ARC 9 PHASE 1 UPDATE: Almost everything I said was correct. This is crazy. The only thing that is standing as wrong atp is: - Subaru was always in the picture, contrary to my speculation that he wasn't - Al does indeed know of events from 400 years ago, somehow. I don't think I included it in this video, but I had also speculated that Al's real not was not Al, which was indeed more or less confirmed at the end of Arc 8, and that Echidna probably taught Al how to use his Authority, which was also confirmed at the end of Arc 8. I'm on cloud 9 man
Hmm im not so sure about that. You are saying that Al is not flugel but how can we say that for sure? For all we know, he could have been Flugel, who failed to save Satella 400 yrs ago. Here is my theory, from what we know so far, Flugel and Satella know each other and possibly are intimate with each other. However, something happened 400 years ago where he had to seal Satella to stop her from destroying the world. He then decided to try, once again, to save her. He failed. He failed over and over again until he decided to give up. This explains why he is always regretful when he meets Satella. It also explains the massive gap of time that we have between the world ending event 400 years ago and Subaru's arrival to this world. Also, there is a high possibilty that Aldebaran is not his original name. Echidna, from the prologue of Arc 8, said that he had fallen to the title of the following star, Aldebaran. This implies that he had a different name before as Aldebaran is the name that is bestowed to him by that witch. To conclude, my prediction is that i think Tappei is trying to make a parallel between Flugel/Al - Satella and Subaru - Emilia. The former failed to reach a happy ending while the latter will, hopefully, reach it. (Sorry if this took way too long to read. Im just too invested in this amazing story😅)
However, with all that being said, there is also still a possibility that Subaru is flugel if we take into account Satella's interaction with him in the shadow garden. Idk man.. shit is whack
If your man: -Has black eyes and hair; -Is an only child; -Has the ability to turn back time; -Has some connection with a silver-haired girl; -Was sent into another world from zero; -And must give up everything to protect the one thing most precious to him; That’s not your man, that’s the Observer’s newest Sage
Would be interesting that instead of the same person, Al and Subaru had the same "role". If Subaru is a sage candidate, maybe Al is a "failed" Sage Candidate. The reason they got Isekaied was to see if they could fulfil that role. Subaru is not the chosen one, he is just someone that was brought to see if he could do something.
I love this video and a lot of the points you bring up. Despite it being rather popular, I never subscribed to the “Subaru = Al”, Subaru = Flugel”, etc. theories. Tapper very much well can show how Subaru and Al are alike without them literally being the same person, and examples of him already performing this is with Subarus other foils, such as Roswell and Todd. Arc 7 does a good job of picking up and expanding upon what Arc 6 sorta laid out with the “Hell bearing the name of oneself”. The Chisha/Vincent scenario only makes it more probable with playing out a specific role. The only situation I can sorta see with one person being another person is with Emilia = Satella, and I only say that bcuz of the situation with Louis = Spica, but even then I’m not sure how well it’ll be done. I would like to see you do a video about Emilia/Satella and about their connection in the story. Great vid as usual.
Excellent character analysis as always, Asa. There is big reason Al is so popular in theory crafting and looking over the mysteries of the Re:Zero world. Every single aspect is so compelling that he steals the show in any of his appearances, big or small. I much prefer your presented idea of him being a figurative foil of Subaru that pushes him to keep on being the Hero or the Fool rather him literally being Subaru or Flugel. He encompasses the themes of identity as much as Subaru himself does, so I'm always excited to see where his character is going. I hope that by the end of it, Al will be respect as a fundamental core of Re:Zero's worldbuilding and writing quality, as that would mean the payoff to the mystery was just as good as the buildup to it. P.S. You censoring Arakiya made me laugh my ass off.
The script turned out great Asa! You do a good job with the accompanying visuals despite the lack of relevant images for novel videos like this. Little quirks like trans Al and blurring Arakiya always make me smile
I find it fun that Al doesn't have episodic memory, so not only does the audience not know his deal, but if we were to ask him what his deal is, he himself wouldn't know. Although tbf since Al himself is the one who mentions this (as stated in the wct cut content page), he may be lying. Edit: so someone replied that Al probably isn't lying. See reply for more details
Al's not lying. His memory issues are real. This detail was also stated in Another Memory Snow, where Al says to himself that he lacks any memories of playing in the snow. He has no reason to lie when he's muttering to himself without anyone else to hear him, so in other words, he has a real problem. Sorry if this reply comes off a bit 🤓-ish. That was not my intention behind writing it.
@@ShadowKoto I actually really appreciate your response, I probably would have kept the possibility of him lying in the back of my mind for a long time if you didn't tell me
Theoretically if Al went back in time years (IF he can like Asa said) around the time of arc3 when Natsuki Subaru didn't exist as an "observer" (meaning a no Subaru existence loop for Al) it could make sense why Al didn't know Rem. If Subaru doesn't exist Rem dies to the Ulgarm in arc2 like in episode 7 of the anime.
The hype I've felt when this popped, holy. It may be nearly 3am for me and I have to get up at 7am, but it's Aldebaran Keep up the phenomenal work Asa. What a great start into 2024!
Great video. Not only do you examine the story details, but you also look at it through the lens of the series' themes in a way a lot of theories don't. I like your theory a lot, and I hope it's true. Flugel, Subaru, and Al all being different people cast in the same "role" of Sage would be a great way to continue the series' longest running theme of expectations. Having said that... I still don't fully believe it yet. There's still way too many connections between those three and certain inconsistencies that make accepting it difficult for me. Unless I'm misunderstanding Al's powers, it doesn't actually seem like he can loop. In the latest volume, we finally get the most in-depth showcase of his authority, and it appears he sets up a matrix and then goes through simulations of the event (most of which result in his death) until he discovers the right course of action. He's in a much more precarious position than Subaru, who gets to fully redo. Al doesn't, his life is in mortal danger a lot more because of those limitations, which is probably why he lost his arm. He couldn't just go back and redo it right. If this is how his power works, this would prevent him from making a big loop through time like you mentioned. In Arc 5, Garfiel notes that he found Al while trying to track Subaru’s scent because they smelled the same. However, Garfied cannot smell Miasma, meaning Al’s natural scent is what smells just like Subaru’s. Does Garfield just think all Japanese people smell the same? I mean, maybe, but it's questionable. In Kasaneru IF, Echidna states the the Oni are a "created" race. In Ram and the Night Study Group, Ram admits to herself that she recognized the Japanese characters Subaru was writing. This seems to imply Flugel had a hand in creating the Oni race. The Oni race also had a strict law preventing twins. Al was fine with Ram's existence. He was extrememly confused when Rem wasn't Ram, but not angry. He only got angry and disgusted when he found out the older sister was still alive, meaning he would have likely been okay with either Rem or Ram's existence, just not at the same time. He cares about the Oni clan's twin law, which seems to have connections to Flugel. Why else would Al care so much about an Oni custom unless he had ties to Flugel? Lastly, and maybe most importantly, it seems like Satella has a genuine love for Subaru. Does she just love every Sage? Does she just confuse them all with each other? That seems unlikely because she calls Subaru by name. I wrote too much. Anyway, nice video.
the point of the twin law thingy was that oni twins were born with half the power of a regular oni and the oni tribe had this mentality that weakness is uncool. rem/ram, if they weren't born twins and instead were a single person, would have been a double horned oni who's also the reincarnation of the oni god. Ram is the xurrent incarnation of the oni god and she seems just fine when she's only using one horn (reffering to when she was little or when she uses rem's through synesthesia) but maybe she's actually extremely nerfed and therefore would not be able to fullfill the role she's supposed to (assuming Al has future knowledge or knows about roswaal's plan or something else)
We’ll I don’t think Al’s a future Subaru. I thought like how echidna, had multiple selves there’s something similar going on with Subaru. I mean why was echidna studying immortality and cloning in the first place. I don’t think she’s the type of person to really just do it for herself.
Emilia's future trail hints at Al's quest as he's seen apologizing to someone about how he failed to kill them and how weak he is He also says that at least he'll keep that person to himself for all eternity
So my theory is that Flugel is Natsuki Kenichi, and that Al is secretly actually Subaru's brother. Kenichi says something weird that Subaru is his oldest son. Beatrice says something interesting when she finds out Subaru is named after a star. She says" what type of cruel person name you after a star?"
I Dont agreed this theroy at All and it dont Make senes My Book this Tell Satella love Kenichi That make no senes I say Flugel is different person and dont written Why I have read You theroy and I Dont agreed this 😃
Something about Rem and Ram perhaps has to do with Roswaals plans. We know he wants them like combine or whatever? So they can kill the dragon. I have no idea why this makes Al angry or how it connects to anything. He finds it disgusting and now that we know he knew Echidna… having some idea of her plans isnt at all crazy. I think thats most likely, cuz I don’t understand why else Al would have a problem with them. Seems he was upset that both twins were still alive. Not specifically Ram, as hes run into her before too
Loved the video. One small correction though. At the part where you were quoting Al and Subaru's conversation in Arc 5, Subaru is the one who says that "he wouldn't even need a reason to pull a kid back to the sidewalk..." in response to Al. I'm basing this on the Light Novel though so I'm not sure if it's different from the Web Novel.
Excellent character analysis and breakdown as always Asa. Al is honestly one of the most interesting characters in the series for me. There is so much we truly don't know about him and while most of the community thinks he's another version of Subaru I think there is still more to it than that. Re:Zero ties to stars is so captivating that I'm actually glad a creator would actually tackle it and break it down as well as you did. I know your videos don't get a lot of views or attraction as they deserve, but you been a big addition to the community.
I’ve always believed in the Subaru is flugel theory because the one I heard has nothing to do with a time loop. (Spoilers I think) The one I heard is that flugel is Subaru from 300 years ago and after the complete destruction of his travelling party (echidna became a witch, hoshin dissapeared, lagunica is busy being a king), the sealing of his lover satella after she became the witch of envy was the last straw and he just sent himself back to his world with no memories. 300 years later satella found him and brought him back to the re:zero world because she loved him and then all the events of the story happen. There is no loop or fate or anything of the sort, he just is flugel and was taken without his consent.
great analysis i wonder how a fight between the two would be written? would al be unkillable since it would seem to subaru that he randomly is aware of every single minute detail subaru has prepared, no matter how many times he went back? it's a paradoxical game of rock paper scissors that could give anyone a headache i'm assuming the fight wouldnt be onesided with pure brute strength, that would be stupid
Also i find it strange was there any time al was mentioned in what if beside the aganau if where subaru wears his clothing? Its like al vanishes from the ifs entirely
My question is how did satella get her witch factor if she got it from someone else that means theres a way to kill her cause there gotta be someone who had it before her
Haven't seen the whole video yet, but notice that there are 3x3 crosses on both sides of Al's helmet. If you consider cross a unit and add those from both sides, you get 18. 18 is the number where Al spent time in Re:zero, or perhaps, the time until Subaru came into the world.
I think al and subaru are supposed to be the "hero", but they know they can't live up to the identity everyone including themselves think they should be. Rezero is a story about love, identity and subverting fate. Lots of characters in re zero feel stuck or trapped in their fates/roles, yet subaru made people like emilia, beako, rem and others can still change or grow past their "established" roles
Man I wrote a 20 min ramble about the recent reveals on Al’s character but man I got pretty off the rails and would’ve probably seen an abd vid with the same theory if they ever got there in this story…. Nevermind that… Arc 9 is Al’s Arc Suddenly… & it’s outta Nowhere after the drama end of arc 8’s relation to him…. But it got Of story levels of crazy… & I ramble too many angles and directions and explanations of stuff I shouldn’t spoil theorising details that just finished translations instantly fixed/explained… Now people are joking whether he’s trying to test if he can use a special ability by trying to fight someone who might kill hik Or that could even work Because of whatever crazy stuff he did in past 2 chapters… I had to search old theories to see how people’s new theories may evolve! : D It’s crazy & the Arc 6 vibes are back after the time abroad shall we oversummarise avoiding l’spoil? Trying to avoid cookin with spoilers in comments on what we can consider older intel we’re revisiting… But man this is some good ideas that Almost make it to the level of yet to be fully explained stuff which… man it feels like a bleach moment but if… nah I can’t say… But man what a chapter when Everything suddenly shifts when everyone thinks functionally opposite stuff about someone’s feelings so disconnected from their Actual Plans… It’s Kinda Wild… I wonder how much crazy testing he does like “dang why does the world basically end if I kill this girl?! That’s interesting… I better keep friendly but distant…” maybe it’s an alter barasu clone that’s time traveled or flugel or something? But it’s Definitely Concerning as hell for all the characters people care about in such an unusual kinda unbelievable way… I wonder if he would’ve taken someone else’s gate? He’s basically suddenly like on of the elders in one piece which… if you know you know… if not don’t look up but read & watch to understand… not all of what I mean is watchable yet but… I mean Dude’s a way scarier character than Any of what we’ve been told or even thought from his character arcs so far… This star changed… quite literally… or maybe only figuratively & thus we’ll have to see what’s up with Al in comparison to Dearest Barasu chan… Could we get a Satella’s feelings shifting themed arc or anything that complicated?! Poor Barasu… I wonder if he’s just had hell any time he tried killing a Barasu to see how stuff goes down?! It’s That wild man… … Not just me Right? Who else came after the recent Al related developments? (Cut the rest of my ramble cause I discussed too many things and don’t wanna spoil folks not caught up in web novel… I almost expect bits to shift in light novel version…but Still needs further examination as more becomes available… it’s fækhín’ Wild bruv!) I expected NONE of this the chapter before man! Aizen vibes almost… dunno what’s happening yet fully… This is NOT Friendly “Following Star” behaviour Al’s got for Subaru-kun, you dig? : D It’s about to get Real Complicated to talk about Al online probably over next months… But that’s exciting at least right? Roughest when they’re friendlies with no clear villain vibes or anything… But not what anyone expected the Al having a hard time to turn into at all! Outta Nowhere! & we expected some wild mysterious external threat… & it still feels like one too! I am eager to hear discussions on what’s going on right now in webnovel compared to past theories… What an arc for a character right?!
So he's Heroic Spirit Em... I mean Heroic Spirit Subaru? That seems to be whats left after you dismiss the rest... and thats just lame. Not what I would expect of Re:Zero's writing. To just copy/paste a idea from Fate.
what if Al is… Subaru’s father from the real world. that would be quite something. Subaru was the Al of Japan while his dad was the chad, and now the roles reversed. and do not get me wrong, possible this version of his dad isnt a dad at all. or never met his son this grown up. so its not like they know each other. it is an alternative version of Shuuichi.
I think Al is Subarus younger brother from the real world who had his name eaten. Or maybe Subaru already had his memories eaten in a forgotten loop, which would explain why he was the only person who could remember rem.
Always great to see how stories implement and twist myth, astrology, astronomy and such into their own. Like AoT with Norse myth. Interesting the Anime didn't put much focus on Al, could be a nod to him wanting to step out of the spotlight?
Had this on a tab for a month and finally got around to watching it. Thanks for making this vid, you made me remember how much I love Re:Zero theories.
23:10 i hope rouswalls words about invisible wounds will matter as of now im heavily dissatisfied by how rbd is treated. its no longer a curse or a burden, its a mere superpower that makes him undefeatable. I hope all the foreshadowing from arc 4 will eventually be brought up again and kidbaru will face the consequences of his reckless behaviour.
I actually thought your theory could’ve worked. Maybe Al has went to the end of the story and once he failed he got sent to reexperience everything and this time he knew and didn’t lose more limbs. Now that Subaru was summoned to world after Al failed, he will rewrite history, the fate the observers had wrote and he saved Ram, he met echidna and experienced the trial in the pledias watchtower, hence why he didn’t go because he was the one to face Capella because maybe she wasn’t there the original loop because her “kids” weren’t forced to play a role by Roswaal to test Subaru since he wasn’t a factor originally. Emilia never succeeded in her trial because Subaru wasn’t present and Roswaal used her to pursue his love for Echidna. She leaves the royal selection and ultimately Priscilla wins because of Al’s actions being able to overcome but ultimately fail in saving Satella at the end. Plays into the future that Emilia never got to see because she could never pass the trial and so maybe Ram or someone else passes it. Otto has no role because Subaru brought him up. Rem was never a person in the original loop because the observers never conceived her in the Al loop and so Ram had 2 horns and only one was cut during, still leaving her at an disadvantage which will lead to her demise.
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ARC 9 PHASE 1 UPDATE:
Almost everything I said was correct. This is crazy. The only thing that is standing as wrong atp is:
- Subaru was always in the picture, contrary to my speculation that he wasn't
- Al does indeed know of events from 400 years ago, somehow.
I don't think I included it in this video, but I had also speculated that Al's real not was not Al, which was indeed more or less confirmed at the end of Arc 8, and that Echidna probably taught Al how to use his Authority, which was also confirmed at the end of Arc 8. I'm on cloud 9 man
Good job 👏
Hmm im not so sure about that. You are saying that Al is not flugel but how can we say that for sure?
For all we know, he could have been Flugel, who failed to save Satella 400 yrs ago. Here is my theory, from what we know so far, Flugel and Satella know each other and possibly are intimate with each other. However, something happened 400 years ago where he had to seal Satella to stop her from destroying the world. He then decided to try, once again, to save her. He failed. He failed over and over again until he decided to give up. This explains why he is always regretful when he meets Satella. It also explains the massive gap of time that we have between the world ending event 400 years ago and Subaru's arrival to this world.
Also, there is a high possibilty that Aldebaran is not his original name. Echidna, from the prologue of Arc 8, said that he had fallen to the title of the following star, Aldebaran. This implies that he had a different name before as Aldebaran is the name that is bestowed to him by that witch.
To conclude, my prediction is that i think Tappei is trying to make a parallel between Flugel/Al - Satella and Subaru - Emilia. The former failed to reach a happy ending while the latter will, hopefully, reach it.
(Sorry if this took way too long to read. Im just too invested in this amazing story😅)
However, with all that being said, there is also still a possibility that Subaru is flugel if we take into account Satella's interaction with him in the shadow garden. Idk man.. shit is whack
If your man:
-Has black eyes and hair;
-Is an only child;
-Has the ability to turn back time;
-Has some connection with a silver-haired girl;
-Was sent into another world from zero;
-And must give up everything to protect the one thing most precious to him;
That’s not your man, that’s the Observer’s newest Sage
Would be interesting that instead of the same person, Al and Subaru had the same "role". If Subaru is a sage candidate, maybe Al is a "failed" Sage Candidate. The reason they got Isekaied was to see if they could fulfil that role. Subaru is not the chosen one, he is just someone that was brought to see if he could do something.
So Satella loves anyone who is a sage candidate 😢
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That moment in Re Zero when said its "ing time" and ed all over the place.
How u do dat :O
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I love this video and a lot of the points you bring up. Despite it being rather popular, I never subscribed to the “Subaru = Al”, Subaru = Flugel”, etc. theories. Tapper very much well can show how Subaru and Al are alike without them literally being the same person, and examples of him already performing this is with Subarus other foils, such as Roswell and Todd. Arc 7 does a good job of picking up and expanding upon what Arc 6 sorta laid out with the “Hell bearing the name of oneself”. The Chisha/Vincent scenario only makes it more probable with playing out a specific role. The only situation I can sorta see with one person being another person is with Emilia = Satella, and I only say that bcuz of the situation with Louis = Spica, but even then I’m not sure how well it’ll be done. I would like to see you do a video about Emilia/Satella and about their connection in the story. Great vid as usual.
You cooked. Al constantly proves to be one of the most interesting characters in Re:Zero and you nailed everything on the head
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Excellent character analysis as always, Asa. There is big reason Al is so popular in theory crafting and looking over the mysteries of the Re:Zero world. Every single aspect is so compelling that he steals the show in any of his appearances, big or small. I much prefer your presented idea of him being a figurative foil of Subaru that pushes him to keep on being the Hero or the Fool rather him literally being Subaru or Flugel. He encompasses the themes of identity as much as Subaru himself does, so I'm always excited to see where his character is going. I hope that by the end of it, Al will be respect as a fundamental core of Re:Zero's worldbuilding and writing quality, as that would mean the payoff to the mystery was just as good as the buildup to it.
P.S. You censoring Arakiya made me laugh my ass off.
The script turned out great Asa! You do a good job with the accompanying visuals despite the lack of relevant images for novel videos like this. Little quirks like trans Al and blurring Arakiya always make me smile
I find it fun that Al doesn't have episodic memory, so not only does the audience not know his deal, but if we were to ask him what his deal is, he himself wouldn't know. Although tbf since Al himself is the one who mentions this (as stated in the wct cut content page), he may be lying.
Edit: so someone replied that Al probably isn't lying. See reply for more details
Al's not lying. His memory issues are real. This detail was also stated in Another Memory Snow, where Al says to himself that he lacks any memories of playing in the snow. He has no reason to lie when he's muttering to himself without anyone else to hear him, so in other words, he has a real problem.
Sorry if this reply comes off a bit 🤓-ish. That was not my intention behind writing it.
@@ShadowKoto I actually really appreciate your response, I probably would have kept the possibility of him lying in the back of my mind for a long time if you didn't tell me
@@ShadowKoto Really fits Shaula's expectations a lot better than Subaru tbh
@@ShadowKotowhat is “another memory snow”?
Actually i believe that pandora is al, as well as otto, the appa guy and every other character in re:zero
Theoretically if Al went back in time years (IF he can like Asa said) around the time of arc3 when Natsuki Subaru didn't exist as an "observer" (meaning a no Subaru existence loop for Al) it could make sense why Al didn't know Rem. If Subaru doesn't exist Rem dies to the Ulgarm in arc2 like in episode 7 of the anime.
The hype I've felt when this popped, holy. It may be nearly 3am for me and I have to get up at 7am, but it's Aldebaran
Keep up the phenomenal work Asa. What a great start into 2024!
Great video. Not only do you examine the story details, but you also look at it through the lens of the series' themes in a way a lot of theories don't. I like your theory a lot, and I hope it's true. Flugel, Subaru, and Al all being different people cast in the same "role" of Sage would be a great way to continue the series' longest running theme of expectations. Having said that... I still don't fully believe it yet. There's still way too many connections between those three and certain inconsistencies that make accepting it difficult for me.
Unless I'm misunderstanding Al's powers, it doesn't actually seem like he can loop. In the latest volume, we finally get the most in-depth showcase of his authority, and it appears he sets up a matrix and then goes through simulations of the event (most of which result in his death) until he discovers the right course of action. He's in a much more precarious position than Subaru, who gets to fully redo. Al doesn't, his life is in mortal danger a lot more because of those limitations, which is probably why he lost his arm. He couldn't just go back and redo it right. If this is how his power works, this would prevent him from making a big loop through time like you mentioned.
In Arc 5, Garfiel notes that he found Al while trying to track Subaru’s scent because they smelled the same. However, Garfied cannot smell Miasma, meaning Al’s natural scent is what smells just like Subaru’s. Does Garfield just think all Japanese people smell the same? I mean, maybe, but it's questionable.
In Kasaneru IF, Echidna states the the Oni are a "created" race. In Ram and the Night Study Group, Ram admits to herself that she recognized the Japanese characters Subaru was writing. This seems to imply Flugel had a hand in creating the Oni race. The Oni race also had a strict law preventing twins. Al was fine with Ram's existence. He was extrememly confused when Rem wasn't Ram, but not angry. He only got angry and disgusted when he found out the older sister was still alive, meaning he would have likely been okay with either Rem or Ram's existence, just not at the same time. He cares about the Oni clan's twin law, which seems to have connections to Flugel. Why else would Al care so much about an Oni custom unless he had ties to Flugel?
Lastly, and maybe most importantly, it seems like Satella has a genuine love for Subaru. Does she just love every Sage? Does she just confuse them all with each other? That seems unlikely because she calls Subaru by name.
I wrote too much. Anyway, nice video.
the point of the twin law thingy was that oni twins were born with half the power of a regular oni and the oni tribe had this mentality that weakness is uncool.
rem/ram, if they weren't born twins and instead were a single person, would have been a double horned oni who's also the reincarnation of the oni god.
Ram is the xurrent incarnation of the oni god and she seems just fine when she's only using one horn (reffering to when she was little or when she uses rem's through synesthesia) but maybe she's actually extremely nerfed and therefore would not be able to fullfill the role she's supposed to (assuming Al has future knowledge or knows about roswaal's plan or something else)
Maybe the real Al was the friends we made along the way
We’ll I don’t think Al’s a future Subaru. I thought like how echidna, had multiple selves there’s something similar going on with Subaru. I mean why was echidna studying immortality and cloning in the first place. I don’t think she’s the type of person to really just do it for herself.
Ya interpretation makes far more fucking sence than whatever else ive heard
Emilia said he's probably a good person so in king Al we trust also this is probably one of the best re zero videos I have seen in my life ❤️🐐🐐🐐
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Let’s goooo new Re:Zero video! My favorite video of yours is the Arc 7 retrospective btw, it was sooo good
I think the distinction of the 'role' is very important and needed to be made.
Emilia's future trail hints at Al's quest as he's seen apologizing to someone about how he failed to kill them and how weak he is
He also says that at least he'll keep that person to himself for all eternity
I am really worried what tappie might bring up next 😮
So my theory is that Flugel is Natsuki Kenichi, and that Al is secretly actually Subaru's brother. Kenichi says something weird that Subaru is his oldest son. Beatrice says something interesting when she finds out Subaru is named after a star. She says" what type of cruel person name you after a star?"
I Dont agreed this theroy at All and it dont Make senes My Book this Tell Satella love Kenichi That make no senes I say Flugel is different person and dont written Why I have read You theroy and I Dont agreed this 😃
@@hyrrs345 I'd love to discuss it further but I'm a bit confused at what you're trying to say
@@PraiseCheeses32 I meant Kenichi is not Flugel and I Dont think SO he is not it dont make sense to me but still cool Theroy
Something about Rem and Ram perhaps has to do with Roswaals plans. We know he wants them like combine or whatever? So they can kill the dragon. I have no idea why this makes Al angry or how it connects to anything. He finds it disgusting and now that we know he knew Echidna… having some idea of her plans isnt at all crazy. I think thats most likely, cuz I don’t understand why else Al would have a problem with them. Seems he was upset that both twins were still alive. Not specifically Ram, as hes run into her before too
Cool video bro but Al is obviously Ikeda. This is what happens when you make content without having read Arc 4 WN 😂😅🤭🤭😴😜
Loved the video. One small correction though. At the part where you were quoting Al and Subaru's conversation in Arc 5, Subaru is the one who says that "he wouldn't even need a reason to pull a kid back to the sidewalk..." in response to Al. I'm basing this on the Light Novel though so I'm not sure if it's different from the Web Novel.
For the purpose of removing natsuki subaru from this world.
From where came The « you have rejected the lath of the sage, and chosen the path of the fool »dialogue please? Great video btw
It's in the arc 4 interlude titled: Emilia Faction • Warlock • Spirit • Spiritualist
Excellent character analysis and breakdown as always Asa. Al is honestly one of the most interesting characters in the series for me. There is so much we truly don't know about him and while most of the community thinks he's another version of Subaru I think there is still more to it than that. Re:Zero ties to stars is so captivating that I'm actually glad a creator would actually tackle it and break it down as well as you did. I know your videos don't get a lot of views or attraction as they deserve, but you been a big addition to the community.
unfortunately tappei just fucked everyones theories about Al with a hidden prologue. tappei is actually a menace
i don't think anything i said in here is really impacted by that prologue. in fact im more confident in multiple parts of it
I’ve always believed in the Subaru is flugel theory because the one I heard has nothing to do with a time loop.
(Spoilers I think)
The one I heard is that flugel is Subaru from 300 years ago and after the complete destruction of his travelling party (echidna became a witch, hoshin dissapeared, lagunica is busy being a king), the sealing of his lover satella after she became the witch of envy was the last straw and he just sent himself back to his world with no memories. 300 years later satella found him and brought him back to the re:zero world because she loved him and then all the events of the story happen. There is no loop or fate or anything of the sort, he just is flugel and was taken without his consent.
great analysis
i wonder how a fight between the two would be written? would al be unkillable since it would seem to subaru that he randomly is aware of every single minute detail subaru has prepared, no matter how many times he went back? it's a paradoxical game of rock paper scissors that could give anyone a headache
i'm assuming the fight wouldnt be onesided with pure brute strength, that would be stupid
Great video !!
Your stars were good actually!!
Hope this theory doesnt age like milk
Peak fiction.
Aldebaran is Natsuki Subaru Confirmed.
Huh? Uhm...
Also i find it strange was there any time al was mentioned in what if beside the aganau if where subaru wears his clothing? Its like al vanishes from the ifs entirely
i would love an updated video of al and theory's u have
So al doesn’t reveal his Japanese origin and a whole lot more in the anime right?
Amazing video
My question is how did satella get her witch factor if she got it from someone else that means theres a way to kill her cause there gotta be someone who had it before her
This type of content is what we have subscribed for,amazing video.
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Haven't seen the whole video yet, but notice that there are 3x3 crosses on both sides of Al's helmet.
If you consider cross a unit and add those from both sides, you get 18.
18 is the number where Al spent time in Re:zero, or perhaps, the time until Subaru came into the world.
Meds, now
Excellent video, comment for feeding the algorithm
That's his dad
AL is Archer! 😂
I think al and subaru are supposed to be the "hero", but they know they can't live up to the identity everyone including themselves think they should be. Rezero is a story about love, identity and subverting fate. Lots of characters in re zero feel stuck or trapped in their fates/roles, yet subaru made people like emilia, beako, rem and others can still change or grow past their "established" roles
Man I wrote a 20 min ramble about the recent reveals on Al’s character but man I got pretty off the rails and would’ve probably seen an abd vid with the same theory if they ever got there in this story…. Nevermind that… Arc 9 is Al’s Arc Suddenly… & it’s outta Nowhere after the drama end of arc 8’s relation to him…. But it got Of story levels of crazy… & I ramble too many angles and directions and explanations of stuff I shouldn’t spoil theorising details that just finished translations instantly fixed/explained…
Now people are joking whether he’s trying to test if he can use a special ability by trying to fight someone who might kill hik Or that could even work Because of whatever crazy stuff he did in past 2 chapters…
I had to search old theories to see how people’s new theories may evolve! : D
It’s crazy & the Arc 6 vibes are back after the time abroad shall we oversummarise avoiding l’spoil? Trying to avoid cookin with spoilers in comments on what we can consider older intel we’re revisiting…
But man this is some good ideas that Almost make it to the level of yet to be fully explained stuff which… man it feels like a bleach moment but if… nah I can’t say…
But man what a chapter when Everything suddenly shifts when everyone thinks functionally opposite stuff about someone’s feelings so disconnected from their Actual Plans… It’s Kinda Wild… I wonder how much crazy testing he does like “dang why does the world basically end if I kill this girl?! That’s interesting… I better keep friendly but distant…” maybe it’s an alter barasu clone that’s time traveled or flugel or something?
But it’s Definitely Concerning as hell for all the characters people care about in such an unusual kinda unbelievable way… I wonder if he would’ve taken someone else’s gate?
He’s basically suddenly like on of the elders in one piece which… if you know you know… if not don’t look up but read & watch to understand… not all of what I mean is watchable yet but… I mean Dude’s a way scarier character than Any of what we’ve been told or even thought from his character arcs so far…
This star changed… quite literally… or maybe only figuratively & thus we’ll have to see what’s up with Al in comparison to Dearest Barasu chan…
Could we get a Satella’s feelings shifting themed arc or anything that complicated?!
Poor Barasu… I wonder if he’s just had hell any time he tried killing a Barasu to see how stuff goes down?!
It’s That wild man…
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Not just me Right? Who else came after the recent Al related developments?
(Cut the rest of my ramble cause I discussed too many things and don’t wanna spoil folks not caught up in web novel… I almost expect bits to shift in light novel version…but Still needs further examination as more becomes available… it’s fækhín’ Wild bruv!) I expected NONE of this the chapter before man! Aizen vibes almost… dunno what’s happening yet fully…
This is NOT Friendly “Following Star” behaviour Al’s got for Subaru-kun, you dig? : D
It’s about to get Real Complicated to talk about Al online probably over next months…
But that’s exciting at least right?
Roughest when they’re friendlies with no clear villain vibes or anything…
But not what anyone expected the Al having a hard time to turn into at all! Outta Nowhere! & we expected some wild mysterious external threat… & it still feels like one too!
I am eager to hear discussions on what’s going on right now in webnovel compared to past theories…
What an arc for a character right?!
Let's goooooo!!!!! Peak RUclips is back
So he's Heroic Spirit Em... I mean Heroic Spirit Subaru?
That seems to be whats left after you dismiss the rest... and thats just lame. Not what I would expect of Re:Zero's writing. To just copy/paste a idea from Fate.
New Asa Rezero video lets gooooooo
ALDEBARAN VIDEO LET'S GOOOOOOOOO
bruh, al chases down subaru in arc9, just like his name implies.
what if Al is… Subaru’s father from the real world. that would be quite something. Subaru was the Al of Japan while his dad was the chad, and now the roles reversed. and do not get me wrong, possible this version of his dad isnt a dad at all. or never met his son this grown up. so its not like they know each other. it is an alternative version of Shuuichi.
wow, I really liked your content, but you talk too fast for me to undertand everything at first, but too slow to put the video on 0.75 speed xDD
I think Al is Subarus younger brother from the real world who had his name eaten.
Or maybe Subaru already had his memories eaten in a forgotten loop, which would explain why he was the only person who could remember rem.
This video so cracked. I hope we get an update to this video(or an echinda video) with all the new arc 9 information.
Can't watch video yet but we will be liking
Can watch the video you cooked
So why is his face covered ? just to make us wonder ?
Always great to see how stories implement and twist myth, astrology, astronomy and such into their own. Like AoT with Norse myth.
Interesting the Anime didn't put much focus on Al, could be a nod to him wanting to step out of the spotlight?
Amazing video analysis, extra points for the use of Silent Hill music! So fitting!!!
Excelent work brother
We just need one fkin mayo reference to confirm his identity.
Appreciates your hard work. I really love talking abaut Re:zero.
Might as well watch it again and comment again to boost those numbers
Had this on a tab for a month and finally got around to watching it. Thanks for making this vid, you made me remember how much I love Re:Zero theories.
Here is a theory Aldebaran could have be transfer in a new body and he hide his face because of it?
Keep up the good work, Love watching your videos and being up to date with re:zero
I loved it , please makes of the comparison to mythology
amazing video. I think you have some really great theories, you have a great eye for how stories work.
finally the goated video.
23:10 i hope rouswalls words about invisible wounds will matter as of now im heavily dissatisfied by how rbd is treated. its no longer a curse or a burden, its a mere superpower that makes him undefeatable. I hope all the foreshadowing from arc 4 will eventually be brought up again and kidbaru will face the consequences of his reckless behaviour.
I wonder if there was a book of the dead for flugel
Al's cool. Didn't know that until now. Thanks
finally some aldebran juice🔥
What a way to start of the new year! Absolutly peak content.
Gud video, here is cookie 🍪
spoilers:
one part of this video definitely obsolete. ln 38 prolog goes crazy
What part
@@AsarathaHSYT actually def misread lmao
Al is Amogus.
Aldebaran = Flugel = Subaru.
= Lame and Unvaried Theory.
@@ShadowKoto😂
No
@@KingLAO2964 Welp turns out Aldebaran = Subaru, and they are probably Flugel as well ...
@@ShadowKoto Welp now at least half of it is true, Aldebaran is Subaru.
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sooo cool
sweet!
Great vid goat
Great job asa
I actually thought your theory could’ve worked. Maybe Al has went to the end of the story and once he failed he got sent to reexperience everything and this time he knew and didn’t lose more limbs. Now that Subaru was summoned to world after Al failed, he will rewrite history, the fate the observers had wrote and he saved Ram, he met echidna and experienced the trial in the pledias watchtower, hence why he didn’t go because he was the one to face Capella because maybe she wasn’t there the original loop because her “kids” weren’t forced to play a role by Roswaal to test Subaru since he wasn’t a factor originally. Emilia never succeeded in her trial because Subaru wasn’t present and Roswaal used her to pursue his love for Echidna. She leaves the royal selection and ultimately Priscilla wins because of Al’s actions being able to overcome but ultimately fail in saving Satella at the end. Plays into the future that Emilia never got to see because she could never pass the trial and so maybe Ram or someone else passes it. Otto has no role because Subaru brought him up. Rem was never a person in the original loop because the observers never conceived her in the Al loop and so Ram had 2 horns and only one was cut during, still leaving her at an disadvantage which will lead to her demise.