<p>Guts was known as the "<em>Swordsman clad in black</em>", which was eventually shortened to "<em>Black Swordsman</em>".</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/7UdJD.jpg" alt="enter image description here">
<em>Guts before he got his Berserk Armor.</em></p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Qh97e.png" alt="enter image description here">
<em>Guts with his Berserk Armor.</em></p>

<p>His armor was always black, but the most relevant item was his black cape, which always covered his whole body in black when he wasn't fighting.</p>

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2015-04-17T21:58:54.610Z
`Guts was known as the "Swordsman clad in black"` -- I don't remember this in manga. Can you confirm the source?
Firelord
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2015-04-17T22:03:24.520Z
@Firelord. I'll see what I can find. So far, I haven't had any luck finding a source for my claim. I do remember him being called that once, although it might've been an inofficial fan translation.
Nolonar
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2015-04-17T21:56:35.860Z
2015-04-17T21:56:35.860Z
Nolonar
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  <p> In the <a href="http://berserk.wikia.com/" rel="nofollow">Berserk</a> manga, after the carnage at Eclipse, the protagonist <a href="http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Guts" rel="nofollow">Guts</a> repeatedly came to be called as the Black Swordsman by everyone, other than his new friends-cum-comrades. I've read the manga but I couldn't figure out the possible reason for it.</p>
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<p>However, I do have some following clues but cannot account them as the primary reason for such.</p>

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  <p> 1. In the first and the last episode (scene before the ending) of the <a href="http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Berserk_%28Anime%29" rel="nofollow">Berserk anime</a>, Guts skin color was neither white nor dark (like of <a href="http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Casca" rel="nofollow">Casca</a>) but something different.<br>
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 2. The color of Guts's outfit excluding the armor was almost black. After the addition of <a href="http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Berserker_Armor" rel="nofollow">Berserker Armor</a>, everything he wore was black.</p>
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<p>As you can see, these reasons are not very convincing. Therefore, I ask the question again:</p>

<p><strong>Why was Guts called the Black Swordsman?</strong></p>

<p><strong>Note</strong>: No racial discrimination or apartheid is intended in <strong>1.</strong></p>

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Why was Guts called the Black Swordsman?
# Why was Guts called the Black Swordsman?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-04-17
> In the [Berserk](http://berserk.wikia.com/) manga, after the carnage at Eclipse, the protagonist [Guts](http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Guts) repeatedly came to be called as the Black Swordsman by everyone, other than his new friends-cum-comrades. I've read the manga but I couldn't figure out the possible reason for it.

However, I do have some following clues but cannot account them as the primary reason for such.

> 1. In the first and the last episode (scene before the ending) of the [Berserk anime](http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Berserk_%28Anime%29), Guts skin color was neither white nor dark (like of [Casca](http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Casca)) but something different.  
>   
> 2. The color of Guts's outfit excluding the armor was almost black. After the addition of [Berserker Armor](http://berserk.wikia.com/wiki/Berserker_Armor), everything he wore was black.

As you can see, these reasons are not very convincing. Therefore, I ask the question again:

**Why was Guts called the Black Swordsman?**

**Note**: No racial discrimination or apartheid is intended in **1.**
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2015-04-17. Score: 3
Guts was known as the "*Swordsman clad in black*", which was eventually shortened to "*Black Swordsman*".

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/7UdJD.jpg)
*Guts before he got his Berserk Armor.*

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Qh97e.png)
*Guts with his Berserk Armor.*

His armor was always black, but the most relevant item was his black cape, which always covered his whole body in black when he wasn't fighting.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2015-04-17): `Guts was known as the "Swordsman clad in black"` -- I don't remember this in manga. Can you confirm the source?  
> **username_1** (2015-04-17): @Firelord. I'll see what I can find. So far, I haven't had any luck finding a source for my claim. I do remember him being called that once, although it might've been an inofficial fan translation.  
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