In Nietzsche's book The Birth of Tragedy, there is an interesting quote where he says that "Let us imagine a coming generation with such intrepidity of vision, with such a heroic penchant for the tremendous; let us imagine the bold stride of these dragon-slayers, the proud audacity with which they turn their back on all the weakling's doctrines of optimism in order to 'live resolutely' in wholeness and fullness" (112). Those dragon-slayers are people who stare into the abyss knowing that the world is chaos and unfair but still decide to strive forward living their lives fully. Another reference Nietzsche later makes is the Durer's knight (https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/43.106.2/) who marches with the devil and death. The common between these two is that they are always moving forward despite their actions may not move them upward. Now we return to Guts who been through the eclipse, saw his friends get murdered, his loved one raped. He is a perfect dragon-slayer in Nietzsche's definition because he experienced the abyss, the desperation of his own helplessness, but he doesn't give up on his revenge. Guts indeed is the dragon-slayer in Berserk.
However, by the same token, will Guts ever succeed is still unknown. Like the Durer Knight, his actions cannot affect the outcome. So I think I will just throw this idea out there.
However, by the same token, will Guts ever succeed is still unknown. Like the Durer Knight, his actions cannot affect the outcome. So I think I will just throw this idea out there.