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Slan (スラン, Suran) is the only female member of the God Hand.
Appearance
Slan takes on the form of a succubus with black leathery wings and vine-like hair. Her wings are always with her, making them one of her more distinguishable features, though it should be noted that when she first appeared during the Eclipse she did not possess them. When they first appeared, they were feathered bird-like wings before turning to the leathery wings she normally has. Further, her hair wasn't vine-like at first but transformed at the same time her wings changed. Overall, she appeared as a beautiful human woman before appearing more demonic.
The only piece of clothing she wears is a skeletal underbust corset (with a penis engraved on it) that covers only from her navel to just below her breasts. This leaves her sizable breasts exposed as well as her vulva, although she partially covers up her body with her wings. This makes her appearance seem extremely provocative.
Personality
Slan is a sadomasochist who thrives on cruelty and the effect it has on others, having influenced the foundation of pagan cults who know her as the Goddess of Flames and revered her through cannibalistic blood orgies and drugs that open a person's mind to visions of the future.
She personifies lust and evils associated with lust, and thus the more evil an act of lust is the more she appreciates it. She described Femto's horrifying rape of Casca as beautiful. Grievous wounds that would be instantly lethal to other beings not only fail to wound her, but push her to orgasm.
Slan shows disinterest in the other God Hand members; when the Skull Knight demands to know where they are she shrugged him off, stating she does not care for their activities, and that they are probably floating around without form and not trying connect to mortal realm as she is.
Slan also appeared to have a fascination with Guts since first meeting him at Griffith's Eclipse, referring to him as "darling" and expressed her interest in his incredible strength and fortitude while feeling his darkness to be more appealing to her. She notably brought up Guts' intent on killing Griffith, suggesting he use the Behelit in his possession to do it.
Abilities
She has the ability to manifest in the physical world . She was last seen using this ability when confronting Guts in Qliphoth, where she manifested as troll intestines. Even in this incomplete form, she was immensely stronger than humans and Apostles alike, able to shred Guts' armour off his body with one swipe, and completely and utterly overpower him physically. She could also create monsters out of thin air.
Like the other God Hand she can see the future and manipulate causality.
History
Much like her fellow senior God Hand members, Slan's past life as a human is unknown. But like her fellow members, Slan has influenced humanity through cult of the Goddess of Flame who hold cannibalistic pagan blood orgies in her honor. One such cult came to St. Ablion with one of its members preaching that she told them that White Hawk will unite nations.
Out of the senior God Hand, due to both his fortitude and the darkness festering in him since Griffith's eclipse, Slan displayed an interest in Guts to the point of wanting him to join her group if his fate went differently. After Griffith's return to the physical realm, Slan acted on her own by creating a link between the physical world and the Astral realm of Qliphoth to lure Guts to her. Slan proceeds to manifest herself through troll intestines to personally tempt Guts into using the Behelit in his possession. Their confrontation does not go well for Guts, who suffers the same fate of rape at the mercy of a God Hand as Casca before him, in agonizing pain from his brand the entire time. The Skull Knight appears and works to defend Guts, but Slan attempts to distract him by setting many ogres on him. After the Skull Knight slays the beasts and throws several blades at her, she is distracted enough that Guts is able to slip free and first blow through her torso with his cannon arm, then pierce straight through the instantly-regenerated Slan with the Dragonslayer. She responds by kissing him as an act of joy and self-contentment before "dying" and returning to her realm. This encounter left Guts with a permanent wound on his very soul, putting his life constantly in danger.
It is only after Griffith creates Falconia that Slan gains a permanent presence in the physical world.
Trivia
- Her name comes from A. E. van Vogt's Slan.
- In the Playstation 2 game, Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Chapter of the Holy Demon War, Slan's nudity was slightly censored.
- Slan is only female God Hand member and is the only female villain who is still alive in the series at this point.
- Slan traps and molests Guts in a very similar way Femto did to Casca. Guts was able to escape her rape, with some help from the Skull Knight once again, and thanks to contact and support from his companions, did not end up falling into mental regression as Casca did.