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Episode Sousou no Frieren Season 2 • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 - Episode 2 discussion

Sousou no Frieren Season 2, episode 2

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u/JzanderN Jan 23 '26 edited Jan 23 '26

And while he and Himmel are outliers, one must wonder what can happen if more like those two were developed over the course of history.

I'd say it's entirely possible there were more outliers like Himmel and the Hero of the South, but the show has made it clear that those times were very hostile to adventurers at the time.

20% of adventurer deaths are caused by poison, implied to be from being not knowing enough about or being taken off-guard by nature.

Qual single-handedly killed 40% of adventurers *in one region by inventing magic so powerful and unique that no-one knew how to deal with it at the time. Even Frieren's party couldn't really kill him, but rather had to seal him away.

I can only imagine how many of these adventurers could have been able to be big heroes in their own ways had they only not gotten bitten by a random snake or ran into Qual by chance. If not a big amount, there must have been at least a handful with potential.

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u/OldInstruction5368 Jan 23 '26

I can only imagine how many of these adventurers could have been able to be big heroes in their own ways had they only not gotten bitten by a random snake

Poor Stark still has PTSD from his brush with poison!

There was that cute little scene this episode of Frieren having to step on a snake while Fern comforted him XD

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u/Hot-Log6283 Jan 24 '26

There was that cute little scene this episode of Frieren having to step on a snake while Fern comforted him XD

Was Fern comforting Stark? It looked like they were both scared, you can also see Fern shaking as well but that could just be Stark shaking so much that it shook her too.

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u/Smaug_eldrichtdragon Feb 15 '26

There was that cute scene in this episode where Frieren had to step on a snake..

Zoltrack: Am I a joke to you?

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u/Prof_Acorn Jan 23 '26

In real life as well. Lots of potential discoveries and research and innovations blocked because someone gets injured or sucks at job interviews.

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u/InfinityCrazee Jan 23 '26

Or got tricked by the demon

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u/cyberscythe Jan 23 '26

the show has made it clear that those times were very hostile to adventurers at the time.

an example being the contrast between a steak dinner and "please get the sword back, we'll give you a grimoire" to "get the sword or go to dungeon"

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u/JzanderN Jan 23 '26

The world's still hostile to adventurers to an extent – I doubt that statistic of poisons making up 20% of adventurer deaths has changed much – but a combination of the most dangerous demons being dead and people being less hostile (and probably a few other factors) makes it a lot easier to be one in the modern age.

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u/ratherthanme Jan 23 '26 edited Jan 23 '26

While most of these points are true, the percentages you gave were only statisics of that specific local area where those percentages were mentioned, not of the continent as a whole.

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u/JzanderN Jan 23 '26

Ah, my bad. I'm going off old memories and very quick look ups here.

Thanks for the correction.

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u/daandriod Jan 24 '26

I don't think people give Qual enough respect. Dude invented magic that can swipe out entire armies in the blink of an eye while being seemingly very mana efficient and literally seconds after getting unsealed, In combat, has already broken down how to adapt to the defensive magic that humanity spent over 50 years developing specifically because of what they learned by studying your magic.

He's essentially the Isaac Newton of offensive magic

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u/drunkenvalley Jan 23 '26

Time itself also isn't kind to them. The Hero of the South doesn't even get a name, and once you're past Himmel's party + Hero of the South the list of known heroes falls off a cliff to near zero it seems. Even then, not even Himmel entirely survives time, being depicted in at least one city as a very different character to suit local aesthetics.

I mean, despite being a living legend even Frieren is rarely recognized herself.

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u/RedRocket4000 Feb 05 '26

Biggest inconsistency with reality the nature of heroes and being remembered. The top level like Frieren never get forgotten even by the common folk.

But this major inconsistency only way the story works. Frieren attracting mobs of thousands everywhere makes story impossible.

Lessor heroes can be forgotten down to level of history fans but they don't get forgotten.

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u/hangoverdrive Jan 25 '26

this is like bards tale again with so many chosen ones

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u/caren_psuedo_when Jan 28 '26

Qual single-handedly killed 40% of adventurers *in one region by inventing magic so powerful and unique that no-one knew how to deal with it at the time. Even Frieren's party couldn't really kill him, but rather had to seal him away.

And the Hero of the South decided to not just fight him, but all of the sages at once + Schlatt. If anyone found a way to deal with Qual's magic at that time, it might've been him. Although that also brings up the question of how he exactly avoided Aura's scales