Code Geass - Q & A

[Rising Dragon]

Originally Posted by king12354

I don't buy it but whatever the reason it shouldn't be trauma.

Okay, the deal with Nunnally's eyes is this. The trauma of the incident, seeing her mother brutally murdered, compounded with the damage to her legs, caused her brain to literally shut down the synapses and nerves and everything to her eyes. No information is being transmitted from her eyes and translated in the brain. Physically, no damage was caused to these pathways, and normally she can see. However, they were "shut down" in a sense as a psychological response to the event. This means there IS a chance for her to see once more, though most consider it unlikely.

Lelouch would not be of the belief that his sister could see again if her blindness was caused by physical damage that destroyed her eyes or the nerves and such connecting her eyes to her brain. If that had happened, it'd be a different story. As for keeping her eyes closed, I imagine that is solely the work of the artist illustrating the anime, and probably it is more comfortable for her to keep her eyes closed. Not to mention its probably more comfortable for everyone else if her eyes were closed, so Nunnally is not constantly creeping them out with her cheerful demeanor and her soulless, glassy, staring eyes.

[Mr.Mo]

Originally Posted by king12354

What you say is true but look at what you said. Is Nunally weak psychologically, is she crazy, suicidal, or severely depressed? Is she crying every night because of her mother's death? Does she have no one to turn to? It doesn't look like it. I'm sure people who experienced similar "traumas" or even worse as a child doesn't lead to them being unable to open their eyes.

You are biased in this. You are sure but have no factual evidence.

Being "blind" might be how she copes with the problem, hence not having to be "crazy, suicidal, or severely depressed".

There is also a term called "hysterical blindness". After a quick search, a good example. And here is the actual disorder.

Edit:
and what Rising Dragon said.

[PzIVf3]

What is this World of C means? its look like Heaven or Hell, Life and Death?

[yezhanquan]

Originally Posted by king12354

I don't buy it but whatever the reason it shouldn't be trauma.

I believe that her eye issue has not been resolved to the satisfaction of many fans. It may pop up again as the series progresses.

Originally Posted by PzIVf3

What is this World of C means? its look like Heaven or Hell, Life and Death?

We are not sure ourselves. But...

Spoiler for well, spoilers:

according to the preview, it's a world where V.V. traps Lulu in during their confrontation.

[Mr.Mo]

Is Kaguya actually married with Zero?? OR she just calls him husband.

[Rising Dragon]

Originally Posted by Mr.Mo

Is Kaguya actually married with Zero?? OR she just calls him husband.

They're not married. Kaguya adores Zero and considers herself the only suitable woman to marry him, as she says she'd accept him regardless of not knowing his identity. Lelouch, on the other hand, has shown no such romantic interest in her.

[Holyprism]

I have two questions:

First, is britannia actually America or an empire which consists of GB and America? Because the maps always show the whole american continent as part of the empire.

And why are there so many german names among the britain people? Like "Stadtfeld" and even in the titles of the successors appear thnings like "La, Le" or "Vi" which isn't english as well (neither is it german, but still... )

[Rising Dragon]

Apparently the first of the Britannia family came from Great Britain, but that country was lost to Napoleon, and the Royal family of Great Britain escaped to America, which was still under Britain's control. Therefore, Britannia is America.

I can't answer that second question.

[Irenicus]

Oh my god. The last time I visited this thread it was still in single digits page.

The Code Geass forum is actually often bigger than even the Naruto one at times here.

Originally Posted by Holyprism

First, is britannia actually America or an empire which consists of GB and America? Because the maps always show the whole american continent as part of the empire.

The information only exists in supplementary materials, which I have no direct contact with -- you've got to ask the local regular fanatics on that; I like CG but not that much -- but Code Geass is set in an alternate world where the American Revolution failed, apparently because Ben Franklin betrayed the Americans or something. So technically the current ruling family is traditionally the British monarchs, although their bloodline "Vi/La/Le/whatever Britannia" is obviously fictional. Apparently the Tudors lasted longer than they did historically and the Britannias succeeded them.

However, something happened during this alternate timeline that apparently got Britannia driven out of Europe (probably by everyone's favorite Emperor of France, Bonaparte) which made North America the new Imperial heartlands.

See detailed discussion in the relevant CG thread (History and Geography or something) for real info.

And why are there so many german names among the britain people? Like "Stadtfeld" and even in the titles of the successors appear thnings like "La, Le" or "Vi" which isn't english as well (neither is it german, but still... )

"Lelouch Lamperouge" is a name that is French to the core...or at least, the French version of "Engrish." We are VERY MUCH amused at the irony of the prodigal son of the Emperor of Britannia to be named in French. []

In other words, don't ask, don't tell -- it's "Engrish." They probably just wanted everyone to sound aristocratic. And Lady Aberdeen isn't as gloriously pompous as Duchesse d'Anjou, Sophie-Louise Françoise Marie d'Orleans et de Bourbon.

[GeostigmataShi]

"Lelouch Lamperouge" is a name that is French to the core...or at least, the French version of "Engrish." We are VERY MUCH amused at the irony of the prodigal son of the Emperor of Britannia to be named in French. []

In other words, don't ask, don't tell -- it's "Engrish." They probably just wanted everyone to sound aristocratic. And Lady Aberdeen isn't as gloriously pompous as Duchesse d'Anjou, Sophie-Louise Françoise Marie d'Orleans et de Bourbon.

i think he mean Lelouch Vi Brtitania not Lelouch Lamparouge

[Irenicus]

Originally Posted by GeostigmataShi

i think he mean Lelouch Vi Brtitania not Lelouch Lamparouge

I know. I was referring to the general naming scheme of this series -- how it only marginally adheres to European naming conventions, as well as ignoring certain linguistic barriers familiar to Westerners -- by using Lelouch's name as an example.

[king12354]

Originally Posted by Rising Dragon

Okay, the deal with Nunnally's eyes is this. The trauma of the incident, seeing her mother brutally murdered, compounded with the damage to her legs, caused her brain to literally shut down the synapses and nerves and everything to her eyes. No information is being transmitted from her eyes and translated in the brain. Physically, no damage was caused to these pathways, and normally she can see. However, they were "shut down" in a sense as a psychological response to the event. This means there IS a chance for her to see once more, though most consider it unlikely.

Lelouch would not be of the belief that his sister could see again if her blindness was caused by physical damage that destroyed her eyes or the nerves and such connecting her eyes to her brain. If that had happened, it'd be a different story. As for keeping her eyes closed, I imagine that is solely the work of the artist illustrating the anime, and probably it is more comfortable for her to keep her eyes closed. Not to mention its probably more comfortable for everyone else if her eyes were closed, so Nunnally is not constantly creeping them out with her cheerful demeanor and her soulless, glassy, staring eyes.

Are you a doctor? Is there any evidence of this ever happening? Does seeing your mother get killed and getting your legs shot at somehow equal to shutting down her eyes? Think about it carefully and you realize it doesn't make sense.

Mr.Mo, do you believe Nunally is hysteric? And i see nothing of being blind in your links although I do see impaired vision...

[Dream_Traveller]

Does it really matter? She's blind, and she's been like that since she was 10. Explanation done and dusted, can we please get over this?

[Delusional]

Originally Posted by Dream_Traveller

Does it really matter? She's blind, and she's been like that since she was 10. Explanation done and dusted, can we please get over this?

And best of all, we got some loli fanservice in the process!

[Mr.Mo]

I'm a noob when it comes to anime terms. What's a "loli"?

Originally Posted by king12354

Are you a doctor? Is there any evidence of this ever happening? Does seeing your mother get killed and getting your legs shot at somehow equal to shutting down her eyes? Think about it carefully and you realize it doesn't make sense.

Mr.Mo, do you believe Nunally is hysteric? And i see nothing of being blind in your links although I do see impaired vision...

Do you even know what impaired vision is?
The first link gives an example of a kid being temporarily blind because of an incident. The second one gives the disorder. Impaired vision is blindness to a degree, it just means how blind you are.... Link the dots, think objectively, that's all i can say.

Also, about Nunally being hysteric:

hys·te·ri·a Audio Help /hɪˈstɛriə, -ˈstɪər-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hi-ster-ee-uh, -steer-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.(In Nunally's case, you can see how scared she was in the flasback's)
2. Psychoanalysis. a psychoneurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks, disturbances of sensory and motor functions, and various abnormal effects due to autosuggestion.
3. Psychiatry. conversion disorder.

To summarize all that, she saw her mother get killed in front of her and got scared(among other things), she got blind. The End.

Also, your reply to the other guy... Just because you never experienced or have seen other experience it doesn't mean its not out there. There are hundreds of disorders that make people go "WTF" and I'm 100% sure you never heard/seen/experienced about most of them, but they exist.

Infect it makes perfect sense that seeing her mother get killed on her would lead to her blindness(however it may last).

I think i understand what you are saying: "Nunnaly doesn't seem sad or mentally messed up." but on the contrary, you don't know that but also, as you can see, it might not be because her mother died but because she was scared to death(or other various reasons.) This also doesn't mean she will recover by just being happy and/or accepting her mother's death. Its not as if she is staying blind willingly. I get the impression you are thinking that she is.

I don't mean to insult you or anything, this is my last post on this issue. She could be faking it for all i care but what I'm trying to say is, her condition is 100% possible.

[GeostigmataShi]

Blind from trauma case is rare BUT not impossible
BTW i wonder will geass work on nunally? i mean she's blind...

[She-Chan]

Originally Posted by GeostigmataShi

Blind from trauma case is rare BUT not impossible
BTW i wonder will geass work on nunally? i mean she's blind...

It depends:
Lelouch's geass won't work on nunally because it needs direct eye contact but other Geasses like Rollo's could work on nunally.

[Pink-chan]

Originally Posted by She-Chan

It depends:
Lelouch's geass won't work on nunally because it needs direct eye contact but other Geasses like Rollo's could work on nunally.

Does Rai's geass work on Nunnally? I don't know if there is such a situation in the game where he will geass Nunnally. His Geass works via sound. The only possible chapter should be the Blue Moon chapter if there is.

[She-Chan]

Originally Posted by Pink-chan

Does Rai's geass work on Nunnally? I don't know if there is such a situation in the game where he will geass Nunnally. His Geass works via sound. The only possible chapter should be the Blue Moon chapter if there is.

If it works via sound then yes he would be able to use geass on Nunnally

[Leon_Lelouch]

Hmm...
I want to ask something...
Did Jeremiah get the Geass Canceller from V.V or from when he become a test subject?