code_geass | What if the Rebellion Succeeds?

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?

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I love these what-if scenarios. I'm not sure if he can get his current Black Knights to attack Britannia, though. Although Zero himself believes (or seems to believe) in a greater goal, most of his team just wants to get Japan back. If he wins, he'll have to leave someone back in Japan anyway, because the Japanese people will want a hero to remain. (I admit I want to see LL trying to build a government and make a royal mess out of it, pun not intended, but it's somewhat unlikely) Those who believe in Zero and Zero's ideal might follow. Those who believe in Zero's cause might stay. It's funny that way. And his identity...is another can of worms. He'll generate a lot of distrust no matter what he says.

If Britannia withdraw...Lelouch would likely protect Suzaku, which would go badly for both of them, especially since Suzaku was 'hiding under Euphie's wings' before. It's a lose-lose situation and I doubt anyone would like it, but Suzaku is under a geas to live and LL is a very stubborn man. Though in the other case...if he's going to rationalize at all, it might be that retaliation brings retaliation, and Britannia is going to do worse things (it's not going to let its Sakuradite source go away so easily) so it'd be more prudent to have someone try telling them that the Japanese are not so defiant?

What I want? China joins in and thus Lelouch inadvertently started a World War. It would be fun.

Yes, that's the problem. I can see, perhaps, them attacking Britannia out of a feeling that unless Britannia is destroyed, then they'll just come back to attack Japan again (in other words, that they can't trust peace treaties with Britannia, or Britannia is not interested in making peace.

I think, actually, Suzaku will leave with the Britannians if it comes to that. If he protects Suzaku, it'll be through some deal where he fakes his death or something.

Heh, that would be quite interesting. I would like to see China get involved, but the only thing is, I kind of doubt it'll happen because we don't see any characters who are Chinese (well, except for Mao), so it doesn't seem as if they'll get involved? Yet, I still don't see how Lelouch, even with all of Japan behind him, could hope to overthrow a much more powerful empire.

Some of them might feel it's better to sit in Japan, arm themselves to the teeth and defend from whatever Britannia's got, though. Unless Nina drops an A-bomb, which is still another can of worms. Lulu's got some fancy speeches to make if he wants to convince.

Fake death? That would be ironic. "Okay, Suzaku, I've done this before and I know how it works. You'll live pretty much a dead life from now on but hey at least you'll be safe! Safe! And you get school! Isn't that great? Who wants to change anything anyway?"

China is the most likely to get involved, though, among everyone else, by virtue of being pretty much the only one mentioned in context of the rebellion. XD LL might need to go countryhopping, trying to solicit allies. He's been using just the Artificial Charisma created by Zero's mystique right now, but if he really wants allies for the greater war, he'll have to be more active. I hoped to see this when I signed on and I still hope to see it, unlikely as it seems to be.

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