Lelouch. He displays the exact traits a character needs for the watcher to be conflicted about him. He shows empathy, and most of his screw ups were unforeseeable or genuine mistakes, but he does some pretty awful things before using "holier then thou" ideology to allow it to happen. He's deceitful yet clever, he clearly wants to better the world, and he understands the stakes. At the same time he betrays, kills or manipulates anyone and everyone in his way.
Lelouch is definitely a great character. Too often you see characters with only one generic motive. Lelouch has the main motive of wanting his sister to live in a better world, but a lot of things he does are also driven by his hate for his father and his hate for injustice.
He might not be the most likeable character, but I'd say Suzaku is necessary for Lelouch to be a great character. They come from similar situations and want to achieve the same goals but their methods are very different.
Lelouch. He displays the exact traits a character needs for the watcher to be conflicted about him. He shows empathy, and most of his screw ups were unforeseeable or genuine mistakes, but he does some pretty awful things before using "holier then thou" ideology to allow it to happen. He's deceitful yet clever, he clearly wants to better the world, and he understands the stakes. At the same time he betrays, kills or manipulates anyone and everyone in his way.
Lelouch is definitely a great character. Too often you see characters with only one generic motive. Lelouch has the main motive of wanting his sister to live in a better world, but a lot of things he does are also driven by his hate for his father and his hate for injustice.
He might not be the most likeable character, but I'd say Suzaku is necessary for Lelouch to be a great character. They come from similar situations and want to achieve the same goals but their methods are very different.