Why does fandom seem to hate Suzaku?

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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

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I like Suzaku. I think he has the potential to become an even deeper character - beyond the initial set up of best-friend who is naive and an overall good guy.

I imagine him to be quite anguished, and it seems that he is...I dunno. I think he's interesting. AND HECK, I'm fine with what Code Geass has been doing with its characters.

Shirley was sort of annoying at first, but she's been brought to an interesting point too.

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I have to agree, even the somewhat annoying characters and ones I dislike have something interesting about them and are moving in directions we might not necessarily have expected and I like that fact. Its not predictable.