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S0UVIK said: I assumed it was Void who did the sacrificing to become a member of the god hand. I dunno, wasn't there some condition that the person/people sacrificed to create a Godhand had to be someone important to the person they are being sacrificed for? Otherwise the sacrifice has no significance. I seem to remember that, at the very beginning of the Black Swordsman arc (before the flashback to Golden Age), there was some nobleman with a behelit who had the chance to become a Godhand if he sacrificed his daughter, and he couldn't do it. The way Gaiseric is holding the dying woman suggests a lovers' relationship, which makes me think he sacrificed her to gain power (I also seem to remember that one of the few things we know about Gaiseric is that he was the Alexander the Great of his day, constantly lusting after power and more worlds to conquer) and then immediately regretted it afterwards. It would certainly explain his immortality and knowledge of the Godhand. Perhaps Zodd was also involved in this event. It's pretty clear that Zodd and Gaiseric have some kind of relationship stemming back to when they were both human, and I always suspected it was a Godhand/Eclipse event that caused the split between them. I actually wondered if the sacrificed woman was Flora, Schielke's late mentor. If Gaiseric managed to save her from becoming a sacrifice, it would explain why she knew about the brand and how to hide it from bad spirits, and her long-standing relationship with Skull Knight. One thing is clear, though: I have a lot of re-reading to do. :p |
| I saw long, flowing white hair and my mind went instantly to Griffith. Aside from that, the art this chapter was great. |
"๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐... ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ... ๐๐ค๐ฎ... ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ... ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐จ๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช. ๐ผ๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง... ๐๐จ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ก๐ช๐." |
| Skull Knight might've been able to take down most of the God Hand when he got fully consumed by the Berserker Armor but he ended up losing everything in the process. While the God Hand ended up getting new members and continued what they were doing as always, Skull Knight lost his kingdom, lover, and body and he'll never get it back. This was an absolutely chilling chapter that showed how everything Guts had fought for could end up being all for nothing unless he finds a way to surpass Skull King Gaiseric and finish the job once and for all... This chapter was also so damn good that it rekindled my desire to read the whole story from the beginning to relive this greatness~ |
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LunaLena said: S0UVIK said: I assumed it was Void who did the sacrificing to become a member of the god hand. I dunno, wasn't there some condition that the person/people sacrificed to create a Godhand had to be someone important to the person they are being sacrificed for? Otherwise the sacrifice has no significance. I seem to remember that, at the very beginning of the Black Swordsman arc (before the flashback to Golden Age), there was some nobleman with a behelit who had the chance to become a Godhand if he sacrificed his daughter, and he couldn't do it. The way Gaiseric is holding the dying woman suggests a lovers' relationship, which makes me think he sacrificed her to gain power (I also seem to remember that one of the few things we know about Gaiseric is that he was the Alexander the Great of his day, constantly lusting after power and more worlds to conquer) and then immediately regretted it afterwards. It would certainly explain his immortality and knowledge of the Godhand. Perhaps Zodd was also involved in this event. It's pretty clear that Zodd and Gaiseric have some kind of relationship stemming back to when they were both human, and I always suspected it was a Godhand/Eclipse event that caused the split between them. I actually wondered if the sacrificed woman was Flora, Schielke's late mentor. If Gaiseric managed to save her from becoming a sacrifice, it would explain why she knew about the brand and how to hide it from bad spirits, and her long-standing relationship with Skull Knight. One thing is clear, though: I have a lot of re-reading to do. :p Maybe the woman in Gaiseric's arms was someone important to Void as well? Just how Casca was to Griffith? But I guess we dont know the details yet to be fully sure of what happened. From what I remember from the Black Swordsman Arc, the Count (nobleman) would have been given another chance at life (as an apostle ofc) by the God Hand if he sacrificed his daughter. Besides, becoming a member of the God Hand requires a Crimson Behelit (not a normal one), probably a huge massacre (like the Eclipse), and only happens once every 216 years. I dont think Gaiseric sacrificed the woman because he himself seemed to be dying when he was holding onto her. His eyes were closing and when Schierke was trying to remove the armor from Guts, Gaiseric's eyes seemed to have "dimmed out" in the armor. It has been said before that the previous owner of the Berserker Armor fought until it bled them of every last drop of blood. I may be wrong but I think it was mentioned at some point that the armor SK is wearing now is keeping him "alive". I think it was said that Zodd was feared in the battlefield for about 300 years. I think Zodd just has a history with SK (not when he was Gaiseric). Though it might be possible if apostles existed 1000 years ago. He also calls SK an "old friend", so who knows¯\_(ใ)_/¯ . I dont think Flora was the sacrificed woman. I think Flora's relationship with SK is like Schierke's relationship with Guts. In Volume 28 Proclaimed Omens, SK himself says it to Schierke and Guts - "We were friends. Exactly like the two of you now.". But Flora was definitely there during that time because in the same chapter, SK says - "Indeed. That armor is something I once wore. In the distant past...when we (SK and Flora) lived within the reason of time.". Also, in the same chapter, Schierke says - "She (Flora) claimed the Berserker Armor was a very dangerous fetish and prudently applied a seal to it...yet she always gazed upon it somewhat longingly.". I think that Flora helped out Gaiseric with the armor just how Schierke is helping out Guts with the armor. |
| very interesting chapter and the posts here are great. we now know for sure that skull knight is the former king gaiseric, he sacrificed a woman (looks like fairy queen but could be schirke's mentor). maybe the king didn't become godhand, because there were already 5 of them up there and no one looked like skull knight, he could be a simple apostle or an existence separate from godhand, or maybe a friend of him became godhand (void) like others said here |
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StrawHatTitan said: I've currently read 6 chapters. Is this manga monthly? Has it just returned from a haitus? You had to awake from great slumber my sweet summer child. |
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| Is that the old God Hand? this is possibly the most hyped chapter we had.. in years :O |
| Finally caught up to the manga. Only took me 2 days to read 11 volumes. Now I want more. |
| Go check out my latest review: https://myanimelist.net/profile/YeeYeeAss/reviews |
S0UVIK said: Also, in the same chapter, Schierke says - "She (Flora) claimed the Berserker Armor was a very dangerous fetish and prudently applied a seal to it...yet she always gazed upon it somewhat longingly.". I think that Flora helped out Gaiseric with the armor just how Schierke is helping out Guts with the armor. Found something else that supports this. In Volume 26 Claw Marks, Flora brings out the Berserker Armor for the first time and this conversation takes place - Skull Knight: There's no way you are unaware how dangerous a thing this is. Flora: I am aware. I have watched over it for so long. The chapter itself is very interesting and even more so after the recent chapter we got. |
| I think maybe I should wait a couple of years to read chapters.. for some reason, I don't feel the satisfaction I felt with every chapter until a dozen chapters back. And, it's really the 'direction', IDK how to describe it in terms of manga.. |
| History is repeating itself!! It has come full circle, I am here!!! |
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| Okay so here’s my theory, at first I thought that this was Slan before she was a Godhand but as many people have stated above, the curse mark located on her shoulder eliminates her from being a Godhand since she was intended as a sacrifice. So who is this mystery woman who looks a lot like Griffith? Is this just some form of reincarnation? It would explain why my man Griffith is so damn sexy. However I don’t think that’s the case or at least the route that Miura isn’t going in. So based off of the vision, we can conclude that this mystery woman is in the reason that the Skull King, the previous owner of the Berserker armor, lost control of the armor. It’s not revealed what the Skull King’s relation to this woman is but it’s obvious that it is some form of a love interest. SK could have lost control of the Berserker armor because of his love for this woman. This is where I feel it ties in to what Guts is experiencing now. Gut’s hatred for Griffith is what allows the Berserker armor to take over Gut’s body. This is why I feel that Miura decided that the character design for the woman in the vision and Griffith look very similar. I hate overanalyzing things and making too many assumptions but love and hate are two polar opposite emotions that are very strong. Skull King’s love for this woman and Guts’ hatred for Griffith were the things that consumed each user of the Berserker armor. So in summary, this was an omen for Guts to be aware of his consuming hatred for Griffith because it will eventually lead to his demise. |
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| were some of them different god hands or has it just been a while? |
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| meh chapter that didnt bring anything interesting to the table. |
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xFLUXEY said: were some of them different god hands or has it just been a while? All of them were different except Void, so it's safe to assume those were replaced by Void, perhaps they died? |
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Deago said: yh that sounds about rightxFLUXEY said: were some of them different god hands or has it just been a while? All of them were different except Void, so it's safe to assume those were replaced by Void, perhaps they died? |
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Deago said: yh that sounds about rightxFLUXEY said: were some of them different god hands or has it just been a while? All of them were different except Void, so it's safe to assume those were replaced by Void, perhaps they died? |
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| Ugh! this chapter is way too short! Nice art as usual though! |
 She got him back. If you understand the characters well enough, you'd know she did! |
| fkin finally skull knight backstory |
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Patricku16 said: crazy if true we might never know also ;(xFLUXEY said: either they die Or there is a rule where once the 5th godhand is found and then the 4 Angels are summoned on the physical realm the other 4 must leave and the 5th one which was void is required to recruit 4 more godhand which means Femto currently if he succeeds to summon The 4 godhands in the physical realm after they destroy everything the 4 void,slan,ubik and conrad would once again leave and The 5th one femto would need to recruit 4 more godhands to once again repeat the processyh that sounds about right |
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| Skull Knight lost someone he cherished, causing him to be consumed by the armor. What powerful armor! The god hand looks very different too, except for void. |
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yooooo  Skull Knight's girl was a baddie ! And holy Fuu this art is Shakespearean  |
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| Puck's act was hilarious lol. |
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| puck pretending to be the king elf was pretty funny |
| guts seeing skull knight's memories was great to see... getting some content on his backstory has been long awaited for and his connection to guts is strengthened a lot with what we learned from this chapter |
| Puck pretending to be the king was really funny. |
| So there were different members of God Hand before the current ones? Interresting. |
| yEOOOO the previous eclipse ! and bru i thought that was griffith lmfao |
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| I thought that was Griffith but it must be Slan or something. It was the king's vision. I want a light novel about Skull Night. Skull Knight's wife was hot damn. |
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Reply to Kajo_Senpai69
Skull Knight might've been able to take down most of the God Hand when he got fully consumed by the Berserker Armor but he ended up losing everything in the process. While the God Hand ended up getting new members and continued what they were doing as always, Skull Knight lost his kingdom, lover, and body and he'll never get it back.
This was an absolutely chilling chapter that showed how everything Guts had fought for could end up being all for nothing unless he finds a way to surpass Skull King Gaiseric and finish the job once and for all...
This chapter was also so damn good that it rekindled my desire to read the whole story from the beginning to relive this greatness~
This was an absolutely chilling chapter that showed how everything Guts had fought for could end up being all for nothing unless he finds a way to surpass Skull King Gaiseric and finish the job once and for all...
This chapter was also so damn good that it rekindled my desire to read the whole story from the beginning to relive this greatness~
| @Kajo_Senpai69 Well we only have 100 chapters to see Guts surpass Skull Knight it'll take some herculean shit to pull this off can't wait. |
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| Wow... That was intense. The Skull Knight was a king and he waa consumed by the berserker armor. |
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| skull knights past is like dad lore |
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