How does Griffith's dream have anything to do with becoming a demon lord?


**Warning: Spoilers Ahead!**

I just finished Berserk, and I'm left sitting here in confusion. I tried
finding the answers on the wiki and forums, but had no luck. Came here in
hopes of finding a Berserk fan online.

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Griffith dream was to become a ruler of a kingdom, but at what point did his
dream all go to hell? What exactly am I missing in the story that says "My
dream is to rule humanity!"?

How did demons originally get involved in all this...?




If you recall in (the original run of) the anime, they call the Behelit the
"Egg of the King". There are other Behelits too. In the manga, something
similar happens to many other people. Typically, a demon in disguise
intervenes when someone is down on their luck and gives them the Behelit. The
Behelit warps their fate, giving them everything they wanted. Eventually, fate
twists violently and brings them back to despair. When their blood comes in
contact with the Behelit (which tends to happen at this low point), the God
Hand appears and offers to grant a wish in exchange for a sacrifice. This
process turns them into monsters known as Apostles. It's heavily implied that
something like this previously happened to the Snake Baron in the first
episode of the anime, as well as all the monsters in the last episode. It's
been a while since I've read it, so the details may be off a little.

**Basically the Behelits are human bait, leading people into situations where
they will lust for power enough to embrace being a demon. Griffith's dreams
and fate were also manipulated, or at the very least the darkness in his heart
was cultivated until he chose the outcome.**

The entire anime is just a small part of the entire storyline. It was canceled
for obvious reasons.




If you recall in (the original run of) the anime, they call the Behelit the
"Egg of the King". There are other Behelits too. In the manga, something
similar happens to many other people. Typically, a demon in disguise
intervenes when someone is down on their luck and gives them the Behelit. The
Behelit warps their fate, giving them everything they wanted. Eventually, fate
twists violently and brings them back to despair. When their blood comes in
contact with the Behelit (which tends to happen at this low point), the God
Hand appears and offers to grant a wish in exchange for a sacrifice. This
process turns them into monsters known as Apostles. It's heavily implied that
something like this previously happened to the Snake Baron in the first
episode of the anime, as well as all the monsters in the last episode. It's
been a while since I've read it, so the details may be off a little.

**Basically the Behelits are human bait, leading people into situations where
they will lust for power enough to embrace being a demon. Griffith's dreams
and fate were also manipulated, or at the very least the darkness in his heart
was cultivated until he chose the outcome.**

The entire anime is just a small part of the entire storyline. It was canceled
for obvious reasons.

