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[cardslash02.livejournal.com]

Here's some copypasta from 4chan:

"Devil Wings: Show a willingness to ignore the repercussions of terrible deeds, and a connection with each other. Four characters have these: the grandest, Lelouch, the middle ground, Kallen, one fully grown wing, CC, and the weak single wing, Rollo. These wings are both a show in villainy and a connection to Lelouch, the most previlant devil shown.

Fake Angel Wings: There are two scenes with what appears to be ceramic angel wings. These must symbolize a false purity, an agenda beyond the true noble calling the wings seem to convey. Anya seems to lean on one, showing her possible faith in this false ideal, and VV spouts them.

True Angel Wings: In the lead here is Suzaku, the character with the most profound scope of making a better world without extraneous sacrifice, with brilliant white wings which out-span any other. Next is Anya, who has medium sized wings, showing she has a similar attitude to Suzaku and Euphie, yet her path is more developed than Euphie's own, whose wings are stunted, probably by her untimely death by the hands of Lelouch. The final character with angel wings is Rollo again, who seems in conflict about which path to take.

No wings: I would say it means that they either haven't found a path yet or genuinely don't let one mindset bind them down. Nunnaly, Zino, Cornelia, and the Emperor... by the characters like this, it also probably means that they aren't necessarily trying to change the world, but to just live life as life is given to them.

Gold Chains: Everyone has these chains. The amount a person is tangled is probably paramount on how much this person is held back by their relations with other characters. Kallen is chained like a dog, around the neck. CC's wing is tangled, showing her relationships hurt her effectiveness to Lelouch. Cornelia is bound only by her sword, as if she could give up all ties if she gave up battle. Suzaku's arms are tangled, giving a sense that his full might is somehow impeded by commitment. Lelouch has only a loop around his arm, most likely signaling Nunnaly, which is dangerously loose. Characters such as Nunnaly, Euphie, the emperor, and VV have hardly any restrictions at all, showing that who they are connected with doesn't limit their actions."

What do you guys think about this?

Comments

[rainbow-cnxn.livejournal.com]

My first reaction was "lolCLAMP". I'm not sure how much CLAMP knows about the storyline (I hear from some people that they were given the storyline beforehand and told to draw their character designs based off of that), but in general, I get the overwhelming sense that we're being hit senselessly over the head with the imagery bat right now. CLAMP's yelling, "Hey, look at the art! Wings! Black and white ones! It's significant!" but I'm still unconvinced that they even understand what their imagery means.

I think your theory is plausible except for this one bit that I disagree with.
In the lead here is Suzaku, the character with the most profound scope of making a better world without extraneous sacrifice
His fake persona might fit into that trope, but his post-Euphie self is far more "Devil Wings", in my opinion. (possibly as deserving or more deserving of those wings than Lelouch, even) But that's just how I personally interpret Suzaku's character. *shrug*

I bandied around with the idea that people with wings are dead or going to die. Not implausible, but the possibility of our two leading men dying while the Emperor survives is one that I don't like to entertain. The wing color could simply be factional, but then, why don't characters like Gino or Cornelia have them? *shrug* Who knows?

[gdmcrjunkie.livejournal.com]

I agree with what you said about Suzaku. The way I see it he barely was a "good" character in the first season and he definitely isn't now.

[madhatterpan.livejournal.com]

...I keep scrolling over to just stare at your icon and be gleefully pleased. Orange-kun~