History WebVideo / BerserkAbridged

* ButtMonkey: Judeau
** In the episode 23 commentary hbi2k admits that in the later half of the series if he ran low on ideas giving Judeau more crap was his fall back plan.

* LaymansTerms: Played for laughs when the OnlySaneMan chancellor explains assassination to [[TheDitz Count Julius]]. He starts with some DeadlyEuphemisms, tells it blatantly, and three hours later gives him highly specific instructions starting with 'Pick up the phone.'

* VocalEvolution: most characters undergo this as the series progresses and hbik2's voice acting improves. A notable example would be Griffith, who develops a far campier tone as time goes on.
* WalkingTheEarth: Guts' ever frustrated need to get to '''Comic Con'''.
** [[spoiler: He finally makes it in episode twenty]].

* WouldHitaGirl: in one episode, during an argument with Casca, Guts threatens to "play jumprope" with her entrails.

''Berserk Abridged'' is an AffectionateParody of ''Anime/Berserk1997'', created by {{hbi2k}}. The series was supposedly canceled after Episode 17, but this was revealed to be a hoax, and eventually all 25 episodes of the anime received the abridged treatment. The series chronicles Guts' recruitment by Griffith on his way to Comic Con and the resulting insanity up until the final episodes where the series goes in a drastically different direction than the original anime. The series is noteworthy for its use of Zodd and the Snake Baron, AKA Phil, of the first episode as a GreekChorus. It's also worth noting that this is one of the first Abridged series to actually finish, but then again, a lot of other AbridgedSeries are based on LongRunners.

On January 9, 2011 hbi2k's youtube channel was terminated for copyright infringement and all Berserk Abridged episodes were taken down. The claim came from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAP_(company) VAP Inc.]], one of the Japanese producers of Berserk. Hbi2k filed a counterclaim, and on January 27th, his channel was reinstated. All his videos are viewable again with the exception of a couple of Berserk Abridged episodes.

* TheCuckooLanderWasRight: During the last episode, Guts explains that [[spoiler:the universe is just experiencing some technical difficulties, and all they have to do is wait for a cosmic maintenance man to arrive and save them. His description of said cosmic maintenance man is a picture-perfect match for the Skull Knight]]. Hbi2k's next series, WebVideo/GantzAbridged, confirmed that this is ''exactly'' how this particular multiverse he's created works, especially when [[spoiler:both Judeau and the Skull Knight appear as cosmic maintenance men]].

** An unintentional one is during Episode 13, where some {{mooks}} call out their commander for thinking of raping Casca, saying that rape is never funny. [[spoiler: This is one of the reasons why HBI2K chose to do a happy ending for the series.]]

-->'''Demon spirits''': Hey meester, how about some diet pills? Yes, buy our diet pills! Why exercise and diet to lose weight, when cheap effective weight loss solutions can be yours?

* PowerOfFriendship / ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Griffith [[spoiler: ultimately declines the God Hand's offer, offended that they would even suggest that he sacrifice his friends for ultimate power.]]

** Gennon likes listening to Music/YokoKanno. At one point, his conversation with Boscogn is drowned out by "[[Anime/VisionOfEscaflowne Dance of Curse]]".

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* CampGay: Griffith is to quote Guts "quite possibly the most flaming person in this series." The Abridged Movie layers this on a ''lot'' more. Subverted when it turns out he's actually bisexual.

* EverythingsBetterWithPlushies: Guts and Griffith plushies were trying to make plans for fighting TheWarOfTheAbridgedSeriesCreators, when a [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Tonberry plushie]] took them out.

* ShoutOut: FinalFantasy, Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne, Manga/{{Hellsing}}, The Legend of Zelda, and Manga/{{Naruto}} ("X no jutsu" is something of a RunningGag) to name just a few.

** According to Word Of God it actually happened.

** Averted in the "not played for laughs" part with the movie version, where the reason Guts's adoptive father let Donovan rape him is ''because it was opposite day''.

* DVDCommentary: Completed. Sans DVD, but still played straight.

-->'''Snake Baron''': "You think YOU have Freudian issues....my ''WHOLE BODY IS A PHALLIC SYMBOL!'' ....Jeeaalous?" [[invoked]]

On June 7, 2014, hbi2k finally revealed his next individual series, abridging the 2013 Berserk CGI movies that chronicled the pre-Eclipse plot.

''Berserk Abridged'' is an AffectionateParody of the 1997-98 anime adaptation of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', ''[[Anime/SwordWindChronicleBerserk Kenpuu Denki Berserk]]'', created by {{hbi2k}}. The series was supposedly canceled after Episode 17, but this was revealed to be a hoax, and eventually all 25 episodes of the anime received the abridged treatment. The series chronicles Guts' recruitment by Griffith on his way to Comic Con and the resulting insanity up until the final episodes where the series goes in a drastically different direction than the original anime. The series is noteworthy for its use of Zodd and the Snake Baron, AKA Phil, of the first episode as a GreekChorus. It's also worth noting that this is one of the first Abridged series to actually finish, but then again, a lot of other AbridgedSeries are based on LongRunners.

''Berserk Abridged'' is an AffectionateParody of the 1997-98 anime adaptation of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', ''Anime/KenpuuDenkiBerserk'', created by {{hbi2k}}. The series was supposedly canceled after Episode 17, but this was revealed to be a hoax, and eventually all 25 episodes of the anime received the abridged treatment. The series chronicles Guts' recruitment by Griffith on his way to Comic Con and the resulting insanity up until the final episodes where the series goes in a drastically different direction than the original anime. The series is noteworthy for its use of Zodd and the Snake Baron, AKA Phil, of the first episode as a GreekChorus. It's also worth noting that this is one of the first Abridged series to actually finish, but then again, a lot of other AbridgedSeries are based on LongRunners.

''Berserk Abridged'' is an AffectionateParody of the ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' anime series that was created by {{hbi2k}}. The series was supposedly canceled after Episode 17, but this was revealed to be a hoax, and eventually all 25 episodes of the anime received the abridged treatment. The series chronicles Guts' recruitment by Griffith on his way to Comic Con and the resulting insanity up until the final episodes where the series goes in a drastically different direction than the original anime. The series is noteworthy for its use of Zodd and the Snake Baron, AKA Phil, of the first episode as a GreekChorus. It's also worth noting that this is one of the first Abridged series to actually finish, but then again, a lot of other AbridgedSeries are based on LongRunners.

* ShoutOut: FinalFantasy, VisionOfEscaflowne, Hellsing, The Legend of Zelda, and Naruto ("X no jutsu" is something of a RunningGag) to name just a few.

* [[YaoiFangirl Yaoi Fanboy]]: The Governor, who uses his boy harem to act out his VisionOfEscaflowne Fanfiction and is obsessed with Griffith for his resemblance to Dilandau.

* CrackPairing: [[invoked]]Judeau/Slan as mentioned in the end credits montage.

* DudeNotFunny: [[Invoked]] In Episode 13. The Mooks do not take rape jokes lightly.

* DudeNotFunny: {{Invoked|Trope}} in Episode 13. The Mooks do not take rape jokes lightly.
** Averted with hbi2k himself in the commentary, saying that anything can be funny if the joke has the right context (bringing up the famous George Carlin musing of Porky Pig raping Elmer Fudd).

** TheCuckooLanderWasRight: During the last episode, Guts explains that [[spoiler:the universe is just experiencing some technical difficulties, and all they have to do is wait for a cosmic maintenance man to arrive and save them. His description of said cosmic maintenance man is a picture-perfect match for the Skull Knight]]. Hbi2k's next series, WebVideo/GantzAbridged, confirmed that this is ''exactly'' how this particular multiverse he's created works, especially when [[spoiler:both Judeau and the Skull Knight appear as cosmic maintenance men]].

* BlandNameProduct ([[ArtifactOfDoom Behelit]]-O's--The only cereal that [[ShoutOut stays creepy]], [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow even in milk]]!)

* TheAbridgedSeries: Obviously.
** The author, as well as doing WebVideo/GantzAbridged has made some gag teasers for fake Abridged series, such as "[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman: The Abridgimated Series]]" consisting of the Berserk Abridged characters doing Batman and tried to do an episode of ''Manga/{{Hellsing}} Abridged'' before Zodd beat him into continuing the actual series.)
** Not to mention that the God Hand were all voiced by other Abridged creators. ({{Lanipator}} of WebVideo/YuYuHakushoAbridged, Frolegend of Saiyuki Reload Abridged, and the duo of [=MasakoX=] & Vegeta3986 of NarutoTheAbridgedSeries)

* [[ButLiquorIsQuicker But Jello Shots Are Quicker]]: Combined with BarryWhite.

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** The author, as well as doing WebVideo/GantzAbridged has made some gag teasers for fake Abridged series, such as "[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman: The Abridgimated Series]]" consisting of the Berserk Abridged characters doing Batman and tried to do an episode of {{Hellsing}} Abridged before Zodd beat him into continuing the actual series.)

* DisproportionateRetribution: Corkus wanted to kill Pazuso for cheating at Scrabble.