RN452
Since: Nov, 2011
01/18/2013 00:00:00
Caunion:Charles sending Lelouch to boot camp actually makes a lot of sense considering that a. Lelouch's mother was a common soldier herself, b. Lelouch isn't exactly a favourite among the nobility thus no one really gives a damn about him joining the army, and c. This in conjunction with his arranged marriage is Lelouch's "punishment". The author also addressed Lelouch capturing said fortress while Cornelia couldn't as Cornelia, though a fantastic general and soldier she is, is stubborn and narrow-minded, not often thinking outside the box.
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RN452
Since: Nov, 2011
01/18/2013 00:00:00
Puffpirate:Actually, they used Von Hoffmans Shrieker-thingy to destroy the walls, which Cornelia obviously didn't know about.
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TheLastChronicler's review
The trouble with Dauntless is that the main themes in the series (so far) are not the author's greatest strengths. The politics and military warfare are obviously being written by someone who doesn't understand them terribly well. Charles deciding to send Lelouch off to Boot Camp doesn't make a whole lot of sense, as aristocrats generally believed common soldiers was a peasant's job. Likewise, Lelouch managing to capture a heavily fortified position with a handful of knightmares, which Cornelia couldn't do with an entire army, tends to stretch belief just a little too far. It seems like the author borrowed many of the ideas from Lelouch of Britannia, and then made numerous small changes to it to make it distinct, even though the plot tends to suffer as a result. On the other hand, the author seems to be updating fairly quickly now, so any readers who do enjoy the fic will get a lot of it.