that.

yeah ia

My biggest problem with Guts sexually assaulting Casca, I think, is that I do kind of think that within the context of the Eclipse rape happening it's necessary. The point is to show that Guts is succumbing to his own inner darkness and it's not any better than Femto or the other monsters Guts fights. And I do think Miura needed to show that.

The problem comes back to the Eclipse rape lol. Maybe you can argue that it makes sense that Griffith's inner darkness is expressed through sexual violence when he turns into a monster, or maybe you see it as pure lazy, gratuitous shorthand for evil (we all know which side I fall under, but tbf I do think you can read depth into it if you try).

But regardless, Guts' parallel assault of Casca is 100% gratuitous and unjustified, characterization-wise.

Like I complain a lot about how Miura defaults to rape to illustrate humanity's evil blah blah blah, and that's true in the case of boring one dimensional enemies like trolls and bandits, but honestly one thing I do like about Berserk is that inner darknesses are actually expressed in a lot of different thematically-relevant ways.

Snake man ate people and was a dick nobleman who exemplified treating people as commodities. Slug was obsessed with killing heretics out of revenge and obsession with the circumstancs of his sacrifice and probably fear of his daughter's corruption and potentially self-hatred as well. Zodd roams battlefields looking for someone strong enough to fight him. Wyald's a rapey dick who likes to have a good time, but also a strong illustration of the power of fear. Rosine's narrative had some cruelty of childhood innocence elements as well as just wanting an escape to a paradise. Eggman was lonely and isolated and othered and turned others into monsters like him because of it. Mozgus is obsessd with righteousness. etc etc etc.

Griffith's inner darkness, pre-Femto, was illustrated in his willingness to do anything to achieve his dream, self-harm, happiness when a kid gets killed, smiling and pretending to be invulnerable, talking himself into risking Guts' life during the second duel, downplaying the emotional toll the Hawks' deaths take, repressing his feelings w/ Charlotte, etc.

Guts' inner darkness is illustrated in his willingness to do anything to kill a monster, self-harm, using fighting as a way to repress his feelings, torturing enemies, downplaying the emotional toll the deaths of children take on him, telling a kid to kill herself, etc.

Until suddenly out of nowhere his evil jimminy cricket is telling him to rape and kill Casca, and he loses his shit and almost does.

Getting possessed and strangling Casca, now that made perfect sense for Guts. I could easily see him physically harming her, lashing out and nearly killing her in a bloodlust, all that. But Guts' inner darkness had nothing to do with sex before this, except mmmmmaybe, arguably, in the same way it did with Griffith, ie emotional repression ("don't think about those things, all you need right now is to feel alive,") and even then emotional repression has nothing to do with the sexual assault scene in question.

Not only that, but Guts doesn't even get a reaction lol. He had a flashback and emotional breakdown after consensually fucking Casca, but sexually assaulting her warrants nothing, apparently. Like if you need just one thing to point to to show that it's gratuitous as hell, there you go.

The only reason Guts tried to rape her is because Femto did - spelled out directly in black and white text on the page even - so once again something that objectively sucks as a writing choice in Berserk is all because of the Eclipse rape lol, and could've been a whole lot better if Femto did something other than rape Casca to prove what a bad dude he is.

(Actually the one thing that makes Guts assaulting Casca make some semblance of sense is if you assume Guts is redirecting his desire to fuck Griffith at her, because of the aforementioned emotional repression context, because of like, everything about how the beast of darkness frames it as a way to get closer and closer to Griffith lol, and because of Casca's role as a weird intermediary between them. Still sucks if it happens to be a deliberate writing choice though because a) you can't hinge something as huge for a character as committing sexual assault on gay subtext and b) you also definitely should not. Plus the way it’s portrayed is still completely ooc for Guts.)

#i intended to just write 'yeah ia' but then i wanted to talk a lot more about it i guess lol #so thanks for the opportunity #anon #ask #a #b #theme: misogyny #scene: beast assault #theme: inner monster #theme: heteronormativity #theme: critique #character: guts #scene: eclipse rape

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mask131 · 3 years

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If we compare the former God Hand to the current God Hand you can clearly see the parallels.

If we go from right to left:

# The female is clearly an ancestor of Slan. Both are female entities with an accentuation on their physical feminity. While Slan rather represents a creature of lust, succubus-like, this one was based on an idol of fertility and fecundity, but both are centered around sexuality.

# The mouth-one seems to be a reflection of Ubik. They are completel opposite - where Ubik is short and round, without legs, this one is tall and thin, withouth arms. I compare the two because of the mouth - Ubik is the speaker of the God Hand, manipulating people with his words (and wearing glasses of the blind). Here, the entity also has a mouth, hinting at its role as a “speaker” of some sort.

# The small entity seems to be an older version of Conrad. Both it and Conrad are small, sloushed being with deformed faces. This face however seems to be the opposite of Conrad’s - with big eyes and mouth where Conrad’s are small or shut down. I also compare the two because Conrad is the embodiment of plagues and disasters, and this entity’s head seems based on a tragedy mask from Ancient Greek culture - tragedy, plague, disaster, it’s all closely linked.

# The last one. I’m going to be bold here and assume it is an old Femto. I am basing myself here a bit more on Neo-Grifftih, but the whole idea behind Femto and Neo-Griffith has this thematic of prince and leader, an angelic being, a character that acts as a false prophet and Anti-Christ of some sort, with strong Christian ideas. Well, this entity’s appearance reminds one of the appearance of a king or emperor figure, as well as a fatherly figure - in fact, the idea of a strong bearded man evokes the figure of how major god of pantheons (like Zeus in the Greek pantheon) were represented, as well as how God in the monotheistic religion is often depicted (the bearded man in the sky). The stylization of the hair and beard can remind one of how sunrays used to be represented (the sun being also associatied with fatherly, kingly figures), and finally his kingly-warrior outfit (what looks like an armor with a cape) strengthen the comparison with a Neo-Griffith that is both a warrior and a king.

#berserk #manga #spoilers #god hand #former god hand #femto #neo-griffith #slan #conrad #ubik #theories #analysis

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Griffith VS Zeta:An analysis on how I saw a lot of a certain eagle in the most sick and twisted villain in the history of the fictional omniverse

It all occurred yesterday, when I was about to start my nth watch of the second Angry Birds movie. Then it hit me like a BelAZ 75710:

Why didn’t I realize this before?

Turns out Ryo Asuka wasn’t the only one Griffith saw a lot of himself in. Now I theorize that Zeta is deff based on Griffith, just genderbent and a bit downplayed.

Yeah, I hear what you wanna say:

“Then, does that make Mighty Eagle Guts?”

ZIGACKLY! Except that there was no proposal or daughter involved in the long and sordid history of the GriffGuts ship and Zeta never did something stupid out of impulse and landed herself in a very bad place after her breakup with Mighty Eagle.

Alright, so let’s begin the analysis:

1. Griffith

Similarities with Zeta:

Hawk, Sort Of

Arguably Antagonistic

Turned Evil After Bad Breakup (*cough* Femto *cough*)

I Have A Dream™ (to get his own kingdom)

A Buncha Minions At His Command

Differences with Zeta:

Male Human/Humanoid Character

Did Something Stupid Out Of Impulse Right After Said Bad Breakup Then Landed Himself In A Very Bad Place

Also, He Doesn’t Have A Kid

Unlimited Super Powers With No Moral Compass (He and Guts are each other’s moral compass, but they don’t have that right now.)

Gay

2. Zeta

Similarities with Griffith:

Literal Eagle

Arguably Antagonistic

Turned Evil After Bad Breakup

I Have A Dream™ (to live on someplace warm and sunny)

A Buncha Minions At Her Command

Differences with Griffith:

Female Non-Human/Anthropomorphic Bird

Actually Proposed To Her Loved One

Has A Daughter With Said Loved One

Just Average Eagle

Straight

Gosh, it won’t be that much of a surprise when it is announced that the next issue of Berserk is all about Femto attacking Elfhelm with his very own, very modern superweapon and the RPG team abandoning Guts after learning about his bad breakup with Griffith and then heading off on their own to Falconia to stop that superweapon, except that it’s way too late for GriffGuts to repair their relationship and tie the knot like Mighty Eagle and Zeta did.

And this analysis leaves us with a buncha questions, like “Did Berserk actually get in the way of creating Angry Birds 2? Is Zeta really based on Griffith? Is this whole “Griffith=Zeta” theory TRUE?“ We may never know.

Also, have this not-so-little skit:

"I'm the cause of all this," Guts told Griffith. "I ran out on you on that fateful day, and ever since then, you have been tormented inside."

"Right now?" Griffith was absolutely flabbergasted to see him. "This is when you choose to do this?"

"Take me, not them."

"You have got some flippin’ nerve!"

"I know. I ripped your heartstrings right out. Go ahead, do your worst to me." Guts was now groveling in front of Griffith. "I deserve it!"

"You think this is about you?” He huffed. "Oh, that's so hilarious-slash-embarrassing-slash-I-haven't-thought-about-your-fat-butt-in-years."

"Wait, what?" Charlotte murmured.

"You meat-headed, uncoordinated, fish-eyed fool..." Griffith began a very long list of insults directed at Guts, causing Casca to get mad.

Farnese leaned in toward Casca, intent on watching what she was going to do next as she began hacking her way out of the chains. It looked very obvious that Farnese was in love.

"You ain't worth the salt in your bread," Griffith snipped at Guts. "You are nothing to me! You are nothin'! I don't think about you at all. I don't think about your stinkin' feet. I don't think about your rusty arms. I don't think about your rusty elbows!" Griffith declared.

"Wait, so you have or you haven't thought about me?" Guts was so confused.

"Yeah. That's very confusing though. Like when you said that, it's like you have thought about him for a minute or second," Sonia cut in, joining the conversation.

So, whaddaya think, fellas? Does it make sense, or not? To me, it makes a LOT of sense.

#berserk #griffguts #griffith #guts #angry birds #zeta #mighty eagle #leyenar's analysis

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