Berserk May Have Hinted Who Could Replace Guts as the Manga's Hero
Although unlikely, Berserk has been subtly suggesting thatGuts' journey could end before the manga itself concludes. With the series now officially returning later this month, fans can now speculate on what that means for the late Kentaro Miura's masterpiece. And the character who could replace him may have already been identified as well.
In what is undoubtedly the most epic flashback in all of manga, the Golden Age made it clear in Berserk that what drives the hero Guts is his insatiable desire to seek vengeance on his former friend Griffith for betraying him and their comrades in the most brutal way imaginable. Readers have therefore understandably thought for decades that that only vanquishing Griffith would quell the interminable rage that has been consuming Guts since the first chapter. But the latest chapters are creating the impression that Guts is moving past his hatred of Griffith, a surprise that is later reinforced when the mysterious Skull Knight tells Guts that his journey is nearing its completion. What does that even mean?
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Although Guts has been traveling with a number of comrades for quite some time, all of them are dismissed as potential replacements in chapter 339. It all happens when Rickert of the original Band of the Hawk decides that he must leave Griffith's capital city of Falconia after he's attacked by the mysterious Raksas. Because he's been traveling with Erica, the daughter of a man whom Rickert has been working and living with for years since the bloody Eclipse, Rickert decides to take her with him so he can protect her. Then he says, "Long ago, a friend left on a journey for the same reason I am now. A dangerous
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