Void

Void is very philosophical, more so than his demonic cohorts. His manner of speech is more formal and archaic than the other members of the God Hand, a testament to his age and wisdom. Much of what he has to say pertains to the flow of causality.He is subdued in his temperament, showing no emotion even when confronted by something unforeseen by him and his kinsmen. He is also the most polite member of the God Hand, addressing the Band of the Falcon as honored guests rather than treating them as mere sacrifices.

Void is a member of the God Personality Void is very philosophical, more so than his demonic cohorts. His manner of speech is more formal and archaic than the other members of the God Hand, a testament to his age and wisdom. Much of what he has to say pertains to the flow of causality. He is subdued in his temperament, showing no emotion even when confronted by something unforeseen by him and his kinsmen.[3] He is also the most polite member of the God Hand, addressing the Band of the Falcon as honored guests rather than treating them as mere sacrifices.[4]

Background Manga E362 Void and Four Beings Void alongside four inhuman beings at a temporal junction point. In a distant time, Void manifested at a temporal junction point alongside four inhuman beings distinct from his current kinsmen. He and the other four beings were witnessed by an unidentified man clad in the Berserker Armor.[5]

Story Golden Age Arc Void and the other God Hand members first make themselves known to Griffith while he is imprisoned in the Tower of Rebirth. Appearing in Griffith's vision, the God Hand introduces itself as Griffith's kinsmen and refer to Griffith as a "Blessed King of Longing" while ensuring him that they will soon meet at the appointed time and place.[6]

Manga E78 Void Urges Griffith Void instructing Griffith to continue pursuing his dream. Once the Eclipse is underway, with Griffith and the Band of the Falcon arriving in an Interstice, the God Hand members see to convincing Griffith to sacrifice his comrades in exchange for joining their ranks and continuing the pursuit of his dream. Deriving visions from Griffith's past, Ubik reminds Griffith of who he is, and Void urges Griffith to accept his destiny and claim raven black wings with which he can soar higher than any summit in pursuit of his dream.[2]

As consecrated by causality, Griffith wills the sacrifice and Void then proceeds to perform the Invocation of Doom, branding all members of the Band of the Falcon present. After Griffith's rebirth as the fifth God Hand member Femto is complete with the deaths of all but Guts and Casca, the Skull Knight intervenes and immediately strikes at Void, which Void counters with spatial manipulation. As the Skull Knight glides past Void, the two stare at each other. The knight ultimately spirits Guts and Casca back to the Physical World.[3]

Black Swordsman Arc Manga E0-7 God Hand Manifested The God Hand are summoned. Two years following Femto's birth, Void and the other God Hand members manifest at a temporal junction point before the fatally wounded Slug Count. Void and his cohorts attempt to convince the Count to offer his daughter Theresia as a sacrifice in exchange for new life, but do so in vain. Unwilling to sacrifice his daughter even on the verge of his own demise, the Count is dragged into the Vortex of Souls and the temporal junction point ends.[7]

Conviction Arc GodHandSpirit The God Hand manifests rudimentary forms during the Incarnation Ceremony. During the Incarnation Ceremony at Albion, Void and the other senior God Hand members manifest rudimentary forms from the restless spirits running amok in the city. After attempting to strike down Void and realizing the angel and his cohorts are not entirely corporeal, Guts relents and turns his focus to Casca. While the Incarnation Ceremony succeeds with Femto incarnating in the form of Griffith, the process separates the other God Hand members across different layers of the Astral World.[8]

Millennium Falcon Arc After the Great Wave of the Astral World brings about the merging of the physical and astral realms, Void and the other senior God Hand members gain corporeal forms within the new world of Fantasia.[9]

Abilities Manga E88 Skull Knight Attacks Void Void uses spatial manipulation to counter the Skull Knight's attack. Spatial Manipulation: Void can defend himself by bending space, such as creating two linked portals to redirect the Skull Knight's attack back at the knight.[10]

Causal Awareness: Void can see the flow of causality, enabling him to foresee almost any possibility and influence the course of events to ensure a given possibility becomes a reality. He is not omniscient, however, and cannot anticipate everything.[3]

Invocation of Doom: Void is the only member of the God Hand shown to perform the Invocation of Doom, the action of marking the souls of victims with the Brand of Sacrifice and damning them to being ceaselessly preyed upon by all manner of evil creatures until death. This ability is used as a means of branding the sacrificial offerings of desperate individuals who willingly offer as much to the God Hand in exchange for the fulfillment of a great desire.

Personality: Void is very philosophical, more so than his demonic cohorts. His manner of speech is more formal and archaic than the other members of the God Hand, a testament to his age and wisdom. Much of what he has to say pertains to the flow of causality.

He is subdued in his temperament, showing no emotion even when confronted by something unforeseen by him and his kinsmen.[3] He is also the most polite member of the God Hand, addressing the Band of the Falcon as honored guests rather than treating them as mere sacrifices.[4]

Background Manga E362 Void and Four Beings Void alongside four inhuman beings at a temporal junction point. In a distant time, Void manifested at a temporal junction point alongside four inhuman beings distinct from his current kinsmen. He and the other four beings were witnessed by an unidentified man clad in the Berserker Armor.[5]

Story:

Golden Age Arc Void and the other God Hand members first make themselves known to Griffith while he is imprisoned in the Tower of Rebirth. Appearing in Griffith's vision, the God Hand introduces itself as Griffith's kinsmen and refer to Griffith as a "Blessed King of Longing" while ensuring him that they will soon meet at the appointed time and place.[6]

Manga E78 Void Urges Griffith Void instructing Griffith to continue pursuing his dream. Once the Eclipse is underway, with Griffith and the Band of the Falcon arriving in an Interstice, the God Hand members see to convincing Griffith to sacrifice his comrades in exchange for joining their ranks and continuing the pursuit of his dream. Deriving visions from Griffith's past, Ubik reminds Griffith of who he is, and Void urges Griffith to accept his destiny and claim raven black wings with which he can soar higher than any summit in pursuit of his dream.[2]

As consecrated by causality, Griffith wills the sacrifice and Void then proceeds to perform the Invocation of Doom, branding all members of the Band of the Falcon present. After Griffith's rebirth as the fifth God Hand member Femto is complete with the deaths of all but Guts and Casca, the Skull Knight intervenes and immediately strikes at Void, which Void counters with spatial manipulation. As the Skull Knight glides past Void, the two stare at each other. The knight ultimately spirits Guts and Casca back to the Physical World.[3]

Black Swordsman Arc Manga E0-7 God Hand Manifested The God Hand are summoned. Two years following Femto's birth, Void and the other God Hand members manifest at a temporal junction point before the fatally wounded Slug Count. Void and his cohorts attempt to convince the Count to offer his daughter Theresia as a sacrifice in exchange for new life, but do so in vain. Unwilling to sacrifice his daughter even on the verge of his own demise, the Count is dragged into the Vortex of Souls and the temporal junction point ends.[7]

Conviction Arc GodHandSpirit The God Hand manifests rudimentary forms during the Incarnation Ceremony. During the Incarnation Ceremony at Albion, Void and the other senior God Hand members manifest rudimentary forms from the restless spirits running amok in the city. After attempting to strike down Void and realizing the angel and his cohorts are not entirely corporeal, Guts relents and turns his focus to Casca. While the Incarnation Ceremony succeeds with Femto incarnating in the form of Griffith, the process separates the other God Hand members across different layers of the Astral World.[8]

Millennium Falcon Arc After the Great Wave of the Astral World brings about the merging of the physical and astral realms, Void and the other senior God Hand members gain corporeal forms within the new world of Fantasia.

Abilities: Manga E88 Skull Knight Attacks Void Void uses spatial manipulation to counter the Skull Knight's attack. Spatial Manipulation: Void can defend himself by bending space, such as creating two linked portals to redirect the Skull Knight's attack back at the knight. Causal Awareness: Void can see the flow of causality, enabling him to foresee almost any possibility and influence the course of events to ensure a given possibility becomes a reality. He is not omniscient, however, and cannot anticipate everything. Invocation of Doom: Void is the only member of the God Hand shown to perform the Invocation of Doom, the action of marking the souls of victims with the Brand of Sacrifice and damning them to being ceaselesslypreyed upon by all manner of evil creatures until death. This ability is used as a means of branding the sacrificial offerings of desperate individuals who willingly offer as much to the God Hand in exchange for the fulfillment of a great desire

.He is the leader and oldest member of the God Hand as well as the arch-nemesis of the Skull Knight, whom he may have sacrificed himself in a long past story, similar to Guts and Griffith in the past. He is the most philosophical God Hand member and is primarily concerned with analyzing and controlling the course of causality Though the members of the God Hand are all nominally of equal standing, Void, being the eldest of them, acts as the de facto leader of the group, as well as the only member that's never been replaced. As the leader, Void is in charge of branding the sacrifices made by tortured souls in order for them to become Apostles and achieve their dream.

Appearance: Like all God Hand members and apostles, Void was once a man with a more human look but soon he started to be getting into the Idea of Evil's deal, his head would soon feature a large, exposed brain, eyes stitched shut and lips peeled back. His cloak and body seem to be distorted, and he has the power to open up a sort of inter dimensional mirror portal at his own will. He also notably has six fingers on each hand.

Background: Milleniums ago, Void used to be a human sage who serves as the adviser to King Gaiseric in the ancient Midland. He used to genuiely care about the king and citizens in Midland, but after a conflict between him and the king, he was captured and tortured in tower of rebirth, before he used his crimson beherit to sacrifice the king and all the citizens in Midland (the ones he cared about most), shredding all his humanity, and became the first known member of God Hand. Although not confirmed, it is heavily implied Skull Knight and King Gaiseric are the same person, and Void's act of sacrificing King and the whole kingdom is possibly the reason why Skull Knight went on his journey of revenge. Over decades, Void kept hosting brand of sacrifices, and convinced multiple humans to sacrifice their loved ones and join the God Hand. The other members were often replaced (possibly being killed by Skull Knight), but Void kept being the common member and was never been replaced by others.