I tried doing a bit of searching of the entire forum and looked at the titles for every thread in this board in particular, but my efforts may have been inadequate and these could be well covered already.
Anyway, I am confused about how the elemental kings and Idea of Evil compare. The Idea is a manifestation of man's desires, or something to that effect, so it is a creation of man, not a creator, as far as I can tell. Are the kings similar, being creatures born of the elements, or are they the creators of the elements of the natural world? For example, did the king of water (unsure of proper title) create the rivers and oceans, or did the rivers and oceans spawn the king? Sort of a chicken/egg question, I suppose.
I also do not fully understand what it is either the Idea & God Hand or the kings do. The Idea is supposed to effect causality, through the God Hand, if I understand correctly. If that is the case, then that means that mankind's desires shape it's fate, which makes sense in a way, I guess. But there seems to be a distinct malevolence to it (the Idea of Evil) and I'm trying to see how that factors into cause and effect of man's actions. Is there some sort of move to destroy man through his own desires, or is it more an attempt to affect the entire physical plane and not just humanity? That man is a negative force in the world? Is the Idea a separate entity now, or is it a collective? Does it work for or against mankind? It seems it shouldn't, it manifested from people, so it should wish to sustain people. But the actions of the God Hand and Apostles seem to be about destruction and suffering. Is it atonement or cleansing perhaps?
Do the elemental kings work to counter/augment this, or is there disconnection, considering the fact that most of humanity has abandoned/ignored magic in the Berserk world? I have read a few posts suggesting that the elemental kings are perhaps a force of 'good' in relation to the Idea of Evil. I may be quite wrong, but the forces of nature appear somewhat neutral in the affairs of man. It seems the elementals can be quite indifferent to man since they are not acknowledged by the judeo-christian element. They will aid Schierkeon request, but don't appear to conflict with the Idea actively. But the God Hand attacked Flora, who was a servant of sorts of the elemental kings.
What kind of connection is there between the natural forces and the souls/spirits? Are nature and magic the same in Berserk, is the power of the Idea magic of a similar vein? Ganishka has powers beyond other apostles, and bestows it upon followers. This magic seems to be nature based, while the God Hand displays don't appeared tied to the elements necessarily. I have trouble understanding because of the separate worlds of Berserk. There are beings that control the elements on the physical plane, yet exist on another.
Is there a suggestion of who/what the ultimate creator is in the Berserk world? Something that made the world and man? I cannot tell if any beings so far create, they all seem to only manipulate.
This is more speculation, but would Guts be a result of the elemental kings, the Idea, or his own separate will forcing him to survive? I can see the sort of parallel between he and Griffith in the way fate and the Idea has affected them, but Griffith was prophesied and became a God Hand. Guts is human still, and I wonder what the significance of his struggle and survival is, why he survives when his comrades fall. Is he somehow chosen as well? I can't say that I understand how that works since there are beings that shape the future in Berserk. I don't understand how far free will goes there.
Anyway, I am confused about how the elemental kings and Idea of Evil compare. The Idea is a manifestation of man's desires, or something to that effect, so it is a creation of man, not a creator, as far as I can tell. Are the kings similar, being creatures born of the elements, or are they the creators of the elements of the natural world? For example, did the king of water (unsure of proper title) create the rivers and oceans, or did the rivers and oceans spawn the king? Sort of a chicken/egg question, I suppose.
I also do not fully understand what it is either the Idea & God Hand or the kings do. The Idea is supposed to effect causality, through the God Hand, if I understand correctly. If that is the case, then that means that mankind's desires shape it's fate, which makes sense in a way, I guess. But there seems to be a distinct malevolence to it (the Idea of Evil) and I'm trying to see how that factors into cause and effect of man's actions. Is there some sort of move to destroy man through his own desires, or is it more an attempt to affect the entire physical plane and not just humanity? That man is a negative force in the world? Is the Idea a separate entity now, or is it a collective? Does it work for or against mankind? It seems it shouldn't, it manifested from people, so it should wish to sustain people. But the actions of the God Hand and Apostles seem to be about destruction and suffering. Is it atonement or cleansing perhaps?
Do the elemental kings work to counter/augment this, or is there disconnection, considering the fact that most of humanity has abandoned/ignored magic in the Berserk world? I have read a few posts suggesting that the elemental kings are perhaps a force of 'good' in relation to the Idea of Evil. I may be quite wrong, but the forces of nature appear somewhat neutral in the affairs of man. It seems the elementals can be quite indifferent to man since they are not acknowledged by the judeo-christian element. They will aid Schierkeon request, but don't appear to conflict with the Idea actively. But the God Hand attacked Flora, who was a servant of sorts of the elemental kings.
What kind of connection is there between the natural forces and the souls/spirits? Are nature and magic the same in Berserk, is the power of the Idea magic of a similar vein? Ganishka has powers beyond other apostles, and bestows it upon followers. This magic seems to be nature based, while the God Hand displays don't appeared tied to the elements necessarily. I have trouble understanding because of the separate worlds of Berserk. There are beings that control the elements on the physical plane, yet exist on another.
Is there a suggestion of who/what the ultimate creator is in the Berserk world? Something that made the world and man? I cannot tell if any beings so far create, they all seem to only manipulate.
This is more speculation, but would Guts be a result of the elemental kings, the Idea, or his own separate will forcing him to survive? I can see the sort of parallel between he and Griffith in the way fate and the Idea has affected them, but Griffith was prophesied and became a God Hand. Guts is human still, and I wonder what the significance of his struggle and survival is, why he survives when his comrades fall. Is he somehow chosen as well? I can't say that I understand how that works since there are beings that shape the future in Berserk. I don't understand how far free will goes there.