@@dondonrv better yet imagine a prequel so they have more creative room based on the rise and fall of king gaiseric, imagine they pulled a KOTOR and the whole time you're playing as void before he got tortured lol.
While not for the faint of heart, Berserk definitely deserves all the recognition that it receives. A gripping story that explores both the best and worst features of Man.
@@dondonrvconversely if you give her Seluvis' potion Nepheli enters a state where she is still alive but her mind no longer functions properly similar to Caska after the eclipse. Grim but a similarity.
What people fail to notice about Greatsword in Elden Ring is that it doesn't really resemble Guts' Dragonslayer. It resembles his Golden Age greatsword much much more. Only thing is that it is much bigger so is more the size of Dragonslayer
You have to assume when Kentora Muria died From Software focused being even more inspired by Berserk. Elden Ring was basically a love letter to Kentaro Miura.
Miyazaki couldn't thank Kentaro Miura enough and him creating a lot of Berserk references into the Elden Ring is the only way for Miyazaki to say thank you to him.
Caelid is very similar to Eclipse, the landscape, palette of colors, blody river, weird creatures and an castle that could be a refference of Griffith's dream.
@@dondonrv Yes! 🤝 And another refference of Eclipse at Caelid is the Hill of Swords that Rickert did to honor his friends of the Band Of The Hawk who passed away. Miyazaki also made the same tribute to Miura after his death, making the Hill of Swords in Caelid is pure love!
I've found another reference, in the page 12 of chapter 332, Rickert and Erika are saved by the new Band of the Hawk, in that moment Rickert recognizes the flag's symbol, and calls it a "Winged sword insignia" Which is the exact name of the talisman ingame.
"don't get yourself killed" are the words Godo said to Guts when he left to his journey with the DragonsSlayer. Master Hewg use the same words several times.
Lol.. true! And in Demon's Souls, it's even better... "You have a heart of gold. Don't let them take it from you." The enemies in Souls Games will literally do it. :)
DS1 already made this connection with Andre always saying "Don't get yourself killed, neither of us wants to see you go hollow" when you leave his forge
In the first eclipse literally "dark souls" and "the age of the dark" got mentioned. At that point I felt like "inspired" doesn't really catches the extent of what miyazaki really used.
Schierke is also present in Dark Souls as the Witch Beatrice. She is a summon that can help you in the abyss to fight the Four Kings. Her unused model is that of a child but in the full release she is an adult.
YOU FORGOT ONE!! Just outside of mount glemir is a dungeon called Wyndham catacombs, which is a dungeon accessed through a graveyard secret entrance. This is a direct reference to the dungeon griffith was kept in, and how Guts and his group infiltrated it through a cemetary secret entrance. Also important to mention that Wyndham is the Kingdom that they were in as well.
Don't forget that both of the blacksmiths were tasked with "crafting a sword that would kill a" God for elden ring and dragon for berserk. Both of them were selected as the only person who could make something that impressive
Also, possibly a coincidence, but there is a Greatsword against the wall right near the smith in Roundtable Hold. Seeing as the weapon has never looked more like Dragonslayer than it does in ER, it feels more like a meaningful placement rather than a randomly assigned model.
The last one is my favorite, it makes so much sense. It's also a great hint that Miquella true personality is that of a manipulative evil bastard or at least it's that once he emerges from his cocoon.
@@Quail_I_GuessWell not quite as Miquella isn't necessarily "evil" he just believes his means justify his ends. Unlike Griffith, Miquella doesn't want power for himself - he wants it to save the world. Griffith solely lusts for that godly power to feel like he's in control.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but Mogh kidnapping Miquella out of “love” could also be a reference to Gennon, the Tudor that was obsessed with Griffith.
I'm close to being done with Berserk and it's awesome to see how many of these I thought to myself "oh, reference!" especially considering how old the manga is. Great video series!
I see Gideon as the closest Griffith reference tbh. Melania has a fair amount of aesthetic similarities to Griffith, but by that logic we could even compare her guts with the cursed (scarlet rot/guts mark) and damaged (detachable prosthetic arm) body that is adept for fighting, but there's nothing we see of her personality. By contrast Gideon works his way up as leader of the round table (band of the hawk) you join, and is obsessively focused on his dream of a kingdom (or info and all knowing status for elden lord power). Gideon is one of the only leaders who lacks any royal lineage, which is a central part of Griffiths background. Then there's the nephali/casca relationship, betrayal, attempt to reign in your ambition like in Gut's second duel, or when Gideon has Ensha attack you over the haligtree medal. The erdtree burning has elements of the eclipse, in starts the destruction of the roundtable/band of the hawk, and Gideon sides with the demigods just as Griffith joins God hands. Those are my thought anyway, great video!
Thank you for the very detailed input and feedback! During my research, I learned also about the perspective that you are sharing regarding Griffith and Gideon. And I agree with you, there are a lot of similarities in context in terms of ambition and his means to rise to power. And adding the Nephali angle, which we claimed in the video as our Casca, the proposition becomes even stronger. Thanks for sharing! I will add your input in our next video.
I also think vyke could be a reference for griffith. He was almost elden lord( a king like griffith almost became) but was sucked into madness and burned(tortured) and locked inside an evergoal(jail) high ontop of a mountain and later takes the power of the madness much like griffith uses the power of the behelit. Vyke also became friends with the dragons and was one of their most prized allies which could be a reference to how griffith gains the loyalty of the apostles
The Magma blade is a possible reference to Isidro's dagger. The magma blade is made from the lava of Mt. Gelmir and is dropped by man serpents, Isdro's blade was also forged in lava and it's called Salamander Dagger
Thank you for such a well done side by side comparison. I was still finishing my first read of Berserk when I played through Elden Ring so I got a heavy dose of dark fantasy goodness.
Elden Ring has finally got me started on Berserk after waiting for years to be in the right mood for it and now after Elden Ring and it's DLC, I had to play BloodBorne and now I'm here, ready to embark on the story that started it all... Can't watch this video yet but I'll come back... I won't be the same man though, I know it. Let this be a testament of who I was before I started Berserk. Have it written on mine meager grave....
Great video ! minor correction at 13:00 The Berserker Armour made by dwarves doesn't give any strength nor it heals, it simply subdues the pain allowing the wearer to pass pain limits set by the body and if needed pierces into the host's body reinforcing broken bones or muscles allowing the wearer to keep on fighting . Emperor Gaeseric/ Skull Knight was the first to wear the armour . It's side effects are 1 . It ages the wearer, weakens them, and as in Guts' case takes away his sense of taste . 2. It actually feeds on rage and fear, harnessing it to completely take over the host .
I also see a likeness to Casca in Rennala, both being great leaders who made their own fortune left broken with their disfigured children. And with a witch watching over them in times of need in Ranni and Schierke. Thank you for a nice video
My favorite one is right at the begging one of the game, one of the starters races the player can pick wears a prisioner mask, his description states he is was a noble from other land and his face is beautiful along his hair, a blonde whitered
There’s also a castle in the snow area where you get the half of the dectus medallion where it’s a complete reference to the eclipse, symbolism and all, and it’s even believed Miquella is part of it
After completing the shadow of the erdtree dlc, the comparison between griffith and miquella is much closer. In the dlc you meet a number of npc’s that are all taken in by the charisma and “kindess” of miquella in his quest to create his own kingdom (kinder world). There are also a number of other similarities all throughout the dlc. To rapid fire through some of them, the leader of the aforementioned npcs is a woman who blindly trusts miquella and wishes to be his force (trait of casca), St. Trina who i believe was once a close figure to miquella is abandoned by him and left in an eternal slumber (again much like the state casca is left in by griffith), miquella’s desire for having radahn be his king consort is much akin to the way griffith felt like he owned guts as his warrior and how they both planned on having their wishes granted forcibly.
i dont know if anyone else has see it before but in the Altus Plateau there is a ruins with the name of Wyndham, and that is the name of the main kingdom in Golden age
First off, great content, can't get enough of Berserk and being so prominent in the Souls Series is a boon (atleast for me)! That said some of the stuff I thought about: There's the part with Ranni's "astral face" which bears a similarity to when Schierke summoned the Lady of the Depths at enoch village (chapter 213), there's one picture in where the Astral being's overlapping one side of Schierkes face. Then there's also the greater will who, through the two fingers who selected empyreans, 5 of them which _could_ be a nod to the godhand who got selected by the "god" from Berserk. Also the Nameless city far below the ground, which might refer to Lovecrafts Story, but it also lines up with Leyndell on the overworld, so it might also be a reference to Gaiseric's capital, which lies beneath Wyndham capital (now Falconia).
Thanks for the input! It shows you are extremely familiar with Berserk. I have seen the image you are referring to as well and I completely agree with your view. I might include it in our future videos. Cheers!
Fun Fact: Early Berserk is *highly* influenced by Fist of The North Star. Both are violent stories about dark haired warriors who are scared and betrayed by their best friend but become much stronger as a result. They then wander through a dark world killing villains and form a new bond with people they meet along the way. In fact I think that Berserk will end similar to how Fist of the North Star did. The Godhand will be destroyed but things won't be perfect and the world will be irrevocably changed. Life will just go on in a kind of bitter sweet ending
Berserk was influenced by Hokuto no Ken and Devilman. Guts design is based on Kenshiro, and Griffith androgyn design is based on Ryo/Satan. Griffith felt jealousy from Guts and Casca relationship. Just like in Devilman where Ryo felt jealousy from Akira and Miki relationship.
Pedantic I know but "Blaidd" is a real word in the Welsh language (another strong influence for Miyazaki), it means "Wolf" and it's pronounced like "Blyth/Blighth". The "lai" is like "ligh" in "light" and you just say it with a lisp kinda. Awesome video regardless, Fromsoft has made me fall in love Berserk and I recently had the time to watch all of the anime. I spent most of my time waving my finger at the screen like the Leo DiCaprio meme every time I seen something vaguely familiar.
It's always interesting when Wales makes its way into popular culture. A Welsh Guts in not something I expected to see in a game but I gotta say I do love it.
Some people say that a Berserk game made by FromSoftware would be too slow, that the combat in the manga is fast paced and frenetic, by judging the gameplay from Demon's Souls, Dark Souls and Elden Ring, but if you just watch the combat of Sekiro... you know they can make it. I believe that Hidetaka Miyazaki must have presented the idea one to many times to FromSoftware, the rights must be pretty expensive and Berserk isn't a mainstream thing, so they would invest too much and fear it wouldn't sell too well, but that is just speculation from me... Please FromSoftware, let the man do his work, make a Berserk game!
I believe as well that Sekiro is a perfect template for a future FromSoftware game that is driven by a story :) (I uploaded a video yesterday about Miyazaki's view on a Berserk game! Check it out!)
The thing I love about your video is that you point out the references and tributes to Berserk artistically, rather than just calling it copying and stealing, great video!
Thanks for the feedback! I explained in the Miyazaki bio video that he was doing it to give homage to the books he loved during his childhood and has nothing to do with plagiarism or lack of inspiration. Nothing changes on the Souls games, even if the references were removed. Cheers!
I think Miquella is gonna have really tall, lanky moth-like features that also give off falcon vibes. I could seem them mixing Rosine's demon form and Femto's design based on the silky cocoon he's sleeping in
Unfortunately, I haven't read much of Berserk, I'm currently going back and reading it. But I've always been interested in having a deep dive video into the comparisons and inspirations Miyazaki used in his games. Had to sub!
Can I show you the way? TheAlmightyLoli has a 21 Hour Video explaining the whole entire manga. In his newer vids, he goes into depth with the Post-Miura Chapters. You wont regret it
Dude Berserk is SO good...I had to have the bound volumes....so reading it made me purchase all 13 releases so far. When I could have paid either nothing to read online or much less to read the small Mangas. I've been through the entire thing at least 3x since I got the latest volume a few months ago.
Love the channel nice to see the linking of the chapters sources in the references and noting how multiple bit and piece can be found here and there. Idea for later videos maybe list Berserk characters like Void who aren't yet used as a basis in any of the games.
The fact that the Sword of Blasphemy is formed from the bodies of tarnished shows that’s the power that drives our deathlessness is potent enough to form legendary weapons. I love how much credit this gives to the power of tarnished, they are just as capable of becoming a boss weapon as a dragons tail in Souls
The Glintstone Sorcerers have an attack that bears striking resemblance to a scene from Berserk where Father Mozgus caves a villager's head in with a book of scriptures. The sorcerers can also attack the player by striking them in the head with a book.
I kind of think that vyke was a reference to griffith, much with how he almost became elden lord but sucked into madness after being burned(tortured) and locked inside a evergoal high atop a mountain all by himself. He also takes on the power of the madness which can also be a reference for how griffith took the power of the behelit
I just love that fact that Miyazaki is a Berserk fan and how he uses it as a main inspiration for his games. Kentaro Miura truly was the greatest in influencing many.
Knowing where Miyazaki gets his inspiration from, does he also get the "what the f--- am I looking at" vibe from Berserk as well? Kento's work is so densely detailed, it's really hard for me to make anything out at first glance. It begs (or draws you closer with fascination) you to just keep looking. Reminds me of how Junji Ito makes his work so dense with details as well.
The corpse tree also makes an appearance in the witcher 3. I know this is a souls video but I love how berserk influences so many pieces of fantasy media! ♥️
What if travelling between sites of grace was also a berserk reference. It’s mentioned that Griffith can use the world tree to travel to any part of the world through its branches. Since sites of grace is directly connected to the erdtree, we can also travel to any part of the map🤷♂️🤷♂️
Godoh will always be one of my favorite side characters in Berserk, passed on some of the greatest wisdom onto Guts before his passing (that he unfortunately would ignore)
For me, the dragonkin soldier are more a Grunbeld reference than Rykard, my friend (that got me into berserk) and I immediately thought the same when we first found it. Even lorewise is kinda similar, not only the looks.
The Erdtree could also be a potential (semi)reference to the Trees of Valinor - specifically Laurelin, the golden tree - from Lord of the Ring's deeper lore. They're massive trees that similarly tower over a majestic elven city. I only say this as George R.R. Martin was co-writer to Elden Ring and is a known LoTR fan.
There was also a pretty clear refrence to berserk with the deathbed companion. I don't know which chapter but that one flat faced Priester from the conviction arc told the exact same story to Farnesse
from the second i saw grunbeld he reminded me of radahn. doesn't help that his gair is red too. there's a specific panel of him sitting on his horse that looks most like radahn. i do believe he was also the inspiration for rykard though
Watch our video on the Rise of Hidetaka Miyazaki here - th-cam.com/video/Gv1X5I_z_Sk/w-d-xo.html
What is the background music?
Souls of Fire, from Dark Souls OST
Imagime if Fromsoftware was given the rights to adapt berserk into a game. That would be the perfect adaptation of the story. I'd buy 10 copies
Yah, same! :)
@@dondonrv better yet imagine a prequel so they have more creative room based on the rise and fall of king gaiseric, imagine they pulled a KOTOR and the whole time you're playing as void before he got tortured lol.
Very interesting, thanks!
That would be absolutely mind blowing!
The music
As a Tarnished myself I can confirm that Caelid is in fact a nightmarish realm full of darkness and malevolent thoughts
Yeah! Especially after seeing those giant dogs and crows and shrimp enemies!
You can catch me chilling in the castle 24/7 funny enough it’s my favorite spot other then the queen bed chamber
I kinda liked it...
Wouldnt Caelid be more similar to Hell instead of that cave?
@@dondonrvKindred of Rot. For a second I thought I missed something.
While not for the faint of heart, Berserk definitely deserves all the recognition that it receives. A gripping story that explores both the best and worst features of Man.
Well said! It's my favorite in the Dark Fantasy genre.
Mostly the worst 😅
I should try reading it again. It was such traumap*rn though, bot sure its a good idea😅
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I would miss Chichi the flower fairy which helps Guts 😢
Also, Nepheli follows the guidance of a Hawk in the game, and uses Hawk axes.
Agree! The Stormhawk King ashes must be given to her, another reference to the Band of the Hawk.
@@dondonrvconversely if you give her Seluvis' potion Nepheli enters a state where she is still alive but her mind no longer functions properly similar to Caska after the eclipse. Grim but a similarity.
Can she be save I like her ...😢I mistakenly made her a puppet
What people fail to notice about Greatsword in Elden Ring is that it doesn't really resemble Guts' Dragonslayer. It resembles his Golden Age greatsword much much more. Only thing is that it is much bigger so is more the size of Dragonslayer
You have to assume when Kentora Muria died From Software focused being even more inspired by Berserk.
Elden Ring was basically a love letter to Kentaro Miura.
Agree! Thanks for sharing!
RIP Miura 😢
Elden Ring is the reason that force me to read Berserk Manga that manga was a master piece ❤
Rip
Miyazaki couldn't thank Kentaro Miura enough and him creating a lot of Berserk references into the Elden Ring is the only way for Miyazaki to say thank you to him.
Caelid is very similar to Eclipse, the landscape, palette of colors, blody river, weird creatures and an castle that could be a refference of Griffith's dream.
Yes, Caelid reminds me of the Eclipse as well! Thanks for sharing! Cheers!
@@dondonrv Yes! 🤝
And another refference of Eclipse at Caelid is the Hill of Swords that Rickert did to honor his friends of the Band Of The Hawk who passed away.
Miyazaki also made the same tribute to Miura after his death, making the Hill of Swords in Caelid is pure love!
@@mariofariassmthat’s in the video
11:47 not only that but the prisoner class also start with a rapier. Gryffth iconic weapon.
Amazing observation! Thanks for the input!
And now we know Miquella is Griffith
I've found another reference, in the page 12 of chapter 332, Rickert and Erika are saved by the new Band of the Hawk, in that moment Rickert recognizes the flag's symbol, and calls it a "Winged sword insignia" Which is the exact name of the talisman ingame.
Amazing find! Thanks for sharing!
"don't get yourself killed" are the words Godo said to Guts when he left to his journey with the DragonsSlayer.
Master Hewg use the same words several times.
Lol.. true! And in Demon's Souls, it's even better... "You have a heart of gold. Don't let them take it from you." The enemies in Souls Games will literally do it. :)
ANDRE from Darksouls 1 SAY THIS WHEN YOU LEAVE HIS FORGE
DS1 already made this connection with Andre always saying "Don't get yourself killed, neither of us wants to see you go hollow" when you leave his forge
In the first eclipse literally "dark souls" and "the age of the dark" got mentioned. At that point I felt like "inspired" doesn't really catches the extent of what miyazaki really used.
Schierke is also present in Dark Souls as the Witch Beatrice. She is a summon that can help you in the abyss to fight the Four Kings. Her unused model is that of a child but in the full release she is an adult.
Thanks for the input! We will include her in our next video.
@@dondonrv Great video dude, keep up!
All of the Dark Souls games have some kinda witch
We have Beatrice in DS1, DS2 has Zullie, and DS3 has Zullie and Alva's daughter Karla
YOU FORGOT ONE!! Just outside of mount glemir is a dungeon called Wyndham catacombs, which is a dungeon accessed through a graveyard secret entrance. This is a direct reference to the dungeon griffith was kept in, and how Guts and his group infiltrated it through a cemetary secret entrance. Also important to mention that Wyndham is the Kingdom that they were in as well.
Nice catch! Thanks for sharing!
Don't forget that both of the blacksmiths were tasked with "crafting a sword that would kill a" God for elden ring and dragon for berserk. Both of them were selected as the only person who could make something that impressive
Thanks for sharing! Impressive observation!
Also, possibly a coincidence, but there is a Greatsword against the wall right near the smith in Roundtable Hold. Seeing as the weapon has never looked more like Dragonslayer than it does in ER, it feels more like a meaningful placement rather than a randomly assigned model.
The last one is my favorite, it makes so much sense. It's also a great hint that Miquella true personality is that of a manipulative evil bastard or at least it's that once he emerges from his cocoon.
I can't wait for the DLC! :)
this aged like fine wine
@@Quail_I_GuessWell not quite as Miquella isn't necessarily "evil" he just believes his means justify his ends. Unlike Griffith, Miquella doesn't want power for himself - he wants it to save the world. Griffith solely lusts for that godly power to feel like he's in control.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but Mogh kidnapping Miquella out of “love” could also be a reference to Gennon, the Tudor that was obsessed with Griffith.
Thanks for sharing! Yes, I believe it has been shared, and I would like to revisit this view someday for a future video :) Cheers!
You were technically right!
I'm close to being done with Berserk and it's awesome to see how many of these I thought to myself "oh, reference!" especially considering how old the manga is. Great video series!
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you are enjoying Berserk! :)
I see Gideon as the closest Griffith reference tbh. Melania has a fair amount of aesthetic similarities to Griffith, but by that logic we could even compare her guts with the cursed (scarlet rot/guts mark) and damaged (detachable prosthetic arm) body that is adept for fighting, but there's nothing we see of her personality.
By contrast Gideon works his way up as leader of the round table (band of the hawk) you join, and is obsessively focused on his dream of a kingdom (or info and all knowing status for elden lord power). Gideon is one of the only leaders who lacks any royal lineage, which is a central part of Griffiths background. Then there's the nephali/casca relationship, betrayal, attempt to reign in your ambition like in Gut's second duel, or when Gideon has Ensha attack you over the haligtree medal.
The erdtree burning has elements of the eclipse, in starts the destruction of the roundtable/band of the hawk, and Gideon sides with the demigods just as Griffith joins God hands. Those are my thought anyway, great video!
Thank you for the very detailed input and feedback! During my research, I learned also about the perspective that you are sharing regarding Griffith and Gideon. And I agree with you, there are a lot of similarities in context in terms of ambition and his means to rise to power. And adding the Nephali angle, which we claimed in the video as our Casca, the proposition becomes even stronger. Thanks for sharing! I will add your input in our next video.
plus the character model of Gideon is a man with pale skin and long white hair
I also think vyke could be a reference for griffith. He was almost elden lord( a king like griffith almost became) but was sucked into madness and burned(tortured) and locked inside an evergoal(jail) high ontop of a mountain and later takes the power of the madness much like griffith uses the power of the behelit. Vyke also became friends with the dragons and was one of their most prized allies which could be a reference to how griffith gains the loyalty of the apostles
The Elden DLC is about to be the ultimate Griffith/Femto/Eclipse reference
And Miquella “miquelested” Mogh just like Griffith
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and the femboy look
Mogh is a reference to Gennon
The Magma blade is a possible reference to Isidro's dagger.
The magma blade is made from the lava of Mt. Gelmir and is dropped by man serpents, Isdro's blade was also forged in lava and it's called Salamander Dagger
Thanks for the input! I will be revisiting this in a future video about the references :)
Thank you for such a well done side by side comparison. I was still finishing my first read of Berserk when I played through Elden Ring so I got a heavy dose of dark fantasy goodness.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback!
I absolutely love how you present your content. Really fresh.
Thanks! :)
Watching this after the DLC and it’s crazy how much more they took from berserk
Elden Ring has finally got me started on Berserk after waiting for years to be in the right mood for it and now after Elden Ring and it's DLC, I had to play BloodBorne and now I'm here, ready to embark on the story that started it all... Can't watch this video yet but I'll come back... I won't be the same man though, I know it. Let this be a testament of who I was before I started Berserk.
Have it written on mine meager grave....
May your struggles only make you stronger mate.
awesome video seems like it took lots of effort to make as well, really deserves more views and likes
Thanks for the feedback! I had to re-read the whole of Berserk manga, just for Elden Ring video alone. But it's all worth it! :)
Great video ! minor correction at 13:00 The Berserker Armour made by dwarves doesn't give any strength nor it heals, it simply subdues the pain allowing the wearer to pass pain limits set by the body and if needed pierces into the host's body reinforcing broken bones or muscles allowing the wearer to keep on fighting . Emperor Gaeseric/ Skull Knight was the first to wear the armour . It's side effects are 1 . It ages the wearer, weakens them, and as in Guts' case takes away his sense of taste . 2. It actually feeds on rage and fear, harnessing it to completely take over the host .
Thanks for sharing! You are correct, the damage is still there, it just numbs the pain.
Gut hasnt shown it true potential
I also see a likeness to Casca in Rennala, both being great leaders who made their own fortune left broken with their disfigured children. And with a witch watching over them in times of need in Ranni and Schierke.
Thank you for a nice video
Thanks for sharing! Yes, and Farnese as well.
“Total nightmare fuel”
Shows a picture of Schnoz.
Haha...you noticed it! :)
My favorite one is right at the begging one of the game, one of the starters races the player can pick wears a prisioner mask, his description states he is was a noble from other land and his face is beautiful along his hair, a blonde whitered
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this video as a Berserk fan, this is awesome it almost made me cry. RIP Kentaro Miura
The menu theme of ds1 hits hard
There’s also a castle in the snow area where you get the half of the dectus medallion where it’s a complete reference to the eclipse, symbolism and all, and it’s even believed Miquella is part of it
Thanks for the input! I will review all comments for a future video.
I love the amount of work you've put into this video especially when you quote each volume along with its chapter
Genuinely brilliant!
Kentaro Miura was amazingly creative. The stuff rolling around his head must've been wild.
After completing the shadow of the erdtree dlc, the comparison between griffith and miquella is much closer. In the dlc you meet a number of npc’s that are all taken in by the charisma and “kindess” of miquella in his quest to create his own kingdom (kinder world). There are also a number of other similarities all throughout the dlc. To rapid fire through some of them, the leader of the aforementioned npcs is a woman who blindly trusts miquella and wishes to be his force (trait of casca), St. Trina who i believe was once a close figure to miquella is abandoned by him and left in an eternal slumber (again much like the state casca is left in by griffith), miquella’s desire for having radahn be his king consort is much akin to the way griffith felt like he owned guts as his warrior and how they both planned on having their wishes granted forcibly.
im gonna drop a sub ,you are underrated asf man
Thanks for the feedback!
i dont know if anyone else has see it before but in the Altus Plateau there is a ruins with the name of Wyndham, and that is the name of the main kingdom in Golden age
Thanks for sharing!
Great research. Happy I landed here. Good job 👏
Thanks for the feedback!
alright. you got me there in the Gostoc - Griffith joke. fucking hell. subscribed!
Your content is top tier!! Exceptional quality. Thank you.
Much appreciated!
For the last one about Miquella/Griffith, now that we have the DLC, I can say u were DAMN RIGHT x) 10/10👌
You are a great storyteller, A+ great content
Thanks for the kind words!
First off, great content, can't get enough of Berserk and being so prominent in the Souls Series is a boon (atleast for me)! That said some of the stuff I thought about:
There's the part with Ranni's "astral face" which bears a similarity to when Schierke summoned the Lady of the Depths at enoch village (chapter 213), there's one picture in where the Astral being's overlapping one side of Schierkes face.
Then there's also the greater will who, through the two fingers who selected empyreans, 5 of them which _could_ be a nod to the godhand who got selected by the "god" from Berserk.
Also the Nameless city far below the ground, which might refer to Lovecrafts Story, but it also lines up with Leyndell on the overworld, so it might also be a reference to Gaiseric's capital, which lies beneath Wyndham capital (now Falconia).
Thanks for the input! It shows you are extremely familiar with Berserk. I have seen the image you are referring to as well and I completely agree with your view. I might include it in our future videos. Cheers!
his description at 7:10 together with the panel made me laugh
Glad you like it! That creature's name is Schnoz, from the Berserk community.
Same dude, laughed my ass off
Fun Fact: Early Berserk is *highly* influenced by Fist of The North Star.
Both are violent stories about dark haired warriors who are scared and betrayed by their best friend but become much stronger as a result.
They then wander through a dark world killing villains and form a new bond with people they meet along the way.
In fact I think that Berserk will end similar to how Fist of the North Star did. The Godhand will be destroyed but things won't be perfect and the world will be irrevocably changed.
Life will just go on in a kind of bitter sweet ending
Thanks for sharing!
Berserk was influenced by Hokuto no Ken and Devilman. Guts design is based on Kenshiro, and Griffith androgyn design is based on Ryo/Satan.
Griffith felt jealousy from Guts and Casca relationship. Just like in Devilman where Ryo felt jealousy from Akira and Miki relationship.
Pedantic I know but "Blaidd" is a real word in the Welsh language (another strong influence for Miyazaki), it means "Wolf" and it's pronounced like "Blyth/Blighth". The "lai" is like "ligh" in "light" and you just say it with a lisp kinda.
Awesome video regardless, Fromsoft has made me fall in love Berserk and I recently had the time to watch all of the anime. I spent most of my time waving my finger at the screen like the Leo DiCaprio meme every time I seen something vaguely familiar.
It's always interesting when Wales makes its way into popular culture. A Welsh Guts in not something I expected to see in a game but I gotta say I do love it.
7:12 "Truly Nightmare Fuel"
Shnoz
This is an outstanding presentation you’ve put together for these great works of art and story telling. Thank you. Subbed. 👍🏽
Thanks for the kind words! :)
Another connection with Caelid is that the realm of Quilphoth is birthed from the efforts of a goddess, a particularly violent one.
That's a good one! I hope those who read your comment can guess who they are. Thanks!
The Grave of Swords they made for Miura made me cry. I idle there often.
I'm glad i'm not the only one with these constant thoughts like this
Lol yeah!
Also beneath Leyndell in the sewers is a big hole with spiral stairs which looks exactly the same as the place Griffith was imprisoned in
Some people say that a Berserk game made by FromSoftware would be too slow, that the combat in the manga is fast paced and frenetic, by judging the gameplay from Demon's Souls, Dark Souls and Elden Ring, but if you just watch the combat of Sekiro... you know they can make it.
I believe that Hidetaka Miyazaki must have presented the idea one to many times to FromSoftware, the rights must be pretty expensive and Berserk isn't a mainstream thing, so they would invest too much and fear it wouldn't sell too well, but that is just speculation from me...
Please FromSoftware, let the man do his work, make a Berserk game!
I believe as well that Sekiro is a perfect template for a future FromSoftware game that is driven by a story :) (I uploaded a video yesterday about Miyazaki's view on a Berserk game! Check it out!)
I played all dark souls and sekiro ,I just finished reading berserk and got damn berserk is peak,one time Griffith literally says DARK SOULS
The thing I love about your video is that you point out the references and tributes to Berserk artistically, rather than just calling it copying and stealing, great video!
Thanks for the feedback! I explained in the Miyazaki bio video that he was doing it to give homage to the books he loved during his childhood and has nothing to do with plagiarism or lack of inspiration. Nothing changes on the Souls games, even if the references were removed. Cheers!
I think Miquella is gonna have really tall, lanky moth-like features that also give off falcon vibes. I could seem them mixing Rosine's demon form and Femto's design based on the silky cocoon he's sleeping in
Unfortunately, I haven't read much of Berserk, I'm currently going back and reading it. But I've always been interested in having a deep dive video into the comparisons and inspirations Miyazaki used in his games. Had to sub!
Thank you!
Can I show you the way? TheAlmightyLoli has a 21 Hour Video explaining the whole entire manga. In his newer vids, he goes into depth with the Post-Miura Chapters. You wont regret it
Dude Berserk is SO good...I had to have the bound volumes....so reading it made me purchase all 13 releases so far. When I could have paid either nothing to read online or much less to read the small Mangas. I've been through the entire thing at least 3x since I got the latest volume a few months ago.
I read it once a year at a minimum!
@@dondonrv the amount of details, character development, throwbacks, COMPLETELY INSANE. Every time I read, I find something new.
7:11 THE SHNOZ
8:14 looks more like the kushan carriages
This was a an amazing video thank you, Berserk is my favorite story ever told
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks! :)
Love the channel nice to see the linking of the chapters sources in the references and noting how multiple bit and piece can be found here and there.
Idea for later videos maybe list Berserk characters like Void who aren't yet used as a basis in any of the games.
Glad you enjoy it! Regarding Void and other characters, yes I can include them in future videos. Cheers!
Awesome video, the best I've seen on this subject.
Thanks for the kind words!
In the lore, the Laws of Causality are referenced. Which works for the lore but it's also a nice callback to Skull Knight's philosophy.
You deserve way more views and subscribers!
Glad you liked it! :)
This Video is a gem, you deserve much more subs man
Thanks for the kind feedback! Much appreciated! :)
Hey this is really great! Thanks for putting this together
Glad you liked it! Cheers!
You voice is very calming and I like how you space your words out
Thanks for the feedback!
Np, underrated content creator for sure! Will be on the lookout for upcoming videos
The fact that the Sword of Blasphemy is formed from the bodies of tarnished shows that’s the power that drives our deathlessness is potent enough to form legendary weapons. I love how much credit this gives to the power of tarnished, they are just as capable of becoming a boss weapon as a dragons tail in Souls
"our conclusion is that no one fits Griffith as an Elden Ring character more than Gostoc"
i was caught off guard with that one
You deserve waaay more subscribers dude
Thanks for the feedback!
The Glintstone Sorcerers have an attack that bears striking resemblance to a scene from Berserk where Father Mozgus caves a villager's head in with a book of scriptures. The sorcerers can also attack the player by striking them in the head with a book.
I kind of think that vyke was a reference to griffith, much with how he almost became elden lord but sucked into madness after being burned(tortured) and locked inside a evergoal high atop a mountain all by himself. He also takes on the power of the madness which can also be a reference for how griffith took the power of the behelit
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Amazing. Loved it. Thank you so much for your video
Thank you for the kind words and feedback! It means a lot to me.
@@dondonrv Keep it up brother, you are doing an amazing job❤
Guts' armor in The Black Swordsman arc also is referenced by the Night's Cavalry Set
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amazing video mate
Thanks a lot!
these videos are beautiful. Just what I was looking for 😍😍
Thank you! :)
@@dondonrv Keep it up! DS and Berserk are literally my top 2 favourite media so I'm glad someone is making videos about both of them
Good Job on this video! you explain things very well
I appreciate that! Thanks!
Very nicely put together
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Great Work! Well Done.
Thanks for the feedback!
11:20 I think the sword in the game is more similar to the sword Guts uses during the golden age than the Dragon Slayer
Thanks for sharing!
Now in 2024 Miyazaki made the ultimate berserk reference with the main antagonist of the dlc literally being Griffith
I lost it when you said as a joke that Griffith match the looks of Gastok 😂😂
This man carefully observes
I just love that fact that Miyazaki is a Berserk fan and how he uses it as a main inspiration for his games. Kentaro Miura truly was the greatest in influencing many.
The iron mask the prisoner wears is definitely a reference to Griffith's but Bogart's iron mask looks more like the movie one.
Knowing where Miyazaki gets his inspiration from, does he also get the "what the f--- am I looking at" vibe from Berserk as well?
Kento's work is so densely detailed, it's really hard for me to make anything out at first glance. It begs (or draws you closer with fascination) you to just keep looking.
Reminds me of how Junji Ito makes his work so dense with details as well.
The corpse tree also makes an appearance in the witcher 3. I know this is a souls video but I love how berserk influences so many pieces of fantasy media! ♥️
7:11 thanks for the breather image
XD
Glad you liked it! His name is Schnoz :)
What if travelling between sites of grace was also a berserk reference. It’s mentioned that Griffith can use the world tree to travel to any part of the world through its branches. Since sites of grace is directly connected to the erdtree, we can also travel to any part of the map🤷♂️🤷♂️
Godoh will always be one of my favorite side characters in Berserk, passed on some of the greatest wisdom onto Guts before his passing (that he unfortunately would ignore)
Agreed! :)
For me, the dragonkin soldier are more a Grunbeld reference than Rykard, my friend (that got me into berserk) and I immediately thought the same when we first found it. Even lorewise is kinda similar, not only the looks.
Thanks for the input! I completely forgot about the Dragonkin Soldier! He looks like Grunbeld even in his human form.
What about that dragon that has glintstone growing from its head? That looks more like Grunbelds dragon form
I love your videos dude keep it up
Appreciate it!
The Erdtree could also be a potential (semi)reference to the Trees of Valinor - specifically Laurelin, the golden tree - from Lord of the Ring's deeper lore. They're massive trees that similarly tower over a majestic elven city. I only say this as George R.R. Martin was co-writer to Elden Ring and is a known LoTR fan.
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Nice Video well done!
Dont forget the pulley crossbow as Guts weapon.
That Gostock joke made me spit out my drink laughing
Glad you liked it!
There was also a pretty clear refrence to berserk with the deathbed companion. I don't know which chapter but that one flat faced Priester from the conviction arc told the exact same story to Farnesse
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It’s funny that I never noticed a lot of these references, but when it’s pointed it it seems so obvious. :D
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Imagine a fromsoftware video game adaptation of berserk but we play as skull knight
from the second i saw grunbeld he reminded me of radahn. doesn't help that his gair is red too. there's a specific panel of him sitting on his horse that looks most like radahn. i do believe he was also the inspiration for rykard though