Skull Knight

==Summary==
The Skull Knight is a mysterious figure who is tied to the legend of King Gaiseric and how the kingdom he created was destroyed in one night by the prayers of a sage that he imprisoned in the Tower of Conviction. The legend also connects the Skull Knight to his nemesis Void of the God Hand, having spent centuries attempting to thwart Void and the God Hand members that came after him. Eventually, the Skull Knight meets Guts and takes an interest in him as a "struggler against fate", sometimes appearing to provide the man with knowledge to thwart their mutual enemy.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least 
Name: Skull Knight
Origin: Berserk
Gender: Male
Age: Approximately 1000 years old 
Classification: Berserker, Nemesis of the God Hand
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master Swordsman, Immortality (Type 1), Spatial Manipulation via Sword of Actuation (), Surface Scaling (His horse can ride on vertical surfaces), Acrobatics (Enhanced Condition and Hypermobility, his horse is capable of leaping large distances and does not receive any damage from it. He can also do that himself), BFR (), Non-Physical Interaction (When using the Skull Knight's sword, Guts was able to harm and drive back the incorporeal spirits attacking him, when his physical strikes had been previously ineffective), Teleportation and Dimensional Travel (Sword of Actuation can also be used to tear open interdimensional portals leading to other locations within the Physical World, allowing for well-nigh instant travel), Cosmic Awareness (He continuously knows when to attack the God Hand at temporal junction points, where causality binds)
Attack Potency: At least Multi-City Block level (Fought, matched, and was even shown as slightly superior to Apostle form Nosferatu Zodd in various battles, and decimated leagues of Ogres in Qlipoth, with a single one being able to match Guts), can negate durability with the Sword of Actuation
Speed: High Hypersonic+ with Massively Hypersonic combat/reaction speeds (Should be comparable to, if not superior to Guts)
Lifting Strength: At least Superhuman (Should be comparable to Guts in strength)
Striking Strength: At least Multi-City Block level
Durability: At least Multi-City Block level (Should be on Guts' level or higher and is one of the few corporeal opponents to fight Nosferatu Zodd to a standstill)
Stamina: Superhuman, possibly Infinite
Range: Hundreds of Meters to Kilometers (His Sword of Actuation can cut space, and his slash could cut Shiva Ganishka)
Intelligence: Gifted (He has centuries of experience fighting Apostles and other supernatural beings. He also has great understanding of the Beherits and the methods of the God Hand's manipulation of events)
Weaknesses: None notable
Weapons:
*Sword of Thorns: The Skull Knight's basic sword, which is kept in a sheathe attached to his shield. The blade of the sword extends out of a rose decoration at the center of the curving thorns. There are also thorns on the handle, injuring anybody who attempts to use it without an armored hand. It is also implied that the sword may be sentient, as the sword told its wielder that it wasn't yet time to kill the Apostle-Behelit.
*Sword of Actuation: The Skull Knight swallows the Beherits he recovers from slain Apostles, apparently destroying and reforming them as the Sword of Actuation by letting the Sword of Thorns' blade pass down his throat (much like a sword-swallowing trick). The Sword has been shown to cleave open holes through space and time, and such ability allows him to appear in places simply by willing it when he slices space. It's still a mystery if he can revert it back.
*Skull Armor: In addition to serving as the Skull Knight's protection, it also serves as a makeshift supply of throwing knives, as seen when the Skull Knight breaks off a protrusion from the Armor and throws it to release Slan's grip on one of Guts' arms in the Qliphoth.
*Inner Beast: The Skull Knight was a former user of the Berserker Armor; the Armor he used retains the shape of a skull. This implies that just as Guts has the Beast of Darkness for an inner beast, the Skull Knight holds an inner beast that takes the form of a human skeleton.
==Gallery==
2228212- animepaper.net picture standard anime berserk skull knight bandw 22598 lcriveller preview c1321a45.jpg|The Skull Knight's first appearance in the manga.
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==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Kary-08 (Xionic Madness) Kary's Profile (Note: Speed was Equalized)
Losses:
Iori (Project Moon) Iori's Profile 
Inconclusive:
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