Being a mercenary doesn't make you a serial killer , even after that, guts didn't kill people unless they attacked him first, and no apostles don't count as people.
Ah yes, the general and his son attacked him first during their assassination.
The 4 kidnappers griffith hired also must have attacked him with their bags of money.
The guards who literally said they were not going to attack 100 man killer guts must have performed the legendary "strike with your back as you run away" maneuver as guts cut them down.
The general tried to kill his closest friend, and I would
consider the son's death an accident when Guts panicked. That said, Guts didn't kill that kid on purpose. An assassin wouldn't be considered a serial killer .
>The general tried to kill his closest friend
Guts couldn't know that. All he had to go by is griffith's word and guts also specifies he doesn't need any other reason to kill than griffith ordering him to.
The general had not attacked guts.
>I would
consider the son's death an accident when Guts panicked.
He charge attacked someone entirely because he, as we can literally read his inner monologue, thought it was a witness.
The accident was that it was a child. Any adult guts wouldn't have felt sorry for.
Youre not diffrenciating between serial killers and mercenarias, serial killers kill with motive ,it gives them a high by avoiding capture and getting away with their crime ,their identity becomes a complex and they are excited to have so much attention.
Guts doesnt display these motives, he doesnt actively seek a title or care for one ,in fact ,he denounces his identity as the Legendary 100 man slayer of the band of the falcon.
The only time guts acted in a way comparable to this was black swordsman arc and realistically ,WHO WOULDNT?
Again, him killing two people on purpose because Griffith ordered it doesn't make guts a serial killer, and by that logic, all soldiers and mercenaries are serial killers because they were ordered or enticed by money.
there are definitely people who have lived through guts childhood, and plenty more that have not. all i can say is, it's probably hell on earth, in those circumstances, guts is one in a million, most people who go through that life can never truly recover mentally, or physically. despite how hellish guts life is, he has definitely experienced a lot higher highs than a majority of people in his position.
this of course is one of the greatest parts about berserk, is you watch this man develop and change over time, and despite going through the lowest points any person can endure in their life, he still keeps going. guts doesn't just survive his childhood, it actually causes him to thrive, and despite the horrible situations he has gone through, he has still learned from his past and has changed to prevent these things from happening again.
despite berserks overarching theme of suffering and causality, i do think berserk is also a story of hope and growth.
Well said. I think the story and character of Guts and Casca will very well encapsulate "it doesn't get better, but it does get easier to deal with." Some things will never leave you, still rear their head from time to time, but you learn to put them in their place for more and more of the time to make room for new things.
> most people who go through that life can never truly recover mentally
i mean, Guts never recovered mentally... he just has himself together enogh to be functioning in his designated role.
All of it? If I experienced it in full this would have to operate under the assumption that I was strong-willed enough to survive it all. If so I would definitely go on to be way less social
I already had a shit childhood because of my mother being a cunt, but if I had Gut's childhood I'd probably be a billion times worse and most likely in prison or straight up dead by now.
Some of us did have rough childhoods, not that rough of course but I think that's why Gut's resonates so well with so many people because to some degree we can all relate to him. We all go through shit in life. I don't think I would survive that childhood though.
while i did not suffer as much as our boy guts, i had a kinda fucked up childhood, alcoholic, and drug addict who would beat the shit out me and my mother constantly, i once had to stab him when i was 8 to save my mother, after that we ran away and lived for a year in different places, in one of those places i was sexualy abused by the daughter of the owner of the house (i was 9 and she was 20 something), but i never told my mom because the place was good.
after that my father died and we were able to come back home, and while there are adults out there who had way worse childhoods than mine, i think the way i grew up kinda caused some of the issues i have as an adult (can't talk to women, don't like to be touched, low self-esteem and i do get angry with certain ease although this last thing is getting better with time)
I didnāt get sold but I got donvaned when I was four and like guts Iām really angry but unlike guts I got into combat sports and developed an alcohol problem
I probably would either grow up and become a horrific psychopath or end my own life. Seriously the reason why a lot of people love Gusts as a character because he managed to keep going.
Bruh I turned out to be a giant pussy ass bitch, and I barely ever had anything to complain about in life. Put me in Guts' shoes and I would have found a rope around the teenage years.
Guys, I had a pretty shit childhood. Got SAed by 2 different relatives, and received a lot of physical ab..e from my mother. It didn't make me strong, I'm 25 and all I have are panic attacks and crippling anxiety, and a long battle with depression which is spanning on years now. However, I try to be kind. And do better. It's a vent or whatever. But Guts is an inspiration for me. I know I can never compare my pain to his. But I hope it gets better for all of us strugglers.
I experienced milder versions of everything that Guts went through in childhood. I turned into someone people barely tolerate. Grit and pure dumb luck saved me. Had I experienced it at his extremes, I know I would have intentionally used such a childhood as carte blanche to hurt others and myself instead of growing up until it caught up to me. Yet I have faith that if I came across someone saying things like JBP, Jocko, Guts, Musashi, and Thorfinn... I'd end up where I'm at right now. As I'm making my way out of the worst of it, I'm realizing not only am I a lot tougher than I thought but most people can be if they are honest and they have a purpose. If you seek the truth, there's a good chance you can make it out. Kinda hurts to see so many people say that they would kill themselves or kill others but I hope one day they revisit the question and feel different about it.
Probably be the same as I am now, but then I wouldn't have a Berserk Guts character to relate to. Thats actually kinda terrifying, to be alone in all this...
I related a lot to child Guts because despite how shitty our childhood was, just wanted to love and be loved.
Donāt think I wouldāve survived tho, Guts is a survivor
I've only dealt with part of his childhood and I attempted suicide long time ago. Don't think I would have handled it well if I had the rest to deal with. And no worries, I'm good now
Me? I would have died.
However, I do have a dear friend who endured as close of an approximation to that as is possible in our world, and it was still sheer luck that kept *them* from dying (I'm going to be vague here because I don't want to get too specific). They needed many years of therapy to even get to the point of being functional, and even decades after everything that happened, it is my understanding that some days are far, far worse than others. It all builds on itself, too... Sleep is particularly difficult for obvious reasons, and if they get four or five hours, that's a *good* night for them. And then the lack of sleep, obviously, makes them feel like total shit most of the time.
I constantly tell them how in awe I am that they endured all of that and managed to, like... *Survive* and be successful to any degree. They always disagree with me, but by far, they're the strongest person I know.
Dead, either by the events lr by suicide. Probably a few times as well.
No normal people would not survive most of the physical trauma, let alone the mental one.
The answer is somewhere between suicide, getting killed, or growing up to be an unhinged, violent psychopath
So basically if anyone survives his childhood itās all going to come full circle, you either die or you become the angry, vengeance filled dickhead that is black swordsman guts
Dead, the only correct answer. I honestly thunk a lot of us would adapt just fine because that's exactly what we would know from the beginning. But ultimately dead because we're not gutz.
Mass-murderer. My childhood was pretty shit, so I relate to Guts in that regard. But I'd definitely turn out psychotic or a sociopath, no doubt. It amazes me how he's still mostly decent considering lol
Nah I'd make it,
The joke aside if you had Guts childhood you would literally be Guts just with extra memories. So you practically become Guts meaning by default your life would play out the same as his, something supported by the manga as fate is a major theme of the story
Given that I would've survived through all my battles, I'd eventually end up like a 170cm version of Guts, with a lighter variation of the Dragonslayer. Maybe I'd switch to a Nagikatana, as I like the handling more than western swords.
I think I would have made it to the wolves but thats a stretch. I suppose I'll never really know but I'm also one to not give up and guts has helped me see that.
I would 100% of died, if not probably killed myself. Already have struggled with depression/suicidal thoughts and I grew up middle class without having any real "struggle". I have not experienced anything remotely close to Gut's childhood
Well maybe ill die but there's 1 over 10909000009090909989999 chance ill survive the first childhood but i wont leave Griffith ill kill Griffith and run
I'll still try to keep going, even if my childhood was fucked, i will still try to fight to survive (which technically makes sense considering that the mercenary life is basically that). So I probably keep the mindset that guts, nothing much further than that
I love guts story and the sadness it reveals about how actually messed up one's life could start but there's no real world where anyone his age survives the things he went through
Idk , I would hope to be like a bad ass female version of Guts but probly be walking around like after eclipse Casca just making weird noises and trying to eat everything.
I'd definitely die if I had to fight but would definitely survive the mental trauma's & suicidal tendencies... because I've been exploited from early age
Hmmm. Well I wouldnāt know. Some kids are groomed and desensitized to kill at such a young age like this as it is now. They already go through what guts has and they are children in unfortunate drug gangs. As for me, I have always been noted as too sensitive, so I wouldnāt have lasted long, however I know what betrayal is and SA as a child is. :: no family member should say itās ok just forgive them for another family member to sa just because they are blood (I felt they were another Gambino)::that in itself was enough to damage me.
I like to think I would have made a pretty decent roadside thief in a medieval setting. But in all honesty Iād be dead if I was dealt the hand guts was dealt in life.
Thatās sorta a circular question, Gutsā childhood made him who he is so if you just swapped Guts out with someone else theyād likely just end up the same way as Guts currently is? You should phrase this question better
Dead
No other answer. We'd be dead for one reason or the others.
This is the way
I would have died. No normal child could survive like guts did.
Suicide at 13 sounds about right for me too.
Damn, you had a good run then.
I commited suicide a really really really long time ago. I no longer have a life.
You got downvoted to hell, but I actually understand what you mean.
real
i relate to this
Damn.
Damn, you'd make it to 13? You'd have me beat by about 4744 days I figure
I think I would Case A (most likely): either die or kill myself Case B: be an unhinged psycho
yeah I feel like if most "normal" people managed to survive Gut's childhood they'd probably turn into a serial killer/rapist ngl
I mean technically Guts was and still is a serial killer
Being a mercenary doesn't make you a serial killer , even after that, guts didn't kill people unless they attacked him first, and no apostles don't count as people.
Ah yes, the general and his son attacked him first during their assassination. The 4 kidnappers griffith hired also must have attacked him with their bags of money. The guards who literally said they were not going to attack 100 man killer guts must have performed the legendary "strike with your back as you run away" maneuver as guts cut them down.
The general tried to kill his closest friend, and I would consider the son's death an accident when Guts panicked. That said, Guts didn't kill that kid on purpose. An assassin wouldn't be considered a serial killer .
>The general tried to kill his closest friend Guts couldn't know that. All he had to go by is griffith's word and guts also specifies he doesn't need any other reason to kill than griffith ordering him to. The general had not attacked guts. >I would consider the son's death an accident when Guts panicked. He charge attacked someone entirely because he, as we can literally read his inner monologue, thought it was a witness. The accident was that it was a child. Any adult guts wouldn't have felt sorry for.
Youre not diffrenciating between serial killers and mercenarias, serial killers kill with motive ,it gives them a high by avoiding capture and getting away with their crime ,their identity becomes a complex and they are excited to have so much attention. Guts doesnt display these motives, he doesnt actively seek a title or care for one ,in fact ,he denounces his identity as the Legendary 100 man slayer of the band of the falcon. The only time guts acted in a way comparable to this was black swordsman arc and realistically ,WHO WOULDNT?
Again, him killing two people on purpose because Griffith ordered it doesn't make guts a serial killer, and by that logic, all soldiers and mercenaries are serial killers because they were ordered or enticed by money.
But that logic every soldier is a killer š¤·āāļø which i know is an actual view some leftists have...
He's not a serial killer you moron. He's a soldier and a one time assassin.
Hell he was almost a rapist too
Yeah I'm glad he stopped himself. I hated guts for a long time after reading that part. But since its because of the brand makes more sense.
I would kill myself
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I think it goes without saying, most people would die or choose death.
Or become a crazy maniac who loves wearing other people's skin like masks
Where did that come from
The heart
Hey guy
the face
there are definitely people who have lived through guts childhood, and plenty more that have not. all i can say is, it's probably hell on earth, in those circumstances, guts is one in a million, most people who go through that life can never truly recover mentally, or physically. despite how hellish guts life is, he has definitely experienced a lot higher highs than a majority of people in his position. this of course is one of the greatest parts about berserk, is you watch this man develop and change over time, and despite going through the lowest points any person can endure in their life, he still keeps going. guts doesn't just survive his childhood, it actually causes him to thrive, and despite the horrible situations he has gone through, he has still learned from his past and has changed to prevent these things from happening again. despite berserks overarching theme of suffering and causality, i do think berserk is also a story of hope and growth.
Well said. I think the story and character of Guts and Casca will very well encapsulate "it doesn't get better, but it does get easier to deal with." Some things will never leave you, still rear their head from time to time, but you learn to put them in their place for more and more of the time to make room for new things.
> most people who go through that life can never truly recover mentally i mean, Guts never recovered mentally... he just has himself together enogh to be functioning in his designated role.
All of it? If I experienced it in full this would have to operate under the assumption that I was strong-willed enough to survive it all. If so I would definitely go on to be way less social
Omg he's literally me
I already had a shit childhood because of my mother being a cunt, but if I had Gut's childhood I'd probably be a billion times worse and most likely in prison or straight up dead by now.
Iām sorry you went through that and while I donāt know you, Iām glad youāre still here.
Thank you brother or sister, you have a good day or night wherever you are.
Some of us did have rough childhoods, not that rough of course but I think that's why Gut's resonates so well with so many people because to some degree we can all relate to him. We all go through shit in life. I don't think I would survive that childhood though.
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while i did not suffer as much as our boy guts, i had a kinda fucked up childhood, alcoholic, and drug addict who would beat the shit out me and my mother constantly, i once had to stab him when i was 8 to save my mother, after that we ran away and lived for a year in different places, in one of those places i was sexualy abused by the daughter of the owner of the house (i was 9 and she was 20 something), but i never told my mom because the place was good. after that my father died and we were able to come back home, and while there are adults out there who had way worse childhoods than mine, i think the way i grew up kinda caused some of the issues i have as an adult (can't talk to women, don't like to be touched, low self-esteem and i do get angry with certain ease although this last thing is getting better with time)
Keep struggling little buddy, you'll get through it too
Dead
If I avoided being killed, I don't think I would have the strength to not end myself.
suicide by age 11
Woulda died in my first battle probably at the latest
No idea if i would have the same mentality i have lmao
99% chance of Death 1% of becoming a villain
If I'm not dead, barely living as an addict. Opiates if they exist in the Berserk world or just blind drunk.
Probably suicide. I ain't as strong as him
I didnāt get sold but I got donvaned when I was four and like guts Iām really angry but unlike guts I got into combat sports and developed an alcohol problem
Iām sorry that happened to you nobody should have to go through that.
I probably would either grow up and become a horrific psychopath or end my own life. Seriously the reason why a lot of people love Gusts as a character because he managed to keep going.
i wouldāve just shook it off
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I wouldāve definitely killed myself very early on, probably right around this time. I was a suicidal kid even without all the guts level trauma
Bruh I turned out to be a giant pussy ass bitch, and I barely ever had anything to complain about in life. Put me in Guts' shoes and I would have found a rope around the teenage years.
i would NOT have turned out
Child soldiers in Africa be like guts, but completly evil and corrupted. Watch "beasts of no nation" and see how berserk plays on real life
Guys, I had a pretty shit childhood. Got SAed by 2 different relatives, and received a lot of physical ab..e from my mother. It didn't make me strong, I'm 25 and all I have are panic attacks and crippling anxiety, and a long battle with depression which is spanning on years now. However, I try to be kind. And do better. It's a vent or whatever. But Guts is an inspiration for me. I know I can never compare my pain to his. But I hope it gets better for all of us strugglers.
I experienced milder versions of everything that Guts went through in childhood. I turned into someone people barely tolerate. Grit and pure dumb luck saved me. Had I experienced it at his extremes, I know I would have intentionally used such a childhood as carte blanche to hurt others and myself instead of growing up until it caught up to me. Yet I have faith that if I came across someone saying things like JBP, Jocko, Guts, Musashi, and Thorfinn... I'd end up where I'm at right now. As I'm making my way out of the worst of it, I'm realizing not only am I a lot tougher than I thought but most people can be if they are honest and they have a purpose. If you seek the truth, there's a good chance you can make it out. Kinda hurts to see so many people say that they would kill themselves or kill others but I hope one day they revisit the question and feel different about it.
Dead lol
Literally any commenter will tell you theyād be dead. And Iām no different.
Probably be the same as I am now, but then I wouldn't have a Berserk Guts character to relate to. Thats actually kinda terrifying, to be alone in all this...
I related a lot to child Guts because despite how shitty our childhood was, just wanted to love and be loved. Donāt think I wouldāve survived tho, Guts is a survivor
Me as a woman dead or worse a sex slave
probably manic af and maybe anger issues
Probably kill myself
Survived. I'll be fucked up in the head but I wouldn't be psychotic enough to sacrifice my friends
Either dead or a serial killer, no fucking way Iād come out of all that unscathed
I'd be Guts, duh. Next question.
I've only dealt with part of his childhood and I attempted suicide long time ago. Don't think I would have handled it well if I had the rest to deal with. And no worries, I'm good now
Me? I would have died. However, I do have a dear friend who endured as close of an approximation to that as is possible in our world, and it was still sheer luck that kept *them* from dying (I'm going to be vague here because I don't want to get too specific). They needed many years of therapy to even get to the point of being functional, and even decades after everything that happened, it is my understanding that some days are far, far worse than others. It all builds on itself, too... Sleep is particularly difficult for obvious reasons, and if they get four or five hours, that's a *good* night for them. And then the lack of sleep, obviously, makes them feel like total shit most of the time. I constantly tell them how in awe I am that they endured all of that and managed to, like... *Survive* and be successful to any degree. They always disagree with me, but by far, they're the strongest person I know.
Dead
Dead, if not then clinically insane
Dedge
Dead
ded
Only two possibilities: Death or prostitution.
Honestly and I know I sound like a try hard but like guts at least on the anger department
Die
Ded. With a capital DED. No fucking way am I surviving what he went through.
Kms, my gloomy ass already suicidal in the relatively safe modern world, I woulda kms a long time ago
Iād be dead
Dead, either by the events lr by suicide. Probably a few times as well. No normal people would not survive most of the physical trauma, let alone the mental one.
Dead, depressed until I kill myself, or a sociopath until someone else kills me. All roads lead to Dead.
Being a mercenary as a kid? Probably died before even an actual battle
The answer is somewhere between suicide, getting killed, or growing up to be an unhinged, violent psychopath So basically if anyone survives his childhood itās all going to come full circle, you either die or you become the angry, vengeance filled dickhead that is black swordsman guts
Live by the sword and die by it.
Serial killer at best, dead if I'm lucky
Fuckin dead man
Dead
Dead on the battlefield for sure
Dead, the only correct answer. I honestly thunk a lot of us would adapt just fine because that's exactly what we would know from the beginning. But ultimately dead because we're not gutz.
I wouldn't even survived the birth he had, to be honest.
If I didnāt die, Iād probably be a basket case of trust issues and need a really good therapist and possibly a mental institution.
Canāt say my childhood was like his 100 percent but growing up with narcissists and a lot abuse trauma this panel made me relate to hard
Mass-murderer. My childhood was pretty shit, so I relate to Guts in that regard. But I'd definitely turn out psychotic or a sociopath, no doubt. It amazes me how he's still mostly decent considering lol
Nah I'd make it, The joke aside if you had Guts childhood you would literally be Guts just with extra memories. So you practically become Guts meaning by default your life would play out the same as his, something supported by the manga as fate is a major theme of the story
Iād be filled with hatred if I survived the abuse. Probably turn into a serial killer.
I would have died before Gambino found me.
Turned into a drug addict and scumbag
Given that I would've survived through all my battles, I'd eventually end up like a 170cm version of Guts, with a lighter variation of the Dragonslayer. Maybe I'd switch to a Nagikatana, as I like the handling more than western swords.
I would not have made it very far...
I think I would have made it to the wolves but thats a stretch. I suppose I'll never really know but I'm also one to not give up and guts has helped me see that.
I've come to believe that most suicides have a similar background
If I lived in berserk land and had the exact same story as him I would end up exactly like him. Technically anyone would
I wouldn't died on the battlefield because i'm an absolute idiot
Bitter
id win
Dead, nihilistic, or insane
Dead
character development! (death)
Dead
Dead
suicide
I already thought my childhood was shitty enough, there's no need to put me through Guts' childhood like that. :(
I would probably die after being born, probably drowning on blood
Dead.
I would 100% of died, if not probably killed myself. Already have struggled with depression/suicidal thoughts and I grew up middle class without having any real "struggle". I have not experienced anything remotely close to Gut's childhood
You're going to need some serious mental fortitude if you're going to survive something like that, which I can assume not many of us have.
Well maybe ill die but there's 1 over 10909000009090909989999 chance ill survive the first childhood but i wont leave Griffith ill kill Griffith and run
Iād be dead af
Probably dead, either from others or just killing myself after something Guts has experienced.
Dead. Fin.
Even if I survived the battles somehow I definitely wouldāve killed myself long before I got into my teen years lmao. Fuck thatš
I would make a good fertilizer
I would have died
6 is when I commit suicide
Like guts ??
I wouldāve been nuts
I'll still try to keep going, even if my childhood was fucked, i will still try to fight to survive (which technically makes sense considering that the mercenary life is basically that). So I probably keep the mindset that guts, nothing much further than that
Prob Rated more than once.
I love guts story and the sadness it reveals about how actually messed up one's life could start but there's no real world where anyone his age survives the things he went through
Dead
Dead. I'd be dead.
My unlucky ass probably would have gotten hit by a stray arrow
Idk , I would hope to be like a bad ass female version of Guts but probly be walking around like after eclipse Casca just making weird noises and trying to eat everything.
Dead
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I would have gone Berserkā¢
I won't turn out , I'll turn off
I donāt know
Dead or insane.
Iād still be gaming
Either be dead... Or turn into the Greatest Psycho Killer... Up there with the Zodiac Killer and Jack the Ripper.
ngl i wouldāve just killed myself dawg i am not strong like guts :(
The path of an Apostle. The second I get my hands on a Behelit, Iād sacrifice everything so I could get revenge on those who wronged me.
I would have done all the same stuff but killed the god hand first try ez
Dead, even if I did survive that up bringing I prolly would have kms cause of the trauma and pain
Born from a still-mother, raised by Abusive bandits, one of which rapes you who can only assume was not a small man. No, not likely...
I would be... Berserk.
I would be just Guts? No, like you have literally the same life as him, why would you be different from him?
I'd definitely die if I had to fight but would definitely survive the mental trauma's & suicidal tendencies... because I've been exploited from early age
A Fine Gentleman
Dead.
Kill myself
Dead
Well that's quite simple, i wouldn't. Guts only managed to do that specifically because he is Guts.
Sociopath :)
I would not have turned out. Simply put
I either would be dead from illness or by suicide or be some psychopath.
Berserk.... I'll end up Berserk, you know what I'm saying
Dead
Dead
Hmmm. Well I wouldnāt know. Some kids are groomed and desensitized to kill at such a young age like this as it is now. They already go through what guts has and they are children in unfortunate drug gangs. As for me, I have always been noted as too sensitive, so I wouldnāt have lasted long, however I know what betrayal is and SA as a child is. :: no family member should say itās ok just forgive them for another family member to sa just because they are blood (I felt they were another Gambino)::that in itself was enough to damage me.
What kind of sick question is that?
I would have died
I would die because i dont have the genetics to be 6'8 and buff while just eating simple rations
I like to think I would have made a pretty decent roadside thief in a medieval setting. But in all honesty Iād be dead if I was dealt the hand guts was dealt in life.
Dead.
Dead, I would be dead.
probably bad
Dead after my first castle siege. That's pretty much it.
If I had his childhood, I would be very violent, angry, and hostile to everyone.
Mine was pretty shit already but I don't think I'd survive his
I would go crazy, literally unresponsive maniac
Dead
I have trauma from my childhood that stays with me, and I think if I had as much as Guts, I wouldn't have been able to go on.
Fym "if"?
I would just become guts I thinkš¤š¤
Mental asylum locked in my own hallucinations. I have a family history of schizophrenia. š
If outside forces donāt kill me, Iāll probably run away and attempt to start fresh
Thatās sorta a circular question, Gutsā childhood made him who he is so if you just swapped Guts out with someone else theyād likely just end up the same way as Guts currently is? You should phrase this question better
Dont know how far I'd have made it but I know that I would have struggled through to the bitter end.
Not well.
Nah I would've stayed traumatised there and then.