Goblin Slayer’s Grim Toll: Character Deaths Unveiled

The world of “Goblin Slayer” is dark and treacherous, inhabited by goblins that constantly threaten humanity. The anime beautifully incorporates revenge, survival, and unchecked evil.

Character deaths are also a big part of the world of Goblin Slayer. Incorporated in a way that adds to the harsh reality of this world, this use of character death, or near-death experiences, highlights the high stakes in this dangerous world and the constant threat that the characters face.

In this article, I will tell you about every character in the anime and how they die. So, after a quick spoiler warning, Let’s get into it!

Does Someone Die In Goblin Slayer? Character Deaths Explained.
Goblin Slayer Visual | Source: Official Website

List Of Characters that die in Goblin Slayer (Season 1)

I. Does Wizard Die in Goblin Slayer?

Wizard Dies in the first episode of Goblin Slayer after being stabbed in the abdomen by a goblin.

The blade was poisonous; the poison had already entered her system, and now no antidote could save her.

The Wizard then begs the goblin slayer to end her life, to which the goblin slayer obliges and kills her. Her remains were returned to her family in the Capital to be buried.

This tells us more about the dark world of Goblin Slayer, where even a powerful character like the Wizard was killed off in the anime’s opening.

II. Does Warrior Die in Goblin Slayer?

Warrior also died in the first episode of Goblin Slayer after a goblin stabbed him in the leg, and he fell; a horde of goblins then swarmed and devoured his body whole.

Warrior rushed on too hastily into the cave of the Goblins. When he heard the commotion caused by the Priestess and Wizard being ambushed by Goblins and the Wizard suffering critical injuries, he hurried back.

Does Someone Die In Goblin Slayer? Character Deaths Explained.
Goblin Slayer and his party | Source: IMDb

Warrior panicked and started swinging his sword wildly at the Goblins, which prevented Fighter from giving him back up and allowed a Goblin to stab him in the leg.

When Warrior tried to swing his sword, it hit against the cave walls, disarming him. Then, the Goblins surrounded him and cut him to death. When Goblin Slayer arrived, nothing was left of the Wizard’s remains to gather for burial.

III. Does Goblin Slayer’s Older Sister Die in the Anime?

During a goblin raid in their village, she died while protecting her younger brother. The events happened in the Goblin Slayers’ childhood but were shown in the 3rd Chapter of the 1st volume of the manga during a flashback.

Does Someone Die In Goblin Slayer? Character Deaths Explained.
Goblin SLayer and the Priestess | Source: IMDb

She had barely enough time before the goblin horde surrounded her house. She buried her minor brother under the floorboards of their home and ordered him not to come out, no matter what happened to her.

As her little brother watched through a gap in the floorboards, numerous goblins immediately broke into their home, raped her, and then killed her.

Her attempts to conceal her younger brother paid off when he managed to survive the attack and grow up to become Goblin Slayer.

IV. Does Rhea Scout Die in Goblin Slayer?

Rhea Scout dies in volume 3, chapter 35, by the hand of the goblin slayer when he tries to attack both him and the guild girl during the festival.

Rhea already had a personal grudge against the goblin slayer and the Guild Girl because she demoted his rank and banned him from adventuring in the town.

So, when Dark Elf hired Rhea to create confusion during the festival, Rhea Obliged.

He surprised Guild Girl and the Goblin Slayer during the festival. Rhea Scout used quick reflexes to get the upper hand on Goblin Slayer with a poisoned dart before ecstatically celebrating his victory.

But Goblin Slayer, pretending to be dead, caught Rhea Scout off guard and murdered him by slicing his stomach before he could assault Guild Girl.

V. Does the Goblin Slayer Die in The Anime?

The Goblin Slayer has had multiple near-death experiences in the manga but has always managed to survive to see another day.

A very close call was his encounter with the Goblin Champion. He seemed dead when the Goblin Champion hit the Goblin Slayer on his side, rendering him unconscious.

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The Goblin Slayer | Source: IMDb

His whole party was in trouble with the Goblins and on the Verge of death. But Orcbolg stood up, took command, and strangled the Goblin Champion to the point he almost died. He then Gouged out one of his eyes.

The goblin and the Goblin Champion retreated after seeing this, and the goblin slayer saved his party.

VI. Does the Priestess Die in Goblin Slayer?

The Priestess has also had multiple near-death encounters but has always been saved by someone or the other.

For instance, in the first episode, while the Priestess was also on the same mission as the Wizard, and as she watched them die, she thought it was her turn. The Goblin Slayer arrived and saved the Priestess.

The Goblin Slayer also saved the Priestess when she was on the Verge of dying at the hands of the Goblin Champion.

VII. Does the High Elf Archer Die in Goblin Slayer?

The High Elf Archer was on the Verge of being raped and killed during their encounter with the Goblin Champion, but with the assistance of the Dwarf Shaman and the Goblin Slayer, she was saved from the evil horde of Goblins.

VIII. Does the Dwarf Shaman Die in Goblin Slayer?

The Dwarf Shaman has not yet died in the Goblin Slayer series, and his near-death experiences aren’t explicitly mentioned in the series, but the World of Goblin Slayer is a Grim one so this fate may change one day.

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The goblin Slayer and his party | Source: IMDb

 IX. Does the Lizard Priest Die in Goblin Slayer?

The Lizard Priest has not yet died in Goblin Slayer, nor has he had any explicit near-death experiences in the series.

Characters that die in Goblin Slayer in Season 2

As the season has only just started, no one has thankfully died in the anime just yet. But the dark theme of the anime may not keep things as they are, and we may see another death in the series very soon.

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About Goblin Slayer

Goblin Slayer is a Japanese dark fantasy light novel series written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by Noboru Kannatsuki.

In a world of fantasy, adventurers come from far and wide to join the Guild. They complete contracts to earn gold and glory. An inexperienced priestess joins her first adventuring party but comes into danger after her first contract involving goblins goes wrong.

She is saved by a man known as Goblin Slayer. “I’m not saving the world. I just kill goblins.”

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