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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (TV) - dub.

im not sure your right he does have abrigded morals but he doesn't intentionaly kill people unless they are involved in the struggle he doesn't go around killing civilians and he also doesn't see people as pawns. first season i think he used it more as a frame of reference not so much as to what he acutaly though of them. Light kills people for small to large crimes and even kills people who are not criminals but get involved. Lelouch is more humble at times and shows that he regrets having to kill people. Light is totaly amoral and has no guilt about anything he does.

CAUTION This is spoiler from R2
spoiler[ cough annihilation of the Geass Directorate cough ]

He doesn't see people as pawns? At the beginning he certainly saw people from The Black Knight as pawns and he proved it at the end of the first season when spoiler[he left them in the middle of the battle in search of Nunnally and he thought what was all of this for if Nunnally disappears. ] It explicitly shows that at this point he didn't care what happens with The Black Knight, the rebellion and the Black Knight were just a means to achieve his personal goal.

How about...context and circumstances? Not that you need to mention them, not here at least since this isn't the R2 thread and thus the point is rather moot in the first place because this is about the Adult Swim broadcast, but that matters a little.

but he doesn't intentionaly kill people unless they are involved in the struggle he doesn't go around killing civilians

Light kills people for small to large crimes and even kills people who are not criminals but get involved.

Actually, while his personal goals are indeed most important, there are signs that he doesn't really see everybody as pawns. He cares about his friends and his victory would, at least in intent and theory, lead to a better world for everyone else, including the Japanese. Plus he hasn't used his Geass to order everyone into permanent obedience, which he easily could have, when that would have been better from a strictly pragmatic point of view.

He does see his enemies as disposable, true, but his actual allies (as opposed to circumstantial ones) do receive better treatment more often than not. It's also true, however, that in moments of crisis he is self-centered and looks down on others, to put it lightly, but other factors should also be considered. One can't just take a couple of them and forget the rest, or at least it shouldn't be like that. Hard to go into much detail without spoiling both seasons.

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but he doesn't intentionaly kill people unless they are involved in the struggle he doesn't go around killing civilians

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Light kills people for small to large crimes and even kills people who are not criminals but get involved.

Secondly, he doesn't use his geass on The Black Knight but remember he didn't know how long geass may last so why use it if he can make them cooperate with him without using it. There is Mao later on and Lulu learnt that geass become permanent at one point and it may drive one mad so even less reasons for using it recklessly.

This isn't the R2 thread, and I still think you're missing out on context anyways. For both seasons one, up to the point it is being shown on Adult Swim (which is what matters the most for this discussion topic), and two.

It'd be great to discuss R2 in its proper thread, if that's what you want. Honestly, most people participating in this topic probably haven't seen all of season one...so if you bring R2 into this, or even unaired season one episodes, you're telling people to think about something they haven't even seen yet.

Actually, he did test the Geass and, even within season one's Adult Swim broadcast, there is nothing indicating that there would be a time limit. Remember the girl who carves markings on the wall at Ashford? Also, using a permanent Geass (like Mao's) on someone wouldn't really qualify as any more "reckless" than Lelouch's own Geass. The results on the affected individuals (or victims if you prefer) appear to be the same. The difference lies elsewhere.

There are also a few more points I could make, but I don't want to involve spoilers in this, marked or otherwise.