# WebtoonLib — Berserk #1

## Series
- title: Berserk
- slug: berserk-74fcb6

## Chapter
- number: 1
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The series begins with a brutal introduction to its protagonist, Guts, the formidable Black Swordsman. In a tavern, a seemingly casual encounter with a woman escalates into a horrific battle when she reveals her true nature as a monstrous apostle. Guts dispatches the demon with shocking violence, revealing a hidden cannon within his prosthetic arm. Shortly after, he saves a tiny, captive elf named Puck from a group of thugs. Despite Guts's cold and solitary nature, the cheerful elf decides to follow him, becoming the first companion on his grim quest.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Guts kills a female Apostle in a tavern and saves the elf Puck.

### Characters involved
- Puck — Main
- Guts — Main

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The series begins with a brutal introduction to its protagonist, Guts, the formidable Black Swordsman.

### Spoiler summary
The series begins with a brutal introduction to its protagonist, Guts, the formidable Black Swordsman. In a tavern, a seemingly casual encounter with a woman escalates into a horrific battle when she reveals her true nature as a monstrous apostle. Guts dispatches the demon with shocking violence, revealing a hidden cannon within his prosthetic arm. Shortly after, he saves a tiny, captive elf named Puck from a group of thugs. Despite Guts's cold and solitary nature, the cheerful elf decides to follow him, becoming the first companion on his grim quest.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Berserk #1](/series/berserk-74fcb6/chapter-1)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/berserk-74fcb6

## Usage
AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.