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A Code Geass community! And a lively one, too. This is awesome to see indeed.

*ahem* Yes, this is a pesky introduction post. I just started watching the anime yesterday and was hooked left, right and center. Oh, it's not perfect by any means, but it's been so long since anything hits all the spots with just the correct punch. Though Death Note is currently considerably the smarter show, Code Geass is far more enjoyable. To me, that is. I've loved the director's previous Ryvius and I don't think Lelouch will disappoint. Hope there's a lot of mutual fanship to be found here. ♪~ (I tend to rant, sorry)

Though I don't have any creative output to offer to the altar at the moment (translating things always put my brain through a rut) I do have a few questions/guesswork around. Some of these are data gathering for fic, but some are just curiousity. If you don't mind?



- How exactly does Britannia's succession system work? My ears told me all Lelouch said in Episode 2 was "第十七後継承者", 17th successor, and the sub concurs. However, the sub and wikipedia (geass.co.jp has woefully little information) both says "second in line" (I didn't catch this line in the Japanese track, but I assume it's around his line about Empress Marianne, which I didn't completely understand). He's not 2nd prince, and even 3rd prince Clovis is his elder. So how does it work? Does the Emperor just assign whoever he wants on the line to the throne?
- Do you think it's a little too much coincidence that the only person Lelouch visibly softens to cannot be affected by his power? Nanaly's blind. I smell a plot coming about this.
- I'm sure most people also noticed this. In episode 1, when Lelouch's eye first went Geass, all the soldiers were freaking out over what was going on with it. But currently, when he uses the eye and it doesn't work, nobody seems to notice that his eye is red and has wings in the middle of them. Heck, Kallen was far closer to him in Ep. 3 than the soldiers in 1 ever were. What gives?
- Suzaku. A little early, but what do you think his ultimate role is? Best-friend-opposite-side ala Kira and Athrun, Love interest the White Knight, leader of a different philosophy and the True Unifier (by marrying Euphemia) or something else? While I figure the last one to be a given, I'm also betting on him becoming a foil. Lelouch's development doesn't seem to go into the Raito direction, the monster with no heart but a bunch a morals (and yes, I know about the 'reversed' Raito). Lelouch's problem seems to be the opposite : he has too much heart and too little morals to go along with it---and with the OP being optimistic rather than dark, I'm guessing Suzaku is someone to keep Lelouch from going *entirely* mad. They're now in the same class, after all. What's the point of that except throwing their character development curve together? (Of course, he's going to oppose Zero. But ultimately, he's not L, and I don't think he'd be there to kill Lelouch...)
- If Lamperouge is really Empress Marianne's maiden name, isn't it rather stupid for Lelouch and Nanaly to use it? I mean "Oh, this kid...same name as the dead prince, same surname as his mother. Wait a minute..." should occur to someone eventually. They should've came up with a more random surname. Unless that one is REALLY common, but since she's a noble...
- Lelouch will find it difficult not to be compared with Raito, so let's throw it in his face : Death Note or Eye of Geass, what's better? You can kill anyone with the Death Note, wherever, whenever and however. No one the wiser. Eye of Geass, you have to be standing there in front of that guy, can only be used once, but it covers just about everything and you can order a daily schedule.
- Does the manga translation want an assistant translator? >_>

Also the Lancelot is so totally impossibly overpowered. But I guess Lelouch can't have it too easy C-2 is utterly awesome. C-2/Lelouch FTW. ♥

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I have to admit that I am a bit of a snob about the Empire, rather like Clovis and Jeramiah...lol...so I don't consider Lulouch as highly born as the other Princes at all; he's behind the first two (proper) Princes and the two princesses as well, it seems, so maybe....possible Uncles and the children of Uncles we don't know about?

It's all speculation though; there are only 4 children above him (apparently,in age?) that we know about, and if the girls are included in the succession, that would strictly make him 5th...if they weren't, 3rd...17th does seem very far back.

But it confuses me that the oldest Prince (we know of) is referred to as the second Prince, and Clovis the Third (The Emperor is the First?)...

Confusing, isn't it!

And Euphemia, it strikes me, has to be older or a lot younger (younger than Nanaly) than Lelouch, or we have a conflict with the ages of the children and the mothers involved...unless the Emperor is a bigamist!

And what happened to Clovis and Cordelia's (and Euphemia's?) Mother?

Suzaku. A little early, but what do you think his ultimate role is?

Lloyd's guinea pig Lancelot pilot.

If Lamperouge is really Empress Marianne's maiden name, isn't it rather stupid for Lelouch and Nanaly to use it?

But it may not be her maiden name. It could be completely made up. It's not clear.

Neither the Death Note or the Geass are better - they are different and each has it's various merits and flaws.

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I do consider Lelouch rather far away from the inheritance. It just makes more sense plotwise. Otherwise, why didn't he just go "I AM PRINCE LELOUCH", kill his elder brother (it's easy with the Geass), take the throne and then demolish Britannia from within?

There're probably other children we don't know about, especially since it seems most of the competent ones are sent around to various areas. Euphemia strikes me as older...but then I think the Emperor could be a polygamist, though maybe not by choice...marriage is a good way to keep political alliances intact, after all. And to keep the factions from killing each other and altering the power balance, they'd have to be Empresses, too.

Then again, it's just weird if Clovis is 3rd and Lelouch, estimated 9th, were playing chess together. Unless they're all raised closely.

Neither the Death Note or the Geass are better - they are different and each has it's various merits and flaws

But that's no fun. T_T

[thomasvye.livejournal.com]

Eliminating Clovis, as the third Prince, would mean he would still have to take care of the second Prince (oldest brother?) whose name I believe is Schneizel - seems so from what Clovis said and from the JWiki...I think he's this guy from the opening titles, but I am not sure, of course;



That's not Clovis though.

...And if we're going by age, I am assuming Cordelia and Euphemia would have to go as well...not to mention, of course, his Father. ^-^

It seems to me the Emperor made a poor judgement politically in marrying Marianne, since so many of his nobility (implied) didn't like her. And of course, her stepchildren (by an older? and deceased? Empress, their own Mother) didn't like her. But then you wouldn't be too pleased at their age to have your Mother (potentially) replaced and not just replaced, but replaced by someone of inferior breeding, and then producing more children...

Perhaps the Emperor thought he was above all their opinions. Apparently not though. ;)

I am quite interested in this family though, as so much about how the relationships work is undefined as yet, leaving lots of room for fun speculation. :D It will amuse me if Euphemia does turn out to be older than Suzaku (who is the same age as Lelouch - 17); that would be funny.

If I have to choose a power then, I choose Death Note; Geass gives you a sparkley eye, but Death Note comes with Ryuk attached! And he's awesome. ^-^

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Yep, I do think that guy is the Schneizel (and likely, Lelouch's Prime Antagonist). He looks like Yuuto But it'd be pretty easy to kill ALL of them, you know, and make his father announce him as the heir before offing him off, too. XD

She could be a nouveau riche. A noble family that was originally a commoner, but was so financially powerful that it would be stupid not to marry? From the ED, it doesn't look like it's a marriage for love, or Lelouch wouldn't be running from dad in UTTER RAGE. And if he actually designated Lelouch as second from...whoever's first, probably Scheneizel, it's incredibly obvious that none of his older children will like it.

I think she'll be older. She does look slightly so, after all. XD And the family interests me, too, probably because it appears so utterly dysfunctional. XD And there's the interesting part of how dear old Lulu STILL identifies himself as a Britannian prince when it comes right down to it, despite his general hate and anger towards it all. You know it's something interesting.

Geass also comes with C.C.! ...but then again, she's less awesome than Ryuk, and she DOES kick you out of your bed.... (Personally---I adore Geass as a story device, but if I can choose for myself...the Note would be incredibly useful.)

[thomasvye.livejournal.com]

And there's the interesting part of how dear old Lulu STILL identifies himself as a Britannian prince when it comes right down to it, despite his general hate and anger towards it all. You know it's something interesting.

Yes. >:) He's a bitter bitter man. ;)))