Rollo/Zino/Anya/Knights/Li Talk! New Character Discussion

[Shiraishi]

What are your thoughts on the new characters through two episodes?

[Evangeline]

I hate Rollo.

[IchiTenshou]

What are your thoughts on the new characters through two episodes?

Rollo: f*** Rollo :yell
Zino: he seem cool and strong :)
Anya: kawaii new girl :amuse
Li : He better help Zero :nod

[Kunoichi no Kiri]

Rollo's a fag and the others aren't even characters yet.

[Shiraishi]

Rollo is a super soldier, Blue.

A SUPER SOLDIER WITH GEASS.

[Evangeline]

Anya better be a permanent character.

[Kunoichi no Kiri]

Rollo is a super soldier, Blue.

A SUPER SOLDIER WITH GEASS.

YEAH JUST LIKE LELOUCH.

See Lelouch. See Lelouch run. Run, Lelouche,, run!

Oh, Suzaku beat you Lelouch. See Lelouch cry.

[Shiraishi]

Lelouch isn't a super solider.

He sucks at fighting.

And Anya, Zino (I guess I'll start calling him by his Japanese real name), Li, and Rollo have all been confirmed to be main characters this season.

[Sin]

Rollo and Li pwn. Hardcore.

I didn't like Rollo, but after Tyler pointed out the whole super-soldier shota thing, and after rewatching ep 2, I kind of like the little bugger.

The knights are alright, I don't really get the Anya hype, but Gino/Zino/Geno has potential, as long as he isn't just Suzaku's butt-buddy.

[Shiraishi]

Zino has amazing potential. He's the Third ranked knight. He may seem like a simple bishonen, but he'll probably be some hacked awesome mecha pilot that kicks loads of ass.

I seriously hated Rollo episode 1.

But after episode 2, the little shota grew on me.

[tGre teh Disleksik]

Thing is... Geno will most likely end up as Suzaku's butt-buddy :zaru

Eh, it'll be awesome watching the FIRST KNIGHT OF ROUNDS (:LOS) in action :LOS

I want him so bad :LOS

[Shiraishi]

The Knight of One seems like a bad motherfucker.

Look at that goatee.

[Saruto]

And eye sewed shut.

[Detonator_Fan]

Rollo- may become more hated than even Suzaku.

Zino- looks like a good character.

Anya- best character in R2. Anya is awesome.

Knights- the strongest of them looks like a badass. Also they have Anya.

Li- good fighter.

[Shiraishi]

Zino is a great character in the making. :LOS

[Saruto]

The SECOND KNIGHT OF ONE will be even more awesome. :LOS

[Shiraishi]

A second Knight of One?

Oh, and I'm placing bets Rollo is the 2nd Knight.

They don't have enough time to make even more new knights.

[Kunoichi no Kiri]

I like it how Suzaku is just like "Hay I wanna be a knight" and the Emperor is like "okay lol".

Emperor walks into the Knight room and is all like "who voted for Michael Johns in Brittanian Idol?"

"I did sir lol"

"Get your shit and gtfo, I'm replacing you with an Eleven."

":argh"

[Jenna Berry]

Blue :lmao

Rollo has does nothing but piss me off at this point
Sure he has the shota thing going on but it's like ARG he just really aggravates me
Zino is Suzaku's butt buddy so he's awesome in my book
Li is the Chinese dude with the hair right? Not the gay one? Oh he was cool :argh

[Saruto]

Blue :lmao

Rollo has does nothing but piss me off at this point
Sure he has the shota thing going on but it's like ARG he just really aggravates me
Zino is Suzaku's butt buddy so he's awesome in my book
Li is the Chinese dude with the hair right? Not the gay one? Oh he was cool :argh

The other Chinese guy is a eunuch, he can't be gay....or anything else. :(

[Jenna Berry]

The other Chinese guy is a eunuch, he can't be gay....or anything else. :(
That guy is fucking FLAMING however you look at it
Chopped-off penis or not

[Jetstorm]

Rollo is damn close to the faggotry levels of Sai from Naruto. I wish him a slow and painful death. :argh

I like Anya's character design but I need to see more from her. Same with Zino.

Li seems pretty cool so far.

[Saruto]

Rollo is damn close to the faggotry levels of Sai from Naruto. I wish him a slow and painful death. :argh

I like Anya's character design but I need to see more from her. Same with Zino.

Li seems pretty cool so far.

I have plenty of pics where you can see "more" of Anya. :LOS

[Souten Kishun]

Zino has amazing potential. He's the Third ranked knight. He may seem like a simple bishonen, but he'll probably be some hacked awesome mecha pilot that kicks loads of ass.

I hope Geno's a joke and needs saving all the time. That would be priceless.

Also, Rollo being 2nd Knight would be interesting.

I like it how Suzaku is just like "Hay I wanna be a knight" and the Emperor is like "okay lol".

Emperor walks into the Knight room and is all like "who voted for Michael Johns in Brittanian Idol?"

"I did sir lol"

"Get your shit and gtfo, I'm replacing you with an Eleven."

":argh"

xDDDD

That guy is fucking FLAMING however you look at it
Chopped-off penis or not

:S He reminds me of a gay Lloyd.

...wait



I'm in agreement with most about Rollo. No opinion on Li.

I want to learn more about the yellow haired Knight, myself.

[Shiraishi]

Zino will not be a joke.

He's the fucking Third Knight and a main character. That would totally kill logic.

And Rollo being the Knight of Two would work perfectly.

I mean, where are the other...like...5 knights?

They can't introduce all the new ones. They need someone to slip in as the second most powerful.

[Jetstorm]

I have plenty of pics where you can see "more" of Anya. :LOS

PM please. :nod

[Auron]

I can already tell I'm gonna hate Rollo for the duration of this series...this anime sure knows how to make hateable characters I'll give it that. Chinese guy with the sword seems cool

[Soul Vibe]

I like it how Suzaku is just like "Hay I wanna be a knight" and the Emperor is like "okay lol".

Emperor walks into the Knight room and is all like "who voted for Michael Johns in Brittanian Idol?"

"I did sir lol"

"Get your shit and gtfo, I'm replacing you with an Eleven."

":argh"

:rotfl

anyways, Li seems pretty cool. I look forward to his development as a character.

[Shiraishi]

Li seems generic.

But that's just me.

[Marsala]

Rollo: Shotacon boylove incest fodder with utterly H4X Geass that makes Suzaku's Tatsumaki Sempuyaku look downright realistic. Die in a fire.

Zino/Gino: Totally gay for Suzaku. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Anya: Cute, but too much of an attempt to be relevant to today's youth with her taking pictures with her cell phone and putting them on her blog. Also, her only line so far is, "They're both ant hells." WTF? What does that even mean? Stupid untranslatable Japanese idioms...

Li: Potentially cool, if generic.

[Sunuvmann]

I hate Rollo. However I still think it likely he'll become a good guy, i.e. join up with Lelouch.

Geno is gay for Suzaku and kinda annoying. Or at least Shiraishi's fangasming of him just being in an episode for less than a minute is. :sag

Anya...I really don't care...however its rather >_> at all the pedos fapping over her....

Knight of 1 looks bad ass, the others look pretty lame and will probably be fodder.

Li is made of chinese food and win. So win ^ 2.

[Graham Aker]

FUCKING ROLLO: bad ass mofo Dio WRRYYYYYYY ZA WARUDO! :wry

Zino: gay for Suzaku, I mean REEEEEAAALLY Gay for Suzaku.

Anya: I dunno why paedo' are orgasming over this character... she doesn't seem appealing, not like my Kaguya-sama :ohpek. Ant Hells? WTF?

Knights: Nonette likes teh wine. And I was rather surprised to see all the known Knights, all in one room, this early. Can't wait for the EU stuff.

Li: Mary Sue, smart as Lelouch, strong as Suzaku? All he needs is a pink hair or Freedom and he'll be errr... super Mary Sue? Will wait and see.


Lawl Britannian Idol. :LOS

[xpto]

FUCKING ROLLO! :awesome
Gino/Geno/Zino (WHICH IS IT?!) seems like he's going to be a great character.
Anya. 'Nuff said.
Lee might be an antagonist for the first few eps but i predict he'll join the OBK. Hikaru Midorikawa + Sword + Awesome design = Fucking win.

[Poison Ivy]

Rollo - I hate him so far :C and we've hardly seen him

The other characters haven't been in it enough yet.

[Graham Aker]

FUCKING ROLLO! :awesome
*edits* :LOS

Fucking Rollo, I hope he doesn't have some faggotry club like Fucking Ribbons' Innovators.

[xpto]

Lol, you didn't edit anything? :sag

[Graham Aker]

I added 'FUCKING' on my first post. :LOS

FUCKING ROLLO!!! :yell

[Watchman]

I like all the new characters except the Knight of Ten. Because you just know he's going to be OBK-fodder. Oh, and that Chinese Eunuch guy. He's in my "Characters that I hate with no chance of redemption list" along with Bartley and Kallen's mom.

[ezxx]

The only characters to retain my interest are those from the Chinese Federation, and Li is the one i've taken a liking to the most. Hopefully he'll be more involved as the show progresses.

[Rukia]

I'm interested in Zino and Anya more than the other new characters. "Ant hells" was a bad translation Graham. Forgive her for that line! Basically she was implying that neither group was a threat to mighty Britannia. Arrogance is one of the qualities I am hoping for from her. It seems like Zino will have that in spades too. He wanted to attack the consul...and his expression didn't change at all when Suzaku explained why it was impossible.

Suzaku, Anya, and Zino are shown fighting EU frames in the op...so I still sort of expect that they will go over there and fight before they fight in Japan.

Li is okay. He does some cool shit at the end of episode 3.

[Watchman]

I'm interested in Zino and Anya more than the other new characters. "Ant hells" was a bad translation Graham. Forgive her for that line! Basically she was implying that neither group was a threat to mighty Britannia. Arrogance is one of the qualities I am hoping for from her. It seems like Zino will have that in spades too. He wanted to attack the consul...and his expression didn't change at all when Suzaku explained why it was impossible.

Suzaku, Anya, and Zino are shown fighting EU frames in the op...so I still sort of expect that they will go over there and fight before they fight in Japan.

Li is okay. He does some cool shit at the end of episode 3.

Are they? I'll go re-watch the OP now, but it looked like they were fighting Gekka (supported by Kallen clashing with Anya - I really want to see those two fight at some point).

[Rukia]

Are they? I'll go re-watch the OP now, but it looked like they were fighting Gekka (supported by Kallen clashing with Anya - I really want to see those two fight at some point).Those ugly, bulky frames relegated to the ground that Suzaku fires at right after he launches are EU frames. There is a clip that shows several of them demolished during Zero's speech in episode 2. And Zino mentions them as well. So the EU is involved as well.

[Fleecy]

Zino is cool. Anya is cool. Rollo is interesting if not creepy (yeah, I said it :lmao). I pretty much like them all. But the most win is...

LI XINGKE! Made of Chinese, cool hair, cool outfit, cool voice, cool fighting skills, and win. I was hoping the Chinese Federation would be placed into the light some time, and he is the perfect icon. It makes me sort of proud because I'm also Chinese. :LOS I actually really hope he's not on Lelouch's side. While Britannia and Japan are on opposite ends, China is on its own side, and I kind of prefer Li to be like that instead of joining some side (but if he does, I prefer him to be with Rollo/the Knights since it was sort of hinted; Lelouch doesn't deserve a badass Chinese like that on his team :pek).

[Shiraishi]

Again, Li just seems like one of those generic Chinese swordsman in must action anime.

[Fleecy]

Almost all characters are generic; there is nothing "original" about anything anymore. There needs to be an outside party that fights for itself anyway; it's not just Britannia vs. Japan, Brawns vs. Brain anymore. He's here to bring the balance by being both smart and strong, otherwise the scale will tilt to be more "Lelouch-like" or "Suzaku-like." His cool image is just as used as Lelouch's young genius image or Suzaku's justice seeking image.

[Shiraishi]

No, no; I mean, Lelouch seems interesting still. Even Suzaku seems cooler this season, but Li just screams generic samurai. He is quiet, cool, pretty, and can attack with a sword like a fucking master. He also seems like a genius and a genius pilot.

[Fleecy]

Samurai?! :yell *ROAR* Samurai is Japanese (ironically Japan and China view each other with some dislike); take that back! :pek

I suppose we define "interesting" in different ways. Li is a main character, yet has only shown so much in a few episodes. I felt that Lelouch was a slightly dumber copy of Light, only prettier. He wasn't interesting to me at all because he fit the whole "beautiful, genius prince that everyone loves" like a glove. Of course, my opinion has changed after watching more of him. Li's role is necessary, and you can already tell that he is like neither Lelouch nor Suzaku, despite having a balanced intellect and physical capability (unlike the two main title characters). He is equal to the two of them, coming from the Chinese Union which really had little to do with the Britannian vs. Japanese conflict except trying to claim Japan for itself. Yes, he is generic, but I still say the same for Lelouch and Suzaku (at least for the first several episodes).

[Shiraishi]

He just seems really hacked hardcore. He'll probably be quiet, join Lelouch, and kick lots of ass.

I like Zino better by a lot. Zino seems to be more happy and personable. Li doesn't seem to have a personality.

[Fleecy]

I'm intrigued by Zino as well, but a main reason as to why Li caught my eye initially was his design... I mean, look at his clothes.

I'd hate it if Li joined Lelouch though. But I have a feeling he won't anyway for two reasons:

1. He is apart of the Chinese Union and holds the same interests other than trying to change it. Therefore, like China intends, he will wish to seize Japan before Britannia.
2. His meeting with Rollo is foreshadowing enough. He is clearly against Zero joining the Chinese Consulate, which means he dislikes him in the first place.

[Shiraishi]

But his boss is under Lelouch's Geass; probably won't change for a long time. I also believe he is shown on Lelouch's side during the promo pictures and OP? Is he not?

[Fleecy]

No, Li was shown with his own group in the opening, which leads me to believe that he will start to take things into his own hands instead of following Gaohai. After all, despite being his bodyguard, Li regards his decision for Zero's joining with distaste.

[Shiraishi]

Yeah, he does, but he'll probably have to join Lelouch just so that his team isn't outmatched.

Kallen/C.C/Lelouch/Toudou can't fucking beat Knights + Emperor + Rollo.

Even if Rollo joins, they'll need Li and his group.

[Fleecy]

It's intended for Lelouch to be at a disadvantage. He's already got powerful people after him: Schneizel, Cornelia, Jeremiah, Rollo, Nina, Suzaku & the Knights... Adding on Li to the plate isn't really going to make a difference. It's about Lelouch trying to overcome the odds, and such is the nature of wars and rebellions; there is no fairness involved or balancing of the scales, and therefore it is not exactly "necessary" for Li to join Lelouch's side.

Like I said before, I'm hoping Li fights for his own group instead of joining either Britannia or Japan; they're not the only two powers that matter, after all. Having China, which is a large power itself, melt into either side means that there will only be two sides; that's a move that will make it seem like war is just black and white.

[Shiraishi]

But really, Lelouch with the people he has now can't fucking win. He can't defeat two people with Geass, a whole slew of God pilots, Li, and a team of family that are fucking brilliant in their own right.

Rollo and Li must join Lelouch's side.

Even after that his odds would still be harsh.

[Rukia]

Yeah, he does, but he'll probably have to join Lelouch just so that his team isn't outmatched.

Kallen/C.C/Lelouch/Toudou can't fucking beat Knights + Emperor + Rollo.

Even if Rollo joins, they'll need Li and his group.Agreed. I think Rollo was introduced mainly to give Suzaku a challenge. Kallen already failed last year...they will want to match him up against someone new. Besides, it will mean something for the Vincent to beat on the Lancelot a bit.

Li will battle Zino. Zino is the #3, and he might even be stronger than Suzaku...Li has to be his opponent.

The women always seem to fight each other. Anya vs. Kallen. Seems like a bad match-up for Anya actually. My guess would be that speed isn't her strong suit in her Knightmare, but I guess we will find out soon. :zaru

[Shiraishi]

It also works that Li and Zino's VA's were total yelling rivals in s-Cry-ED

[Fleecy]

But really, Lelouch with the people he has now can't fucking win. He can't defeat two people with Geass, a whole slew of God pilots, Li, and a team of family that are fucking brilliant in their own right.

Rollo and Li must join Lelouch's side.

Even after that his odds would still be harsh.

The main purpose of CG is to observe exactly how Lelouch would take on those kinds of odds. No one said it was meant to be an even tussle, or even close to even. Yet look at who Lelouch as defeated once before. He has succeeded in fighting and beating some of Britannia's most powerful just by his intellect. Compare it to Death Note where Light was faced with practically the world's absolute smartest without subordinates, yet, though with difficulty, he climbed his way over such hurdles. CG is designed in a way to do similarly.

Just because Lelouch is the protagonist doesn't mean he will have even remotely fair chances, nor is it even guaranteed if he will win in the first place. I'm just saying that Li isn't "required" to join, and it's not likely that he will because he frankly dislikes Zero and

he has already made his move against Japan and Zero.

[Tori]

I think Rollo is sort of weird but he was really cute when he was a little kid in those promotional pics. So I'll give him a second chance if he can be a friend for Nunnally or something...

I liked Li since I saw him in a preview because I thought he could have been Lelouch and Shirley's child from the future. He has Shirley's bangs and long hair, Lelouch's hair color and brown eyes (green and purple make a brownish color)

[Drizzt]

I dunno if this was posted.. but.. here goes.


Rollo:

Rollo (c. 860 - c. 932) was the founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as Normandy. Aka Robert of Normandy

A son of Rognvald "The Wise" Eysteinsson, and father of William "the Conqueror". There is also a story about him when he was granted the title of Duke of the lower Seine, he had to kick the King's foot, instead he had his warrior kiss Charles the Simple's foot and causing Charles to fall down.

Kinda of a neat trivial...

[kulgan18]

LI better help lelouch to counter suzaku's HAX.
I mean dodging bullets and then doing a street fighter kick to knock lelouch out. :notrust


Anyway LI looks very interesting because besides being a godly fighter, it looks like he could have objectives of his own and he suspected right away that something fishy was going on.

ROLLO turned about to be more interesting than i expected, not only he can pilot shit but he also has a geass.

The only thing that is annoying me about zino is all the suzaku hugging. What the...?.
He better have been geass'd by the emperor to believe suzaku is hot chick. :laugh

[Shiraishi]

Bump.

Ranking new characters:

1. Gino
2. Rollo
3. Anya
4. Li

[Fleecy]

No, this is the order.

1. Li Xingke
2. Gino
3. Rolo
4. Anya

[Rurushu]

1. Rollo
2. Gino
3. Anya
4. Li

[Tunafish]

-Anya
-Gino
-Li
-Rollo

It's official. Rollo is the new Uke-Boy in the gang. :argh

[Shiraishi]

-Anya
-Rollo
-Li
-Gino

It's official. Rollo is the new Uke-Boy in the gang. :argh

Gino last?

No way.

[Razza]

Rollo: Actually has become one of my favorite characters just because he's becoming increasingly emotionally fucked up.
Zino: Awesome staff skills and his Knightmare is aweome.
Anya: TEH REI
Knights: Can't think of any
Li: Don't care about him.

[Rukia]

Oh, this one is easy.

1. Anya
2. Rollo
3. Zino
4. Li

Interestingly enough...I like the new characters more than most of the old characters.

[Tunafish]

Gino last?

No way.-Anya
-Gino
-Li
-Rollo
:argh Happy now?

[Marsala]

1. Li
2. Rolo
3. Gino
4. Anya

Anya has failed to impress me. She's too quiet, and her defining character trait of taking pictures of everything to blog reeks of an attempt to be "relevant to today's youth".

[Rukia]

What exactly has Li done? He's had like 10 times as much screen time as the other characters and he hasn't really made much of an impression.

[Sasuke X]

Rollo - He was put in to give Lelouch an ace pilot. A tool and nothing more.

Zino - He acts like a batty boy and likes Suzaku in a way a man shouldn't like another man. Faggot.

Anya - She's a loli, plays with her mobile and takes perverted pictures of other characters (Vandread copy). I hope she dies in a fire...after being beaten to within an inch of her life.

Li - He obviously wanted to get into Sword of a Stranger, ending up getting rejected and being picked up by Sunrise.

-----

Simply put, the new characters are about as interesting as S2 itself.

[Tunafish]

What exactly has Li done? He's had like 10 times as much screen time as the other characters and he hasn't really made much of an impression.Agreed! His good looks, his sword, and his epic hair make up for it apparently. :zaru

[Rukia]

Do you ever give it a rest Sasuke? You are really being a buzzkill, you know that? The majority of us are still very excited about what we are watching. If this show is so bad, then drop it. Focus your posts on Vampire Knight and that other piece of crap Soul Eater.

[Sasuke X]

Do you ever give it a rest Sasuke? You are really being a buzzkill, you know that? The majority of us are still very excited about what we are watching. If this show is so bad, then drop it. Focus your posts on Vampire Knight and that other piece of crap Soul Eater.

Y'know, you aren't offending me when I agree that Soul Eater is crap and I don't do generic vampire crap.

Go be excited about poorly executed anime and children coming home from school, me no care. I'll still be here showing my affection for the job Sunrise are doing.

[Rukia]

I wasn't suggesting that you liked them. I threw out two random anime's that recently started airing.

No need to get combative. Harping about the same shit over and over again isn't exactly productive though. Didn't you create a thread titled "Enough Negativity" at some point?

[Sasuke X]

idn't you create a thread titled "Enough Negativity" at some point?

That was before EP5...maybe even before EP3. My opinion now has more to support it.

From what I've seen, the only reason you like S2 is because there's a loli for you to stare at. Since there's no rape in S2 (so far), my sexual fetish hasn't been covered and I can't be positive about the first 5 episodes.

Luckily for the Code Geass sub-forum, I'm a fighter - I'm determined to see Code Geass through to the end. Let us hope for your sake that the series improves dramatically or there's lots of rape.

[Marsala]

What exactly has Li done? He's had like 10 times as much screen time as the other characters and he hasn't really made much of an impression.

He ganked Gaohai. Plus he's willing to use Zero for his own agenda.

[Rukia]

Uh yeah. Not really sure what you are talking about in that post Sasuke. I have liked episodes that Anya didn't even appear in. I'm attached to the cast of characters from the first season. I thought Code Geass was the best anime i've seen since Full Metal Alchemist. And maybe a result of that is that mentally I decide i'm going to like every episode before they even air.

The rape part of your post is also confusing. I admit to downloading a lot of Lilith hentai and watching it from time to time. Ogres and princesses ftw! But I don't watch Code Geass for fanservice. I'll be the first to admit that episode 5 was filled with needless fanservice. I still can't figure out why the fuck Viletta was wearing lingerie.He ganked Gaohai. Plus he's willing to use Zero for his own agenda.Everyone besides Kallen seems to be willing to use Zero for their own agenda at this point :lmao

[Sasuke X]

The message in my last post was pretty clear: I'll continue to be disappointed unless there's an increase in quality, lots of rape or a combination of the two.

I was being slightly less than serious, but what I was getting at is that you seemingly only rate S2 because your sexual fetish is being paid attention to by Sunrise. I find it rather difficult to take on-board the opinion of someone who claims to be "Anya's #1 Fanboy"; a character who has said 3 lines up to this point.

Seriously, a forum is for opinion and people only saying good things is one side of the coin. If you have issue with me being negative, PM a moderator and inform them that you wish for only happy thoughts.

[Soul Vibe]

1. Li
2. Gino
3. Rollo
4. Anya

[Rukia]

Gino's piloting impressed me. I'm not sure Suzaku could beat him in a 1-on-1 battle. Maybe the Knights really are ranked according to skill?

[Mr. Stud Muffin]

I don't like either Gino or Anya.

Gino is obviously a stud pilot (and I am assuming Anya is about the same) but honestly Gino is way too carefree...bordering on touchy/feely.

And Anya is just a clone of that girl from Darker than Black (don't remember her name). They even have similar facial expression, body types, hair style, voice, and attitude. But I don't see fanboys/girls proclaiming their undying/unconditional love/obsession/fascination with her...once again, I apologize for not remembering her name.

[IchiTenshou]

Gino is sure having fun doing thing ^^ and this KM impressed me ( Transformer of course )
Anya ^^ little cute girl always got bored X3

[xpto]

1. Li/Rollo/Gino/Anya.

Yes, i like them all equally. Too hard to choose. :zaru

[Watchman]

So far... Gino/Anya/Rollo are very high in my character rankings, but Li has done nothing really so much to impress me. He's just... there, as the bad-ass, yet noble warrior. The problem is, we've already got Todo, his Japanese equivalent and Guilford, his Britannian equivalent... Oh shit! I want to see a three-way fight between all three of these guys!

[Rukia]

It sounds like you just convinced yourself that you like Li after all. :amuse

[Fleecy]

I don't like either Gino or Anya.

Gino is obviously a stud pilot (and I am assuming Anya is about the same) but honestly Gino is way too carefree...bordering on touchy/feely.

And Anya is just a clone of that girl from Darker than Black (don't remember her name). They even have similar facial expression, body types, hair style, voice, and attitude. But I don't see fanboys/girls proclaiming their undying/unconditional love/obsession/fascination with her...once again, I apologize for not remembering her name.

Yin is her name. And yes, I also think Anya is a copy of Yin entirely except for the color of her hair and the fact that she can pilot a Knightmare (and that Yin is blind). People don't fanboy over Yin as much as they do over Anya because she wears a full dress and not a belly shirt. :zaru

Gino and Li Xingke (I can't decide if I should call him "Li" or "Xingke" because she's usually referred to as "Xingke" by everyone in the show, yet "Li" by everyone who's watching the show) are pretty much tied for me. But Li gets more a bit more points because he belongs to the Chinese Federation. :pek

Rolo is... well you just have to pity the guy. I like him more than Anya, even though I don't mind her.

[Jetstorm]

Li seems cool so far and Zino has impressed.

Anya just feels bland and is kind of like a background character so far. Hope that changes soon.

[Lelouch71]

Rollo: I look forward to his future development and I kind of hope he at least become friends with Lelouch.

Li: thus far he is my favorite of the new characters. I can tell he will be kind of like Lelouch in intelligence and tactics.

Gino: he's an alright guy though he is little to touchy with Suzaku

Anya: I don't see what's the big deal with her. She is very bland and lack personality thus far.

[Fleecy]

Is it just me, or are season two's new cast of characters way better than season one's (barring Lelouch and C.C. because they're constant)? Gino, Anya, Li, and Rolo are all superior to Suzaku, Kallen, and Nunnally.

Gino: Perfect. So what if he's very affectionate and playful around Suzaku? He's an older brother figure who loves to have fun. His flamboyant and eccentric personality, coupled with his awesome piloting skills, make him a very appealing character to me.

Anya: Replica of Yin from Darker Than Black. She's alright, but she is overshadowed by the superior characters in my opinion. The blog thing is a nice touch and she's cute, but simply put: at this point she's rather boring.

Rolo: He is truly a character who deserves at least some sympathy. His fear, insecurity, and sensitivity clashes with his profession as an assassin, but that's what makes him all the more intriguing. Plus his Geass and piloting skills kick ass. :awesome


Beware; here comes my Litard rant! :LOS

Li Xingke: He is one of the main reasons I'm looking forward to further CG episodes. At a glance he is the stereotypical cool guy with a sword (but since he was Chinese I gave him brownie points from the start :LOS), but man... He combines the best of Lelouch and Suzaku and comes out as a product of win. Some may say he is just the Chinese version of Lelouch, but there are many differences between them. Li is not driven by personal goals that benefit mostly himself or a singular person. He is doing what he is for the whole of his country (whereas Lelouch's goals for Japan is, when it all comes down to it, mainly for Nunnally and not Japan itself).

He is not as analytical as Lelouch I don't think, but he certainly is smart. Not only is he a soldier, but he is also a pretty damn good politician. He is righteous like Suzaku, but righteous in his own way, and he is willing to use others (but only the enemy) to help his own country. I love how he threatened the Black Knights and forced them take the blame for various actions he himself performed. Well played. At the same time, he is honorable and gives a little to the Black Knights in return for the favor, like allowing them to take refuge in the Chinese Consulate and not interfering with the Zero and Guilford fight.

To further his duality and balance of mental/physical and sly/honorable, he is mainly two things: a leader and a follower. He can take both roles with ease, unlike Lelouch who always takes the role of a leader and Suzaku who always takes the role of a follower. He knows his place, but also knows when to take action himself. I like how he is extremely loyal to Tian Zi, the empress of China and is attempting to restore things under her power (instead of selfishly trying to rule China himself). Yet he is fully capable of laying down the law while being a subordinate.

And the fact that his father was of low ranking interests me even more. That tells me he was extremely tenacious and truly earned his way to the top from the bottom up. He is also patient and level-headed, though he can express emotions of course. You could tell he was angry when Gao Hai (under Geass influence) cared more about Zero than Tian Zi. And he can smile in a genuine manner (I don't think he ever fakes his emotions or tries to act happy when he's not), as well as be honestly impressed by someone else and openly praising that person.

I deduced all of this in the few episodes he appeared in because I have no doubt in my mind that this is the gist of his character. But in short... Li Xingke is the best! :yell

[Marsala]

I'm with you on Li, but Gino and Anya haven't impressed me. Their biggest problem is that they are disconnected from the rest of the cast. The only one who is connected to them at all is Suzaku, and he couldn't care less about either of them except as military allies.

As for Rolo, he's a good character, but he's also yaoi fangirl bait (see infamous pink blanket shot) and thus inspires much rage.

[Fleecy]

I'm not that impressed by Anya only, and the reason I like Gino is because he brings cheer to an otherwise mostly gloomy cast (that and he's a great pilot).

And being yaoi fangirl bait is even more reason to pity Rolo. :awesome Unless the character has been outright proven to be gay or whatever, it's not his or her fault he's a victim of common fan interpretations.

[Marsala]

And being yaoi fangirl bait is even more reason to pity Rolo. :awesome Unless the character has been outright proven to be gay or whatever, it's not his or her fault he's a victim of common fan interpretations.
It's not "common fan interpretations"; the writers actively encourage it. The pink blanket shot, the girly locket, the potato peeling... it's pretty blatant. There's also the parallel to Nunnally and her borderline incestual relationship with Lelouch. Finally, the writers even said in an interview that Rolo "should be popular with the fangirls", meaning his relationship with Lelouch.

[Fleecy]

It's not "common fan interpretations"; the writers actively encourage it. The pink blanket shot, the girly locket, the potato peeling... it's pretty blatant. There's also the parallel to Nunnally and her borderline incestual relationship with Lelouch. Finally, the writers even said in an interview that Rolo "should be popular with the fangirls", meaning his relationship with Lelouch.

Then I withdraw my case... But that doesn't make me like Rolo any less (I don't hate people or characters for being gay; it only angers me when fangirls feel the need to turn every possible anime [including shoujo] into a yaoi fest). He still ranks third out of the four for me, though.

[Sasuke X]

Rollo - He was put in to give Lelouch an ace pilot. A tool and nothing more.

Zino - He acts like a batty boy and likes Suzaku in a way a man shouldn't like another man. Faggot.

Anya - She's a loli, plays with her mobile and takes perverted pictures of other characters (Vandread copy). I hope she dies in a fire...after being beaten to within an inch of her life.

Li - He obviously wanted to get into Sword of a Stranger, ending up getting rejected and being picked up by Sunrise.
Quoting myself since I hit the nail roundly on the head on all 4 fronts. With no character apart from annoying Rollo having had any development yet, none of them are good.

If you forced me to rank them...

1: Rollo
He can stop time...or, worded better, he can change humans perception of time for a short period. That's his only good quality.

I'm putting him as #1 since he may prove to be a Spinzaku killer.

2: Li
As I said, he's in the wrong anime. He would've fitted in as Chinese warrior in Sword of the Stranger much better. I suppose he is *kinda* cool, though.

3: Zino
He looks gay, he acts gay and he most likely is gay. Him having a thing Suzaku makes him hate worthy.

4: Anya
I'm not a child molester, so I'm yet to see a good quality.

[Fleecy]

Quoting myself since I hate the nail roundly on the head on all 4 fronts. With no character apart from annoying Rollo having had any development yet, none of them are good.

If you forced me to rank them...

1: Rollo
He can stop time...or, worded better, he can change humans perception of time for a short period. That's his only good quality.

I'm putting him as #1 since he may prove to be a Spinzaku killer.

2: Li
As I said, he's in the wrong anime. He would've fitted in as Chinese warrior in Sword of the Stranger much better. I suppose he is *kinda* cool, though.

3: Zino
He looks gay, he acts gay and he most likely is gay. Him having a thing Suzaku makes him hate worthy.

4: Anya
I'm not a child molester, so I'm yet to see a good quality.

Oh please, are you that conceited to think that your opinion is the only one that matters, so much that you quoted yourself by saying the characters are no good and that you are correct about it? :lmao Leave the judging to the entire fandom, if you would.

[Sasuke X]

Oh please, are you that conceited to think that your opinion is the only one that matters, so much that you quoted yourself by saying the characters are no good and that you are correct about it?.

...Well, it's true that I'm usually right, so I suppose I am. It's a wonderful thing; having taste. :zaru

Do you think that by typing an excessive about about the Sword of the Stranger reject somehow makes your own opinion more true than my own?

Note: I tend to switch between serious business mode and retarded mode each week. It's best not to take me too seriously when I'm in my 'playful' mood.

Looking at what's been shown of all 4 so far, they're generic and have only been included to please the fans (Anya=loli lovers, Zino=homosexuals, Li-samurai fanboys) and give Zero an upgrade (Rollo). There's nothing special about any of them whatsoever and there's no possibility of that changing until the characters receive something in the way of development (Rollo aside).

[Fleecy]

...Well, it's true that I'm usually right, so I suppose I am. It's a wonderful thing; having taste. :zaru

Do you think that by typing an excessive about about the Sword of the Stranger reject somehow makes your own opinion more true than my own?

Note: I tend to switch between serious business mode and retarded mode each week. It's best not to take me too seriously when I'm in my 'playful' mood.

Looking at what's been shown of all 4 so far, they're generic and have only been included to please the fans (Anya=loli lovers, Zino=homosexuals, Li-samurai fanboys) and give Zero an upgrade (Rollo). There's nothing special about any of them whatsoever and there's no possibility of that changing until the characters receive something in the way of development (Rollo aside).

I don't think I ever tried to get people to like Li more or people to hate Kallen more, and I've never stated nor implied that I was "right" on my opinions (but obviously I'm not wrong either). I can voice my opinion in any way I please; I happen to love writing so I can express my interest that way if I want (and I also happen to have little control over how much I write once I get going). If that comes across as trying to be persuasive, that's your perspective and misinterpretation. :zaru

Almost all characters are generic, and it's your view of one side. You could say that the majority of the characters in Code Geass are made for fanservice. And for the record, get your facts straight; Li's not a samurai. A samurai is a Japanese warrior, distinct from Chinese culture; usage of that sullies and insults both races. But you're entitled to your own opinion--you're just not entitled to thinking yours is the only opinion.

The only problem I have with your talk is that you think your thoughts and opinions are the "only and right" ones. The thing is, you keep putting down others' opinions while you hold yours in the highest regard. It's not a matter of these characters at this point; it's about you lacking respect. And forgive me; I'm afraid I can't tell when you are in "serious" or "playful" mood.

[Sasuke X]

I happen to love writing

On a related note, do you also like typing?

Personally, I hate typing - I always make a ton of errors and usually type a few words in the wrong places by mistake. I also happen to be lazy, meaning I never check through my posts before submitting.

Li's not a samurai. A samurai is a Japanese warrior, distinct from Chinese culture; usage of that sullies and insults both races.

Having watched a fair few anime series, I'm well aware of that. I was simply too lazy to type 'Chinese swordsman fanboys', so I put in 'samurai fanboys' instead. I didn't expect your good self to be critical enough of a forum post to correct me.

The only problem I have with your talk is that you think your thoughts and opinions are the "only and right" ones. The thing is, you keep putting down others' opinions while you hold yours in the highest regard. It's not a matter of these characters at this point; it's about you lacking respect. And forgive me; I'm afraid I can't tell when you are in "serious" or "playful" mood.

You act like it's my fault God gave me good taste and intelligence!

I'm generally not serious when I'm putting down others opinions. Unless the the opinion is completely retarded, such as child molesters rating Anya as the best character ever when she's had ONLY THREE OR FOUR FUCKING LINES, I'm very respectful...underneath.

[Fleecy]

On a related note, do you also like typing?

Personally, I hate typing - I always make a ton of errors and usually type a few words in the wrong places by mistake. I also happen to be lazy, meaning I never check through my posts before submitting.

Why yes I do. When I was eight I was given software to practice typing faster and more accurately. It's second-nature to me now because I always wanted to type fast. And I always check my posts/writings/typings after I'm done; when I find a mistake I feel the urge to edit it right after. I'm a spelling and grammar Nazi! :awesome

Having watched a fair few anime series, I'm well aware of that. I was simply too lazy to type 'Chinese swordsman fanboys', so I put in 'samurai fanboys' instead. I didn't expect your good self to be critical enough of a forum post to correct me.

Excuse me for being Chinese and proud enough of my ethnicity to correct a cultural mistake. :pek

You act like it's my fault God gave me good taste and intelligence!

I'm generally not serious when I'm putting down others opinions. Unless the the opinion is completely retarded, such as child molesters rating Anya as the best character ever when she's had ONLY THREE OR FOUR FUCKING LINES, I'm very respectful...underneath.

I don't like spicy foods and don't prefer many things. Doesn't mean I don't have some good taste as well.

For the Anya bit... I completely agree with you. Except I am not respectful at all underneath (but I am on the outside to prevent myself from being mobbed by Anya fanboys :argh). She has neither said nor done absolutely anything to merit my liking for her. Her popularity is expected from a fandom like this, but really, I could care less about her at this point myself.

[Shiraishi]

Updating.

Gino is still 10/10 win. He isn't totally drama-filled, hacked, a fucking crazy, or anything. He's fucking there to have fun and is just a good guy at heart. He can get serious and is still a tool for the Emperor, but he seems to just be a fun-loving guy that likes women. He's really epic.

Anya is pretty cool. Nothing really wrong with her.

Li is fucking hacked to oblivion, but at least he's good enough to defeat Suzaku probably.

Oh, and Rollo is still pretty win. I love the psycho/loving brother double personality thing he has going on.

[Fleecy]

All four of these characters are EPIC! I love them all! I didn't like Anya at first but she's totally cute and awesome. "It's not okay?" "It's not okay." "It's not okay..." :lmao

Hey, if Xingke is haxed, so is Gino. :pek Don't you talk smack about any of these four because they're kickass.

[Rukia]

The new characters are better than most of the original characters imo.

[Fleecy]

Yes, I agree. Barring Lelouch and C.C., the new cast of main characters is way more appealing.

Gino > Suzaku
Anya > Kallen
Rolo > Nunnally
Xingke > whoever's left :lmao

[Samurai G]

right now Gino is my fav character, I think his skills as a pilot is alot better than suzaku, and that the tristan can totally own the lancelot in aerial combat.