Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (light novel)
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May 19, 2016 12:26 PM
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As we've progressed through the story, there have been several hints laid out across the episodes that have had me questioning the possible background story of Emilia. This is all speculation, so I could be completely wrong about this. My thoughts on Emilia so far is that while I do not think she is THE witch, I definitely think she is either a witch or a person who was directly affiliated with witches at one time in her life (most likely Satella). --------- -episode 0 - Emilia gives herself the fake name, Satella. While there are many reasons behind why she would say Satella (may have also been a plan to drive Subaru away from her), I can't imagine that people would take her fake name seriously.... unless she really looked like the jealous witch. Another interesting point is that she mentions that she is a half elf.... and she doesn't seem happy about it. Actually she is completely confused by Subaru's positive response that she is half elf. (I'll get back to this subject later on). -------- -episode 2 - The episode title is the "Reunion with the Witch". Who is the witch in this episode? No one even knows magic besides the person that shows up in the last scene of this episode... Emilia. The episode title "Reunion with the Witch" even appears directly after showing a close-up of Emilia's face. She has a very negative response toward being called Satella.... so she probably doesn't actually like Satella. So she might be a witch, but not the witch that we know of so far. --------- -episode 3 - Rom first says, " If this was just any other magic user, I wouldn't back down.... but this is bad. You're an Elf aren't you?". While Rom could have been intimidated by her display of magic, it seems that he was more worried about her being an elf. Then when Emilia then replies that she's a half Elf, Felt immediately comes to a conclusion and says, " Half elf with Silver hair..... Could you really be....!??". Emilia interrupts Felt, and says that it is an accidental resemblance, that is quite troublesome. We now know that she uses magic (like a witch), and the features of having Silver hair and being a half elf are feared by common people. Emilia possesses all 3 traits. There is a chance that she not only appears to look like Satella, but maybe could be related as well? -------- -episodes 4-7 - Throughout these episodes we learn other things that are quite interesting....We later learn that Ram/Rem have a past with witches.... This is kind of a clue since it could be that they dealt with witches because of Emilia's possible background? We don't know yet, but it seems realistic. Why is Emilia the only one that does not mention the witches scent on Subaru? This is kind of a semi-joke comment... but do witches even notice their own scent? Does it even bother Emilia, or is she keeping quiet?? And if she is keeping her mouth shut about it, why? --------- -other hint outside of the episode - Why is the Jealous witch jealous? Could she be jealous because Emilia (someone who may be related to her) is able to succeed the throne, when she isn't? Who else would she be jealous of? Was wondering what everyone else thinks? Please keep this topic to only the anime though (no spoilers). |
FononZeroMay 19, 2016 12:29 PM
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May 19, 2016 12:34 PM
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May 19, 2016 12:51 PM
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yeah, while I don't think she is Satella, she's definitely a witch imo. Or at least I think that's one of the of the reasons we haven't gotten any concrete information about her despite her being in the show since episode 0. She's hiding something. :x |
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May 20, 2016 4:27 AM
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Don't know about that. As far as episodes go, witch seems to strangely be ok with Subaru saving Emilia (stepping stone to ascend) and doing whatever he wants as long as it's not talking about the power. It is, in the case that the respawning power and the curse are the same thing, though, which we don't know for sure yet. |
May 20, 2016 6:11 AM
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Tony_SansNom said: Don't know about that. As far as episodes go, witch seems to strangely be ok with Subaru saving Emilia (stepping stone to ascend) and doing whatever he wants as long as it's not talking about the power. It is, in the case that the respawning power and the curse are the same thing, though, which we don't know for sure yet. I'm not sure which part of the post you are referring to, But I'm assuming you meant ..... Because the Witch is okay with Subaru saving Emilia, you don't believe that Satella is jealous of Emilia? Which I guess could make sense too. Though I still don't think Emilia likes Satella, given the hints that we have right now. |
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May 20, 2016 4:48 PM
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FononZero said: Tony_SansNom said: Don't know about that. As far as episodes go, witch seems to strangely be ok with Subaru saving Emilia (stepping stone to ascend) and doing whatever he wants as long as it's not talking about the power. It is, in the case that the respawning power and the curse are the same thing, though, which we don't know for sure yet. I'm not sure which part of the post you are referring to, But I'm assuming you meant ..... Because the Witch is okay with Subaru saving Emilia, you don't believe that Satella is jealous of Emilia? Which I guess could make sense too. Though I still don't think Emilia likes Satella, given the hints that we have right now. Yes, this is what I meant. |
May 20, 2016 5:00 PM
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I think she has a split personality or the witch harbors inside of her. Would make a cool plot twist. Cuz just throwing up that her name is Satella was weird because he was going to call her that in public if they made it past the next day if didnt die. |
May 20, 2016 5:39 PM
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moodie said: I think she has a split personality or the witch harbors inside of her. Would make a cool plot twist. Cuz just throwing up that her name is Satella was weird because he was going to call her that in public if they made it past the next day if didnt die. My idea was she was trying to stop from Subaru getting in trouble, considering the insignia for selection of queen could potentially have put Subaru in a bad spot - but if he said he was trying to help someone named Satella most people would take it as a joke or that he was crazy. |
May 20, 2016 6:21 PM
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moodie said: I think she has a split personality or the witch harbors inside of her. Would make a cool plot twist. Cuz just throwing up that her name is Satella was weird because he was going to call her that in public if they made it past the next day if didnt die. I also thought about that, about the split personality. Considering she's half-elf it could make sense. |
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May 20, 2016 10:09 PM
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moodie said: I think she has a split personality or the witch harbors inside of her. Would make a cool plot twist. Cuz just throwing up that her name is Satella was weird because he was going to call her that in public if they made it past the next day if didnt die. That's a pretty interesting idea. And it follows closely with the clues we've been given so far. Like maybe Emilia and Satella are two different people, but share the same body This would also explain why Satella is okay with Subaru saving Emilia's life (because her body is one in the same with Emilia's), and so far has made no interference.... because it has been shown in Ep7 I think, the witch can interfere with Subaru if she doesn't want him to do something. |
FononZeroMay 20, 2016 10:13 PM
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May 22, 2016 7:01 AM
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As much as I love Emilia, I smell something fishy. Something isn't right. So yes, she's hiding something. You're a keen observer. My thoughts so far: 1. Just like what you think, maybe she's a witch and related to Satella. 2. She's really Satella. 3. Just like what others say, she has multiple personalities. I also think that Subaru was summoned to the kingdom by the witch (either Satella or Emilia) to help her fix everything. Maybe Emilia or Satella messed up before that's why she needs help. I'm still thinking about my theories. EDIT (Additional info): As I stated above, since Subaru was summoned by the witch, he also has the scent of it that's why Rem hates him. |
TicklingThoughtsMay 22, 2016 7:10 AM
May 22, 2016 7:59 AM
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TicklingThoughts said: As much as I love Emilia, I smell something fishy. Something isn't right. So yes, she's hiding something. You're a keen observer. My thoughts so far: 1. Just like what you think, maybe she's a witch and related to Satella. 2. She's really Satella. 3. Just like what others say, she has multiple personalities. I also think that Subaru was summoned to the kingdom by the witch (either Satella or Emilia) to help her fix everything. Maybe Emilia or Satella messed up before that's why she needs help. I'm still thinking about my theories. EDIT (Additional info): As I stated above, since Subaru was summoned by the witch, he also has the scent of it that's why Rem hates him. There is no other 'witch' alive right now, and the real Witch of Envy is said to be still sealed somewhere if I heard right. Although I do think Emilia is somehow related to her, maybe a descendant or copy? |
May 22, 2016 8:01 AM
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hailanth said: TicklingThoughts said: As much as I love Emilia, I smell something fishy. Something isn't right. So yes, she's hiding something. You're a keen observer. My thoughts so far: 1. Just like what you think, maybe she's a witch and related to Satella. 2. She's really Satella. 3. Just like what others say, she has multiple personalities. I also think that Subaru was summoned to the kingdom by the witch (either Satella or Emilia) to help her fix everything. Maybe Emilia or Satella messed up before that's why she needs help. I'm still thinking about my theories. EDIT (Additional info): As I stated above, since Subaru was summoned by the witch, he also has the scent of it that's why Rem hates him. There is no other 'witch' alive right now, and the real Witch of Envy is said to be still sealed somewhere if I heard right. Although I do think Emilia is somehow related to her, maybe a descendant or copy? Oh thanks for that info! Maybe. I think about that too. |
May 22, 2016 9:34 AM
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hailanth said: moodie said: I think she has a split personality or the witch harbors inside of her. Would make a cool plot twist. Cuz just throwing up that her name is Satella was weird because he was going to call her that in public if they made it past the next day if didnt die. My idea was she was trying to stop from Subaru getting in trouble, considering the insignia for selection of queen could potentially have put Subaru in a bad spot - but if he said he was trying to help someone named Satella most people would take it as a joke or that he was crazy. I also thought she might have used this name in order to scare him away, in order to "protect him" so he doesn't get dragged into the chaos of this situation but think about it for a second... Random guy: So, what did you do? Subaru: I tried to get ot back and give it to its original owner Random guy: And who mght that be? Subaru: Oh, her name was Satella. She was very nice and I wanted to help her. Random guy: ....!!!!!!???? WTF? Something like this might happen. Then what would happen to him? He'd be jailed? Tortured? Even killed? That wouldn't protect him in any way. I understand the loigic: Subaru is supposed to know the witch and run away, but thing is, he didn't. That is pretty dangerous to me. |
May 22, 2016 10:20 AM
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Pretty damn good show, not easy to predict. Anyhow, there's something very fishy with emilia indeed, after all, feels like GoT type of episode, and similar to it, almost all character are gray-ish, and not so much black-white. And emilia is this perfect nice, polite girl who can do no wrong...just that alone is a tiny bit fishy. but more than that.....one think that was a little interesting to me, is that Puck can only be around emilia at night (afaik anyway), which would kinda allow her second personality, if she has one, the jealous witch), to come out (aren't most murders done at night as well?). But than again, if emilia really has split personality issue....if so many people in the castle can smell witch's scent from our MC, i mean, how would it be possible that they wouldn't smell it from emilia itself? For that reason, i doubt we have split personality problem here. I think there must be something about maybe there being twin sister or something.... Rem/Ram also seems to know witch too and had a past with her, so surely they would be the first to notice if emilia was indeed the witch. So i'll just assume emilia and jealous witch must be directly related, maybe twin sisters or something... |
May 22, 2016 12:16 PM
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May 23, 2016 3:58 AM
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All we know about Emilia is that 1.) She is a half-elf. 2.) She is kind according to Subaru on episode 3. 3.) She is unable to protect the insignia from Felt. 4.) Rem and Ram respect her and they hate Satella. 5.) Felt, Old Man Rom, Elsa, Rem, Ram, Roswaal, Beatrice, and Puck do not say that Emilia is Satella. 6.) She is the candidate to become the next heir of the throne, and if she becomes one, she has to appease the dragon, which is a big responsibility. 7.) She uses magic from her surroundings. 8.) She believes in Subaru. 9.) According to Subaru in ep8, she calls herself Satella one episode 1 to keep Subaru away from dragging to her mess. 10.) She trusts Puck. 11.) Puck loves only Emilia and Emilia loves only Puck, according to Emilia. 12.) Emilia noticed that something is off about Subaru in episode 8, but does not know what it is. 13.) Reinhard treats Emilia as a person with higher authority. 14.) Emilia hated to be called Satella in public. If we can prove that Satella cannot hide her smell, then Emilia is not Satella or even related to Satella. @FononZero Is Emilia a witch? The issue is answered on episode 8. @moodie Why did Emilia call herself Satella in episode 1? The issue is answered on episode 8. @Tony_SansNom Satella is so popular. Why would anyone not know about the popular and hated Satella? Even the CG commoners of episode 2 know about Satella. So it's safe to assume that Subaru also knows it. Why would Subaru not know about Satella if he lives in a fantasy world? Because he doesn't. The risk of danger is only for those who does not originally live in the fantasy world. What do you imply about the danger Subaru may get? |
crx07May 23, 2016 4:11 AM
May 23, 2016 4:24 AM
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@crx07 Nice compilation. My conjecture is that Emilia is the incarnation (or a copy) of Witch of Jealousy, Satella. When Satella got sealed, she created her. Or perhaps, Emilia is her daughter. There is definitely a relationship between Emilia and Satella, and an indirect relationship between Subaru and Emilia with Satella as the medium. I guess we all could agree to this. Not to mention, that everything started when Subaru met Emilia. It's like it's fated to happen or rather "planned" to happen. |
May 23, 2016 5:54 AM
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Tony_SansNom said: hailanth said: moodie said: I think she has a split personality or the witch harbors inside of her. Would make a cool plot twist. Cuz just throwing up that her name is Satella was weird because he was going to call her that in public if they made it past the next day if didnt die. My idea was she was trying to stop from Subaru getting in trouble, considering the insignia for selection of queen could potentially have put Subaru in a bad spot - but if he said he was trying to help someone named Satella most people would take it as a joke or that he was crazy. I also thought she might have used this name in order to scare him away, in order to "protect him" so he doesn't get dragged into the chaos of this situation but think about it for a second... Random guy: So, what did you do? Subaru: I tried to get ot back and give it to its original owner Random guy: And who mght that be? Subaru: Oh, her name was Satella. She was very nice and I wanted to help her. Random guy: ....!!!!!!???? WTF? Something like this might happen. Then what would happen to him? He'd be jailed? Tortured? Even killed? That wouldn't protect him in any way. I understand the loigic: Subaru is supposed to know the witch and run away, but thing is, he didn't. That is pretty dangerous to me. Basically this. It was a bit of scare tactic/ruse. |
May 23, 2016 6:24 AM
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@SigOpram Nice conjecture. But I cannot definitely say that there's an indirect relationship between them. But they have connections. I will list all I know below. 1. Emilia is a half-elf with silver hair and Beatrice said that Satella is said to be a half-elf with silver hair. 2. They both have a sort of relationship to Subaru. The problem is that Emilia does not seem to have a smell of the witch. If the witch knows how to conceal her smell on Emilia, then this problem will not exist. Also Emilia is not happy being called Satella. Probably Emilia is created so that Satella can comprehend human speech (especially Subaru since he is the one having the curse) through Emilia since according to Beatrice, Satella is said to be unable to comprehend human language. |
crx07May 23, 2016 6:29 AM
May 23, 2016 6:32 AM
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crx07 said: All we know about Emilia is that 1.) She is a half-elf. 2.) She is kind according to Subaru on episode 3. 3.) She is unable to protect the insignia from Felt. 4.) Rem and Ram respect her and they hate Satella. 5.) Felt, Old Man Rom, Elsa, Rem, Ram, Roswaal, Beatrice, and Puck do not say that Emilia is Satella. 6.) She is the candidate to become the next heir of the throne, and if she becomes one, she has to appease the dragon, which is a big responsibility. 7.) She uses magic from her surroundings. 8.) She believes in Subaru. 9.) According to Subaru in ep8, she calls herself Satella one episode 1 to keep Subaru away from dragging to her mess. 10.) She trusts Puck. 11.) Puck loves only Emilia and Emilia loves only Puck, according to Emilia. 12.) Emilia noticed that something is off about Subaru in episode 8, but does not know what it is. 13.) Reinhard treats Emilia as a person with higher authority. 14.) Emilia hated to be called Satella in public. If we can prove that Satella cannot hide her smell, then Emilia is not Satella or even related to Satella. @FononZero Is Emilia a witch? The issue is answered on episode 8. @moodie Why did Emilia call herself Satella in episode 1? The issue is answered on episode 8. @Tony_SansNom Satella is so popular. Why would anyone not know about the popular and hated Satella? Even the CG commoners of episode 2 know about Satella. So it's safe to assume that Subaru also knows it. Why would Subaru not know about Satella if he lives in a fantasy world? Because he doesn't. The risk of danger is only for those who does not originally live in the fantasy world. What do you imply about the danger Subaru may get? Well... the moment she realises he does not know about Satella and keeps calling her that, instead of running away, she should have told him "by the way, I am not called Satella, so don't ever say you're helping Satella to anyone or you'll get into trouble". If she used this name in order to scare him away to avoid him getting into danger, then clearing the lie/misunderstanding should also be a priority. |
May 23, 2016 6:50 AM
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Tony_SansNom said: Agree. Either there's something on Emilia or the author just missed it.Well... the moment she realises he does not know about Satella and keeps calling her that, instead of running away, she should have told him "by the way, I am not called Satella, so don't ever say you're helping Satella to anyone or you'll get into trouble". If she used this name in order to scare him away to avoid him getting into danger, then clearing the lie/misunderstanding should also be a priority. But I since they are together, maybe she will just say it after they will get the insignia. But she just have corrected him about her real name but maybe it's difficult, I think. |
May 23, 2016 11:01 AM
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crx07 said: All we know about Emilia is that 1.) She is a half-elf. 2.) She is kind according to Subaru on episode 3. 3.) She is unable to protect the insignia from Felt. 4.) Rem and Ram respect her and they hate Satella. 5.) Felt, Old Man Rom, Elsa, Rem, Ram, Roswaal, Beatrice, and Puck do not say that Emilia is Satella. 6.) She is the candidate to become the next heir of the throne, and if she becomes one, she has to appease the dragon, which is a big responsibility. 7.) She uses magic from her surroundings. 8.) She believes in Subaru. 9.) According to Subaru in ep8, she calls herself Satella one episode 1 to keep Subaru away from dragging to her mess. 10.) She trusts Puck. 11.) Puck loves only Emilia and Emilia loves only Puck, according to Emilia. 12.) Emilia noticed that something is off about Subaru in episode 8, but does not know what it is. 13.) Reinhard treats Emilia as a person with higher authority. 14.) Emilia hated to be called Satella in public. If we can prove that Satella cannot hide her smell, then Emilia is not Satella or even related to Satella. @FononZero Is Emilia a witch? The issue is answered on episode 8. @moodie Why did Emilia call herself Satella in episode 1? The issue is answered on episode 8. @Tony_SansNom Satella is so popular. Why would anyone not know about the popular and hated Satella? Even the CG commoners of episode 2 know about Satella. So it's safe to assume that Subaru also knows it. Why would Subaru not know about Satella if he lives in a fantasy world? Because he doesn't. The risk of danger is only for those who does not originally live in the fantasy world. What do you imply about the danger Subaru may get? While Subaru expects that the reason Emilia said her name was Satella was to protect him, there are just too many weird things going on. Also, the author likely included this scene in order to show that Subaru is now thinking (just like we are). He's adding things up.... The fact that they had to go out of their way make a scene to justify that, kind of shows that the author is aware of the clues we've picked up so far. imo, I no longer wonder whether or not Emilia is connected to the witch, but rather how is she connected to the witch. Also a brief bit of info that some of guys might find interesting....? Subaru's name is the Japanese name for Pleiades, which is known as the seven sisters (in this case, witches)... however, of these seven sisters, one is invisible (Satella). While usually you could count it off as a coincidence, there are just too many coincidences. Beatrice's explanation of the witch's story directly aligns with what we know about Subaru's name. |
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May 23, 2016 12:01 PM
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FononZero said: Also a brief bit of info that some of guys might find interesting....? Subaru's name is the Japanese name for Pleiades, which is known as the seven sisters (in this case, witches)... however, of these seven sisters, one is invisible (Satella). While usually you could count it off as a coincidence, there are just too many coincidences. Beatrice's explanation of the witch's story directly aligns with what we know about Subaru's name. I'm barging in but it's exactly what I thought when I heard Beatrice's explanation. |
May 23, 2016 12:09 PM
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@FononZero It's no coincidence. i think it's deliberate. i think author loves to base his works on everything. i believe we will know that it's deliberate next episodes. |
Jun 21, 2016 9:13 AM
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can this forum get back to life now that the 3rd arc began |
Jun 21, 2016 1:32 PM
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hikiru said: can this forum get back to life now that the 3rd arc began We don't know much more that can make this topic interesting again and we already discussed the points we already know.... |
Jun 21, 2016 1:51 PM
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Tony_SansNom said: hikiru said: can this forum get back to life now that the 3rd arc began We don't know much more that can make this topic interesting again and we already discussed the points we already know.... other people can share their own theories |
Jul 6, 2016 11:51 PM
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I apologise if I'm troubling anyone by posting on a thread which has been dormant for so long. But I'd like to present a different perspective. Here's my speculations: 1. We're giving too much credit to Emilia. All events up until now are a conspiracy. I'm going with the usual corrupted capital theory 2. Roswaal is extremely powerful and he is shady. As far as we know, he has no reason to help Emilia. He is not a relative, and how does he know Emilia anyway? Roswaal reacted when he knew that bowel hunter was after Emilia which means he knows the Bowel hunter and many others like her. He might even have connections to the jealous witch and might be working for her or against her. 3. The king and his family mysteriously disappeared/died for God's sake why are we ignoring such a grave fact? I suspect Roswaal knows the truth. This might be the work of some organisation who might be pulling the strings from the shadows. Perhaps they are affiliated to the jealous witch working to resurrect Satella by using Emilia as a vessel. 4. Puck is unrealistically loyal to Emilia. And why haven't we shown how they met each other? Perhaps because they couldn't. Maybe Puck originally served Satella and left her because he hated her and now stays with Emilia to protect her from falling into Satella's traps. 5. So perhaps, Emilia might just be an airhead being unknowingly used for some grand evil scheme. These all are of course my own thoughts which I thought were interesting and so I wanted to share. I am most probably wrong. I've ignored many facts like Emilia's resemblance to Satella and the reason for Subaru's need to be in Lugnia. It probably was Satella who summoned Subaru and yet Subaru is the one who can actually destroy Satella's plan. So in whose interest is it for Subaru to be here? Roswaal seemed to be getting along quite well with him. Or maybe Subaru's just a pawn. |
Jul 7, 2016 12:23 AM
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SHOU_1 said: I apologise if I'm troubling anyone by posting on a thread which has been dormant for so long. But I'd like to present a different perspective. Here's my speculations: 1. We're giving too much credit to Emilia. All events up until now are a conspiracy. I'm going with the usual corrupted capital theory 2. Roswaal is extremely powerful and he is shady. As far as we know, he has no reason to help Emilia. He is not a relative, and how does he know Emilia anyway? Roswaal reacted when he knew that bowel hunter was after Emilia which means he knows the Bowel hunter and many others like her. He might even have connections to the jealous witch and might be working for her or against her. 3. The king and his family mysteriously disappeared/died for God's sake why are we ignoring such a grave fact? I suspect Roswaal knows the truth. This might be the work of some organisation who might be pulling the strings from the shadows. Perhaps they are affiliated to the jealous witch working to resurrect Satella by using Emilia as a vessel. 4. Puck is unrealistically loyal to Emilia. And why haven't we shown how they met each other? Perhaps because they couldn't. Maybe Puck originally served Satella and left her because he hated her and now stays with Emilia to protect her from falling into Satella's traps. 5. So perhaps, Emilia might just be an airhead being unknowingly used for some grand evil scheme. These all are of course my own thoughts which I thought were interesting and so I wanted to share. I am most probably wrong. I've ignored many facts like Emilia's resemblance to Satella and the reason for Subaru's need to be in Lugnia. It probably was Satella who summoned Subaru and yet Subaru is the one who can actually destroy Satella's plan. So in whose interest is it for Subaru to be here? Roswaal seemed to be getting along quite well with him. Or maybe Subaru's just a pawn. One thing that is interesting about Roswaal / Elsa comment... is that if he does in fact know Elsa, then there is a very high chance that he also knows the person who controls the majuu. As Reinhardt said, Elsa's blades come from the northern provinces. And according to Beatrice, the curses came from the north. It also is very odd that after Subaru solved the mystery of the curses, that was when Roswaal decided to take a small business trip away from the mansion. But as for Emilia, I'm pretty much 99% convinced that Satella is there in her body as well (going by my own theories and hints given). She just can't take over her body because she was sealed by the dragon... Which brings up another issue... As you mentioned, how does he know Emilia? And why does he want to help her? If you check at the end of ep11, Roswaal even says that his goal is to kill the dragon. But if he kills the dragon, won't that let Satella out? I don't think Emilia is being used as a vessel to resurrect Satella, since Satella cannot die. :P On top of that, according to Beatrice, Satella body cannot weaken either. So maybe the seal isn't an actual seal, but a rather a new entity (Emilia) being placed upon her body? This would also go along with the theory that Emilia looks like the jealous witch, and how Subaru got shinimodori by touching Satella's (Emilia's) hand. I think that is the biggest hint because that hand scene was shown multiple times in episode 0 or episode 1... can't remember which one. |
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Jul 7, 2016 12:54 AM
#31
FononZero said: SHOU_1 said: I apologise if I'm troubling anyone by posting on a thread which has been dormant for so long. But I'd like to present a different perspective. Here's my speculations: 1. We're giving too much credit to Emilia. All events up until now are a conspiracy. I'm going with the usual corrupted capital theory 2. Roswaal is extremely powerful and he is shady. As far as we know, he has no reason to help Emilia. He is not a relative, and how does he know Emilia anyway? Roswaal reacted when he knew that bowel hunter was after Emilia which means he knows the Bowel hunter and many others like her. He might even have connections to the jealous witch and might be working for her or against her. 3. The king and his family mysteriously disappeared/died for God's sake why are we ignoring such a grave fact? I suspect Roswaal knows the truth. This might be the work of some organisation who might be pulling the strings from the shadows. Perhaps they are affiliated to the jealous witch working to resurrect Satella by using Emilia as a vessel. 4. Puck is unrealistically loyal to Emilia. And why haven't we shown how they met each other? Perhaps because they couldn't. Maybe Puck originally served Satella and left her because he hated her and now stays with Emilia to protect her from falling into Satella's traps. 5. So perhaps, Emilia might just be an airhead being unknowingly used for some grand evil scheme. These all are of course my own thoughts which I thought were interesting and so I wanted to share. I am most probably wrong. I've ignored many facts like Emilia's resemblance to Satella and the reason for Subaru's need to be in Lugnia. It probably was Satella who summoned Subaru and yet Subaru is the one who can actually destroy Satella's plan. So in whose interest is it for Subaru to be here? Roswaal seemed to be getting along quite well with him. Or maybe Subaru's just a pawn. One thing that is interesting about Roswaal / Elsa comment... is that if he does in fact know Elsa, then there is a very high chance that he also knows the person who controls the majuu. As Reinhardt said, Elsa's blades come from the northern provinces. And according to Beatrice, the curses came from the north. It also is very odd that after Subaru solved the mystery of the curses, that was when Roswaal decided to take a small business trip away from the mansion. But as for Emilia, I'm pretty much 99% convinced that Satella is there in her body as well (going by my own theories and hints given). She just can't take over her body because she was sealed by the dragon... Which brings up another issue... As you mentioned, how does he know Emilia? And why does he want to help her? If you check at the end of ep11, Roswaal even says that his goal is to kill the dragon. But if he kills the dragon, won't that let Satella out? I don't think Emilia is being used as a vessel to resurrect Satella, since Satella cannot die. :P On top of that, according to Beatrice, Satella body cannot weaken either. So maybe the seal isn't an actual seal, but a rather a new entity (Emilia) being placed upon her body? This would also go along with the theory that Emilia looks like the jealous witch, and how Subaru got shinimodori by touching Satella's (Emilia's) hand. I think that is the biggest hint because that hand scene was shown multiple times in episode 0 or episode 1... can't remember which one. I came up with another bit of theory. Don't you find all the candidates for the throne a bit odd? No one has any valid reason to become the ruler, none seem all that intelligent and neither look hardworking. And why did Reinhardt insist for Felt to enter the selections without an explanation? Perhaps because they're like 'the chosen ones'. Maybe they have something within them. Which would support your theory of Satella being inside of Emilia and maybe the other candidates have someone inside them too |
Jul 8, 2016 1:39 AM
#32
SHOU_1 said: FononZero said: SHOU_1 said: I apologise if I'm troubling anyone by posting on a thread which has been dormant for so long. But I'd like to present a different perspective. Here's my speculations: 1. We're giving too much credit to Emilia. All events up until now are a conspiracy. I'm going with the usual corrupted capital theory 2. Roswaal is extremely powerful and he is shady. As far as we know, he has no reason to help Emilia. He is not a relative, and how does he know Emilia anyway? Roswaal reacted when he knew that bowel hunter was after Emilia which means he knows the Bowel hunter and many others like her. He might even have connections to the jealous witch and might be working for her or against her. 3. The king and his family mysteriously disappeared/died for God's sake why are we ignoring such a grave fact? I suspect Roswaal knows the truth. This might be the work of some organisation who might be pulling the strings from the shadows. Perhaps they are affiliated to the jealous witch working to resurrect Satella by using Emilia as a vessel. 4. Puck is unrealistically loyal to Emilia. And why haven't we shown how they met each other? Perhaps because they couldn't. Maybe Puck originally served Satella and left her because he hated her and now stays with Emilia to protect her from falling into Satella's traps. 5. So perhaps, Emilia might just be an airhead being unknowingly used for some grand evil scheme. These all are of course my own thoughts which I thought were interesting and so I wanted to share. I am most probably wrong. I've ignored many facts like Emilia's resemblance to Satella and the reason for Subaru's need to be in Lugnia. It probably was Satella who summoned Subaru and yet Subaru is the one who can actually destroy Satella's plan. So in whose interest is it for Subaru to be here? Roswaal seemed to be getting along quite well with him. Or maybe Subaru's just a pawn. One thing that is interesting about Roswaal / Elsa comment... is that if he does in fact know Elsa, then there is a very high chance that he also knows the person who controls the majuu. As Reinhardt said, Elsa's blades come from the northern provinces. And according to Beatrice, the curses came from the north. It also is very odd that after Subaru solved the mystery of the curses, that was when Roswaal decided to take a small business trip away from the mansion. But as for Emilia, I'm pretty much 99% convinced that Satella is there in her body as well (going by my own theories and hints given). She just can't take over her body because she was sealed by the dragon... Which brings up another issue... As you mentioned, how does he know Emilia? And why does he want to help her? If you check at the end of ep11, Roswaal even says that his goal is to kill the dragon. But if he kills the dragon, won't that let Satella out? I don't think Emilia is being used as a vessel to resurrect Satella, since Satella cannot die. :P On top of that, according to Beatrice, Satella body cannot weaken either. So maybe the seal isn't an actual seal, but a rather a new entity (Emilia) being placed upon her body? This would also go along with the theory that Emilia looks like the jealous witch, and how Subaru got shinimodori by touching Satella's (Emilia's) hand. I think that is the biggest hint because that hand scene was shown multiple times in episode 0 or episode 1... can't remember which one. I came up with another bit of theory. Don't you find all the candidates for the throne a bit odd? No one has any valid reason to become the ruler, none seem all that intelligent and neither look hardworking. And why did Reinhardt insist for Felt to enter the selections without an explanation? Perhaps because they're like 'the chosen ones'. Maybe they have something within them. Which would support your theory of Satella being inside of Emilia and maybe the other candidates have someone inside them too I'm not sure that bit about them not being intelligent. Some of tbem are eccentric yes, but all these people save for Emilia and Felt had had a lot of notoriety even before they were chosen. Unforuately the anime cut out that infomation. That said their past are irrevkaant to their canduadcy because the Dragon was the one to pick them out to start with based on his critera. |
Jul 8, 2016 2:04 AM
#33
My theory on the candidates is that they are needed in some form of ritual that has to do with keeping the Witch of Envy. Since the election of a candidate was first started due to a prophecy written by the dragons, they must have an ulterior motive as to why the new ruler has to be a "dragon priestess". The chosen ruler might be used to keep the Witch of Envy sealed in their body or maybe to perform/maintain a ritual for the dragons. As to why all the candidates are odd, I'd say that is simply the personalities common to the usual fantasy setting. Remember, the candidates are picked firstly to become a dragon priestess and with that comes the responsibility of ruling the nation. They are therefore chosen for their power/potential rather than for how fit they are to rule. The reason why Reinhardt told Felt to participate in the election is rather simple : the prophecy states that there are 5 candidates for the election. So before the election can actually start the 5th candidate, who is Felt, needs to make an appearance. We know that the primary objective of the knights is to find all the candidates for the election so Reinhardt is simply doing his duty. Reinhardt probably told Felt about her situation beforehand as she isn't all that surprised. However, she was most likely planning on going to the meeting just to renounce her candidature for the position of ruler. What intrigues me though is the attitude of Reinhardt towards Felt. First, why does he support Felt, who is probably the least likely to be chosen along with Emilia, and going as far as proclaiming himself as her knight? Second, Reinhardt was very shady when he first discovered that Felt was a candidate : he did not share that information at the moment to Emilia, another candidate, he was holding Felt's arm until she said that it hurts, he said that Felt needs to be taken into custody when a candidate should probably be paid a lot of respect. Considering he's pretty much the representation of a "perfect knight", his conduct during that scene was very opposite to his personality. My idea is that he has some sort of hidden darker plot like controlling the nation from the shadows or whatnot. I also support the idea of Satella being another personality in the same body as Emilia. My theory is that the royal family was assassinated/kidnapped by the witch cult (those guys who bowed to Subaru in ep. 14 most likely because he has the scent of the Witch) whose goals are to free the Witch of Envy. By doing so they cut the contract between the royal family and the dragons which allowed Satella to slip a part of her conscience trough the seal and into a person. Emilia, who looks almost identical to the Witch, must have the best compatibility and therefore was possessed by her. Satella then proceeded to summoning Subaru so that she could make him her pawn as he comes from another world and is more easily manipulated. However, she fell in love with Subaru due to how kind he was to her (saying her name was pretty and finding half-elf cute) and gave him the curse of "Return by Death" when they touched hands in the first episode before they both died (note how much emphasis they put on the hands touching and how Beatrice mentions later on that a curse activates through physical contact). On the subsequent timelines, it was Emilia who met Subaru (while in the first timeline it was Satella's personality, she felt to me a bit different like more tsundere?). What pushes Subaru to save Emily in the first place in all of his different timelines and along the story is because of that first encounter with Satella so we could say that who Subaru truly loves isn't actually Emilia but Satella. Also, Satella is the Witch of Envy and was said to be "starved for love" so the reason why Subaru can't reveal anything about his past timelines or about his ability is because she wants to jealously keep it a secret between them, like a secret between lovers. Sorry for the wall of text, I kind of get really excited and carried away in these sort of things. |
Jul 11, 2016 7:56 PM
#34
Has anyone commented on the episode where Subaru put his head on Emilia's lap? Did you see the "flashbacks" shown on screen? Before reading this thread, and with no prior knowledge of the season, I suspected Emilia as a witch. |
Jul 11, 2016 8:20 PM
#35
DaShiztz said: Has anyone commented on the episode where Subaru put his head on Emilia's lap? Did you see the "flashbacks" shown on screen? Before reading this thread, and with no prior knowledge of the season, I suspected Emilia as a witch. Think it's just Subaru remembering these things. |
Jul 11, 2016 8:46 PM
#36
Tony_SansNom said: DaShiztz said: Has anyone commented on the episode where Subaru put his head on Emilia's lap? Did you see the "flashbacks" shown on screen? Before reading this thread, and with no prior knowledge of the season, I suspected Emilia as a witch. Think it's just Subaru remembering these things. I took it as Emilia, (Being the witch), going through his past lives to see his progression. |
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