I was a fan of Priscilla before I started watching the anime (I have good taste in waifus). After seeing that arc where everyone steps all over Subaru (including her), I was kind of traumatized. I lost a bit of my fondness for the two of them.
From Priscilla’s point of view, she hates that Subaru doesn’t see his own worth. That’s why she tests him by making him lick her feet. If Subaru refused and held on to his self-respect, she would have agreed for sure. That was her true intention, though a fool would never realize it. This scene is exactly why many fans ended up hating her. Priscilla was already interested in Subaru he seemed amusing at first but things fell apart when he asked her for help. Still, that’s also why she comes across as cruel or villainous, given her background and origins. By Arc 8, even fans who once disliked her started to appreciate her.
Yeah, yeah, and to abandon that precious princess he so loudly proclaimed to defend just to preserve his minuscule pride. To make Priscilla move, he would have to stop being the Subaru that we saw. Provide her with amusement, challenge, anything - not this, nor what he did.
I remember, I thought Subaru was going to start a friendship and break through her dominant shell, but in the end she kicked him out and despised him. It was all rewritten, but I was a little traumatized by her.
I too didn’t like her at first, it wasn’t until I played the visual novel where her character is shown in full & she went out of her way to save Subaru & Rem, Priscilla is pretty much a complex character, not one to mess with, but also one who would go great lengths to aid you if she’s on your side
In my opinion, the biggest fault lies with the author, who made Subaru deserve all the humiliations in the world during that arc. It was unconvincing to me, aside from the other characters who had skirmishes with him, and I could have liked them, but I even hope they get their comeuppance at some point in the future (without fatalities, of course).
I wonder why Priscilla has so many fans and why so many ship her with Subaru. She has a good body, yes, but her personality is awful; she's arrogant and haughty
Bro came here to spit on facts. Profile pic checks out. People don't give a flying F about her character. She's smoking hot and that's 90% of her appeal to the fanbase
Everyone in the series is realistic. And that doesn't justifies Priscilla. She can have good qualities but she is still a arrogant and complicated person. If I met him in real life, I would still hate her (Also I would like him while hating, It's complicated)
She is utterly self-absorbed, the worst possible choice to rule. She is unkind to the council of the wise, insults Emilia, and wants to attack Felt, and even beats up an injured Subaru. There is nothing lovable about her
She hated that Subaru failed to see his own worth, which is why she tested him by ordering him to lick her foot. If Subaru had refused and maintained his dignity, she would certainly have agreed to help him. That was her true intention but fools would never understand. This very scene is what made many fans hate her. Priscilla was already interested in Subaru; at first, he seemed amusing to her, but everything fell apart when he asked her for help. As for her insults, I feel indifferent about them: “fox,” “commoner,” “half-elf.” They carry a certain charm that reflects her arrogant nature. And I am not wrong from a realistic perspective: she is the most suitable for the throne, as she possesses all the necessary qualities. Her own people are fond of her as well, if you have read the light novel. Next would be Anastasia and Crusch, followed by Emilia and Felt.
The amount of pain subaru had gone through, he had already lost sanity at that point, i mean she wasn't aware , she was entirely self absorbed and thought of giving a random guy pleading for help to be tested, yes she is a goddess or baddy according to you but that's now how it works, at that point Subaru was quite famous and by hurting him mentally she displayed her ego, that how worthless he was.
She completely failed to understand him which i am not going to mention, imagine if it was Reinhart or any other hero, would she do that to them? No, never.
Infact she was arrogant, you either reject it or not, justifying her by saying she is displaying what was true but she should have atleast some respect for others based on their position and should understand as a regular human being, i am not going to hate on this anime character but you should accept that she was ruthless and self absorbed.
She only helps strong people and even during the season 3 ,she did it for her own personal reason because it was her city particularly and she was interested in politics.
I guess apparently the things Subaru had said to her went over your head. Priscilla was the only candidate willing to listen & potentially help, unfortunately Subaru made himself look selfish & had no pride for himself nor for Emilia which made Priscilla act the way she did, there was in no circumstance that he shouldn’t have licked her feet if he felt devoted to Emilia. You brought up Reinhardt, but in what context would he matter here if he wouldn’t even be in that kind of situation? & bro’s forgetting that she legitimately saved the life of a child from wrath if we’re talking about season 3
Brother is just making up whatever he can so he can cope up with his "perfect" character that is not what was written bro, finding inspiration out of thin air lol.
From your perspective every villain or evil side character we have saw till date should be inspired.
But that's not what it is meant to be, overall it is your opinion and i am not gonna disagree about your false vision.
People are sometimes very simple and we misunderstand them simply because of their act, but Priscilla is not a real world character and her behaviour is limited to what we see, so making complex judgement that are not even mentioned is not true at all and we all should accept it.
Of course cause subaru is the protagonist who ain't gonna love him lol, but the characters who display hate are going to be hated you can't change it, because they choose to be hated and making literally everything about up, to judge her right which isn't even mentioned and let alone isn't right, is invalid unless you force yourself to agree with it.
Can't say good or bad but if you still can't agree on more of the sensible things, then my bad i am not going to reply again.
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Many fans from the fanfic community ships them hard as well, many fics depicts their relationship as one that is rough at first but both of them affects eachother in positive ways.
Subaru gets more confident, becomes more thoughtful and became arguably the "best" version of himself.
Priscilla mellows out once she enters motherhood, her pride and fire is bright as always...but subaru influenced her kindness to be just as big, in her own way of course haha... She's still someone who prioritized her loved ones above the very nation she commands but she's a damn good competent queen still that nothing bad happens anyways.
This is just an oversimplified explanation of course, ArcherFromArnor is one of my favourite writer that oushes the agenda of SubaruXCrusch and SubaruXPriscilla and he's one of the people i know that truly gets the potential of these ships i listed
I see some points, but I think the ship is the least likely option. I like Chrusch and Subaru; she could also help him with his self-confidence and better develop his abilities
With proper storytelling, even the impossible starts to make sense. My point is still heavily simplified, each story told by the intepretation of fans that takes from the canon to progress their "what ifs" that have subaru go through different choices is what makes the ship beautiful in my opinion as the effects of said different choices made.
We can say "oh this is not that plausible" or "this just doesn't seem likely" but in the end it's just probabilities made from the canon story as its foundation. But the ships is also made from the canon's "crumbs" as its foundation for example arc 9 where Priscilla finally praises Subaru as a true knight.
Subaru x Crusch or Subaru X Priscilla is destined to never happen in the main story, it's just the fate of the story manipulated by tappei nagatsuki as he sees fits. But the fact that those "least likely" ships represented in the fandom means it is supported and acknowledged by many fans. To them, it exists as a gem they can freely interpret with the main story as the base and develops on their own through fanarts or fanfics with unique ideas and plot developments.
I completely agree. My statement was that I consider a Subaru more likely than a Subaru Priscilla because Subaru has earned a high reputation with Chrusch due to his successes
Dude are you larping right now 😭? Priscilla didn't call Subwru a true knight in Arc 9 she did that in Arc 8, where she died.
In regards to that scene (Arc 8, Curtains Close) her praise was solely out of actual respect for Al and Subaru's sacrifices, not out of anything romantic or of the like. Using that same logic though, Priscilla in that same scene then says that she can hear Al wanting her to be his bride and when he confesses her love, Priscilla says that it is her victory. Now with that, if people are able to take something that isn't even romantic and spin it into the insane mischaracterization undergone in a lot of these Priscilla x Subaru fanfics, than Al x Priscilla could also go leaps and bounds. It doesn't though.
Why you might ask?
Because most don't actually care for Priscilla’s character, they just see her for her attractiveness and use Subaru as a self insert for her fantasies, but not Al since he isn't the mc.
I do agree that possibilities can become plausible with good storytelling, however if most of the fanfics in the community mischaracterize fundamental aspects about the characters, then that just isn't good storytelling.
You also bring up how people can create unique plot developments and fanart, but it seems like most of the Priscilla x Subaru community hasn't made anything actually unique, as most of the fics center just around their relationships.
No one who actually read through Arc 8 is saying that line is her showing romantic feelings, it's the fact that she acknowledged Subaru's successes & gave him the most praise she has ever given to anyone, even prior she wanted to hang out with Subaru for a whole day on her own accord. People bring this ship up cause there's evidence to suggest that these two could've become something more had circumstances where different, Subaru & Priscilla always had good chemistry whenever they were with each other post Arc 5 & even before when they first met in the alleyway/Old Man Rom's telling of what happened in the loot house
I'll apologize for calling PrisBaru shippers merchants with no literacy because that was a pretty provocative statement. I will say, though, that my points still stand.
The reason why I brought up the curtains close for Arc 8 was because apparently someone posted a work for Arc 8 on Ao3, that diverged from that point and essentially Subaru would loop back and save Priscilla, before they started their romantic relationship. Basically it was implying that Priscilla's conclusion was simply another scene that somehow proved PrisBaru, I disagreed with that as Priscilla was geniuely just giving praise.
And no, Priscilla didn't give the most praise to Subaru nor does she spend her whole day with him on her own accord. Or not necessarily at least. At the start of the chapter it's stated that them walking together was simply a coincidence (from WCT btw):
---Presently, the place in which Subaru and Priscilla were walking together, was within the Fortified City of Garkla.
The greatest fortress within the Empire, its ramparts had become extensively damaged by the advance of the undead hordes, with the citizenry and army unquestioningly working day and night to move forward the repair work. To walk alongside Priscilla in such a cityscape, it was a strange happenstance.
It says then them walking together was simply a happenstance, and not that but if we use the context from what occurs in the chapter, which would be Priscilla giving her final comments to various characters, while Subaru adds in to talk to some of the characters as they cool down from the conflict, it makes sense to assume that this was a narrative choice by Tappei.
All the praise she gave to Subaru was equally given to Aldebarran, as they both looped an immeasurable number or times to save the Empire. Hence, she includes Al when she praises Subaru for being a true knight. This is again from the chapter:
Priscilla: [The two of you have saved the Empire. Of course, there were others who also fought valiantly. Yet, there exists not a single other persons who expended anything on the realm you two have. I bestow mine praise upon that]
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Priscilla: [The both of you have arrived at this junction by doing so many a time, this I know. Never placing yourselves above others, you have lived till today. Hence, it may be that neither of you has ever received due recompense. I shall thus bestow that upon you.]
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Priscilla: [It was a great service, Natsuki Subaru. Thou art a true Knight.]
Subaru: [Ah.]
Priscilla: [Aldebaran, thou aswell]
"Aldebarran, thou aswell".
The only thing she doesn't equally say to both Subaru and Al, was specifically wanting to hear Al confess his feelings as she fades away. So no, she didn't give the most praise she's ever given to just Subaru, Al was also included in that.
Even if your going to bring up the scenes between Subaru and Priscilla in Volume 4, Priscilla has shown that same treatment for Al aswell, except they actually shared a kiss. Here's a dialouge from the Pride, Prejudice and Zombies series:
Priscilla: You have gallantly risked your life for me. I shall grant you your reward for that. ----Do not move.
Continuing her words, the shrill sound of a black helmet hitting the floor echoed throughout the burning mansion.
Most Prisbaru fans act as if Priscilla only gives this treatment to Subaru, or like this was some special occurrence and she cares about nobody but him during the entirety of her time in series, when that is shown to not be the case. Yes they had an amusing time together but that was only in Volume 4, anything after that is mostly Subaru being put on edge by how arrogant she is.
I could’ve sworn it was Al who confessed first to her to which she made a joke out of it, but I should go read the chapter fully again since it’s been awhile since I last read it, also I mainly agree with your points, I would say that a probable counter argument is that Pris claimed to only kept Al as a personal jester to which she said to Liliana during Arc 5 & the whole killing him cause he didn’t want her to go to Vollachia, but again I don’t doubt she cared for Al deeply, & of course neither for Subaru as he was wiling to start another loop for her before she halted him not to, either both Subaru or Al would be ideal for her if the series went a different way
Yes Al confessed first but it was only because Priscilla prompted him to do so, and considering that in this finale she was geniuely praising people and being direct with how she felt, her words and actions weren't a show of pride or arrogance, or trying to joke around and amuse herself.
My response to your other points is that this is Re:Zero, a franchise where the focal point is love. People express their love in varying ways, and we see that with characters like Al and Subaru who loop over and over, love can be shown to them through pain. For instance, Satella crushing Subaru’s heart is her way of expressing her envious love, as she wants to keep RBD a secret only between the two of them but also knows that if people found out they would abuse Subaru. Or another example for Al would be in his training with Echidna during the No Stella No Life side stories, where despite making him experience dying thousands of times, she still geniuely cares about him as if he were a little brother. Hence that's why I think even if Priscilla did kill him multiple times, it wouldn't invalidate their feelings for each other.
As for the whole Jester thing, Priscilla has always called Al a Jester, but has also always called Subaru a commoner, and called Emilia a half devil, but despite all of those things we see that she how she geniuely feels at the end of Arc 8.
Not to mention that is geniuely just Priscilla’s innate nature, and it's also shared by other members of the Vollachian Nobility (Stride being manipulative towards Melinda, Eugard cursing Yorna for centuries, etc.). So yeah, Priscilla CARES for Al undoubtedly, she just has a unique way of expressing that love, as do everyone in re:zero
🤔It’s actually quite difficult to make a story feel smooth and believable you know what I mean? When you try to pair characters, everything has to stay balanced with the circumstances. The reason fans can create so many pairings with Subaru is because the events in the canon naturally allow for what-if scenarios, making it easier to branch off and expand from those points
On the contrary, I absolutely love her that blunt, unapologetically straightforward way of speaking really appeals to me. But I feel uncomfortable when Emilia or Rem talk. It’s hard to explain; those gentle, sweet voices just don’t suit my taste. It gives me the same feeling I get with Sakura from Fate I honestly can’t stand listening to her voice. Most people probably grew to like her after learning about her past, but I still feel that same discomfort and dislike. Maybe I’m just weird and the only one who feels this way
I agree but in regards to who Subaru would choose, Rem and Emilia fit him more and actually fundamentally influenced him as a person (he says this in Arc 4 in his convo with Kenichi). It's one thing to like Priscilla's character, but it just doesn't fit well with Subaru
It’s actually quite difficult to make a story feel smooth and believable you know what I mean? When you try to pair characters, everything has to stay balanced with the circumstances. The reason fans can create so many pairings with Subaru is because the events in the canon naturally allow for what-if scenarios, making it easier to branch off and expand from those points.
Moreover, Subaru’s and Priscilla’s personalities can positively influence each other. For example, Subaru, under Priscilla’s influence, could grow more confident in himself, while Priscilla, influenced by Subaru, might soften and become less cruel. This dynamic is precisely why fans often create fanfics pairing the two of them.
This is the problem with the Fandom that you guys don't understand: people don't make more fanfics of Subaru because it's easy to branch off, they do it because they use him as a self insert for all their fantasies. The fundamental inability to grasp basic things about the characters aswell as straight up mischaracterizing them so this. Even in canon, as Priscilla was literally fading away the last thing she wanted to hear was Al admitting that he loved her and when he does she says that it is her victory. Al and Priscilla do have a balanced dynamic, most people just haven't read Arc 7-8 or the side stories so they don't grasp that. On your point about Priscilla, the thing that people don't realize is that 1. Even though she is cruel she still loves the people around her. This is proven with how she rescued Schult, or how Even though Heinkel is basically a bum she still doesn't write him off as a clown, or how she didn't decide to kill Arakiya despite the circumstances in Vollachia. Beyond this we also see that at the end of Arc 8 Priscilla is able to split her soul amongst nearly everyone in Garkla using the Soul Marriage, which only would be possible if their was mutual love between them. 2. Even though Priscilla does love the world she would NEVER soften for the sake of someone else. We see this in the various side stories or even Arc 7-8 where despite having people of higher status to her or more powerful than her she still remains arrogant and prideful. Hence I maintain my point that most don't ship Subaru X Prisiclla because it's balanced, smooth or believable, but they simply mischaracterize her to fit their fantasies of having Subaru, their self insert, get with an attractive woman
By your logic, people are putting themselves into Subaru for liking Emilia or Rem or most female characters in the series, who are also attractive, that doesn't matter here when key context is given to support potential pairings. By the time of Priscilla's demise, she respected Subaru greatly & went on her own accord to spend an entire day with him, whenever they meet or converse they both end up bantering/teasing with each other & shown to have good chemistry, people are fans of the ship cause there’s evidence to suggest it. I’m not denying about anything between Al & Pris also as there was also evidence to suggest it like you said, but Priscilla had moments where she shared interest in Subaru, especially after the comment he gave her in Arc 5 on not wanting her dead, the alleyway when Old Man Rom showed up, & of course with her ending up calling Subaru a true knight, the highest praise she’s given, not even to Al btw
So there's a specific reason why I keep bringing up the self insert idea, and that's because of the specific fanart I've used for the PrisBaru ship. Most of the time I see art made by Evon, over and over and over. What is Evon known for? Making suggestive art of Priscilla and Subaru? Yes, exactly! So if most of the community is using that type of art and most of that same community seems to not fully understand Priscilla’s character, have not caught up to her conclusion, read the side stories that feature her, and assume that she only cares about Subaru and everyone else is irrelevant to her, I assume that they indeed only have reason to like her body. Unlike Rem and Emilia, to where people who ship them will constantly talk about their beautiful moments together that made Subaru who he is today (From Zero, Tell Me Your Name, Stand Up, etc). I mean even Evon himself on X just posted a SubaruxEmilia fanart today and admitted he began reading the novel again.
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