| Introduction |
Aura ｢アウラ Aura?｣, also known as Aura the Guillotine ｢
Personality[]
Aura is, as a demon, an articulate monster who is individualistic and harbors no sense of empathy. Even though she has her executioners as subordinates, she was not distressed in the slightest to learn of their demise. Typical of her race, she has strong confidence in the superiority of her magic and seems to enjoy battles where she thinks she has the upper hand. However, Aura has also shown to be a cautious person. When she is up against enemies whom she could not beat, such as the Hero Party, she will opt to choose to retreat instead of trying to face them head-on. This tendency contributed to her survival when the Demon King was defeated. She also makes sure to check for signs of mana instability in a mage and is aware of the history of renowned mages that she fights, such as Frieren.
Appearance[]
Aura has magenta hair that reaches to the middle of her back. Her hair is gathered in two large pigtails tied at the shoulder. The remaining hair in the pigtails is sectioned off into three braids. Aura has dark blue eyes and two light brown horns protruding through her hair. She wears a dark, sleeveless bodice with white trimmings that has a cutout at her navel and a ruffled white skirt underneath. A magenta skirt tail is fastened at her waist with gold buttons, complementing the golden accessories at her neck. Her opera gloves are the same color as her bodice and wrap around her upper arm in a series of threads, and her boots are striped and reach her mid thigh.
Synopsis[]
History[]
Aura battles against the Hero of the South with the other Sages and Schlacht.
Aura became a Sage of Destruction more than five hundred years ago and built an army out of the people whom she subjugated with her magic. She is famous for decapitating every person she successfully controlled upon finding out that a person with sufficient willpower could partially defy her magic, granting her the title of "Aura the Guillotine." At some point, she and all Sages of Destruction were called to assist in a coming battle against the Hero of the South under the command of Schlacht. She survived the encounter, though at the cost of three of her fellow Sages and Schlacht himself. When she faced the Hero Party, she suffered the loss of a significant portion of her undead army, was injured by Himmel, and was forced to retreat.[2] The party would go on to defeat the Demon King. Afterwards, Aura remained in hiding until Himmel's passing.
The Hero Party's initial encounter with Aura and her undead army.
After Himmel's death, Aura reappeared and began to wage a war in order to take over Graf Granat's Domain in the Northern Lands. This led to a bitter conflict with the humans there since and resulted in the death of Graf Granat's son after he was enlisted to fight in the war.
Aura the Guillotine Arc[]
Twenty-eight years post Himmel's death, Aura, seemingly tired of war, sends three of her executioners, Lügner, Linie, and Draht, as messengers to negotiate for peace with Graf Granat by the time Frieren's Party arrives. However, her real intention was to lower the Graf's guard and persuade him to disable the powerful barrier surrounding his domain, effectively giving her and her army free access.
Frieren gives her command to Aura.
However, Frieren kills Draht, one of Aura's executioners, and proceeds to confront her outside the town. After a short battle against her undead army, Aura finally decides to use her Scales of Obedience, putting both of their souls on it to see which individual possesses more mana. At first, the scale appears to favor her soul, but it suddenly starts shifting to Frieren. Frieren reveals her mana concealment strategy, and Aura is unable to comprehend that a mage would limit their mana their entire life just to deceive demons. Aura emphasizes that she has lived for over five hundred years, but Frieren reveals that she has lived for more than a thousand years and reveals her true mana output, which is much higher than Aura's. This leads to Aura losing to her own submission magic, giving Frieren free rein over Aura's body. Frieren then orders Aura to kill herself, to which she is forced to comply by cutting off her own head.
Abilities[]
Aura controls a knight with her signature spell: Auserlese.
- Spell of Obedience: Auserlese: Aura's special magic. It manifests as a pair of Scales with which she weighs her and her target's souls. If Aura possesses more mana than her enemy, she can control their body forever using her Scales of Obedience. However, the subordination can be temporarily broken by someone with an indomitable will. Aura foregoes this problem by simply beheading the people she controls.
- Aura's magic is incredibly powerful, though it does have very high risk. As the soul with more mana can permanently take control of the loser's body, Aura puts her own life on the line when she uses her Scales of Obedience.
Manga Appearance[]
| Chapter 14: Monsters That Speak | Debut |
| Chapter 15: Draht | Absent |
| Chapter 16: The Murder of a Guard | Appears |
| Chapter 17: Frieren the Slayer | Appears |
| Chapter 18: The Undead Army | Appears |
| Chapter 19: Raid | Absent |
| Chapter 20: Master's Technique | Absent |
| Chapter 21: Coward | Appears |
| Chapter 22: The Scales of Obedience | Appears |
| Chapter 23: A Victory and a Funeral | Appears |
| Chapter 61: Magic-Nullifying Crystal | Absent |
| Chapter 62: Why I Set Out on This Journey | Absent |
| Chapter 63: The Hero of the South | Flashback |
| Chapter 64: The Demon with a Sword | Absent |
| Chapter 65: The Secret Hot Spring of the Etwas Mountains | Absent |
| Chapter 66: The Places She Would Like | Absent |
| Chapter 67: Peaceful Time | Absent |
| Chapter 68: Northern Plateau | Absent |
| Chapter 69: Boshaft-The Emperor's Spirit | Absent |
| Chapter 70: The Norm Company | 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 | Absent |
| Chapter 82: Diagoldze—The Spell to Transmute All Creation into Gold | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| Chapter 94: Analysis | Absent |
| Chapter 95: Nameless Great Demon | Absent |
| Chapter 96: Master and Apprentice | Absent |
| Chapter 97: Observation | Flashback |
| Chapter 98: Retribution | Absent |
| Chapter 99: Offense and Defense | Mentioned |
| 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 105: Golem | Absent |
| Chapter 106: Sky-Mountain Dragon | Absent |
| Chapter 107: The Monument of the Goddess | Absent |
| Chapter 108: Reunion | Absent |
| Chapter 109: Zart the Remnant | Absent |
| Chapter 110: The Party of Heroes | Absent |
| Chapter 111: Escort Mission | Absent |
| Chapter 112: Faith | Absent |
| Chapter 113: Abyssal Dragon | Absent |
| Chapter 114: The Sword of the Hero | Flashback |
| Chapter 115: Best Friend | Absent |
| Chapter 116: Spell to Return | Absent |
| Chapter 117: Miraculous Illusion | Absent |
| Chapter 118: Vialathor | Absent |
| Chapter 119: Memories | Absent |
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 | Imagined Debut |
| Episode 8: Frieren the Slayer | Appears |
| Episode 9: Aura the Guillotine | Appears |
| Episode 10: A Powerful Mage | Appears |
| Episode 11: Winter in the Northern Lands | Flashback |
| 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 | Mentioned |
| Episode 19: Well-Laid Plans | Absent |
| Episode 20: Necessary Killing | Absent |
| Episode 21: The World of Magic | Absent |
| Episode 22: Future Enemies | Absent |
| Episode 23: Conquering the Labyrinth | Absent |
| Episode 24: Perfect Replicas | Absent |
| Episode 25: A Fatal Vulnerability | Absent |
| Episode 26: The Height of Magic | Absent |
| Episode 27: An Era of Humans | Flashback |
| Episode 28: It Would Be Embarrassing When We Met Again | Absent |
Trivia[]
- In the manga, Aura first appears in Chapter 14 when Frieren explains who she is to Stark and Fern.[3] However, this is cut from the anime, and Frieren only mentions Aura by name.
- Aura ranked the following in the official popularity polls:
- 10th in the first popularity contest with 1415105 points.
- 2nd in the second popularity contest with 1045369 votes, where multiple votes per character were counted.
- In this same contest, Aura ranked 7th when counting only unique votes (one vote per character per person).
References[]
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 22 (p. 20).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 22 (p. 15).
- ↑ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga: Chapter 14 (p. 7).