Over the course of the series, Guts is given an ace up his sleeve in the form of the Berserker Armor, which comes with some serious side effects, as one cosplayer has brought the Black Swordsman's fit into the real world.
Berserk currently has no plans, that we know of, to return with a new anime series, though the first three movies that retold the story of the Golden Age Arc are set to return to the small screen in Japan later this year via the Berserk Millenium Edition.
Berserk is easily one of the most brutal manga series to ever be released, but it also happens to be one of the most introspective in following the life of Guts as the former mercenary attempts to carve out a life for himself while also seeking revenge against Griffith, his former best friend.
According to Miura, it took him a while to conceive Guts as the swordsman appears today, but upon coming up with the character's current overall aesthetic, he knew he had hit the nail on the head. The Berserk Official Guidebook states that circa the Fantasia Arc, Guts is 24 years old, 204 cm, and 115 kg.
Schierke ultimately decides that Guts is capable of wearing the armor. Guts dons the new armor. The Apostle rams the door numerous times as Schierke, Serpico and Isidro race to fasten the armor onto Guts.
This armor imbued with a violent od purposed for drawing out and manifesting its wearer's negative emotions. It is eventually entrusted to Guts after Flora's spirit tree mansion is invaded by apostles of Griffith's reborn Band of the Hawk.
The Berserker Armor is a suit of highly durable body armor currently worn by Guts.
"Eclipse" is episode 73 of the Berserk manga.
His hair turned white due to the stress of the armor on his body.
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The device was made by Rickert out of various materials he came across in Godot's warehouse. According to Erica, she helped in creating it as well. Rickert gave it to Guts as a farewell gift before he left for his two-year revenge against the apostles. It replaces Guts' left forearm, which he lost during the Eclipse.
Anyway, the Berserk's Armor doesn't keep him alive, it only allows him to keep fighting even when severely wounded. The reason removing it can pose problem is if it's piercing his bones to maintain them in place, like after his fight with Grunberd.
Griffith, commander of the Hawks and a member of the God Hand, is the ultimate Lawful Evil character in Berserk.
Following Miura's death in May 2021, the final chapter that he wrote and illustrated was published posthumously. The series resumed publication in June 2022, under supervision of Miura's fellow manga artist and childhood friend Kouji Mori and Miura's group of assistants and apprentices from Studio Gaga.
The Berserker Armor is a suit of highly durable body armor currently worn by Guts. Wearers of the armor are aptly named Berserkers, due to the superhuman strength and inhuman ferocity they are bestowed.
The armor's power comes with significant drawbacks, the most important of which is associated with the od that gives the armor its power. If the wearer does not actively check their negative emotions, the od can consume the wearer's psyche, turning them into a feral, bloodthirsty monster that can no longer differentiate between friend and foe. If this state is entered repeatedly, the wearer's senses will begin to deteriorate until they are lost completely. It can also cause chronic mental deterioration, providing a hotbed for its wearer's inner darkness to fester. In Guts' case, the only currently reliable way to keep him stable while using the armor to its full effect is to reinforce his mind and spirit with a powerful magical presence, such as that exuded by Schierke 's astral body or the Moonlight Boy 's presence. In addition, the armor's reinforcement of broken bones or other debilitating injuries can lead to death through blood loss.
Upon inducing a berserker rage, the armor's helm takes on a distinct appearance. In Guts' case, the helmet and bevor are shaped like the Beast of Darkness; able to function as a mouth capable of biting enemies. When the armor is active, the helm's eye sockets glow red and Guts' face is completely obstructed; if in control of himself, however, the swordsman's face is partially visible and the helm's eye sockets stop emitting their red glow, instead showing his real eye.
The Berserker Armor is a cursed suit of Armor which gives the wearer incredible strength, endurance and the ability not to feel pain . It does this by allowing its users to bypass the natural subconscious limits that prevent them from injuring themselves when using their full strength.
Schierke has pulled Guts back to sanity three times, but with assistance from Guts' child for two of them. As long as Guts' suppresses his inner demon, it will continue to grow in strength. Schierke was barely able to pull Guts' back to his sanity the last time as Guts' inner demon resisted the pull back to sanity.