I agree that Farnese is definitely a top tier character. At first I thought she was going to be the stereotypical unhinged and cold female character I've seen over and over in media. However, throughout Conviction until now she's grown and developed so much to the point that she could be the main character of another manga, and a good one at that.
Farnese should be the Gold Standard in how to write a female deutoragonist in anime, IMO. She is what Sakura should have been, in terms of development Edit: And Casca, as well - she is a very complex character. (And her x Guts is the best Anime couple, imo)
The Egg of the Perfect World is probably the most important character in the entire manga, I think his actions are going to cause Griffiths downfall. Him choosing to eat the demon child and merging it with Griffith will cause his fall.
In that sense, Moonchild is indeed the most important character, in the sense that without him Casca and Guts would have died way before, and of course right now he is the key to defeating Griffith. For me the EGG and Ganishka fall to the same level as they are this very important characters that have pushed forward the story, and changed the world greatly. For instance, without Ganishka's invasion there would not have been the amount of death and sacrifices for the Egg to be born, in a certain sense, all comes to down to the influence of the Casuality, without the Casuality Ganishka would not have been born, the Midland kingdom would not have fell, and so the need of a Savior would not have been required and so, probably Femto would not have been able to be reborn.
honestly tho, Adon is much more impactful to the entire story of Berserk than most. Without him Casca and Guts never fall off that cliff and gain a deeper understanding of each other that leads to them eventually falling in love.
I personally love the Idea of Evil - it was cherry on top after Eclipse. It seems more real than Humans, 'cause it gave powers to Griffith, even though it was created by humans. Although Idea of Evil is maybe too authoritarian, I view Berserk as exploration of Evil and Kentaro shows us how cunning this Evil can be!
Me personally, I think I would have Puck be in S tier. He was the one light to Guts during the Black Swordsman Arc and his sole light of humor and references is absolutely golden in some of the darkest times. Not only that, but Chestnut Puck is one of the most adorable, things in the entire manga. 0. Lord Shnoz!!!!! 1. Guts 2. Puck 3. Griffith 4. Casca 5. The Moonlight boy (I don't know something about him, brought an overwhelming sense of calmness and innocence to such a dark story) 6. Skull Knight 7. Zodd 8. Rosine 9. Morda (for obvious reasons) 10. Irvine ( I don't know something about this dude was just so cool)
Azans double headed club doesnt really have a name, its a mostly fictional weapon. Two sided weapons like that were never really used because there was never enough use to justify the extra weight. Hell, the other head counter balancing the side attacking might actually weaken the maces stopping power so all things considered its not the most practical weapon. (Especially its post conviction design). Points to Azan though for not just using it like a mace and treating it more like a bo-staff since thats definitely the best usage you could get out of that weapon.
@@Trazyn_the_Infinite_40K Kind of, a kanabob is a mace anyway, or at least a hybrid between a club and a mace. Azans staff is a fair bit different to it anyway
Serpicos incredibly underrated imo and he often gets overlooked , despite being a character who more or less completed his journey.Serpicos origin is unbelievably sad and similar to Guts. Him knowing Farnese is the only last family he really has and not telling her so she can be free of shame and burden. Also him feeling no longer important to Farnese when Guts came into his life then to forgive him and become friends with him, spoke volumes of character, to me.
I disagree with your ranking of the king. I know he's a difficult character to rank because of his morally repugnant acts, but I think he's a well written character even though he's disgusting. I know you mentioned a lot of this is based off of how you feel about the characters which is fair, but I just wanted to say, If the King is ranked lower for his morals then the god hand should also be ranked lower respectively. That dream sequence that the king had right before he died was very well written IMO for a character we never thought would have any real narrative substance upon his first introduction. Just my opinion though.
You Know, of course we all Love Guts and Casca... But i think, for me at least, behind them is Serpico and Farnese, they are the second couple, like a mirror of the protagonists, they are harden in battle too, they pass a lot of trouble togheter, even before, since childhood. If it not for Serpico know in secret they are brothers, they would had have a romance too. They face the Darkness and monster by their own will. They rise up on the ranks of confidence, loyaltie to guts and his cause. They are truly Knights, even without an Order or Noble titles. I think thats it their character represent. That Knighthood is servitude for the good!
I think it would have been WAY better if the pirates died during the naval battle with Roderick’s crew, since after that point they just become insufferable
Not having Rosine in Top 10 Berserk Characters is quite insane I never i understand the people put Griffith and Femto as two different being Well it is what it is Well it is what is
5.king of falconia 6.guy who betrayed guts 7.guy who ##### casca 8.guy who sold himself to a noble for money 9.fifth member of the godhand 10.guy who got tortued for a year
How is King Gaiseric and Skull Knight not S-Tier??? You have Skull Knight in your Top 10 but not in S-Tier??? One conquered the world and United it under one banner, who else accomplished that? The other broke thru the interstice rushed Void with no hesitation, broke thru Femto’s hood, grabbed Guts and Casca and dipped without breaking a sweat. The man punks damn near anyone that steps to him and never cowered in fear ONCE!
Hi Ryan, there is actually a 1 volume Light Novel about Grunbeld's backstory. I'm not sure if it's canon or not, but its really good and maybe you'll like his character more after you read it lol. Its called Berserk: The flame dragon knight
Nina’s bottom A tier. I hated her so much , but a good character evokes that type of emotion. We see so many brave, violent characters who are familiar with battle and she represented a specific type of person you don’t see often in Berserk. A coward, only looking out for herself and for self preservation. She’s also not ignorant to her faults. Shes introspective about all her actions and hates herself for it. She even had enough self awareness to step away at the end or she’d risk resenting those she loved most.
Completely right. I didn't really hate her that much. Yes she acted like a bitch but I always put myself in her place. Her world was shattered as soon as she made a resolution. I like her character and the end of her arc leaving Luca. She is a coward, but a survivor
Yes! Azan and Egg of the Perfect World are great! Real pity where Donovan is at, but he deserves it fr fr (Bonebeard is fun too imo but i can see why folks don't like him all that much lmao)
My only gripe with the list and its a small one, is that farnisses mom is such a badass lol. I thought bottom of a-tier for sure. She shows up and yeah its just 1 chapter but she just acts like a total boss. She helps farnisse, basically calls magnifico an idiot, brags about probably sleeping with her own troops to her daughter and seems to understand her husband better than anyone else and calls him weak
What was “bad”about it? It was like the troll arc but a bit more comedic and a bit more fantasia-esque and that lovecraftian feeling when you binge it and analyse it
I think Foss and Gambino should be higher. They might not be fan favourites but their impact to the story is massive. Foss because he’s basically the conduit by which we see glimpses of how terrifying Griffith can be.
Honestly, the easiest way to end Berserk is to create Idea of Good - it's diametrically opposed to Evil and that would create Unity of Good and Evil in Berserk. Idea of Good would just give powers to Guts and crew!
Well the idea of evil mostly exists because it serves as an answer as to why bad things happen. And us humans never really question or need answers as to why good things happen. For example, if some stranger just pushed you down, and then a second stranger helps you up. You wouldn’t question why the second dude helped you, you would be wondering why the first guy pushed you (excluding the part where you mald at being pushed down by some asshole to begin with) I hope this is a good explanation
19:03 I made it this far before dropping the comment. Ya effed up early putting Corcas in A-tier. Because you put the twice reincarnated demon king Ganishka and the witch of the forest spirit tree Flora beneath him. Both of those characters are at least one tier above Corcas. What's with your baffling A tier choices?
I thought i was the only one who thinks Farnese has the best character development. My second favourite in the series. Conrad just chillin you got me there.
Nina is one of the absolute worst characters in the whole manga. You can argue that she's had a bad hand dealt in life, sure, but over and over she's given a chance to be a good person and she refuses to do so. She's 100%, without the shadow of a doubt, near the bottom of my F-tier.
I don't think reincarnated Griffith is equal to Femto since he shares his body with the Moonlight Boy and has kinda feelings to Casca which his a part a him's mother
My 5 s tiers - Judeau Zodd Farnese Void Skull Knight Excluding Guts, Griffith and Casca cause I think s tier rankings are more interesting when you leave out them
How dare you disrespect BONEBEARD, the arguably most based and powerful character in not just Berserk but all of manga like that. You sure you're qualified to make this list, Ryan?
It's amazing that The Main blackswordsman party we Have 2 Female S tiers and Guts Being a SS+ for me Both Isidro and Serpico need to step Up cause i think even schierke is better developed that them i feel like serpico was in due to a Character development After elfheim along with him revealing to farnese the Truth
I approve, good list. Shout out for the love shown Farnese and Jerome. Personally I'd swap Puck and Rodrick, but it's not my list. It's yours. Bravo Sir.
Schierke is always S tier. Most badass character in the manga, could destroy Guts and his whole party in one second if she felt like it. She's a kid who is Farnese's master. lol
eh her magic takes way to much time for her to stand a chance against Guts, Casca, and Serpico tho. shed have to come with preprepared golems and other magical fetishs to have a chance against casca and serpico but I think guts just outright beats her
Yea I actually don’t agree with that, some series just have a bunch of S tier characters. Like High School DXD, all the girls are S tier, I don’t know which boo….. I mean which girl, girl I like best.
judeau is s tier. he is the only one that understands that they are mercenaries. everyone else forgot.
SCHNOZ is easly triple SSS tier
The idea of good🙏
bahahah SCHNOZZZ!! EPIC!! epic ftw Schnoz rofl!
He's just Z- tier.
I agree that Farnese is definitely a top tier character. At first I thought she was going to be the stereotypical unhinged and cold female character I've seen over and over in media. However, throughout Conviction until now she's grown and developed so much to the point that she could be the main character of another manga, and a good one at that.
i like unhinged cold chicks in anime.
Her character arc is one of the best ive ever seen, in any fiction
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Farnese should be the Gold Standard in how to write a female deutoragonist in anime, IMO.
She is what Sakura should have been, in terms of development
Edit: And Casca, as well - she is a very complex character. (And her x Guts is the best Anime couple, imo)
The Egg of the Perfect World is probably the most important character in the entire manga, I think his actions are going to cause Griffiths downfall. Him choosing to eat the demon child and merging it with Griffith will cause his fall.
In that sense, Moonchild is indeed the most important character, in the sense that without him Casca and Guts would have died way before, and of course right now he is the key to defeating Griffith. For me the EGG and Ganishka fall to the same level as they are this very important characters that have pushed forward the story, and changed the world greatly. For instance, without Ganishka's invasion there would not have been the amount of death and sacrifices for the Egg to be born, in a certain sense, all comes to down to the influence of the Casuality, without the Casuality Ganishka would not have been born, the Midland kingdom would not have fell, and so the need of a Savior would not have been required and so, probably Femto would not have been able to be reborn.
Motherfucking Zodd not S Tier?
This is Spartan levels of Madness!
Lulz 😂
Zodd is so badass but he becomes griffiths horsey
Zodd is S tier.
That’s EXACTLY what I said! Add Skull Knight to that as well.
Extremely overrated character. Not even top 5 coolest apostles
1.) Guts
2.) Farnese
3.) Griffith
4.) Casca
5.) Skull Knight
6.) Luca
7.) Jill
8.) Zodd
9.) Puck
10.) Rosine
Where my boy rickert??
You forgot Corkus
Where rickert and serpico 😡😡
Chestnut Puck is the undisputed GOAT. He could kill every other character in the list if he felt like it.
The Omnichad Chestnut Puck
Corny
honestly tho, Adon is much more impactful to the entire story of Berserk than most. Without him Casca and Guts never fall off that cliff and gain a deeper understanding of each other that leads to them eventually falling in love.
I personally love the Idea of Evil - it was cherry on top after Eclipse.
It seems more real than Humans, 'cause it gave powers to Griffith, even though it was created by humans.
Although Idea of Evil is maybe too authoritarian, I view Berserk as exploration of Evil and Kentaro shows us how cunning this Evil can be!
If the idea of evil exists when is the idea of good going to show up?
I already knew who would be in F tier before watching this
Me personally, I think I would have Puck be in S tier. He was the one light to Guts during the Black Swordsman Arc and his sole light of humor and references is absolutely golden in some of the darkest times. Not only that, but Chestnut Puck is one of the most adorable, things in the entire manga.
0. Lord Shnoz!!!!!
1. Guts
2. Puck
3. Griffith
4. Casca
5. The Moonlight boy (I don't know something about him, brought an overwhelming sense of calmness and innocence to such a dark story)
6. Skull Knight
7. Zodd
8. Rosine
9. Morda (for obvious reasons)
10. Irvine ( I don't know something about this dude was just so cool)
Azans double headed club doesnt really have a name, its a mostly fictional weapon. Two sided weapons like that were never really used because there was never enough use to justify the extra weight. Hell, the other head counter balancing the side attacking might actually weaken the maces stopping power so all things considered its not the most practical weapon. (Especially its post conviction design). Points to Azan though for not just using it like a mace and treating it more like a bo-staff since thats definitely the best usage you could get out of that weapon.
Great breakdown king 👑 thank you for being that guy in the comments 🙏
It's a Kanabō
@@Trazyn_the_Infinite_40K Kind of, a kanabob is a mace anyway, or at least a hybrid between a club and a mace. Azans staff is a fair bit different to it anyway
My Ranking
1.Guts
2.Griffith
3.Casca
4.Schireke
5.Serpico
6.Farnese
7. Rickert
8.SkullKnight
9.Zod
10.Judeau
Good list. I think serpico over Farnese is pretty wild though, why is that?
Serpicos incredibly underrated imo and he often gets overlooked , despite being a character who more or less completed his journey.Serpicos origin is unbelievably sad and similar to Guts. Him knowing Farnese is the only last family he really has and not telling her so she can be free of shame and burden. Also him feeling no longer important to Farnese when Guts came into his life then to forgive him and become friends with him, spoke volumes of character, to me.
This is very close to my list I just don’t have serpico that high but I’m glad someone else agrees that’s schrike is one of the best
Also, ganishka could have defeated Zod if not for Guts.... so in a sense, Ganishka is for Zod, what Boscogn is por Guts
Hell yeah, appreciate the love for my boy Corkus 💪🏻 easy A baby
Skull Knight is S tier.
Thanks for this video, my workflow feels really nice and smooth when I chill to this video during my breaks.
Did I really get click baited by a Donnovan A tier thumbnail? Did you make the thumbnail intentionally or randomly?
AYOOO my man accounted for syphilis on his tier placement LMAOOOOO
Absolute W take on Boscogn, man is an absolute unit
Top five
1)Guts
2)Griffith
3)Casca
4)Schireke
5)Farnese
I disagree with your ranking of the king. I know he's a difficult character to rank because of his morally repugnant acts, but I think he's a well written character even though he's disgusting. I know you mentioned a lot of this is based off of how you feel about the characters which is fair, but I just wanted to say, If the King is ranked lower for his morals then the god hand should also be ranked lower respectively. That dream sequence that the king had right before he died was very well written IMO for a character we never thought would have any real narrative substance upon his first introduction. Just my opinion though.
I'd put the king mid-high C tier
I fully agree same with gambino I hated those characters so much that they have to be high up on the tiers
4:51 one scene that made me laugh was when one of the Bakirakka Body Builders essentially punched a dude into a black hole.
That Conrad take and ranking is a big w
You Know, of course we all Love Guts and Casca... But i think, for me at least, behind them is Serpico and Farnese, they are the second couple, like a mirror of the protagonists, they are harden in battle too, they pass a lot of trouble togheter, even before, since childhood. If it not for Serpico know in secret they are brothers, they would had have a romance too. They face the Darkness and monster by their own will. They rise up on the ranks of confidence, loyaltie to guts and his cause. They are truly Knights, even without an Order or Noble titles. I think thats it their character represent. That Knighthood is servitude for the good!
And Isidro! I'm not the only one who likes Isidro!
I'm not!
@@abigcupofwater Personally i prefer the Docile Rickert, but Isidro is all right in my book, he goes to Tier A or B
Can you also do this for BB/BCS, Vinland Saga, Hxh, etc.? Great video!
I think it would have been WAY better if the pirates died during the naval battle with Roderick’s crew, since after that point they just become insufferable
Not having Rosine in Top 10 Berserk Characters is quite insane
I never i understand the people put Griffith and Femto as two different being
Well it is what it is
Well it is what is
just shows how many amazing characters there are
Yes, this is the video that was missing from my life
1 griffith
2 femto
3 leader of the band of the hawk
4 leader of the band of the falcon
5
5.king of falconia
6.guy who betrayed guts
7.guy who ##### casca
8.guy who sold himself to a noble for money
9.fifth member of the godhand
10.guy who got tortued for a year
11. a Pedophile's biggest crush
🤓
5. Moonlight boy
based take
How is King Gaiseric and Skull Knight not S-Tier??? You have Skull Knight in your Top 10 but not in S-Tier???
One conquered the world and United it under one banner, who else accomplished that?
The other broke thru the interstice rushed Void with no hesitation, broke thru Femto’s hood, grabbed Guts and Casca and dipped without breaking a sweat. The man punks damn near anyone that steps to him and never cowered in fear ONCE!
The weapon Azan uses is a Kanabō. Its basically a two-handed club with a longer shaft.
Hi Ryan, there is actually a 1 volume Light Novel about Grunbeld's backstory. I'm not sure if it's canon or not, but its really good and maybe you'll like his character more after you read it lol. Its called Berserk: The flame dragon knight
I saw a couple of streams by Glidus and Alt Schwift X doing D&D character alignments, you should do the same with Berserk.
I love glidus, he deserves to be super successful
Luca is one of the few who defied destiny and came out on top, she deserves some love.
Good list but I think you got shnoz and Donovan’s placings mixed up
My list: Guts, Griffith, Skull Knight, Casca, Zodd.
Not putting Judeau in S tier is a crime. The goat of golden age arc.
I can't believe Roderick's navigator (is he even named in the story) got sandwiched between the filth of the series
Yes sir! Couldn't agree more my brother!
Farnese S tier 100%. Great character
God damn Rayn. I missed your stream again...😢
Nina’s bottom A tier. I hated her so much , but a good character evokes that type of emotion. We see so many brave, violent characters who are familiar with battle and she represented a specific type of person you don’t see often in Berserk. A coward, only looking out for herself and for self preservation. She’s also not ignorant to her faults. Shes introspective about all her actions and hates herself for it. She even had enough self awareness to step away at the end or she’d risk resenting those she loved most.
Completely right. I didn't really hate her that much. Yes she acted like a bitch but I always put myself in her place. Her world was shattered as soon as she made a resolution. I like her character and the end of her arc leaving Luca. She is a coward, but a survivor
now we need the vinland version of this(I know you did it with jarkey bacon but that tier list was made strength wise)
Yes! Azan and Egg of the Perfect World are great! Real pity where Donovan is at, but he deserves it fr fr (Bonebeard is fun too imo but i can see why folks don't like him all that much lmao)
My only gripe with the list and its a small one, is that farnisses mom is such a badass lol. I thought bottom of a-tier for sure. She shows up and yeah its just 1 chapter but she just acts like a total boss. She helps farnisse, basically calls magnifico an idiot, brags about probably sleeping with her own troops to her daughter and seems to understand her husband better than anyone else and calls him weak
Been waiting for this video from you, I better see Farnese in the S tier
You may not know, but Schnoz is above Idea of Evil tier. Supreme badass.
Shierke is S-tier for me because her magic sequences have some of the coolest art in the manga. Up there with berserker armor for me.
Good list! really the most definitive.
I thought the Bakiraka did come back after the Golden Age Arc.
That pirate part was the only thing that forced me to finish the manga asap. Reading that was not just disappointing, but painful.
I thought he was pretty funny ngl
What was “bad”about it?
It was like the troll arc but a bit more comedic and a bit more fantasia-esque and that lovecraftian feeling when you binge it and analyse it
Chitch not Auto locked in S tier is a crime in and of itself :(
"If your going to conquer the world you are a badass"
Guys... whos gonna tell him
I think Foss and Gambino should be higher. They might not be fan favourites but their impact to the story is massive. Foss because he’s basically the conduit by which we see glimpses of how terrifying Griffith can be.
Honestly, the easiest way to end Berserk is to create Idea of Good - it's diametrically opposed to Evil and that would create Unity of Good and Evil in Berserk. Idea of Good would just give powers to Guts and crew!
Well the idea of evil mostly exists because it serves as an answer as to why bad things happen. And us humans never really question or need answers as to why good things happen. For example, if some stranger just pushed you down, and then a second stranger helps you up. You wouldn’t question why the second dude helped you, you would be wondering why the first guy pushed you (excluding the part where you mald at being pushed down by some asshole to begin with)
I hope this is a good explanation
That's the stupidest thing I've ever read. As the comment from Boggy explains, you completely misunderstand the point of the Idea of Evil.
Guts, Griffith and Skull Knight are my absolute favourites
19:03 I made it this far before dropping the comment. Ya effed up early putting Corcas in A-tier. Because you put the twice reincarnated demon king Ganishka and the witch of the forest spirit tree Flora beneath him. Both of those characters are at least one tier above Corcas. What's with your baffling A tier choices?
19:23 OMFG GASTON!?!?!?!
8:45 id choose to die like the sex apostle in the first pgaes of berserk
Farnese is my fav character 100% no doubt
Before watching the video, I thought to myself "he gonna put that sexgod Schnoz on S tier" and you didnt disappoint
That’s blasphemy, Slan is S tier!! How on earth can you put that banging bod at A?!?
agreed. without slan there is no berserk.
gotta balance the gore with naked chicks.
The thing is I doubt Flora ever knew Skull Knight as the King, I don’t think she’s over 1,000 years old.
Nice list. My personal top 5 favorite list is
1. Guts
2.Skull Knight
3. Schierke
4.Puck
5.Rick the testicular fortitude
Donnovan not getting S tier is a crime
Donovan and Wylad
I thought i was the only one who thinks Farnese has the best character development. My second favourite in the series. Conrad just chillin you got me there.
i hate her character development. just turned from hot crazy chick to guts simp.
Corkus is definitely A. I would actually myself put him in S
How many characters does berserk have?
The new hairstyle looks good!
Nina is one of the absolute worst characters in the whole manga. You can argue that she's had a bad hand dealt in life, sure, but over and over she's given a chance to be a good person and she refuses to do so. She's 100%, without the shadow of a doubt, near the bottom of my F-tier.
Donovan in F tier really tickled a nerve. Better turn that into an S, or, you'll unleash the demon 😈.
He should have shown a bigger picture of the characters who talk about
I don't think reincarnated Griffith is equal to Femto since he shares his body with the Moonlight Boy and has kinda feelings to Casca which his a part a him's mother
The S in S++++ tier stands for Schnoz
My 5 s tiers -
Judeau
Zodd
Farnese
Void
Skull Knight
Excluding Guts, Griffith and Casca cause I think s tier rankings are more interesting when you leave out them
How dare you disrespect BONEBEARD, the arguably most based and powerful character in not just Berserk but all of manga like that. You sure you're qualified to make this list, Ryan?
your list is more or less acceptable especially compared to other's lists
It's amazing that The Main blackswordsman party we Have 2 Female S tiers and Guts Being a SS+ for me Both Isidro and Serpico need to step Up cause i think even schierke is better developed that them
i feel like serpico was in due to a Character development After elfheim along with him revealing to farnese the Truth
This is late, but I'm pretty sure Azan uses a metal quarterstaff
I absolutely love Farnese, would marry the sh*t out of her
Couldn't agree more. She's best girl
Big dick Bazuzo is S tier
Where is the snail apostle?!?!?!?!
I approve, good list.
Shout out for the love shown Farnese and Jerome.
Personally I'd swap Puck and Rodrick, but it's not my list. It's yours. Bravo Sir.
W for putting Gaston A tier
Should have Boscogn been shown for a longer time, he'd been top S.
I am a huge fans . I love all ur videos
When what starts as a joke becomes s+++++, man i just hope schnoz doesn't kill me for this
The only objective ranking is Wyald in F. Also the cool bird mask torturer should’ve been B
Well that’s the biggest crime of the entire video, Schierke should be number 1, best character in the entire manga.
I love this list.
The club is called a kabuto
Schierke is always S tier. Most badass character in the manga, could destroy Guts and his whole party in one second if she felt like it. She's a kid who is Farnese's master. lol
eh her magic takes way to much time for her to stand a chance against Guts, Casca, and Serpico tho. shed have to come with preprepared golems and other magical fetishs to have a chance against casca and serpico but I think guts just outright beats her
you didn't liked the pirate ? Whyyyy
I know it is not a character but if it would Sea God would be for sure an S Tier!
Wheres Puck?
Potato casca > normal casca
Yea I actually don’t agree with that, some series just have a bunch of S tier characters. Like High School DXD, all the girls are S tier, I don’t know which boo….. I mean which girl, girl I like best.
Nah, Corkus is S tier
We need a yu Yu Hakusho tier list bro
botan s tier.