Rem (Re:Zero)

Rem is a female anime and manga character who features in Re:Zero.

Biography

Rem (Japanese: レム)

Rem lived with her father, mother, and her elder sister Ram in an Oni village. Initially, because they were born with one horn each, it meant they were defective in the view of the Oni community, who believe in individual strength above all else, and were despised for it. They were to be killed as part of the custom of Oni to protect their pride as the strongest of the demi-humans. However, just before the execution, Ram displayed the potential of her power to protect them both, which shocked the community and caused them to kneel. Being allowed to live thanks to her older sister, who had an aptitude that had not been seen since the era of Witches, Rem spent the rest of her days in her shadow. Despite the presence of her sister also raising expectations for herself in the community, she could never meet them or surpass her sister in any area, which earned her disappointment from the other villagers. However, Rem loved her sister and accepted her place behind her and her parents still cared for them both deeply, even if she herself found it difficult to believe in front of the brilliance of her older sister. One day, Rem awoke and panicked when she saw that her sister was not with her. Deciding to go and find her, she left her house, meeting her neighbor, who showed her concern and called Ram’s name with an honorific. Her heart slightly hurt, Rem raced off and eventually found Ram, who reassured Rem. Afterward, Ram felt a visitor had approached the village and went to confront him. Meeting an old giant who claimed to know and wanted to meet with Setanta, Ram, who was wary of him, took him to meet the chief. After meeting with him, Setanta introduced the man as Cromwell, though the giant claimed he now went by Rom. Though Setanta ordered Rem to go home and Ram to stay behind, Ram harshly refused and left with Rem, leaving Setanta and Rom to talk to each other. Though Rem was concerned if Ram was okay to do that, Ram reassured her, and after using her magic to deal with a chore, the two went to play and collect yams for steamed potatoes, and Rem forgot Ram’s serious expression as she pondered the meaning of the meeting. When they returned to the village, they came across an angry Setanta and Rom, who had apparently declined Setanta’s request. With Rom leaving and telling Setanta not to treat Ram as a kid only when it was convenient, he left the village, telling the girls to be good sisters.

Sometime later, Rem awoke to find that Ram was missing. Deciding to find her, after burning her hand on the doorknob, she realized her house was on fire, and she bust down the door to find Ram. She eventually made it outside, only to find the village ablaze and littered with oni corpses, including her parents and neighbor. She also bore witness as Setanta fought off strange, robed men until he was eventually killed. When the men decided to kill Rem, Ram appeared, slaughtering the men. However, as an explosion threatened to kill Rem, Ram grabbed her and leapt away. Taking injuries as she continued fighting, she was eventually faced with one of the men, who prepared to kill them. As he swung, Ram stood in front of Rem to protect her, and her horn was severed. Rem passed out from the shock. Ram, despite her injuries, managed to grab Rem and run, escaping the men. However, they eventually collapsed on the mountain road, where Roswaal L. Mathers discovered them on the way to their village. Upon meeting Ram, who asked to save Rem, Roswaal asked what she could offer him, to which she offered herself, saying that she couldn't make decisions for Rem. When Rem next awoke, she was in Roswaal Manor, and Ram, whose face was pale, was next to her. Recalling what happened to the village, she was despondent. Then, a maid, Frederica Baumann, appeared in the room to retrieve Ram, introducing herself and slightly startling Rem with her teeth, which made them both feel guilty. As Frederica scolded Ram and mentioned her broken horn, the memories of what happened at the end of the attack on the oni village ran through Rem's mind, and in her panic, her horn protruded from her head and she thrashed around, forcing Ram and Frederica to hold her down. After Ram bit down on her horn and made her pass out, Ram passed out beside her, leaving the indignant Frederica to deal with the mess. Later, Rem woke up, and Ram wasn't beside her. Instead, Roswaal was, and he bluntly told her that everyone had died, picking at her emotional scars and at her bond with Ram, frustrating her to the point that she snapped at Roswaal, which was his goal, to make her more responsive. Afterward, she demanded to see her sister, and though Roswaal stated that it would not be good for either of them, he ultimately allowed her to see Ram, and Frederica led her to Ram's room, who claimed that Roswaal was not a bad person despite the way he speaks.

Rem performed her duties as a maid of the Roswaal Mansion with mechanical precision, maintaining an air of polite but distant professionalism toward the newly arrived Subaru Natsuki. She spent her days managing the household alongside her sister, Ram, where she took charge of the more labor-intensive chores such as cooking, cleaning, and laundry due to her superior domestic skills. While she maintained a facade of subservience, she secretly harboured a deep-seated distrust of Subaru, constantly monitoring his erratic behaviour and the unsettling scent of the Witch that clung to him. She participated in a formal debriefing with the Margrave Roswaal L. Mathers, where she remained stoic and observant, prioritizing the safety of the estate over the comfort of their guest. Throughout the initial days of the mansion stay, Rem acted as a silent shadow, her sharp eyes never leaving Subaru as she gauged whether he was a harmless wanderer or a dangerous spy sent by a rival faction. By the time the first few nights passed, she had effectively catalogued his every movement, preparing herself to strike the moment his presence shifted from a nuisance to a genuine threat. Rem acted with cold, calculated violence as she grew convinced that Subaru was a spy for the Witch’s Cult. During the middle loops of the timeline, she shadowed his movements through the mansion corridors and into the surrounding woods, eventually ambushing him when his suspicious behaviour reached a breaking point. She abandoned her polite facade and utilized her morningstar, swinging the spiked iron ball with lethal intent to shatter his limbs and interrogate him for information. Throughout these brutal encounters, she displayed a terrifying, singular focus on protecting her sister and the estate, viewing Subaru as nothing more than a monster that needed to be purged. Her actions were driven by a deep-seated trauma and an unwavering loyalty that blinded her to his genuine confusion and pain. By the end of these failed cycles, she had executed him multiple times in the dark of night, her blue eyes reflecting a chilling lack of remorse as she fulfilled what she believed was her duty to the Roswaal household.

Overview

Personality and attributes

In appearance, Rem was a female human appearing oni with medium length sky blue hair that covers her right eye, large light blue eyes, and young features. She also has hair clips towards the left side of her hair, a flower-shaped ribbon on the same side of her hair, and a maid hairband. She looks nearly identical to her sister apart from her hair, eyes, and ribbon colouring. She usually wears a maid uniform, and since her chest was slightly larger than her sister's, she secretly changed the measurements to hide it.

Rem tends to speak in a superficially polite manner and sometimes acts without thinking. She holds both respect to the point of worship and guilt toward her sister as a result of a past incident. Because of her respect and guilt toward her sister, she used to think of herself as inferior.

After Subaru saved her, Rem came to falls deeply in love with him, becoming one of his most loyal followers. Rem will stick with him no matter what happens, even if Subaru rejected himself.

Powers and abilities

As she is an Oni, Rem can enter her Oni form, manifesting a single white horn on her forehead. As an Oni, Rem, like the rest of her race, has physical attributes that surpass that of regular humans. She is capable of killing witchbeasts with her bare fists and showed no strain in carrying Subaru. Onis were also capable of manifesting a pair of pink energy-like long-curved horns out of their foreheads. While manifesting the horn, vibrant pink energy exudes from Rem's forehead. Despite appearing to not have a physical form, the horn still acts like a physical part of the body, as Ram's was sliced off by a dagger. While manifested, an Oni's horns would awaken their instincts and act as a gate that allowed the Oni to absorb mana from the atmosphere, significantly increasing its ferocity and physical abilities. If an Oni over-exerted themselves while manifesting its horns, it was likely that the recoil would render them weak. As a twin, Rem was born with a single horn that appeared smaller than an average Oni's, meaning her power in her Oni state was lower than her kin's.

Rem is skilled at Water Magic. Roswaal, who taught her how to use it, estimates her skills being above average but nothing exceptional. She is able to attack and heal using her magic.

In terms of weaponry, she wielded Morningstar (モーニングスター, Mōningusutā) in combat. The weapon took the form of a giant metal spiked ball on long metal chains. She can use the Morningstar for offense as it's capable of dealing devastating injuries to her opponents.

Notes

• Rem was created by Tappei Nagatsuki where she featured in the setting of the Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World universe.

Appearances

• Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World:

External Links

• Re:Zero Wiki Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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