The best interpretation 🤣

What EVERYONE in here misunderstands about what Griffith is saying here isn't that Guts isn't worthy enough to be his friend, but that he keeps EVERYONE at a distance to protect those from hurting his dream and purpose. In the assassination plot against count Julius Griffith exact words to Guts were. "My Friend, I need you to kill a man for me." Clearly Griffith sees Guts as a friend, but he is scared to let Guts close to him because as Griffith points out before the Invocation of Doom at the end of the Golden Age Arc letting people close to his heart is what destroyed his focus on his dream. Hence why Griffith keeps Everyone at a distance...

@@HawkoftheLight1 exactly I've explained it before in another thread. Griffith is afraid of letting a friend close because he knows what it's like to lose men and how it effects him. Remember when the little kid that wanted to be a knight died because he joined Griffith. Griffith literally clawed gashes into his arms just recalling the event. He realizes the potential threat to his dream that friends and equals can be. Griffith definitely sees Guts as a friend and that goes against the mantra that has been keeping his dream alive. So in this scene Griffith is essentially saying it out loud not because he wants to convince the princess, but because he wants to convince himself. He doesn't want to admit that Guts or anyone is his friend or equal so he just keeps repeating his mantra; "they aren't my friends, they are my loyal soldiers. They don't have their own dreams they aren't my equals." It's the perfect self defense mechanism that allows himself to sacrifice the lives of thousands for his ambition alone.

Casshern Sins So hes an ambitious asshole, got it.

@@Nope-en9bo That's literally his main trait

Money talks

@@donovanberserk4993 How's the afterlife

SCARY

@@soony1319 chilling with miura and some lolis at a karaoke bar

@@donovanberserk4993 careful with the arrows pointing the path to the restroom and buy Miura a round on me 👍

Agreed...Its like when you compare pixel art games to the 3d crap...even movies using too much cgi vs the way they made movies back in the 80s and 90s...crazy

It may not be perfect but it has the heart and spirit of the manga in it, by not going too fast with movement and still having enough for the moments to properly sink in.

@@peterc504 but still golden age arc is so good because CGI is still Beter than 2016-17 adaptation

80s was very art focused in lots of way

@@kejiri3593 this is 90s

+Haleophant Green Exactly what I was thinking. It's one of the rare times that Griffith shares his thoughts with anyone else, and it ends up being his downfall.

+Haleophant Green Nah, I still blame that maid who peeped through the keyhole and saw these two together for everything that happened. The year in the tower of rebirth, the eclipse... it's all her fault.

The maid is actually GOD. It was all according to plan.

+Haleophant Green That's because Berserk is one of the best-written stories of all time. It doesn't rely on random disasters or larger overarching events to advance the story (the way Hollywood movies and even most novels do)--everything happens because of character motivations and interactions. Can't believe Miura wrote this when he was in his mid-twenties. The Golden Age Arc is a masterpiece.

I always think about the scene once they've rescued Griffith from the dungeon, where Guts mentions this scene to Casca and Griffith overhears it. That expression of realization in Griffiths face that he sealed his own fate with a few words long before.

D2attemp Guts: equal my ass mines way bigger

That's a common theme in Jojo too. Jobros don't have a very good life expectancy.

Very astute observation.

@@RsRj-qd2cg shut the fuck up with dumb ass jojos

@@moisesamaya90 The fuck did you just say

Nah, but Guts was the exception to the rule. As we saw in the anime (and manga) Griffith reveals his real face to Guts. Like when he ordered to kill the nobleman.

HalBDeU and Griffith was ready to risk his life to save guts from zodd

Not really - you can even see in this video the methaphorical distance between Guts and Griffith, as well as Guts realising that Griffith doesn't consider him a friend (maybe what Griffith saw in Guts was his potential to become one). The day when Guts decided that he will leave the Band of the Hawk, was the day when he started to "work" on his dream, or at very least search for one. "The man who would be my friend, must have his own reasons for being - beyond me. And he should put his heart and soul into protecting his dream. He should never hesitate to defend it - even against me." The defeat of Griffith that day was just that. Well - at least thats how I see it.

Leo John C.Guinid in the Manga he actually offered griffith his body, he said you can have my sword or my ass before the duel

ow what a burn

Why does a man make a path of bloodshed ahum the ecplise! Good god he really when back on his word

Yeah shot his tendons clean off to be exact

grind55 In a roundabout way, this is basically talking shit on your friend, when they aren't in the room.

C++ style

Why? I have never read the story and this speech seems very wholesome to me. What's the backstory?

They certainly killed Griffith.

@@t.j.aarons889 Did they really? They sustained him into his crippled state, all the way to his "I sacrifice."

@@t.j.aarons889 Nothing could've killed Griffith

Wish Guts had the self-respect to stand up for himself and his way of life. I mean he literally sacrifices himself for his own basic necessities and other people's lives and dreams, I think that's pretty noble. Also he should have seen how Griffith is insulting everyone that sacrificed themselves for him. And I don't think Guts should make himself live put up to the 'friend' standards of such a person.

And almost killed Casca.

Yes. Guts is entranced in what he is hearing and fully understands more about himself and Griffith

*"Show, don't tell"*

exactly

Is still considered cinematography in a cartoon? I get what you mean though.

Also don’t forget the music is also very effective here in communicating the underlying emotions.

He died ?!?

@@Leerbe yeah

And what is going to happen with the manga?

@@killuagato6887 Most likely continued by his assistants that were properly trained.

Never

Yea broad.

They were already friends but only one of them knew that as a fact.

It broke him because Guts messed up Griffith's dream by leaving his army. If he met guts in a different circumstance and Guts was following his own dream, they would've been great friends. But Griffith sees Guts as nothing but a traitor now.

@@1slideforlarry1That’s a pretty good way to see it. Griffith wanted Guts to be someone without a dream so he could be used for his.

I interpreted it in a way that Griffith was talking about everyone in the band EXCEPT Guts, which he actually saw as equal, but Guts knew that even if Griffith did see him as such it would be because he was mistaken in Guts

what the fudge It's very telling that Guts' Theme plays during this.

Nikkolas Mical Telling? How so?! Is he falling in love, or despair?

Boy George humming ya'll

this is what i miss in the manga

Guts Theme

Camus?

Samus?

A-amogus???

AutovoltGTS Not unlike how most managers view their workers...

Managers don't have dreams for the most part. At least, they don't live it.

Jarin Jove Middle management doesn't, they are lockstep as well. Most betas make the mistake of looking for *APPRECIATION* on the job. When that happens, the person has already died ambition-wise.

"Themselves"

666th like

Yeah, guts is the one exception to Griffiths ideals

Or maybe she doesn't care...which is even more tragic. Griffith was just too magnificent to not fall for.

If you've seen 2013's Frozen. . . Princess Charlotte was Anna, before Anna was Anna. *they were both so desperate for connection *they were both manipulated, never knowing what happened until it was too late And the fact that Princess Charlotte is a misguided character done right (which I feel she is) . . . is practically calling out (Isa)Bella Swan from Twilight: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/hWObpK2hkHyjq2g.html (Isa)Bella Swan is supposed to "represent the everyday teenage girl," but throughout the Twilight Saga, she's been nothing but a . . . 1: Selfish 2: Male dependent 3: Uncaring 4: Manipulative 5: Self-centered 6: Pretentious 7: Idiotic 8: Whining . . . girl who can't go FOUR WHOLE MONTHS without Edward Cullen by her side. And what's worse is, it's all Edward's fault. First, look up "Top 10 Reasons Why Edward Cullen is the WORST," then look at "Top 10 Reasons Why Bella Swan is the WORST"

She's a kid

Hmmm

Tragic really, I'm still holding out on hope she doesn't meet an unfortunate end...

nicee

struggle and continue to preserve, brother. I hope your family and friends weren't sacrificed to the god hand in the process though!

Good on you! The right path is *your* path.

Cringe.

I stand by griffith this is the greatest anime on this planet

Griffith still would have join God Hand, because of the spoken causality.

Knew some nerd would say this eventually...Yeah, I know. lol

MrBooone lmao

+Damien No he wouldn't have. The "cause" of his downfall was Guts' departure, which was itself "caused" by this speech. Had he not said that speech, Guts would have stayed to his side, and he would have prevailed and have his own kingdom. What the God Hand were saying was that everything happens for a reason, and that one cannot escape his fate. Guts happened to be there during his speech, so that he would make him fall later on, to feel desperate, and accept to join the God Hand. So yes Griffith wouldn't have failed _if_ he had not said this speech, or _if_ Guts hadn't been there at that moment, but thing is... there is no "if" according to fate; according to the law of causality.

He would've said it sooner or later

Griffith has a dream. Guts believes everyone should have the right to a dream. Tyrants have dreams. George Washington and Sensanatus were different though, they dreamed, not that they would be kings; but that they would build a nation in which they wouldn't have to be kings to get what they want. There may be more historical examples of this, but these are the two that I know. Now we all live like kings, and still very few of us know what we want. We waste our lives to indecision. At least Guts and Griffith knew what they wanted.

@@titusjames4912 Guts also, for a long time, didn't know what his dream/goal was. And he disliked himself for not having any dream, and so he left the Band to find because he really wanted to live upto Griffith's standards. And, yes maybe that was what spurred the realization of his dream/goal of honing his sword skills and protecting the people around him, but him leaving really hurt the people around him and all that because he disliked his life's meaninglessness and didn't have enough self-respect to stand up to Griffith and say how equal he and the other people were to Griffith, because they contributed a lot to Griffith's dream, many even gave up their lives. Anyways, maybe the people stuck in indecision (that includes me to some extent) need to realize that while having a big dream is great and all, but not having one doesn't make you any less of a person. Being a decent person is good enough and also so important (imo) that it shouldn't be sacrificed for large ambitious and self-serving dreams.

@@vib2119 That was beautiful to read.

@@vib2119 Dude. That was bloody soothing to read. Well done.

Griffith fucks old dudes for money you are based as fuck

Well I am really happy that you came across Berserk then. So long as you maintain your dream and strive for it, unknowable things are possible.

Keith I am in the process of building my own Kingdom, matter of fact I have a business that has a opening day (first day of summer). And when I am wealthy my friend you will be one of the first people I share my wealth with.

Casshern Sins Why are you so lonely ?

No women in my life, and a lack of faith in the lord. Thanks for caring and asking it means a lot ot me Mikeyo.

Casshern Sins You can live through it , just keep on trying hard .

If you're interpreting this scene as a mere misunderstanding by Guts of Griffith's deception of the princess, I disagree. Guts already knew that Griffith was willing to manipulate and play dirty to get what he wanted (Guts came here straight from an assassination on his behalf, after all). Whether or not Griffith believed his own words here (or whether Guts took Griffith to believe them), they rang true for Guts, who didn't consider himself worthy of Griffith's (or anyone's) friendship, since Guts knew he had no purpose of his own in life (while having admired Griffith's ambition). It's that self-realization that caused Guts to leave - not any deception on Griffith's part.

@@MrTwrule I honestly think Griffith was also show boating for the princess or at the very least didn’t realize how much he valued Guts(whether that is as a tool or friend is up for debate)

@@cptfreeman8966 Yes, Griffith is not aware of Guts' presence here; everything he's saying is a performance with the goal of enchanting the princess. He doesn't necessarily believe what he's saying, or if he does, he probably doesn't believe that anyone is truly capable of being his 'equal in every respect'. (He may acknowledge Guts as his equal in some respects, but certainly not in all respects.) I think Griffith did realize how much he valued Guts, though it's possible that there was ambiguity in his own mind whether it was purely as a tool or as a friend. It certainly wasn't purely as a friend, or Griffith wouldn't have been so shattered by Guts' departure, since he would have been able to let go like Guts was if that was the case. This proof that Griffith couldn't control such a valuable asset - or perhaps that the person he became dependent on and that he was slowly beginning to understand as more than a mere asset, in a way that productively challenged his worldview up to this point, was suddenly 'abandoning' him - is what broke him. It proved to him that he wasn't in complete control of his own life, and that he never would be. (Unless he became an agent of causality itself, of course.)

@@MrTwrule Wow that was deep. I liked your point.

@@MrTwrule my thoughts exactly.

My favorite speech to watch before any final is "Unto the breech" from Henry V. It gets me pumped, like it's a last hurrah, even though I still have a long way to go. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/oZuqoop_cKV7yGw.html Then I like to listen to "Sign 2" from the PS2 Berserk game. It's a nice triumphant song, like what you just faced was monumental and climactic. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/f5KloaORpaijyIE.html

Is there also an eclipse during your exams? :D

When I sacrifice everyone for my own gain as I kill the curve? Yes.

@@31173x It's been more than 4 years, I hope you have achieved your dreams or are on the way to.

I have one today. Thanks m8

I don't think Griffith knew Guts was there. I doubt he'd have said it if he did know.

Berserk is basically a Shakespearean tragedy

@@i_i8924 only this arc

Berserk is like William Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe mixed with the Titanic and the Holocaust

Does he say that here? From what I got ( never watched berserk ), he says that everyone with him is just a pawn for his dream, even guts.

@Carlos Ramirez Where in the fuck did you get that from? All they said was how life-changing Berserk was for them, and that this scene feels different now that he has passed away. There isn't anything to say they will "never be into this series again", especially considering it's not very likely this series will even continue now.

Bro who's that on your profile pic?

@@hakr1298 it’s a fan art of griffith, you can find it and many others from the same artist on zerochan

So you've been swayed by Griffith's charisma. What are your thoughts about him becoming Femto and what he did during the Eclipse?

@@kiritsuguemiya1007 I love Griffith too much to the point I analyzed even the tiny details(maybe overanalyzed lol😂) the episodes "Back-Alley Boy" & "Parting"(when he sacrifices) to death He sacrificed and betrayed his comrades in the most brutal way possible all for his dream even when his glance at Guts could have swayed him not to, which I find truly unfortunate and an unfair destiny to uphold.But since he himself, believed in that Golden Rule of the Universe, His cruelty was the more apparent and it becomes the more difficult to justify the despicable and absolutely horrific things he did that day

I kinda agree, but what you're saying only makes sense if the person who's saying it backs it up with their actions. The reason why Griffith's words are powerful is because Griffith is someone who's words actually align with his actions. He doesn't just talk it, he walks it.

@@laneyj my point makes perfect sense as I hit the target I was aiming at. I wasn’t referring to talking the talk and backing it up too by walking the walk; that’s a different debate. My point is about people think actions ALWAYS speak louder or hold more weight than words can, which is extremely untrue😌Griffith’s words to princes charolette were the exact catalyst needed to send a critical shockwave through Guts soul, enough to where Guts makes his decision to forge his own dream.

These words hold weight, because Griffith himself is an enigma. For once, Guts has clarity on what Griffith thinks. Which is why he’s so moved by his words. But for Griffith, the words meant nothing . Just some waffle to impress the princess - he didn’t know Guts and Casca were listening

griffith: I said don't walk away!

STAY IN MY ARMS!

Griffith doesn't want friends, he wants absolute power and control.

" i said that you belong to me !! "

@@erikshure360 Was he really wants absolute power and control? Because something tells me that it'll leads to madness and tyrants.

Oscar Gonzalez Doubtful

Not really. Griffith is sure about what he wants and will do anything to get what he wants

That's most wars in history.

Talk wouldn’t change the lingering feelings. If Guts left, then instead of fighting, Griffith was honest with himself and FOLLOWED, meaning he basically puts the kingdom goal on standby, this could’ve been resolved because then they’d both know how precious they are to one another

Griffith still wouldnt except Guts resignation from the band of the hawk if he dud talk about leaving

+XRationalist Agreed. Berserk is one of the best-written stories ever.

It’s an interesting speech, it definitely resonates with xNTJs.

Nah, totally bonfire of dreams in my opinion.

Might I point you to the final speech of Charlie Chaplin's 'The Great Dictator' as an equal candidate for best speech made across all creative media

Yup, Guts never understood why Griffith threw his life to save him. Griffith was already seeing Guts as a friend. If Guts understood that event, then this speech wouldn’t have affected him to the point of him wanting to leave. Actions speak louder than words and Griffith had already saved his life while putting his dream at risk.

@@kidgrave The issue here is that neither did Griffith understand it. In general, I think the whole issue of Golden Age is miscommunication and not understanding/apprecaiting the value of the present. Griffith didn't understand that Guts is his friend, and Guts didn't understand that band of Hawk is his home. If only they had more time to explain themselves, talk reflectively about their thoughts the whole situation could be avoided. If they simply talked about what they mean, and why Guts is leaving, they would not end like they did. This always pains me the most. Couple of unsaid sentences have doomed them and destroyed everything they ever were.

David McVey well he was, he just didn't know it, Guts' dream was to fight for his life, to fight for his own right to exist, even if this wasn't his dream, Griffith considers Guts to be the exception to his rule, as he frequently risks his own life for Guts' well being as seen with Zod, and even in when he risked his command and place in the military just to find Guts after he fell off a cliff with Caska. Griffith frequently refers to Guts as 'my friend' and he means it, he never refers to anyone else this way, he views Guts as his only true friend in life, because he has a dream, because he proves himself worthy of living, even during the eclipse he fought off demons with a knife, cut off his arm and charged him, yes Griffith was pissed and tossed him into the air like a rag doll but he was proud of him, proud that his once greatest soldier was able to move through his barrier of defense and nearly strike him down for a second time.

Darkheart Productions true but it was a joke, anyway ;b

David McVey Usually guys don't do that to other guys. So Guts was basically a beta male orbiter.

Feelings of friendship.

not until he lost him. Guts seemed to always have been his friend but he's ego kept him in denial until it was too late.

I honestly think Griffith was just trying to sweet talk Charlotte. He wants the kingdom and if he can make Charlotte fall in love with him, he's got it locked in. He always viewed Guts as a friend and he didn't know Guts was listening in.

Griffith felt the same way about Guts and he expressed that too him many times indirectly. This speech was true to Griffiths character he was a man driven by one thing his dream. He didn’t lie to the princess he was honest and true to himself. She just had no clue as to what his dream was.

Griffith's loyalty to the pursuit of his dream is static, it only falters at times for one person, and that person is Guts. You can see this when he chooses to fight Zodd and tries to save Guts, and nearly dies as a result. When Guts decides to leave the band after the war is won Griffith refuses, it is a stark contrast between their initial fight as Guts is now completely balanced emotionally and confident in his fate while Griffith is unbalanced, angry, impulisve, and questioning his own tactics. Griffith's air of invincibility and mental stability are shattered with his cutlass after the 2nd duel concludes with Guts winning emphatically, in response Guts leaves him not even turning to look back at him or a hysterical Casca who has now shown her true loyalty resides with him. Ego fragmented Griffith sacrifices everything the hawks have won upto this point, to assert his dominance on the princess, and is imprisoned as a result. In the final moments before the eclipse, after attempting suicide and the reappearance of his red beherit, as his blood activates the beherit and eclipse ritual Guts eagerly tries to rescue him, and in this moment Griffith thinks "Don't come near me. Stay away from me... If you touch me now, if you so much as touch my shoulder... I'll never be able to... You and I will never be". In this moment he has his only real friend in the world trying to save him from his own fate, but Griffith finally comes to grip with his fate in this moment, and chooses his destiny. Guts and Griffith were always friends, this can be seen through their time spent together, their discussions, and the actions they undertake for each other, but Griffith never acknowledges it bc he doesn't actually want any friends, he wants to own people's souls. Although Guts was Griffith's muscle he was reliant upon him like no other on and off the battlefield, and Guts always had a dream, that was to find a sense of purpose, and maybe that's not as profound as Griffith's dream, but it's a dream nonetheless. Towards the end of the war he slowly begins to find these things with the other hawks and Casca, but he abandons them bc of what Griffith says in this scene. They were always friends until the events of the eclipse.

Wtf

I am glad you are here with us. Please take care.

Bless brother

well I blammed envy of others who try to put him down cause they don't like what he do

I always think tha Guts didn't left Grifith and go his own way because he wanted friendship. I think Grifith speech actually rekindled his dream to find a dream.

Was Griffith wrong for being honest?

@@HawkoftheLight1 he wasn't honest even to himself

@@lucasmoreirasantos8377 Griffith won guts in a duel. He wasn't going to simply let guts go. He had to earn his freedom. It would've been different if it was someone else.

Chase your dream🏆 🐅

​@@rockstarjoe5725thanks King 👑

what dream did you decide to pursue

@@mattzx003 He intends to get rich.

Danny Fang Yes it is. Miura's got talent.

@JL-XrtaMayoNoCheese ...we're listening?

@@turbotrup96 anything Guts said was better than this

@@Al_musawi14 I also liked "Grrrr...!" and "GRIFFIIIIIIIITH!!!!"

@@turbotrup96 yup that was awesome asf

Same. I feel like i would never be able to fully figure them out

Miura also has the greatest hiatuses.

True masterpieces take years. Like Da Vinci’s works of art

Now he’s gone forever. RIP Miura.

@@skipbayless557 The ultimate hiatus. But not really cause my boy not only ahead of the manga game, but the mortal one as well. Hopefully his trainees can finish his work

Christian charles I blame Griffith because he could never be open to anyone about his duplicitous nature, to get what he wants. It's hard to work for a self-admitted SNAKE.

@neoontime Yeah, Griffith had to lie to people with a smile. If he had been PUA, who knows how many women he would have "slain." 😘 But Griffith eventually was somewhat open to Guts, but by then Guts had already decided to leave and ghost.

Idk if it was really a misunderstanding. I think Griffith just got ahead of himself with this speech, he thought I was true but when Guts finally decided to go against Girffith with his dream he couldn't stand idly by. And when it happened against him he fell into a depression. If anything I think on some level Griffith didnt understand his own words here and if he did he would later go against them.

No.

"Misunderstanding"? Griffith meant every word. Everyone in the Band is just a tool to him. This scene is the reason why "GRIFFITH DID NOTHING WRONG LOL" will always just be a shitpost without a grain of truth behind it.

RIP

😢😢❤rip 😔

Decembirth not true at all it wasn't until the realization that guts for self validation had to find his own path not "warm himself by another's fire"

until Guts heard the speech, he was perfectly content with this as long as he got Griffith's approval. That's why he was desperately looking for him in the first place, why he'd go to the extreme of walking into a ballroom covered in blood. He was terrified by his own actions, but he thought that "if Griffith is happy with it, my mind can be at ease". it wasn't until he heard this speech that he realized that wasn't the way to think. This is considered one of the story's biggest turning points for a reason

@@Harrinsain Nice observation! That's why Guts looked so drearily lost and upset, when asking where Griffith was. ...Kinda like Casca later on! 😁

@@jellyjelly4322 Or grimmer yet: _Don't light yourself on fire, to keep someone _*_else_*_ warm._

@Edward Gaines pretty much

It's magical

Yes, finally someone understands in the comments column of this video. Griffith just doesn't want to open his heart because of that DAMN dream.

perfect

Keith Fife Griffith is not evil, it was a rational decision to join the Godhand. After the torture he went through, it was really the only choice.

Neal Kelly Rationality does not imply moral action. Rational action can lead to moral, amoral or evil action. It depends of the frame of reference for the rationality. Is it rational that Griffith join the God Hand? Yes. But is it also reasonable for Griffith to not join the God Hand? Yes, provided he knew the implications which we have reason to believe.

Keith Fife I didn't read the manga, how much did his personality change from before the torture to his godhand status?

I'm pretty sure we can see what Evil is, and is not.

the concept of evil is a simple one. it is the sinister and immoral. what is wrong and not is not so easy to see but what makes something evil is simple to me. sth to be evil needs to meet a certain criteria or expectations that will make sth deem evil. the act of killing an innocent man is evil to rape another is evil to manipulate others to do sth against will is evil there is a general undertone and expectation to what is evil. when I say sth is evil, people think of it as a negative subject Basically, evil is just a word

I honestly think this whole speech is not just to seduce the princess. But i think is honestly how griffith sees the world. But i think a mindset like this a powerful tool but Griffith was to blind to see how his mindset could affect others

so true

I can't bring myself to watch the horrible 3D animated show. This 2D anime was my intro to Beserk and now I'm buying the manga slowly but surely to catch up. Hopefully someday a great anime studio does this story justice. Maybe Studio Wit or Mappa.

@@emiliovanilla6833 I hope you're right. *fingers crossed* Btw fellow Otaku go and read manga ASAP. It's way too interesting and intriguing than the series. I suggest you to read from the beginning cause there are some details which the series didn't show in 1997 and obviously huge chunk of plot was scrapped in CIG series so you should read it, however you won't regret wasting your time reading it from chapter 1. 😙

​​​@@radhikasingh4011where I can find it tho 😢❤

​@@emiliovanilla6833yes fr 😢😢😢 😔

pfl95 Griffith showed empathy a few times at least, thou.

Guts would've left regardless anyway

Guts was different he wasn't some sheep he wanted equal friendship thats why he left

He's a warrior poet

Guts even without words has a very deep rich philosophy. I found him fascinating. That is why I had to have him. He was the only one who made me forget my dream. I still respect him till this day. But I will never abandon my dream.

Guts is like miyamto mushashi

Cameron Christensen Guts is the closet poet with a heart of gold. Griffith is like the fabulous rose, a fancy poet. One that strikes with poise, but harms with its thorns. Guts is like a warm fire, always burning, never willing to go out.

Kako Mohammed book of 5 rings eh?

The one and only It's VERY inspirational, especially if you work a shit job.

This speech embodies my life

He considered Guts his closest friend. Lol

I like this view.

no, but i will now, to honor him, i will continue berserks story in my own life by perusing my dream

One heck of a question that's simple and straight. No one can take away what Miura did in the time he lived until the end. People can talk, but who's really living to make things become reality?

@hello I’m gonna try to change the world for the better however I can

@hello ik that, and i was debating on not responding because saying something like that is foolish, i would usually never tell people that irl but i just answered what i genuinely feel i need to try to do. and because you asked. and ik the words "i wanna make world a better place" mean literally nothing in accomplishing that, but at least i can try

Reckless Gaming congratulations

sacrifice it all. your time for yourself , your time with family, your relationships with friends and lovers , sacrifice it all the achievement and the process of reaching your destination is worth far more than anything on this world . my dream is to be immortal i want to keep living for hundreds of years because i don't want to stop experiencing the world this is why i am into many studies i am a jack of all trades person trying to discover the elixir of permanent youth

@@marselshtylla do you realise you will be dead before immortality is discovered ?

@@ravenn8600 😶

You finished watching it? How do you find their rivalry now? lol

Facts he is the worst type of person a selfish entitled little prick who soon found out he wasn't as much as he thought he was and seeing that Guts was the one saved him made him more jealous because it proved Guts was always a better person I believe that was the driving force behind him sacrificing everyone because Gutz out shined him and hurt his soft egotistical mind he's a narcissist and a sociopath and our clan is just like the very people running this world into the ground walking demons that think everything is placed on Earth to serve them

the scene is much more complex than that. his absurd definition of a friend is hinted to be a coping mechanism several times. as it's shown in the eclipse griffith does love and care for his soldiers, who by his own definition are worthy of his friendship as they all do have dreams of their own, as seen in campfire of dreams, however he can't let himself admit that as that would mean that he has been sending his dear friends to their deaths. subconsciously he has no choice but to alienate them and see them as willing tools who are below him. and even then, the one who was by all means but his own his dearest friend didn't pass the requirements to be his equal and his friend, proving once again that he's essentially just playing mental gymnastics to keep himself from breaking down. it gets even more tragic when you consider that this tragic fate has been orchastrated by the god that mankind created. if anything griffith is the greatest victim of the story, manipulated by fate itself to fall from the path which would realize his dream through his own skill and talent to rock bottom.

@@darius9329 Darius is correct. Griffith was not being a hypocrite. The problem was that Griffith was shoving aside his feelings towards Guts by believing "Guts is just following my dream, he is not a friend, he will die for my dream" But the second Guts defeated Griffith and became free, Griffith could not help himself but consider Guts his friend (because his criteria no longer applied to Guts)

Actually search for a dream...Sparks is a great moment to understand Guts thought process

@@darius9329 holy fuckig shit dude, nice words