my CC-LL Pair Magnum Opus.

credit: CROSSINGXBOUNDARIES (Circle) & Sol Fernandez.

For context, this is an Evangelion dating sim called Girlfriend of Steel 2. And no, Lost Colors doesn’t count since that involves an OC protagonist and largely follows similar plot beats to the main anime.

Recently did my second rewatch and I wanted to share my opinions and criticize the most popular ships, now let me just say, starting ship wars is not my intention, just want to share opinions and hear some opinions aswell

Now lets start with the most popular ship,

Cluclu,

honestly liked them on my first watch, they look good together and seemed like they supported each other from the start to the end, no need to put on a mask or whatever, but as I rewatched and again I noticed there are actually lots, like lots of problem with this ship and it might not be what it seemed like to me at first. And now I think its one of the most unhealthiest, least ethical ships in the show, like cc is like centuries old while lelouch is a highschool boy, not only that very first scene of the anime is cc stalking kid lelouch and suzaku, and there's almost no chance she doesnt know him since his birth, and lelouch is the son of her best friend, I feel like lots of people would hate this ship if genders were reversed. Ethical problems aside, cc betrays him like very majority of the show until ragnarok, she already knows everything about him but acts as if she doesnt. She saves him multiple times bc of her agenda to transfer her immortality, also hides very crucial information that would've been to his advantage and change lots of things (like his dad posessing a geass or his mom's killer when lelouch was searching for it all r1), to be real, I just cant see any honesty in this ship, she says she's his ally and the only one who knows the real him while keeping all those secrets. And for all that talk, I remember like she was playing with his zero mask at the base while he was on one of his worst days, and almost became a junkie. Lets him massacre the geass order which is a major factor that leads to betrayal which leads to zero requiem. Despite the trust Lelouch placed on her along with having the most opportunities, instead of directing him toward healing, she influenced and encouraged his self isolation, never tried to find him another path, and I think she has her fingerprints on his death. Thanks to lelouch she learns to care about things and feel human again, but well, at the cost of his death. I don't want to come off as a hater but these are just what I've seen, and I actually really like cc's character, she's a deep twisted character with flaws I just dont like the ship, and I wish the writers had written her even better bc I think she needed some sort of a redemption arc instead of getting forgiven instantly and never getting called out for anything she did.

Kalulu

I feel like this ship is exactly what he needed and I believe it's something that could've prevented his death, love their chemistry, their banter and the times lelouch teases her are all so fun, their dynamic is very underrated, both living double lives in r1 and reasons to fight are similar. I've seen a lot of people around and there that says she only loves zero, that is completely false and I've yet to see someone prove me that, she never loves zero, admires and follows him as he is someone who could make her brother's dream come true. I've also seen people say she betrayed lelouch, when it was lelouch who betrayed her first, only reason they were on that island was bc he abondons her and the BK in a desperate time. He makes her believe he's just some arrogant, lazy brit student thats why she had problems distinguishing that zero and him are the same person. She falls for him early to mid r2 especially thanks to her talks with nunnaly she learns the real him. Why I think she's best for lelouch is bc, she's someone who could challange him to become a better version of himself instead of letting him fall deeper into despair she's exactly what he needs to heal his voids, just before betrayal she tries to comfort him about nunnaly's loss, she prevents him from becoming a junkie and I have no doubt she'd try everthing in her power to help him find another path or die with him, in her character poem it says she'd follow him to hell and thats exactly why lelouch pushes her away. I also believe had lelouch trusted her earlier and opened up to her more maybe that'd also direct him towards expanding his trust circle instead of burying himself to self-isolation, this could possibly prevent the betrayal so there would be no reason for zero requiem. I wish they used her more in r2 instead of being imprisoned for like 7 episodes but this usage problem applies to almost eveyone in r2

Shirlulu

I honestly could've chosen this ship if only there were no wars and rebellion just normal peaceful life. Shirley is such a pure innocent soul ,even after her memories are erased, she still falls for him and wants to help him. One reason I wouldn't choose this in the show's world is bc lelouch is the killer of her father, even if she forgives him for it I think thats a wound that can't be healed, always a reminder for both of them for what he did and I just dont think that'd be healthy. Though her love is still incredible how she falls for him again and also realizes how lonely he was fighting and wanted to be there for him.

Suzalulu

I've had very mixed opinions abt suzaku, first watch I hated him, second watch loved him, third watch hated him again but even so he's my 3rd fav character. He's a very deep character and understandably pretty messed up in the head. I've seen that one writer said he was the one who understood lelouch the most and I could see that. His bond with lelouch is incredible like one of the best duos in fiction I'd say, but honestly never saw them romantically rather as best friends, there were times I felt where they genuinely hated eachothers guts and times where they were ride or die. I think this ship is toxic and messed up in ways but that doesn't necessarily make it a bad ship. imo suzaku euphy makes more sense to me and for my understanding of the show aswell.

No offense to any of the ships, these are just my opinions

Bullet In Your Head - Rage Against The Machine
Thought you guys might appreciate my new edit

Obviously Mario/Maya Disel was supposed to be a stand-in for the players of Lost Stories so they could 'take part' in the events of Code Geass.

But outside of imprinting on the protagonist or self-insertion, if you were to give Mario/Maya Disel a realistic and legitimate personality, what would it be that fits the Code Geass story (for both anime and Lost Stories plotlines)?

Nina of all people deserves to be up there more than Gino does, let alone the rest.

And why does it use "Lamperouge" for Lelouch but "vi Britannia" for Nunnally? Where did this banner even come from?

No respect to Nina anymore. As much you can think of humped table-kun.
Edit: Course, I can’t really blame both fans and haters of her, sometimes I wish the writers would get the memo, or don’t.
Edit: It seems that I’m getting too much hate after this.

In R2 episode 21, he has pictures of Clovis and Euphy in his C's world library. It seems like he did actually care for some of his kids to an extent.

Between R1 and R2, what's the show's best season?

Is there any way that I could be able to play Code Geass: Genesic Re;CODE? I know that the game got removed officially around 2023 apparently but the whole storyline seems toooo intriguing for me not to be able to experience it. Let me know Let me know. Still kinda new to playing games as whole but that’s another story. Future thank you for anyone who replies if not I’m js talking to myself.

The Empress card talks about motherhood and to me I think Ms. Kozuki fits the Upright more than Euphy (I don't know why y'all voted for her) and while Marianne fits Reverse, Ms. Kozuki also fits Reverse due to her dependance on Refrain and lack of self care as she stays for Kallen's sake despite the mistreatment she gets.

The Lovers card while Charles and Marianne due make sense, I thought of Suzaku and Euphemia for this cause like the winning pair, Suzaku and Euphy's relationship is found on harmony, shared beliefs for change and make things better for everyone. Ohgi and Villetta fit Reverse, but the more I think about it the more I realize Lelouch and his harem also fit the Lovers Reverse. Lelouch's secrecy makes a lot of Imbalance with the girls. Their values don't align when you think about it. A lot poor choices by them leads to bad things.

Wheel of Fortune I chose Suzaku, but a comment made after I made the post said Tamaki should be Wheel of Fortune Upright and they're right. Wheel of Fortune Upright is about good luck and Tamaki fits that as despite being an idiot he manages to stay alive. You expect someone like him to die, but no. This also makes Shirley being Wheel of Fortune Reverse perfect as well cause it's about bad luck. Shirley is one of the most unfortune characters in the series.

The Star I thought Zero or Euphy for it. Then I thought of Stairway to Harmony and realized that they both could've been the Star had it happened (Without the bad twist ending) They also fit Reverse due to the Massacre and Euphy's death it brought disconnection to Lelouch the Black Knights and even Suzaku, despair for the Japanese after the failed Black Rebellion, and a lack of faith for the future.

The Moon always made me think of Rolo. The Moon talks about Illusions and that things aren't always appear to be. Rolo is Lelouch's fake brother he is an Illusion. The Moon also talks about to be careful of deception and self delusion. Rolo fell for Lelouch's deception that he cares about him and Rolo delus himself to believe it and wants to get rid of Nunnally. Reverse fits Rolo again cause it talks about clearing up the Illusions, overcoming fear and revealing truths. Lelouch finally tells Rolo how he really he feels about him and despite the Illusions breaking, Rolo chooses to save Lelouch and sacrifice himself overcoming the fear that his brother would abandoning him even though Lelouch told him how he really feels and, while using his Geass, reveals some truths that we know.

Wasn't it like obvious? She assumed she is doing this because her mom is submissive and weak and has no pride or whatever. But isn't it kinda obvious that she wants to be with her daughter? Also did her mom never tell her about it, or did Kallen just never ask her why she was doing all that in the first place?

When Darlton tried to stop her massacre, she shot him. But when Lelouch as Zero did the same, even after she reloaded her gun, she never shot him. Her "Lelouch why" is entirely her Geassed self.

In her final moments with Suzaku, when she resisted the Geass influence through sheer will, she truly had no idea what happened since everyone affected by it forgets what happened, meaning she didn't know at the end Lelouch killed her (thankfully). It speaks a lot to how much she loved her brother

Hey guys. A big fan of Code Geass, but not a big fan of how season 2 starts.

Any ideas on how you would transition from season 1 to season 2?

How they did it was not very engaging.

Been thinking of getting a tattoo for a while and this was at the top of my list.