Swords....

[jjblue1.livejournal.com]

Isn't the sword Suzaku uses to kill Lelouch [R2 Ep. 25] the same sword Lelouch held when they were about to fight Damocles [R2 Ep. 23]?
It's an interesting symbolism how the man who defined himself as Lelouch's sword [R2 Ep 23], used the sword Lelouch had to kill him.
Geez, it's too bad we don't really get to see much of what happened after Lelouch's death... I wonder if people in the CG universe noticed it and made up interesting theories over it...
Or maybe they just assumed Zero stole it...
It might be also a reference to Lelouch's two catch phrases:

Whose who are allowed to shoot are only those who are prepared to shoot [Ep. 1]

Only those who are prepared to fire should be fired at [R2 Ep. 25]

which might also be seen as a reference to:
Live by the sword, die by the sword...

Comments

[voguebishoujo.livejournal.com]

You're reminding me of English class >3> I think that we should watch the series in class. Because it sorta exemplifies a lot of things that are in literature but that's just me~


But yeah, that's a real interesting point =0

[jjblue1.livejournal.com]

Well, the whole series raises many interesting points that it would be interesting to discuss in class... but I don't think anime has a chance to be discussed in it (maybe I'm just pessimist...).

[voguebishoujo.livejournal.com]

Oh no, I know that of course. I was just saying how it could be both entertaining AND educational...

[jjblue1.livejournal.com]

*nods*

[setsunator.livejournal.com]

Lol.
If I become a teacher in the future (no waai), I'm so gonna make my students do at least 3 pages long of Geass essays after having a one week marathon of the whole series.

[jjblue1.livejournal.com]

You know, I think it would be educational and entertaining...

[voguebishoujo.livejournal.com]

I kinda wanna be a teacher XD
I can just see myself being like, "Ok, I want you to all watch the entire Code Geass series by Monday. I expect a 5 page essay on how Lelouch represents life. TIMES NEW ROMAN AND DOUBLE SPACE AIIGHT?"

[chickee1.livejournal.com]

Just a note that what he says in both Stage1 and Turn25 is the same so somewhere you have your translations crossed (Or incoherrant subs)

撃ってもいいのは撃たれる覚悟があるやつだけだ。
Only those who are prepared to be shot at may shoot.

[jjblue1.livejournal.com]

Oh... I guess my sub messed up.
Ep 1 was from GG while 25 was from Eclipse... -_-
Thanks for telling me this!

[x-reggg.livejournal.com]

gg's season 1 episode 1 was... crazy D:

[defade.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHAHA it was certainly one of the more...amusing things I've seen.

[nayami.livejournal.com]

Mm, I always love the "live by the sword, die by the sword" analogy. And yeah, I thought it was kinda special Zerozaku used the emperor's sword. It was rather convenient that he just happened to have it huh world? |D

[chickee1.livejournal.com]

I just figured Lelouch would refuse to die by anything less fabulous than that sword...

...Although my theory on his clothing was he was aiming for amassing world hate purely on it's design`s harshness on the eyes...

[nayami.livejournal.com]

I can concede to both those points. XD It reminds me of the awesome hat fic.

[setsunator.livejournal.com]

Lelouch would refuse to die by anything less fabulous than that sword

.. No shit. XD

[furato.livejournal.com]

Add that to the specialness that Zerozaku wears Knight of Zero's belt.
If there are people in that world as obses...I mean inquisitive as internet fandom, they would have figured some things out by now.

[nayami.livejournal.com]

Well clearly, the Knight of Zero was buried with Lelouch's sword and um... ZERO RAIDED THE GRAVE!!! Because he is that hardcore!





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[jjblue1.livejournal.com]

LOL There should be people inquisitive as us...

[faye-naruse.livejournal.com]

Off-topic, but I just had to say this - holy shit, your icon literally made my heart skip a beat! Still a crazy Lulu fangirl orz O///O

S-Sauce? ='O

[eternalruby.livejournal.com]

Actually, me too...
I stared at it for like a minute or so... O___O
LULU FANGIRL FOREVER

[sevoth.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking the people will probably chalk it up to Zero stealing Lelouch's sword to symbolically kill him with it in a "you will die by your own sins" way.

[jjblue1.livejournal.com]

Probably... even though I wish a R2 Ep. 26... ;_;

[snowdevil-crow.livejournal.com]

Huh. The only thoughts I had about that sword (after the initial bawwing, of course) were "LOL FAAAAABULOUS"

[atam-kcin.livejournal.com]

I thought it was cool and all, but I felt it was kinda weird Zerosaku killing Lulu with a sword. It just felt weird that swords were used at all ... cuss this anime has guns ... and mechas.

[jjblue1.livejournal.com]

Well, it was definitely unexpected... even if the series makes veiled references to the swords.
Lancelot had swords, there's the sword of Akasha, Damocles probably takes it's name from the story about 'Damocles' sword', Toudo and his men used swords to fight with their Knightmares, Xing-Ke also was a swordman...
Even if I think the whole thing was Lelouch's plan to make another spectacular Zero.
Suzaku, on his own, wouldn't manage to make a show like the one Lelouch did when he freed him so Lelouc studied a spectacular script Suzaku could follow... (run through bullets, jump unspeakable heights, stab me, stand there in a stony hero position and get awed at...)

[sugarainbow.livejournal.com]

I hate the irony of how both c.c and suzaku wished for their deaths, but ended up living.
and I think all the black knights knew about lelouch's plan, perhaprs kallen told them?

and YESS there should be on OVA of CGs world after rp25. too many questions need to be answered..

[jjblue1.livejournal.com]

... and what's worst is I think while they wished for death Lelouch wouldn't have minded to live... -_- but I guess if things go as Lelouch planned maybe they'll be happy all the same...

I'm sure they understood what Lelouch did... come on, who else would be able to ran through bullets apart from Suzaku?

[lulu-holic.livejournal.com]

OMG, thank you for the very very useful information! it got me so impressed!

[jjblue1.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!