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Author: Paradisesnake

Aug 11th 2013 at 4:43:25 AM

[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': [[{{Deuteragonist}} Griffith]]'s dream is to become the king of Midland even though [[RagsToRoyalty he was born a commoner]]. He starts as a leader of the Band of the Hawk, [[ArmyOfThievesAndWhores a small band of mercenaries]], and earns himself fame as a great military leader in the ongoing One Hundred Years War. Eventually he gets [[{{Knighting}} knighted]] and after he's led the Band of the Hawk into a war-deciding victory agains the Castle of Doldrey his mercenaries are given the title of "White", the highest possible honor an army can be granted. After the war has ended, however, Griffith can't climb any higher by military merits alone. His last plan is to marry [[PrincessClassic princess Charlotte]] so he would eventually inherit the throne. [[spoiler:In the end, the fact how close to succeeding Griffith gets only serves to make his fate that much more tragic. [[BreakTheHaughty Griffith loses all that he has gained]] and [[DealWithADevil sacrifices his men]] in a [[DespairEventHorizon desperate attempt]] to salvage what has been lost]].