Himmel ｢ヒンメル Hinmeru?｣ was the Hero of the Hero Party. With the help of Priest Heiter, Mage Frieren, and Warrior Eisen, he defeated the Demon King, creating an era of peace. After his death from old age, Frieren resolves to get to know Humans better, making him the catalyst for the main storyline of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.
Personality
Himmel was a laid-back and amiable man, effortlessly getting along with others and forming strong interpersonal connections. Additionally, his unwavering dedication towards protecting people—his initial motivation to become a hero[2]—and going above and beyond to help them left a lasting impression on his companions and encouraged them to follow in his footsteps of kindness and compassion. His charisma also impacted those he helped, leading them to revere and honor him, even long after his death.
Though known for his heroism, Himmel did have a slightly boastful side, playfully declaring himself handsome and taking great care of his appearance, even in his older years. He would regularly accept the request for statues to be made of him, and he would make it difficult for the sculptors by constantly changing his poses during the sculpting process.
Appearance
Himmel was a male human with blue hair and a mole near his left eye. His eyes were light blue. He was self-declared to be handsome and took great care of his appearance.
Himmel wore a long, beige cloak that draped down to his ankles, a fitted blue tunic, white pants, and black boots. Around his waist, he wore a white belt which contrasted with the blue fabric of his tunic, and this belt held his replica of the Sword of the Hero that was placed within a white scabbard.
Other Attire
When he was a child, Himmel wore a simple tunic.
In his old age, Himmel went from a rather tall man to a much shorter hunched senior, smaller than the already short Frieren. He went bald and grew a full beard and mustache. He wore a long shirt tied around the waist with a brown band and a blue mantle. To get around, he walked with a thick, straight cane.
Replica of the Sword of the Hero
The young Himmel obtained a replica of the Sword of the Hero after saving a peddler near his hometown.[3] He attempted to replace the replica with the original that was stuck in a rock in a sanctuary near the Village of the Sword, but he was unable to pull it out. However, the common people throughout the continent spread the story that Himmel's sword was, in fact, the real Sword of the Hero.[4] The replica was Himmel's lifelong companion, and he appeared to be buried with it.[5]
Diary
Himmel noted important events of his travels with the Hero Party in a diary. The memoirs were lost on an island in Lake Korridor, but they were later rediscovered and retrieved by Frieren's Party. Frieren takes them into her possession.[6]
Gallery
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Abilities
Himmel was a swordsman with incredible speed and keen senses. Though the Sword of the Hero he possessed was merely a replica, his abilities enabled him to face strong enemies and eventually defeat the Demon King. As the leader of the Hero Party, he was also the tactician.
Himmel was also smarter and more intuitive than he let on; although not a mage, he had a hunch Frieren was more powerful than any mage he had met thus far in his journey, despite Heiter's mana supposedly being five times higher than hers on their first meeting.
- Sword proficiency: Himmel was able to launch attacks that plunge into enemies with exceptional force and speed.[7] These leave a trail of light in their wake.[note 2]
- Superhuman speed: When the Hero Party encountered a young demon in a small village who had taken a human girl hostage, Himmel moved with inhuman swiftness, which enabled him to both land a severe blow with his sword before the demon could react and rescue the girl from the demon's claws.
- Keen senses: While the Hero Party fell under Grausam's illusion spell, Himmel was the only party member capable of recognizing he was in an illusion through his keen senses. He was able to move his body in the waking world to attack Grausam despite still being trapped in the illusion, and he manages to land blows and defend against Grausam by tracking the demon's breathing and movements.[8]
Manga Appearance
| Chapter 1: The Journey's End | Debut |
| Chapter 2: The Priest's Lie | Flashback |
| Chapter 3: Blue-Moon Weed | Flashback |
| Chapter 4: The Mage's Secret | Flashback |
| Chapter 5: Killing Magic | Flashback |
| Chapter 6: New Year's Festival | Flashback |
| Chapter 7: The Land Where Souls Rest | Flashback |
| Chapter 8: One One-Hundredth | Flashback |
| Chapter 9: Phantoms of the Dead | Phantom |
| Chapter 10: Solar Dragon | Absent |
| Chapter 11: The Hero of the Village | Flashback |
| Chapter 12: The Northern Checkpoint | Flashback |
| Chapter 13: Liberation Festival | Flashback |
| Chapter 14: Monsters That Speak | Flashback |
| Chapter 15: Draht | Absent |
| Chapter 16: The Murder of a Guard | Absent |
| Chapter 17: Frieren the Slayer | Absent |
| Chapter 18: The Undead Army | Flashback |
| Chapter 19: Raid | Absent |
| Chapter 20: Master's Technique | Absent |
| Chapter 21: Coward | Absent |
| Chapter 22: The Scales of Obedience | Flashback |
| Chapter 23: A Victory and a Funeral | Flashback |
| Chapter 24: The Elves' Wish | Flashback |
| Chapter 25: The Village of the Sword | Flashback |
| Chapter 26: A Gift to a Warrior | Flashback |
| Chapter 27: A Priest from an Ordinary Village | Flashback |
| Chapter 28: The Priest and His Regret | Absent |
| Chapter 29: Ideal Adult | Flashback |
| Chapter 30: Mirrored Lotus | Flashback |
| Chapter 31: Chaos Flower | Absent |
| Chapter 32: The Orden Family | Absent |
| Chapter 33: Old Man Voll | Flashback |
| Chapter 34: The Statues of Heroes | Flashback |
| Chapter 35: A Reason to Begin the Journey | Flashback |
| Chapter 36: Emotional Support | Flashback |
| Chapter 61: Magic-Nullifying Crystal | Flashback |
| Chapter 62: Why I Set Out on This Journey | Absent |
| Chapter 63: The Hero of the South | Flashback |
| Chapter 64: The Demon with a Sword | Flashback |
| Chapter 65: The Secret Hot Spring of the Etwas Mountains | Flashback |
| Chapter 66: The Places She Would Like | Flashback |
| Chapter 67: Peaceful Time | Mentioned |
| Chapter 68: Northern Plateau | Flashback |
| Chapter 69: Boshaft-The Emperor's Spirit | Flashback |
| Chapter 70: The Norm Company | Absent |
| Chapter 77: A Thunder of Dragons | Flashback |
| Chapter 78: Lake Korridor | Flashback |
| Chapter 79: The Great Tor Canyon | Flashback |
| Chapter 80: Holy Snow Crystals | Flashback |
| Chapter 81: The Golden Land | Flashback |
| Chapter 82: Diagoldze—The Spell to Transmute All Creation into Gold | Absent |
| Chapter 83: The Stone Bracelet of Servitude | Absent |
| Chapter 84: Daredevil | Absent |
| Chapter 85: Malice | Absent |
| Chapter 86: Discussions | Absent |
| Chapter 87: Affection | Absent |
| Chapter 88: Solitär | Absent |
| Chapter 89: Guilt | Absent |
| Chapter 90: Glück | Absent |
| Chapter 91: Onstage | Mentioned |
| Chapter 92: The End of Weise | Absent |
| Chapter 93: The Great Barrier | Absent |
| Chapter 94: Analysis | Absent |
| Chapter 95: Nameless Great Demon | Absent |
| Chapter 96: Master and Apprentice | Absent |
| Chapter 97: Observation | Flashback |
| Chapter 98: Retribution | Absent |
| Chapter 99: Offense and Defense | Absent |
| Chapter 100: The Fundamentals of Mages | Absent |
| Chapter 101: Breakthrough | Mentioned |
| Chapter 102: A Tie | Flashback |
| Chapter 103: Time for Retribution | Absent |
| Chapter 104: A Visit to Her Grave | Absent |
| Chapter 105: Golem | Absent |
| Chapter 106: Sky-Mountain Dragon | Flashback |
| Chapter 107: The Monument of the Goddess | Appears |
| Chapter 108: Reunion | Appears |
| Chapter 109: Zart the Remnant | Appears |
| Chapter 110: The Party of Heroes | Appears |
| Chapter 111: Escort Mission | Appears |
| Chapter 112: Faith | Appears |
| Chapter 113: Abyssal Dragon | Appears |
| Chapter 114: The Sword of the Hero | Appears |
| Chapter 115: Best Friend | Appears |
| Chapter 116: Spell to Return | Appears |
| Chapter 117: Miraculous Illusion | Appears |
| Chapter 118: Vialathor | Appears |
| Chapter 119: Memories | Flashback |
| Chapter 120: False Image of a Hero | Flashback |
| Chapter 121: Monsters on the Road | Absent |
| Chapter 122: The Titan Fortress Ruins | Absent |
| Chapter 123: Proof of Perseverance | Flashback |
| Chapter 124: Shadow Warrior | Absent |
| Chapter 125: Family | Absent |
| Chapter 126: A New Mission | Absent |
| Chapter 127: Retrieval Mission | Absent |
| Chapter 128: Magic Special Forces | Absent |
| Chapter 129: Shadow of the Empire | Absent |
| Chapter 130: Beneath the Water's Surface | Absent |
| Chapter 131: Escape | Absent |
| Chapter 132: Chase | Absent |
| Chapter 133: Silver Coins | Flashback |
| Chapter 134: Trace Back | Absent |
| Chapter 135: Prelude | Absent |
| Chapter 136: Reunion | Absent |
| Chapter 137: Repel | Absent |
| Chapter 138: Traitor | Absent |
| Chapter 139: Kreis the Blacksmith | Absent |
| Chapter 140: Ballroom | Absent |
Anime Appearance
| Episode 1: The Journey's End | Debut |
| Episode 2: It Didn't Have to Be Magic... | Flashback |
| Episode 3: Killing Magic | Flashback |
| Episode 4: The Land Where Souls Rest | Flashback |
| Episode 5: Phantoms of the Dead | Flashback |
| Episode 6: The Hero of the Village | Flashback |
| Episode 7: Like a Fairy Tale | Flashback |
| Episode 8: Frieren the Slayer | Absent |
| Episode 9: Aura the Guillotine | Mentioned |
| Episode 10: A Powerful Mage | Flashback |
| Episode 11: Winter in the Northern Lands | Flashback |
| Episode 12: A Real Hero | Flashback |
| Episode 13: Aversion to One's Own Kind | Flashback |
| Episode 14: Privilege of the Young | Flashback |
| Episode 15: Smells like Trouble | Absent |
| Episode 16: Long-Lived Friends | Flashback |
| Episode 17: Take Care | Flashback |
| Episode 18: First-Class Mage Exam | Flashback |
| Episode 19: Well-Laid Plans | Flashback |
| Episode 20: Necessary Killing | Absent |
| Episode 21: The World of Magic | Absent |
| Episode 22: Future Enemies | Flashback |
| Episode 23: Conquering the Labyrinth | Flashback |
| Episode 24: Perfect Replicas | Absent |
| Episode 25: A Fatal Vulnerability | Flashback |
| Episode 26: The Height of Magic | Absent |
| Episode 27: An Era of Humans | Flashback |
| Episode 28: It Would Be Embarrassing When We Met Again | Flashback |
Trivia
- "Himmel" means "sky" or "heaven" in German, fitting his blue-themed design. Frieren and her party are on the way to Aureole, the place where souls rest, also known as Heaven, to meet him.
- He shares the same Japanese and English voice actor as Katsuki Bakugo from My Hero Academia.
- Himmel ranked the following in the official popularity polls:
- 1st in the first popularity contest with 17,354,803 points.
- 1st in the second popularity contest with 1,239,533 votes, where multiple votes per character were counted.
- In this same contest, Himmel ranked 2nd when counting only unique votes (one vote per character per person).
Notes
- ↑ Himmel was 23 years old seven years into the journey to defeat the Demon King.[1] This would make him approximately 16 years old at the start of the journey and approximately 26 years old by the end.
- ↑ This trail of light is displayed in Episode 16 of the anime, when Himmel deals the finishing blow to a dungeon monster. However, this is not depicted as such in Chapter 52 of the manga.
References
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 107 (p. 17).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 68 (p. 17).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 25 (p. 3).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 25 (pp. 16-17).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 1 (p. 28).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 78 (pp. 9-10, 14-17).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 102 (p. 16).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 118 (pp. 10-12).