Character Discussion - Lelouch

[Vito]

Originally Posted by SonOfHeaven

If he is dead
-Would Orange just really let him die and smile about it.
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Well, Orange might have known the plan and considered it a honorable death, hence the smile.

[Narona]

Originally Posted by Vito

Well, Orange might have known the plan and considered it a honorable death, hence the smile.

Likely, yes. same as sayoko and Cecile, nina, and Llyod. I think they knew what lelouch was planning to do.

Even, "if" he is alive, those persons arenb't aware of it.

[Leo_Otaku]

Originally Posted by Eliarine

I'm of the opinion that if Lelouch is alive and had a Code that made him immortal, he had no idea about it. So neither did Suzaku and C.C.

Or maybe if he is he hiud it from everyone like one of his hidden plans. I too think that he is alive some parts just don't equall up. Damn it I want the director to make a comment >.<

[zalem]

Why am I noticing that most of the people who say he is alive are CluClus? Is this just a coincidence or? Do people want him alive for the sake of the ship, to hell with his characterization? I can't help but feel having him be alive ruins his character, UNLESS he didn't know about the code. That's the only acceptable scenario to me. That he genuinely thought he was going to die and was willing to sacrifice himself, but ended up living instead. His behavior during his death scene certainly seems to point to him not knowing about the immortality at all.

To me the evidence still weighs heavily in favor of him being dead though. It's more like 99% chance he's dead and 1% chance he is alive.

I reject the "Lelouch took C.C.'s code theory" completely. That would leave him facing C.C.'s lonely fate, which is rather awful imho. If he is alive it better be as an immortal with C.C. still as an immortal as well. That way eternity won't be quite so lonely.

[Nogitsune]

Errr... I just read that it is revealed in the manga that Lelouch indeed survived.
Trouble is, I don't know if the source is reliable and I don't have access to the manga.
Damn, that's frustrating.
I didn't really care yesterday, but after hearing something like that... I'm beyond curious.

Edit:
But now that I think about it... when did the manga catch up with the anime?
Did I miss something, or are people having fun spreading rumors?

Edit2:
Oh my... I should just forget about it for now. xD

[Kyero Fox]

Spoiler to where Lelouch is!

[Darkside]

Originally Posted by Kyero Fox

Spoiler to where Lelouch is!

LOL he's in otherworld training

[Vito]

Originally Posted by Nogitsune

Errr... I just read that it is revealed in the manga that Lelouch indeed survived.
Trouble is, I don't know if the source is reliable and I don't have access to the manga.
Damn, that's frustrating.
I didn't really care yesterday, but after hearing something like that... I'm beyond curious.

Edit:
But now that I think about it... when did the manga catch up with the anime?
Did I miss something, or are people having fun spreading rumors?

Edit2:
Oh my... I should just forget about it for now. xD

Manga isn't canon, so it's not surprising if the manga's author decided to change the ending.

[Fevvers]

Originally Posted by zalem

Why am I noticing that most of the people who say he is alive are CluClus? Is this just a coincidence or? Do people want him alive for the sake of the ship, to hell with his characterization?

Just like how a lot of Lelouch/Kallen (or heck, Lelouch/Shirley) shippers are adamant about him dying, as if that's going to make any of those ships any more valid (it doesn't). It shouldn't really surprise you.

Shipping reasons aside, equating Lelouch to a martyr is laughably out of character for me, he has never appeared to me as someone who would repent for his crimes through death. Yes, he feels regret, but he has never been one to accept death as the only answer (as seen with his reaction towards CC's "supposed" wish). As shown all through out the series, he's always seen himself as an actor, and him staging and faking his own death feels consistent to his character. Exactly how that happened though has been pointed out for the hundredth time, whilst some of those points may be a bit wonky (what with the mystery of geass and the gods haven't really been tackled in depth), overall I can't help but feel he's alive.

[Narona]

Originally Posted by zalem

Why am I noticing that most of the people who say he is alive are CluClus?

Not all! I am a cluclu fan but that's not my main reason. And In my opinion, if he is alive, he might return to kallen someday if he really loves her. So trust me or not, I don't think like that because of the shipping war.

I think it's not clear, and I don't see him as a martyr. Well, same as what kafka said.

But also TBH, I am shocked because in animedia, the sunrise staff said that the contract between him and c.c. was still valid and that c.c. was waiting that lelouch finishes what he has to do.

Originally Posted by koshimizu

C.C.: Lelouch, I will stay with you a little longer.
[editor]
Is C.C. breaking the contract? Unless the Code holder pass the Code to Geass user, she can't die. C.C. has Lelouch under a contract to be her successor. Is the immortal witch saying this because she's waiting to be freed from this?
[Sunrise]
Yeah. The contract is still valid. I think she's waiting until Lelouch finishes what he wants to do, then to fulfill the contract. What to do after that? What is C.C. thinking now? I wonder...

And also shocked because of what he said to c.c. in 24. I always thought that he planned to live.

Well, it's a different view.

[zalem]

It's not about killing himself in order to repent. It's about sacrificing himself for the sake of tomorrow. Lelouch is no longer just thinking about himself or Nunnally. He finally is seeing the bigger picture and recognizing what he has to do. And yes, I actually do think the episodes from 18 and on have been leading up to this and so it's not out of character at all. I mean, you do remember how he was basically willing to lock himself up with Charles in the world of C forever? I call that a sacrifice. So Zero Requiem isn't something exactly out of the blue for him. He was willing to do it then (though for different reasons) and obviously he was willing to do it with ZR.

[ChainLegacy]

I think the strongest indication that Lelouch is still alive was Nunnally suddenly receiving his memories. I'm sorry, but that scene makes NO sense unless Lelouch himself now possesses the code.

[vision33r]

There is only one fact that supports he is dead. Suzaku running the blade into him.

There are more than one clues that supports that he is alive.

It doesn't matter, whether he lives or not, I like to know what is NEXT? OAV? Movie?

[Deliberation]

Originally Posted by hero147

CC's wish was to smile, and Lelouch wanted to complete that wish. It's actually quite romantic, how CC's wish changed again. In the last episode, she no longer wished to smile, but her wish was the survival of Lelouch, which may have been granted, if Lelouch is with CC. Hence forth, the contract that started in episode 1, has been completed!

What you said made a lil sense because Lelouch was mentioning about "Geass being people's wishes".. Lelouch wished for a peaceful world for Nunnally. C.C praying in the church to wish that Lelouch will survive. Hmmm and in the end C.C realize that "geass bringing solitude is incorrect". SHE could imply that Geass grants people's wishes? *not making any sense*

But yeah if he's dead. I can accept it too. Because seeing it this way it's his wish to be dead for a peaceful world for his sister and to atone for his sins and those evidence of his eyebags and all. But something tells me he's alive in my heart(C.C prayed for him with her Geass?). Could be my heart playing tricks on me.

[hero147]

Originally Posted by Deliberation

What you said made a lil sense because Lelouch was mentioning about "Geass being people's wishes".. Lelouch wished for a peaceful world for Nunnally. C.C praying in the church to wish that Lelouch will survive. Hmmm and in the end C.C realize that "geass bringing solitude is incorrect". SHE could imply that Geass grants people's wishes? *not making any sense*

But yeah if he's dead. I can accept it too. Because seeing it this way it's his wish to be dead for a peaceful world for his sister and to atone for his sins and those evidence of his eyebags and all. But something tells me he's alive in my heart(C.C prayed for him with her Geass?). Could be my heart playing tricks on me.

No....Lelouch made a contract with CC, that he had to complete one wish of CC's. That wish was ultimately changed in the last episode, when CC's wish was for Lelouch's survival, made obvious by the fact that she was praying in the church. The eyebags mean nothing. Everybody who was close to dying had them, I think it's a bodily function to when your body will shut down. Who's to say Immortals don't get them if they get into a near-death situation? Immortals bodies are somewhat just like a normal person's, the both bleed and all. We have never see any immortals with a long and prolonged death. Everytime we see an immortal die, it's always quick and instant.

[Deliberation]

Originally Posted by hero147

No....Lelouch made a contract with CC, that he had to complete one wish of CC's. That wish was ultimately changed in the last episode, when CC's wish was for Lelouch's survival, made obvious by the fact that she was praying in the church. The eyebags mean nothing. Everybody who was close to dying had them, I think it's a bodily function to when your body will shut down. Who's to say Immortals don't get them if they get into a near-death situation? Immortals bodies are somewhat just like a normal person's, the both bleed and all. We have never see any immortals with a long and prolonged death. Everytime we see an immortal die, it's always quick and instant.

Well it could be both your theory and mine. Well in the end it is about what Lelouch said "geass is like a wish".

[Narona]

Originally Posted by Deliberation

Well it could be both your theory and mine. Well in the end it is about what Lelouch said "geass is like a wish".

That scene in the church feels really weird. C.C. knows what the gods truly are (the collective unconsciousness), and even so she was praying as if they were the same gods as our supposed god in our world. >_>

The only thing we know is that the gods in code geass can grant wish "or" can be geassed.

And I still think that what lelouch asked to them is what saved him in the end :O

[Spring_sakura111]

Originally Posted by Narona

That scene in the church feels really weird. C.C. knows what the gods truly are (the collective unconsciousness), and even so she was praying as if they were the same gods as our supposed god in our world. >_>

The only thing we know is that the gods in code geass can grant wish "or" can be geassed.

And I still think that what lelouch asked to them is what saved him in the end :O

Hmm..possible.

[ZeroSama]

Anyone think its funny that what Lelouch said to Kallen(even if it was just to absolve her concious) about being the one to "hold the world in his hand" in EP 25 of S1 came true?

I think it goes to show you how awesome he is that any off the hand remark he makes comes true.

Whats even more awesome is that even though he was the ruler of the world he gave it it up along with his own life for the sake of everyone elses happiness. Honestly how often in anime do you see someone making that sort of sacrifice for everyones sake or giving up that sort of power?

Lelouch you were just to damn awesome and manly for this show. Sleep well oh true defender of justice.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Narona

That scene in the church feels really weird. C.C. knows what the gods truly are (the collective unconsciousness), and even so she was praying as if they were the same gods as our supposed god in our world. >_>

No, she just knows there's some kind of collective unconscious that Charles liked to call "Gods". But she was born 600 years ago and maybe she finds comfort in prayer - and it was a difficult time.