I'm used to fighting to survive. But what grows worse daily is the pressure not to die. Have I ever before wielded a sword so heavy?
- —Guts
Guts is the main protagonist of the Berserk series. He appeared in the 45th episode of Death Battle, Guts VS Nightmare, where he fought against Nightmare from the Soulcalibur series. He returned for the 178th episode, Guts VS Dimitri, where he fought against Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd from the Fire Emblem series.
He also appeared in the 25th episode of DBX, Cloud VS Guts, where he fought against Cloud Strife from the Final Fantasy series
History
Born from the corpse of his hanging mother, Guts spent the majority of his life in a world of constant violence, never truly finding a place to call home. Throughout his childhood, he trained as a mercenary, and when he grew up, he was recruited into the Band of the Falcon. Befriending the founder, Griffith, and falling in love with his second-in-command, Casca, it was the first time he knew true camaraderie. But that all ended when an event called "The Eclipse" transported the entire Band of the Falcon to a hellish realm of darkness, where Griffith turned on his former comrades and became a demon lord, slaughtering each and every one of them into nothing but corpses. Guts and Casca were the only survivors, but Guts was left with an amputated arm and a gouged out eye, while a violated Casca was traumatized into a childlike mindset. Both were also branded to be tormented by demons and ghosts until their demise. Having later on formed his own band of misfits, Guts has since sworn revenge on Griffith and made it his mission to cure both Casca and himself, taking his sword in hand and struggling against his own inner beast.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Height: 6'3"/190.5 cm
- Weight: 230 lbs/104.3 kg
- AKA The Black Swordsman
- Occupation: Mercenary
- Mentors: Gambino, Griffith, Godo
- Branded sacrifice to Femto
- Former Hawk's Raiders commander
- Trained to fight since the age of 6
- Hates the weak
Arsenal
- Mechanical Hand
- Cannon Arm
- Repeater Crossbow
- Flame Gun
- Magnetized to better grip sword
- Miniature Bombs
- Explosive radius: 15 ft/4.6 m
- Approx. the size of a golf ball
- Spiked for sticking to foes
- Throwing Knives
- Short Dagger
- Berserker Armor
Dragonslayer
- Length: 6'6"/198 cm
- Weight: Approx. 400 lbs/180 kg
- Forged by Godo
- Made of steel, yet somehow stronger than steel
- Resides in both the physical & astral planes of existence simultaneously
Feats
- Slew 100 men by himself in 1 night
- Survived combat with Nosferatu Zodd
- Shattered Grunbeld's shield
- Caught Grunbeld's dragon tail swing
- Has killed well over 1,000 enemies
- Survived countless wounds
- Killed the "Sea God" from within
- Once killed a demon disguised as a woman while banging her... no joke
Background
- Height: 6'8" | 204 cm
- Age: 24
- Occupation: Mercenary
- Title: The Black Swordsman
- Marked with the Brand of Sacrifice
- Likes: Fighting, Casca, Puck (reluctantly)
- Dislikes: Apostles, demons, the Church, GRIFFITH
Arsenal
- Dragon Slayer
- Over 300 lbs
- Can slice ethereal beings
- Mechanical Arm
- Repeater crossbow
- Single-shot cannon
- Magnetized grip
- Throwing daggers
- Mini-bombs
- Berserker Armor
Feats
- Killed 100 soldiers in one night
- Evaded Ganishka's lighting
- Cracked skin tougher than steel
- Tagged a supersonic Apostle
- Fought evenly with Nosferatu Zodd
- Defeated Wyald, Silat, Mozgus, Rosine, Ganishka, the Sea God
Results
- + Notably faster
- + Armor provided superior endurance
- - Armor vulnerable to lightning
Cameo Appearances
Guts can be seen as a background audience member in the movie theater the fight starts in as Satoru Gojo chokes on Makima's popcorn.
Guts appears in the plaza of the Blips and Chitz that Rick Sanchez and the Doctor wound up in partway through their fight, his dead body from the end of his second battle standing next to a table that Dimitri, the Chosen Undead, and the Last Dragonborn are sitting at.
Quotes
Guts
- "Tch, save the high and mighty crap 'til you're dead."
- "Die!"
- "Go to hell!"
- "Agh... bastard..."
- "All of them!"
- "Down to the LAST ONE!!!"
Beast of Darkness
- "Yield to meeee..."
Gallery
Appearance
Sprite used in Death Battle and DBX
(By Oggy)
(By Oggy)
Berserker Armor sprite used in Death Battle and DBX
(By Oggy)
(By Oggy)
3D model used in Death Battle
(From Berserk and the Band of the Hawk)
(From Berserk and the Band of the Hawk)
Berserker Armor 3D model used in Death Battle
(From Berserk and the Band of the Hawk)
(From Berserk and the Band of the Hawk)
Hand-drawn Beast of Darkness design used in Death Battle
(By John Mitchell)
(By John Mitchell)
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Cameo in Gojo VS Makima
Cameo in Rick Sanchez VS The Doctor
Arsenal and Abilities
Berserker Armor
Controlled Berserker Armor
Dragon Slayer
Artificial Arm
Cannon Arm
Repeater Crossbow
Flame Gun
Miniature Bombs
Throwing Knives
Dagger
Statistics Amplification
(via Berserker Armor)
(via Berserker Armor)
"Regeneration"
(via Berserker Armor)
(via Berserker Armor)
Night Vision
(via Berserker Armor)
(via Berserker Armor)
Air Redirection
(via Dragon Slayer)
(via Dragon Slayer)
Non-Physical Interaction
(via Dragon Slayer)
(via Dragon Slayer)
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Pressure Point Strikes
Analytical Prediction
Acausality/"The Struggler"
Berserk Mode
Pain Tolerance
Brand of Sacrifice
Beast of Darkness
Trivia
- Guts is the fifth Hitotsubashi character to appear, after Vegeta, Son Goku, Majin Buu, and Gaara, and with the next 52 being Hercule Satan, Yang Xiao Long, Roronoa Zoro, Portgas D. Ace, Android 18, Naruto Uzumaki, Ichigo Kurosaki, Jotaro Kujo, Kenshiro, Lucy, Master Roshi, Jiraiya, Weiss Schnee, Sasuke Uchiha, Hiei, Mob, Tatsumaki, All Might, Might Guy, Genos, Kakashi Hatake, Beerus, Shoto Todoroki, Sanji, Rock Lee, Broly, Blake Belladonna, Goku Black, Dio Brando, Madara Uchiha, Sōsuke Aizen, Saitama, Tanjiro Kamado, Jonathan Joestar, Xeno Trunks, Izuku Midoriya, Asta, Gogeta, Vegito, Killua Zoldyck, Obito Uchiha, Frieza, Satoru Gojo, Makima, Bardock, Giorno Giovanna, Tomura Shigaraki, Mahito, Ruby Rose, Light Yagami, Yugi Muto, and Yami Yugi.
- He is the second Hitotsubashi character to win, after Vegeta, and with the next 26 being Hercule Satan, Yang Xiao Long, Roronoa Zoro, Android 18, Naruto Uzumaki, Kenshiro, Lucy, Master Roshi, Hiei, Tatsumaki, Might Guy, Beerus, Shoto Todoroki, Sanji, Broly, Blake Belladonna, Dio Brando, Madara Uchiha, Jonathan Joestar, Asta, Vegito, Obito Uchiha, Frieza, Satoru Gojo, Tomura Shigaraki, and Izuku Midoriya.
- He is the 24th Hitotsubashi character to lose, after Son Goku, Majin Buu, Gaara, Portgas D. Ace, Ichigo Kurosaki, Jotaro Kujo, Jiraiya, Weiss Schnee, Sasuke Uchiha, Mob, All Might, Genos, Kakashi Hatake, Rock Lee, Goku Black, Sōsuke Aizen, Saitama, Tanjiro Kamado, Vegeta, Xeno Trunks, Izuku Midoriya, Gogeta, and Killua Zoldyck, and with the next four being Makima, Bardock, Giorno Giovanna, and Mahito.
- Guts is the 35th returning combatant, after Leonardo, Batman, Boba Fett, Samus Aran, Son Goku, Superman, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Dante, Ganondorf, Red Ranger, Venom, The Hulk, Lex Luthor, Doctor Doom, Link, Cloud Strife, Iron Man, Akuma, Shao Kahn, Vegeta, Raiden, Darth Vader, and Raven, and with the next 13 being Omni-Man, Bowser, Doctor Eggman, Kratos, Ghost Rider, Spawn, Master Chief, Doom Slayer, Miles Morales, Izuku Midoriya, Godzilla, Pikachu, and Aang.
- He is the 21st returning winner, after Leonardo, Samus Aran, Superman, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Batman, Sonic the Hedgehog, Dante, Ganondorf, Wonder Woman, Venom, Doctor Doom, Link, Iron Man, Akuma, Shao Kahn, Vegeta, Raiden, and Raven, and with the next six being Omni-Man, Ghost Rider, Spawn, Master Chief, Godzilla, and Aang.
- He is the 13th returning winner to lose, after Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Batman, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ganondorf, Deadpool, Leonardo, Venom, Link, Akuma, Vegeta, and Raiden, and with the next two being Ghost Rider and Master Chief.
- He is the 20th combatant who has both lost and won, after Batman, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ganondorf, Deadpool, Leonardo, Red Ranger, Venom, Shadow the Hedgehog, Link, Cloud Strife, Akuma, Vegeta, Boba Fett, and Raiden, and with the next six being Bowser, Kratos, Ghost Rider, Master Chief, Doom Slayer, and Izuku Midoriya.
- He is the 21st returning winner, after Leonardo, Samus Aran, Superman, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Batman, Sonic the Hedgehog, Dante, Ganondorf, Wonder Woman, Venom, Doctor Doom, Link, Iron Man, Akuma, Shao Kahn, Vegeta, Raiden, and Raven, and with the next six being Omni-Man, Ghost Rider, Spawn, Master Chief, Godzilla, and Aang.
- Guts is the fifth Anime/Manga character to fight against a Video Game character, after Vegeta, Pikachu, Strider Hiryu, and Majin Buu, and with the next eight being Hercule Satan, Astro Boy, Tai Kamiya, Agumon, Renamon, Ryūko Matoi, and Giorno Giovanna, and Asura.
- He is the third Anime/Manga character to win, after Vegeta and Strider Hiryu, and with the next four being Hercule Satan, Astro Boy, Tai Kamiya, and Agumon.
- He is the fourth Anime/Manga character to lose, after Pikachu, Majin Buu, Renamon, and Ryūko Matoi, and with the next two being Giorno Giovanna and Asura.
- Guts is the fourth Non-Fighting Game character to fight against a Fighting Game character, after Mike Haggar, Yoshi, Thor Odinson, Pikachu, and the next four being Hercule Satan, Captain Falcon, Black Canary, and Machamp.
- He is the third non-Fighting Game character to win, after Yoshi and Thor Odinson, and with the next four being Hercule Satan, Captain Falcon, Black Canary, and Machamp.
- Guts is the second combatant to die via overexertion (as his Berserker Armor kept him fighting until he could move no longer), after Izuku Midoriya.
- Guts is the fifth combatant to be voiced by Xander Mobus, after Lion-O, RoboCop, Wolverine, and Agumon, and with the next one being Superman.
- During the Post-Show of the Livestream episode Pokémon VS Digimon, Chad revealed he wanted to use Guts since the beginning of Death Battle.
- Ben also didn't know who Guts or what Berserk was until Chad showed him.
- Ironically enough, Guts' voice clips in his first fight against Nightmare were that of Siegfried's from Soulcalibur IV, who was the former vessel and arch-enemy of Nightmare.
- One of Guts' official voice actors, Kaiji Tang, has voiced Roronoa Zoro, Samurai Jack, Aquaman, and All Might in their respective episodes.
- Guts is the 12th Hitotsubashi character to appear in DBX, after Saitama, Kenshiro, Sakura Haruno, Future Trunks, Sasuke Uchiha, Hiei, Rock Lee, Jotaro Kujo, Kenshin Himura, Roronoa Zoro, and Z Broly, and with the next 23 being Vegeta, Killua Zoldyck, Goku Black, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Monkey D. Luffy, Ichigo Kurosaki, Dio Brando, Ruby Rose, Son Gohan, Boa Hancock, Blake Belladonna, Inuyasha, Frieza, Son Goku, Gon Freecss, Trafalgar Law, Yang Xiao Long, Katsuki Bakugo, Vegito, Gogeta, and Naruto Uzumaki.
- He is the eighth Hitotsubashi character to lose, after Saitama, Kenshiro, Sasuke Uchiha, Hiei, Rock Lee, Kenshin Himura, and Z Broly, and with the next 10 being Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Ichigo Kurosaki, Dio Brando, Boa Hancock, Blake Belladonna, Vegeta, Gon Freecss, Yang Xiao Long, and Vegito.
External Links
- Guts on Wikipedia
- Guts on the Berserk Wiki
