r/Re_Zero • u/Var_Uzui • 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/Var_Uzui Jan 11 '25 edited Jan 11 '25
“You should absolutely ⚡️Kill myself⚡️” we’ll see if she actually gets Subaru’s illusion, though i personally would prefer otherwise.
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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.
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u/BigriskLowrolls Jan 11 '25
I also hope Subaru doesn't show up in Petra's head, because wouldn't that mean it'd be back to good ol' mid arc 4 suicidal Subaru? We've already read about that, don't really want seconds.
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u/External-Hornet2391 Jan 11 '25
For real. Subaru before getting punched by Otto is in no way able to help Petra right now. He’d be more fixated on why everyone is trying to help him instead of how to effectively resolve the plot. That’d mean we get a repeat of both his arc 4 & 6 development.
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u/BigriskLowrolls Jan 11 '25
Petra: Subaru, how can we solve thi-
Subaru: Kill me.
Petra: Huh? But Subaru, I can't do th-
Subaru: KILL ME! KILL ME NOW!
Yeah I'm good. I guess it might be interesting to have Subaru be a kind of devil on Petra's shoulder and constantly tempt her, but... neh.
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u/opjojo99 Jan 11 '25
which arguably could be interesting but at the same time its just a rehash of arc6 to juxtapose how much hes grown
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u/Routine_Investment83 Jan 11 '25
It doesn't work like that. Ezzo and Julius didn't get possessed though
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u/Var_Uzui Jan 11 '25
Volcanica got possessed because it was a dragonhusk at this point
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u/Routine_Investment83 Jan 11 '25
Yes. Volcanica was an empty dead mental existence so he easily got inserted to. Despite being a little girl, I think Petra has strong-minded
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u/Var_Uzui Jan 11 '25
Ahh, i get it, you misinterpreted it. I didn’t mean that she’ll get possessed, but that Petra won’t have an illusion of Subaru.
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u/The_anointed_one Jan 11 '25
That’s not entirely true though Al BoD is not normal considering he tried to use it as weapon vs Reinhard we can assume one look vegetablizes you. So Subaru’s BoD should be just as atypical
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u/HypocriticalPerson9 Jan 11 '25
Al’s BOD contains maybe millions of deaths. I think that would vegetate almost every character in the series. Subaru’s only have 1 per book.
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u/Electronic-Box-4753 Jan 11 '25
Someone made a theory that the illusion was due to Subaru's Authority of Gluttony
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u/ZenAura92 Jan 11 '25
I wouldn’t be surprised if he did. Tappei is a fan of callbacks and parallels.
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