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Originally Posted by Kusaja
Which includes Lelouch, by his own explicit logic, as quite underserving yet still managing to get away with changing the world. It's, you know, a big theme for the entire show. Our protagonist is a liar and a killer after all, regardless of his good intentions. Thus the "family-friendly" aesop would be for him to lose and not win in order to prove that using the wrong means will not be rewarded. Instead, the show does tell us that all his evil actions were worthwhile in the end. He gets to choose his punishment and either dies with a smile on his face or survives in obscurity. Just as he planned.
But I know you don't agree. That's a valid opinion too. Opinions are not facts and neither you nor I can pretend to pass final judgment on such matters. I've already explained in great detail over many posts why I don't follow your way of thinking when it comes to almost every single one of those statements. Instead, I'll leave you with someone else's views from a recent rewatch.
http://thecartdriver.com/code-geass-...e-cart-driver/
Plus a couple of statistics about what Japanese fans still think after all these years.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte...-impact/.82056
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-new...actful-endings |
All based on opinion.
And again, might I remind you how there were more morally malignant/impeding people who lived on instead (i. e. Cornelia, Villetta)? Lelouch may have done some horrible things, but a lot of what he did during his rebellion as Zero made the peace possible in the first place, most notably the creation of the UFN. If not for him, Britannia would still be calling the shots. He would have been dead long ago and gotten nowhere had he tried playing fair. The same goes double for the rest of the Black Knights. And if not for the betrayal, there would be no Zero Requiem.