Lore Fusion: How Diablo and Berserk Could Share a Universe
If you really dig into it, Diablo 4 items and Berserk have eerily similar storytelling foundations. Both worlds are drowning in despair, with humans caught between cosmic forces way beyond their understanding. It wouldn’t even take much to explain how the worlds could connect.
Think about it: in Berserk, the God Hand manipulates fate, orchestrating endless suffering for humanity. In Diablo, the Prime Evils (Diablo, Baal, Mephisto) manipulate mortals for their wars against the High Heavens. What if the God Hand and the Prime Evils are actually rival factions? Both groups vying for control of different layers of reality, using humans as pawns and sacrifices?
Imagine the lore twist: the Behelits aren’t just random cursed objects—they're actually shards of Diablo’s soulstone, corrupted and repurposed by the God Hand. Maybe Void (the leader of the God Hand) was once an angel who fell even deeper than Diablo’s followers, creating an entirely new order of damnation outside the Burning Hells.
Skull Knight could be a failed Nephalem who rebelled against both Heaven and Hell, much like Tyrael. Guts could be a “Marked One,” the chosen soul who’s able to disrupt the plans of both Diablo’s forces and the God Hand’s schemes.
It would be the ultimate story of rebellion against destiny. Both Guts and the Diablo heroes are constantly pushing against overwhelming odds, refusing to be just another lost soul. Joining forces? That’s next-level storytelling.
Blizzard loves Easter eggs and deep cuts into lore. If they wanted to drop subtle hints that Berserk and Diablo occupy overlapping dimensions, the fanbase would absolutely lose their minds (in a good way).
What would you guys want to see lore-wise if they officially merged the D4 items two worlds? What characters or factions would you want to meet?