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Originally Posted by Kai Yukari
suzaku`s an idealist.
lelouch `s a realist.
lelouch`s powered by his revenge. he doesn't want peace, he just wants the destructon of brittania. to fulfill this purpose he will do anything, even if it's evil.
suzaku is the epitomy of righteousness. he wants peace. he will fulfill this purpose by his principles even if it means he'll have a hard time w/ it.
personally, i like suzaku's ideal but it looks like lelouch's the one who is making more progress.
but what kind of end are we taking about here? destruction or peace?
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Exactly. There is a fundamental issue in comparing these two character's actions, because their goals are actually not identical. There is no way Suzaku would be willing to start a war in order to free Japan, because hundreds of thousands will die that way and there even is no guarantee Japan would be free at the end of it.
Suzuka wants peace and harmony, but wishes to follow the law.
On the other hand, Lelouch wants Britannia to crash and burn. The assumption (quite correctly) is that when an empire crashes and burns, there would be millions killed. That's already put in to consideration as far as Lelouch is concerned, and is dismissed as a trivial matter.
Call me cynical, but so far I haven't believed a word Lelouch said as Zero to the cameras. It's all public relations. He wants to defend the weak, but the only weak person he is interested in protecting is his sister. Everyone else is disposable.
As an example, in episode 8...
Spoiler:
Lelouch blew up the building at the end for political reasons. He wants the TV audience to believe...
1. The Japanese terrorists are mad and can't be trusted. It was true before, but even more so now.
(People didn't know Zero was the one who blew up the building)
2. The Britannian army is incompetent and can't protect the civilians from harm.
(The TV audience thought the government had botched the rescue operation when the bomb went off.)
3. Only Zero and his Black Knights are your saviours.
(He made the Black Knights the saviours by rescuing the hostages from the bombs his own men planted.)
All in all, he is a smart guy. Winning public opinion is vital in fighting as underdogs, even if you have to lie and cheat to get good press.
