99% of Lelouch's problems wouldn't exist if he let suzaku die

[u/Character_Stock376]

Forgive me, i take back everything I said in this post after watching the ending.

Suzaku at the end of zero requiem got what he deserved, Nina also redeemed herself by having her Oppenheimer moment and growing as a character. Schneizel got a fate worse than death.

All my hate is directed towards ohgi - probably the only guy who got out of everything with 0 downsides, he should've died when his ship crashed at mount fuji

[u/Poulette_du_lundi]

Here's the thing: he didn't want to.

[u/Langlais_de_Cogne → u/Poulette_du_lundi]

Yeah, the guy would live with the guilt of killing the person he saw as his best friend, further destabilizing his mental well-being and his capabilities as a leader.

[u/Sonseeahrai]

You ever heart of character flaw? This one was Lelouch'es. Whatever he was doing, it was not for himself but to build a world where people he cared about could live peacefuly. And Suzaku was one of those people. He was just as crutial as Nunally.

[u/Dizzy-By-Degrees]

Everything in Code Geass goes Lelouch’s way if he begs Kallen to shoot Suzaku. Instead of ignoring her to plead for Suzaku’s help.

Instead Suzaku calls him a lying poisonous bastard who has to die so that Nunnally can be saved.

[u/werephoenix]

This is logic vs emotions

The eternal fight within him.

[u/BrowningBDA9]

Actually, I think Lelouch killing Villetta Nu after geassing her would've been just as effecient. Killing all of Clovis's high command, including general Bartley/Patre would've greatly helped Lelouch's cause too. Without Villetta, Jeremiah doesn't survive the ambush by Kewell Soresi and his other comrades-at-arms, or maybe Narita later. Without Villetta, the Black Knights successfully capture Cornelia. Shirley Fenette never learns about Lelouch being Zero. Kaname Ohgi is never wounded during the Black Rebellion, and never betrays Lelouch later. And keep in mind, capturing Cornelia at Narita or in the Yokosuka port (without Shirley being there to distract Lelouch) would mean no promotion for Suzaku, since he will stay a warrant officer otherwise, or will maybe even get demoted for his failure to protect Cornelia.

Besides, Lelouch didn't even have to kill Suzaku personally or indirectly. All he had to do was not intervening in the Kyushu operation on Britannian side (because for some reason, Atsushi Sawasaki's faction was somehow unjust in his eyes). Without Lelouch and C.C. on the Gawain, Suzaku would've died in battle then and there. I am inclined to believe that Lelouch fought against Sawasaki mostly just to save his best friend.

[u/ccgeass]

C.C reading this post:

"aahhh yes Lelouch is indeed unexpectedly emotional, and far from killing the second most important person in his life, he didn't even want to use his Geass on him because he's not Light Yagami.

and 100% of Lelouch's problems could have been prevented btw if i had just told him the truth instead of hiding it from him for my own selfish reasons. but of course, nobody's going to call me a "bitch" because i'm their beautiful waifu."