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Minus the Witch was an elven Great Mage who plunged the Southern Lands into unending war. About eleven years after Himmel's death she was struck down by a nameless human warrior, later identified as Löwe, though rumor holds the clash may have ended in a draw.

Rank: Great Mage
Class: Mage
Gender: Female
Status: Deceased
Jp Name: ミーヌス
Species: Elf
Manga Debut: Chapter 133
Name Meaning: German for "minus," "lack," or "deficit"
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Appearance

Minus wore her long hair flowing, with a short fringe over her brow and a good portion gathered into a sizable bun behind her head; her ears were large and pointed in the manner of all elves. Her clothing was a loose robe drawn in at the waist by a belt set with a broad round buckle and a gem.

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Personality

Little survives about her character beyond her reputation. Branded a warmonger and a traitor of the highest order, she is remembered as someone indifferent to the lives her conflicts consumed.

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History

Minus climbed to renown, took possession of a Holy Emblem, and earned recognition as a Great Mage. By roughly the eleventh year following Himmel's passing she had steeped the Southern Lands in constant warfare and stood accused of high treason. That same year she crossed blades with the then-obscure warrior Löwe, who is credited with her death, although some accounts call it a draw and question whether her killer was Löwe at all. Her Holy Emblem turned up afterward in his hands, and she herself has gone unseen in the two decades since.

As one of only three Great Mages of the age, she surely wielded staggering power. The pillar of light that reportedly wiped out Löwe's hometown in a single night is thought to have been her doing, and even that devastation was dismissed as nothing more than incidental damage.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Minus in Frieren?

Minus the Witch was an elven Great Mage who plunged the Southern Lands into unending war. She was one of only three Great Mages of her age and possessed a Holy Emblem.

Who killed Minus the Witch?

Minus was struck down by a nameless human warrior about eleven years after Himmel's death, later identified as Löwe. Some accounts call the clash a draw and even question whether Löwe was truly her killer.

Is Minus dead in Frieren?

Yes, Minus is deceased. She was killed roughly eleven years after Himmel's passing, and her Holy Emblem turned up afterward in Löwe's hands.

Is Minus from Frieren evil?

Minus is remembered as a warmonger and a traitor of the highest order, indifferent to the lives her conflicts consumed. Little else survives about her character beyond that reputation.

How powerful was Minus the Witch?

As one of only three Great Mages of the age, Minus wielded staggering power. The pillar of light that reportedly wiped out Löwe's hometown in a single night is thought to have been her doing, dismissed at the time as nothing more than incidental damage.

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