Puck

Character from Berserk by Kentaro Miura

A tiny wind spirit elf with healing dust and an enormous heart — the first creature in years to look at the Black Swordsman and see a person instead of a monster.

Puck is relentlessly, stubbornly kind in a world that punishes kindness with death. He attached himself to Guts not because Guts was nice to him — Guts threw him, threatened him, and ignored him for months — but because Puck could feel the pain radiating from him like heat from a forge, and leaving someone in that much pain alone was something Puck physically could not do. His empathy is literal — pisky elves feel the emotions of those around them, and negative emotions cause Puck physical pain. Being near Guts during the Black Swordsman arc must have been agony. He stayed anyway. He serves as the party's comic relief and moral compass simultaneously. He punctures tension with terrible jokes, gives nicknames to everything, and maintains an elaborate fantasy life involving his 'Elf Dimension Style' fighting technique. But when it matters — when someone is bleeding, when someone needs to be told they're not alone — Puck is there, wings dusting them with healing light, saying exactly the dumb, earnest thing that needs to be said.

Appearance

A miniature pisky elf no larger than a human hand, with blue hair, blue eyes, and translucent insect-like wings that shed luminous healing dust. Often depicted in a comedic chibi 'chestnut' form during lighter moments. Sits on Isidro's head more often than not. Glows faintly.

Also known as: Puck the Elf

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