Beserk

**Legato** · 10-24-2005, 09:01 PM

I know what she went through during the sacrifice in Berserk was horrible but it has been what how many episodes since it happened? So will she or is thare gonna be any sign of Casca mentaly recovering from her ordeal or will this be dragged on until Berserk ends?

**jboncha** · 10-24-2005, 09:02 PM

I've wondered the same thing myself recently.
I'm on vol 24 right now and so far no change yet.

J B

**The Xenos** · 10-24-2005, 09:10 PM

UP to like vol 29 and not too many hints in the manga. maybe one scene where she kicks ass and takes names for a moment. Though in typical disturbing fashion, it's after a group of guys tries to rape her. That is starting to get old and just disturbing.

Though in the Dreamcast videogame, which I need to get, I saw a clip of a scene toward the end. In it, *spoilers* for a brief moment due to a certain spell that induces madness in everyone else, Caska is back to normal for a moment and recognises Guts.

-Xenos

**Inkthinker** · 10-25-2005, 12:33 AM

I think that he's planning on it, eventually, but Miura's a long-form storyteller.

**Guts/Batman** · 10-25-2005, 01:11 AM

She will.

Dunno when but she will. But I think Casca will rebel against Gatts and will attempt to join with Griffith again.

**Chou Blaster** · 10-25-2005, 01:03 PM

THe Dream Cast game is canon. (Stated in magna.) And that was Mandroga Juice. (WHich heals, but dirves a sane person crazy, but a crazy person sane.)

Miura stated he wants to give Berserk a good/happy ending. Just got ot keep the eyes peeled.

**Legato** · 10-25-2005, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by Guts/Batman

She will.

Dunno when but she will. But I think Casca will rebel against Gatts and will attempt to join with Griffith again.

Join Griffith? Why would Casca join someone who raped her and made her life a living hell?

Didn't know that the Dreamcast ending is canon. I thought it was something that they just use for the game.

**Guts/Batman** · 10-25-2005, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by Legato

Join Griffith? Why would Casca join someone who raped her and made her life a living hell?

Is she gonna know this fact.

She knows that Gatts tried to rape her, too.

When Griffith returned to graves, she clung to Griffith despite what he did to her.

Is Gatts believable to her?

**Legato** · 10-25-2005, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by Guts/Batman

She knows that Gatts tried to rape her, too.

Damn. And people say Gatts life is messed up. Did he attempted that against his will or willingly?

If I were Casca Id either go with the lesser of two evils and stand by Gatts or say to hell with them both and leave them, if I were sane that is.

**Guts/Batman** · 10-25-2005, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Legato

Damn. And people say Gatts life is messed up. Did he attempted that against his will or willingly?

If I were Casca Id either go with the lesser of two evils and stand by Gatts or say to hell with them both and leave them, if I were sane that is.

Well he was possessed by a demon at the time, but it doesn't really change it in Caska's mind. She was lying naked after a group of 4 men tried to rape her, he saw her naked body. Got possessed by the demon and tried to rape her.

She was starting to connect with him but after this he had to drag her along on a chain.

Then that's when the army commander chick came along...

In the manga, volume 27, she recognizes Gatts after Schierke pulls Gatts mind from the armor and mutters "Guts..." in not a happy tone.

Her leaving Gatts is also a possibilty.

**Melchior** · 10-25-2005, 09:04 PM

The biggest problem with Casca becoming sane is that she will have to deal with what happened during the Eclipse. As had been mentioned, it might be worse/meaner to actually give her her memories back.

My prediction, is that she does get her memory back (probably from the Fairy King). Then, she goes on a short rampage on Guts and most of the local scenery. Afterwards, Casca will hightale it back to the mainland, and wander around for a while debating whether or not to rejoin the Hawks or rejoin Guts. That will probably be decided after visiting the Hawks (though probably avoiding Griffin). Not sure after that.

**Gaiseric** · 07-10-2009, 09:45 AM

Being a litle further along in the story now, and looking back at some (I think seriously overlooked) facts, Casca, most likely get her memory/mind/spirit/soul mended. However I seriously doubt she will leave Guts to go off on her own, or leave Guts for Griffith. In the DC game she did not seem to retain any more or less memories from after the sacrifice, when she became lucid again, and may look upon the Guts attacking and raping ordeal as a bad dream (The games I believe are canon as they were written by Miura, and do not conflict with the manga timeline).

Casca could not return to Griffith even if she wanted to since, even if the elf king can mend her, they have never hinted anything about him being able to remove the brand, and it is not the brand that is causing her insanity or Guts would be the same way, so it can't be assumed that the brand will be gone once she is mended.

The apostles upon becoming apostles were told to do as they wish, so there would really be nothing keeping them from killing her as soon as she returned to the Hawks. She doen't have the protection of Zodd like Guts does (not that Zodd wouldn't let him get killed, he just wants to be the one to do it), and Griffith showed he had no serious attachment to her as an individual by scarificing her, and per the Godhand speeches at the eclipse her death as a sacrifice could only increase his power which is his true desire.

(I suspect that since Griffith's sacrifices were not all consumed his powers as a Godhand are not absolute yet, and there is a flaw somewhere that Guts and Casca will be able to exploit.)

She would also have a very difficult time on her own. She would probably come back after 1/2 a night of trying to fend off spirits by herself. She is a very capable fighter, but she is not as well equipped or as experienced as Guts in fighting spirits, and with a normal sword would be doomed in a .

An alternative however might be that she stays in Elfhelm under the elves protection while Guts goes after Griffith again, but she would have as much if not more cause for revenge as Guts, so I think they will stay together even if they return to the way they originally regarded each other.

Sorry... I'm long winded.

I had in interesting thought however. What might happen if they put casca in the Berserk Armor, since it fortifies the body and mind, and can heal spiritual wounds (obviously still at a cost). I wondered if that could/would heal her, and what would happen if it did, and she got overtaken by it.