History Characters / BerserkOther

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Shisu is the official Dark Horse spelling of her name, but Sys is used in other formats as well (and was probably the intended spelling, just like Rosine/Roshinu, the latter being the romaji rendering of the Japanese pronunciation of the katakana).

* The apostles seem to worship [[GodOfEvil a deity of darkness]] named Vauna ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS or maybe Vana]]) instead of the five demon gods of the Godhand that comprise the primary villains proper.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: ''Fricka'' or ''Flicka'' (or ''Frikka'')? No translation can seem to agree.

* AnimalMotifs: Pepe is frequently compared to a cat, especially with her propensity for a CatSmile. When she and Fouquet try and claim Rickert, Pepe gets cat features while Fouquet gets a pig snout.

* WomenAreWiser: Despite not acting directly against her husband, she's indeed much less of an asshole than he is, and tries to encourage Farnese to stand up to him. She often remarks how Vandimion men make the same mistakes, whether it's the father or the sons.

[[caption-width-right:300:The Beast in its astral form. Click [[labelnote:here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beast_of_darkness_roar_300.jpg[[/labelnote]] for it's "normal" form.]]

* TheCorrupter: Tries to get Guts to give into his hatred and bloodlust.

The Beast has faded into the background for the time being but has promised to eventually come back stronger and more ferocious than before.

* DaddysGirl: Double subverted. When we're introduced to Theresia, the Count adores his daughter and is [[OverProtectiveDad absurdly protective of her]], yet she is repulsed by him and knows that something is wrong with him. It isn't until after [[spoiler:Guts kills the Count]] that we find out she really does love her father.

* TheCallPutMeOnHold: This man spent his whole life doing nothing but to wait for a divine message from God that never came and was resigned to dying without a purpose. Miraculously, he receives that elusive inspiration he was looking for on his deathbed and it rejuvenates him enough to finally start being proactive... except it wasn't God who approached him at all, but a malicious demon pretending to be, so instead of finding his call, he ends up becoming a pawn of evil, albeit in complete, blissful ignorance.

* TheCallPutMeOnHold: This man spent his whole life doing nothing but to wait for a divine message from God that never came and was resigned to dying without a purpose. Miraculously, he receives that elusive inspiration he was looking for on his deathbed and it rejuvenates him enough to finally start being proactive... except it wasn't God who approached him at all, but a malicious demon pretending to be, so instead of finding his call, he ends up becoming a pawn of evil, albeit in complete ignorance.

* TheCallPutMeOnHold: Rather than superpowers, the call he was waiting for was divine inspiration. He spent his whole life waiting for a message from God that never came and was resigned to dying without a purpose, only for it to be granted to him on his deathbed. Now ''that's'' a late bloomer!

* UnwittingPawn: After countless years spent floundering away in meaningless existence, he suddenly receives his "true calling" during the twilight of his life -- through a supposed vision from God heralding the arrival of the messiah. He then decides to devote his remaining days hyping and deifying this figure to the rest of Midland, helping him spread his influence. Too bad said figure, Griffith, is [[ItsAllAboutMe anything]] ''but'' a [[LightIsNotGood force of good]], and the poor old sod has no clue whatsoever...

* BadassBaritone: He speaks with a hauntingly deep, commanding voice across all adaptations.

* ExtraParentConception: The horrific reality of the Child's parentage is that he has Guts' eyes, Casca's hair and... Griffith's freaky supernatural powers, no doubt from his "contributions" during the Eclipse. This just takes their [[TriangRelations triangular relationship]] to a whole different level.

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Tsutomu Isobe (Japanese, ''VideoGame/BerserkMillenniumFalconHenSeimaSenkiNoSho''), Creator/AkioOhtsuka (Japanese, ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc'', ''Anime/Berserk2016'', and ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk''), Creator/JamiesonPrice (English, ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc'' and ''Anime/Berserk2016'', credited as Taylor Henry in the latter), Alfonso Vallés (Spanish, ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc'')

* KnowWhenToFoldEm: It eventually accepts that Guts' ties to his companions have superseded his hatred and thirst for vengeance, and claims it won't struggle against him anymore, instead [[WeWait waiting]] for Guts to lose those precious people in time and willingly resume his single-minded, bloody crusade against their [[Characters/BerserkGriffithFemto true enemy]].

* WeWillMeetAgain: Always reminds Guts that even if it has temporarily retreated into his mind, it will NOT be out of the picture anytime soon.

* WeaponOfChoice: His trademark sword and shield, both decorated with roses and thorns, the first of which can also be coated in Behelits.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Being a girl doesn't exempt her from being a major source of pratfalls and other slapstick jokes.

* DarkIsNotEvil: This is a man with glowing, bright red eyes who goes around wearing (or possibly [[AnimatedArmor is]]) a massive suit of skeleton-themed, spike-covered armor, wields a sword that's also covered in spikes and serrations, and rides a supernatural jet-black horse. Yet in terms of character, he's a KnightInShiningArmor and unambiguously heroic.

* HellishHorse: Almost always riding a equally ghastly horse with glowing eyes, ornate armour, and unnatural speed able to outpace most Apostles. It’s not clear where he got it from, [[spoiler: but considering Gaseric was famed for his horsemanship, so it’s entirely possible that this is the same steed he rode as a mortal, having followed him into undeath]].

* HellishHorse: Almost always riding a equally ghastly horse with glowing eyes, ornate armour, and unnatural speed able to outpace most Apostles. It’s not clear where he got it from, [[spoiler: but considering Gaseric was famed for
his horseriding skill; It’s possibly the same steed he rode as a mortal having followed him into undeath]].

* The apostles seem to worship [[GodOfEvil a deity of darkness]] named [[UltimateEvil Vauna]] ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS or maybe Vana]]) instead of the five demon gods of the Godhand that comprise the primary villains proper.

* DemBones: His armor appearance evokes this, but it is unknown if there is a human skeleton (or anything at all) inside it.

* HellishHorse: Rides an equally ghastly horse with glowing eyes and unnatural speed, appropriate to his supernatural nature and badassitude. Heck, what earthly four-legged mount could carry its rider into the vortex of the Eclipse and out again?

* MasterSwordsman: Arguably the greatest in-universe practitioner of the one-handed sword fighting style. He swings with such [[BladeSpam rapid ferocity]] and grace that he makes battling against multiple giant-sized abominations look like a [[CurbStompBattle casual stroll in the park]].
* MisterExposition: When weird supernatural stuff is happening that Guts can't understand, he's usually the one to explain to him at great length what's going on. Granted, he tends to be a tad cryptic about it sometimes.

* MountedCombat: Plenty of the Skull Knight's battles are done from beginning to end on horseback. His control over the animal's movements is so ridiculously precise that it almost comes across as just an "extension" of his body rather than a mount.

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomoeHanba (Japanese, ''Anime/Berserk1997''), Natsuki Aikawa (Japanese, ''Anime/Berserk2016''), Michelle Medlin (English, ''Anime/Berserk1997''), Creator/GinaBowes (English, ''Anime/Berserk2016''), Creator/CarmenCalvell (Spanish, ''Anime/Berserk1997'')

* TheDreaded: Most apostles would rather flee the scene than try their chances against him. When you have centuries of DemonSlaying under your belt ''and'' can stand up to the Godhand itself, you deserve that fearsome rep.
* DubNameChange: Sort of; although he is never called by any name in the third ''Golden Age'' film, the Spanish edition mentions him in the credits as "Skull ''King''", likely because the translation team believed he was officially meant to be [[spoiler:the fallen king Gaiseric]] as it was hinted through the film.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Long before Guts' time, the Skull Knight was the one and only force of good who stood up against the Godhand, foiling their monstrous plans time and time again. He's also heavily implied to be [[spoiler:the former warlord Emperor Gaiseric]], which is an epic tale in and of itself.

** It may go even further than that since it's implied that [[spoiler:the Godhand had its origin in Gaiseric's incredibly ancient empire and Void, the original arch devil, was apparently an old acquaintance of Skully.]] Just what the hell did they do to cause such a mess?

* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels: Definitely fit the bill. They are powerful guardian spirits of humanity.

* ShoutOut: The incantation Schierke uses to summon the Four Kings comes from the Kabbalistic Cross, the first part of the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram. It is commonly spelled as "Ateh Malkuth Ve-Geburah, Ve-Gedulah, Le-olam" ("For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever").
** The second part of the ritual includes an incantation Schierke used to ward the trolls off during episode 198.
** The third part of the ritual deals with invoking the four elements and the presence of the archangels Raphael, Gabriel, Michael and Uriel, each guarding a cardinal point.

* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler: Griffith becomes completely dormant and/or powerless when the Moonchild takes over his body. And while the Moonchild still shows an ability for mystic powers, he never uses his powers for something other than the protection of his parents and their friends.]]

* IllGirl: Though still mostly able-bodied, she's afflicted with some unidentified disease that makes her cough blood and might eventually kill her. Given her profession and her concerns that it will drive her insane, its quite possibly syphilis.

* OddFriendship: Formed one with [[spoiler:[[EvilSorcerer Daiba]]]] of all people when both started living in Falconia, and is shown nagging him whenever he acts stubborn.
** Earlier on, with the Egg of the Perfect World, listening to his story and taking pity on him after his death.

* AbsoluteCleavage: About as exaggerated as it gets with a flower-petal dress that bares cleavage from her neckline right down past her navel.

* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: There's no ''way'' her skin-hugging, strapless, AbsoluteCleavage dress would stay in place like that if it wasn't literally by magic.