First time poster, long time lurker, I’d just like to share some thoughts i’ve had about this amazing chapter.
The dying woman appears to resemble Griffith. This could be symbolic of the love of Griffith for Guts or of Guts for Casca. Just like this woman appears to be a female version of Griffith, Casca appearance is a female version of Guts. Also, in the prototype for berserk there was a girl who was strikingly similar in appearance to Griffith, so I think this is an idea that Miura has had for a very long time. I’m not exactly sure what the purpose is yet, but I’m sure this is intentional.
My theory on the confusion over the 4 or 5 angels is one of a number of instances in Berserk that could possibly point to alternate timelines or dimensions. I think a central concept of this story is humankind’s will to overcome fate or of having their lives dictated by some underlying instincts, in other words, to exercise free will. Therefore, i’ve always felt that Griffith just like Void was not strong enough to overcome these forces resulting in a 5th godhand member. So i think that the story of Gaiseric and Void mirrors that of Guts and Griffith (Femto) and is almost a repeat of those events in many ways.
The skullknight, Guts, Griffith and the dead white haired woman all have strong links to the elves. It seems the elves will play a much bigger role as we get closer to the end, not sure how at this stage.
I believe the ceremony is most likely of Void’s elevation to Godhand status. I think it is possible that there could have been 5 previous members, with one being sacrificed or removed somehow before the ceremony of a new member.
It’s possible that the title of godhand is one created by Void to fit his theme of causality being in control, so that might explain the absence of the hand during that particular ceremony. Just speculation here.
Finally, I think it’s important not to get too caught up or become too dismissive of any plausible theories at this stage as I can see many getting proven or disproven in the very next chapter.
The dying woman appears to resemble Griffith. This could be symbolic of the love of Griffith for Guts or of Guts for Casca. Just like this woman appears to be a female version of Griffith, Casca appearance is a female version of Guts. Also, in the prototype for berserk there was a girl who was strikingly similar in appearance to Griffith, so I think this is an idea that Miura has had for a very long time. I’m not exactly sure what the purpose is yet, but I’m sure this is intentional.
My theory on the confusion over the 4 or 5 angels is one of a number of instances in Berserk that could possibly point to alternate timelines or dimensions. I think a central concept of this story is humankind’s will to overcome fate or of having their lives dictated by some underlying instincts, in other words, to exercise free will. Therefore, i’ve always felt that Griffith just like Void was not strong enough to overcome these forces resulting in a 5th godhand member. So i think that the story of Gaiseric and Void mirrors that of Guts and Griffith (Femto) and is almost a repeat of those events in many ways.
The skullknight, Guts, Griffith and the dead white haired woman all have strong links to the elves. It seems the elves will play a much bigger role as we get closer to the end, not sure how at this stage.
I believe the ceremony is most likely of Void’s elevation to Godhand status. I think it is possible that there could have been 5 previous members, with one being sacrificed or removed somehow before the ceremony of a new member.
It’s possible that the title of godhand is one created by Void to fit his theme of causality being in control, so that might explain the absence of the hand during that particular ceremony. Just speculation here.
Finally, I think it’s important not to get too caught up or become too dismissive of any plausible theories at this stage as I can see many getting proven or disproven in the very next chapter.