- Charles hates his son, right? Well, when he said if he goes on with “killing” Charles or whatever, he would be supporting Schneizel’s world? Charles, before disappearing, would’ve given Lelouch the Code to make him suffer in Schneizel’s envisioned world. He wouldn’t think Lelouch would be able to stop his brother, because he believes his Ragnarok junction is the only way to change the world.

- Something unlikely to have happened, would be Charles is a complete retard & he gives Lelouch his Code, so he could finish what Charles has started. Like Charles would think his son believes his asshole of a dad would do this for him.

- Another theory, is the Code transfers to those who have a strong Geass from an immortal passing on without the immortal wanting that to happen or does want that to happen. Contact with the two at this point would mean the Code will transfer to the strongest Geass user; whether it being C.C.’s code transfered to Lelouch, because of his strong Geass, or V.V.’s code passing to Charles, also because of his Geass. Now, the two don’t have to be in a contract to do this, I don’t think. Physical contact of any kind, or where the sigil is, may suffice as well. Whether Lelouch & Charles being related has anything to do with this I do not know.
Continuing this theory, saying it’s true, during that 1 month gap, Lelouch could’ve asked about V.V. from C.C. Now obviously, Charles took V.V’s Code against his will supposedly, because of the Ragnarok junction. This would mean V.V. would’ve all of a sudden died in front of C.C. These two (V.V. & Charles) had a contract, & Charles promised to slay God. He had a reason for living (kind of), so he would’ve gone through what Lelouch did when he accepted C.C.’s contract in Episode 1 (Season 1), only we don’t see that. Now, Lelouch & Charles weren’t in a binding contract, so when Charles strangles Lelouch, the Code was passing on without any of the 2 knowing (maybe C.C. knew when Charles was strangling his genius son that the Code was passing on). Then she would tell Lelouch (& possibly Suzaku, though I prefer she didn’t) that the Code Charles had has passed on to Lelouch. This would please Lelouch & would’ve helped him move the Zero Reqiuem further into action. Summing it up:

- V.V.’s Code passed onto Charles due to contract, Charles seized this to complete the Ragnarok junction
- Charles’ Code passed onto Lelouch without them knowing due to physical contact (except C.C.)
- C.C. told Lelouch (because she’s so nice) he is immortal, all during the 1 month period before Lelouch became Emporer.
- Show continues.

That’s what I can think of so far. Feel free to tell everyone else what could’ve happened. I think Theory 3 makes the most sense. What do you think?

-I haven’t seen Evangelion
-I’ve seen all of Code Geass (best anime ever in my opinion, it has everything I love in a show).

To be honest, Code Geass is ‘a show with robots in it’, but I think these robots are important for the story as it needs them to move the plot along smoothly. If there are no robots in CG, the show wouldn’t be as popular as it already is. I’m not saying the robots are my favourite part of CG, I’m saying the show requires robots so the show makes sense.

BTW, if there is any way of giving Code Geass a specific genre, it wouldn’t really be mecha, it would be something I would call:

‘Alternative History’.

Not a genre, but it would sum up CG quite nicely, actually. It could contain so many plots put together & look good as well; Code Geass has one of those plots, which (in my opinion) took anime to the next level in appealing to all ages. Whether the audience has 18 year olds watching or 40 year olds watching. Its chemistry is just fantastic because it has so many things people like in shows.

Not related to what Code Geass is about, but an example is the cat & mouse game Light & L have in Death Note. If you mix that with, comedy, maybe, it could be a disaster, but it’s an attempt of taking 2 things people like, & then mashing up those 2, to get a show. Code Geass mashed up many things (being philosophy, mecha, high school, etc.) & came out with something amazing & new; something no-one has ever seen before. That thing is Code Geass. Because Code Geass has made an impression on viewers so big, it would be hard to ask anime fans if they haven’t seen CG. If they haven’t, then that may surprise me.

If Alternative History doesn’t make sense, feel free to ask & I’ll explain it a bit more.

That’s when I found your proof. When I read all of it I thought, ‘All the missing pieces have finally fallen into place.’ At long last, I feel my opinion is complete, & that no-one can take what I think & throw it back at me. Instead, the situation would be vise-versa. I sincerely thank you for helping me strengthen what I believe & I can’t wait for someone to try & come up with something saying Lelouch is dead. How could they? All the evidence is right in front of them as you’ve said.

Then again, I do think the final few seconds of episode 25 are actually important. That very scene is what makes people who believe he’s alive get a head start in finding the truth. So I don’t blame people who think Lelouch is alive because of that scene. It means they’re starting to get the idea that he’s alive. Remember this as it is important:

The evidence the show gives out, & what people find along the way of figuring out the final episode will complete the puzzle. This puzzle, is the question of Lelouch being dead or alive. To some people, it can be extremely confusing; some will think it’s a walk in a park; some couldn’t give a damn. I, for one, give a damn, & I love Code Geass so much I can’t be satisfied until I get all the answers. Those in a wreck on what to believe, this page will help. Typing ‘lelouch is alive’ into Google will suggest a page with good pointers. Going back to people giving a damn about this, now that I have all these answers, I’ll probably watch Code Geass again when I’m in the mood, or watch another anime.

Greatest thanks,
The philosopher.