Archetype:Berserker

Berserker Physiology
As a Berserker Servant, Lancalot (Fate) is a Heroic Spirit that became an embodiment of madness using the Mad Enhancement skill that allows him to fight at his fullest potential at the expense of his sanity.
Power/Ability to:	Fight without any care for anything.

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man."

― Dr.Samuel Johnson

"Just because I fly into a blind, homicidal rage at the drop of a helm doesn't mean I'm incapable of appreciating the finer things in life."

― Berserker (8-Bit Theater)

"A stubborn enough person can survive just about anything. Rage is a hell of an anesthetic"

― Zaeed Massani (Mass Effect)

The ability to become a massive and unbelievably powerful individual with a desire for battle regardless of one's own physical condition.

Also Called

• Berserk/Berserker Form
• Berserk/Berserker Transformation

Capabilities

The user is able to empty oneself of all rational restraints in battle and completely immerse oneself in combat becoming a dangerous warrior for both friend and foe. The ability allows the user to ignore fatal physical damage as if it never affected them and continue fighting with a frightening level of stamina while also being unpredictable and erratic in combat, making it hard to counter them. The rareness of this power makes-up in one's opponent being super strong as it boosts the user's adrenaline and stamina to the point they are able to wear out their opponent through sheer tenacity and ferocity alone.

In some cases, user are able to go in a berserk form through sheer rage or when they are in imminent danger.

Applications

• Anger Empowerment
  • Rage Form
• Combat Empowerment
• Enhanced/Supernatural Condition
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Combat
    • Weapon Proficiency
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Durability
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Endurance
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Speed
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Strength
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Survivability
• Feral Mind
  • Enhanced Instincts
  • Fighting Instinct
  • Killing Instinct
  • Pain Suppression
  • Predator Instinct
• Injury Immunity
• Unpredictability

Variations

• Animal Imitation

Associations

• Combat Embodiment
• Indomitable Rage
• Violence Embodiment
• War Embodiment

Limitations

• The ability may be temporary due to the emotional/power overload, usually self-destructive and/or with a severe backlash at the end.
• May not be able to tell friend from foe while in the berserk state, and may risk accidentally hurting or even killing allies, friends or loved ones.
• While user is able to ignore the effects of injuries sustained in the berserk state, these injuries may take full effect when they come out of the state, with ugly consequences if too much damage was taken.
• While this ability makes the user much more powerful and resilient, it may also make them less intelligent.
• May be reversed by Serenity Inducement.

Known Users

See Also: The Berserker.

Folklore/Mythology

• Modi (Norse Mythology)
• Cu Chulainn (Irish Mythology)

Cartoons

• Professor Padraic Ratigan (The Great Mouse Detective)
• Chiro (Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go)

Live Television

• Tony Morecombe (Misfits)
• Mark of Cain Users (Supernatural)
  • Cain
  • Dean Winchester
• Berserker (Teen Wolf)
• Spike - Chase (Lab Rats)
• Sento Kiryu/Kamen Rider Build (Kamen Rider Build)

Comics

• Aaron and Farris (Berserker)
• Red Lantern Corps (DC Comics)
• Hulk (Marvel Comics)
• Thor (Marvel Comics); via Warrior Madness
• James “Logan” Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Laura Kinney/X-23 (Marvel Comics)
• Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)

Anime/Manga

• Julie Sigtuna (Absolute Duo)
• Berserker Servants (Fate)
• Guts (Berserk)
• Claymores (Claymore); via Awakening
• Eileen Berselian (Fairy Tail)
• Elfman Strauss (Fairy Tail)
• Taitō Shirei (Hero Tales); via Rage of Alkaid
• Bellcross (Heroic Age)
• Issei Hyoudou (Highschool DxD); via Juggernaut Drive
• Shikabane Hime (Corpse Princess); via killing 108 Shikabane
• Son Gohan (Dragon Ball Z)
• Saiyans (Dragon Ball Z); in Great Ape form
• Kid Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
• Broly (Dragon Ball Z)
• Kale (Dragon Ball Super)
• Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach)
• Nnoitra Gilga (Bleach)
• Hollow Ichigo (Bleach)
• Allenby Beardsley (Mobile Fighter G Gundam)
• Jinchūriki (Naruto)
• Zabuza Momochi (Naruto)
• Cursed Seal Users (Naruto)
• Jūgo (Naruto)
• Inuyasha (InuYasha); when his demon blood takes over.
• Alviss (Marchen Awakens Romance); while brainwashed by his Zombie Tattoo
• Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance); fused with the Ghost ÄRM, Hydra
• Saturn (Marchen Awakens Romance); after his Darkness ÄRM, Finsternis broke
• Demolt (Zatch Bell!)
• Kolulu (Zatch Bell!)
• Riou (Zatch Bell!); via the spell Girufadomu Barusuruku
• Grisor (Zatch Bell!)
• Faudo (Zatch Bell!)
• Yumiko Takagi (Hellsing); as Yumie
• Cavendish (One Piece); as Hakuba
• "Big Mom" Charlotte Linlin (One Piece); through her food cravings
• Gluttony (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
• Himari Noihara (Omamori Himari)
• King Cobra the 3rd (Ninjutsu)
• Kamui (Gintama)
• Utsutsu Hasegawa (Pupa)
• Yume Hasegawa (Pupa)
• Demons (Nanatsu no Taizai); via Indura Transformation
• Tojo Basara (Testament of Sister New Devil)
• Four Murasame (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam)
• Stella Loussier (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny)
• Orson (Record of Lodoss War)
• Tenmei Mikogami (Rosario + Vampire); in his True Form as a Kishin

Video Games

• Evil Ryu (Street Fighter); via Satsui no Hado
• Ryu (Breath of Fire); via Kaiser
• Akuma (Street Fighter); via Satsui no Hado
• Azrael (Blazblue)
• Painwheel (Skullgirls)
• Saïx (Kingdom Hearts)
• Warriors of Khorne (Warhammer 40,000)
• Asura (Asura's Wrath)
• Augus (Asura's Wrath)
• Kratos (God of War)
• Sir Lancelot (Fate/Zero)
• Heracles (Fate/stay night)
• Lu Bu (Fate/Extra)
• Li Shuwen (Fate/Extra)
• Elizabeth Bathory (Fate/Extra CCC)
• Spartacus (Fate/Apocrypha)
• Frankenstein (Fate/Apocrypha)
• Jack the Ripper (Fate/strange fake)
• Jiralhanae (Halo)
• Krogan (Mass Effect); via Blood Rage
• Rick Taylor (Splatterhouse series)
• Berserker (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Zach Ursus Ae-Jarino (MARDEK)
• Doomguy (DOOM series); via Berserk Pack/Artifact
• Brick (Borderlands series)
• Salvador (Borderlands series)
• Goliaths (Borderlands series); triggered by shooting off their helmets.
• Undyne (Undertale); as Undyne the undying

Others

• SCP-076-2 - "Able" (SCP Foundation)

Gallery

Comics/Cartoons

Being a result of the Weapon X Program, James Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics) possesses an indestructible exoskeleton and bone claws of pure Adamantium, making his entire body a living and a regenerative healing factor that allows to recover even from the brink of death.

As a clone of Wolverine, Laura Kinney/X-23 (Marvel Comics) she possesses variety of his abilities, most notably her Adamantium claws and regenerative healing factor.

Anime/Manga

Guts, the Blackswordsman (Berserk) is a rage-driven warrior capable tearing apart even demonic beings and surviving punishment that would kill a lesser human many times over when he goes berserk.

Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach) is prime example of a berserker, able to ignore fatal strikes and overcome his opponents through sheer ferocity and blood thirst alone.

Fullly Transformed Hollow Ichigo (Bleach)

Saiyans, such as Son Goku or Vegeta (Dragon Ball series), have a born instinct to fight despite whatever ailments they may receive, showcasing their status as natural born fighters.

Due to her suppressed frustrations, when Kale (Dragon Ball Super) transforms, she becomes a nigh-unstoppable berserker attacking anyone she can direct her anger against.

Gaara (Naruto) lost control over Shukaku when Yashamaru made him believe that nobody would ever love him, causing a rampage.

In the Jinchūriki Form Version 2, Naruto (Naruto) is unable to distinguish between friend and foe, attacking in whatever way will enable him to defeat his target.

Jūgo (Naruto) goes into a berserk rage whenever he lets the natural energy he passively absorbs cause his body to go out of control.

If Inuyasha (InuYasha) were to ever drop Tessaiga in battle and his life is in danger his demon blood takes over sending him into a berserk, feral stage.

Before mastering and gaining control of it, Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece) would go berserk as Monster Chopper whenever he ate three Rumble Balls within a six-hours time span.

When Cavendish (One Piece) falls asleep, his sadistic alter ego, Hakuba begins rampaging, killing allies and enemies alike.

Charlotte Linlin (One Piece) becomes a dangerous berserker driven by her gluttony for sweets.

Kaido (One Piece) is ruthless and brutal pirate captain with a bestial hunger for war and chaos.

Nizō Okada (Gintama) goes completely berserk after being taken over from his fusion with Benizakura.

Kagura (Gintama) losing control to her Yato instincts, becoming a berserk fighter.

Kamui (Gintama) losing control to his Yato instincts, becoming a berserk fighter.

Knowing Demolt (Zatch Bell!) wouldn't cooperate because of his savagery, Zofis brainwashed him with his powers. But when Demolt’s bookkeeper, Roberto Vile cast the Girugadomu Barusuruk, he was freed from Zofis’ control and returned to his berserk personality.

Girufadomu Barusuruku is a forbidden spell that turns Riou (Zatch Bell!) into a giant monster, in this form Riou had no control of himself and attacks allies and enemies alike.

Whenever her partner, Lori casts the spell, Zeruku, Kolulu (Zatch Bell!) gains a fearsome transformation of which she attacks her opponents without mercy.

Allenby Beardsley (Mobile Fighter G Gundam) with the Berserker System activated by her handlers.

Issei Hyoudou (Highschool DxD) loses all control and becomes a berserker after activating Juggernaut Drive.

Eileen Berselian (Fairy Tail) can enhance her soldiers to be mindless monsters with her "Berserker" spell.

Utsutsu Hasegawa (Pupa) losing control to his Pupa instincts after learning what his "sister" really is, becoming a berserk monster.

Basara Toujou (Shinmai Maou no Testament); losing control of Brynhildr temporarily awakening his demon lord blood causing him to lose control of himself granting him the strength to overpower a low-tier god, this is trumped by...

...by his full Demon Lord form, which remove the seal on his true mother's blood granting him the power to overwhelm the current Demon Lord.

Saturn (Marchen Awakens Romance) transformed into an enormous canine-like monster after his Darkness ÄRM, Finsternis was destroyed. In this form, Saturn has absolutely no restraint and mindlessly attacks everything around him.

Video Games

Asura (Asura's Wrath) has the astounding trait of being able to immerse himself in battle despite fatal injuries and dominate his opponents through sheer tenacity and wrathful endurance.

Augus (Asura's Wrath) of the Seven Deities is a true example of a berserker due his lust for battle, his inhuman drive to fight regardless of damage, and his thrill for combat against powerful opponents.

Whenever Rick Taylor (Splatterhouse series) absorbs blood from the Corrupted, he is able to enter a Berserker form that grants him all of the powers of the Terror Mask.

Saïx (Kingdom Hearts), when he absorbs enough moonlight, is filled with a powerful berserker rage.

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Berserker (Valkyrie Crusade)

Live Television

Sento as Kamen Rider Build RabbitTank Hazard

Others

Berserkers in history.

Beserker (Teen Wolf) are men who wear the pelts of animals to channel the animals ferocity.