How strong exactly was the party that defeated the Demon King?
Minor manga spoilers ahead!
Summary:
- Fans wonder about the power levels of Frieren’s original party.
- Frieren’s own power still hasn’t been fully shown — and it’s safe to assume Eisen and Heiter were also insanely strong.
- We don’t know much about Himmel, but it is implied he was the strongest character in the series.
If you’ve been watching Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Sousou no Frieren), you probably understand the fact that Frieren herself is an immensely powerful mage. She doesn’t show her power much (mostly because she doesn’t need to), but it’s clear she’s incredibly strong.
In fact, that should be pretty obvious: after all, she was a member of the party that defeated the Demon King — an incredible feat that is constantly mentioned in the anime. But fans wonder just how strong exactly members of that party were.
Frieren
Unfortunately, we haven’t seen much of the party in action to see the full extent of their abilities. That said, it’s still possible to make some guesses — based on the power of Frieren herself (and the opponents she fought against).
During the fight against Aura, it is mentioned that their last confrontation ended with Frieren unleashing a barrage of powerful spells at her. That implies that Frieren knows more spells than she shows — a safe assumption anyway — and just doesn’t show the full extent of her skills.
The occasional flashbacks we got to her training with Himmel showed that their battles were extremely destructive, essentially reshaping the landscape on a small level.
Eisen and Heiter
It’s not like Frieren was the only strong member of her party. In fact, they aren’t directly comparable — all of them had their own strengths. The one we’ve seen the most is Eisen — who is one of the best warriors out there (if not the best).
Stark, his protégé, is already insanely powerful, and we can assume Eisen was much stronger. One thing we’ve seen Eisen do is jump from extreme heights and receive virtually no damage. He isn’t just strong, he’s also very tough: it’s been mentioned that he can resist poison as well.
Similarly, Heiter was also a very powerful cleric. In addition to being a strong healer and possessing a large mana pool, he was better at mana detection than even characters like Aura — figuring out Frieren was concealing her mana. Moreover, he knew spells that made the party survive without food, water or air.
Himmel
Hero Himmel is implied to have been the strongest in the party. His abilities are still unknown — he’s a swordsman and the party leader, but that’s all we know for now. The manga mentions in passing that he could defeat literally anyone out there — he was probably the strongest character in the entire series