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+ | |image=Manga E0A Mayor of Koka.png |
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+ | |name=Mayor of Koka |
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| + | The '''Mayor of Koka''' was subservient to the [[Snake Lord]] and offered the lives of his townspeople to him in order to preserve his own life. |
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| − | |gender= Male |
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| − | |status= Alive |
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| − | |affiliation= [[Koka]] |
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| − | |debut = [[Chapter 1]]; [[Episode 1]] |
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| − | |image gallery= Yes}} |
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| − | The '''Lord Mayor of Koka''' also known as The Minister, in the anime series. |
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+ | == Personality == |
| + | The Mayor of Koka was a fearful man who was completely submissive in the presence of the Snake Lord, yet easily offended when his moral choices were questioned. Though he claimed that his offering of townspeople to the Snake Lord was his means of protecting Koka, he was truly a selfish man who cared only to protect himself and sustain his own life.{{qref|e0A}} |
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| − | In the manga, his appearance is that of a short, old man with a bushy white mustache. The mustache does not extend lower than the lip and in addition, his eyebrows take on the same look as his mustache. He's clothed in a Minister's robes, presumably white in colour with decoration going across the chest and around in a circular fashion then an extending portion that breaks off in the front and goes to the bottom of his robes. His final feature is a white minister's cap that he wears at all times thus relating him more to a Minister than a Mayor for this time period (thus the anime name). |
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| + | == Story == |
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| − | His appearance in the anime identical to the one shown in the Manga, except he has several different features. The colour of his mustache and eyebrows are now brown, in addition his robes are coloured orange instead of the white shown in the Manga and a final change would be his minister's cap being black now. |
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| ⚫ | Following the killing of the Snake Lord's [[Koka Thugs|thugs]] by the Black Swordsman, word passes to the mayor, who orders for the Black Swordsman's capture. Later on, while the Black Swordsman is being tortured in the town's dungeon, the mayor enters with his guards to observe. He commands the torturer to stop and notices the stockpile of weapons confiscated from the swordsman. In shock, he asks if he is a mercenary and begins to explain to him what a terrible thing he has done by killing several of the Snake Lord's bandits. It is his fear that by doing this, the Snake Lord would take out his rage on the town and utterly destroy it and the mayor himself.{{qref|e0A}} |
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| + | Guts retaliates by insulting his guards, infuriating one of them, but the mayor halts him to continue his explanation. He considers the Snake Lord an absolute monster, despite not knowing his true nature as an [[apostle]], and fears no human could bring him down. It is then that the swordsman comments on the mayor's offering of women and children to the Snake Lord. Outraged, the mayor approaches the Black Swordsman, demanding to know how he could understand his actions, being a mere vagrant in his eyes. Blind sighted by Guts' accusation, the mayor proclaims that it is his duty as Mayor of [[Koka]] to do what he must to protect his people. Guts concludes that the mayor's methods are a selfish way to protect himself. As a result, the miserable man experiences what appears to be a stroke. He falls to his knees and orders that the torturer abuse the Black Swordsman as much as he wishes to without killing him, for the mayor intends to pass him onto the Snake Lord as an exchange for his own life. He looks up and prepares himself to head to the castle.{{qref|e0A}} |
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| − | ==Personality== |
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| − | Strangely enough, his personality actually differs between his original manga's depiction and the anime one. In both the Manga and Anime he is shown to be a paranoid man, completely submissive in the presence of the [[Snake Baron]] but at the same time, easily offended when someone questioned his moral choices. While on the outside it appears he cares for the civilians, he is truly a selfish man that cares to only sustain his own life by giving away as many prisoners as he can to the Baron to avoid his own death. When Guts called him out on this, he displayed absolute shock but at the same time, panicked that somebody understood his true intentions. This caused him to have a slight stroke that brought him to his knees...but then his true nature came out when he ordered the torturer to do whatever he wished with Guts, just not kill him (as he desired to give him to the Baron). |
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| ⚫ | When he finally arrives, the Snake Lord welcomes him in an eerie manner that elicits more fear from the mayor, prompting him to ask for forgiveness. He then proposes to double the output of gold and prisoners for the Snake Lord's desires. However, the mayor is suddenly interrupted as the Snake Lord reiterates that the frightened man is only interested in his own safety despite his position as mayor. With that, the Snake Lord flicks the food he was eating at the mayor, revealing that it was, in fact, human flesh. This scares the mayor beyond comprehension and the Snake Lord reveals to him his intentions for the town; burning it to the ground and murdering all of the inhabitants. The mayor is then dismissed and taken away.{{qref|e0A}} |
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| − | ==History== |
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| + | == Notes == |
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| − | Guts remarks on it by insulting his guards, which infuriates one of them but the Baron halts him to continue his explanation. He considers the Baron an absolute monster, without knowing his true nature as an Apostle, fearing no human could bring him down. It is then that Guts calls the Mayor out on his "deal" with the Baron, with having observed caravans filled with women and children he could pretty much figure that for a town like this and the presence of an Apostle, topped off with how fearful the little old man was...that they were tied in together somehow. The Mayor becomes outraged and approaches Guts, asking how he could understand what he has done being a mere Vagrant in his eyes. |
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| ⚫ | * In the [[Berserk (1997 Anime)|1997 anime]], it is revealed that the mayor (named "'''the Minister'''") was killed, as he is shown impaled on top of a spear being carried by the Snake Lord and is then thrown to the ground in front of his aide, who dies shortly thereafter along with two other guards. |
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| − | Guts continues to describe the situation he had figured out and the Mayor, blind sighted by this turn of events proclaims it was his Duty as the mayor of this town to do what he must to protect his people...but Guts sees it more as a selfish way to protect himself. This causes somewhat of a stroke to the miserable man who falls to his knees and calls out that the torturer abuse Guts as much as he likes without taking his life, for the Mayor intends to pass him onto the Baron as an exchange for his life. He looks up and prepares himself to head to the castle in an attempt for forgiveness from the Apostle.<ref>Chapter 1 The Black Swordsman</ref> |
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| ⚫ | When he finally arrives, the |
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| − | ==Anime and Manga difference== |
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| − | *The Mayor and [[Count|The Count's]] minister, [[Dahl]], are similar characters in both appearance and personality as both fear their masters, would willingly sacrifice human lives for their own sake, and wear minister clothing with some minor differences. |
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| − | The Mayor is voiced by Ikuo Nishikawa and Richard Springle in the Japanese and English versions respectively. |
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Revision as of 21:54, 22 April 2020
The Mayor of Koka was subservient to the Snake Lord and offered the lives of his townspeople to him in order to preserve his own life.
Personality
The Mayor of Koka was a fearful man who was completely submissive in the presence of the Snake Lord, yet easily offended when his moral choices were questioned. Though he claimed that his offering of townspeople to the Snake Lord was his means of protecting Koka, he was truly a selfish man who cared only to protect himself and sustain his own life.[1]
Story
Black Swordsman Arc
Following the killing of the Snake Lord's thugs by the Black Swordsman, word passes to the mayor, who orders for the Black Swordsman's capture. Later on, while the Black Swordsman is being tortured in the town's dungeon, the mayor enters with his guards to observe. He commands the torturer to stop and notices the stockpile of weapons confiscated from the swordsman. In shock, he asks if he is a mercenary and begins to explain to him what a terrible thing he has done by killing several of the Snake Lord's bandits. It is his fear that by doing this, the Snake Lord would take out his rage on the town and utterly destroy it and the mayor himself.[1]
Guts retaliates by insulting his guards, infuriating one of them, but the mayor halts him to continue his explanation. He considers the Snake Lord an absolute monster, despite not knowing his true nature as an apostle, and fears no human could bring him down. It is then that the swordsman comments on the mayor's offering of women and children to the Snake Lord. Outraged, the mayor approaches the Black Swordsman, demanding to know how he could understand his actions, being a mere vagrant in his eyes. Blind sighted by Guts' accusation, the mayor proclaims that it is his duty as Mayor of Koka to do what he must to protect his people. Guts concludes that the mayor's methods are a selfish way to protect himself. As a result, the miserable man experiences what appears to be a stroke. He falls to his knees and orders that the torturer abuse the Black Swordsman as much as he wishes to without killing him, for the mayor intends to pass him onto the Snake Lord as an exchange for his own life. He looks up and prepares himself to head to the castle.[1]
When he finally arrives, the Snake Lord welcomes him in an eerie manner that elicits more fear from the mayor, prompting him to ask for forgiveness. He then proposes to double the output of gold and prisoners for the Snake Lord's desires. However, the mayor is suddenly interrupted as the Snake Lord reiterates that the frightened man is only interested in his own safety despite his position as mayor. With that, the Snake Lord flicks the food he was eating at the mayor, revealing that it was, in fact, human flesh. This scares the mayor beyond comprehension and the Snake Lord reveals to him his intentions for the town; burning it to the ground and murdering all of the inhabitants. The mayor is then dismissed and taken away.[1]
Notes
- In the 1997 anime, it is revealed that the mayor (named "the Minister") was killed, as he is shown impaled on top of a spear being carried by the Snake Lord and is then thrown to the ground in front of his aide, who dies shortly thereafter along with two other guards.
References
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