Subaru Natsuki

Subaru Natsuki, also known as Baru, Barusu, Basu, Pride, Young Su, Subarun, Captain, Boss, Suu, The Half Elf's Knight, Natsumi Schwartz, Natsuki Schwartz, Lolimancer, Spirit Knight, Purge King and Sin Archbishop of Pride, is the main protagonist from the Re:ZERO series.
== Charactah Account ==
On the way home from the convenience store, Subaru suddenly finds himself teleported into another world. He has an ability that he calls "Return by Death" to go back in time when he dies. Despite being a hikikomori and gamer in his real world, Subaru does a bit of workout and seems to know basic hand-to-hand combat, making him not completely weak.
While Subaru tends to not read the situations he encounters, ultimately leading him to make irrational decisions, he is loyal to those he holds dear, willing to help them, even if that means taking the thorny path. He had his resolve confirmed through the many situations and circumstances he faces in the fantasy world, originally having been one to always take the 'easy' route. As a shut-in NEET, he was hopeful of the possibilities that being sucked into a new realm brings, but later realizes the realities of the predicament he is in. Eventually, he resolves himself to be faithful and protective of the ones that he cares most about.
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. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Cup Noodles X Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
* Isekai Quartet
* Isekai Quartet 2
* Isekai Quartet Movie: Another World
* Re:ZERO -Starting Break Time From Zero-
* Re:ZERO -Starting Break Time From Zero- Season 2
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 3
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow Announcement
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow: Manner Movie
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Frozen Bond
* Re:ZERO PETIT
=== Light Novels ===
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
=== Manga ===
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Chapter 1: A Day in the Capital
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Chapter 2: A Week at the Mansion
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Chapter 3: Truth of Zero
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Chapter 4: The Sanctuary and the Witch of Greed
* Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Frozen Bond
=== Video Games ===
* Crash Fever
* Divine Gate
* KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Fantastic Days
* Monster Strike
* OVERLORD: MASS FOR THE DEAD
* Princess Connect Re:Dive
* Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Death or Kiss
* Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- INFINITY
* Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Lost in Memories
* Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne
* Re:Zero Forbidden Book and the Mysterious Spirit
* World Flipper
== Trivia ==
* According to the author, Subaru's birthday is April 1, and his birth flower is a Gypsophila elegans, or annual baby's breath.
* Subaru has been ranked among the five weakest characters in Re:Zero.
* Subaru is surprisingly talented at sewing. In the later arcs, his skill improves to the point where he can even make stuffed toys.
* Subaru had once cross-dressed in his old world under the name "Natsumi Schwartz". He has used this alias and cross-dressed on a few occasions in the new world.
** "Schwartz" means "black" in German.
* Like his parents (Natsuki Kenichi and Natsuki Naoko), Subaru has a personal bottle of mayo back home.
* The reason why Subaru tapped Crusch's hand instead of shaking it in episode 27 is because he was shy about shaking a girl's hand.
* From the very moment Subaru was summoned to another world, he subconsciously knew he would never return to Japan.
* Subaru's phone ringtone is "Yoake no Michi" from Dog of Flanders.
* In a Q&A, the author stated the chance of Subaru not dying in an arc is 0.
* Even before meeting Emilia, Subaru preferred girls with silver hair.
* Subaru has a personal ranking of his friends and he would use Return By Death if one of them died.
* According to the author, the reason Subaru made Arc 3 was for Subaru to say two lines. The first one being "I hate myself" and the second one being "I love you" (to Emilia).
* In Arc 6, Subaru is revealed to regularly partake self-harm, scratching his arms until he bleeds, biting his lips, et cetera.
* Shamak was in fact more useful to Subaru than Invisible Providence is, according to the author himself.
* Following the incident involving Rem, Greed and Gluttony, Subaru visited Rem daily, discussing his day with the sleeping girl, without fail.
* Many of the Sin Archbishops such as Petelgeuse seemed to suspect that Subaru is supposed to hold the seat of Pride in the Witch Cult, with both Petelgeuse and Louis claiming that the vacant seat belonged to Subaru, however, it is currently unknown if this is true or just deluded gibberish from the Sin Archbishops.
** Subaru is the Sin Archbishop of Pride in the Ayamatsu IF, but the short story is non-canonical to the mainline story.
* In both the Light Novels and in the web novel, Subaru has his own named chapter.
* In the web novel, Subaru was in fact able to read Petelgeuse's Gospel. This event, however, was cut from the Light Novel, for reasons yet unknown. Furthermore, the reason why he was able to do that, remains unknown.
* Subaru considers Wilhelm to be the very ideal of a person and a man, and is the person Subaru respects the most in the new world.
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== External Links ==
* Natsuki Subaru at Re:Zero Wiki
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