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

[annwyd.livejournal.com]

There seemed to be quite a few little homages and nods to SEED in the beginning, but as the show progressed, it really moved into its own territory. People rant about how the upcoming island arc is a SEED ripoff, for instance, but it seems pretty clear that they're not doing romance--so they're making a nod to SEED with involving getting-stranded-on-an-island-together at all, but they're going in their own direction with it.

[epistretes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I mean - its almost impossible to be utterly original nowadays, so having a nod to the predecessors is nice. I just think people are getting a little too hung up on comparison.

I mean I've seen

"Euphemia has pink hair, so shes obviously a Lacus ripoff" comments around and things like that which is taking it a touch too far I think.