Lelouch kept it real

I still think Lelouch should have told Suzaku the whole truth instead of just letting him figure things out for himself. They were best friends after all.

@@Elly3981 like suzaku will believe it

@@Votaru he must have at one point or they wouldn't have buried the hatchet.

@@Elly3981 less a burying and more a setting aside.

Zombie Terminator True, man

geek freak17 lmao yes he is he literally takes down an empire and dies according to his own plan.

All hail emperor Lelouch

All hail Britannia!!

Code Geass is great, but the ending made no sense.

Jodey James same! 😁

Agreed. Uncontested #1

Not my top top fav but its an absolute masterpiece

Same

Same

this anime is Death Note but better...so basically, the perfection

Try legends of the galactic heroes

True

Miko Wu True

Was abt to say that @Everett Meckler

Same bro. I watched Code Geass for the first time when I was 6 and more than 10 years later I still love it.

kandedjibril how do you understand this shit when you were 6??? BRUH NOT TO MENTION THE NAKED SCENES 😂😂😂😂

@@PotatoPizza420 I don't know, but I'm still glad he watched it.

same

This anime changed my perspective on anime. Let me explain. I watched Death Note as my gateway anime. Sure I'd seen other things. DragonBall and pokemon, but didn't really sit down and seek out anime till Death Note. I don't remember if I went right into Code Geass next or if I watched something else. Regardless, I did sit down and watch it. All throughout season 1, I was pretty constantly saying, "it's okay but Death Note was better." Comparing every detail from the art to the characters. I was a lot more passive and wasn't paying full attention. And then SAZ happened. I get why some people think it was contrived or stupid, but I never agreed. We're allowed to have dumb moments, and Lelouch clearly wasn't thinking. Not to mention, he knew Euphy so well he knew what the worst thing would be for her. It was a really poor taste joke that ruined everything. But I do wish to some degree that they left it ambiguous about what exactly went down. I think they didn't want to pull the heel trigger quite that hard on him, but I do wish they did in some ways. I think the best of both worlds would have been to keep it from the audience. Leave that nugget of suspension that he did it.

“I commit evil to destroy the greater evil”

@@god_of_none yup

khaii13 Yes but I doubt Lelouch had only 1 plan. They probably just had all of the same conclusions. Can’t be with Nunnaly for them to work. He’s good at chess and being 1 step ahead but he can’t see the future. When he accidentally killed Euphy the author proved that he’s not overpowered.

@@PainAmvs_ i used to think the same as you, especially in my first watch years and years ago. but as life happens, rewatches reveal different insights (some of which i mentioned already). and i do feel that was the overall plan, at least the broad strokes of it anyway. obviously his intent was much different in the beginning. originally he intends to only have a safe "space" for his little sister. but it shifted kinda early after he tasted his first defeat against cornelia in which he declared he will make his own army and country; and originally also he just wanted to checkmate his father; the higher ideals only come much later. but i do feel that, based on his character, Lelouch kinda already know that for the fighting to stop, there needs to exist a symbol so evil that the world will unite against it that needs to be vanquished; and Lelouch is not thetype of person who would entrust the role of the ultimate scapegoat to anyone else given that with how much power said scapegoat would have before the end, anyone else could be corrupted by it and cling on to it. but that's just one youtube commenter's opinion. and yes, i totally agree that Zero is not the type of person who only has 1 plan; but I sure as heck knows he is the guy who has a masterplan that he always keeps close to his chest.

One thing about Lelouch that people often overlook is that even though he can use his geass to order people to do anything he wanted, he still prefer that others help him of their own free will, especially his friends. That's why he refused to geass Suzaku into joining his cause but simply ordered him to live on, knowing he would be an obstacle.

You either die a hero or live long to be the villain. Lelouch was both.

I'm hella late I know, but in my opinion I don't believe Lelouch original plan was a zero requiem, like some said, it was one of the many plans he would have, but not the main one until his realization in C world. My reasoning is that he wanted to make a perfect world for her sister AND watch her enjoy that world, Lelouch main objective at the beginning of the series is her sister and revenge against the nobles, at that time Japanese were just allies that shared the same goal, the destruction of Britania. This is also my theory why the black Knights didn't had a contengency plan if Lelouch died, cuz Lelouch wasn't a guy that stayed in the back lines giving orders, while he definately wasn't in the front lines he still was in the battlefield were the risk of dying was highier than if her had hided. Now a revolutionary organization would have counter measures in case of the death of their leader, heck, a leader as brilliant as Lelouch would have though this possibility, why there wasn't any mention of this plan then? Simple, cuz Lelouch wasn't planning to die, or at least, as a sacrifice for the Japan revolution, he was planning to live till the end to watch the world he created with her sister, sacrificing himself would be the last resource he would go for and only if it meant saving her sis, like what happened with Mao, his goal was to be happy with her sis. While someone who fought entirely for the revolution would think of ways that the movement didn't die even after his death, Lelouch would only sacrifice himself for the sake of her sister, that's why he never gave his organization that kind of plan, meanwhile, due the view they had of him, a man of miracles, they somehow found impossible the idea of him dyin in the battlefield.

Indeed , he not one of your typical “good guy characters and instead he can be considered more of an anti-hero which makes him a more interesting character .

Well he’s not actually dead but nice comment.

@@maddexward283 if you are reffering to lelouch of the re:surrection then you are correct, but that movie happens in a different timeline than the tv series. example: certain characters that we saw die inside of the tv series are still alive in the movie.

@@trochomancy1730 I saw the original CG a long time ago and there are 3 versions of the ending, one that implies he became an entity like CC after his death and was the cart driver she was talking to, a 2nd one with plain credits that made it more clear he died for those who prefer that ending, and the 3rd version, the ending of the movie recaps, made it a bit more obvious CC intended to bring him back. Which she could have done in the original timeline as well.

@@Valencetheshireman927 Yeah, Lelouch is definitely an interesting one of a kind character but he's also insufferably arrogant and overconfident. His bloodlust has returned to bite him in the ass more than once. I might like Lelouch as a protagonist but doubt I'd be able to stand him if he was a real person or if I ever met anyone like him in real life.

all hail lelouch

@@gideonroos1188 same bro I wish I could just stop remembering the anime.

Brij Duggal its spelled Lelouch. The fact that you spelt that wrong means that you probably watched this in dubbed 🤢🤢🤮🤮

@@PotatoPizza420 should I whoosh u

@@hesally2343 lmao I was literally the one joking... tf?

Yeah, I'm sure people will still be talking about Code Geass long after others like Attack on Titan and Sword Art Online are forgotten. Both started out great but turned out to be disappointments later.

Yep

No i rewatch every month :)

@@adiyandwis5730 Lol. That's crazy. xD

@@scorpio5174 idk, rewatch this its more worth than watching new anime now.

Adiyan DS I am the Geass 😎

yh I rewatch it every year as well

Yeah. You want to hate Rolo for killing Shirley but also love him for giving his life for Lelouch. Ironically, he was the only one who showed absolute loyalty and devotion to Lelouch without having to be geassed.

@@lynnia5875 you forgot orange his loyal too yk

@@vincedaily8054orange boy😂

cutiepie120048 kaguya sama

All Hail Lelouch!

CG ending wasn't completely satisfying to me but it was better than DN's ending, that's for sure.

@@lynnia5875 I swear I’m one of like 6 people who didn’t like the ending

That's because at the end of the day while both Lelouch and Light committed great evil to achieve their goals, Lelouch showed himself to be far more human than light. Both characters has massive pride and were willing to use people, but ultimately Lelouch did care that people were being hurt by his actions. Light had no such compunctions, and showed not one iota of real care for anyone around him, only pretending to care when it suited his interests. Lelouch did the things he did because he ultimately wanted to improve the world, while Light just wanted to be god.

Light also want to improve the world but on his own way

I like to keep a variety. Episodics are good for airing shows but I like my deep-dives too.

Plus the president or whatever they call him was immortal and probably wouldn't let anyone take his place anyway. Suzakus way would've killed him and got nothing done

Actually, the way Suzaku had was the best, most revolutions happened because of helpers in the military like certain generals and marshals, plus population support.

Yea

imo the best part about him was the fact that he manipulated people and played their lives like a demon

That came off as a bit creepy to me because Lelouch and Euphemia were siblings. Now if they were cousins, then it would be less gross.

@@lynnia5875 I mean one could argue that they are only half siblings and that they were young and didn’t know any better but I agree with you from the authors perspective it is kinda creepy

@@tttobi- Yeah. I mean royals in real life do marry relatives to keep their bloodlines "pure" but that's usually limited to cousins and not siblings, even half siblings. The only royals I know of who do marry siblings are the ones of Ancient Egypt.

@@lynnia5875 He grew up isolated in their palace and the only girls(his age) he ever interacted with were his sisters

Only kinda filler ep was the school festival one honestly (2 i think there was one in each season) but they do cover a bit of plot in both the eps none the less

Lelouch is amazing but he's definitely no angel. He can be a jerk to his friends and allies at times but people give him a free pass because he's the MC.

Suzaku is my favorite as well! I love him and his character development

I always liked Suzaku and not lelouch, even after then ending. I understand what type of chara lelouch is but still just never liked him

erray that’s how I felt with Rolo. He was a fake ass Nunally that killed Shirley and was plotting to kill Nunally but he sacrificed his life to save his only “family” and I respect that

I loved lelouch because he was not selfish unlike Suzuku and was okay with being seen as the demon to save everyone just like he said he wants not to bring about Charles’ past or scheineizels’ future.... but the present

Also Suzuki craves gratification and forgiveness bc of what he did by killing his father but he does it in a hypocritical way... he is fine with turning a blind eye to the brittanian injustices bc he thinks he can change the thinking of the men at the top ie lelouches father, of which his whole character is based around the idea that Charles’ wants to make a world where nothing changes!!!

Agreed. Watching the movie recaps and Lelouch of the Resurrection made me remember what a great series Code Geass was, a true masterpiece of its time, and that there hasn't been another anime like it ever since. I thought Attack on Titan might be able to match CG but all that development evaporated to nothing in the end.

his sister knows it when she touches him at the end and learns the truth but yeah it goes to show how he never wanted to be forgiven or to be a hero just change things

@@AHBrandonReviews I'm pretty sure either Lelouch or CC does tell Suzaku the truth behind the incident with Euphemia at some point or he wouldn't have agreed to work on the Zero Requiem with them.

@@Elly3981 I’m pretty sure suzaku agreed because the plan was to kill lelouch

@@GodlyDra True. But when Lelouch finally handed Suzaku his head, Suzu found no satisfaction in it. He wouldn't have cried after stabbing Lelouch if he did IMO.

@@Elly3981 I believe that suzaku wasn’t directly told but figured it out himself via the way lelouch acted... he still didn’t forgive lelouch but he understood why... Plus they were childhood friends I’m pretty sure that if I had to kill my best friend after he/she murdered the love of my life I would react the same way. Crying for the loss of someone close to you because of the cruelty of the world twisting them into something unrecognisable

I'd say as a whole they're both pretty good. Like when you hear the voices, they just seem to fit

A main character dies in the show and gets revived in a alternate reality movie?

Lol if only

Oh, me too. I think if there's going to be a spin off, I'd like to see how Suzaku does as the new Zero. They should shift perspectives and allow different members of the cast to take center stage and be the protagonist of their own arcs, episodes, not just Lelouch and CC.

Personally, I thought Jun Fukuyama sounded a bit old for the role of Lelouch in Japanese since Lelouch is only 18 yet he sounds like a 40 year old. JYB sounds much more youthful and fitting for the English voice of Lelouch.

I watched code geass English dub and the dub is incredible, lelouch’s voice is beyond incredible I keep quoting the way he says characters names when he’s mad lol “SUZAKU!”

Also I'm rewatching for the 4th time. I'm in season 2

I said everything I wanted to in this video I doubt I'll do more

@@AHBrandonReviews I hope u do

Right. Suzaku was Japanese and considering how racist the Britannians were, he would have never been able to climb the ranks if it weren't for Lelouch.

@@Elly3981 even aside that, commoners can only become nobility or other high ranking offices by proving themselves, and there would have been few chances to prove himself if not for Zero, I mean the only one I can think of off the bat is the hotel jacking as that wasn't Lelouch's doing nor was it only allowed of him bc of the status he had already earned bc of his feats against Zero.

@@megarotom1590 Yes, its true commoners can climb the ranks. Lelouch's own mother was a commoner but she's also native Britannian. Its much harder for ethnic minorities like Suzaku to climb the ranks regardless of his talents if it weren't for Lelouch's actions and the fact that he was Euphemia's favorite. If you watched Akito the Exiled spin-off, you'd notice that even though the emperor gave Suzaku a promotion for turning Lelouch in, he still put Lelouch in a position of authority over Suzaku, even while brainwashed, when he sent them over to Europia to crush an anti-Britannian uprising.

@@Elly3981 yah, but this might sound surprising but all things considered I don't think Charles is racist. What he actually believes and what he pretends to believe aren't always clear. I believe there are 3 reasons he keeps the number system: #1: it's easier to run an empire when you have a class of people you can treat like dirt, #2: if he denounced it all the racist nobles would have a riot, #3: It gives him a good excuse to raid other countries It definently doesn't help that it seems that Brittania now only contends with the E.U. and internal problems for the most part. So it's a lot harder to gain honor, especially for someone who would be most likely stationed near home to gain station

@@megarotom1590 Emperer Charles believes in an extreme form of social Darwinism and capitalism, basically every man for himself. He's not wrong when he said that all people are not created "equal" but not allowing people born disadvantaged equal opportunities to get ahead in life as those born privileged is what's wrong with his thinking. Its not totally his fault since he himself had been raised with this belief since birth.

If only Kircheis was here...

why lol. they are totally different in writing. geass fans will probably be disappointed with the more realistic writing of lotgh

I watch it every couple of years

maybe one day

Yeah my friend and I never understood how people hated him

seems like you missed all the projects that's come out myanimelist.net/anime/34437/Code_Geass__Fukkatsu_no_Lelouch

yo zero