And I think it’s a point that applies to not just the world of Berserk, but also our own world. Why did Miura choose recognizable figures like Poseidon and Artemis? I think he’s trying to show a marked change in the nature of evil-in even the strategy of evil-between the old guard and the new. More interesting to me were the philosophical implications. Turns out, the answer is affirmative.īut all of that simply addresses the logistics. It explains his preoccupation with Void, as the last surviving member, but also answers the question of whether Guts is even capable of taking on members of the Godhand. Also likely is the possibility that Skull Knight played a large hand in killing the four previous members of the Godhand. Quite clearly, the Godhand is limited to five members and the four members we see in the flashback were likely killed somewhere along the line and replaced by the four we are familiar with.
#GOD HAND BERSERK SERIES#
First, it tells fans of the series that the Godhand can be defeated in some way. Poseidon Lions of Sumeria, Lions of Ishtar Cycladic Fertility Idol Artemis/Diana of the Ephesiansīut what does this mean? Well the first part I can say for certain and the second ambles into my own personal theory. This was quite interesting to me as I have written for BtT before on the topic of a Christian theology of world religions and lowercase gods. Though we are not given their names in this chapter, their respective appearances seem to indicate that, in Miura’s world of Berserk, gods of antiquity, which we would recognize, are demonic apostles and numbered among the members of the Godhand. These members are allusions and references in their own right, but to something much older-pagan gods of antiquity and various cultures.
However, the Godhand members seen in chapter 362 are entirely different, with the exception of Void. Quite dark, quite grotesque, right up Miura’s alley and you can hardly argue its effectiveness in prompting the desired reaction. The Godhandįans of the series will likely have read how Miura’s inspiration for the Godhand was from the horror series Hellraiser.
But, instead of the members of the Godhand readers are accustomed to seeing, we see four very different members. In the flashback, one of the glimpses is of Skull Knight’s nemesis in the Godhand, Void.
#GOD HAND BERSERK TRIAL#
Guts has certainly experienced enough of that already through trial and error, but these flashbacks allow us to see not only how the armor affected Skull Knight, but also the enemies Gaiseric, as the Skull Knight, faced. The smith hopes these memories will be a warning to Guts of the armor’s dangers and self-destructive power. The smith activates Guts’ armor and the memories stored in it from a time when the Skull Knight-whom we’ve now seen confirmed to be King Gaiseric-used the berserker armor. The new chapter is short, but shows Guts meeting the smith who created the berserker armor. Because, understanding these new developments affects the way we will read Berserk as, hopefully, the series is entering a more consistent release schedule (Lord, may it be so). Think of this as my personal fan theory about where Kentaro Miura may be taking the story from a philosophical angle. I’d like to discuss some of those revelations, but one particularly, and its possible implications. The manga, Berserk, has now been in production for 30 years and, as amazing as it is to say, many fans who’ve followed the manga from its beginning, and newbies alike, have finally gotten answers to mysteries unaddressed for decades. I haven’t spoken in a while, but BtT was gracious enough to let me nerd out about the most recent chapter entry in the Berserk manga, chapter 362. I hope you enjoy his brief return to the blog as he discusses on his favorites, Berserk. Today we have a guest post from an old and familiar friend, Matthew, who in addition to having written many articles for us during his time on staff, formerly hosted the Team Anchester portion of the TangleCast.
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