EMPEROR USES GEASS?! | Code Geass Newlyweds Reaction | Ep 2, “Turn 2: Plan For Independent Japan”

[@LettsReact]

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[@TheJokerAkaCirque]

"Lelouch vi Britannia COMMANDS you" "Charles Zi Britannia ingraves upon you" Good lord the theatrics in this family, we've seen enough to know it's not any kind of requirement for their powers.

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

It's really just these two. Lelouch would hate to know it, but out of all 87 of Charles' kids, he's the one most like him, from the theatrics to the power complex and arrogance, and even down to being the only one with the same eye colour

[@mohdig9]

@@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian Id argue Schneizel is much closer to Charles this is further shown during the wedding chess match in a future episode

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

@@mohdig9 I don't know about that honestly. I guess all three of them believe in the ends justifying the means, but I think Schneizel having almost no emotions and basically no ego at all really sets him apart from the other two, who are both deeply emotional and egotistic

[@mohdig9]

@@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian lelouch is much more arrogant/proud and I dont think he really believes the ends justify the means unlike the other 2 he just kept getting dealt bad hands

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

@@mohdig9 I would say that's his defining characteristic besides his ego and spitefulness. And that it's the driving force of this show's central moral conflict together with Suzaku's belief that the ends *don't* justify the means

[@TheHunterkiller96]

On Suzaku 'betraying' Lelouch by bringing him to the emperor. Lelouch had just turned the person Sukazu loved into the greatest monster in the world, while getting who knows how many of the Japanese killed in the process. The fact that Suzaku had the restraint to try and get himself into a better position (and thus closer to being able to fix the damage) rather than just snapping Lelouch's neck on Kamine is already incredible.

[@BremenSA]

It's worth remembering that while we know geas'ing Euphie was an accident, considering how it worked out it looks planned to everyone else and IIRC Lelouch hasn't even bothered to claim otherwise to anyone but C.C.

[@TheHunterkiller96]

@@essdeeare We can also say that there was never a particularly good chance for Lelouch to be able to accomplish a successful revolution either. The other things to keep in mind are that Lelouch did decide to work with Euphemia right before his geass activated there. It still wouldn't have been easy, but working with her would have opened up new ways to accomplish all of their goals. In terms of Suzaku's current position, he has really good odds of accomplishing his goal if Schneizal becomes the next emperor (which in a normal world, wouldn't be that far away given the Emperor's current age.)

[@BremenSA]

@@essdeeare I kinda disagree. Suzaku could potentially have changed things from within. Euphie had power and was trying for real change. And while the show does show us plenty of Brittanian characters being terribly racist, going by the named Brittanian characters we see most don't appear to have any problems with treating the Japanese with respect. Assuming an alternate reality with no bloodstained Euphie, I could see her idea actually working and gradually leading to self governance for Japan as a Brittanian ally. It wouldn't have been as good as independence or nearly as quick, but it also would have happened without millions of violent deaths, so I won't condemn Suzaku for his ideals.

[@baldawen]

@@BremenSA It took Euphie giving up her rights to the throne (and so giving up all of her power) to create the special zone and she only got permission for it because Schneizel knew that it would destroy the Black Knights. This MIGHT have improved the situation in one country a bit. The rest of the world was still fucked. Most of the heirs to the throne were either racist or just didn't care and only they had the power to change it. So I see no way for Suzaku to change anything. Knight of the round was already an unreasonably high postition for him to achieve and he didn't really do anything with it.

[@zeroescape]

I'm gonna be real it low-key feels like they are barely following the series, there are lots of things you can miss understandably but being confused as to why Suzaku is being so cold to Lelouch? He killed his girlfriend, not only that but made her a scapegoat for his plan, and one of the most hated people in the world for perpetrating a massacre, and Suzaku has no idea he did that mistakenly. It's like kind of impressive to just miss that entirely Edit: And they have no memory of Schneizel. IDK man... 😑 It's not _that_ hard to follow... I just don't rly believe they r that into it

[@AlicentviBritannia]

Fun fact: According to the creators in an interview for Newtype magazine in 2008, Code Geass R2 is called that because the R represents Rebellion, Return, Revenge and Reconstruction (they are key words for this second part) and 2 is for season 2. Also, R2 alludes to "Route 2" because of what I said before. Little update: I hadn't noticed that there are a pair of wings behind Zero. Usually, in audiovisual language, when the director gives wings to a character it is to accentuate his power and the fact that Zero's wings are angelic emphasizes the idea that he is the messiah of the Japanese. It's a notable contrast to Lelouch's demon wings in this season's beautiful first ending. He is a demon in the metaphorical sense. No, Schneizel is not with the Knights of Round.

[@markdelavega4953]

Thanks for that Fun Fact 👍

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

Lelouch choosing to portray Zero with those wings is doubly interesting if you remember his first reaction to Euphy's massacre, when he finally admitted that he is, in fact, not Japan's messiah

[@kianbrusselbach6106]

Another big big theme with wing analogies is freedom because of how free people believe birds to be. This lines up with Zero as well because he's shown as a bringer of freedom and equality to the public

[@fratystuff6737]

Code geass takes place in a world where Napoleon won the battle of Trafalgar. That caused the monarchy, nobility and monarchist supporters to be exiled to the colonies in the Americas, where apparently all revolutionary wars failed, and from there they established the Holy Britannian Empire.

[@trentonbuchert7342]

There was apparently also something involving Queen Elizabeth the First and Celtic tribes. I don’t remember the exact details, but it doesn’t really matter anyway.

[@HollowedKnight66]

@@trentonbuchert7342 and Nelson also got assassinated

[@janejvmmsvictoria5857]

There are four major divergences in history to make the Holy Britannia Empire we see in the show: - First, the American War of Revolution, called Washington's Rebellion, fails. Mainly due to Benjamin Franklin betraying the revolutionaries by being bribed with the offering of the title of baron. This kept north America as a British colony. - Napoleon won Trafalgar and put the English on their back foot, forcing the royal family to retreat to Edinburgh. - On Edinburgh, a local revolutionary group, unhappy with the monarchy and the war, captured queen Elizabeth III and forced her to publicly abdicate, ending the monarchy over the British Isles. This is called the "Humiliation of Edinburgh" in the show's cannon during a class scene. - Finally, loyalist nobles Sir Ricardo von Britannia, Duke of Britannia, and his friend and subordinate Sir Richard Hector, Knight of One, safely extract Elizabeth III to America, creating a capital there. Elizabeth III dies childless, but nominates Sir Ricardo as her successor, starting the royal line of the Holy Britannian Empire we see on the show. These changes make some major consequences: - First, the British Isles are free from monarchist rule and fully a part of the Europia United (the European Union of the show) - Second, Britannia never colonizes asia, including, mainly, India, which becomes a part of the Chinese Federation instead - Thirdly, Britannia takes over the rest of the americas instead, tho it is unsure how much of the americas are "the Homeland" and how much of it are "Areas". - And fourthly and perhaps most important, being forced out of the British Isles leads to a major feeling of revanchism as the major national goal of the Britannian Empire. They were humiliated and defeated and it is *their right* to take revenge upon the world and claim their position back as the largest empire. This feeling is what fuels most of the nationalism and warmongering of Britannia throughout the series; alongside a strong favouring of Social Darwinism (exemplified by Emperor Charles' eulogy: "People are born different, its the right of people to compete and the strong to win")

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

​@@janejvmmsvictoria5857 I had been wondering for a while how Charles could be the 98th emperor if Brittania itself was only as old as the 1800s when the show technically takes place in the 1960s, and if that number included the previous rulers of the British Empire. Thanks for confirming that it doesn't. I guess there have *a lot* of emperors and empresses only ruling for a few years or months before getting the Crusader Kings special

[@fratystuff6737]

@@janejvmmsvictoria5857 Yeap. Love it. I always wondered how does Geass tie up in all of this.There are some good speculation but I think it was never fully confirmed where it came from.

[@Marta-uv4id]

Euphemia's death completely changed Suzaku. He was always focused when he was on a mission, but this isn't even his regular focused self. He's cold, calculated and completely emotionless.

[@andrewkeshan8649]

He's an absolute hypocrite lol. Says one thing and does another

[@valmoer]

​@@andrewkeshan8649To be fair, his best friend brainwashed his liege (and sorta girlfriend) into genociding his people. (And, as far as Suzaku knows, Lelouch did it on purpose.) If there ever was a believable excuse for 'it changed him', I think it qualifies.

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

He's not there yet. He still clings to these morals until episode 20. His betrayal, in my opinion, was a solitary instance of moral failure, where he let his hatred and spite towards Lelouch, whom he perceives has betrayed him first, guide him into delivering his former friend to what he knows will be a fate worse than death for him. But after that, he still tries to act the same way he did in season 1, and becomes increasingly disheartened by the lack of results while doing it

[@govind.m86]

@@andrewkeshan8649 Lelouch himself states in the show that they are both hypocrites.

[@СарраКарагозян]

Suzaku is like that because of what happened to Euphy! Imagine all this from his perspective. The sweet girl he swore to protect stays alone with Zero for less than hour, and starts doing things that go against everything she believes in. Zero kills her and becomes a hero of the people. Then he is told about geass. Then he confirms that Zero is Lelouch, his closest friend, Euphy's brother. I would jump to conclusions, too! In the picture drama 23.95 Suzaku even says Lelouch has now become "the worst friend I ever had".

[@СарраКарагозян]

@@essdeeare Many things I agree with, though Suzaku's hypocrisy makes him all the more fascinating character in my eyes. However, I disagree with just one thing here. While joining Zero would have surely changed many things, it's more of a fun what-if scenario. It's like saying "If Cornelia didn't let Marianne send her away-". And Suzaku's actions in the story itself barely affected the way Euphy's and Lelouch's last meeting went down. So I don't see how him joining Zero would have been "avoiding the tragedy", when Bloody Euphemia was all about Lelouch using geass one too many times and believing he won't become like Mao. He didn't want it to happen and it was an accident, but he does have a certain responsibilty for it. Suzaku, though? Not at all. As for what happens later - Lelouch playing up his Disney villian persona definetely not gained him any trust points. I hope you don't mind this monster of reply, haha :))

[@fromoncetotwice]

And what Suzaku did was worse than killing Lelouch. Not only did he take Lelouch to the man who he hated most, he was also blind to Lelouch screaming and begging and kept holding Lelouch down for Charles to strip everything Lelouch loved and everything that made him off from his head. That is incredibly cruel of Suzaku, which is why I kinda wish Lelouch could pay him back tenfold, even if it means killing him.

[@СарраКарагозян]

@@fromoncetotwice Suzaku did not do it just to be cruel, nor did he do it out of nowhere. See, Suzaku thinks Lelouch betrayed him (and everyone else for that matter, including Black Knights) first. For all Suzaku knows, Lelouch used Geass on Euphy to make her slaughter hundreds of Japanese people, all to be hailed as a hero of Japan and to make a full-on revolt happen. I don't see why he should take Lelouch's feelings into consideration while believing he did all THAT. You are free to dislike him, but why word it like he did it for giggles without any reason or thought behind it?

[@SebasTian58323]

I will say that he never lost his Geass, it was just suppressed. That's why C.C said he already had the power he needed, instead of saying she could give him power. It was just locked along with his memories.

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

The events of Akito the Exiled reinforce this

[@rolandmeixner4413]

Lelouch is a master of speech.

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

​@@essdeeare My guy, you need to watch more anime with great speeches if you think Light is the only one that can compare to Lelouch 😂

[@СарраКарагозян]

For the record: I love both Suzaku and Lelouch. 25:10 Keep in mind that the reason that was stated by that secret squad's captain for Lelouch being kept alive: the means to lure C.C. out!

[@andrewkeshan8649]

You might have thought they would show what happened after the cliffhanger at the end of season 1 in the 1st episode of season 2 but the anime studio was like nope we want you to suffer a bit more.

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

This season does also have an unbelievable number of cutting cliffhangers at the end of its episodes, way more than season 1. They knew exactly what they were doing

[@andrewkeshan8649]

@@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian It's done on purpose to tempt us to abandon our life and watch the next episode🤣🤣

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

@@andrewkeshan8649 Can't wait to see them react to the end of episode 21

[@Sandro_de_Vega]

Shneizel isnt a knight. King mention him in way "Even my son wasnt here".

[@saltyk9869]

Euphemia's death broke Suzaku. The person he loved killed his people for no good reason and to learn she was forced into that by his best friend... It just broke him. Seeing everything that has happened, he's decided to be a bit more ruthless. He still doesn't like killing, but betraying a friend for maximum benefit is now something he can accept. After all, if he had voiced his thought that Zero seemed too similar to his good friend, perhaps he could have saved Euphemia and countless Elevens. Rolo was the pilot of the mass-produced Lancelot and has a Geass. Consider that Geass powers all affect the brain in some way. Forcing compliance, rewriting memories, or simply reading the thoughts of people. So what could his Geass do?

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

Unfortunately, they seem to currently be under the impression that Charles' power is the same as Lelouch's, and knowing their track record, they might not understand that it's not the case even after Lelouch reflects back on his false memories in the next three or four episodes. Hell, they could even miss it when Lelouch faces Charles again in episode 14, so they may just never figure it out even after they finish the show 😂

[@Aapjuhh]

Suzaku: Lelouche... you... geass... evil..!! Suzaku: Alright... imma join the evil emperor.. who has geass.. he can change memories but... surely i can change them from within..!

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

Suzaku later: No! Geass is evil after all! You're evil, emperor! Charles: *So?*

[@jayburn00]

So glad you guys are reacting to this, not enough people do this anime these days, instead go more contemporary only.

[@shortznig2938]

Did you guys forget that euphys death greatly affected suzaku.

[@SharkSenpai42]

I also think about this a lot, but Kallen's question about whether or not she was forced to follow him: I always like the fact that Lelouch never did that to any of the Black Knights. Never used geass on them to force them to follow him, when he easily could have. He would have absolute control over all of them, yet he chose not to. I just find that fascinating from a character perspective from him

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

Lelouch does care about people's free will to a certain extent (which his ability to casually other Brittanian soldiers doesn't conflict with), but something I rarely see discussed when it comes to this scene is how horribly he's manipulating Kallen here. He's expertly using the truth to twist her emotions and lead her to becoming more subservient. Nothing he says is a lie, or even a half-truth, so she won't realise that he's playing her even days or months later. And when she inevitably agrees to keep following him, the fact that he let her come to this conclusion on her own reassures her that he respected her free will, when in reality, he used her emotional vulnerabilities and ignorance of how emotional manipulation works to ensure that she would choose him. It's incredibly devious, and honestly really despicable considering their history together up to this point. And yes, it's something that he's been doing to all the members of the Black Knights from as soon as episode 2 of season 1, but never to such an icky extent. Now we do see later on in this very episode that he does in fact care about his soldiers' lives more than in season 1, and he goes on to get really attached to Kallen and treat her with genuine respect and care later on, but still, *fucked up*

[@robertoschirmer5530]

[IIRC] The world or at least Britannia and the EU (not European Union... I always forget the correct term...) looks like this because of three major battles in history, that took another turn than we know. 1. The Romans never conquered Britain, so Britannia as a whole is much older and stronger. 2. The British won the war against Washington and its 13 American colonies, so there never was a USA and Britannia managed to create a stable colonial Empire in America. 3. Napoleon won against the Brits, conquered their main land and managed to unite Europe (not sure if by himself or in consequence to that). Britannia had to 'move' to America and later on looked further across the Pacific Ocean to Japan/Area 11.

[@tiredidealist]

Napoleon was truly the Zero of his time.

[@janejvmmsvictoria5857]

Not quite It is unclear how much of the Roman invasions of the British Isles, and later the Vikings and the Germanic tribes', are the same as to real world history, but the presence of mainly anglo-saxon names in the Holly Britannian Empire suggests so. I'm just going to copy what I posted on a comment above: There are four major divergences in history to make the Holy Britannia Empire we see in the show: - First, the American War of Revolution, called Washington's Rebellion, fails. Mainly due to Benjamin Franklin betraying the revolutionaries by being bribed with the offering of the title of baron. This kept north America as a British colony. - Napoleon won Trafalgar and put the English on their back foot, forcing the royal family to retreat to Edinburgh. - On Edinburgh, a local revolutionary group, unhappy with the monarchy and the war, captured queen Elizabeth III and forced her to publicly abdicate, ending the monarchy over the British Isles. This is called the "Humiliation of Edinburgh" in the show's cannon during a class scene. - Finally, loyalist nobles Sir Ricardo von Britannia, Duke of Britannia, and his friend and subordinate Sir Richard Hector, Knight of One, safely extract Elizabeth III to America, creating a capital there. Elizabeth III dies childless, but nominates Sir Ricardo as her successor, starting the royal line of the Holy Britannian Empire we see on the show. Napoleon did defeat England and invade the British Isles, but he failed to take over Russia. And his attempt of becoming emperor of Europe was ended by revolutionaries with a guillotine. How the rest of the events follow is hard to say. There was something akin to World War 1, according to C.C.'s memories, and there was also a scramble for Africa as most of it is part of the Europia United (the EU). Much else is never covered by the show.

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

​@@janejvmmsvictoria5857 It's also possible that the WW1 we see in C.C.'s memories is actually just another battle in the war between Brittania and the rest of the world

[@alexinator-hh5fe]

This season is basically like, "You get a Geass! And you get a Geass! Everybody gets a Geass!" And I'm here for it. The reason Suzaku is being so cold to Lelouch is because of everything that happened with Euphemia. But anyway, Rolo's the best. I appreciate him

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

Rolo needs and deserves a hug, a nap, a hot meal and some real fucking love

[@eglantinepapeau1582]

why are you surprised Suzaku is selling out Lellouche ? it's pretty obvious why he did this .Suzaku was in love with Euphemia and he saw Zero shoot her point blank . and then he finds out Zero is Lellouche .

[@In-The-Zone]

That witch Wife comment made me instantly think of CodeMENT. Hommie Mao knew what was up

[@AlicentviBritannia]

Let's review three important points from this episode: 1. Suzaku: The "betrayal of Lelouch" constituted a turning point in Suzaku's arc since up to that point he had done nothing legitimately wrong. Why did he do it? To stop Lelouch mainly, but he also did it to get a promotion. The first reason is in line with Suzaku's pacifism and his belief that all crimes deserve to be punished. The second reason is the most interesting because Suzaku is handing over his best friend to his worst enemy and didn't cross his moral boundaries. Why? He earlier called Lelouch to tell him that he wanted to take revenge on the person who killed his beloved by taking Zero's life (something that, without a doubt, would have destroyed his convictions since he wouldn't have followed the rules and would have become a murderer). But he didn't do it because it was more beneficial for Suzaku to take Lelouch before the emperor to negotiate a promotion and put an end to Lelouch's rebellion, which made the living conditions of the Japanese even more difficult and increased oppression against Area 11. That's calculated thinking. A pragmatic decision. Lelouch's own. I remember my favorite quote from a book I read this year was a question a character asked himself: "Is it better to live decently or intelligently?" Lelouch has clearly chosen to live intelligently. Suzaku wants to live with decency and so he achieved it for the first season, but, in a way, here Suzaku finds a balance between the two, will he lean more towards intelligence, as the series progresses? 2. Lelouch and Kallen: Why did Kallen return to Lelouch, even though he tricked her and used her? Because Kallen thinks that she and the Japanese need Zero to free Japan, which is Kallen's goal. In her opinion, Lelouch is the only person who can guide them to victory over Britannia and, to her, "change the world" is more important than her hurt feelings and Lelouch's lies (Kallen is a person as pragmatic as she is selfless.) She has seen what Lelouch is capable of and believes in his miracles, or rather, she knows that Lelouch can produce results. Still, Kallen won't feel safe as his follower until she can fully trust Lelouch, and she's already discovered that she can't trust what her senses have perceived so far, which is frustrating for her because Kallen judges people by their actions and not by their intentions (Suzaku is the best example of this: even if she learned that he wants to end oppression as much as she does, she doesn't care because his methods aren't correct). So this particular situation forces Kallen to use her judgment and do a deeper investigation into Lelouch to find out what kind of person he is. Only then will she be able to understand and judge him. Kallen already made the mistake of jumping to conclusions about her mom and the student council and she won't do it again. In the end, she takes the opportunity to find out if Lelouch is twisted enough to take over her will, and she gives Lelouch the benefit of the doubt. When Kallen says that she believes in Zero and not Lelouch, she means that she chose to believe in the ideals that Zero promulgated and the results that he promised and this is important, but I'll talk about that later. Although Lelouch seems to reproach her for abandoning him, he doesn't really judge her for it. He is teasing her. In this scene I wondered the first time I saw the anime if I was seeing the preamble to a romance, due to the emphasis the series gave to Kallen's reaction when he gave her his jacket, that Lelouch was seeing her breasts and that Lelouch and Kallen became close over Zero's secret, which changed their dynamic. I wasn't wrong.

[@AlicentviBritannia]

3. Emperor: When Suzaku brings Zero unmasked before the Emperor, he is not surprised because he already knew Zero's true identity and that he had a Geass. Therefore, Kenny's theory was correct. The Emperor knew this from the moment he spoke to Clovis in the Sword of Akasha (CC has been speaking to Lelouch's mother this whole time, so it's not impossible to speak to the dead). Likewise, Kenny's other theory that the Emperor has a Geass capable of manipulating memories is correct (CC knew this and that's why she kiss Lelouch to preserve his memories). He only used it on Lelouch and the student council (Suzaku probably disliked that idea since he considers Geass evil, but he couldn't oppose the emperor). The Emperor needs Lelouch to capture CC alive, so he is using his son as bait (yeah, those men of OSI didn't a good work). That's why the emperor left Lelouch alive. By the way, I must remember that Geass is a supernatural power that affects people's minds. It doesn't break the laws of physics or anything like that.

[@王征服]

Kinda impressed you've been making a point of leave essays on each of Geass' eps. Keep up the good work 😉

[@niccolorichter1488]

wait ? Suzaku is a pacisist ? since when ?

[@王征服]

@@niccolorichter1488 I think she means pacifism in the "non-lethal" sense than "non-combat" one. Think "Dishonored" low chaos route if you've played the games.

[@dheerajdmoto]

what betrayl? he knew lelouch ordered euphy to kill ja panese.. anything is fair on such a monster( he didnt know lelouch did it by mistake)

[@colt1903]

YOLO Rolo has arrived 😂

[@nahte123456]

So Calaras was a bit of a nothing, but I like how it reinforces how good Lelouch is. He's been facing Cornelia, and kind of Schniezel, since Cornelia showed up, but Cornelia is exceptional. This is what happens when Lelouch faces any 'normal' commander.

[@J10969]

Gosh….I can’t wait for Kenny and Montana to see the ending of this masterpiece. It’s gonna be 🔥 ☺️

[@harryjordan7990]

Dont mean to sound rude but suzaku had just lost the person he loves and found that her reputation was ruined because they where mind controlled by your friend who turns out to be the guy you hate.

[@LordObsidian1250]

i get the feeling these guys don't remember most details. just look at the visible confusion and/or blank stares any time anyone mentions the name marianne

[@willcurr3299]

Yeah, but at the end of the day, Suzaku is a bit of a hypocrite anyway.

[@niccolorichter1488]

Charlie changeng peoples memories

[@TardMania]

Stop spoilin nihha

[@niccolorichter1488]

@@TardMania i am spoiling ? They Saw IT and named the video based upon it

[@TardMania]

No they didn't see IT! IT was a scary movie based on a clown, this is code geass mf @@niccolorichter1488

[@GMScorpio]

Emperor Charles said right before he Geassed Leloch that he will make good bait

[@DoggyP00]

Weird reaction thinking Suzaku is being out of character...

[@markdelavega4953]

20:51 Viletta : Terrorist forming a Nation??? Hum Mush : Aloha Snack Bar !!!!

[@ednamodee]

this episode had me weak cause everybody was popping out with a geass

[@hectorzuniga640]

Another great episode can't wait for more

[@sheikhlelouch2726]

always makes my day

[@DiES3L24]

Kenny the Rizzler. Smooth.

[@AuroraRaiju]

Geaus info. NO spoilers . spoiler FREE ❤ Just want To clear up some information on geaus. To be clear the only person who has (what I will refer to as) "command" as a geaus is lelouch. Mao had the ability to read minds. Charles has only shown he has the ability to cover over real memories with false ones, I won't confirm or deny any more than that. Montana asked about the interaction of being geaused by multiple people. to confirm lelouch has had all 3 versions of the stated geaus on him: he has geaused himself, and been geaused by the emperor. And while Mao's geaus was more passive, it has been used on lelouch after lelouch had used Geaus on himself. (So far lelouch has shown he can only use geaus on someone HE has not already geaused, Mao could geaus the same person multiple times. We have no information yet on the other 2 Geaus users shown) but it's safe to say a person can be Geaused by multiple Geaus abilities and the limit is on the individual Geaus not on the person being Geaused (I've based this information on R1 and R2 alone as I haven't seen the side stories but I've tried not to confirm or deny anything that you guys wouldn't have seen yet anyway)

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

Don't forget, we get confirmation in the next episode that Shirley was geassed by Charles, while Lelouch's own memory altering command to her was still active. Both were then accidentally broken by Jeremiah, upon which she remembered everything that both men had made her forget

[@robertoschirmer5530]

I'm sorry, what happened in this reaction? There was a cat I had to adore. 😍😂

[@georgeprchal3924]

Lelouch: Kallen are you an assassin? Kallen: No I'm your coworker and kinda love interest. Lelouch: You're an errand girl sent by grocery clerks to collect a bill.

[@renkun1680]

"That's why I married one." He was ready hahahahaha

[@wanthony7880]

All Hail Lelouch!!!

[@SharkSenpai42]

I love how this "soft reboot" really changes Lelouch. You can tell he's different this time around compared to where he was in Season 1. A lot of people talking about Suzaku in the comments so there's not a whole lot I can really add to that, just that as a character I enjoy him a lot as a foil/comparison to Lelouch; however, I'll never agree with his ideals. Can't wait to see you guys witness how things play out during this season

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

This is how I always describe Lelouch's overall arc throughout the whole show Season 1 starts with him in a morally and emotionally wobbly place, and then consists of nothing but him slowly sliding down in the deepest pits of hell Season 2, for the first half, is him veeery slowly climbing out of the pit; making new friends, reaffirming his old connections, examining his desires and needs, and generally just healing from all the damage he's sustained in S1 and before that Then episode 13 and 18 happen, where he loses his grip on the wall and immediately falls all the way back down to the bottom of the pit, where he stays for the rest of this season

[@somerandomhighschooler7054]

12:35 CAT

[@angelbedolla347]

lol no that is Suzaku on brand 150%

[@bradleysmith4210]

Sweet, they didn't cut out 2:01 booba 😊

[@ravenguard047]

So that’s three characters in one episode with Geass? Naturally, it’s a Geass bargain sale…

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

Wish someone had told me about it. I'd have liked to nab me a power that could let me conquer the world

[@dragonballoblivion8273]

Before this he was also julius kingsley

[@r.s.1722]

I mean, if my best friend brainwashes my girlfriend into committing genocide and then kills her, I would feel off too.

[@jhomsubiaga-cabaro5715]

Theatric habits 😂

[@HexVisualNovelPlaythroughs]

will say this its only gonna et much much better

[@alony7302]

"that's why i married one"

[@UnknownName5050]

When the choices are be a terrorist or change from the inside, sacrificing some of who you are is hopefully a foregone conclusion ergo Suzuku is morally justified zero si not

[@MichaelaEvans]

How did you already forget Schneizel is Lelouch's older brother? 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@merijnholtackers4060]

F.L.E.I.J.A. Field limitary effective implosions armament

[@tiredidealist]

Fan service, my beloved...

[@BlankProductions_1]

whenever u finish code geass u need to watch the movie too

[@CarolineMcNutt]

How was Kalen (don’t know if I spelled that right) not affected by Lelouch’s Geass btw? Was it just that he wasn’t saying anything that could sound like a command?

[@ilias9201]

He already used it on her at the beggining

[@CarolineMcNutt]

@@ilias9201 Ah, okay, must've forgotten. Thx, bro

[@ViolentVibrator]

Animal fun fact: domestic cats are confirmed responsible for at least 63 species going extinct.

[@OMEGALucass]

geass fiesta

[@Theholder-of-All-powers.]

The Clown Suzaku is back

[@ViewerOnline101]

What Suzaku did to Lelouch was nothing but cruel, vengeful, spite, yet he still deludes himself by claiming he's doing the right thing for people bu it's nothing than his own satisfaction. This is why I hate him, he convinces himself that whatever he does is "right", which gives him license in his mind to do anything and still be in the right.

[@AStrangeWindmill]

To be fair, Lelouch absolutely deserved that. Because what that man did to Euphimia apparently on purpose is absolutely one of the most evil things you can do to someone. We're talking "we're going to stage the greatest terrorist attack ever seen. And by the way, we're going to mindr* Mr Rogers into doing it". That's _incredibly_ cruel. The fact that it wasn't accident changes that _a little_ , but if you don't know that... Let's just say most folks wouldn't have allowed Lelouch to make it to the emperor, and would've slept peacefully afterwards.

[@ViewerOnline101]

@@AStrangeWindmill It's understandable that Suzaku would want revenge, I'm not saying he wouldn't, but he has the nerve to pretend that what he's doing isn't purely out of vengeance and a desire to see Lelouch suffer while pretending he's still just doing what's necessary to save lives. No, he WANTED Lelouch to suffer, yet has the nerve to condemn others seeking, not revenge, but justice for what's been done to them.

[@raphaelnascimentosilvestre7434]

I hate Suzaku so much.

[@Turtle634]

Watch Sword art Online :)