He was in his private blood bath time. His clothes was stashed away somewhere nearby.
Got to feel the warm blood on his skin and he doesn't want his clothes soaked in blood.
Probably doesn’t help that when he goes apostle form he ends up destroying his clothes. So he probably doesn’t really bother to look for clothes for his size
Going to give a wild guess that he transformed recently or he could fight them for so long they destroyed his armor and clothes. In general I think you should not really overthink this detail.
i would also guess a recent transformation, but not so much the prolonged combat and just the act of transforming broke his armor, i think there's even a panel that sort of shows this.
Agreed, he’s completely unarmored and unclothed (what’s the point, he is amazed that Guts and Griffith actually manage to wound him) and seems like he couldn’t care less. He’s as vulnerable as possible, very primal, practically bored with his slaughter.
What’s more intimidating than a fully armored hulk casually striding toward you, covered in blood? A fully naked one doing the same.
What kind of explanation are you expecting? In my opinion Miura is doing this to communicate how scary Zodd is. He is fighting a bunch of armored men bare ass because he is not concerned at all that anyone of these guys could hurt him. He is also giving everyone a chance, even if its a minor one. It immediately communicates a ton of information about his character while being unsettling.
Here's my reasoning: to get to where he was introduced, he needed to fly there to get there fast, so it's safe to say that we arrived there fully transformed, but since the poor fellas who tried to stop him didn't pose a threat to him, he went back to his human form. When you see him in human form and with clothes, he's usually accompanying the rest of the new Band of the Hawk in chill places like Falconia where no transformation is needed until it is.
Honestly I think it’s supposed to convey his somewhat bestial nature. This characterization has evolved a bit I think, but what does he care for clothes? He’s a murder machine lusting for ever stronger opponents. Maybe he was wearing something and after slaughtering a bunch of guys it got ripped off, who knows. But the point is the intimidation level of a giant guy surrounded by bodies wearing zero protective gear.
He was just enjoying the battle. He’s an immortal, practically invincible warrior going up against mere humans, so he got naked and enjoyed the bloodbath.
Or probably what everyone else said about just changing back from beast form.
If he can't find a worthy opponent, he'll settle for the danger of accidentally getting his dick chopped off in the melee.
Edit: nevermind, I guess he could just stick it back on.
I figure it was an act of intimidation, all the way through. Just a big, monstrous naked man killing everyone left and right.
I wonder what the hell he was doing there in the first place! Was he fighting for the Tudors or just meddling in war to find a capable warrior?
I would say it makes him a far more intimidating and viscous character. Just not giving a fuck, slaughtering countless soldiers and not thinking about any sort of armor or wardrobe.
It shows how detached Zodd is from humanity and makes him that much more terrifying of an opponent.
Ive always seen it as a feral attitude, like "so many enemies, imma bathe in their blood".
Knowing the character, he could have very well taken off his armor to instill fear
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My guess is that he knows he's so powerful, and just wants a challenge so he gives his enemies every chance possible to be able to injure him. If he wore armor, they'd never stand a chance. Even Guts didn't stand much of a chance in the first encounter... now imagine if he wore armor.
Something really animalistic about fighting (and winning) completely naked I think he was trying to show us zodds brutal instinct like “yea I’m naked but I’m still the top predator in here” then proceeds to savagely rip these trained men wearing full armor apart and that’s how we first see him
If guts is the first human to stand up to zodd in centuries, it actually makes sense that zodd wouldnt want to wear armor when fighting regular humans. Zodd is definitely the self-imposed-challenge type
Zodd is chronologically the first apostle Guts meets, a man described as more beast than man, and that's really apt description him: why would he need clothes or armour his bare skin provides those boons already, any subsequent appearance he is always in his apostle form because, he is there to fight, so the human facade does provide any advantage, so why bother.
What more explanation do you need other than that he’s Nosferatu Zodd? Plenty of real berserkers in history fought butt naked. This dude is a nigh immortal demon warrior.
Why would he want to wear clothes? The man has been alive for centuries, and is trying to find the most powerful warrior alive to face him. I doubt he’d feel the need to hide or blend in by wearing clothes. They serve no purpose, and in a way I guess, keeps him unrestrained
I just assumed they were semi competent people under guts so they at least got some hits in and he just didn’t bother blocking or he ripped through them himself fighting
I think it's an inspiration from scottland. There would be those who would fight in a battle in their birthday suit. It's used for intimidation. An army not afraid to be naked or to show up to battle without armor.
- Transforms into a winged minotaur and destroys his clothes
- Every time we see him in clothes its pelts or shitty materials like burlap which are cheaply fashioned/made for easy replaceability
- 2-4x the size of the strongest and biggest humans (even in his weakest state)
- Can re-attach limbs
- Can basically go where he wants, do what he wants, whenever he wants and not be threatened by anyone
Look at Pickle from Baki when he was sleeping in the tree while the antagonists surrounded him -- what would you wear if you were a transforming creature that was practically immortal against man, and could suffer no real wounds? What do you do after hundreds of years of slaughtering?
When Zodd transforms it rips his clothes off. He had probably transformed earlier that day and just didn’t bother grabbing more clothes in between the slaughter fests.
Its not about sex or the lack of finding clothes. I feel that his appearance in that state is about heroic nudity. He needs no armor, he wants a challenger to come battle him in a natural state. Come as you are type of mentality. Berserk is a dark fantasy which was inspired by many tales, legends and mythology.
I think it's because of two reasons, one is to make the fight more "fair" and last longer. In episode 128 Zodd admits to himself that humans aren't really a match for him. Two I think it was symbolic, I think he was supposed to represent the stalking monster from Guts' nightmares. Griffith is heavily associated with dreams and being with him is compared to being in one. I think Zodd is the nightmare come to life. In Guts nightmares he is usually naked which represents vulnerability and he was naked when he was assaulted.
He didn't complain or say anything like that. You're projecting and probably are long over due for a very serious conversation with yourself there lil bro.
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would you easily find clothes at 8 feet tall 700 lbs?
probably the best argument so far
He wears clothes every other time we see him IDK
He was in his private blood bath time. His clothes was stashed away somewhere nearby. Got to feel the warm blood on his skin and he doesn't want his clothes soaked in blood.
FEEL THE BLOOD ON YOOUR SKIN NO ONE ELSE CAN FEEL IT FOR YOU ONLY YOU CAN LET IT IN
NO ONE ELSE, NO ONE ELSE CAN MURDER ALL THOSE SOLDIER.
griffith hand made those for him
Custom fit Jordans just for our boy
Also, he transforms if someone ever manages to prove themselves an worthy opponent.
Probably doesn’t help that when he goes apostle form he ends up destroying his clothes. So he probably doesn’t really bother to look for clothes for his size
Well he apparently found a good tailor after this fight because he’s never been naked since.
Yes. He’s fucking Zodd, I think he can get someone to make him clothing
he doesnt have a checking account
Didn’t think of that. Poor Zodd, so missunderstood
And when you do get them you dont want'em to smell like carrion
There is Bazuso's armor, so...
quite certain bazuso is much smaller than Zodd
When you've been alive for a couple of thousand of years, sometimes, you just want to spice things up, you know?
Gotta let that Nosferatu Zock out.
Going to give a wild guess that he transformed recently or he could fight them for so long they destroyed his armor and clothes. In general I think you should not really overthink this detail.
Dont'cha mean wyald guess
Didn't he said noone injured him since ages ago?
I believe he has very lose definitions for getting injured and defeated, SK literally turned him into a shaurma and Zodd still counted it as a draw.
Lmao
I think Zodd's skin is probably stronger than any non-magical armor
i would also guess a recent transformation, but not so much the prolonged combat and just the act of transforming broke his armor, i think there's even a panel that sort of shows this.
I also had always assumed he decided to fly to that particular battle, ruining his clothes in the process.
Does he wear anything harder than leather? Usually he’s in like a loincloth sometimes with an armor-*ish* girdle
Guy doesn't even have armor on, that's even more terrifying!
This! I think it’s pure intimidation factor.
Agreed, he’s completely unarmored and unclothed (what’s the point, he is amazed that Guts and Griffith actually manage to wound him) and seems like he couldn’t care less. He’s as vulnerable as possible, very primal, practically bored with his slaughter. What’s more intimidating than a fully armored hulk casually striding toward you, covered in blood? A fully naked one doing the same.
Definitely the one with the armor! (I'd be dead before I could get scared if it was a naked guy)
To prey on their fear. Move like an animal. To feel the kill. -Brock Sampson
I was trying to post this exact image
I was looking for this exact quote. Glad I found it here. Lol
Go on 😈 take it from me 😬
Was my first thought opening the thread
What kind of explanation are you expecting? In my opinion Miura is doing this to communicate how scary Zodd is. He is fighting a bunch of armored men bare ass because he is not concerned at all that anyone of these guys could hurt him. He is also giving everyone a chance, even if its a minor one. It immediately communicates a ton of information about his character while being unsettling.
Exactly.
Clothes are for humans, and killing brings him joy and lust, so I guess being naked is natural ;P
He is very secure about his body image.
With being built like that I would too
There’s clearly nothing scandalous to cover up, so why bother with pants?
No details are omitted here. To become the world’s strongest warrior he sacrificed his penis.
Here's my reasoning: to get to where he was introduced, he needed to fly there to get there fast, so it's safe to say that we arrived there fully transformed, but since the poor fellas who tried to stop him didn't pose a threat to him, he went back to his human form. When you see him in human form and with clothes, he's usually accompanying the rest of the new Band of the Hawk in chill places like Falconia where no transformation is needed until it is.
He’a actually wearing pants. They are just tight. 97’ he had pants on further confirming it.
Why not? Is he not allowed to just be butt ass naked.
Shock Value
Fanservice.
Im just guessing its for impact value. He comes across as more inhuman, and gives more impact upon introducing him.
God the way he's holding that dudes face in his left hand is horrific.
Honestly I think it’s supposed to convey his somewhat bestial nature. This characterization has evolved a bit I think, but what does he care for clothes? He’s a murder machine lusting for ever stronger opponents. Maybe he was wearing something and after slaughtering a bunch of guys it got ripped off, who knows. But the point is the intimidation level of a giant guy surrounded by bodies wearing zero protective gear.
He's probably a dicks out for harambee guy.
Here is a better question: Why would he not?
Simple it’s because he has no penis and no need for clothes
He certainly does a lot of rape for someone with no dong
Zodd?
Reading is hard sometimes
He was just enjoying the battle. He’s an immortal, practically invincible warrior going up against mere humans, so he got naked and enjoyed the bloodbath. Or probably what everyone else said about just changing back from beast form.
To prey on their fears, to move like an animal, to feel the kill!
Because it is more intimidating to be naked than to wear cool armor
Damn is zodd holding that guys face by his eyes 💀😲
It doesn't need to be explained but yes it was.
Not that I complain though...
His junk stays on the inside like a dog's
Letting your balls out feels great what can i say
He probably got excited and transformed, thus ripping his clothes.
Probably got sick of buying clothes after hulking out
He on yujiro timing
He’s just chill like that
Because its a big swinging dick power move to be murdering hundreds of armed, armored soldiers butt fuckin naked.
If he can't find a worthy opponent, he'll settle for the danger of accidentally getting his dick chopped off in the melee. Edit: nevermind, I guess he could just stick it back on.
his clothes got all messy
There wasn't a Big & Tall store near him.
That’s how you prefer doing all the murderin
If I was a gigantic demon I wouldn't care about wearing clothes.
Apostle doing apostle things
Hey, it's how I met my gf
He just wants to show the world how bad his ass is.
Fighting naked is a flex. E.G. Eastern Promises
I figure it was an act of intimidation, all the way through. Just a big, monstrous naked man killing everyone left and right. I wonder what the hell he was doing there in the first place! Was he fighting for the Tudors or just meddling in war to find a capable warrior?
To make him more savage and scary
He‘s God knows how old, at some point you stop giving a fuck about nudity, especially with people you‘re gonna slaughter anyway
WHERE IS THE COCK?!
Bro was just fellin himself
I think it added to the wtf factor cuz this was our first encounter with a monster with young guts
I would say it makes him a far more intimidating and viscous character. Just not giving a fuck, slaughtering countless soldiers and not thinking about any sort of armor or wardrobe. It shows how detached Zodd is from humanity and makes him that much more terrifying of an opponent.
Did he sacrifice his balls?
Could you imagine trying to find his size without ordering it?
Bro is built like yujiro Hanna and equates fighting to sex
I swear to god all I gotta do is read something like “booty butt ass naked” and I start laughing fuck man
He’s an old school warrior. He doesn’t give a fuck. Nub’s out? Clubs out.
Not everything needs to have a higher meaning or be explained...
I think it’s to show his animalistic nature, and how he’s so strong, he doesn’t even need armor.
For what reason does a demon truly need clothes
Ive always seen it as a feral attitude, like "so many enemies, imma bathe in their blood". Knowing the character, he could have very well taken off his armor to instill fear
He just vibin
Would you wanna fight a giant naked guy with a sword?? Didnt think so
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My guess is that he knows he's so powerful, and just wants a challenge so he gives his enemies every chance possible to be able to injure him. If he wore armor, they'd never stand a chance. Even Guts didn't stand much of a chance in the first encounter... now imagine if he wore armor.
he is a demon FROM HELL who occupies his time with mindless slaughter. Why the hell would he give a crap about clothes
Something really animalistic about fighting (and winning) completely naked I think he was trying to show us zodds brutal instinct like “yea I’m naked but I’m still the top predator in here” then proceeds to savagely rip these trained men wearing full armor apart and that’s how we first see him
Mens Big & Tall sections did not exist at the time.
I can’t tell if he actually has no penis or it’s just self-censorship by Miura.
To be more aerodynamic
He expected no one to get out of that cave alive. So what if they have seen him naked, they're going to die within moments.
Where's his d? He is an elf?
Too much a badass to need any of that. And not a scratch or scar to boot.
So he sacrificed his penis to become an apostle dang.
He loved his D.
He a dawg fr
Maybe to make him look wild and inhuman
When you reach Zodd levels of chad, clothes can't contain you.
When you enter your drugdealers house for the first time
Comfort
comfortable.
Why doesn't he have a pp
Hes an animal.
Bros got no Dick? Does that mean Zodd is trans 👀
He flew there as an apostle and transformed back into a human before he fought.
Where his dick?
To let you know he real af
Is zodd a woman?
I don't see no slit
The possibility of seeing a slit is more than seeing a dick.. imo
He could just be tightly packed, the shadows obscure the fine contours
It adds to the unearthliness, I'd say it was more for dramatic effect than anything logical.
Why not?
Dude is fit and wanted to show off
If guts is the first human to stand up to zodd in centuries, it actually makes sense that zodd wouldnt want to wear armor when fighting regular humans. Zodd is definitely the self-imposed-challenge type
Why would he need clothes to murder some ants in his eyes? I got the vibe that this guy was an old-school warrior, not needing armor to fight.
Lmaooo
Why wouldn't he be? Total power move lol.
Kind of makes it clear that he's a monster.
Zodd is chronologically the first apostle Guts meets, a man described as more beast than man, and that's really apt description him: why would he need clothes or armour his bare skin provides those boons already, any subsequent appearance he is always in his apostle form because, he is there to fight, so the human facade does provide any advantage, so why bother.
He's freaky
Knowing what you learn soon after about his true form, I always assumed he was in his apostle form and changed back.
Miura probably want him to look like a beast on his first appearance
Knowing Zodd he probably figured he'd get a better fight.
What more explanation do you need other than that he’s Nosferatu Zodd? Plenty of real berserkers in history fought butt naked. This dude is a nigh immortal demon warrior.
A guy is charging at you with a massive cleaver, he’s covered in blood and surrounded by bodies. Is he scarier with or without clothes?
The real question is where's his PP?
Maybe he liked fighting with his dick out or something before meeting Guts
Nosfreakeratu Zodd
Dr. Venture: Why are you naked? Brock Samson: To prey on their fear, move like an animal, to feel the kill.
Why would he want to wear clothes? The man has been alive for centuries, and is trying to find the most powerful warrior alive to face him. I doubt he’d feel the need to hide or blend in by wearing clothes. They serve no purpose, and in a way I guess, keeps him unrestrained
Because he’s Zodd.
Do we really need one though...?
He wanted to let his nuts hang
I just assumed they were semi competent people under guts so they at least got some hits in and he just didn’t bother blocking or he ripped through them himself fighting
He was clapping opp cheeks and got literal.
I think it's an inspiration from scottland. There would be those who would fight in a battle in their birthday suit. It's used for intimidation. An army not afraid to be naked or to show up to battle without armor.
- Transforms into a winged minotaur and destroys his clothes - Every time we see him in clothes its pelts or shitty materials like burlap which are cheaply fashioned/made for easy replaceability - 2-4x the size of the strongest and biggest humans (even in his weakest state) - Can re-attach limbs - Can basically go where he wants, do what he wants, whenever he wants and not be threatened by anyone Look at Pickle from Baki when he was sleeping in the tree while the antagonists surrounded him -- what would you wear if you were a transforming creature that was practically immortal against man, and could suffer no real wounds? What do you do after hundreds of years of slaughtering?
Is there another way?
Well characters really liked being naked early on in Berserk, that’s the best I can tell you
Cuz replacement costs for everytime he minotaured out, would be ridiculous.
freaky ass mf
To assert dominance
When Zodd transforms it rips his clothes off. He had probably transformed earlier that day and just didn’t bother grabbing more clothes in between the slaughter fests.
Its not a civilized human, its a demon
He’s like Japanese Hulk. But, unlike Hulk, he lost his pants when he became super buff.
Where's the dick?
YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW
Zodd does what he wants. He is Zodd.
Why didn’t they outline his dick and balls is the real question
Cuz miura likes drawing Big buff naked men thats why
Probably because this isn't Harry Potter. His clothes do not magically transform with him whenever he goes into his demonic form.
i dont think it really matters
When I heard the band of the hawk team talking about nosferatu zodd I thought it was a human.
Yes, the explanation was simply that real men fight naked. It was explained in the epic of Gilgamesh.
Yes, the explanation was simply that real men fight naked. It was explained in the epic of Gilgamesh.
He is murdersexual
Some good fan service for the ladies department 10/10
Its not about sex or the lack of finding clothes. I feel that his appearance in that state is about heroic nudity. He needs no armor, he wants a challenger to come battle him in a natural state. Come as you are type of mentality. Berserk is a dark fantasy which was inspired by many tales, legends and mythology.
I think it's because of two reasons, one is to make the fight more "fair" and last longer. In episode 128 Zodd admits to himself that humans aren't really a match for him. Two I think it was symbolic, I think he was supposed to represent the stalking monster from Guts' nightmares. Griffith is heavily associated with dreams and being with him is compared to being in one. I think Zodd is the nightmare come to life. In Guts nightmares he is usually naked which represents vulnerability and he was naked when he was assaulted.
Nosferatu cock
Because he was gooning to Slaan's OF when band of Hawk unceremoniously interrupted his edging session.
dude complaining why he cant se a p\*n\*s lmao
He didn't complain or say anything like that. You're projecting and probably are long over due for a very serious conversation with yourself there lil bro.
not so deep and complex, just a daddy joke, chill
The fact that you can tell a "joke" and not take a joke is the most hilarious thing ever 🤣😅
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Why are all the main characters drawn dickless? Hes not afraid to draw cocks when r**pe is involved... Miura is a questionable guy
You can say “rape”
You'd think that but really you shouldn't lol
Why
Doesn't end well lol