Mushoku Tensei stands out in the Isekai genre with its concrete writing, convincing developments, and consistent world-building. The web novel has stuck around for a long time and now the anime is here to leave its mark. The first season of the anime aired in the winter of 2021. Now we’re ready for Mushoku Tensei season 2.
The creators have dropped episode 0 of season 2. The prologue gives us a glimpse of what went down with Sylphy after the Mana Calamity. One thing that stands out is Sylphy’s hair turning white during her fall. The transformation of Sylphy to Silent Fitz was vague and doesn’t let us in on much about what happened there.
This article will explain why Sylphy’s hair turned white and whether is it because of awakened Elven powers.
Mushoku Tensei Season 2 Episode 0
The prologue episode to the upcoming season was about Sylphy and her life after the Mana Calamity. The episode explored the association of Silent Fitz with Princess Ariel. While the episode showed us how Sylphy had her hair turn white, there wasn’t much of an explanation.
It might be because of some awakened powers or something entirely different. The upcoming season might explore the reason later on, but here’s the real reason why it happened.
White-haired Sylphiette: Awakened Eleven powers?
Sylphy is an elf and their defining feature is green hair. The white hair might be a result of some sort of awakening. But then Rujierd not going through a similar awakening doesn’t make sense as he’s one of the strongest characters in the show.
Sylyphy might have gotten stronger during her absence in the first season but Rujierd is on a different level both strength-wise and experience-wise. She might be on the same level as Rudeus and Eris of season 1.
SPOILER ALERT: From here on, the article might contain spoilers from the web novel.
The real reason behind Sylphiette’s appearance in Mushoku Tensei season 2
- Sylphy was teleported above Silver Palace, she wasn’t completely defending herself from the fall and ended up with severe injuries.
- During the fall, she used wind magic to soften the blow of the fall. The continuous use of magic exhausted her mana reserves. Not just the fall but it has been confirmed that the Mana Calamity sucked mana out of the mages.
The reduced mana, severe injuries, and exhaustion led to her hair turning white. It was a case of Marie Antoinette Syndrome. A similar phenomenon was observed with Rudeus. His change was temporary and reversible. If Sylphy’s case is a temporary change or a permanent one, there’s no confirmation regarding that.
Conclusion
Mushoku Tensei is returning with season 2 on July 9th. The prologue episode helped us get caught up with Sylphy’s position in the story. This will explain her involvement in Mushoku Tensei season 2 a lot better.
Get yourselves ready for more adventures but with a new party that Rudeus will be joining. Let us join them on July 9th and see what unfolds further on.
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