Berserk is one of the darkest and most gore-filled manga that a person can read. It shows the harsh reality of the world and how cruel it can be to its people. In such a dark manga, there are bound to be characters who are extremely evil.

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These characters do not have a single shred of humanity, and they are always looking for ways to hurt others. Over the course of the series, the apostles have shown how brutal they can be, but there are some humans, who can be just as evil. With that in mind, here are the evilest characters in Berserk.

8 Wyald

Berserk Wyald in his apostle form

Wyald was an apostle and the leader of the Black Dog Knights, which was considered the most notorious group in the Midland army. The group was made up of criminals, but they were so scared of Wyald that they never disobeyed any of his orders.

While chasing the Band of Hawk, Wyald stopped near a barn, where he killed all the people. This didn't affect Wyald in the slightest, in fact, he enjoyed torturing innocent people. He would have crushed the Band of Hawk, but Zodd interfered and killed Wyald.

7 The Count

The Count from Berserk

The Count wasn't always evil, but when he found out that his wife engaged in illicit acts with the other heretics, the Count was visibly enraged. In his fury, he killed all the heretics except for his wife, whom he used as a sacrificial pawn to get a boon from the God Hand.

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Once he became an apostle, the Count started to rule with an iron fist. He tortured and killed his physician's family. Everyone in the land feared him, but he still had a shred of humanity left in him as he refused to sacrifice his daughter for his own sake.

6 Zodd

Berserk Zodd transforms in his apostle form

Zodd is one of the strongest apostles in the series. He was first introduced when Guts was still a part of the Band of Hawk. During his first encounter with Zodd, Guts was baffled to see the apostle standing next to a pile of bodies.

Zodd only cares about fighting and killing other people. He is always looking for strong opponents, who can satisfy his urge to fight. He has lived for over three hundred years, and it is fair to say he has killed hundreds of people whilst roaming from one battlefield to another.

5 King Of Midland

King of Midland from Berserk

In a world full of apostles, one would expect that humans would at least be kind, but sadly this isn't true. The King of Midland was an extremely disgusting man, who only cared about himself. He looked kind and understanding on the outside, however, in reality, he was worse than the apostles.

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The King of Midland became crazy when he found out that Griffith had bedded Charlotte. He captured Griffith and ordered the killing of the other members of the Band of Hawk. One would think that the King was a good father, but it couldn't be further from the truth as he had developed feelings towards Charlotte, which is why he wanted to punish Griffith.

4 Mozgus

Mozgus screaming in Berserk

Mozgus was devoted to erasing the heretics from the world. He traveled to find the heretics and purge them. He would order his torturers to use all kinds of brutal interrogative methods on the heretics to extract information.

Most of the time, the victims would end up in a state of shock, or they would just die while undergoing the torture. Mozgus did not care how many people died due to his methods, he just wanted to get rid of as many heretics as he could.

3 Gambino

Gambino tries to kill Guts in Berserk

Gambino was the adoptive father of Guts. Ever since Shisu adopted him, Gambino bore nothing but ill will towards Guts. After Shisu's death, Gambino started to treat Guts more badly and his hatred increased to the point where he sold him to Donovan, another mercenary.

When Gambino suffered an injury, he blamed Guts for it, and seeing his adopted son doing so well for himself made Gambino's blood boil. Finally, he could not handle it anymore and decided to kill Guts, but before attempting to kill the boy, Gambino admitted to selling Guts to Donovan.

2 Griffith/Femto

Griffith (Berserk)

Originally, Griffith was one of the nicer characters in the series, but after watching his dream almost fall apart in front of him, he made the biggest decision of his life, which was to start the eclipse. The eclipse resulted in the deaths of countless members of the Band of Hawk. The people who died in the eclipse were people, who risked their lives to ensure that Griffith would rise to a high rank in Midland.

Unfortunately, Griffith did not care about the people who actually fought with him side by side. He only wanted to achieve his dream of having his own kingdom. After transforming into Femto, he abused Casca just to get back at Guts for leaving him. The eclipse proved to be a very awful event for almost everyone, especially for Guts, who lost his left hand, his friends, and his beloved.​​​​​

1 God Hand

God Hand from Berserk

Originally, there were just four members of the God Hand, but after the eclipse, Griffith joined the group as its fifth member. They are more powerful than any other apostle, and all the apostles fear them. The members of the God Hand only serve the Idea of Evil, and they do everything to make sure that its will is executed.

The members of the God Hand have no qualms about killing other people. They have accepted countless sacrifices and granted other individuals their wishes to be reborn as apostles.

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