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'''Beherits''' are stone fetishes of unknown supernatural origin said to govern the fate of [[human]]ity.{{qref|e202}} They are used primarily for summoning the angels of the [[God Hand]], at which point their owners are granted a wish in exchange for a sacrifice. The fabled '''Crimson Beherit''' (or '''Egg of the King''') stands out among others, appearing only to individuals qualified to be reborn as the God Hand's kinsman.{{qref|e76}}
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{{ja|'''Beherits'''|ベヘリット|Beheritto|dh='''Behelits'''}},<ref group="expl" name="expl1" /> also referred to as {{ja|異界への呼び水||ikai e no yobimizu|lit=drops of primed water leading to another world}},<ref group="expl" name="expl2" /> are highly spiritual stone objects that act as keys that link a deep layer of the [[Astral World]] to the [[Physical World]]. It is said that they govern the fate of [[human]]ity.{{qref|e202}} They are used primarily for summoning the [[God Hand]].{{qref|e0D}}{{qref|e158}}{{qref|e202}} The '''[[#Crimson Beherit|Crimson Beherit]]''' is unique among beherits, appearing only to individuals qualified to be reborn as the God Hand's kinsman.{{qref|e76}}
   
 
== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
[[File:E73-Active Beherit-Manga.png|thumb|left|An active beherit.]]
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[[File:Manga E73 Active Beherit.png|thumb|left|An active beherit.]]
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Beherits are created in the [[Abyss]] as "droplets of ideas that have spilled from [that] sea to eternity".{{qref|e82}} The fate associated with a beherit "rests in the hands of its master who sent it".{{qref|e202}} A beherit belongs to a specific owner and therefore, no matter the circumstances, will always find its way to them when said owner's desire is great enough.{{qref|e202}}
A beherit resembles an egg, covered with human facial features arrayed across its surface, giving it a rather disconcerting appearance. While seemingly inanimate most times, beherits appear to be living things, possessing an aura of unspecified dread about them. On occasion, one of a beherit's eyes may open and stare at an examiner, though this is usually disregarded as an illusion. Additionally, when mishandled, a beherit may give off notable expressions of discomfort.{{qref|e0F}}{{qref|e296}}
 
   
The purpose of a beherit is to create an [[Interstice]] between the [[Physical World]] and part of the [[Astral World]] where the members of the God Hand reside, granting their owners an audience with the angels. A beherit belongs to a predestined owner and therefore, no matter the circumstances, will always find its way to them when said owner's desire is great enough.{{qref|e202}} Upon activation, the fetish rearranges its facial features, forming a distressed face which sheds tears of blood and emits a low scream before creating a temporal junction.{{qref|e73}}
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A beherit resembles an egg, covered with human facial features arrayed across its surface, giving it a rather disconcerting appearance.{{qref|e0D}} While seemingly inanimate most times, on occasion, one of a beherit's eyes may open and stare at an examiner.{{qref|e41}} Furthermore, when mishandled, a beherit may give off notable expressions of discomfort.{{qref|e296}} Upon activation, a beherit rearranges its facial features, forming a distressed face which sheds tears of blood and emits a low scream before creating a temporal junction.{{qref|e0F}}{{qref|e73}}{{qref|e115}}{{qref|e303}} Beherits will also shake and rearrange their features in resonance with the sudden influx of great evil power, such as the voices of [[Albion]]'s restless dead desiring the "new world" realized through [[Griffith]]'s [[Incarnation Ceremony|incarnation]],{{qref|e173}} [[Slan]]'s appearance in [[Qliphoth]]{{qref|e219}}, and [[Ganishka]]'s emergence as "Shiva".{{qref|e296}}
   
Beherits are not rendered null after activation, and at any time can be used to escape death by summoning the God Hand and offering another sacrifice.{{qref|e0F}}
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Beherits are not rendered null after activation, and at any time can be used by their owners to escape death by summoning the God Hand and offering another sacrifice in exchange for new life.{{qref|e0F}}
   
 
== Crimson Beherit ==
 
== Crimson Beherit ==
The Crimson Beherit, also known as the Egg of the King, is the most distinguished of the arcane artifacts, said to grant one the world in exchange for the owner's flesh and blood.{{qref|e0P}} Appearing once every 216 years,{{qref|e74}} when the time of the [[Eclipse]] draws near, owners of Crimson Beherits are destined to discard their humanity in exchange for being reborn as an angel of the [[God Hand]].{{qref|e76}} It is unknown whether there exist several different Crimson Beherits or if the same beherit came to each of the God Hand members in turn.
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The '''Crimson Beherit''', also known as the "'''Egg of the King'''", is said to grant one the world in exchange for the owner's flesh and blood,{{qref|e0P}} only falling into the hands of one bearing requisite qualities to become a member of the [[God Hand]].{{qref|e76}} Once every 216 years,{{qref|e74}} during the time of the [[Eclipse]], an owner of the Crimson Beherit is granted an audience with the God Hand. As preordained by [[causality]], an owner will offer a precious sacrifice in exchange for being reborn as a member of the God Hand.{{qref|e76}}
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It is unknown whether there exist several different Crimson Beherits or if the same beherit came to each of the God Hand members in turn.
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
[[File:BVSF-Blue-Gray Beherit-OI.png|thumb|right|A blue-gray beherit, featured in artwork for the ''Berserk Visual & Story File''.]]
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[[File:BVSF Blue-Gray Beherit.png|thumb|right|A blue-gray beherit, featured in artwork for the ''Berserk Visual & Story File''.]]
 
* As evidenced by the [[Slug Count]], who couldn't bring himself to sacrifice his daughter, [[Theresia]], apostles who activate a beherit a second time without offering a sacrifice are in turn dragged into the [[Abyss|Abyss' Vortex of Souls]].{{qref|e0G}}
* While "'''behelit'''" (an alternative name for the artifact popularized by several sources) has no meaning beyond the context of ''[[Berserk (Manga)|Berserk]]'', "beherit" is the Syriac word for "devil", commonly ascribed to the Syrian culture's concept of hell.
 
 
* Guts currently possesses the beherit that belonged to the Slug Count,{{qref|e0D}} which he took as a means of reaching the God Hand.
** Additionally, "beherit" translates to [ベヘリット] in Japanese, or "''beheritto''".
 
 
** The beherit is typically colored green or bluish green.<ref>[[:File:Puck and Guts 1998 Calendar.png|Green colored beherit in the 1998 ''Berserk'' calendar]]</ref><ref>[[:File:BIF Puck and Becchi.png|Blue-green colored beherit in ''Berserk Illustrations File'' artwork]]</ref><ref>[[:File:Puck on a Beherit.jpg|Turquoise colored beherit in ''Berserk'' dust jacket artwork]]</ref>
* As evidenced by the Slug Baron, who couldn't bring himself to sacrifice his daughter [[Theresia]], apostles who activate a beherit a second time without offering a sacrifice are in turn dragged into the [[Abyss|Vortex of Souls]].{{qref|e0G}}
 
* Guts currently possesses the beherit that belonged to the Slug Baron,{{qref|e0D}} which he took as a means of reaching the God Hand.
 
** The beherit is typically colored green/bluish green.<ref>[[:File:July-Puck and Guts-98Calendar.png|Green colored beherit in the 1998 ''Berserk'' calendar]]</ref><ref>[[:File:BIF-Puck and Becchi-OI.png|Blue-green colored beherit in ''Berserk Illustrations File'' artwork]]</ref><ref>[[:File:Puck on a Beherit.jpg|Turquoise colored beherit in ''Berserk'' dust jacket artwork]]</ref>
 
 
* Puck affectionately refers to the beherit in Guts' possession as '''Becchi''',{{qref|e103}} and considers it his own.{{qref|e202}}{{qref|e345}}
 
* Puck affectionately refers to the beherit in Guts' possession as '''Becchi''',{{qref|e103}} and considers it his own.{{qref|e202}}{{qref|e345}}
* The [[Skull Knight]] has ingested a number of beherits from slain [[apostle]]s, which he uses to coat his thorned sword with the molten fetishes and create his [[Sword of Actuation]].{{qref|e221}}
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* The [[Skull Knight]] has ingested a number of beherits from slain [[apostle]]s, which he uses to create his [[Beherit Sword]].{{qref|e221}}
* A blue-gray beherit appears in artwork for the ''Berserk Visual & Story File'', having been in a [[Niko|deceased young boy]]'s possession.
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* A blue-gray beherit appears in artwork for the ''Berserk Visual & Story File'', having been in a [[Niko|deceased young boy]]'s possession.
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== Explanations ==
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<ref group="expl" name="expl1">While "'''behelit'''" (an alternative name for the artifact popularized by several sources) has no meaning beyond the context of ''[[Berserk (Manga)|Berserk]]'', "beherit" is the Syriac word for "devil", commonly ascribed to the Syrian culture's concept of hell.
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* Additionally, ベヘリット (''beheritto'') is the original name in Japanese, wherein the letters "R" and "L" are interchangeable.</ref>
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<ref group="expl" name="expl2">Beherits are referred to as 異界への呼び水 (''ikai e no yobimizu'') by the [[Idea of Evil]] in the original [[Releases (Manga)|volume 13]] version of [[Episode 82 (Manga)|episode 82]], which roughly translates literally to "drops of primed water leading to another world".</ref>
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</references>
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 09:02, 3 July 2020

File:Manga E0D Beherit.png

An inactive beherit.

Beherits (ベヘリット, Beheritto; Dark Horse: Behelits),[expl 1] also referred to as 異界への呼び水 (ikai e no yobimizu; literally "drops of primed water leading to another world"),[expl 2] are highly spiritual stone objects that act as keys that link a deep layer of the Astral World to the Physical World. It is said that they govern the fate of humanity.[1] They are used primarily for summoning the God Hand.[2][3][1] The Crimson Beherit is unique among beherits, appearing only to individuals qualified to be reborn as the God Hand's kinsman.[4]

Overview

Manga E73 Active Beherit

An active beherit.

Beherits are created in the Abyss as "droplets of ideas that have spilled from [that] sea to eternity".[5] The fate associated with a beherit "rests in the hands of its master who sent it".[1] A beherit belongs to a specific owner and therefore, no matter the circumstances, will always find its way to them when said owner's desire is great enough.[1]

A beherit resembles an egg, covered with human facial features arrayed across its surface, giving it a rather disconcerting appearance.[2] While seemingly inanimate most times, on occasion, one of a beherit's eyes may open and stare at an examiner.[6] Furthermore, when mishandled, a beherit may give off notable expressions of discomfort.[7] Upon activation, a beherit rearranges its facial features, forming a distressed face which sheds tears of blood and emits a low scream before creating a temporal junction.[8][9][10][11] Beherits will also shake and rearrange their features in resonance with the sudden influx of great evil power, such as the voices of Albion's restless dead desiring the "new world" realized through Griffith's incarnation,[12] Slan's appearance in Qliphoth[13], and Ganishka's emergence as "Shiva".[7]

Beherits are not rendered null after activation, and at any time can be used by their owners to escape death by summoning the God Hand and offering another sacrifice in exchange for new life.[8]

Crimson Beherit

The Crimson Beherit, also known as the "Egg of the King", is said to grant one the world in exchange for the owner's flesh and blood,[14] only falling into the hands of one bearing requisite qualities to become a member of the God Hand.[4] Once every 216 years,[15] during the time of the Eclipse, an owner of the Crimson Beherit is granted an audience with the God Hand. As preordained by causality, an owner will offer a precious sacrifice in exchange for being reborn as a member of the God Hand.[4]

It is unknown whether there exist several different Crimson Beherits or if the same beherit came to each of the God Hand members in turn.

Notes

BVSF Blue-Gray Beherit

A blue-gray beherit, featured in artwork for the Berserk Visual & Story File.

  • As evidenced by the Slug Count, who couldn't bring himself to sacrifice his daughter, Theresia, apostles who activate a beherit a second time without offering a sacrifice are in turn dragged into the Abyss' Vortex of Souls.[16]
  • Guts currently possesses the beherit that belonged to the Slug Count,[2] which he took as a means of reaching the God Hand.
    • The beherit is typically colored green or bluish green.[17][18][19]
  • Puck affectionately refers to the beherit in Guts' possession as Becchi,[20] and considers it his own.[1][21]
  • The Skull Knight has ingested a number of beherits from slain apostles, which he uses to create his Beherit Sword.[22]
  • A blue-gray beherit appears in artwork for the Berserk Visual & Story File, having been in a deceased young boy's possession.

Explanations

  1. ^ While "behelit" (an alternative name for the artifact popularized by several sources) has no meaning beyond the context of Berserk, "beherit" is the Syriac word for "devil", commonly ascribed to the Syrian culture's concept of hell.
    • Additionally, ベヘリット (beheritto) is the original name in Japanese, wherein the letters "R" and "L" are interchangeable.
  2. ^ Beherits are referred to as 異界への呼び水 (ikai e no yobimizu) by the Idea of Evil in the original volume 13 version of episode 82, which roughly translates literally to "drops of primed water leading to another world".

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Berserk :: Volume 24, "Magic Stone"
  2. ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Qref at line 19: attempt to index local 'episode' (a nil value). Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "e0D" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "e0D" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ^ Berserk :: Volume 20, "Unknown One at the Bottom of the Deep"
  4. ^ a b c Berserk :: Volume 12, "All the Inhuman Monsters"
  5. ^ Berserk :: Volume 13, "God of the Abyss (1)"
  6. ^ Berserk :: Volume 9, "Tournament"
  7. ^ a b Berserk :: Volume 33, "Roaring Heavens"
  8. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Qref at line 19: attempt to index local 'episode' (a nil value). Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "e0F" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ^ Berserk :: Volume 12, "Eclipse"
  10. ^ Berserk :: Volume 16, "Firefly"
  11. ^ Berserk :: Volume 34, "Backlighting"
  12. ^ Berserk :: Volume 21, "Falling Sky"
  13. ^ Berserk :: Volume 26, "Vicinity of Hell"
  14. ^ Lua error in Module:Qref at line 19: attempt to index local 'episode' (a nil value).
  15. ^ Berserk :: Volume 12, "Promised Time"
  16. ^ Lua error in Module:Qref at line 19: attempt to index local 'episode' (a nil value).
  17. ^ Green colored beherit in the 1998 Berserk calendar
  18. ^ Blue-green colored beherit in Berserk Illustrations File artwork
  19. ^ Turquoise colored beherit in Berserk dust jacket artwork
  20. ^ Berserk :: Volume 15, "Girl I Remember"
  21. ^ Berserk :: Volume 39, "Great Gurus"
  22. ^ Berserk :: Volume 26, "Companions"