How much power does Femto have: Miura: yes How much will power does Guts have: Miura: yes, but he gonna need more

I have a theory, The brand of sacrifice. Guts and Casca find some way of getting it removed meaning that Griffith never completes his sacrifice rendering him mortal.

Femto is a god hand, while rickert has a hand of a god?

I really think that collective thought theory is the strongest.

It’s truly upsetting that we will never get to see the true envisioned ending to Berserk. Rest in peace, Dr Kentaro Miura

Not even Miura knows how to defeat Femto.

Dam! I really like that final theory of yours. Guts walking away from Griffith and telling him he was a stone in his path and taking Casca and his son with him would be a great finale.

9:40 Yes. Just... yes. The ultimate insult to Griffith would to be ignored. The guy needs to be loved and chased after, and seeing his former friends just walking away from him again with him now powerless to stop it or take revenge would be a poetic end for the bastard. Maybe it could end with Griffith seeing the raging bonfire (of dreams) that Guts now has (all of his friends, family, and loved ones), and him realizing at the end of it all that he wishes he could be a part of it.

Theory #4 : The slap caught Griffith off guard, he wasn't anticipating such a physical reaction from Rickert. His assumption of what Rickert was in the past cost him or maybe he felt too drunk with power he deemed himself "untouchable".

I think a major weakness Femto/Griffith might have is magic. Magic users can draw power from the astral realm and judging but what Flora can do in Casca’s dream, they are capable of annihilating entire armies. That may explain why Griffith views witches/sorcerers as a threat to his power.

Femto : UNLIMITED POWER Guts : UNLIMITED RAGE I put my money on guts.......

One small correction here, the demon infant was actually a random variable, he wasn’t actually meant to be Femto’s vessel, the egg of the perfect world was. The infant was fused into the egg randomly, so that’s a bit of poetic justice for Femto. I also see a combo of the first theory and the moonlight boy theory being the most likely case for how Femto is defeated. Another thing is tho, would the godhand even allow that to happen? way too many questions lmao

2:13😂😂 Also Guts and Casca will kill Griffith with the ultimate pimp slap *CONFIRMED*

Only thing is, femto had enormous power the moment he was brought into creation, before anyone believed in him or knew of his existence. So even if we say he's weaker if no one believes in him, he'll at least be as strong as he was at the eclipse upon being reborn. Which is... Still too strong

God damnit ,by the time we get a conclusion I'll be having cataracts or be a replica of the skull knight in a coffin

The thories are interesting, but i think the second one is the most likley, Griffith just allow that slap to happen, therefore it doesn't have any significance regarding how to defeat him.

Have you ever imagined that the moonlight child could be the white falcon of the prophety and not femto

An important thing that the skull knight said to Guts is, "Whoever you choose to save, only choose one" the implies Guts will have to either sacrifice casca or his son. What's also important from the skull knight is, "What you want may not be what the person you're saving want"

If Guts' sword ever reached him, it would potentially fatally wound him. But how can a sword ever reach a being who can not only manipulate time and space, but the flow of causality? It's quite the pickle.

This is a *HUGE breath of fresh air* to be getting new Berserk theories when not a single chapter has come out for a long time

what if--oh idk-- *Griffith let Rickert slap him*

I like the idea of Rickert willing the ability to slap Griffith, but it just seems more likely that Griffith let it happen.

RIP Miura. So special for someone to be able to create something so monumental.

Lol, we ALL know that Schnoz is stronger than any other creature in the Berserk universe. Expect an epic showdown between Femto and *Our Lord and Savior* Schnoz near the end of the story boys...

Griffith's self harm tendency is foreshadowing for his downfall. A part of him wants to feel pain

You forgot that Griffith has Causality manipulation, that even skullknight said fighting him is like the characters of the book trying to fight the writer , it was why Guts teamed up with Zodd to beat thats Firewind apostle (forgot his name) , its also obviously means that even though you know he's controlling your fate , you can't resist it since skullknight tried using the sword of actuation on Femto and we all know how that went. I think rickert's slap shows griffith still having some attachment to who he was , cause then why else would he even bother asking rickert if he was really done with all his human attachments , he inside himself even though he knew rickert would reject him (cause even without controlling fate , asking someone who actually knows him to join him is just dumb) he desperately wanted to be validated by someone who connected to his lost humanity, he was going against his own Logic of knowing what will happen, in belief that maybe he might be wrong in someway, to prove his actions right in someway. I hope that makes sense , basically he knew he'd get slapped but hoped inside he wouldn't, which is also why he doesn't want rickert dead as he stopped his apostles from doing anything to him, but the apostles are acting outside of his actions, though I wonder if he's aware and what his reaction will be. I normally see present day Griffith/Femto as neutral evil anyway, he'll do what he has to for the betterment of himself but if he doesn't see it as much a threat or is inclined to feel somthing, he'll pause and just let what be; being passive. In all honesty he's very passive, even when it comes to Guts existence , he should have killed Guts a long time ago for killing apostles ,plus both Guts and Casca are still his sacrifices , but instead just talks BS infront of Guts , either saying he doesn't feel anything or that Guts is beneath him , letting Guts live and kill more apostles , showing his real nature that if it doesn't bother him personally, even though he knows about it , he won't do anything about it. Hence why the slap is possible.

3:16 All of those arrows in the mortal realm missed a reincarnated Griffith, yet Guts in the astral realm, aimed his arm cannon squarely at Femto, which didn’t damage him, but he had to deflect it.

we've seen guts overpowering griffith's telekinetic power. I think that theres some limit to it, and guts will be able to defeat femto, and the maybe even the rest of the godhand because of guts slow but sure climb to the top.

Too bad we won't get to see the end of the story. R.I.P Miura.

I think Femto's power isn't unlimited because his sacrifice wasn't full: Casca and Gutts are still alive.

"You were mearly a rock alongside path that i walk" guts saying to the man that gave him and his wife ptsd and made their lives a living nightmare

I think the whole idea of berserk is what will encapsulate the ending. The story is about Guts fighting against a seemingly unchanging fate. However, when we first see Griffith stop Guts in his tracks only using his eyes, we also see Gut’s rage and determination spur him on and he moves closer to Griffith despite being controlled by an existential force. I believe this foreshadows the ending. In layman’s terms: Guts will be literally be too angry to let Griffith (and the idea of evil) win.

I ducking pray miura wrote the ending somewhere

Guts < Zodd < Griffith/Femto < Rickert < Schnoz Have I not made this clear enough already?

Man I would love your ending of Guts winning by simply walking away

its honestly such a shame that we will never see how this series will end

Skull Knight grinded his life for a legendary sword and I grinded my life for World of Warcraft mounts

I appreciate that you time your polls so I'm still super hyped by the time you drop the video.

The first theory makes a lot of sense... conviction and willpower go a long way in Berserk and it's a part of the series main themes. Reminds me a lot of Haki from One Piece, with willpower literally becoming a vessel of power for you to channel your unyielding will into, to create incredibly destructive attacks, amongst other things.

"if enough people believe in something, than it becomes real" it's true in our world as well.I mean things like money , nations , church and gods even, exist only because enough people believes in them

Power of a god like entity < Rickert's slap

The last bit you mentioned as a possible final "fight" between Femto and Guts, where Guys just dismisses him, is what I hope for the ending. It could even be the moment where Griffith loses a large portion of his power. Guts' conviction to get revenge against Griffith, to fight night after night for however long it takes to get to him, is like a high priest flagelating himself for his God. It's almost ironic, but Guts may contribute the most to the belief of Femto's divinity in an a 'godfearing' way. Like an atheist who spends their entire life only debating the existence of God, giving that God power. For guts to look Femto in the eyes and say, "I don't care about you anymore, I've found my own life," would be like the pope saying God doesn't matter to him anymore. This would honestly be more satisfying (to me, at least) than some grand final battle to the death between the two.

I feel like for theory one it would be less about Rickert's desire to slap Griffith, it would be because he hold no belief in Griffith's power. He didnt witness the Eclipse or any demonstration of Griffith Godly power. To him, Griffith is just a cowardly man who betrayed his friends. I feel like the idea of evil lends some credence to the theory, perhaps reworked into Femto getting power from peoples beliefs and innermost desires, while the Black Swordsman is empowered by the Apostle (and most like Griffith/Femto's) fear of him, and the demise he brings.

I thought about the rickret slap scene, that griffith was in sight of charlotte and others, so he wanted to keep up the facade

I think the theory about appealing to that one shred of humanity left in Griffith/Femto holds water the most, it seems quite in line with the whole theme of Berserk.

Love the vids Ryan, thanks again!

I've recently re-read and watched the film adaptation - seeing the godhand flinch in fear when Guts' broken sword inched closer to Femto despite his efforts is a special kind of warm feeling.

I think the Demon child/Moonlight Child will cause Griffith to be defeated somehow. Thats how Guts will beat him.

Its very apparent Gut's strength is inhuman to begin with but on top of that he is able to cut demons, ghosts, etc cause of his exposure to them. He is able to see, feel and injure what a normal human cannot and that is obviously some kind of power increase which is not going to just go away when he fights griffith. Guts' own power is rising as he goes on whether it be due to his inner demons or something else. Guts is getting stronger and he will one day be strong enough to face griffith.

Guts overgrown Griffith in Golden Age. Maybe he will overgrown him again - maybe with help of some behelith. Or maybe he will loose.

This is kinda supported by how humanity stopped seeing magical creatures like elves simply because they stopped believing in them.

Anyone believes that berserk Will continue without Miura? I hope so

If I am not mistaken, the first time Femto warp space is by making an apostle completely disapear during the eclipse. He just becomes a ball and vanishes.

I like the idea of Guts, Casca and the kid just leaing him there powerless. He goes insane, some reverse eclipse shit happens and he's reduced to his feeble state before the Eclipse, and he is left to rot in the snow.

He’s a cheat mode character, the power of gravity.

I think it’s a lot simpler: he just didn’t see it coming. Griffith is a physical being now, anyone and anything can hurt him. It’s just that he is also insanely strong and can usually prevent harm when he pleases. But this time he just didn’t expect it. To quote Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood “Even if (you have) the eyes of a god, you can’t dodge an attack, if you can’t see it coming”

Either death or left behind with a broken body, no kindom, left to survive on his own and everyone aware of his past sin. I do wonder if he will go mad with power like the anime mentioned or will his past sin be expose to all falconia leaving everyone to abandon griffith forcing him to abuse his power to keep them in line.

“Why does the God Hand exists? I mean, Rickert has already two.”

Dude, maybe I will die before Muira finishes Berserk but I will take you ending theory like my official canon by heart.

I personally believe that Griffith and the Moon Child, two originally mortal beings heavily connected to the astral world, inhabit the physical body of the Egg of the Perfect World. My reasoning is Griffith's own words in chapter 179, The Beast Swordsman VS The Black Swordsman : "These feelings must belong to that infant that fused into my vessel." He didn't say "these feelings must belong to the infant that gave me this vessel", or "these feelings must belong to the former owner of this vessel/body". He specifically used the words "fused into my vessel". As in, moonboy and Griffith sharing the same body was completely unplanned.

Beerus: Hakai Femto: *catches it*

I believe the reason that Rickert was able to slap Griffith/ Femto, was because he never believed that Griffith was a true hero or devil. I think you nailed it when you assume belief has something to do with Femto's power. Remember, Its people believing a hawk of light will save all, only after the forced vision they all had. I think because Rickert looks at him as neither hero nor villain, that he looses his ability to cloak himself from harm. Honestly everything about Griffith is based on believing in something greater, he only got to where he is now, driven by a dream. Maybe that is his true weakness. If we take the non cannon idea of evil at face value, it stated it came to existence, because man willed it so. Couldn't the opposite also be true? Ive never subscribed to the Guts will Slay Griffith theory, I think the end of Griffith lies in people loosing faith in him, and I think that Rickert is going to be the sword that cuts through the facade that Griffith cloaks himself in. What can a man like Griffith accomplish, if he has nobody to believe in him. Honestly, im always at the edge of my seat with each chapter, and I look forward to being proven wrong in the future.

by the time this manga ends its gonna be another 20 more years

OH MY GOD FEMTO IS A VIABLE FAITH BUILD

Why do you believe that the Berserker Armor won’t exist when the final battle occurs?

Rip Kintaro sensei 🕊 taking bk in some berserk vidz from time to time I swear each time is always enlightening and seeing the story different. So arigato to you guys making these vids and continuing to keep Berserk alive! 💜🦦💜

I don't think Femto is even completed I mean, Guts and Casca are supoused to be two of his sacrifices

The theory that he would have to kill his own child has a lot of merit to it, especially if Casca does not wish for this to happen. "There's no guarantee that your wish will be her wish", originally I thought he meant that Casca may not want to return to sanity as her experience was far too traumatic for her to deal with but we've seen that not to be true and she has mostly returned to normal aside from breaking down when seeing guts or thinking about what happened in the eclipse, so perhaps what he meant was that if it means killing her own son then Casca may prefer to just forget the past and move on. So either Guts will accept reality as it now is or he will try to separate his son from Griffith.

Imagine what will happen to Griffith/Femto's brain when he inevitably witnesses Gattsu and not another version of the band of the hawk or Gattsu's mercenary band or some well funded army- just Gattsu and a group of estranged friends fighting to protect humanity's dreams and free will. A band of the hawk that desires no great wealth, no kingship, no power over others, with just their own conviction and resolve to use their strength to overcome femto and the god hand. And the beast of darkness gets out of the armor because femto struck it trying to attack Gattsu and it consumes all the apostles and god hand then the real fight begins against a far more evil being. One that knows not kill or be killed, attack or defend, live or die, only consume and devour!

I dont think Femto is dependent on collective thought. I mean look at what he was capable upon immediately transforming into the fifth God hand. Literally no one else, other than Guts and Casca, even knew about his ascension, yet he could already warp and compress reality with just glance. I think second theory is the most likely. I think Femto just accepted the slap.

I agree with you on pretty much all of your points especially for the ending, subbed. Berserk is awesome

I'm betting my money to Guts taking skull knights armor and covering his big sword with those behelit and a ton of magic. Still the odds are enormous.

I think all these theories are great, and I really like the collective thought theory; however, what makes Femto so strong when he is initially reborn during the Eclipse? He clearly has power early on, but maybe it is just very minimal and _APPEARS_ greater because of Guts' and Casca's vulnerable state. I really don't know

Or maybe Rickert's hand was blessed by the almighty Schnoz to pimp slap Griffith for the sake of audience's satisfaction.

I think the weakness of Femto is Guts and Casca, cause the ritual was not completed. They are mark as sacrifices, but still alive. So till they die, he will still have part of what Griffith was.

My silly theory: Guts gets killed, physically losing to Griffith/Femto. His soul gets sucked down into the 'astral depths' where the evil heart (Idea of Evil) resides, then the "Beast of Darkness" inside him comes out. Huge battle on the astral plane, with "The Struggler" somehow coming out on top as the new Overlord of the Abyss.

Amazing how ricket is the only member of the band who was not present at the feast for the child of darkness femto

But Femto was just as strong as his birth (transformation into god hand) as he ever was later. When he had just become a god hand no one had any reason to believe he was so powerful. He displayed his power first, then people started to believe he was powerful.

My thought is Guts is the one person Griffith has to fear. The brand puts Guts on the same plane as Griffith. This may be why Gits has seemed weak compared to Griffith. Griffith knows what he is doing and Guts doesn't. So what happens if Guts gets a tutor that teaches him how to fight as the spirits do? Yeah, Guts might indeed gain the ability to be the one person who can cut Griffith. As to why the pump slap got Griffith...I think it was because Griffith simply both recognized it as not a threat and honestly didn't expect it. Most everyone adores him. And here is someone who used to idoloze him. Having that boy become a man and loath him is a shock. So the shock of that moment and the fact it wasn't a real attack means Griffith just didn't put his guard up in time to defend himself. At all other times he would be invulnerable. But at that moment his own will was weak enough that he could be slapped. It shows the weakness of a god like entity. Their own self belief has a strong hold on their ability. When they feel invincible, they are. When they feel emotionally vulnerable, they can be struck. The other godhand may be aware of this weakness and it is why they do not come out of hiding very often. Anyone who can emotionally manipulate them could hurt them in a very real manner.

Something I think will be important later on will be names. I remember during the sea god saga that when the girl that lived in the island became a mermaid she learned her "real" name. She was about the tell the others but Shierke's elf told her that she shouldn't say her real name out loud just like that because those who know your real name have power over you. This stuck with me cause Griffith was reborn as Femto, so his real name is now Femto, but Guts still calls him Griffith. Maybe by saying his real name out loud, Femto's true form as a God hand will be exposed to the public thus, shattering the trust that his followers have in him. This is something I think might be important.

cute, you guys think berserks ever gonna end?😭

"Just a theory....." "A GAME THEORY!"

I jive hard with the sliver of humanity theory. Somewhere inside Femto is a piece of Griffith that either regrets his sacrifice or acknowledges that it was “wrong”. He still chooses to tread the path, but he probably knows deep within his being that his kingdom is a farce and his dream died at the hillside when Guts first left him. Also he shows an expression of surprise when Rickert slaps him. I think that right there is proof enough that he can be taken out. Edit: just double-checked. His eyes are masked by his bangs but his mouth hangs agape just a bit. My headcanon is that he was surprised by the slap and reacts with a hint of shock.

I feel like Griffith's invulnerability might be an active ability. That'd explain why the arrows and the dragonslayer failed, but Rickert managed to strike him. He was so utterly reassured that Rickert would end up giving in, or at least that at this point no one would dare lay a finger on him, that he didn't even feel the need to ward himself against physical harm. Conversely, it might have something to do with trying to portray himself as less inhumane while in Falconia, though I doubt that'd be the case considering his savior schtick.

I drank to much but when I wake up I'll have one heck of a doozi for this. Just check this comment periodically.

the collective thought theory is brilliant!

My theory for the slap is a lot more simpler: Griffith did not see it coming. It was mentioned during the eclipse that members of the God Hand were really good at predicting the future, yet they were not omniscient. Contrary to every other attacks on Griffith, Rickert's slap was completely unexpected.

theory on defeating femto and Idea of Evil and saving the child, long stretch and maybe a little too straight forward for Miura to have done. Yes there is a fight and possibly a grand melee, an all holds bar fight between Falconia and the all those that oppose them (humans that don't believe in Griffith, the fey, elemental spirits and creatures of 'good', and different apostles that are disillusioned by the others and the Godhand.) but at a particular time that the Godhand have been accruing. This ends where it all started, a solar eclipse, a symbol of great change and possibly the end of all things in a lot of theological writings. A part of this is to possibly think of what the Idea of Evil (if solidified as canon) wants in the end and its own motivations and the laws of its existence have been placed on itself. When the heart goes to dark places; it is full of sadness, contempt, hatred (particularly self hatred), and at some point it does down to two (probably more so do quote me) avenues that a person must become to survive; break and recede into oneself (Casca) or break and become the monster (Guts). Apostles and Godhand members are afforded another avenue: trancendancy by the use of astral power from the Idea of Evil and the sacrifice is as the currency in souls because that is how the Idea of Evil is able to come to terms with itself. Let us say that souls are the collection of memories that from the time you are born to the time you are dead, then let us say that like any mistreated person that the Idea of Evil is the representation of the world's heavy heart that yearns for a better existence or at least the small heavens that one could experience. In consuming the souls of the sacrifice it vicariously experiences the joys of that person's life and a savage pleasure in the contemptable sacrifice's life being violently torn away. However, the heart grow weary and nothing lasts forever; so the heart tries to find something to satisfy itself in its own diseased way, one way or another. Falconia, the utopia for all, where monsters can be monsters and humans can be safe in its borders; where your needs can be met and your dreams can become reality, all under the safety of Griffith. Happiness and opportunity for all, and abundance for all to the point of decadence until the souls or full plumb and ripe for the reaping; one could say it could become a repeat of Gaiseric's empire falling to decadence and punished by angels. Falcona i think will become a festival of feast just as before and because of the Great Roar of the World; the Abyss will become much closer in this ceremony than it was in the last, all in an effort to appease a greedy heavy dark heart that wants the pain of its existence to either end or to feel contentment/enlightenment. theory on separating the moonlight child: During this eclipse, natural or unnatural since the laws of reality of now greatly bent by the Great Roar, there is a technicality that can be looked at. A total solar eclipse is also a full moon silhouetted by the sun itself. On top of that the barriers and lines in reality and the astral world become indistinct, Femto's and the moonlight child's souls cannot exist in the same astral space and therefore the two are separated so long as the eclipse is still in effect but they are still spiritually connected as the moonlight child's physical body is still tethered to Femto. This tether is where dragonslayer or more acceptably the Sword of Actualization could sever that bond; releasing the moonlight child's body and soul from Femto and Griffith's form forcefully reverted back to his demonic Femto form in front of everyone, this in turn will force everyone to realizes the façade that has been pulled over them reflexively reject him. This could weaken femto enough, as well the godhand because we know they would show up and the populace on the get go to be skeptical about them with only Griffith's word as solace, for Guts and his small band that have infiltrated during the battle to be able to wound or even kill Godhand members. However this will have another profound effect, because i have stated that the Abyss would be visible; the Idea of Evil will be present and visible to all. With Femto's facade broken and his words falling on deaf ears by the populace, humanity would collectively begin to reject the Idea of Evil; this rejection could theoretically break its heart and make it go insane, striking out all that stands before it against those that created it miserable existence. In it blind rage, this could give Guts the opportunity to strike the killing blow as it cannot see causality in this berserk state and his ability to be one step ahead of death. However while dead and the eclipse coming to a close, i would feel that Guts would not be able to escape the vortex, opting to stay behind to 'raid the enemy camp' but in truth is so that Casca and their son could live in a relatively peaceful life and he is where is most comfortable... swinging his sword. However, i would think that he could visit them in their dreams; in a form like a hound or even his pre-eclipse state that he should have met his son if not for Griffith.. bittersweet but on every 216 years during the eclipse in elfhelm, that during the time difference Casca could still be alive (if not turn into something elfin during her time there) and for a short them they can sit and be a real family in peace. The last images we see is of the berserker armor and the dragonslayer just outside the door of the elfhelm house while Guts, Casca, and the moonlight child (we'll call him Judeau because that man needed to be the godfather and im sure by then he would have a name) sitting down to eating dinner with smiles. However, the left eye of the armor's helmet shines as the even in times of peace one must be vigilant. but there is a lot of things im sure im missing that would flesh this out much more and that I probably have a few things wrong, just things I think might happen.

The ability to control space-time and telekinesis are one and the same for Femto. If you manipulate space around a person, you are also manipulating their position in space, therefore moving them.

When your a cripple so you sacrifice your friends to turn into an edge lord

Griffith: I am above all things that pertain to Mortals and pain. Rickert slaps Griffith in the face Rickert: I call BULLSHIT.

The only way to kill femto is through nostalgia. If guts can convince griffith of good memories or even convince griffith to end his life then he can be defeated. It was indicated when the skull knight save guts and casca from the astral world and griffith suddenly stop his telekenesis to crush all 3 of them while they were escaping up the astral arm.

Guts is going to have beat Femto with Talk-no-Juitsu

Griffith allowed Rickert to do it. He felt that Rickert deserved at least that after what he did to the band of the hawks.

Its crazy because before i even heard about berserk i saw a picture of the god hand specifically void and i was like whatever this anime is i have to see it and know what these crazy looking characters are all about.

Oh Griffith took that slap because he deserved it. Deep down he knows he's trash.

I don't want to go too far into it here because I was thinking about making my own video on the topic; but I think Zodd may be the key to defeating Femto.

What if his power was limited by the organic statue of his opponents. He doesn’t seem to be able to do much against skully boy and he is only a soul inhabiting an armor, no flesh there. Maybe it’s also bound to the astral or physical world, we haven’t seen him damage a fully astral being like a godhand or skully boy as said earlier ( at least I think).

Also remember when Griffith tried to attack Skull Knight during the eclipse? He crushed a bunch of apostles by just raising his hand. SK got lucky he missed and didnt fully understand his power yet.

Honestly I think only people (rickert) can touch him, not inanimate objects (arrows)