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epistretes.livejournal.com in code_geassI 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.
'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.
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But, I'll add that judging whether you hate or like a character before a show is complete is kinda... dumb. I mean, yeah, you can have impressions of characters as the series goes along, but let's save the final "I hate/love character" judgement until you have all the information.
In the case of Suzaku... Yeah, I find him annoying at times. Yeah, I like Lelouch better. Yeah, part of the reason I like him is because he wears that flightsuit very, very nicely. And yeah, he has der UberSoldier powers, but at least he used those for good (episode 16) when given the opportunity. But, mostly I think he serves as a good foil for Lulu and there's that big elephant in the room, what happens when Suzaku finds out who Zero is? His reaction to that will do more to define his character than anything that has happened so far (if it happens in episode 17, gg's delay makes it so I don't know what happens).
But, until then, please refer to my icon.
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Like you said, hes the foil. He wouldn't make very good foil if he didn't have similarities as well as differences with the protagonist. Its mirrored in Kingdom Hearts with Sora and Riku. Also best friends who end up opposed to each other and fighting, yet they share a lot of the same ideals - they're just working on different paths to achieve it.