Hey Everyone!
I'm new here and this is my first post. I'm completely up to date with the manga and have watched the anime and Golden Age movies, though I appreciate that many of you have been fans of Berserk for way longer than I have. If you can see any holes in this theory or if it has been discussed elsewhere (I did an extensive search before registering to SK and couldn't find anything) then don't hesitate to correct me or send me in the right direction :)
Guts and the Idea of Evil
Miura's removal of Chapter 83 for reasons of "Too much plot, too quickly," is something that interests me. It implies that all the information is there to deduce Miura's intention for future Berserk storyline, so much so that it was omitted from future reprints. Whether it is or not, I don't know.. but Its always fun to speculate and I hope you enjoy this theory :)
The IoE describes himself as humanities ideal god, that he has responded to human beings need for a reason to suffer. IoE explains that by following this need he controls causality and subtly affects destiny. You could say that humanities ego and suffering is the IoE's life force and that with it he has grown in influence, eventually leading to the birth of the Godhand and apostles. We could possibly say that IoE would want there to be as much ego and suffering in the world as possible. That maybe, not having any specific end game in mind, his only goal is to survive and further reinforce his own life by creating more need for reasons to suffer, which could be why he affects causality. With all of the events in Berserk, ask yourself which character has suffered the most, been emotionally and physically tortured, constantly struggles and has the strongest reason for his suffering.
I believe Guts is IoE's Magnum Opus. His suffering, pain and reason behind them, his determination to push forward is so overwhelming it has created a separate entity within him. Guts hell-hound tells him to do things that would only create more pain, strengthen his ego and desire to do evil. I don't think it is coincidence that Griffith and Guts were so close, A sexually abused, corpse-born orphan given new meaning in life and finding his place, and love, only to have it torn away by his best friend in the most horrific manner possibly imaginable, all for Griffiths own desires. This theory assumes that the Godhand and apostles were created to bring about suffering and evil (They leave a bloody trail of it where-ever they go) that sustains the IoE and therefore the conflict between Guts and Femto / The Godhand, was purposely brought about (maybe with Skull Knight too) for this reason.
So What Does this Mean?
From looking at the timeline, It is possible that IoE has been increasing human pain and suffering (Jut before the eclipse was a 100 year war.. 100 years haha) and is looking to up his game. The corporeal realm is now merged with the world of fantasy which could possibly strengthen IoE's influence on causality allowing him to give his existence more meaning. IoE would be looking to further intensify the feud between Guts and the Godhand, maybe Griffith (Femto) actually has noble intentions with his kingdom of Falconia, maybe he is the savior everyone expects? After all, IoE told him to do as he pleases and maybe Guts conflict will turn the whole world against him? The hell-hound has no regard for innocents or even people Guts cares about, its easy to picture a scenario where IoE possesses Guts as a vessel to intensify the need humans have of him. Guts and the Skull Knight are trapped in their reason, their revenge, which is causality. The SK has been so driven that he has transcended death and still fights which could all be part of a moral message from Miura. That if Guts continues down the path into hell (as Zodd said to SK) he will never achieve his goal and end up like the SK.. But if he somehow defeats his own need for a reason, drops his pain and revenge and "kills" the Hell-hound (Maybe the entity becomes so powerful it separates from Guts and He'l fight it, who knows?) separating himself from the essence of causality, He may be able to defeat the Godhand.
An enlightened Guts? Share your thoughts please :)
I'm new here and this is my first post. I'm completely up to date with the manga and have watched the anime and Golden Age movies, though I appreciate that many of you have been fans of Berserk for way longer than I have. If you can see any holes in this theory or if it has been discussed elsewhere (I did an extensive search before registering to SK and couldn't find anything) then don't hesitate to correct me or send me in the right direction :)
Guts and the Idea of Evil
Miura's removal of Chapter 83 for reasons of "Too much plot, too quickly," is something that interests me. It implies that all the information is there to deduce Miura's intention for future Berserk storyline, so much so that it was omitted from future reprints. Whether it is or not, I don't know.. but Its always fun to speculate and I hope you enjoy this theory :)
The IoE describes himself as humanities ideal god, that he has responded to human beings need for a reason to suffer. IoE explains that by following this need he controls causality and subtly affects destiny. You could say that humanities ego and suffering is the IoE's life force and that with it he has grown in influence, eventually leading to the birth of the Godhand and apostles. We could possibly say that IoE would want there to be as much ego and suffering in the world as possible. That maybe, not having any specific end game in mind, his only goal is to survive and further reinforce his own life by creating more need for reasons to suffer, which could be why he affects causality. With all of the events in Berserk, ask yourself which character has suffered the most, been emotionally and physically tortured, constantly struggles and has the strongest reason for his suffering.
I believe Guts is IoE's Magnum Opus. His suffering, pain and reason behind them, his determination to push forward is so overwhelming it has created a separate entity within him. Guts hell-hound tells him to do things that would only create more pain, strengthen his ego and desire to do evil. I don't think it is coincidence that Griffith and Guts were so close, A sexually abused, corpse-born orphan given new meaning in life and finding his place, and love, only to have it torn away by his best friend in the most horrific manner possibly imaginable, all for Griffiths own desires. This theory assumes that the Godhand and apostles were created to bring about suffering and evil (They leave a bloody trail of it where-ever they go) that sustains the IoE and therefore the conflict between Guts and Femto / The Godhand, was purposely brought about (maybe with Skull Knight too) for this reason.
So What Does this Mean?
From looking at the timeline, It is possible that IoE has been increasing human pain and suffering (Jut before the eclipse was a 100 year war.. 100 years haha) and is looking to up his game. The corporeal realm is now merged with the world of fantasy which could possibly strengthen IoE's influence on causality allowing him to give his existence more meaning. IoE would be looking to further intensify the feud between Guts and the Godhand, maybe Griffith (Femto) actually has noble intentions with his kingdom of Falconia, maybe he is the savior everyone expects? After all, IoE told him to do as he pleases and maybe Guts conflict will turn the whole world against him? The hell-hound has no regard for innocents or even people Guts cares about, its easy to picture a scenario where IoE possesses Guts as a vessel to intensify the need humans have of him. Guts and the Skull Knight are trapped in their reason, their revenge, which is causality. The SK has been so driven that he has transcended death and still fights which could all be part of a moral message from Miura. That if Guts continues down the path into hell (as Zodd said to SK) he will never achieve his goal and end up like the SK.. But if he somehow defeats his own need for a reason, drops his pain and revenge and "kills" the Hell-hound (Maybe the entity becomes so powerful it separates from Guts and He'l fight it, who knows?) separating himself from the essence of causality, He may be able to defeat the Godhand.
An enlightened Guts? Share your thoughts please :)