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

Suzaku's loyalty, or lack thereof.

[(Anonymous)]

I personally hate Suzaku because of his ridiculous stance on war and peace.

Granted, Code Geass hasn't given us the complete background on our "fave" Lancelot pilot, but given Mao's interaction with Suzaku, we seem to have received a few additional answers.

Pet peeve #1: Suzaku as a Britannian loyalist. WTF is up with this? If I recall correctly, Suzaku is by birth Japanese, and has links to the ruling family. So, with complete disregard of any filial or national loyalty, Suzaku ends up committing fratricide and willingly becomes a Britannian pawn. He has absolutely no excuse before his native people, given that he was responsible for the late Japanese prime minister's death, as well as becoming the trump card of Britannian brutality towards Area 11.

Pet peeve #2: Suzaku as a peace-loving soldier. Again, a few people have brought up Kira Yamato vibes, but at least Kira knew what the heck he was doing. Just as Kira fought against Orb during GSD, Suzaku fights against the "terrorists" in Area 11 rebelling against Britannian occupation. EXCEPT, Kira fought Orb's forces to prevent them from joining the ZAFT/Earth Alliance war, while Suzaku is merely fighting to "limit casualties to a minimum." Here, I cite the Shinjiku incident. Suzaku has no plausible reason, when we look at him fighting Kallen's forces. He is subduing the terrorists that are PROTECTING their families and civilians. Instead of growing a backbone, Suzaku is helping Clovis committing genocide in Shinjiku.

Pet peeve #3: Godliness in war. I don't think this warrants an explanation. His capabilities are too damn unbalancing when placing him on the board. Suzaku is like the chess knight that can hit 7 squares away and can singlehandedly beat the opposing forces pieces all at the same time. Ugh.

Finally, I let some of my Suza-hate out. :D

Re: Suzaku's loyalty, or lack thereof.

[epistretes.livejournal.com]

Usually I don't like to reply to anonymous comments, but I have one question of you.

Who is your favorite character?

Re: Suzaku's loyalty, or lack thereof.

[zalem.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with your #1 pet peeve. It's something that also seriously bothers me about Suzaku.

Re: Suzaku's loyalty, or lack thereof.

[halevy.livejournal.com]

Well, his lectures of "justice" and such can get annoying but you know, we still don't know his entire story.

Re: Suzaku's loyalty, or lack thereof.

[thomasvye.livejournal.com]

So, with complete disregard of any filial or national loyalty, Suzaku ends up committing fratricide and willingly becomes a Britannian pawn.

I think you mean patricide. It is Lelouch who has committed the sin of Caine (fratricide).