Talk:Guts (Berserk)/Archive 1

Against the Merge of Guts and Griffith
Given the history of wikipedia main character in notable anime have there own article therefore Guts and Griffith the two main characters in Berserk warrent their own articles (only Guts and Grittith do). Both these characters are very 3-dimensional and need to the seperated from less notable characters. If the general consensus feels the need for a merge please discuss before merging. 63.76.234.250 (talk) 16:53, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Age update?
I'm not too sure, but he's gotta be a little older starting at the Fantasia arc, wouldn't you think? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.246.249.112 (talk) 20:33, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Affilation
It might be a bit more precise to add information on the info-box about Guts' other affilations, since his membership in the Band of the Hawk has only been in 1 story-arc (and not in the current incarnation). I have no idea what to call his new party, so I'm not sure what to write down. "Guts' Party" has been used a couple of times by fans, but as far as I know there is no definite name. Cyanid (talk) 20:30, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Do not falsify information in the place where the Japanese doesn't know.
Berserk creator Kentaro Miura modeled Guts mainly off of the historic German Knight, Gotz von Berlichingen (1480?1562). Like the fictional character Guts of Berserk, he too had a massive sword and iron prosthetic left arm.

The foreigner kicks away a Japanese creator, and makes the origin without permission. 61.119.131.83 (talk) 03:28, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Is this accurate?
I have read both the manga and seen the anime and don't remember this happening ever:

"He is able to come up with strategies very quickly and thanks to his experience in battle he can realize very quickly the best way to fight, like when he used a sword with his feet to impale Zodd."

If it is reference to when Griffith and himself used their swords to stab Zodd in both arms then I know what is being referenced however it is not a demonstration of his ability to strategize. A better example would be any of the occasions where he allows a demon to believe they have him by taking a potentially fatal blow. But he is really just getting close to use his cannon arm. Example when he gets stabbed through the cheeks by the Moth demon. --  Grimbear13  ►Talk  20:23, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Norse references?
Guts is a superhuman warrior who seems to have some references to the Norse mythology in his character design: a one-handed, one-eyed berserker who was born of a hanged corpse. Odin is sometimes associated with hangings (he hung himself upside down from the world tree) and has one eye; the god Tyr is famous for lacking a hand. Perhaps the dog representing Guts' inner beast could be seen as a wolf as well, which the armor resembles. The habit of Guts fighting even when he should be dead reminds me of the einherjar. Atypicaloracle (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 01:09, 8 May 2010 (UTC).