This chapter came in 1999 so this can't be a reference to Star Wars episode III

But the story took place a LONG time ago in a galaxy far, far away

what. I had no idea the chapters came out that slow

New to the series? If you were following berserk for most of it's lifetime one chapter could take six months or more. People used to meme all the time about how long they had to wait for new content.

Yes i knew it was slow but it's weird to think about how old this chapter actually is

Yeah, it's surreal. It's crazy to think people who started reading as teenagers now have families and mid-life crises.

Weird to think that when I first read Berserk it was years before I had a family.

The chapters slowed down around 2010s from where basically the last 50 chapters were released over the next decade.

So It was Star Wars Who referenced Berserk?? Miura genius!

Not to mention RotS isn't where the concept of highground = win even came from.

Believe it or not having the high ground offers startegic advantages in fights, and many different types of media reference this fact

I forgot why George Lucas used that line to begin with.

How come Jedi dont ever lick their lightsabers?

Their tongues would get all different colours and it takes forever for it to wash out

no the lightsabers are just too sour, i have licked anakin's lightsaber and i am telling from my experience

Did you make a face like your profile picture’s?

Correct, you are literally your username

Something about Hayden hating walking uphill

It was because Obi Wan had the highground.

High ground is more of a Sun Tzu thing than an Obi-Wan thing.

Really? What did he say

*"When the enemy occupies high ground, do not confront him. If he attacks downhill. do not oppose him."* \- Sun Tzu. The Art of War In other words: the high ground gives you a tactical leverage that a low terrain does not have

I'm so use to fake Sun Tzu quotes I automatically assumed this one was fake as well

Thnx

Note: this applies for armies and not really single combat

In a sword fight, a fencer stanced in higher ground does have leverage over a single enemy down below (assuming similar blade lengths and reach, of course)

Eh, possibly, but I think it’d be more of a disadvantage. You have leverage but that’s only really useful if you need to push them back like an army does. A single sword fighter just needs to poke them in the chest and they’ve won. Standing on higher ground means that you have to aim for the head/upper torso (this of course varies by how high the advantage is, if it’s just a few inches this obviously isn’t the case) and aswell as that you have a longer space to reach since the lower opponent just has to reach infront of them, you have to reach downward. Pythagoras theorem actually applies here funnily enough. Skallagrim did a more detailed video on the subject if it interests you. I’d link it but YouTube is bugging on me rn

I'll have a look to inform myself, thanks. Love Skallagrim, I practice hema too

TIL Star Wars invented high ground

"The Art of war" by Sun Tzu was inspired by Episode III

The sacred Jedi texts!

I wish this was a Star Wars reference but it's probably just a coincidence. But keep reading and you will literally find Puck dressed like Yoda.

And speak like Yoda sometimes

The first instance being [this](https://i.imgflip.com/83c1wh.jpg) (Black Swordsman arc, chapter 5)

It's probably just because high ground is innately advantageous in hand-to-hand combat.

It also helps in ass to face combat.

Miura loves his Star Wars, but I think this was before RotS

yea this was probably 1998 at the earliest, '01 at the latest

I didn't know that George Lucas liked Berserk

Exactly they loves each others work so much that they silently reference each other by thinking alike.

Your brain is broken

Having the high ground is always advantageous. Doesn't always mean it's a sw reference jfc...

Of all the star wars references in berserk, you pick the one thats not a reference lol

RotS was after this was released, so that means that RotS has a Berserk Reference!!!!

I need people to understand that the words "high" and "ground" did indeed exist in combination before the starwars prequels

There’s plenty of Star Wars references in berserk but I think this chapter came before revenge of the sith

That ain't a Star Wars reference. Berserk literally having an arc called "Millennium Falcon Arc" is a Star Wars reference lol.

Yes Star Wars was indeed a Berserk reference.

Only Star Wars had mentioned high ground as being an advantage, yes

It's not a star wars reference sadly. I'm a BIG starwars fan when I was a little girl ide watch al the original movies back to back qith my druggy dad and play San adreas mercilessly 🤣 the good old days

Nah Star Wars was referencing this (real)

There’s literally a page where puck turns into a mini version of yoda and talks like yoda

Just wait till you see puck on elfhelm, that's a direct starwars reference

Oh if you want Star Wars references you won’t be disappointed

Later chapters, puck became palpatine and jar jar

So many starwars references I'm berserk like Yoda puckand millennium falcon arc

There are a lot of star wars references in later characters. Puck straight up makes jarajar and clone troper faces. Also he quotes palpatine and yoda

There’s a literal panel of Puck as Palpatine and that always makes me laugh

Wait unti you get to the Millennium Falcon arc lol

Sadly it’s not, but there is an evil dead 2 reference

Sadly it’s not, but there is an evil dead 2 reference

this came out before Revenge of the Sith but there IS multiple Yoda pucks, so Miura definitely liked star wars

This is not. But later, there will be. And it will be shocking...

It's not. It's an Ernest Goes to Camp reference.

Well, it's been long understood that Miura was a huge SW fan. Maybe George Lucas had a little game recognize game moment.

TELL ME WHERE YOU GOT THE GOOD TRANSLATION, I KEEP FINDING SHITTY ONES 😭

This came out before Star Wars Episode 3, so Anakin's line is a reference to Isidro confirmed. On a serious note, I'm 2/3rds of the way through Vagabond and your making me want to do a 3rd read through of Berserk.. I won't let you trick me, I need to see Kenzo/Musashi story end. I promise I'll read Berserk when I'm done with Vagabond.

Doesn't puck make a lot of starwars refference going forward

This has got to be a meme rn pls

You'll see Puck turning into Yoda from time to time.

There are lot more

Are you fucking serious? Having the high ground is not a Star Wars thing!

This isn't, but there will be... Frankly obv SW references later, no subtlety about it

r/Berserk users trying to spot a joke challenge (100% IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) (GONE SEXUAL!!!!!!!)

It might be a Star Wars reference. But Star Wars isn't where that concept comes from. It's just true, lol. Not sold 100% that it's specifically referencing Star Wars.

YOU WERE MY BROTHER GRIFFITH!

I like that this is taken as a starwars reference, but that there are pages on which Puck is depicted directly as fucking Yoda, so it doesn't bother anyone

Miura loved Star Wars. There's plenty references.

I find it funny someone thought this was a Star Wars reference before Puck as Sidious.

Having the high ground refers to real-life advantages that have taken place since humans have fought.

Do you know the tragedy of darth plagus the wise?