I know I'm in the vast minority of Code Geass fans in that Ougi was always one of my favorite characters, and still is after this point. I actually thought that the whole betrayal thing made sense, because the evidence that the Black Knights were presented with essentially the truth.
Ougi's goal from the beginning was to liberate Japan, and that's exactly what he tried to do in this episode. So I don't see it as out of character for him. I actually feel like he's grown a lot as a character, and if he was the same as he was in season one, then he probably would've been the idiot in this episode that people are making him out to be. In the beginning, he really wasn't a great leader, and was pretty much unconfident, but he always wanted to carry out Naoto's dreams. I think since he met Villetta, he's been forced to do more things for himself and basically become a stronger person. And in this episode, he did what he felt was best for Japan, which probably wouldn't be to follow a Britannian prince who has the ability to manipulate people's actions. It probably doesn't help that Zero, instead of denying what Schneizel told them, basically admitted to the Black Knights that he was using them.
Finally, I think Ougi still did regret what he did. Both he and Tamaki seemed really upset by the whole thing.
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Ougi's goal from the beginning was to liberate Japan, and that's exactly what he tried to do in this episode. So I don't see it as out of character for him. I actually feel like he's grown a lot as a character, and if he was the same as he was in season one, then he probably would've been the idiot in this episode that people are making him out to be. In the beginning, he really wasn't a great leader, and was pretty much unconfident, but he always wanted to carry out Naoto's dreams. I think since he met Villetta, he's been forced to do more things for himself and basically become a stronger person. And in this episode, he did what he felt was best for Japan, which probably wouldn't be to follow a Britannian prince who has the ability to manipulate people's actions. It probably doesn't help that Zero, instead of denying what Schneizel told them, basically admitted to the Black Knights that he was using them.
Finally, I think Ougi still did regret what he did. Both he and Tamaki seemed really upset by the whole thing.