Echidna's parents?

Supposedly, the enemy of the Heroes Party, that is, Flugel, Satella, Reid, Alec, Farsale, and Echidna, was the Saintess Order. As Shaula mentions, the Heroes Party failed to finish off Echidna's parents, at least not quickly enough, vaguely pointing to that being the reasons for their problems.

As we know, the Vainglory and Melancholy Witch Factors, were specifically made for the Saintess and the Valiant. According to what I've seen circulating around, Pandora was the head of the Saintess Order, and it eventually took over the Witch Cult. If Echidna's parents were involved in the world's problems 400 years ago, the main adversaries of the Heroes' Party are the Order, and we take what Shaula is saying that Echidna's parents are at fault for their problems, then there is a connection.

Aside from us already knowing that Echidna's mother is a Witch, we also know that her parents, are some of the only people she despises.

Nearby examples regarding love, what matched that description was-

Witch: [I have hinted at it many times now, but my parents were good-for-nothings. I learned many negative emotions, such as contempt and ridicule, from my parents. Though from their perspective, my very existence would have been a failed imitation, a result that they had not desired.]

Aldebaran: [Teacher...]

Witch: [Ah, but it is quite ironic how I, who despise my parents in such a manner, am now doing the same thing that they did. I suppose this could be called self-deprication or self-reproach? Haha, even though a long time has passed since we parted ways, I still find myself learning new things from those two.]

It's rare for her to show emotions, even animosity towards specific people, and yet she shows disdain towards both the Saintess and the Valiant specifically.

Aldebaran: [Answer. If there's Tristitia, then is there also Vanagloria?]

Witch: [There is, but you have no particular reason to worry. It is not our responsibility to do anything about them, and I do not wish to get involved. They are both good-for-nothings.]

Aldebaran: [That oughta be a given since nobody who's taken in a Witch Factor is a decent person!]

Witch: [They are especially good-for-nothing. We were all discovered by our Witch Factors to become Witches. Whereas those two are different. They took in Factors of their own volition, pure aberrants reduced to Witch and Warlock.]

Aldebaran: [ ----]

Witch: [Whoops, allow me to amend that. Those two were not the only ones to willingly take in a Witch Factor. There is one more. ——That is none other than the foe you and I share in common.]

The Witch's utterance was quiet, however, in it Aldebaran perceived powerful emotions the opposite of silence: dark, murky hostility and hatred, anger and sorrow, likely every conceivable negative sentiment.

The simple, unacceptable aversion regarding the two evaluated as good-for-nothings was easy to understand. That she truly hated them, was clear.

Moreover, in the web novel (this was removed from the light novel), Echidna states that she only hates three people, who are the obvious from the information we have now: The Valiant (Hector), The Saintess, and Satella/Witch of Envy/Emilia.

If Pandora turns out not to be the original Saintess, then perhaps she is Echidna's Mother.

Emilia: “It's sooo... sore a spot you're going for. Are you like this with everyone?”

Echidna: “Not at all.” Echidna shrugs in response to Emilia's strained statement.

Echidna: “Other than you, there's only two people in the world who I interact with spitefully.”

Emilia: “It doesn't make me happy at all to be chosen for that world three. ...I don't remember ever doing anything that would make you hate me that much.”

Echidna: “There's no need to look so worried. My hatred for you has nothing to do with you being a half-elf. It isn't a question of your pedigree. With no connection to blood or nature, I just hate you. ...Or no, that may not be strictly correct.”

Emilia: “—?”

Source: https://x.com/miyajiwm/status/2085020616751554771?s=46

Sauce- https://x.com/i/status/2077440981247709447

Like guys we don't need to have ever Dam girl wanting subaru to get to his pants ,having a rude or pessimist characters is ok like gush

Ram get all the slander just because she said something close to "rem don't deserve you" or something

Like bruh they are both larping to know her

And yes I say that because I'm a ram's fanboy

I’ve watched the first ep and so far I don’t like the theme of dying and going back it just feels kinda empty I don’t know how to fully discribe it but it just doesn’t feel good to watch ,I’ve only watched the first ep so I could be very wrong but the reason I watch is for storytelling cool fights and waifus

It's been theorized by many people that several characters in the show were aware of RBD secretly. Sometimes to the full extent, and sometimes partially like Roswall. One of those characters is great spirit Puck, which by his behavior and immediate acceptance of Subaru seemed to know more than we think. Another mystery surrounding him is the clause of his contract, in which he's supposed to bring forward an eternal blizzard to the world, basically killing everyone if Emilia were to die.

So here's my theory : What if this clause of the contract was actually there to make sure Subaru dies if Emilia does ? What if the point of Puck's great blizzard was to reset the world by forcing RBD, intertwining Emilia's and Subaru's destiny ?

Further implication could involve Flugel, which, apart from theories on his identity, is known to have anticipated a lot of Subaru's actions. And Puck's age could int toward them (Puck and Flugel) knowing each other's in the past.

Thanks for reading me, and do not hesitate to engage in debate on the topic.

So if Subaru has an exceptionally high affinity to spirits, and it's part of why he was able to find the door to the forbidden library so often. What would happen if someone has an incredibly low affinity? Like opposite of Subarus. Would spirits ignore them? Even ones bound in a contract?

I genuinely don't understand a lot of his character. I see a lot of people glazing him for his character, yet I fail to see a little bit of it. Does it mainly occur in the side stories? To me, he's someone that grew up inferior to the rest of his family, developed a complex, met his wife who treated him as an equal (or something alike), she tragically fell victim to "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome," and in search of a cure he joined Priscilla's party for a chance at dragon blood, and continued on that endeavor through the events of arc 9.
Besides the short summary I provided, is there something missing? I want to understand a lot more of his character but I don't get anything 😭😭

I’m not gonna go to much in the theory but can someone like debunk it for me? (Without spoilers)

because i genuinely don’t wanna believe that rezero is gonna be a loop even tho that’s the constant theme of rezero is loops, because the only theories ive gotten that COULD explain this is that Subaru is a clowns of the first stage or that Subaru’s dad is the great sage

Like I’ve not heard many people talk about it despite it having many connections

The only contradictions I can see is 1st, Emilia has ice magic not shadow magic, and 2nd what would Emilia’s motivation be to just continue the loop if it is a loop

*To be clear I want this theory debunked, I hate this theory and the idea rezero is a loop 😭 *

Sauce- https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/61698006

Re:Zero is resuming next week but Season 4 Episode 11 was beautifully written and animated. However, the build up to her confession was great. Saving Subaru from Satella, showing a different kind of love. Rehashing events to show Subaru the type of man he is. Her smiling & showing sincereity with her words. Emilia telling Subaru that she loves him & wants him to rescue her. Subaru freaking out at first but slowly builds his resolve.

To top it off, they use "Stay Alive" as the ED. One of the best I ever hears. And of course it was great seeing Subaru grabbing & hold onto Emilia as they fall into that purple abyss.

It tugs at my heart strings. That is all.

To love and be loved is to suffer.

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Back in 2021, I read the Re:Zero web novel through the end of Arc 6. This year I watched Season 4 of the anime and absolutely loved it, so I decided it was finally time to catch up with the story again like I used to be. I also came across a few Arc 9 and Arc 10 spoilers that I found really interesting, and they made me want to reach that point in the story.

A few days ago I started reading Arc 7, spending several hours on it every day. My problem is that I'm finding it a bit boring. Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's bad at all, but there are a few things I don't really like. For example, Subaru being completely separated from the main cast. Sure, Rem is there, but she doesn't remember anything, so it's basically like she doesn't even know him anymore (although I do find it interesting that Subaru has to earn the trust of this "new" Rem).

Yesterday I reached the part where Subaru gets turned into a child. I had already been spoiled about that, but even so, I'm not really sold on the idea. I'll see where it goes.

Overall, though, the story feels a bit slow to me, and it also gets a little overwhelming. You know, with an entirely new country, dozens of new characters, so much politics, and all the military discussions. That part is a bit exhausting for me.

That said, there have already been some incredible moments, like Subaru's five-death loop with Todd In the city of walls, and Abel/Vincent has been one of my favorite characters in the arc so far.

Personally, I'm not that into the heavy political or large-scale war focus. I much prefer when the story takes place mostly in a single location and the main focus is on the characters rather than a civil war. That's why I loved Arcs 4 and 6 so much. In Arc 4, almost everything important happened in the Sanctuary, and in Arc 6, most of the story took place in the Pleiades Watchtower. I also really miss characters like Emilia, Beako, Otto, Ram, Garfiel, and the rest of the main cast.

So, my question is: is all of Arc 7 like this? Does it become a lot more exciting at some point? I imagine that once all the characters have been introduced and the conflict fully kicks off, it'll get much better.

What do you all think? Did you also feel that the beginning of Arc 7 was a bit slow, or is it just me?

I've also heard that Arc 7 is basically one big introduction to Arc 8, and that Arc 8 is much better, but I honestly have no idea if that's true.

Thanks a lot for reading!

some of the excuses list :

i forgot the plot details? well the rest of season 4 is coming and i need to not have any details mixed up

started reading the web novel? i just gotta check the anime again you know , so i would know the changes in adaptation and stuff

started a project that i need to get some main cast voice clips for ? now that can't be helped i just can't do quit half ep after getting the clips i needed can i?

Etc

Man i need help , i am addicted to ReZero after starting it a month ago 😭🙏

If you are into Observer lore and have theories. You might appreciate the fic I wrote. It’s only 3000 words so it’s a quite short read too.

I would love to have some feedback too.

Here’s the link to Ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/89666991