Despite the similarities between Guts and the real historical German figure known as Götz von Berlichingen, Kentarou Miura stated in an interview released together with Media Blasters’ first anime series US release in 2002 this resemblance was only a “strange coincidence”, having only heard of it when he had already started Berserk. He also added that he was not thinking of anybody at the time he created Guts. In the same interview, Miura stated that Guts was based on actor Rutger Hauer in terms of looks after having enjoying Hauer’s roles in “Flesh+Blood” and “The Salute of the Jugger”.