“ In the world of magic, even Heaven and Earth could turn upside down.
—Serie, in Chapter 45
Serie ｢ゼーリエ Zērie?｣ is an elven mage known for her expansive knowledge in the area of magic. She is described as a living grimoire and is the head of the Continental Magic Association. Serie refers to herself as a Great Mage from the Mythical Era.[3]
Personality[]
Like most elves, Serie does not often express emotions, and appears rather cold at times. However, Serie is very fair in her assessment of others and has a sharp instinct when it comes to potential. She is pragmatic when assessing situations, immediately recognizing the dangers of leaving Macht alive, but willing to concede to her disciples' wishes.
With her status and her knowledge, she has gained multiple disciples throughout the years. Serie acts and initially seems ambivalent about her human apprentices. When faced with their limitations due to lifespan, she declares that human apprentices should not be taken after all, and she claims that she merely took Flamme as an apprentice on a whim. Yet despite this act, even after centuries or millennia passing, it is noted that she has not forgotten any of her disciples' favorite magic nor their personalities; despite claiming that Flamme's favorite magic was a pointless spell, she conducts the third stage of the First-Class Mage Exam amongst a field of flowers generated by this magic. Like many elves, Serie is not very in touch with her emotions, and as such, she has difficulty properly expressing and identifying her feelings. Serie has admitted that while being disappointed that a vast majority of her apprentices never reached her level nor left a huge mark in history, she never regretted taking them on as her students.
Serie values those with burning ambition. She views magic as merely a tool for killing and disagrees vehemently with Frieren's feelings the greatest enjoyment comes only during the pursuit of magic.[4] Accordingly, Flamme calls her a warmonger.[5] Despite this, she seems to enjoy meeting and fighting those who are strong, and finds Macht's applications of his magic and his wide array of spells fascinating.[6]
Appearance[]
Serie is an elf with golden hair and golden eyes. As an elf, she possesses large pointed ears and a youthful appearance, despite being even older than Frieren. Serie wears her hair loose except for four portions that she has tied at the base. Her bangs, which frame her face, have also been tied off at the bottom. She wears a loose white top with a green brooch and white shorts. When out, she wears a long red cape with gold fastenings and green jewel embellishments hanging from the fastenings. The top of the cape is lined with white fur. Serie is often seen without footwear. She has two bangles or wrappings on her ankles.
In the past, Serie was shown wearing a light colored toga dress in a similar style as Flamme's. She did not wear any ornamentation on her arms or in her hair, but wore two bangles or wrappings on her ankles. She wore a necklace with several pendants.
When she fights Macht, Serie wears footwear and socks that she has tied off with ribbon ornamentation. She also dons a loose fitting jacket. The rest of her outfit remains unchanged from her outfit in the Continental Magic Association.
Gallery[]
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Abilities[]
Serie's vast collection of magic.
- Living Grimoire: Serie knows almost every spell known to humanity, including ancient long forgotten spells from the mythical age, and claims to have knowledge of practically every grimoire written throughout humanity's history. This is what earns her the title of "living grimoire." She is regarded as the mage closest to the omnipotent and omniscient Goddess as a result.[2]
- Immense Mana Output: Serie's restrained mana rivals Frieren's unrestrained mana.[7] Serie herself is constantly limiting her mana output.[8] It is unknown what her true output is, but it is presumably several times greater than her restrained output, giving her the greatest mana reserves of any mage ever seen.
- Mana Concealment: Serie is a master at limiting and concealing her mana output. Even mages that are able to detect the instability in Frieren's mana, such as Lernen, are unable to detect any instability in Serie's mana. Fern is the only human mage that has demonstrated the capability to detect any instability with Serie's mana thus far. Serie can also choose to completely suppress her mana output and become effectively invisible to enemies with even the most refined mana detection. She was able to infiltrate the Golden City of Weise without Macht of Golden Land sensing her presence at all.[9] This is a feat even Frieren could not accomplish.
- Spell to transfer a spell: Fürwehrer: A spell that allows Serie to transfer spells she has learned to other mages. It generates a grimoire containing her knowledge of the spell which, when read, allows the reader to instantly learn the spell even if it would be impossible for them to learn normally. The spell transfers Serie's knowledge, thus she forgets the spells once she grants them to others. However, it is possible for Serie to relearn them.
- Curse Reversal Spell: Mistilziela: A primitive magic that reflects any magic it perceives to be a "curse" back to its source. It takes a hundred years to learn and requires a colossal amount of mana to cast.
- Spatial Magic: When battling Macht, Serie avoided a strike from his great sword by using a form of spatial magic to distort the point of impact and prevent the blade from hitting her.[10]
- Defensive magic: Like most modern mages, Serie is capable of casting defensive magic in the form of hexagonal protective barriers that can defend specific locations or encircle the caster. Serie demonstrated this spell in her battle against Macht, where she blocked his offensive magic, Zoltraak.[11]
Manga Appearance[]
| Chapter 71: Subjugation Request | Mentioned |
| Chapter 72: The General | Flashback |
| Chapter 73: Encounter Battle | Flashback |
| Chapter 74: Divine Revolte | Flashback |
| Chapter 75: Erilfrachte-The Spell to Dispel Fog | Absent |
| Chapter 76: Settling | Absent |
| Chapter 77: A Thunder of Dragons | Absent |
| Chapter 78: Lake Korridor | Absent |
| Chapter 79: The Great Tor Canyon | Absent |
| Chapter 80: Holy Snow Crystals | Absent |
| Chapter 81: The Golden Land | Mentioned |
| Chapter 82: Diagoldze—The Spell to Transmute All Creation into Gold | Mentioned |
| Chapter 83: The Stone Bracelet of Servitude | Absent |
| Chapter 84: Daredevil | Absent |
| Chapter 85: Malice | Absent |
| Chapter 86: Discussions | Absent |
| Chapter 87: Affection | Absent |
| Chapter 88: Solitär | Absent |
| Chapter 89: Guilt | Absent |
| Chapter 90: Glück | Absent |
| Chapter 91: Onstage | Absent |
| Chapter 92: The End of Weise | Absent |
| Chapter 93: The Great Barrier | Memory |
| Chapter 94: Analysis | Absent |
| Chapter 95: Nameless Great Demon | Absent |
| Chapter 96: Master and Apprentice | Flashback |
| Chapter 97: Observation | Absent |
| Chapter 98: Retribution | Flashback |
| Chapter 99: Offense and Defense | Absent |
| Chapter 100: The Fundamentals of Mages | Absent |
| Chapter 101: Breakthrough | Absent |
| Chapter 102: A Tie | Absent |
| Chapter 103: Time for Retribution | Absent |
| Chapter 104: A Visit to Her Grave | Absent |
| Chapter 126: A New Mission | Flashback |
| Chapter 127: Retrieval Mission | Flashback |
| Chapter 128: Magic Special Forces | Absent |
| Chapter 129: Shadow of the Empire | Appears |
| Chapter 130: Beneath the Water's Surface | Absent |
| Chapter 131: Escape | Absent |
| Chapter 132: Chase | Mentioned |
| Chapter 133: Silver Coins | Mentioned |
| Chapter 134: Trace Back | Absent |
| Chapter 135: Prelude | Absent |
| Chapter 136: Reunion | Absent |
| Chapter 137: Repel | Appears |
| Chapter 138: Traitor | Appears |
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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| Episode 17: Take Care | Absent |
| Episode 18: First-Class Mage Exam | Absent |
| Episode 19: Well-Laid Plans | Absent |
| Episode 20: Necessary Killing | Flashback Debut |
| Episode 21: The World of Magic | Appears |
| Episode 22: Future Enemies | Absent |
| Episode 23: Conquering the Labyrinth | Absent |
| Episode 24: Perfect Replicas | Absent |
| Episode 25: A Fatal Vulnerability | Flashback |
| Episode 26: The Height of Magic | Flashback |
| Episode 27: An Era of Humans | Appears |
| Episode 28: It Would Be Embarrassing When We Met Again | Appears |
Trivia[]
- Serie is a German loan word from the Latin "serere" (meaning "to join in a series" or "string together") and means "series."
- Serie ranked the following in the official popularity polls:
- 15th in the first popularity contest.
- 14th in the second popularity contest, where multiple votes per character were counted.
- In this same contest, Serie ranked 16th when counting only unique votes (one vote per character per person).
References[]
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 43 (p. 11).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 43 (p. 12).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 93 (p. 8).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 43 (p. 19).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 42 (p. 20).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 93 (pp. 9-12).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 57 (p. 4).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 57 (p. 9).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 93 (p. 4).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 93 (p. 9).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 93 (p. 11).