The Best Berserk Villain (That's not Griffith)

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@MassiveToe3 3 ай бұрын

0:13 "The Berserk universe is honestly insane." You could say that it's... berserk

@Mike-official 3 ай бұрын

"Get back, I'm about to go berserk"- Berserk™

@itsblitz4437 3 ай бұрын

Eh too easy.

@Trout-likeAppearance 2 ай бұрын

Berk

@FernandoGarza-zd5hq Ай бұрын

Berserk is made to be the darkest and best manga of all time

@the_nerd_showtv5562 3 ай бұрын

Take a shot every time he says "the king of midland" I can garantee you'll become an apostle.

@hououinkyouma3864 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like a good deal to me

@edwardgaines6561 3 ай бұрын

The author never bothered to give the King a name.

@t_buddski4672 2 ай бұрын

@@edwardgaines6561Sounds to me he doesn't deserve one

@AlbanianThrash Ай бұрын

you will definitely learn about the afterlife

@caribarts01 3 ай бұрын

I can’t help but feel like if Griffith had simply kept his mouth shut and let the king get his rage out of his system, he might have kept his tongue and tendons. It looked like he had calmed down a little after ferociously whipping Griffith and probably would have just left him to rot in a cell had the latter not actively incited his ire

@jokhard8137 3 ай бұрын

You know what they say: pride comes before the fall. And Griffith fell *hard.*

@luis-sophus-8227 3 ай бұрын

In general, if Griffith kept his mouthful inside about friends... Neither Guts would've left him in the first place

@kamikazehound3243 3 ай бұрын

That's causality for ya

@joshuasepeda3289 3 ай бұрын

Griffith was always prideful. He decided to sleep with the king's daughter because he couldn't accept losing to Guts. Griffith has only ever cared about his goal. Everything and everyone except Guts is just a means to an end, building his kingdom. This is where pride will take you, rock bottom.

@user-gd4fu3sf5i 3 ай бұрын

@@joshuasepeda3289 Not to defend him, but he did have to care about everyone a lot otherwise his sacrifice wouldn't be accepted

@Bestedits_0 4 ай бұрын

2:20 "The second one even hotter than the first" Bruh she is on fire 😂

@donatknipl4507 4 ай бұрын

💀💀

@dj-um7el 3 ай бұрын

Took me a bit to get the joke lol

@ahmedaliyu1495 2 ай бұрын

And she was made a Side Deutergorist Character other than the Antagonist one

@gjtrue 2 ай бұрын

I got that joke immediately lol. 🤣🤣

@MoebiusChungus 4 ай бұрын

That Vile Eye reference in the beginning 😂

@itsblitz4437 3 ай бұрын

Vile Eye also did a video on Berserk.

@tuckernutter 3 ай бұрын

I didn't notice even upon review

@Sleepyhead_22 3 ай бұрын

@@tuckernutterme too, I love the vile eye and it’s going over my head still

@Future_Doggo 3 ай бұрын

The only bad part about Griffith being as amazingly written as he is, is that the seires other incredible antagonists don't get nearly as much discussion as they deserve. The Slug Count, Rosine, Mozgus, and The King of Midland are all incredible villians too.

@Jotari 2 ай бұрын

Slug Count and King of Midland would probably have more discussion if they had actual names.

@meloneatingwolf1882 2 ай бұрын

Nosferatu Zodd..?

@ManWithTheGoggles Ай бұрын

The snail apostle is the main and best antagonist of berserk

@Eohll 26 күн бұрын

@@meloneatingwolf1882 I think of him more like Gouki/Akuma.

@meloneatingwolf1882 26 күн бұрын

@@Eohll he teamed up with Guts once, which was to defeat a guy they both needed to kill. The rest of his career was killing men by the hundreds hoping one might put up a good fight. The highlight of his career was throwing a sword for Guts in his fight against Bascon of Chudor. He may be significantly more honourable than the other Apostles, but he still is a mass murdering monster, who simply wants a good fight.

@Palepetal 3 ай бұрын

The King of Midland did not attempt to sexually assault his daughter, he did sexually assault his daughter. Inappropriate touching is sexual assault.

@BluahGhaa 3 ай бұрын

ñeleñeñe no

@sugoi9680 3 ай бұрын

@@BluahGhaa It is but less harm done at least

@toastle8005 3 ай бұрын

@@sugoi9680 he attempted to full-on R-word her, as opposed to just succeeding in sexually assaulting her by groping, which I guess is what was going through his mind when he said ‘attempted to’

@hollowman9410 2 ай бұрын

@@BluahGhaa By all definitions it is sexual assault.

@Teddy-zr8yv 2 ай бұрын

Facts, well said

@lharsay 3 ай бұрын

About sending the Band of the Hawk to Doldrey. I think the king made the logical decision there. Committing the full army and losing would have significantly weakened the kingdom, the Band of the Hawk was a political liability due to their low birth rank, losing them wouldn't have effected the stability of the kingdom. They were the most sacraficable force (pun intended) and it was an open secret to anyone.

@jokhard8137 3 ай бұрын

This. It just makes sense: if someone's expendable, expend that resource first. Sending the son of a noble family to a "certain death" would have been far more difficult of a decision to make.

@ythandlename 2 ай бұрын

It made perfect sense too. He even said it was a small force that was willing and they won't lose too much to put in hope on a small and recently promoted group that brought results. From a monarch's pov, it was the best decision because either they win and the king looks insightful for putting faith in the commoners or the band gets rekt'd and the noblemen would be appeased at their own prejudice reinforced so the king will wash his hands of Griffith if he was doomed. Most of the King of Midland's actions before turning against Griffith felt appropriate because he could focus entirely on rulership so long as his daughter remained chaste and his fetish was kept at bay.

@alexdanielpatinocamacho6850 3 ай бұрын

Rosine is such a great villain too. The way she sees children murder as a playground just thinking she is saving anyone, is insane

@uwu_owo186 2 ай бұрын

Rosine is legit the most tragic villain in berserk. Just a messed up kid trying to make sense of her shitty life

@latviandragon2718 5 ай бұрын

the thing that pisses me off about him, is that he tourtures griffith not because he killed his brother, nephew and his WIFE. But because griffith slept with his daughter.

@Crafty_Spirit 5 ай бұрын

Have you read the manga? There are some extra layers, but I^ll only tell if you want to hear

@latviandragon2718 5 ай бұрын

@@Crafty_Spirit i have read the manga

@Galvatronover 3 ай бұрын

@@latviandragon2718and he doesn’t even know Griffith killed them

@latviandragon2718 3 ай бұрын

@@Galvatronover minister foss could have sniched

@jokhard8137 3 ай бұрын

@@latviandragon2718 It's too early to make that call

@lonewanderer3219 22 күн бұрын

The Slug Lord is honestly one of my favorite. He’s such a disgusting human being, yet when the chips are down, when faced with a choice, he refused to sacrifice his daughter even in the face of retribution and eternal damnation. It’s such a strong point that I nearly feel bad for him. He deserved his fate, but he a conviction to reject the temptation of an easy out because of his none creepy love for his daughter.

@chimera_43 2 ай бұрын

I think we can all learn from Griffith. Keeping it in your pants can save your life 😂🍿

@meloneatingwolf1882 2 ай бұрын

God how many lives could have been saved had Griffith not gone into her chamber or if the King wasn’t so disgusting.

@taynahibanez9952 4 күн бұрын

Honestly? He didn't even need to keep it in his pants. If he had take his frustration out on a hooker, none of thid would had happened. But nooooo, the all might "Gurifisu" had to take the princess 😂

@user-hs5xo5rt4r 3 ай бұрын

people forget Ganishka exists

@camron8839 2 ай бұрын

Underrated

@riley97 2 ай бұрын

I mean with his backstory all I feel for him is pity

@williamcortelyou9072 2 ай бұрын

Gene is def top tier. But honestley if the king wasnt such a sicko... We never would have gotten Femto. Which means no eclipse. Midland would have been much better prepared when Geneishka comes. And honestly, who better an heir then the hero of the kingdom? A common man who rose to save to country. Would have been a chad game of thrones move.

@welshlout3400 2 ай бұрын

⁠@@williamcortelyou9072That would make for a fascinating what-if story actually. If something, anything could happen to interrupt Griffith from entering charlotte’s bedchamber. Maybe from Guts saying something more at their parting instead of monologuing inside his head…some moment of solace or clarity happens for Griffith between the hill and the palace balcony. Years pass and Griffith has thoroughly entrenched himself within the nobility of Midland such that the king views him like an adopted son and freely offers his daughter’s hand in marriage to Griffith (after some soul searching, naturally). So with Griffith bound for accession to prince/king consort, he’s basically achieved his dream right? But then of course the Kushan inevitably invade and it’s basically going to be a steamroll unless something changes. …This would probably result in the Eclipse happening anyway, wouldn’t it?

@williamcortelyou9072 2 ай бұрын

@@welshlout3400 Duuuuuude! I. Love. It. Gather the fanfic writers and lets make this happen!

@saladin3273 2 ай бұрын

RIP Kentauro Miura. It's a shame that this masterpiece would never be finished.

@ahmedaliyu1495 2 ай бұрын

And Griffith got a way with his Crime

@alexeistrife56 2 ай бұрын

What? The manga is literally continuing. Its released multiple chapters.

@saladin3273 2 ай бұрын

@@alexeistrife56 is it the posthumous work or are they actually continuing the story? I don't recall Miura leaving a will to someone to inherit the story. I know he had some ideas on how to end it.

@alexeistrife56 2 ай бұрын

@@saladin3273 They're continuing the story, dude. This is pretty ancient news by now; go to Read Berserk. The apprentices and Miura's best friend he left behind are continuing it right where he left off.

@saladin3273 2 ай бұрын

@@alexeistrife56 I'd like a link

@BerengarLex 3 ай бұрын

To me, he always felt like a competent but uncharismatic ruler with genuinely good intentions, but was also struggling with a lot of personal demons... and they got the better of him in the end.

@JosephAdams97 2 ай бұрын

A perfect summary of him, and honestly to a certain degree I feel bad for him. Not just because of how painful stress can be, reducing one's appearance in ways age can't, but for him to be simply known as "The King of Midland", which was a deliberate intent on the part of Miura Kentaro, it goes to show how much of a burden being a king or leader is. It was truly his prison, the throne, crown, and being king. Though actions indeed have consequences, one can't help but feel bad for him still. The moment one's son or daughter refuses to be by your side, even as you near death, it's painful and it's a mercy have. Death I mean. Better that than living on with being king, and a daughter who hates you.

@AnonTDegenerate Ай бұрын

@@JosephAdams97 Honestly, even considering his nature he would have had everything he wanted if he just let Griffith go which makes it so much worse. His refusal of an arranged marriage for Charlotte, despite continuing the 100 year war, would have eventually bore fruit with the band of the hawk. It would have kept Charlotte. And he would have been rid of his throne. Instead, he assaults her, lies to her face, and to her assumption, kills all of the hawks, not just Griffith. The fact is he had so many outs, but decided to keep being a horffic pos.

@MGrey-qb5xz Ай бұрын

idk about personal demons, dude wanted to have incest relations with his daughter , the fact that he even thought of that shows just how deranged he is mentally

@wyatt8315 3 ай бұрын

I’m so glad someone’s finally talking about this guy Easily the most underrated character in the whole series

@itsblitz4437 3 ай бұрын

And probably the most hated character also, and even somewhat the most beloved.

@jimbo7551 3 ай бұрын

And we don’t even know his name or house name

@JosephAdams97 2 ай бұрын

@@jimbo7551 That's what makes him both sad and not completely "evil", and I do feel bad for him to a certain degree. He's defined solely by his crown and title as King. Names hold extreme importance, and for him to not have it, it's painful. Almost as painful as going through extreme stress.

@welshlout3400 2 ай бұрын

It’s really masterful just how much stock Miura puts into the king of midland as one of his world’s very rare benevolent rulers. By the time he shows up in the story we’ve (probably) already read the Black Swordsman arc, where seemingly everyone in power has been literally corrupted by their own desires. But Miura still manages to sell the king of midland as the Big Good throughout the Golden Age, enough for the reader to presume that even with the apocalyptic world to follow shown during Black Swordsman, at least this king is one that will remain human. Well, he does indeed remain human, that’s for sure.

@theholygamer969 2 ай бұрын

The King of Midland lost his first wife and it drove him mad. He never got over it. Every time he saw his daughter, he saw his wife through her.

@jenlifh2871 2 ай бұрын

Not justifiable but understandable

@aevvah_flxwer8550 9 ай бұрын

The King really was a reprehensible, disgusting villain in disguise, and a well-written one. Even though he deserved worse, I STILL felt a bit sympathetic towards him in the end. Perhaps if he never lost his first wife things would've been different, but now I'm not so sure. Great video!

@sky-oq5mr 4 ай бұрын

Guts is even worse than the king.

@aevvah_flxwer8550 4 ай бұрын

@@sky-oq5mr ?

@axelrayo2468 3 ай бұрын

@@sky-oq5mrwhy ?

@denishrg9843 3 ай бұрын

@@axelrayo2468he didn't kiss Griffith goodbye

@Raximus3000 3 ай бұрын

He should feel sorry because he was an idiot who could not tell the difference between his wife and his daughter.

@AH-is5yg 2 ай бұрын

The king died alone and no one cares about him. Died in disgrace; however, the only thing we didn't get was that Griffith showed up and looked at the dying king. But this death. Dying on his death bed alone suits him because he did this to himself.

@ythandlename Ай бұрын

8:15 One of my favorite pages in Berserk is the juxtaposition of Griffith and Guts are and once a true appreciation of their friendship. Guts is outside, away from the peerage and his friends is completely alone and ready to leave but he looks inside and is happy for Griffith with another step towards his dream. Griffith is the most popular guy in the party and surrounded by a crowd and covered in decadence and glory; but he looked for Guts who's standing outside like the rest of the room doesn't matter to him. Just two brethren sharing a moment of glory together, a genuine sense of happiness and glee in their accomplishments.

@edwardgaines6561 3 ай бұрын

8:07 Last smile? Griffith and Guts share one last bro moment after they burn the Queen to cinders.

@DragoEpyon Ай бұрын

I watched the 97 anime long before I read the manga and for a long time I thought the King had no hand in Griffith's imprisonment and that it was the remaining nobles that had him tortured, with the king knowing that Griffith had been imprisoned for the crime he committed but not knowing the extent. I was very wrong.

@ryuxy032 11 күн бұрын

Fr they give no context as to what happened to Griffith in the 97 version. I honestly thought they kept him hidden in the dungeon or something and that the king didn't really know he was being tortured and crippled.

@lllXanderlll 2 ай бұрын

It's kinda crazy to think that one dude being a creep for his daughter would set in motion one of the darkest events in Berserk. I feel like maybe things would've been different if the King wasn't a creeping on Charlotte, maybe Griffith would've been forced to marry Charlotte or maybe he'd have simply been killed or something in between those two options. But that's what the hand of fate set in motion and that's how it was always going to end

@gammonator8913 4 ай бұрын

One correction, it was at most 17 years if Tudor would have accepted a betrothal

@Bearded_Badass 9 ай бұрын

if only he had kept his word maybe charolotte wouldve loved/tolerated or at least visited him in death, not that she should ofc but totally couldve worked out if she found out Grifith was still alive and well. Great video

@ScottE-2 9 ай бұрын

YES. NEW VIDEO! A bit late for a Halloween special but I must say the King is interesting. He is solely responsible for Griffith's downfall, Guts' reunion to the former band of the hawk, as well as completely traumatizing his daughter and the eclipse itself by that extent. The 97 anime doesn't let us see the dark side of the King however, the Golden Age Trilogy does give us the one scene that was definitely needed which was absent in the anime. It's all kinds of messed up but what makes it tragic is that by the end of his life he realizes not letting Griffith be King was perhaps a mistake. Yet I cannot bring myself to like him after what he attempted through sheer madness. Then there's the fact he didn't even realize that his second wife cheated on him for his brother, a sign early on that his focus was not solely on his wife and kingdom. It's subtle foreshadowing of where his interests lie, especially since he doesn't have a son or any other additional children. The man's made good and at times questionable choices, but in the end of it all he did so for his daughter. Which brings a parallel to the Slug Count from Black Swordsman that I'm surprised you didn't bring up. Both have daughters that greatly resemble their past wife, both have had a partner that cheated on them for someone else, both were driven mad by betrayal which lead to different actions and outcomes. The Count sacrificed his wife to become an apostle and The King sacrificed the future of his kingdom in pursuit of his daughter's "warmth". Because even when wearing a crown, he is still but a man in the world of Berserk, far from perfect but further from sane driven by the madness of his loss. Solid video Shane, glad to see you upload again.

@procluck94 6 ай бұрын

I ain’t readin’ allat🐬🐬

@Nahidwinxwsat27 4 ай бұрын

@@procluck94ong 💀

@scrung 3 ай бұрын

☝️ ipad babies with ruined neural receptors nice analysis, king. i didn’t really think of the character that way since it becomes hard not to vilify him after a certain point

@Nahidwinxwsat27 3 ай бұрын

@@scrung **yapping**

@scrung 3 ай бұрын

@@Nahidwinxwsat27 lol gay

@WoodenChurch_041 3 ай бұрын

One thing I gotta say cuz man she truly is a noble that moment she beat up her dad, Charlotte certainly seems to have her ancestor's warrior blood (like holy cow she kicked the living hell out of her father, either that or her father was that much of a wretch and a weakling?).

@luis-sophus-8227 3 ай бұрын

That King is indeed not in shape, and women are hella strong in the legs by default anyways.

@WoodenChurch_041 3 ай бұрын

@@luis-sophus-8227 True, sheesh though I would assume the King would be a bit "strong" enough despite his age considering he is Skull knight's descendent but he comes off as a wretch for sure (guess not everyone descended from a warrior king/founder of an empire is cut out to be a warrior, big oof). Also the princess has my respects, shame she may die from having a demon child eventually from Griffith since dude is a literal demon god

@JosephAdams97 2 ай бұрын

@@WoodenChurch_041 She didn't seem "strong" when she was crying to Guts how he was "hurting" her. lol

@WoodenChurch_041 2 ай бұрын

@@JosephAdams97 lol cuz Guts stronk as hell, also nah just saying cuz jesus man she kicked the hell out of her dad's face, like I legit think she kicked in his teeth or somethin

@JosephAdams97 2 ай бұрын

@@WoodenChurch_041 Point is, that "warrior spirit" is all nonsense. Even after she kicked the King, she STILL cried for Griffith. I'd like to see her, or ANY woman, kick a grown, capable, and strong man and act "tough" afterwards.

@Jeff-tt7wj 3 ай бұрын

Love when analysis channels drop the Xenoblade music. Respect where it’s due!

@daddydonovan6108 Ай бұрын

For me, its the moment he used "Peaceful Moments" in 2:40 was enough to give him more respect for me

@machineferret3359 2 ай бұрын

Everything is trying to clap your cheeks in this universe 😂

@dodgyyoutuber9560 2 ай бұрын

“You’re a rapist! *you’re* a rapist! Everyone’s a rapist!”

@_draculas_castle_ 9 ай бұрын

The greatest Berserk villain is us the readers for perpetually indulging this torture porn

@MichealFelk 5 ай бұрын

Not to mention us forcing and reincarnating these characters into an endless cycle of violence by continuing to read these books. The true villains above the Idea of Evil, are the people who came up with the idea

@anomalocaris2593 3 ай бұрын

I have read torture/revenge porn ( not sexual ). Berserk is not that

@northernheel2829 2 ай бұрын

I dunno. From Falcon of The Millenium Empire onwards it calms down significantly.

@shadexvii3975 3 ай бұрын

11:12 I might be slightly crazy, but the king can’t have been king of midland from the start of the Hundred Years’ War to its end, right? He’s only human, so there’s no way he’s a hundred years old. Meaning he had to have inherited the war from his predecessor, presumably his father.

@corvus8638 Ай бұрын

Also his daughter was only 17 so it would’ve only been a few years that he would’ve been rejecting marriage proposals.

@noway6633 3 ай бұрын

I don't think its at all appropriate to assume the King not marrying of Charlotte resulted in the continuation of the war. Its been shown the 100 years war has been a defensive war for Midland vs an invading force that captured doldrey and used it as a staging ground to steal territory and invade. The war was one because the enemies of midland had become exhausted and lost their main anchor within midland. Its a kind of weird thing to say, as if there isn't enough to pile on the character of the king of midland

@xavierchen7054 8 ай бұрын

Great video. To add, I can't help but think that even if Gut's stayed, Griffith's dream would have failed anyway because of this King. He, as you pointed out would've done ANYTHING for her. Imagine if Griffith didn't have intercourse, the peace lasted, and at some point the Princess might make more obvious attempts to formally court Griffith with no other true suitable courters available and the King closer to his deathbed considering the time; I can imagine the King - being irrational - commit suicide with Charlotte ending Griffith's dream and we all know that that may ends. In fact, I think this would be a good hypothetical discussion point.

@libertarianterminator 2 ай бұрын

Not to be the 🤓, but if Charlotte is only 16 or so and the war lasted for a 100 years, then his desire of having her couldn't be the reason for the whole war. At most it only prolonged the war by 15 years which is like a tenth of the time.

@spewbert 2 ай бұрын

He didn't put the kingdom through 100 years of war, right? I assume the war started before he was born.

@lorddeath7055 3 ай бұрын

Great video! Had my undivided attention. Continue making more videos like this they’re amazing!

@walmart_ar1567 3 ай бұрын

HIS PRINCIPLE CRIME ; RECEDING HAIRLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!

@cosinillas21 Ай бұрын

I was sceptical at the begining of the video, but as soon as I heard Peaceful Moments from the Witcher 1 I watch until the end! Nice video and music choice!

@czms922 3 ай бұрын

The one time Griffith was actually in the right…

@ellicorne8753 2 ай бұрын

I honestly had no idea the king was a bad guy before reading berserk... I only had his anime character

@Gizzatow Ай бұрын

It would seem that you expect that the most terrible villain will be a supernatural monster, but it turned out to be an ordinary person not associated with evil spirits.There is a truth in this.

@griffiththechad9483 3 ай бұрын

This King and the other b@stard King who Griffith was violated by are just two heinous background villains in Berserk. The Golden age arc had some of the best villains in the entire series just because of how real a lot of them felt.

@GaribaldHludwig 3 ай бұрын

The other king didn't violate Griffin, Griffin prostitute himself for money.

@David-tz9uz 2 ай бұрын

Beautifully done! Thank you for the good work, you’ve definitely earned a subscriber today.

@ahclave9929 9 ай бұрын

Good ass video, was surprised to see it was a new upload. Not a lot of ppl saying much new but u found a way

@user-mt2cb3zb2n 3 ай бұрын

Such great videos 👏. Keep up the good work bro. Love the channel

@fullofcool 9 ай бұрын

fucking awesome video, hope this video and your gains reach and inspire other fellow strugglers. Keep it up

@shaun6335 3 ай бұрын

Just found this channel. Great video and insights with evidence. Keep it up Shane!

@inakigomezmayol2790 3 ай бұрын

Good video. Please make more of this!

@shockwave2617 9 ай бұрын

It’s Leland Palmer!

@reigun8494 2 ай бұрын

People are forgetting about the densely layered well written pirate smh, everyone sleepin on the goat captain bonebeard

@fiftyseven3904 3 ай бұрын

Great vid man. I just want to say that I do not fully agree. I do not believe that the gambit worked as much as I think that very few nobles in the council had the information that the king had, it was not a gambit, he just sold it that way. As his wife said, he was a great king... Christ... I digress, I think that the king knew about the band of the hawk, about its members and the history of those members, probably a lot more than he was willing to show or share. That is why he sent Griffith as the governor of Doldrey was Gannon. That's the only reason they won in the first place, Gannon got horny, didn't want anyone to harm Griffith. Even if they lost, sure you lost an elite regiment, but your main force is still there. It was objectively the best move.

@Hanitcal69 11 күн бұрын

You earned a sub with this one

@kingbartholomewthe1above317 9 ай бұрын

Imo zodd is the best after Griffith but thats a fair analysis.

@tokoyonokuni4656 3 ай бұрын

11:00 You are exagerating... the King of Midland isn't over 100 years old, and Princess Charlotte is only 17 years old. So at most, he could have ended the war like 3 years ago, or 14 years ago by making pre-emptive fiançailles promises (the time to check that she won't die as a young child), not "a long time ago" as you've claimed. But even then, this would NOT have been the end of the war, merely reporting the problem. Who would have married her ? The Emperor of Chuder, or one of his Princes ? The Hundred Years War between France and England started exactly like this, by allowing the King of England to marry a French Princess, Isabelle, daughter of Philippe IV the Fair, who gave birth to a smart and ambitious Prince who desired the extention of his Kingdom by inheriting his grand-father's. We don't know how the 100 years war in Berserk started, maybe this was the same scenario. In my opinion, this disgusting desire was only lurking in the King's mind. It is born of the experience of a normal father who was in a love mariage : with time, he sees his daughter metamorphosing into his wife, this is the theme of the insect like metamorphosis talked about in Genji Monogatari, as well as in the Symposium of Platon by Diotima, albeit in different terms, for she speaks of the Genus as a tree, the genealogical tree, of which each person is merely a branch or budd, and she claims that this is the highest mystery of immortality: motherhood. Therefore, Griffith took this feeling which was in the old man's mind, and twisted it; Griffith cursed the King of Midland, and it had the effects we've seen : moral corruption, and its reflection on the body as a great degrading effect. Without Griffith influencing him and dragging him into the darkness (which Griffith did out of pride, instead of trying to make amends... like, seriously, if you made a move on a woman and got caught by her furious parents, would you taunt them, or would you ask them to accept that you love each other?), he would not have done it. For example, there are many wahmen who fantasize on kangaroos in Australia, but how many will actually to be mounted by one of them ?

@shaned.nelson6172 3 ай бұрын

All good points, I absolutely misspoke. I meant to say he could’ve brought the 100 year war to an end lol

@deadface7748 2 ай бұрын

The most important part about what the King of Midland does for the narrative (which I'm shocked to not see you nor anyone mention) is that the relationship between him and Charlotte is a foil for Guts' relationship with Casca after the eclipse. Both have a deep seeded hatred with Griffith for defiling their beloveds and have made unsound decisions just to spite him at the expense of their relationships. Where Charlotte's sorta rape elicited a vile awakening in the King, Casca's rape mirror's another part in the King's story: the death of his wife and the leaving behind of only the visage of who he deeply loved. Charlotte is that visage just as the infantalized Casca is after the eclipse. Guts' vile tempting would occur later during and surrounding that dream sequence with the Berserker wolf gnawing at the sleeping Casca's breast just as the King dared to gnaw at the sleeping Charlotte's breast. Luckily, Guts' virtue won out in the end and was able to allow himself and Casca to grow while the King decayed in his wretchedness and Charlotte became very stunted and traumatized.

@Guyverman01 3 ай бұрын

If only Guts didn't resign from the Band of The Hawk...

@jokhard8137 3 ай бұрын

The real problem was Griffith's pride. If it wasn't Guts, it would have been "someone else". People like that always find scapegoats for their own actions. It's no use to enable them.

@PedroLucas-mg5je 3 ай бұрын

Griffith caused all of the subsequent mess himself, all Guts ever did was leave!

@luis-sophus-8227 3 ай бұрын

If only Griffith kept his comments about equalness...

@Ozymandias001 3 ай бұрын

Griffith: “it’s been 3 years and you’ve been my best soldier but you will never be my friend unless you have your own dreams to fulfill” Guts: *follows his own dreams so they can be better friends* Griffith: NANIIIIII!!!??? (Proceeds to killhimself)

@jokhard8137 3 ай бұрын

@@Ozymandias001 Google "narcissistic collapse" Griffith exhibited all the symptoms -- I mean he withdrew from others for a full year in that tower....

@Reed5016 9 ай бұрын

I honestly agree you that the King of Midland is probably my least favorite Berserk character. It honestly goes to show how nobody who has unchecked power can truly be a good person. The idea of a benevolent dictator might appear attractive, and they might buy you with their charisma. But in the end, they are scum who can indulge their darkest desires because they have the power to do whatever they want. I definitely think Berserk is a subversion of the idea in most fantasy that if you hand absolute power to the right person, everything will go well. When in reality, absolute power draws in corrupt people, and brings out the darkest parts of them.

@sky-oq5mr 4 ай бұрын

So how do you feel about guts being worse than the king

@Reed5016 4 ай бұрын

@@sky-oq5mr In what way? Are you referring to the part where he has a psychotic episode and r*pes Casca? It’s clear that he was being possessed by the beast of darkness, and he wasn’t fully conscious. In real life, there’s a reason people who have psychosis are charged with significantly lesser punishments for their crimes. Now of course, I’m not defending what Guts did. It was definitely fucked up. But I’m saying, what he did in that situation wasn’t as bad as what the king did. And to make the king even worse, he r*ped someone who’s not only a child but his own child. So that’s r*pe, p*dophilia, and incest. I’d say that’s significantly worse than anything guts has done. Now if you’re talking about his killing, I’d argue that killing people is less morally heinous than r*pe. You might find yourself in a situation where you need to kill someone. But you’ll never need to r*pe someone.

@sky-oq5mr 4 ай бұрын

@@Reed5016 That's some backwards logic. Killing someone, they can't come back from that. He didn't need to kill that little boy, he was no threat to him at all. Whose to say the king wasn't going through the samething? Guts wasn't possessed, his thoughts were getting the better of him. He just wanted Casca to himself like before. The king seen his daughter as his wife he lost. Psychosis is a cop out, if it were your family murdered or raped by someone that claimed that your want justice so don't try it. Back in those days and even in the Bible, incest is not a crime. Even if you check our genetics, every last one of us regardless of nationality have cousin related blood, further proving the Adam and Eve situation. Guts is a mass murderer, rapist, and a monster. You guys pick and choose whose the bad guy in these scenarios just because one guy looks cooler than the other. The king ended a war he never started and guts triggered one of the worst things to ever happen to humanity. There is an enormous difference. King is wrong for trying to tape someone but as you've seen, she's come back from that. All the things guys did? That little boy ain't coming back from that. He's gone, even Griffith wouldn't have killed a child. It was the first thing that messed with his mind anyways, witnessing a child die. Lastly, pedophilia is not 17, even in modern America that isn't pedophilia. 16 is the US consent age as well as many other countries. Don't have have to like it but that's the truth, back then, girls and boys got married at 14 because they didn't live as long as they do today. 30s was old age for them. Just food for thought

@sky-oq5mr 4 ай бұрын

@@Reed5016 guess my response got removed. Just know that you are picking and choosing right and wrong despite guts doing literally everything 10x worse than the king.

@derricklevi3005 3 ай бұрын

I don't really think that's what's being aimed at with the king. I think it's more of an issue of having people in power who don't want or can't take responsibility. In essence, he's the complete antithesis to Griffith. Griffith has an unyielding desire for power and leadership and harbors the traits of a leader, BUT he's of common birth and thus basically barred from that dream from the start. The king on the other hand is overburdened with that responsibility, has much lower ambitions (love or being loved I assume) and isn't suited for leadership, BUT he's born into high nobility and thus cannot leave his post. Moreover Griffith commits heinous deeds for his own cause, while the king uses his own cause for heinous deeds. I don't think the king developed distorted desires, because he was drunk with power or knew he could fulfill them through that power, but much rather that he felt locked into his post and couldn't follow his desires. He loved his first wife, but there was no way he could find love again, because as a king his marriages had to be politically motivated. That's why he got obsessed with Charlotte, because she was the only remnant of the only love he had ever known, and that love got distorted.

@mokaakashiya375 Ай бұрын

Another thing i liked was that before torturing Griffith, we always saw the king with a crown on his head, giving him a regal appearance. Upon his descent when he is whipping griffith, we see his true self, a balding, perverted, old man.

@ImaneAB12 Ай бұрын

I like the analysis thank you

@roundninja 2 ай бұрын

Out of all the horrifying shit in Berserk, absolutely nothing could have compared to, nor prepared me for, the shocking plot twist that a 40-60 year old man has a receding hairline. But seriously though, the amount of absolutely awful parental figures in Berserk is pretty messed up, and makes me genuinely worried about what might have happened in Miura's childhood.

@chickletsushi2761 3 ай бұрын

I really liked the king. Ngl he was one of my favourite supporting characters. But then when I read the manga I was "????" I don't know. It felt like it was out of nowhere. It felt like the King was replaced by another character, or as if he was possessed. I'm really disappointed about how he became.

@justagamer1160 3 ай бұрын

Good vid lol , I don't have time to say much more. Keep up the good work! And take care, good bye probably for forever . I'm gonna go do other stuff

@sg-gb6od 2 ай бұрын

Nice work

@simonsajajin9288 3 ай бұрын

Good video :D

@gutsy6390 8 ай бұрын

nice video man

@s1lent_gr 2 ай бұрын

Witcher 1 soundtrack? I see that you're a man of culture 😉

@MeItingGlaceon 2 ай бұрын

Berskering time -The King of Midland

@ferol7v 28 күн бұрын

Nice video

@onemisterfranko 2 ай бұрын

I need to read this series, I ordered some volumes after this video.

@csepelirol 3 ай бұрын

The king of Midland got canceled like a youtuber...

@seijin4426 3 ай бұрын

That sounds so corny.

@Goblinsharkhundredsofthem Ай бұрын

I like all the world building done for Midland, exclusively because I love the soldier's armor.

@JakeMatthews-OnLo 2 ай бұрын

I always do think about how many died when he could’ve made a pack through marriage and about the army that awaited them after Tudor.

@the910toparis6 2 ай бұрын

Man if only Griffith didn’t say the friend speech guts probably wouldn’t of left and this all wouldn’t of happened 😢

@TKUltra971 2 ай бұрын

I actually liked the king. Until he decided that incest was a solution to his loneliness lol.

@thomasjacob7157 2 ай бұрын

Yess good content

@chickleet4115 3 ай бұрын

underrated vid

@archivesoffantasy5560 3 ай бұрын

11:05 he didn’t put them through all 100 years though right? The king must have inherited the conflict and if a war lasts 100 years most citizens weren’t alive when it began. I’m just making a point on the timeline that he can’t be blamed for all 100 years. I’m deffo not defending the king, I get your point that he could have made a marriage alliance to make it stop sooner, but also his daughter is only 17. Setting up a child for marriage was not uncommon in medieval times, but getting Charlotte a political alliance would have would knocked off what? Maybe 5-10 years of the war?

@applesandgrapesfordinner4626 2 ай бұрын

I assume "100 years" is more like a continous periods of wars and long unresolved peaces. Just like the irl Hundred Year War.

@nelsonsxs3515 Ай бұрын

I also used to like the king of Midland but always thought it was odd he would torture Griffith so severely just for having consensual sex with his daughter. Then one day I read he was hot for her and I was shocked.

@mrbiscuit6183 3 ай бұрын

I like this while griffith gets well deserved hate for his actions the king of midland seems to go under the radar. But he was a truly depraved individual

@joeclarke7982 3 ай бұрын

Subbed

@CrimsonStag05 16 күн бұрын

I’m just reading the manga now. At first I was confused everytime I scrolled past this video. But then I reached the Fallen Hawk chapter….. and something tells me this is all just the tip of the Berserk iceberg…

@Zibit21 2 ай бұрын

I inescapably think there's simply not a more congenial spot for happy everaftering than here in Midland land 🎶

@notsure37 3 ай бұрын

Bro Wylde over Rosine?! I don't think I've ever been so conflicted with a villain dying lol

@lingricen8077 3 ай бұрын

Wanna know the worst villain? Zodd. “Raaa I am so naturally big and strong, I have a high body count. Of course, I’ve only ever fought against people a quarter of my size who stood absolutely no chance against me, and the only time I fought against someone my match was when they werent trying to kill me, every other time I met my match I’d run away like a b*tch”

@Shmeezin 2 ай бұрын

12:19, little boy holding his arm like the one that Griffith used for money. King def went an turned

@UsoTeaMor 5 ай бұрын

You like Berserk and Street Fighter?? Wow you’ve got good taste

@arcaneknight9799 9 ай бұрын

Do you watch Natural Hypertrophy?

@thebigivalbowlski 3 ай бұрын

Not to get off the subject but i wonder if Gut's didn't overhear how Griffith defines a friend and Guts never left the Band would it be inevitable for them to Fall the way they did?

@pumpkinduke1912 3 ай бұрын

Holy shit I had not realised about the marriage thing. I was so wrapped in the drama and disgust I didn't even think of it. That revelation hit me like a bag of bricks what a complete piece of shit.

@renanleandro5914 3 ай бұрын

Everyone forgets the pirate

@user-lx4ot3cx7r 2 ай бұрын

When reading berserk the first moment that i remember vividly shook me was the kings assault on Charlotte when reading those panels i felt disgusted and disturbed and then for the first time i grasped just how dark berserk can be

@kingramon437 4 ай бұрын

wobbywobby hit the king in the snobbysnobby send him back to the lobbylobby

@virgilio6349 2 ай бұрын

King of Midland, the Herebus of the Berserk universe.

@GIl_cepeda 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@SKBROOSE 3 ай бұрын

Read this scene peaking on like 4 grams of mushrooms. Crazy time.

@NiclasGlimsell 23 күн бұрын

the best villains in Berserk is the foolish desire and dark hearts of humans.

@joshuahallam4817 5 күн бұрын

Some of the best villains in existence hide behind masks

@CuddlyTheMadElite Ай бұрын

You know, yes sexual assault is bad, but don't you think that it's a bit overboard to say this guy is the second worst human being in the story compared to everyone else? He's not even the worst rapist in the series.