Frieren Teases A New Villain Who Could Be The Hero’s Perfect Match

Warning: Contains spoilers for Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End chapter #128.One of the biggest hallmarks of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End has always been Frieren’s status as one of the strongest characters in the story. Some characters can and have beaten her in a fight, but her strategic mind and overwhelming power have still allowed her to win every fight she’s been in throughout the story, even if she sometimes needs help to do so.

There are very few characters who can rival Frieren, but the series is teasing the appearance of someone who can do just that. The current arc of the manga revolves around Frieren and other first-class mages fighting against the Empire’s most elite forces, and among the organizations included in that, one new group in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End appears to be led by an elf just like Frieren and Serie.

Nothing is known about the new character, but it’s easy to assume that they could be a perfect foil to Frieren, and that would be great to see how these events will play out.

Why Frieren’s New Villain Might Be The Perfect Foil For Its Hero

Original story created by Kanehito Yamada; art by Tsukasa Abe

There are numerous reasons why Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End’s new villain could be a great foil to Frieren. The new villain being an elf like Frieren is an obvious parallel between them and ther iconic protagonist, but with the new villain leading the Court of the Sacred Staff, one of the Empire’s deadly covert organizations, that means Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End’s new villain, unlike Frieren, herself, is someone who uses magic as a means of killing others for selfish reasons. Something like that would make them entirely antithetical to Frieren’s character, and that, in turn, would make them a great foil.

Why Frieren’s New Villain Might Be Able To Take Frieren In A Fight

While Friren is recognized as being the strongest in the world, this ew threat may be able to match up to her power

Beyond their ideologies as a possible parallel to Frieren’s, there’s plenty of reason to assume that Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End’s new villain could fight against her. For starters, the Court of the Sacred Staff is set on the same level as the Shadow Warriors, an organization that can create warriors skilled enough to get the jump on Frieren and nearly kill her. By that logic, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End’s new villain is essentially confirmed to be capable of killing Frieren, so they’re bound to give Frieren one of her biggest fights in the series.

Something else worth considering is how the new villain might be someone who’s already defeated Frieren in the past. Frieren once said that she was beaten by an elf who had less power than her, and with an elf set to be the new villain in the upcoming arc, it would make sense for Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End’s new villain to be the elf who once defeated Frieren. A prior connection like that could work to emphasize potential parallels between them even further, and with any luck, it won’t be long before Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End sees fit to capitalize on it.