My brother is getting into berserk, and oh boy…

He’s found himself quite fond of Griffith, thinking the story’s twist involves griff saving humanity via Fantasia. He also seems to think the story is morally ambiguous, as in there’s no definitive good or evil. I’ll agree with that to an extent but there’s obviously good and bad in the world of berserk, and the god hand is clearly bad. Idk if the idea of evil is canon or not but even if it isn’t, anyone with a clear head can see that the god hand, the apostles, Griffith, etc are all agents of evil.

Don’t get me wrong, there was a brief moment where I thought Griffith wasn’t pure evil. I’d imagine most berserk fans (especially those who started with the anime first, such as me) wanted to see the good in Griffith, but the writing makes it obvious that Griffith is an evil cunt.

I’ve spoken to other fans and it seems their favorite parts of the story involve Griffith, stating how he “did what he had to do” and how it was destined by fate and all this shit. It’s like the lies of the god hand have actually tricked the audience into misinterpreting the story, and on that front I’ll say Miura was truly a master.

After talking to him and trying to deconstruct the themes of the story and why Griffith is wrong, he seems to be thinking more critically. Why is this common amongst berserk fans? Why do so many of them misinterpret who Griffith is and what his role is? It’s so commonly seen in this fandom, Griffith is a great character but he’s… objectively wrong and awful. Can someone shed some light on this?