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** ''[[Recap/BerserkGoldenAgeArc Golden Age Arc]]'': [[PsychoForHire Wyald]] is one of the first Apostles encountered and one of the nastiest pieces of work that Guts and company meet before the Eclipse goes down. A depraved [[TheHedonist hedonist]], he works for the King of Midland and leads a band of mercenaries made up of the worst murderers, rapists and all around scum that Midland has to offer--and even they are terrified of him. His motto is "Excitement and Enjoyment", which translates to [[RapePillageAndBurn raping and murdering]] dozens, including children. He demonstrates [[BadBoss an utter disregard for his men's lives]], frequently triggering traps and getting them killed, solely so that he can laugh at their deaths. Taking his [[KillerGorilla true, massive, monstrous form]], Wyald states his abhorrent intent to brutally rape Casca to death.

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** ''[[Recap/BerserkGoldenAgeArc Golden Age Arc]]'': [[PsychoForHire Wyald]] is one of the first Apostles encountered and one of the nastiest pieces of work that Guts and company meet before the Eclipse goes down. A depraved [[TheHedonist hedonist]], he works for the King of Midland and leads a band of mercenaries made up of the worst murderers, rapists and all around scum that Midland has to offer--and even they are terrified of him. His motto is "Excitement "Enjoyment and Enjoyment", Excitement!", which translates to [[RapePillageAndBurn raping and murdering]] dozens, including children. He demonstrates [[BadBoss an utter disregard for his men's lives]], frequently triggering traps and getting them killed, solely so that he can laugh at their deaths. Taking his [[KillerGorilla true, massive, monstrous form]], Wyald states his abhorrent intent to brutally rape Casca to death.

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-->-- '''Void''' to the [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]], [[Recap/BerserkGoldenAgeArc Chapter 79—"Feast"]]

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* [[Anime/Berserk1997 1997 series]]: Griffith is the charismatic and [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]] leader of the [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]] whose [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon beauty hides his utter depravity]]. [[FromNobodyToNightmare Once a common boy]] looking at the castle, Griffith rose to lead the Band of the Hawk on countless campaigns, uncaring how many enemies he has to slay or allies to lose to attain glory. He rises as a hero in a war between Midland and Tudor while setting his sights on marrying Princess Charlotte to attain the throne of Midland. When the King's envious younger brother tries to kill him, Griffith has [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]] kill the man and shows no emotion upon learning his scheming got the man's young son killed. When the Queen and a group of nobles try to poison him, Griffith has the daughter of the scheming Minister Foss kidnapped to force her father to assist him in burning other conspirators alive. When Griffith learns that Guts plans to leave the Band of the Hawk, Griffith tries to kill him in a duel before forcing himself on Charlotte to regain the feeling of control. Captured and tortured for a year, when what is left of the Band of the Hawk, Griffith tries to strangle Guts and force himself on the second-in-command [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]]. Griffith eventually summons the [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]] and sacrifices all his companions to be eaten by demons and their souls condemned to eternal agony. Reborn as Femto and becoming a new member of the Godhand, Griffith spitefully [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes Casca]] while the helpless Guts is unable to do anything but watch.

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* [[Anime/Berserk1997 1997 series]]: Griffith was the [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon beautiful but ruthless]] leader of the [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]]. Bringing many to his side through his charisma, Griffith sacrificed the lives of his followers and Midland's enemies for his {{ambition|Is Evil}}. When he is almost assassinated, Griffith has [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]] kill the man who hired the assassin, smiling wickedly even at the news the man's young son was killed as well. Blackmailing a minister by kidnapping his daughter, Griffith forces him to assist him in roasting his conspirators alive, then has Guts kill the kidnappers to keep them quiet. After Guts leaves the Hawk, Griffith forces himself on the princess of Midland in a desperate attempt to regain his feeling of control, only to end up imprisoned and tortured. Saved by the Band of the Hawk and a returning Guts, Griffith ungratefully has them butchered and damned by demons so he could join the [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]], spitefully raping [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]] in front of Guts.
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* [[Anime/Berserk2016 2016 series]]: Griffith, the Hawk of {{Light|Is Not Good}}, was once the [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]] leader of the mercenary [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]], obsessed with gaining a kingdom, and was [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]]'s best friend. Griffith sacrificed the whole Band of the Hawk to the demonic Godhand to join their ranks, with the only survivors being Guts and his lover [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]], whom Griffith has [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped]] to the point of insanity. Griffith and the rest of the Godhand manipulate a long-suffering man into becoming their servant and sacrificing the entire city of St. Albion so Griffith can be reborn on a material plane and usher in the Age of Darkness. The newly revived Griffith presents himself as a messiah to the invaded kingdom of Midland, gathering an army of humans and demonic Apostles to lead them to war against the Kushan Empire while sending his Apostle minions to kill the kindly witch Flora. He is a manipulative and power-hungry traitor whose beauty hides utter depravity. When Griffith confronts Guts at the resting place of their fallen comrades, Griffith makes it clear that they mean nothing to him.

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* [[Anime/Berserk2016 2016 series]]: Griffith, the Hawk of {{Light|Is Not Good}}, was once the [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]] leader of the mercenary [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]], obsessed with gaining a kingdom, and was [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]]'s best friend. Griffith sacrificed the whole Band of the Hawk to the demonic Godhand to join their ranks, with the only survivors being Guts and his lover [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]], whom Griffith has [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped]] to the point of insanity. Griffith and the rest of the Godhand manipulate a long-suffering man into becoming their servant and sacrificing the entire city of St. Albion so Griffith can be reborn on a material plane and usher in the Age of Darkness. The newly revived Griffith presents himself as a messiah to the invaded kingdom of Midland, gathering an army of humans and demonic Apostles to lead them to war against the Kushan Empire while sending his Apostle minions to kill the kindly witch Flora. He is a manipulative and power-hungry traitor whose beauty hides utter depravity. When Griffith confronts Guts at the resting place of their fallen comrades, Griffith makes it clear that they mean nothing to him.
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* [[Anime/Berserk1997 1997 series]]: Griffith was the [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon beautiful but ruthless]] leader of the [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]]. Bringing many to his side through his charisma, Griffith sacrificed the lives of his followers and Midland's enemies for his {{ambition|Is Evil}}. When he is almost assassinated, Griffith has [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]] kill the man who hired the assassin, smiling wickedly even at the news the man's young son was killed as well. Blackmailing a minister by kidnapping his daughter, Griffith forces him to assist him in roasting his conspirators alive, then has Guts kill the kidnappers to keep them quiet. After Guts leaves the Hawk, Griffith forces himself on the princess of Midland in a desperate attempt to regain his feeling of control, only to end up imprisoned and tortured. Saved by the Band of the Hawk and a returning Guts, Griffith ungratefully has them butchered and damned by demons so he could join [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles The Godhand]], spitefully raping [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]] in front of Guts.

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* [[Anime/Berserk1997 1997 series]]: Griffith was the [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon beautiful but ruthless]] leader of the [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]]. Bringing many to his side through his charisma, Griffith sacrificed the lives of his followers and Midland's enemies for his {{ambition|Is Evil}}. When he is almost assassinated, Griffith has [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]] kill the man who hired the assassin, smiling wickedly even at the news the man's young son was killed as well. Blackmailing a minister by kidnapping his daughter, Griffith forces him to assist him in roasting his conspirators alive, then has Guts kill the kidnappers to keep them quiet. After Guts leaves the Hawk, Griffith forces himself on the princess of Midland in a desperate attempt to regain his feeling of control, only to end up imprisoned and tortured. Saved by the Band of the Hawk and a returning Guts, Griffith ungratefully has them butchered and damned by demons so he could join the [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles The Godhand]], spitefully raping [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]] in front of Guts.

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* [[Anime/Berserk1997 1997 series]]: Griffith was the [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon beautiful but ruthless]] leader of the [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]]. Bringing many to his side through his charisma, Griffith sacrificed the lives of his followers and Midland's enemies for his {{ambition|Is Evil}}. When he is almost assassinated, Griffith has [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]] kill the man who hired the assassin, smiling wickedly even at the news the man's young son was killed as well. Blackmailing a minister by kidnapping his daughter, Griffith forces him to assist him in roasting his conspirators alive, then has Guts kill the kidnappers to keep them quiet. After Guts leaves the Hawk, Griffith forces himself on the princess of Midland in a desperate attempt to regain his feeling of control, only to end up imprisoned and tortured. Saved by the Band of the Hawk and a returning Guts, Griffith ungratefully has them butchered and damned by demons so he could join [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles The Godhand]], spitefully raping [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]] in front of Guts.



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* The [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]] are the [[BigBadDuumvirate ultimate pinnacle of evil]] in Midland:
** [[MyBrainIsBig Void]] is [[TheOlderImmortal the eldest]] of the Godhand and [[TheLeader first among equals]], having ascended over a thousand years ago via a great and terrible sacrifice. Forever hated by Guts's aloof ally the Skull Knight, Void has spent centuries sewing discord across Midland through his Apostle minions and presumably lulled the other members of the Godhand to [[DealWithTheDevil commit their own mass sacrifices to join him as gods]] amongst the demons. The chief representative of the eldritch [[GreaterScopeVillain Idea of Evil]], Void acts out its will upon the world and is also responsible for producing the Brand of Sacrifice, which transforms humans into Apostles and marks their chosen sacrifices to be killed and taken to hell as victims of Demonkind.
** [[VillainsNeverLie Ubik]] is perhaps the most talkative of the Godhand and the member of the group who acts as TheCorrupter. Ubik is most responsible for [[ManipulativeBastard convincing others to forsake humanity]], using their lowest points against them and guiding them through their lives. Selectively revealing and editing the truth, Ubik [[BreakThemByTalking breaks]] every single Apostle before convincing them to embrace their monstrosity as a demon, whether he is attempting to convince the Apostle Count to sacrifice his young daughter Theresia or persuade Griffith to join the Godhand and discard the Band of the Falcon.
** [[HotAsHell Slan]] is the only female member of the Godhand and the one most concerned with [[SexIsViolence dark carnality]]. [[NightmareFetishist Finding arousal in agony and rape]], Slan is worshiped by heretic cults and the "Goddess of the Flame" groups. Influencing Apostles and men alike to be the worst they can, Slan promotes twisted orgies marked by mass cannibalism and blood sacrifice and corrupts a forest to become Qliphoth, a twisted, deadly place home to demons she may manifest in. With her attachment to Guts [[InLoveWithYourCarnage for his capacity for violence]], Slan [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil attempts to molest him]] upon her manifestation and even offers him the chance to become an Apostle himself, using the promise of allowing him to kill Griffith should he sacrifice his companions to her.
** [[FatBastard Conrad]], the [[TheQuietOne most silent]] and seldom-seen of the Godhand, is no less vile than his companions. Of all of them, Conrad's influence extends the most to the material plane, and his manifestations [[PestController bear with them plague-carrying rats]] that ravage Midland in addition to his normal duties as a demon god. Conrad [[{{Plaguemaster}} ensures the spread of the plague]] to drive refugees across to the city of Albion for the mass sacrifice and the manifestation of Femto into the material plane, with Conrad and the other Godhand watching with interest.
* ''[[Recap/BerserkGoldenAgeArc Golden Age Arc]]'': [[PsychoForHire Wyald]] is one of the first Apostles encountered and one of the nastiest pieces of work that Guts and company meet before the Eclipse goes down. A depraved [[TheHedonist hedonist]], he works for the King of Midland and leads a band of mercenaries made up of the worst murderers, rapists and all around scum that Midland has to offer--and even they are terrified of him. His motto is "Excitement and Enjoyment", which translates to [[RapePillageAndBurn raping and murdering]] dozens, including children. He demonstrates [[BadBoss an utter disregard for his men's lives]], frequently triggering traps and getting them killed, solely so that he can laugh at their deaths. Taking his [[KillerGorilla true, massive, monstrous form]], Wyald states his abhorrent intent to brutally rape Casca to death.
* ''[[Recap/BerserkFalconOfTheMillenniumEmpireArc Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc]]'': [[TheCaligula Emperor Ganishka]] of the Kushan Empire became insanely paranoid when his mother tried to poison him for his younger brother to become the heir, prompting him to kill them both. Waging many wars in a quest to reign supreme over the world, Ganishka's paranoia made his own son so terrified that he tried to kill his own father out of fear he would see his son as a threat. Accepting the Godhand's offer and [[OffingTheOffspring letting his son be devoured]], Ganishka [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide used his power]] to become [[TheDreaded the most feared tyrant]] across the world, invading Midland and massacring thousands of innocent people, decorating the entire city with their corpses and body parts, [[FedToTheBeast feeding helpless women to his crocodile monsters]] and having his General Daiba create "Man-Made Beherit", the [[HumanArchitectureHorror womb-like construction]] made out of hundreds of Apostles, who are kept [[AndIMustScream alive and in a state of constant suffering]], while he has his men throw hundreds of thousands of pregnant women there, where their unborn children are filled with an evil essence that turn them into feral demons, who then tear apart the bodies of their mothers. Upon being easily defeated by Griffith, Ganishka turned himself into [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Shiva]], gruesomely killing thousands of his own men and unleashing his monsters to devour everyone they see, endangering the whole world with his power.

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The [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]] are the [[BigBadDuumvirate ultimate pinnacle of evil]] in Midland:
** *** [[MyBrainIsBig Void]] is [[TheOlderImmortal the eldest]] of the Godhand and [[TheLeader first among equals]], having ascended over a thousand years ago via a great and terrible sacrifice. Forever hated by Guts's aloof ally the Skull Knight, Void has spent centuries sewing discord across Midland through his Apostle minions and presumably lulled the other members of the Godhand to [[DealWithTheDevil commit their own mass sacrifices to join him as gods]] amongst the demons. The chief representative of the eldritch [[GreaterScopeVillain Idea of Evil]], Void acts out its will upon the world and is also responsible for producing the Brand of Sacrifice, which transforms humans into Apostles and marks their chosen sacrifices to be killed and taken to hell as victims of Demonkind.
** *** [[VillainsNeverLie Ubik]] is perhaps the most talkative of the Godhand and the member of the group who acts as TheCorrupter. Ubik is most responsible for [[ManipulativeBastard convincing others to forsake humanity]], using their lowest points against them and guiding them through their lives. Selectively revealing and editing the truth, Ubik [[BreakThemByTalking breaks]] every single Apostle before convincing them to embrace their monstrosity as a demon, whether he is attempting to convince the Apostle Count to sacrifice his young daughter Theresia or persuade Griffith to join the Godhand and discard the Band of the Falcon.
** *** [[HotAsHell Slan]] is the only female member of the Godhand and the one most concerned with [[SexIsViolence dark carnality]]. [[NightmareFetishist Finding arousal in agony and rape]], Slan is worshiped by heretic cults and the "Goddess of the Flame" groups. Influencing Apostles and men alike to be the worst they can, Slan promotes twisted orgies marked by mass cannibalism and blood sacrifice and corrupts a forest to become Qliphoth, a twisted, deadly place home to demons she may manifest in. With her attachment to Guts [[InLoveWithYourCarnage for his capacity for violence]], Slan [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil attempts to molest him]] upon her manifestation and even offers him the chance to become an Apostle himself, using the promise of allowing him to kill Griffith should he sacrifice his companions to her.
** *** [[FatBastard Conrad]], the [[TheQuietOne most silent]] and seldom-seen of the Godhand, is no less vile than his companions. Of all of them, Conrad's influence extends the most to the material plane, and his manifestations [[PestController bear with them plague-carrying rats]] that ravage Midland in addition to his normal duties as a demon god. Conrad [[{{Plaguemaster}} ensures the spread of the plague]] to drive refugees across to the city of Albion for the mass sacrifice and the manifestation of Femto into the material plane, with Conrad and the other Godhand watching with interest.
* ** ''[[Recap/BerserkGoldenAgeArc Golden Age Arc]]'': [[PsychoForHire Wyald]] is one of the first Apostles encountered and one of the nastiest pieces of work that Guts and company meet before the Eclipse goes down. A depraved [[TheHedonist hedonist]], he works for the King of Midland and leads a band of mercenaries made up of the worst murderers, rapists and all around scum that Midland has to offer--and even they are terrified of him. His motto is "Excitement and Enjoyment", which translates to [[RapePillageAndBurn raping and murdering]] dozens, including children. He demonstrates [[BadBoss an utter disregard for his men's lives]], frequently triggering traps and getting them killed, solely so that he can laugh at their deaths. Taking his [[KillerGorilla true, massive, monstrous form]], Wyald states his abhorrent intent to brutally rape Casca to death.
* ** ''[[Recap/BerserkFalconOfTheMillenniumEmpireArc Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc]]'': [[TheCaligula Emperor Ganishka]] of the Kushan Empire became insanely paranoid when his mother tried to poison him for his younger brother to become the heir, prompting him to kill them both. Waging many wars in a quest to reign supreme over the world, Ganishka's paranoia made his own son so terrified that he tried to kill his own father out of fear he would see his son as a threat. Accepting the Godhand's offer and [[OffingTheOffspring letting his son be devoured]], Ganishka [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide used his power]] to become [[TheDreaded the most feared tyrant]] across the world, invading Midland and massacring thousands of innocent people, decorating the entire city with their corpses and body parts, [[FedToTheBeast feeding helpless women to his crocodile monsters]] and having his General Daiba create "Man-Made Beherit", the [[HumanArchitectureHorror womb-like construction]] made out of hundreds of Apostles, who are kept [[AndIMustScream alive and in a state of constant suffering]], while he has his men throw hundreds of thousands of pregnant women there, where their unborn children are filled with an evil essence that turn them into feral demons, who then tear apart the bodies of their mothers. Upon being easily defeated by Griffith, Ganishka turned himself into [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Shiva]], gruesomely killing thousands of his own men and unleashing his monsters to devour everyone they see, endangering the whole world with his power.

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* Original manga: Griffith began life as a young man [[AmbitionIsEvil desiring his own kingdom]]. Willing to do anything to that end, Griffith displays a [[{{Narcissist}} ruthless narcissism]] in how he utilizes [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk his followers]], stating he will decide the place of their deaths, sending Guts to commit multiple political assassinations and eliminating any rivals. After his fall from grace, Griffith [[DespairEventHorizon succumbs to ultimate despair]] and summons the Godhand. In order to become the Fifth Angel of the [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]], Femto, Griffith sacrifices the entire company, having his comrades butchered by demons during the Eclipse and damning their souls eternally as he feasts on their life force to emerge as a black-winged god of demons. With his newfound power, Griffith, as Femto, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes Casca]] while [[ForcedToWatch forcing Guts to watch]], her Brand of Sacrifice causing her so much pain from his action that she is [[RapeLeadsToInsanity driven comatose]]. Happily adopting a position among the Godhand to continue the sacrifices to demonkind, Femto displays no remorse for his deeds until he manipulates causality with his fellows to sacrifice every refugee at the city of Albion. Emerging as the [[DarkMessiah supposed messiah of light]] as Griffith once again, he assembles a new Band of the Hawk to challenge the monstrous Ganishka and the Kushan empire, only to utilize Ganishka's death to initiate the Great Roar of the Astral World, fusing the material with the supernatural. This unleashes countless monsters into the world to slaughter and destroy at will while Griffith claims his kingdom Falconia, only to seek ever more to [[ItsAllAboutMe feed his insatiable ego]]. When given a chance to finally see Guts again and the memorial to the people he sacrificed, Griffith declares he feels no regret or remorse, stating his only loyalty is to himself and his dream and views any goodness as weakness that he is now free of.

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* [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Original manga: manga]]: Griffith began life as a young man [[AmbitionIsEvil desiring his own kingdom]]. Willing to do anything to that end, Griffith displays a [[{{Narcissist}} ruthless narcissism]] in how he utilizes [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk his followers]], stating he will decide the place of their deaths, sending Guts to commit multiple political assassinations and eliminating any rivals. After his fall from grace, Griffith [[DespairEventHorizon succumbs to ultimate despair]] and summons the Godhand. In order to become the Fifth Angel of the [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]], Femto, Griffith sacrifices the entire company, having his comrades butchered by demons during the Eclipse and damning their souls eternally as he feasts on their life force to emerge as a black-winged god of demons. With his newfound power, Griffith, as Femto, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes Casca]] while [[ForcedToWatch forcing Guts to watch]], her Brand of Sacrifice causing her so much pain from his action that she is [[RapeLeadsToInsanity driven comatose]]. Happily adopting a position among the Godhand to continue the sacrifices to demonkind, Femto displays no remorse for his deeds until he manipulates causality with his fellows to sacrifice every refugee at the city of Albion. Emerging as the [[DarkMessiah supposed messiah of light]] as Griffith once again, he assembles a new Band of the Hawk to challenge the monstrous Ganishka and the Kushan empire, only to utilize Ganishka's death to initiate the Great Roar of the Astral World, fusing the material with the supernatural. This unleashes countless monsters into the world to slaughter and destroy at will while Griffith claims his kingdom Falconia, only to seek ever more to [[ItsAllAboutMe feed his insatiable ego]]. When given a chance to finally see Guts again and the memorial to the people he sacrificed, Griffith declares he feels no regret or remorse, stating his only loyalty is to himself and his dream and views any goodness as weakness that he is now free of.



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* The [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]] are the [[BigBadDuumvirate ultimate pinnacle of evil]] in Midland:
** [[Characters/BerserkGriffithFemto Griffith]] began life as a young man [[AmbitionIsEvil desiring his own kingdom]]. Willing to do anything to that end, Griffith displays a [[{{Narcissist}} ruthless narcissism]] in how he utilizes [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk his followers]], stating he will decide the place of their deaths, sending Guts to commit multiple political assassinations and eliminating any rivals. After his fall from grace, Griffith [[DespairEventHorizon succumbs to ultimate despair]] and summons the Godhand. In order to become the Fifth Angel of the Godhand, Femto, Griffith sacrifices the entire company, having his comrades butchered by demons during the Eclipse and damning their souls eternally as he feasts on their life force to emerge as a black-winged god of demons. With his newfound power, Griffith, as Femto, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes Casca]] while [[ForcedToWatch forcing Guts to watch]], her Brand of Sacrifice causing her so much pain from his action that she is [[RapeLeadsToInsanity driven comatose]]. Happily adopting a position among the Godhand to continue the sacrifices to demonkind, Femto displays no remorse for his deeds until he manipulates causality with his fellows to sacrifice every refugee at the city of Albion. Emerging as the [[DarkMessiah supposed messiah of light]] as Griffith once again, he assembles a new Band of the Hawk to challenge the monstrous Ganishka and the Kushan empire, only to utilize Ganishka's death to initiate the Great Roar of the Astral World, fusing the material with the supernatural. This unleashes countless monsters into the world to slaughter and destroy at will while Griffith claims his kingdom Falconia, only to seek ever more to [[ItsAllAboutMe feed his insatiable ego]]. When given a chance to finally see Guts again and the memorial to the people he sacrificed, Griffith declares he feels no regret or remorse, stating his only loyalty is to himself and his dream and views any goodness as weakness that he is now free of.



* ''[[Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc The Golden Age Arc]]'' trilogy: [[Characters/BerserkGriffithFemto Griffith]] is a [[AmbitionIsEvil power-hungry]] warrior whose [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon physical beauty masks a monstrous inner self]]. Believing himself destined to reign over a land of his own, Griffith leads his [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]] in countless bloody, successful campaigns to serve his ambitions, and goes so far as to dispatch [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]] as an assassin against political rivals, uncaring when a child is caught up in the crossfire. After forcefully seducing Princess Charlotte in a failed attempt to marry into power, Griffith is subjected to crippling torture by her horrified father; Griffith's only real concern is that he can no longer exert power and respect on those around him, and so when the opportunity arises, Griffith eagerly allies with the [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]]. To complete his ascension to their monstrous ranks, Griffith condemns his entire Band to horrific deaths that damn their souls, while he personally [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes]] and tortures the most loyal [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]] and [[ForcedToWatch forces her lover Guts to watch]] and be mutilated, out of nothing but spite at them for having independence from Griffith's control. [[ItsAllAboutMe Griffith]] openly proclaims he feels nothing for his supposed friends and the fates he bestows upon them, valuing his own godhood above all else.
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** [[Characters/BerserkGriffithFemto Griffith]], the Hawk of Light, was once the [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]] leader of the mercenary [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]], obsessed with gaining a kingdom, and was [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]]'s best friend. Griffith sacrificed the whole Band of the Hawk to the demonic Godhand to join their ranks, with the only survivors being Guts and his lover [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]], whom Griffith has [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped]] to the point of insanity. Griffith and the rest of the Godhand manipulate a long-suffering man into becoming their servant and sacrificing the entire city of St. Albion so Griffith can be reborn on a material plane and usher in the Age of Darkness. The newly revived Griffith presents himself as a messiah to the invaded kingdom of Midland, gathering an army of humans and demonic Apostles to lead them to war against the Kushan Empire while sending his Apostle minions to kill the kindly witch Flora. He is a manipulative and power-hungry traitor whose beauty hides utter depravity. When Griffith confronts Guts at the resting place of their fallen comrades, Griffith makes it clear that they mean nothing to him.
** [[FauxAffablyEvil Slan]] is the only female member of the [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]] and specialises in [[SexIsViolence carnal evil]]. While working with the rest of the Godhand to reincarnate Griffith, she creates a twisted orgy cult that promotes rape and mass cannibalism. Slan corrupts a forest into Qliphoth, a dark and depraved place from which monsters who slaughter villages and take women as {{sex slave}}s are created. [[InLoveWithYourCarnage Intrigued by Guts and his potential for violence]], Slan manifests in front of him before molesting him and attempting to make him give in to his worst impulses.

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* [[Anime/Berserk2016 2016 series]]:
** [[Characters/BerserkGriffithFemto Griffith]], the Hawk of Light, was once the [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]] leader of the mercenary [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]], obsessed with gaining a kingdom, and was [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]]'s best friend. Griffith sacrificed the whole Band of the Hawk to the demonic Godhand to join their ranks, with the only survivors being Guts and his lover [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]], whom Griffith has [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped]] to the point of insanity. Griffith and the rest of the Godhand manipulate a long-suffering man into becoming their servant and sacrificing the entire city of St. Albion so Griffith can be reborn on a material plane and usher in the Age of Darkness. The newly revived Griffith presents himself as a messiah to the invaded kingdom of Midland, gathering an army of humans and demonic Apostles to lead them to war against the Kushan Empire while sending his Apostle minions to kill the kindly witch Flora. He is a manipulative and power-hungry traitor whose beauty hides utter depravity. When Griffith confronts Guts at the resting place of their fallen comrades, Griffith makes it clear that they mean nothing to him.
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*Original manga: Griffith began life as a young man [[AmbitionIsEvil desiring his own kingdom]]. Willing to do anything to that end, Griffith displays a [[{{Narcissist}} ruthless narcissism]] in how he utilizes [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk his followers]], stating he will decide the place of their deaths, sending Guts to commit multiple political assassinations and eliminating any rivals. After his fall from grace, Griffith [[DespairEventHorizon succumbs to ultimate despair]] and summons the Godhand. In order to become the Fifth Angel of the [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]], Femto, Griffith sacrifices the entire company, having his comrades butchered by demons during the Eclipse and damning their souls eternally as he feasts on their life force to emerge as a black-winged god of demons. With his newfound power, Griffith, as Femto, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes Casca]] while [[ForcedToWatch forcing Guts to watch]], her Brand of Sacrifice causing her so much pain from his action that she is [[RapeLeadsToInsanity driven comatose]]. Happily adopting a position among the Godhand to continue the sacrifices to demonkind, Femto displays no remorse for his deeds until he manipulates causality with his fellows to sacrifice every refugee at the city of Albion. Emerging as the [[DarkMessiah supposed messiah of light]] as Griffith once again, he assembles a new Band of the Hawk to challenge the monstrous Ganishka and the Kushan empire, only to utilize Ganishka's death to initiate the Great Roar of the Astral World, fusing the material with the supernatural. This unleashes countless monsters into the world to slaughter and destroy at will while Griffith claims his kingdom Falconia, only to seek ever more to [[ItsAllAboutMe feed his insatiable ego]]. When given a chance to finally see Guts again and the memorial to the people he sacrificed, Griffith declares he feels no regret or remorse, stating his only loyalty is to himself and his dream and views any goodness as weakness that he is now free of.
* ''[[Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc The Golden Age Arc]]'' trilogy: Griffith is a [[AmbitionIsEvil power-hungry]] warrior whose [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon physical beauty masks a monstrous inner self]]. Believing himself destined to reign over a land of his own, Griffith leads his [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]] in countless bloody, successful campaigns to serve his ambitions, and goes so far as to dispatch [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]] as an assassin against political rivals, uncaring when a child is caught up in the crossfire. After forcefully seducing Princess Charlotte in a failed attempt to marry into power, Griffith is subjected to crippling torture by her horrified father; Griffith's only real concern is that he can no longer exert power and respect on those around him, and so when the opportunity arises, Griffith eagerly allies with the [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]]. To complete his ascension to their monstrous ranks, Griffith condemns his entire Band to horrific deaths that damn their souls, while he personally [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes]] and tortures the most loyal [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]] and [[ForcedToWatch forces her lover Guts to watch]] and be mutilated, out of nothing but spite at them for having independence from Griffith's control. [[ItsAllAboutMe Griffith]] openly proclaims he feels nothing for his supposed friends and the fates he bestows upon them, valuing his own godhood above all else.
* [[Anime/Berserk2016 2016 series]]: Griffith, the Hawk of {{Light|Is Not Good}}, was once the [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]] leader of the mercenary [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]], obsessed with gaining a kingdom, and was [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]]'s best friend. Griffith sacrificed the whole Band of the Hawk to the demonic Godhand to join their ranks, with the only survivors being Guts and his lover [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]], whom Griffith has [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped]] to the point of insanity. Griffith and the rest of the Godhand manipulate a long-suffering man into becoming their servant and sacrificing the entire city of St. Albion so Griffith can be reborn on a material plane and usher in the Age of Darkness. The newly revived Griffith presents himself as a messiah to the invaded kingdom of Midland, gathering an army of humans and demonic Apostles to lead them to war against the Kushan Empire while sending his Apostle minions to kill the kindly witch Flora. He is a manipulative and power-hungry traitor whose beauty hides utter depravity. When Griffith confronts Guts at the resting place of their fallen comrades, Griffith makes it clear that they mean nothing to him.


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** [[Characters/BerserkGriffithFemto Griffith]], the Hawk of Light, was once the [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]] leader of the mercenary [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]], obsessed with gaining a kingdom, and was [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]]'s best friend. Griffith sacrificed the whole Band of the Hawk to the demonic Godhand to join their ranks, with the only survivors being Guts and his lover [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]], whom Griffith has [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped]] to the point of insanity. Griffith and the rest of the Godhand manipulate a long-suffering man into becoming their servant and sacrificing the entire city of St. Albion so Griffith can be reborn on a material plane and usher in the Age of Darkness. The newly revived Griffith presents himself as a messiah to the invaded kingdom of Midland, gathering an army of humans and demonic Apostles to lead them to war against the Kushan Empire while sending his Apostle minions to kill the kindly witch Flora. He is a manipulative and power-hungry traitor whose beauty hides utter depravity. When Griffith comforts Guts at the resting place of their fallen comrades, Griffith makes it clear that they mean nothing to him.
** [[FauxAffablyEvil Slan]] is the only female member of the [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]] and specialises in [[SexIsViolence carnal evil]]. While working with the rest of the Godhand to reincarnate Griffith, she creates a twisted orgy cult that promotes rape and mass cannibalism. Slan corrupts a forest into Qliphoth, a dark and depraved place from which monsters who slaughter villages and take women as {{sex slave}}s are created. [[InLoveWithYourCarnage Intrigued by Guts and his potential for violence]], Slan manifests in front of him before molesting him and attempting to make him give in to his worst impulses.

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* [[Recap/BerserkGoldenAgeArc "Golden Age" arc]]: [[PsychoForHire Wyald]] is one of the first Apostles encountered and one of the nastiest pieces of work that Guts and company meet before the Eclipse goes down. A depraved [[TheHedonist hedonist]], he works for the King of Midland and leads a band of mercenaries made up of the worst murderers, rapists and all around scum that Midland has to offer—and even they are terrified of him. His motto is "Excitement and Enjoyment", which translates to [[RapePillageAndBurn raping and murdering]] dozens, including children. He demonstrates [[BadBoss an utter disregard for his men's lives]], frequently triggering traps and getting them killed, solely so that he can laugh at their deaths. Taking his [[KillerGorilla true, massive, monstrous form]], Wyald states his abhorrent intent to brutally rape Casca to death.
* [[Recap/BerserkFalconOfTheMillenniumEmpireArc "Falcon of the Millennium Empire" arc]]: [[TheCaligula Emperor Ganishka]] of the Kushan Empire became insanely paranoid when his mother tried to poison him for his younger brother to become the heir, prompting him to kill them both. Waging many wars in a quest to reign supreme over the world, Ganishka's paranoia made his own son so terrified that he tried to kill his own father out of fear he would see his son as a threat. Accepting the Godhand's offer and [[OffingTheOffspring letting his son be devoured]], Ganishka [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide used his power]] to become [[TheDreaded the most feared tyrant]] across the world, invading Midland and massacring thousands of innocent people, decorating the entire city with their corpses and body parts, [[FedToTheBeast feeding helpless women to his crocodile monsters]] and having his General Daiba create "Man-Made Beherit", the [[HumanArchitectureHorror womb-like construction]] made out of hundreds of Apostles, who are kept [[AndIMustScream alive and in a state of constant suffering]], while he has his men throw hundreds of thousands of pregnant women there, where their unborn children are filled with an evil essence that turn them into feral demons, who then tear apart the bodies of their mothers. Upon being easily defeated by Griffith, Ganishka turned himself into [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Shiva]], gruesomely killing thousands of his own men and unleashing his monsters to devour everyone they see, endangering the whole world with his power.

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* [[Recap/BerserkFalconOfTheMillenniumEmpireArc "Falcon ''[[Recap/BerserkFalconOfTheMillenniumEmpireArc Falcon of the Millennium Empire" arc]]: Empire Arc]]'': [[TheCaligula Emperor Ganishka]] of the Kushan Empire became insanely paranoid when his mother tried to poison him for his younger brother to become the heir, prompting him to kill them both. Waging many wars in a quest to reign supreme over the world, Ganishka's paranoia made his own son so terrified that he tried to kill his own father out of fear he would see his son as a threat. Accepting the Godhand's offer and [[OffingTheOffspring letting his son be devoured]], Ganishka [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide used his power]] to become [[TheDreaded the most feared tyrant]] across the world, invading Midland and massacring thousands of innocent people, decorating the entire city with their corpses and body parts, [[FedToTheBeast feeding helpless women to his crocodile monsters]] and having his General Daiba create "Man-Made Beherit", the [[HumanArchitectureHorror womb-like construction]] made out of hundreds of Apostles, who are kept [[AndIMustScream alive and in a state of constant suffering]], while he has his men throw hundreds of thousands of pregnant women there, where their unborn children are filled with an evil essence that turn them into feral demons, who then tear apart the bodies of their mothers. Upon being easily defeated by Griffith, Ganishka turned himself into [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Shiva]], gruesomely killing thousands of his own men and unleashing his monsters to devour everyone they see, endangering the whole world with his power.

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->''"You have now been marked with the Brand of Sacrifice. The lives of those who bear the Brand, from the last drop of blood, to the last moment of your agonizing deaths, will feed life to the new Child of Darkness."''
-->—'''Void''' to the [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]], [[Recap/BerserkGoldenAgeArc Chapter 79—"Feast"]]

''Franchise/{{Berserk}}'' takes place in a CrapsackWorld, and [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]], [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]], and [[Characters/BerserkGutsCompanions their allies]] have faced [[Characters/BerserkAntagonists all manner of villains]]. Even so, a [[CompleteMonster select few]] manage to stand out.

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* The [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]] are the [[BigBadDuumvirate ultimate pinnacle of evil]] in Midland:
** [[Characters/BerserkGriffithFemto Griffith]] began life as a young man [[AmbitionIsEvil desiring his own kingdom]]. Willing to do anything to that end, Griffith displays a [[{{Narcissist}} ruthless narcissism]] in how he utilizes [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk his followers]], stating he will decide the place of their deaths, sending Guts to commit multiple political assassinations and eliminating any rivals. After his fall from grace, Griffith [[DespairEventHorizon succumbs to ultimate despair]] and summons the Godhand. In order to become the Fifth Angel of the Godhand, Femto, Griffith sacrifices the entire company, having his comrades butchered by demons during the Eclipse and damning their souls eternally as he feasts on their life force to emerge as a black-winged god of demons. With his newfound power, Griffith, as Femto, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes Casca]] while [[ForcedToWatch forcing Guts to watch]], her Brand of Sacrifice causing her so much pain from his action that she is [[RapeLeadsToInsanity driven comatose]]. Happily adopting a position among the Godhand to continue the sacrifices to demonkind, Femto displays no remorse for his deeds until he manipulates causality with his fellows to sacrifice every refugee at the city of Albion. Emerging as the [[DarkMessiah supposed messiah of light]] as Griffith once again, he assembles a new Band of the Hawk to challenge the monstrous Ganishka and the Kushan empire, only to utilize Ganishka's death to initiate the Great Roar of the Astral World, fusing the material with the supernatural. This unleashes countless monsters into the world to slaughter and destroy at will while Griffith claims his kingdom Falconia, only to seek ever more to [[ItsAllAboutMe feed his insatiable ego]]. When given a chance to finally see Guts again and the memorial to the people he sacrificed, Griffith declares he feels no regret or remorse, stating his only loyalty is to himself and his dream and views any goodness as weakness that he is now free of.
** [[MyBrainIsBig Void]] is [[TheOlderImmortal the eldest]] of the Godhand and [[TheLeader first among equals]], having ascended over a thousand years ago via a great and terrible sacrifice. Forever hated by Guts's aloof ally the Skull Knight, Void has spent centuries sewing discord across Midland through his Apostle minions and presumably lulled the other members of the Godhand to [[DealWithTheDevil commit their own mass sacrifices to join him as gods]] amongst the demons. The chief representative of the eldritch [[GreaterScopeVillain Idea of Evil]], Void acts out its will upon the world and is also responsible for producing the Brand of Sacrifice, which transforms humans into Apostles and marks their chosen sacrifices to be killed and taken to hell as victims of Demonkind.
** [[VillainsNeverLie Ubik]] is perhaps the most talkative of the Godhand and the member of the group who acts as TheCorrupter. Ubik is most responsible for [[ManipulativeBastard convincing others to forsake humanity]], using their lowest points against them and guiding them through their lives. Selectively revealing and editing the truth, Ubik [[BreakThemByTalking breaks]] every single Apostle before convincing them to embrace their monstrosity as a demon, whether he is attempting to convince the Apostle Count to sacrifice his young daughter Theresia or persuade Griffith to join the Godhand and discard the Band of the Falcon.
** [[HotAsHell Slan]] is the only female member of the Godhand and the one most concerned with [[SexIsViolence dark carnality]]. [[NightmareFetishist Finding arousal in agony and rape]], Slan is worshiped by heretic cults and the "Goddess of the Flame" groups. Influencing Apostles and men alike to be the worst they can, Slan promotes twisted orgies marked by mass cannibalism and blood sacrifice and corrupts a forest to become Qliphoth, a twisted, deadly place home to demons she may manifest in. With her attachment to Guts [[InLoveWithYourCarnage for his capacity for violence]], Slan [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil attempts to molest him]] upon her manifestation and even offers him the chance to become an Apostle himself, using the promise of allowing him to kill Griffith should he sacrifice his companions to her.
** [[FatBastard Conrad]], the [[TheQuietOne most silent]] and seldom-seen of the Godhand, is no less vile than his companions. Of all of them, Conrad's influence extends the most to the material plane, and his manifestations [[PestController bear with them plague-carrying rats]] that ravage Midland in addition to his normal duties as a demon god. Conrad [[{{Plaguemaster}} ensures the spread of the plague]] to drive refugees across to the city of Albion for the mass sacrifice and the manifestation of Femto into the material plane, with Conrad and the other Godhand watching with interest.
* [[Recap/BerserkGoldenAgeArc "Golden Age" arc]]: [[PsychoForHire Wyald]] is one of the first Apostles encountered and one of the nastiest pieces of work that Guts and company meet before the Eclipse goes down. A depraved [[TheHedonist hedonist]], he works for the King of Midland and leads a band of mercenaries made up of the worst murderers, rapists and all around scum that Midland has to offer—and even they are terrified of him. His motto is "Excitement and Enjoyment", which translates to [[RapePillageAndBurn raping and murdering]] dozens, including children. He demonstrates [[BadBoss an utter disregard for his men's lives]], frequently triggering traps and getting them killed, solely so that he can laugh at their deaths. Taking his [[KillerGorilla true, massive, monstrous form]], Wyald states his abhorrent intent to brutally rape Casca to death.
* [[Recap/BerserkFalconOfTheMillenniumEmpireArc "Falcon of the Millennium Empire" arc]]: [[TheCaligula Emperor Ganishka]] of the Kushan Empire became insanely paranoid when his mother tried to poison him for his younger brother to become the heir, prompting him to kill them both. Waging many wars in a quest to reign supreme over the world, Ganishka's paranoia made his own son so terrified that he tried to kill his own father out of fear he would see his son as a threat. Accepting the Godhand's offer and [[OffingTheOffspring letting his son be devoured]], Ganishka [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide used his power]] to become [[TheDreaded the most feared tyrant]] across the world, invading Midland and massacring thousands of innocent people, decorating the entire city with their corpses and body parts, [[FedToTheBeast feeding helpless women to his crocodile monsters]] and having his General Daiba create "Man-Made Beherit", the [[HumanArchitectureHorror womb-like construction]] made out of hundreds of Apostles, who are kept [[AndIMustScream alive and in a state of constant suffering]], while he has his men throw hundreds of thousands of pregnant women there, where their unborn children are filled with an evil essence that turn them into feral demons, who then tear apart the bodies of their mothers. Upon being easily defeated by Griffith, Ganishka turned himself into [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Shiva]], gruesomely killing thousands of his own men and unleashing his monsters to devour everyone they see, endangering the whole world with his power.

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* ''[[Literature/BerserkTheFlameDragonKnight The Flame Dragon Knight]]'': [[InsaneAdmiral General Abecassis]] of [[TheEmpire Tudor]] is the man in charge of Tudor's horrific loyalty programs. After having led the attack on Grant which sees innocents tortured, raped, and killed, Abecassis [[WouldHurtAChild murders a little boy]] just to prove a point to the prisoners, along with subjecting them to [[TrainingFromHell horrible conditions and training]]. Over 100 children die thanks to Abecassis, with girls who cannot handle the conditions raped, tortured, and killed. When Grunbeld defies Abecassis, the general [[IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure has his friend Sigur raped and tortured in his stead]]. As years pass, Abecassis decides to arrange a new attack on Grant to have it invaded and ravaged by Tudor.

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* ''[[Manga/BerserkThePrototype The Prototype]]'': [[UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler Vlad Tepes]] is a [[AristocratsAreEvil monstrous tyrant]] who, during a war with a neighboring country, was ruthless enough to capture and {{impale|dWithExtremePrejudice}} 500 prisoners on stakes and [[DeadGuyOnDisplay leave their corpses to rot on the borders]] as a gruesome warning. After the war, Vlad decided to satiate his bloodlust on his own people by taking young girls as maidservants, only to slaughter them mercilessly. When Guts infiltrates Vlad's castle in order to rescue Fricka, Vlad is revealed to be a [[OneWingedAngel grotesque]], gluttonous Apostle who offered his humanity in exchange for inhuman powers, and then attempts to kill both Guts and Fricka, bragging about how a "mere human" is no match for him.
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* ''The Prototype'': [[UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler Vlad Tepes]] is a [[AristocratsAreEvil monstrous tyrant]] who, during a war with a neighboring country, was ruthless enough to capture and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impale]] 500 prisoners on stakes and [[DeadGuyOnDisplay leave their corpses to rot on the borders]] as a gruesome warning. After the war, Vlad decided to satiate his bloodlust on his own people by taking young girls as maidservants, only to slaughter them mercilessly. When Guts infiltrates Vlad's castle in order to rescue Fricka, Vlad is revealed to be a [[OneWingedAngel grotesque]], gluttonous Apostle who offered his humanity in exchange for inhuman powers, and then attempts to kill both Guts and Fricka, bragging about how a "mere human" is no match for him.

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* ''The Prototype'': ''[[Manga/BerserkThePrototype The Prototype]]'': [[UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler Vlad Tepes]] is a [[AristocratsAreEvil monstrous tyrant]] who, during a war with a neighboring country, was ruthless enough to capture and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impale]] 500 prisoners on stakes and [[DeadGuyOnDisplay leave their corpses to rot on the borders]] as a gruesome warning. After the war, Vlad decided to satiate his bloodlust on his own people by taking young girls as maidservants, only to slaughter them mercilessly. When Guts infiltrates Vlad's castle in order to rescue Fricka, Vlad is revealed to be a [[OneWingedAngel grotesque]], gluttonous Apostle who offered his humanity in exchange for inhuman powers, and then attempts to kill both Guts and Fricka, bragging about how a "mere human" is no match for him.
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* "[[Recap/BerserkGoldenAgeArc Golden Age Arc]]": [[PsychoForHire Wyald]] is one of the first Apostles encountered and one of the nastiest pieces of work that Guts and company meet before the Eclipse goes down. A depraved [[TheHedonist hedonist]], he works for the King of Midland and leads a band of mercenaries made up of the worst murderers, rapists and all around scum that Midland has to offer--and even they are terrified of him. His motto is "Excitement and Enjoyment", which translates to [[RapePillageAndBurn raping and murdering]] dozens, including children. He demonstrates [[BadBoss an utter disregard for his men's lives]], frequently triggering traps and getting them killed, solely so that he can laugh at their deaths. Taking his [[KillerGorilla true, massive, monstrous form]], Wyald states his abhorrent intent to brutally rape Casca to death.
* "[[Recap/BerserkFalconOfTheMillenniumEmpireArc Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc]]": [[TheCaligula Emperor Ganishka]] of the Kushan Empire became insanely paranoid when his mother tried to poison him for his younger brother to become the heir, prompting him to kill them both. Waging many wars in a quest to reign supreme over the world, Ganishka's paranoia made his own son so terrified that he tried to kill his own father out of fear he would see his son as a threat. Accepting the Godhand's offer and [[OffingTheOffspring letting his son be devoured]], Ganishka [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide used his power]] to become [[TheDreaded the most feared tyrant]] across the world, invading Midland and massacring thousands of innocent people, decorating the entire city with their corpses and body parts, [[FedToTheBeast feeding helpless women to his crocodile monsters]] and having his General Daiba create "Man-Made Beherit", the [[HumanArchitectureHorror womb-like construction]] made out of hundreds of Apostles, who are kept [[AndIMustScream alive and in a state of constant suffering]], while he has his men throw hundreds of thousands of pregnant women there, where their unborn children are filled with an evil essence that turn them into feral demons, who then tear apart the bodies of their mothers. Upon being easily defeated by Griffith, Ganishka turned himself into [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Shiva]], gruesomely killing thousands of his own men and unleashing his monsters to devour everyone they see, endangering the whole world with his power.

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* "[[Recap/BerserkGoldenAgeArc Golden Age Arc]]": [[Recap/BerserkGoldenAgeArc "Golden Age" arc]]: [[PsychoForHire Wyald]] is one of the first Apostles encountered and one of the nastiest pieces of work that Guts and company meet before the Eclipse goes down. A depraved [[TheHedonist hedonist]], he works for the King of Midland and leads a band of mercenaries made up of the worst murderers, rapists and all around scum that Midland has to offer--and even they are terrified of him. His motto is "Excitement and Enjoyment", which translates to [[RapePillageAndBurn raping and murdering]] dozens, including children. He demonstrates [[BadBoss an utter disregard for his men's lives]], frequently triggering traps and getting them killed, solely so that he can laugh at their deaths. Taking his [[KillerGorilla true, massive, monstrous form]], Wyald states his abhorrent intent to brutally rape Casca to death.
* "[[Recap/BerserkFalconOfTheMillenniumEmpireArc Falcon [[Recap/BerserkFalconOfTheMillenniumEmpireArc "Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc]]": Empire" arc]]: [[TheCaligula Emperor Ganishka]] of the Kushan Empire became insanely paranoid when his mother tried to poison him for his younger brother to become the heir, prompting him to kill them both. Waging many wars in a quest to reign supreme over the world, Ganishka's paranoia made his own son so terrified that he tried to kill his own father out of fear he would see his son as a threat. Accepting the Godhand's offer and [[OffingTheOffspring letting his son be devoured]], Ganishka [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide used his power]] to become [[TheDreaded the most feared tyrant]] across the world, invading Midland and massacring thousands of innocent people, decorating the entire city with their corpses and body parts, [[FedToTheBeast feeding helpless women to his crocodile monsters]] and having his General Daiba create "Man-Made Beherit", the [[HumanArchitectureHorror womb-like construction]] made out of hundreds of Apostles, who are kept [[AndIMustScream alive and in a state of constant suffering]], while he has his men throw hundreds of thousands of pregnant women there, where their unborn children are filled with an evil essence that turn them into feral demons, who then tear apart the bodies of their mothers. Upon being easily defeated by Griffith, Ganishka turned himself into [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Shiva]], gruesomely killing thousands of his own men and unleashing his monsters to devour everyone they see, endangering the whole world with his power.



* ''Literature/BerserkTheFlameDragonKnight'': [[InsaneAdmiral General Abecassis]] of [[TheEmpire Tudor]] is the man in charge of Tudor's horrific loyalty programs. After having led the attack on Grant which sees innocents tortured, raped, and killed, Abecassis [[WouldHurtAChild murders a little boy]] just to prove a point to the prisoners, along with subjecting them to [[TrainingFromHell horrible conditions and training]]. Over 100 children die thanks to Abecassis, with girls who cannot handle the conditions raped, tortured, and killed. When Grunbeld defies Abecassis, the general [[IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure has his friend Sigur raped and tortured in his stead]]. As years pass, Abecassis decides to arrange a new attack on Grant to have it invaded and ravaged by Tudor.

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* ''Literature/BerserkTheFlameDragonKnight'': ''[[Literature/BerserkTheFlameDragonKnight The Flame Dragon Knight]]'': [[InsaneAdmiral General Abecassis]] of [[TheEmpire Tudor]] is the man in charge of Tudor's horrific loyalty programs. After having led the attack on Grant which sees innocents tortured, raped, and killed, Abecassis [[WouldHurtAChild murders a little boy]] just to prove a point to the prisoners, along with subjecting them to [[TrainingFromHell horrible conditions and training]]. Over 100 children die thanks to Abecassis, with girls who cannot handle the conditions raped, tortured, and killed. When Grunbeld defies Abecassis, the general [[IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure has his friend Sigur raped and tortured in his stead]]. As years pass, Abecassis decides to arrange a new attack on Grant to have it invaded and ravaged by Tudor.
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->''"You have now been marked with the Brand of Sacrifice. The lives of those who bear the Brand, from the last drop of blood, to the last moment of your agonizing deaths, will feed life to the new Child of Darkness."''
-->--'''Void''' to the [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk Band of the Hawk]], [[Recap/BerserkGoldenAgeArc Chapter 79—"Feast"]]

''Franchise/{{Berserk}}'' takes place in a CrapsackWorld, and [[Characters/BerserkGuts Guts]], [[Characters/BerserkCasca Casca]], and [[Characters/BerserkGutsCompanions their allies]] have faced [[Characters/BerserkAntagonists all manner of villains]]. Even so, a [[CompleteMonster select few]] manage to stand out.

![[Administrivia/SpoilersOff All spoilers are unmarked]]. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!
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* The [[Characters/BerserkGodhandAndApostles Godhand]] are the [[BigBadDuumvirate ultimate pinnacle of evil]] in Midland:
** [[Characters/BerserkGriffithFemto Griffith]] began life as a young man [[AmbitionIsEvil desiring his own kingdom]]. Willing to do anything to that end, Griffith displays a [[{{Narcissist}} ruthless narcissism]] in how he utilizes [[Characters/BerserkBandOfTheHawk his followers]], stating he will decide the place of their deaths, sending Guts to commit multiple political assassinations and eliminating any rivals. After his fall from grace, Griffith [[DespairEventHorizon succumbs to ultimate despair]] and summons the Godhand. In order to become the Fifth Angel of the Godhand, Femto, Griffith sacrifices the entire company, having his comrades butchered by demons during the Eclipse and damning their souls eternally as he feasts on their life force to emerge as a black-winged god of demons. With his newfound power, Griffith, as Femto, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes Casca]] while [[ForcedToWatch forcing Guts to watch]], her Brand of Sacrifice causing her so much pain from his action that she is [[RapeLeadsToInsanity driven comatose]]. Happily adopting a position among the Godhand to continue the sacrifices to demonkind, Femto displays no remorse for his deeds until he manipulates causality with his fellows to sacrifice every refugee at the city of Albion. Emerging as the [[DarkMessiah supposed messiah of light]] as Griffith once again, he assembles a new Band of the Hawk to challenge the monstrous Ganishka and the Kushan empire, only to utilize Ganishka's death to initiate the Great Roar of the Astral World, fusing the material with the supernatural. This unleashes countless monsters into the world to slaughter and destroy at will while Griffith claims his kingdom Falconia, only to seek ever more to [[ItsAllAboutMe feed his insatiable ego]]. When given a chance to finally see Guts again and the memorial to the people he sacrificed, Griffith declares he feels no regret or remorse, stating his only loyalty is to himself and his dream and views any goodness as weakness that he is now free of.
** [[MyBrainIsBig Void]] is [[TheOlderImmortal the eldest]] of the Godhand and [[TheLeader first among equals]], having ascended over a thousand years ago via a great and terrible sacrifice. Forever hated by Guts's aloof ally the Skull Knight, Void has spent centuries sewing discord across Midland through his Apostle minions and presumably lulled the other members of the Godhand to [[DealWithTheDevil commit their own mass sacrifices to join him as gods]] amongst the demons. The chief representative of the eldritch [[GreaterScopeVillain Idea of Evil]], Void acts out its will upon the world and is also responsible for producing the Brand of Sacrifice, which transforms humans into Apostles and marks their chosen sacrifices to be killed and taken to hell as victims of Demonkind.
** [[VillainsNeverLie Ubik]] is perhaps the most talkative of the Godhand and the member of the group who acts as TheCorrupter. Ubik is most responsible for [[ManipulativeBastard convincing others to forsake humanity]], using their lowest points against them and guiding them through their lives. Selectively revealing and editing the truth, Ubik [[BreakThemByTalking breaks]] every single Apostle before convincing them to embrace their monstrosity as a demon, whether he is attempting to convince the Apostle Count to sacrifice his young daughter Theresia or persuade Griffith to join the Godhand and discard the Band of the Falcon.
** [[HotAsHell Slan]] is the only female member of the Godhand and the one most concerned with [[SexIsViolence dark carnality]]. [[NightmareFetishist Finding arousal in agony and rape]], Slan is worshiped by heretic cults and the "Goddess of the Flame" groups. Influencing Apostles and men alike to be the worst they can, Slan promotes twisted orgies marked by mass cannibalism and blood sacrifice and corrupts a forest to become Qliphoth, a twisted, deadly place home to demons she may manifest in. With her attachment to Guts [[InLoveWithYourCarnage for his capacity for violence]], Slan [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil attempts to molest him]] upon her manifestation and even offers him the chance to become an Apostle himself, using the promise of allowing him to kill Griffith should he sacrifice his companions to her.
** [[FatBastard Conrad]], the [[TheQuietOne most silent]] and seldom-seen of the Godhand, is no less vile than his companions. Of all of them, Conrad's influence extends the most to the material plane, and his manifestations [[PestController bear with them plague-carrying rats]] that ravage Midland in addition to his normal duties as a demon god. Conrad [[{{Plaguemaster}} ensures the spread of the plague]] to drive refugees across to the city of Albion for the mass sacrifice and the manifestation of Femto into the material plane, with Conrad and the other Godhand watching with interest.
* "[[Recap/BerserkGoldenAgeArc Golden Age Arc]]": [[PsychoForHire Wyald]] is one of the first Apostles encountered and one of the nastiest pieces of work that Guts and company meet before the Eclipse goes down. A depraved [[TheHedonist hedonist]], he works for the King of Midland and leads a band of mercenaries made up of the worst murderers, rapists and all around scum that Midland has to offer--and even they are terrified of him. His motto is "Excitement and Enjoyment", which translates to [[RapePillageAndBurn raping and murdering]] dozens, including children. He demonstrates [[BadBoss an utter disregard for his men's lives]], frequently triggering traps and getting them killed, solely so that he can laugh at their deaths. Taking his [[KillerGorilla true, massive, monstrous form]], Wyald states his abhorrent intent to brutally rape Casca to death.
* "[[Recap/BerserkFalconOfTheMillenniumEmpireArc Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc]]": [[TheCaligula Emperor Ganishka]] of the Kushan Empire became insanely paranoid when his mother tried to poison him for his younger brother to become the heir, prompting him to kill them both. Waging many wars in a quest to reign supreme over the world, Ganishka's paranoia made his own son so terrified that he tried to kill his own father out of fear he would see his son as a threat. Accepting the Godhand's offer and [[OffingTheOffspring letting his son be devoured]], Ganishka [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide used his power]] to become [[TheDreaded the most feared tyrant]] across the world, invading Midland and massacring thousands of innocent people, decorating the entire city with their corpses and body parts, [[FedToTheBeast feeding helpless women to his crocodile monsters]] and having his General Daiba create "Man-Made Beherit", the [[HumanArchitectureHorror womb-like construction]] made out of hundreds of Apostles, who are kept [[AndIMustScream alive and in a state of constant suffering]], while he has his men throw hundreds of thousands of pregnant women there, where their unborn children are filled with an evil essence that turn them into feral demons, who then tear apart the bodies of their mothers. Upon being easily defeated by Griffith, Ganishka turned himself into [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Shiva]], gruesomely killing thousands of his own men and unleashing his monsters to devour everyone they see, endangering the whole world with his power.

[[AC:Other Canon Works]]
* ''Literature/BerserkTheFlameDragonKnight'': [[InsaneAdmiral General Abecassis]] of [[TheEmpire Tudor]] is the man in charge of Tudor's horrific loyalty programs. After having led the attack on Grant which sees innocents tortured, raped, and killed, Abecassis [[WouldHurtAChild murders a little boy]] just to prove a point to the prisoners, along with subjecting them to [[TrainingFromHell horrible conditions and training]]. Over 100 children die thanks to Abecassis, with girls who cannot handle the conditions raped, tortured, and killed. When Grunbeld defies Abecassis, the general [[IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure has his friend Sigur raped and tortured in his stead]]. As years pass, Abecassis decides to arrange a new attack on Grant to have it invaded and ravaged by Tudor.

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* ''The Prototype'': [[UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler Vlad Tepes]] is a [[AristocratsAreEvil monstrous tyrant]] who, during a war with a neighboring country, was ruthless enough to capture and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impale]] 500 prisoners on stakes and [[DeadGuyOnDisplay leave their corpses to rot on the borders]] as a gruesome warning. After the war, Vlad decided to satiate his bloodlust on his own people by taking young girls as maidservants, only to slaughter them mercilessly. When Guts infiltrates Vlad's castle in order to rescue Fricka, Vlad is revealed to be a [[OneWingedAngel grotesque]], gluttonous Apostle who offered his humanity in exchange for inhuman powers, and then attempts to kill both Guts and Fricka, bragging about how a "mere human" is no match for him.
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