I think the emperor's many wives/children would be a combination of continuing the royal line, and also the fulfilment of his Darwinist philosophy - the strongest one will eventually become the new ruler, one way or another. It's probably an emperor-specific kind of polygamy, since no-one else (not even his children) seems to have multiple partners. I can't actually recall - were they all his wives, as in he had married them all, or was it some other kind of arrangement?
He'd definitely marry off his children for political gain, at least the less useful ones - but that exists throughout many cultures. It's not just the emperor and direct royalty; marriages like Milly/Lloyd (or the hypothetical Zero/Kaguya XDD) are also for political influence. Arranged marriages seem to be common among the Britannian nobility.
It'd be great if Sunrise released a Britannian cultural primer as bonus material. I doubt they would, since only total geeks like me would buy it, but it'd be really cool.
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He'd definitely marry off his children for political gain, at least the less useful ones - but that exists throughout many cultures. It's not just the emperor and direct royalty; marriages like Milly/Lloyd (or the hypothetical Zero/Kaguya XDD) are also for political influence. Arranged marriages seem to be common among the Britannian nobility.
It'd be great if Sunrise released a Britannian cultural primer as bonus material. I doubt they would, since only total geeks like me would buy it, but it'd be really cool.