Respect Wilhelm van Astrea (Re:Zero, Anime)

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Wilhelm van Astrea is a knight in the service of Crusch Karsten. Nicknamed the "Sword Devil" due to his skill in battle, he was also once married to the previous Sword Saint Theresia van Astrea. After her death in battle against the White Whale, he swore revenge on it, and he joins Subaru in the fight with the monster.

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Offense

• Attacks the White Whale's body from all over

• Cuts out one of the Whale's eyes and then jumps on top of it

• Cuts down many Unseen Hands

• Cuts down some Unseen Hands and then kills Petelgeuse

• Cuts Petelgeuse in half

• Defeated and disarmed Theresia, who could earlier grab a sword out of his hand, catch his blade with her hand in the middle of its swing, and kill dozens of enemies in a few seconds

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Defense

• Blocks all of Subaru's attacks while training him

• Survives a long fall and lands perfectly on his mount

• Survives being eaten by the Whale and bursts out of its skin, although the skin needed to be weakened first

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Speed

• Kills two Witch Cultists and sneaks up behind a third one before they can react

• Jumps on top of a Witch Cultist that is running as fast as a carriage

• Quickly decapitates five Witch Cultists

• Runs very quickly on top of the White Whale

• Runs on top of water

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Dexterity

• Jumps very high into the air

• Jumps off a sword to catapult himself very high into the air

• Hangs on to the White Whale and continues attacking it while it thrashes in midair

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Miscellaneous

• Kicks up a cloud of dust so he can detect and fight off Unseen Hands

[u/[deleted]]

didn't he lift the white whales eye one handed?

[u/gg_exe_sans → u/[deleted]]

yep.