I was rereading some of the older volumes today, and as I read episode 246, I remembered a question I used to have, but for which I haven't thought up a good solution yet. I haven't really seen it discussed before, and although isn't a real important subject, I decided to create a topic on it because I love the story Sonia tells Schierke
In episode 246, Sonia tells Schierke her story, and she alludes to herself as a kite, and to Griffith as a falcon (falcon, hawk, I still don't understand why Miura changed this). She tells Schierke that she thought she was a 'duck', but in fact she was something else, a kite. She didn't know how to fly, but when she met Griffith, she discovered she could 'fly', in contrast to all the Midlander's and the apostles who follow Griffith. According to Sonia, only she can feel the same sky as Griffith.
And thats what I am wondering about, what does she allude to by her ability to fly, which according to her only she and Griffith can do. Sonia's main 'ability' is the fact that she is can see the future, and this is in my opinion the most important thing what sets her apart from every other character we have seen in Berserk (other things which set her apart from the other human soldiers for example is her total lack of fear when dealing with the apostles, but some other apostles appear fearless too). Griffith, in my opinion, hasn't directly shown the ability to see the future, only that he is rather good in predicting what will happen and how people will act, which means that the main thing in which Sonia differs from other people and apostles, is an ability Griffith doesn't share, which means she can't be alluding to her clairvoyance.
One can argue though that Griffith might be able to see the future, because what is going to happen in the future, is fixed. Griffith, as a God hand, might thus be able to see the future. A weak point of this argument is the fact that Sonia doesn't seem to be aware of Griffith's true nature, which means she isn't aware of his 'special abilities'. She has never stated so. But then again, she is aware of the fact that there are inhuman soldiers in the band of the hawk, so even though, as far as I know, it isn't directly stated as such in the manga, she might know something more about Griffith's true nature.
So I am not really sure what to think about her statement about her flying together with Griffith. I might be reading to much in this, perhaps she is just a silly young girl in love, who sees herself and the one she is in love with, as 'special'.
Well, I would like to see what you guys think of this subject. What is it what Sonia and Griffith have in common, but what sets them apart from all the other people?
In episode 246, Sonia tells Schierke her story, and she alludes to herself as a kite, and to Griffith as a falcon (falcon, hawk, I still don't understand why Miura changed this). She tells Schierke that she thought she was a 'duck', but in fact she was something else, a kite. She didn't know how to fly, but when she met Griffith, she discovered she could 'fly', in contrast to all the Midlander's and the apostles who follow Griffith. According to Sonia, only she can feel the same sky as Griffith.
And thats what I am wondering about, what does she allude to by her ability to fly, which according to her only she and Griffith can do. Sonia's main 'ability' is the fact that she is can see the future, and this is in my opinion the most important thing what sets her apart from every other character we have seen in Berserk (other things which set her apart from the other human soldiers for example is her total lack of fear when dealing with the apostles, but some other apostles appear fearless too). Griffith, in my opinion, hasn't directly shown the ability to see the future, only that he is rather good in predicting what will happen and how people will act, which means that the main thing in which Sonia differs from other people and apostles, is an ability Griffith doesn't share, which means she can't be alluding to her clairvoyance.
One can argue though that Griffith might be able to see the future, because what is going to happen in the future, is fixed. Griffith, as a God hand, might thus be able to see the future. A weak point of this argument is the fact that Sonia doesn't seem to be aware of Griffith's true nature, which means she isn't aware of his 'special abilities'. She has never stated so. But then again, she is aware of the fact that there are inhuman soldiers in the band of the hawk, so even though, as far as I know, it isn't directly stated as such in the manga, she might know something more about Griffith's true nature.
So I am not really sure what to think about her statement about her flying together with Griffith. I might be reading to much in this, perhaps she is just a silly young girl in love, who sees herself and the one she is in love with, as 'special'.
Well, I would like to see what you guys think of this subject. What is it what Sonia and Griffith have in common, but what sets them apart from all the other people?