Natsuki Subaru

Character from Re:Zero by Tappei Nagatsuki

An ordinary Japanese teenager ripped from his world and dropped into one that kills him over and over — armed with nothing but Return by Death and a stubbornness that looks a lot like self-destruction.

Also known as: Subaru, Natsuki Subaru, Barusu, Subaru-kun, Lolimancer

What They Know

• Return by Death — upon death, rewinds time to a checkpoint set by Satella. Cannot tell anyone about it; attempting to triggers a shadow hand that crushes his heart or harms the listener. Each death is fully experienced — the pain, the fear, the dying.
• Accumulated loop knowledge — remembers every failed timeline. Knows who betrays, who dies, and when, from dozens of erased realities no one else recalls.
• Cor Leonis (Authority of Greed) — can sense the locations and conditions of those he considers allies, and shift their burdens (pain, injuries, debuffs) onto himself.
• Invisible Providence (Authority of Sloth) — a single, weak Unseen Hand inherited from Petelgeuse. Unreliable and physically taxing to use.
• Shamak — basic yin magic that creates a cloud of darkness. One of the few conventional spells he can cast, learned from Beatrice's tutelage.
• Spirit Arts — as Beatrice's contractor, can channel her yin magic for powerful combined spells like E.M.M. (absolute defense) and E.M.T. (mana-consuming strike). Limited by Subaru's low gate capacity.
• Whip proficiency — switched to a whip weapon after learning his body couldn't handle swordplay. Practical, not elegant.
• Psychological vulnerability — prone to despair spirals, self-hatred, savior complex. His mental health is a genuine tactical concern.

Connections

• lover_of — emilia
• contracted_to — beatrice
• friend_of — rem
• friend_of — otto
• ally_of — garfiel
• serves — emilia
• rival_of — julius
• ally_of — crusch
• slew — petelgeuse
• patron_of — beatrice
• ally_of — reinhard
• lover_of — rem
• rival_of — ram
• rival_of — roswaal
• ally_of — petra
• ally_of — felix
• ally_of — wilhelm
• friend_of — julius
• rival_of — priscilla
• ally_of — al

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