Berserk DV 6 PODCAST || Have a Plan and Work the Plan!

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  • Опубліковано 14 січ 2025
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  • @philmasecar8542
    @philmasecar8542 Місяць тому +94

    I have no idea who or what exactly your channel is, but first glance Chatolic or Christian life style, and Berserk.....In all honesty this is a venn diagram I did not know I needed. I thank you for finding your way to my recommendation page because this has sparked a renewed interest in this story, looking forward to hearing the rest of your summary of Berserk

    • @WeebMD_Podcast
      @WeebMD_Podcast  Місяць тому +25

      @@philmasecar8542 I’m so glad you stumbled across our channel, dad & I are Christian but Dad was Catholic until his 20s! Thank you for joining our uncommon UA-cam community! The recommendation page did its job well and we’re so grateful to have you! 😊

  • @TheBrandedSwordman
    @TheBrandedSwordman Місяць тому +136

    “Maybe you aren’t a shadow on the water. But instead a fish that breaches the waters surface” one of the best quotes in the series imo

    • @RENEG4DE4NGEL
      @RENEG4DE4NGEL Місяць тому +6

      Everything they say about fate and the interstice and the physical and spiritual realms feels like Miura decoded the Matrix.

    • @wv5853
      @wv5853 Місяць тому

      I still don’t think I get it could someone explain the quote please.

    • @TheBrandedSwordman
      @TheBrandedSwordman Місяць тому +1

      @@wv5853 Skull Knight says this quote to and about Guts. Skull Knight believes in fate/causality, but he also believes that because Guts is branded and was meant to die during the eclipse/lives in the interstice, that he is actually outside the grasp of causality

    • @wv5853
      @wv5853 Місяць тому

      @@TheBrandedSwordman got it thanks

  • @H45556
    @H45556 Місяць тому +3

    Lot of good advice I needed to hear, been kind of coasting in life recently, stalled out a semester from graduating and working a job that feeds me and pays rent. Good enough. But if I want to marry the girl I love, if I want to make something of myself and serve my future family I’m going to need a plan. It’s been over three years of stagnation now, and that’s three years too many. I have goals but haven’t made the moves to achieve them, I haven’t even twitched. And I don’t have nearly as much to deal with as Guts does. Berserk got me in shape when I first read it, I vainly interpreted the series in a way that served myself, not my plan. Sure I got in shape, lost 100 pounds, but that’s the easy answer - to see physical power and attain physical power. It’s the interior things that are much harder to attain This reread I’ve embarked on with y’all is helping me takeaway something much more prescient from Berserk, and something much more meaningful. Thank you

  • @Munto-Z
    @Munto-Z Місяць тому +4

    3:21 I can already tell that this quote will change my life. Your dad is honestly very inspiring and wise, having such a presence in my life is very helpful, even if it was in a video format. I can't Thank you enough for this series.

  • @Ljay-j7y
    @Ljay-j7y Місяць тому +24

    His reading comprehension is actually insane it’s so impressive how he can pick up on every little detail to make a spot on prediction of what will happen next. I already read the entirety of berserk but he gives a whole new perspective on things going on in the story, I love the videos. 🙏🏼

  • @ziz0328
    @ziz0328 Місяць тому +46

    Reading the history is kinda easy to forget Guts is VERY young. I think he was a 21 year old before he abandoned Casca

    • @Kammjoke
      @Kammjoke Місяць тому

      Pretty sure he is like mid 20s at this point tho

    • @V3v15c3r8
      @V3v15c3r8 Місяць тому +1

      What I have searched his oldest recorded age is 24. He is very young having dealt with so much already we forget it seems longer.

  • @yellow_jacket3260
    @yellow_jacket3260 Місяць тому +28

    I'm impressed how much understanding he has about Guts, before he even got to that particular part

  • @dirak418
    @dirak418 Місяць тому +45

    Funny enough, the "now what?" part is exactly why he left the band of the hawk in the first place.

  • @unkindleddruid4565
    @unkindleddruid4565 Місяць тому +56

    What an incredible analogy that jeep story was. Just wow

  • @dylanrumney1669
    @dylanrumney1669 Місяць тому +129

    Wait till you get to millennium falcon arc so much character development

    • @WeebMD_Podcast
      @WeebMD_Podcast  Місяць тому +28

      Can’t wait!

    • @ev7800
      @ev7800 Місяць тому +5

      @@WeebMD_Podcast it’s my personal fav arc

    • @kagyu3183
      @kagyu3183 Місяць тому +9

      the millennium falcon arc is absolutely amazing its the whole reason why I read Berserk when im sad even though it can be very depressing

  • @My2Cents.iF7934
    @My2Cents.iF7934 Місяць тому +12

    It's incredible how your father is able to piece together a lot of what Miura-sensei intended to convey off a first read of _Berserk_ (not directed at the audience, but a LOT of people seem to miss out on a majority of the messages and foreshadowing until it gets brought up again later, sometimes even in entirely different sections of the story like the end of Fantasia arc, or until a reread of those prior chapters).
    I'm really interested to see how he reacts to the last of the direct Miura chapters, to see if he remembers all of what happens here at the end of Conviction.

  • @superavigaming8709
    @superavigaming8709 Місяць тому +24

    When he’s sees Griffith in his original state he is gonna lose it

  • @lodestar27
    @lodestar27 Місяць тому +5

    This was a longer video- W crystal for all the work turning these around to us day after day! I know those jump cuts, manga inserts, gag inserts, and researching the niche topics pops mentions has to take a good chunk of time out of your day and you’ve probably got another job on top of all that! Thanks for all your hard work!

  • @ArcherSoldier3
    @ArcherSoldier3 Місяць тому +13

    The first part of the video about making the wheels spin, reminded me of something Mr. Blacksmith could say: "Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking"

  • @moctarmeiddah1528
    @moctarmeiddah1528 Місяць тому +6

    Always love hearing your dad's insight on the story, it's a unique perspective on Guts and Casca! Keep it up 🙏🏼

  • @masteryoda5931
    @masteryoda5931 Місяць тому +6

    "He's the knights without any amour", just you wait gramps

  • @ev7800
    @ev7800 Місяць тому

    love love the longer videos. i could listen to you and your dad talk about your thoughts and speculations forever. berserk is one of the best things i’ve ever read and it’s so nice to see someone else enjoying it throughly. there’s so much more lore and character development i can’t wait for you to get too. read faster ! lol

  • @warrentrolio8791
    @warrentrolio8791 Місяць тому

    The jeep analogy was so profound. I always appreciate your perspective on this series

  • @nathanreimer1000
    @nathanreimer1000 Місяць тому

    Man I love gramps explanation and reasons of things, I love the king format videos, we appreciate the effort effor you out in so much crystal

  • @jonnyalec5646
    @jonnyalec5646 Місяць тому +25

    I can't wait for you guys to read millennium falcon

    • @WeebMD_Podcast
      @WeebMD_Podcast  Місяць тому +4

      Same!

    • @nogooddavis
      @nogooddavis Місяць тому +1

      SUCH A GOOD ARC

    • @ianjohns5701
      @ianjohns5701 Місяць тому +1

      @@WeebMD_Podcast Will you guys talk about sword of the berserk stuff during millennium falcon war?

  • @mistawh1te
    @mistawh1te Місяць тому +1

    love you guys! reminds me of my grandpa a lot. being away from home and not seeing my family in forever sucks but when i watch these videos it really makes a difference.
    thank yall again (this is like my third time commenting on this channel haha)

  • @TriSportGuy2711
    @TriSportGuy2711 Місяць тому

    I really love the videos you guys are doing, especially with Berserk. I’m all caught up, but conviction to me is my favorite arc. To me this is where we see the start of Guts character development again. Guts is my favorite character in fiction, and it’s this arc that started to cement that for me. Can’t wait for you guys to keep getting further into the story. Thank you again for the great analysis.

  • @benkatz3465
    @benkatz3465 Місяць тому +6

    I love this guy.

  • @YetiCoolBrother
    @YetiCoolBrother Місяць тому +1

    One of my favorite things about Fantasy media in general is when an author takes something from real life and takes it to an exaggerated conclusion in order to illustate a point or theme, and with Pops sage advice here he touched on the one for Berserk: We (especially men) are all more like Guts than we may even feel comfortable admitting. We're all "strugglers" just trying to figure it out amidst the madness.
    Also with how he speaks of things now I can not wait for him to get further in to the story, a lot of both chilling and heart-warming things ahead.

  • @JuanPerez002
    @JuanPerez002 Місяць тому

    Great thumbnail! Keep it going and more deep dives, Berserk deserves the best and you too guys. Hug from Spain Crystal! ♥️

  • @domoredujordan
    @domoredujordan Місяць тому +3

    We need a manga of an old father giving sage advice to passerby.

  • @syntheticvocalist-p472
    @syntheticvocalist-p472 Місяць тому +3

    6:25 It was because of self hatred that it took me so long.
    For seven years all I could do was bully and eviscerate myself. Every chance that came by I let slip through my fingers, every piece of advice given was seen as a threat. Every encounter was so hard to deal with. Every day at the end I would wait for myself so I could hurt myself again.
    “You’re a monster, you’re a freak, you’re unlovable. People don’t even like you. Advice? What advice? They don’t know, right? If they saw how much of a piece of junk you were, how much you fucked everything up, They’d retract their ‘advice’ and surely tell you you’re hopeless, and maybe you’d be better off six feet under”
    These thoughts are truly something horrifying. when I think about it now. I wonder, how did I do it? How did I allow myself to be so spiteful towards me? For so long…..

  • @unforgiven181
    @unforgiven181 Місяць тому +3

    I can't wait until he sees the moon child. I wonder if he will guess who that is when they appear

  • @Kaen609
    @Kaen609 Місяць тому

    When people imagine a wise old man they imagine people with your wisdom. Firstly of course thank you for sharing our love for the medium. Secondly thank you for sharing your wisdom of life in these videos. Your passing advices for life has been a huge help for me. Wish the best for your future plans unc.

  • @masternest
    @masternest 26 днів тому

    Love the edits XD they always add to the videos

  • @poitre_
    @poitre_ Місяць тому +1

    7:36 please do tell us your stories. That's what you bring to the table that others can't. That's why we follow your videos

  • @TheBerserker77
    @TheBerserker77 Місяць тому

    Never clicked so fast in my life. Awesome vid as always! You guys make my day!

  • @FafthriechRalofson
    @FafthriechRalofson Місяць тому +1

    Please don't end this series until he is caught up on the current issues of the manga.

  • @dvdboy911
    @dvdboy911 Місяць тому

    I really do appreciate your takes on berserk, I find my self enjoying your personal experiences that you've shared with us and the wisdom you posses, but your religious perspective is a breath of fresh air, its rare that we get someone around your age consuming content like this. Im not too religious my self, felt like i have fallen out if favor with god over the years but as i get older the more I am able to appreciate and see the good that it did for humanity. Thank you hang in there :) cant wait for the next pod

  • @dolos4301
    @dolos4301 Місяць тому +7

    Killing a false god? Talk about small time stuff. Try falling in love and marrying the one.
    - AnimeDad

  • @robertwhiteley-yv1sy
    @robertwhiteley-yv1sy Місяць тому

    “Born out of a corpse, that’s a rough way to start life” 😂

  • @zoricgames
    @zoricgames Місяць тому

    It's sweet seeing him talk about his first waifu.

  • @GetCommand
    @GetCommand Місяць тому +5

    Have you ever tried balancing on a bike while standing still? Start pedaling first then see the difference.

  • @zaclovesschool2273
    @zaclovesschool2273 Місяць тому

    Yay! Great advice

  • @cosmicobonico1856
    @cosmicobonico1856 Місяць тому

    This video was awesome, love the longer videos!

  • @RENEG4DE4NGEL
    @RENEG4DE4NGEL Місяць тому

    "I don't even know if she [Casca] is feeding herself."
    😂 Pops will start to get clues about that soon.

  • @arthriticpterodactyl
    @arthriticpterodactyl Місяць тому

    Interesting to see that he knows that choice is coming around the corner, the only question that will continue to plague Guts going into every single chapter... choose a final confrontation, potentially forsaking all he loves, in order to fight Griffith? Or choose love, and choose a more nuanced fight for what is most important, protecting all he holds dear.
    As a reader who's read SEVERAL times, the Eclipse tells us everything we need to know about what fuels the Godhand, and the power of the negative human psyche, especially the souls of so much damnation.
    But could there be a small behelit, a talisman maybe out there that might open up a new portal, letting in power to fueled by love? We've seen lots of evidence during the Eclipse that that's what ultimately gives the Godhand its power, and that it considers itself some kind of Dark God of negative human emotion. It's where I've always expected this story to ultimately lead, and I'm so excited to see good triumph over evil. It really would crush me if it's a tragedy and it was all for naught, but I'm unsure if even Miura himself would have been able to stomach such a pointless end to a miserable struggle.
    If I might be a bit prophetic in a comment section nobody reads, but I wanna see Guts confront Griffith to save Casca, not fueled by vengeance, but out of pure love, a love driving him to protect. And his own son, infused with a bit of the Astral, maybe even acting as a seed for this power? Sacrifice of course still must be made, but maybe one made out of love in this fashion might bring about something beautiful, maybe the gang work some serious magic in the Astral Plane in order to create a seedbed of good, of position human emotion.
    I certainly do think that their child may yet have a part to play as an architect of great change, especially if it comes to saving his mother. You can even see in quite later chapters that Griffith himself is being influenced by the strong emotional bond the Child has with his parents, to the point that Griffith is feeling emotion, which in his current physical form in the manga should probably be impossible, and the Child even to some extent has his own agency on full moons, when his power builds and he's able to cleave himself away from Griffith, albeit temporarily.
    TLDR; quote me on this, I know how Berserk ends lmao.

  • @hereticalzed1705
    @hereticalzed1705 Місяць тому

    Love the visual aids. Would love to see Berserk themed ones. >:D
    I also agree with your assessment that Guts has always been part of two worlds. Being born of a corpse, while exceptionally morbid, also reads to me a lot like the kind of "mystical births" we see in mythological heroes.

  • @ryookamoto2970
    @ryookamoto2970 Місяць тому

    Joni Mitchell once sang “don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got till it’s gone, they paved paradise, put up a parking lot” (Big Yellow Taxi)

  • @joce7315
    @joce7315 Місяць тому

    love you guys, always good insight from you guys!

  • @thegoldenthread-greatstori6795
    @thegoldenthread-greatstori6795 Місяць тому

    I love when he philosophies about life while reading berserk

  • @skipskip342
    @skipskip342 Місяць тому +1

    Guts came to kick some eastern island man's ass

  • @MultiAFroDuck
    @MultiAFroDuck Місяць тому +1

    early this time!! thanks for the great content!

  • @AndréVilaFranca
    @AndréVilaFranca Місяць тому

    I really don't want to spoil anything so I won't say anything other than I'm just glad to listen to your thoughts and opinions sir. I hope you'll enjoy the rest of this arc.
    And Crystal that Casca "Kawaii" bit was so funny, you're editing skills are evolving. xD

  • @phoenixxking4156
    @phoenixxking4156 Місяць тому

    6:44
    Zoro: 😲

  • @isaiasrach7503
    @isaiasrach7503 Місяць тому

    The anime clothes yall wearing really looks good!!🎉 i need them allso

  • @silverbell800
    @silverbell800 Місяць тому

    Casca is the way she is because the events of The Eclipse broke her mind. I'm surprised pops hasn't made that connection yet.

    • @sanicboi9187
      @sanicboi9187 Місяць тому

      I think he made that connection when we first saw Casca afterwards.

  • @NitroRonin23
    @NitroRonin23 28 днів тому

    Am I the only one who’s super excited for him to read the Fantasia arc?

  • @V3v15c3r8
    @V3v15c3r8 Місяць тому

    He was bent on revenge and why he left for 2 years. How we was able to kinda learn what he is dealing with with the apostles and found the behelit. He just realized he was going about it wrong. Tweaked his revenge plan.

  • @kYSSC786
    @kYSSC786 Місяць тому

    Great video, and Cute Casca JumpScare...

  • @francois47achan
    @francois47achan Місяць тому

    5:46 I mean he did spend two years killing apostles and getting wicked stronger

  • @Ivelio1
    @Ivelio1 Місяць тому

    I don't know if pops knows how screwed up Casca is right now. If you read Fantasia arc, you will know, but Casca is completely out for dinner right now and she doesn't even comprehend what's going on.
    As for Skull Knight, personally, I think he is helping them, because of some ambiguous plan he has. He is clearly scheming something and he knows he needs to prepare Guts for the end game, but what his plan is? Nobody knows. I don't think he is so goody-two-shoes that he helps them out of goodness of his heart (bones?). His primary goal is to get the Godhand and I'm afraid Guts and Casca are just means for that to happen.
    And finally, as some already mentioned, Guts is in his early 20s. He lived his whole life by the sword and now suddenly he has things and people he cares about and it just didn't really come to his mind to do anything about it, except swing that hunk of metal - because that was his answer to all problems. His friend completely destroyed his life and his love's life, killed all other friends and basically now Guts' hunted and haunted by undead. Who wouldn't break into spiralling madness hunting every single demon in your sight?
    PS. I can't wait for Farnese redemption arc to happen, so pops can start adore her :D

  • @oreocupcake1
    @oreocupcake1 Місяць тому

    I Cant wait for the elfhime arc thats gonna be good

  • @CourtneyCoulson
    @CourtneyCoulson Місяць тому

    I'm all for Berserk related sermons.

  • @CatfishShotgun
    @CatfishShotgun Місяць тому +2

    Mamma Mia!

  • @mesasone2280
    @mesasone2280 Місяць тому

    I wonder if he will go back and reflect on Guts’ leaving The Band of The Hawk now. I always felt he was too harsh on Guts for this, it was this sense of being lost with out a real sense of purpose that caused him to leave and set out to find his own way. And while I won’t condone him abandoning Casca as he did, him leaving that cave was a continuation of that - it was in part - Guts search for meaning in perhaps the only way he knew how.
    I’ve seen a lot of comments in recent videos about how affected your dad seems to be by the content of this arc and it does seem to be true. I hope he continues and pushes through this arc, because I think he’s really going to like what’s coming. It’s really fun to see both his accurate predictions and intuition as well as where he’s completely wrong. I really look forward to seeing how both these aspects play out in the future.

    • @carlub3369
      @carlub3369 Місяць тому

      yeah, there's a lot more nuance that most people over look on the first read. he's got it part right by wanting a plan and a goal, but berserk also shows how blinding and dangerous goals are. regardless, the declaration of war against the apostles still was a plan, and leaving the band of the hawk was to. we cant expect more effort past that from guts when he's either blamed or hated for everything he does regardless though.
      i think the problem is people tend to listen a lot to the characters around guts without fully realizing the world guts inhabits, he's damned no matter what he does, and his curse cements that fact. when characters do teach him one thing, it ends up hurting him later. yet guts still tries, despite the fact that it takes almost everything just for him to survive. gramps needs to go easy on him.

  • @anthraxcrab2222
    @anthraxcrab2222 Місяць тому +1

    Will you allow unc to unleash and read more chunks at a time

    • @WeebMD_Podcast
      @WeebMD_Podcast  Місяць тому

      Let’s just say, Exciting news coming for DV 7!

  • @lodestar27
    @lodestar27 Місяць тому

    So many people feel that post-golden age content just isnt as good, but I’ve gotta disagree. There are so many arcs I’m looking forward to!
    Pops may be interested to know just how long we were between chapters toward the end of Miura’s life. The dreaded “boat arc” lasted like a decade in real time, and a lot of people have a sour taste in their mouths just thinking of how long we were there 😂 I started shortly after Miura passed so I didnt have to experience the wait, but I can see how that would have been an exhausting arc to get through comparatively
    I mean no dishonor to Miura- I still enjoyed the arc! People were just eager for Berserk and chapters were very slowly trickling out

  • @koktszfung
    @koktszfung Місяць тому

    I have no specific goal or purpose in life, I am tired, I just want to live easily

  • @TeemoonMaster
    @TeemoonMaster Місяць тому

    Hope gramps ready for the surprises😅 i love you gramps

  • @G4RR0_13
    @G4RR0_13 Місяць тому

    I want to know what he thinks about the Berserk Holy Book saying "the Hawk of Light drapped in darkness and the Hawk of Darkness shrouded in Light".

  • @CaroleanMonarch
    @CaroleanMonarch Місяць тому +3

    I get what you are saying but how can you continue your life if you are cursed and visited every night by evil spirits? I think his plan is kind of "Defeat Griffith and help Casca"

    • @mistawh1te
      @mistawh1te Місяць тому +4

      it’s more of an overall plan, like yeah that’s the immediate goal but what about afterwards? something you would like your life to cumulate to?

    • @CaroleanMonarch
      @CaroleanMonarch Місяць тому

      @@mistawh1te you are right
      Guts should think of settling with Casca and become a fisherman or something
      Maybe he would like to become a medieval baker
      If we go the PTSD route, he could think of making a cool shed in the woods and live there with his family

    • @mistawh1te
      @mistawh1te Місяць тому

      @@CaroleanMonarch honestly i thought it would be cool if he basically became a blacksmith like Godot (idk if spelled right)

  • @evanpuckettart
    @evanpuckettart Місяць тому

    Just wanted to let you know, I only ever watch these videos on the big screen TV. Each video is an event.

    • @WeebMD_Podcast
      @WeebMD_Podcast  Місяць тому +1

      Really that is so cool! I’m so glad you told me that 😭 truly changes my perspective on just how amazing our community is, all glory be to God, but I am so so so grateful for each and every person that watches our content and whenever I see comments like this I feel blessed beyond measure! So thank you🙏🏼

  • @lens789
    @lens789 Місяць тому

  • @thecringeprophet
    @thecringeprophet Місяць тому

    2:20 mamma mia.

  • @user-adrsilva123
    @user-adrsilva123 Місяць тому

    Bro! Wait until you Get to the Milumuin Falcon Arc and Beyond! Berserk Straight becomes High Fantasy and Cosmic Horror!!! Read and Watch Everything that’s happening next! And make sure you Explained to Everyone on who Gansika is! And your honest Thoughts on Everything Escalation! And hope you’ve Mentioned Survived the Horrors of Everthing Previously Especially Wyald and Lost Children Arc!!!💀💀💀💀

  • @devsterroc8487
    @devsterroc8487 Місяць тому

    another peak video

  • @setas7818
    @setas7818 Місяць тому

    Your Berserk reactions are great. I hope that in the future you will react to One Outs and Kaiji animes as well. Rurouni Kenshin anime is great as well but appearently the author is really a bad person so I would understand if you would not want to watch it.

  • @davidmorrone5552
    @davidmorrone5552 Місяць тому

    POSSIBLE SPOILERS:
    Do they know of Miura-san's death?

    • @NoahSJ45
      @NoahSJ45 Місяць тому

      The daughter does

    • @letrosti6291
      @letrosti6291 Місяць тому +1

      its not even a spoiler.

    • @NoahSJ45
      @NoahSJ45 Місяць тому

      @@letrosti6291Kinda, you get spoiled that the serie won’t end

  • @Mario-qm5df
    @Mario-qm5df Місяць тому

    Read Oyasumi PunPun next

  • @carlub3369
    @carlub3369 Місяць тому

    I dont think you give gut's enough credit. there is many moments in the story where guts is blamed, treated like a beast, and not given a chance to heal. and you dont seem to understand the problem with these assertions, given the context of what guts' world is actually like as a man outside of fate.
    for example, what Godo says is right in a general sense, and gives him a needed push. but highlights more how the characters tend to view guts. guts is a man looking in on everyones life from the outside, and when those people stop and regard guts actions, they rarely understand the brutality of guts' life and having to fight tooth and nail just to survive. no one even knows what happened to guts, they dont know what it's like to only be taught war. Godo hasn't even seen gut's son and what the godhand did, and can only speak on gut's unwillingness to accept sadness. but the reality is, like guts said, no matter how hard he tries, these things will follow him in the scars he bears, and even though he tries so hard to resist, you have to acknowledge that things will NEVER work out for guts.
    he is a sacrifice, being told since he was born, that he shouldnt even be alive. Guts was born from his mother's corpse, denied a second mother by the plague, denied a father, the man was surrounded by death even before the eclipse, almost anyone would have trouble living for anything other then survival when death is at your heel.
    at times, people like griffith have inspired him to find something to live for, so he leaves in search of it. but like every decision he makes, he is punished. punished by Casca's harsh words and later the eclipse, and the worst part is that he ultimately went through this, because he still came back to help casca and griffith. he's punished for caring about people and blamed for everything by everyone since Gambino.
    and yet you say guts needs a plan, well, he did have a plan, and after that, a goal to wage war on the apostles and griffith. say what you will about that, but as i've said, no one knows what its like to be guts, to have your life ripped away from you, for your girlfriend to not even recognize you, and to be punished for trying to change. so Guts responds in the only way he can. yet despite this, he STILL tries, and always comes back when he thinks his friends are in danger. Guts is amazing, and a hero.
    but it seems like you tend to formulate your opinion of guts based off what other characters say, with some of you're more egregious takes, like saying guts is dumb, lacks empathy, and assuming guts doesnt even know if he loves casca. Guts knows things, and he cares for many. his life denies him the chance for introspection, but he still listens and considers the words of others, even if it causes him pain. and even though he has had good people who have effected him positively, it has been through his own effort that he has began healing himself.
    you dont consider the bigger story, when you assume Guts can just fix these things, with plans, or evaluation, this ignores the times he's tried and suffered, and in fact, this point of view has been his and everyone's downfall from day one, Griffiths planning is what doomed everyone. all in all, this is just a response to your harshness towards guts that just doesnt seem to get much better as you go. i respect you as a reader, and just want you to understand guts better. and as you will see when you read more, guts just needs to be healed, cause under everything, he's just a wounded man trying to make his way in the world, sadly it probably wont be enough to save guts from his life, but it can bring him some peace.