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The Best Episodes of The Faraway Paladin

Every episode of The Faraway Paladin ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Faraway Paladin!

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In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's being raised by three undead: the hearty skeletal warrior, Blood;

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Faraway Paladin Season 1 Episode 5 - The Helmet of Will
    7.6/10(91 votes)

    #1 - The Helmet of Will

    S1:E5

    On the verge of death, Will swears an oath to Gracefeel and rises to challenge Stagnate again. However, Stagnate tricks Will into fighting his shadow while he goes off to attack Blood and Mary. When he realizes what's going on, Will rushes back to the Temple and arrives just as Stagnate comes within reach of the two wounded undead.

    Director:Shin Matsuo
    Writer:Tatsuya Takahashi

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  2. The Faraway Paladin Season 1 Episode 3 - Payday
    7.3/10(96 votes)

    #2 - Payday

    S1:E3

    Turning 15, Will challenges Blood to a fight with real swords as his coming-of-age ceremony, but Gus asks Will to lose on purpose. Will doesn't get a chance to ask Gus about what happened that day in the ruins before he must head into his battle against Blood.

    Director:Naoki Murata
    Writer:Shota Goto

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  3. The Faraway Paladin Season 2 Episode 6 - A Brief Return Home
    7.3/10(41 votes)

    #3 - A Brief Return Home

    S2:E6

    Will and his companions set out for the Rust Mountains to fight the dragon Valacirca. On the way, they pass by the City of the Dead, so Will decides to stop and visit his old home.

    Directors:Yoshitsugu Kimura, Masashi Abe
    Writer:Shota Goto

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  4. The Faraway Paladin Season 2 Episode 12 - Calldawn
    7.3/10(43 votes)

    #4 - Calldawn

    S2:E12

    Just when it seems Will's fate is sealed, Stagnate appears and resurrects the former residents of the Iron Country. Gracefeel transfers their souls into Will, giving him the courage to face Valacirca again. Will's epic battle reaches its climax...

    Director:Makoto Hoshino
    Writer:Tatsuya Takahashi

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  5. The Faraway Paladin Season 1 Episode 9 - Whitesails
    7.2/10(76 votes)

    #5 - Whitesails

    S1:E9

    Will and his friends, who travel with Bee and Tonio, finally arrive at the target "City of White Sails (White Sails)". Will is impressed by the big city he sees for the first time and the people who live there. When healing the tiredness of his travels, the bell of an emergency rings. Looking out in a hurry, a big black shadow crosses over their heads--

    Director:Matsuo Asami
    Writer:Shota Goto

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  6. The Faraway Paladin Season 2 Episode 7 - Asleep Beneath the Water
    7.2/10(42 votes)

    #6 - Asleep Beneath the Water

    S2:E7

    As the party rests in the City of the Dead, Gus warns Will about how dangerous Valacirca is and tells him it's okay to turn back. But Will's mind is made up. All Gus can do is send him on his way with a word of advice...

    Director:Nobuyoshi Habara
    Writer:Shota Goto

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  7. The Faraway Paladin Season 1 Episode 1 - The Boy from the City of the Dead
    7.1/10(109 votes)

    #7 - The Boy from the City of the Dead

    S1:E1

    Will was born in the city of the dead, where he was raised by three undead. Although he was nurtured with love, Will questions his existence in this life-forbidding place where he is the only human alive. He discovers his three parents are secretly hiding something that may explain this mystery, and as if this weren't puzzling enough, he has yet to discover that still more secrets lie within him.

    Director:Shin Matsuo
    Writer:Tatsuya Takahashi

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  8. The Faraway Paladin Season 1 Episode 4 - The Goddess of the Divine Torch
    7.1/10(89 votes)

    #8 - The Goddess of the Divine Torch

    S1:E4

    The "God of Undeath" Stagnate's sudden appearance catches the three undead off-guard. Although his attempt to abduct Blood and Mary is interrupted by Gus, the black mist bursting from his chest leaves them no time to feel relieved. Will is unable to do anything as Stagnate says to him with a fearless smile, "It's all thanks to you."

    Director:Matsuo Asami
    Writer:Shota Goto

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  9. The Faraway Paladin Season 1 Episode 6 - Archer of Beast Woods
    7.1/10(83 votes)

    #9 - Archer of Beast Woods

    S1:E6

    Will departs from the city of the dead and sets foot in the outside world. After walking in the woods for several days, the first being he meets is Menel, a half-elf hunter. Will is delighted to talk to someone his own age and continues to recall it even after they go their separate ways. That night, he receives a revelation from Gracefeel.

    Director:Yusuke Onoda
    Writer:Tatsuya Takahashi

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  10. The Faraway Paladin Season 2 Episode 3 - The Last King
    7.1/10(45 votes)

    #10 - The Last King

    S2:E3

    Will talks to some of the dwarfs who have made their new home in Torch Port and learns about the history of the Rust Mountains.

    Director:Nobuyoshi Habara
    Writer:Shota Goto

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  11. The Faraway Paladin Season 2 Episode 5 - The Messenger in the Burial Chamber
    7.1/10(40 votes)

    #11 - The Messenger in the Burial Chamber

    S2:E5

    Following reports of undead sightings in Beast Woods, Will and Ru find an old burial site where they encounter a Herald of Stagnate, god of the undead. It turns out the Herald was using the undead to lure Will there and convey a message to him...

    Director:Tatsunari Koyano
    Writer:Tatsuya Takahashi

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  12. The Faraway Paladin Season 2 Episode 10 - The Lord of the Rust Mountains
    7.1/10(41 votes)

    #12 - The Lord of the Rust Mountains

    S2:E10

    When Will's party finally faces the overwhelming power of Valacirca, they prepare for a fight to the death... but then the dragon suddenly offers to become Will's servant. What is Valacirca thinking, and what choice is Will going to make?

    Director:Masashi Abe
    Writer:Shota Goto

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  13. The Faraway Paladin Season 2 Episode 8 - The Land of Flowers
    7.0/10(40 votes)

    #13 - The Land of Flowers

    S2:E8

    Will's crew saves Dine, an elf, from a hydra's attack. Dine tells them that the dragon's miasma has tainted her homeland of Lothdor and sickened its people, so Will decides to go there and heal them.

    Director:Tsuyoshi Nagasawa
    Writer:Tatsuya Takahashi

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  14. The Faraway Paladin Season 2 Episode 11 - The Evil Dragon and the Goddess
    7.0/10(39 votes)

    #14 - The Evil Dragon and the Goddess

    S2:E11

    The battle between Will and Valacirca rages on. Will has exhausted his strength and depleted his mana, his companions have fallen, and his beloved weapon, Pale Moon, is broken. Then, just when the situation is looking dire...

    Director:Nobuyoshi Habara
    Writer:Tatsuya Takahashi

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  15. The Faraway Paladin Season 1 Episode 8 - Songs of Heroism
    6.9/10(78 votes)

    #15 - Songs of Heroism

    S1:E8

    Under the guidance of Menell, Will goes to a village that has been attacked by monsters. As he subdues the remnants of the demons, the tragedy of the village gradually becomes apparent. A house burned down by piled up corpses. And it was a boy who was burned by flames and turned into an undead (undead) who called out to Menel with a thin voice.

    Director:Takahiro Hirata
    Writer:Shota Goto

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  16. The Faraway Paladin Season 2 Episode 1 - The Paladin and the Troubadour
    6.9/10(49 votes)

    #16 - The Paladin and the Troubadour

    S2:E1

    Ethelbald invites Will to a celebration of the new year in Whitesails. He attends with Bee, who says she wants to visit the Academy afterward. Will agrees to take her, but the Academy is not so easy to get to...

    Director:Kaito Asakura
    Writer:Tatsuya Takahashi

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  17. The Faraway Paladin Season 2 Episode 9 - A Warrior's Fire
    6.9/10(41 votes)

    #17 - A Warrior's Fire

    S2:E9

    William and the others enter into the Iron Country. As they delve further in they begin to hear the sounds of clanking metal and footsteps as they approach the Hall of Stone. As they carefully make their way in they find a large group of undead dwarves.

    Director:Tatsunari Koyano
    Writer:Shota Goto

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  18. The Faraway Paladin Season 1 Episode 2 - The Wandering Sage
    6.8/10(96 votes)

    #18 - The Wandering Sage

    S1:E2

    Five years have passed since Will learned Mary's secret, and he is now 13. His undead parents' lessons grow ever more difficult, but Will manages to stick to it. One day, Blood gives him an assignment requiring him to escape from the ruins in the city. Will desperately tries to fight his way out, but an odd sensation of malice stops him. It turns out that malice was coming from an unexpected source.

    Director:Shunji Yoshida
    Writer:Tatsuya Takahashi

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  19. The Faraway Paladin Season 1 Episode 7 - Traumatic Memory
    6.8/10(80 votes)

    #19 - Traumatic Memory

    S1:E7

    Menel leads Will to a village that's being attacked by monsters. As he banishes them, he learns gravity of the tragedies caused by the attack. Piled-up bodies and burnt houses are everywhere. Then, from their midst, a faint voice catches Menel's attention. The voice belongs to a severely burnt young boy who has turned undead.

    Director:Naoki Murata
    Writer:Tatsuya Takahashi

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  20. The Faraway Paladin Season 1 Episode 10 - Renowned Glory
    6.8/10(74 votes)

    #20 - Renowned Glory

    S1:E10

    Will, who was to have an audience with the lord Ethelwald as a "Killing Wyvern," offers to gather private soldiers to eliminate the frequent damage caused by monsters. Ethel once shows an intimidating attitude to such an outlandish offer, but decides to identify Will and forgive it. Head to a bar where adventurers gather to find friends to fight with.

    Director:Yusuke Onoda
    Writer:Shota Goto

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  21. The Faraway Paladin Season 1 Episode 11 - Valley of Despair
    6.8/10(77 votes)

    #21 - Valley of Despair

    S1:E11

    Will, who was appointed as a paladin, was responsible for the reconstruction of the village and the extermination of demons. One day, he goes to "Beast Woods" with Reistov and Menel, who have two names, "Tsuranuki", in order to search for a unit that does not return. He feels something is wrong with the scattered bodies and proceeds to the valley in the back ...

    Director:Naoki Murata
    Writer:Tatsuya Takahashi

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  22. The Faraway Paladin Season 2 Episode 2 - The Mad Forest
    6.8/10(47 votes)

    #22 - The Mad Forest

    S2:E2

    Will and Menel investigate why the seasons are not changing as they should in the surrounding forest. Two wise Lords of the Forest may have the answers they seek... as well as a warning of what's yet to come.

    Director:Masashi Abe
    Writer:Tatsuya Takahashi

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  23. The Faraway Paladin Season 2 Episode 4 - The Meaning of Courage
    6.7/10(41 votes)

    #23 - The Meaning of Courage

    S2:E4

    Ru begins his training under Will and Menel. He tells Will that he's eager to learn from him what courage is and what it means to be a warrior, but Will himself is struggling with the meaning of courage as he recalls the Lord of Holly's prophecy.

    Directors:Tatsunari Koyano, Akira Yamada
    Writer:Shota Goto

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  24. The Faraway Paladin Season 1 Episode 12 - The Faraway Paladin
    6.6/10(77 votes)

    #24 - The Faraway Paladin

    S1:E12

    Will and his friends are addicted to the traps of the demons and have routed. After seeing the seriously injured Menel, Will realizes that he has unknowingly put his companion in a dangerous eye, and realizes the difference in ability between his surroundings and himself. It was Menel who showed anger that stood in front of Will who was going to defeat the demon beast alone.

    Director:Shin Matsuo
    Writer:Tatsuya Takahashi

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Helmet of Will" is the best rated episode of "The Faraway Paladin". It scored 7.6/10 based on 91 votes. Directed by Shin Matsuo and written by Tatsuya Takahashi, it aired on 11/6/2021. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Payday".