haha, the whole world is discussing abt whether lelouch is dead or alive. spur me on to evaluate it myself too :D
so as a ihc/econs student, im supposed to give 2 sided answer and evaluate and make a stand.
Essay Question (25 marks)
Background: In the last episode(25th) of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, 99th emperor of the Holy Empire of Britannia, CEO of the Black Knights, Second highest seating officer of the United Federation of Nations(U.F.N.), Lelouch vi Britannia (also known as Lelouch Lamperouge) was stabbed dead by Zero, disguised by Kururugi Suzaku, as part of the plan of Zero Requiem.
Zero Requiem is a plan devised by Lelouch to direct all hatred of the world onto himself, so his death will serve to facilitate peace for the world.
1) Is Lelouch dead? Evaluate. [25]
Regarding this point, i believe that Lelouch is not dead to a certain extent.
Firstly, the last episode ends of with a scene where C.C was talking to "herself". She says, "The power of Geass brings loneliness…that’s not quite right is it, Lelouch?", whlie nodding her head to the direction of the cart driver. Thus, it will be logical to conclude that the cart driver is Lelouch, who is still alive and travelling the world with C.C. However, how did he survived the stab from Suzaku?
Secondly, the reason why Lelouch is able to stay alive from the stab, may be due to the fact that he inherited The Code from his Father, Charles di Britannia. In the World of C, Lelouch was being strangled by Charles, while he is disappearing, with his right hand. The right hand was the hand that bear The Code. The Code might have been passed on to Lelouch, who hold a fully evolved Geass (2 eyes). So, The Code was activated when Lelouch was stabbed by Suzaku and he "die". This can be proven by the inference that The Code normally activates itself after the possessor's death, as can be seen from the revival of Charles with V.V's Code and revival of C.C with the nun's Code. Thus, it can be explained that Lelouch survived the stab of Suzaku due to The Code. However, how can we be sure that he possess The Code?
Thirdly, I can easily deduced that Lelouch possess The Code when Lelouch's memories was transfered to Nunnally vi Britannia when she touched his hand. This is similar to what happened when Lelouch touched C.C, when her memories flow into him. Thus it can be deduced that The Code possessors are uncontrolled telepaths and only The Code possessors can transfer their memories to another person. And maybe thats why the anime series is called "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2", where Lelouch possess both The Code and the Geass.
Fourthly, Jermiah Gottwald(also known as Orange) was seen smiling when Zero jumped on his back to stabbed Lelouch. He let Suzaku passed, knowing of the Zero Requeim. He was also seen smiling and contended at the future at the orange plantation, after Lelouch was "dead". However, Orange, being such a loyal subordinate of Lelouch, would not possibly let Lelouch get himself killed. Thus he would only allow the Zero Requiem to carry on, only when Lelouch appeared to be "killed". Thus, its safe to assume that Lelouch only appeared to be "dead" infront of the public, while in actual fact is alive and kicking.
(additional two reasons my brother though of :D) Fifthly, Orange was seen to call for a retreat quickly after Lelouch is "dead". He may then be able to pick up Lelouch's body and bring him to somewhere safe. His high speed movement while carrying a body can be seen when Orange saved Cornelia li Britannia from a blast.
Sixthly, most characters of this anime series do not die so easily, as can be seen from Cornelia surviving from the shot from the back by Schneizel el Britannia, Gilbert G.P. Guilford and Sayoko Shinozaki surviving from the FLEIJA attack.
(lol, another point i suddenly thought of, but dun noe correct ornot) Seventhly, a crane was seen on the cart of hay beside of C.C. From the first season, it was depicted that C.C do not know how to fold a crane and only Nunnally, Lelouch and Sayoko know how to fold it. Thus, i can deduce that C.C is actually talking to Lelouch who is alive and driving the cart. Also, the crane is the symbol of longetivity in Japan, thus it might refer to Lelouch surviving the stab.
On the other hand, i agree that Lelouch is dead to a certain extent.
Firstly, C.C was looking at the sky and talking and not towards the cart driver. C.C may be talking to dead, as people will tend to talk to the dead loved ones after their death, in remembrance. She may also be talking to the spirit of Lelouch in the World of C, which can be seen that Charles was talking to Clovis la Britannia in Season 1. Thus, we cannot conclude that the cart driver is Lelouch in disguise.
Secondly, there was no sure evidence that Lelouch got his father's Code. Also, there is no reason for Charles to pass on The Code to Lelouch.
Thirdly, Lelouch do not possess The Code as if he possesses it, he would be revived quickly, like Charles and C.C. However, he die slowly, in arms of Nunnaly. Also, the bottom of Lelouch's eyes were blackened and this can be seen from other dead characters from the anime, namely Euphemia li Brittania, Shirley Fenette and Rolo Lamperouge.
Fourthly, and what I think is the most crucial, is the fact that Suzaku and C.C was crying when Lelouch was killed. They were crying for Lelouch. It was all part of a plan to have him killed, and save the world. The reason why Orange was still smiling was that he do not know of the full plan that Lelouch will be killed and was make to think that Lelouch will survive, so that the plan can still carry on. Also, Orange had see the need for Lelouch to die, and decided to see the end of his master with his strong code of honour. He may have swear loyalty to Nunnally after Lelouch's death, so to continue what his master had always been doing.
Personally, I believe Lelouch to be dead. Seriously, he is dead, just accept it. Code Geass R2 ended, and Lelouch sacrifice himself as a hero to save the world, while the world continue to hate him and blame him. Thats why Lelouch is a such a good guy.
In conclusion, I can infer that Lelouch is still alive. This is because there is still no other explanation why memories of Lelouch flow into Nunnally when she touched his hand other than the fact that Lelouch is a Code Bearer. Thus, Lelouch may be alive, and he is highly the cart driver and they are on their way to live happily ever after. There will also be a probability of a OVA or a movie being made from this anime if Lelouch is still alive and thus to reap in more profits, Sunrise and other companies will make him stay alive.
By the way, we can see that Lelouch's true love is still Shirley as she is the first image to be displayed in the memories of Lelouch when he is dying. :D
reply to tags: lifern: haha ya, i did that question. but how good can my gp get? loll econs and chem over leeeee hehe
chiki: hahaha, i was wondering whether i shld do other topics, then i just choose sth im most comfortable with hehe :D wahh, zhi yong the HIDDEN talent! siao, must really mug all these stuff after promos! 2 more~
jieyang: YA LIKE ME! XPPP im going to.... rewatch kurosagi hahaha! and u are tall like !$%$@% lah =_= (and im handsome like !$%$@% :P) omg yucks naruto >< yeah, maki is very cute!
yanqi: hellooooo you tooo! haha! see you can't resist the charm of handsome yamapi, cute aragaki yui and pretty erika todae :D haha, u want to watch? i can burn for u or lend u my hard disk of shows haha xD
9:12 PM
haha 3 down!
yesterday after econs, went to my grandma's house and slack like siao haha go there, eat, sleep, watch tv, sleep, sleep.
then came back home and start stoning around before revising chem =_=
chem todae was ok lah... a few mistakes here and there >< omg, H3 chem! here i comeeeeeeeeeee hahaha
haha after chem todae was damn laxing go class bench slack, play cards then come along a huge bunch of 75,76,77,79 ppl hahaha then all stone around and tok cock and play (wonder wat will happen if all these guys are in the same class =_=)
then that whole grp of them went irc, leaving me jeremy and kuan there >< haha walked around, played cards, eat lunch, "try to go for maths consultation" =_= in the end, did nth constructive and went home hahahaha
did nth constructive at home too! haha, reached home, start watching alot of shows watched 天才冲冲冲 (damn funny) watched shinigame no seiko (死神的精度) damn niceeeee watched 2 episodes of FRINGE... freaking interesting
hahaha can see that im quite addicted to tv and dramas : D
back to reading wiki fringe science and pseudoscience!
8:20 PM
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
lol gp was ok, wrote abt comic books and graphic novels for compo : D
went home, tried to study and end up falling on bed =_= WAT THE SHITTT waked up and watch first 2 episodes of HEROES season 3 siao, efficient allocation of time sia >_<
ok, lets go, econs tmr.
reply to tags: chiki: lol, mugging lah, was trying to do one hand juggle 2 balls when mugging econs =_= failed terribly though haha laiweng: lol, come and pail me lah haha yanqi: haha yeah! its a nice song and code blue is a damn nice show! i watched the final episode on the day before gp =_= jieyang: noooo, lelouch is damn coolllll XDD love lelouch and loli! :P haha ya, yamapi is damn shuai (like me : D) tzin: wah lao watever hahaha yiling: wun wat, me handsome is fact muahahaha lifern: lol, i repeat: its a fact : D
freak, im still damn laxing keep playing cards and tok cock
todae: PE was damn fun (plus no sun) i did my econs todae : D i finish my maths tutorial 99 points is a damn fun game enjoyed by the majority =D toking cock is nice the guys in class are damn lame XP i din went for the mock maths test ><
past days: mugging in mph ----> stacking cards and spinning pens with zibei =_= maintaining a good relationship with the fish tank uncle got its advantages i learned how to play 99 and its a very fun game! im proud of my arenes tutorial loll i screwed up badly for my maths series and sequences test (i think i got zero = _=)
gtg mug le~ i din say anything! >_<
10:04 PM
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
haha, happy happy happy!
im very happy these 2 days :D (despite all the things to do... =_=)
back to mugging~
9:17 PM
Sunday, September 07, 2008
seriously, i should stop blogging short and meaningless post =_= all the photos in the folder "for blog" keep accumulating... i got like 20sth photos from my phone itself lahhhh
wah, i need to blog better the previous 3 posts are quite crappy, done under different time and situations haha
anw, todae wake up damn early to take my father's car to school (i dun like the bus ride to school aloneeeeeeee ) then reached school like damn early, so go sleep at class bench lohh haha but then OAC, firsbee and soccer ppl start coming and become damn noisy =_=
went for last manga lesson submitted the drawing, which i freaking spent 6 hours the day before drawing and colouring :D haha and did the stickapura thing =_=
went for lunch with sensei, chunyan, weixiang and xiaoyang at pizza hut bought some snacks for my section and co ppl :D
come back school then start mugging hahaha but, not for long. harry, zibei, hanyang, seet, yonghui, jiaguang came and start playing cards around me =_= wah lao, like that how to concentrateeeeeee
play play play, prac prac prac co time is so fun :D xianyue is damn retarded :P yeah~
packed up instruments, went to 208, then started playing again wah lao, we are seriously cards addict
perform for maf. ok lahh, though very soft and cannot hear alot of ppl (i can only hear yonghui) and i start too early for the second song! freak lahh went back 208, packed up and chiong back mph to play cards
haha damn funny lahh, xianyue ppl auto gathering place after performance will be at the small small table with cards lying around then since we have alot of ppl, we played indian poker when randy is toking damn funny lahh, holding the cards on top of ur head haha and the forfeit is shout "randy, you are short" that explains the random shout from xianyue XD
went back maf, find rex, jeremy, kq, fongy and cp playing cards at class bench again wah lao, cards everywhere walked around, buy lantern (wah lao, i typed cards at first) from fellow SOH yun bing? *i dun know how to spell his name haha* haha then got scammed in buying the garfield thingy i still give it back to anglifern though
walked around more, take photos. saw huihua, jonna, weisheng, mj, guodan, jerrold+jiaying, weeseng and all the 64 and aep ppl (stupid chiki must be mugging at home) tok cock. start raining, went to the hall on the way, zibei invented the electronic latern (powered by handphone) wth mann
haha my parents and brother came! i show them around school. introduce damn lots of friends to them (weisheng and darren damn funny, actually walked up to them and shake hand damn seriously) then the stared at the songs and dance in amusement
look for the class during songs sang the songs like mad haha then dance. also din dance much. nth to write.
after maf, went back home with parents and brother. vicki sia took a free ride home hahaha was spinning pen all the way :D
im going to learn charge!
photos will have to waitttttttt maybe after promos le haha
1:10 AM
Friday, September 05, 2008
lol me done alot of random stuff this week
chiki too. read his blog.
haha, my miming improved le! i need to mug a new pentrix (thumb around 2.0 or 1.5 lohh... and figure 8 on finger 2 3) haha i tried tutting and daft hands :D
i read on hand eye coordination and opus number and heels on wiki :D
wat a meaningful week.
freak, zibei read one piece until latest chapter le =_= (DUN SPOILER MEEE) but i gave him links for claymore, fairy tail, bleach and FMA le XP jiayou zibei, read more!
image 2: (which i fail to upload here lol)
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