Berserk Wild Guess aka ruinedkuria's crackpot theories
I haven't completely read the manga and definitely not in any sort of order so I don't know exactly how valid my points are. However, I have always been interested in trying to see Berserk through a plot(?) viewpoint. The idea of the Eclipse was amazing but I'm seeing a trend in the story.
It looks like the events neoGriffith goes through/plans out are the mirrored form of the plot starting with the Eclipse but with a neoGriffith twist. Well, in general, because it doesn't all fit perfectly (which is what concerns me.) What does that mean?
Guts has his own Behelit. There's the question of who, exactly, would activate it but I'm thinking Guts now because he was the one that received it. Maybe this would be where Guts and Griffith's continuation/mirror plot points of the Golden Age events meet (i.e.: Guts and the Behelit and the mirrored neoGriffith event where Griffith meets Guts for the first time comes full circle) and I'm hoping because of this, it'd be a different twist on the Behelit. My personal guess is the Griffith persona dies and Guska or Grifguska would be that new persona that greets Guts but that's just personal guessing without much to go on yet; might also be too lame. I just have a weird feeling it's gonna go all Code Geass/Sandman on me. Why? The central theme seems to be transcendence of characters and a new age/era. In a way, if Griffith manages to change the entire cosmology of Berserk, it could be considered a neoGriffith, impersonal twist of a kingdom. That new world order would be "his" and still qualifies for "do as you will" hands off type of control.
Of course, these are just the events that connects to the Golden Age/Guts and Griffith's past together. There's Falconia and how it might possibly tie to the Skullknight and Void's past, etc.
Or there could possibly be another arc after Guts and Griffith's "fated" event comes full circle and something else happens.
Aside: I actually don't want Caska to regain her memories. 1) if she's now comparable to the Virgin Mary, note Virgin---I sometimes see people talking about how Guts needs to "pound that pussy again". No. I like the idea of Guts suffering too much and finally accepting that he will never, ever tap that ass ever again. 2) I've read that the writer stated Caska would change back only if she chooses to. Back to choices again. In a way, she's made a choice and the thing I respect about Berserk is that there's really no going back. I think it would mean more for me if Caska and everyone else learned to deal with her new situation and whether it means she snaps out of it or not is not for me to say but I hope she doesn't revert to the old Caska. It will have to be a "new" Caska who will be faced with a choice.
Character growth: Guts and Griffith are opposites, it's their story (and Caska's), whether protagonist or antagonist or deuteragonist or whatever. Griffith is good with impersonal but the center of his character development (what he has to learn) is on a personal/interpersonal level. He has to deal with his feelings for Guts and Caska, etc. Every plot point Griffith is revisiting as neoGriffith is impersonal (or at least he wants it to be) and he will have to face that. If the story even hinges on Guts defeating Griffith, which I'm not sure it will, it will have to be on a personal level where Griffith can accept his feelings. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a "defeat". Guts, I think is the opposite. He has to accept that he has to get over his personal feelings which he's kinda already doing. Or this is a story about Guts, the secret antagonist who becomes an evil monster through good intentions as he sacrifices more and more of himself for the good of his friends and comrades. I meant that as a joke but that really is a possibility, isn't it...
It looks like the events neoGriffith goes through/plans out are the mirrored form of the plot starting with the Eclipse but with a neoGriffith twist. Well, in general, because it doesn't all fit perfectly (which is what concerns me.) What does that mean?
- Post-Eclipse is directly mirrored by the 2nd Eclipse at Albion where Femto is reborn as neoGriffith. Instead of a demonic looking being, he's viewed as a Messianic savior.
- (Tower of Rebirth?)
- Going backwards in time, there's the Griffith/Guts reunion at the Hill of Swords that mirrors their duel but, as Guts realized, it was Griffith walking away from Guts this time.
- Assassination of Flora ~ to the Assassination of the Queen of Midland?
- Saves Charlotte from Ganishka ala magical fairy tale-esque bed flying scene (courtesy of Zodd). This actually seems like a combination of Griffith and Charlotte dub-con scene (minus the sex and dub-con) mixed with all those other times Griffith had saved Charlotte in general.
- The new Band of the Hawks/Falcons is declared the official army of Midland by Charlotte. The Band of the Hawks declared the official army of Midland by Charlotte's father.
- Battle of Doldrey parts=battle against Ganishka? Does that mean Gennon~Ganishka? Griffith's experience with Gennon was a very personal one even if he tells him so otherwise but with every central neoGriffith event, all those mirrored points are very objective and impersonal. What's interesting about Ganishka is that neoGriffith merges the worlds together. Plot-wise, it advances the story forward to crazy levels. Mirrored plot point wise, I'm having a hard time connecting the two. Well, aside from the fact that the death of Gennon symbolizes the Band of the Hawks' victory and is the major obstacle Griffith overcame towards his dream/goal. For neoGriffith, I have no idea what his dream/goal is but according to the patterns observed so far, it's similar to Griffith's dream of a kingdom but with an impersonal, neoGriffith twist (I'm stating the obvious, I know.)
- Meeting Guts.
- Does it go further back through time past the earliest "present time" of the Golden Age flashback? (e.g.: Griffith receiving the Crimson Behelit; Griffith dreams of a kingdom; Griffith plays with his friends and his toys.) Or does it just stop at the first meeting with Guts? Personally, I prefer it going back further because 1) this part of the story is Griffith-centric 2) the past is an integral part of a character and an important factor to important events in the world of Berserk 3) everything (for Griffith) goes back to Griffith's dream 4) I actually see Griffith with his friends and toys as a perfect denouement if you're going for a sweet/bittersweet/nostalgic ending.
Guts has his own Behelit. There's the question of who, exactly, would activate it but I'm thinking Guts now because he was the one that received it. Maybe this would be where Guts and Griffith's continuation/mirror plot points of the Golden Age events meet (i.e.: Guts and the Behelit and the mirrored neoGriffith event where Griffith meets Guts for the first time comes full circle) and I'm hoping because of this, it'd be a different twist on the Behelit. My personal guess is the Griffith persona dies and Guska or Grifguska would be that new persona that greets Guts but that's just personal guessing without much to go on yet; might also be too lame. I just have a weird feeling it's gonna go all Code Geass/Sandman on me. Why? The central theme seems to be transcendence of characters and a new age/era. In a way, if Griffith manages to change the entire cosmology of Berserk, it could be considered a neoGriffith, impersonal twist of a kingdom. That new world order would be "his" and still qualifies for "do as you will" hands off type of control.
Of course, these are just the events that connects to the Golden Age/Guts and Griffith's past together. There's Falconia and how it might possibly tie to the Skullknight and Void's past, etc.
Or there could possibly be another arc after Guts and Griffith's "fated" event comes full circle and something else happens.
Aside: I actually don't want Caska to regain her memories. 1) if she's now comparable to the Virgin Mary, note Virgin---I sometimes see people talking about how Guts needs to "pound that pussy again". No. I like the idea of Guts suffering too much and finally accepting that he will never, ever tap that ass ever again. 2) I've read that the writer stated Caska would change back only if she chooses to. Back to choices again. In a way, she's made a choice and the thing I respect about Berserk is that there's really no going back. I think it would mean more for me if Caska and everyone else learned to deal with her new situation and whether it means she snaps out of it or not is not for me to say but I hope she doesn't revert to the old Caska. It will have to be a "new" Caska who will be faced with a choice.
Character growth: Guts and Griffith are opposites, it's their story (and Caska's), whether protagonist or antagonist or deuteragonist or whatever. Griffith is good with impersonal but the center of his character development (what he has to learn) is on a personal/interpersonal level. He has to deal with his feelings for Guts and Caska, etc. Every plot point Griffith is revisiting as neoGriffith is impersonal (or at least he wants it to be) and he will have to face that. If the story even hinges on Guts defeating Griffith, which I'm not sure it will, it will have to be on a personal level where Griffith can accept his feelings. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a "defeat". Guts, I think is the opposite. He has to accept that he has to get over his personal feelings which he's kinda already doing. Or this is a story about Guts, the secret antagonist who becomes an evil monster through good intentions as he sacrifices more and more of himself for the good of his friends and comrades. I meant that as a joke but that really is a possibility, isn't it...