Is Bondrewd Dead in Made in Abyss?

Made in Abyss leaves a lot of questions unanswered. With Season 2 already out, fans are naturally curious about what happened to Bondrewd, the Sovereign of Dawn. Is Bondrewd dead in Made in Abyss?

Made in Abyss Season 2 picks up where Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul left off, with Bondrewd playing the antagonist. Bondrewd, with his illegal and immoral experiments, is one of the anime's most enigmatic characters.

Spoiler Alert! This article contains movie spoilers for Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul.

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Is Bondrewd a Villain in Made in Abyss?

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Bondrewd is the main villain in the film Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul. He is also known as the Sovereign of Dawn, who established Ido Front territory on the fifth layer of the abyss.

Unfortunately, information about Bondrewd is scarce. One thing is certain: Ozen the Immovable's has warned Reg and Riko of his presence in the abyss. He is an ambitious man, unlike the other white whistle delvers, whose curiosity about the abyss always gets the best of him.

Bondrewd is a legendary white whistle delver who has used illegal and immoral methods to achieve his goals. Despite his unethical projects and experiments, Bondrewd has the freedom to do whatever he wants in exchange for his outstanding results.

What is Bondrewd’s Goal in Made in Abyss?

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Bondrewd's goal in Made in Abyss is to fully comprehend the scope of the abyss curse.

According to Nanachi's backstory, Bondrewd frequently dupes young children into plunging into the abyss. His true intention, however, is to conduct experiments on the ascending strain. Nanachi and Mitty were two of Bondrewd's first victims.

While Nanachi survives the strain of ascension, Mitty loses all humanity and is transformed into a hollow. What Bondrewd is curious about is how Nanachi survived the ascension while retaining human consciousness.

As a result, Bondrewd frequently clings to Nanachi's tail. Bondrewd is still captivated by Nanachi despite their long separation. Unfortunately, the young Prushka has taken Nanachi's place.

To get the blessing of the abyss, Bondrewd took in Prushka as his real daughter. With her pure compassion, the abyss granted blessings, and Prushka was turned into a white whistle after sacrificing her cartridge body parts for the life reverberating stone.

Fortunately, the Prushka whistle was given to Riko at the end of the movie.

Is Bondrewd Dead in Made in Abyss?

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Bondrewd did not die in Made in Abyss. Even after Reg has defeated him twice, he is still alive. Bondrewd, after all, possesses the Zoaholic artifact.

Bondrewd's consciousness can be transferred to multiple bodies, thanks to the zoaholic. This caused him to divide his soul among the Umbra Hands, which he employs whenever he dies.

Bondrewd prepared human cartridges to deflect the abyss curse away from him in order to avoid being afflicted with it in the fifth layer. Aside from using his adopted daughter Prushka as a cartridge, he also kills a large number of orphan children.

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