From Russia with love :-)

[zinik-alexander.livejournal.com]

Hello everybody.
I'm a CG-fan from Russia, and it's my first post to this community - just because I'm not sure in my English-writing skills. But, anyway, last two series were so awesome, that I can't be silent anymore.

We have a joke in russian internets, which can be translated to English as "WWWAtP" - "When We Will Achieve the Power". It is used when you speak about becoming a fearsome dictator or a revolutionary leader, in sarcastic manner usually. And "WWWAtP" was my ultimate reason to watch CG. I wanted to see how Lelouch will become an Emperor - and finally, after more than a year of waiting, he did it! I just can't say how awesome is this. I was really happy.

But my happiness isn't the main reason for me to write this post - I understand one thing while watching 22 Ep.
Nobody from main characters of this anime isn't a good guy. No. They aren't anti-heroes, they are really bad villains. Even if they think that they have good intentions, like Lelouch, Suzaku or Charles, they are villains and evil guys. They are traitors, murderers and liars, they are ruthless power-hungry bastards, they commited patricide and fratricide, or something like that.
Charles, Marianne, V.V., C.C., Schneizel, Lelouch, Suzaku, Toudou, Ohgi, Viletta, Diethard, Kanon, Nina... Even Lloyd, that cowardly sociopathic freak. Even Kaguya, who betrayed her husband and started to act as a real politician.
Of course, there are some really noble or innocent characters - like Cornelia, Kallen or Milly.
But main heroes are really, really, really vile, vicious and evil, and Lelouch isn't any better than Schneizel.

And this is that makes CG so awesome. Hide away moral essays and just behold this great clash of iron wills, that battle without honour and humanity, where winner takes it all, and losers will be punished by death. So brutal. So cynical. So cool.

Well... If anybody is disagree, you're welcome to argue. I'll be glad to hear you.

PS: Sorry if my English isn't very good or my thoughts are old. I just wasn't able to hold it inside me :-)

Comments

[vicks111.livejournal.com]

Odysseus, anyone?
The poor guy was a nice older brother, kind and NOT a sociopath/crazy ax murderer/with mom issues. I love you Schneizel, but I'll be damn pissed if you didn't save him from the Pendragon explosion. All your other siblings can die, except Odysseus. He had even joined the military gladly (he was geassed, but at least happy!)

Characters that I think are good: Kaguya, Milly, Odysseus, and Kanon. Pretty much everyone else has done something horrible to someone else (Kanon's bordering the line here)

[zinik-alexander.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... I'm not really sure about Odysseus. He seems very kind and a little bit stupid (for me), but he's a First Prince. He was a Charles' heir. May be, we don't know something about him. Schneizel seemed as a very kind and noble man too in R1.

And Kanon isn't innocent at all. Just because he is a Schneizel's assistant. He surely knows about his Evil Plans and helps to perform them.

[vicks111.livejournal.com]

Schneizel is still kind, he is just also crazy on the side (a bit). Odysseus hasn't done a thing yet to merit being pinned with the other crazy characters, mostly because he is stupid. I stand by Odysseus until proven otherwise XP

I didn't say Kanon is innocent. As you said, he knows what Schneizel is thinking and has helped on the schemes. I am saying, that for himself, he has yet to do an atrocity. Of course he is guilty for who knows how much, but his disposition seems inherently good. He is just more worried/in love with Schneizel than what his values mean to him XDD

I forgot Rivalz in there, and Arthur.

[zinik-alexander.livejournal.com]

Schneizel is a traitor and liar now. He betrayed Suzaku and his father. He lied to OotBK and Nunnaly. And yes, he's still kind to Cornelia, or some other people.

Kanon participated in betrayal of Suzaku, for example.

No. Arthur is a main villain, The Cat Geass. He stands behind the curtain of all mysteries.

[vicks111.livejournal.com]

haha, a traitor to the empire perhaps, but liar is still up in the air. What he told the Black Knights was the truth, and if he has lied to Nunnally is yet to be seen. Let's remember that both Suzaku and Lelouch have been lying to her all the time, and it seems that he is the only one that hasn't. Lie detector!Nunnally would know.

As for Suzaku, yes he lied to him, but someone as Suzaku should be expecting to be betrayed any moment. His web of lies can only last so long, and he shouldn't act so surprised when someone does it to him. As for the Emperor, well he deserved it and didn't much care about it. I also expect Charles to have known Schneizel well enough to know that a Coup could happen.

The Cat Geass in the mastermind and the final villain! He'll rule the world with an iron paw!!

[zinik-alexander.livejournal.com]

It was the worst sort of lies: a half-truth. But let's see. It's Geass, you never know what is going to happen.

Yes, you're right. Suzaku and Charles deserved betrayal. But the betrayal is always a crime and sin, that's how I think.

And everyone will behold his power, bow lowly and obey his eternal reign. Nya.
(And he's called Arthur. A legendary king's name. A sign it is!)

[bl-almalexia.livejournal.com]

In the end, Earth will be devastated by FREIJAs. All humans will die, except for Suzaku, who will be the only survivor. And then... Arthur will come and deliver him a fatal finger-bite! Humans will be extinct, and cats will be the new civilization... with Arthur as the Immortal Emperor of Catkind! LOLCATZ!