Emilia

Lore & Background

Emilia is a silver-haired half-elf girl and a Spirit Art User; she is one of the candidates to become the next ruler in the royal election, which would make her the 42nd King of Lugnica. Subaru first meets her when her insignia, which she needs to possess in order to be eligible to participate in the election, is stolen by Felt. She is from the Frozen Forest, and is over a hundred years old (although most of the time she was frozen in the forest). Her mental state is still that of a teenager. 'Satella' is also the name of the 'Witch of Envy', whose appearance is said to resemble her own and is responsible for the discrimination against half-elves. Emilia is often accompanied by Puck, a familiar and a spirit in the form of a cat. His true identity is that of 'Beast of the End of the Eternally Frozen Lands', one of 4 Great Spirits of the world who can control cold. Among the half breeds and other discriminated or disenfranchised races and people in Lugnica, she is seen as their hope for a better future due to her ideal of creating a society where everyone can live happily and without discrimination. Because of her heritage and resemblance to Satella, however, Emilia is often shunned and hated by most people, leaving her lonely and without any friends prior to meeting Subaru.

In Their Own Story

Initially, Emilia regards Subaru as a mischievous child who always needs to be taken care of. After he risks his life to save her from the Witch's Cult, however, Emilia starts to develop deep feelings for him, as Subaru is the first person to ever make her feel truly happy, accepted and loved. She chooses Subaru as her knight and goes together on different missions. During her trials presented in the story arcs of the novels, Emilia is comforted by Subaru which leads her to accept her own identity.

Reader's Guide

Emilia is a half-human half-elf living in a fantasy world. She is a candidate to become the next ruler in the royal election and become the Queen of Lugnica. She is a Spirit Art User, accompanied by Puck, a familiar and a spirit in the form of a cat whose true identity is 'Beast of the End of the Eternally Frozen Lands', one of 4 Great Spirits of the world who can control heat. She is from the Frozen Forest, and is over a hundred years old (although most of the time she was frozen in the forest), with the mental state of a teenager. Her appearance resembles the 'Witch of Envy', Satella, which is responsible for the discrimination against half-elves. Among half breeds and other discriminated races in Lugunica, she is seen as their hope for a better future due to her ideal of democracy and better social equality. She is often shunned and hated by most people, leaving her lonely and without any friends prior to meeting Subaru. After he risks his life to save her from the Witch's Cult, she starts to develop deep feelings for him, as Subaru is the first person to ever make her feel truly happy, accepted and loved. She chooses Subaru as her knight.

Did You Know?

• Emilia is over a hundred years old, but most of that time she was frozen in the Frozen Forest, so her mental state is still that of a teenager.
• Her appearance is said to resemble the 'Witch of Envy', Satella, which is the reason for the discrimination she faces as a half-elf.
• Puck, her spirit companion, is actually the 'Beast of the End of the Eternally Frozen Lands', one of the 4 Great Spirits who can control cold.
• Tappei Nagatsuki created Emilia out of his ideal of her type being a heroine he wanted to have in the story, with the protagonist being devoted to her too.
• Emilia is voiced by Rie Takahashi in Japanese and Kayli Mills in English in the anime adaptation.