One year of torture vs. a lifetime. Remember, in the end Griffith gets to become a Godhand while Guts still gets gimped by life in general.
Eh, i suppose gatts has had it worse than grif overall. Maybe i should change my stance a bit and say what happened to grif is the worst single thing that has happened to anyone in berserk.
I gotta say , i really don't understand why people underestimating gatts makes you guys feel sorry for him. Does gatts occur to you as the kind of guy even cares what other people think of him? I can't see how people underestimating him possibly hurts him. *shrug*
Anyway, another reason i admire rather than pity gatts is because unlike many (most even) of the berserk characters, he has the strength to fight the crap that happens to him.
And the most obvious thing: gatts is still alive. Roshinu and the Hawks all died tragic deaths. Gatts life sucks right now, but i'd call it better than being dead. Gatts even enjoys his life sometimes... in a sadistic, homocidal type way, but it's enjoyment nonetheless.
Eh, i wouldn't say "no love" don't forget shizu, or the ointment thing.there was no love for him as a child either.