Lelouch Mugen Character
Lelouch Mugen Character series#
In 2019, during the promotion of the upcoming movie, Taniguchi said that he wanted to leave Lelouch's death to be ambiguous, but later rescinded that statement by explaining that the TV series was not written with the idea of "Lelouch is alive" in mind. The staff thus wanted Lelouch's characterization to be more realistic. Tanaguchi claimed that Lelouch's original view in the eyes of the fans changed from his anime persona to a more like manga one. In early designs of the character, Zero possessed long silver nails. Ōkouchi wanted a mask to be included as a part of the series, because he felt that a mask was necessary for it to be a Sunrise show. Zero was one of the earliest developed characters. ĭuring the early planning stages for Lelouch's alter ego, "Zero", Clamp had wanted to create a mask never witnessed prior in any Sunrise series. In the making of the film trilogy, Taniguchi was asked to change events from the relationship Lelouch and C.C. Taniguchi asked designers Takahiro Kimura, Yuriko Chiba and Kazuya Murata help when animating the character, most notably whenever Lelouch moves his hands and does poses while talking. When designing the character, Taniguchi asked Clamp to give him a strong aura He originally did not want Lelouch to open up to his friends which is why he shows a coldhearted personality when first seen, most notably when interacting with his high school friends.
Lelouch Mugen Character movie#
Taniguchi wanted Lelouch's actions in the television series to leave a major impact in the cast, later resulting in the creation of the movie to explore it furthermore. The prototype of Lelouch is Rokuro Makube, the antagonist in Osamu Tezuka’s manga The Vampires. While developing the character during the initial planning stages, the series' core staff at Sunrise, director Gorō Taniguchi, writer Ichirō Ōkouchi, and the production team discussed numerous possible influences for the character with Clamp, such as the Japanese idol duos KinKi Kids and Tackey & Tsubasa. Nanase Ohkawa, head writer at Clamp, said she had visualized him as being a character to which "everyone" could relate as being "cool", literally, a "beauty". While designing the concept art for Lelouch, the series' original character designers, Clamp, had initially conceived of his hair color as being white. His voice actors Fukuyama and Bosch have been praised for their work as Lelouch's voice.Įarly designs of Lelouch and his alter ego, Zero, (top right), by Clamp Publications for anime and manga saw Lelouch as an interesting character.
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The character of Lelouch has been recognized as one of Japan's most popular characters during the time Code Geass aired, appearing at the top of several polls. In the English dub he is voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch and Michelle Ruff young.
He is voiced by Jun Fukuyama and his younger self is voiced by Sayaka Ohara. Director Gorō Taniguchi handled the character alongside writer Ichirō Ōkouchi and agreed the film Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re surrection as his final appearance in the franchise. Lelouch was designed by the group of manga artists Clamp, who aimed to create a stylish and visually appealing character. He is also present in the Super Robot Wars crossover video games which depict alternate scenarios to his role in the Code Geass series too. Using the Geass and his genius-level intellect, Lelouch becomes the leader of the resistance movement known as The Black Knights under his alter ego Zero ( ゼロ) to destroy the Holy Britannian Empire, an imperial monarchy that has been conquering various countries under control from his father.īesides Code Geass, Lelouch has appeared in multiple related adaptations and spin-offs, such as Nightmare of Nunually, as a superpowered human, Akito the Exiled as a brainwashed strategist, and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re surrection (2019) leading his forces as an alternate sequel to the original television series. In the series, Lelouch is a former prince from the superpower Britannia who is given the power of the "Geass" by a witch known as C.C. Lelouch vi Britannia ( Japanese: ルルーシュ・ヴィ・ブリタニア, Hepburn: Rurūshu vi Buritania), whose alias is Lelouch Lamperouge ( ルルーシュ・ランペルージ, Rurūshu Ranperūji), is the title character and leading antihero of the Sunrise anime series Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. Lelouch vi Britannia in his highschool uniform while wearing his Zero cape