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Re:Zero's OP Ability 'Return by Death' - A Fatal Way to Nullify ItWhy is it impossible to kill a time traveler? The protagonist Subaru's ability in 'Re:Zero', 'Return by Death', allows him to return to a specific point in time with his memories intact each time he dies. In this video, we analyze realistic ways to neutralize this ability from a medical perspective.
1. ⏳ Subaru Who Doesn't Die: His Ability and Weaknesses
· Subaru, the protagonist of 'Re:Zero', possesses the 'Return by Death' ability, which sends him back to a specific point in time upon death, retaining his memories.
· Due to this ability, Subaru cannot be killed by conventional means, and the act of killing him essentially provides him with a 'free tutorial' for his next life.
· Subaru's ability doesn't use a fixed save point but rather a 'save point' that moves forward with time. In the worst-case scenario, this time interval can be as short as a few days.
· Therefore, if death takes longer than this 'save point' interval, the trigger for death could activate before Subaru reaches the save point. In this case, he would revive with a 'bomb' already ticking inside him.
· Due to this ability, Subaru cannot be killed by conventional means, and the act of killing him essentially provides him with a 'free tutorial' for his next life.
· Subaru's ability doesn't use a fixed save point but rather a 'save point' that moves forward with time. In the worst-case scenario, this time interval can be as short as a few days.
· Therefore, if death takes longer than this 'save point' interval, the trigger for death could activate before Subaru reaches the save point. In this case, he would revive with a 'bomb' already ticking inside him.
00:00 - 01:26
1. ⏳ Subaru Who Doesn't Die: His Ability and Weaknesses
· Subaru, the protagonist of 'Re:Zero', possesses the 'Return by Death' ability, which sends him back to a specific point in time upon death, retaining his memories.
· Due to this ability, Subaru cannot be killed by conventional means, and the act of killing him essentially provides him with a 'free tutorial' for his next life.
· Subaru's ability doesn't use a fixed save point but rather a 'save point' that moves forward with time. In the worst-case scenario, this time interval can be as short as a few days.
· Therefore, if death takes longer than this 'save point' interval, the trigger for death could activate before Subaru reaches the save point. In this case, he would revive with a 'bomb' already ticking inside him.
· Due to this ability, Subaru cannot be killed by conventional means, and the act of killing him essentially provides him with a 'free tutorial' for his next life.
· Subaru's ability doesn't use a fixed save point but rather a 'save point' that moves forward with time. In the worst-case scenario, this time interval can be as short as a few days.
· Therefore, if death takes longer than this 'save point' interval, the trigger for death could activate before Subaru reaches the save point. In this case, he would revive with a 'bomb' already ticking inside him.
02:43 - 05:14
2. 🦠 The Perfect Murder Weapon: Clostridium Botulinum
· To effectively eliminate Subaru, a medical approach is necessary. The answer lies not in a quick death, but in a biological execution that takes a long time.
· This method utilizes an anaerobic bacterium called 'Clostridium Botulinum'. This bacterium dislikes oxygen and forms highly resilient spores.
· In an oxygen-free environment, such as a deep wound, this bacterium becomes active and releases the deadly botulinum toxin.
· Botulinum toxin blocks the release of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter, causing muscle paralysis. This affects the eyelids, eyes, mouth, throat, limbs, and eventually the diaphragm, leading to a slow suffocation.
· This method utilizes an anaerobic bacterium called 'Clostridium Botulinum'. This bacterium dislikes oxygen and forms highly resilient spores.
· In an oxygen-free environment, such as a deep wound, this bacterium becomes active and releases the deadly botulinum toxin.
· Botulinum toxin blocks the release of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter, causing muscle paralysis. This affects the eyelids, eyes, mouth, throat, limbs, and eventually the diaphragm, leading to a slow suffocation.
05:15 - 07:27
3. 💉 Executing Biological Execution: The Process of Botulism Poisoning
· Botulism poisoning has an incubation period of approximately 4 to 14 days after the wound occurs, with an average of about a week.
· During this incubation period, Subaru feels no symptoms, but they begin to appear once the incubation period ends.
· The symptoms characteristically progress from top to bottom, including drooping eyelids, double vision, dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, and slurred speech.
· This process eventually paralyzes the diaphragm and chest muscles, the muscles responsible for breathing, making it impossible for Subaru to breathe on his own.
· During this incubation period, Subaru feels no symptoms, but they begin to appear once the incubation period ends.
· The symptoms characteristically progress from top to bottom, including drooping eyelids, double vision, dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, and slurred speech.
· This process eventually paralyzes the diaphragm and chest muscles, the muscles responsible for breathing, making it impossible for Subaru to breathe on his own.
07:28 - 10:02
4. ⏳ The Trap of Time: The Fatal Timeline of Botulism Poisoning
· Death from botulism poisoning can take at least two weeks or more, which is significantly longer than the time Subaru can rewind with his 'Return by Death' ability.
· If Subaru were to return by death and the current time was already 4 days later, the toxin would have already begun to act.
· This slow and deadly process becomes a 'perfect trap' that Subaru cannot avoid, even if he tries to escape death.
· If Subaru were to return by death and the current time was already 4 days later, the toxin would have already begun to act.
· This slow and deadly process becomes a 'perfect trap' that Subaru cannot avoid, even if he tries to escape death.
10:03 - 14:44
5. 💉 Difficulties in Developing an Antidote: Limitations of Realistic Treatments
· While an antidote for botulinum toxin exists, it cannot remove toxins that have already bound to the nerves.
· Regenerating nerve endings is an extremely slow process that takes months, and survival during this period is impossible without respiratory support.
· The production of the antidote itself is complex. The toxin must be inactivated, antibodies generated using a horse's immune system, and these antibodies processed to minimize rejection reactions in humans.
· It is nearly impossible for Subaru, in a medieval setting, to figure out and execute this complex process alone.
· Regenerating nerve endings is an extremely slow process that takes months, and survival during this period is impossible without respiratory support.
· The production of the antidote itself is complex. The toxin must be inactivated, antibodies generated using a horse's immune system, and these antibodies processed to minimize rejection reactions in humans.
· It is nearly impossible for Subaru, in a medieval setting, to figure out and execute this complex process alone.
14:45 - 18:39
6. 💀 Desperate Repetition: Subaru's Endless Suffering
· If Subaru fails to develop an antidote and repeatedly dies, he will experience a slow and agonizing death by suffocation each time.
· Even if he manages to figure out the antidote formula after thousands or tens of thousands of deaths, there's a risk of killing himself or the horse during the process.
· Botulism poisoning does not confer immunity, so even if he recovers, he can be infected again. This means he would have to repeat the agony of a new death each time.
· There is realistically almost no way for Subaru to escape this situation, and attempting to escape would only lead to countless repetitions of unimaginably horrific deaths.
· Even if he manages to figure out the antidote formula after thousands or tens of thousands of deaths, there's a risk of killing himself or the horse during the process.
· Botulism poisoning does not confer immunity, so even if he recovers, he can be infected again. This means he would have to repeat the agony of a new death each time.
· There is realistically almost no way for Subaru to escape this situation, and attempting to escape would only lead to countless repetitions of unimaginably horrific deaths.
18:40 - 19:16
7. 🤔 Realistic Conclusion: What is Subaru's Fate?
· From a medical standpoint, the most certain way to neutralize a time traveler with the 'Return by Death' ability is botulism poisoning.
· This method inflicts extreme suffering on Subaru and presents him with a desperate situation from which escape is nearly impossible.
· While modern medicine can effectively treat botulism poisoning, developing a cure in Subaru's world is an almost insurmountable challenge.
· Therefore, it is realistically very difficult for Subaru to escape this fatal trap.
· This method inflicts extreme suffering on Subaru and presents him with a desperate situation from which escape is nearly impossible.
· While modern medicine can effectively treat botulism poisoning, developing a cure in Subaru's world is an almost insurmountable challenge.
· Therefore, it is realistically very difficult for Subaru to escape this fatal trap.