Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5283694-20130918011231/@comment-99.229.151.62-20140103121659

I agree with the multiple brainwash theory, Charles can do it after all. I mean, I doubt charles would just threaten Lelouch when it's much easier to mind warp him and turn him into a Britanian stratagist, it's also more effective and better insurance. Maybe he conquers that end and Charles got him to serve that purpose, so he returns Lelouch as a student with his new identity to lure out CC and wipe out the Black Knights to finish things off as CC is a dangerous loose end. I think this makes more sense.

Although the fact that he asks for water and that something is really troubling him... maybe he is just motion sick? Suzuku's anger would be understandable even if Lelouch was brain washed, he is still the same person who killed his love. Suzaku would still hold that grudge against him. I think Lelouch retained his personality as that what made him an effective leader, but his identity has changed to that of someone on the opposing side now.

The dates seem to match up, it's definatly at the core Lelouch between R1 and R2.

As for my theories for the end of S2, I believe he is alive but now carrying the immortal curse of the Geass, making CC a mortal at the end of S2... as CC I believe wanted to be able to die just as her predessasor did, so I beleive a deal between them that allowed Lelouch to carry out his plan and live on in his own life and allowing CC to keep her end of the "promise" they made seems like a good answer... but who knows. I like this theory and as the director said, they want us to decide what happened on our own.