A lot of people say "Well he had to make that sacrifice because it would have made everyone else's death meaningless." But I don't think that was the kind of "Sacrifice" the Hawks had in mind, nor was it an ending they felt they deserved after serving that piece of shit for so long. Maybe you can say they put him on too high of a pedestal, completely destroying any chance of Griffith considering them people with their own dreams. But even excluding the choice he made, which fans can have varying opinions on, everyone at the very least should be on the same page about what he did to Casca....It was really fucked up....
Feitan actually Guts was much more battle oriented than Griffith due to his experience and skill he gained with the Hawks and Griffith saw Guts had more than what appeared on the outside which made him want to take the first strike to try and throw Guts off guard and in their first fight Guts was more about the pure violence of battle and a erratic warrior when fighting during battle
Thata the end of Griffith, Guts will forgive and let go of his rage - going opposite to what skull knight had done Then he will fight griffith not with rage and win
@@mr.bootycheeksslapperclapper no it was only one, if it was two the band of the hawk would've completely fell apart, only reason it stayed alive for a year without Griffith was because of Casca, and they were barely hanging on when Guts came back.
And Guts is his dichotomy, aspiring to be the owner of his destiny and longing to share his emotions with a significant other, Miura's narrative masterfulness
I think it's meant to be like that. Open to interpretation, just enough to keep someone guessing. I go back and forth between what I think about Griffith. I hate him but given his position, would I not make the same choices he had made?
Actually, Griffith both needs him because of his strenght, and because he's the one person he feels he can rely on. He even likes him, like a brother and friend. Problem is, Griffith is obsessed with power and feels like it's normal to manipulate people for his means. Deep down, he actually feels friendship for Guts, but that's the only way he's able to express his feelings, possession. On the opposite side, Guts genuinely wants to be Griffith's friend, not is his subordinate or instrument. He wants to be his equal. And he understood he would never be able to do it unless he frees himself from his control, because Griffith himself literally said that he cannot consider a friend someone who isn't equal to him and follows his own path. Paradoxically, if he stays with him he won't feel like he deserves to be at his side. There's so much going on in this scene, it's really powerful. Pretty complex feelings. One of the best parts in the whole series.
The ironic thing is that if Guts hadn't heard Griffith's speech in episode 10 he would probably never had left the hawks. Griffith was the one who told that a man must pursue his own dream and not relying to other people's dreams. The fact that Griffith reacted that way proves that he needed him more than anyone.
@@raulbetancourt5795 I think Griffith made that speech just to impress princess charlotte, I mean he was very charismatic, saying anything to please those that serve under him, he would do/be anything that person would want him to do/be to further his own agenda.
The way I always saw it: Griffith was so confident in himself that he was always in control of his fate, and the fate of others. But when he encountered the one thing he couldn't control, he lost it. Quite dramatic seeing a person's spirit break.
I cant believe a genius like griffith couldnt see the fact that he was completely outmatched by guts because of him slacking off and guts training like hell
To me, it is criminal that the anime isn't MUCH longer. This is so epic of a story. Seriously. Also, for some reason, I love the old anime style. It gave it a certain grit that matched the world they lived in.
I don't think Griffith knew what a friend truly was when he said that. That was just his idealized version of what he considered to be a friend. At this point Griffith already considered him one...rip
KKHHFFAANN, I disagree. Griffith isn't anyone's friend. He's a narcissist who gets off on his ability to draw people in and manipulate them. Note how he knows that Casca is in love with him, but abuses her by having her do things like sleep with Guts to keep him warm. He only cares about her when he sees that she's in love with Guts, because then he lost of source of narcissist feel goods. Guts is special to Griffith because he was practically an animal, incapable of human relationship. So to draw someone like that in and gain their unwavering loyalty? You can see what that would be a crowning narcissist achievement beyond even gaining his goal of having his own kingdom. I mean, not even a king would be able to get the loyalty of a man like Guts. And so in that light you can see how seeing Guts mature to the point of not needing Griffith anymore would be the most unbearable thing in the world for him.
I didn't get a bit more attached to him until I started reading the manga. He, Pippin, Corkus and Judeau were all good supporting characters. Rickert, too
AutismSpeaks He didn't intend to kill him, but he even said (in his mind anyway) he wouldn't care if he died anyway because it doesn't matter if he can't "make him his"
This is going back to inuyasha with Naraku. Griffin just wants to get rid of his emotions for guts but in the end he will know what he really wanted in his dreams, guts.
Guts hearing Griffith talking how all his comrades are pawns and not his friends did that. Griffith did it to himself honestly, but that is his character and that is why this anime is a masterpiece.
@@ThePresentation010 nah Griffith said what he was really feeling. He didn't see the Band of the Falcon as friends nor did he care about them as people. He just saw them as pawns. Guts happened to be a very valuable pawn because he could kill 100 men on his own.
i wonder what would happen if he said it to griffith out loud...would he have listened and picked himself up before he got a chance of thinking of something stupid?
You could argue that it ended perfectly. Guts can finally stop fighting on his magical island and reunite with a sane Casca and their kid came back to them. That's the happy ending none of us thought Berserk could have. Poetic, in a way, that it ended when it did.
@@chuck8249 yeah, there’s definitely a chance that the studio will want to finish up the story to honor the legacy of Miura. Until then, we’ll wait and see what’ll happen.
@@exempligratia101 I would be interested to see what they put out. I mean they spent decades by miuras side some of them I'm not going to discount that experience one bit
something i never noticed in years of coming back to this: Judeau's eyes in the road. The whole series he has these moments where he guides the conversation or drops some hints. And the viewer can always tell he has some regret and levity about his own view of himself. Hes strongish, smartish, quickish, and charming. But he never seems really happy. In that moment of calling out to Guts to love casca, he is doing something almost no man ever does. He pushes her away. We learn later he always had a one sided love, Cynically maybe even an infatuation with Casca. But it was rooted in a deep care and respect. His eyes in that moment drop all pretense. No charm or wit or humor. It is a direct, maybe even fatherly challenge. Are you good enough to make her happy? And seeing him waver, he defers. Maybe some human relief for his ego and far flung hope, but then the charm returns and he reminds Guts that he does wish he were the one to be the one for someone he loves. One of the many so very human elements of this story I absolutely respect. And so so odd that a comic from the 90's about dark fantasy does such elements so much better than billion dollar studios.
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I see it sort of ending that way then Guts walks away and as he begins to be far away from Griffith a sound is heard and he turns around where Griffith was laying defeated but he’s missing????....... to be continued
Griffith's aiming to marry Charlotte for political power at that time. Plus, when chatting with Charlotte alone, Griffith clearly explains that he views his soldiers, including Casca, never as his true comrades, but only mere tools to achieve his dream. Basically, Casca knew of his intentions so she picked Guts over Griffith.
Guts is one of the deepest protagonists from every series ever. Griffith, however, is just perfect. Griffith is the character that solidified Miura as one of the legends for me. He is probably, the best written villain in all of manga.
Δεν μπορούσες να το πεις καλύτερα. Άσχετα με συμπάθειες, ο Griffith ήταν και είναι ο πιο βαθύς χαρακτήρας και καθρέφτης της καθημερινής διαφθοράς του κόσμου μας.
I always took away from this scene, not only that Gut's shook Griffith's confidence in himself by his effortless defeat, but also Griffith's top lieutenants' faith in him as well. In a single stroke all that progress and confidence in himself and in his dream came unraveled. How could any man who wanted to be king be so easily defeated? Had this been a battle Guts would have killed him in a single stroke and all his hard work would have been for nothing. So of course he had to "set the universe right", things needed to make sense again. He got over zealous and charged head long into his goals and so he bedded the Princess in his panic and grief. All the careful posturing, patience and strategy that helped jockey himself into position as one day inheritor of the throne recklessly abandoned in a single decision.
How Griffith thought he could beat Guts at this point is beyond me and proves just how self absorbed he was . Guts was on another level and was the real Leader of the hawks Griffith became their strategist but their leader was Guts.
I love how guts is so calm about all this. Griffith: If you want to free yourself from my control...then just as you did before...wrest yourself away with your blade. Guts: You can't just let me go with a smile and goodbye, huh?
I haven't seen the anime, I'm reading the manga (lost children arc) and I honestly found the scene so powerful. Griffith had such a huge vision and a dream he wanted to come true, and guts not only being his most valuable warrior, but the one person he could trust to show his dark side to get dirty work done was going to be his golden ticket to truly reach there. The mere fact that this went from guts and Griffith battling the first time, and Griffith winning gracefully, to him almost having his entire right side cut off in just one swing from guts not only reveals how much stronger guts has become but how much Griffith has to lose now. If they were enemies at this point in time, he would have lost the battle, his life, and his dreams. How could someone who wanted a kingdom for himself ever achieve that if he could be killed so easily in one swing from a person as strong as guts? That realization alone makes this scene so great to me.
I always wished the golden age arc was longer. Maybe had 1 or 2 volumes with the band f the hawk adjusting to their new rank among the rich and powerful.
Its amazing that this scene can confirm so many peoples theories about what it means for the character: Is Griffith a narcissist who cant let Guts go because it strikes his ego? Is Griffith desperate to win because he doesent want to lose the only man he considers a true friend? Is Griffith destined to lose no matter what to suffer the consequences wich ultimatly lead him to the God Hand? Does Griffith have very real Romantic feelings for Guts and cant stand to see him go? Damn, what a genius writer Miura was...
It's what makes anime so great compared to current Hollywood. It doesn't hit us in the head with explaining everything and it doesn't try to make us think however they want us to think.. it's all left the viewer's imagination and leaves a mystery behind that before we know it we can't stop thinking about it.
This whole scene is simply fantastic. The dawn in the background signifies the beginning of something new, as Guts goes out to seek his own destiny. Griffith’s obsessive control over Guts, being unable to truly come to terms with his emotions towards him, and how it’s all over in just a single moment. Griffith loses everything in the very moment his sword breaks, and you can see it in his eyes. The tragedy of it all, is that Guts believed that through his dream to find himself, Griffith would be able to see him as a friend, without ever realizing that Griffith had already done so for years in his own possessive way.
for some reason it irks me that they removed the tree from the manga. the shade it casts on griffiths sword while guts is shining in the sun, symbolizing guts rising and finding purpose as griffith falls and loses his. idk lol it doesn’t diminish the scene its just an iconic panel with nice symbolism wish they would’ve kept it
Without a doubt, this is one of the most poignant and important events in all of Berserk. Griffith, who up until this point was seemingly invincible and invulnerable (except when he and Guts faced Zodd), has suffered pretty much the greatest loss of his life. Early on, he lost a kid who followed him in battle when he was getting the Band of the Hawk together and it haunted him, but it was a means to an end to achieve his ambition, although he stated that, "My dream probably got this kid killed." Casca even told Guts that after that, Griffith changed. But upon meeting Guts, claiming his life, placing him in his band, and running campaigns and battles with him for three years, Griffith was desperate beyond all measure to prevent the man that would carry him to his ambitions from leaving...and he was utterly powerless to prevent it for the first time...ever. Zodd even warned Guts that "When this man's ambition crumbles, you will be destined to face your death." This is Griffith's first encounter ever of losing his ambition by losing Guts: his sword and his means of greater glory.
God the symbolism here. Griffith claimed Guts with that sword; it's an object that symbolizes their bond. And Guts slices it in two. He parts with the majority of the Hawk without much quarrel or rancor, but his bond with Griffith is severed and left in the snow.
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This scene is so amazing to me. It really put you in two minds about Griffith and Guts (if you didn't get it so far). In one hand, Griffith was decided to kill Guts, one of his most important men and the one who helped him get where they are at that time... And on the other hand, Guts feeling worthy about that showdown and decided to go his own way no matter what. Guts intention was not to kill Griffith and it shows how much of a great human being he is. Love this piece
This scene feels more natural than the newer version, Guts is in more character and his reaction to Griffith refusal is exactly as in the manga. Props to the anime team in the 90's, no revisionist stuff but actually a loyal portrait of what Miura tries to communicate. Also Kentaro Miura, was involved in all sketchs and props (concept art of armors, weapons, etc) of the characters during the animation.
@@amineboudlal8407 I agree that nothing will ever beat the manga art but this art style was great at capturing the tone and feel of Berserk in its own way.
" I told you long ago, you belong to me " hmm well his problem was that he thinks he can own someone that would piss me off too, man you don't own me I'll be damned
Before Berserk, I remember that I used to play mages in games. I liked magic. After berserk, I just played warriors, because two handed swords are fucking cool. This is the way
Judo was probably the nicest comrade and guy amongst all of them to Guts. (Surely, Lupin was too) And yet...he died, saving his love and others. What a guy. Reminds me of the Orange-haired guy from Resident Evil: Zero, from Bravo Team.
Rip to a legend you made us smile cry and get excited and feel all mix of emotions all by simply your beautiful art and gorgeous story all we can say to you is thankyou
Idk why so many people compare Berserk to GoT, the only real similarity is that both are set in medieval times, other than that, they're pretty different.
Guts leaving the Hawks = Basically me leaving the toxic Looney Tunes fanbase for good after being hyped about a movie that no one likes 😔 Also, R.I.P Kentaro Miura, thank you for the best series you made.
Easily the best adaptation of Berserk Manga, even though its old style, everything appeals to the viewer. I really like this series from storyline of this anime to its every detail its awesome.
If a final showdown ever does happen between guts and Femto... After years of character growth, restoring Casca's mind and coming to some sort of self-realization (which will inevitably lead to acquiring some sort of obscure artifact or power that can actually KILL him)... I hope it's a call back to this moment. I don't think it should be a multi-page dragon ball style battle to the death. I think Guts should win with a single stroke. Femto: "...How-!?... I... I made you... I BROKE you... I was supposed to be the one... to choose where you die..." Guts: "**sheathes sword** ... Goodbye..." THE END.
Raiden4019 That, or I would like to see something like this happening, Femto: "So...do you...finally have a dream?" Guts:"Yes...to live out the remainder of my days with the woman I love." Femto: *laughs despite slowly dying* "So...simple...but then again...you were always a...simple person, Guts." *dies with a half-smile on his face* Guts:*looks up to the sky to see a hawk flying* It's over...everyone, it's finally over..."
Guts: You'll be fine
Morgan Freeman: Griffith was not going to be fine
Jampolo LMAO
*Guts’s thoughts:* “Huh?!? Morgan Freeman? What are you doing narrating this anime?”
Hahahahaha
I read that in a Morgan Freeman voice
Morgan Freeman: And It's at this moment that Guts knew. He fucked up.
*Guts accidentally slashes too deep and kills Griffith thus saving the world*
The hawks: "What the hell, Guts!?"
Me: >:D
is it destiny or fate? either way the world was ment to be under femto's control
#griffithdidnothingwrong
Neil Crandall ok than answer this why did he RAPE casca he did not have to do that
to get back at guts for leaving the hawks, and because he had no humanity left in him after becoming femto
A lot of people say "Well he had to make that sacrifice because it would have made everyone else's death meaningless." But I don't think that was the kind of "Sacrifice" the Hawks had in mind, nor was it an ending they felt they deserved after serving that piece of shit for so long. Maybe you can say they put him on too high of a pedestal, completely destroying any chance of Griffith considering them people with their own dreams. But even excluding the choice he made, which fans can have varying opinions on, everyone at the very least should be on the same page about what he did to Casca....It was really fucked up....
Well, hopefully, Griffith won't take the loss too hard. It's not like it's the end of the world or anything.
Narrator : Griffith would never truly recover from this incident
I know you're being sarcastic here cause we all know what happened to Griffith but that doesn't make this comment any less cursed
Damn I hope he doesnt try to clap sum princess cheeks n get caught up 😅 cuz that would be PAINFUL 🙏🏽👀
Griffith is a cool headed guy, he will get over it easily, trust me.
Who’s gonna tell him?
I love how during Griffith and Guts first duel, Casca made a point of telling no one to interfere, but here, it's the exact opposite.
so beautiful..!!!!
also in the first duel griffith was the calm one and guts the rattled. here the opposite.
Feitan actually Guts was much more battle oriented than Griffith due to his experience and skill he gained with the Hawks and Griffith saw Guts had more than what appeared on the outside which made him want to take the first strike to try and throw Guts off guard and in their first fight Guts was more about the pure violence of battle and a erratic warrior when fighting during battle
There's an enormous juxtaposition in the two Duels, almost everything is reversed.
Thata the end of Griffith,
Guts will forgive and let go of his rage - going opposite to what skull knight had done
Then he will fight griffith not with rage and win
Manliest way to break up a relationship.
hitler disagrees
@@stuardlocko7639 well hitlers a little bitch boi so ofc hed disagree
Leader of Communist China he was a great guy
Can confirm. This is how I break up with the homies when I have an existential crisis and try to find my place in the world.
Manliest way to break up a gay relationship*
“You’ll be alright”
*gets tortured to the cruelest degree for a whole year cuz he banged the kings daughter out of depression*
i thought it was 2 years of straight torture. Either way its painful
@@mr.bootycheeksslapperclapper no it was only one, if it was two the band of the hawk would've completely fell apart, only reason it stayed alive for a year without Griffith was because of Casca, and they were barely hanging on when Guts came back.
@@RadicalUnderstanding I always understood that he was talking to himself, yep
@Sike! that's the wrong number Ew...
He brought it on himself
Dexterity vs Strength (Dark souls)
literally the best fucking comment i have ever read.
Casuls vs Men
accurate. mostly because berserk inspired dark souls
Dark Souls is pretty much Berserk: The Game so pretty accurate comparison lol.
you know you can make a cosplay build of guts in dark souls 2 look it on youtube
"immeasurably powerful" - and this was like beginner level guts
Compared to his future self, who is like an annoying mosquito to Phemt, anyway.
Shendue if you can be a mosquito to a god then your doing something right for being a mere mortal...
orgḗ Rithux fac
Also mosquitoes can slowly spread diseases thereby killing the thing they infect. Guts wins regardless
@@targitausrithux2320 true
Griffith on potentially killing Guts: "If I can't make him mine, I don't care". Griffith was always only a narcissist
And Guts is his dichotomy, aspiring to be the owner of his destiny and longing to share his emotions with a significant other, Miura's narrative masterfulness
It's so confusing. Like Idk if Griffith is a sociopath and/or Guts was the only friend he couldn't afford to lose.
I think it's meant to be like that. Open to interpretation, just enough to keep someone guessing. I go back and forth between what I think about Griffith. I hate him but given his position, would I not make the same choices he had made?
Wrath Kim You got to know that griffith was destined to be the 5th demon or whatever its called. You can't escape fate
Actually, Griffith both needs him because of his strenght, and because he's the one person he feels he can rely on. He even likes him, like a brother and friend. Problem is, Griffith is obsessed with power and feels like it's normal to manipulate people for his means. Deep down, he actually feels friendship for Guts, but that's the only way he's able to express his feelings, possession.
On the opposite side, Guts genuinely wants to be Griffith's friend, not is his subordinate or instrument. He wants to be his equal. And he understood he would never be able to do it unless he frees himself from his control, because Griffith himself literally said that he cannot consider a friend someone who isn't equal to him and follows his own path. Paradoxically, if he stays with him he won't feel like he deserves to be at his side.
There's so much going on in this scene, it's really powerful. Pretty complex feelings. One of the best parts in the whole series.
The ironic thing is that if Guts hadn't heard Griffith's speech in episode 10 he would probably never had left the hawks. Griffith was the one who told that a man must pursue his own dream and not relying to other people's dreams. The fact that Griffith reacted that way proves that he needed him more than anyone.
It's cuz Griffith can't tell the difference between how he actually feels and how his persona of the hawk should feel
This is all speculation. Guts would've left sooner or later he would've gotten bored of the life....
For me it show that he is also a little hipocrite
@@raulbetancourt5795 I think Griffith made that speech just to impress princess charlotte, I mean he was very charismatic, saying anything to please those that serve under him, he would do/be anything that person would want him to do/be to further his own agenda.
@@theblackswordsman5039 that makes it even worse because Griffin was bluffing during that speech and guts take it seriously
Guts : Leaves the band to pursue his own dreams.
Griffith: And I took that personally.
*VERY PERSONALLY*
He had no choice but drop the eclipse on his head
hahaha michael jordan and griffith
And give him 60
The way I always saw it: Griffith was so confident in himself that he was always in control of his fate, and the fate of others.
But when he encountered the one thing he couldn't control, he lost it. Quite dramatic seeing a person's spirit break.
Well said
I cant believe a genius like griffith couldnt see the fact that he was completely outmatched by guts because of him slacking off and guts training like hell
I like how you think
@@steampunkofgondor2619 Why would he, Griffith just became complacent on him being a prodigy. Guts earned his victory here. Keep Going Stuggler.
The beginning scene only serves to remind me that Judeau was the realest and wisest mother fucker in the Hawks. :')
;')
tailedgates9 facts bro lol
he still dies tho
boi boi Why must you do this? >.>
@@boiboi5402 You cry a lot when you're alone, dont you Boiboi?
To me, it is criminal that the anime isn't MUCH longer. This is so epic of a story. Seriously. Also, for some reason, I love the old anime style. It gave it a certain grit that matched the world they lived in.
Pawg Lover This anime adaptation was made to,make you read the manga
SOLAIR What I meant was that he should read the manga if he liked the story
@@Unizuka All anime is advertisement. the whole point is to inspire you to buy the manga/ light novels
That grit works with pretty much all old animes. Its universal and hard to come by these days.
Yeah! CGI is a crime for this caliber of anime.
Berserk: Gay pretty boy wants to destroy the world because he cant have his hunk babe
It's Devilman crybaby all over again.
@@pinelopiliraki3660 Miura crafted Griffith and Guts based on the dynamics of Ryo and Akira. Personality and appearance wise.
🤣
He's an ace
TRUE
“Casca’s attractive, there arent many women you can trust your back at the battlefield” - this how warriors talks about their crush.
If only Griffith knows that his speech on the fountain did this.
Yup, that and then Guts monologue on the hill with Casca. Two of the biggest character building moments ever
He's a narcissist though. Griffith will always blame others and never himself even if the facts are in his face
He just had to monologue lol
At least Guts wasn't gonna let himself become a pawn.
I don't think Griffith knew what a friend truly was when he said that. That was just his idealized version of what he considered to be a friend. At this point Griffith already considered him one...rip
KKHHFFAANN nah. once you get involved with a beherit owner you're destined to be apart of the eclipse
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KKHHFFAANN, I disagree. Griffith isn't anyone's friend. He's a narcissist who gets off on his ability to draw people in and manipulate them. Note how he knows that Casca is in love with him, but abuses her by having her do things like sleep with Guts to keep him warm. He only cares about her when he sees that she's in love with Guts, because then he lost of source of narcissist feel goods.
Guts is special to Griffith because he was practically an animal, incapable of human relationship. So to draw someone like that in and gain their unwavering loyalty? You can see what that would be a crowning narcissist achievement beyond even gaining his goal of having his own kingdom. I mean, not even a king would be able to get the loyalty of a man like Guts.
And so in that light you can see how seeing Guts mature to the point of not needing Griffith anymore would be the most unbearable thing in the world for him.
But he did lose an arm, an eye, and nearly driven to insanity, and close to death multiple times.
its amazing how it went from "Griffith wins with elegance." to "Guts wins in a single brutal swipe."
gorgeous scene in every way
Shows how much Guts has Grown in his time fighting for Griffith.
God I love Berserk '97
A masterpiece
It is still by far the best version of the Golden Age Arc imo.
@@youaintready1006 I agree
If only they animated others arc 🥹
I've always thought judeau was cool
I didn't get a bit more attached to him until I started reading the manga. He, Pippin, Corkus and Judeau were all good supporting characters. Rickert, too
He HAS technically done the most damage to Femto
Salamander Fry How so?
Luca Pezzato Oh yeah, I get it now. That bitch slap was orgasmic
Jello I'm jewish and though knides
Guts getting in first fight with Griffiths is biggest mistake of his life, not killing him in second fight is his second biggest mistake.
@topple nope in both fights griffith didnt lost all his flesh and strenght he would just die for the eclipse to start he has to sacrifice these things
Niggas tryina logic their way around causality
@@leaderofcommunistchina1427 lmao
Guts had no choice, there is no free will in Berserk.
@@leaderofcommunistchina1427 lmao my guy I would have paid you for that comment
All the characters look great in this style but... Griffith in particular looks absolutely gorgeous...
much better than in the movies where he looks like a woman
@@chaquetero-kun77 he looks like a woman in the manga too
@@eskletts6216 No, he doesn't.
@@925263 he does
@@chaquetero-kun77 He is supposed to look like a woman, many characters in the manga acknowledge it
you can see how insane griiffith is here while guts spared griffith griffith was intent on killing him
Griffith did not intend to kill him, just hurt him.
AutismSpeaks He didn't intend to kill him, but he even said (in his mind anyway) he wouldn't care if he died anyway because it doesn't matter if he can't "make him his"
This is going back to inuyasha with Naraku. Griffin just wants to get rid of his emotions for guts but in the end he will know what he really wanted in his dreams, guts.
Dude literally said If I miss a little bit from my mark I'll kill him,stating his intent was to injure guts and make him stay.
His intent was to stop Guts at all costs, even if it meant killing him. Same thing.
Guts hearing Griffith talking how all his comrades are pawns and not his friends did that. Griffith did it to himself honestly, but that is his character and that is why this anime is a masterpiece.
He was talking to a girl tho...
Could've just been saying some bs
@@ThePresentation010 no - u don’t talk philosophy bullshit to a girl - he meant it truthfully- he just don’t know someone is eavesdropping
U do if u wanna be a king
@@bro-pf5ylthen you should know others too can have dreams and ambitions
@@ThePresentation010 nah Griffith said what he was really feeling. He didn't see the Band of the Falcon as friends nor did he care about them as people. He just saw them as pawns. Guts happened to be a very valuable pawn because he could kill 100 men on his own.
hits the feels when guts is saying his last speech in his head toward Griffith at the end
;')
I think the dub had emotion in the speech at the end imo
i wonder what would happen if he said it to griffith out loud...would he have listened and picked himself up before he got a chance of thinking of something stupid?
RIP to the master. It hurts to know that the story of guts will never end.
You could argue that it ended perfectly. Guts can finally stop fighting on his magical island and reunite with a sane Casca and their kid came back to them. That's the happy ending none of us thought Berserk could have. Poetic, in a way, that it ended when it did.
I like to think that Guts kill his creator in a good part of the history to live a peaceful life with casca
I would trust his apprentices to finish the story. He's said in multiple interviews that he's outlined the ending in case he unexpectedly passed
@@chuck8249 yeah, there’s definitely a chance that the studio will want to finish up the story to honor the legacy of Miura. Until then, we’ll wait and see what’ll happen.
@@exempligratia101 I would be interested to see what they put out. I mean they spent decades by miuras side some of them I'm not going to discount that experience one bit
The face of Griffiith when his sword boke was like "Shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet..."
Nehuen Mutiozabal "I'm bout to sacrifice ALL y'all asses" ~ Griffith
hhahah
Griffith.exe has stopped working.
@@OHG_Fawx That is totally what he thought.
And this is how begans the crazy adventures of berserk
something i never noticed in years of coming back to this: Judeau's eyes in the road.
The whole series he has these moments where he guides the conversation or drops some hints. And the viewer can always tell he has some regret and levity about his own view of himself. Hes strongish, smartish, quickish, and charming. But he never seems really happy.
In that moment of calling out to Guts to love casca, he is doing something almost no man ever does. He pushes her away. We learn later he always had a one sided love, Cynically maybe even an infatuation with Casca. But it was rooted in a deep care and respect.
His eyes in that moment drop all pretense. No charm or wit or humor. It is a direct, maybe even fatherly challenge. Are you good enough to make her happy?
And seeing him waver, he defers. Maybe some human relief for his ego and far flung hope, but then the charm returns and he reminds Guts that he does wish he were the one to be the one for someone he loves.
One of the many so very human elements of this story I absolutely respect. And so so odd that a comic from the 90's about dark fantasy does such elements so much better than billion dollar studios.
beautiful comment
Those billion dollars studios are run by idiots
Griffith just crapped his pantaloons and didn’t want to stand up so everyone could smell it. How embarrassing for their leader to be defeated that way
Not a "leader".
Im the leader
Hahaha a great imagination 😄
THAT'S A GOOD ONE LMAO
Thank you all :D
When Kevin Durant left the Thunder.
It's treason then
Soon, Russell Westbrook will sacrifice the remaining Thunder players in a festival of darkness. As their bodies are devoured, their souls will transform Westbrook into one of the five greatest players of all time, The God Ballers.
HAHAHAHAHA Matt I had the same thought too!
Nah guts left to find his purpose and build himself up from nothing. KD left and joined the best team in the league for an easy ride lol.
but but but russell was never the leader of the band...
Rest in peace, Kentaro Miura.
I imagine the final fight between them will be exactly like this. One Strike and Done, but guts will cut through his flesh at that time.
Porogami the only thing that worries me is that will I be alive during the end of the Manga ?
your assuming it will actually get finished.
Never considered that but I see the logic
hello this is from the future- idolmaster beats berserk apparently and we wont be able to see the end
I see it sort of ending that way then Guts walks away and as he begins to be far away from Griffith a sound is heard and he turns around where Griffith was laying defeated but he’s missing????....... to be continued
Man.. that ending when Casca had to pick one. She chose guts 😎
wait what ep? I remember on ep 23 or 24 she chose griffith cause she felt bad for his awful state
mikufan1212 Yeqyh, but Guts was the one to fuck her :D
Well, Eclipse doesn't count...
I mean Guts was in her guts so..
Griffith's aiming to marry Charlotte for political power at that time. Plus, when chatting with Charlotte alone, Griffith clearly explains that he views his soldiers, including Casca, never as his true comrades, but only mere tools to achieve his dream.
Basically, Casca knew of his intentions so she picked Guts over Griffith.
Guts was like whatever you tease and walks off in the distance
Pippin did nothing wrong
I agree :(
Pippin looks like Donovan with hair
@@sofaking1611 *Pikachu face*
In this house we stan Pippin
Pippin did everything right
Miura killing Satan on his way to hell, 2021 colorized
XD
6:40 Best manga panel
Reminds of the panel in Akira when Tetsuo meets Akira for the first time.
It's pretty iconic here too, just saying.
Amazing shot. I wish they gave us one more like this before they dashed in
Great scene
enecs taerG
Guts is one of the deepest protagonists from every series ever. Griffith, however, is just perfect. Griffith is the character that solidified Miura as one of the legends for me. He is probably, the best written villain in all of manga.
Δεν μπορούσες να το πεις καλύτερα. Άσχετα με συμπάθειες, ο Griffith ήταν και είναι ο πιο βαθύς χαρακτήρας και καθρέφτης της καθημερινής διαφθοράς του κόσμου μας.
Yup. Both are some perfect example of well written characters. I really hate Griffith so much but i have to admit that his character was amazing.
I always took away from this scene, not only that Gut's shook Griffith's confidence in himself by his effortless defeat, but also Griffith's top lieutenants' faith in him as well. In a single stroke all that progress and confidence in himself and in his dream came unraveled. How could any man who wanted to be king be so easily defeated? Had this been a battle Guts would have killed him in a single stroke and all his hard work would have been for nothing. So of course he had to "set the universe right", things needed to make sense again. He got over zealous and charged head long into his goals and so he bedded the Princess in his panic and grief. All the careful posturing, patience and strategy that helped jockey himself into position as one day inheritor of the throne recklessly abandoned in a single decision.
How Griffith thought he could beat Guts at this point is beyond me and proves just how self absorbed he was . Guts was on another level and was the real Leader of the hawks Griffith became their strategist but their leader was Guts.
I like how he was grinning before Guts breaks his sword. Talk about being overconfident.
you're so wrong lmao. good writen stories aren't for everyone.
my favourite anime scene of all time
I miss it when anime had quiet moments like this with no soundtrack blaring. Theme not kicking in till the end of the scene.
I love how guts is so calm about all this.
Griffith: If you want to free yourself from my control...then just as you did before...wrest yourself away with your blade.
Guts: You can't just let me go with a smile and goodbye, huh?
I haven't seen the anime, I'm reading the manga (lost children arc) and I honestly found the scene so powerful. Griffith had such a huge vision and a dream he wanted to come true, and guts not only being his most valuable warrior, but the one person he could trust to show his dark side to get dirty work done was going to be his golden ticket to truly reach there. The mere fact that this went from guts and Griffith battling the first time, and Griffith winning gracefully, to him almost having his entire right side cut off in just one swing from guts not only reveals how much stronger guts has become but how much Griffith has to lose now. If they were enemies at this point in time, he would have lost the battle, his life, and his dreams. How could someone who wanted a kingdom for himself ever achieve that if he could be killed so easily in one swing from a person as strong as guts? That realization alone makes this scene so great to me.
I always wished the golden age arc was longer. Maybe had 1 or 2 volumes with the band f the hawk adjusting to their new rank among the rich and powerful.
Vince Noir I dunno, the sudden fall from grace fits much better in the overall narrative I think.
Vince Noir It would have dragged on for too long for no reason
Shitty Video Studios Nah it should've been a little longer. Barely 2 days of being nobles is pretty sad considering all the shit they went through
Mohammed i agree with you but why be a douche?
Nah, that'd of just been useless filler, I'm glad it didn't drag on.
Its amazing that this scene can confirm so many peoples theories about what it means for the character:
Is Griffith a narcissist who cant let Guts go because it strikes his ego?
Is Griffith desperate to win because he doesent want to lose the only man he considers a true friend?
Is Griffith destined to lose no matter what to suffer the consequences wich ultimatly lead him to the God Hand?
Does Griffith have very real Romantic feelings for Guts and cant stand to see him go?
Damn, what a genius writer Miura was...
I guess it was all of those combined!
It's what makes anime so great compared to current Hollywood. It doesn't hit us in the head with explaining everything and it doesn't try to make us think however they want us to think.. it's all left the viewer's imagination and leaves a mystery behind that before we know it we can't stop thinking about it.
This whole scene is simply fantastic. The dawn in the background signifies the beginning of something new, as Guts goes out to seek his own destiny. Griffith’s obsessive control over Guts, being unable to truly come to terms with his emotions towards him, and how it’s all over in just a single moment. Griffith loses everything in the very moment his sword breaks, and you can see it in his eyes.
The tragedy of it all, is that Guts believed that through his dream to find himself, Griffith would be able to see him as a friend, without ever realizing that Griffith had already done so for years in his own possessive way.
Why didn't the new cgi version beserk keep the old 97 soundtrack. Completely changes the emotional effect of this scene
I wish Guts could've said those words he thought when he started walking away to Griffith before he left. Maybe then something would've changed
for some reason it irks me that they removed the tree from the manga. the shade it casts on griffiths sword while guts is shining in the sun, symbolizing guts rising and finding purpose as griffith falls and loses his. idk lol it doesn’t diminish the scene its just an iconic panel with nice symbolism wish they would’ve kept it
Well, what did he expect to happen if he parried a sword that is literally 20x bigger than his?
He was a dark souls fan.
Rip Kentaro Miura, and thank you for making the greatest series of all time
Without a doubt, this is one of the most poignant and important events in all of Berserk. Griffith, who up until this point was seemingly invincible and invulnerable (except when he and Guts faced Zodd), has suffered pretty much the greatest loss of his life. Early on, he lost a kid who followed him in battle when he was getting the Band of the Hawk together and it haunted him, but it was a means to an end to achieve his ambition, although he stated that, "My dream probably got this kid killed." Casca even told Guts that after that, Griffith changed. But upon meeting Guts, claiming his life, placing him in his band, and running campaigns and battles with him for three years, Griffith was desperate beyond all measure to prevent the man that would carry him to his ambitions from leaving...and he was utterly powerless to prevent it for the first time...ever. Zodd even warned Guts that "When this man's ambition crumbles, you will be destined to face your death." This is Griffith's first encounter ever of losing his ambition by losing Guts: his sword and his means of greater glory.
Boscon altered the fate of the entire world by being such a high level boss character and breaking Guts sword.
goosebumps, goosebumps when the guts theme plays. Seeing how this encounter changes everything. 😪😪😪
God the symbolism here. Griffith claimed Guts with that sword; it's an object that symbolizes their bond. And Guts slices it in two. He parts with the majority of the Hawk without much quarrel or rancor, but his bond with Griffith is severed and left in the snow.
20+ years and this draws still transmits so many emotions, im not even gonna ask what happened, im just gonna stay in the past, with the classics.
Read the manga
That soundtrack though.
Show me an anime with a more memorable/awesome OST.
Bleach
chris freeman Death Note
most hiroyuki sawano sound tracks (He does most of the big stuff lik AOT,NNT,aldonah zero,fate/stay night,guilty crown,blue excorsist,kill la kill,kabaneri of the iron fortress and re:Creators to name some of his works)
If we talk about OST no one said Cowboy Bebop? 'k
HXH?
This feels now like Miura as Guts talking to Audience who is griffith. We will walk soon again .... RIP Miura
But Griffith didn't get over it. He plunged deeper into despair 😭
Guts: You'll be fine, You'll get back on your feet
Narrator: He never be fine and never back on his feet
and from that day the world of berserk become twisted as fuck
I looked for this a few years ago without success, im glad someone uploaded this moment and in the original japanese version
Guts: “It’s not a big deal at all”
Ep 24 and 25: “Let me tell you sum”
thanks bro for uploading this, been looking for the 1997 anime scene for a while
Same kek, np.
Been looking since 1997
-Rickert: You gotta tell us why!
-Guts: I don't know why, i don't know why, don't know why you affraid...
-Rickert: What
Too late, it’s too late
@@ShinSuperSaiyajin Rickert didn't had His grasses on
Damn this scene is so powerful.
This scene cemented Berserk(1997) as a top tier anime show
This scene is so amazing to me. It really put you in two minds about Griffith and Guts (if you didn't get it so far). In one hand, Griffith was decided to kill Guts, one of his most important men and the one who helped him get where they are at that time... And on the other hand, Guts feeling worthy about that showdown and decided to go his own way no matter what. Guts intention was not to kill Griffith and it shows how much of a great human being he is. Love this piece
Griffith is easily one of the best-written characters I have ever seen.
@Goofy he îs 100 Times better written than light
He is a really hollow character actually.
Rewatching this classic to pay tribute. Rest in peace Kentaro Miura. Your legend and masterpiece will be remembered.
R.I.P Kentaro Miura, your work was truly incredible and you were able to see this pivotal moment come to life in this anime.
This scene feels more natural than the newer version, Guts is in more character and his reaction to Griffith refusal is exactly as in the manga. Props to the anime team in the 90's, no revisionist stuff but actually a loyal portrait of what Miura tries to communicate.
Also Kentaro Miura, was involved in all sketchs and props (concept art of armors, weapons, etc) of the characters during the animation.
Top 10 Anime Betrayals
Oh wait...
This is one of them
But God is the artwork beautiful
William H. Bonney
Compared to the manga it is kinda low quality
@@amineboudlal8407 I agree that nothing will ever beat the manga art but this art style was great at capturing the tone and feel of Berserk in its own way.
" I told you long ago, you belong to me " hmm well his problem was that he thinks he can own someone that would piss me off too, man you don't own me I'll be damned
The '97 anime has a lot of problems, no doubt. But this scene right here remains one of my favourite scenes in all of anime. Pure art.
RIP Miura, we'll never forget you.
I dont care what anyone says, this is the best anime of the 90s, and one of the best of all time.
casca :
I hope that after this defeat, Griffith will be okay
Griffith:
No, you will not be okay
Before Berserk, I remember that I used to play mages in games. I liked magic. After berserk, I just played warriors, because two handed swords are fucking cool. This is the way
Judo was probably the nicest comrade and guy amongst all of them to Guts. (Surely, Lupin was too)
And yet...he died, saving his love and others. What a guy. Reminds me of the Orange-haired guy from Resident Evil: Zero, from Bravo Team.
Its insane how Guts manages to bring that heavy sword down with enough force to split Griffith's and to stop it from actually hitting and harming him.
When you want a oneday resignation and employer is forcing you to serve notice period.
Rip to a legend you made us smile cry and get excited and feel all mix of emotions all by simply your beautiful art and gorgeous story all we can say to you is thankyou
OG Game of Thrones.
Idk why so many people compare Berserk to GoT, the only real similarity is that both are set in medieval times, other than that, they're pretty different.
@@jamesfitzgerald8267 exactly lmao
@@jamesfitzgerald8267 there are a few more similarities.
one of the words I'll always remember in Japan because of this episode, Jana "goodbye"
This is the greatest fictional work ever conceived
R.I.P Kentaro Miura
Guts leaving the Hawks = Basically me leaving the toxic Looney Tunes fanbase for good after being hyped about a movie that no one likes 😔
Also, R.I.P Kentaro Miura, thank you for the best series you made.
Easily the best adaptation of Berserk Manga, even though its old style, everything appeals to the viewer.
I really like this series from storyline of this anime to its every detail its awesome.
If a final showdown ever does happen between guts and Femto... After years of character growth, restoring Casca's mind and coming to some sort of self-realization (which will inevitably lead to acquiring some sort of obscure artifact or power that can actually KILL him)... I hope it's a call back to this moment. I don't think it should be a multi-page dragon ball style battle to the death.
I think Guts should win with a single stroke.
Femto: "...How-!?... I... I made you... I BROKE you... I was supposed to be the one... to choose where you die..."
Guts: "**sheathes sword** ... Goodbye..."
THE END.
Raiden4019 That, or I would like to see something like this happening,
Femto: "So...do you...finally have a dream?"
Guts:"Yes...to live out the remainder of my days with the woman I love."
Femto: *laughs despite slowly dying* "So...simple...but then again...you were always a...simple person, Guts." *dies with a half-smile on his face*
Guts:*looks up to the sky to see a hawk flying* It's over...everyone, it's finally over..."
Maybe they’ll merge skull knights’ behelit swird and guts’ dragonslayer to make a God slayer?
Jesus, these crappy fanfics never fail to make me cringe.
Wolfboss7 your comment made me cringe the same way when my Grandma strokes my dick
Guts is gonna die pal
The OVA's music for this scene fits so much better than the movies. The Composer is legendary.
Guts: *accidentally doesn’t stop the sword*
*credits roll*
No... behelit would have worked. But in general, there would be fewer victims
This is such a powerful scene 😭
Rest in peace Kentarō Miura 🙏
6:23 Griffith's sword is pointing downwards, the it's pointing upwards...
The guts theme at the end is the cherry on top
I love the quote he says at the end. That mixed with his theme makes it feel so perfect.
RIP Kentaro Miura (71/100 post)