How Tall is Griffith from Berserk?
According to the official Berserk guidebook, Griffith stands at 1.78 meters tall, which converts to approximately 5 feet and 10 inches in imperial units. This places him at a height slightly shorter than the average Japanese male.
Griffith‘s official height according to the Berserk guidebook
For comparison:
- Guts, the protagonist of Berserk, towers at a massive 6 feet 8 inches (204 cm)
- The average height for adult men in Japan is 5 feet 7 inches (171 cm)
So at 5‘10", Griffith stands tall, but does not exceed or stand out from troops under his Band of the Hawk command. His physique remains slim and agile as fits his swift fighting style which utilizes speed and precision over brute strength.
The Shocking Scale of Femto
However, after Griffith‘s torturous imprisonment, tragic betrayal, and shocking reincarnation as the demon lord Femto during the Eclipse, his size and physique transform extensively.
In his Femto form, Griffith takes on a more sinister demonic appearance and presence. Though official height statistics are not provided, the Berserk Femto figure from Art of War stands at an intimidating 390mm (~15 inches) tall with wingspan outstretched.
Similarly, the Femto statue from First 4 Figures measures a staggering 395mm (~15.5 inches) tall from base to wingtips. So while his human form remains average height, his reincarnation as Femto takes on massive scale and grandeur.
The Evolution of Griffith‘s Character Design
Analyzing Griffith‘s character design progression across Berserk‘s releases gives keen insight into the scope the transformations endure.
In his inaugural Volume 3 appearance, Griffith appears as a well composed, eloquent, poised leader garbed in noble battle raiment. His short cropped hair, unblemished face and reserved smile give off an ambiguous but inspired aura.
In Volume 12-13, Griffith takes on a more deranged and tormented mien, with ragged hair, scarred face and exposed teeth after months of excruciating torture. The panel of his bloody escape attempt vividly depicts his battered yet relentless tenacity.
Post-Eclipse, his friend-turned-nemesis Femto emerges, adorned in sinister raven armor with wings stretched in wicked glory. Red eyes piercing, with long wavy raven locks flowing, this fearsome fallen form drips with imperious contempt.
Finally upon his reincarnation, he appears reborn as an innocent youth once more, though perhaps masking a darker renewed agenda…
The Scales Tipped: Femto‘s Reality Warping Powers
While Guts matches Griffith in raw courage, ambition and will, their cosmic powers stand worlds apart. Through self sacrifice and ambition, Griffith gained favor from eldritch gods and ascended into the God Hand demon lords as Femto.
According the Berserk Official Guidebook, Femto boasts abilities including:
- Gravity manipulation
- Spatial distortion
- Dimensional barriers
- Causality influence
- Astral projection
These exotic powers granted Griffith the strength to effortlessly block strikes from even the formidable Skull Knight, warp space to shield himself from foes, and summon a vile Vortex of Souls to fuse demonkind into the corporeal world during the Blast of the Astral World ritual.
In essence, Femto acts as an agent carrying out causality and fate for the metaphysical God Hand across myriad dimensions and planes of existence. His extradimensional origin grants him astonishing power exceeding the physical world‘s limitations.
Griffith‘s Human Stature Symbolic Of His Ambition
Analyzing Griffith‘s biological form offers insight into his nature and motivations. His feminine facial features prompt interviewer comments on his potential androgyny. This signals a transcendence of societal constraints on prescribed gender norms.
Furthermore, his comparatively petite stature defies the traditional notion that height equals might or leadership capacity. Instead, his political cunning, strategic brilliance, magnetism, vision and daring helped him ascend rapidly in rank and station.
Griffith remains ever unsatisfied with lingering as an ordinary man doomed to an average life and death. His talents elevated him to grandmaster status, but provoked greater thirst for deeper power. Ultimately his vaulting ambitions drove him to sacrifice his very humanity in pursuit of rising higher still in godhood.
Conclusion: Stature And Essence
While Griffith‘s human height clocks in at a moderate 5 feet 10 inches tall, his transformations as Femto and transcendence across metaphysical planes speak to grandeur beyond measure. His essence reflects towering ambition and wavering morality. His stature served as vessel for destiny‘s flow. His collapse and rebirth trace the map from man to monster. For Griffith, form yielded to function, flesh surrendered to fate. Greatness emerged distant from mortal bounds.
