RedDevilFC
This avatar is totally illogical.
Let me start off by saying that I think the vast majority of characters in the Berserk universe are both interesting and "three-dimensional"; they resemble real people.
For me, two glaring exceptions to this are Farnese and Serpico, whose characters have no internal consistency, and who are woefully out of place as members of Guts's band.
Before the tail end of Vol. 21, Farnese is portrayed as a hysterical, violent, sadomasochistic, incompetent, insane, cruel, pyromaniac idiot. Then, suddenly, within a few volumes, she changes into a warm-hearted, caring, sane individual who acknowledges her failings, but works hard at improving them.
Huh? How does this make any sense? She just suddenly changes into a completely different person? Without any rhyme or reason?
Also, what's her purpose in the group, besides feebly trying to protect Casca, and failing miserably at it, in the process forcing some other character to save both of them? I mean, at the very least Isidro is funny, can take out a few enemies, and is working hard at becoming a serious warrior. What does Farnese offer again?
I also have a problem with Serpico's character. You're trying to make me believe that someone as intelligent and powerful as him would be a bitch to every Farnese's little whims, even if she is his half-sister and inadvertently helped him to become a noble?
Even if one were to accept that he's an extremely weak-willed, pussy-whipped individual, his character is just so contradictory.
Apparently, he's willing to get wounded a couple hundred times because Farnese continually makes him fight duels, without harming the noble in question, but he independently confronts Guts and tries to mercilessly kill him because he's worried he might make her unhappy?
I realize that's not a clear contradiction, but it doesn't mesh well with his generally phlegmatic, carefree, dependent mindset at all.
Am I the only person who thinks this way?
Edit
I am a goddamn idiot and failure. I meant to post this in the "Characters" subforum. Can one of the mods move it there? Thanks.
For me, two glaring exceptions to this are Farnese and Serpico, whose characters have no internal consistency, and who are woefully out of place as members of Guts's band.
Before the tail end of Vol. 21, Farnese is portrayed as a hysterical, violent, sadomasochistic, incompetent, insane, cruel, pyromaniac idiot. Then, suddenly, within a few volumes, she changes into a warm-hearted, caring, sane individual who acknowledges her failings, but works hard at improving them.
Huh? How does this make any sense? She just suddenly changes into a completely different person? Without any rhyme or reason?
Also, what's her purpose in the group, besides feebly trying to protect Casca, and failing miserably at it, in the process forcing some other character to save both of them? I mean, at the very least Isidro is funny, can take out a few enemies, and is working hard at becoming a serious warrior. What does Farnese offer again?
I also have a problem with Serpico's character. You're trying to make me believe that someone as intelligent and powerful as him would be a bitch to every Farnese's little whims, even if she is his half-sister and inadvertently helped him to become a noble?
Even if one were to accept that he's an extremely weak-willed, pussy-whipped individual, his character is just so contradictory.
Apparently, he's willing to get wounded a couple hundred times because Farnese continually makes him fight duels, without harming the noble in question, but he independently confronts Guts and tries to mercilessly kill him because he's worried he might make her unhappy?
I realize that's not a clear contradiction, but it doesn't mesh well with his generally phlegmatic, carefree, dependent mindset at all.
Am I the only person who thinks this way?
Edit
I am a goddamn idiot and failure. I meant to post this in the "Characters" subforum. Can one of the mods move it there? Thanks.