Just a fan who like to put her thoughts into words. Design will vary depend on me. Not spoiler-free. Discourse-free. Ship hate/shipping wars-free. No AI usage for writing here. This is my thoughts written with no AI machine help to describe or anything. We have done it before AI.
No, I am not giving out prompts. I rather give those out anonymously in kink memes. This is a teaser of sorts for my future story.
Memento Mori
Burn My Dread....
Tai sighed, glancing at his wristwatch. 11:58 already?
"Ohtori Station. Ohtori Station." The intercom announced as Tai adjusted his duffel bag and walked out of the subway and onto the platform.
11:59-12:00
Vroooom....
Tai froze instantly as he took in the sight laying before him.
Coffins replaced the people around him, motionless as if frozen in time. Fear was his constant companion as he stood outside the train station. Complete darkness was shrouded the city of Ohtori.
The darkness almost felt ominous as if something was lurking... Tai shook his head. Impossible. No way had they come back.
The sheer apathy taking over betrayed by shaking hands, he proceeded to walk towards his destination, not caring the least the lights are out or puddles of blood.
The darkness had never looked so grim. The bright moon shone on the bloodstained asphalt, giving it a morbid gleam. Coffins remained still and stagnant on what could be called hell on earth. The sheer wrongness of the atmosphere was palpable.
Clutching the school map in his hands, Tai made quickly to Ohtori Academy. Despite the darkness and blood, he found his dorm, lit unlike the other dorms around the academy. Partially amused and apathetic, he took the handle and pulled it open.
"You're late. I have been waiting for you."
Tai jerked and turned to the counter. A boy wearing a black and white striped jumpsuit smiled from across him and snapped his fingers.
"If you want to proceed," the boy gestured to a portfolio in front of him, opening quietly. "Please sign your name on this contract. Don't worry; all it says that you would accept full responsibilities for your actions. You know, the usual."
- End excerpt
Summary: Remember you have to die. Remember your mortality.
Alternate summary: After Armaeddemon and everything, Tai transfers to Ohtori Academy three years later. There, he met friends he could even call his new family, dysfunctional and violent. Little did he know, death would come, even to those who vehemently denies its ultimate truth.
I'm using the Japanese timeline for this since Tai was already a middle school student or a freshmen in high school at least. I wanted time for Tai to finally decide to move away. He did give his friends and family his new address and contacts to his new school (since he transferred for his junior year from April to March..which the last several months are just whammy) but he knew that his dorm was likely temporary. I am using the English Dub names since I grew up with them except for the rest of SEES which I am using their Japanese names since I knew those names best. I know it's out of place but at least the English Dub acknowledge the Japanese names.
Characters for SEES are totally different and already they're a mismatch group whose name would be pretty infamous in school. Just because I put them in the role doesn't mean they would act the same way their equivalent would. Since all the characters aren't orphans (only Tohru and Yuri are orphans, Conan sorta counts since his parents left him behind once he became of age), the chances they would likely die and have others mourning their deaths is very probable. I still haven't wrote in the social links yet or any other characters beyond SEES. I would likely have a character cameo from Utena now and then since this school is from the anime series but a tad more modernized with electricity, cars, bikes, etc.
SEES
Minato Arisato/Makoto Yuuki - Taichi "Tai" Yagami (The Fool)
Ken Amada - Conan Edogawa/Shinichi Kudo (Justice Arcana)
Shuji Ikutsuki - Justin Law
Social Links (would be different from original and aren't finalized as of yet; there won't be multiple smashes and saying your bonds have matured. All of these Social Links will be maxed.)
Lelouch vi Britannia/Lamperouge (Emperor Arcana) Black*Star (Magician Arcana) Ran Mouri (Hanged Man Arcana) Kyo Sohma (Sun Arcana) Utena Tenjou (Strength Arcana) Joe Kido (Hierophant Arcana) Kyoya Hibari (Hermit Arcana) Po Ping (Moon Arcana) Kukai Souma (Star Arcana) Shifu (Tower Arcana) Schneizel el Britannia (Devil Arcana) Nagihiko Fujisaki (Chariot Arcana)
Reason for roles would be explained if you read the story. Because of their different personalities, I am choosing their initial and Ultimate Personas; only five of the nine members would have the same as the original game (though I think of changing that). Some will have different resolutions in their hearts in this one because of their different personalities again and their backgrounds that made them the way they are. Tsuna for example may have Junpei's role as the Butt Monkey and the girl-craziness (he noticed girls to a degree but really he never pursue them in KHR) but his resolution is a tad different. Only two of the SEES characters' origins and canonical storyline would be the same in the fic: Tai and the second is surely up there.
All of them does have their friends from their respective anime, making cameos then and there. They might show worry for their friends yet they do not know; I'm not yet sure if I want to have all of them be given the ability of Persona. It would make an army fit enough to fight a god. It would be Bleach if I write in too many Persona-users in the same story; I want FMA or One Piece if I were to make that army. I don't want it to have too many characters interacting because the story would need only a considerable cast. However, there are some that would make an impact on certain SEES characters; the Social Links above would tell you all you need to know.
Because of the social links, the story would likely be longer. Social Links would really deal with their canonical problems but it's resolved not in a really magical manner. Kyo Sohma's problem was resolved in a sorta magical moment but remember my story may take place during the fantastical sci-fi of Digimon, the cold logic of Detective Conan, and the psychological horror that is Persona. All of which genre busted. I am barring how a cursed family when hugged turn into an animal of the Zodiac, how a rebellious prince turns against his own blood country, how young middle school students give birth to eggs in turn revealing to be their true desires in chibi forms, how a strong-willed woman works herself hard to become a prince while coping her parents' death, how a mafia familigia used magic to destroy each other, how a person could be turned into a weapon to fight off witches, and how a human with shinigami powers protecting his town from evil spirits.
I will definitely make some connections to my version of P1, P2, and P4 (The Persona-users in there will be a surprise if I ever get around writing it) during the fanfic. I mean, do you think that SEES and the Investigation Team are the only Persona-users in the world granted powers from Philemon or Igor, don't you? Sure P3 and P4 gave the series fame but most people don't usually know P1 and P2 duologies (Atlus is not helping this by not providing the original games...y'know with Hitler and everything that came with the package.). Besides, I think Naoya would do great as a lawyer if I want to think of his future.
Tai had been a victim of my story a lot. The first time he was in my story Birth by Sleep, he plays Ventus or Ven, sharing a role with a companion. Now, I am planning a story I want to write anyway despite knowing that it won't get much reviews anyway that would end up traumatizing the players in the story.
One word: Persona. I would be leaning towards a certain game than any other with a central focus on tragedy. Given it's Persona, tragedy would remain a large part of this story.
Despite Persona-users are the heroes of this story, almost all that I knew of from past and present, they are broken from trauma due to the events. They did grow strong though from all the events.
Anyway, Tai...
Ehh, couldn't find the right pic for this.
Taichi "Tai" Yagami or Kamiya in the English Dub was the leader of the Digidestined and grew up to be a politician... I know Tai is a good leader and all, but I can't see Tai in a suit like I can't see Sora as a fashion designer or Matt as an astronaut. I have words for Zero Two ending. I could rant to hell about just how the writers just don't know where they are going with the story; it was all over the place with lack of character development and plot threads left dangling. One of its saving points was Ken and he wasn't able to save the series to some extent. Others can see the flaws on the obvious perfect ending so I'll just allow them to say it...more with JesuOtaku since her views are pretty much leveled compared to other fans.
In Zero Two, he still remains a good leader but passed on the role to Davis or Daisuke. While Sorato is one of the AssPulls I would forever hate, one of its saving graces was Tai letting go of Sora no matter how much that hurts him. It's still clear that he's hurt but he allows love to go gracefully unlike those psychotic love interests like Yuno from Future Diary.
Ahh, the daily life...
In my future story, I plans to have Tai transfer to another school to get away from his friends and family who moved on without him, going to the place where he had once visited with his parents (Kari wasn't born yet so Tai was like a toddler at best) and experienced a car accident that nearly killed them and left them hospitalized for weeks. He transferred without telling anyone except the school faculty and left during April, leaving behind Agumon who he felt will not be a wise choice to his new school, feeling that there is just something there will not be great for Agumon or for any Digimon. Agumon was devastated with Tai moving away and wanted to go but he can't really go due to how faraway and foreign the place really is and the fact everyone is busy to even visit the town (although they respected his decision to move to another school; in his letter before he left, he said that he needed some time away from Odaiba a bit, wanting to see the world which is a lie (not that they thought much of it)). At least they have contact to them even though the school he's going to is very faraway, quite a distance from Tokyo. Little did Tai know, he will be thrown into a battle of Shadows with his new friends in their secret club, SEES.
I changed this just a tad.
Yes, everyone will not have their own digimon. To have everyone with a Digimon will defeat a purpose of a Digidestined. Only a selected few could be given a digimon in my opinion. Heck, even Savers/DATS has only a lot of people and some used Digimon for crime, something Zero Two never even thought of.
But I digress...
Anyway, what Tai gonna do in my story doesn't seem original. In another story I read Heart ofthe Warrior a YGOGX and Digimon crossover, Tai ran away from home to get away from family and friends who just never found him good enough. He reconcile with them later. I decide to take a different route sort of because all the characters that are in SEES are from various anime and some are opposite personalities from the actual SEES. I don't know why but the players in my story are mostly protagonists from other anime, maybe I am more familiar with their characters. I still haven't choose the location of the school yet. I will be keeping some things from Persona 3 (Evoker, Shadows, Apathy Syndrome, erm...that thing) but I still have stuff to make sure that these characters react differently and some circumstances are different too. After all, it would focus on Tai and his new friends, and his old friends and his new friends' on the side.
The anime I am choosing from for SEES are totally different and you don't need beforehand knowledge of those characters and where they came from. No, they are not OC's; again, various protagonists from various anime/manga; all you should know is the name...I'll do their backstory on the actual story since it is AU.
However, this different route is something you had to see for yourself if you read it. I'm still gathering notes in between classes and homework. The classes are killing me.
Anyway, since it's an AU of Zero Two, then the ending would never ever happen. Yes, I am still on about that.
I still haven't gotten to the part why I torture this guy so much...
Perhaps, it was the fact he's hurting inside. For some reason, Tai seems stagnant among his really backwards friends with an exception of a few. He cares for them and they care for him but lately these friends have been going on their own direction (which is nothing wrong) but rather he stayed the same. Him being a politician is totally out of nowhere and had no circumstantial hints towards it; no, being the leader of the gang is just stretching it. I don't think Tai has that much of a passion to become a politician... a soccer coach or a minor philanthropist maybe but not really a politician. Don't get me started on the incredible idiocy of a ramen place landing on Time's front page. Like most fans, I want to ignore it. There are some good things like Cody as a lawyer and the expected futures of Izzy, Kari, Joe, and Ken (no problem with that because he can pick any career he choose really).
Oh, and one thing, writers of Digimon Adventure 02?
You can think of that the ending is canon and all with Sorato and the future of all the Digidestined but you still have no evidence of foreshadowing of any of these events. Almost all are so ludicrous and just so damn cruel to their characters that the bittersweet endings of Adventure, Tamers, and Savers stick out like a sore thumb (meant that both story-wise and character-wise).
While I do not understand the Sorato thing, I don't blame Matt for that. It's Sora's choice.
We fans have to think what happened between Tai and Sora during the time skip.
There is one thing to hate a character but to hate a character due to shipping reasons is just stupid. Shipping is just subjective; people can simply choose to ship due to its "Kawaii!"-ness, "smexiness", canon-based evidence, whatever they are thinking in their minds. I am trying to handle this maturely and trying not to blow up on the faces of such immaturity.
I like stories that show respect for certain characters. Even though I had a hard time making the characters in-character, I can recognize in-character actions which is just plain weird.
(Note the colors above is the signature colors of the P4 and P3 respectively)
Now on a previous post, I said that I enjoyed the entirety of the Persona series. My friends and I enjoyed Persona 4: The Animation and I, being a fan of Persona 3, just can't wait for the movie to happen! I hope they nail the final scene of the game rightfully. Not tedious and just straining for violins strings like the end of TS3.
But I digress.
Anyway, want to learn why I am such an ardent shipper of Akihiko Sanada and Minato Arisato/Makoto Yuuki in the first place?
Just to let you know, I am more used to the name Minato so I'm going to use it more. I have no trouble with the new name they gave the protagonist of P3. For god's sake, the protagonist can have any name and he's a blank slate.
Let me repeat this for the sake of my enjoyment and others' of future Persona games, whether it is Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold or Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, the protagonists can and will have any name you choose from. Just because Atlus used the anime names for the protagonists (Yu Narukami and Makoto Yuuki for P4 and P3 respectively) doesn't make the names Souji Seta and Minato Arisato any less plausible names for these characters (I myself is used to the manga names before the anime and I don't see myself throw a fit over names. I not yet used to the new names but use your common sense, people! and don't overreact to the smallest of things). As a fan of the series, just play the games first before giving your opinion. Don't judge it based on its design. Even though myself wish there is some P1 or P2 characters in this rather than making a cameo make a full appearance, we have to wait and see if there will be any characters coming in any future games aside from just P4. Just because Minako/Hamuko is not coming doesn't change the fact you can still enjoy the game, no matter how fanservicey it is.
Yes, I went on a huge rant there. Also I never played the Shin Megami Tensei games so I can't really say anything about it because the Persona series surpassed the original games and its spin-offs in popularity. No, I am not going to try and settle that fan debate because I never truly played the games so I have no right to give my opinion yet. However, I have this to say: Give the games more love for those who had play both series.
Persona 5 is coming so shut your yap and just enjoy Atlus is giving us.
He looks so cute unlike his usual blase demeanor. I like to think that if he survives (spoilers!), then he would be a singer or a musician of sort. Unlike Shinji Ikari, at least his music player actually has music!
Now imagine an avid reader of anything that can be read scrolling through searches for good Persona fanfiction. I for one will read anything as long as it's interesting.
Until I found this story whose summary is too good to pass up and entrancing plotline with a romantic subplot: New Game Plus
Summary: Given a chance to start all over again, will Minato be able to make a difference in his future? An exploration of what New Game Plus could really mean.
Review: Very well-written and told like it's an actual open world game instead linear. It's realistic which the author was going for. S/he had yet to rewrite the cheesy ending but it's all good still. It captures the atmosphere of the game while still being an original story.
The romance of Akihiko and Minato is the subplot of the entire story leading to both boys' character development. Both are practically driven by their love for each other (and friendship) so it's safe to say they are a perfect match (attuned to the other's movement, reading each other's mind... they're like a married couple already! ...not as bad as MakoHaru though...). What made this couple special is the lack of social link in canon. Minato wanted to try something new without the guide of divine voices and boy, he's more happier with Akihiko than with any of the other girls he dated in a fling. Akihiko grew differently from his canon self but you could say it is in line with the romance route in the Star Arcana. Due to his love for Minato, his persona leveled up which is just touching like the other thing in canon. The way he reacted to Minato's fate reveals just how devoted and faithful (so, so in love) he really is and visa versa (I have to add this: Akihiko allows himself to be close to someone after all those years since Miki's death and Shinjiro's falling out after Ken's mom's death and when that the love of his life never even told him that he died in the previous cycle and planned to die anyway, it broke him). The reunion in the end is just so sweet with the passionate kiss. The romance is very great written like it was in canon.
I highly doubting the social links would break since the relationships are just too strong. It's a happy ending, not a perfect ending.
Now that Minato lives, can you imagine the impact he would have in Persona 4: Arena or the non-canon Persona ~Trinity Soul~? It's very obvious that the relationship of Akihiko and Minato is so strong I can say they would be living together in an apartment and being lovers for many years by now. Chidori and Junpei, a baseball coach, would be married. Shinjiro would have a happy extended life... I don't know, running a cooking show? Mitsuru, a CEO, and Yukari, an actress and model, would be very happy themselves.
All of them living with more hope and cheer unlike their canon selves. I could say Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is the counterpart to Persona 3; both series are dark and filled with enough Christian symbolism and ended in tragedy but still have the hope that all of the original friends would be reunited. I'm mushy like that.
Those two really do need to meet together.
For a good P3/P4 crossover fic, I would recommend Reversing Arcana.
Summary: P3,P4. Six months after Souji leaves Inaba, he wakes up to his house on fire. The Investigation Team are the only ones who know he survived. But that's the beginning of their troubles.
Review: Now this story takes a more darker and angstier route. Like how the P3 cast mourns their leader's death, the P4 cast mourns Souji's 'death'.
Now, some of the really, really moronic fans think that the Investigation Team could have some tragedy in their lives with Yu/Souji dying (Even without the rampart Christian Symbolism in P3, a tarot card reading of the Fool speaks of the inevitability of death). There are already tragedy in their lives with Saki's death and their own personal tragedy, confronting their true selves. For all P4 is a light game about murder, it is still a Shin Megami Tensei game...the lightest of all I had ever seen out of the series.
If Souji indeed died (and become part of the Midnight Channel as a result of taking Izanami's place or just died), all his Social Links will reverse itself since like in P3 all the promises you made with them would be broken...You have no idea how many times I wept and cringe seeing the promises being made, knowing the protagonist is going to die anyway...Atlus, you bastards, way to rub in the inevitability! Given how many years had gone by, I would believe they are living their lives for Minato while still believing he could've been a somebody, not an emo boy who passed away of an unnamed illness.
For P4, it may take just as long for the P3 Social Links to get over the death of a beloved friend.
I just love Minato and Souji's confrontation. It's just brilliant.
It provides a good psychological analysis of Souji leading to a really broken shell of a fearless boy with a heart of gold. I loves the theme that he's not perfect like how everyone else sees him as. It blatantly dropped by Adachi who also see him as perfect. However, it soon later become clear that Souji has some problems. I should've known that some of the things his Shadow said had been subtle the entire time with his rocking sanity.
The way how the Investigation team reacts to Souji's true feelings and Souji in general is sweet and brilliant. Of course, they seen him as perfect so to have their pedestal broken is just so good drama.
The P3 cast is a nice touch. All they wanted is to see their precious leader again but was horrified at the extent Elizabeth is going to make sure Minato comes back at the cost of an innocent that everyone even those who don't know Minato, Minato would be horrified.
There are lots of character development on many parts but you have to read it for yourselves. Sure it's more darker and angstier, but wow is it subtle and well-done.
Look how happy they all are... when their life is practically predetermined with tragedy...
Look, I love this game more than any other Persona I ever played. I still cried at the ending though.
All the characters are likable and genuine. The story is complex and well-written. The darker elements of Persona is still there even though I always thought the Evoker is just pushing it though (the many themes is death so suicide is the way to summon). The comedy actually sets up plot points later on. P4 just decided to make comedy more blatant for the sake of comedy. I don't mind it as much, seeing it's more of a Scooby-Doo story with Persona elements in it.
I admit the game is very long and repetitive in terms of gameplay but a lot of people said I have a patience of a saint.
The music is just amazing. I can see why Pawdugan continued to praise it like no tomorrow.
I just can't wait for the movie to come out and subbed or even better dubbed. Basically after the success of Persona 4: The Animation and its movie, Persona 3 finally got a set of movies! (in a vein of the reconstructive/deconstructive Mind Screw The Rebuild of Evangelion)
Now I would consider Persona 3 Portable the definitive P3 since it made the improvements that Persona 3 FES and the original not really bad but mostly hard to play. If only it had anime cutscenes, then it would make it on top. The Minato's awakening anime cutscene is disturbing and haunting as opposed to the fairly quick P3P.
I knocked on The Answer a lot. I felt like Mitsuru and Yukari are drastically out of character from their character development. Mitsuru has an excuse because she's repaying Yukari for what she managed to pull her out of her depression. Yukari on the other hand.... You can argue she lost someone (platonically/romantically) but she already lost someone already (her dad) and she should already have the strength to deal with a death; heck she even has the key to find the truth of Minato's death. The battles for the keys are unfortunately ridiculous; even with opposing views, they should at least cooperate to try to find out what's going on aside from the fact they're stuck on a Groundhog Loop. The grinding didn't help. (For Memento Mori...you just read what I am just going to skip over and try to make something else out of it).
While it has a satisfying ending...sort of, I felt they dealt the grief quite well. Aigis' character development was the best part of The Answer as well... the answer. Spoilers if you click the link. I felt they kept Akihiko, Ken, and Junpei's character development fine.
Personally, I dislike jealous!Yukari or anyone who really bashes a character. You can hate the character but you can't destroy a character in your fan work just because you hate them; that's immature. Spoony made it clear that he hates some of the characters in P3 but he's respectful of it (although I always dislike Spoony as a critic. He's not that great and more often and not I'm bored and disinterested based on how he presented his videos though I do like Doctor Insano and the other characters than the title character. Yes, I learned about his mental condition and all and I respect his opinion, it's just that Spoony isn't for me. Hey, at least he's better than AniMat and Confused Matthew.) Heck, even when he had a demo on Persona 4 Arena, he didn't even bash or call out on any of the P3 characters. Anyways, I know she would have something like "I want my beloved to be happy" and not jealous someone else got someone she likes. She might have questions why Minato chose that person but as long as Minato is happy, then she'll be happy and wishes just how much the person is so lucky to have him.
Look, I do not want to harp on anyone who dislike a certain character and blasting someone about it. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. If something sucks for me and someone else likes it, more power to you. Pawdugan loves Persona 3 while Spoony dislikes it even though I heard him mentioning Hamuko when talking about P4G and P4A, implying he played P3P but that's left in the air.
An interpretation of a character and their characterization is up to the person. It doesn't have to be definitive where everyone loves a certain character or any kind of work for that matter. I felt the interpretation of Sherlock S3 was horrendous because it treads away from the character development and everyone acts out of character for one thing. There's just too many original characters with the exception of two and it's not Sherlock Holmes no matter how much I tried my best to find something I like about it.
A review tends to be subjective, based more on emotional responses than more objective (that is up on the air). I tried to give everything a fair view and pushed any emotion that might respond to the side. I do not rage-quit; I just tend to lose interest until it somehow catches my attention again. I'm fickle just like every other people in this world (even if it's just fan's indecision to stick to one work) but it's human nature. However, I tend to be objective and rational no matter what I do.
Spoony is between those two since sometimes I'm not really sure he honestly felt that way until I see the commentaries or even the vlogs. I mentioned Spoony multiple times now because I just saw his Final Fantasy XIII review and commentaries and whoo boy does he doesn't like it even though he said it quite clear in various videos he hasn't lost faith on Square Enix. After playing a FFXIII-2 demo, he stated that SE must rebuild from top to bottom to their old roots because they aren't even trying anymore as if the gameplay is any indication. He's a caustic critic as opposed to the pure niceness that is Pawdugan but he made it clear he doesn't mean to be rude; it's just an acting role he plays whenever he reviews something even though sometimes it's hard to see which is his real personality.
SE doesn't have the guts to kill off a character anymore even though some character arcs like Sahz's in FFXIII is so powerful and would have been so shocking and unpredictable... okay, so it wouldn't save the rest of the game but really his death might as well propel Sahz to the likes of Aerith.
Now I'm rambling but please take that into consideration. It's a new update and I felt I need to make something clear.
I haven't been feeling well for the past few days with nausea so much so I want to vomit, headache more like migraine, stomachache, feeling like fainting not sleeping, irritated nose to the point I wanted to sneeze but I couldn't until it come out of nowhere, feverish so much I couldn't do my homework. I don't have any romantic partner so I'm not pregnant... Single here.
I never thought I'll like Free! Iwatobi Swim Club anime ever. I can totally see the homosexual subtext, subtle and ambiguous. It has a good plot and characterization (sure there are some stereotypes but it's so obvious it is taken care of with love, really I just about fell in love with every character who had been treated realistically even the Ho Yay is realistic) that I can see why JesuOtaku give it a green for now. I so, so deeply love depth in any kind of medium. Silver Spoon may be Arakawa's take on realism even though FMA is realistic in a human sense but I still love it. I consider Arakawa one of the distinctive and talented mangaka of recent years. I'm think of watching the recent Fate installment.
I did end up shipping MakoHaru, ReiGisa, and RinTori after all... and all because of how well they told them.
I'm unfortunately have more Opinion posts but I'm very busy with the need to complete math homework and review in order to pass a test.
Many writers love to play with the fact that Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kuroba look so similar that they could pass off as twins.
People sometimes like to think Shinichi as Kaitou Kid himself. However, I don't think he would do since he hates criminals and to wear it... of course he will feel guilty. He is committing a questionable act of thievery. Heh, since his mother is a master of disguise so much so, that Shinichi himself could be just as good without the voice-changing tie if he practiced. As much as DC/MK are very logical, it's still fiction; it can still break the laws of reality such as voice-changing since there is no way one change their voice to that of say Ayumi or even a deep voice like Ginzo Nakamouri (see episode 79) unless you are a man or woman of a thousand voices. Fortunately, Yukiko prefers to disguise herself as women. Not to mention the ridiculously convoluted murders... Seriously.
Summary: When your highest goal is the pursuit of the truth, what do you do when you find out your whole life is a lie? Kudo Shinichi must face the mystery of his past, but its secrets may shatter all his hopes for the future. And what of Kaitou Kid...?
Review: To date, this is still my favorite regarding the Kudo's and Kuroba's. Sure there are flaws such as Conan/Shinichi seeing the kids as nuisance when he grew fond of them over time; I like to delegate his impatience and his rocking sanity though and the fact that these major characters like Agasa and Ai won't learn anything yet. At least the author is aware that many characters are kept out of loop. There are several flaws that I could see in DC like Shinichi's parents. Yukiko and Yusaku are always off somewhere not really helping Shinichi on searching the BO. The story also heavily explored Shinichi and his issues, showing his character development from the series (arrogant showoff to humble and gentle boy, saying stuff that sometimes lets the murderer break down into tears). Kaito even said in the story that Shinichi can even understand people's minds.
It's not a perfect story but that's how it is. It's a great story that deserved its fans and reviews.
I had been busy with classes lately but I had many drafts on writing stage. I still need pictures on my posts though and my posts tend to be long so it's very likely it will take a long time to post though.
There won't be an update for a while since I am going to college soon in two weeks. Fortunately, my first class is late in the afternoon so I don't have to worry much.
Since college is the first thing on my mind and well as buying a new laptop, I'll be very busy.
I'm still dabbling now. I have no idea what to watch since I have a particular mood for something. Currently, I want something intelligent while still being a funny and charming series. Right now, I'm watching Nostalgia Critic so it sorta fit the mold I wanted to watch now.
Anyways, my thoughts on mpreg is pretty much a guilty pleasure. Even though I know how illogical it is, it's still a guilty pleasure.
The Omega/Beta/Alpha dynamics on the other hand is absolutely not. It's the very fact you can examine the gender roles and how much it impact the players in the game and the world. Porn aside, again psychological acknowledgements.
Review: This is officially my favorite Sherlock mpreg story to date. There are stories of birth and just plain sexual intercourse but it's always the thought of the birth that would decide the factor. Are the parents ready to be parents? Is the 'mother' willing to go through the pains and their body feeling like it's splitting in half to give birth to a child they may or may not want? Since Sherlock, who doesn't seem to look at children as well as other adults, prizes his body could contain himself during pregnancy and birth. This story amplified what character Sherlock truly is but he is doing everything out of love for a child he and John created. It's unlike Sherlock but at the same time, you know it's also Sherlock to do something for someone he love and he himself love. John was portrayed as someone who protects Sherlock like his knight in shining armor but in this situation much like the fall, he's utterly useless. He felt that and he wants to still protect him and love him.
This time, they are going to make it through with their second child.
Don't get me wrong, I love Hibari Kyouya no matter how much of an ass he is. It's just how he came to be this vicious that the entire neighborhood of Namimori is willing to bow down to him is what interests me and seems like a lot of people too.
Amano did not even think of making a back-story for this little terror here. Welshy once said on one of his reviews that making a very sympathetic backstory or something of the like would decrease the fearsome reputation the character had built. To me, as long as the back-story would justify the actions but it had to be good for the character, it's alright for me.
In fanfics, Hibari's childhood was once happy until tragedy struck him and his family. We can only fear the worst for him in those stories trying to explain his actions like why he is choosing to be the best of the best of all fighters in the world and of course running an information network. Whether it is watching his own parents die before his eyes or his own friend forgetting his own existence, it was too much for him and he despaired from any real human connection.
I sincerely do love dark and troubled pasts for characters. It gives depth and a psychological analysis. Even a normal life can be filled with such things. Asian parents have such horrible disciplinary and forceful techniques that eliminate chances for a child's self-worth growth. As cliche as it is, it's one of my favorite cliches simply because it can explore a huge range of psychological disorders even as Hollywood style.
In canon, if Hibari's back-story was revealed, most people - out-of-universe - would either decry him for making less of a badass or sigh in relief since we finally got some story about him! In-universe, it would likely be shocked all over the place; people always thought Hibari had always been like a demon since a little kid especially when given tonfas at a young age. Kids started out innocent until something they witness first-hand they shouldn't see or exposed to emotional pain they couldn't handle.
I'm still love giving Hibari such torture since he seems to be the type to keep people at a distance (heck even Kusakabe, a brother to him, is kept at arm's length whenever I notice them on manga/anime), his element Cloud notwithstanding. Maybe, he's afraid that his heart would be broken and so he hardened his heart. *shrugs*
The character of Kyouya Hibari is too interesting to pass up to make up a tragic story for him. Other than being such a violent fiend, it's no surprise that most people would think violence = internal pain/trauma. It goes one way or another.
As long as his actions make sense in the context in terms of the story, it's fine by me. Though I had to wonder why Tsuna, may he have been beaten up, been spared or at least beaten to a less degree than Gokudera or Yamamoto...
I really can't see L with anyone really... I thought he was asexual at best.
I'm never the one for OC pairings EVER unless it has characters who does not have a designated love interest. To me, Original Characters can be good when done right but horrible when done wrong.
I don't steadfastly ship any OC pairings at all (perhaps not yet). You already saw my utter hatred for Mary Russell; that's how it's done incorrectly.
You can see the love triangle...
To my surprise, I love OC Couplings when it is kept ambiguous. Take for example, Seiji Yukimura & Reborn in Birds Love Namimori and Fen & Harry Potter in Card Captor Harry. Just to let you know, these just came at the top of my head. That doesn't mean I support them.
It's a given that these two ships are given a lot of teasing more than what the couplings you thought should be given (Shizuka for Seiji and Winter for Harry). However, both ships show just how compatible the two ships are but they are maybe, maybe.
Their interactions are worthy of any Yay. Anybody can see sometimes the (blatant) subtext. Other characters take it the wrong way whenever they are acting unusual together like being very nice and acting like a lovey-dovey couple. Unlike others I seen, they seems blissfully unaware that they are seen as such but does have an idea and acts tsundere-ish (Reborn and Fen).
I usually avoid any OC with a canon character like a plague if they are the main ship but if it's a side, that's a maybe. Sometimes, I may not know since these pairings above aren't definite and not listed.
Like crossover couples, I don't easily won over so like other works I let fanfiction and other fan products to do it for me. It has to be some other sources that does not list the pairings as much. Granted, listing pairings can grab attention if romance is the main point. However those will only work on me if there are any canon pairings or fanon pairings but not OC pairings.
This is my opinion. I like to only pair OC with OC only. Even though they are some great OC pairing out there with a canon character, I just have a bad experience with one and I don't read them much. I just feel that it's just wish fulfillment or an empty slate.
You might have seen this list before. Coincidentally, JesuOtaku (Hope Chapman) has the same list as I did...for only the top 3, only that.
Anyone from my past posts can see that I don't have a definite list. I already have a hard time making grades (see Code Geass and Death Note; the two have the same score because I can't be sure).
The one listed below are in fact A+ or Five Stars or Ten Stars or whatever. It's just a perfect grade even though there are some hiccups then and there in the respective works.
The list is definite and not likely to change. Heck even Madoka Magica still haven't reach the levels no matter how well I managed to grade it. From 4 to whatever number is still up in the air since I still have no idea where to place anime/manga I genuinely love below these top three. I still don't know why it's so easy for others to make a list and a rating...
Fullmetal Alchemist - Hiromu Arakawa, Studio Bones
Cowboy Bebop - Shinichiro Watanabe, Studio Sunrise
Trigun - Yasuhiro Nightow and Yosuke Kuroda, Madhouse
I am not the arrogant type who believe that angsty is better or something like that. I judged works on its own merits as much as my friends do. One of my friends said while the series are good, it doesn't exactly appeal to her.
My friends know what type of anime generally capture my interest: psychological realism. I like things realistic, keeping things grounded no matter how ridiculous the circumstances may be. Why else One Piece still manages to survive unlike Naruto and Bleach? Heck, I even liked Bleach at first until it jumped the shark repeatedly. Naruto, I cringed at how broken the themes are.
While there are works out there had their fair share of said type, these three had shown a good grasp of what to tell. Their maturity and understanding of their world enraptured me like no other. I basically have no word for it.
I could refer you to JesuOtaku or Bennett the Sage for the series, the latter with the last two. I don't want to review properly on this blog since well reviews of them are over the place, praising them. It's like Sherlock again. Admittedly, these three anime were one of the starting points where I started to get really interested in storytelling and the working behind the scenes.
I don't exactly squeal over them like mad; sure my friends know how much I love these three series. Then again, I almost squealed when I found the complete DVD collection of Trigun at AX.
I still haven't found anything Cowboy Bebop or Trigun. There are lots of Tiger & Bunny though. There were a lot of Sunrise productions merchandise. I still managed to get a shippy SuzaLulu wall-scroll though and of course an FMA wall-scroll.
I should've taken a picture of Wolfwood in my trip to AX. I seen the cosplayer but I never gotten the chance to. Then again, I haven't been able to find proper FMA cosplayers; all I found were nameless Amestrian Soldiers, not Riza or Roy or Havoc.
I will be listing below only Japanese media.
Okay, so I want merch of these: I want useful or practical stuff like purses/bags/pouches/towels/etc. or electronics or storage trunks/cans. I don't certainly mind charms like bracelets and necklaces (I prefer the former though) and figurines/plushies. I want to have first volumes or to complete volumes manga or the complete series of the anime like Collector's Edition.
Hetalia -
Pokemon - Any series, I will see what I browse and deem what I want to buy.
Persona -
Detective Conan/Magic Kaitou - I would love Kaitou Kid variations of merch. Not that I wouldn't mind Conan merch, just that I tend to be drawn to the Kid merch.
CLAMP - Any series you throw at me, I will buy something I will deem likely I want to buy.
Fullmetal Alchemist - While I would honestly prefer the 2003 merch, I don't mind Brotherhood merch.
Trigun - Only the really special ones
Cowboy Bebop - Only really special ones
Sailor Moon - I don't mind the first anime, Crystal, or anniversary. I know that my cousin would be getting me a Samantha Vega Sailor Moon Luna bag for Christmas; I specifically requested the metal insignia because really a cloth one, especially when one was sloppily sewed on, would not be a great one for a Japanophile...when that person wants to buy merch from Japan anyways. More expensive but I need to buy the merch to support the anime/manga.
Madoka Magica -
Shugo Chara -
Digimon - Depends on product and series. I would love to buy Tamers merch.
I admit the flaws of everything that I watched. If there is something that is decidedly wrong on how it was portrayed like the treatment of women, then that's bad. Like slut-shame (as in insulting someone just for have an active sex life or being proud of their sex), homophobia, etc.
I just love this book with all my heart. I don't exactly declare it my number one favorite but it's still up there.
I always love the dystopian genre and such a bookworm. I can literally read anything you give me as long as the plot interests me. It's just this book that I grew to love and I'll gladly reread it.
The characters are simple but brilliant. The plot is easy enough to follow. Basically everything about this book means the world to me.
This is the best I could do with the picture. While I know that it's from the anime (obvious), it's the closest thing to what we have to the love triangle in the fanfic (the boys in love with each other albeit they are oblivious to love LITERALLY and Shirley to Lelouch and she doesn't know about the recent addition to the Lamperouge household.)
Let me just give you a brief review of Code Geass as a whole (yes, that includes R2): It's good but not great. The melodrama didn't flow well (much like Death Note) in my opinion and sometimes very contrived. The series is as subtle as an elephant dancing ballet to Swan Lake, wearing a tutu. They had some very interesting ideas that carried through. While the politics in the series can be a bit stuffy (a very nationalistic show), it's an alternate universe that they took good use of. It's very hammy and very hopeful which is the point that contrasts it from Death Note. This also carries through to the spin-offs. I still enjoy the series nonetheless.
Now moving on with the fanfic review and why I think it is my personal favorite among the retellings of CG.
While most stories would go through the same route as the anime without putting much thought in another perspective (there are exceptions that I won't named since opinions vary), this story instead went off in a different direction and instead sets on reconstructing the series.
Yes, unlike the brutal deconstruction of Gundam as it is (even though Gundam do tend to deconstruct itself later), it's reconstructing everything from Suzaku's patriotism (I highly doubt he'll backstab them this time) to C.C.'s place in the plans (She is running from Zero and Mao) to Marianne's place (a majority of characters take it upon themselves to take care of her children) to Suzaku's place as a Knight to Lelouch (instead of becoming Euphie's, he's Lelouch's first and foremost).
It's actually subtle (and respects its characters) and keeps you guessing with mysteries and secrets upon mysteries and secrets. It helps since it has very good writing of ambiguity. There is guesses for Zero's identity out there (Marianne is the most possible but Akito and Rai could be possible too. It has to be a canon character, someone that knows the inner working of the Britannian Royalty, someone connected to that coin). It expands on Canon with a noteworthy perspective. I love it when people explored with different eyes.
The series could actually divulge on things that the anime could've touched upon (the executives again). The author could tell how C.C. came to be in this story and how she's involved.
There are some inconsistencies since the FBI was mentioned (unless it's fiction within fiction because Britannia has their Knights of Round and soldiers even though I don't doubt Charles would have a secret service). Technically Britannians are British moved to America but they're not Americans. Then again, Britannia is both modern America and Britain set in the Sixties.
I'll split it up into sections and subsections because it's much easier to explain. And the Plot and Culmination will always be the last to discuss. The story itself is rather complex for thirty episodes (I say episodes because it is patterned like an episode).
This could get supremely analytical. And it might get confusing since I have a habit of rambling.
Characterization and Development
The story depicted Lelouch as someone who chose to live his life and not pursues vengeance. He's still a Broken Bird.
Lelouch: He's very kind and trusting yet he's still broken. Yeah, but being tsundere, he refused to admit it. He takes the place as the girl in romcoms, you know being the love interest of a 'bad boy', the heart of the story (and the characters), the reason for motivation. The reason why he is like this because there had been some incident in the past that he is trying to redeem himself. According to one single action in the prologue, he is willing to go up against Zero's men who is attacking C.C. The entire prologue establishes his character in this fic.
Literature is a different medium from film. After the action is depicted if, in writing, it would be explained in thought later on. However, in the film, it would be explained in actions. The story, while not at the zenith of "show, don't tell", has shown first. The thought process is something used to describe the mind and only on that person. We know it but others don't. Forgive me for going off topic. Obviously, from other posts, you can see that I tend to go on and on and get off topic.
Continuing about Lelouch, he's very sentimental. He allows his emotions to get the better of him even though he knows better (IC victory!). He sees these strays as himself, trying to run away from a large governmental figure with no home. Repeatedly and rightfully, many people pointed out that it would get him killed and boy he almost did. However, it's clear he can't help his heroic syndrome. He wants to save everyone. He's the messiah in this one as opposed to the dark messiah. He's pure, horrified at the sight of bodies in the Shinjuku massacre and C.C. even said to Suzaku that Lelouch would likely think badly of him if he reveals the bloodshed he had been a part of.
As stated in the caption, he's still a Broken Bird. He longs for his mother and happiness, trying to grasp whatever straws he had left and that is music. As stated in the chapter titled "Days", he uses music as escapism. It actually fit well with his canon Zero actions, taking his pain out into the world. He fears his mother hating him for doing something wrong.
He tends to avoid anyone including his own sister about personal problems which unfortunately unintentionally hurt them. He didn't try to keep people at arm's length, trying to make others see him as a villain. He didn't try to broaden his horizons until he fell in love. His tendency to keep secrets did end up biting him in the butt.
He's probably one of the most well-developed characters in this fic. His character development and content with life is what makes him stand out from the main characters whose point of views are emphasized.
...Let's just hope that his Code and his mother's Geass don't ruin their lives.
Suzaku: Such a different Suzaku yet he is still in-character. I have this very strange habit recognizing in-character actions, very subtle ones like my brother's very weird habit of accidentally (really, it is!) finding harem anime.
I would call this Suzaku as the Suzaku in canon, a hypocrite. He kept people at arm's length only to back away upon his personal problems. He has a calling to be a knight one day (but I doubt he will be a perfect one; reconstruction or not, the fic is acknowledging its deconstruction). His knight goal in canon was to help the people, not the ends justify the means. He felt that his lack of punishment is well lacking and he had been trying to kill himself. This Suzaku (in the fic) repressed his pain and trauma until he blows up. The ghosts haunted him and he feared Lelouch will die because of him.
This guy has a reason to live: Lelouch... who will eventually become an enemy. Like his original canon self, he wanted punishment for being such a failure. Well, he was a failure knight in the original canon. Like the original, he hates himself.
If death took away Lelouch from him, I think he's going to go mad.
That doesn't mean he can have his fun. He's still the Stepford Smiler in CG as always. He tends to be the tease, always flirting and nearly seducing Lelouch in the latest omake. C.C. even has a camera to prove it. His personality is to hide and repress his pain. Lelouch wants to see that smile, something that Suzaku wants in return.
I don't doubt he will commit atrocities like his canon self. He does take account of others but he is selfish, wanting to protect and love Lelouch. C.C. noted that he's using him. His selfishness is very much emphasized. He wants his revenge and did not take account of what others thought because that's all he wanted.
He's very well-developed for a Black Knight.
C.C: She's still a Broken Bird with a Sugar Ice Bird personality in this. However, it's worth noting that she grew during her stay with the Lamperouges. She had been accepted into the household, helping with the groceries and playing with Nunnally; She became part of the family. It rather makes a surprising difference with Suzaku who kept people at a distance.
Throughout the story, she was defrosted that even she noticed when she escaped Mao's wrath with Lelouch in "Run". She knows stuff that she better withheld, knowing that it'll hurt the Lamperouges. She's very wise in regards to feelings and did not want any of them (especially one who would inevitably fall in love). She inevitably became one of those overprotective guardians.
It's very likely she knows who Lelouch and Nunnally is. She just doesn't know the coin's symbolism and significance to Zero. She knows that they are living happy lives and she doesn't want to throw their lives into a loop.
Not much of her backstory has been discussed yet. There might be a possibility her past had been changed in some circumstances.
Nunnally: She's still the kind disabled princess we know and love. I'll make a remark about Alice once or twice which revealed according to AO3 to be an official couple amongst SuzaLulu, Kalino, and Sayomiah.
She wants her brother to be happy. The incident made her very concerned and it's implied that she became crippled in that. If hospital bills that were mentioned in the prologue "Stalkers" are true, then she is taking physical therapy. When she notices her brother was off, she needs to know and savor the knowledge that her brother trusts her the most. She also has a hand on matchmaking her dear brother and his loving biker and a mischievous sense of humor.
If Nunnally had regained her eyesight at the end of the series, then likely she will here but the circumstances are unknown. She has to earn her happy ending.
Her best friend Alice is a stalwart companion to her since, someone Lelouch trusts wholeheartedly. She isn't developed much but her scene in the end of "Theft" had proved that the two had always been together.
Suzaku's promise to Nunnally to protect her brother and become his Knight would likely play a huge part in the future.
Ohgi: I highly doubt that he'll be traversing down the path of idiocy in this story. Yeah, I thought he was stupid too in R2. I'm adding a bit of Viletta discussion in this mess.
Working as an owner of a coffee shop, he is the Everyman which I loved to bits about Ohgi until his rather dubious actions in R2. Seeing this is going in the way of fanon, he's ultimately the levelheaded one. Viletta herself is the PE teacher at Ashford way before any of this fiasco will be going on and I doubt she's spying on Lelouch for one; a regular Britannian teacher. She is even aware of the Black Knights (I think...).
He's one of the points of views we get to see so he's going to be very important. He seems to represent Suzaku in canon as Naoto represented Lelouch in canon. Their past was almost similar as if they are taking the place of the canon selves.
He could be a messiah if not for his willingness to fight on the battlefield. Lelouch stated that he's not the type to hate needlessly and Ohgi acknowledges it. He wants to regain the country's colors. However, he does not want any civilians caught in the mess which is sensible unless he knows their past.
Now, Ohgi does not know his friend is a prince. Yet. Nor his boss is also his friend's mother.
Kallen: She's still the spunky girl we know although her hatred has transcended. Unlike her canon self, she will not attend Ashford Academy or Uni either. She's also part of the gang too and would have connections to get into Ashford (being half Brit and all).
While not much of her had been discussed yet, it's still pretty much the same as the canon self. She's still developed enough.
Gino: Gino here is still a happy-go-lucky guy albeit a Stepford Smiler due to Anya's death. Yeah, Anya just got a bridge dropped on her.
Not much of Gino is known in this story unless you take account of canon. But if we do look at his past in canon, then why the hell is he part of a Britannian gang? I would understand the Knights of Round. Actually, we still have yet to know more about the Holy Assassins other than V.V. (being a reconstruction of CG, not the killer of Marianne but rather her rival). There was a throwaway comment that the Holy Assassins is a 'corps' of sorts. Still, we need to know more.
Gino was training to be a Knight until the shipwreck. According to Lelouch, he would have been a part of the Knights of Round.
I could divulge what I could get from Lelouch's expression about Gino in "Appointment". He's an energetic prodigy, having been friends with Lelouch and his sister for many years. Due to Anya's death, he became hollow and vengeful that V.V. had ordered him not to do it. Also, he said he is willing to commit murder-suicide with Suzaku and Kallen's deaths. Yeah, it's messed up.
Likely, he will know Zero's true identity and the entire story (but he can't say it out straight due to complications) thanks to V.V. He has been put on the bus since "Rest" so I can't discuss it much.
Rolo: Rolo is still raised to be a killer but now he sees Lelouch as his living emotional crutch. His character is much more expanded, revealing in this canon at least that he does not have geass.
The Geass Cult raised children to be assassins, yes, as weapons. Rolo on the other hand in this fiction was raised rather 'traditionally' in the role of being an assassin.
Some of his past were shown in brief flashbacks as being raised to be a killing machine with no emotions and no thoughts of music. He's only starting to open up due to Lelouch's words. He has absolutely nothing to lose, according to him, when he learned Lelouch's imperial status.
He, like Gino, been put on the bus since the ending of the Holy Assassins Arc as the author called it.
The Royal Siblings: In this story, Cornelia li, Euphemia li, Clovis la, and Schneizel el are very close to Lelouch and Nunnally vi Britannia. Not much of them are known as of now so I can't discuss the sisters.
Schneizel is quite a change of character. He's the real Light Yagami expy, not Lelouch in the original canon (Lack of Empathy; I wouldn't call him a sociopath/psychopath since he lacks ambition). Here, he cares for his beloved siblings so much, acting as both the reasonable authority and the eldest sibling of the group (he is the second prince). From his little rant at the end of "Knight" and supported by Lelouch's dreading thoughts in "Rest", he is willing to burn Japan in revenge for taking the lives of his precious siblings. However, since he was able to see or meet his siblings in Area 11 when he was sent there three years ago, he was able to let go the idea of revenge, knowing that they were living peaceful lives. I don't know about his willingness to take the throne yet; he might even throw in his support to any one of the top contenders.
Clovis still takes the doomed route. As the designated villain, he had cruelly ordered to kill the Shinjuku residents to cover his mistakes. The Black Knights are less than pleased. Yet they did not take into account of revenge; it's made pretty much canon in this story that he is avenging Lelouch, Nunnally, and Marianne...that and covering up his mistakes. He's a very insecure man, something the Black Knights didn't think of.
The Siblings will reunite and you know it.
The Student Council: The student council (Milly, Shirley, Rivalz, Nina) loves Lelouch and want to make him happy and not make him suffer emotional/traumatic pain ever again (maybe comical pain...). They pretty much love him. Nina had not been discussed yet in the story so I won't analyze it other than the fact that she was kidnapped by the Japanese when she was a child.
As opposed to falling in love with him, Milly loves him as a little brother. She recognizes that he don't have true smiles and wish to make his life great and meaningful (and not stuck in the past) with an assortment of blackmail and festivals. When she realized what kind of relationship Lelouch has with Suzaku, she's happy to know that he connected with someone who doesn't know his true identity. She acts like the cool big sis that I love about her.
Shirley is something I tend to see as a surrogate sister to Lelouch. Her crush, much like Molly's crush on Sherlock, is just a crush. I just hope it doesn't blind her to the truth that Lelouch is in love with someone else. Her relationship is quite meaningful that Lelouch is willing to trust her very much to take care of his sister when he's gone.
Rivalz had been developed somewhat. He's concerned (rightfully) about Lelouch, wanting him to live like a normal teenager (he's not normal, to begin with). His friendship is very meaningful; he refuses to take any bull from him and wanted answers and he did. He became close to Lelouch since then, I believe.
Now, I believe they will play a larger role in the future.
Marianne: A very important character I'll discuss. Her death was the trigger to Lelouch's start of darkness in canon that is (in here, Lelouch didn't go through with it since he made a promise to his sister to never fall into the dark path ever again after an unknown incident) and the start of this story again.
This time, her purity sue personality is now carried through but she's still Marianne the Flash. I still think that 'purity sue' part would be deconstructed with her playing the part of Zero which I'll make clear in the next section.
In canon, Marianne displays herself as a kind rebellious Empress who cares for her children. In reality, she is none of these; selfish and manipulative, she fooled everyone to believe so, even her own children who she cares to some extent...but not enough to stop the war against Japan.
My thoughts with the out-of-nowhere twist? Stupid, stupid, stupid! I know the writers are trying to make Lelouch's life a living hell (to make him more appreciative of what life had already given him) but this twist had not been even hinted at. There's a reason why Magic Knight Rayearth's twist so well is because of its pure manner of a typical RPG game and it's created with no plot holes. That twist left a lot of holes to be filled in.
Yeah, this is the twist I hate in R2. It doesn't make bloody sense.
I would actually prefer if Marianne actually disagreed with the plan and keeps a rational head. In fact, she could've been Zero if Lelouch nor Suzaku was not. Britannia could actually wrong her time to time especially since she's of commoner blood.
That's what this fanfiction had done and for that, I love Tainted Ink and Paper.
She had been protecting her children for so long (and now as Zero, she'll make a perfect world for them and get rid of those who wronged her...even though I think Lelouch gonna stop her). It makes an interesting foil with Ohgi. Ohgi is not a father yet but he upheld a fatherly presence. Given this series' good writing this far, I expected there to be foils. Ohgi has been protecting Kallen, having promising Naoto. They both are doing it for noble reasons.
Marianne is a very important character that had not yet been discussed to a large length so it's short.
But you consider the Zero section an extension.
Zero (S/he warranted his own section)
Just who is Zero?
Unlike the original in which we know who the hell Zero is, this series would keep us wanting to know who is behind the mask.
You have to remember that the mask has a voice modulator so it makes him so unrecognizable. The only one(s) who know his true identity would be C.C. and possibly Mao. The Black Knights, Jeremiah, Sayoko, Lelouch, the Royal Siblings (excluding Clovis at the last minute of his confrontation), basically anyone out there doesn't know.
The series made a point of Zero existing. Does he exist? Of course, he does. But just how he came to existence?
There were theories that ran through the reviews are usually Marianne and Lelouch. Since chapters denied Lelouch (how the hell can he be in two places at once? The recent arc Lancelot on its first chapter no less basically Josses Lelouch ever having a double life or a Jekyll and Hyde problem) especially the current chapter, Marianne seems the best choice right now. There might be a possibility it could be Rai or even Akito but Marianne herself. It better pay off since the 'Yusei = Z-one' did not. *whimpers* It was such a good twist if that happened if the pillar of hope had lost hope due to his friends' deaths.
Let me explain my reasoning:
Zero stated he was on that ship carrying Clovis' beloved 'deceased' relatives and on the ship that held an unknown project. However, we don't know how many canon Britannians is on that ship. Aside from the fact it's a Japanese cargo ship, I don't think any Japanese would know what is in that cargo they were transporting, which eventually revealed to be something important to the Britannian Royalty. The only people we soon know who was on that ship were Lelouch, Nunnally, Marianne, Sayoko, Jeremiah, Gino, and Anya. C.C. has the possibility of actually being in that ship and saving Marianne (and I have absolutely no doubt she knows the true titles of the Lampourages). In canon, C.C. did save Lelouch and the possibility saving Marianne is not too slim. The project itself is unknown too unless you know Canon which could relate to the Geass. The probability of C.C. and Mao on that ship is none too slim. I don't know if Marianne knows about the project or not but likely she did or she did at the last minute. The burning flag just helped it. You know, Clovis, you could just check the passenger list on that specific ship and deduced from what you remembered on who knows what.
It's worth noting that Marianne's official death was burning to death while her children were drowning. While the other passengers' deaths are unknown for the time being, it's safe.
That Britannian penny introduced in "Interview" inscribed with Marianne's initials on one side and a rose on the other just stepped up more evidence. It has to be someone close to Marianne if they got that coin. There is a possibility that she could have dropped it and Zero could've picked it up. That's very sensible idea. The coin itself is symbolic. It could be a gift from any relative of the Royal Family but more specifically from her own children. It's very likely she thinks her children had survived or else she wouldn't be setting up this rebellion. It's implied and confirmed by C.C. that Zero treasures that coin more than any other possession he has. The rose can be any meaning. Maybe the coin holds the meaning of having a peaceful life that she cannot return to (AKA her children) and are willing to make a peaceful life for her children. Lelouch, being the heart of this story, would have triggered it since he wanted to save everyone and live a peaceful life. That would have juxtaposed Nunnally's wish in the original.
More evidence came in a form of her posture. We know that Marianne was a consort regardless if she agrees with Charles or not. Suzaku described Zero's steps as a royal since birth (oh dear, he have no idea he is serving as a loyal ace to Lelouch's mother). Other than Lelouch and Nunnally, who else is royalty on that ship? According to Nunnally, Lelouch walked like "model wearing high-heels - precise, quick." However, it had proven over and over that Lelouch is not Zero and this is coming from an author who loves another person behind Zero's mask (and I do love the creative idea behind it). Zero knows the royal family and therefore the project. According to Zero, it's the fact that Charles' blood made him hate and vowed vengeance for the wrongs he had given her. She hated all of it including the abuse especially when we later see in a flashback that Marianne had protected her children from being harmed by being hit by a wine bottle.
Anya's death. Do I need to say anymore?
V.V's involvement. In the original, V.V. killed Marianne...and well Marianne took control of Anya's body. Here, V.V. wanted everything to be stopped. Likely, he knows Marianne's true plans of summoning all the Geasses and Codes together. Everything went to hell since Lelouch, her son, now has a Code, not just anyone's, Nemo's. V.V. doesn't know that little problem. Yet.
Zero's planning on the battlefield. Sure Lelouch is a great strategist too but this is his first time getting used to all the hell war has. Zero coolly handled everything without a pitch. It's even hinted that Zero might be a veteran out in the battlefield.
While we know that Zero since the end of R2 became a legacy character, the behavior will vary. Suzaku is more practical, unlike the theatrical Lelouch. Here, Zero is keeping a level-head. There are hints that there is possibility of a woman behind it since C.C. had said Zero sat cross-legged. Lelouch sat like that too but Zero is much cooler on the head.
The final evidence: Clovis' reaction. When Clovis 'reunited' with Lelouch in canon, he was happy (after getting over a little shock) until he was overcome with fear. In this, he reacts in pure shock and we don't get to see what else he had to say until he was geassed.
Relationships
So close yet so far...
Suzaku/Lelouch: Their romance has pretty much begun with laughs and tears. It's implied that their relationship began due to their actions. Suzaku sees him as the light of his day, his Heaven because of his relentless kindness and mercy while Lelouch loves the happiness Suzaku expresses no matter how much his internal pain extends because those smiles are so genuine unlike his. The two wants to be happy but being a retelling of Canon and with Geass involved it's bound to be suffering and to earn your happy ending.
Suzaku and Lelouch have difficult pasts. It's revealed that Suzaku was unable to kill his father due to Toudou's interference and he was involved in the rebellion since he was a kid. Filled with vengeance, he strived to bring down Britannia with the intent to kill the siblings who had 'died' on the ship, Eleventh Prince Lelouch and Fourth Princess Nunnally vi Britannia. Except he doesn't know that. Lelouch lost most of his family due to the fire and wanted revenge, but never carried through with it since the incident. They both want to be happy.
They got closer by knowing each other's past. They feel each other's strife and want to see the amazing person they grew to love (not that they know it). They are willing to look beyond the self-hate and gave them the love they needed. It wasn't what they had felt before.
Suzaku is willing to kill for Lelouch. He doesn't want to think what's life without him (not that he's aware of it). Seeing that this Lelouch will not likely dirty his hands, he'll be horrified. C.C. even said in "Rent" that Lelouch may care about the Black Knights' cause but I'll doubt he'll go through with violence because of the mysterious incident.
Their romance has hiccups along the way. Previously mentioned, Suzaku wanted to kill the consort and her children who had been on that ship years ago but since they 'died'... "Rest" and onwards clearly shows Lelouch expressing pain he was unable to understand. In canon, he could possibly be oblivious to love or just selectively oblivious to love but here, it's clear he's the former case. Shirley's attempts fly over his head while his blind sister notices it all. Suzaku is just through and through clueless.
They do get some humor at their expense (not that they know about their love yet). Ohgi thought the two had a sexual relationship and he, as the father figure, has to explain it to Suzaku one day. When Suzaku was dragging Lelouch somewhere private in "Days", onlookers were staring at them and one couple even said to ignore their public lover's quarrel.
Let's just pray they will have a happy ending. And I'll certainly love to see Lelouch's fangirls' faces that their idol is in love with a bad boy biker (misconceptions will pop up like Lelouch's type, sexuality, etc.).
Student Council & Lelouch: They want to see the true Lelouch and so they work. According to Rivalz in "Theft", the student council loves to make other expressions appear on Lelouch's face through academic debate (Nina), festivals and blackmail (Milly, who else?), kindness and church choir (Shirley), and gambling (Rivalz). It's very much implied they want him to be happy.
In "Days", Milly, the closest member to Lelouch, noticed his recent true happiness as of the late. Even Shirley noticed it (she's unaware of Suzaku and Lelouch's growing romance). It's worth noting that they are playing a much more major role this time. Milly keeps constant notice of Lelouch in particular since the incident and is revealed to be just as overprotective as Jeremiah and Sayoko. The incident wasn't described in detail since nobody wants to talk about it. She acts a lot of both the Big Sister and Mother of the student council which works better in this universe. I don't like the Harem CG has because it's just annoying to see them go left and right for him; there are other forms of love I think the show forget. I just don't like harem anime very much; I'm always shocked to see so much of that anime my brother watched. I doubt a harem would pop up in this series since SuzaLulu is the official couple, but I don't doubt that most of the characters who see Lelouch as admirable and merciful to such an incredible level would do anything for him to be safe.
Rivalz, when he learned the truth about Lelouch (much earlier than in the canon), wanted nothing more but to not have Lelouch subjected to any kind of horror every again. He is even willing to go out to the massacre and shoot soldiers no matter how inept he is with guns.
Shirley had been developed somewhat. She still has the crush yet it's more subtle than that. She and Suzaku have similar views on Lelouch's smile. She loves him for one of the reasons I can deduce: love of music. I couldn't help but notice that the two of them are also foils: cheery; bad luck that seems to catch them when they are trying to get close to Lelouch; willing to do anything for Lelouch... Her 'romance' with Lelouch in canon is too short-lived like Euphemia and Suzaku's. I always thought that these two pairings are too short to cultivate more; they might grow to love them but it seems too much like they are clinging to the happiness and love they are willing to give them for the time being; it'll grow into more if given more time and no war if possible. My opinion, remember. Also, I refuse to say anything about the argumentative fanbase on Shirley.
Nina is not developed as of yet. I hope to see Table-kun again...that poor table...
Royal Siblings & Lelouch: Loyal siblings who wished nothing more than to avenge their 'deceased' siblings. They really, really love the vi Britannia's and boy would they be happy that they are alive...except Clovis who won't have the chance to see them.
On the chapter "Rest", Lelouch then learns and had never anticipated that his father would invade Japan just for revenge but he knows his siblings. Confirmed in "Appointment", "Theft" and "Knight", Cornelia, Clovis, and Schneizel wanted nothing more but to burn Japan to the ground in revenge for their beloved 'deceased' family.
It's best emphasized in Clovis' scenes. In canon, he's the designated villain even though he's a very insecure man in reality. In here, he's still the designated villain who won't even had the chance to explain his behavior why he's killing the Shinjuku Ghetto residents. He is still haunted by the 'deaths' and wanted to be at peace with it by murder.
That's the point: Designated Villains. It's quite particular in Schneizel's case since he was the Light Yagami expy in the original (Okay, Lelouch has some similarities but Schneizel is the true case). He's the only one amongst the group of siblings who loved the vi Britannia's who know they are still alive. For god's sake, he even has the photo of a young teenage Lelouch and preteen Nunnally from blackmail. When he, Cecil, and Rivalz were looking for Lelouch, he had ordered to bring no harm to Lelouch or a mysterious accident (and a strip of rank) would happen. It's just largely emphasized where in canon he has no empathy and ambition and now he has empathy. The ambition part is left in the open.
Nunnally wants to see her brother happy, genuinely happy. When Suzaku was living with them, she noticed the growing attraction between them (along with everyone else in the house) and tried to nudge them in the right direction (strawberries; leaving them alone in the music room).
There isn't much information about Euphemia and Cornelia aside from their in-character actions such as mourning the 'deaths' of their precious siblings and Marianne. Let's just hope they reunite with their beloved Lelouch and Nunnally and not become 'Masscare Princess'.
Charles on the other hand is still the corrupt emperor he is. In canon, he's not too sympathetic (Marianne is much worse in Canon; I personally hate the twist involving Marianne. I could think of something better than that.). In this, he is willing to go as far as kill Lelouch, Nunnally, and one of his consorts to not get the project off of Britannia. I hope there are some development over his character since he's the big looming shadow. And the cause of grief of many characters.
I highly doubt that Zero would kill them but he will succeed in one, maybe two murders of the Royal Family. I just hope he didn't accidentally create a genocide.
The Black Knights & Lelouch: They are friends and are not willing to make sure he is not caught up in the rebellion. Well, sorry to disappoint but he will, being the lost prince of Britannia and all that.
Confirmed in "Knight", Ohgi wants to save him as a friend and not get him in the way of political chaos. He welcomed the quirks Lelouch has as a new flavor in life. In fact, Suzaku is willing to trust him more any than anybody on the gang.
I can't say anything much about what Kallen and the others think of Lelouch: strange quirky Britannian who is so different. Those who noticed that Suzaku is getting rather close to Lelouch couldn't help but notice his level of affection which Ohgi confirms that he is seeing Lelouch as the love of his life.
...Boy, would they be shocked that Lelouch, their quirky kind friend, is actually a prince of the country they are rebelling against.
Kallen/Gino: Relationship Writing Fumble did made this pairing rather popular (which I'll admit is a better couple than Kallen/Lelouch and I'll prefer it if she just admires Lelouch which would juxtaposes Shirley's crush).
Kallen has too much hatred clouding her to like a Britannian much like in Suzaku's case. He hates all Britannians except Lelouch and Nunnally (romantic in the first and sisterly in the second). I wonder how their relationship would go. There isn't much to talk about it since Gino hadn't realized that he's seeing her as something more in "Run".
The relationship of Kallen/Gino juxtaposes well with Lelouch/Suzaku. Their circumstances are similar sort of...
Rolo & Lelouch: Rolo still loves him. I still think in the original, Rolo is desperately in love with Lelouch. In here, I don't know much of his feelings about Lelouch but yet again it's up to interpretation.
Lelouch plays as both the Ice King and the Defroster of Ice Royalty (Rolo, Suzaku (whose internally cold and robotic), Schneizel). Lelouch opened up Rolo to other emotions, something he had been trying to do since. According to Milly, he wanted Nunnally to have a new friend.
Rolo was molded to be the perfect assassin, only killing when he wants to. Just when he met Lelouch, his emotions are slowly being revealed.
Since Rolo met him, he wanted to see him again and see that smile (which much like the love interests of Suzaku and Shirley). He wanted to live again and play the cello again. So Lelouch gave him a purpose in life again. I can't say much since not much about him is discovered yet.
He's one of the few who knew the truth about the royal statuses of the Lamperouges. And again, one of many who found purposes in Lelouch.
Plot (could count as Overall if you want)
I know it's the original anime but he look every bit of the 'bad boy' archetype.
The plot itself is a Jigsaw. CG wasn't predictable at all; it tends to play up to many Humongous Mecha anime. Us readers know CG and expect things to go the same way...well sorta since Marianne is Zero instead of her son.
The story has been a decided thirty chap; Likely a condensation of both R1 & R2. Lots of pain we are going into, folks...
However, there are (obvious) deviations such as Lelouch instead of inheriting his Geass, inherit Nemo's Code; the siblings' unconditional love; Zero's identity; how the plot was triggered... There are a lot of throwaway comments that turned a darker meaning later on and there are lots of it. Foils still exist. If Zero really is Marianne in this fic, then Ohgi will foil her.
Regardless, it tells a good story of romance and laughter which breeds great character development and examination.
Themes
The themes are, as thus far: Revenge; Love; Humanity; Selflessness/Selfishness
Revenge: Time to time, this fic has proven it to be meaningless. In an incident that had traumatizes poor Lelouch, he had indirectly hurt Nunnally and had sworn to a promise to never die for her sake (Zero Requiem was thrown out of the window). Gino was so blinded by his revenge to take out Suzaku that he and Rolo were nearly killed in the process. Suzaku wants to kill the Royal Family for putting him through so much hell, particularly the lost siblings that had drowned at sea (Lelouch and Nunnally). While Zero is much active in her revenge and would likely succeed, her revenge would be just as meaningless if her children was readopted back into Royalty, particularly if Lelouch specifically became an enemy officially. The Royal Siblings (Schneizel, Cornelia, Clovis) wants revenge for their supposed dead vi Britannia's. Only two are willing are to let go of it: Lelouch and Schenizel; both want a happy lifestyle and the latter protected him as always. Gino somewhat put his revenge on hold until he gets his answers.
Love: Family and Friendship has been quite an impact. Since it centers on Lelouch (more him than Nunnally here, folks), it's apparent that it's the love of others that will pull through. Everyone will try to get over what they have inside and become strong. Lelouch may be too trusting but it's apparent his love for others will inspire them. That might be one of the reasons Suzaku fell for him in this fic. It was love that made what the characters do what they have to do in order to be happy or what path they believe they should take.
Humanity: One of the themes I theorized. Lloyd thought this as Suzaku stole Lancelot: "It was perhaps the only flaw in machines... no matter how human they look, there is no emotion in their eyes." Suzaku, in a rather unsubtle manner, fought like a robot and acts like one once fighting. It's his defense mechanism for dealing with his pain when on the battlefield. On "Theft", C.C. had warned Suzaku to not believe Lelouch as some kind of angel sent down from Heaven because she had observed Lelouch time to time and saw him try hiding his pain. All she meant to not see him as some kind of Manic Pixie Dream Guy which most people (those who don't know his inner pain) sees him as; handsome, kind, quirky, peaceful, wants the best for everyone...wants his mother even though she's dead, wants to atone what he had done to Nunnally, had once have the feeling to kill his family... Zero herself is quite robotic herself, going after revenge only and only seeking solace through a coin. Certain characters retain their humanity through some way or another, sometimes let something like revenge consume them.
Selflessness/Selfishness: There are a few some people pushing Lelouch to go achieve his dreams. It's noted that he's too selfless to do so; for god's sake, he was the sacrificial lamb in his final plan in the anime. Rivalz wanted him to become a mastermind at chess or even an international pianist; Suzaku even supported the latter. Lelouch shrugged at both and only sees the piano as a passion for just feeling no matter how much of a genius he is. In fact, if I'm correct, his wish to just save people means more than his piano-playing. Suzaku was in particular selfish in canon and you saw how that went.You saw how selfishness went with many characters even if they are selfless.
Predictions
I do love making predictions since it was instilled into me. Everything in this story is going to jammed together soon and I longed for more predictions into the list. It's on hiatus and might even be taken off in a year or so. I just hope not because its potential is incredibly high.
Things are going fandom-wise, which means less "What an Idiot" situations (for god's sake, Code Geass TV Tropes page has one!). The predictions will be all over the place on this section, sorry.
In "Knight", Nemo had passed her code onto Lelouch, cursing him with the rest of the Codes and Geasses. Zero is collecting them for who knows what. He would soon know about the 'civilian' on the delivery truck carrying that thing he wants. I predict that he would try to get that civilian, but his subordinates don't know who it is except for Suzaku and Ohgi. They will try to keep him safe from Zero... well until Zero himself will know about Lelouch.
The Black Knights especially Suzaku will learn the truth about Lelouch and his sister's bloodline. Likewise, Lelouch will learn about the Black Knights and his connection to Zero. The circumstances of how will that happen is still up in the air. I just have no doubt that all of them will undergo a lot of pain especially since Lelouch is too damn kind to participate in bloodshed and likely want to change Britannian Political System from the inside.
Lelouch might return being a prince, though. He might not want to be a political tool but again too strong-willed. He's very smart to know when he's being used and literally he will become the name of his current title (Viceroy). He may support the Black Knights' cause but he'll refuse any extreme use of violence, but I think he'll go to the extremes much like Nunnally in canon. I'll doubt he'll side with them since he has different methods up his sleeve. Look at Suzaku in canon: he supports the cause but chooses another method.
The Black Knights will be seeing lots of Lelouch during Zero's plan executions. Well, Lelouch was caught up in their first plan to reveal themselves to the public. For Zero's reaction, he will keep Lelouch's safety above all else.
Since Gino now knows the truth, I highly doubt he can say outright. There are complications, to say the least. Let's see Gino wanted revenge for Anya and he wants to kill Suzaku and the rest of the Black Knights. Suzaku has fallen in love with Lelouch, not knowing that he's the one he hates the most. Lelouch visa versa and heartbroken of the fact that Suzaku hates him. I highly doubt he will tell why he was so sad. Schneizel, Clovis, Cornelia, possibly Euphie would know about the Codes and Geasses and hope it won't ruin their lives. C.C is being stalked by Mao and chased by Zero. Lelouch might value the Black Knights' cause but he will refuse violence. Gino wants to protect Lelouch as the rest of the others.
Circumstances would force Lelouch to choose a side, specifically the Britannian. No matter how much he hates Britannia for taking away his happy life, he can change the world peacefully through his status. He is after all a rebel prince. Mind you, unlike the original, he didn't renounce his inheritance to the throne. Violence would not do well for him since he did suffer in one incident. In fact, unlike Suzaku who just go up ranks in the original, he doesn't have any power in politics just on the battlefield. Lelouch, on the other hand, have the power to change Britannia from the inside. While the finale makes that work, this one make the two boys become what they are and not what they are really not in the original.
Euphie is currently staying at a hotel...likely the one that had held hostage in R1. She will know about her half-siblings' survival and I don't know if she will be the sub-viceroy of Area 11 again or not. I don't even know if she will whether or not figure out the identity of Zero before anyone else. Unlike Lelouch, Marianne won't let anything slip. I don't even know SAZ will happen in this universe since this universe is quite merciful in comparison to canon.
Euphie and Schneizel arrived in Japan prior to Clovis' death. The two in canon arrived after his death. Schneizel is there to unveil the Lancelot and a visit to Clovis with Euphie. I don't know about Cornelia but she'll be coming to fight Zero and the rebellion.
There will a whole lot of angst in this series, possibly more than canon. If Zero is Marianne and Lelouch returned to nobility, yeah... mother and son (and his romantic interest) will be fighting each other. There will be trust issues just as canon.
If Zero is Marianne, there will be a lot of pain. Absolutely no doubt. Her children will suffer even more and she was protecting them. That's what happened in canon. Her own ex-husband will manipulate her especially when Lelouch will return to his own nobility. Charles might even give her and her children fake memories.
Given that this is going in sort of a way of the original canon (Inoue and Yoshida died by assassination rather than their Knightmare exploding so I doubt that Marianne would carelessly leave to search for her children on the Black Rebellion but I don't doubt that the rebellion would extend to two years), I still expect some stations of canon to appear in this fic. Since the Shinjuku Massacre had appeared, I guessed the Damocles will still appear along with incident on Kawaguchi; Kamine Island Incident (the one with Charles and his plans for Instrumentality); and the Lampourages being discovered by their father and taken back to royalty...and one of them (Lelouch in this fic) will be assigned Viceroy of Area 11 with Euphie as Sub-Viceroy while Schneizel and Cornelia take on the war but their younger siblings also take part in the war; the Kyoto Group (funding, people! and I doubt Suzaku is disowned in this one) and Chinese Federation Arc; the Demon Monarch and the 100th Monarch of the Holy Empire of Britannia.
And the world domination plans among the Britannian Royalty who believe that world domination is the best way to achieve world peace...
I don't know about Narita and all the other battles in canon that will appear in this fic but I think that a lot of people are going to be spared.
The whole rebellion took two years in the anime which I predicted the same. The Shinjuku Massacre was just the beginning of the rebellion (stealing Britannian weaponry notwithstanding). I just don't know how it'll extend to that length, possibly Marianne losing her memories after she was forcefully taken in by Cornelia and Schneizel but how that'll happen is still up in the air (They seem to be the type to discover the identity of Zero and not want to believe it but it perhaps for the sake of their younger siblings... It seems to be the best choice because Gino and V.V., who might be the next Zero if Marianne decide to go through her Demon Monarch facade and Zero Requiem...which seems to fit with her official death now - after all, she has a lot of sins now she wants to atone for and being the Death Seeker is of course... - , are very much against Charles) and incidentally going through the same routine as her son now Viceroy of Area 11.
I am using logic to see how everything would work out in the end.
I don't know if Lelouch will be the canon Nunnally in this version (a political pawn even though his friends and siblings tried to prevent that; becoming the "figurehead" as the Viceroy of Area 11 in order to manipulate Marianne and the Black Knights and later becoming the universally loved Emperor - well, he almost loved by all in this fic, Nunnally achieved that in canon). He's much stronger than that to resist being a political pawn but he as a prince has practically no say against his own father. His memories might be changed again. Nunnally doesn't look like she'll be politically active (yet) but she looks ready to fight like in Nightmare of Nunnally. Her goal was to be a singer and the dream is in reach. I don't know if she will be used as some sort of tool unless Alice is there.
The Lancelot is in need of fixing so Cecile and Lloyd have to join the Black Knights. On the other hand, Lloyd was accusing the Black Knight Suzaku when he hacked and stole the Lancelot and Cecile are with Schneizel and Rivalz. This would make it really great about their alignment.
If Zero really is Marianne (I've been saying this phrase a lot), I have no doubt like in R2 Jeremiah and Sayoko will join the Black Knights. They will keep a watch on Suzaku though because he did fall in love with Lelouch.
The story made it a point that revenge is completely meaningless (it is!). Really, it would be meaningless once they learned the truth. Even without knowing the truth, they love the Lampourage Siblings to kill them.
The Student Council's involvement would be very different. Since Rivalz learns just who Lelouch really is, he and Milly might band together to help Lelouch and Nunnally. I don't know about Nina since she is the psycho lesbian with Euphemia and I doubt Euphie will die in this story. I don't know if her bomb will appear. Shirley would still impact this story but since Lelouch is the messiah in this story, she might keep a level-head and tried to keep normalcy (or what's left of it). She's by the far the most normal because Rivalz just learned the truth in the latest chappie.
There might be a possibility that Rivalz would decide to join the military & become a Knight of Round alongside Gino and chose to support Lelouch; in canon, there's literally nothing he could do. Milly would still have her talk show and possibly her festivals. Nina might still work on her engineering job and there might be a possibility that she'll be with Euphie on this fic. Shirley is still up in the air so I don't know but I like to think she'll make a great lawyer one day.
I predict that all of them (Lelouch's friends, acquaintances, siblings, and mother... EVERYONE) will band together to save Lelouch. How? I have no idea but I think it would happen some way or another.
The whams of the Codes and Geasses will exist which I know. I just don't know about the existence of the Geass Cult in this story since Rolo don't have one neither part of it.
Charles, of course, will die by whoever is Zero (Marianne). It's very, very likely that she knows of his plan and this time disagrees with him. The war with Japan is over resources and Charles and Marianne sent Lelouch and Nunnally to Japan, essentially abandoning them. In this story, however, Marianne travels with her children and many others to Japan, not abandoning them... She technically abandons them since she's Zero and consumed with revenge. There might be a possibility she's watching from the shadows, though.
As for the succession crisis... it's the circumstances that make me think that Lelouch would take over instead of Euphie or anyone; it certainly fulfills his wish to help and save the people, he had been playing the damsel too much even though he can still play the savior... however he's more emphatic this time and wants to save everyone, putting him in a different position.
Don't forget the incident with the other siblings at Pendragon. Schneizel may be the Crown Prince but remember he's the Chancellor in the end. The fic takes more into account of the original anime than any other spin-off like NoN even though Nemo is definitely there. Cornelia had no intention to take over the throne. Clovis died. Since this is taking place in the anime canon-verse, the siblings will reunite again and will be taken back into royalty. In Nightmare of Nunnally, Euphie became Empress and this is because of the ever running support. However, it's worth noting that both Lampourages never returned to royalty in that spin-off even though Nunnally did by the end. Nunnally wants to be a singer still but her friend would either become her personal knight or something like that. Euphemia is younger than Lelouch.
However, there might still be a chance that Euphie or Schneizel to become the next ruler of Britannia. There's not much development on them for the time being so that's why I called Lelouch as the next monarch. I just don't know about their personal knights after all (Suzaku is definitely Lelouch's, Alice's Nunnally's).
These are predictions; they might not be true anyway.
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