| Introduction |
Kraft ｢クラフト Kurafuto?｣ is a monk, former warrior, and an elf even older than Frieren.
Personality
Kraft is a kind, lively, and devout man. He welcomes Frieren's Party into his cabin for an entire winter and even shares his food and supplies with them. He seems to have a strong sense of justice and values life, having been known for charitable deeds such as saving villages in the past, and he prevents bandits from being killed by Übel by forcing them to flee. At some point in his life, he decided to become a monk and serve the Goddess of Creation, as he did not want his acts to be forgotten and wished for someone to praise him at the end of his life.
Having lived an even longer life than Frieren, Kraft is able to provide her and her party members with words of advice, and he offers to honor her in the Goddess's stead if she does not believe in the Goddess.
Unlike most elves, Kraft is seemingly shown to be more in touch with his emotions and feelings and appears to empathize and socialize with others more easily in comparison to other elves. Unlike Frieren and Serie, Kraft possesses a more spirited and lively disposition, with him smiling and generally expressing his feelings more frequently.
Appearance
Kraft is muscular and has short, spiky, olive-green hair with a darker undercut, along with thick eyebrows and the long ears of an elf. He wears clothes that are typical of monks, which include a long, dark robe with gold accents, a cream-colored stole, and a necklace with a crest of the Goddess of Creation. He is noted to bear a strong resemblance to Sein's friend, the Warrior Gorilla.
Synopsis
History
In his youth, Kraft did not believe in the existence of the Goddess of Creation.[1] At some point, he was a warrior who saved the world alongside a human priest.[2][note 1] As time passed, however, their names were lost to history. Sometime after saving the world, he became a monk, wishing for the Goddess to honor him in Heaven, as those who knew of his accomplishments and acts of justice had already passed.
Travels to Äußerst Arc
Kraft meets Frieren, Fern, and Stark in the Decke Region twenty-eight years after Himmel's passing, which is his first meeting with another elf in around three hundred years. After spending nearly half a year living with the group during the long winter in the Northern Lands, he and Frieren's party depart and go their separate ways.
First-Class Mage Exam Arc (First Stage)
Prior to the First-Class Mage Exam, Kraft crosses paths with Übel in a remote region of Graf Granat's Domain, with the latter on her way to Äußerst. Kraft attacks and intimidates a group of thieves into fleeing from him and Übel after he discovers that a mage has previously cut up bodies of thieves, deducing that Übel was responsible for such action. The two then split off in opposite directions.
Abilities
- Hand-to-hand combat: Kraft is proficient enough in hand-to-hand combat to propel another individual into the air with a single punch.[3]
Manga Appearance
| Chapter 24: The Elves' Wish | Debut |
| Chapter 25: The Village of the Sword | Absent |
| Chapter 26: A Gift to a Warrior | Absent |
| Chapter 27: A Priest from an Ordinary Village | Absent |
| Chapter 28: The Priest and His Regret | Absent |
| Chapter 29: Ideal Adult | Absent |
| Chapter 30: Mirrored Lotus | Absent |
| Chapter 31: Chaos Flower | Absent |
| Chapter 32: The Orden Family | Absent |
| Chapter 33: Old Man Voll | Absent |
| Chapter 34: The Statues of Heroes | Flashback |
| Chapter 35: A Reason to Begin the Journey | Absent |
| Chapter 36: Emotional Support | Absent |
Anime Appearance
| Episode 1: The Journey's End | Absent |
| Episode 2: It Didn't Have to Be Magic... | Absent |
| Episode 3: Killing Magic | Absent |
| Episode 4: The Land Where Souls Rest | Absent |
| Episode 5: Phantoms of the Dead | Absent |
| Episode 6: The Hero of the Village | Absent |
| Episode 7: Like a Fairy Tale | Absent |
| Episode 8: Frieren the Slayer | Absent |
| Episode 9: Aura the Guillotine | Absent |
| Episode 10: A Powerful Mage | Absent |
| Episode 11: Winter in the Northern Lands | Debut |
| Episode 12: A Real Hero | Absent |
| Episode 13: Aversion to One's Own Kind | Absent |
| Episode 14: Privilege of the Young | Absent |
| Episode 15: Smells like Trouble | Absent |
| Episode 16: Long-Lived Friends | Flashback |
| Episode 17: Take Care | Flashback Statue |
| Episode 18: First-Class Mage Exam | Appears |
| Episode 19: Well-Laid Plans | Absent |
| Episode 20: Necessary Killing | Absent |
| Episode 21: The World of Magic | Absent |
| Episode 22: Future Enemies | Absent |
| Episode 23: Conquering the Labyrinth | Absent |
| Episode 24: Perfect Replicas | Absent |
| Episode 25: A Fatal Vulnerability | Absent |
| Episode 26: The Height of Magic | Absent |
| Episode 27: An Era of Humans | Absent |
| Episode 28: It Would Be Embarrassing When We Met Again | Appears |
Trivia
- "Kraft" is German for "force" or "power."
- While "power" is a close English translation, "Kraft" in German does not carry the meaning of "dominion" or "enforcement," e.g. political power or subjugation. These concepts translate to "Macht" instead.
- Kraft ranked the following in the official popularity polls:
- 41st in the first popularity contest.
- 50th in the second popularity contest, where multiple votes per character were counted.
- In this same contest, Kraft ranked 31st when counting only unique votes (one vote per character per person).
Notes
References
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 24 (p. 13).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 34 (p. 11).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 37 (p. 8).