Well. I have a theory about who killed her, but...I don't know that anyone wants to hear it. I originally thought the emperor was the most likely suspect, but then after reading someone's idea on one of the anime blogs about how ironic it would be for the emperor to have killed his wife...I no longer think it makes sense.
My reasoning why is that if the Emperor is a man who believes in strength/survival of the fittest and all that (and thanks for the info about Marianne being a knight, I didn't know that ^__^) doesn't having "terrorists" break into his home/palace/mansion/chateau/property of some sort and murder his wife - doesn't that make him look weak / like he has a weakness? Now. PERHAPS. Perhaps if the supposed culprit was caught and severely punished, it wouldn't demonstrate weakness. But, the culprit hasn't been caught and punished. Therefore, it looks like he's weak enough that he couldn't even protect his own wife.
I *DO* think there's a puppetmaster, though. And I've had thoughts for the last couple of weeks that there's a greater chess match in play. And there are 2 players behind the board. 1 is the Emperor. And the other isn't Lelouch.
Coincidentally, I noticed that the story relationship chart has been updated and the person who I think is behind Marianne's death is now on it.
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My reasoning why is that if the Emperor is a man who believes in strength/survival of the fittest and all that (and thanks for the info about Marianne being a knight, I didn't know that ^__^) doesn't having "terrorists" break into his home/palace/mansion/chateau/property of some sort and murder his wife - doesn't that make him look weak / like he has a weakness? Now. PERHAPS. Perhaps if the supposed culprit was caught and severely punished, it wouldn't demonstrate weakness. But, the culprit hasn't been caught and punished. Therefore, it looks like he's weak enough that he couldn't even protect his own wife.
I *DO* think there's a puppetmaster, though. And I've had thoughts for the last couple of weeks that there's a greater chess match in play. And there are 2 players behind the board. 1 is the Emperor. And the other isn't Lelouch.
Coincidentally, I noticed that the story relationship chart has been updated and the person who I think is behind Marianne's death is now on it.
~Rose