The Man Behind the Mask: How Lelouch Led With the King | Code Geass Analysis
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2021
- Code Geass has had its fair share of spotlight on Kato, so when Zero was tasked with producing one big project, it only made sense for it to be an analysis of Lelouch.
An intense political drama intermixed with giant mech action sequences, one great man stands behind it all. After a tragedy befell his family, Lelouch vowed to destroy Britannia. In its place Lelouch, along with Suzaku and CC, seek to build a new world. A world based on the ideals of his younger sister, Nunnally. To do so, Lelouch must don many masks, creating a deeply layered facade. He must become Zero.
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Okay thanks!
wow, just yesterday i saw this video and it had almost one million views.... your content is amazing, keep it up bro!
okay thnx for informing
was thinking to myself that it was a reupload but planning on rewatching anyways
I'm pretty sure you should just keep your clips below 5 seconds, no?
I'm ready to rewatch any code geass video on the Internet
I’m ready to rewatch the show anytime something reminds me of it
Ah, our favorite thing: the garbage youtube copyright strike system. I hope that this video gets the same, if not more recognition for it's absolutely wonderful narrative and editing. Time to watch this for the 4th time
Shame about the copyright situation #abolishcopyright, but this is still your best video so I don't mind rewatching it!
I wouldn't say abolished copyright I'd say abolish the abuse of copyright, because the way I see it videos like these are incentives for people to watch something or partake in a product. The fact that their video was taken down is a clear abuse of the system because they are actually showing appreciation for the product this is free advertisement in my mind, hell even if a movie is bad or product is bad it is a clear indication of wanting to either improve or advertise again . Copyright was put in place so people wouldn't plagiarize,
@@OTheDetective consider this essay ua-cam.com/video/mnnYCJNhw7w/v-deo.html
Probably my favorite video essay on UA-cam. An absolute classic.
bruhhh, now im gonna watch it for you guys. good luck with the new style!
I love that scene with Suzaku and Lelouch, it shows how smart Suzaku truly is. While there are moments of his intelligence before, many people treat Suzaku as if he is an idiot up until that moment. Watch how Suzaku leads the conversation. He has realised the truth. He had realised before this that Lelouch had not meant to kill others such as Euphy or Shirley. Before this he had refused to accept that though because to him that would invalidate his actions. The specific questions that Suzaku asks shows that he knew Lelouch was lying before he even asked them. He is the one leading that conversation. Him saying that he recognizes Lelouch's lies was merely for the sake of the audience. Suzaku has encountered a truth that Lelouch had not yet, Nunally never mattered. Sure Lelouch says he will make the world a place where Nunally can be happy but that is his scapegoat. That is the mask that he clings to so that he doesn't have to face his own actions. Suzaku realises this and wants to show Lelouch that there is more to life than just Nunally. This isn't Nunally's war, this is Lelouch's war and he is the only one who can stop it. This echoes Suzaku's mesaage in r2 ep21. He says that Lelouch is still Euphemia's murderer but what he is really saying is "You beat the emperor, now what? You still need to redeem yourself and save the world.". Suzaku likely would have joined Lelouch then and there had Schneizel not shown up. Suzaku, the character that many had seen as an idiot up until that point reaches his maturity before Lelouch our protagonist(Lelouch would reach his at the end of r2 ep19). Suzaku is done with all of the lies and the masks. He is believes that he lost his chance with Lelouch and is even willing to confess to Schneizel at that point. All he wants is an end to the war, an end to the oppression. Suzaku tries to talk Lelouch down in Tokyo but Lelouch has not yet become mature and childishly tries to kill his friend. The next time they meet is on Kamine island. When Lelouch shows up Suzaku doesn't go "Lelouch I hate you" or try to go after him, instead he says "That's my cross to bear". He almost seems relieved that Lelouch appears but angry at the same time. He decided in r2 ep17 to finally move to end that war but Lelouch only starts now. Suzaku is the same as he is here as he was in r2 ep17. Suzaku is done with all of the masks but ironically has one left to wear, the biggest mask of all, the Zero Requiem.
Seems like fitting punishment, wouldn't you agree?
@@KatoBeyond Oh absolutely. Because they had both matured Suzaku and Lelouch willingly chose their punishments to create truth from a lie. Lelouch could have given Suzaku the option to have the live geass removed by Jeremiah but Suzaku has accepted his fate and is willing to move into the future. The same is true of Lelouch. He could have prevented his own death and ruled as a god, but that is not what the world needed. They both accepted their own punishments so that they were the only ones left to blame. Suzaku who wanted to run from the guilt of murder embraces it. And Lelouch who originally put the blame on Nunally so as to save himself chooses to rebuke her and accept his own actions leading to his own downfall.
dude still defaults to spinning as his impromptu trump card and he shops for clothes at the soup store
A like and a comment to appease the cruel youtube gods, those unseen but always felt eldritch abominations
Excellent video Kato even if it's somewhat reptitive by necessity. I am currently working on my own analysis on Lelouch for my own channel. Everytime I watch your brilliant takes on the character I sometimes ask myself why bother. Regardless I am going to focus on making the video anyways.
As far as your critque goes while I don't agree with you all of your points I did enjoy the general argument. One thing I would like to add here is the tactic of the king making the first move is the basis for every conflict in the story.
The black knights always wait for Lelouch before going into combat.
I finished Code Geass around two months ago and still haven’t move on, so I’m here for every piece of content even if it is old.
Try having watched it as a teenager when it first aired on adult swim way back in 08-09. This show never quit having an impact on me.
Im also ngl, This show may or may not have had an affect on my view of politics and the world as a teenager and well into adulthood.
@@joshuakhaos4451 I get your feeling about the political spectrum thing, I feel the same almost every time I finish an anime
I've watched this video plenty of times, but this is the first time I write a comment for you guys :) I hope this will push the algorithm a bit.
This video is so good, the youtube goods have truly chosen poorly for striking videos down
My reading of Lelouch: most interesting depiction of schizoid personality disorder, especially when compared to Light Yagami as something between a narcissist or sociopath, but probably just a narcissist. Lelouch is really deep when analyzed like that.
I thought "not being interested in relationships/friendship/family" is a big part of schizoid pd ? Lelouch is firmly and 100% the opposite of that.
@@LeonhardWelebny no, it's not. It's actually quite close to "if you care about someone, you should keep them at a distance." Lelouch really depicts that ambivalence perfectly.
He also depicts perfectly having no big ego that is easily hurt (despite lacking no self-confidence whatsoever) because he just kinda doesn't care about approval, just honest feedback, treats the world less as a place to live in than a broken place that needs being repaired first.
He's very self-aware about being honest with himself (psychoanalysts say schizoids LACK most common psychological defence mechanism), ready to embrace seeing himself as the problem/evil while caring much much more than his somewhat dark outlook on life would otherwise support.
He is touched by other people emotionally, but in many moments because it kinda rubs it in how isolated and distanced he really is from them.
The show even at many points narrates that his high level of motivation and involvement are not typical for him outside what we see in the show.
He literally describes his life before Geass as being basically dead, is described by others who know him well (Shirley for the present and Schneizel for the past) as being aloof and withdrawn and always having kept others at a distance.
He is very antiauthoritarian, literally emphasizes that while he challenges the entire world, to him that's a fair conflict and not him trying to subdue people he looks down on. That's a very typical attitude for a schizoid, as the psychology encouraged opting out of anything hierarchical, anything having to do with social approval entirely actually.
The show depicts a schizoid well because it gives him a power that is so mighty he can basically force the world to address everything that makes him aloof and distant rather than just depicting a loner that is aloof and distant.
The schizoid psychology, as summarized by the psychoanalyst Roland Fairbairn is "love not hate is the destructive force inside".
So you get an introvert with high levels of self-awareness, who lives in his head with strong values but almost an embrace, not only a low inhibition, to accept doing evil that comes more from a deep sadness and loneliness and inability for anything more life-affirming.
When he Geassed Shirley, he told her "I make you forget all the bad things that have happened to you", but leaves her memory of her late father just dying, and is then relieved she actually feels better. This is caring about people, but seeking close attachments this is not. Sure, he has some of them, he cared a lot about Kallen yet never opened up to her voluntarily. And especially given how Geass is a consent overwrite, that there is never a temptation to use it for sexual or romantic purposes may be seen as an argument that this is just not something that is in character for him.
We even have a scene around the typical age when it is said that a schizoid became consciously aware of the need to become a self-sufficient loner when Lelouch gives up his claim to the throne and rejects everything his father stands for on grounds of him being unable to be a nurturing role model. Yeah, that scene is quite deep psychologically, and quite close to what some authors say is the typical age (7 upwards) when becoming a self-sufficient loner becomes a conscious choice.
You could easily write a whole essay explaining what the concept of a schizoid personality actually means using Lelouch and Code Geass as an example.
@@ninebrains4769 Thank you for your interesting explanation! It really is another angle, another perspective on this series that I have been ignorant about.
@@LeonhardWelebny thank you for giving it a chance. We know less about what's inside the head of other characters, but for at least Suzaku ("I follow orders because _I_ chose this way to live"), Schneizel and Diethard you can make a case for a similar diagnosis too.
To me, that side to Code Geass was never even subtle. It's too smart to be obvious perhaps unless one knows the concept in more depth, but I find it almost undeniable that it's clearly in the text.
@@ninebrains4769 Hey, I tried looking up stuff about schizoid pd, (not my first time I had to research stuff about personality disorders), and I would really appreciate if you tell me about your sources! I would love to read more about it :) If you have some sources that are related, but not exactly about spd, then that would also be great!
Whew. That was a journey. Amazing work!
I'm always open to rewatching this video, sorry for the copyright issue but I hope people see this.
just finished watching code geass for the first time and I would definitely say it’s a top 2 favorite anime for me. by the end of season 1 i already pretty much made up my mind that it was better than death note and season 2 cemented that. I would say it’s an almost perfect anime minus a lot of naruto type plot armor moments but it also makes sense because of how compelling lelouch is as zero so people will give their life to save him
Jesus Christ whyy did you reignite my passion for code geass 🙈 great video!
I just re watched 5 mins ago and you reuploaded cool
Another reupload, sorry to hear that guys
Criminally underrated
Watched this video like 4 different times. Love the video and love Code Geass.
I'm just going to add that Lelouch's ultimate scheme has heavy resemblance to the ending of God Emperor of Dune.
Amazing video
Am I the only one who finds it hilarious how a royal privileged, terroristic, mastermind teenager, with literal mind control like Lelouch vi Britannia has more humanity and honour than normal lower class high school kid with a weapon that resembles pieces of paper like Light Yagami.
Lol truu, though Light was honestly more spoiled than Lelouch was.
@@KatoBeyond what makes you think that, Kato? Cause I only researched about Light, I never actually watched Death Note.
@@coolboysupreme5487 The answer actually lies in Code Geass. Lelouch was exiled to a war zone where he had to protect his little sister. Light had never experienced hardship or struggled to survive until he picked up the Death Note.
@@KatoBeyond oh, I understand now thanks I really wanted to discuss things with you about Code Geass and here we are. Sorry but I have another question. See, I saw your video on Nina Einstein's decent into madness after Euphemia's death and her insulting rant against Milly Ashford. However, she completely forgot that during that hotel hostage situation in Stage 9, Milly was the only one who protected her, and it was only because of Euphemia's royal status that the JLF decided to take her instead of Nina.
How can Nina refuse to acknowledge Milly's kindness, call her shallow etc and all that, knowing that she (Milly) was a kind person at Ashford Academy, and instead admire Euphie instead? How could she blame Milly for not see Nina had insecurities? What is it makes Milly and Euphie so different in Nina's eyes? they both seem very caring
Sorry if this seems like a rant but they're characters who would berate Milly Ashford as another high school Popularity Queen Bee or Mean Girl, I just don't like that.
@@coolboysupreme5487 Haha no apology necessary. In the scene where Nina blows up at Milly, she isn't rejecting the fact that Milly did look out for her. She's more saying that what Milly tried to do didn't really help her, and that she's grown up so she doesn't need help anymore. Of course, she ends up changing her mind on how she sees her friendship with Milly in the end.
Thank you!
INCREDIBLE video
Commenting for youtube algo.Thanks for the explaination!
All hail Britannia for the algorithm
lelouch was playing the bongcloud before it was cool
I personally enjoy this show greatly an chess so it was a slam dunk for my interests. I think I have something in common with Lolouch, he an my chess game are similar. Always enjoyed played on the black side more.
What side you prefer tells alot about someone's character.
Wait a second... unless I remember is completely wrong, Schneizel wasn't planning to blow both of them up in the Damocles. He was actually preparing to escape the ship, while Lelouch looked for him in the ship's main hall, then explode it with Lelouch inside. Which Lelouch - naturally - foresaw.
We even get to hear Lelouch explaining that he that he foresaw this plan exactly because he understood Schenizel's true nature.
Are you going to be doing a video on the resurrection movie
I got the 3 year old version of this video in my recommendations and it still has its old view count & comments. But the channel version is 1 month old
Epic
Commenting for the algorithm
Greatest anime analysis video of all time
is code geass still your favorite ? cuz i know its my favorite
Hell yes. But Legend of the Galactic Heroes is a close second
@@KatoBeyond haven't seen that one yet. I am happy that you replied, I didn't expect that
@@panime7225 I would suggest checking out the remake on Crunchyroll. LotGH: DNT is pretty popular with Code Geass fans
@@KatoBeyond thanks, I definitely will
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Damn
here to appease the cruel youtube gods and push the algorithm
Gotta get around UA-cams bullshit somehow