Analyzing Evil: Griffith From Berserk

Welcome everyone and welcome to episode fifty-seven of Analyzing Evil! Our feature villains for this video is Griffith from Berserk. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching. If you have any feedback or questions feel free to let me know below!

The songs used in this video are from an album called Call to the Deep by Kurotokage.

#Griffith #Berserk

[TheVileEye]

Hey everyone just wanted to clarify a couple things that I chose to do in this video.

I called Griffith the White Falcon instead of the White Hawk because that was the original intent of Kentaro Miura. The only reason he's referred to as a hawk in the English version of this story is because the word that is used for Falcon and Hawk in Japanese are interchangeable.

Also, I chose to pronounce Behelit as Beherit as this was the original intent as well. Behelit sounds better to the English ear, but the word is derived from the Syriac word for Satan and it makes much more sense for it to be pronounced in this way.

That's all everyone, I hope you enjoy!

[sodagirl]

"Whilst making love to Charlotte, Griffith can only think of Guts"
Thats it, thats the entire Berserk Fandom right there.

[WieldingEminator]

The irony here is that Griffith got exactly what he wanted, and he still longed for what he had.

[harrison]

Griffith: I could never be best friends with someone who doesn’t dream for themselves

Guts: Guess I’ll go dream for myself then so Griffith and I can be friends

Griffith: Wait come back I didn’t mean it like that!!!

[aaroncohen]

I love Rickert in this story. And especially when he visits Griffith’s new kingdom and slaps the fuck out of him for everything he did. That’s honestly pimp status right there.

[Cmoth]

The physical description of Griffith would be similar to Lucifer prior to the Fall. Unlike what people want to believe, that a demonic personality would be as ugly as their motivations, Lucifer is described as being one of the most beautiful of God's creations. It may have been the intent of this description to warn people against being led astray by the noble or the thought of "the greater good". Just because something is striking and brings you joy, doesn't mean that it is benevolent.

[maxducks]

Griffith is by far my most hated character in all of fiction. And that’s a good thing. Never have I felt so betrayed by, so angry at, so compelled to wish utter obliteration and death towards a fictional character. No other villain has ever made me feel that way. And for that, Griffith is my favorite villain of all time.

[lerolero]

A villain who shows his evil only once, but lasts for an eternity

[tyrellrivera]

Griffith is a great representation of the trope, "Light is Not Good."

[VivaLaReverend]

Miura's ability to toe the line between philosophical concepts like fate and free will is probably the most subtle of his legendary writing skills, but it fleshes out everything about the world of Berserk. To this day people can argue all sides of the story and present perfectly valid reasons for their stance. Truly masterful writing

[dcifer]

He actually did it. He analyzed Griffith from
Berserk. That is one thing to be thankful for.

[TheMaddestofLads]

In my opinion, a crucial factor of Griffith's personality is his desire for control. When growing up as an urchin, it is easy to see that Griffith felt little control over his own life. He desired not only to control his own destiny, but the fate of those around him, and those in the kingdom he sought. Guts entered Griffith service as a pawn due to a wager, but there was something in Guts that Griffith deeply admired, something that Griffith wanted to control, to own. There did appear to be a genuine friendship between Guts and Griffith. However, Griffith made it clear on multiple occasions that Guts belonged to him, and existed to help Griffith pursue his dream. It was therefor unacceptable for Guts to pursue his own dream of becoming someone that could be considered Griffith's equal, as this would mean that Griffith would lose control over Guts.

[Mojavay]

Griffith is the definition of “building trust takes years, it only takes a moment to lose it all”

[huntermcbucket]

A villain in every sense of the word he is one of my personal favorites and how it affected on the main character. Rest In Peace kentaro

[Chaosgremlin]

It’s amusing that Griffith looks so pure and good, while Guts looks so evil. The roles are completely reversed.

[stephenmachado]

Im pretty sure Griffith is supposed to be the anti christ mentioned in the Christian bible. Everything lines up. He died, was resurrected, and had a human nature. He was loved by most, and brought on the dark age just like it was written.

[neelzen]

The scary part of griffith is how real of a character he is. The most dangerous types of people are the ones who are charismatic but are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their ambition, even if it means sacrificing other lives. The sad part is his followers, swayed by his charisma, would willingly give their lives for his dreams. A master manipulator that makes you believe you are doing the right thing by being loyal.

[roma]

I’ve been a fan but never thought you’d cover something like Berserk. This is awesome.

[artistofcybertron]

I love how 3 dimensional Griffith is! Griffith was not only distraught about losing a close friend, but he also felt like he lost his strongest asset to his achieve his dream. Guts strength won Griffith a lot of battles, he valued that in Guts as well.

[sword]

One thing I always remembered when I read berserk was when Void called Griffith The Blessed King of Longing. One of the final things Griffith says in the final chapter of berserk is "Only a vague sense of longing remains."