What if the Rebellion Succeeds?

[worldserpent.livejournal.com]

Usually in anime, when the main character leads a rebellion, it succeeds. But in Code Geass, I haven't really been sure whether Lelouch will succeed in making the Britannians leave Japan, especially since the rebellion was so weak at the beginning. So what do you think? Will Zero and his allies win by the end of the season? Or by the end of the rumored second season?

Then, what will Lelouch and Suzaku do? If Zero can free Japan, will he be able to get the rest of his coalition to attack Britannia, which is his true goal? Will they go along with him? And what if his identity is revealed?

And what about Suzaku? If it becomes clear that Zero is winning, what would Suzaku do, given that he is only supporting Britannia because they won the war? Suzaku fights for Britannia because he believes that supporting the victors, stopping the fighting, then hoping they are worthy rulers, is the best thing to do to preserve life. But, if Zero begins to have the advantage, how can Suzaku rationalize his fighting? If Suzaku believes that the Britannian Empire can change and be reformed, despite its cruel actions, why not the Black Knights and the rest of the rebellion?

Also, if Britannia must withdraw, Suzaku will, to put it mildly, not be very welcome under the new regime, especially if his role in the death of the Prime Minister is revealed. What would he do then?

Comments

[tatooine.livejournal.com]

Mm, someone at some point says something like "if Japan kept fighting, China would have jumped in, too, and there would have been a crazy three-way war." I'm guessing we'll see a little of that starting, and then Japan being restrengthened -- possibly under Lelouch.

However, my gut instinct is that the Rebellion will wind up allying with Euphie and she'll take over to Make The World A Better Place, granting autonomy to newly conquered regions (ie Japan, that place Cornelia was beating up, etc.) and ensuring a new Pax Britannia. This may just be because I watched too much Gundam, orz.

[worldserpent.livejournal.com]

Yes, there is the question of what the rebellion's relationship with China would be. If they end up allying, perhaps Britannia will be reluctant to reinvade Japan.

But, so far, I'm wondering if Euphie will accept allying with the Rebellion, given that the part of the Rebellion that wants to destroy Britannia is Lelouch, and he doesn't seem to agree with Euphie on many things. Also, does Euphie have any power or authority on her own? So far it seems like she's shown will to change Britannia and a sense of justice, but it seems she just has the power that is given to her by the system or Cornelia, and lacks her own followers, except for Suzaku. Otherwise, she would then have to fight against Cornelia, who I don't see ever forgiving the Rebellion.

[tatooine.livejournal.com]

I thought CC was Lelouch's envoy to China and told him things didn't work out?

I think it definitely requires a major shift in the situation, like the revelation that the Emperor is about to destroy the world and let aliens invade so he can live forever or something WACKY (hey, that idea's not stranger than Eva yet). I see something like... Euphie and Lulu's paths gradually get close together, and then they get confronted with a common enemy. (Unless the series decides to surprise me by having Lulu win and Suzaku and Euphie die. Which I gueeeeeeeess is possible.) Cornelia will take some convincing, but eventually wind up dying or working alongside (if not necessarily with) Euphie and Lulu's uber team of justice.

Plus, it's a mecha series. When they have the power of MECHA RIGHTEOUSNESS on their side, the Black Knights plus Lancelot, Cornelia, Clow Reed, and that big dude could probably take on all of Britannia. :P

[worldserpent.livejournal.com]

Yes, but I meant that they might change their minds if the rebellion succeeds, and the Britannians suffer a major loss.

I can see it happening, but I actually hope that we aren't thrown any mystical type curveballs on that scale. Like for example, who is the common enemy? Their father, I would suppose. I guess except for Euphie, I would see no reason for Cornelia to betray the Empire. I would see her instead resolving to become Empress in order to change things for Euphie. Perhaps, if the Emperor somehow betrayed Euphie or showed he didn't care whether s/he lived or died because she was 'weak' (shades of the Lulu and Nunnaly situation), she would turn her back on the Empire.