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Who Is the Witch of Envy (Satella) in Re:Zero & Is She Evil?

If you’re an anime and manga fan, you’ve probably heard of Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, even if you don’t know the series name. Namely, the twins Rem and Ram tend to pop up on anime-related sites all the time, and they’ve certainly become one of the most popular anime characters in recent times. But, we’re not going to talk about the twins in this article, rather, we are going to introduce you to a character known both as the Witch of Envy and Satella and tell you whether she’s evil or not in Re:Zero.

Satella, also known as the Witch of Envy, is one of the Witches of Sin and was responsible for causing the Great Calamity 400 years ago. Although in the fantasy world it is believed that the Witch of Envy and Satella are the same entity, in reality, Satella has a double personality that was born when she absorbed Witch Genes and as a result of their incompatibility a double personality was created to which called “The Witch of Envy”.

In this article, you’re going to find out everything you need to know about the Witch of Envy (Satella) in Re:Zero and whether she’s actually evil or not. If you’re not fully up-to-date with all the happenings in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, we have to warn you that there might be some spoilers in this article, so be careful how you approach our text.

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Who is the Witch of Envy in Re:Zero?

Satella joined the Witches of Sin, and absorbed the Witch Genes she had no compatibility with, resulting in the creation of the personality called the Witch of Envy. After this, she lost control, so she left half the world dry. Both Satella and the Witch of Envy fought to know who was going to control the body, but they never reached an agreement. Her friends loved Satella, but hated the Witch of Envy, except for Echidna, as she despised both of them.

Despite the efforts of many of her to stop her, she managed to defeat all of her opponents. However, at one point she was finally confronted and defeated by Volcanica, Reid Astrea, Flugel, and Shaula, who, seeing that they couldn’t destroy her flesh, decided to seal her away. The genes left Satella, moving to the archbishops of the Witch Cult. Many thought that Satella killed the Witches of Sin, but in reality, each one died from a different condition. At some point, she interacted with Subaru and fell in love with him.

Four hundred years later, Satella summoned Subaru to the Kingdom of Lugunica. As she was attracted to him, she gave him the ability to come back from the dead, which also came with a strange scent capable of attracting evil beasts. She also placed a Hidden Hand on her heart to threaten him if she told anything about his ability.

After saving Ram and Rem from the Wolgarms, an exhausted Subaru ended up unconscious in the middle of the forest. Afterward, he was taken to a dark place, where Satella was talking to each other from a distance. However, Subaru was unable to hear her when he was away from her before returning to the real world.

Satella speaks to Subaru Subaru, dying from a gigantic Pack, returned to the dark place, where Satella was confessing her love. Later, when Subaru used her scent during the Battle at the Flugel Tree in order to attract Hakugei, Satella appeared behind her speaking to her. Shortly after, when Subaru was possessed by Petelgeuse and died, Satella met him, telling him that she loved him, then she asked him what she wanted to do, Subaru replied that she needed to finish doing something.

She understood and let him go, before confessing her feelings to him again. Satella meets Petelgeuse When Subaru defeated Petelgeuse, the latter possessed him again. When he revealed his ability to return from the dead, both of them were taken to the shadows with Satella, who expelled Petelgeuse from the body because he was not the man she loved but rather Subaru, and ran towards Subaru while asking him to help her.

That same day, Subaru saved Emilia from an explosion, but she ended up unconscious. He had another meeting with Satella, yelling at her multiple times that she loved him as Emilia tried to wake him up. As Subaru began to open his eyes, he promised her that they would meet again, Satella replied that she would be waiting for him.

Subaru, revealing the Return By Death to Echidna and not being able to affect inside the tomb, is forced to personally stand outside the tomb, taking possession of Emilia’s body, his objective being to eliminate Subaru’s loved ones, beginning to kill everyone in the sanctuary except for Garfiel Tinsel and Subaru, who wakes up and meets her. She kept saying “I love you” repeatedly.

Subaru was about to be swallowed by his darkness and was saved by Garfiel who takes him away and explains that Satella is the cause of the shadows of the sanctuary. After that, Subaru realizes that Satella was now heading to the mansion. Garfiel tries to confront him but he is killed by Satella who for the second time begins to say “I love you” repeatedly to Subaru, who angrily mentions that he would rather love other witches than her.

With this, Satella gets angry and her shadows swallow Subaru who commits suicide thanks to his handkerchief that had been modified by Echidna. After this happens, Satella begins to cry and Subaru removes her veil and is surprised to see that her face was the same as Emilia’s and he promises to save her.

After this, she appears at Echidna’s tea party since Subaru was about to make a dubious contract that Echidna had proposed to him, she appears but is automatically scorned by Subaru who starts telling her that everything bad that is happening to her is her guilt for giving him the return by death and tries to commit suicide with this Satella begins to cry and tries to talk to him mentioning that he did it to save himself and the people he loved.

Subaru is later rescued by Minerva who heals him from the damage caused to himself after attempting suicide .Subaru approaches Satella and this time thanks her for giving him that power. After this, they both exchange a few words and Subaru promises for the second time that he will save Satella.

Seeing that Louis Arneb took possession of Subaru’s body and wanted to get closer to him, the Witch of Envy began to attack and fill the Pleiades watchtower with shadows, killing Subaru and the company on several occasions, being another obstacle for Subaru in this arc. After Subaru solved all their problems, Satella attacks for the last time and, being cornered by the divine mana of Volcanica, uses an advanced version of Al Shamac that takes Subaru, Rem and Louis to the Vollachia Empire.

How is the Witch of Envy connected to Emilia?

Some people, such as Echidna and Pandora, referred to Emilia as “the witch’s daughter”, with Pandora also mentioning that she came from the witch line after seeing her power. According to Melakuera, Emilia was “born of the same cursed blood as the witch” and called her “the witch’s descendant”.

Unusually, when Subaru tells Emilia about Return By Death, the Witch of Envy crushes Emilia’s heart with one of her dark hands, resulting in her death, as seen in one of the loops from Arc 3. Aside from Subaru, Emilia is the only person affected by this Return By Death penalty, with no specific explanation as to why.

There is a yet-unexplained connection between both Subaru and Emilia and the Witch of Envy, but the details of this have not been revealed yet, so we don’t know how the two are connected. We know that Emilia is not the Witch of Envy, as some have speculated due to the similarities in their looks, and because we know that Emilia has a human mother, it doesn’t seem likely that Satella is her mother, either. Still, they could be related somehow, we just don’t know how.

Is the Witch of Envy evil?

Contrary to popular belief, Satella and the Witch of Envy are separate personalities, but they were formed when Satella took the genes of the other witches and was incompatible. The two personalities tend to fight each other. They both like Subaru, although the Witch of Envy has a much more aggressive personality, Satella is much more reasonable and cares about her well-being. Satella is a friend of the Witches of Sin, while the Witch of Envy is not, since she is the enemy of all. Despite that, Echidna hates both of them.

On a general level, Satella can be portrayed as a villain in the series and she has done some evil deeds. The Witch of Envy is a genuinely evil character but Satella isn’t, although both of them have done evil deeds. The problem here is a that a lot of their evil actions are due to their love for Subaru, which is why it is difficult to give a straightforward answer to this question.

Why does the Witch of Envy love Subaru?

Satella says she loves Subaru because he “gave her light, showed her the outside world, held her hand when she was alone and kissed her when she was all alone,” basically gave her everything, and Natsuki Subaru knows what Satella said. She states that she gave him Return by Death to kill her, but he refused, telling her he would save her instead.

Both personalities are fond of Subaru, although the Witch of Envy personality is much more aggressive, while Satella is much more sensitive and very concerned about her well-being. As mentioned earlier, The Witch of Envy is behind Subaru’s Return by Death. Every time Subaru breaks “their promise,” Satella executes some form of punishment, either by crushing his heart or (on very rare occasions) crushing the hearts of the people he cares about most. In Arc 6, Satella repeatedly caused the Pleiades watchtower to be destroyed, killing everyone inside, while Louis Arneb was attached to Subaru.

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Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Episode 33 Review: Bunnies, Greed and Despair

While it would be easy for an anime that removed the risk of death from its protagonist to fall apart or become repetitive or boring, part of the reason Re:Zero has been so successful is through its constant reminders about the consequences of removing that risk. By removing that risk of death and acquiring knowledge and pain through constant repetition, you learn more about the world and gain the power to change and shape it, but you lose your connections with everyone around you. The best episodes of Re:Zero in both season 1 and season 2 have emphasized the loneliness and consequences of what is, in theory, an unstoppable magical power, and that is once again seen here with Re:Zero episode 33.

The last few episodes of Re:Zero have been trapped in the same endless loop. Ever since Subaru successfully cleared the first test in the Sanctuary, he’s been focused on leaving to save the lives of Rem and everyone back at the mansion due to an unexpected attack. Getting out under the watchful and suspicious eye of Garfiel has been a stumbling block in executing that plan, while another issue has been his inability to handle the unpredictable attack without dying at the mansion once he finally arrives.

It must be done, though, so there he goes. Repeating the same few days, again and again, the world oblivious to his repeated attempts to change the course of the world and his constant, lonely encounters with death. There’s hope this time, with Otto having saved Subaru from 3 days trapped in jail and Ram at their side, that they can make a difference.

And it’s the moments where there’s a flicker of hope where the pain and loneliness hit most. Garfiel has caught wind of their plans to escape and he is livid. We’ve already witnessed how Frederica can transform themselves, and Garfiel showcases his ability by attempting to stop Ram, Otto and Subaru by turning himself into a fierce tiger-like creature and attacking the group. Even as Otto and Subaru attempt to escape as Ram holds him off, it ends up failing as all but Subaru are killed. He falls unconscious and, upon waking, he finds that winter has arrived and everyone has left the Sanctuary. He tries to piece things together but is gruesomely eaten by horned bunnies with little in the way of answers.

And in comes the despair. Once again, Subaru has failed, died, watched his friends die, and only he can remember. After witnessing these characters we care for just as much as Subaru suffer and fall, we share in this despair as we enter one of the bleakest moments of this newest season so far. This routine is admittedly familiar, but where it diverges in a rather interesting direction is the intervention of Echidna.

Even though in the real-time of the world barely any time has passed, Echidna invites Subaru to another tea party. Later confirmed, this second tea party’s existence show’s to Subaru that he isn’t alone. The fact that she knew to bring him back so soon means she knew of Subaru’s powers. In this moment of vulnerability after being worn down by another death and once again seeing his friends suffer, Echidna pounces on this weakness in a mix of sympathy and something more.

It’s when this series explores despair and isolation like here in episode 33 that Re:Zero is at its best. While the fact it leaves so much in the air unexplored could be a complaint for many with the pacing of this week’s episode, I appreciate that, in Echidna, we now have confidant with a moral compass we can’t yet fully determine. As long as I still find myself excited to learn more I’m happy to wait and see how things develop, and when that’s coupled with some emotionally raw moments like those found this week, I’m satisfied.

Re: Zero -Starting Life in Another World- is currently streaming on Crunchyroll .

Does Rem die in ‘Re:Zero’? Her fate, explained

Ever since the second season of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- ended, anime fans have been looking for answers about the fate of particular characters.

The series is all about teenage NEET Subaru Natsuki as he’s teleported to a strange new world. Every time he dies, he begins life anew from a “save point”— meaning he essentially has infinite resets and infinite chances to go back and make things right — just like in a video game. Subaru’s status at the end of Re:Zero’s second season is made very apparent, as is his love interest Emilia’s. In fact, everything seems all well and good.

That’s not so when it comes to one of Re:Zero’s most beloved characters: the demure, blue-haired maid Rem. Rem, along with twin sister Ram, works alongside Lord Roswaal of the Roswaal Mansion. She’s a formidable fighter who’s fiercely protective of Subaru and his allies. She also happens to love Subaru selflessly, treats everyone with kindness, and acts as a uniting force when her friends need her.

That’s why the end of Re:Zero’s second season left fans reeling when there was no resolution with Rem “alive”, as so many had hoped. As all of the story threads seem to have been wrapped up and Subaru enjoys a quiet moment of peace with Emilia following a lengthy bout of tiresome fighting, fans thought Rem should be there enjoying a quiet victory as well. But that isn’t quite the way the end of Re:Zero Season 2 plays out.

Instead, there are several questions that still need to be answered surrounding what happened to Rem. Does Rem die in Re:Zero, and will we see her again? What is Rem’s fate? Here’s what the Re:Zero series has in store for Rem and whether we can expect to see her again in the future.

Does Rem die in ‘Re:Zero’?

No, Rem does not die in Re:Zero Season 2, nor in the current manga and live novel continuity – at least, not technically. Re:Zero currently spans 28 light novels, 40 web novel chapters, a variety of manga installments running concurrently, and 50 anime episodes. As of Re:Zero Season 2, episode 50, “Offbeat Steps Under the Moonlight”, Rem is alive. However, she remains in a comatose state and is a shell of her former self.

This is a result of Rem having had her name and memories consumed by Ley Batenkaitos, a Sin Archbishop of the Witch Cult, representing Gluttony. Batenkaitos’ Gluttony ability allows him to touch a human being and devour their existences completely, which ultimately destroys any memories of their existence from the minds of even their closest friends. Those who have had their memories eaten have zero memories as a result and have their personalities obliterated. Those with both their memories and name eaten become a shell of a person. The lights are on, but no one’s home.

The last we saw Rem in Re:Zero Season 2, she was traveling by carriage following a grueling battle before being accosted by two Sin Archbishops, including Ley Batenkaitos. The pair were seeking the colossal white whale, which had been slain at that point. As a result, the pair went wild and rampaged through the caravan, massacring those traveling with Rem. After succumbing to Batenkaitos’ Gluttony ability, we discover later on through Subaru that no one can remember her, a sad fate to be sure.

Rem’s twin sister Ram ultimately fought and decapitated Ley, though by then the damage had already been done – and, contrary to Subaru’s hopes, killing Batenkaitos did not “cure” Rem or restore everyone’s memories.

So though Rem is indeed alive, she is technically “dead” in the eyes of all who knew her. She has been erased from everyone’s existence except for Subaru. However, Subaru’s mental “save point” was moved forward (without his knowledge or control) after Rem’s “death”, so Subaru is unable to reset life as he knows it to bring her back to normal.

Will Rem return in ‘Re:Zero’ Season 3?

Unfortunately, there isn’t a swift answer to this question. Even as recently as the newest light novel installment in the Re:Zero series, Rem remains comatose. Fans continue to speculate what Rem’s ultimate fate may be and how she’ll end up returning to the story, though she may very well be a very different person by the time we see her again.

But if you’re a Rem fan, there’s no need to despair. She’s such a beloved and popular character that there’s no way Re:Zero could march on indefinitely without her. Only time will tell when she’ll make her grand entrance once more, and it’ll be like no time at all has passed.