Talk:Puck/@comment-91.222.212.61-20200717164748/@comment-99.232.106.176-20200921011507

You have an interesting theory but there are some telling signs that indicate other alternatives.

1. Emilia and Puck both don't remember their respective pasts

-Puck was created by the witch Echidna, the true purpose for which has not been discovered. For now, we know she at least tasked him to watch over Emilia. Puck spent a number of years searching for Emilia until he found her and dfreosted her frozen body. Once they formed a contract, the effects of Echidna's prior contract with Puck sealed his memories of her.

2. Puck remembers Emilia's past

-He had been with her for 7 years prior to the Lagunica Royal Selection living inside Elior Forest.

3. Some of the comments that Puck makes that make him seem more like a modern person

-You'd really have to provide some examples, there's nothing so far that has struck out to me.

4. Puck's indifferent attitude towards the world and I mean "world" both as an entity in itself and as a collection of all beings that live in it

-Puck is a spirit, he is bound to the world based on his contract/duty in the same way any other is (lesser spirits excluded.)

5. The fact that Puck seems to at least intuitively know that it's ultimately alright to kill Subaru if Emilia dies first (I know, the spirit contract says that he will destroy the world if Emilia dies but that's different)

-I wouldn't say the he knows "it's alright to kill Subaru" so much as it is a fulfillment of his contractual terms. Despite Puck's adorable stature his title is still the "The Beast of The End" and should anything destroy his contract with Emilia, he defaults to the original pact, destroying the world.

6. That dying pose Puck made when disappearing that one time in the OVA, Emilia thought he pretends every time but it's not clear if that's actually true

-Now that we have seen how a dying spirit appears (Beatrice's death) vs a spirit low on Od/mana (faded, transparent) its safe to say he was likely low on Od. Now to be clear, Od is a users life force, it is different from mana but can be used in place of mana, the caveat being you shorten your lifespan doing so. In a way being low on Od technically means you're not far from deaths door.

7. Emilia wears a white rose as an accessory and a white rose is a symbol of platonic love

8. Puck apparently apologized for something to Emilia after freeing her from the ice

-He apologized for taking so long to find her

Puck's existence is peculiar to say the least, Echidna created him and tasked him to watch over somebody whom she has an irrational hatred of... This aches for more questioning in itself... what was Echidna hoping to gain by providing Emilia with a protector that has the ability to end the world? Thats a very powerful ally for someone you deem detestable... The only thing that comes to mind is that Echidna must have a contract or vow with someone that predates current events.