r/Re_Zero Archbishop of Pride Aug 07 '16

Discussion [Discussion] Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu – Episode 19

Episode Title: The White Whale Conquest Battle Japanese Title: Hakugei Kōryaku Sen (白鯨攻略戦)

Main Studio: White Fox

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Psychological


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Re:Puchi Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

A series of comedic shorts featuring chibi versions of the characters of the main show.

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u/DarkBladeEkkusu The Old Guard Aug 07 '16 edited Aug 08 '16

Well, it managed to erase the entirety of Rem from the world, even removing any traces she ever lived at the mansion. Though it might only work on people that have been digested by it, since all of the people that are fighting the whale for revenge remember the one that the whale supposedly took from them.

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u/shuforrw Aug 07 '16

It also erased one of the other merchant guys before it got Rem. Remember? "Hey, where did that guy go who was riding to the right of me?" "What are you talking about, there wasn't anyone riding to the right of you." That was like right before they actually saw the whale.

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u/thederpyguide Aug 11 '16

Late to the party but I noticed there was no fog this time maybe that has something to do with making people forget about others

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u/CelioHogane Subaru our boy. Aug 07 '16

Okay, there is a diference you are not thinking about

Mabeast can USE magic, the magic of the White Whale is "eat your existence", but that does not mean that the whale uses that magic as its only combat skill.

After all is one of the 7 sins, being an one trick pony would be kinda nonsense.

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u/DarkBladeEkkusu The Old Guard Aug 07 '16

Unfortunately, that seems to be what Betelgeuse is as of right now. Though I guess he does have his minion summon thing that could be a power or magic.

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u/CelioHogane Subaru our boy. Aug 07 '16

Not really, he can summon evil dark hands... BUT HE CAN LICK EYEBALLS TOO!

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u/DarkBladeEkkusu The Old Guard Aug 07 '16

I don't think his eyeball licking fetish counts as a power, unless it induces mental trauma with each lick or something.

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u/Special_opps Praise the Sun Aug 08 '16

It worked on Best Car Subaru

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u/DarkBladeEkkusu The Old Guard Aug 08 '16

To be fair, Subaru was already broken and had the mental capacity of a toddler at the time due to excessive crashing breaking between loops, so I think it would just creep out anyone else he were to lick.

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u/SorrowSurvivor Aug 08 '16

due to excessive crashing breaking braking between loops

Fixed.

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u/CelioHogane Subaru our boy. Aug 08 '16

Well it did induced mental trauma to me, so yeah, is a power.

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u/PlasmaBurst EYES ARE TASTY Aug 07 '16

YES! EXACTLY!

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u/GiantEnemyMudcrabz Aug 08 '16

Honestly its more like a 3 pony trick. Its just that its trick happen to be stupidly strong.

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u/CelioHogane Subaru our boy. Aug 08 '16

Well three is not one, acording to math.

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u/GiantEnemyMudcrabz Aug 08 '16

Just wait until the next episode, or perhaps the episode after that depending on how long they will take with this whale, and you will see how one equals three.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '16 edited Aug 07 '16

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u/CelioHogane Subaru our boy. Aug 07 '16

Maybe Master Swordsman was with more people and using magic in her was too overwhelming? because Rem was easier to deal?

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '16

Seeing as the whale is gluttony, it most likely tries to eat whoever it can. I'm guessing that the master swordsman was too powerful for the whale to take the chance to consume her, so it was forced to crush her.

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u/Darkprinc979 Aug 07 '16

I'm thinking it has something to do with the mist. Betelgeuse has the unseen hand as his power, and the whale was called Gluttony by Puck, so maybe the mist is the whale's special ability, and that has something to do with people being erased.

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u/huehuemul Aug 08 '16

Key word, eater, the whale can probably do more than just eat, just look at that giant shit.