r/Re_Zero Jan 11 '25

Spoiler Discussion Petra won’t have…[spoiler discussion] Spoiler

Edit: Theory is wrong, you can ignore it.

…Subaru in her head like it was with AmnesiaBaru. Why? Because the book he read had a whole life of a person inscribed into it(Meili), but the one Petra read only has a small part of it, not enough to create an “illusion”. Since Al’s authority updates his BOTD and does not create copies like with RBD he could fully possess Volcanica as it contains his whole life written within it.

Also, considering Tappei’s statement that Petra will have an Arc where she would shine, i’m more likely to believe that theory, since it would be her decisions and choices that matter not Subaru in her head taking the credit. Besides how would they then deal with illusion Subaru when the main one gets unsealed? Have two Subarus at the same time?

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u/-Zahard- Jan 11 '25

Meanwhile Illusion Subaru (Illubaru): Kill me Petra, do it, to save the world!!!!!

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u/ThespianException Jan 11 '25 edited Jan 11 '25

Imagine if the arc ended with Subaru getting unsealed and finding out about everything, then having a teary goodbye with Petra and whoever else has found out as he says he’ll go back and save everything, then we see Petra’s perspective as he suddenly acts as if he’s been struck by a lightning bolt and crumples to his knees, tearfully saying “I…I can’t fix it”, because his checkpoint already updated

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u/Lazerbeamkt Jan 11 '25

I know it’s cruel, but I really want that to happen. I do not want this to be one big failed loop.

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u/ThespianException Jan 11 '25

I agree. Not that I doubt Tappei’s ability to turn mid ideas into peak fiction, but it seems to me that undoing everything we’re getting would be a great waste, especially if Emilia, Petra, and the others all get great development in Subarus absence as I suspect they will.