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Originally Posted by otacu
And i'm not talking about skilled in videogames or skilled in soccer or skilled in other fields of knowledge.... i'm talking about politics here... and not just a regular politician who has her little support (heck even pornostars got voted just to have fun) ... in CE everyone listened to her, she manipulated public opinion like she was toying with a barbie doll and rough soldiers in a battle were confused by her simply talking.
Did you really think Jean D'arc existed like in the legend? Come on go check history! She was just a pawn with no political skill used by the Delphine to fight England.
Lacus was the TOP from the beginning.... she was already at the finish line when GS started like some kind of deity. She had everything for no real reason .... and she was 16 years old.
She was just designed to be perfect in every single aspect.
The perfect plot device.
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Legend? Who said anything about the legend. I didn't say one word about Jeanne d'Arc being a skilled politician but she was an inspirational military leader and that is supported by historical documents. Lacus being so young is merely a symptom of the overall problem with the Gundam universe being a franchise that is mainly targeted at kids and teens. Personally I think Gundam would be much better by throwing out all the teenage crap i.e. make Kira and Amuro 21 or 22 ish when they started out in their respective series but that is a subject for another debate. Lacus being perfect does not mean she is merely there for the sake of convenience. She is supposed to be a deity-like character which is entire point of GS and GSD. It's just like Faramir is supposed to be a saint in Lord of the Rings. Take a great scifi series like Babylon 5 for example it also has nearly perfect characters. In fact the Kira/Lacus relationship on GS and GSD to me felt like a silly teenager version of Sheridan/Delenn (Babylon 5).