Subaru Natsuki
Subaru Natsuki is a male anime and manga character who features in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World.
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Biography
Subaru Natsuki (Japanese: ナツキ・スバル, Hepburn: Natsuki Subaru) was a Japanese male from Earth where he was the son of Kenichi Natsuki and Naoko Natsuki. From a young childhood age, Subaru idealized his dad in particular, a popular man in his community who was highly talented in whatever he did, a loving father who prioritized his family above everything else, and had a boisterous personality that charmed anyone he met. Kenichi was everything he wanted to be and growing up around him had a huge influence on Subaru's life. Taking pride in being his son, Subaru worked to live up to the expectations that came with that in his mind. For a time, he achieved this, as Subaru found himself smarter, more physically able, and popular than his peers. When he received praise, Subaru would of hear how it was expected of him being Kenichi's son, which made him feel special and entitled to a sense of superiority.
One day, he was out to the local Japanese convenience store to buy some consumer goods where after leaving the shop he found himself in a fantasy world.
Three days after the battle against the Witch Cult, Subaru and Emilia headed back to the village from the Karsten Mansion in the last of the six Dragon Carriages prepared for the villagers, though he didn't take the children with them as he wanted to talk with her in private. In addition, they were also taking back Rem's unconscious body, which already had its name and memories eaten by Lye Batenkaitos. Before he left for Roswaal Manor, he was approached by an amnesic Crusch, along with Ferris and Wilhelm, to bid them farewell. Ferris was somewhat concerned about Subaru, who had overused his already damaged gate during the battle, nonetheless he didn't feel any different, yet was ordered not to use magic for two months. Emilia asked Crusch if she was concerned she was a silver haired Half Elf, but Crusch, after hearing from Emilia that she was not embarrassed about how she was living her life, told her that she wasn't afraid of her in the slightest. On the way to Roswaal's land, the mood inside of the Dragon Carriage was terrible, prompting Otto to try and lighten it up, however he was shocked when Subaru forgot he was there since he was driving. Still, he did manage to lighten up the mood after a brief conversation, after which he was shut out from the carriage. Following a bit of trivial talk, the conversation shifted to business, at which point Otto rejoined the conversation. Once they reached the village, they were surprised to see that it was empty, with no sign of the villagers that had evacuated to the Sanctuary, leading them to believe that something was happening there. Subaru and Emilia decided to return to the mansion, along with Otto, since they didn't know where the Sanctuary was, and to Subaru's surprise the inside of the mansion was clean, as he had expected it to be trashed. Suddenly, a shadow approached him from behind, and upon seeing a mouth filled with white beast like fangs, he lost consciousness.
He woke up later, receiving an apology from Frederica soon after, and moved on to the topic at hand. Frederica revealed that she had been called back by Ram to work the mansion, as she did not have the skills to do it herself. When Otto asked Subaru on what to do with Rem, he was surprised that he was told coldly to not touch her, since he would carry her instead. After thinking about what happened to Rem during the battle, he had Emilia insult him to clear his mind, then left for the library to visit Beatrice. Upon arriving at the library, he asked her if she remembered Rem, however she refused to answer, pointing out that his question was inquiring about someone eaten by gluttony. Hearing this, he tried to get information about that from her, though she still refused to say anything about it. She was surprised to see that he had Petelgeuse's gospel book, prompting him to tell her that he killed Petelgeuse, causing her to ask about the Sloth Witch Factors. Seeing that he did not understand her words, she wondered why Subaru killed him, telling him that he would have to come to a decision about the Witch Factors sometime in the future. She then informed him that she was not his convenient tool for answers before kicking him out of the library.
Returning from the library, he went to the Dragon Carriage with Frederica to take Rem to her room, learning on the way to her room that Beatrice was a Spirit. After setting Rem down on the bed, he discussed the situation with Emilia, who decided that they needed to go to the Sanctuary. Having heard their plan, Frederica agreed to prepare for their trip, informing them that it would be two days later, and warned them to be careful of Garfiel Tinzel while they were there. During the wait, Subaru attempted to talk Otto into joining Emilia's Camp, which he succeeded in doing, but as a precaution had Petra act as a witness. Two days later, Subaru, Emilia, and Otto left for the Sanctuary, leaving Frederica and Petra behind to take care of the mansion. As they entered the forest near the Sanctuary, Emilia lost consciousness, and they were subsequently attacked by Garfiel. Garfiel is easily defeated by both Patrasche and Otto, however he decided to let Subaru through after seeing him protect Emilia whatever happened, offering to guide all of them to the village.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Subaru Natsuki was a young Asian teenage boy who stood at a height of 172 cm with an athletic physique. He inherited a shared mix of physical traits from both of his parents; his medium-length thick black hair bore a striking resemblance to his father as well as his face shape, while his black eyes which have small irises that made the whites of his eyes stand out, were inherited from his mother although some people find them intimidating. Just like his father, Subaru has quite an athletic build, as back in Japan, he was raised as an athlete by his father. Despite his shut-in nature later on, he nevertheless continued to train himself to maintain his physique. Members of the Witch Cult came to believe him to be the Sin Archbishop of Pride.
Beneath his eccentric demeanor, however, Subaru is actually a very insecure person suffering from a severe inferiority complex due to growing up in his father's shadow. This also caused him to develop a fundamental misunderstanding of relationships where he believed he would be abandoned if he wasn't the center-of-attention. Even his otaku-tendencies were really just another method he used to stand out. Ironically, though, these desperate attempts to connect to others only caused him to make a fool of himself and push others away. It wasn't until he was transported to Lugunica that Subaru finally met people who accept him for who he is and he began learning how to build genuine relations.
Later on, he started seeing himself in a much better light after witnessing his memoryless self take on every challenge that assailed him in the Pleiades Watchtower, despite being pushed to the brink of despair brought about by Rui Arneb's machinations and mind games. Seeing from the perspective from an outsider boosted his confidence, and it allowed him to see what other people see.
Powers and abilities
Subaru Natsuki was an ordinary human being with no unique or special talents.
From the Witch of Envy, he came to be cursed with the ability called Return by Death (死に戻り Shinimodori) that became his trump card. It allowed him to resurrect from death where he simply returned to an unspecific, unpredictable and uncontrollable 'save point' after his death. Thus, he was able to replay events whilst retaining the memories and experiences he faced from the previous 'life'.
After Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti's death, he gained the Authority of Sloth (怠惰の権能 Taida no Ken'nō) when he became the bearer of the Witch Factor of Sloth.
Notes
- Subaru Natsuki was created by Tappei Nagatsuki where he featured in the setting of the Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World universe.
In other media
Television
Appearances
- Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World:
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