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Based on some of the things I've read on here, I think people have a pretty good understanding of Reinhard's hax abilities. (aka, the ability to wish for literally any ability or resistance with only a handful of restrictions, and tier 5 reality manipulation with Reid), but I believe that, those aside, the understanding of Reinhard's base power is actually fairly misunderstood. Not without reason, since it's hardly explained and has to be inferred from author statements.
The two I'd like to mention in particular are that "Reinhard could destroy the planet fairly easily", and "Even without all his little tricks, he'd still beat any other character in the setting". Unfortunately, I can't link them since they're in Japanese and I couldn't recognize them even if I found them.
This is due to Reinhard's primary ability, which is shown at the beginning of the anime. When Reinhard is physically weaker than his opponent, he can absorb mana in the area to boost all of his physical stats, which makes using magic impossible in that area. When Reinhard then faces an opponent that this new level of strength is insufficient against, he can boost himself again, increasing the area where magic can't be used and making himself stronger. We know that he can do this based on his fight with Sirius, where he 'boosted' himself twice, and against Regulus, where he jumped from the moon to earth after getting sent there. There is no stated or implied limit to this, aside from the assumption that he can only absorb as much mana as there is to absorb.
Mana in the world of Re:Zero is created by a primordial entity called Od Laguna, which creates souls for all living creatures on the planet, and fills the entire planet with mana that can be drawn on by living creatures and spirits to perform magic. The author has stated that Reinhard's capacity to wish for abilities is due to favoritism from Od Laguna, and the author went so far as to say that Od Laguna would recreate Reinhard if he were to somehow die completely. It can be reasonably inferred then, that if Reinhard were to absorb all mana in the world -which is stated to physically be part of Od Laguna-, he could absorb it in its entirety. This validates the claim that he could destroy the planet fairly easily, as well as the fact that we haven't seen him do so, since this would permanently destroy all magic and make it impossible for new creatures to be born with souls in the setting.
It is also worth noting that this mana absorption would likely work on other power systems. Since his absorption makes it impossible for magic in Re:Zero to be used, it stands to reason that he would make it impossible for most other power systems to function as well.
With all of that, I would like to petition that Reinhard have his tier changed to 5-A. The page is locked, so I can't make the edit myself, and when I mentioned it in the talk page I was directed to the forum.
The two I'd like to mention in particular are that "Reinhard could destroy the planet fairly easily", and "Even without all his little tricks, he'd still beat any other character in the setting". Unfortunately, I can't link them since they're in Japanese and I couldn't recognize them even if I found them.
This is due to Reinhard's primary ability, which is shown at the beginning of the anime. When Reinhard is physically weaker than his opponent, he can absorb mana in the area to boost all of his physical stats, which makes using magic impossible in that area. When Reinhard then faces an opponent that this new level of strength is insufficient against, he can boost himself again, increasing the area where magic can't be used and making himself stronger. We know that he can do this based on his fight with Sirius, where he 'boosted' himself twice, and against Regulus, where he jumped from the moon to earth after getting sent there. There is no stated or implied limit to this, aside from the assumption that he can only absorb as much mana as there is to absorb.
Mana in the world of Re:Zero is created by a primordial entity called Od Laguna, which creates souls for all living creatures on the planet, and fills the entire planet with mana that can be drawn on by living creatures and spirits to perform magic. The author has stated that Reinhard's capacity to wish for abilities is due to favoritism from Od Laguna, and the author went so far as to say that Od Laguna would recreate Reinhard if he were to somehow die completely. It can be reasonably inferred then, that if Reinhard were to absorb all mana in the world -which is stated to physically be part of Od Laguna-, he could absorb it in its entirety. This validates the claim that he could destroy the planet fairly easily, as well as the fact that we haven't seen him do so, since this would permanently destroy all magic and make it impossible for new creatures to be born with souls in the setting.
It is also worth noting that this mana absorption would likely work on other power systems. Since his absorption makes it impossible for magic in Re:Zero to be used, it stands to reason that he would make it impossible for most other power systems to function as well.
With all of that, I would like to petition that Reinhard have his tier changed to 5-A. The page is locked, so I can't make the edit myself, and when I mentioned it in the talk page I was directed to the forum.
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