Is Himmel a one-dimensional character?

Ba-Cii10 said:
Was Himmel an egoist? or just a narcissist?

All the haters and even the fans, from what I've seen, describe Himmel as a one-dimensional and just a good, stereotypical hero, even though he honestly admits that he helps people for himself (I was reminded a bit of Walter White who finally admits that he doesn't do everything just for the family) to be remembered, not because it has to be, but from the beginning...

At the beginning we see that Himmel pays too much attention to his appearance and considers himself the most beautiful, ok it is presented in a comedic way but nevertheless Frieren perceives it negatively and is irritated when Himmel behaves this way, so we have this feature presented in a negative way and we know that there is something that affects other scenes that may have seemed positive.

So yes, Himmel admits that he helps people to change their lives so that they will remember him, Himmel wants to live forever in people's memories, that's a fact, Himmel is not selfless, he literally drags out the defeat of the demon king just to help random people who will spread the legend about him, he knows that defeating the king of demons is not enough to be remembered and you have to influence people directly (this is shown in episode 28) by the fact that defeating the king is postponed, the war is still taking its toll (of course we do not know what exactly the situation looked like and I may be wrong) but Himmel, who at first glance is mature, seems to always make good decisions and be perfect, in this case he is clearly wrong and is guided by his egoism (of course, it does not have to be only egoism but also the desire to become "long-lived" like an elf to be with Frieren... and now is Himmel really just in love with Frieren?

Of course, he loves her, but it doesn't have to be one-dimensional and there may be a deeper meaning to Himmel's actions, he wants Frieren to remember him, so he tries to influence her in various ways, which worked because most of Frieren's memories are related to him and now... ...I can put on a tinfoil hat, but it seems to me that, considering how egoistic Himmel is, we can safely assume that he recruited Frieren to the squad because he wanted her to keep his memory alive so that, like in the case of Kraft, Himmel's monuments would not be nameless , when we talk about Himmel's monuments, they confirm that Himmel is a narcissist because, under the pretext that Frieren would not feel lonely, he places only his own monuments everywhere, completely omitting Haiter and Eisen, who were also her friends.

Maybe I messed something up and over-interpreted it, but it seems to me that Himmel is not as one-dimensional as everyone claims and his actions can be interpreted in different ways.

adesh17 said:
you are not quite right. Actually Himmel is 2 dimensional character not only he but frieren,stark all of other anime /manga character except few ofcourse
btw no need to thank me 👍

Himmel pays too much attention to his appearance and considers himself the most beautiful, ok it is presented in a comedic way but nevertheless Frieren perceives it negatively and is irritated when Himmel behaves this way, so we have this feature presented in a negative way

TrillJessie said:
Well said, I agree. At initial glance, Himmel appears to be a stereotypical hero, but he actually is somewhat narcissistic. People view him as being nice, but ultimately he wants to be remembered. Heroes are defined by their intentions, not just actions. He has a complex relationship with Frieren, since he left such a lasting impact on her and that’s what his plan was in recruiting her. But we are also missing a lot of perspective since we only see him in flashbacks and from Frieren’s POV 👏

ejleon said:

If you believe that he only does things to be remembered, then you missed a whole other side to this gentleman

Kurasaki_Kenji said:
first of all what does one dimensional character means? sorry im dumb i know it.

Anvi_goddard said:

characters which does not undergo much character development.