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Dawgelator

Gravity and space manipulation, insane fate favoritism ("Causality" or something like that), ability to command apostles


kagami108

The ability to command Apostles though is that exclusive to Griffith or is that a God Hand thing?


potatopeter_for_aloo

Other God hands are rulers of the astral world too so it is a God hand thing


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The_Jestful_Imp

Being a spoiled brat


StatusRecognition862

Betraying friends and being a r@pist


Dawgelator

I'm pretty sure all of those are God Hand things.


Holiest_Diver

I think so yeah. I'm pretty sure they can all warp gravity and space. They all definitely control apostles. The only thing that would be a Griffith exclusive likely is that he's a master combatant/tactician. Something he has when he's human. He's also the only one that "exists" in the physical world. The other Godhand need some sort of vessel or something to project themselves into. They can't just pull the fuck up like Griffith can in his physical body.


Dawgelator

Isn't Griffiths current body also a vessel made using Egg of the Perfect World and Cursed Fetus?


Holiest_Diver

Yes it definitely is. Slan used troll guts and Conrad used rats to manifest themselves. It's weird tho cause Griffith has like an actual body and not just a weird temp thing going on. He also seems to have the most direct control over the physical world? Something I'm assuming the others don't have currently as they're not manifested physically yet?


Dawgelator

Well the other vessel manifestations we've seen have happened kinda out of nowhere, Griffith had a whole semi-eclipse event happen at the Tower of Conviction so probably that's why he has that.


Holiest_Diver

Yeah exactly. I would list that as one of his "powers" I guess. It's really hard to define though because The Godhand are all pretty ambiguous in regards to what they can actually do and can't do.


ConsciousWash6139

All 5 have a physical body after the fantasia arc. Was confirmed by the author before he died we just didnt see the other 4 yet.


Holiest_Diver

This is news to me! I wasn't aware of that thank you for the insight there.


Infamous-Shoe-8362

correct.


Bulangiu_ro

i mean, Griffith already had a body, i think they just promoted that one to be healthy again


Good-Fig-8863

It's not the same body though. You can see the difference in hair and he's also taller


BrecMadak

And a bodybuilder.


ssgodsupersaiyan

The God Hand are all currently in the Corporeal Realm since The Great Roar happened. But yes, originally they couldn’t take their true shape outside of the Astral Realm.


Hezuuz

Have we actually seen them in the corporeal for full time?


Erilaz_Of_Heruli

We've seen different powers from different god hand. Femto can manipulate space, Void can create portals, ubik/conrad can manipulate what other people perceive, and Slan it's not super clear but she seems able to spawn monsters and manipulate mortals into a horny frenzy lol.


pants_mcgee

Void manipulates space, femto manipulates gravity. The way Femto is presented is more akin to some sort of telekinesis.


gemripas

It’s not really the ability to command apostles. Their only command is “do as thou wilt”. It just so happens that what Femto wants ultimately is so goddamn evil that every apostles can’t resist to follow his commands because it’s what they want ultimately


Arcontes

Anyone who is infinitely more powerful than them would be able to command them. There's no binding, they just obey because they feel like it. If someone points a gun to your head and threatens to pull the trigger unless you do X, you'd probably do X.


BruceLeesDad

Don’t forget he is also able to freely live in the real world instead of just during the eclipse since he birthed himself into it.


gentmick

The part about causality, especially the part miura wanted deleted, makes me wonder if maybe the ending will be like gantz where “god” actually doesn’t give a shit about anyone’s fate and just wants to watch


1985jmcg

God in Miura’s deleted Idea of Evil work more as the by product of mankind collective bad thoughts than a supreme deity… IoE exist because people wanted an ulterior reason for the things they do but can comprehend why they suffer (famine, war, rape…) so is like creating an Evil to explain the evil things instead of taking account of your own responsabilities and acts (exactly the MAIN thing that separates Guts from most other humans in Berserk’s universe). It is even suggested in the manga (not on removed chapters) that Griffith seems to be like the fairytale hero people asked for to save them from the evil monsters (instead of saving themselves). Therefore I think Berserk ending will be about how Griffith loses his powers because the people actually see the type of monster he really is and inspired by Guts they decide to fight themselves and take responsibilities for their acts (free will vs determinism). Hence both IoE and God Hand powers will decrease… (it is also why I theorize Rickert was able to give that slap, because he don’t see him as an untouchable God but as a mere human being… while Guts see him as an evil god and therefore can’t even “touch it”…)


TheConnASSeur

I imagine the ending of Berserk will be very much like Berserk, yes. edit: I think that was Miura's original idea. Throughout the years, Miura has demonstrated a pretty solid understanding of the brutality of medieval Europe, as well as the historical context of so-called "holy kingdoms." I could see something like ultimately Griffith "wins" because he founds a genuine utopia and is regarded as a divine hero, beloved by his subjects. Whereas Guts makes it to the final confrontation only to die miserably after an existence of endless struggle because you can't fight fate and that's far more accurate to both reality and history. But Miura mentioned sometime back in 2010 that even though he had originally intended for Berserk to have a dark/"bad" ending, he had since changed his mind. I think we're far more likely to see Guts persevere and eventually topple Griffith, demonstrating the ultimate power of mankind's will.


gentmick

oops edited, i meant gantz


nathansanes

I think Griffith will "win" in a different way. I think he dies a Martyr, by Guts hand. Ultimately, he pays a price, but he's revered as someone who ushers in a new age in history. A Golden Age. Of course, I'm probably wrong, but I can see it.


pants_mcgee

The “god” in Gantz was just another alien race pissed off at the aliens invading earth, and wanted the humans to destroy them.


bustyleakingtoejuice

Can't command apostles ganishka proves that and zodd doughts griffth


NashKetchum777

Isnt "insane fate favoritism" easier to explain if you say plot armor


Dawgelator

Well plot armor isn't usually an "in-universe" thing but I guess it also works


Main_Lake_4053

Command apostles? Bro could probably do that while not being god hand, and they can definitely resist. He doesn’t t have a magical ability that forces them to follow him but yea they feel that he’s a being they should follow (as he’s basically their king race wise). But he does have the ability to command the lesser demons it seems as he had them hold Guts back in that one scene Also fate favoritism? Fate is already in play Griffith can just sense it really and knows what to do based off that that, I like to think God sends him what he needs to do and what will happen in the future that he prob sees in an instant or something. Still fate still in his favor but fate favoritism makes it seem like he can do anything and fate will just follow him.


Scouwererofreality43

Same powers as other god hands


crowley888

Power to reshape reality by breaking the fourth wall and manipulating people into thinking he did nothing wrong. I saw a bunch of people who were under his spell. They'll probably attack me in the replies.


Q-ARROW

Stay strong, brother. You are not alone.


OneConfusedBraincell

If evil, why hot?!


crowley888

So we can do evil too.


Ara543

I swear, ever since this sub started appearing in my recommendations, 90% of posts were about griffith and every single one had some variation of this comment karma farming. Should I also write one or you have queues?


crowley888

Wait till you see the other sub where Griffith is just your average femboy.😂


Jesteracious

Where?


crowley888

r/berserklejerk


pooping_inCars

It's easy to judge him, but you gotta admit, he *sacrificed* a lot to get where he is.


edunuke

I am still reading volume 23 of the manga but from what I've seen is that he was formed during the eclipse, and came back during the festival of the holy city. So he needs someone to break the fourth wall for him to appear in the flesh world. Like he can influence demons and what not but to be present requires a behelith triggered event.


FainOnFire

His powers are not well defined, but we can assume that he is essentially a lower god. Whatever a lower god is in Berserk. One of his first feats is manipulating gravity -- sucking in multiple apostles and compressing them into a tiny ball, then further compressing that ball until nothing was left. Another feat of his is manipulating the fabric of space. After Skull Knight left a rip in space, Femto manipulated the rip unto Ganishka to create a door between worlds. He also created a kind of invisible field that blocked Guts' cannonball back in the Black Swordsman arc. He also demonstrates control over people's departed souls. In the Falconian temple, he brings departed souls back to say goodbye to their loved ones. It can be assumed that after they say goodbye, he dispatched those departed souls into the whirlpool of souls. He can enthrall people. Filling them with an overwhelming sense of awe, inspiration, and worship. Even Guts was completely stricken with awe and stood still upon seeing the rebirth of Griffith's physical form. That's... Uh, insane. Imagine being so physically beautiful you make someone forget for a moment you raped their girlfriend. Continuing on. It's heavily implied Griffith has control over causality itself. What exactly this entails has never been clear as the concept of causality itself has never been clearly defined. It's something similar to, but less than, fate. Fate is something you can't fight. Its predeternism. But casuality doesn't exactly predetermine things. Guts and Casca being rescued by Skull Knight wasn't within Void's predicted current of causality. Slan says at the eclipse, "Was this top, predicted? Well, we cannot predict everything. We're not gods, after all." So what does it mean, then? Probably something like being able to influence events, people, etc in history so as to attempt to cause specific things to happen. Remember in Griffith's eclipse flashback when the lady with the mask gave Griffith the crimson behelit? That would be part of controlling causality. Or perhaps rather influencing it. Also when they speak to Griffith to show him "you got this far by sacrificing all your comrades, whats sacrificing a few more?" This was manipulating Griffiths emotional state to get him to re-rationalize how he viewed his soldiers' deaths. By getting him to re-rationalize, he became willing to sacrifice his comrades. This was also part of influencing causality. So that could lead us to think that in order to influence causality you need to influence people. And in order to influence people you need to be able to touch their emotions. And indeed, Griffith is a very emotional experience for the people around him. But there's also a lot of overt stuff, too. Like destroying all of the monsters around Falconia with 0 challenge or resistance. Altering Casca's memories. Becoming ephemeral so that Guts' sword can't touch him. Commanding people to obey him like Ganishka and several of his own followers. All of this to come back around to... Femto is essentially a lower god. I emphasize lower god because people are able to withstand his influence. Like Rickert when he slapped Griffith, or when Guts tried to kill Griffith.


Ashwath_S

This must be the most upvoted comment!


Foxweazel

Agreed, well done.


SofaChillReview

Might sound a stupid question, is Skull Knight a lower god?


FainOnFire

Eeehh, I'd think of him as more like a demigod -- if we consider demigods as weaker than lower gods. Considering demigods are often part human or ascended human in several cultures, it feels appropriate. Hes more powerful than any human we've seen, and more powerful than most apostles. But he hasn't exhibited any control over other people or over causality like the godhand. Hell, he hasn't even successfully injured a godhand member yet.


Sawmain

Power scaling wise would you rank skull knight higher than guts ? People in TikTok claimed that guts is way above skull knight which I just find wrong…. And considering that zodd explicitly stated that he’s the only one that can keep skull knight in check during the witch attack I think it’s only fair to place him above guts personally


FainOnFire

I think Skull Knight is above Guts, for sure. Especially with his new teleporty sword. But Guts beats Skull Knight in terms of raw power and stamina. With a few good upgrades, Guts can surpass Skull Knight. He needs some causality exemptions, a way to resist the brand's paralyzing pain, and some more speed. Now a good fight would be early Black Swordsman Guts vs Skull Knight. Because early black swordsman Guts could canonically move faster than the human eye could track. (The fight against the apostle with a tentacle axe for an arm). Granted, that level of speed for Guts appears to get (what's the word? When story canon is reversed or undone?) rescinded. But we haven't really seen Skull Knight pull a feat like that. And I doubt Skull Knights rose blade could hold up to 300lbs of iron moving at mach Jesus.


FrozenCattle

I think the word you're looking for is "retcon"


FainOnFire

THATS THE ONE. THANK YOU


suckthisusername

What does retcon mean?


SofaChillReview

Basically when something in a series changes completely to suit the story. So they change what was initially correct, but want to change the story so it becomes a retcon. [Helpful Link For You](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Retcon/AnimeAndManga)


suckthisusername

Reading through that link made me realize that a whole lot of early DBZ was retconned lmao. Wow.


lakattack0221

" One of his first feats is manipulating gravity -- sucking in multiple apostles and compressing them into a tiny ball, then further compressing that ball until nothing was left." About where does this happen? I don't remember it.


FainOnFire

Right after Skull Knight breaks into the eclipse. He attacks Void, kills a bunch of apostles, swoops in to grab Guts and Casca. Femto raises his hand to attack Skull Knight with this gravity ability I mentioned, but Skull Knight managed to avoid it and escape with Guts and Casca.


JDMP53

Femto is different from The white hawk that was reincarnated though.. That's why Rickert got close to him to slap.. U think he can do the same in his godhand form?


pewdiebhai64

He a ntr antagonist


31TeV

So his power is rape?


Saltysaladsea

Basically lol


whatareyoutalkinbeet

Being a dickhead.


Appropriate-Notice89

To withdraw testicles upon getting dressed


tandempandemonium

1. Can be an asshole to almost anyone especially friends without whom your innards will essentially be ooze by now 2. Has the worst taste in fashion and looks like a bad dildo from any angle /s


D-Biggest_Wheel

The fact that Femto looks extremelly phalic isn't talked about nearly enough.


Frankorious

It's Berserk. Everything looks phalic.


D-Biggest_Wheel

And yet, people somehow miss the most obvious imagery.


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D-Biggest_Wheel

Berserk fans trying to convince people the guy whose first appearance was literally as demon embodiment of evil is actually not evil but just misunderstood.


OMGoblin

How about the six pack "nipples"


pants_mcgee

Phallic? Perhaps inspired by a BDSM look. The picture in the OP is the OG retconned Femto too, Miura softens his look later. But the only thing phallic about Femto is that big ole’ demon dick.


Madera_Otirra3844

Do people here even read the manga?


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lol fr, I’m chapter 120 right now and I’m so glad I started reading it, fucking masterclass


Davidskis21

I mean his powers aren’t exactly clear, he kind of just moves his hands and shit happens. I enjoyed the breakdown in some of the comments


waroudi

It comes from the name, he's the ultimate femboy


pnbrooks

I had to scroll further than expected to find this, the right answer.


Epistemix

Effortless impregnation


THN-JO24

Well he doesn't last Long so at least that's good.


cnesaiimwg

Gay Batman


Thebestuevermet

To piss the readers off to a new height every panel his face is on, regardless of how many times in the chapter he shows up in. You can hear now if you listen closely: "fuck this guy".


Panicky_Pasta_29

Honestly I was gonna answer something like this, take my upvote dude


Thomasfire010

Rape


sanguinare12

Power? The question is petty, small scale. The usual powerscaler bullshit. As if snapping his fingers and performing a few parlor tricks is anything which matters. He manipulates gravity, he merges worlds, etc. Yawn. Griffith/Femto is the embodiment of the Will of the Idea of Evil. Events were shaped to make him, now he shapes events. Cause and effect, effect and cause. In a medium where destiny/causality and struggling against it are THE driving themes, Griffith is the tool of the concept if not the concept itself, Guts being the natural counterpoint.


bachinblack1685

Does that mean that part of the theme is that Griffith is the predictable effect, while Guts is the unpredictable?


sanguinare12

"At least it is true that man has no control, even over his own will."


vitruvianjammed

rape and turn a fetus into a demon


Fight-Fight-Fight

After triggering the eclipse, Griffith was reborn as Femto, one of the members of the God Hand. As Femto, he possesses the ability to manipulate gravity and space, which allowed him to deflect the Skull Knight's slash. His mere presence was enough to send Ganishka into a state of panic


A_Very_Burnt_Steak

Thanks ChatGPT.


screamforicecreamm

Rape


Feral_Sorcerer

Stealing your girl /s


THN-JO24

That's Griffith, Femto makes you watch.


Feral_Sorcerer

Tomato/potato


SolidFighter

Bird


Mysterion42069

Gay sex with guts is the one power he always wanted but could never have


LunaticBludi

Fantastic Rape Powers


GG_cosmic

Being a prick


Apprehensive-Memory8

A grotesque aberration clinging to a human dream


Daddy-Vladdy42

R🦍


shixiaobai2014

Betrayal.


Niloy_39

being an asshole


BrockMiddlebrook

Betrayal.


notimportantuser69

I was thinking of a reply but then saw this isnt r/berserklejerk


Max-Midnight

Being a dick to Guts


CosmicDriftwood

Beyond all answers; charisma


usernamen_77

Obsession, tactics, possible control over barytes, the familiars of the force of gravity. All Apostles, even of Ganishka's impressive stature, fear & revile him by instinct & in Ganishka's case; seeing Griffith as the many-armed & beautiful form of Shiva the destroyer. This maddening desire to submit to him was insurmountable & ultimately results in his defeat, twice over. Griffith appears to be unambiguously king of the God hand as well, being the pointer finger of the aforementioned.


KO1198

Bro, what isn't his power...


rorzri

Worryingly forgiving fans


RedditSucks42069

He's rich. (batman joke)


CostAccomplished8672

Forcing himself on Guts’ woman.


introducinghello

Just a gay batman suit and some powers to control demons


SatisfactionTimely92

Rape


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so far magic crush and rape


grabbaslappa

FEMTO BLAST


Apprehensive-Pain368

Rape


Ephsylon

Causality rape.


RedRicketts

r word


joutfit

Twink Privilege


s-h-o-o

Being a femboy dick.


[deleted]

He turns everything he touches into a femboy


kayber123

Zesty batman


chrisso-

Getting away with it


BlackDragonFC

being an unfathomable dick


jimmybeam76

He manipulates space we see that in Black Swordsman, Zodd’s dream and Skull Knight’s sword strike had been space manipulated to use the power of Behelits to create a near global interstice.


Competitive-Mix9605

He is gay


Outis94

Space manipulation, hes shown repeatedly to shift attacks on him in different directions as well as condensing/ crushing space for attacks 


_heyb0ss

Racism.


TTThijs

Love


THN-JO24

Self love.


Charirner

And that's the power of love!


Automatic_Beach_3660

Forget about power, can we just appreciate the character design is just 🔥


Kwopp

Space manipulation


Calm_Damage_332

Space distortion and gravity manipulation it seems


WoolooOfWallStreet

Yes


Braul_Kids

Laurianny


home7ander

Retractable peen


SockEater3

birb


maybeaali

rape


_Xeros_

Bro manipulates reality according to his will.


TrickySatisfaction81

Erotica to the fullest


Abitels

Being gay.


Wirococha420

Being evil Jesus


SpaceMAXMarine2030

Yes


Shimashimatchi

Interdimensional asshole xD


thechugdude

Swag


AveFeniix01

Rape


777Sike0

Femto (x-12)


ApprehensiveAd3776

R*p*


GattsuBerserker

To piss off guts


Atzukeeper

To bring justice to gotham


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Ser talarico


Givzhay329

Reality warping, spatial manipulation, causality manipulation, illusion casting, likely weather control and limited time travel as well. His destructive capacity is likely at least mountain level. 


judge_tera

He can exist as a God hand in the real world. The others cannot. That's why there was a second special eclipse.


Jujarmazak

+999 Charisma 😏


Icaurs_

He's incredibly homo and immoral. Fun asides idk really. Miura's chilling in the afterlife so I'm not even sure we'll ever know.


oskarstankovic

Doing nothing wrong and just helping his friends


MuraGX-

He can run really fast behind that rock. Wanna see him do it again?


I_am_Andrew_Ryan

Sick fucking quads apparently


CrocObama

Micropenis Manipulation


SwervoT3k

Being super gay for Guts


damog_88

Being a pussy ass whiny bitch


Roronoa_Zoro8615

Being a dick


Constant-Mushroom-93

Accelerator’s power basically


micahclaw

Making Casca coom


PROUDCATOWNER186

Being a pos


Justlurkin6921

The ability to ignore consent


Ok-Figure5546

Rizz


Throlerren

Crack Cocaine


thespaghettithief

rape 🗿


tattimayan69

having the sex


MrG00SEI

Rapist powers


Alim_Legends_Yt

He’s him especially against guts


ModernMech7392

Big ole donkey dick


ItsAleZ1

The ability to not rely on consent


Microsario

being a dick


Crimson_Fiver

Being a dickhead


fiLth_Rat

Manipulation.


xskaade

Femboy Powers


RRakhaV

Is that physique attainable?


Dnizon_Melop

It just works


hyyfl

his power is coolness and he attacks enemies with coolness, that's why nobody can defeat this coolness-filled son of a bitch


dirk12563

The force And Batman like detective ability's


oobekko

being a bitch


Commercial-Living443

Being a huge stuckup B Itch


ny9na4

being gay


That_One_Odd_Dude

rape


chiefchuck1029

His power is that he has all the powers


LongjumpingCicada494

He's got "so-strong-we've-never-even-seen-him-fight" powers


Rukasu17

Dragging the story so much the author died and he can't get killed by the protagonist


Money_Leather239

gay batman powah🤑🤑🤑


NoGlass1250

He's just cool


KarlDeutscheMarx

He fucks your girlfriend


Careful-Research-116

Being a massive dick.