…because the Berserker’s armor is to be used with caution. ://
Have you never seen this illustration that Sensei made for the lulz about Berserk within universe 20 years later?
Well, look at Guts being older than everyone because he keeps using the armor too much. xD This illustration is a joke but the issue depicted is real: the armor is very useful but dangerous.
That being said, I do agree with you that the trip to Skellig is possibly about more than just bringing Casca back. Originally, the whole journey there was only for Casca’s sake, but now that they finally arrived, I’d say we could stay there for a while and for other reasons.
The first reason is that the magic community took a hard blow because of Griffith
…and the remaining sorcerers are possibly interested in fighting back against him one way or another.
The other reason is Guts himself: there is what you proposed indeed, but besides the physical changes, Guts has so much to solve.
there is what Slan did to him (the wound to his ethereal body, I don’t think it was ever 100% healed iirc?)
and there is the beast of darkness (that is staying low for now), which is related to his own trauma regarding the Eclipse
Casca is not the only one who needs to face what happened during the Eclipse.
In fact, Guts’ sanity so far rested on the only hope that Danan might be able to bring the woman he loves back. He clang so much onto it that he even disregarded his revenge against Griffith to will himself into trying to get her back. And even if he’s constantly reminding himself of what the Skull Knight said on the subject, I’m pretty sure a part of him is hoping Skully was wrong.
So now that Casca is back, no matter how she and Guts will behave around each other, Guts is without a goal and, for a man as tormented as him, I believe that can be extremely threatening (”hello darkness my old friend”).
That’s why I think Guts could have his own personal moment on Skellig where he might finally agree to look back onto everything that happened, in order to finally learn to cope too. Besides, if not on Skellig, where/when is he ever going to get the chance to reflect onto all that he went through?
Besides Guts and Casca, I also guess that their time on Skellig could trigger development for the rest of their friends: Farny and Schierke could train a little with other witches for example?
More than anything though, I wonder how likely it would be for Griffith’s army to target Skellig Island next. I mean, I still can’t give an explanation to this…
because I doubt Isma’s mom was worried about her daughter getting into trouble with Danan’s people or the sorcerers, so… Well, since Griffith targeted a lot of spirit woods previously (like Flora’s), who knows what he might have planned for Danan’s kingdom?
The fact we even switched to him recently in the narrative must also be for a reason, but it’s not like he’s getting really slowed down by other enemies…
…so eventually -maybe after he marries Charlotte?- he could decide to attack Skellig Island while Guts, Casca and their friends are still there.
Still on the same idea, but I just recently made a post about Guts having a tie to Elves according to the Skull Knight and this could also be expanded on while Guts stays on Skellig, especially if he ends up having to protect them should Griffith launch an attack.
Finally, an attack by Griffith could also lead to the Skull Knight showing up once more (since he’s the foe of all inhumans) and I find this would be extremely relevant considering that…
this is what Puck once thought about him (vol 18).
TL;DR everyone fighting on Skellig could be a way to conclude the arc on Skellig? And until we get there, I guess we could focus on Guts’ own trauma as well as Casca slowly getting used to being back, while Griffith chases monsters around, possibly gets married and decides that he will target Skellig next.
That’s my take on it. Rather uncertain because we switched to Griffith and don’t know why exactly for the moment, so we’ll need more content to be surer!
I hope it answers your question Anon. Thanks again for the kind words and have a lovely day. ❤
am i the only one who doesn’t trust Kiyomi’s happiness about Mikasa, like, she’s the head of the Azumabito clan, why would she want Mikasa, the heir to the shogun bloodline, back???? especially after the whole speech about the iceburst stone resources.
i trust her as much as i trust Zeke’s claim that he sold his parents to make sure Grisha’s plan to restore Eldia would work, which is to say not at all????
Hi Anon! Yeah, he certainly is and that’s why I do not trust him at all, like Yelena.
Funnily enough that’s where Sensei might get me, because I so am never trusting Zeke that Sensei could eventually make a good guy out of him and I would refuse to believe it till the series ends. It’s just that I can’t forget this tho’…
so no way do I believe his claim that he sold his parents out to eventually make Grisha’s plan work.
Otherwise I just don’t know what to make of Eren at the moment. Is he buying anything coming from his brother, is he following a plan of his own because the alternatives offered by Zeke’s side or Kiyomi do not provide what he wants for the people he wants to protect? I don’t know, he’s a tough cookie to see through.
Thanks for passing by Anon, glad to know I’m not alone in this! 🙂
Hey Anon! And nah, no way! I think Historia’s husband or whatever is that dude from the cliffhanger.
I mean, reading the typeset version, Eren was against Historia being forced to recreate the system that the Reiss family had put in place before Grisha killed them all in the first place. That’s why he left and followed a plan of his own because Kiyomi’s and Zeke’s ideas put Historia in a bad position.
So if he was against it, why would he make a child with her? So n o p e, Historia’s pregnancy isn’t related to Eren.
Listen Anon, I know it was a long time ago, but Eren and Historia once had a deep talk…
…and I think Eren understands where Historia is coming from. That’s why, since she already has to be the Queen despite not wanting to initially, he doesn’t want her to be burdened with more.
That’s also why he didn’t mention the use of the royal bloodline to the progenitor titan after he finally accessed his father’s memories and why he was against her being used by Kiyomi and Zeke in the newest chapter.
In general what Eren seeks for him and for the others is freedom. I think that explains enough why he’s mad about Historia being forced into the current circumstancesn even if it was also her choice
eventually. So no, Eren is not Historia’s baby’s daddy (besides I think Mikasa would have taken it rather badly if that were the case, considering past examples).
I hope it answers your question, have a nice day Anon!
Hi Anon! Um, well, timeline-wise I’m not sure it is the most likely?
We don’t know exactly when UT deserted the Shinigamis but it was at least 50 years ago and seeing as his link to the Phantomhive family doesn’t seem to go beyond Claudia who was a little girl at the time…
I doubt he could have been her parents’ butler or even her butler before Tanaka.
It’s true we don’t know when Tanaka joined the Phantomhive household, but considering @akumadeenglish‘s explanation about Tanaka’s age and the way Vincent sometimes referred to him, it seems Tanaka was possibly already there when Vincent and Frances were little children.
Besides… so far in the narrative, “obsession” towards the Phantomhive family always rooted
more
from love than from simple association:
Ann (in love with Vincent),
Kelvin (Vincent & the twins)
and now it’s almost confirmed for UT (Claudia?),
Meanwhile it’s different from Tanaka who’s been there for 3 generations but whose relationship with the Phantomhives…
clearly is depicted to be healthier (you have no idea how much I love this man).
So I don’t have any clear hint to say that the idea doesn’t work, but in my opinion it just doesn’t seem to be the most likely? I don’t know how UT was involved with Claudia back then, but it seems her death changed a lot of things for him and that could be what made him become the Undertaker that he still is today.
Of course, I guess UT could have been her butler until she died and then he disappeared for a few years before becoming the Undertaker, leaving Tanaka to take care of Vincent and Frances, but…
I don’t know, seeing his performance in the Weston arc and the ring he always wears, he always seemed more likely to play the part of a noble than of a butler back in the days after his desertion and before he became the Undertaker?
As I said though, it’s just my opinion and I can be 100% wrong, so take it all with a grain of salt!
Sorry I can’t help more Anon, but please have a nice day!
Undertaker: *ready to fight Grell, Sebastian, and Othello to defend his bizarre doll plan*
Undertaker: Wait- Where’s my death scythe? This is the greater good we’re talking about!
Claudia: Greater good? I’M THE GREATEST GOOD YOU ARE EVER GONNA GET
To the amazing meta writers, fan artists and fanfic writers in the Tokyo Ghoul fandom, thank you for everything you gave to the fandom. You guys brought a smile to my face and deepened my understanding of the series. Whether it’s Ishida’s next work or completely other ones, I hope I can see your works again. I wish you all happiness in life and fandom experience.
I keep on thinking about Touka and Kaneki’s daughter having Haise’s pudding hair and coming back to this
maybe she naturally has the same hair colour as Uncle Renji
but to prevent her aging problems as a half-ghoul she’s on Rc suppressants or something similar developed with the recent burst of Ghoul medicine that helped Hsiao recover
or even maybe Touka having to take Rc suppressants during the pregnancy and then a little pudding head was born
I would think it’s almost a guarantee that Pleasure-chan will get the bio at the end of the volume! Ishida was definitely saving up that reveal for the end!
I also wonder if Touka might get a bio too with “Kaneki Touka” since she didn’t get one during the chapter!
Hi again 🙂 And yes, like you, I want Sensei to take some time for himself indeed!
If the series ended like the way it did, it’s because Ishida-sensei obviously needed a break from it, so I hope that whatever project he tackles on next, he will at least rest for a while first. Manga industry is tough tho’, that’s nothing new…
As for Tokage…
…I think he was stabbed by an unnamed student of his, like the narration explained. No mystery there :3 we know that after Mutsuki and Juuzou, the guy was far from being a good teacher so he got what was coming to him.
Thanks again for the kind words!! I wish you a nice day once again, Anon. :3
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