Bishop Mozgus

Mozgus (モズグス Mozugusu) was one of the Chief Inquisitors of the Holy See, traveling the world with his group of torturers, having been sent to root out a violent cult of heretics in the city of Albion. He is the main antagonist of the Conviction Arc in Berserk, hindering Guts' efforts in saving Casca with his excessive religious zeal. His symbol is four breaking wheels, embodying his willingness to use torture as a way to "cleanse people from evil".

Mozgus is an extremely devout man whose faith ventures into fanaticism. He is completely dedicated to the Holy See and an ardent follower of "God". He greatly emphasizes his religion in everything he does and acts with great zeal in his quest to purge the world of "heretics". He travels with his torturers, whom he respects and treats as his children.

Mozgus portrays himself as a considerably dangerous man and is known and feared around the world. He possesses an intense proclivity towards the use of torture to "purify" those he sees as heretical and is infamous for using painful and varied forms of execution. He has tried and questioned hundreds using his brutal and intense methods of religious interrogation, but only a traumatized few have lived through the treatment. Mozgus is highly sensitive towards anyone who would "claim" God's will such as when he brutally killed a rebel for saying he would be punished by God for his acts of carnage.

Despite appearing sadistic and bloodthirsty to most who do not know him personally, Mozgus does not necessarily like torturing and executing people for heresy. He feels no guilt for his actions as he believes it is for the peoples' own good. In his mind, torturing a person in the name of God is a necessary and sacred act; he views it as the only method of turning non-believers towards the light of the Lord. This is especially shown during his parable of the nun and the dying man, where he teaches Farnese that the religious have a mission to help others, and that as long as one has good intentions they cannot be blamed if their attempts to help have negative consequences.