Casca

Casca, also known as Elaine, Big Sis, Black Witch and Branded Girl, is one of the main characters from the Berserk series.
== Charactah Account ==
Born into a poor peasant family with too many mouths to feed, she became Griffith's most devoted follower after he saved her from attempted rape at the age of twelve by throwing her his sword to defend herself with. For being a consummate professional as a leader and second only to Griffith at swordsmanship before the arrival of Guts, she is highly respected by her fellows among the Hawks and affectionately called "Big Sis."
Prior to the events of the fifth Eclipse, Casca proves a determined and capable leader within the Band of the Falcon who merits the respect of her comrades in arms. So great is her leadership that she is able to rally the Falcons behind her in their moment of utmost peril and prevent the complete annihilation of the fugitive band for a year following Griffith's imprisonment. She fosters morale among the rank and file of the band, who, in turn, affectionately call her "Big Sis". Even in the midst of the Eclipse, Casca does not allow the Falcons to panic, commanding them to assume formation and contribute what they can.
Casca's hardened appearance and austere attitude can be seen as unfeminine, prompting Judeau's initial observation that she "gave up on being a woman in order to become a mercenary". In actuality, her womanhood forms an integral part of her identity; she wears men's clothing for its practicality in battle, rather than because of any inherent desire to do so on her part. Occasionally, her status as a woman is the source of her perturbation, though she masks such doubts with an exterior of sternness, lashing out with physical violence in moments of vulnerability. Beneath this guarded exterior, however, Casca yearns for acceptance as both a warrior and as a woman, which she originally desires from Griffith. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Berserk
* Berserk 2nd Season
* Berserk Recap
* Berserk: Recollections of the Witch
* Berserk: The Chronicles of Wind Blades
* Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
* Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey
* Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
=== Manga ===
* Berserk
=== Video Games ===
* Berserk: Millennium Falcon Hen Seima Senki no Shou
* Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
== Trivia ==
* The Berserk Official Guidebook states that circa the Fantasia Arc, Casca is 24 years old, 165 cm, and 50 kg.
* Casca is the only known female member of the original Band of the Falcon.
* Casca was conceptualized as Kentarou Miura's ideal woman – a "brown female warrior" who is "strong, but still feminine", qualities Miura found attractive at the time.
* Casca lacks confidence in dancing, having only ever danced at her village festival as a child.
* Casca has several symptoms of dissociative amnesia, including the fragmentation of her memory disruption of her perception and sense of self, and intense recollection of a traumatic memory when in thematically-similar situations.
* Casca's puerility manifests as a fascination with animals and shiny objects, including Puck.
* Casca has repeatedly fallen near bodies of water, causing Guts to note that "anytime she stands next to water... nothing good ever comes of it."
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Casca at Berserk Wiki
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