Something I found quite interesting. "Femto" is a unit prefix from the SI-system, used to indicate a factor 10^-15. So basically, Griffith was nicknamed "One in a quadrillion". Neat little detail, with causality and all.
My thoughts exactly. Conrad looks like the typical 'fat friar' archetype, with his exoskeleton as his habit. What little we do see of him during the Eclipse and other God Hand moments has him calling up the 'altar' and announcing the commencement of ceremonies, which would make him the president (in the old fashioned term) of rituals.
For Slaan I think it's possible that in her human life she was a super extra mega virgin who was completely innocent and was twisted by inner sexual conflict kinda like Farnese and even Guts to a degree. I think it could make sense cus Griffindor used to look pure and white and Noble with at least some moral code, but then he became a darker, more twisted version of himself that better represented his secret urges and his ruthless ambition to get what he wants at any cost. This also explains why Slaan taunts our black swordfish so much because she used to be sexually repressed when she was alive just like him and she knows what's underneath.
Slan was a raging nerd who couldn't get any because she was ugly and awkward. If she was respected, it was probably for some sort of brilliance that ugly awkward people often develop.
@Golden Yuri Griffith was disgraced by a king BECAUSE the king was jealous of his charisma. So, yeah, Griffith was charismatic. Although I don't think charisma would be a direct requirement to be a God Hand. Certainly all of them would have been influential in their time, and most of them probably were charismatic, but others might have influenced through fear, deception, or other means.
@GoldenYuri I think that the God Hand transformation process actually began the moment Griffith was thrown into the tower. His mutilation made him a completely different person and secured the sacrifice. That period was his Death. Life, Death, Rebirth.
Golden Yuri What? He was was a prisoner so he isn't charismatic? So you are thinking that Griffith won the lottery or something? LMAO Look at what Griffith achieved? Void was also a great man and both where captured and went through the torment. You are forgetting how the beherit works. A long time successfull person who will die peacefully will never obtain one. The red beherit is not for some random guy on the street but for those who suit the extremely high requirements.
Miura is just about 50 and seems to be an ordinary guy.. Casca is at verge of waking up. I am sure we will see a conclusion to the story in next few years.
Doesn't Skull Knight refer to Slan as: The Whore Queen of the Uterine Sea? When I first read this I envisioned her in her past life as a woman who used her sexuality to attain the role of absolute power in her nation.
I don't think there will be another god hand member. I've noticed that when Griffith was chosen to be a god hand, the "hand" made out of corpses had one finger without a member on it, and I think it was meant for Griffith. So basically, I think that only five god hand members can exist at a time.
Well, since skull knight is 1000 years old, and 216 times 4 (the godhand - femto, since he has only been a god hand for a few years) is 864. We know skull knight travels a lot, so it's possible that he knows the backstory for each godhand member and has likely been there for each eclipse. We know SK knows Slans backstory, as he called her the Whore Queen of the Uterine sea. Maybe SK will tell Guts the godhand backstories eventually.
Also, if Gaeserics story was 1000 years ago by Femtos birth, that means that void became a god hand when Gaeseric was 166 - 186 years old if he was in adulthood, which kind of doesn't make sense if void was the Wiseman in Gaeserics story. The Story would have to be 900 years old with Gaeseric being 30 years old when it happens if Void is the wise man.
Void was the philosopher. He was opened minded and sought out to spread the word of science. He was eventually captured and brutal tortured by religious kings.
Hai yo! Zego! XD Since you've asked for theories I will give you my take on the GodHand members. Void: Definitely the Wise Man who was in the tower of Rebirth. I think personally for a basic back story, he was a researcher/alchemist character who dabbled in dark sorcery which was probably forbidden in that era of time he lived. He could have been using human sacrifices to try and reap huge amounts of power and in his thirst for forbidden knowledge. Skull knight's incarnation of Gaiseric learning of this, then had Void punished severely thus this lead to the eventual destruction of his kingdom by Void's hand summoning the God Hand of that time. Void might have also killed someone close to Gaiseric in the time of his rule to result in this extreme torture. Condrad: I think for him, he might have been a doctor or a healer of some kind. I think this because of his hands being in prayer and his garbs resembling robes of healer types. He might have been blamed for certain outbreaks of disease and pestilence in his era. He then could have been persecuted by the people he once loved and healed, then when the God Hand came and he was turned into another member, he might have killed the entire providence he cared for as a sacrifice. This would then explain why he uses rats and other pestilence to torment the living for harming and betraying him in an ironic twist. Ubik: For him, I think he could have been a wiseman/adviser to a great ruler. He might have abused his power in his position then to turn things in his favour using deceit. He might have even tried to usurp power from the person he served and upon finding out of this, that ruler then at that time could have had him punished by having his legs cut off for being slippery and underhanded. Also another possibility is he might have been thrown out to sea and left to drown, that might also explain his appearance (Kudos to you for noticing the legless part of him.) Slan: Finally, for our lovely Slan. I think she was probably a princess of royalty. Based on the fact of Skull Knight calling her the Whore Princess Of The Uterine Sea. I think she was a wild child that was fed up of the pomp and privilege lifestyle she lead, with it being extremely restrictive in what she could or could not do. Thus she might have sneaked away to indulge herself in forbidden pleasures. (I think she might have a passing resemblance to a famous roman empress called Messalina.) Then when she was found out she might have been then forced to wed and angry at this especially after giving birth, she would have resented her husband and child for binding her down to the lifestyle she didn't want. Then in revenge she summoned the God Hand and sacrificed her husband and child for the power to do whatever she pleased. Sorry it's so long winded! XP But I hope you find something interesting in these thoughts! Keep it up with your awesome vids!
That's true I won't deny that fact. But it is possible to have conflicting feelings for those you choose to sacrifice, where you both love and hate that individual simultaneously. Prime example with Griffth's feelings towards Guts, he loved and hated him for being being the one person he could trust as brother and hated for making him lose sight of his dream.
Awesome research bro but I think Slan had a similar role as Luca but in this story the people who she helped betrayed her in the end. She was blamed for everything and was tortured in every possible way. She looks at the people who she helped during execution and no one helped. That is the time she made the sacrifice.
dude imagine a new god hand menber called ´´donovan the god of time and space´´ and it is like rape horse mounting donovan mounting wyald mounting caska mounting trolls mounting farnese.that would be the perfect god hand menber we deserve
Slan also first appears with black angel wings, that morph into the bat-ish ones. Maybe she was a religious follower that fell to lust (predictable, I know). Aso, the apostles worship her almost as much as Void... for other reasons of course...
I personally think of Ubik as a merchant who used to trick people, just look at his hands, as if they are trying to convince someone, going all like "this disfigured potato(behelit) will surely bring you luck" or whatever he used to sell
as an avid manga enthusiast, and by definition, an avid Berserk fan. This was very well done. Just discovered your channel and you conduct sound analysis. You have my subscription and I look forward to new content. Especially provided that the manga has just started up once again. Keep doing what you're doing man. There are many of us who sincerely appreciate this sort of content and your keen insight. Prost!
I'm really glad to see that video! That's great, zegodhand. Congrats! And as for me, I'd say every member of the God Hand was a very captivating/charming human being before their reincarnation. Just like Griffith (and the wise man/Void), they were probably followed with devotion by many people, who then they sacrificed in a moment of despair.
The four Non-Femto Godhand members are named after Scifi novels, "Destination: Void" by Frank Herbert, "Ubik" by Phillip K Dick, "Slan" by A. E. van Vogt, and "And Call Me Conrad" by Roger Zelazny. I'm sure those all sound cool in Japanese, it's just unfortunate that Conrad is a very normal and mundane name in English.
-just my opinion-.. If you follow the set of "rules" of the series you can kinda make sense of alot of yet unexplained characters and events, for example, many times throughout the series it is said that the physical world and it's inhabitants fuel the spiritual world, it was created by human emotion and thoughts. SK even said that if the collective thoughts of everyone is strong enough it can create a phenomenon, like the dream of the falcon of light, it fueled the spiritual world and gave it enough power to give birth to Griffith. with that in mind, imagine someone that has a really strong and pure will/thought/desire, like Griffith with his destructive ambition to become king, he has no equal in that regard that's why he has such position in the spiritual world. every godhand members needs to have that kind of trait to be.. well.. a godhand. all of the godhand members work together in a indirect way to fuel their power through humans, Ubik is clearly responsible for conjuring the dream everyone throughout Midland had. Slan is responsible for all the the dark desires and lusts (and also empowered by them) like the orgies some of the cults have in the series and oh yeah, the ungodly amount of rape and sexual violence. Conrad is responsible for all the famine, hunger and diseases which becomes more prominent before Griffith arrives to the physical world. Void is the first godhand and seems like the only guy that can literally make portals, which leads me to believe he made all the Beheliths. Griffith is the last piece of the puzzle he represents the human ambition which makes sense if he's gonna be the king and leader of the entire human race. i also think Guts will have to tackle the dilemma of becoming a godhand at one point, he always carry a Behelith, he constantly struggle with soul crushing challenges, it's only a matter of time before he deals with something that will push him over the edge.
I really wouldn't want to learn about any of their origins. Obviously berserk has been heavily inspired by HP Lovecraft and Lovecraftian "fear of the unknown or unknowable." So to learn about them, I think, would ruin the mystery.
Lordofhate9621 yeah and the fact that guts can possibly kill them one day also does not fit with the cosmic horror theme. its heavely inspired by lovecraft but it does not follow the same rules
Only... it's pretty much not "unknowable." It's pretty laid out how all things came about and the fact that these were once mere humans who serve the "Idea of Evil." It's pretty much the checkers that is Hellraiser, not the chess that is Lovecraft.
i think guts is to skull night as griffith/femto is to void. void and SK go way back and i think they were in the same situation that guts n grif were in, causality and such ya know
i legit was thinking the exact same thing when i saw the manga scene, skull knight immediately trying to get a jab at void, intuitively knowing void would portal that shit, as if hes tussled with void multiple times, and also just the way both of their faces are shown as they clash, definitely indicates some long term history. same parallel as griffith and guts, even skull knight had the berserker armor lol.
I think that the finger each one is on represents what they control or have power over. I also think that the order they were made members is: Void, Ubik, Konrad, Slan and then Femto (obviously).
Voids appearance to me seems to be heavily influenced by the mascot Vic Rattlehead of the legendary thrash metal band "Megadeth" but much more cool looking. Vic is a skeleton who has a metal visor nailed over his eyes, a mouth clamped shut, and his ears have metal plugs in them. The theme is "see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil". This is Vics creation story. Prepare the patient's scalp To peel away Metal caps his ears He'll hear not what we say Solid steel visor Riveted across his eyes Iron staples close his jaws So no one hears his cries I cant say that Void will share the same ideals as Vic but I am surprised that no one really brings this similarity up. Also Vic sides with those who are oppressed and those who suffer in society which is definitely not something Void cares about.
So, in stark contrast, Void hears, sees, and, speaks no GOOD Even as a human, he found the goodness in humans repulsive, so he rebelled in any way he could Eventually, he comes across the Crimson Beherit, giving him the chance to become a God Hand member And what did he sacrifice? Or whom? Hard to say; we simply don't know who/what he loved most. Could've been a stain on some clothes
Good Good day zegodhand , I'm a fan of your page and Berserker, this is the first time I comment on your videos , I do it because recently as a few pals of mine and myself talked about berserk we spoke about a chapter from the manga ( I'm rereading the whole thing to find the chapter ) in which Griffiths soul is transported before a giant vortex. This vortex speaks to him calling myself what people call god. I'd love a video on this, it's in my opinion the single biggest mystery and possibly the "final boss" of berserk
I just noticed something that i or we have overlooked, Void's skeletal like features. Maybe the wise man (Void) was somehow connected to Gaiseric (SK) like a brother.
Hi, I really like this and your other Berserk videos. I’ve got my own theories about the Godhand, and this video of yours might have gotten me thinking about it. I don’t know what the length for comments is, but I’ll break it up here into others...
God hand members are born every 216 years (or so), then why would a new God hand member appear after they leave Elfhelm? maybe a god hand member would manifest to attack Guts and the gang (sorta like Slan did), that would be cool as fuck, the god hand has been pretty much absent from the story for a while now
We could try to deduce a couple of things based on the finger of the hand they are allocated to. There has to be some symbolic behind. Femto is the index, that always showd toward an objective, that kind match his insatiable ambition. Void is the thumb, likely the first, boss, thumb being loosely considered as the most important, opposable finger to do something. Slan is the middle finger... need i say more?
I’d like to imagine that before members of the god hand ascend, when they are human and have to sacrifice something, their sacrifices were on a much larger scale. Femto - Sacrifices his entire band of the Hawk. Void - Perhaps he sacrifices an entire kingdom as the Wise Old Man. What this means is that they may have each sacrificed a large group of people. More than just the one or two other apostles offer up. Something on a grand scale worthy of their power and titles.
I hope that when they leave elfhelm about 500 years have passed so we could actually see a new godhand and maybe the start of a new cycle(?). About Silat and Ricket I think that the time in Silat's hometown moves similarly to Elfhelm because they are both secluded places in the Berserk world so we can progress in the story and see new cool stuff while keeping them in the story.
I hope Miura's gonna add some to God Hand members in future as the the story progress. And who knows maybe at the end we're gonna see rise of a new God Hand member.
I imagine that the behelit used is equally as important as the person using it. There is a vast difference in the power between the Apostles and the Godhand, such that I think their trials would mirror that of Griffiths (Godhand) and the Count (Apostle). We know how Griffith became a Godhand, we have a pretty good idea of how Void did it, and the backstory of some of the Apostles. The origin stories of the other Godhand would be Epics similar to Griffiths rise to power and hopefully Muira will go into more detail (a detailed flashback of their former lives just as Guts destroys them would be dope) but sadly I don't think it will happen. Anyways cool video. May the BumpFist Brohand you back Zegodhand.
I think ithe obvious inspiration for the God Hand is Hellraiser. I mean Miura took a lot of cues from that movie or the novella hellbound heart. The characters could co exist in both fictional universes without any problem.The beherit is also a catalyst to fulfill ones desire/dreams albeit with a terrible price just like the lament configuration box. I hope we get a backstory for void. .
It would be nice to see a spinoff series of the GodHand, it's almost like Hellraiser mixed with Mythology.. I'd love to see the origin stories of each one, and how they came about..
I don't even watch/read Berserk but one of the guys on the thumbnail (the one on the far right) reminds me of the aliens from Mars Attacks. But a LOT less nightmare inducing.
hey, love your content. so i was thinking how beat up Guts has been brought to the brink in the story with the abuse he can take and has taken so far. he obviously cant be taken much further since Miura would be writing himself into a corner, but dont get me wrong, Miura is a genius, but what do you guys think?
As for Ubik, there is the upfront reference to the book by PKD and bending reality and changing the nature of death and other psychic things. Ubik could have be an intellectual or some kind of science, disconnected from the reality of his world and lost in the study of 'the other realm'. I think him being crippled is a good reason to explain his ability to fly, but maybe there's some other aspect of disfiguration that can explain the rest of his appearance.
I think Slan had a similar role as Luca but in this story the people who she helped betrayed her in the end. She was blamed for everything and was tortured in every possible way. She looks at the people who she helped during execution and no one helped. That is the time she made the sacrifice.
One point to consider is the fact that, taking Griffith, Rosine and the Count (pre-transformation of course) as examples, apostles/Godhand are not typically shown to be lowlife scum or even bad people, rather, they are largely good people who are pulled into terrible siuations thugh their own mistakes or forces beyond their control, and particularily in the case of Griffith, in order to ascend to godhood, typically needed to have strong ties to people, sometimes large amounts which would then be used as sacrifices. There are exceptions such as the egg shaped apostle, but he was a pretty unique instance, imo. But when considering Griffith in particular, he needed hundereds of people who were dedicated to him to sacrifice, which makes one wonder if the other godhand members were similar to griffith, and had similar influence/people surrounding them who they had close ties to in order to sacrifice.
Based on Griffith's transformation, it would seem they attain the ability to remove the thing that hurts them the most, so that it never can, again. Griffith lost everything, and sank into a severe depression after Guts left, and it's only natural that he would want to be free from what binds him, so his transformation granted him that, by way of stripping him of all emotion. It's would make sense that all of them had something similar happen. That could even extend to the apostles. It could be that "Zodd" was an incredibly weak man, who was constantly beaten down by everyone, both mentally, and physically. His transformation granted him what wanted the most, which was to be an unrivalled warrior.
Comrade - you are correct on that one Yubic - some form of prim Minister of sorts Slan - you do see her in the bound fire in the heresy Sabbath of the manga? Void - yeah sounds closer to how Griffith beginnings, Maybe all the godhand had suffer the same way
I feel like ur on the right track w uzbik and conrad bc the both have their hands wrapped in a similar fashion and theyre friends so maybe they were some form of duo back in the day
I feel godhand bring a twist on biblical story of god and saviour because it brings the question on where such messiah came from and what did he sacrificed for such power Amazing writing
what about looking to the inspirations the god hand members ibtained their names from? i havent really looked into too much in regards to the literary connections.
I envision the God Hand members to be some great people who had great potential and followers but who sacrificed that potential to become a demon. And those parts on their body that is "covered" by the demons skin (black stuff) is probably things that their human bodies lacked when they made the sacrifice. Griffith's entire body was non-functional so his body is covered by a second skin so that it can move. His tendons on his arms and legs are severed and his femto body has external tendons so I imagine those are there to replace the ones that were lost. Nothing is healed in the demonic transformation but rather replaced. I imagine that Void lead some sort of campaign against Gaiseric and realized that his strength and the strength of his followers would never be enough to overcome Gaiseric so he sacrificed them all, maybe the entirety of the city to ascend to demonhood and gain the power to fight Gaiseric. Slann's design seems just sexualised with no subtle or hidden meanings to her body. But that is the reason I will try to look at what hints it could give us. Her midriff is covered by a corset that attaches to her wings. The corset reminds me of an artist who had an injured spine and painted about her pain. I imagine that Slann in her mortal existance was hurt or lost her beauty or ability to use her beauty and sacrifed those that followed her to regain it. Since Femto does pursue his dream even in his demon form, I imagine so does Slann, who is after all after our main man Guts for some sexual exploits. Perhaps she had a male lover that spurned her after her accident.
we still don't know god hand's goal, perhaps his goal is attached to what god hand members' final goal is? In case of Slan she interferes on a personal level
I hypothesize that Ubik might be related to these oracles that are being mentioned about the place such as by Silat when he was hunting for Griffith in Midland or by various Apostles who were lead to a reborn Griffith. As someone able to open up windows in time, and with a penchant of manipulating the meaning to suit his ends, perhaps Ubik was some sort of oracle in his past life?
Why does no one remember Skull Knight's meeting with her? He called her the "Whore Princess of the Uterine Sea" which keeps up the leader/royalty theme and alludes to her nature. Also hints that Skull Knight knew her in life?
I see the God Hand as having a very heavy influence from that of Hellraiser. Namely the appearance and functionality of the Cenobites. I could be wrong or looking to deep into it but if you watch enough Hellraiser you can not deny that the similarities are almost uncanny.
Void: "There can only be five members of the God Hand, like fingers on a hand!"
The rest of the God Hand: "You literally have six fingers."
Exactly I've had it with all of these plotholes fuck you Miura you're not better than me!
Or guts might be the sixth member Thts y it’s taking so long cuz of the next esclipe
Omg he’s grunckle Ford. Lol
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Something I found quite interesting. "Femto" is a unit prefix from the SI-system, used to indicate a factor 10^-15.
So basically, Griffith was nicknamed "One in a quadrillion". Neat little detail, with causality and all.
I always thought Conrad was some Archpriest or something. Since all his "powers" are plague related and he constantly has his hands in prayer.
Garl Vinland how's Astraea holding up?
She lives on as the Farnese we all know and love.
My thoughts exactly. Conrad looks like the typical 'fat friar' archetype, with his exoskeleton as his habit. What little we do see of him during the Eclipse and other God Hand moments has him calling up the 'altar' and announcing the commencement of ceremonies, which would make him the president (in the old fashioned term) of rituals.
Ubik is Ozzy Osborne after he disbanded Black Sabbath to became a God Hand.
Alive2009 not cool
good one!!!
tashfeen shafee where'd he get his crimson behelit tho
I just heard MR.CROWLEY play in my head damn
NOOOOOOOO
For Slaan I think it's possible that in her human life she was a super extra mega virgin who was completely innocent and was twisted by inner sexual conflict kinda like Farnese and even Guts to a degree. I think it could make sense cus Griffindor used to look pure and white and Noble with at least some moral code, but then he became a darker, more twisted version of himself that better represented his secret urges and his ruthless ambition to get what he wants at any cost. This also explains why Slaan taunts our black swordfish so much because she used to be sexually repressed when she was alive just like him and she knows what's underneath.
Doubtefull. Because Skull Knight called her a whore queen of the uterine sea.
Nikolai Orlov exactly that tells so much i wonder why that wasn’t mentioned in this video🤔
@@mrorlov2706 Ooh, "doubtefull." How elegant your misspellings are!
Slan was a raging nerd who couldn't get any because she was ugly and awkward. If she was respected, it was probably for some sort of brilliance that ugly awkward people often develop.
You guys don't get it. God hands are originally very charismatic people during their age. A simple dork would not be able to obtain a red behelit.
anti hero well, Griffith did didn't he?
HellGod67 Griffith literally got people to fight for him because he wanted them to. He was extremely charismatic
@Golden Yuri Griffith was disgraced by a king BECAUSE the king was jealous of his charisma. So, yeah, Griffith was charismatic. Although I don't think charisma would be a direct requirement to be a God Hand. Certainly all of them would have been influential in their time, and most of them probably were charismatic, but others might have influenced through fear, deception, or other means.
@GoldenYuri I think that the God Hand transformation process actually began the moment Griffith was thrown into the tower. His mutilation made him a completely different person and secured the sacrifice. That period was his Death. Life, Death, Rebirth.
Golden Yuri What? He was was a prisoner so he isn't charismatic? So you are thinking that Griffith won the lottery or something? LMAO
Look at what Griffith achieved? Void was also a great man and both where captured and went through the torment.
You are forgetting how the beherit works. A long time successfull person who will die peacefully will never obtain one.
The red beherit is not for some random guy on the street but for those who suit the extremely high requirements.
i really hope we see the god hands origin
Crow It originally stemmed from the god wrist.
I'll stop now.
Which is actually a secret division of the god army.
Cosmic Turban only from takamura
We probably will by the end of the series. That is if the author doesn't die before he ends the series.
Miura is just about 50 and seems to be an ordinary guy.. Casca is at verge of waking up. I am sure we will see a conclusion to the story in next few years.
Doesn't Skull Knight refer to Slan as: The Whore Queen of the Uterine Sea?
When I first read this I envisioned her in her past life as a woman who used her sexuality to attain the role of absolute power in her nation.
I thing that's a joke taunt with "uterine" being close to uterus.
@David Alexander Thanks captain obvious.
B. Lung I want “Whore Queen of the Uterine Sea” on my tombstone.
That's just medieval English for "bitch".
Princess
Don't give her a promotion
I can see Ubik being a lawyer or someone corrupt from the courts. Would explain why he's so persuasive
maybe he was a used car salesman
Better Call Ubik
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I don't think there will be another god hand member. I've noticed that when Griffith was chosen to be a god hand, the "hand" made out of corpses had one finger without a member on it, and I think it was meant for Griffith. So basically, I think that only five god hand members can exist at a time.
hell raiser, if anyone has ever seen those movies there is a direct connection
Warri Garian absolutely how I felt when I saw them for the first time
Warri Garian oh totally agree! Im huge on the hellraiser series, at least the first few movies anyways.
omfg how didn't I draw the parallel all this time
I came looking for this. Conrad and the squid-guy(forgot his name) looks too familiar with the cenobytes for being coincidence.
Hellraiser: 1987
Berserk: 1989
Well, since skull knight is 1000 years old, and 216 times 4 (the godhand - femto, since he has only been a god hand for a few years) is 864. We know skull knight travels a lot, so it's possible that he knows the backstory for each godhand member and has likely been there for each eclipse. We know SK knows Slans backstory, as he called her the Whore Queen of the Uterine sea. Maybe SK will tell Guts the godhand backstories eventually.
Also, if Gaeserics story was 1000 years ago by Femtos birth, that means that void became a god hand when Gaeseric was 166 - 186 years old if he was in adulthood, which kind of doesn't make sense if void was the Wiseman in Gaeserics story. The Story would have to be 900 years old with Gaeseric being 30 years old when it happens if Void is the wise man.
Skulduggery Pleasant Or maybe a possible member refused to sacrifice and that's 1080
slan=body ubik=mind void=space conrad=earth femto=causality
Guts= The fire that consumes all.
Void was the philosopher.
He was opened minded and sought out to spread the word of science.
He was eventually captured and brutal tortured by religious kings.
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Hai yo! Zego! XD
Since you've asked for theories I will give you my take on the GodHand members.
Void: Definitely the Wise Man who was in the tower of Rebirth. I think personally for a basic back story, he was a researcher/alchemist character who dabbled in dark sorcery which was probably forbidden in that era of time he lived. He could have been using human sacrifices to try and reap huge amounts of power and in his thirst for forbidden knowledge. Skull knight's incarnation of Gaiseric learning of this, then had Void punished severely thus this lead to the eventual destruction of his kingdom by Void's hand summoning the God Hand of that time. Void might have also killed someone close to Gaiseric in the time of his rule to result in this extreme torture.
Condrad: I think for him, he might have been a doctor or a healer of some kind. I think this because of his hands being in prayer and his garbs resembling robes of healer types. He might have been blamed for certain outbreaks of disease and pestilence in his era. He then could have been persecuted by the people he once loved and healed, then when the God Hand came and he was turned into another member, he might have killed the entire providence he cared for as a sacrifice. This would then explain why he uses rats and other pestilence to torment the living for harming and betraying him in an ironic twist.
Ubik: For him, I think he could have been a wiseman/adviser to a great ruler. He might have abused his power in his position then to turn things in his favour using deceit. He might have even tried to usurp power from the person he served and upon finding out of this, that ruler then at that time could have had him punished by having his legs cut off for being slippery and underhanded. Also another possibility is he might have been thrown out to sea and left to drown, that might also explain his appearance (Kudos to you for noticing the legless part of him.)
Slan: Finally, for our lovely Slan. I think she was probably a princess of royalty. Based on the fact of Skull Knight calling her the Whore Princess Of The Uterine Sea. I think she was a wild child that was fed up of the pomp and privilege lifestyle she lead, with it being extremely restrictive in what she could or could not do. Thus she might have sneaked away to indulge herself in forbidden pleasures. (I think she might have a passing resemblance to a famous roman empress called Messalina.)
Then when she was found out she might have been then forced to wed and angry at this especially after giving birth, she would have resented her husband and child for binding her down to the lifestyle she didn't want. Then in revenge she summoned the God Hand and sacrificed her husband and child for the power to do whatever she pleased.
Sorry it's so long winded! XP
But I hope you find something interesting in these thoughts! Keep it up with your awesome vids!
Kirramagic thats dope brother. amazing brain you have there :O
Kirramagic tbh I agree
That's true I won't deny that fact.
But it is possible to have conflicting feelings for those you choose to sacrifice, where you both love and hate that individual simultaneously. Prime example with Griffth's feelings towards Guts, he loved and hated him for being being the one person he could trust as brother and hated for making him lose sight of his dream.
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Awesome research bro
but I think Slan had a similar role as Luca but in this story the people who she helped betrayed her in the end. She was blamed for everything and was tortured in every possible way. She looks at the people who she helped during execution and no one helped. That is the time she made the sacrifice.
dude imagine a new god hand menber called ´´donovan the god of time and space´´ and it is like rape horse mounting donovan mounting wyald mounting caska mounting trolls mounting farnese.that would be the perfect god hand menber we deserve
Slan also first appears with black angel wings, that morph into the bat-ish ones. Maybe she was a religious follower that fell to lust (predictable, I know). Aso, the apostles worship her almost as much as Void... for other reasons of course...
void is there because he knew too much
They are inspired by the Cenobites from Hellraiser, the timing seems right too, the movie came out a year before the manga.
"Like a casino or something". Comedy gold, i actually laughed
I personally think of Ubik as a merchant who used to trick people, just look at his hands, as if they are trying to convince someone, going all like "this disfigured potato(behelit) will surely bring you luck" or whatever he used to sell
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as an avid manga enthusiast, and by definition, an avid Berserk fan.
This was very well done. Just discovered your channel and you conduct sound analysis.
You have my subscription and I look forward to new content. Especially provided that the manga has just started up once again.
Keep doing what you're doing man. There are many of us who sincerely appreciate this sort of content and your keen insight.
Prost!
I'm really glad to see that video! That's great, zegodhand. Congrats!
And as for me, I'd say every member of the God Hand was a very captivating/charming human being before their reincarnation. Just like Griffith (and the wise man/Void), they were probably followed with devotion by many people, who then they sacrificed in a moment of despair.
But why do both Ubik and Conrad hold their hands in the same way?... maybe it's a mob leader thing😮
I really like your insights on the God hand members. It was something new to think about!
I love the anime Cenobites. "You opened the behelit, we came!"
Your commentary was and is hilarious. Two thumbs up across the board. Thanks for the video
Anyone else notice that Conrad is always doing it to em?
Ahh I love watching your videos while I'm making my Schierke cosplay
The name Conrad just doesn't fit for a God Hand member.
The four Non-Femto Godhand members are named after Scifi novels, "Destination: Void" by Frank Herbert, "Ubik" by Phillip K Dick, "Slan" by A. E. van Vogt, and "And Call Me Conrad" by Roger Zelazny.
I'm sure those all sound cool in Japanese, it's just unfortunate that Conrad is a very normal and mundane name in English.
then how about jeff ( i know the comments old )
Foul Fagus Should’ve gone Mortal Kombat style and spell it Konrad.
Do not insult me
It's like having a bunch of elves with usual Tolkien style names that sound like prescription pharmaceuticals, and then there's Carl.
Mr. Zegodhand sir, why does Slan make me feel funny inside?
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@Jeremiah Who isn’t?
-just my opinion-..
If you follow the set of "rules" of the series you can kinda make sense of alot of yet unexplained characters and events, for example, many times throughout the series it is said that the physical world and it's inhabitants fuel the spiritual world, it was created by human emotion and thoughts. SK even said that if the collective thoughts of everyone is strong enough it can create a phenomenon, like the dream of the falcon of light, it fueled the spiritual world and gave it enough power to give birth to Griffith. with that in mind, imagine someone that has a really strong and pure will/thought/desire, like Griffith with his destructive ambition to become king, he has no equal in that regard that's why he has such position in the spiritual world. every godhand members needs to have that kind of trait to be.. well.. a godhand.
all of the godhand members work together in a indirect way to fuel their power through humans, Ubik is clearly responsible for conjuring the dream everyone throughout Midland had.
Slan is responsible for all the the dark desires and lusts (and also empowered by them) like the orgies some of the cults have in the series and oh yeah, the ungodly amount of rape and sexual violence.
Conrad is responsible for all the famine, hunger and diseases which becomes more prominent before Griffith arrives to the physical world.
Void is the first godhand and seems like the only guy that can literally make portals, which leads me to believe he made all the Beheliths.
Griffith is the last piece of the puzzle he represents the human ambition which makes sense if he's gonna be the king and leader of the entire human race.
i also think Guts will have to tackle the dilemma of becoming a godhand at one point, he always carry a Behelith, he constantly struggle with soul crushing challenges, it's only a matter of time before he deals with something that will push him over the edge.
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New to your Channel. Love the common sense approach and the sarcasm is a plus. Great content
I really wouldn't want to learn about any of their origins. Obviously berserk has been heavily inspired by HP Lovecraft and Lovecraftian "fear of the unknown or unknowable." So to learn about them, I think, would ruin the mystery.
I say Miura just goes on twitter one day and says "That's all folks!" "Enjoy the mystery!"
Ryuukai wait does he have a twitter? We've got a new mistery, folks...
Lordofhate9621 yeah and the fact that guts can possibly kill them one day also does not fit with the cosmic horror theme. its heavely inspired by lovecraft but it does not follow the same rules
Only... it's pretty much not "unknowable." It's pretty laid out how all things came about and the fact that these were once mere humans who serve the "Idea of Evil."
It's pretty much the checkers that is Hellraiser, not the chess that is Lovecraft.
I think it's different from Lovecraft here, because we've already been made aware that the Godhand have mortal origins.
Man you are so fucking talented, your style is rather unique!
I got a question. If Void is the first Godhand, what turn him in the first place?
Jacob Ray Helsing Idea Of Evil
Fate, just like all the others
the squid is someone like the scumbag from the castle that betrayed the queen because griffith kidnapped his daughter
lucasoscar i support this
lucasoscar lol the bald guy
You earned a sub the moment you put Danny Devitos face in a Berserk video.
They kind of remind me of the cenobites from Hellraiser
Jestology i just made a comment stating the same lol.. kinda cool to see somebody else that sees the similarities.
Above Beyond i think he stated it is based on the cenobites. Like Ubik is based on Butterball.
i think guts is to skull night as griffith/femto is to void. void and SK go way back and i think they were in the same situation that guts n grif were in, causality and such ya know
i legit was thinking the exact same thing when i saw the manga scene, skull knight immediately trying to get a jab at void, intuitively knowing void would portal that shit, as if hes tussled with void multiple times, and also just the way both of their faces are shown as they clash, definitely indicates some long term history. same parallel as griffith and guts, even skull knight had the berserker armor lol.
Love your theories. Good stuff!
I think that the finger each one is on represents what they control or have power over.
I also think that the order they were made members is: Void, Ubik, Konrad, Slan and then Femto (obviously).
You are correct about 3 of these.
Good luck.
Voids appearance to me seems to be heavily influenced by the mascot Vic Rattlehead of the legendary thrash metal band "Megadeth" but much more cool looking. Vic is a skeleton who has a metal visor nailed over his eyes, a mouth clamped shut, and his ears have metal plugs in them. The theme is "see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil". This is Vics creation story.
Prepare the patient's scalp
To peel away
Metal caps his ears
He'll hear not what we say
Solid steel visor
Riveted across his eyes
Iron staples close his jaws
So no one hears his cries
I cant say that Void will share the same ideals as Vic but I am surprised that no one really brings this similarity up. Also Vic sides with those who are oppressed and those who suffer in society which is definitely not something Void cares about.
So, in stark contrast, Void hears, sees, and, speaks no GOOD
Even as a human, he found the goodness in humans repulsive, so he rebelled in any way he could
Eventually, he comes across the Crimson Beherit, giving him the chance to become a God Hand member
And what did he sacrifice? Or whom? Hard to say; we simply don't know who/what he loved most. Could've been a stain on some clothes
Yeah, but what is Femto's story? you didn't tell it in the video!
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Good Good day zegodhand , I'm a fan of your page and Berserker, this is the first time I comment on your videos , I do it because recently as a few pals of mine and myself talked about berserk we spoke about a chapter from the manga ( I'm rereading the whole thing to find the chapter ) in which Griffiths soul is transported before a giant vortex. This vortex speaks to him calling myself what people call god. I'd love a video on this, it's in my opinion the single biggest mystery and possibly the "final boss" of berserk
To me, they're the Berserk! version of the Cenobites from Clive Barker's Hellraiser series. Lot of parallels between the two...
Ubik lowkey looks like King Kai.
Badass dude I recently got onto the series
I just noticed something that i or we have overlooked, Void's skeletal like features. Maybe the wise man (Void) was somehow connected to Gaiseric (SK) like a brother.
Good one! Interesting ideas
lmfao. i love your commentary!
Hi, I really like this and your other Berserk videos. I’ve got my own theories about the Godhand, and this video of yours might have gotten me thinking about it. I don’t know what the length for comments is, but I’ll break it up here into others...
God hand members are born every 216 years (or so), then why would a new God hand member appear after they leave Elfhelm? maybe a god hand member would manifest to attack Guts and the gang (sorta like Slan did), that would be cool as fuck, the god hand has been pretty much absent from the story for a while now
The black screen is not a meme, is a way of life. Respect that,
I think this is a really good analysis.
"running a casino or.. something." Immortal words
We could try to deduce a couple of things based on the finger of the hand they are allocated to. There has to be some symbolic behind. Femto is the index, that always showd toward an objective, that kind match his insatiable ambition. Void is the thumb, likely the first, boss, thumb being loosely considered as the most important, opposable finger to do something. Slan is the middle finger... need i say more?
I’d like to imagine that before members of the god hand ascend, when they are human and have to sacrifice something, their sacrifices were on a much larger scale.
Femto - Sacrifices his entire band of the Hawk.
Void - Perhaps he sacrifices an entire kingdom as the Wise Old Man.
What this means is that they may have each sacrificed a large group of people. More than just the one or two other apostles offer up. Something on a grand scale worthy of their power and titles.
"Without further aku" god, ze god hand, god hand my god hand you god hand
They're like the cenobites from the Hellraiser series.
without further AKU, HERE WE GO!
u should make a vid on how u got into reading Berserk.
Balthy2002 he did tho
Oh he did? Lol
I believe it's called ''why you should watch/read berserk''
Elvy Aze no thats super eyer.patch wolf video
Only just realised after this video that 6×6×6 = the amount of years between each new god hand member gets chosen. Cool detail Miura
I hope that when they leave elfhelm about 500 years have passed so we could actually see a new godhand and maybe the start of a new cycle(?).
About Silat and Ricket I think that the time in Silat's hometown moves similarly to Elfhelm because they are both secluded places in the Berserk world so we can progress in the story and see new cool stuff while keeping them in the story.
also worth noting the clear and present influence from Hellraiser's cenobites
That first few minutes funny as hell
Skull Knight was a memeber of the gods hand who was cast out.....he never got over it.
you're a clever thoughtful young man
Would you do a video about Guts darkest/lowest moments? That would be a must see.
I think Conrad was some kind of monk
Ubik, probably a merchant
Ubik could have also been a judge of some sorts handing out harsh and undeserving punishments
void looks like a doctor to me the thing on his mouth looks like a surgeons mask.
I hope Miura's gonna add some to God Hand members in future as the the story progress. And who knows maybe at the end we're gonna see rise of a new God Hand member.
I imagine that the behelit used is equally as important as the person using it. There is a vast difference in the power between the Apostles and the Godhand, such that I think their trials would mirror that of Griffiths (Godhand) and the Count (Apostle). We know how Griffith became a Godhand, we have a pretty good idea of how Void did it, and the backstory of some of the Apostles. The origin stories of the other Godhand would be Epics similar to Griffiths rise to power and hopefully Muira will go into more detail (a detailed flashback of their former lives just as Guts destroys them would be dope) but sadly I don't think it will happen. Anyways cool video. May the BumpFist Brohand you back Zegodhand.
I think ithe obvious inspiration for the God Hand is Hellraiser. I mean Miura took a lot of cues from that movie or the novella hellbound heart. The characters could co exist in both fictional universes without any problem.The beherit is also a catalyst to fulfill ones desire/dreams albeit with a terrible price just like the lament configuration box. I hope we get a backstory for void. .
Zevodhand, this is way too easy to answer. Donovan is all of the members. Donovan is everyone.
That last goodbye made me laugh real hard for some reason
It would be nice to see a spinoff series of the GodHand, it's almost like Hellraiser mixed with Mythology.. I'd love to see the origin stories of each one, and how they came about..
I wonder what will be the last words of those impostors, when they see the Warp portal, while hearing: FROM THE EYE OF TERROR, WE COME TO KILL!
I don't even watch/read Berserk but one of the guys on the thumbnail (the one on the far right) reminds me of the aliens from Mars Attacks. But a LOT less nightmare inducing.
it is soooo sad that the story will never reach its conclusion, i really have so many questions, and our speculations does nothing for me. rip
hey, love your content. so i was thinking how beat up Guts has been brought to the brink in the story with the abuse he can take and has taken so far. he obviously cant be taken much further since Miura would be writing himself into a corner, but dont get me wrong, Miura is a genius, but what do you guys think?
As for Ubik, there is the upfront reference to the book by PKD and bending reality and changing the nature of death and other psychic things. Ubik could have be an intellectual or some kind of science, disconnected from the reality of his world and lost in the study of 'the other realm'.
I think him being crippled is a good reason to explain his ability to fly, but maybe there's some other aspect of disfiguration that can explain the rest of his appearance.
I dig it. Basically everything I thought!
I think Slan had a similar role as Luca but in this story the people who she helped betrayed her in the end. She was blamed for everything and was tortured in every possible way. She looks at the people who she helped during execution and no one helped. That is the time she made the sacrifice.
One point to consider is the fact that, taking Griffith, Rosine and the Count (pre-transformation of course) as examples, apostles/Godhand are not typically shown to be lowlife scum or even bad people, rather, they are largely good people who are pulled into terrible siuations thugh their own mistakes or forces beyond their control, and particularily in the case of Griffith, in order to ascend to godhood, typically needed to have strong ties to people, sometimes large amounts which would then be used as sacrifices. There are exceptions such as the egg shaped apostle, but he was a pretty unique instance, imo. But when considering Griffith in particular, he needed hundereds of people who were dedicated to him to sacrifice, which makes one wonder if the other godhand members were similar to griffith, and had similar influence/people surrounding them who they had close ties to in order to sacrifice.
Based on Griffith's transformation, it would seem they attain the ability to remove the thing that hurts them the most, so that it never can, again.
Griffith lost everything, and sank into a severe depression after Guts left, and it's only natural that he would want to be free from what binds him, so his transformation granted him that, by way of stripping him of all emotion. It's would make sense that all of them had something similar happen.
That could even extend to the apostles. It could be that "Zodd" was an incredibly weak man, who was constantly beaten down by everyone, both mentally, and physically. His transformation granted him what wanted the most, which was to be an unrivalled warrior.
Comrade - you are correct on that one
Yubic - some form of prim Minister of sorts
Slan - you do see her in the bound fire in the heresy Sabbath of the manga?
Void - yeah sounds closer to how Griffith beginnings,
Maybe all the godhand had suffer the same way
I hope we get to see more about dragon roads.
I feel like ur on the right track w uzbik and conrad bc the both have their hands wrapped in a similar fashion and theyre friends so maybe they were some form of duo back in the day
I feel godhand bring a twist on biblical story of god and saviour because it brings the question on where such messiah came from and what did he sacrificed for such power
Amazing writing
what about looking to the inspirations the god hand members ibtained their names from? i havent really looked into too much in regards to the literary connections.
I envision the God Hand members to be some great people who had great potential and followers but who sacrificed that potential to become a demon. And those parts on their body that is "covered" by the demons skin (black stuff) is probably things that their human bodies lacked when they made the sacrifice. Griffith's entire body was non-functional so his body is covered by a second skin so that it can move. His tendons on his arms and legs are severed and his femto body has external tendons so I imagine those are there to replace the ones that were lost. Nothing is healed in the demonic transformation but rather replaced.
I imagine that Void lead some sort of campaign against Gaiseric and realized that his strength and the strength of his followers would never be enough to overcome Gaiseric so he sacrificed them all, maybe the entirety of the city to ascend to demonhood and gain the power to fight Gaiseric.
Slann's design seems just sexualised with no subtle or hidden meanings to her body. But that is the reason I will try to look at what hints it could give us. Her midriff is covered by a corset that attaches to her wings. The corset reminds me of an artist who had an injured spine and painted about her pain. I imagine that Slann in her mortal existance was hurt or lost her beauty or ability to use her beauty and sacrifed those that followed her to regain it. Since Femto does pursue his dream even in his demon form, I imagine so does Slann, who is after all after our main man Guts for some sexual exploits. Perhaps she had a male lover that spurned her after her accident.
I would say Griffith interferes with the mortal realm the most because of the fact he made Falconia, which altered the world.
we still don't know god hand's goal, perhaps his goal is attached to what god hand members' final goal is?
In case of Slan she interferes on a personal level
I feel you.
I wanna learn more about *Void* the most. Maybe *Slan* next. 🤔
I hypothesize that Ubik might be related to these oracles that are being mentioned about the place such as by Silat when he was hunting for Griffith in Midland or by various Apostles who were lead to a reborn Griffith. As someone able to open up windows in time, and with a penchant of manipulating the meaning to suit his ends, perhaps Ubik was some sort of oracle in his past life?
Why does no one remember Skull Knight's meeting with her? He called her the "Whore Princess of the Uterine Sea" which keeps up the leader/royalty theme and alludes to her nature. Also hints that Skull Knight knew her in life?
Maybe the whole god hand is... DONOVAN
Sergio Pérez slan like guts donovan like guts to they are The same??????
OMG
I see the God Hand as having a very heavy influence from that of Hellraiser. Namely the appearance and functionality of the Cenobites. I could be wrong or looking to deep into it but if you watch enough Hellraiser you can not deny that the similarities are almost uncanny.