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* ''[[Mirai Nikki]]''. For perspective, the [[Moral Event Horizon|former]] most sympathetic character, the [[Woobie]] lead, was last seen {{spoiler|massacring orphans in a desperate attempt to bring his dead parents back to life. His father killed his mother, and then his father was killed by the mob.}} The second most sympathetic character is a full-blown terrorist [[Mad Bomber]].
** The [[Toku]] style Hero of Justice is a vigilante psychopath.
** The female lead is an [[Ax Crazy]] [[:Category:Yandere|Yandere]] who, upon being told by the protagonist that he loved her, drugged him and tied him to a chair so he'd never leave. He got out, but he's still with her. [[Mad Love|Yay!]]
* Between the warmongering kingdoms and their [[Aristocrats Are Evil|corrupt nobility]], the [[Corrupt Church|heresy-crushing Holy See]], and [[Demon Lords and Archdevils|the evil Godhand]] [[The Legions of Hell|and their ravenous demonic Apostles]], life in the world of ''[[Berserk]]'' really, really, really, really, really, [[Overly Long Gag|really]] sucks hardcore. [[Cosmic Horror Story|The world seems to exist only to make people as miserable as possible and to give the demons somewhere to play]]; humanity exists so that the demons have something to play with. The biggest idealist in the entire setting (who is ''anything'' but altruistic and is quite willing to use ruthless methods to accomplish his dream) snapped under the pressure and is now the [[Big Bad]].
** The demons get screwed, too. The price that people pay to become demons, in addition to sacrificing the people closest to them, is a guaranteed trip to Hell after they die. Hell is a nightmarish vortex of damned souls that drags your spirit into it, where you suffer indescribable pain and torment until all traces of your being has been utterly consumed in a sea of eternal suffering. And thanks to {{spoiler|Griffith/Femto taking advantage of the Skull Knight's dimension warping attack, [[It Got Worse|that Hell has literally broken loose]]}}.