Why does fandom seem to hate Suzaku?

[epistretes.livejournal.com]

I have been nosing through the fandom for some time and I couldn't help but notice the rampant Suzaku hatred. So, I decided to find out why this seemed to be the case.

'Hypocrite' seemed to be the biggest complaint, but (and yes, I am a Lulu fangirl as well before you kill me) Lelouch is one, too. So I was wondering just what made Suzaku seem to be such a target of ire.



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I'm just interested to see what dynamics make people like or dislike certain characters in this series.

Comments

[halevy.livejournal.com]

I totally meant to say "I don't really hate Suzaku". :(

[epistretes.livejournal.com]

Suzaku x Euphemia is my ultimate otp and I'm quite scary about it xD;

I just find it sad it seems to be such a rampant thing when it was obvious there was something driving his obsession to save everyone, even if we now know the answer as to why.

There are very few characters I do not like in this series and Suzaku, being one of my favourites it saddened me to see him the target of so much hate.

p.s. I love that icon x3

[halevy.livejournal.com]

Shirley is one of my favorites and she gets tons of hatred because ohnoes, she kissed Lelouch. Ohnoes, she has a crush on Lelouch. People make it sound like it's such a horrible ordeal, as if she's manipulating Lelouch or something. She was kind of bland in the beginning but I really love how the writers entwined her father's death and her crush on Lelouch into the plot. I'm glad they made her feelings for Lelouch more mature and handled her situation well (even if it saddened my Lulu/Shirley fandom). 8D

[epistretes.livejournal.com]

I'm less keen on Shirley but I like where they have taken her. I found her a little too stereotypical at first but she is growing in my estimation recently.

The fact she kissed Lelouch doesn't bother me at all only the lack of SuzakuxEuphie smoochies bothers me xD as it was an important part of the plot and did a lot for development.

[spleen.livejournal.com]

*annoyingly butts in* Same here. I found her really annoyingly stereotypical at first, but the whole plot there with the kiss was very developing and I like Lelouch's development from that. XD I like her now.

[epistretes.livejournal.com]

I am really looking forward to seeing where they take her from the latest developments, especially with the recent hints of her remembering.

[ratiosu.livejournal.com]

It's amusing really. Anyone can tell that she loves her father, and when her father died, it was definitely a big blow for her. Why would a girl like her USE HER FATHER'S DEATH LAWLAWL THAT EVILWITCH!!!111 to get what she want? Geez. Some people just REFUSE to admit that she might not been acting and thinking rationally then, and insist on using MANIPULATION as a reason.
And why put all the blame on Shirley? Lelouch had a part in returning that kiss. It wasn't as if he was forced at gunpoint to do it.

[halevy.livejournal.com]

I know, even in real life people do that sometimes. I've come across people who needed comfort in the past because something had happened and okay, sure one or two had feelings toward me but I highly doubt they were using their problem to make me feel sympathetic towards them.

Exactly, when something drastic happens, you can't always expect people to think properly. Shirley was pretty much living the good life, you know. She's pretty, rich (I suspect she's from a well-to-do family), has great friends and she's just a teen.

Damn, I need some Shirley icons.

[mossygirl.livejournal.com]

I didn't care about Shirley at first, but how she behaved after she kissed Lulu gained her enormous respect in my book -- she sincerely apologized to Lulu for what happened (for taking advantage of him in her grief) which I didn't expect her to do at all. So that incident actually made me appreciate her more as a character ^_^