History Berserk / TropesIToP

* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Emperor Ganishka [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty holds Princess Charlotte captive after invading Wyndam]], and tells her that she [[spoiler:[[MaritalRapeLicense must bear his son]] even though they weren't officially married.]][[LieBackAndThinkOfEngland For the empire]], [[SarcasmMode of course]]. The same also goes to The Great Goat Head who wants to "marry" Casca into the cult after she got captured.

* PeekABangs: Casca and Serpico both have these from time to time, more so for design purposes since they have the most distinct bangs, but it could also reflect some of their personality traits:
** After the Eclipse, Casca is shown having these a lot more when she is in her severe emotionally and psychologically fragmented state.
** Serpico, having a very sly and cunning nature, [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass has these when he's at his best.]]

* TheLoveSlapOfEpiphany: Played with, especially in the second movie. After Guts' well-meaning but awkward overnight IntimateHealing session with an unconscious and sick Casca (who, up to this point in the story, isn't fond of him), she's not very thrilled with the reveal the next morning and proceeds to punch Guts and then hurl an assortment of armor at him - ''[[ImplausibleFencingPowers including aiming her sword at his head and missing by just a few marks]]''. This finally draws the line with Guts, as he yells that [[WouldntHitAGirl if she wasn't a woman]], he'd punch her square in the jaw right then and now. After that, Casca isn't as crass around Guts, and the two begin opening up to each other.

* LoveDodecahedron: Berserk is less big on that than many other series but a LoveTriangle shows up every now and then, partly due to the fact that Guts is a ChickMagnet. So far: Judeau had a crush on Casca, who had a crush on Griffith, who himself is attracted to Guts who has a thing for Casca. [[TheyDo All of which is settled when Casca reciprocates Guts' feelings]] right before things go to hell. After the Eclipse, Farnese and Shierke have a crush on Guts, who loves only Casca but she can't love him back any more due to her mental condition. Farnese herself is courted by Roderick and used to have a flirtatious relationship with Serpico, and Schierke has a PuppyLove thing going with Isidro, who in turn has a similar relationship with Isma. And on the enemy's side, Griffith is lusted after by Sonia but he is already betrothed to Charlotte, while Sonia has formed a close relationship with Irvine and Mule, her beleaguered attendant.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Of all the people he killed and/or maimed, Guts mostly takes on absolute bastards who totally deserved what they got.

** Also, how Farnese turned from a rampant, PyroManiac Knight Templar whose motivation was to burn heretics and accused witches, of which half of the motivation went to [[spoiler:[[ADateWithRosiePalms her own gratification]]]], to a soft-spoken student of witchcraft who merely wants to be of use to others around her.

* LoveDodecahedron: Berserk is less big on that than many other series but TriangRelations show up every now and then, partly due to the fact that Guts is a ChickMagnet. So far: Judeau had a crush on Casca, who had a crush on Griffith, who himself is attracted to Guts who has a thing for Casca. [[TheyDo All of which is settled when Casca reciprocates Guts' feelings]] right before things go to hell. After the Eclipse, Farnese and Shierke have a crush on Guts, who loves only Casca but she can't love him back any more due to her mental condition. Farnese herself is courted by Roderick and used to have a flirtatious relationship with Serpico, and Schierke has a PuppyLove thing going with Isidro, who in turn has a similar relationship with Isma. And on the enemy's side, Griffith is lusted after by Sonia but he is already betrothed to Charlotte, while Sonia has formed a close relationship with Irvine and Mule, her beleaguered attendant.

* MythArc: In essence, the tumultuous personalities of Guts, Griffith, and Casca are explored as well as their relationships to each other throughout the series. [[TriangRelations Their relationship]] pretty much influenced the fate of the entire world as it always comes down to these three. This is great and enticing to the reader, but the unfortunate [[ArcFatigue myth stall]] kind of sours it.

* OutWithABang: The Female Apostle's modus operandi - she transforms from her human form (a naked woman) mid-coitus and devours her victims. It works on [[spoiler:Corkus]] during the Eclipse[[note]]although he only gets to second base[[/note]], but she doesn't [[IncrediblyLamePun get so lucky]] with Guts later on.

* PimpedOutDress:
** The Midland royal court has plenty of these.
** Those Vandimion's are pretty pimped-out themselves.
* {{Pirates}}: [[EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks Captain Sharkrider]] and his pirate crew are a group of [[TalkLikeAPirate stereotypical]] Type 1 pirates - only they suck at what they do and Guts and his gang always [[ButtMonkey take some time to talk shit about them]].

* ProportionatelyPonderousParasites: After Guts [[EatMe cuts his way]] [[WombLevel through the insides]] of the [[EldritchAbomination The Sea God]], he's attacked by a swarm of critters resembling long-legged GiantSpiders. According to [[ChildMage Schierke]], they protect the Sea God in exchange for nourishment.

** And, as if the church wasn't already bad enough (it is, after all, inspired by the medieval catholic church), Inquisitor Mozgus becomes a angel-like pseudo-apostle covered by white feathers and having a light breath.

* PecFlex: A non-comical version at the end of ''Descent'' where Guts is fighting ghosts in the field, he jumps to attack and his pecs [[{{Gainaxing}} gainax]] upon landing. Serious a scene as it as, [[FemaleGaze the display did not disappoint.]]

** And then there were [[spoiler:those that remained with the Hawks, and out of pure loyalty, rescued Griffith from torture and imprisonment. [[KillEmAll And we all know what he ultimately did to them...]]]]

* IdealizedSex: Averted, even in the case of [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex Guts and Casca]]. Though the OfficialCouple of the series, TheirFirstTime is far from perfect, with [[spoiler:Casca bleeding during penetration and wincing in discomfort, and Guts being a bit too rough and frantic with Casca due to his inexperience. Oh, and the part where he suffers a mental breakdown from reliving his childhood rape and nearly strangles Casca.]] After a cool down, the two have much "fluffier" sex after.

** MyGreatestSecondChance: And now that he has straightened things out the best he could, [[DeclarationOfProtection he's devoted himself to protecting Casca]], starting with [[spoiler:rescuing her at St. Albion.]] Remember: [[BerserkButton hurt Casca]]? You're dead. Get in the way of Guts trying to protect Casca? You're still dead. Both Isidro and Farnese learned not to either fail or get in the way of Guts when it came to Casca's safety - [[http://www.mrsmanga.com/Berserk/144.154/149/ the scary]] [[http://www.mrsmanga.com/Berserk/144.154/204/ way.]]

* NiceHat: Irvine, seeing that he's the big hat wearer of the series, but Guts also deserves some special mention, since he wore the coolest looking hat during the victory ball fiasco that made him look '''all the more badass'''.

* NiceHat: Irvine, seeing that he's the big hat wearer of the series, but Guts also deserves some special mention, since he wore the coolest looking hat during the victory ball fiasco that made him look '''[[UpToEleven all the more badass]]'''.

* LostLoveMontage: Every once in awhile, Guts will have flashbacks of the good times he had with Casca before the Eclipse happened, often reminding him of the one time he felt true love in his life, his big mistake of leaving her behind for two years, or how their relationship is fragmented for the time being. [[TearJerker *sniff*]] [[HeartbrokenBadass Poor Guts.]]
* TheLostWoods: ''Berserk'' has presented two of these. The first was the forest where Rosine and her minions dwelt in conjunction with their [[CrapSaccharineWorld valley of doom]]. Then there was the forest in the Enoch story line, in which, although no map was presented, it was [[GardenOfEvil evil on one side]] (Qliphoth) and then [[WorldTree good on the other side]] (Mansion of the Spirit Tree), more or less.

* PrimalFear: No. ''Berserk'' doesn't stop at NightmareFuel and AdultFear. Now we have those fears that everyone can relate to, including the valued reader: a fear of the dark (Guts virtually cannot sleep at night because he has to fight off monsters and evil spirits the whole time), being eaten alive (happens too often with both monsters AND humans), blood and guts (chances are that you will NOT die in one piece), giants (those goddamn scary apostles), monsters and scary beasts (again, those damn apostles - AND just about every supernatural creature is out to get you. It's a surprise that unicorns and fairies haven't been wiped out), bugs ([[ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth Rosine]] and her little minions), snakes (um, the Great Goatheads [[GagPenis phallis]]), and probably dozens more. Alas, the one that takes the cake is the [[ColdBloodedTorture sadism]] and the {{squick}} and for added horror, the humiliation involved. What's the worst thing about being apprehended by the guards and going to a trial that might end with your execution? No, it's not the actual trial (or even the actual execution). It's:

* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: It's easier to just make a list of "Obligatory Decent Guy Scenes" since the series is full of war crimes.

** Guts' current relationship with Casca is certainly laden with this trope. [[StuffedIntoTheFridge While Guts used Casca's fate during the Eclipse]] as his strongest motivation for casting vengeance on the Griffith and the God Hand, actually staying with Casca during her mental and emotional instability probably would have done ''a lot'' more for her in the long run. Instead, Guts leaves her no more than a month after the ordeal [[spoiler:and right after she miscarried their unborn child, which obviously didn't make her mental condition any better]] and proceeds on his mission for ''two years.'' Even though there is a glimmer of hope when Guts finally realizes the error of his ways and [[MyGreatestSecondChance dedicates himself to protecting Casca and staying by her side no matter what]], he's unfortunately not as prepared for the task of caretaker as he thought he would be and things just go even more awry between them.

* MohsScaleOfViolenceHardness: The manga, Golden Age Arc movies, and 2016 anime all warrant a whopping ''10''! The 1997 anime is an 8 due to the limited animation.

* MixAndMatchCritters: Most of the Apostles, the qlipoth creatures and the Pishacha are combinations of various animals that aren't supposed to go together. We got [[PantheraAwesome tiger]][[ALoadOfBull bull]][[BloodKnight apes]], [[OurOgresAreHungrier manspermwhaleelephants]], froghorses, elephantwhales, and [[AllTrollsAreDifferent ratmonkeypigs]], just to name a few.