History HoYay / Berserk

* Guts and Griffith are the first to come to mind, as they have some ''seriously'' suggestive subtext going on.

** In the Count arc, during the giant orgy in front of the Goat statue, [[spoiler: The Count's]] wife can be seen being hugged from behind by a naked woman, whose planting kisses on her naked back. Can't get more blatant then that.

** After Griffith was physically invalid from torture he was resigning himself to a quiet life as a cripple with Casca as his wife complete with child. He always viewed Casca as a back up of sorts if the thing with Charlotte (meant to earn a kingdom as she is a princess) went south. Which it did, as sleeping with Charlotte earned him the torture. But then he learns Casca and Guts are an item. So he can not go for Casca either. And why did he actively try to lay claim sexually to both Casca and Charlotte (In the events before the Eclipse and during the Eclipse in regards to his heinous rape of Casca as Femto)? Because Guts left the Hawks and he could no longer control his life or death. It seems almost like both Casca and Charlotte were meant to be a rebound/back up of sorts for Griffith after Guts left. These actions towards both woman surely contained a lot of sexual frustration too...as during both events his focus was on Guts the entire time...

** Though after [[spoiler:the Eclipse, shipping these two would count as FoeYay]] as well as HoYay.

* Zodd has this mixed with FoeYay going on with the Skull Knight. The two of them have had this sort of dynamic going for centuries, and he even refers to Skull Knight as "My beloved opponent" at one point. Also, despite his denial, Zodd deeply respects Guts and is extremely fond of fighting with or against him. Zodd has two worthy opponents in Skull Knight and Guts. With the Skull Knight it's because Zodd has never beaten him and the Skull Knight has proven time and again that he is the better fighter and more powerful than Zodd. With Guts it's because he was able gain enough strength and skill to challenge both Zodd and the apostles while still remaining human (barring the the use of the Dragon Slayer sword and the Berserk armor). More than that, Guts was able to survive the eclipse and having monsters hunt him every night while never giving into despair or giving up. It's implied Zod admires his spiritual strength along with his martial prowess. Given how apostles become apostles in the first place, this makes sense.

*** It's especially interesting to note that Guts HatesBeingTouched except by his LoveInterest Casca, and yet he didn't seem to mind when Griffith held his face in his hands, got really close following their first duel, looked into his eyes, and said "You belong to me now, Guts” even though the two had just recently met.

* Berserk does have quite a bit of LesYay, such as between the Luca and Nina. And Casca and Farnese as well.

** The whole duel between him and Guts before Guts left has Griffith acting like he was being rejected by his lover, and reacting like a possessive {{Yandere}} about it. In fact, during Griffith's Ho Yay-tastic fight with Guts before Guts left the Band of the Hawks, Griffith is shown having thoughts of IfICantHaveYou towards Guts. He considers all the different possibilities of attacking Guts, realizing that one way, if executed properly, would most likely end in Guts' death. He hesitates, but then thinks to himself, "But... if I can't keep him here..." and ends up attempting it. Of course, he fails. And then there's how his HeroicBSOD was caused by Guts leaving him, resulting in him acting irrationally, and what looks like him rebounding by sleeping with Princess Charlotte.

** The WorthyOpponent feelings Zodd has are confirmed with a prophecy given to hum by Sonia just before he rides into battle against the demon emperor, where they are described as being towards the ones Zodd admires by Sonia.

** After Griffith was physically invalid from torture he was resigning himself to a quiet life as a cripple with Casca as his wife complete with child. He always viewed Casca as a back up of sorts if the thing with Charlotte (meant to earn a kingdom as she is a princess) went south. Which it did, as sleeping with Charlotte earned him the torture. But then he learns Casca and Guts are an item. So he can not go for Casca either. And why did he actively try to lay claim sexually to both Casca and Charlotte (In the events before the Eclipse and during the Eclipse in regards to his heinous rape of Casca as Femto)? Because Guts left him and could no longer control his life or death. It seems almost like both Casca and Charlotte were meant to be a rebound/back up of sorts for Griffith after Guts left. These acts towards both woman surely contained a lot of sexual frustration too...
** Don't forget that even before that, Casca was really jealous of the attention that Guts got from Griffith because she was in love with Griffith.

** Or how Guts simply could not stop staring at a naked Griffith when he was giving him his soulful speech. Or naked Griffith after he was reborn as Neo Griffith. He even reflected that for a second he forgot his urge to kill.
** They tended to have NoSenseOfPersonalSpace around one another.

*** The more {{Squick}}y bit of HoYay has to be when Griffith comments on his many, many conflicting feelings for Guts, moments before [[spoiler:sacrificing his men to the Godhand, turning into a demon, and then raping Casca, his love interest]], which was all most likely done purely out of spite. And the entire time he's doing that last bit, he has Guts held down by some demons so he's forced to watch and ''his eyes never leave Guts's face''.

*** It's especially interesting to note that Guts HatesBeingTouched except by his LoveInterest Casca, and yet he didn't seem to mind when Griffith held his face in his hands, got really close following their first duel, looked into his eyes, and said "You belong to me now, Guts."

* Pippin and Guts were very close and Guts later RoaringRampageOfRevenge is in part due to Pippin’s horrific death and the subsequent desecration of his body by the Count Apostle during the Eclipse.

*** The movies (and the manga) decide to ditch any pretense of subtlety with Griffith having flashbacks to Guts leaving... while he is having sex with Charlotte. Just to make sure everyone gets where his mind is. It is ''amazingly'' creepy.

** Or before Guts and the Band Of The Hawk rescue Griffith after his year long torture Griffith is shown thinking about all his feelings of hate, indignation, friendship, sorrow, and ''affection'' towards Guts. Or how he thinks the only thing that helped him retain even a smidgen of sanity through it all is his feelings and thoughts for Guts. He says the man who he used to have a hold on slipped from his grasp and will now be the sole reason for his survival.

** Post-Eclipse Casca gets a few bathing scenes. Cue in the LesYay with either Farnese or Schierke.
** Pre-Eclipse, when the Hawks parade to the castle after winning the final battle of the war, lots of women in the crowd {{Squee}} over the warriors. Including (or especially, seeing as how she's the only one they're seen mentioning by name) [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Casca]], though it’s also likely the women are mistaking Casca for a man.

** Or how Guts simply could not stop staring at a naked Griffith when he was giving him his soulful speech.