User blog:Unforgiven0815/Pure Evil Proposal: Donovan (Berserk)

To be honest, I'm surprised that there wasn't a proposal for this yet.

What's the Work?
Berserk is a Dark Fantasy Manga from 1989 which is still ongoing. It's world is set in a medieval Europe-inspired dark fantasy world. It's about Guts, a lone mercenary who finds purpose in life once he met the Band of the Falcon and their leader, Griffith. Donovan's actions towards Guts traumatized him to this day and is one of the reasons why he is like he is now.

Who is the Candidate?
Donovan is a Minor Antagonist in the series and mercenary under Gambino (Guts' step-father)'s mercenary unit.

What has he Done?
He bought a 9 year old Guts from Gambino for 3 silver coins for the night, raping him and traumatizing him. Donovan also told Guts that Gambino sold him out, despite knowing how Guts in a way, looked up to Gambino. He also regularly slaughtered people who lost their will to live.

Freudian Excuse
Nothing. He was a cruel Pedophile and Rapist and had no sign remorse for what he did. The day after he raped Guts, he even creepily smiled towards him, showing that he doesn't give a damn about what he did to a kid. He has no sympathetic backstory or backstory in general, and rightfully got killed by Guts as revenge.

Freudian Excuse/Mitigating Factors
He had no redeeming qualities, he was cruel and disgusting in every scene he appeared in.

Heinous Standards
Both Wyald and Griffith are considered as pure evil and both are Rapists as well. There are many similar Villains in Berserk who could be considered as pure evil in general. But Donovan raped a 9 year old, making his actions even worse. Donovan could in fact be considered as the most evil Berserk Character because he has no single redeeming quality.

Final Verdict
Donovan has no excuse for his disturbing actions and felt no remorse for what he did.