Puck - Re:Zero
Name: Puck
Age: 421
Course: Artificial Mind
Gender: Male
Date of birth: Unknown
Height: 9 cm
Weight: 5 g
Voice Actors: Uchiyama Yumi (Japanese), Erica Mendez (English)
Puck is an artificial spirit created by Echidna . His normal appearance is that of a small cat, though he has shown the ability to take other forms, such as a humanoid version of himself when he and Emilia first met Subaru or his massive Beast of the End form. Puck's fur is primarily gray with silver accents, and he wears a gold ring in his left ear that falls downward. His eyes are depicted differently in different media, being black in the light novel and blue in the anime . He is sometimes seen with a purple messenger bag slung over his shoulder.
Puck was created by Echidna approximately 400 years before the current events of the story. Puck thawed Emilia and joined her side as a friend and mentor seven years before the election began. As part of his contract with Emilia, he can only physically manifest between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM. However, he can use Emilia's Od to manifest outside of this time frame if necessary. He drains a large amount of Emilia's mana in order to manifest. Puck made a vow to Echidna that prevented him from making a contract with Emilia. However, he broke this vow in order to save himself and Emilia from the effects of his battle with Melakuera, the former Great Fire Spirit. Puck's memories of his past were sealed as a result of breaking his vow to Echidna.
Personality
Puck has a generally upbeat personality and is often in a good mood, especially when he is around people. Emilia and Subaru He is quite tolerant of people touching him and even seems to encourage flattery due to his small form. Puck is quick to befriend someone if he deems the other person trustworthy (aided by his empathic abilities) as seen during his first encounter with Subaru with Emilia. Even in a later loop where he had just met Subaru, Puck quickly befriended him.
However, Puck's behavior changes completely if Emilia dies. While still calm and rational, he loses all respect for anyone and shows particular contempt for those associated with her death. In many loops, this results in a transformation into his Beast of the End form.
Relationships
Emilia - Puck treats Emilia like a daughter and enjoys acting as a father figure to her. He met her seven years before the Royal Selection, where she was frozen in Elior Forest, and he thawed her out. At the beginning of the series, Puck was bound to Emilia by contract and service. After the events of Arc 4, he broke the contract to allow Emilia to gain the power to pass a trial.
Subaru Natsuki - Puck's empathic abilities immediately gave him a favorable impression of Subaru. Puck and Subaru are friendly towards each other, as evidenced by Puck's willingness to teach Subaru how to use magic.
Beatrice - Beatrice has a very positive impression of Puck, calling him "brother" and likely alluding to the fact that they were both created by Echidna around the same time. She enjoys showing off in front of him and has been known to monopolize hours of his time snuggling together in his room. She cares so much about Puck's opinion that Subaru has convinced her to perform certain actions by invoking his name.
Hector - Although his abnormal existence is unknown to most future generations, Puck is aware of Hector's existence.
Echidna - Echidna transformed Puck into an artificial spirit over 400 years ago. However, Puck has no memory of this, as his past memories were sealed when he made a contract with Emilia.
SKILLS
Magic - Puck is able to use fire, water, and yin magic. He is also mentioned to be able to use other types of magic.
- Puck has specifically shown the ability to cast Shamak; a Yin magic that causes the target to lose sense of their surroundings, though they still retain a sense of themselves and what is happening to them.
- During various battles (alongside Emilia), Puck threw ice spears of varying strength, pattern, and function. He rained icicle spears down on an area, created ice pillars to trap and pin opponents, and used ice to freeze enemies to the ground.
Mana Drain - Puck is able to drain a person's mana through physical contact and is the only character other than Beatrice who has been shown to be capable of this.
Curse Removal - Beatrice claims that Puck is able to detect and remove curses.
Empath - Puck is able to read the superficial thoughts and intentions of the people around him, allowing him to judge their character. He demonstrated this during his first encounter with Subaru.
Telepathy - Puck is able to communicate telepathically with anyone with an affinity for spirits.
The Beast of the End - Puck can assume this form when enraged. His appearance in this form changes to a 20-meter-long, cat-like beast with golden eyes. He requires a large amount of mana, which he absorbs from his surroundings, to maintain this form. This causes the area where the mana is absorbed to freeze.
