Griffith
With the streak of a tear, Like morning dew
MaN said:if hawks were to show up then sonja wouldn't have been so anxious about leaving the city and advising schierke to do the same...
Maybe, but maybe not. Sonja wasn’t in a hurry to leave herself, she just warned Schierke to get out of town. Doesn’t say anything specific about the circumstances of the devastation, just that it’s going to be very bad to stick around. I'm sure the Kushans will probably do the burning, but that doesn’t mean the Hawks won’t show up and contribute to the destruction (they like burning things too if I remember, like witches =). Anyway, Sonja obviously knew about the destruction well in advance, so that means the Hawks do to. Who knows, maybe in a nice bit of fitting irony Schierke will be the one to actually burn the city down? Isidro has already hinted at the idea a couple of times. ;D
So I’d say the Hawks showing up or not is at least a fair toss-up, and my gut feeling is that they will. We know they’re nearby, we know they know about the attack/burning, it would make perfect sense that they’d come to save the day, or at least try and kill the Kushan forces, and most of all, because Skull Knight said so. There have been hints everywhere, what Skully said, the Hawk talk when they entered the city, and then Sonja and Mule appearing out of the blue. It all looks like a classic Miuraesque setup for one hellish climax between the major players. We know that this is, more likely than not, going to end with Guts' and co. escaping out of town on a ship, but I think that’s just the epilogue to something much more important. Vritannis will have much more impact on the series than just a boat ride. Afterall, Guts is a man with a family to protect and a past he can't escape. ;)
Of course, the other reason I’m so certain of all this is because I can’t think off all the other unexpected stuff Miura might pull out of his trick bag. Anyway, I guess the best way to put it is I'd be surprised if The Hawks didn't make an appearance, Griffith included.