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The ending becomes horrible once you figure out that Lelouch probably could have talked Schneizel into peace, and avoided the whole war. It's like they where trying to go for a Gray Vs. Grey Conflict but because Schneizel and Lelouch's plans are so horriffic it becomes black and black.

Charred Knight wrote:

The ending becomes horrible once you figure out that Lelouch probably could have talked Schneizel into peace, and avoided the whole war. It's like they where trying to go for a Gray Vs. Grey Conflict but because Schneizel and Lelouch's plans are so horriffic it becomes black and black.

Except that: (a) Because of Schneizel's pride and sense of justice, that is highly unlikely to ever succeed, (b) spoiler[that resolution would have lead to the lack of a scapegoat altogether, and even if Lelouch just resoluted to kill Schneizel and create a peaceful country as Emperor, the hatred and fear in the aftermath would be pointed at Damocles, which is an abstract representation. By sacrificing himself, he puts millions of people much more at ease since the root of evil is something tangible that they can understand: one person. If you rememeber, Lelouch geassed the entire collective human consciousness. It's highly likely he gained knowledge about the general psyche of the masses, and concluded that this was by far the best solution. The human psyche is quite weak; even if peace is achieved, few people would gain peace of mind unless Lelouch's plan was successful. Humans in general want closure to their anxieties and want to put painful things behind them for good once and for all, and the masses in the Code Geass world are no different.]

R2 had its fair share of weaknesses and plot holes (although no major ones that I noticed, and I've watched the show three times), but Zero Requiem was not one of them.

Given that I'm a big fan of the series from Adult Swim, I'm happy there's more on one level...


...but on the other hand, the question on everyone's minds is:





Given how the series ended, what story can they *possibly* tell in another series?


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Kalessin wrote:

bahamut623 wrote: I could be remembering that wrong. I also seem to remember (also, possibly incorrectly) Sunrise saying they would like to turn Geass into a Gundam-like franchise, which I would assume entails alternate universe stories. The difference between Gundam and Code Geass ...

The same could have been said of another Sunrise show, Mai-Hime...but a year or so after, we got Mai-Otome. Yes a lot of the main characters reappeared in Otome, but they were mostly nods to the fans and took second stage to Arika and the rest of the new cast, and the prequel OVA had even less of the original cast. My point being the characters weren't necessarily the defining feature of the series. If there is a defining "gimmick" for Code Geass, it's the Geass powers, and maybe the Knightmares, too. I imagine if this new Geass project is a series, it could very well be another Mai-Otome: an alternate universe, with much of the original cast reappearing in different roles, but with new characters as the protagonists. And of course fans trying to connect it to the original series (there are actually some good theories about the Hime-Otome connection).

Huh, it's very possible as ZERO is still alive, and anyone of you who isn't smart enough to figure out how genius the writer was about creating this ending so that it could be argued both ways is not worthy of talking to me, so don't bother quoting me.
P.S. I have literally watched this series 29 times over, if you think you can prove me wrong, add me on msn, [email protected], I'll prove you wrong.

Oh god, not again. In typical Bandai fashion, it started off strong and then turned into an incomprehensible mess by the end. I hope this isn't a TV series, because it feels like despite how awkward the end to R2 was, it ended.

parker_655 wrote:

Huh, it's very possible as ZERO is still alive, and anyone of you who isn't smart enough to figure out how genius the writer was about creating this ending so that it could be argued both ways is not worthy of talking to me, so don't bother quoting me. P.S. I have literally watched this series 29 times over, if you think you can prove me wrong, add me on msn, [email protected], I'll prove you wrong.

The writer and Director have stated that spoiler[Lelouch is dead]

walw6pK4Alo wrote:

Oh god, not again. In typical Bandai fashion, it started off strong and then turned into an incomprehensible mess by the end. I hope this isn't a TV series, because it feels like despite how awkward the end to R2 was, it ended.

Don't you mean Sunrise?

Personally I agree, tne last good ending a Sunrise series had was Gundam Seed in 2002.

I hope there making a anime out of one of the spin off manga or novels.