DarkLordOfKichiku
04-19-2008, 12:39 AM
When I'm bored, I tend to writte stuff. This time I've written this!
In season 2, it's revealed to us that the emperor "only" erased Lelouch's memories instead of having him executed as a rebel or throwing him into a high-security prison for life. By doing so, however, he knowlingly let the possiblity that Zero - one of the greatest threaths his empire could ever hope to face - would one day rise from the ashes remain. But what is his reason for doing so? There must be some reason for why he let Lelouch live, along with the possibility of a resurrected Zero. These four theories are ones I've heard suggested and debated - some even going as far back as in Season 1. So, I hereby present you with four theories I know of plus some of my own opinions and observations as far as they go. Feel free to discuss'em or present other theories for the emperor's actions so far...
Theory 1: "It's all the emperor's plan" (1)
According to this theory, the Emperor is trying to make Lelouch his successor, or is at least testing him to see if he's worthy for the spot. In season one two things that catches my attention as far as this theory goes exist. The first is Lelouch's comments that those of the royal family "contests" as such, for the throne (by killing each other or making their rivals become unfit or have less of a chance for the throne in some way). The second is what Lelouch tells/recites in class in episode 3: "The first responsibility of the royal family is to educate and train their children, that the next generation might be as great as the last".
If you see it in that light, then the emperor apparently keeping his hands out of the Area 11 matters, despite apparently knowing who Zero is as well as his only erasing Lelouch's memories, not killing him or even announce publicly who he is, insisting to keep it a secret even now (thus far only about 10-20 people in total knows who Zero really is) would seem to make sense, sorta - because it's all a test or even a challenge he has created for Lelouch...
Theory 2: "It's all the emperor's plan" (2)
He let Lelouch go because that he believes that Lelouch's actions will benefit the Empire as such - for example, if Lelouch's second rebellion were to be crushed, it'd almost certainly be the same as crushing any remaining resistance in Area 11, which is notorious for being the apparently "most rebellious of the areas" - thus the rebellion'd be crushed once and for all.
We also have Lelouch's interaction with the Chinese Federation - his interactions with the chinese federation may serve to make the chinese federation lowering their guard against Brittania, making it much easier for them to attempt an invasion of China, which the emperor has foreseen would happen (if he's as skilled a tactican/strategist as Lelouch, then...). So all in all: Lelouch's actions will thus benefit Brittania and Lelouch can simply be disposed or taken care of later when his purpose is served, as this theory goes...
Theory 3: "It's all to capture CC".
Based on this theory, the Emperor kept Lelouch alive just for that: Bait to lure out and capture CC, as the emperor apparently needs her for some purpose - or perhaps he just doesn't want her to someday once more create someone as dangerous as Zero was. This so far seems to be the "offical" reason for keeping Lelouch alive. However, if this is true, then it's strange that the people he put in charge of the job were never informed of a number of things; That Lelouch is Zero, that Lelouch has a Geass which could be unlocked by CC and that CC is practically immortal. One explaination might, however, be that he didn't want the people he put in charge to know too much, lest they might get some stupid ideas of their own (indeed, the reason that CC was let loose in the world was because that one of his subordinates got some ideas of his own, wasn't it?)...
Theory 4: "A father's love"
This theory assumes that the emperor spared Lelouch as a last mercy or something like that of his, giving him a last chance to live a normal life, away from the danger that being either a prince or a leader of rebels. Thinking of it like that, his sending Lelouch to Japan in the first place may have been a similiar mercy; when Lelouch confronted him in the throneroom after his mother died, he saw that Lelouch was by far too kind-hearted or in some other way not really suited for the life as a royal prince and the dangers such a life meant and thus arranged for it to be so that he'd get a chance to live a normal life as such. However, I sort of find it hard to believe that the emperor is a man capable as such a kindness (as do several others, I'm sure). Though sometimes even the most cruel man has a soft spot and for him, Lelouch may be that soft spot...
That's about it :)
In season 2, it's revealed to us that the emperor "only" erased Lelouch's memories instead of having him executed as a rebel or throwing him into a high-security prison for life. By doing so, however, he knowlingly let the possiblity that Zero - one of the greatest threaths his empire could ever hope to face - would one day rise from the ashes remain. But what is his reason for doing so? There must be some reason for why he let Lelouch live, along with the possibility of a resurrected Zero. These four theories are ones I've heard suggested and debated - some even going as far back as in Season 1. So, I hereby present you with four theories I know of plus some of my own opinions and observations as far as they go. Feel free to discuss'em or present other theories for the emperor's actions so far...
Theory 1: "It's all the emperor's plan" (1)
According to this theory, the Emperor is trying to make Lelouch his successor, or is at least testing him to see if he's worthy for the spot. In season one two things that catches my attention as far as this theory goes exist. The first is Lelouch's comments that those of the royal family "contests" as such, for the throne (by killing each other or making their rivals become unfit or have less of a chance for the throne in some way). The second is what Lelouch tells/recites in class in episode 3: "The first responsibility of the royal family is to educate and train their children, that the next generation might be as great as the last".
If you see it in that light, then the emperor apparently keeping his hands out of the Area 11 matters, despite apparently knowing who Zero is as well as his only erasing Lelouch's memories, not killing him or even announce publicly who he is, insisting to keep it a secret even now (thus far only about 10-20 people in total knows who Zero really is) would seem to make sense, sorta - because it's all a test or even a challenge he has created for Lelouch...
Theory 2: "It's all the emperor's plan" (2)
He let Lelouch go because that he believes that Lelouch's actions will benefit the Empire as such - for example, if Lelouch's second rebellion were to be crushed, it'd almost certainly be the same as crushing any remaining resistance in Area 11, which is notorious for being the apparently "most rebellious of the areas" - thus the rebellion'd be crushed once and for all.
We also have Lelouch's interaction with the Chinese Federation - his interactions with the chinese federation may serve to make the chinese federation lowering their guard against Brittania, making it much easier for them to attempt an invasion of China, which the emperor has foreseen would happen (if he's as skilled a tactican/strategist as Lelouch, then...). So all in all: Lelouch's actions will thus benefit Brittania and Lelouch can simply be disposed or taken care of later when his purpose is served, as this theory goes...
Theory 3: "It's all to capture CC".
Based on this theory, the Emperor kept Lelouch alive just for that: Bait to lure out and capture CC, as the emperor apparently needs her for some purpose - or perhaps he just doesn't want her to someday once more create someone as dangerous as Zero was. This so far seems to be the "offical" reason for keeping Lelouch alive. However, if this is true, then it's strange that the people he put in charge of the job were never informed of a number of things; That Lelouch is Zero, that Lelouch has a Geass which could be unlocked by CC and that CC is practically immortal. One explaination might, however, be that he didn't want the people he put in charge to know too much, lest they might get some stupid ideas of their own (indeed, the reason that CC was let loose in the world was because that one of his subordinates got some ideas of his own, wasn't it?)...
Theory 4: "A father's love"
This theory assumes that the emperor spared Lelouch as a last mercy or something like that of his, giving him a last chance to live a normal life, away from the danger that being either a prince or a leader of rebels. Thinking of it like that, his sending Lelouch to Japan in the first place may have been a similiar mercy; when Lelouch confronted him in the throneroom after his mother died, he saw that Lelouch was by far too kind-hearted or in some other way not really suited for the life as a royal prince and the dangers such a life meant and thus arranged for it to be so that he'd get a chance to live a normal life as such. However, I sort of find it hard to believe that the emperor is a man capable as such a kindness (as do several others, I'm sure). Though sometimes even the most cruel man has a soft spot and for him, Lelouch may be that soft spot...
That's about it :)