What a HERO is? - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End -S1E12 REACTION

This is my first time reaction to Frieren season 1 episode 12. I'm glad we are experianced a bit about Stark's past.
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[@enomiellanidrac9137]

Stark's father : "Stolz you're the pride of the village" Stolz : "Of course dad..." That exchange always cracks me up because stolz literally means "proud" in German so I imagine the brother thinking "Old man that's literally in my name" as he answer.

[@Arengan]

Oh, that's a fun fact! I thought some of the place names sounded German, and it turns out they actually used it somewhere!

[@enomiellanidrac9137]

@@Arengan Oh yes, a lots of the name are German words and for characters they tends to illustrate something about them : -Flamme means ... well flame quite obviously -Frieren means frozen -Eisen means iron -Heiter means joyful -Himmel means sky/heaven -Fern is distant -Stark means strong -Qual means painful -Ewig means eternal -Lugnër means Liar -Draht means wire -Linie means line And so on...

[@Arengan]

@@enomiellanidrac9137 Wow, Thats so cool! I don't know or recall some of them I guess but knowing this is actually good. Thanks!

[@miyaisit4188]

Himmel defeated the Demon King even without being able to draw his sword. The true hero was the one who defeated the demon king regardless of the weapon. In the real world, for example, no matter how expensive something is, if the people handling it aren't top-notch, it can't be handled. Conversely speaking, no matter what tools you use, they will work well if the person handling them is top-notch. Stark's upbringing was bad and his father was said to be a failure, his older brother taught him kindly. But Stark's brother was probably killed by demons. The reason why Stark's brother is believed to have been killed is because there would likely be information like that if he were alive. Eisen said, "Everyone who works hard is a warrior." This also applies to the real world. Even if it's not an actual battle, someone who works hard at studying, for example, is the same as a warrior who has a strong will and works hard.　 Up until now, it's been a sad story about Stark, but the interesting story is that after that, "A potion that only dissolves clothing" remained and Frieren tried to use it.

[@grimmturd]

You're right about Stark's perspective of himself. Very low self-worth, so he doesn't see himself as a hero, which is why he didn't try to pull the sword. He envisions Himmel and his brother Stoltz as heroic and he is always doing things to be like them. There are a couple theories about the sword out there as well, like "the great calamity bent on destroying the world" wasn't the Demon King, it's something that hasn't happened yet. Also, perhaps the sword could only be pulled by someone who actually needs it. Himmel clearly didn't need it. I always tear up on this episode.

[@Arengan]

Yes, 'the great calamity bent on destroying the world' stuck with me too. I think we’ll learn more about it when we find out why these new demon attacks are happening. Even though Himmel's death maight be a reason, I still believe there's a leader and a mission behind it all. I also thought Stark might try to pull the sword when they are returning to the central-lands, but why would he? As a scriptwriter myself, I could see a scenario where they discover a demon army or a world-ending catastrophe coming aka 'the great calamity bent on destroying the world' , and they return to warn everyone. In that moment of need of an Actual Hero, Stark might try to pull it. But this would require big decisions for the show. Do they want to turn it into a World-Saving Quest in future seasons? Do they want Stark to be 'The Hero' now? It would also be interesting for Stark, an apprentice of the great axe warrior Eisen, to take on the role of a Hero Swordsman. His story could become quite epic tho. When I think about it, Fern is a product of Heiter and Frieren (two mages from the original team). Stark could become a blend of Eisen’s skills and Himmel’s mentality, with Frieren’s guidance. But of course, that’s a long shot. For the series to take that direction, it would need to become more of a shounen-style show. But like I said, it’s just a guess. I’m excited for the new episodes, but I’m not expecting anything like I theorized. I’d love to see where Frieren’s journey in 'heaven' leads and what the story has in store for us. I don’t think she’s just going to say 'hi' to Himmel and then they'll return.