The fact that he considered Guts a possession, this character is a vindictive, egotist control-freak that willingly fucked his entire group twice.
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Now, in context he was reluctant to commit to the sacrifice, & was remorseful for all the people that died for his dream (1997 version anyway). The God Hand had to big up his ego first, manipulate him and convince him to do it-- But the fact that his first order of business as Femto was to r*pe the one person on the planet who admired him the most & did absolutely no wrong to him. Just to hurt Guts.
YET AGAIN, he's using people as a means to get what he wants. Casca is just a thing for him to use.
And it's ironic, all those years with Casca at his side: Nothing. She finally moves on to someone who sees, respects and acknowledges her as both a warrior & a woman.
NOW Griffith feels some type of way, when he did nothing but ignore her. And he's too intelligent for me to believe he didn't know how she felt, he just kept her on a leash as a means of control and when both Guts & Casca found purpose & happiness WITHOUT his sorry ass as the center of attention, he felt he had a score to settle for that.
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Especially in his weakened state where he definitely felt his ego get trampled on.
All because he wasn't the main character anymore, all because Guts outgrew him, and so did Casca.
I already knew the entire reason he went to Charlotte's room was to vindicate himself by feeling like he had control over someone, ANYONE, he had to dominate a teenager just to get the taste of Guts' W out his mouth.
But the fact that he admitted it when he was in his cell, verbally admitted his not having control over Guts is his fucking damage, that his issue was that Guts surpassed him as a man, Griffith is just pathetic.
He kept Guts around for his strength, he envied Guts because the man didn't need a Band to achieve his dream, and Griffith couldn't stop him from walking away vs Griffith who wouldn't have accomplished anything if it weren't for the people around him that carried him to every success he achieved THROUGH the team.
Now he's basically an Anti-Christ figure uniting the world under a united banner/Government-- All to maintain his childish dream of having his castle. And for what, and the cost of so many good men, even Corkus' annoying ass didn't deserve that shit, and I mean that. Gaston, Pippin, Judeau, the goddamn horses, fucking hell.
Both Charlotte & Casca knew the truth, Griffith is a child. They meant it as an endearing trait, but that alone is his entire problem. He's a fucking child.
Guts deserves to wear his ass down to a bloody pulp (How? WHATEVER Skull Knight did to obtain his power. Keep in mind this mind outpaced VOID/Femto/Zod/ the entire God Hand didn't stop that man during the Eclipse. SkullKnight is a problem. So whatever he did that's what Guts needs to do), Casca deserves the kill-shot. Period.
If anything less happens, if ever, that story will be ruined forever. Because I can't imagine anything more appropriate. Maybe Guts becoming an Apostle? But either way, Casca need to get that final blow, I don't give a fuck.
All that time as a aloof-ding bat was unacceptable, absolutely hate that turn for her character. Took way too damn long to get her back on track.
(Recommended anime btw, it's amazing. I usually loath 20 count episodes, but the pacing is so good in this one.)
She deserves the final attack. End as it began, as Griffith told her in the very beginning, she takes up her sword and makes the call.
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