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| “ | The Return by Death Authority you possess is a tremendous thing. You don't understand how truly useful it is. With this ability you can restart the world all you want until you reach the future you covet. It's the embodiment of the ultimate ideal any seeker could possibly wish for! Of course, I would never force you to Return by Death. You'll continue to use it to achieve the result that you crave, and I'll uphold my end of the contract by lending you the wisdom you need to fulfill your wish. All of the results that come about and the process of you getting additional chances will contribute vastly to the satisfaction of my curiosity! We'll agonize over, struggle with, and solve the same problems together. Then, with your ability and my knowledge I know we'll both succeed! To reiterate, as I make use of your power, I want you to use me also to achieve your best possible future. My maidenly heart's affection for you and my longing to help you are real and beyond reproach. I'd be more than content to have you treat me as a convenience. If it's what you want, you're welcome to use my body in anyway that would comfort you! I quite happily offer it Subaru! I will give you the strength to get up and move forward with my words. Whether you want solace, motivation, love, or even hatred, I'll offer it to you. I can give you all that and so much more! You like girls who give it all, don't you? Look no further, you need me! There's no one but you who can satisfy my curiosity now. If you use your power to save somebody, I want you to use it to save me. I cannot control the depth or extent of my own greed! No matter what happens, I will guide you to the future you desire just as promised. I swear it! I absolutely swear it! And the Sanctuary's freedom lies beyond that. You can rescue everybody trapped there—the one you love and all those you care about! For that purpose, I need you to take me, use me, and rob me of all the greed you like, so we can take hold of our future! That is what I want from you, what I hunger from you, and everything I can offer you in return. I've told you everything now... truly, every last detail, with all the passion in my heart. This might be close to love. Yes, it's a vow of love! And how will you respond to that love? I want your answer! After all, this is one of the replies that will satisfy my curiosity. | „ |
| ~ Echidna listing the benefits to Subaru of forging a proposed contract with her. |
Echidna, also known as the Witch of Greed, Echidna of Greed and later primarily as Omega, is a major antagonist in the 2014 Japanese dark fantasy light novel series Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World and its 2014 manga & 2016 anime television series adaptations of the same name.
Echidna, at some point, absorbed the Greed Witch Factor, which gave her access to the power of the Authority of Greed. With the Authority of Greed, Echidna joined the Witches of Sin, a group of seven other women and one man who each possessed a Witch Factor. The Witch of Greed had incredible wisdom and an insatiable thirst for knowledge.
Echidna and five of the other witches eventually died and were devoured by Satella, the Witch of Envy, who was the most powerful of the sins. Echidna, who was the last of the Witches to die, lived on by manifesting her soul in a dream-like realm of her creation. In this realm, Echidna could commune with the living who entered her tomb. She also siphoned the souls of the other five devoured witches, allowing them to also manifest in her realm.
Echidna is voiced by Maaya Sakamoto in the Japanese version of the anime adaptation and by Anairis Quiñones in the English version. Sakamoto's other villainous roles include Pandora in Saint Seiya, Rip Van Winkle in Hellsing Ultimate, Kiyomi Takada in Death Note, Crona in Soul Eater, Ryunka in Birdy The Mighty: Decode, Morte Asherah in Sands of Destruction, Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butler, Alphard al-Asha in Canaan, Agria in Tales of Xillia, Rikako Oryo in Pyscho-Pass, Eto Yoshimura in Tokyo Ghoul, Jeanne Alter in Fate/Grand Order, Dame Agatha Christie in Bungo Stray Dogs, Quinella in Sword Art Online: Alicization, Akito Sohma in the 2019 aninme adaptation of Fruits Basket, Shō Kusakabe in Fire Force, Zero in Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon and Preme in Pretty Cure All Stars F. Quiñones has also voiced Elletear Lou Nebulis IX in Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, Yelena in Attack on Titan, Rika Orimoto in Jujutsu Kaisen 0 and Sharon Holygrail in Engage Kiss.
Appearance[]
Echidna's barely-exposed skin was porcelain-like and pure white, so white that it seemed any semblance of color had been completely bleached from her existence. Her black eyes shone with intellect and were the only part of the woman that looked alive. Her long straight hair reached down to her back and was as white as her skin. Anyone who saw her would be instantly captivated by her striking beauty, although the sight of her would inject overwhelming fear into a person's soul. The fear that people felt upon meeting her was enough to make most people vomit, although there were some exceptions to this effect including Subaru Natsuki. Although her spirit is nineteen years old, her slender body appears as though it is in its mid-twenties.
The only parts of her body that were visible was her head, neck, and hands, as the rest of her figure was wrapped in clothing most of the time. The contrast between her black clothing and the whiteness of her skin helped express her striking beauty. During her meeting with Subaru in the trial of his past, Echidna wore clothing fabricated from Natsuki's memories. The outfit she donned was the female version of the school uniform worn at Subaru's high-school in Japan. The ensemble consisted of a white dress shirt, a navy-blue blazer with the school's crest sewn onto the left breast, a red ribbon tied around the shirt's collar, a grey pleated short mini-skirt, knee-high white socks, and white uwabaki slippers with brown soles. Instead of her usual hair ornament, Echidna wore a smaller red butterfly clip in her hair.
After possessing the body of the original Ryuzu Meyer and taking the name Omega, Echidna naturally took on the physical form of her host. Omega looked as though she was a petite young girl around ten to twelve years of age. Her beautiful yet pale face was adorned with a long refined nose and almond-shaped cyan eyes. As Meyer was a half-elf, Omega's ears were inhumanly pointed. Her long fluffy hair flowed down her back and curved outwards. The only noticeable change Echidna had on the body of Ryuzu was the color of her hair. Ryuzu's hair was naturally rose-colored, however under the influence of Greed, her hair changed to Echidna's white. Befitting a girl her physical age, Omega was rather short, failing to reach even halfway up Subaru's chest.
Personality[]
| “ | Everything about your attitude is so immature and shallow, it's completely superficial. When you laugh or even when you're mad, your whole frame of mind is... Echidna, you're incapable of understanding how anybody else feels. This is one of those times when you could get angry... | „ |
| ~ Subaru berating Echidna for her sociopathic personality. |
Echidna's defining traits were her thirst for knowledge and her curiosity towards the unknown; because of this she was compatible with the Greed Factor. In life, the Witch of Greed was known as a source of great wisdom whose council was sought out by many great men. While not a liar, she withholds her true intentions often.
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Authority of Greed: Having absorbed the Greed Witch Factor at some point during her life, Echidna had access to her own variation of the Authority of Greed. However, the effects bestowed by her Authority remained unclear and her power was eventually absorbed by Regulus Corneas centuries after her physical body's demise. Upon returning to the world as Omega, she likely no longer had access to her Authority.
- Madness Inducement: Like the other Witches of Sin, Echidna's mere presence was so repulsive and instinctively terrifying to regular people that almost anyone she came into contact with would vomit and quickly descend into madness. Those afflicted with madness were known to harm themselves in an attempt to alleviate their mental anguish, and in most cases they would go as far as to end their own lives. There were exceptions to Echidna's madness inducement, as some individuals such as Garfiel Tinzel only vomited, and Sages or Sage Candidates such as Subaru Natsuki were completely unaffected.
- Magic: With the exception of her apprentice Roswaal Mathers, Echidna was the most powerful practitioner of magic in the entire world.
- Earth Manipulation
- Fire Manipulation
- Healing
- Light Manipulation
- Teleportation
Theme[]
Echidna by Kenichiro Suehiro[]
Quotes[]
| “ | I see. So that's the root of your desire? How very interesting. My apologies, did I startle you? It's been quite a long time since I spoke with anyone, so perhaps I was a bit too eager. My name is Echidna... But that isn't my title, perhaps you would know me a bit better as the Witch of Greed? | „ |
| ~ Echidna meeting and introducing herself to Subaru Natsuki. |
| “ | I know. I know every single step you've taken on your path here. I was watching you... but watching is all I was doing. So if you don't mind, I'd like you to tell me yourself. What you've been thinking, and how you felt. The good and bad. How much weight you've carried to. I want to know everything. That's what truly drives me, omniscience is what I desire most. After all, I am the Witch of Greed Echidna. | „ |
| ~ Echidna asking Subaru to tell her about his experience with Return by Death. |
| “ | That path is lined with thorns. If you thought of your death as a tool, your heart would be all that's necessary to offer as payment. But trying to deny that in an attempt to claim not only your heart, but the future of other people as well would be exceedingly difficult. And above all, terribly greedy. | „ |
| ~ Echidna telling Natsuki that he could reach his true potential if he abandoned his humanity. |
List of Appearances[]
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Volume 15[]
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Chapter 3: Truth of Zero[]
Chapter 4: The Sanctuary and the Witch of Greed[]
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Trivia[]
- Echidna's birthday was on the 24th of January.
- Echidna was the only Witch to be born with her Witch Factor.
- Echidna's favorite color was silver and her preference for black clothing stemmed from someone once telling her that it suited her.
- Like the other Witches of Sin (with the exception of Satella), Echidna received her namesake from a celestial body. 42355 Typhon I Echidna is the name of a large moon that orbits the scattered disc 42355 Typhon. Her name, like the celestial body, may also be a reference to Echidna, a monstrous half-snake hybrid in Greek mythology who was the mate of Typhon.
- Echidna's Japanese voice actress, Maaya Sakamoto, only took one take to record the Witch of Greed's long-winded speech in episode 37 of the anime adaptation. Echidna's English voice actress Anairis Quiñones recorded the monologue in sections and took multiple takes. That being said, Quiñones also stated that it took less time to record than she thought it would.
External Links[]
- Echidna on the Re:Zero Wiki
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 Villains
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| Witch Cult |
| Capella Emerada Lugunica · Louis Arneb · Lye Batenkaitos · Pandora · Petelgeuse Romanée-Conti · Regulus Corneas · Roy Alphard · Sirius · Stride Volakia |
| Witches of Sin |
| Carmilla · Daphne · Echidna · Hector · Minerva · Pandora · Satella · Sekhmet · Typhon |
| Mabeasts |
| Black Serpent · Great Rabbit · White Whale |
| Gusteko Assassin Organization |
| Elsa Granhiert · Mama · Meili Portroute |
| Others |
| Balleroy Temeglyph · Bean Argyle · Eugard Volakia · Heinkel Astrea · Kurgan · Melaquera · Miles · Reid Astrea · Roswaal Mathers · Sphinx · Ton, Chin, and Kan · Todd Fang |