This article offers a detailed look at Übel from "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End," a candidate in the First-Class Mage Exam. We will explore her basic information, personality, combat prowess, background, relationship with Lant, and exam outcomes.
"Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" is an anime series centered on Frieren, an elf mage who was part of the hero Himmel's group that defeated the Demon King. Her quest to comprehend the human heart leads her to discover various human thoughts and emotions.
The anime's first season aired in 2023, with the second season set to debut in January 2026. Crunchyroll provides online streaming of the series.
Übel
Übel is a Third-Class Mage and an examinee for the First-Class Mage Examination. She is known for her talkative nature and a constant, faint smile, often accompanied by suspicious eyes. Übel has no qualms about killing. Her unique abilities include the signature spell "Reelseiden," which can cut almost anything, and the ability to use another person's specialized magic once she empathizes with them.
Perceived as Dangerous
Übel is viewed with suspicion by those who encounter her, with people saying things like "she has the eyes of a murderer," "she thinks nothing of killing people," and "it would be better for the world if she were killed."
Indeed, on her way to the First-Class Mage Examination venue, she sliced up and killed bandits who attacked her. Additionally, two years ago during the Second-Class Mage Selection Examination, she cut a First-Class Mage examiner in half along with his cloak, resulting in her disqualification. According to her, she "cut a bit too much."
As a result, she was called a problem child by the examiners during the First-Class Mage Examination and was regarded as a dangerous individual.
While she is extremely belligerent and looks forward to fighting other mages to the death during the examination, showing a deranged personality, she was able to empathize with Wirbel's desire for time before killing, suggesting she doesn't want to kill just anyone indiscriminately.
She sometimes takes actions that put even her own life at risk, possibly indicating that she has little regard for life itself, whether her own or others'.
Although her way of thinking is abnormal, she does seem to possess some degree of common sense—she kept her distance from Fern when she learned during the first examination that Fern could use <a spell that makes clothes transparent>, and she obediently complies with missions from the Continental Magic Association.
Spell That Slashes Almost Anything: Reelseiden
Her signature spell is "Reelseiden," a spell that slashes almost anything. As the name suggests, anything she imagines she can "cut" can indeed be cut by her.
Depending on her opponent, this power can be devastating—she can instantly defeat even mages superior to her, and in some cases, kill them.
During the Second-Class Mage Selection Examination, the examiner she killed, Bürk, wore a magical cloak embedded with defensive spells that could repel any attack magic. He was a First-Class Mage who specialized in defense so thoroughly that he had never been injured since achieving that rank.
A normal mage would recognize at a glance that such a cloak provided impenetrable defense and wouldn't be able to imagine breaking through it. However, Übel, unconstrained by a mage's intellectual reasoning and following her own sense that "cloth can be cut," was able to slice through both the formidable cloak and Bürk himself.
On the other hand, she seems unable to imagine cutting through ordinary defensive magic and is easily blocked by it. As Land describes her, she's the type who "uses magic based on feeling"—the key lies in whether Übel "feels" she can cut something (whether she can imagine it).
Since her own sensations greatly influence her magic, Übel also possesses the special ability to use someone's signature magic when she can empathize with them.
During the first examination, she was able to empathize with Wirbel during their battle, which allowed her to use "Sorganeil," a Spell of Binding.
Results of the First-Class Mage Examination
Having passed both the first and second examinations, Übel was immediately told she had passed upon entering the room for the third examination—an interview with Serie.
Serie gave her the passing grade without any conversation and appeared extremely displeased, presumably because of the incident two years ago when Übel killed an examiner.
Her Relationship with Land
Übel, who has a strong interest in others, seems particularly fond of Land, who was in the same party during the first examination. She appears intrigued by the tacit Land, who prefers to keep his distance from others, calling him "Glasses-kun" and persistently following him around. Even when he shows his annoyance, she continues talking to him without concern.
During the subsequent second examination, she explored the dungeon together with Land, and they cooperated to defeat copies of themselves. While the two have had quite a connection, Land hasn't opened up to her yet, so Übel still hasn't been able to empathize with him.
Voice Actress: Ikumi Hasegawa
Übel is voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa. Born on May 31st in Tochigi Prefecture, she is also known for her roles as Vladilena Milizé in "86 -Eighty Six-" and Ikuyo Kita in "Bocchi the Rock!", among other popular works.
[Article by Mikiko Watanabe]
*Some parts of this text have been translated using machine translation
