The Power of the King [Code Geass Fan Club] Page 3

Started by Livewire January 25th, 2011 8:25 PM
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in conclusion, Jack here would kick Lulu's ass any day.

seriously tho, i might not have analyzed every situation and all warfare machinery, but with your.. um, rebuttals it seems the entire anime was bull anyway .
while i thought it was all quite clever. well, of course KFs and the like aren't exactly what you'd call realistic, but you can't disagree they're all some kind of awesome. XD;

sigh. can't argue with you though.
need to rewatch first, do my share of research XD;
-- i don't need promises.

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in conclusion, Jack here would kick Lulu's ass any day.

seriously tho, i might not have analyzed every situation and all warfare machinery, but with your.. um, rebuttals it seems the entire anime was bull anyway .
while i thought it was all quite clever. well, of course KFs and the like aren't exactly what you'd call realistic, but you can't disagree they're all some kind of awesome. XD;

sigh. can't argue with you though.
need to rewatch first, do my share of research XD;
Ignore him, much like everyone else does.



I actually have come to love the Percival and the Galahad designs. Percivals' design and weaponry are very fitting of Lord Bradley, being the sick masochistic sociopath he is. I expected a bit more of Bismark, given his Geass, to be honest. But then again, I blame the production crew for Suzaku's gross 'power creep'. He annihilated half of the Knights of the Round, easily, including Bismark. :/
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Ignore him, much like everyone else does.



I actually have come to love the Percival and the Galahad designs. Percivals' design and weaponry are very fitting of Lord Bradley, being the sick masochistic sociopath he is. I expected a bit more of Bismark, given his Geass, to be honest. But then again, I blame the production crew for Suzaku's gross 'power creep'. He annihilated half of the Knights of the Round, easily, including Bismark. :/
The Percival's design actually amuses me considerably, considering that its primary weapon is an energy drill. In that respect, it's basically the closest thing in the Code Geass universe to Gurren Lagann. Also, don't you mean "sadistic"? Luciano Bradley loves to dish out the pain, but he doesn't particularly like being on the receiving end of it, judging from his panicked reactions when Kallen thoroughly kicked his ass.

As for the Galahad, they basically took the Gawain, gutted it of all the equipment that made it a worthwhile combat unit (the Druid System, the dual hadron cannons, and the Gefjun Disturber), and slapped on an impractically large sword. No wonder Bismarck got his ass handed to him by Suzaku; not even a Geass that gives him precognition could make up for an underarmed and outdated Knightmare. Also, the tropes you're looking for are actually Can't Catch Up, Lensman Arms Race, and Villain Decay; Power Creep explicitly applies only to video game weapons.

While I'm at it, at least you and I can agree that the Knights of the Round who weren't Suzaku, Anya, or Luciano all got shafted something fierce. Gino Weinberg, Bismarck Waldstein, Monica Kruszewski, and Dorothea Ernst are the poster people for wasted character potential in the entire franchise; Monica and Dorothea in particular got the shortest end of the stick, seeing as they didn't even get custom Knightmares. Poor Nonnette Enneagram didn't even get to appear in the anime apart from a single cameo, though she was a rather important character in one of the video games.

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The Percival's design actually amuses me considerably, considering that its primary weapon is an energy drill. In that respect, it's basically the closest thing in the Code Geass universe to Gurren Lagann. Also, don't you mean "sadistic"? Luciano Bradley loves to dish out the pain, but he doesn't particularly like being on the receiving end of it, judging from his panicked reactions when Kallen thoroughly kicked his ass.

As for the Galahad, they basically took the Gawain, gutted it of all the equipment that made it a worthwhile combat unit (the Druid System, the dual hadron cannons, and the Gefjun Disturber), and slapped on an impractically large sword. No wonder Bismarck got his ass handed to him by Suzaku; not even a Geass that gives him precognition could make up for an underarmed and outdated Knightmare. Also, the tropes you're looking for are actually Can't Catch Up, Lensman Arms Race, and Villain Decay; Power Creep explicitly applies only to video game weapons.

While I'm at it, at least you and I can agree that the Knights of the Round who weren't Suzaku, Anya, or Luciano all got shafted something fierce. Gino Weinberg, Bismarck Waldstein, Monica Kruszewski, and Dorothea Ernst are the poster people for wasted character potential in the entire franchise; Monica and Dorothea in particular got the shortest end of the stick, seeing as they didn't even get custom Knightmares. Poor Nonnette Enneagram didn't even get to appear in the anime apart from a single cameo, though she was a rather important character in one of the video games.
The elite soldiers of the empire, well, aren't that elite. I agree, I wish more detail was assigned to the Knights you mentioned. While Gino is my favorite, I think the female knights in particular deserved a bit more air time, (Along with a less lobotomized Anya) and I would have liked to have seen an encounter between either Monica, Nonnette and Dorethea with the illustrious Ms. Kallen Kozuki.
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The elite soldiers of the empire, well, aren't that elite. I agree, I wish more detail was assigned to the Knights you mentioned. While Gino is my favorite, I think the female knights in particular deserved a bit more air time, (Along with a less lobotomized Anya) and I would have liked to have seen an encounter between either Monica, Nonnette and Dorethea with the illustrious Ms. Kallen Kozuki.
To be honest, I both hate and pity Gino. I hate him because I think he's a complete and utter twit, and I pity him because the writers never gave him the positive character development he so desperately needed. As for Anya, I also agree that it wouldn't have hurt to have made her even slightly less brain-dead. A four-on-one fight with Anya, Monica, Dorothea, and Nonnette versus Kallen would have truly been a crowning moment of awesome, but knowing just how utterly overpowered the Guren SEITEN is, it probably would have had the same outcome as the Guren SEITEN's debut against the Valkryie Squadron during the Second Battle of Tokyo.

Come to mention it, there's another set of utterly wasted characters right there. I find myself agreeing with the comments on this pic at Danbooru; Marika Soresi and Liliana Vergamon definitely needed just as much love and attention as Monica, Dorothea, and Nonnette.
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Code Geass is ungodly awesome. I'll be joining.

As for the discussions points:


For those who have finished the series, did you feel that Lelouch's actions were justified? Was it worth it, in the end?, all the people who died over the course of the series?
Some of his actions were, others weren't. That's one of the things I find most interesting about him as a character. He's very complex, and isn't a straightforward evil or good type.

Who is your favorite character and why?
Lelouch and C.C. are both incredibly complex. The others aren't particularly interesting, 'cept maybe Suzaku and Schneizel.

Favorite Knightmare Frame and why?
Shinkirou. Always been a fan of the "type-really-fast-to-win" mechas.


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Code Geass is ungodly awesome. I'll be joining.

As for the discussions points:

For those who have finished the series, did you feel that Lelouch's actions were justified? Was it worth it, in the end?, all the people who died over the course of the series?
Some of his actions were, others weren't. That's one of the things I find most interesting about him as a character. He's very complex, and isn't a straightforward evil or good type.

Who is your favorite character and why?
Lelouch and C.C. are both incredibly complex. The others aren't particularly interesting, 'cept maybe Suzaku and Schneizel.

Favorite Knightmare Frame and why?
Shinkirou. Always been a fan of the "type-really-fast-to-win" mechas.

Hi! welcome!

As far as I see it, Lelouch is fighting evil with evil. Yes, he killed many people, and spilled blood wherever he went. He also rid the world of the Britanian Empire and all the evil they did to the world. So it's up to individual interpretation.
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Hello there, I would love to join! I watched Code Geass when it first aired in Japan, and it will always be on my top 10 anime list.

Who is your favorite character and why?

In the first season, it was definitely Suzaku. I liked his fighting style, and thought his whole dedication to protecting Euphie was admirable. In the second season though, Kallen gradually became my favorite. I love how loyal she is, and she had some pretty awesome scenes in the last few episodes.

Favorite Knightmare Frame and why?

Lancelot Frontier, because it had the best design and color scheme, IMO. ;D I enjoy seeing most of C.C.'s mechs, because though they are sometimes inferior, they are very unique and still put up a good fight.

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And just for old times:

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EPIC SUBTITLES!!!
While we're on the topic of idiosyncratic subtitles and motivational posters:

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Also, even though we haven't seemed to forget what this show is really about, we still need this reminder every now and then:

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<3 @ The Valkyrie squadron


I'll just drop these here.

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About time you noticed what I had to say about the Valkyrie Squadron. Looks like there's yet another thing we can agree on with regards to this series.

Also, you need the extended version of the Coke meme:
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Favorite Knightmare Frame and why?

Lancelot Frontier, because it had the best design and color scheme, IMO. ;D I enjoy seeing most of C.C.'s mechs, because though they are sometimes inferior, they are very unique and still put up a good fight.

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Regarding aesthetics, I preferred C.C.'s personalized Akatsuki Command Model Zikisan over the Lancelot Frontier.



Compare, contrast. The Lancelot Frontier may be a more capable combat unit on paper (for what little that was worth when C.C. fought Kallen and the Guren SEITEN), but it's just so insufferably gaudy. At least they fixed a glaring problem with the original Lancelot (not like C.C. would have really needed the ejection capsule anyway, but still) and added some other stuff like the Percival's rocket launcher/shield.

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New Random Topic:
Knightmare Frame Vs. Gundam
I love me some Gundam, but I'd rather have a Knightmare frame for a multitude of reasons. Gundam Hell Scythe Custom Vs. Mordred would be a pretty interesting fight. Sandrock vs. Galahad. Hmmm.
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The typical Gundam is at least four times the size of a standard Knightmare Frame and possesses weapons and durability far in excess of even the most advanced KMFs. Even a grunt unit like a Zaku II, GM, Leo, GINN, Windam, Flag, or Tieren would be more than a match for any Knightmare Frame. Only advantage I can see for the Knightmares is their small size, which makes them harder to target and allows them to hide in places where the Gundams can't get to them; even so, they'll still get pasted with a single shot, and the majority of Knightmare Frame weapons won't do more than scratch the paint on the Gundams.

By the way, Gundam Heavyarms would be a far more appropriate matchup against the Mordred, seeing as they're both heavy artillery mecha. Sandrock versus Galahad would be rather unfair, seeing as Sandrock possesses ranged weaponry (even if it's just two head-mounted Gatling guns in the Kai variant); Epyon would be a far more appropriate foe, as it and Galahad are both melee-only.

Of course, if all you want is a curbstomp, just bring out the RX-93, the F91, the Strike Freedom, and the 00 Raiser and call it a day. Not even Suzaku's "live on" command will allow him to weasel his way out of the asskicking he'll receive.
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You have to remember, the people of Gundam have reached the space age. The people of geass have not. Therefore, if the people in geass had the time to research more, and kept on going in their state of constant warfare, they could probably beat up gundam frames by the time they reach the space exploration time.

Of course, if Gundam isnt space age, my argument is dead. They are in outerspace, right? Several videos show them in space...