Headless_Death
u/QuartetGhent
I have had this as a discussion before with a couple friends, and they immediately think that Guts must be special in someway. Which fits into the "Hero's journey" archetype. For example Harry Potter was the son of respected wizard, or Luke was the son of the greatest Jedi. So with this line of thinking, Guts could be special by having a blood relation with a notable character, or royal blood, or in the case of fantasy maybe special strength granted through some sort of mixed birth(Like the part demon/devil that likes to appear so much in anime).
In my opinion, the needs to be special doesn't fit for Guts. I feel the power of the story pushes Guts to be of Mundane Roots, but with the overall push to show that he is a survivor. He was born to the death of his mother hanging from a tree. Abandoned by all, but survives to see another day thanks to Shisu. Had rough childhood where he was taught to survive or die by Gambino. Each step of his life demonstrating the strength of the will to survive despite "only being human" or despite unwelcoming odds. His growth as a character shifts the focus of not just self preservation(Early life), but ensuring the survival of others(OG BoTF, and current traveling party) through his will and resolve breaking beyond the norm of what should be possible with only having mundane roots and manifesting into his many extraordinary feats.
With that in mind, I think that the story has it all wrapped up on his Lineage. I think he was born to a common woman, maybe hung for being suspected as a heretic, and then taken in by Shisu and Gambino. I think anything beyond that is likely to be irrelevant.
Just wanted to get an idea of what the thoughts of other readers were on the topic.
In my opinion, the needs to be special doesn't fit for Guts. I feel the power of the story pushes Guts to be of Mundane Roots, but with the overall push to show that he is a survivor. He was born to the death of his mother hanging from a tree. Abandoned by all, but survives to see another day thanks to Shisu. Had rough childhood where he was taught to survive or die by Gambino. Each step of his life demonstrating the strength of the will to survive despite "only being human" or despite unwelcoming odds. His growth as a character shifts the focus of not just self preservation(Early life), but ensuring the survival of others(OG BoTF, and current traveling party) through his will and resolve breaking beyond the norm of what should be possible with only having mundane roots and manifesting into his many extraordinary feats.
With that in mind, I think that the story has it all wrapped up on his Lineage. I think he was born to a common woman, maybe hung for being suspected as a heretic, and then taken in by Shisu and Gambino. I think anything beyond that is likely to be irrelevant.
Just wanted to get an idea of what the thoughts of other readers were on the topic.