Roshinu and her minion elves.
Rosine, also known as Roshinu, was a female Apostle who sacrificed her parents to obtain the form of a winged Elf.
Her motivation for doing so was the legend of a child named Pirkaf who believed himself an Elf and did not know his real parents. She referred to herself as the Queen of the Elves and her true form is a monsterous female Luna Moth. Dwelling in the Misty Valley, she terrorized a nearby village, sending an army of elf demons to eat the
town's livestock and people, as well as capturing children whom she transformed into more elf demons via cocoons.
Abilities
- Rosine has a deadly poison from the dust of her wings, it is known to cause vomiting and possibly hallucinations.
- She is able to create minion demon elves by weaving children into sticky cocoons.
- In her Apostle form, Rosine is able to fly at a supersonic speed
- She is able to use her moth-like flexible proboscis as a lance to impale enemies, or as a flexible blade to cut enemies.
Jill (left) and Roshinu (right) playing as young children.
Past
Before Rosine took her new apostle form, she once lived across the street of her best friend Jill. She acted as a tomboy and always showed Jill strange creatures and obtained many unique objects as treasure, one of which was a Behelit. Similar to Pirkaf, Rosine did not know who her parent was, as her mother was raped by attacking soldiers. She decided to leave her belongings and run away from home, taking only her Behelit and her strong belief in Elves of the Misty Valley.
Soon after she reached the Misty Valley, awaiting for Elves to come out, Rosine's parents found her. Her enraged father abused her until she bled onto the Behelit, summoning the God Hand and sacrificing her parents.
Death
Guts, Puck, and Rosine's former friend Jill traveled to the Misty Valley to confront her, who offered to make Jill an elf. Jill was tempted by the promise of flight, but was uneasy with the warlike ways of the demon elves. When Jill said she was unsure, Rosine soothed her and weaved her slowly into a cocoon.
Roshinu in her Apostle form.
As Rosine was weaving Jill into a cocoon, who wasn't able to escape due to her sleep effects, they were quickly interrupted by the burning of nearby cocoons. Guts appeared in the scene and a battle took place between him and the apostle Rosine. Both fought savagely after Rosine turned into her true form until she was deeply injured and unable to fight. As Guts was about to deliver a killing blow, Jill shielded Rosine with her body but it did nothing to stop Guts in his rage. Before he could act again, Jill's father, accompanied by the Holy Iron Chain Knights, arrived and shot him in the abdomen with an arrow. Noticing the knights, Guts was left with no choice but to escape.
Mortally wounded, Rosine finally understood the moral of Pirkaf's fable and in her delirium she attempted to return home to her parents but ultimately succumbed to her injuries and fell from the sky to her death.
Notes
- Rosine is perhaps the youngest Apostle introduced in Berserk.
- She first appeared before the Eclipse at the camp in which Rickert and the injured Band of the Hawk awaited for Griffith's return.
- She also appears in the anime along with the other Apostles from the first 3 volumes of the manga.
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