Methode

Overview

Methode is a character from the manga and anime series Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. She is a skilled magician hailing from a demon-hunting clan in the Northern Plateau who successfully passes the Continental Magic Association's First-Class Mage Exam. Calm, highly intelligent, and exceptionally capable across various magical domains, she is presented as a reliable adult figure while simultaneously possessing a quirky obsession with small, endearing young women.

Appearance

Methode is a tall woman with a prominent bust, featuring wavy long brown hair that exposes her forehead, paired with bluish-purple eyes. Her attire consists of a dress with a shoulder-exposing halter style, complemented by a white cape and a neck collar. She wears hot pants combined with black tights on her lower body and completes her look with boots.

Personality

Methode is generally calm, polite, and deeply considerate, possessing a mature and dependable nature. She maintains a respectful demeanor toward colleagues while unhesitatingly voicing her opinions when necessary. However, she harbors an intense weakness for small and cute women. When encountering individuals who fit this preference, her urge to stroke their hair and embrace them takes over, prompting her to pursue head-pats relentlessly regardless of the target's status.

Abilities

Methode is a versatile all-rounder mage capable of executing a wide array of spells beyond basic offensive and defensive magic. She possesses advanced mana detection capabilities, death-investigation magic, binding magic to restrict movements, and mind-control magic triggered through eye contact. Exceptionally for a mage, she holds priest aptitudes that allow her to cast healing spells via Goddess magic. During combat, she can analyze opposing spells to cast counter-magic, such as mist-clearing magic (Erilfrachte). However, she is less effective when confronting opponents who move at extreme speeds.

Background

Hailing from a family of demon hunters in the Northern Plateau, Methode grew up enjoying magic for its own sake, unlike her clan members who viewed it strictly as a combat tool. She traveled to the magical city of Oisahst to take the First-Class Mage Exam, completing the first stage alongside her teammates. During the second stage at the Ruins of the King's Tomb, she co-operated with other examinees, using her precise mana sensing to pinpoint enemy clones and successfully passing. Upon being interviewed by Serie, she achieved the rank of First-Class Mage and was subsequently dispatched alongside Genau to conduct demon subjugation missions in the Northern Plateau region.

Relationships

Methode develops a strong affection for the great mage Serie due to her compact stature; after passing her exam interview, she petted Serie so frequently that Serie limited her affection sessions to ten minutes per day via Genau. She similarly dotes on Frieren, even exchanging grimoires of practical magic for permission to stroke her hair, which draws jealous looks from Fern, with whom Methode co-operated during exams and battles. She maintains a solid professional partnership with her fellow First-Class Mage Genau during missions, while other examinees like Edel view her overt head-patting tendencies with humorous caution.

Trivia

Her name, Methode, is derived from the German word for "method" or "means." In the series, she possesses unique folk magic, such as a spell that prevents eggshell fragments from dropping in when cracking an egg, which she used as leverage to negotiate with Frieren.