Re: NullNatsuki Subaru's Return By Death ability is both a blessing and a curse. While this ability allows Subaru to go back and change things for the better, it means it toohe experiences death in many terrible formsBy the way. Harnessing this power takes a heavy toll on his wits, and on more than one occasion Subaru breaks down as a result.
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But again and again he finds the courage to pick himself up, go on and strive for a better ending. Through all these cumulative deaths, he usually finds a better outcome. Please note that some of these deaths are very disturbing and that all of the following entries contain major spoilers before proceeding.
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17 Killed by Elsa - Subaru's abdomen is cut open by the killer
Subaru meets a half-elf who calls himself Satella after being transported to another world. Together they search for his stolen badge so Subaru can repay his earlier help when he was attacked by bandits. They manage to track down the fate of the thief.
However, everyone inside is dead, and before he can react, Subaru's stomach is ripped open by assassin Elsa. He is helpless when Satella enters the hut behind him, only to be attacked as well. Subaru takes Satella's hand and then wakes up in front of the boothYour Return By Death power activatesfor the first time.
16 Killed by Elsa Again - When Subaru tells Old Man Rom & Felt that he intends to return the badge to its owner, Elsa suddenly attacks
Subaru decides to return to the hideout where he meets Old Man Rom and Felt. Subaru trades them for the badge with his cell phone. He presents it as a special device that can freeze a moment in time.
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Elsa arrives to negotiate and is disappointed when Subaru's phone is worth more than it had to offer. However, when Subaru tells them that he intends to return the badge to its owner, Elsa suddenly attacks. Everyone gets killed quickly and Subaru sits back down to the booth.
15 Killed by thugs - Subaru was trying to pass her in the alley when one of the thugs stabbed him
Subaru encounters Satella again, but she is angry at being called by the Jealous Witch's name. Felt steals her brand again and 'Satella' believes that Subaru was an accomplice sent there to distract her. Subaru tries to track down Felt to get the badge but finds the same 3 thugs in the alley.
Impatient, he tries to get past them when one of them stabs him. Fearing the consequences, the thugs flee, leaving Subaru in the alley to bleed. A short time later he starts again at the seller's stand.
14 Die from a curse in your sleep - wake up and meet Rem & Ram again for the first time
With Elsa's reign of terror finally over, things are looking up for Subaru, who is staying at the Roswaal mansion with Emilia.who eventually shared his real namewith him. Subaru joins the team and helps twin girls Ram and Rem with the housework.
Subaru goes to a village for supplies and encounters the villagers, including a puppy who bites his hand. Once back at the mansion, Subaru tricks Emilia into agreeing to a date. He goes to bed and dies in his sleep, waking up to find Rem and Ram again for the first time.
13 Killed by Rem - Feeling bad, Subaru manages to leave the room, but is attacked by someone he cannot see
Subaru once again finds Rem and Ram and joins the team to support the mansion. He gets along well with Ram, the older twin. He joins Rem to retrieve supplies from the village, encounters the villagers again and is bitten by the dog again, then returns to the manor.
Subaru goes to sleep, but this time he wakes up feeling sick. He manages to leave the room to ask the others in the mansion for help when he is attacked and murdered by someone he cannot see. It resets to encounter Rem and Ram again for the first time.
12 Mercy-Killed By Ram - Rem tortures Subaru until Ram uses his wind magic to slit Subaru's throat
This time, Subaru decides to become a guest of the mansion instead of a servant. He finds Rem and Ram again and talks to Ram about the story of the red and blue demons, and Ram advises him not to tell Rem the story.
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The day he always gets killed, Subaru leaves the mansion to watch from outside. However, he is attacked by Rem, who appears with a mace andsays he smells like a witch. Rem tortures Subaru until Ram uses his wind magic to slit his throat, prompting him to reset and find her again.
11 Suicide by jumping off a cliff - He was trying to look for a better ending where everyone could live
Subaru does not go to town in this timeline but instead meets with Beatrice, who agrees to protect him so he can survive the fourth night. Subaru wakes up to find that in this timeline, Rem is not dying, but dead.
Ram, believing that Subaru had something to do with his sister's death, attacks him, but he is protected by Betty as per the contract. However, Subaru tells them that he will search for a better ending, where everyone will live, and jumps off a cliff and resets again.
10 Frozen By Puck - Subaru discovered that everyone in both the village and mansion had been killed and froze to death while exploring
Subaru and Rem were left behind by Emilia, who returned to the mansion. Learning from Ram that there is trouble at the Roswaal estate, Rem leaves Subaru and goes to help.
Subaru notices that Rem is gone and follows him, taking a car to Otto the driver and walking the rest of the way. Subaru discovers that both the village and the mansion have all been killed. While exploring the area, Subaru freezes to death and returns to town with Rem.
9 Frozen Again by Puck - Puck, in his anger at Emilia's death, froze everything while freezing and decapitating Subaru.
Subaru encounters the witch cult who captures him and tortures Rem nearly to death.She uses her last strength to free Subaru.Before I die. Subaru carries Rem's body back to the mansion. There, everyone is dead again, and Puck's beast transformation oversees their arrival.
Puck, in his anger at Emilia's death, froze everything and became the End Beast. He then reveals Emilia's death to Subaru and tells him to sleep with her, and Subaru is frozen and decapitated. He sits back down to the booth with Rem again.
8 Frozen a third time by Puck - Puck killed Subaru as punishment for killing his daughter
Subaru and Rem set out to reach the mansion as quickly as possible. A mabeast named the White Whale appears, and Rem stays behind to fight it, fading from everyone's minds in the process. Subaru is pushed out of the car by Otto, the driver, but manages to make it into town before collapsing.
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He wakes up and decides to tell Emilia about his Return By Death power, but the moment she hears it, she dies. The witch cult appears but is killed by Puck before they can touch Emilia.Puck then kills Subaru as punishment.for killing your daughter.
7 Mercy-Killed By Felix & Julius - Subaru asked her to kill him because he was losing control of himself
Subaru seems to have finally found a happy ending after finally defeating Betelgeuse. However, he senses that something is wrong and runs away into the woods, away from everyone. Julius and Felix pursue him, only to find that he is obsessed with Betelgeuse and there is no way to save him.
Subaru asks Felix and Julius to kill him as he is losing control of himself. They hesitate, but when Subaru pleads, Julius kills Subaru with his sword. Subaru returns to the strategy meeting after the battle with the White Whale.
6 Suicide with a Broken Sword - Realizing that no one remembers who Rem is, Subaru decides to start over in hopes of saving her too.
Subaru learns that Rem's group was attacked by the witch cult on their travels, causing Crusch to lose his memories and causing Rem to go into a coma and disappear from everyone's memories.to the dismay of the fans.
Realizing that no one remembers who Rem is, Subaru decides to reset himself in hopes of saving her as well. He stabs himself in the throat with a broken sword and returns to his carriage ride with Emilia. However, Emilia still doesn't remember Rem and Subaru realizes her reset point is too late to help her.
5 Killed by Elsa - After stumbling and falling, Subaru looked up to see Elsa standing in the hallway.
Subaru leaves the Sanctuary to return to the mansion, leaving Emilia to face her trials. When he gets there, however, the mansion appears to be deserted. Subaru panics at the thought of something happening to Rem, who is still in a coma, and runs down the hall to her room.
While running, he stumbles and falls when he realizes his stomach is ruptured. Subaru looks up to see Elsa standing in the hallway just before she bleeds to death. He restarts in the Sanctuary alongside Emilia.
4 Killed Again by Elsa - After finding herself in Betty's library, Elsa steps in shortly after and kills him
Subaru returns to the mansion to save everyone, but Elsa takes Petra hostage. Frederica and Ram save Petra and the group escapes. Ram wants everyone to be safe, but Subaru doesn't want Rem left behind. Frederica transforms to fight Elsa and the rest run to the mansion. However, a Mabeast is inside and everyone but Subaru is dead.
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Subaru finds Elsa in the hallway and opens the door to Rem's room to protect her, only to find himself in Betty's library. Elsa enters shortly after and kills him, causing him to return to the sanctuary.
3 Killed by Big Rabbit - After finding a small white rabbit, Subaru reaches out to touch it and his hand is cut off at the wrist.
Subaru manages to escape from Sanctuary despite Garf's attempts to kill him, but loses many friends in the process. He is knocked unconscious while crossing the barrier and wakes up in the Sanctuary some time later. However, it is completely abandoned.
Subaru wanders off and meets a little white rabbit. He reaches out to touch her and his hand is cut open at the wrist. The rabbit then eats Subaru's fingers. Subaru falls and a swarm of rabbits come out and eat him alive. Subaru returns to the Sanctuary staging area once more.
2 Suicide with Petra's Scarf - Subaru is bombarded with memories and uses Petra's scarf imbued with Echidna's magic to kill himself
Subaru notices that Emilia is not by his side after this reset and leaves the staging area to find her. Instead, he discovers that the entire sanctuary has been consumed by Satella's miasma. Fast also takes Subaru when Garf saves him.
Despite their best efforts, Satella quickly kills Garf and Subaru swears he will never love her. She wraps him in her miasma and begs him to love her while professing her love for him. Subaru is bombarded with memories and uses Petra's scarf imbued with Echidna's magic to kill himself to escape, promising to save Satella after the reset.
1 Dies of Big Rabbit blood loss - Subaru died in Emilia's arms as she kissed him
After Betty is killed by Elsa, she safely transports Subaru back to the sanctuary, which is covered in snow. Garf is convinced Emilia is to blame, but Subaru persuades him to talk to Roswaal. Roswaal kills Garf and Ram in their argument and then reveals several truths to Subaru before allowing himself to be consumed by the Great Rabbit.
Subaru manages to survive the encounter but is badly injured. He finds Emilia, gone mad after so many trials, dying in his arms as she kisses him. For the last time this season, Subaru is restarting.
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