In humankind’s collective wisdom, they say that the darkest of days brings out the best in people… or the worst. It’s confusing. Life is confusing, and also brutish, nasty, short, horrifying and oftentimes merciless. If you’re a Berserk fan, you’re already painfully aware of this.
Practically everything in the world of Berserk is messed-up, perfectly demonstrating the worst that people have to offer. You probably empathize with at least one specific character, which makes all of the trauma they’ve had to endure much more nauseating.
Despite that, you can’t help rooting for them, praying they could at least get a happy ending. Hopefully. Please. Even dying peacefully would count at this point.
Berserk fans are legendary for their psychological pain tolerance. If we dragged you kicking and screaming to live as one of the series’ main characters, who would you prefer to be?
Which Berserk character are you? Which of your intrepid and long-suffering heroes (or villains) strikes a chord with your own personal strife? Take our quiz and find out!
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Among the most popular series in seinen, Berserk occupies a hallowed spot for featuring some of the grittiest stories, darkest character arcs and generally depressing content to ever come into the manga scene.
The late Kentaro Miura, the series’ esteemed creator, produced the first prototypical version of the work in 1988 and began publishing his work the year after, introducing the world to series mainstays like Guts, the forever-beleaguered main character, and Griffith, an ambitious mercenary leader, for the first time.
Miura’s work quickly attracted fans tagging along with Guts on the never-ending trauma conga line, learning of the horrific circumstances which would lead him to become an emotionally-troubled mercenary for the Band of the Hawks.
Guts’ kickass escapades with the Hawks would also later be complemented by his growing relationship to fellow soldier-of-fortune Casca, and his deep bond with Griffith, which would set up one of the most grimdark story arcs in seinen history.
Famed for its bleakness, the series squeezes out as much value as possible from its medieval setting, portraying humanity at its most barbaric or most refined. Guns and other forms of futuristic technology also abound, because there’s only so much gore that melee weapons can make.
There’s a lot of sorrow in this series, but also a lot of displays of how the human spirit can overcome being evil in a terrible and unjust world.
Which Berserk character are you? We recommend reflecting on the results of your personality quiz while alone someplace dark, with Guts’ theme playing somewhere.
The God Hand is a group of five demonic beings of immense reality-warping power that carry out the will of the Idea of Evil in the physical realm.
The Idea of Evil itself represents the shared thoughts and emotions of humanity, which takes on a dark and negative aspect overall.
Ruling over the apostles, the God Hand is currently represented by Void, Slan, Ubik and Conrad. Every 216 years, the Eclipse festival provides an opportunity for humans owning the Crimson Beherit to transcend into their demonic forms. Their “youngest” member, Femto, is an ascended form of Griffith.
Griffith’s character is defined by his high ambitions, intense work ethic that borders on ruthlessness, and easy-going charisma which he has fine-tuned to appeal to people from all walks of life. He also turns this charisma into a tool to grow his influence and power, attracting several followers such as the Band of the Hawk.
In the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator framework, all of Griffith’s personality traits are also most strongly expressed in the Commander (ENTJ) type, as he is single-minded in reaching his dreams, excels in executing his plans to reach said goal, and enjoys mobilizing people to help him achieve his designs.
