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

[epistretes.livejournal.com]

That icon sums up my feelings about it so well.

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.