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* InnocentBlueEyes
* HellishPupils: Don't always show. In his humanoid form he has-
** RedEyesTakeWarning
** RedEyesTakeWarning
* SinisterScimitar: His WeaponOfChoice when he isn't in Apostle form.
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* BloodKnight: Same deal as Zodd.
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* BloodKnight: Same deal as Zodd. Zodd and prefers battling against opponents that pose a ''real'' challenge.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: At the Spirit Tree, he he would question his orders, telling Guts that it isn't honorable to attack an old woman with so many troops.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: At the Spirit Tree, he he would question his Griffith's orders, telling Guts and his fellow Apostles that it isn't honorable to attack an old woman with so many troops.
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He appears as a [[BlankWhiteEyes blank-eyed]], DarkerAndEdgier version of RobinHood. His Apostle form is that of a shaggy, HellHound-like beast from the waist down while his upper body is similar to a {{Werewolf}}. He can use his hair as a weapon and lower-body beast sports two horns that he can use as a bow.
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He appears as a [[BlankWhiteEyes [[ProphetEyes blank-eyed]], DarkerAndEdgier version of RobinHood. His Apostle form is that of a shaggy, HellHound-like beast from the waist down while his upper body is similar to a {{Werewolf}}. He can use his hair as a weapon and lower-body beast sports two horns that he can use as a bow.
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** {{Irony}}: Despite believing herself superior to regular humans and thinking that she has found a soulmate in Griffith (at least until Irvine came into the picture), her helmet is shaped like a duckbill...
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** {{Irony}}: {{Irony}}[=/=]{{Foreshadowing}}: Despite believing herself superior to regular humans and thinking that she has found a soulmate in Griffith (at least until Irvine came into the picture), her helmet is shaped like a duckbill...
* OccultBlueEyes: She's called "Lady Sorceress" after all.
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A young and minor noble of Midland. He briefly resisted the Kushan invasion of Midland with his retainers, until he was rescued by Griffith and his new Band of the Hawk, subsequently pledging his sword to Griffith. As a member of the new Band of the Hawk, Mule's main concern is the protection of Sonia.
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A young and minor noble of Midland. He briefly resisted the Kushan invasion of Midland with his retainers, until he was rescued by Griffith and his new Band of the Hawk, subsequently pledging his sword to Griffith. As a member of the new Band of the Hawk, Mule's main concern is [[LadyAndKnight the protection of Sonia.
Sonia]].
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* LadyAndKnight: His job is protecting Sonia, even though she clearly contempts him as much as she does other humans. At one point, she said that, if he actually took part in a battle, he could at best be a "Wild Duck".
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because it\'s not just about having that eye colour, it\'s about what traits blue eyes supposed to symbolise and blue eyes is constantly being misused for \"X has blue eyes\", so anything that doesn\'t fit the split off tropes or Zero Content Examples will be removed. This goes for most of the Common Eye Colours tropes as wellDeleted line(s) 32 (click to see context) :
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* ShorterMeansSmarter (He was as tall as Casca, hence shorter than most males of the original Hawks, and was incredibly perceptive and shrewd. [[EveryOneCanSeeIt He even guessed out Guts and Casca]] before any of them could actually realize they were falling for each other.)
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* ShorterMeansSmarter (He ShorterMeansSmarter: He was as tall as Casca, hence shorter than most males of the original Hawks, and was incredibly perceptive and shrewd. [[EveryOneCanSeeIt He even guessed out Guts and Casca]] before any of them could actually realize they were falling for each other.)
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* BadAss (Even though he was weaker than Guts and Pippin, he was still able to hold his own pretty well at their side.)
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* BadAss (Even BadAss: Even though he was weaker than Guts and Pippin, he was still able to hold his own pretty well at their side.)
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* [[spoiler: DyingDeclarationOfLove]]: Tragically subverted, (see below).
* [[spoiler: FamousLastWords:]] Some of the most heartbreaking ever written. He tries to [[spoiler: [[DyingDeclarationOfLove tell Casca how he feels with his last breath]]]], but he only manages a comment on how she's crying. [[spoiler: [[{{Tearjerker}} His last thoughts are "That's it!? Those are my last words!?" Cue bawling from readers everywhere]].]]
* [[spoiler: FamousLastWords:]] Some of the most heartbreaking ever written. He tries to [[spoiler: [[DyingDeclarationOfLove tell Casca how he feels with his last breath]]]], but he only manages a comment on how she's crying. [[spoiler: [[{{Tearjerker}} His last thoughts are "That's it!? Those are my last words!?" Cue bawling from readers everywhere]].]]
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* [[spoiler: DyingDeclarationOfLove]]: DyingDeclarationOfLove: Tragically subverted, (see below).
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* [[spoiler:FamousLastWords:]] FamousLastWords: Some of the most heartbreaking ever written. He tries to [[spoiler: [[DyingDeclarationOfLove tell Casca how he feels with his last breath]]]], breath]], but he only manages a comment on how she's crying. [[spoiler: [[{{Tearjerker}} His last thoughts are "That's it!? Those are my last words!?" Cue bawling from readers everywhere]].]]
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* TheMatchmaker (For Guts and Casca. In the end, he only had the two's best intentions in mind, despite his own feelings.)
* NiceGuy (A BadAss one at that but still truly kind and generous.)
* OnlySaneMan (He was certainly one of the most level-headed members of the original Hawks.)
* NiceGuy (A BadAss one at that but still truly kind and generous.)
* OnlySaneMan (He was certainly one of the most level-headed members of the original Hawks.)
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* TheMatchmaker (For TheMatchmaker: For Guts and Casca. In the end, he only had the two's best intentions in mind, despite his own feelings.)
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*NiceGuy (A NiceGuy: A BadAss one at that but still truly kind and generous.)
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* RomanticRunnerUp (He was secretly in love with Casca but never acted on his feelings out of respect for the reciprocated bond her and Guts had formed.)
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* WeaponOfChoice (Said throwing [[KnifeNut knives]] above.)
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* WeaponOfChoice (Said WeaponOfChoice: Said throwing [[KnifeNut knives]] above.)
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* BadAss (When one is strong enough to wield a giant war hammer and crush skulls without blinking, one owns the title;)
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* MightyGlacier (A good example of this)
* TheQuietOne (Never a man of many words, Pippin spoke only when necessary.)
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* MightyGlacier (A MightyGlacier: A good example of this)
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*TheQuietOne (Never TheQuietOne: Never a man of many words, Pippin spoke only when necessary.)
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* WeaponOfChoice (A big 'ol [[AnAxeToGrind battle axe]].)
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* WeaponOfChoice (A WeaponOfChoice: A big 'ol [[AnAxeToGrind battle axe]].)
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With the exception of Rickert, [[spoiler: all of the original Hawks were victims of Griffith's TranshumanTreachery, and ended up as [[SacrificialLion sacrificial lions]] to [[CosmicHorror the Godhand]] in order to fulfill Griffith's destiny. Only Guts and Casca survived the nightmare, but as mentioned above, they did not come out of it unscathed.]]
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With the exception of Rickert, [[spoiler: all of the original Hawks were victims of Griffith's TranshumanTreachery, and ended up as [[SacrificialLion sacrificial lions]] to [[CosmicHorror the [[DemonlordsAndArchdevils Godhand]] in order to fulfill Griffith's destiny. Only Guts and Casca survived the nightmare, but as mentioned above, they did not come out of it unscathed.]]
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* GlorySeeker: Never passes up a chance to draw attention to himself, but at the mention of having an actual dream, his mouth falls shut.
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* GlorySeeker: If there's one thing that he benefits from upon joining the Hawks, it's making a bigger name for himself.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Never passes up a chance to draw attention to himself, but at the mention of having an actual dream, his mouth falls shut.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Never passes up a chance to draw attention to himself, but at the mention of having an actual dream, his mouth falls shut.
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* {{Likeable Villain}}s: Pretty much all of them have some likeable qualities to their personalities - even Zodd. Debate is up for Rakshas, though.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Since his encounter with Rosine, Rickert developed a bit of a phobia towards Elves. Puck, of all things, can make him uneasy.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Elves?]]: Since his encounter with Rosine, Rickert developed a bit of a phobia towards Elves. Puck, of all things, can make him uneasy.
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* BigRedDevil: In his apostle form, which is a change from his EldritchAbomination brethren.
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* PromotionToParent: Since Godo fell ill [[spoiler:and eventually died,]] he's taken it upon himself to raise Erica.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Since his encounter with Rosine, Rickert developed a bit of a phobia towards Elves. Puck, of all things, can make him uneasy.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Since his encounter with Rosine, Rickert developed a bit of a phobia towards Elves. Puck, of all things, can make him uneasy.
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For The antagonists in this series, check out Characters/BerserkAntagonists\\
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* DorkKnight: He's skilled, noble, good-looking, idealistic... and yet Sonia walks all over him.
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* CassandraTruth / TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Not a harsh example, but Casca was surprised when Judeau admitted that he believed in elves. And it turned out that he was right.
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With the exception of Rickert, [[spoiler: all of the original Hawks were victims of Griffith's TranshumanTreachery, and ended up as [[SacrificialLion sacrificial lions]] to [[CosmicHorror the Godhand]] in order to fulfill Griffith's destiny. Only Guts and Casca survived the nightmare, but as mentioned above, they did not come out of it unscathed.
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He got mortally wounded protecting Casca during the Eclipse, and dies without telling her his true feelings.
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[[spoiler: He got mortally wounded protecting Casca during the Eclipse, and dies without telling her his true feelings.
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During the Eclipse, Pippin sacrifices himself so Judeau can attempt to get Casca to safety. Guts later finds his eviscerated corpse still standing upright, before it's torn in half and eaten by the Count.
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During the Eclipse, [[spoiler: Pippin sacrifices himself so Judeau can attempt to get Casca to safety. Guts later finds his eviscerated corpse still standing upright, before it's torn in half and eaten by the Count.]]
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* DiedStandingUp (Though it is somewhat unclear whether the Count just stood his body up to lure in the delirious Guts.)
* DiedStandingUp (Though it is somewhat unclear whether the Count just stood his body up to lure in the delirious Guts.)
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* [[spoiler: BlackDudeDiesFirst (He's BlackDudeDiesFirst]]: [[spoiler:He's the first named character to die during the Eclipse.)]]
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*DiedStandingUp (Though [[spoiler: DiedStandingUp]]: [[spoiler:Though it is somewhat unclear whether the Count just stood his body up to lure in the delirious Guts.)]]
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He ends up delirious during the Eclipse and is eaten alive by the Female Apostle.
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[[spoiler: He ends up delirious during the Eclipse and is eaten alive by the Female Apostle.]]
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* DeathBySex: [[spoiler: DeathBySex]]: [[spoiler: In a way. At least he checked out happy...]]
** [[spoiler: His facial expression spoke otherwise - as his head was in the mouth of the apostle that ate him.]]
** [[spoiler: His facial expression spoke otherwise - as his head was in the mouth of the apostle that ate him.]]
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Loyal to Guts before anybody else, he is the last Hawk shown to die during the Eclipse, [[YourHeadASplode his head exploding in Guts' arms from the pressure of a parasite demon]].
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Loyal to Guts before anybody else, [[spoiler: he is the last Hawk shown to die during the Eclipse, [[YourHeadASplode his head exploding in Guts' arms from the pressure of a parasite demon]].
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: In Guts', upon telling him about what happened to the rest of the Raid Party.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: DiedInYourArmsTonight]]: In Guts', upon telling him about what happened to the rest of the Raid Party.
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** Grunbeld is Pippin being the tallest one, wielding a
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** Grunbeld is Pippin being the tallest one, wielding a
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** Grunbeld is Pippin being the tallest one, wielding a
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* TheNondescript: With the exception of Sonia and Mule, virtually nothing is known about Griffith's new sidekicks.
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* VillainyDiscretionShot: Pretty much all of the apostles who head Griffith's neo-Hawks are decent and noble enough, but they ''are'' still apostles, meaning that they ''must'' have crossed the MoralEventHorizon at some point in order to get to that point...
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers a scathing one to Isidro upon fist-fighting with him.
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This page is for The Band of the Hawk, both the Original band and the reformed band.
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[[folder: Band of the Hawk - Original]]
The original TrueCompanions of Guts with whom he spent the whole Golden Age arc. After taking a break from their company to find out his true purpose, Guts returns to them 1 year later but finds out that the Band has almost fallen apart from losing its leader, which leads to the whole Griffith Rescue arc.
With the exception of Rickert, all of the original Hawks were victims of Griffith's TranshumanTreachery, and ended up as [[SacrificialLion sacrificial lions]] to [[CosmicHorror the Godhand]] in order to fulfill Griffith's destiny. Only Guts and Casca survived the nightmare, but as mentioned above, they did not come out of it unscathed.
!!Judeau
!!! Voiced by: AkiraIshida
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-> ''"Whether it's good or bad, it's always unfortunate to wake up in the middle of a dream."''
The SmartGuy of the Band was a perceptive, genuinely kind guy with [[UnrequitedLove an unrequited crush on Casca.]] [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Yet he held no grudge towards Guts for having won Casca's affections and even helps them get together.]]
Exceptionally good at throwing weapons, he had a very good aim and was also a notable strategist, as seen during the Griffith Rescue Arc upon the fight with the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Bakirakas]].
He got mortally wounded protecting Casca during the Eclipse, and dies without telling her his true feelings.
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* BadAss (Even though he was weaker than Guts and Pippin, he was still able to hold his own pretty well at their side.)
** BadassLonghair
* BlueEyes
* DualWielding: [[ChoiceOfTwoWeapons His secondary weapon]] on the battle field are two daggers.
* [[spoiler: DyingDeclarationOfLove]]: Tragically subverted, (see below).
* [[spoiler: FamousLastWords:]] Some of the most heartbreaking ever written. He tries to [[spoiler: [[DyingDeclarationOfLove tell Casca how he feels with his last breath]]]], but he only manages a comment on how she's crying. [[spoiler: [[{{Tearjerker}} His last thoughts are "That's it!? Those are my last words!?" Cue bawling from readers everywhere]].]]
* HairOfGold
* HeroicSacrifice: To save Casca during the Eclipse
* HisQuirkLivesOn: The throwing knives strap that Guts wears at all time post-Eclipse is a {{Homage}} to Judeau, whom he considered a friend.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
* KnifeNut: His specialty is throwing knives.
* TheMatchmaker (For Guts and Casca. In the end, he only had the two's best intentions in mind, despite his own feelings.)
* NiceGuy (A BadAss one at that but still truly kind and generous.)
* OnlySaneMan (He was certainly one of the most level-headed members of the original Hawks.)
** He is also the only hawk who keeps acting somewhat rational during the eclypse wile everyone else loses it.
* RomanticRunnerUp (He was secretly in love with Casca but never acted on his feelings out of respect for the reciprocated bond her and Guts had formed.)
* SacrificialLion
* ShorterMeansSmarter (He was as tall as Casca, hence shorter than most males of the original Hawks, and was incredibly perceptive and shrewd. [[EveryOneCanSeeIt He even guessed out Guts and Casca]] before any of them could actually realize they were falling for each other.)
* TheSmartGuy
* WeaponOfChoice (Said throwing [[KnifeNut knives]] above.)
!!Pippin
!!! Voiced by: Masuo Amada
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The [[TheStoic stoic]], [[TheQuietOne taciturn]], [[TheBigGuy muscle guy]] of the Hawk, was a former miner who used to go alongside Guts on the battlefield and wielded a war hammer or a war axe. Despite his brutish appearance, Pippin was actually quite smart and only spoke up to say something important.
During the Eclipse, Pippin sacrifices himself so Judeau can attempt to get Casca to safety. Guts later finds his eviscerated corpse still standing upright, before it's torn in half and eaten by the Count.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown
* BadAss (When one is strong enough to wield a giant war hammer and crush skulls without blinking, one owns the title;)
* TheBigGuy: Taller, bigger and more massively built than Guts himself!
* [[spoiler: BlackDudeDiesFirst (He's the first named character to die during the Eclipse.)]]
* DiedStandingUp (Though it is somewhat unclear whether the Count just stood his body up to lure in the delirious Guts.)
* EyesAlwaysShut
* GeniusBruiser: He tended to be much smarter than one would give him credit for.
* GentleGiant: He only used violence on the battlefield, and was pretty soft-spoken and patient otherwise.
* MightyGlacier (A good example of this)
* TheQuietOne (Never a man of many words, Pippin spoke only when necessary.)
* SacrificialLion
* ScaryBlackMan: Subverted - he's a hulking, muscular black guy, but he's really a cool-headed nice guy.
* TheStoic (He was hardly ever shown smiling or mad.)
* StoutStrength: Subverted. He may ''look'' fat but he's just solid.
* WeaponOfChoice (A big 'ol [[AnAxeToGrind battle axe]].)
!!Corkus
!!! Voiced by: Tomohiro Nihimura
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-> ''"You have nothing special! You can never be like Griffith!"''
The resident {{Jerkass}} of the Hawks was a former pirate. Cocksure yet cowardly, pretty ineffectual and [[NonActionGuy never seen kicking ass]], he has a strong dislike for Guts but never acts openly against him. Nevertheless, he was also one of the Hawks' commanders.
He ends up delirious during the Eclipse and is eaten alive by the Female Apostle.
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* AllJustADream: What he would like to believe the Eclipse is.
* DeathBySex: In a way. At least he checked out happy...
* DirtyCoward: For a seasoned mercenary, he was pretty cowardly.
* GlorySeeker: Never passes up a chance to draw attention to himself, but at the mention of having an actual dream, his mouth falls shut.
* {{Jerkass}} (Deliberately obnoxious and offensive to everyone, especially to Guts.)
* NonActionGuy
* SacrificialLion
* SmugSnake (Appeared cocksure but was actually pretty cowardly on the battlefield)
* YesMan: Shamelessly kisses Griffith's ass every step of the way.
!!Rickert
!!! Voiced by: AkikoYajima
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-> ''"The Band of the Hawk is your family! Why would you want to leave?"''
The [[TagalongKid youngest one of the group]], is often seen with Pippin. He is the only one not to be involved in the Eclipse since he wasn't with the Hawks when it all went down and is taken to Godo's place by the Skull Knight along with Guts and Casca. He then cares for Casca with Godo's daughter, Erika, while Guts sets off to exact revenge on the Apostles.
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* {{Bishonen}}: What he evolves into when Guts comes back with Casca after the Conviction Arc.
* TheBlacksmith: A little while after being taken to Godo's place by the Skull Knight with Guts and Casca, he learns blacksmithing from Godo and helps Guts by putting together his new armour and his ArmCannon
* CheerfulChild
* ChildSoldier: By far the youngest member of the Hawks.
* GadgeteerGenius: About as much as one can get in a Medieval setting. He was able to fashion a prosthetic arm for Guts using spare parts he found around Godo's workshop. An arm that also doubled as an ArmCannon and which could be used to mount a RepeatingCrossbow.
* [[HugeGuyTinyGirl Huge Guy Tiny Guy]]: A non romantic example. He was often seen hanging out with Pippin who was easily 3 times his size.
* PutOnABus: Went his own path with Erika to a yet unknown fate after Guts and Casca set out.
* TagalongKid
* WeaponOfChoice: Little guy could wield a crossbow pretty good.)
* WideEyedIdealist: The most optimistic of the Hawks, almost taken to an annoying level since he sees the Hawks as more of a family unit than a company of HiredGuns. Even after seeing half of his comrades get eaten, being told that the rest had died, seeing Casca insane, and seeing Guts take a dark shift in character, he still remained hopeful that Griffith would return and didn't really think to pressure Guts for the truth of what really happened for everything to come to that because he was too scared to ask.
!!Gaston
!!! Voiced by: Masato Kawanakako
-> ''"It doesn't feel real, does it? Like we're in someone else's dream..."''
[[TheEveryman An average guy]] who joined the Hawks so he could live the life he wanted afterwards and open his own shop. He had a fiancée back in Wyndham but she eventually left him, and he ended up with nowhere to go other than helping Griffith fulfilling his dream.
Loyal to Guts before anybody else, he is the last Hawk shown to die during the Eclipse, [[YourHeadASplode his head exploding in Guts' arms from the pressure of a parasite demon]].
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* AllJustADream: Like anybody else, he has a hard time to really believe what is happening to him and his buddies.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: In Guts', upon telling him about what happened to the rest of the Raid Party.
* TheEveryman: Dude just wanted to open a clothes shop with what he would have collected with the Hawks...
* NumberTwo: To Guts.
* SacrificialLion
* SatelliteCharacter: Mostly a background character but he shows up consistently.
* UndyingLoyalty: Completely devoted to Guts, even before Griffith, and would have preferred to follow him if the band were to fall apart.
* YourHeadASplode: What ultimately happens to him during the Eclipse.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Griffith's New Band of the Hawk]]
The new Band of the Hawk is a force of humans much like the first one, but led by greater Apostles that all gathered around Griffith and consider him as their leader. As said above, said Apostles appear much less monstrous than their weaker peers. Not much is known about their respective back stories so far.
'''Tropes that Griffith's New Band of the Hawk's members have in common:'''
* BishonenLine: The appearance of their apostle forms falls into the "awesomely badass" category, rather than the "freaky hideous EldritchAbomination" category to which many apostles belong, demonstrating their great power, and also leaving open the possibility that they are not {{Complete Monster}}s.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Aside from Zodd who was introduced before all the others, members of the New Band of the Hawk seem to be the former ones' counterparts:
** Grunbeld is Pippin being the tallest one, wielding a war hammer, and [[EvenEvilHasStandards unappreciative of unnecessary violence]].
** Rakshas is Corkus, as smug and obnoxious as Corkus was back in the days, albeit seen kicking ass once.
** Sonia is Casca, [[SmittenTeenageGirl infatuated with Griffith]] and [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the only female of note]], except she's more harmonic and not an ActionGirl.
** Locus is Judeau, the most considerate and "friendly" of the group, even seen talking normally to humans.
** Mule is Rickert, a [[TagalongKid naive kid]] who has no clue about who he's actually serving.
** Irvine is Guts. Yes. An AloofAlly who mostly stays on his own, brooding, much like Guts used to do back in the days, who develops a close relationship with the sole female of the group and whose Apostle form is very close to that of Guts' EnemyWithin.
*** Some may also argue Zodd is NotSoDifferent from Guts either, both of them being fiercely loyal to Griffith and living mostly for the battle, as well as having lost a part of them in battle (horn for Zodd, arm and eye for Guts). But their motives are very different and Zodd has no intention of going on his own just yet.
!!Zodd
!!! Voiced by: KenjiUtsumi
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-> ''"If this man is a true friend to you, be prepared! For when this man's dreams come crashing down, you shall meet your death! A death that you shall not escape!"''
A centuries-old BloodKnight, Nosferatu Zodd (his full name) is a hulking and humanoid feline giant of tremendous strength. He is the first Apostle that Guts meets in the timeline and Zodd almost kills him along with Griffith until he realizes Griffith wears the Crimson Behelit. Upon flying away, he predicts the Hawks' unfortunate fate. His Apostle form is that of an enormous black humanoid tiger-like beast with horns and wings.
After the Eclipse, he is defeated by Griffith, losing one of his horns, and out of respect for Griffith's strength he joins the new Band of the Hawk as a demon commander. Extremely fond of battles and bloodshed, he seems to have a strange form of respect for Guts and considers him a WorthyOpponent, who [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou only he should defeat.]] Not to mention that [[spoiler:both cooperated once upon battling Ganishka after the great fight in Vritanis. His strange relationship with Guts was [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Sonia a little before he sets off for Vritanis.]]
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* AnimalMotifs: The lion.
* AppendageAssimilation: Did somebody chop off your arm, Zodd? Well, no worry, because you can just reattach it! Not before [[GrievousHarmWithABody smacking the shit out of the person]] who severed your arm - WITH said arm - in the first place though! It's all good.
* {{A Load of Bull}}[=/=]PantheraAwesome: His apostle form resembles a bat-winged Minotaur with a lion's face.
* {{Badass}}: Just ''look'' at him and try to tell me that he isn't badass.
* BareFistedMonk: in Apostle form.
* BerserkButton: He ''really'' doesn't like it if someone interferes in a duel with a WorthyOpponent, to the point of using the ThisIsUnforgivable line when this happens (which is ''very'' strong in Japanese culture).
* BloodKnight: He loves fighting above all else. This trait also gives him a sense of honour, as he respects strong opponents and gets ''very'' angry if a duel is interfered with (see BerserkButton above).
* DevilInPlainSight: He never made his existence a secret and is quite notorious.
* TheDragon: To Griffith post-Eclipse.
* EnemyMine: How him and Guts defeated [[spoiler:Ganishka]] in Vritannis.
* EyesOfGold: in the new adaptation
* FangsAreEvil
* FullFrontalAssault: The first time Guts meets him. Tuned down with BarbieDollAnatomy though. His Apostle form lacks any clothing though.
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Has large bat wings to confirm his demonic heritage.
* LightningBruiser
* NobleDemon
* PointyEars
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: To the Skull Knight and to Guts.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He has known the Skull Knight for centuries...
* RedBaron: Known as "Zodd The Immortal".
* RedEyesTakeWarning: In the anime and movies.
* AVillainNamedZrg: Averted since Zodd is not a sci-fi villain and there isn't an "r" or a "g" in his name, but it still sounds like the typical trope. ''Zooooooooooooooodddd.''
* WalkingShirtlessScene
* WeaponOfChoice: Scimitars and two-handed swords.
* WorthyOpponent: Despite his denial, Zodd deeply respects Guts and is extremely fond of fighting with him.
!!Grunbeld
!!! Voiced by: TesshoGenda
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-> ''"To warriors, the battlefield should be a holy place. Our greater desire is to die amidst blood and carnage."''
Towering above all the other members of the new Band, his Apostle form is that of a crystalline dragon. He desired to battle Guts after their return from the Qliphoth and is very surprised to find himself reduced to his knees when Guts puts on the Berserker Armor.
He appears as a red-haired, massively built giant who wields a warhammer and a shield that doubles as a cannon similar to the one Guts has.
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* AnimalMotifs: The Dragon.
* ArmCannon: Grunbeld's shield generally acts as one of these.
* BadAss: From his height to his fangs and his build, there is virtually nothing depriving him of the title.
* BloodKnight: Same deal as Zodd.
* FangsAreEvil
* DropTheHammer: Grunbeld uses a warhammer in order to fight Guts.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: At the Spirit Tree, he he would question his orders, telling Guts that it isn't honorable to attack an old woman with so many troops.
* EvilRedhead
* GiantMook
* TheJuggernaut (Oh yeah!)
* MadeOfDiamond: Or more accurately, made of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corundum corundum]].
* OurDragonsAreDifferent
* OurGiantsAreBigger: He is even taller than the towering Zodd.
* WeaponOfChoice: A war hammer and his cannon-shield.
!!Irvine
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-> ''"I'm a hunter. I'm more relaxed when I'm alone."''
An aloof, solitary and quiet WarriorPoet who enjoys playing the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lute lute]]. He rarely speaks to anyone in the Band yet has formed a close relationship with Sonia. He uses a demonic, sentient bow in battle and is able to fire several arrows at a time.
He appears as a [[BlankWhiteEyes blank-eyed]], DarkerAndEdgier version of RobinHood. His Apostle form is that of a shaggy, HellHound-like beast from the waist down while his upper body is similar to a {{Werewolf}}. He can use his hair as a weapon and lower-body beast sports two horns that he can use as a bow.
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* TheArcher: Irvine's weapon of choice is a demonic sentient bow.
** The ranges he can use said bow bring him into ColdSniper territory, for instance, he takes out every [[spoiler:Kushan cavalry officer during the siege of Vritannis]] with headshots. From about a mile downrange. Without flinching.
* BeastMan: He defines himself as one, and ultimately appears as one.
* BlankWhiteEyes
* TheHunter: Also defines himself as this and justifies his need for solitude because of this.
* LonersAreFreaks: A strange case. He isn't seen talking to anyone in the Neo-Hawks except Sonia, but he is one of the most sympathetic Apostles shown so far, along with Rosine and the Nameless Apostle.
* NiceHat
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent
* PetTheDog: His relationship with Sonia counts as this.
* TheQuietOne: Aloof to everyone in the Band with the notable exception of Sonia.
* RazorFloss: His hair, while in Apostle form, seem to have this effect.
* RescueRomance: There seems to be shades of this as he rescued Sonia from [[spoiler:a crushing blow of Ganishka]].
* WarriorPoet: He likes playing the lute when he is not fighting.
* WeaponOfChoice: Bows and Arrows.
!!Rakshas
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-> ''"One day, I'll get your pretty head."''
The most mysterious of all the Hawks seems to have no form other than that of a swirling black phantom wearing a tribal mask. Apparently a Kushan, he seems to have some beef with Silat. He said he joined Griffith's army so he could take his head. That's all we know at the moment.
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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: we've yet to see him fight and we have no idea what he is (tough he is most likely an Apostle) or where he came from but it is implied he is very powerful, or at least very reliable when he wants. He sneaked on Zodd (literally hiding in his wings) to watch as Ganishka and Griffith fought!
* CoolMask
* EnigmaticMinion: Virtually nothing is known about him.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent
** BedsheetGhost: Looks very much like this except the sheet is black and there's something ''truly'' unnerving about him.
* PsychoForHire: He is quite sadistic and there is also the fact that he joined Griffith to kill him.
* SatelliteCharacter: The least seen of all the Neo-Hawks.
* SimSimSalabim: Notably averted in comparison to all other Kushans.
* WildCard
!!Locus
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-> ''"In this war, the physical world's trivialities will soon become meaningless. Dawn is drawing near. And a true sun will shine over us all."''
The Moonlight Knight is a NobleDemon with very strict principles and who firmly believes Griffith will bring about a much better world. In his human form, he appears as a dark-haired {{Bishonen}} with ten liters of testosterone and [[BadAss badassery]]. His Apostle form is that of a shining, metallic Centaur-like creature wielding a heavy lance.
Also notable for being among the least mean-spirited of all Apostles thus far and usually speaks normally with humans and has never been shown to be in need of human flesh for sustenance.
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* AntiVillain
* {{Badass}}: His centaur form.
** BadassLongHair: In human form.
* {{Bishonen}}: Less androgynous than the usual standard but he still qualifies.
* TheFettered: Because of the above, he is also the Apostle with the most strict moral standards.
* KnightErrant: What he was before joining Griffith.
* KnightInShiningArmor: At least in appearance.
* KnightTemplar: Although he is clearly on the side of evil, he believes that all what the Neo-Hawks do is for greater good.
* TheLancer: Literally.
* NobleDemon
* OurCentaursAreDifferent
* SpikesOfVillainy: Quite ironically.
* WeaponOfChoice: A heavy lance.
!!Sonia
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-> ''"That night I had a dream. A dream in which a kite and an owl were playing by the moonlight."''
Appearing as a young, cute, blonde girl, Sonia is an AntiVillain. Born with the gift of [[OracularUrchin clairvoyance]], she has a generally friendly disposition and is infatuated with Griffith. She doesn't fear the Apostles, and has even bonded with the distant Irvine. She resents Charlotte for being Griffith LoveInterest since she considers herself the only being able to understand his true nature and feelings.
She has also struck a friendly relationship with Schierke upon meeting her in Vritannis and relates to her feeling of inadequateness among humans. She doesn't fight physically but often acts as the hub of thought of all the Hawks, relaying Griffith's orders to his subordinates and [[MissionControl giving him instant information about any situation]].
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Be it Griffith or Irvine, she ''does'' have a thing for morally questionable guys.
* AnimalMotifs: She likes comparing people to birds: She's a [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey kite]], [[CaptainObvious Griffith's a hawk]], Schierke's an [[TheOwlKnowingOne owl]] and Mule almost got his own specie as well at one point. Other than that, Midlanders are [[MorallyAmbiguousDucktorate ducks]], Kushans are [[RavensAndCrows crows]] and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers apostles are dragons]].
** {{Irony}}: Despite believing herself superior to regular humans and thinking that she has found a soulmate in Griffith (at least until Irvine came into the picture), her helmet is shaped like a duckbill...
* AntiVillain
* CreepyChild: She seems a little too easy around ObviouslyEvil [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Apostles]]. At one point, she even offers to sneak a corpse to one that moments ago was considering eating ''her''.
* DarkChick
* ForeheadOfDoom
* GreenEyedMonster: She is ''very'' jealous of Charlotte's relationship with Griffith.
* HairOfGold <-> BlondesAreEvil: Her moral neutrality and her otherworldliness make her swing between the two.
* MissionControl: Her way with telepathy makes her one of these.
* TheNicknamer
* NightmareFetishist: She is in no way even remotely unnerved by the demonic Apostles, their appetite for human flesh, or even the threatening (or lewd) intent they display to her.
* OracularUrchin: She often gives cryptic predictions to people she likes.
* PerkyFemaleMinion: She is always smiling and welcoming to everyone even though she looks down on regular humans and calls them "ducks".
* PrecociousCrush: On Griffth.
* SmittenTeenageGirl: Same deal as Charlotte, but in an even more immature way.
* WoundedGazelleWarcry: Charges blindly onto the battlefield to fight [[spoiler:with Ganishka's Aposlte form]], despite being by far the weakest of the Neo-Hawks, and is rescued ''in extremis'' by Irvine. Turns out she did so to motivate Midland's troops to help Griffith's army defeating [[spoiler:Ganishka]].
!!Mule
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A young and minor noble of Midland. He briefly resisted the Kushan invasion of Midland with his retainers, until he was rescued by Griffith and his new Band of the Hawk, subsequently pledging his sword to Griffith. As a member of the new Band of the Hawk, Mule's main concern is the protection of Sonia.
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* AntiVillain: If he can even be called a villain.
* {{Bishonen}}
* BlueEyes
* GenerationXerox: Is a clear-cut counterpart to Rickert in the Neo-Hawks and is just as clueless about Griffith's true nature.
* HairOfGold
* IAmXSonOfY: He is Mule Wolcliff, son of Baraga Wolcliff.
* KnightInShiningArmor
* NaiveNewcomer
* WeaponOfChoice: Short swords.
[[/folder]]
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[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder: Band of the Hawk - Original]]
The original TrueCompanions of Guts with whom he spent the whole Golden Age arc. After taking a break from their company to find out his true purpose, Guts returns to them 1 year later but finds out that the Band has almost fallen apart from losing its leader, which leads to the whole Griffith Rescue arc.
With the exception of Rickert, all of the original Hawks were victims of Griffith's TranshumanTreachery, and ended up as [[SacrificialLion sacrificial lions]] to [[CosmicHorror the Godhand]] in order to fulfill Griffith's destiny. Only Guts and Casca survived the nightmare, but as mentioned above, they did not come out of it unscathed.
!!Judeau
!!! Voiced by: AkiraIshida
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-> ''"Whether it's good or bad, it's always unfortunate to wake up in the middle of a dream."''
The SmartGuy of the Band was a perceptive, genuinely kind guy with [[UnrequitedLove an unrequited crush on Casca.]] [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Yet he held no grudge towards Guts for having won Casca's affections and even helps them get together.]]
Exceptionally good at throwing weapons, he had a very good aim and was also a notable strategist, as seen during the Griffith Rescue Arc upon the fight with the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Bakirakas]].
He got mortally wounded protecting Casca during the Eclipse, and dies without telling her his true feelings.
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* BadAss (Even though he was weaker than Guts and Pippin, he was still able to hold his own pretty well at their side.)
** BadassLonghair
* BlueEyes
* DualWielding: [[ChoiceOfTwoWeapons His secondary weapon]] on the battle field are two daggers.
* [[spoiler: DyingDeclarationOfLove]]: Tragically subverted, (see below).
* [[spoiler: FamousLastWords:]] Some of the most heartbreaking ever written. He tries to [[spoiler: [[DyingDeclarationOfLove tell Casca how he feels with his last breath]]]], but he only manages a comment on how she's crying. [[spoiler: [[{{Tearjerker}} His last thoughts are "That's it!? Those are my last words!?" Cue bawling from readers everywhere]].]]
* HairOfGold
* HeroicSacrifice: To save Casca during the Eclipse
* HisQuirkLivesOn: The throwing knives strap that Guts wears at all time post-Eclipse is a {{Homage}} to Judeau, whom he considered a friend.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
* KnifeNut: His specialty is throwing knives.
* TheMatchmaker (For Guts and Casca. In the end, he only had the two's best intentions in mind, despite his own feelings.)
* NiceGuy (A BadAss one at that but still truly kind and generous.)
* OnlySaneMan (He was certainly one of the most level-headed members of the original Hawks.)
** He is also the only hawk who keeps acting somewhat rational during the eclypse wile everyone else loses it.
* RomanticRunnerUp (He was secretly in love with Casca but never acted on his feelings out of respect for the reciprocated bond her and Guts had formed.)
* SacrificialLion
* ShorterMeansSmarter (He was as tall as Casca, hence shorter than most males of the original Hawks, and was incredibly perceptive and shrewd. [[EveryOneCanSeeIt He even guessed out Guts and Casca]] before any of them could actually realize they were falling for each other.)
* TheSmartGuy
* WeaponOfChoice (Said throwing [[KnifeNut knives]] above.)
!!Pippin
!!! Voiced by: Masuo Amada
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The [[TheStoic stoic]], [[TheQuietOne taciturn]], [[TheBigGuy muscle guy]] of the Hawk, was a former miner who used to go alongside Guts on the battlefield and wielded a war hammer or a war axe. Despite his brutish appearance, Pippin was actually quite smart and only spoke up to say something important.
During the Eclipse, Pippin sacrifices himself so Judeau can attempt to get Casca to safety. Guts later finds his eviscerated corpse still standing upright, before it's torn in half and eaten by the Count.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown
* BadAss (When one is strong enough to wield a giant war hammer and crush skulls without blinking, one owns the title;)
* TheBigGuy: Taller, bigger and more massively built than Guts himself!
* [[spoiler: BlackDudeDiesFirst (He's the first named character to die during the Eclipse.)]]
* DiedStandingUp (Though it is somewhat unclear whether the Count just stood his body up to lure in the delirious Guts.)
* EyesAlwaysShut
* GeniusBruiser: He tended to be much smarter than one would give him credit for.
* GentleGiant: He only used violence on the battlefield, and was pretty soft-spoken and patient otherwise.
* MightyGlacier (A good example of this)
* TheQuietOne (Never a man of many words, Pippin spoke only when necessary.)
* SacrificialLion
* ScaryBlackMan: Subverted - he's a hulking, muscular black guy, but he's really a cool-headed nice guy.
* TheStoic (He was hardly ever shown smiling or mad.)
* StoutStrength: Subverted. He may ''look'' fat but he's just solid.
* WeaponOfChoice (A big 'ol [[AnAxeToGrind battle axe]].)
!!Corkus
!!! Voiced by: Tomohiro Nihimura
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-> ''"You have nothing special! You can never be like Griffith!"''
The resident {{Jerkass}} of the Hawks was a former pirate. Cocksure yet cowardly, pretty ineffectual and [[NonActionGuy never seen kicking ass]], he has a strong dislike for Guts but never acts openly against him. Nevertheless, he was also one of the Hawks' commanders.
He ends up delirious during the Eclipse and is eaten alive by the Female Apostle.
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* AllJustADream: What he would like to believe the Eclipse is.
* DeathBySex: In a way. At least he checked out happy...
* DirtyCoward: For a seasoned mercenary, he was pretty cowardly.
* GlorySeeker: Never passes up a chance to draw attention to himself, but at the mention of having an actual dream, his mouth falls shut.
* {{Jerkass}} (Deliberately obnoxious and offensive to everyone, especially to Guts.)
* NonActionGuy
* SacrificialLion
* SmugSnake (Appeared cocksure but was actually pretty cowardly on the battlefield)
* YesMan: Shamelessly kisses Griffith's ass every step of the way.
!!Rickert
!!! Voiced by: AkikoYajima
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-> ''"The Band of the Hawk is your family! Why would you want to leave?"''
The [[TagalongKid youngest one of the group]], is often seen with Pippin. He is the only one not to be involved in the Eclipse since he wasn't with the Hawks when it all went down and is taken to Godo's place by the Skull Knight along with Guts and Casca. He then cares for Casca with Godo's daughter, Erika, while Guts sets off to exact revenge on the Apostles.
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* {{Bishonen}}: What he evolves into when Guts comes back with Casca after the Conviction Arc.
* TheBlacksmith: A little while after being taken to Godo's place by the Skull Knight with Guts and Casca, he learns blacksmithing from Godo and helps Guts by putting together his new armour and his ArmCannon
* CheerfulChild
* ChildSoldier: By far the youngest member of the Hawks.
* GadgeteerGenius: About as much as one can get in a Medieval setting. He was able to fashion a prosthetic arm for Guts using spare parts he found around Godo's workshop. An arm that also doubled as an ArmCannon and which could be used to mount a RepeatingCrossbow.
* [[HugeGuyTinyGirl Huge Guy Tiny Guy]]: A non romantic example. He was often seen hanging out with Pippin who was easily 3 times his size.
* PutOnABus: Went his own path with Erika to a yet unknown fate after Guts and Casca set out.
* TagalongKid
* WeaponOfChoice: Little guy could wield a crossbow pretty good.)
* WideEyedIdealist: The most optimistic of the Hawks, almost taken to an annoying level since he sees the Hawks as more of a family unit than a company of HiredGuns. Even after seeing half of his comrades get eaten, being told that the rest had died, seeing Casca insane, and seeing Guts take a dark shift in character, he still remained hopeful that Griffith would return and didn't really think to pressure Guts for the truth of what really happened for everything to come to that because he was too scared to ask.
!!Gaston
!!! Voiced by: Masato Kawanakako
-> ''"It doesn't feel real, does it? Like we're in someone else's dream..."''
[[TheEveryman An average guy]] who joined the Hawks so he could live the life he wanted afterwards and open his own shop. He had a fiancée back in Wyndham but she eventually left him, and he ended up with nowhere to go other than helping Griffith fulfilling his dream.
Loyal to Guts before anybody else, he is the last Hawk shown to die during the Eclipse, [[YourHeadASplode his head exploding in Guts' arms from the pressure of a parasite demon]].
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* AllJustADream: Like anybody else, he has a hard time to really believe what is happening to him and his buddies.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: In Guts', upon telling him about what happened to the rest of the Raid Party.
* TheEveryman: Dude just wanted to open a clothes shop with what he would have collected with the Hawks...
* NumberTwo: To Guts.
* SacrificialLion
* SatelliteCharacter: Mostly a background character but he shows up consistently.
* UndyingLoyalty: Completely devoted to Guts, even before Griffith, and would have preferred to follow him if the band were to fall apart.
* YourHeadASplode: What ultimately happens to him during the Eclipse.
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[[folder:Griffith's New Band of the Hawk]]
The new Band of the Hawk is a force of humans much like the first one, but led by greater Apostles that all gathered around Griffith and consider him as their leader. As said above, said Apostles appear much less monstrous than their weaker peers. Not much is known about their respective back stories so far.
'''Tropes that Griffith's New Band of the Hawk's members have in common:'''
* BishonenLine: The appearance of their apostle forms falls into the "awesomely badass" category, rather than the "freaky hideous EldritchAbomination" category to which many apostles belong, demonstrating their great power, and also leaving open the possibility that they are not {{Complete Monster}}s.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Aside from Zodd who was introduced before all the others, members of the New Band of the Hawk seem to be the former ones' counterparts:
** Grunbeld is Pippin being the tallest one, wielding a war hammer, and [[EvenEvilHasStandards unappreciative of unnecessary violence]].
** Rakshas is Corkus, as smug and obnoxious as Corkus was back in the days, albeit seen kicking ass once.
** Sonia is Casca, [[SmittenTeenageGirl infatuated with Griffith]] and [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the only female of note]], except she's more harmonic and not an ActionGirl.
** Locus is Judeau, the most considerate and "friendly" of the group, even seen talking normally to humans.
** Mule is Rickert, a [[TagalongKid naive kid]] who has no clue about who he's actually serving.
** Irvine is Guts. Yes. An AloofAlly who mostly stays on his own, brooding, much like Guts used to do back in the days, who develops a close relationship with the sole female of the group and whose Apostle form is very close to that of Guts' EnemyWithin.
*** Some may also argue Zodd is NotSoDifferent from Guts either, both of them being fiercely loyal to Griffith and living mostly for the battle, as well as having lost a part of them in battle (horn for Zodd, arm and eye for Guts). But their motives are very different and Zodd has no intention of going on his own just yet.
!!Zodd
!!! Voiced by: KenjiUtsumi
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-> ''"If this man is a true friend to you, be prepared! For when this man's dreams come crashing down, you shall meet your death! A death that you shall not escape!"''
A centuries-old BloodKnight, Nosferatu Zodd (his full name) is a hulking and humanoid feline giant of tremendous strength. He is the first Apostle that Guts meets in the timeline and Zodd almost kills him along with Griffith until he realizes Griffith wears the Crimson Behelit. Upon flying away, he predicts the Hawks' unfortunate fate. His Apostle form is that of an enormous black humanoid tiger-like beast with horns and wings.
After the Eclipse, he is defeated by Griffith, losing one of his horns, and out of respect for Griffith's strength he joins the new Band of the Hawk as a demon commander. Extremely fond of battles and bloodshed, he seems to have a strange form of respect for Guts and considers him a WorthyOpponent, who [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou only he should defeat.]] Not to mention that [[spoiler:both cooperated once upon battling Ganishka after the great fight in Vritanis. His strange relationship with Guts was [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Sonia a little before he sets off for Vritanis.]]
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* AnimalMotifs: The lion.
* AppendageAssimilation: Did somebody chop off your arm, Zodd? Well, no worry, because you can just reattach it! Not before [[GrievousHarmWithABody smacking the shit out of the person]] who severed your arm - WITH said arm - in the first place though! It's all good.
* {{A Load of Bull}}[=/=]PantheraAwesome: His apostle form resembles a bat-winged Minotaur with a lion's face.
* {{Badass}}: Just ''look'' at him and try to tell me that he isn't badass.
* BareFistedMonk: in Apostle form.
* BerserkButton: He ''really'' doesn't like it if someone interferes in a duel with a WorthyOpponent, to the point of using the ThisIsUnforgivable line when this happens (which is ''very'' strong in Japanese culture).
* BloodKnight: He loves fighting above all else. This trait also gives him a sense of honour, as he respects strong opponents and gets ''very'' angry if a duel is interfered with (see BerserkButton above).
* DevilInPlainSight: He never made his existence a secret and is quite notorious.
* TheDragon: To Griffith post-Eclipse.
* EnemyMine: How him and Guts defeated [[spoiler:Ganishka]] in Vritannis.
* EyesOfGold: in the new adaptation
* FangsAreEvil
* FullFrontalAssault: The first time Guts meets him. Tuned down with BarbieDollAnatomy though. His Apostle form lacks any clothing though.
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Has large bat wings to confirm his demonic heritage.
* LightningBruiser
* NobleDemon
* PointyEars
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: To the Skull Knight and to Guts.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He has known the Skull Knight for centuries...
* RedBaron: Known as "Zodd The Immortal".
* RedEyesTakeWarning: In the anime and movies.
* AVillainNamedZrg: Averted since Zodd is not a sci-fi villain and there isn't an "r" or a "g" in his name, but it still sounds like the typical trope. ''Zooooooooooooooodddd.''
* WalkingShirtlessScene
* WeaponOfChoice: Scimitars and two-handed swords.
* WorthyOpponent: Despite his denial, Zodd deeply respects Guts and is extremely fond of fighting with him.
!!Grunbeld
!!! Voiced by: TesshoGenda
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-> ''"To warriors, the battlefield should be a holy place. Our greater desire is to die amidst blood and carnage."''
Towering above all the other members of the new Band, his Apostle form is that of a crystalline dragon. He desired to battle Guts after their return from the Qliphoth and is very surprised to find himself reduced to his knees when Guts puts on the Berserker Armor.
He appears as a red-haired, massively built giant who wields a warhammer and a shield that doubles as a cannon similar to the one Guts has.
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* AnimalMotifs: The Dragon.
* ArmCannon: Grunbeld's shield generally acts as one of these.
* BadAss: From his height to his fangs and his build, there is virtually nothing depriving him of the title.
* BloodKnight: Same deal as Zodd.
* FangsAreEvil
* DropTheHammer: Grunbeld uses a warhammer in order to fight Guts.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: At the Spirit Tree, he he would question his orders, telling Guts that it isn't honorable to attack an old woman with so many troops.
* EvilRedhead
* GiantMook
* TheJuggernaut (Oh yeah!)
* MadeOfDiamond: Or more accurately, made of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corundum corundum]].
* OurDragonsAreDifferent
* OurGiantsAreBigger: He is even taller than the towering Zodd.
* WeaponOfChoice: A war hammer and his cannon-shield.
!!Irvine
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-> ''"I'm a hunter. I'm more relaxed when I'm alone."''
An aloof, solitary and quiet WarriorPoet who enjoys playing the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lute lute]]. He rarely speaks to anyone in the Band yet has formed a close relationship with Sonia. He uses a demonic, sentient bow in battle and is able to fire several arrows at a time.
He appears as a [[BlankWhiteEyes blank-eyed]], DarkerAndEdgier version of RobinHood. His Apostle form is that of a shaggy, HellHound-like beast from the waist down while his upper body is similar to a {{Werewolf}}. He can use his hair as a weapon and lower-body beast sports two horns that he can use as a bow.
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* TheArcher: Irvine's weapon of choice is a demonic sentient bow.
** The ranges he can use said bow bring him into ColdSniper territory, for instance, he takes out every [[spoiler:Kushan cavalry officer during the siege of Vritannis]] with headshots. From about a mile downrange. Without flinching.
* BeastMan: He defines himself as one, and ultimately appears as one.
* BlankWhiteEyes
* TheHunter: Also defines himself as this and justifies his need for solitude because of this.
* LonersAreFreaks: A strange case. He isn't seen talking to anyone in the Neo-Hawks except Sonia, but he is one of the most sympathetic Apostles shown so far, along with Rosine and the Nameless Apostle.
* NiceHat
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent
* PetTheDog: His relationship with Sonia counts as this.
* TheQuietOne: Aloof to everyone in the Band with the notable exception of Sonia.
* RazorFloss: His hair, while in Apostle form, seem to have this effect.
* RescueRomance: There seems to be shades of this as he rescued Sonia from [[spoiler:a crushing blow of Ganishka]].
* WarriorPoet: He likes playing the lute when he is not fighting.
* WeaponOfChoice: Bows and Arrows.
!!Rakshas
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-> ''"One day, I'll get your pretty head."''
The most mysterious of all the Hawks seems to have no form other than that of a swirling black phantom wearing a tribal mask. Apparently a Kushan, he seems to have some beef with Silat. He said he joined Griffith's army so he could take his head. That's all we know at the moment.
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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: we've yet to see him fight and we have no idea what he is (tough he is most likely an Apostle) or where he came from but it is implied he is very powerful, or at least very reliable when he wants. He sneaked on Zodd (literally hiding in his wings) to watch as Ganishka and Griffith fought!
* CoolMask
* EnigmaticMinion: Virtually nothing is known about him.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent
** BedsheetGhost: Looks very much like this except the sheet is black and there's something ''truly'' unnerving about him.
* PsychoForHire: He is quite sadistic and there is also the fact that he joined Griffith to kill him.
* SatelliteCharacter: The least seen of all the Neo-Hawks.
* SimSimSalabim: Notably averted in comparison to all other Kushans.
* WildCard
!!Locus
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-> ''"In this war, the physical world's trivialities will soon become meaningless. Dawn is drawing near. And a true sun will shine over us all."''
The Moonlight Knight is a NobleDemon with very strict principles and who firmly believes Griffith will bring about a much better world. In his human form, he appears as a dark-haired {{Bishonen}} with ten liters of testosterone and [[BadAss badassery]]. His Apostle form is that of a shining, metallic Centaur-like creature wielding a heavy lance.
Also notable for being among the least mean-spirited of all Apostles thus far and usually speaks normally with humans and has never been shown to be in need of human flesh for sustenance.
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* AntiVillain
* {{Badass}}: His centaur form.
** BadassLongHair: In human form.
* {{Bishonen}}: Less androgynous than the usual standard but he still qualifies.
* TheFettered: Because of the above, he is also the Apostle with the most strict moral standards.
* KnightErrant: What he was before joining Griffith.
* KnightInShiningArmor: At least in appearance.
* KnightTemplar: Although he is clearly on the side of evil, he believes that all what the Neo-Hawks do is for greater good.
* TheLancer: Literally.
* NobleDemon
* OurCentaursAreDifferent
* SpikesOfVillainy: Quite ironically.
* WeaponOfChoice: A heavy lance.
!!Sonia
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-> ''"That night I had a dream. A dream in which a kite and an owl were playing by the moonlight."''
Appearing as a young, cute, blonde girl, Sonia is an AntiVillain. Born with the gift of [[OracularUrchin clairvoyance]], she has a generally friendly disposition and is infatuated with Griffith. She doesn't fear the Apostles, and has even bonded with the distant Irvine. She resents Charlotte for being Griffith LoveInterest since she considers herself the only being able to understand his true nature and feelings.
She has also struck a friendly relationship with Schierke upon meeting her in Vritannis and relates to her feeling of inadequateness among humans. She doesn't fight physically but often acts as the hub of thought of all the Hawks, relaying Griffith's orders to his subordinates and [[MissionControl giving him instant information about any situation]].
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Be it Griffith or Irvine, she ''does'' have a thing for morally questionable guys.
* AnimalMotifs: She likes comparing people to birds: She's a [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey kite]], [[CaptainObvious Griffith's a hawk]], Schierke's an [[TheOwlKnowingOne owl]] and Mule almost got his own specie as well at one point. Other than that, Midlanders are [[MorallyAmbiguousDucktorate ducks]], Kushans are [[RavensAndCrows crows]] and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers apostles are dragons]].
** {{Irony}}: Despite believing herself superior to regular humans and thinking that she has found a soulmate in Griffith (at least until Irvine came into the picture), her helmet is shaped like a duckbill...
* AntiVillain
* CreepyChild: She seems a little too easy around ObviouslyEvil [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Apostles]]. At one point, she even offers to sneak a corpse to one that moments ago was considering eating ''her''.
* DarkChick
* ForeheadOfDoom
* GreenEyedMonster: She is ''very'' jealous of Charlotte's relationship with Griffith.
* HairOfGold <-> BlondesAreEvil: Her moral neutrality and her otherworldliness make her swing between the two.
* MissionControl: Her way with telepathy makes her one of these.
* TheNicknamer
* NightmareFetishist: She is in no way even remotely unnerved by the demonic Apostles, their appetite for human flesh, or even the threatening (or lewd) intent they display to her.
* OracularUrchin: She often gives cryptic predictions to people she likes.
* PerkyFemaleMinion: She is always smiling and welcoming to everyone even though she looks down on regular humans and calls them "ducks".
* PrecociousCrush: On Griffth.
* SmittenTeenageGirl: Same deal as Charlotte, but in an even more immature way.
* WoundedGazelleWarcry: Charges blindly onto the battlefield to fight [[spoiler:with Ganishka's Aposlte form]], despite being by far the weakest of the Neo-Hawks, and is rescued ''in extremis'' by Irvine. Turns out she did so to motivate Midland's troops to help Griffith's army defeating [[spoiler:Ganishka]].
!!Mule
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A young and minor noble of Midland. He briefly resisted the Kushan invasion of Midland with his retainers, until he was rescued by Griffith and his new Band of the Hawk, subsequently pledging his sword to Griffith. As a member of the new Band of the Hawk, Mule's main concern is the protection of Sonia.
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* AntiVillain: If he can even be called a villain.
* {{Bishonen}}
* BlueEyes
* GenerationXerox: Is a clear-cut counterpart to Rickert in the Neo-Hawks and is just as clueless about Griffith's true nature.
* HairOfGold
* IAmXSonOfY: He is Mule Wolcliff, son of Baraga Wolcliff.
* KnightInShiningArmor
* NaiveNewcomer
* WeaponOfChoice: Short swords.
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