Not at all. Frieren comes to understand just how amazing he was after he's gone. He starts out as a generic hero type but through memories & new experiences Frieren slowly (very slowly!) figures out he was far more amazing than she'd imagined. Not by killing things, but by living every day and helping countless people "along the way".
So he does grow as a character, even though he's, you know, dead and stuff.
That's true, but that's also barely any different than 90% of fantasy heroes. That's going from nothing to generic still. Even when she literally goes back and time and hangs out with him directly, he is the least interesting character who is more the "rock who holds the idiots together."
That's not a bad thing, he does everything he needs to for the story and isn't a detriment. Just I couldn't imagine getting attached to him as a whole.
But if you break it down to that, "helping anyone you see," then it makes a lot more sense why this kid did what he did from him.
if he's "barely any differnt from 90% of fantasy heroes" then he wouldn't be topping the popularity charts of the fandom and more popular than Frieren herself. He's an inspirational character that still feels human and doesn't feel like an unrelatable gary stu with no flaws.
doesn't feel like an unrelatable gary stu with no flaws.
Lol, he is literally so perfect he convinces the unbeatable elf savant to join his party and melts her heart through sheer unstoppable good guy power. His entire personality is described as "always help, always nice."
I get it, you like the show. But let's be real. He is designed as an emotional anchor for her growth, not as a fully rounded character.
Not at all. Frieren comes to understand just how amazing he was after he's gone. He starts out as a generic hero type but through memories & new experiences Frieren slowly (very slowly!) figures out he was far more amazing than she'd imagined. Not by killing things, but by living every day and helping countless people "along the way".
So he does grow as a character, even though he's, you know, dead and stuff.
That's true, but that's also barely any different than 90% of fantasy heroes. That's going from nothing to generic still. Even when she literally goes back and time and hangs out with him directly, he is the least interesting character who is more the "rock who holds the idiots together."
That's not a bad thing, he does everything he needs to for the story and isn't a detriment. Just I couldn't imagine getting attached to him as a whole.
But if you break it down to that, "helping anyone you see," then it makes a lot more sense why this kid did what he did from him.
if he's "barely any differnt from 90% of fantasy heroes" then he wouldn't be topping the popularity charts of the fandom and more popular than Frieren herself. He's an inspirational character that still feels human and doesn't feel like an unrelatable gary stu with no flaws.
Lol, he is literally so perfect he convinces the unbeatable elf savant to join his party and melts her heart through sheer unstoppable good guy power. His entire personality is described as "always help, always nice."
I get it, you like the show. But let's be real. He is designed as an emotional anchor for her growth, not as a fully rounded character.