User blog comment:TonyMutu/Thoughts on Code Geass R1 and R2/@comment-207.172.54.72-20130921192522

I'd like to add my view of the Lelouch vs Light debate!

I too think Lelouch was by far the  better (possible best) Anti-hero, but I don't think Light was one-dimentional either.

You see, Light also had many qualities. He was very manipulative (and a great actor!)and sometimes I think he did regret killing off people who were close to him. (Like his family). But at the same time, he was a selfish jackass who was only intent on winning and would sacrifice anything for it. Even his sanity! So yeah, you can't deny that the guy was dedicated. And despite how evil he was, I still was rooting for him. Plus, I could understand what his motive was and I kind of agreed with him...

Course, that's not to say he wasn't wrong. But may I also point out that L and his team were trying to catch him with the idea of executing him (murdering him), while he was doing the same thing to other criminals who did have lesser crimes, but were probably just as cold, heartless and evil as he was. Oh, how I love irony!

But yeah, my biggest problem with he was that he was too arrogant and big-headed. His plan was fine with me until he started talking about how he wanted to become "God". Like really? And that's how  he descended into madness and why Lelouch beats him.

First of all, I love Lelouch's demeanor. While Light was great at faking his emotions, Lelouch just seemed pure indifferent throughout the anime and didn't give a damn what ppl thought. Well...ok there was a few scenes where he was angry or upset but they were for good reasons and it actually added to the atmopshere.

Another thing is that he wasn't looking out for himself, but for others, especially his sister. And he acknowledged that he was the "bad guy", unlike Light who saw himself as an all-mighty deity. Lelouch knew what he was doing was wrong, but Light didn't.

One last thing is the while Light never really acknowledged or hung out with his classmates unless it suited his own needs, Lelouch would be going to class and would interact with his friends at school, even if he spent the night before fighting a huge battle. Lelouch was just great at acting normal and hiding his secret lifestyle. He just seemed so unsuspecting...but if someone followed Light around all day, I bet they'd find his actions suspicious. So I think Lelouch was better at hiding a double life.

So yeah, I like Lelouch MUCH better than Light!