Former Godhand Theories

A deep dive into the reasons why there was a former Godhand and where they could have gone
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[@redflags6583]

Here's a theory. God has *two* hands

[@luc7478]

Holy Shit

[@randallmokjialung3592]

Plot twist² : God feet

[@Shinwicked]

I am wating for GODDICK

[@lorddevilfish5868]

Here’s a another theory........... the other hand belongs to SCHNOZ!!!!

[@user-mh6ju3pg8c]

@@randallmokjialung3592 god mouth

[@RBKJesusEC]

While everyone is talking about the glimpse of the previous godhand, no one is even questioning what Schnoz might be scheming

[@dannyVulture]

Nuts. Who do you think resides inside the deepest part of the Idea of Evil.

[@crazyroundman7049]

@@mightdai7489 my profile pic. Remember this thing that showed up for 3 panels? Its the grand schemer pf the whole story above even the godhand and the idea of evil. Wouldnt be surprised if he were some cosmic horrific entity greater than cthulhu

[@comicsdude3166]

@@mightdai7489 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4ati6t4m8iCa68

[@comicsdude3166]

@@mightdai7489 so fear schnoz.

[@Strawberrymilkdrink]

Theres no point in trying to understand something so perfect

[@deeta000]

I feel a lot of people are overthinking the tentacle scenery, like it’s some big monster. I just think it’s as simple as it being another weird background whenever the Godhand is summoned.

[@OPTSXFilosoofis]

I personally think each eclipse has a different setting based on time and place + the new potential godhand member. But we will probably never know.

[@doomguy9049]

It looks like a bunch of tapeworms inside the guts of some giant beast

[@scary_guy_5412]

@@doomguy9049 Impressive. You've actually made it worse to think about than it already is.

[@TallicaMan1986]

@@OPTSXFilosoofis I think this is it. This might've taken place in a Forest.

[@slane2148]

The tentacles look like spines

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

Who wins? Omnipotent Reality Warping Entities Or One Skully Causality BOI

[@luck_adiante]

Yes

[@alicelydielmargatroid9543]

Hey former top commentary Rei Links

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

@@alicelydielmargatroid9543 I am not a Touhou fan, I am a Satori Worshipper Oh wait that's the same thing.

[@aaronhensley5359]

One Skully Causality is one pissed off skull tho.

[@kadirizaid3006]

One skully boi with an egg-sword

[@Milkra]

The fact that we might actually never know what the hell the deal was with these guys hurts me so bad

[@imonke5303]

It hurts us all

[@ndnbbbear]

It may hut but that maybe a good thing a mystery is what we need......problem is the creator is gone.........may he be at peace

[@Berserk_96]

Well before dying Miura did say that out of all the Godhand members, Void is the only we should focus on. Which made me think he is the main villain of the series along The Idea of Evil

[@Katarinarabbit]

Void is the devil and femto ubik slane Conrad are the four horsemen.

[@DERocher1]

Not only that but skullknight as well! Was he a former godhand member? Was he king geisrick? Was he a friend of geisrick. What is his connection to zodd!?

[@princeindisguise]

Remember Miura said if we want to know the godhand's goal he'll give us a hint and the hint was Void. So whatever Void did we'll know Femto most likely will do something very similar. They also had similar events happen to them. Example: King Gaeseric had Void tortured in the tower of Conviction as a human. The king of Midland had Griffith tortured in the tower of Rebirth. And both were 5th editions to the Godhand.

[@GILGAMESH069]

I N T E R E S T I N G

[@dylanyewest534]

Doesn’t skull knight also mention something about history repeating itself? If so, then what you said would definitely make sense

[@pwnulater]

@@dylanyewest534 he said that history repeats its self but its always a little different each time

[@UnkleKnuck]

@@dylanyewest534 He said time is a spiral, not a circle

[@ahmadalhashmi8940]

@@UnkleKnuckI think it wasn't the skull knight that said it but it was schierke's master that said the quote about the spiral

[@azmiraclegirl441]

Im calling it. The Void elevates humans to the "The Godhand" then devours them to maintain his strength. There is no Godhand, only the Void.

[@pablocristobar5783]

That’s not possible because he didn’t elevate the other four cause they were there before him

[@weezor9578]

Void is his name, not the void

[@AverageDBFan]

I just feel like Void IS in someway using the godhand, since he was the only survivor of the previous one

[@tomgardner2253]

@@weezor9578 I thought it was Boyd

[@spookzer16]

@@weezor9578 Yeah, but the Void sounds cooler in this context.

[@InsecticideV]

I think your theory of Void being the first and OG member of the Godhand (and that he got the first Behelit) is further strengthened by how there were no Apostles in Skull Nights eclipse.

[@literaryminds3530]

Pretty sure the were if you look and those short multipanels you can see them

[@seanwegner9925]

@@literaryminds3530 all of those creatures look exactly the same as one another. I think we’re being tricked into thinking this is an a Eclipse when it’s actually something else. Apostles look distinctly different from one another and never ever exactly the same as another.

[@aliidris657]

Is MultiBoob the official name now? I love it.

[@RealLifeRyan]

It is for me lol

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

The bearded one is Discount Ganishka

[@8_cat._.hat_8]

Forgot vag face

[@sond.lollipop8919]

@@greggaygayakutami1402 wouldn’t ganishka be the discount one?

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

@@sond.lollipop8919 characterization wise no But character strength yes

[@GILGAMESH069]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="244">4:04</a> speaking of witch I,ve noticed that in every berserk arc we've introduced into a new kind of behelit Black swordsman arc - regular benefits Golden age - the crimson behelit Conviction arc - the egg of the perfect world The minimum falco - the man made behelit So is it possible that we will see a new kind of behelit with nearing the climax of fantasia to say reincarnate the other four godhand members into the physical world ?

[@cbt7commender980]

Never heard this, very interesting though!

[@PatZalatoris]

Interesting idea,maybe we see a godhand member being turned into a crimson behelit

[@fahadrahman5059]

godhand members got into physical world After the blast of astral world

[@GILGAMESH069]

@@fahadrahman5059 they don't have full physical bodies like femto , they still need an extra push

[@justbny9278]

maybe the new behelit Just check this out maybe Maybe the new behelit Is the Idea of Evil jahdjkashdkfjhaskjfhaskhfkjasf

[@FrostSoul-qs6kq]

Look I'm not saying it was Causality .... But it's always Causality ....

[@f2t948]

-Skull knight probably.

[@FrostSoul-qs6kq]

@@f2t948 That dude ruins causality ..... We don't invite him to our causality parties

[@FrostSoul-qs6kq]

oh hey its me from a year ago ...

[@ericschuller908]

The idea that the former members of the God Hand were destroyed and that Void had to rebuild their ranks over time is one that I find exceptionally appealing.

[@clousdy5464]

Despite how appealing the idea is I personally find it hard to believe considering you couldn't touch neither void or griffith even with the sword of actuation

[@concept5631]

If the theory that the world use to be more in tune with its spirituality is true then its likely there were more weapons that could hurt the Godhand. ​@@clousdy5464

[@geej18]

I stumbled across Berserk by mistakes a few years back. It was a video showing the violence of the eclipse in the 1997 anime. Best mistake I've ever made!

[@aman6279]

Same, saw that scene when i was 11 and it terrified me. But im glad i found it

[@waigelmartis7891]

You just unlocked a memory i had buried deep

[@ananijedzankic]

There are no mistakes. Just happy accidents.

[@iWubBass]

So basically you ruined it for yourself by starting with the most pivotal point in the entire work.

[@geej18]

@@iWubBass I didn't know it was pivotal when i stumbled upon it.

[@GilesCorey2011]

If you are going to sacrifice me, send more of the big tidies demon that murdered corkus!

[@fosevn613]

Underrated comment😂😂

[@sv32099]

Yes please i at least want to die thinking I'm with a gorgeous woman

[@mitodrudito5806]

Too bad guts murder that woman.. After he had sex with her, actually that was his first apostle kill iirc

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

@@mitodrudito5806 Chronologically, his first Apostle kill was the one right after he got the Dragonslayer. The tiddy demon was after he left Godot and his granddaughter.

[@mitodrudito5806]

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 oops missed that one, she is the first apostle guts fuck then... Literally

[@esotericwarrior7261]

I love the idea of the corpses at the bottom of the tower of rebirth having put the brand of sacrifice on to themselves so that they can ascend void their cult leader so that he can serve the idea of evil for all eternity. The first sacrifices ever made to the idea of evil were completely voluntary.

[@Michael-hc2vs]

It's highly unlikely void was the first to make sacrifices, who knows how long this has been going on. On the panel of SK's memories it's likely Void was the newest Godhand at that point.

[@someguy4405]

Here’s a theory: The Godhand get sacrificed to pull an even BIGGER existential sanity yeet.

[@ausgamecollector]

They should’ve just called Lain...

[@christaarez1391]

@@ausgamecollector or Juan

[@Dino-pq9bj]

And then doom slayer gets Reincarnated

[@shubhamsharma2923]

And that also gets sacrificed for a even bigger existential sanity

[@redrage369]

If that’s a god hand, imagine the whole thing

[@khaelstorm2552]

If the “Old Godhand” are indeed made of something other than human, or humans from a time when connections with nature and magic were stronger, explaining their otherworldly appearances, perhaps they possessed limitations the new Godhand don’t because they come from humans from a more cynical age, as it all depends on one’s feelings and own mentality and capabilities (especially if the lost chapter is to be taken into consideration) , perhaps this is why the Idea of Evil wanted mankind to distance themselves from all magic and arcane knowledge through the Holy See, to create stronger Godhand and apostles from people with less compassion and whose capacity for evil knows no bounds... I especially enjoyed your comparisons to the four seasons on the designs of the old Godhand and I believe you may be on to something here. Anyway cheers mate love your content.

[@TakotsuboTime]

This also makes sense due to human creativity and imagination. There's not much room for imagination when you can see just about anything beyond understanding and come to understand it. Humans have this ability to create truly anything from nothing when they don't understand. Religion came from not understand why things happen or what comes after death, and there truly are an endless amount of answers that we as a species have come up with that are all so wildly different. Humans of old would simply have the answers, leaving no room to wonder and create their own.

[@vicentgalvan70]

It actually fits rather well: spring (fertility godess), summer (lion thing that look like a sun flower), fall (vagina mouth) and winter (ice giant). That being said, I think only humans can be God Hands. Their weird form, as it was said, just represent more abstract natural concepts.

[@pedrolanna1551]

Maybe some of these God Hand members are still the same, they just took a different form.

[@an18yearoldmongolianguy]

Ryan, I'm convinced that Miura hates your theory videos because they accurately predict his future plans for the story, and that you are the reason he likes going on long hiatuses. Edit: Rest in peace, Miura-sensei. Your work changed the lives of millions, including me. I wish you the best in the afterlife.

[@realpimpin9623]

Miura: I’ve finally finished the next five chapters! Back to releasing at a steady pace Ryan: *predicts everything Miura is about to release Miura: *balls up paper, goes into his room and shuts the door

[@zzodysseuszz]

His theories are always way off tho and almost always go off absolutely nothing

[@monarchist1633]

@@realpimpin9623 hahahaha

[@mathewoliva1033]

A comment that aged like milk

[@yeetwchybaban]

hmm

[@supersaiyanwrastler2343]

I know there are theories about griffith betraying the godhand. If that is true, then what if Void betrayed the original godhand and thats why theyre all gone. And even better Void would suspect griffith of betraying him

[@eragonbromsson1122]

I don't think that the Idea of Evil would allow them to do such a thing.

[@nerdytechs514]

@@eragonbromsson1122 but if you actually think about it, it’s possible the most evilest thing one could ever do is sacrifice the god hand members themselves.

[@northernsurvival8763]

@@nerdytechs514 i guess not They are like colleagues Would you say your colleagues are your desrest people? (Sorry for my english)

[@miguelpereira9859]

@@nerdytechs514 The Godhand members already sold their souls to demonkind, they can't get sacrificed again

[@officialtjtrev8910]

@@nerdytechs514 Could be possible but i dont think griffith has a strong attachment with the godhand to sacrifice them

[@Zikk0_o]

This seems to be the birth of Void. We know of the tell of the Sage who cursed Gaiseric until an "angel" was sent down. Also there is the "fairytale of the Skull King" which says that 4 or 5 angels descended upon Gaiserics empire and erased everything in one night, leaving no trace of it's existence. Some might believe that it was the elementals that destroyed the kingdom, but given what was just revealed it very well could be that the 4 "angels" that descended upon the kingdom were the original Godhand and through the process of a ritual Void was born through the imprisoned Sage which then made it 5. I also find the brands on the foreheads of the corpses at the bottom of the tower to be a bit strange. When Guts and the Band of the Hawk were sacrificed, all of them had their brand marks on various parts of their body not just the forehead. Perhaps the corpses were apart of a different ceremony involving the Sage as a sort of cult. Perhaps it was this ceremony and other practices that led to the Sage's imprisonment. Maybe the Sage was trying to make contact with the Godhand through this branding ceremony and once he became Void he established the Brand of Sacrifice going forward. This may also explain why the flashback ritual seems different from the typical sacrifice we are accustomed to. There is no hint of a Behelit, Eclipse, or even a large hand. This seems like the literal beginning of the Godhand as a group of 5.

[@zzodysseuszz]

Literally nothing here suggests it’s the birth of void. You all look really stupid bc you’re ignoring every detail. All the evidence suggest skull knight sacrificed that girl to the gold hand, hence why he is below them and they are standing above him. And in return became the skull knight. He obviously regrets this and is why he wants them destroyed bc they manipulated him. There is actually no evidence at all that substantiates anything you said about void and him standing in the centre like that means nothing as it did with Griffith. Void is probably just the oldest god hand hence why he’s the only member there in this chapter like last time You’re all just plucking completely irrelevant shit form thin air and reaching at straws

[@Zikk0_o]

@@zzodysseuszz First of all, calm down. Second, your assumptions are no more valid than mine, it's theory crafting. Nothing that I've mentioned is pulled out of thin air, it's in the story. The legend goes that a sage was imprisoned in the Tower of Conviction and was visited by "angels" who then destroyed the Skull King's capital. It's heavy implied that the sage is Void. Why would Ganseic sacrifice her when he hates the God hand? The entire ceremony is much more different than any we've seen before.

[@jorg3023]

I think everyone is overthinking this, maybe the simplest explanation could be the right one It's an eclipse, this are previous God Hands, probably there is a Guts/Griffith friendship backstory between Sk/Void, some betrayal. I just hope in the next chapter Sk starts explaining what we just saw and we get a proper backstory

[@GILGAMESH069]

This is for granted but if you didn't notice the mystery is not about that it's about the godhand

[@mariopellegrino3702]

i just hope Miura doesn't die before the next chapter

[@GILGAMESH069]

@@mariopellegrino3702 oh don't worry he's an immortal vampire

[@theblackswordsman7558]

@@GILGAMESH069 HOW ARE THEY GODHAND??? They are probably apostles

[@loremastedex]

@@theblackswordsman7558 I mean look at them they seem to important to not be godhand. What reason would there be for those 4 "Apostles" to stand right next to a newly ascended godhand. It makes more sense for them to be gpdhand that were eventually replaced as things are cyclical in Berserk.

[@David-xt9uf]

That leftmost member of the Godhand (the one you said looks like a frost giant) looks a lot like Ganishka! I'm not saying they are the same, only that they suspiciously look like each other!

[@jakobrenner2230]

Maybe an ancestor of his?

Good catch

[@Ziggfi]

With this last chapter, here is just one thing I can't quite wrap my head around: the Zodd paradox From what we know, Zodd has been an apostle for arround 300 years (more or less). He recognised the berserker armor when Guts used it for the first time and knew SK used it. So we can understand that Zodd saw SK wearing it But the blood memory implied SK died facing the old godhands nearly 900 years ago Or Zodd is much, much older than we thought, or the scene with the old godhands wasn't exactly when SK died (somehow)

[@billygranzow1331]

I don't think Zodd was saying he was 300 years old, just that it had been 300 years since he had encountered someone like Guts. He could have been out Zodding for much longer than that

[@Ziggfi]

@@billygranzow1331 To be fair, you're probably right. I was convinced that Zodd has been an apostle for "only" 300 years. But yeah, nothing really stated that. Good call

[@sirmr6597]

@@Ziggfi Considering how he is the “eternal rival,” Of Skully boi, there are a few likely reasons. 1. He has heard about the stories of King G. and has seen his current armor. He probably put two and two together, when he saw the armor. 2. He may be that old and has seen the armor.

[@lock1278]

I always felt like zodd was the first apostle made

[@RealDeathMetalLover]

@@billygranzow1331 Lol, I like that term: Zodding! Hahaha great!

[@danielmiller5778]

I have a theory: *900 GODHAND*

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

I guess Slan is the 69th Godhand if ya know what I mean 😁

[@GILGAMESH069]

@@greggaygayakutami1402 I see you're a man of culture too ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@molliethomas2585]

@@greggaygayakutami1402 I see what you did there 😏

[@theblackswordsman7558]

@@greggaygayakutami1402 why do you think these are God hand? They could very well be apostles. The only confirmed godhand in the flashback is Void

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

@@theblackswordsman7558 they are standing at a hand implying they are Godhand

[@adembadem9150]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="440">7:20</a> One of my fav panels in Berserk. I laughed for good 10mins after I saw Ubik chilling with his pals. Damn Miura was really talented. Rip legend.

[@marcof1804]

That scene is straight up a manga trascription of a Hieronymous Bosch painting. Love the detail.

[@blubablubahumbug]

@Jonathan Crane I think he's at the table of the cracked butt on the crazy man thing

[@molliethomas2585]

That's just one of the many things I love about Berserk. It could be any one of these theories or any combination. It's so much fun to speculate.

[@Trickool]

the more I look at this pannel the harder I find it to believe it's an ascension ceremony. During femtos Ascension Conrad describes the hand as the altar, an altar for femtos baptism? idk

[@blankinblack13]

Maybe the god hands was standing in one finger at these lovecraftian themed eclipse instead of standing on each fingers just like in bloody face themed eclipse?

[@TrappedInFloor]

Maybe it doesn't look the same each time.

[@srslydoatm9251]

I think it could be that the Godhand of Void's time served a different purpose? They may have even went by a different name, given how there wasn't a Hand involved.

[@drunken-master7904]

The zoomed out version of the scene, before we see the God hand as a full seems like they standing on a altar, a simple altar in a big room. Look hiw the Tentacle mimicking big pillars in a gigantic room. This picture is so well made its looks like a room and then when you zoom out it's just a gigantic chaos

[@ausgamecollector]

I hear what you’re saying. But it isn’t the same set of circumstances, perhaps the Vortex was more exposed and there was no hand because Void eventually replaces these 5 creatures with the current Godhand members, but only after they serve their purpose in destroying Gaeseric’s kingdom. Void being front and centre with Gaeseric’s love branded makes one thing clear, Void created the branding ritual (which he carried all the way to Femto’s incarnation ritual) and was likely responsible for the mass sacrifice at the ToC, either directly or indirectly (by way of a cult following)... Femto’s ritual also involved Apostles devouring the sacrifices, where as both the ToC and this flashback didn’t, so it’s likely the victims had their life force sucked out of their bodies and fed to the Vortex. The hair-covered Dr Seuss-like creatures emerging from between the tentacles also don’t appear to be apostles, they look too similar and primitive tbh. I think this was supposed to symbolise the same event occurring in more primitive times, where the physical and astral realms were also at a crossroads.

[@jakemoyers]

My thought is that the crimson behelits are actually former Godhand members that get passed onto a new member

[@myamdane6895]

I think there’s only 1 crimson behelit though. Slan calls it *the* Egg of the King, not *a*

[@princediop8190]

@@myamdane6895 It could just mean then only one godhand can be passed at a time

[@stras4472]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="173">2:53</a> no panel in Berserk has brought me so much fear and dread as this image has

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

Schierke hentai scared me more

[@stras4472]

@@greggaygayakutami1402 there worst things out there. Trust me I have seen some shit.....

[@Scazoid]

@@greggaygayakutami1402 Schierke what now.

[@ActionPanther]

What if skull night was actually a representation of “a past Griffith” whom broke free from the god hand and Zodd was actually a representation of guts? And everything happening is skull night trying to change the same fate happening to Griffith and guts?

[@ActionPanther]

Like I mean Griffith IS a king. What if skull night ended up getting played and ripped off in the end and that’s what changed stuff

[@sebastianschumacher9772]

humm seems a bit convoluted and far fetched... skull knight = guts, griffith = void, seems more likely, zodd is just a very powerful apostle

[@kudamutee2203]

Nah

[@d3athraz0r22]

Im re reading the manga and reached a point where they are discussing skull knights myths. They said that it was "about a thousand years ago" not exactly a thousand years. They also mention 5 angels were sent by god to destroy his city in the span of a night. That must have been the Godhand. Then one of them says "werent there four of them" "oh yeah?"

[@josemariosmarjassi947]

I'm ok with all the 5 members ascending at the same time I mean, Griffith sacrificed an army to become Femto. However, it seems Void sacrificed a whole kingdom.

[@Firguy]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="438">7:18</a> Pestilence, actually. EDIT: This theory about Void's backstory gives a lot of credence to Void being a messianic figure analogous to Jesus Christ. It's no coincidence that he's largely characterized by the marks of torture.

[@bokagoofy]

I just crafted my own theory for the climax of Berserk. Now just hear me out: Multiboob vs Slan paizuri contest!

[@FelixS.]

I think you might be on something there. Good work, buddy!

[@exiaR2x78]

Personally think this ceremony was the creation of the god hand. Void being the sage and the other 4 being followers of his. The other 4 being killed maybe in in this ceremony by Flora with the elemental kings. Flora being there might be how SK's spirit survived as well

[@levijetkins7423]

I still think that void is the first god hand member ever and those other beings were just really powerful apostles. I also think that SK killed the other 4 apostles while in the Berserker armor after he surrendered completely to it. But obviously void being on a completely different level than the most powerful apostles, SK died while trying to kill void.

[@TheDJMysterE]

I think u might be on to something

[@sandorcleg7393]

I actually think this is the most plausible theory.

[@Michael-hc2vs]

Why would he be the first ever godhand? I got the feeling he was the newest Godhand member out of the ancient flashback bunch. Stood at the front for SK/Gaiseric like Griffith was for guts.

[@levijetkins7423]

@@Michael-hc2vs the God hand look distinctly different than any apostles we've seen. All the official god hand members we've seen have a Hellraiser Cenobite aesthetic. Those other beings standing next to him just look like powerful apostles.

[@marcosantoniodepauladutra4910]

It does make a lot of sense

[@shaunoezkewl8271]

I feel as though the 362 gives me more of an explanation with Skull Knight attacked Void first during Femto's eclipse and not the other Godhand members. I think Void is the primary one who creates the rest and Skull Knight killed the previous members realizing eventually that Void is the creator and killing him will end the cycle. I still like the idea that the show will end with Guts and Casca having a peaceful life, Griffith will realise that being a king doesn't bring him that happiness he always craved and he will eventually die seeing Guts smiling happy with Casca.. Both Guts and Casca completely forgetting Griffith even exists making his entire life and sacrifices pointless.

[@kirbykinetics_372]

almost the good ending

[@wallacefernandes9587]

Yeah, but there's still their son being Griffith's body. That's some shit to solve for sure

[@Ghostf4cekilll4]

I mean. Highly optimistic. But that would be dull as hell. These dudes need to fight. This ain’t a damn soap opera

[@Darth_Bateman]

Considering Berserk is based off Devilman, I think the idea of cycles is definitely what's going on here. However, I think the previous cycle's knight was Skull Knight who is now training Guts to be the new marcher against the endless night. I think Skull Knight is going to kill Void and Femto will take his place as their leader. Eventually we will get to a point where Guts or (The Dragonslayer Knight) will kill Griffith, but I think an X-factor will put an end to the godhand once and for all and that X factor will be the moon child.

[@skullknight1465]

Wait a second, you will sacrifice us😭😭😭😂😂😂

[@RealLifeRyan]

Of course not! ... 😈

[@skullknight1465]

@@RealLifeRyan I believe you😂

[@hansnase364]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="440">7:20</a> I always thought Femto was pride. All with him wanting wings as his first wish and all.

[@alexeiharp7676]

@Le Monke not only pride concerning Guts, it was the loss of someone he thought he legitimately possessed and towards whom he grew feelings he didn't feel for anyone else

[@lanaya2881]

the ceremony probably take place in Gaiseric kingdom. It kindla look like a massvie building, maybe a palace.

[@nestoreleuteriopaivabendo5415]

It's in the bottom of the tower where Griffith was imprisoned.

[@TexasGreed]

Bruh! Maybe it's the GODFOOT!

[@FujiRoku]

Doriyaaa?

[@xhadex7509]

@@FujiRoku BACK ON THE ROCKS BACK ON THE ROCKS BABEEE

[@andrewhernandez9674]

Dude, your recent videos are very good. Your skill at making them has obviously improved quite a bit. I look forward to more.

[@kentaromiura1312]

These are actually how I visualise the voices in my head.

[@sunsetsaint4096]

Doesn’t it make more sense, to go along with one of the theories of why they look like that, that when mans beliefs changed the god hands members that resembled those beliefs basically died with the belief? It’s a less interesting answer, but makes much more sense.

[@urobos1]

What if...void gathers the hand to sacrifice them.. so that he can ascend to a higher plane?

[@cloudbloom]

Great video m8, I've seen a bunch of these theories on the berk fb groups and they are all fun to read and speculate on. Can't wait for the next chapter, although I doubt we will get more exposition on calcium-chan's backstory but I'm ok with that

[@cloudbloom]

@Sōsuke Aizen Struggler-chan uwu

[@Falcon364]

Love your channel man, great vid!

[@michaelharmon8960]

What I like about berserk is how both guys and griffith envy each other in the golden age ark Griffith likes guts for his simplistic outlook on life and how he easily can push down his emotions where as guts envy’s Griffith for how easily he makes friends and allies

[@ShadeThaArtist]

Love the channel, I truly do believe void predates the godhand and used his great intellect and persuasive skills to bring on new members which is why he is in the Forefront. With a brain that big how could you not be persuaded

[@marcosantonio9987]

You are by far the best channel about berserk I found, that's my opinion though.

[@mpartner43]

Very nice representation of the facts and observations Ryan! Good video! Mitchell Like!

[@Arcanyum]

Just a thought. Ubik seems to be the most contemplative of them all. He could maybe represent madness or hubris.

[@itsmedio7654]

I only hate one thing about your channel and that's you ain't on a million subs yet, dude you are massively underrated.

[@RealLifeRyan]

🙏

[@partak4524]

Brilliant analysis man!

[@TheDemoTapes]

Watched it again after 1 or 2 years and it`s still so nice to think about these things. This video had a lot of great ideas

[@spaghettimonster2798]

Thank you for addressing the time error (864 years instead of 1080). The only fix I see to this is is there being a 432 year gap between Void and Ubik, where 216 after Void’s incarnation he sacrifices the previous 4 Godhand members (or Skull Knight somehow offed them).

[@moonstonepearl21]

Yea I remember on the Tropes and Scopes website seeing the "authors can't do math" or something like that one. It's hard to keep track of all these things, and sometimes they just screw up. It is a possibility it could mean something, though and not be a mistake, so we'll just have to wait and see.

[@ExtremelyOnlineGuy]

Man these theories are B E R S E R K

[@snortkarl2070]

Great content ryan!

[@eduardo_RX0]

@RealLifeRyan Nice video man!! In the next chapters I think we’ll see Ranar doing a improvement and upgrade on the Dragonslayer sword or Berserker Armor. What you think Ryan????

[@Fudgaboutit]

All 5 Godhand were created at once, and Void or King Gaiseric killed the other 4, but the legend the princess told the Hawks was that 4 angels came... So...

[@yokubosrevenge9276]

I started to read berserk last week I'm on chapter 10 and holy fuck I knew that this manga was dark but Jesus Christ the King,the count I can already tell this Manga is gonna be great

[@lavuntecolquitt]

Thisnwas CRAZY good. Always wondered about OTHER godhand. They couldnt be the only ESPECIALLY of Griffifth was mad into one. I like these theories bro

[@nbrosna1]

I like that you bring up the detail of the brands all being on the skulls' forehead.

[@midknightfenerir]

I think each new God Hand member is stronger than previous one they replaced maybe that’s why they don’t consider Skull Knight to be big of threat. I believe only void knows how truly dangerous Skull Knight actually is since he is the only one of the previous God Hand unit to survive the onslaught of King Gaiseric which he unleashed in his Berserker Armor during void’s ascension. The new members of God Hand might be arrogant and underestimate the power of Skull Knight. Which they regret when Guts will fulfill King Gaiseric/SK’s Prophecy.

[@edtheangler4930]

Imagine if miura actually had a sensible schedule

[@Senseitional_comics]

Great video and theories

[@miguelpereira9859]

I love everything about your theory. Void being a mage and the founder of the Godhand

[@Kyojinsei]

The "frost giant" is probably Ganishka, I think the other members ascended to the real world and the skull knight killed them one by one, but skull knight couldn't stop void, don't forget that zodd is no longer bound to the God hand either and has known skull knight for about 1000 years. That plays a pretty big role for what Kentaro Miura's plan.

[@dawatchng]

My personal theory is that the old god hand were made from the previous dominant races of the world, and as humanity ascended, they faded away, or were replaced.

[@ScarYutaArtyom]

I love the intro to your videos when I hear that shit I know it’s a banger

[@josenunezmendez1236]

I love the intro so much🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Prinny9000]

My Theory is that with every 5th eclipse Void and Griffith/Femto there will be a survivor of that eclipse as seen with Skull knight, Guts, and Casca and with skull knight hunting down and killing each of the 4 previous god hand one by one in until the only Void remained and during this time the crimson behelit slowly made it's way back into the world finding it's way to the next god hand but eventually though Guts will kill one of the god hand at some point in until only Femto and the crimson behelit slowly making it's way back into the world in some form of a twisted endless cycle So Guts might be doomed to become the next skull knight

[@timeportal2859]

"Guts The Berserker Knight" interesting title.

[@darthvader77813]

I feel this theory is closer to the 4 horsemen as far as the god hand we know, despite there being 5

[@moonstonepearl21]

The current God Hand definitely have parallels to the 4 Houseman of the Apocalypse and the 7 Deadly Sins in Christinaity. I remember there being scenes of them briefly showing up in the material world in areas that had disease or extreme lust, and only the one that corresponded to that theme.

[@iannismccluskey9219]

Man, I love your intros. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="48">0:48</a> 🙂🙃🙂

[@joetweet5979]

This guy low key makes great content

[@grecojones]

Appreciate the quick turn around on this.

[@cesarsosa4617]

The first one was my theory, but I will add that I believe void, being the newest member of the god hand was tasked with rallying humanity together to a single point just like femto is now, but I think void, instead of leading humanity himself, manipulated King Gaisdrick to do it for him and that is why the resentment of SK for void comes from. Once humanity came to a single point, the ceremony of ultimate sacrifice took place and every single human being served as a sacrifice for the ultimate goal of “ascending” the oldest 4 god hand members leaving void to start the cycle himself.

[@blakex9]

Great video! I've always thought that the story is one of an infinite number of rebooted timelines. So when Guts says he saw the end, maybe he assumes his fate will be the same as the Skull Knight and Casca will die. This would possibly be the last straw for Guts and he would abandon his humanity like Skull Knight did, dawning the soul-cage armor and helping the struggler in the next timeline.

[@fish_cylinder]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="439">7:19</a> it was so cool seeing this nod to hieronymus bosch, made me really happy when i saw it. I always wondered if Miura was inspired by his works.

[@shiranuiprestonsaga8867]

All we need to know is that Skull Knight is a fucking legend

[@FraterSoddi]

I knew about the multi-breasted Diana, but my first thought was Lovecraft's Shub-Niggurath, the Black Goat (female) of the Woods with a Thousand Young. Also, as you referenced the panels, Escher's world of stairs in the appearance of the GodHand. The part about Ubik (from Philip K. Dick) - that's a drawing of a detail from Bosch's painting The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1516AD - right panel reversed. The face in the center is Hieronymous Bosch's self portrait. Also, fwiw, Michael Moorcock (circa 60s - 70s sword and sorcery). Griffith looks like Elric, Guts - same injuries as Corum Jhaelen Irsai, w/artificial hand; and Skull Knight is near as dammit The Warrior in Jet and Gold from the Hawkmoon series - same enigmatic won't-tell-you-the answers kind of guy (also in Hawkmoon, Baron Meliadus is modeled after Lemmy Killmister.) Lots of Moorcock parallels in Berserk. If I were ever to get a chance to talk with Miura, I would ask him about any possible homages. " Good artists borrow, great artists steal.” Miura is a great artist

[@soochrispy___2866]

Love your videos! One thing I’m not sure if you mentioned in this video is the theory that the former god hand members get turned into behelits when there time is up, and then used by the next member to take their place. I was wondering if you could please make a theory video as to the owner of the bechii behelit in guts possession. Thanks Ryan

[@vanpiisu88]

I just love all these theories!

[@Noel-dw3eq]

I think the “og” godhand is more like empty shells of what the future godhand will be. They look lifeless, like just empty shells.

[@WojikCantRest]

I think that Skull Knight was the person to murder them, the incarnation symbol seen is simply just a flashback, or rather the last thing he saw before he went into a blind rage. In this blind rage he slays the 4, dying in the armor and Void gets away. Idk, I just think it would be so badass

[@davidajayi6516]

I doubt it that would be too easy and if the berserker armour grants such power why didn’t skull knight give to guys ahead of time

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

@@davidajayi6516 maybe because t It was skull Knight's own strength and not The armor itself that allowed the massacre

[@sirius6738]

I don't think physical strength is enough to beat them, after all they are reality bender

[@WojikCantRest]

@@sirius6738 True, Idk the idea of Skull Knight slaughtering them all sounds badass. Plus it would make sense with him knowing Void

[@banius03]

Excellent video. I personally am a fan of the void starting god hand.

[@christoffnava5465]

Nice theorys👍

[@The-Arch-Painter]

Crazy thought but what if Void was always a God Hand? I notice he really seems to be the head of the group with the one who spoke the most during the eclipse and placed the brand on the sacrifices. Also, whenever it depicts the God Hand standing on their hand pedestal thing, Void is always on the thumb which is the most important part of the hand if it is to function properly. I bet if this God Hand batch were to be shown on the hand pedestal, Void would still be on the thumb. Just a thought I wanted to put out there.

[@davey815]

The first Godhand used to be the 4 Elemental Kings until they invited Void. Then they were wiped out by him only for Void to rebuild them under the philosophy of the Idea of Evil.

[@tannerfishalow4238]

Maybe

[@SUPERRRSAIYANNNNN]

I agree with your theory about Void, I think you've hit the nail on the head. After all, in an interview Miura was asked what is the goal of the Godhand and responded by saying "the key word is _Void_ ".

[@2011vortex]

Good job

[@davidlane1248]

There were only 4 God hand when griffith became Femto... So I think it's entirely possible someone refused a sacrifice

[@rmpgloco7054]

When he said sacrife us it means we are what he values most GOAT

[@dr.mansdoodeph.d.2421]

saw this comment on the wiki and I thought I would just repost it here "A lot of people seem to assume that the four beings standing next to Void in the Berserker armor flashback are former God Hand, but I'm not so sure. They could just as easily be separate beings who already existed in the Astral world, maybe even gods in their own right, having been created by humanities collective consciousness. Legend says that four angels descended and destroyed Gaiseric's kingdom, and these four entities could very well be these four angels. Also, Griffith's Eclipse is often called "The Fifth Eclipse", so that automatically makes Void the first human to have undergone the process of becoming a God Hand. In fact, I think Void was a magic user in life, and he discovered the magic of creating the brand of sacrifice himself. So all of the Apostles and the rest of the God Hand come only after Void ascends, since he created the process of creating them." -anonymous

[@williamschaeffer409]

the last issue kept me from using my behelit ! loved it

[@MarginalSC]

Could also be Void acting to take power within the godhand. That and Skull Knight's murder spree could've thinned them.

[@tokilladaemon]

When we saw the previous Godhand I took it differently from most pieple I guess. I assumed that void is the one constant one who's in control , and the other four members come and go according to his whims

[@dannytarver4533]

I'm giving you a like and subscribing just because of your great mindset to sacrifice us for great power!!!😎

[@zarhun7]

Nice theroies Ryan. Another theroy what if godhand change appearnce or evolve overtime.