Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A struggler is someone who keeps flailing against fate when everyone else has accepted it, and Berserk adopts the word as Guts's identity. Fans use it as a motto for stubbornness against bad odds, and it has become the community's shorthand for the series' outlook of will against destiny.
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In context
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"Struggler" is the name the Skull Knight gives Guts. In manga episode 37 of the Golden Age arc (1994), Guts is camped alone after leaving the Band of the Hawk when a skeleton-armoured horseman appears, addresses him as the Struggler and warns of the Eclipse, an event a year away. The Skull Knight calls him struggler again in volume 14 (episode 92), wishing him a good journey. Guts's own declaration of war on the demons comes in volume 13 (episode 91).
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- Berserk Wiki: Episode 37 (Manga)SummaryReference checked
- TV Tropes: Quotes/BerserkSkull Knight and Guts entriesReference checked
- Berserk Wiki: GutsInfobox other namesReference checked
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