In Berserk 4, Guts continues to make his way as a mercenary in Gambino’s band. His upbringing his harsh as hell, with abuse at the worst and inconsistent love at the best. This drives Guts to spend most of his time swinging his sword, implying that this pain is what drove him to become so strong. I frankly hate this. Berserk is at its worst during the torture and rape scenes, but it’s at its second-worst in the implication that pain equals strength. This is edgelord […]

In the third volume of Berserk, Guts triumphs (barely) in his battle with the Slug Count, once again relying on cannon-in-arm ex machina to blow away an Apostle. Unfortunately, the God Hand intervenes, and Guts gets his chance finally to swing his sword at the demon Femto, who he calls Griffith. The pain of being so near a demon of that strength while branded nearly kills Guts, but his indomitable will carries through and he is able to at least make the attempt. Unfortunately the […]