ITT: Villains That Did Nothing Wrong

...

woops, was supposed to be this.

The Berserk armor is making him powerful enough to beat supposedly invincible apostles; so basically all bets are off regarding power levels. He doesn't need to bargain. If he didn't care about Casca there is no telling how destructive the armor will make him. It's just thematic - Guts wins not by Machiavellian planning but by sheer will. You even suggesting he'd go apostle is proof you don't get shit about Berserk.

...

...