~shrug~ I'll give it a shot. Been a while since I read it, but I'm up to date at least...
1 - what is that beast that always talks to gutts in his mind? does that have to do with the armor he wears, or it doesnt at all?
The Berserk Armor probably manifests itself as that shadowy beast that crops up whenever Gutts is goin nuts on some apostle. Don't recall any in depth conversation, but its been a while...
2 - why did casca lose her memory, was it like shock? or was it something related to the weird process in mating with the god version of griffith?
Trauma of being raped by a "God hand" who used to be someone she admired? Gutts and Casca are the only two to survive the sacrifice, and it does leave an indelible mark on both of em.
3 - when berserk introduced magic is a side theme to the story, i found it very ingenius... but like what is this magic and sorcery, so far i know that it has nothing to do with the main plot or the hands of god... is it like a side dish appetizer for readers to enjoy, just like the devil's fruit from one piece?
Early on, magic wasn't that big a thing. We had a little pixie magic for healing, and the behelit which would grant a person's wish if they sacrificed something important to them. Later on, they incorporate some elemental spirits, witch magic, and ESP, but it's entirely well structured.
4 - when i saw griffith revived or turned back to human(?) , i was confused... did he just come back from the different dimension or whatever that place is?
If you recall the baby that was born from Casca that follows her around? It got mortally wounded protecting Casca from an attack from the demonic priest dude. The apostle that used his wish to become an egg combined with the baby, and what emerged was Griffith. God Hand without being limited to the constraints of the behelit summon.
5 - so if you die in the world of berserk, you just get flushed down as part of that stream in that different dimension?
I think it depends. The behelit requires you to sacrifice someone important to you to grant a wish. Those that are sacrificed and often those who use the behelit's power apparently get taken in a bad way. But probably not the case if you die without this caveat.
6 - is it clearly stated or said, what the story of griffith's side is all about? is he simply trying to take over countries, or what?
His dream is to stand on the very top. Pretty clearly stated from the beginning, and a lot more idealized since Griffith was good. It's not until he's shaken by Griffith's departure, his subsequent torture, and dangled the power of an extra special behelit that his dream takes on a more surreal and nightmarish cast. He still aims for the top, but now instead of the band of the hawk, he's got a bunch of demonic supersoldiers.
7 - can anyone just use magic in the world of berserk if you just know how to or something? or do you need some sort of specialness like the world of harry potter or star wars,,,
Consider Farnese. She's a noblewoman who learns some rudimentary witch magic from Schierke. That suggests at least some aspects of this magic is learned rather than innate.
8 - what does using that little egg with face on it do? the 4~5 god hands just show up and give you power confused and what does that actually logically do to youre body? it seems more like some messy surgery to me, becoming more beast like, and just sick (like nasty)
It's the behelit. There's a bunch of lesser behelits laying about, and basically they grant a wish to their owner (it's inferred that there's some amount of fate or a concious will that brings these behelits to their designated person). The person has to sacrifice something of great importance to them to power the wish, and the sacrificed person is branded before being consumed by spirits. Griffith's behelit is special in that it's a hell of a lot more powerful. Griffith's sacrifice of the entire Band of the Hawk allowed him to become a God Hand.
9 - when gutts go berserk mode, what does that actually do? all it seemed was it just made him literally more berserk and suicidal...
When he's in his armor, he gives in to the bloodlust inherent in the cursed armor. It's a double edged sword since the armor doesn't prevent pain, only allows him to ignore its effects. He can also love himself to the bloodlust, and begins to lose many of the sensations and feelings that make him human. The Skull Knight was the previous owner of the Berserker Armor, so that gives you an idea of what eventually happens from prolonged use.
10 - is griffith actually leaned towards homosexual?? im not assuming that just cause he simply slept with a man.... but it seems to me the author is using alot of historic refereces, and griffith seems to be describing alot of those historical figures , like a man described in legends or folktales in which they always have controversies in being homosexual...
Yes. Yes he did. He sleeps with Gennon to get a sizeable war chest to fund his band. You'll also recall he eventually killed Gennon. The basic idea is that Griffith will go to any lengths to achieve his dream, and is absolutely ruthless in the pursuit of it. The only exception was Gutts who was the first person to ever make him stumble, which lead to his emprisonment when he seduced Charlotte.
11 - the story is in a made-up world or an alternate dimension to reality, but what would you say is the race or closest country to describe to gutts, griffith, casca, and the other dark skinned people? cause anime like FMA are confirmed to be more german, considering that the real world version takes place in germany, so im assuming something like the berserk characters are using a huge cultural reference...
Uh. Doesn't matter? There are knights and nobles a la medieval renaissance setting, and a race of dark skinned mystics that have elements like the movie 300's Persian empire, but everything *is* fictional. Make your own call.
12 - how old is gutts? he seems to be growing white hair, but it can just be some side effects from his armor, or battling weird monsters...
The armor does seem to prematurely age him and make him less "human".
http://www.skullknight.net/encyclopedia/world/timeline/timeline.ht mlhas a bit of a timeline. Over 21 is all we can be sure of according to this.
13 - so the world of berserk, is being controled by this being that looks like some wormhole?? like every logic in them?
wut?
14 - so the god hands can be killed? assuming the skull guy (good skull guy) who seems pretty intelligence even infiltrating the different dimension too, attacking the bad skull guy (one of the god hands)..
Probably. Or at least banished from this plane.
15 - the skull guy (the good one), how did he get his powers? magic or that little egg looking thing? though im more convinced towards magic, considering he knew that old women.... was he like some former king or something?
He might've been Emperor Gaiseric who united the continent. And Schierke's mentor was likely one of his companions back in the day.
16 - nosferatu... why is he so obedient towards griffith? does that have anything to do with his left horn getting cut off somehow?
Griffith is a God Hand. Zodd spots the special behelit Griffith has early on and realizes what Griffith is fated to be. Griffith as a God Hand has amazing charisma. Zodd is established early on as the God Hand's right hand man...
17 - i cant seem to get the historical mechanics of the setting? i see a mixture of cultures... but i guess its fantasy so random mixes...
don't read too much into it.
18 - isnt the berserk franchise being abit too harsh on brown skinned people? i mean they display white ppl beautifully and the brown people like monster-like... the only brown person that seems rather good looking is casca, and thats it, in which shes more allianced to the white race... just curious, im neither so i dont care, but just wondering if it faces racial controversies...
Again, don't read too much into it. The "brown people" who look monster like are usually cause they're the antagonist. You'll note that pretty much anyone who's corrupt, evil, or insane, usually looks like something's off with them. There are exceptions, but it's usually established in some form or another an ugly aspect of most characters.
and what does that actually logically do to youre body? it seems more like some messy surgery to me, becoming more beast like, and just sick (like nasty)
