Shaula (シャウラ) is a humanoid witchbeast and the apprentice of the Sage, Flugel. Mentioned throughout the series due to being confused for her master, she formally debuted in Arc 6 as a secondary antagonist for the beginning and climax as well as a supporting character throughout the majority of the arc.
Tasked with guarding the Pleiades Watchtower, she initially acted as an obstacle toward Subaru and his companions. However, she later took a neutral stance when they started taking the tower's trials. Unfortunately, after the rules were violated, she transformed into her witchbeast form and attacked them due to her contract. In the end, she was turned into a tiny scorpion and is currently in Meili's care, as she is instinctively attracted to her Divine Protection.
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Appearance
Shaula had green eyes with three additional red dots around her pupils and long blackish brown hair which she wore tied together in what she referred to as a scorpion tail. She was tall and had a model physique along with a large chest, all in all, being a very attractive woman. She only wore a black bikini-bra, a bowtie, a necklace, black hotpants accompanied with an orange belt, and a tattered black-and-orange cloak, which were of the same color pallet as Subaru's outfit.
When she took the form of a colossal scorpion, Shaula had a jet-black body, glowing red eyes and sharp pincers, which could be detached at-will. She also had a long tail with a stinger at the end of it. When entering her Attack Hue phase, her color gradually shifted from jet black to blood red.
Shaula has mentioned that Flugel and her mother were the ones who blessed her with her "design".
After her defeat in Arc 6's climax, Shaula transformed into a small crimson red scorpion. As of the end of Arc 6, it remains unclear whether or not the change is permanent though it is stated that at this point, she retains no human traits whatsoever, effectively making her a tiny witchbeast.
Personality
Shaula is described to be like a girl at the bottom of a girls' caste who runs errands for others. She is absolutely loyal to Flugel; however, she tends to be thoughtless, so she is unfit for mental work. Also, she is unable to tell people apart and therefore refers to Subaru as her master based on smell alone, as he appears to smell the same as Flugel.
Despite her usual empty-headed, unconcerned manner, Shaula has been shown to show deep emotion in certain situations. Namely when she concealed the existence of the fifth rule of the tower in an effort to spend more time with Subaru. She also stated she'd easily kill Emilia and the other people in the tower if Subaru said so, hinting at the fact she only cares about Flugel. She even told Subaru that if he were to ask her to die, she would be willing to kill herself,[1] and went as far as to beg him to order her to do so before it was too late while she started transforming into a scorpion, in order to avoid killing her beloved master against her will.[2]
At the end of Arc 6, Shaula completely lost her humanity and became a small red scorpion witchbeast. She acts solely according to her instincts, as seen when she instinctively latches herself onto Meili, as a result of being heavily attracted to her Divine Protection of Demon Manipulation, which calms the small scorpion down.
History
For currently unknown reasons, Shaula was created by the Witch of Gluttony Daphne, along with help from the Sage Flugel, later serving as the Sage's apprentice.
After the triumphant battle, Flugel decided to give all his credit to Shaula for an unspecified reason, causing people to believe that she was the Sage. She later remained at the Pleiades Watchtower for 400 years, acting on Flugel's orders and watching over the Evil Sealing Stone Shrine.
Abilities
Humanoid Form
Shaula using Infinite Hell's Snipe to protect the tower from witchbeasts.
Hell's Snipe (ヘルズ・スナイプ, Heruzu Sunaipu): Shaula is able to connect her needles and her target together with mana and release it as if it's gravitating toward them. It is fast, powerful, and is able to be fired rapidly, and via what appeared to be a red dot, Shaula was capable of aiming it like a sniper. The immense power is easily able to snipe a person's head clean off, erase a Hungry Horse King's entire body from existence by showering it with projectiles, and blow people's limbs off without them even being aware of the incoming attack. It is worth mentioning that the needles are stated to be enchanted with magical powers and to carry high heat, meaning that Hell's Snipe may be a spell of Yang magic nature, though not confirmed.[3]
- Infinite Hell's Snipe (インフィニティッド・ヘルズ・スナイプ, Infinitiddo Heruzu Sunaipu): An advanced version of Hell's Snipe, Shaula is able to summon countless white magical circles, which can then be used to simultaneously shoot many needles in rapid succession towards her desired target(s).
Immense Physical Strength: As a witchbeast, Shaula's physical might is typically greater than a person's. She is shown to be able to lift an earth dragon and a dragon carriage with ease and both carry them around and move them up and down a layer of the Pleiades Watchtower.
Witchbeast Form
Crimson Scorpion (紅蠍, Benisasori): Any time a rule of the tower is broken, Shaula automatically becomes aware of it and is then forced, due to her contract, to unwillingly transform herself into her original form: a colossal scorpion witchbeast known as the Crimson Scorpion. During the process of her transformation, she loses her own will, and then she will then instinctively act and try to eliminate everyone in the tower as a "cold-blooded killing machine"[4] without paying attention to the damages done.
- Stinger: While in this form, Shaula can use her large stinger to fire at people in a similar manner to her Hell's Snipe. They fire at roughly the same speed and have power equivalent to said technique. She can fire her stinger in rapid succession, allowing her to easily kill a massive Earth Worm.
- Pincers: Using her pincers, she is easily capable of snipping a person or witchbeast in half.
- Carapace: Her carapace provides her with a good defense against physical attacks. Even when being attacked by Feathered Moles with their weight and mass being amplified via El Vita, her carapace was capable of withstanding it, and she came out practically unscathed.
- Regeneration: Shaula is also capable of regeneration. Even should she lose her tail, it can regrow in a relatively short period of time.
- Strong Legs: With her multiple scorpion legs, she can easily climb up vertical walls, like those of the Pleiades Watchtower. She can also use these legs to latch herself onto hard surfaces, and by doing so, it makes her difficult to move from where she's latched onto. Likewise, she also has great speed thanks to this. She can easily keep up with an earth dragon while being assaulted by witchbeasts without slowing down or falling behind.
- Explosive Body Parts: While she typically doesn't need it, if she is forced to lose a part of her body, she can leave that part behind as a trap for anyone chasing after her. If someone is nearby, the part that was lost swells and expands, and afterward, it unleashes a hail of light, like her stingers and her Hell's Snipe, that will assault everyone nearby. This attack can typically kill anything near it.
- Attack Hue: If she is pushed, Shaula will also enter her Attack Hue, in which her dark carapace will shift from black to red. In this state, she becomes more aggressive, and her strength is amplified.
Tiny Scorpion: After her defeat in Arc 6 as the Crimson Scorpion, Shaula's form was reduced to that of a small red scorpion that could fit into a person's hands, and she lost her intelligence as a witchbeast, acting on instinct alone. She lost the majority of her power by being in this state, but she still remains lethal.
- Stinger: Shaula still remains capable of firing her stinger in this form. It still retains enough power that it can easily pierce flesh and kill small animals, but how far, fast, and strong her stinger is now remains unknown.
Immense Power: As a unique witchbeast created by the Witch of Gluttony, Shaula is mentioned to be strong enough that she can even force Reid Astrea to use both hands while in combat once every ten times. Subaru also mentioned she could potentially be more difficult to deal with than the Sin Archbishops themselves. She also stated she'd easily kill Emilia and others if Subaru said so.
Trivia
- Shaula, also known as Lambda Scorpii, is the second-brightest star in the southern constellation Scorpius. In Arabic, Shaula (شَوْلَة) means stinger, which also refers to the star's position on the Scorpius constellation.
- According to the author, Shaula's birthday is December 20.[5]
- This is referencing the release date of the song "Sasoriza no Onna" (Scorpio Woman) by Mikawa Kenichi, also on December 20.
- Shaula was familiar with slang only known by people from modern-day Earth, as she can be observed using terms such as "Ok Google" while fighting invading witchbeasts. It's currently unknown how she's familiar with these phrases, though it is likely that she learned them through Flugel, who is also said to hail from Japan.
- She survived all those excruciating four centuries solely on witchbeast meat. The meat is stated to have a disgusting taste and is nigh inedible, so when she ate Emilia's cooking, she confessed that it was better than witchbeast meat and was impressed by Shaula's words about her cooking.
- According to the author, Shaula was almost the last of the main characters to appear.[6]
- Shaula has her own named chapter in Arc 6, in both the web novel and light novels.
References
- ↑ "Does Master, want me to die? Hmm, if it's Master's request then I'll listen to anything, and I'm perfectly fine with it personally, but again, isn't it quite a weird timing for such a thought?" Arc 6: Chapter 70. Section 2.
- ↑ "Please tell me to die... If you do that, I will, for Master..." Arc 6: Chapter 70. Section 2.
- ↑ "I don't know the small details, but it was firing long and narrow needles enchanted with magical powers. The needles carried high heat, probably the effect of firing magic." Arc 6: Chapter 13. Section 4.
- ↑ "Yeah, yeaaah! I'm the Stars-Keeper! If a rule violation happens, I will become a cold-blooded killing machine who you will all be scaaared of!" Arc 6: Chapter 37. Section 1.
- ↑ Author's Comment
- ↑ "She was almost the last main character ..." Author's Comment
Note
- ↑ Shaula is stated in both the light and web novels to be around Subaru’s height, if not taller, despite her listed height in Re:Zeropedia 2 being 170 cm. This would make her about 173 cm or taller in the text.
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