In hindsight, I think we can all agree that the JRPG party was a largely unncessary addition meant only to fill pages with circular banter and quirky hijinks.
In an ideal world, only Farnese and Schierke would have joined Guts in his journey.
Berserk
Jordan Turner
John Carter
only Shierke is enough though
Jaxon Hall
fpbp
Joseph Gonzalez
I forgot why Farnese joined, but I miss Serpico
Cameron Hughes
>in hindsight
I was mad about this as it happened.
Firstly, Farnese never got any redemption. She just felt a little guilty during tower of conviction and then everyone just moved on as if she had somehow atoned for being a piece of shit inquisitor who liked burning people alive. I never forgave her for that and was rooting for her death right up until it became clear that the plot had simply moved on.
Almost as bad, everything was perfectly set up for Guts to kill Serpico in that one fight underneath the ballroom. I liked Serpico as a minor antagonist. A temporary ally who turns against you when it suits him is a great dynamic and I was excited for a tense fight that ended with Guts killing or seriously injuring him. And then that just didn't happen and Serpico got relegated to ensemble cast.
Isidro is good, but overstayed his welcome by sticking around after tower of conviction as well. Pulled a daring move to save Casca which felt like the peak of his character. He backslid as soon as they were out of danger and has pretty much just been annoying and occasionally funny since then. He's been ok with his fire knife and could have made for a genuinely good sidekick but he's been turned into such a little shit. Never serious at all, which isn't how he was when they started.
Schierke is perfect and has remained true to character since she was introduced.
In conclusion: Isidro is ok but got dumbed down hard. Serpico and Farnese should have died. Schierke is the only member of the crew actually relevant to the plot.
Ian Adams
No, you dipshit. they're to show Guts recovering from the betrayal and the band of the hawk slaughtering. Being able to care for people more than himself is what separates Guts from Griffith and that line was blurring, leading to him almost raping Casca.
Adam Martinez
you have to admit they're annoying though
Josiah Morris
The same purpose could have been achieved with 2 people instead of 4. Hell, it could have been achieved for just 1 person, as Schierke is the one who does the heavy lifting when it comes to bonding with Guts.
Parker Barnes
Schierke is the most fitting anyway. All the most important times Guts has pushed someone away, it has been a young girl like Schierke. Theresia at the end of Black Swordsman then Jill in Lost Children. Jill has the greater effect on him, she's the one who actually triggers him to change. Whether he realizes it or not, he's atoning for abandoning Jill by accepting Schierke into his life.
Robert Long
based actual berserk reader
Nathaniel Allen
Miura's vision was that Schierke gets raped graphically and then gets a major powerup
John Butler
casca is white
Nathaniel Wood
h-hot
Blake Wood
>berserkek shills don't even understand the very story they shill
Logan Cooper
she's from the anime race
Asher Hall
Isidoro is the only character that's lacking in depth. Like Puck, Miura has relegated him to comic relief for ages.
The defending Casca from zealots and fighting off trolls were the last two times he was important.
There should have been plenty of opportunities for him to get something to do in the Sea God arc by interacting with Isma, but aside from getting a nosebleed at her bare breasts, that's about it.
He's suppose to be foil for Schierke, but all her scenes are with Guts or Farnese.
Josiah Barnes
Oh, they are definitely annoying
save wanting the character you like getting the most screentime for fanfiction. Isidro is an innocent child who wants to be a soldier for the same noble reasons. Guts saw in the hawk that made him consider them family. He's the child Guts wanted to be.
Puck sucks dick but also acts as a conscience for Guts to make him at least second guess his actions.
Farnese shows that repentance and growth aren't impossible.
Serpico represents the restraint that comes with power.
Schierke isn't his girlfriend. She's a level head. Someone mature enough to understand how shit everything is but smart enough to know being shit won't make it better.
They exist to contradict everything his awful life has made seem indisputable ideologically. If people like them can live alongside him, the fear, insecurity, and rage hounding him can be quelled.
John Brooks
A story needs characters. Guts himself is boring and Puck is annoying af.
Dominic Turner
I disagree. I like the jrpg cast.
It gives Guts a reason to live besides hatred.
Justin Bailey
that started happening in the golden age but Pippin, Rickert, and Judeau weren't annoying. Gaston was but he was supposed to be, and even he had legitimate character moments justifying why he was the way he was.
Nolan Martinez
I think Isidro is useful, he can have the life Guts never did, he can be like Guts 2.0 but without the suffering.
Yes I know the suffering builds character but I like how he can learn from Guts, grow up and not be a Black swordsman but still be powerful.
Luke Reyes
>Gaston was
No he wasn't.
Jace Carter
Yeah absolutely.
Band of the hawk guys were top tier bros.
I only mean since they're all dead and Guts had to start over and give up the hatred again.
Ryan Johnson
Serpico is based
Rodrick is also cool too