#code geass ramblings

[42wv]

I started watching Code Geass and Suzaku immediately jumped up into my top list of favorite fictional characters

[troubled-bog-witch]

the code geass experience is like. man i wish those fools would sort out their sexual tension and work together already. jesus christ not like that

[anthurak]

So I thought I’d do a quick writeup of my full thoughts on the new series’ revealed for Super Robot Wars Y, at least before my hyperfixation abruptly pivots to the Yugioh Chronicles anime later this evening lol

Starting with the new series’, as I feel like I’m going to have more interesting things to say about the returning shows:

SSSS DYNAZENON – Honestly I’m kicking myself just a little bit for not having thought of this one as an inclusion. Considering how Gridman was one of the big headliners of 30, it really only made sense that Dynazenon would make it into the next game. No real thoughts otherwise other than it’s cool to see it included.

Godzilla: Singular Point – I mean, what am I supposed to say? It’s Godzilla in an SRW game. Shit’s gonna get crazy XD. Though honestly, in hindsight I’m not too surprised, as ever since V introduced Space Battleship Yamato, it seems like every mainline SRW game has included this kind of off-the-wall entry. Whether it was Nadia in X, Cowboy Bebop in T or Gridman in 30, and now Godzilla in Y. Also, at this point I think it’s only a matter of time before Nanoha or Symphogear make it into an SRW game lol

And now for the returning shows:

Heavy Metal L-Gaim – Not much of an opinion, though I certainly don’t mind seeing it. Yes, it’s another returning series from 30, but considering just how long L-Gaim was benched before that game, I certainly don’t mind them showing up a second time in a row.

Raideen – I’m not all that into Raideen, but I have to say it is really cool to see this one return after being absent for so many games. Especially given how Raideen was something of a mainstay for earlier SRW games.

Mazinkaiser vs. The Great General of Darkness – Okay yeah, this one is REALLY interesting. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen the Mazinkaiser OVA in an SRW game (I want to say last time was L?), but at the same time it seems like we’re getting the SRW Alpha version of Mazinkaiser? Combined with that really wild looking Tornado Punch/Shoulder-Slicer attack, I feel like this is going to be one of those times were the team just starts blending a lot of elements together to make some pretty fun original stuff. Personally hoping this turns out like the W version of Mazinkaiser that had both the Final Kaiser Blade from the OVA and the Final Kaiser Nova from the Alpha games. Or hell, maybe a combo of the two?

Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz – While it may have shown up pretty recently in SRW X, not to mention my previous comments about other Gundam shows not gelling well with G-Witch, I’m honestly pretty happy to see Endless Waltz included. Mostly because we also have Code Geass, and as anyone who played the Z2 games will know, there is a lot of VERY fun crossover potential between Gundam Wing and Code Geass, particularly as we have both their sequel movies together. And of course that this might just have us getting the Wing Zero Rebellion in this game (you better believe I have my fingers goddammned crossed for that XD).

Gundam SEED Destiny – Honestly I don’t mind that it’s here? The last time we saw Destiny was in V, so it does feel like it’s been a bit. I know a lot of people were hoping we’d see FREEDOM, but I think we all kinda knew that it was probably just a bit too early for that. And heck, maybe Destiny is being included so the team can sneak a few things from FREEDOM into this game?

Zeta Gundam and Char’s Counterattack – So yeah, after giving it some more thought, I think I’m definitely with a lot of other people in that I’m not a fan of these inclusions, for pretty much all the same reasons. These two shows have been in ALL of the recent SRW games and it really does feel like it’s time to bench them. At least 30 had the interesting gimmick of only including Gundam shows from the Universal Century, but that just makes it seem like it would have been more appropriate to NOT include any UC entries in this game. Like if you wanted another Gundam entry that would allow you to reuse assets from a recent game, why not 00 Trailblazer? Like SEED Destiny, it’s been a few games since we’ve seen that one AND it goes very well with both Endless Waltz and Geass being included.

So those are my thoughts. All in all, I’m pretty excited or at least happy to see most of the new inclusions.

[braxenberry]

Watching Code Geass and why is Lelouch going out in public in a crop top jacket and a tie??

But then again, this is the same guy that literally wears this outfit on the daily

So I guess it's pretty on brand.

[girl-of-ink]

Code Geass is so fucking insane.

[tariah23]

What the fuck!???

[fantasticalchaos]

With each day getting closer to the TWST Halloween 2025 Event, the closer for my funeral is because my fave TWST character Leona and to another extent Umehara, his Va is in it OTL

If the VAs hosting this stream is the roster for the SSRs, I can’t wait to see the card art and trailer!

And while I can’t wait to see who the new guy’s VA is, if it is one of the guesses (from Twitter) I think he is, IM GONNA CRASH AND EXPLOFE

Anyways, I’m so excited and normal not normal for the upcoming stream (even tho I’ll be asleep lol) 🙂

AND I SWEAR TO THE SEVEN LET THERE PLEASE BE A JACK AND/OR TREY CARD IN THE ROSTER THAT ISNT A R CARD PLEASE 🙏🥲

[redacted-doodle]

I just learned that the oldest “Soup Store” clip is gone. The only reason I know this is because it was posted on my birthday, May 4th. Also, videos that have it as a source like the TF2 parody say it’s unavailable.

I have always said that that was my favorite video on YouTube b/c of how hilarious it was and the day it was posted. It kinda ruins it for me now.

Now, future generations are gonna associate the earliest uploads with May 6th…

[genesic-archives]

thank you so much for your hard work archiving this game and bringing the stories to overseas fans! is there any chance you could post some cornelia content next? i was surprised to see there's nothing of her, but regardless, thank you again!!

Hello, thank you for the appreciation on the archive!! Weirdly, despite being marketed as a code geass game, the main story revolves mostly around original characters leaving most characters from the OG series (Lelouch of the Rebellion) mainly just used as gacha fodder by making limited events with them. Cornelia here only gets 2 characters cards, one of which is just a standard 3 star (the other being a limited matching slumber party card set with Euphemia around November 2022).

She does also have this cute CODE link Card (cards used to enhance character cards to make them fight more in battle).

I'll eventually post these individually with proper tags, but since you asked I might as well lay them out here (it's not that I'm trying to gatekeep or anything, I just want to make sure things are organized here since I do refer to this as an archive). Hope this helps!

[luckyartdoll]

Holy shit this scene

[ikathz]

ok genshin anniversary date is on september 28th. guess what important day is that for another fandom? yep. zero requiem day.

the day code geass ended is also the day genshin launched what a funny coincidence. and the end of the fontaine archon quest is also filled with messianic archetypes, the same as code geass's ending like-

do you think the writers took a look at zero requiem and thought "wait let's just do that" and funnily enough the players just. Love it. No fiasco like the whole Attack on Titan ending situation. The whole playerbase has pretty much been duped into watching the Code Geass ending without actually watching the ending.

and what happens to the character left behind? god the juicy foils furina stepped down the stage while suzaku rose up to the stage GGRRRRR

(CAN I HAVE A GENSHIN X CODE GEASS COLLAB PLS HOYO HAVE SUZAKU IN INAZUMA WHILE LELOUCH IS ALL THE WAY IN FONTAINE THAT'D BE FUCKIN WILD)

[dont-look-up-at-the-sky]

Something I find amusing about C.C. & Lelouch's relationship (spoiler: it's not amusing at all) As a premise, despite everything I'm going to say, CluClu is my otp and will ever be, so this is not intended as a hate shitpost, even if who doesn't like them as a couple is also absolutely welcome to give their take. Furthermore, the topic of my discourse is just their relationship regardless you see it as romantic or not.

Now, to get to the matter, let's take a look first at the other two girls. I've always felt that Lelouch relationship with Shirley and Kallen were somewhat unbalanced, since they clearly had deep, sincere feelings towards him, but as much as he reciprocated them (as friends or almost-lover it doesn't matter here), it's always been them to give the strongest evidence of these feelings. He obviously cared a lot about both, and if I'm being honest I think that Shirley could have been his first love, but he only shows how much important they are to him under dramatic circumstances or if solicited, in response to some showing of "affection" from their part.

In Shirley's case, when he kisses her back after her father's death, when he wipes off her memories, when he blushes because he was expecting her to kiss him and then, sadly, when she dies. As for Kallen, the strongest example that comes to mind to me is when he says "you have to live" after he lied so that she didn't sacrifice her life for him. (I won't take into consideration when he made a move on her, for the following reasons: because he was at his lowest point and was only looking for something to numb himself, sex was the same as drugs at that time, no less self-destructive, and definitely not an act of love; moreover, because he didn't show her any affection AT ALL—what he said to her was straight up insulting and degrading (I state this as a matter of fact, but I'm not judging him here, I could talk about this another time), not something I would proudly bring as a proof of his feelings for her. Lastly, because my point now it's not to demonstrate which girl he had ROMANTIC feelings for.)

Then we have C.C. The only one among the three whose feelings for him were ambiguous to say the least. For the most part of the story, she manipulated and used him for her purposes by encouraging him towards the path that was most convenient for her. She knew from the start the truth about his mother, she watched him struggle and never said a word because that could have made him falter in his determination. She was aware of Charles plans, which she had been complicit with in the past, and also that he had a geass, but never shared these informations with Lelouch, again because that could damage her aim. She was the person who more than anyone else saw how much he was suffering, and I believe she started to care about him even early on the story, but still this wasn't enough to stop her.

Obviously she was conflicted, she often looks torn between what she wants to gain from him and a genuine feeling that she can't allow herself to have. Also, we could argue that, had she really wanted to go all the way with her plan, she could have done so already by trying to kill him, in order to push him to accept the code as the nun did with her (we know from Charles and V.V. that's not necessary to wait for the geass to evolve in both eyes). But she never does this. Deep inside she's not as selfish as she pretends and would like to be, and at a closer look it's lecit to wonder if at some point her decision to stay at his side wasn't for her purposes anymore, even if that was what she kept telling herself—but this doesn't make her actions towards Lelouch any less wrong, any less selfish and manipulative.

As I stated before, among the three C.C. is the only one who, even if she truly had feelings for him, never prioritised them over herself. Even the scene where she comforts him after Euphemia's death is ambiguous, since those words and that gesture came from a person who was taking advantage of him all along.

What about Lelouch though? To me it's always been even shocking how open his feelings for her were (whether you intend them as romantic or not, again, it doesn't matter!). We know him as a person who always acts quite cold (even if he's not), but then we have "I don't know why snow is white, but I think it's beautiful", "If you're a witch then I shall become a warlock", "I promise you the smile you never had", even that snarky "I cannot be friends with a goddess, I've made a contract with the devil". He worries that she could get hurt or die even if he knows she's immortal. To not speak about how he allows himself to be vulnerable in front of her and just her.

So, to refer to the title, what I find "amusing" is how the girl he shows most openly his feelings for is exactly the one who apparently reciprocate less and, for a fact, the one whose reasons for being at his side have always been not totally genuine.

That could open another matter of analisys which I find interesting about Lelouch, namely how his relationship with Suzaku is an ulteriore example of how he clings the most to the people who somewhat reject him and don't give him any assurance that they won't leave him. From a psychological point of view, it seems in line with a young man who in his childhood has suffered from severe trauma bounded to loss and abandonment. It's common in these cases to have the strongest reactions to real or imaginary threats of abandonment, while unconsciously re-enacting the trauma by being emotionally driven towards those who show they could leave at any moment unless you make efforts to hold them back. But this could be the subject of another topic one day, a topic that I would probably call "why I think that Lelouch shows many symptoms of borderline personality disorder, despite the more popular fan-diagnosis that I feel are sometimes dued to a general misunderstanding of personality disorders". Well, that's it! I'm curious to read your opinions, if you like to share :)

[troubled-bog-witch]

If I was writing resurrection I'd have given Suzaku a really bland regular civilian boyfriend named Jeff or something. And when Lelouch asks Suzaku is like "yeah he doesn't really have any hobbies or personality traits or anything and he hasn't put together that I'm Zero despite the multiple times I've forgotten the helmet at his apartment. But on the bright side he's never talked me into a single war crime." He wears a fanny pack. He'll show you his model planes if you ask. He's the most generically polite person on the planet and Lelouch just sees red around him to the point of incoherence. Sipping tea and SEETHING. Do you see my vision. Is this anything

[anthurak]

Stupid crack idea & concept that suddenly appears out of no where in my brain while looking at a random post: The Princess Bride but is retold/reimagined through SRW.

So I am currently too burned out for various reasons to dive any deep into that

But goddamn I absolutely want to see that XD

...Hang on, isn't the Code Geass Recapture OVA spinoff basically about the heroine trying to rescue her childhood friend who is a princess?

[thatrandombystander]

Every now and then I see someone selling my holy grail anime figurine and every time I have to restrain myself because no. We are not able to spend that much of an inflated price on a plastic figurine that isn't even that big and doesn't even have the nicest sculpt or paint job.

[mawofthemagnetar]

The most confusing fandom on this webbed site has got to be the British royal family simps. Guys… please. Find an SMP. a band. Watch some doctor who if you really gotta get your anglophile fix. Get really into F1. Watch an anime. Fucking anything else.

Love yourselves, please, just stop simping for these miserable fucking parasites, please, I am begging-