Alcor

Alcor (アルコル) is an exclusive character from the video game Re:Zero Lost in Memories. He is one of the main antagonists of the game.

Appearance
Alcor wears a black coat with black fur around the collar and a purple tracksuit inside with a large black scar on the torso. He wears a white mask with a large purple scar across his right eye and black feathers behind the mask. It was later revealed that Alcor was an illusion of Subaru Natsuki created by Lilac. When unmasked, he has black hair and dark circles under his eyes.

Personality
Alcor's personality was the opposite of Subaru's. Alcor has a cold and heartless personality as if any emotions from him was gone. He also claims himself to be the "real" Subaru Natsuki.

History
Unlike the loops that Subaru fought, Alcor was from the failed loop where he had tried to defeat Petelgeuse. He had died so many times up to the point that he had discarded his original name and adopted the name Alcor and took on a different appearance.

Abilities
Return by Death (死に戻り Shinimodori): Return by Death allows Alcor to return back to an unspecified, unpredictable and uncontrollable "save point" after his death. It happens instantly after his life is taken and there's no lag between the point of death and the point of resurrection. To Alcor, it looks exactly as if someone switched camera angles inside his head and the sudden influx of new information and sensations often makes him feel dizzy and confused. This ability was given to him by Satella as a means to help him save the ones he loves, should he need it. In the beginning, he himself referred to it as a curse but later started to view it as some sort of a blessing though he's still having a hard time fully accepting it and its side effects.


 * Penalties: Alcor is unable to reveal his ability to others. There are three primary penalties for attempting to do so:
 * Alcor will be forcibly and painfully silenced by the Witch's hand, and, in some cases, die.
 * Anyone who is told about Return By Death might potentially die.
 * It will increase the density of Witch Factor at least for a short time, which will draw any Demon Beasts in the immediate area to him like moths to a flame.

Live Mindful of Death (死を意識して生きる Shi o ishiki shite ikiru): Live Mindful Of Death is a second Authority which allows Alcor to recreate or force changes in the timeline after his death if it does not end how he wants it to end. He can alter events or prevent possible situations which can completely change the timeline to his liking. This even works on realms where time is non-existent. The change during a reset are strong enough to bring back the world after it's destruction and revive or recover anyone no matter their condition.


 * Memories: For some unknown reason, anyone who has some intense bond or connection with Alcor will slightly remember past iterations of the timeline before it is reset, similar to Deja Vu. Though knowledge is limited, it can help them predict future events which is extremely useful to any allies of Alcor as they can predict what will happen next, unless the timeline was changed far different from it's previous incarnation. It can also be used in a fight to throw of his opponent by using an attack they didn't predict or fighting in a way he hadn't done before.


 * Penalties: The butterfly effect of Alcor's reset is completely out of his control. This means that any changes Alcor's Authority produces can be manipulated, what happens beyond said time is completely unknown. Future events could happen entirely differently after he changes the timeline and nothing like his prediction. He would have to use the ability again if he wished to change the timeline to his preference.

Trivia

 * Alcor's name comes from the binary star Alcor, which is a part of the Ursa Major constellation.