Scorpio said:He has already resisted the temptations of revenge, he is no longer interested in pissing contests between monsters. The beast has already said thay he will bide his time until the right moment- and without the beast, Guts is his perfect self. He's matured a lot since his quest for revenge.
Gangstap has a point though. Guts has been making efforts but he still wants his revenge. And even if he has the possibility to start a new life, sooner or later that'll be an issue. Besides, let's be honest here, we all know he's not just going to turn his back on his past and live a quiet life.
Walter said:Only incidentally. He just happened to be near Griffith at the time of Silat's covert ops. assassination mission. And I wouldn't qualify that as "the war" anyway. What happened at Albion was totally independent from the Kushan/Allied conflict.
Well when he fled Albion with Casca he did come across a very large Kushan force (at the very end of volume 21), but that's about as relevant as being in Vritannis next to the Holy See alliance's troops. Sure, he was not far from the conflict and had some skirmishes with the Kushans, but he didn't actually fight in the war on one side or the other.
Ramen4ever said:What if Guts consciousness was magically integrated into an object.. say an armor. The result would be Guts becoming a lot like the Skullknight. Not the ideal way for Guts to "survive" but if it's his branded body that the Vortex of Souls is after then this could be one solution.
The Vortex of Souls doesn't care for people's corporeal bodies (I refer you to its name). Why do you think the body of an apostle reverts after his or her death? It's because their corrupted soul is taken away, and it's their soul that's imbued with evil when they become an apostle. The body is left as an empty shell, like for anyone else. The astral impacts the material, don't forget that. And it's the same for the Brand. It goes beyond a mere mark on one's body (otherwise it'd be devoid of importance honestly).
Gangstap said:There is so much foreshadowing going on here... most of which is quite depressing...
I don't think it's all that depressing... See what Shadax said.