Berserk's Godhand Lore Breakdown and Analysis

Now we look to the Godhand and who they are and who they could have been. Spanning from the very beginning the Godhand have been seen as mysterious individuals with little information. This video breaks down the evidence we are given in the manga with a little speculation. We try to understand who Void was in the beginning. Who Slan was before. What purpose Conrad and Ubek play. Finally looking at Griffith's role as the savior and destroyer.

Beserk is a wonderious thing and you should read the Manga. The delux edition link is down below. You can also watch the series on Crunchyroll right now if you would rather watch than read.

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[charlest]

Every so often, the algorithm gets it right. I'm glad this video popped up in my recommended.

[agamemnonofmycenae]

18:00 We do know the ambitions of Griffith. His dream, to which he sacrificed his comrades, his loved ones and his only friend, was to have a kingdom of his own. Everything that followed after his rebirth(including his rebirth) was to facilitate him acquiring such a kingdom. He took Midland, the place that he previously aspired to become king of, and fashioned from it Falconia by defeating the Emperor Ganishka. Everything else was the reckless disregard of his actions. He hunted down mages, who would potentially oppose his plan in facilitating the merge, he gathered the apostles, in order to be able to fight the monster hordes that Ganishka, an apostle, could produce, and he tried to unite the disparate elements of his army, by appearing as messianic/godly figure to the unwashed masses. He manipulated the pontiff, the nobility, the footsoldiers and ultimately even the enemy(both "seen" in Ganishka and "unseen" in the Skull Knight) to obliterate reality as is, to gather everyone under his banner, his kingdom, in the last human nation on Earth(since everywhere else there were fantastical monsters now abound).
That was Griffith's ambition and it was fulfilled to the layman's eye, but as Guts said, Griffith always strives to go higher and higher. His ambition right now may be to become ruler of the whole world->possibly more. It was said that the fifth God Hand was special and it shows if one gets to look at Griffith's history. From rags to a Messiah king of the last kingdom.

[SOULSEEKERBEATS]

The plot is too damn good, it hurts that Miura passed :( genuinely one of the best plots I've ever read in my life

(Edit) Relax people, the world is still spinning, you've probably eaten today and you're alive, it's not that serious. Relax.

[senseiace]

I mean, if Griffith is favored by the Idea of Evil, perhaps Guts is favored by something else.

[agentorange]

If there was one series that i could read again without knowing the plot it would be Berserk the intrigue in the story and all the hand written panels that Kento labored over for hours rest in peace king

[timothycuevas]

By far the best video on berserk I’ve seen. I know broad statement but you nailed all the spots and well spoken. Ty

[jonasosa]

the love I have for this is crazy. you explained this so well. skull king and skull knight went over my head when I was reading lmao

[damianstarks]

Perfect analysis of Berserk’s god hand

[mynameisjeff]

First time in a while when I watch a video of such nature and it's not regurgitated stuff, but instead something new

[skyrock]

I think Skull Knight killed the other 4 members of the godhand that we see in his eclipse flashback, after lost his lover, at that moment, he probably just went full berserk releasing his beast of darkness and just started merkin mfers

[BryceTeeg]

I am extremely amazed you never mentioned the 4 Khaos gods from Warhammer and the crossovers for the God's Hand members with them. Even Slaan basically shares a name, design, and ideology. Tbh I think that many fantasy worlds pull from biblical ideas and beliefs. Berserk and Warhammer are very similar though.

[wingusdingus]

I found berserk during the lowest point of my life. It definitely helped it not get any lower. Berserk and manosphere content. ALMOST started doing meth because I had just divorced. Living in hotels driving 2 hours to job sites and the weekends/free time I was alone in a hotel room. My only single friends from childhood or ones not busy with their families are the ones on drugs still. The women at the hotels were doing it too. Everyone was. I did try it a few times and it ain't for me. Stuff breaks people down and turns them into monsters and I can see why. I just layed in my bed listening to berserk lore for entertainment instead of going out. I don't even like anime or manga. Berserks story is something else. It's so real at times. I related a lot to it.

[hab]

IF the idea of evil is a spoiler. What could that mean?
Does it mean that the idea of evil is the ultimate big bad?
Does it mean that evil is merely an idea/concept?
A bit of both?
Also does the idea of evil exist allone or does it imply The idea of Good?

Great comprehensive video about the Godhand by the way!

[UnholyWrath]

Me from a town called midland:
Im in danger

[enjmin]

This is the content I want to watch on YouTube. Excited to what else you cook up. Very happy the algorithm brought me here

[enocalvarado]

I like your videos please keep it up, really enjoy watching yours and other YT Berserk content when I’m driving, intriguing it is

[Brightest_day]

I really enjoyed this video, excellent berserk content. Here's a sub for you.

[agamemnonofmycenae]

12:12Artemis is mostly associated with the hunt, wilderness, and nature. She was also a virgin goddess, without pairing with anyone in the pantheon(pretty unusual occurence). Demeter would come closer to mind, when thinking of fertility, and Aphrodite would be of love and procreation. Societal norms like marriage and household were depicted through Hera and Hestia respectively, with the former also being the goddess of women in general.

[juangal]

To me I'm thinking there can't be an idea of evil without the idea of good to differentiate them.

[ddooodddoo]

Well the God hand themselves represent certain aspects like. Ambition, Treachery, Lust, Deception etc.