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* CompleteMonster
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* CompleteMonsterCompleteMonster: Luciano Bradly, Some people view Emperor Charles and V.V. as this as well.
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* EvilIsSexy
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** In ''NightmareOfNunnally'', [[spoiler: she peacefully accepts Charles' decision and her own death, prompting Nunnally to tear up]].
* AmbiguouslyAutistic: Lloyd
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* CharacterDerailment or CharacterDevelopment: Trying to figure out where to place his actions from Turn 14 onward is a chore to say the least. His hypocritical behavior during that span may fall under the former, or it can be [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as the latter as Suzaku struggles to come to terms with his own actions until [[spoiler: FLEIJA, his HeelRealization, and finally teaming up with Lelouch again]]. Or course, this is somewhat [[{{IgnoredEpiphany}} undermined]] by [[spoiler: Lelouch starting to act like a CompleteMonster from that point on with Suzaku supporting him all the way]]. Usually, a [[spoiler: HeelRealization isn't suppose to make you act worse then you did before it, even if it was part of the plan.]]
** The licensed novels pull a bit of derailment in regards to Suzaku's past: [[spoiler:Officially, he killed his father in a childish fit of rage, which became a source of SurvivorGuilt and made him seek [[RedemptionEqualsDeath Redemption Via Death]]. In the novels, Genbu was a CompleteMonster who was planning on selling Japan out to the Emperor, and even planned on killing Lelouch and Nunnally, and possibly even raping Nunnally; here, Suzaku's killing him actually comes off as heroic, but completely undermines a fundamental element of his personality.]]
*** Arguably starts off as the most heroic and level-headed of all the Black Knights. [[spoiler: Come time when he turns against Lelouch, he makes a closed door deal with Britannia to free only Japan, even though other countries were involved in the dispute at that point.]]
** The licensed novels pull a bit of derailment in regards to Suzaku's past: [[spoiler:Officially, he killed his father in a childish fit of rage, which became a source of SurvivorGuilt and made him seek [[RedemptionEqualsDeath Redemption Via Death]]. In the novels, Genbu was a CompleteMonster who was planning on selling Japan out to the Emperor, and even planned on killing Lelouch and Nunnally, and possibly even raping Nunnally; here, Suzaku's killing him actually comes off as heroic, but completely undermines a fundamental element of his personality.]]
*** Arguably starts off as the most heroic and level-headed of all the Black Knights. [[spoiler: Come time when he turns against Lelouch, he makes a closed door deal with Britannia to free only Japan, even though other countries were involved in the dispute at that point.]]
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* CharacterDerailment or CharacterDevelopment: Trying to figure out where to place his actions from Turn 14 onward is a chore to say the least. His hypocritical behavior during that span may fall under the former, or it can be [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as the latter as Suzaku struggles to come to terms with his own actions until [[spoiler: FLEIJA, his HeelRealization, and finally teaming up with Lelouch again]]. Or course, this is somewhat [[{{IgnoredEpiphany}} undermined]] by [[spoiler: Lelouch starting to act like a CompleteMonster from that point on with Suzaku supporting him all the way]]. Usually, a [[spoiler: HeelRealization isn't suppose to make you act worse then you did before it, even if it was part of the plan.]]
** The licensed novels pull a bit of derailment in regards to Suzaku's past: [[spoiler:Officially, he killed his father in a childish fit of rage, which became a source of SurvivorGuilt and made him seek [[RedemptionEqualsDeath Redemption Via Death]]. In the novels, Genbu was a CompleteMonster who was planning on selling Japan out to the Emperor, and even planned on killing Lelouch and Nunnally, and possibly even raping Nunnally; here, Suzaku's killing him actually comes off as heroic, but completely undermines a fundamental element of his personality.]]
*** Arguably starts off as the most heroic and level-headed of all the Black Knights. [[spoiler: Come time when he turns against Lelouch, he makes a closed door deal with Britannia to free only Japan, even though other countries were involved in the dispute at that point.]]CharacterDevelopment
*CompleteMonster
** The licensed novels pull a bit of derailment in regards to Suzaku's past: [[spoiler:Officially, he killed his father in a childish fit of rage, which became a source of SurvivorGuilt and made him seek [[RedemptionEqualsDeath Redemption Via Death]]. In the novels, Genbu was a CompleteMonster who was planning on selling Japan out to the Emperor, and even planned on killing Lelouch and Nunnally, and possibly even raping Nunnally; here, Suzaku's killing him actually comes off as heroic, but completely undermines a fundamental element of his personality.]]
*** Arguably starts off as the most heroic and level-headed of all the Black Knights. [[spoiler: Come time when he turns against Lelouch, he makes a closed door deal with Britannia to free only Japan, even though other countries were involved in the dispute at that point.]]
*CompleteMonster
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* EvilIsSexy: He is a MagnificentBastard and is Sexy.
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* EvilIsSexy: He is a MagnificentBastard and is Sexy.EvilIsSexy
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff:Polish fans view Monica as one of them. Though her biggest fanbase is made up by Spanish-speaking people apparently (the only stories on fanfiction.net about her is written in Spanish), reasons unknown.
**Oh, God, Charles' {{Instrumentality}} project. Reminiscent of ''NeonGenesisEvangelion''. Not to mention his [[FakeMemories Geass]].
* IronWoobie: Guilford got separated from Cornelia, tricked by Zero into defecting to the Black Knights and got himself almost killed. He only gets to cry after he is reunited with his princess.
**Schneizel. And HOW. He lacks the theatrics, but ''god damn'' he's efficient.
**The belief that Schneizel is an honest man of peace. [[TruthInTelevision Where have I heard that one before?]]
**Treads the line on occasion. [[spoiler: Horribly deconstructed in the end, as her biggest and kindest plan (which would've made her a 100% PuritySue, had it worked) ''is'' one of the things that gets everything worse for her.]]
** Almost ''everyone'' who knew Marianne seems to think she was tremendously wonderful and has sworn loyalty to her; those who weren't thrilled appear to be horribly wrong. [[spoiler: However, this is ''massively'' deconstructed in the end..]]
** Almost ''everyone'' who knew Marianne seems to think she was tremendously wonderful and has sworn loyalty to her; those who weren't thrilled appear to be horribly wrong. [[spoiler: However, this is ''massively'' deconstructed in the end..]]
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* TearJerker: Every... three... god... damned... '''episodes'''.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcoq5VhTrYY&feature=related The finale]], especially. [[spoiler:I dare you to not shed a tear for Nunnally.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcoq5VhTrYY&feature=related The finale]], especially. [[spoiler:I dare you to not shed a tear for Nunnally.]]
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* TearJerker: Every... three... god... damned... '''episodes'''.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcoq5VhTrYY&feature=related The finale]], especially. [[spoiler:I dare you to not shed a tearSympatheticSue: Arguably. While she has several traits, [[SpotlightStealingSquad she doesn't steal the show for Nunnally.herself]], which is the true trademark of a MarySue.
** True as that is, she also [[SpannerInTheWorks makes things way more complicated than they would be otherwise for Lelouch]], especially given that [[SwissMessenger she is partly responsible for]] [[spoiler:the Black Knights' betrayal of him, which eventually gives way to Lelouch, [[DespairEventHorizon in a final act of despair]], enacting the [[ThanatosGambit Zero Requiem]]]]. Not to mention that she was also partly responsible for Shirley's FreakOut. By the end of the series, both of those characters [[spoiler:are dead, while Villetta is the bride of the HappilyMarried photo.]] So while she doesn't steal the show, [[spoiler:[[KarmaHoudini she does steal the HappyEnding from more sympathetic characters who instead meet bad ends]], which is {{Egregious}} enough.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcoq5VhTrYY&feature=related The finale]], especially. [[spoiler:I dare you to not shed a tear
** True as that is, she also [[SpannerInTheWorks makes things way more complicated than they would be otherwise for Lelouch]], especially given that [[SwissMessenger she is partly responsible for]] [[spoiler:the Black Knights' betrayal of him, which eventually gives way to Lelouch, [[DespairEventHorizon in a final act of despair]], enacting the [[ThanatosGambit Zero Requiem]]]]. Not to mention that she was also partly responsible for Shirley's FreakOut. By the end of the series, both of those characters [[spoiler:are dead, while Villetta is the bride of the HappilyMarried photo.]] So while she doesn't steal the show, [[spoiler:[[KarmaHoudini she does steal the HappyEnding from more sympathetic characters who instead meet bad ends]], which is {{Egregious}} enough.]]
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* TheWesley: Seems to be a creator's pet, but generally tends towards BaseBreaker.
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* TheWesley: Seems to be a creator's pet, UndyingLoyalty: Beloved by the fans for most of the second season, but generally tends towards BaseBreaker.especially after the series finale, Orange-kun has been elevated to the '''[[http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7731/1222630637814gb6.jpg ultimate symbol of chivalry and loyalty]]'''.
* UnfortunateImplications: Dorothea, the only black member of the Knights of the Round, is killed so quickly.
* TheWesley:Ohgi and Villetta
* UnfortunateImplications: Dorothea, the only black member of the Knights of the Round, is killed so quickly.
* TheWesley:Ohgi and Villetta
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**[[spoiler: AlasPoorScrappy: Until ''R2'' episode 13 she was generally disliked for her [[NaiveEverygirl naiveté]] and [[DieForOurShip canon love for Lelouch getting in the way of him hooking up with other love interests]]. The sheer ''outrage'' towards her death (and corresponding ''hatred'' towards her murderer) was truly incredible to behold.]]
*** [[spoiler: RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Many of the people who found her annoying seemingly came around to how sympathetic she was after she died. Guess you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone sometimes.]]
*** [[spoiler: RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Many of the people who found her annoying seemingly came around to how sympathetic she was after she died. Guess you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone sometimes.]]
*BaseBreaker
* CanonSue: Possibly. If so, for many of the same reasons as Princess Euphemia, whom she closely resembles. But less so than Euphemia, in that she's not a princess, she's not in a position to fix the world, and she has elements of {{Dojikko}}, ClingyJealousGirl, and ButtMonkey to bring her crashing down to earth a few times per episode.
** Her score on [[http://www.springhole.net/quizzes/marysue.htm the Universal Mary-Sue Litmus Test]] runs high but not off the charts, but that's replete with {{subjective trope}}s so YourMileageMayVary. It's worth noting that she tries to set a good example but her efforts tend not to rub off on anyone, or at least not in the way she intends.
* CargoShip: The 'Table-kun' incident, via MemeticMutation.
** Her score on [[http://www.springhole.net/quizzes/marysue.htm the Universal Mary-Sue Litmus Test]] runs high but not off the charts, but that's replete with {{subjective trope}}s so YourMileageMayVary. It's worth noting that she tries to set a good example but her efforts tend not to rub off on anyone, or at least not in the way she intends.
* CargoShip: The 'Table-kun' incident, via MemeticMutation.
* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: Shirley is really an angel and Lelouch is a demon! That's why they're [[spoiler: StarCrossedLovers!]] YourMileageMayVary on the spoiler part.
* NeverLiveItDown: [[ADateWithRosiePalms Table-kun]], of course.
* RealWomenNeverWearDresses: The likely source of her status as TheScrappy. Being one of the girlier characters in the show as well as one of the only female characters who isn't a {{Badass}} and/or PluckyGirl did not go over so well with the fandom.
* RelationshipSue: What [[VocalMinority some fans]] have turned her into, sadly. She's sometimes seen ''only'' as [[StarCrossedLovers Lelouch's Ultra Tragic]] [[PuritySue And Ultra Perfect]] One True Love, rather than as [[NaiveEverygirl a genuinely kind and gentle girl]] [[ButtMonkey who had horrible luck]] [[BreakTheCutie and was broken beyond belief]] because of that.
** It is true, however, that Shirley actually made Lelouch genuinely happy, and as such, had she lived and managed to maintain a relationship with him, it's easy to imagine her succeeding in saving him from the despair he would be consigned to [[spoiler:not long after her death and the chain of subsequent events that included Nunnally's apparent demise and [[TheMutiny the Black Knights betrayal]]. Her death is often considered the first step towards Lelouch's eventual demise]].
* RelationshipSue: What [[VocalMinority some fans]] have turned her into, sadly. She's sometimes seen ''only'' as [[StarCrossedLovers Lelouch's Ultra Tragic]] [[PuritySue And Ultra Perfect]] One True Love, rather than as [[NaiveEverygirl a genuinely kind and gentle girl]] [[ButtMonkey who had horrible luck]] [[BreakTheCutie and was broken beyond belief]] because of that.
** It is true, however, that Shirley actually made Lelouch genuinely happy, and as such, had she lived and managed to maintain a relationship with him, it's easy to imagine her succeeding in saving him from the despair he would be consigned to [[spoiler:not long after her death and the chain of subsequent events that included Nunnally's apparent demise and [[TheMutiny the Black Knights betrayal]]. Her death is often considered the first step towards Lelouch's eventual demise]].
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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: [[spoiler: Through his heartwretching, yet badass HeroicSacrifice]]
** But this also ruins Urabe's sacrifice since he saved Lelouch from this kid.
** But this also ruins Urabe's sacrifice since he saved Lelouch from this kid.
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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: [[spoiler: Through his heartwretching, yet badass HeroicSacrifice]]
** But this also ruins Urabe's sacrifice since he saved Lelouch from this kid.RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap
** But this also ruins Urabe's sacrifice since he saved Lelouch from this kid.
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*** Arguably starts off as the most heroic and level-headed of all the Black Knights. [[spoiler: Come time when he turns against Lelouch, he makes a closed door deal with Britannia to free only Japan, even though other countries were involved in the dispute at that point.]]
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Lelouch is not a saint,But his Interpretations range from a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and "Type IV AntiHero" down to an egomaniac VillainProtagonist who manipulates everyone around him and covers it up with a thin veneer of self-deluded ideals, whose karmic backlash was not even half of what he deserved. Similarly, interpretations of his best friend Suzaku covers the range from a tragic KnightInShiningArmor with a devotion to a more idealistic view of social change and several tragic losses to back him up, to a hypocritical and cynical KnightTemplar who is at best dangerously deluded.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Lelouch is not a saint,But his Interpretations range from a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and "Type IV AntiHero" down to an egomaniac VillainProtagonist who manipulates everyone around him and covers it up with a thin veneer of self-deluded ideals, whose karmic backlash was not even half of what he deserved. Similarly, interpretations of his best friend Suzaku covers the range from a tragic KnightInShiningArmor with a devotion to a more idealistic view of social change and several tragic losses to back him up, to a hypocritical and cynical KnightTemplar who is at best dangerously deluded.AlternativeCharacterInterpretation
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlzdv5z5Xjc Nightmare]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE1111gF2Qc Madder Sky]].
** The [=OPs=] are famous, too. Especially the first.
*** JIBUN WO!
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVEEHmtssWY Also "0".]] The preposterously epic and [[LargeHam hammy]] {{leitmotif}} of MyHeroZero, with even more Spanish flair than "Nightmare".
** The [=OPs=] are famous, too. Especially the first.
*** JIBUN WO!
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVEEHmtssWY Also "0".]] The preposterously epic and [[LargeHam hammy]] {{leitmotif}} of MyHeroZero, with even more Spanish flair than "Nightmare".
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* ContemplateOurNavels: In the very last episode, everyone goes through the "Why we fight" speech. And I mean '''everyone'''. And they all do it at the same time.
* CharacterDerailment or CharacterDevelopment: Trying to figure out where to place his actions from Turn 14 onward is a chore to say the least. His hypocritical behavior during that span may fall under the former, or it can be [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as the latter as Suzaku struggles to come to terms with his own actions until [[spoiler: FLEIJA, his HeelRealization, and finally teaming up with Lelouch again]]. Or course, this is somewhat [[{{IgnoredEpiphany}} undermined]] by [[spoiler: Lelouch starting to act like a CompleteMonster from that point on with Suzaku supporting him all the way]]. Usually, a [[spoiler: HeelRealization isn't suppose to make you act worse then you did before it, even if it was part of the plan.]]
** The licensed novels pull a bit of derailment in regards to Suzaku's past: [[spoiler:Officially, he killed his father in a childish fit of rage, which became a source of SurvivorGuilt and made him seek [[RedemptionEqualsDeath Redemption Via Death]]. In the novels, Genbu was a CompleteMonster who was planning on selling Japan out to the Emperor, and even planned on killing Lelouch and Nunnally, and possibly even raping Nunnally; here, Suzaku's killing him actually comes off as heroic, but completely undermines a fundamental element of his personality.]]
* ContemplateOurNavels: In the very last episode, everyone goes through the "Why we fight" speech. And I mean '''everyone'''. And they all do it at the same time.
* CounterpartComparison:
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlzdv5z5Xjc Nightmare]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE1111gF2Qc Madder Sky]].
** The [=OPs=] are famous, too. Especially the first.
*** JIBUN WO!
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVEEHmtssWY Also "0".]] The preposterously epic and [[LargeHam hammy]] {{leitmotif}} of MyHeroZero, with even more Spanish flair than "Nightmare".
* DieForOurShip: A good part of the fandom hate he got came specifically from people who thought [[spoiler: he killed Shirley ''only'' out of romantic jealousy]], believing Rolo to be a DepravedHomosexual. Fandom homophobia ahoy!
** Rolo kind of has this attitude himself toward Nunnally, and in fact [[spoiler: ''that'' was the reason he killed Shirley, to prevent her from interfering with his intention to kill Nunnally. It didn't have much to do with Shirley personally.]]
* DracoInLeatherPants
** The licensed novels pull a bit of derailment in regards to Suzaku's past: [[spoiler:Officially, he killed his father in a childish fit of rage, which became a source of SurvivorGuilt and made him seek [[RedemptionEqualsDeath Redemption Via Death]]. In the novels, Genbu was a CompleteMonster who was planning on selling Japan out to the Emperor, and even planned on killing Lelouch and Nunnally, and possibly even raping Nunnally; here, Suzaku's killing him actually comes off as heroic, but completely undermines a fundamental element of his personality.]]
* ContemplateOurNavels: In the very last episode, everyone goes through the "Why we fight" speech. And I mean '''everyone'''. And they all do it at the same time.
* CounterpartComparison:
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlzdv5z5Xjc Nightmare]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE1111gF2Qc Madder Sky]].
** The [=OPs=] are famous, too. Especially the first.
*** JIBUN WO!
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVEEHmtssWY Also "0".]] The preposterously epic and [[LargeHam hammy]] {{leitmotif}} of MyHeroZero, with even more Spanish flair than "Nightmare".
* DieForOurShip: A good part of the fandom hate he got came specifically from people who thought [[spoiler: he killed Shirley ''only'' out of romantic jealousy]], believing Rolo to be a DepravedHomosexual. Fandom homophobia ahoy!
** Rolo kind of has this attitude himself toward Nunnally, and in fact [[spoiler: ''that'' was the reason he killed Shirley, to prevent her from interfering with his intention to kill Nunnally. It didn't have much to do with Shirley personally.]]
* DracoInLeatherPants
* EvilIsSexy: He is a MagnificentBastard and is Sexy.
* FashionVictimVillain: [[spoiler:His Emperor outfit is awesome, but his NiceHat just pulls it over into {{Narm}} territory, leading to much snickering from the fanbase.]]
** [[spoiler: The actual outfits ''are'' actually pretty snazzy. They're just... ''really detailed''. With eyes all over them. Suzaku's outfit has ''skin-tight bare shoulders'', for instance.]]
** [[spoiler: The actual outfits ''are'' actually pretty snazzy. They're just... ''really detailed''. With eyes all over them. Suzaku's outfit has ''skin-tight bare shoulders'', for instance.]]
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** [[spoiler: Depends on nature of the impanted order. We don't learn that an order like "obey me forever" is even technically possible until later (and we don't know how much ability to act independently it left to the Britannian mooks). On the contrary, all the prior events suggested otherwise.]] More importantly, Schneizel never directly accused Lelouch of Geassing the leadership of Black Knights (their faces certainly weren't on the files he gave to them), although he tried to sow suspicion about this. Anyway, while in principle the prior events sufficiently set the stage for Black Knights turning on Lelouch (by, you know, making Lelouch look like an unpredictable madman who issues increasingly evil orders with no clear justifications, in their eyes, never mind giving him a lot of actual sceletons in the closet), the turn itself and Schneizel's exact argumentation were too rushed and poorly done.
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** [[spoiler: Depends on nature of the impanted order. We don't learn that an order like "obey me forever" is even technically possible until later (and we don't know how much ability to act independently it left to the Britannian mooks). On the contrary, all the prior events suggested otherwise.]] More importantly, Schneizel never directly accused Lelouch of Geassing the leadership of Black Knights (their faces certainly weren't on the files he gave to them), although he tried to sow suspicion about this. Anyway, while in principle the prior events sufficiently set the stage for Black Knights turning on Lelouch (by, you know, making Lelouch look like an unpredictable madman who issues increasingly evil orders with no clear justifications, in their eyes, never mind giving him a lot of actual sceletons in the closet), the turn itself and Schneizel's exact argumentation were too rushed and poorly done. done.
* JerkassWoobie
* JerkassWoobie
* MagnificentBastard/ ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:He even DIES happily in a fabulous way.]] As an example, Cornelia calls him a coward for attacking her from behind. He makes no attempt to deny it, but calls her one, too. Cornelia, the goddess of war who is always charging into battle in front of her knights and has just made the decision to fight to the last. As is pointed out in the commentary, he says this in such a way that ''we believe him'' anyway.
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* MemeticBadass: Rivalz and Clovis, thanks to a series of SoBadItsGood fanfics on a certain imageboard.
** Spinzaku, er, Suzaku Kururugi can fight on part with ChuckNorris!
** Jeremiah Gottwald a.k.a. Orange-kun brings you a '''FUCKING STORM OF LOYALTY'''!
** Spinzaku, er, Suzaku Kururugi can fight on part with ChuckNorris!
** Jeremiah Gottwald a.k.a. Orange-kun brings you a '''FUCKING STORM OF LOYALTY'''!
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* MemeticBadass: Rivalz and Clovis, thanks to a series of SoBadItsGood fanfics on a certain imageboard.
** Spinzaku, er, Suzaku Kururugi can fight on part with ChuckNorris!
** Jeremiah Gottwald a.k.a. Orange-kun brings you a '''FUCKING STORM OF LOYALTY'''!MemeticBadass
** Spinzaku, er, Suzaku Kururugi can fight on part with ChuckNorris!
** Jeremiah Gottwald a.k.a. Orange-kun brings you a '''FUCKING STORM OF LOYALTY'''!
* MisaimedFandom: "Lelouch [[spoiler: brainwashing and]] killing innocent people is awesome! Wait? [[spoiler: Why did he order his own death?]]" And on the opposing team, [[spoiler: (even after the intention and results of the Zero Requiem were revealed): "Hooray! Lelouch the [[CompleteMonster tyrant]] is dead!"]]
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** C. C. is another fence skirting example. There are much straighter cases, including [[ManipulativeBastard Schneizel]] and [[MoreThanMindControl Mao]], even if the latter [[JerkassWoobie was in over his head]].
** [[MurderTheHypotenuse Rolo]] [[spoiler:[[KillTheCutie murders Shirley]] because she mentioned wanting to reunite Lelouch with Nunnally. ItGetsWorse when he, without an iota of remorse, lied to Lelouch that it was because she knew he was Zero.]] [[BeyondTheImpossible If that wasn't bad enough,]] Rolo also had the intention of [[spoiler:[[MurderTheHypotenuse murdering Nunnally in order to be Lelouch's only brother]]]].
** [[MurderTheHypotenuse Rolo]] [[spoiler:[[KillTheCutie murders Shirley]] because she mentioned wanting to reunite Lelouch with Nunnally. ItGetsWorse when he, without an iota of remorse, lied to Lelouch that it was because she knew he was Zero.]] [[BeyondTheImpossible If that wasn't bad enough,]] Rolo also had the intention of [[spoiler:[[MurderTheHypotenuse murdering Nunnally in order to be Lelouch's only brother]]]].
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* ParanoiaFuel: You or the guy next to you is under Lelouch's control. All he has to do is "ask for a favor".
* PuritySue: How Mao sees C.C. [[MadLove But]] ''[[MadLove only]]'' [[LoveMartyr Mao]].
* ReplacementScrappy: He was one of these for Lelouch, for replacing Nunnally. In the end, though, [[spoiler: he accepted Rolo right before he died. Or at least [[LetThemDieHappy pretended to do so, so Rolo would die in peace]] and as reward for his HeroicSacrifice.]]
** And could be considered one of these for much of the fanbase.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: [[spoiler: Through his heartwretching, yet badass HeroicSacrifice]]
** But this also ruins Urabe's sacrifice since he saved Lelouch from this kid.
* RonTheDeathEater
* PuritySue: How Mao sees C.C. [[MadLove But]] ''[[MadLove only]]'' [[LoveMartyr Mao]].
* ReplacementScrappy: He was one of these for Lelouch, for replacing Nunnally. In the end, though, [[spoiler: he accepted Rolo right before he died. Or at least [[LetThemDieHappy pretended to do so, so Rolo would die in peace]] and as reward for his HeroicSacrifice.]]
** And could be considered one of these for much of the fanbase.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: [[spoiler: Through his heartwretching, yet badass HeroicSacrifice]]
** But this also ruins Urabe's sacrifice since he saved Lelouch from this kid.
* RonTheDeathEater
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* WhatAnIdiot: He has his moments.
** When he [[spoiler:accidentally Geassed Euphemia to commit genocide]]. It's not so much the fact that he did it as the primary reason it happened. Worst RhetoricalRequestBlunder ever! Admittedly, naming an action that would be entirely contrary to nature of the victim in conversation as an example of what Geass can compel is a reasonable way of impressing how powerful it is, so it's reasonable that Lelouch would use such an example.
*** Possible subversion, [[spoiler: as he didn't realise that he'd just lost control of his Geass a moment earlier.]]
** Worse than the above is [[spoiler: sending Rolo to secure Nunnally, while knowing that he is AxCrazy Yandere who ''already'' killed one girl for being too close to Lelouch]]. That was inexcusably stupid.
** Really, C.C.? After all Mao's been through, did you really think that after walking out on him he'd just let it go?
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Can be considered this [[spoiler:when he enacts the Zero Requiem, which he does as a DeathSeeker, a plan that ends up causing quite possibly more bloodshed than what he would have otherwise taken towards world peace]].
** What? [[spoiler: Zero's version of world peace involved the destruction of Britannia, and Emperor Lelouch's regime was established on mass MindControl and bloody purges. Compared to this the world of Zero Requiem is a lesser evil.]]
*** Incorrect. Lelouch as Zero only planned to overthrow the Britannian government, not completely destroy the nation and its people. The latter would have been nothing more than pure terrorism, which he himself claimed was nothing more than a nuisance.
** When he [[spoiler:accidentally Geassed Euphemia to commit genocide]]. It's not so much the fact that he did it as the primary reason it happened. Worst RhetoricalRequestBlunder ever! Admittedly, naming an action that would be entirely contrary to nature of the victim in conversation as an example of what Geass can compel is a reasonable way of impressing how powerful it is, so it's reasonable that Lelouch would use such an example.
*** Possible subversion, [[spoiler: as he didn't realise that he'd just lost control of his Geass a moment earlier.]]
** Worse than the above is [[spoiler: sending Rolo to secure Nunnally, while knowing that he is AxCrazy Yandere who ''already'' killed one girl for being too close to Lelouch]]. That was inexcusably stupid.
** Really, C.C.? After all Mao's been through, did you really think that after walking out on him he'd just let it go?
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Can be considered this [[spoiler:when he enacts the Zero Requiem, which he does as a DeathSeeker, a plan that ends up causing quite possibly more bloodshed than what he would have otherwise taken towards world peace]].
** What? [[spoiler: Zero's version of world peace involved the destruction of Britannia, and Emperor Lelouch's regime was established on mass MindControl and bloody purges. Compared to this the world of Zero Requiem is a lesser evil.]]
*** Incorrect. Lelouch as Zero only planned to overthrow the Britannian government, not completely destroy the nation and its people. The latter would have been nothing more than pure terrorism, which he himself claimed was nothing more than a nuisance.
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** The MostTriumphantExample of this trope in CodeGeass, however, belongs to [[MurderTheHypotenuse Rolo]] [[spoiler: for [[KillTheCutie murdering Shirley]] because she mentioned wanting to reunite Lelouch with Nunnally. ItGetsWorse when he, without an iota of remorse, lied to Lelouch that it was because she knew he was Zero.]] [[BeyondTheImpossible If that wasn't bad enough,]] Rolo also had the intention of [[spoiler:[[MurderTheHypotenuse murdering Nunnally in order to be Lelouch's only brother]]]].
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** The MostTriumphantExample of this trope in CodeGeass, however, belongs to [[MurderTheHypotenuse Rolo]] [[spoiler: for [[KillTheCutie murdering [[spoiler:[[KillTheCutie murders Shirley]] because she mentioned wanting to reunite Lelouch with Nunnally. ItGetsWorse when he, without an iota of remorse, lied to Lelouch that it was because she knew he was Zero.]] [[BeyondTheImpossible If that wasn't bad enough,]] Rolo also had the intention of [[spoiler:[[MurderTheHypotenuse murdering Nunnally in order to be Lelouch's only brother]]]].
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* TrueArtIsAngsty: The story's cripplingly depressing at times but it's still one of the most popular anime in Japan and/or the world.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Lelouch is not a saint,But his Interpretations range from a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and "Type IV AntiHero" down to an egomaniac VillainProtagonist who manipulates everyone around him and covers it up with a thin veneer of self-deluded ideals, whose karmic backlash was not even half of what he deserved. Similarly, interpretations of his best friend Suzaku covers the range from a tragic KnightInShiningArmor with a devotion to a more idealistic view of social change and several tragic losses to back him up, to a hypocritical and cynical KnightTemplar who is at best dangerously deluded.
* EsotericHappyEnding: Depending on how cynical the audience wants to be, the damage to Japan and the world at large paints a rather pessimistic picture of the future when all is said and done. There's also a clear contrast between the tragedy of [[spoiler:Lelouch's death]] and the happiness that follows it, which may be hard to swallow.
** Not to mention the necessity of certain events and actions taken to get there.
** Not to mention the necessity of certain events and actions taken to get there.
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* HoYay: MemeticMutation aside, {{CLAMP}} ''only'' did the character designs. And yet many in the show's fanbase love to dig into this trope, as there are certainly enough opportunities to do so.
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* MaryTzu: An unfortunate side effect of the encroaching HollywoodTactics as the series progresses is that the brilliant strategists of the series become this. Somehow, various characters are able to correctly predict the plans of their enemies no matter how convoluted they are, or how little information they have on those plans--Lelouch and Li Xinkge, especially, have a blatant exchange in the second season. Face it, any supposedly military geniuses in the series are this.
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* MemeticMutation: ''"Pizza Hut supports the rebellion!"''. Also lately, Suzaku's ''hurricane kick'' is [[strike:slowly]] quickly becoming one (see "spinzaku").
** '''LOYALTY!!!'''
** [[Memes/CodeGeass And many more.]]
** '''LOYALTY!!!'''
** [[Memes/CodeGeass And many more.]]
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* AdaptationDecay: The Lelouch of the Rebellion Manga, mostly stemming from the removal of Knightmare Frames, which dramatically scales the action down to fit primarily within Ashford's grounds and results in several characters being DemotedToExtra or [[DemotedToExtra removed entirely]]. Yet the author attempts to have it still match up as closely as possible with the anime, resulting in a degree of AssPull.
** The prologue novel "Stage 0: Entrance" has a very stark example. [[spoiler:In the novel, Genbu plans on murdering Lelouch, marrying Nunnally for political power, then killing her or selling her off to a brothel; Suzaku kills him to protect his friends. This completely destroys the dynamic of Suzaku's character as TheAtoner, established by the anime; there, his guilt over the incident is valid, since it was an unjustified outburst of childish anger that resulted in his father's death. Here, it's the heroic act of saving two innocent children from a CompleteMonster, making his attitude look less justified and more like {{Wangst}}.]]
** The prologue novel "Stage 0: Entrance" has a very stark example. [[spoiler:In the novel, Genbu plans on murdering Lelouch, marrying Nunnally for political power, then killing her or selling her off to a brothel; Suzaku kills him to protect his friends. This completely destroys the dynamic of Suzaku's character as TheAtoner, established by the anime; there, his guilt over the incident is valid, since it was an unjustified outburst of childish anger that resulted in his father's death. Here, it's the heroic act of saving two innocent children from a CompleteMonster, making his attitude look less justified and more like {{Wangst}}.]]
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* BetterOnDVD: Not surprising, given the complexities of the plot and the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.
** Also, the animation from some of the TV episodes could get sloppy at times. Facial expressions didn't look the way they were supposed to or characters were off-model. In particular, episode 20 of R2 was one of the worse offenders. The DVD release cleaned up most of it.
* BrokenBase: By the end of the series, the pro-Lelouch vs. anti-Lelouch halves of the fandom were so divided that, in spite of the end revealing that [[spoiler:everything Lelouch did was to bring about a genuine peace people chose for themselves, as well as democracy, freedom, and happiness for all his friends at the cost of the world hating his memory forever]], one side was still acting like [[spoiler:he was worse than forty Hitlers. [[MemeticMutation That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.]]]]
** For more information, please look at the discussion page. In particular, [[InternetBackdraft do not mention episode 25 of R2]].
* ContemplateOurNavels: In the very last episode, everyone goes through the "Why we fight" speech. And I mean '''everyone'''. And they all do it at the same time.
** Also, the animation from some of the TV episodes could get sloppy at times. Facial expressions didn't look the way they were supposed to or characters were off-model. In particular, episode 20 of R2 was one of the worse offenders. The DVD release cleaned up most of it.
* BrokenBase: By the end of the series, the pro-Lelouch vs. anti-Lelouch halves of the fandom were so divided that, in spite of the end revealing that [[spoiler:everything Lelouch did was to bring about a genuine peace people chose for themselves, as well as democracy, freedom, and happiness for all his friends at the cost of the world hating his memory forever]], one side was still acting like [[spoiler:he was worse than forty Hitlers. [[MemeticMutation That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.]]]]
** For more information, please look at the discussion page. In particular, [[InternetBackdraft do not mention episode 25 of R2]].
* ContemplateOurNavels: In the very last episode, everyone goes through the "Why we fight" speech. And I mean '''everyone'''. And they all do it at the same time.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Jeremiah Gottwald, aka Orange-kun.
** Also, Monica Kruszewski, Knight of Twelve.
** Also, Tamaki Shinchiro, the only Black Knight who [[spoiler: turned against Zero]] to remain so after the fact.
* FanDumb: Unfortunately, every popular anime has these. Just take a good look at the various communities. While certainly moderated well, heaven forbid if you get into ShipToShipCombat or characterization/plot interpretation territory.
* FanNickname: Many. For example we have Spinzaku, Pizza Butt, and Emperor Wakamoto.
** Also, fans have a tendency to nickname a character done by JunFukuyama or JohnnyYongBosch into something related to Lelouch or Zero.
** Nina Einstein: the psycholesbo or tableraper
** Also, Monica Kruszewski, Knight of Twelve.
** Also, Tamaki Shinchiro, the only Black Knight who [[spoiler: turned against Zero]] to remain so after the fact.
* FanDumb: Unfortunately, every popular anime has these. Just take a good look at the various communities. While certainly moderated well, heaven forbid if you get into ShipToShipCombat or characterization/plot interpretation territory.
* FanNickname: Many. For example we have Spinzaku, Pizza Butt, and Emperor Wakamoto.
** Also, fans have a tendency to nickname a character done by JunFukuyama or JohnnyYongBosch into something related to Lelouch or Zero.
** Nina Einstein: the psycholesbo or tableraper
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Villetta said she will kill Shirley a thousand times after she forced her to wear a seriously skimpy bikini for the swim club.
** Also, Lelouch's extremely fake-looking sword, which [[spoiler: Suzaku as Zero uses to IMPALE him in the finale.]]
** Also, Lelouch's extremely fake-looking sword, which [[spoiler: Suzaku as Zero uses to IMPALE him in the finale.]]
* HilariousInHindsight : YuriLowenthal and JohnnyYongBosch voicing friends who eventually become enemies? [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann That sounds familiar...]]
* IdiotPlot: Some argue that Schneizel's plan in the later period of R2 amounted to this, somewhat understandably since it did [[spoiler:require that the leadership of the Black Knights accept the word of their own enemy rather than giving Zero a chance to offer his own explanation]]. Others have noted that, untrustworthy source though he may be, Schneizel was in fact completely telling them the truth, so calling them "idiots" is a bit harsh. [[spoiler:Particularly since Ohgi rushes in to back Schneizel up halfway through the debriefing.]]
** Schneizel completely telling the truth? To paraphrase the words of Suzaku from part of Schneizel's recording of the meeting between Suzaku himself and Lelouch that was skipped, that is a lie. In addition to cutting out that part which would have revealed that Lelouch lied in his admission to Geassing Euphie on purpose, Schneizel obfuscated the part that Lelouch not warning about FLEIJA was a setup on part of Schneizel and Kanon, the two having Lelouch arrested and making it look like Suzaku lured him, thus making him sound like he couldn't be trusted when he warned Lelouch about FLEIJA. (Not to mention that there was no former precedent of a weapon of mass destruction.) [[spoiler:And don't get me started on Ohgi and Villetta, who had until just earlier been working for Britannia, and quite possibly knew of Lelouch's Geass limits as she had been working to keep surveillance for him over a year, so she had quite possibly been keeping tabs on them.]] That they had been so easily trusting the words of a standing, and formidably manipulative Britannian prince as well as a Britannian agent over those of an ex-Britannian prince who it should have been assumed might rebelling for some reason, while instead balking at the latter for his status, makes them seem like hypocrites.
** Not to mention Schneizel missed telling the Black Knights a key piece of information that would have made his argument 10 times more convincing: Nunnally is Lelouch's full blooded sister that he absolutely adores. Given how irrational Zero was acting whenever Nunnally was concerned, it would have made Schneizel's claim that Zero is Lelouch MUCH MUCH more convincing than the brief audio recording and the other flimsy evidence he brought to the table. Oh and how about the part about Lelouch being exiled and thus REALLY hating his father the Emperor (all they say he was a "former Prince"). That would have been good too. The only thing that really supported Schneizel's argument was the sudden and unexplained defections of Gao Hai, Jeremiah, and Guilford.
** Schneizel neglecting to explain those things can be handwaved as an annoying use of the LawOfConservationOfDetail. The one that cannot be handwaved is the fact that [[spoiler: none of the Black Knights realized that if Zero had used his geass on them, ''they wouldn't have been able to rebel''.]]
** [[spoiler: Depends on nature of the impanted order. We don't learn that an order like "obey me forever" is even technically possible until later (and we don't know how much ability to act independently it left to the Britannian mooks). On the contrary, all the prior events suggested otherwise.]] More importantly, Schneizel never directly accused Lelouch of Geassing the leadership of Black Knights (their faces certainly weren't on the files he gave to them), although he tried to sow suspicion about this. Anyway, while in principle the prior events sufficiently set the stage for Black Knights turning on Lelouch (by, you know, making Lelouch look like an unpredictable madman who issues increasingly evil orders with no clear justifications, in their eyes, never mind giving him a lot of actual sceletons in the closet), the turn itself and Schneizel's exact argumentation were too rushed and poorly done.
** Schneizel completely telling the truth? To paraphrase the words of Suzaku from part of Schneizel's recording of the meeting between Suzaku himself and Lelouch that was skipped, that is a lie. In addition to cutting out that part which would have revealed that Lelouch lied in his admission to Geassing Euphie on purpose, Schneizel obfuscated the part that Lelouch not warning about FLEIJA was a setup on part of Schneizel and Kanon, the two having Lelouch arrested and making it look like Suzaku lured him, thus making him sound like he couldn't be trusted when he warned Lelouch about FLEIJA. (Not to mention that there was no former precedent of a weapon of mass destruction.) [[spoiler:And don't get me started on Ohgi and Villetta, who had until just earlier been working for Britannia, and quite possibly knew of Lelouch's Geass limits as she had been working to keep surveillance for him over a year, so she had quite possibly been keeping tabs on them.]] That they had been so easily trusting the words of a standing, and formidably manipulative Britannian prince as well as a Britannian agent over those of an ex-Britannian prince who it should have been assumed might rebelling for some reason, while instead balking at the latter for his status, makes them seem like hypocrites.
** Not to mention Schneizel missed telling the Black Knights a key piece of information that would have made his argument 10 times more convincing: Nunnally is Lelouch's full blooded sister that he absolutely adores. Given how irrational Zero was acting whenever Nunnally was concerned, it would have made Schneizel's claim that Zero is Lelouch MUCH MUCH more convincing than the brief audio recording and the other flimsy evidence he brought to the table. Oh and how about the part about Lelouch being exiled and thus REALLY hating his father the Emperor (all they say he was a "former Prince"). That would have been good too. The only thing that really supported Schneizel's argument was the sudden and unexplained defections of Gao Hai, Jeremiah, and Guilford.
** Schneizel neglecting to explain those things can be handwaved as an annoying use of the LawOfConservationOfDetail. The one that cannot be handwaved is the fact that [[spoiler: none of the Black Knights realized that if Zero had used his geass on them, ''they wouldn't have been able to rebel''.]]
** [[spoiler: Depends on nature of the impanted order. We don't learn that an order like "obey me forever" is even technically possible until later (and we don't know how much ability to act independently it left to the Britannian mooks). On the contrary, all the prior events suggested otherwise.]] More importantly, Schneizel never directly accused Lelouch of Geassing the leadership of Black Knights (their faces certainly weren't on the files he gave to them), although he tried to sow suspicion about this. Anyway, while in principle the prior events sufficiently set the stage for Black Knights turning on Lelouch (by, you know, making Lelouch look like an unpredictable madman who issues increasingly evil orders with no clear justifications, in their eyes, never mind giving him a lot of actual sceletons in the closet), the turn itself and Schneizel's exact argumentation were too rushed and poorly done.
* MemeticBadass: Rivalz and Clovis, thanks to a series of SoBadItsGood fanfics on a certain imageboard.
** Spinzaku, er, Suzaku Kururugi can fight on part with ChuckNorris!
** Jeremiah Gottwald a.k.a. Orange-kun brings you a '''FUCKING STORM OF LOYALTY'''!
** Spinzaku, er, Suzaku Kururugi can fight on part with ChuckNorris!
** Jeremiah Gottwald a.k.a. Orange-kun brings you a '''FUCKING STORM OF LOYALTY'''!
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* TearJerker: Every... three... god... damned... '''episodes'''.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcoq5VhTrYY&feature=related The finale]], especially. [[spoiler:I dare you to not shed a tear for Nunnally.]]
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Due to the pacing problems in R2, several interesting plot lines were either dealt with too quickly or outright dismissed a few episodes after being brought up. The worst is probably the subplot involving [[spoiler:Marianne's death. She's revealed to be inside Anya and is killed in the very next episode, even though her murder had been one of Lelouch's main motivations since the very beginning of the first season. What's more, Empress Marianne herself was part of [[XanatosRoulette an arguably "evil" plan]] and [[KnightTemplarParent abandoned her children to build a new world for them]], which flies in the face of her previous portrayal as [[PuritySue admirable and near-perfect]]]]. This really should have been betterexplained.explained.
* {{Woolseyism}}: The "conversation" between [[spoiler:Schneizel]] and Lelouch, where Lelouch recorded his part in advance, made ''much'' more sense in the dub. The original included Lelouch predicting his opponent's words perfectly, at one point correctly anticipating ''being interrupted''. In the dub, the interruption was removed entirely, and Lelouch's lines were made much more vague and believable. Read the transcript [[http://www.kongregate.com/forums/2-off-topic/topics/100639-lelouch-vs-schniezel here]]. Major spoilers, of course.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcoq5VhTrYY&feature=related The finale]], especially. [[spoiler:I dare you to not shed a tear for Nunnally.]]
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Due to the pacing problems in R2, several interesting plot lines were either dealt with too quickly or outright dismissed a few episodes after being brought up. The worst is probably the subplot involving [[spoiler:Marianne's death. She's revealed to be inside Anya and is killed in the very next episode, even though her murder had been one of Lelouch's main motivations since the very beginning of the first season. What's more, Empress Marianne herself was part of [[XanatosRoulette an arguably "evil" plan]] and [[KnightTemplarParent abandoned her children to build a new world for them]], which flies in the face of her previous portrayal as [[PuritySue admirable and near-perfect]]]]. This really should have been better
* {{Woolseyism}}: The "conversation" between [[spoiler:Schneizel]] and Lelouch, where Lelouch recorded his part in advance, made ''much'' more sense in the dub. The original included Lelouch predicting his opponent's words perfectly, at one point correctly anticipating ''being interrupted''. In the dub, the interruption was removed entirely, and Lelouch's lines were made much more vague and believable. Read the transcript [[http://www.kongregate.com/forums/2-off-topic/topics/100639-lelouch-vs-schniezel here]]. Major spoilers, of course.
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** C. C. is another fence skirting example. There are much straighter cases, including [[ManipulativeBastard Schneizel]], [[MoreThanMindControl Mao]], and [[spoiler:[[MurderTheHypotenuse Rolo]]]], even if the latter two [[JerkassWoobie were in over their heads]].
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** C. C. is another fence skirting example. There are much straighter cases, including [[ManipulativeBastard Schneizel]], Schneizel]] and [[MoreThanMindControl Mao]], and [[spoiler:[[MurderTheHypotenuse Rolo]]]], even if the latter two [[JerkassWoobie were was in over their heads]].his head]].
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** The MostTriumphantExample of this trope in CodeGeass, however, belongs to [[MurderTheHypotenuse Rolo]] [[spoiler: for [[KillTheCutie murdering Shirley]] because she mentioned wanting to reunite Lelouch with Nunnally. ItGetsWorse when he, without an iota of remorse, lied to Lelouch that it was because she knew he was Zero.]] [[BeyondTheImpossible If that wasn't bad enough,]] Rolo also had the intention of [[spoiler:[[MurderTheHypotenuse murdering Nunnally in order to be Lelouch's only brother]]]].
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** LawfulNeutral: Darlton, Gino, Anya,
Anya, Rollo, Suzaku, Guilford
** TrueNeutral: C.C, Alice,Lloyd
Lloyd, Diethard
** LawfulEvil:Rolo, Nina, Cornelia, Gilbert, Monica, Emperor Charles, Schneizel, Sir Bismark, Dorothea
** NeutralEvil:Diethard , Luciano, V.V, Villetta, lelouch
** TrueNeutral: C.C, Alice,
** LawfulEvil:
** NeutralEvil:
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** ChaoticGood: Kallen
to:
** ChaoticGood: Kallen and the Dark Knights
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** NeutralEvil: Diethard , Luciano, V.V, Villetta
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** NeutralEvil: Diethard , Luciano, V.V, VillettaVilletta, lelouch
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* CharacterAlignment:
** LawfulGood: Nunally, Sayoko, Euphemia
** NeutralGood: Shirley, Li Xingke
** ChaoticGood: Kallen
** LawfulNeutral: Darlton, Gino, Anya,
** TrueNeutral: C.C, Alice, Lloyd
** LawfulEvil: Rolo, Nina, Cornelia, Gilbert, Monica, Emperor Charles, Schneizel, Sir Bismark, Dorothea
** NeutralEvil: Diethard , Luciano, V.V, Villetta
** LawfulGood: Nunally, Sayoko, Euphemia
** NeutralGood: Shirley, Li Xingke
** ChaoticGood: Kallen
** LawfulNeutral: Darlton, Gino, Anya,
** TrueNeutral: C.C, Alice, Lloyd
** LawfulEvil: Rolo, Nina, Cornelia, Gilbert, Monica, Emperor Charles, Schneizel, Sir Bismark, Dorothea
** NeutralEvil: Diethard , Luciano, V.V, Villetta
