Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-209.188.118.185-20141205160834/@comment-24.189.30.87-20141215003515

Lelouch dies at the end of the series plain and simple... the question is whether or not he is resurrected. Based on the many clues throughout the series, it is my opinion that he is alive at the end based on the following evidence:

1. It is never explictly said that one must kill the code bearer in order to receive immortality, and it is hinted that this is not the case. All that is said to be required is that the Geass user attains a certain level of mastery over their abilities (i.e. permanent Geass in both eyes). When Charles takes V.V. code before entering the world of c he leaves V.V. dying of his injuries NOT because Charles killed him outright.

2. In the world of c Lelouch awakens his full Geass ability which leads to the immortal Charles beginning to disappear from existence. Before he goes, Charles reaches out to grab C.C. but instead grabs Lelouch by the throat. If you watch this scene closely, youll see that he grabs Lelouch with the hand that has the code. It is therefore likely that Lelouch claims Charles code before Charles dies.

3. The code only activates when its carrier dies as shown by Lelouch being able to use Geass on Charles, commanding him to die. Therefore, when Lelouch is killed by Zero/Suzaku the code would activate allowing him to come back.

4. Nunnally sees Lelouch's memories during the scene in which Lelouch dies. Code bearers are the only ones who have this ability as shown by C.C. many times throughout the series.

5. In the series the only progression of Geass user to code bearer involves the code being taken from the person who gave them Geass (Charles takes from V.V., C.C. takes from the nun). However, there is no evidence that someone who has a strong enough Geass cannot take the code from someone who did not give them Geass. Therefore, at the end of the series C.C. would still have immortality from her code, while Lelouch would have Charles' code and the Geass given by C.C. He would therefore attain CODE GEASS.

6. The subtitle of the last season is Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion or R2 for short. It just so happens that V.V. and C.C. (pronouced V2 and C2) are the two primary code bearers in the series. Because there is no L in Japanese to English translations, (think engrish) Lelouch is written instead as ''Rurūshu. In other words Lelouch is R.R. or R2!''

7. C.C. is happy at the end of the series. While it was her wish to die, this was because she had grown tired of living, having noone who would share more than a short time with her. She had forgotten what it meant to be human and have feelings. Over the course of the show it is heavily implied that she loves Lelouch and more than a few times (including the episode where she fights Kallen) she says that she couldnt believe that she was interested in the results of something. Had Lelouch died for good at the end of the series she would not be happy, she would be upset considering the fact that she loved him and that she wouldnt be able to die once again.

8. C.C. talks to Marianne most of the series because of Marianne's unique Geass. As Marianne is dead and Lelouch did not have that ability, it doesnt make sense that she would just be talking to herself during the cart scene. She also says at the end that the power of kings brings only lonliness, but that wasnt totally true and then looks up and says "Right Lelouch?" It is pretty clear she was talking to the driver of the cart the immortal Lelouch!

So yeah, pretty sure he survives the series to live on with C.C. and see the world he created. In a way he is dead, as he is forced to give up everything to do it including his sister, Suzaku, Kallen, all of his friends and his very existence as Lelouch. It is a bittersweet ending to be sure, and one that fits perfectly with the nature of the series.