Summary
The new villain of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End could be Frieren's big rival going forward in the franchise. The new villain is an elf who leads an organization of villains, which could make them the perfect foil for Frieren and her adventuring party. Previous events in the story make it clear that the new character could easily wage war against Frieren.
Warning: Contains spoilers for chapter Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #128.One of the biggest marks of Freezing: Beyond Journey's End Frieren has always been considered one of the strongest characters in the series. Some characters can and have defeated her in battle, but her strategic thinking and overwhelming strength still allow her to win every fight she participates in throughout the story, even if sometimes she needs help to do it.
There are very few characters who can compare to Frieren, but the series is teasing the emergence of someone who can do just that. The current arc of the manga revolves around Frieren and other first-class mages fighting against the Empire's most elite forces, and among the organizations contained therein, a new group in Freeze: Beyond Journey's End seems to be led by an elf like Frieren and Serie.
There's no word on the new character, but it's easy to assume they could be the perfect foil for Frieren, and it'll be cool to see how these events will play out.
Why Frieren's new villain could be the perfect foil to its hero
Original story written by Kanehito Yamada; art by Tsukasa Abe;
There are a lot of reasons why the new villain of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End could be a great villain for Frieren. The new villain being an elf like Frieren is an obvious parallel between them and their iconic protagonist, but with the new villain leading the Holy Staff Court, one of the the Empire's deadly secret service, that is to say Freeze: Beyond Journey's EndFrieren's new villain, unlike Frieren, is someone who uses magic as a means to kill others for selfish reasons.. Something like that would make them completely at odds with Frieren's personality, and that would make them a great foil.
Why can Frieren's new villain take down Frieren in a fight
While Friren is recognized as the strongest in the world, this new threat could rival her power.
Aside from their ideology possibly paralleling Frieren's, there are plenty of reasons to think that the new villain of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End could fight against her. First, the Court of the Sacred Staff is placed on par with the Shadow Warriors, an organization that can create warriors skilled enough to rush Frieren and nearly kill her. According to that logic, Freezing: Beyond Journey's EndThe new villain has basically been confirmed to be capable of killing Frierenso they're bound to give Frieren one of her biggest battles in the series.
Another thing worth considering is why the new villain could be someone who defeated Frieren in the past. Frieren once said that she was defeated by an ogre with less power than her, and an ogre will become the new villain in the upcoming season, it would make sense to Freezing: Beyond Journey's EndThe new villain is the goblin who once defeated Frieren. Such a previous connection could serve to further emphasize the underlying similarities between them, and with any luck it won't be long before Freeze: Beyond Journey's End see fit to take advantage of it.