What do we really think of Code Geass characters?

[bluebettafish.livejournal.com]

R2 episode 21 thoughts

From the look of things, most people in the fandom are ok with Suzaku now and have spontaneously dissolved their almost universal hatred of him as long as Lelouch accepts him (to use him). Is this why some people stopped hating Rolo when Lelouch finally accepted him when he died? Do we all really have our own steadfast opinions of each character in the show or do we just go with Lelouch's flow whatever it may be? I'm not suggesting that we should hold lifelong grudges against anyone and stubbornly hold on to certain impressions, but it helps to look back and see if our changes in opinions are sometimes a bit too whimsical, not to be critical or anything. =)

Comments

[levy.livejournal.com]

...I normally don't side with the main characters as an habit, and CG was quite an exception until ep. 17-18, since Lelouch is so much fail you can't help but like him.

Then he did what he did (to Guilford specifically, but also the way he acted during the whole battle..) and I started to pity him so hard, since he shows so little respect of human life and keeps deliberately doing the same mistakes he already knows he's gonna regret. Like geassing the whole Britannian court, for example...

I've always liked Suzaku and never really get why the fandoms hates him so hard.. same goes for Ohgi (and other characters, I'm sure there's more of them...): fandom seems to hate them when they do things against Lelouch, and be quite scandalized that they act this way because of someone (like say, Euphie, Villetta..) and that's odd, since Lelouch himself has started the revolution, plotted and cheated on people only for the sake of someone (Nunnaly) from the very start, and this behaviour of him caused a lot more mess and casualties than anything any other character has done so far.
Even the FREJA is, in the end, his fault... not only because of the Geass he put on Suzaku, but because in the battlefield, even knowing about FREJA, he repetedly ordered Karen to kill him, even when it was clear that she could have simply neutralize him with the upgraded version of the Gurren.

Liking a character does not really implies you must approve his actions or held any esteem of them. Ohgi is probably my favourite character but I have a quite low consideration of him, same goes for Lloyd, that came second, while I have a lot of respect for people like Guilford & Todou, that follow...

When it comes to Lelouch, it looks like fandom tends to see his action made of a lot more awesomeness than it really his, when Lelouch being an ass is nearly the only really interesting thing (beside Villetta's back and Karen inside the Gurren..H_H) in the show.

Marianne is nearly the only character I've really hated since the very start and I'm glad to know I was right XD