My view on people comparing Subaru to other main characters that have common sense shouldn ' t compare Subaru to whatever character . Each character in different series are given different backstories , powers , etc . It ' s like me saying that One Punch Man would do a lot better in , I don ' t know , Clannad . Completely different series and backstory . But , let ' s say that a different character did come instead of Subaru in the same complete situation . I ' m sure that character would experience the same emotional pain , shame , agony , the works , the same way Subaru did , if not worse than Subaru . Other characters would have taken longer to adapt because they ' re not as close to rock bottom like Subaru . Being close to the point of almost breaking would make it a lot easier to mold a character to find some sort of resolve . If Subaru exploited RBD to gain information for his next life and lives after , I think the dynamic of his character would completely change . He wouldn ' t be cheerful , and we ' d probably see a lot of moral gray areas because life to him is simply meaningless . He ' d probably turn into a complete edgelord . novel He ' d probably become close to what Roswaal is doing , being some sort of master manipulator with very shady dealings . Roswaal goes as far as hiring Else to assassinate Emilia to get what he wants . He ' s not an idiot for not exploiting his power . His deaths weren ' t all peachy , all were tragic andor pointless . Pointless because all the work he ' s done is erased , and tragic because he goes through it alone . If Subaru continued to die like this after getting himself fixed up mentally , it would be idiotic . I think Subaru rejecting Rem was the right choice . Mind you , Subaru rejecting Rem to me was pretty crappy , but I get it . He fell in love with Emilia . He ' s suffered so much for her , and she ' s the reason why he ' s going this far is really for her . I ' m sure the reason why he ' s so strong is because of his affection towards Emilia . I think this was the right choice because it makes more sense this way . I find that Rem really is what parallels Subaru . He has to save himself by saving Rem . Also Rem is best girl , Emilia is second best . novel I don ' t agree with this suggested idea . I thought Rem proposed this though ? Anyways , I don ' t think it ' s a good idea because it downplays each character . The thought is entertaining , but really , it ' s a bit scummy . He has to choose between the obvious best choice Rem , or Emilia . Of course , this is just my opinion . People can be fine with polygamy , but I don ' t see it as something that I ' d accept . If Subaru were to show maturity and intellectual prowess , he would choose Rem choose monogamy .