The Philosophy of Power: Light vs Lelouch Analysis
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- Two characters who set out to change the world with immense power. The cost? Their minds and souls.
This video focuses on analyzing how Light and Lelouch use their powers to create a new world order.
Titles fuck up half way through the video oops :/ - Zábava
The biggest difference between Light and Lelouch is simple. Lelouch never lost his humanity.
hard to do, but he did it
Its True, Light had all the right intentions in the biggining. But thowrdes the end he was too drunk from the power of the death note, which led to his demise. While Laluch never forgot his goal, and he clearly felt everytime that he had to sacrifice or kill someone. Euphmies death and sharlys injury and Rollos hit me hard.
What’s the name of the anime? Ik one is death note but idk the other
@@Vibezwithmatt code geass
@@v0idthrashtilldeath127 Indeed. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
The difference between both:
*Light was found out
Light: I was found out? How could this be?! This is impossible! My plan was perfect! damn you Near! **proceed to cursing his enemies and the world*
*Lelouch was found out
Lelouch: I was found out huh.. I thought my plan was perfect. Ok then, it's time to change the plan **literally changes plan on the spot, beats the odd, and came out victorious*
Light could have easily won against near if he told mikami to bring a kaleshnikov. But his ego and pride wanted it to be a well orchestrated fight. Near seeing this through,beat light. İt is Lights extraordinary ego that makes him inferior to Lelouch.
@@burakpakdemirli2660 th is a khaleshnikov 🔥
To be fair, Lelouch's power is far more flexible than Light's.
@@burakpakdemirli2660 Near didn't outsmart shit. He won on pure coincidence and plot convenience.
@@xnortheast1106 He did outsmart him. It was certainly based on convenience, but yeah
something important that I saw was how Lelouch played chess: he moved the king to attack and said if a king does not move no one will follow while light made everything to protect himself sacrifice everybody to save him self
Light lost hes cool around eps 10, in the end their both humans , of course all hail lelouch !
Lelouch said “those who kill must be prepared to be killed”
Love the line. Such an excellent character.
It’s the only ones who should are those who are prepared to be killed.
Light should have took a note at this
light-shade
@@onewingedren2228 Right nice one 😂
light looked into the abyss but he blinked
Most definitely, Friedrich Nietzsche
Difference between Light and Lelouch : One of them was actually able to rule the world
I would argue that Light did so too, just from the shadows :)
@@Nothing-fc2so they’re both incredibly super smart too
They both did. And as GOD Light cannot be seen, touched and felt. But he is watching you, always.
@@SirLantzXD he was not ruling the world he was just killing criminal he was not able to make people do whatever he want
Light ruled the world for 6 years so technically he ruled longer than Lelouch ever did
ALL HAIL LELOUCH!
ALL HAIL LELOUCH
SirLantz ZERO! ZERO! ZERO! ZERO!
"OBEY ME SUBJECTS OBEY ME WORLD"
ALL HAIL LELOUCH! ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!
gay lelouch light is better
I much prefer Lelouch as a character, Code Geass being my favorite anime of all time. What really puts Lelouch above Light for me is their philosophy, and the philosophies of Code Geass in general. Death Note touched on Philosophy some but like L admitted at one point, it wasnt really about philosophy as much as it was just about their own egos. Neither Light’s or L’s philosophy is overly relatable. Light became a serial killer to become a god and L will do absolutely anything in his power to stop him, no matter the cost. Most people cannot relate to either of those. However, in Code Geass, there are 3 main parties and all of them are relatable and none of them are more right than the others. Charles believes that the world would be a better place if no one ever died and everyone could be reunited with everyone they have lost. He believed people should live in the past. Schneizel believes the world would be best off if it feared a higher power, so he created one. This is similar to Light’s philosophy but lacking the ego that really made Light’s philosophy unrelatable. Schneizel created the Damocles to be this higher power, and to create peace through fear. He wanted a constant state of now, where nothing ever improved nor got worse. Finally, Lelouch wanted to unite the world against a common enemy, and show it that it can work together and it can be peaceful. He wanted people to work towards the future, so he created a path for them. And in the end, every character gave into the idea that the ends justify the means, because they understood sacrifice couldnt be avoided. Code Geass simply had way more in depth philosophy than Death Note.
defo more of a fan of CG than DN!
Death note was at its heart a battle of wits. That's why the anime existed, everything else including characters and philosphy were second to that.
@@cormacb2326 And it does that well, but Code Geass was also a battle of wits anime, except without making the philosophy and characters lesser, as Code Geass made the characters and philosophy all a part of that battle of wits, Lelouch's strategies altered as his character and philosophies developed in a way to match that development. And thats what makes Code Geass and Lelouch a much more compelling character for me, I understand him better as a character and therefore can relate to his philosophies and see how that affects the strategies. You just don't get that in Death Note.
@@wren5413
Yeah but Deathnote does it better. I mean I just got this pointed out to me and feel like an idiot for not realising it sooner but Lelouch could have just revealed his identity publically before he became Zero, went to Pendragon and then used his geass to make everyone else his slaves when the cameras were off. Sure officially he wouldn't have any claim to the throne but he'd have controlled the holy Britanian empire, then he could just use geass to conquer the Chinese federation and the EU, then after that killed the Emperor so Odys or Schneziel could have become the new Emperor and used them to liberate all areas. Probs could geass most important nobles too. Sure this may not have actually worked with the Emperor in power since he had geass himself but there is no Lelouch would know that. Also a shit ton of Deus Ex Machina happens and while I do think Lelouch is a smart character who does smart things he gets so lucky so many times. Plus Lelouch's enemies aren't as smart as L so its not really a battle of wits one person is just dominating. Near in the manga is actually a real human who makes real deductions rather then pulling shit out of his ass. He is also a character rather then a plot device which is nice. You also get to see Mello having one thicc brain in the manga unlike in the anime.
@@cormacb2326 Except ge couldnt do that... he was banished... and his goal in the beginning was to destroy brittania, not control it. And while Lelouch was smarter than most opponents, he played from an extreme disadvantage, unlike Light who played from the advantage. And tbh they both have asspulls, and id argue Death Note had more, considering L’s death was one giant ass pull
Lelouch also accepts he'll be the villian, and is willing to give up his power as shown in the last episode. There's also the fact that Lelouch loses things & people he cares about due to his power, aka with his cousin.
Light wanted to be seen as a god when the truth of his actions were evil
Lelouch was willing go be seen as a villain even though his hidden intentions were good.
I really think Lelouch's relationship with Nunally prevented him from ending up becoming a narcissist, as well as his past. Light had a loving family and promising career prospects, and he threw it all away for a delusion of grandeur.
They say men with nothing to lose are the most dangerous, but it's really the opposite...
“Show me a hero, and I will write you a trade by. But show me a villain, and I will write you a victory.”
True..
Also, Lelouch is self-aware that he is doing wrong the whole time n he was ready to accept the consequences.
He was responsible n mature at the same time practical n non-idealistic (opp. to Suzaku).
Lelouch does what he does initially to protect his beloved sister n seek seem revenge against Britannia. He later realizes that his mission representd something larger than his own tiny personal reasons n he steps up to the act. He at times have behaved irresponsibility but he always assumed responsibility for that later n carried the burden too the way along. Then he realized without dirtying hands he can't change the world and he does all the horrible things he does but he always was self-aware n knew he has to take responsibility for his actions.
Lelouch had stronger ideals n he was ready to accept his misconceptions n grow from his mistakes, hence strengthening his ideology as a whole.
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On the other hand, Light is immature, irresponsible, his self-proclaimed justice, egomaniac, egotist, and most of all a hypocrite who doesn't feel any responsibility towards the consequences of his actions n got consumed by the power n in satisfying his ego.
Light is a first class HYPOCRITE who thinks he is always right even when he is doing the devil's work in its worst form. He doesn't care for anyone n becomes ready to kill innocence just because they oppose him. Initially his intentions were pure but light is a weak minded brat n a sore-loser who tries to satisfy his god-complex forgetting why he stayed it all.
Light's ideology to eliminate wrong doers is fine but he loses that very quickly. Light doesn't have a strong ideology to guide him. He is guided by his ego and self-preservation n god complex in the guise of justice.
I like Lelouch a lot more than light, cuz in the end, Lelouch never really lost his obj, and die achieving it. While light dies losing in his own game and very far away from his original idea because he lost himself in his own power.
Millaray Gonzalez He befa
he kinda did stray a little after he thought nunally died because his original goal was to make a better world for nunally
Light litteraly did the same thing he wanted to do for 6 whole years.He never strayed from it.
@@kaibaboy3374 he died in the best way. Everyone was praising Kira; loving it and appreciating it. Im pretty’s much bored as well. School is too easy -- and video games and whatsoever get boring very soon. It is just a boring thing. Even New Year was boring.
Light is a legendar character, who got his goal and did for 6 yrs straight what he wanted. He surpassed everyone ; including near and mello; he died and he knew ge would; quit shitting around with this lelouch thing; nothing ca overpass light; it is funny on how ppl try to imitate these anime legends!
@@leng_reaper7927 he did achieve that goal at the end tho. Making himself the most hated and evil being in the world and then dying to bring everyone together was always his goal.
Both series are great, but Lelouch Vi Britannia commands you, like this comment!
ALL HAIL LELOUCH
@@SirLantzXD All hail Lelouch!
ALL HAIL LELOUCH
That's one seducing mustache Lelouch, when have you become a playboy.
yes my Lord
The spoiler warning from this video got me to go watch cider geass, and it is so damn good. I'd say the best part is the light pitched singing/chanting chorus that appears at times throughout the series, it just gives such a rich feel to those moments
that's incredible!! I'm glad you checked out code geass! My next video is going to be on the psychology of lelouch!
@@SirLantzXD that sounds great, can't wait to watch!
zero had people beside him althoughout, and even at his death they supported him. on the other hand, light was a puppeteer who controlled people beside him. kinda fucked up if u remember no one came to help light because of his own plans and doing.
I agree fully- "no man is an island"
Ironically upon deeper thinking I think the more comparable person to Kira is Schneizel, and lelouch even says my reasoning. Both Schneizel and Kira looked down from on high as rulers and deliverers of what was needed without regard for the individual lives, happiness or reasonings of the people they proclaim to help. While on the other hand lelouch has live among the people and loves them. When he hurts them he truly feels remorse even as he continues to hurt them because he needs to make the ends justify the blood already shed.
Both schneizel and Kira had good intentions, but lacking understanding of the people and their perspectives led them to make choices that ultimately harmed them in ways they couldn't even understand let alone sympathize with because conceptually their plans created better worlds in their heads.
One wanted to live forever but died early, and the other wanted to die but ended up immortal, irony
It's warlock lelouch (๑♡⌓♡๑) c.c is witch and Lelouch is Warlock
Light didn't want to live forever
@@jacen7911 yea he would eveuntally die by ruke
@@jacen7911 But he always regretted the fact, that he will die someday. That's why he didn't want to half his liefspan to kill Naomi. If possible, he wanted to live forever to rule the world forever, he just accepted that it was impossible
It was stated in the cg Ressurection movie that the code from Charles wasn't complete, and was also stated Lelouch's return could also be temporary. Lelouch has eternal youth but not full immortality, meaning he could still die if fatally wounded and can be vulnerable to others Geass. A pure immortal can't have both geass and code at the same time, plus is not affected by others Geass. The whole resurrection thing was just fanservice in au universe. In canon Lelouch is officially dead, n cc probably looking for the next contract, much like Ryuk. A more caring and kind Ryuk, of course.
when i first saw death note i loved Light Yagami, he had great philosophies that if you try to think like him is easy to understand where he comes from. I loved how smart he was because his intelligence made him more appealing than any anime character i have ever seen making him my favorite main character. The outsmarting and dedication to change the world are really appealing to all that watch. i love that he uses the death note to the maximum extend testing its capabilities. The ending was so great i thought no anime can surpass this one. this was my mindset for awhile. "i want a new anime where the MC is as smart as light and it has to have an appealing story"
AND CODE GEASS CAME INTO MY LIFE.
Lelouch is my all time favorite character. His philosopies is some i myself have thought myself before for example "the ends justify the means"
Code geass took only a few minutes to get me hooked and trust me i was so impressed when lelouch was litterally destroying the britannians with a small terrorist group out smarting everyone and killing clovis. and trust me i was Screaming on top of my longs when lelouch became emperor and took over the damocles "ALL HAIL LELOUCH"
the reason i like Lelouch more is that he didnt become a coward and he stuck by his morals. Light as you said killed those who got in his way and justifies it as acts against god but he had said kira's purpose was only to kill people who have done bad, and the ending where he becomes almost like an animal running scared into the wall begins to show just how far light has gone. he is animalistic and when he gets shot he asks where the hell everyone is "where's misa?" "where's takada?" and he had discarded them away.
Lelouch stuck to his morals and he even accepted death following his first ever qoute that everyone would remember "the only ones who should kill are those who are prepared to be killed!"
All. Hail. Lelouch vi britannia
How much days you have spent to type this
@@brawlgamer9361 5 minutes and really fast Button pressing 😅
Light: I will seize power to elevate myself at the expense of others.
Lelouch: I will seize power to elevate others at the expense of myself.
L and Suzaku are the opposites of the protaganists in different ways. L wants to capture Kira an objective that is opposite of Light however L has the same mind of Light. Doing things that seem right but in the end only are used to fuel their ego. Suzaku on the other hand has a different mind from Lelouch. He believes that the means are just as important as the ends and we should remain good even with evil. However his objective is the same from Lelouch to destroy Britannia . Suzaku was able to change Lelouch to be more kind while L only fueled the ego Light had to become Kira
Great analysis
If the king does not lead how could he expect his subordinate to follow.
-Lelouch Vi Britannia
wise words to live by from the king himself
The way deathnote can make u both like and don't like light it's really cool
Something i love about this comparison is that it made me realize that their alter egos ended up just the same way as they did their goals.
Kira Pretty much died the moment light was found out and with it the new world he was trying to create as it crumbled right before his eyes at the moment of his death when he didnt saw anyone but himself die and in the aftermath crime went back to normal and even so some still see him as a god now the world views kira as the most powerful terrorist in history instead of a being of justice (wich in my humble opinion rightfully so)
Zero on the other hand lives on both figurately as Suzaku portrays him now.and as Lelouch's safeguard for his new world after his death.the people now sees him and the black knights as heroes of justice who took down the corruption of britania and created a free yet united world for all to rejoice specially his beloved sister
This just says miles of light's devolve into madness and Lelouch's evolution as a character
Appreciate the well thought out comment :)
That's true kira died the moment L started suspecting Light. Light started changing his course from killing the criminals and the wrong doers to killing L. He moved from his aim
no zero became the symbol of justice. in the last episode suzaku killed lelouch under the identity of zero
@@monsieurnick8443 yeah that's what i said
A bit late but I would still like to share my thoughts. Light created a reason so he can put himself in a position of power. Lelouch, on the other hand, put himself in a position of power for a reason. Light saw the world as a rotten place filled with many injustices (which is true) and him being praised for being exceptional throughout his life, he took on the opportunity to become a figure many would both fear, respect, and revere; "God of the new world" as he would say. While he claims what he is doing is for "justice", I think he only liked the power his actions granted him hence why he lost sight of his actual goal. Lelouch on the other hand, he does things out of personal vendetta, both hatred and love. He knew exactly what he wanted which I believe was caused by a series of traumatic events in his childhood. I think his convictions were a lot stronger because they were born out of love towards his sister and hatred towards those who have wronged him. I also notice that he's rather concerned as to why he's doing the things he does hence why he never lost his objective. An example would be when he fled a battle just to save the root of his cause, Nunnally, worrying that everything he has done up till now would be utterly meaningless. No matter how many times Nunnally gets in his way, defies him or even opposes him, he once never considered harming her (even if he did, it's probs just an act) because she is the reason why he is willing to shed blood and dirty his name, she is the reason why he wants to create a 'peaceful' and gentler world. Light, on the other hand, he was willing to kill his little sister if she got in his way. Also, like you mentioned in the video, Lelouch is a lot more self-aware, knows that what he's doing is atrocious and is prepared for the consequences brought upon by his actions. As for Light, he is convinced that he is doing the right thing and he's afraid to face the truth of his actions. I think this is the biggest contrast between Light and Lelouch; one believes what they are doing is just, one knows what they are doing is corrupted and knows the negative impact their actions hold. Light's worst nightmare is death, despite doing it onto others, Lelouch was prepared to die from the very beginning. Overall, Lelouch is just a lot more human hence why I hold a preference towards him. Don't get me wrong, I think Light is a brilliant character as well as the message that Death Note wanted to but I just think he seems a bit heartless and looks at things from a very black and white perspective. Lelouch just has a lot more depth and more growth. Anyways both are great!
A very thoughtful response, thank you!
This was a great compare and contrast of the two characters, u should do another one
Thank you so much dude, I am definitely planning on making similar videos :)
@@SirLantzXD so who won? And u have one sub from me.( I was the 500 sub uWu)
@@reikosta4861 WE DID ITTTTT!!!
@@reikosta4861 lelouch ofc
@@SirLantzXD I like Light More tho... Put I guess I have to give props to Lenouch too.
Undoubtedly, Light's greatest mistake in his whole career as Kira was to lose sight of his true purpose, and became a power-hungry megalomaniac whose priority was his obsession with power, instead of improving the world.
Dude this is quality content, Underrated :'/
Sora and Shiro thank you so much, I’ve been getting such great feedback I’m defo gonna make more 👌
I think the difference between Lelouch and Light's reaction to power lies in their upbringing. Light was raised in modern Japan, where he saw all the problems within their society from the point of view of an ordinary person, and took action based on that. Lelouch meanwhile, was born the 11th prince of one of the world's superpowers, but was exiled to Japan where he lived for a while at almost the same level as the oppressed Japanese, until he was admitted to a Britannian school. Lelouch saw all parts of society first-hand, and realized that everyone was striving towards a happier future. Thus his grand ambition of granting the world its wish never escaped his mind. Light, meanwhile, lost his humanity once he gained power, as he was comparatively biased and egotistical.
It always happens. When you give these little people power, it goes to their head like strong drink.
Light set himself as god in the first episode, he never had good intentions.
He wanted to become a god by killing the criminals of the world thats more like anti hero not thaqt having bad intensions
Bro in the second episode Light literally says he may need to kill his family if it comes down to it. Light is a psycho and in many ways the antithesis of Lelouch.
@@_all_around_us watched full ep but never seen it
@@aadrishdey932 he ready to kill his sister btw
great analysis. Most of people who compare them are merely interested in who's smarter, wich is a question impossible to answer (they use their minds in different fields. Yes, they're both strategists, but Lelouch is a militar strategist in a literal war, what is different from the investigation game between Light and L) and also boring to me. Who cares about who's smarter? They're both smart, let's move on from this part.
You said well, Lelouch was self-aware. Also, unlike Light, he tought about what kind of word he would leave behind. He create a better word to people live in after his death, while Kira's utopia could only exist while Light was alive. The manga make very clear that the crimes came back to normal after Light's death, as soon as people started realizing Kira wasn't there to punish them.
I would also linke to point out how they see the "normal" people. While Lelouch is not satisfied with the society he lives in and his own classmates incorpores a lot of what he despices in said society, he's still able to make bounds with those people and truly cares about his friends and Nunally. While Light was completly bored with the ordinary and gladly left it behind, Lelouch sacrificed the ordinary for a greater cause. But he loved the careless times with his friends. He apologized for not being able to keep a silly promise about lighting firworks with his friends or something like that (its been a while since I watched), because that promise represented a ordinary highschool life with friends.
Couldn't have put it better myself, I'm glad you saw what I tried to do. Thank you very much for the comment, more coming soon :)
honestly is dumb to question who is smarter cause lelouch is way smarter
Lerouge Lampelouch Isn’t that cute?
@@dr.strangelove4665 can't we agree on both
Light failed lelouch succeeded I rest my case
Lelouch: I can control you with just an eye contact
Mikami behind: Deleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!
The interesting thing to think about is that they would each do better in the others shoes. Light could handle Lelouch's situation much easier with his Death Note, and Lelouch could handle Light's situation better with his Geass. Their powers, while seemingly overkill, were pretty evenly scaled to the difficulties they faced. Yet I don't imagine they would get along in the same world seeing as how their motives conflict heavily. It's really impossible to predict what would happen as it's entirely hypothetical and there are so many possibilities to consider, but I imagine it would be more complex and dramatic than either show since they would both pose a massive threat to the other and both utilize the other's weaknesses. Lelouch hides behind a secret identity and Light has the ability to take Lelouch's pieces off the board. And truth be told, Light's Death Note and other abilities (like his oft overlooked engineering and hacking skills) could be used way better than they were in the anime, while Lelouch's I feel was used expertly. Remember that retrospect can make most things look simpler than they are to deal with. I personally believe that Lelouch would win against Light for various reasons I'll not add to this already long comment. But I'm not going to say it's impossible for Light to win either. It would be incredible to watch and I'm more curious how they would try to use each other on the way to each other. I wish more animes did crossovers. It would really open up so many doors for magic to happen. I can even imagine an even more impossible to predict scenario where Lelouch in C's world and Light as a Shinigami battle for the fate of the world from beyond it.
But to the point of this video, I would rather follow Lelouch. His ideals made more sense to me and were much purer at heart. In truth I wouldn't follow either of them and think they are both creating a stupid amount of unnecessary suffering, but just for the sake of comparing them, I much prefer Lelouch's philosophy. It was much more grounded, coming from a purer place and more thought out. It was also more contagious and so was always more likely to succeed as an idea is more powerful than a man, which is the irony of this discussion. Lelouch's philosophy was more refined. Light's was basically Sniezels. Peace through fear which makes absolutely no sense. With light everything was black and white. His philosophy didn't evolve, but rather devolved as he did. So without question, on the merit of their philosophies alone, I'd take Lelouch's more humanistic and progressive approach to Light's playing God's approach. Another way to put it is that if I had to walk in either of their shoes, I would choose Lelouch.
Couldnt agree more, at least he had the world best interest at heart
Seeing Lelouch lost his friends and sisters but he still keeps going and keeps on lying to Suzaku and the rest of his friends who confronts him kinda hurts, because you know he's lying.
Lelouch Vi Britannia will always be steps ahead of Light Yagami because how he ended all the mess he created with his geass unlike how light died cowardly.
Great characters but Light wanted to own a world ruled by fear while Lelouch wanted to give a peaceful world to his sister. Lelouch was ready to become the most hated man just to give people something to stomp on and defeat.
Villian vs anti-hero/hero.
Leloich lying about Euphy and ignoring Rivalz isn't to fuck with people. It is strictly to reinforce his existence as an enemy to tear down.
Super interesting, well done! Self-awareness is a powerful tool with ego as a dangerous foil, ultimately I think Light was corrupted by his ego and ambition and thus his plans fell apart while Lelouch relinquished and sacrificed his ego/image/self to achieve the outcome he was fighting for
Eren had a different objective, but he was not derived from his path, like Lelouch. *“The only ones who should kill, are those who are prepared to be killed.”* Both Lelouch and Eren believed it, unlike Light. He lost his dignity and humanity along the way.
Lelouch and Light both wanted to change the world, Lelouch was ready to die but Light was scared to die. And also Lelouch has his own army and friends to help him while Light was fighting alone sometime Misa Amane helped him tho.
Lelouch is human, he has flaws, he cares about those close to him, and his goal which was to unite humanity succeeded
"If you want to know the measure of a man, give him power." I think that was Abe Lincoln's line, and it holds true. The moment Light got power he went full megalomania, showing himself for the small heartless bastard he truly is. For Lelouch on the other hand, Geass certainly gave him an ego boost and a nudge to start fighting Britannia but it never distracted him from his main goal of creating a world where Nunnally could live without fear.
Conclussion: Lelouch did nothing wrong and Light did nothing right.
Jk, great analysis! But I still can't get past Lelouch's english voice tho...
Light did nothing right except stopping all the war and almost 70% crime from the world in 6 years by killing a thousand (more are dying now in covid 19 in a single country)
@@lionc5695 The thing is light was addicted to power and gave in to his addiction and he doesn't realize what he's doing is wrong. Lelouch knows what hes doing it's wrong and it pains him more and more as the story moves on.
Nelson Adjomo oh pls light knew what he was doing and accomplished it all by himself lelouch help around every corner and he’d be dead if it was for his allies
Light absolutely did lots of things right although he did lots more things wrong than Lelouch did.
@@impacc4182 stop. I watched both shows... Lelouch is the goat
This video is not much of an analysis, rather a retelling of the important stuff from both stories. Ultimately just a comparison, no more, no less.
glad you dropped a heart good sir
The main difference between Light and Lelouch is pretty simple - Light is a psychopath whereas Lelouch is not
Thank you for an interesting overview.
I would like to add a little thing that I think make the difference very clear from the beginning.
Light, while claiming that he stands for justice and want to make a world a better place, does nothing initially when the woman is harassed by bikers right in front of his eyes, and uses the Note only to test it. Nothing like interfering (while he has great physical shape, he would have a fair chance against probably drunken guys) or at least calling the police from the guy who aims to be a policeman.
Lelouch gets into the situation which ends in him gaining Geass when he, just a high schooler who claims not to care about unfamiliar people, is the only one who actually comes to check if the people in a fallen trunk need help, amidst the sea of spectators who just make photos of the accident. That's why you believe him when he says he wants to make a difference. Because he is already making a difference with each chance he gets, even when he has no powers.
That foreshadows the future of both characters. Their choices in the very beginning.
Both series are about using enormous power and the importance of connection with other people. But I agree with another comment, while Code Geass is a story about the way to do it right, given the circumstances, Death Note is a story about the wrong way to go and the places dishonesty with yourself and megalomania take you.
Both stories are great, but the only reason to compare Lelouch and Light is to see that difference. It's not even a competition.
Interesting that Ryuk isn't as Neutral as he first seems, I wouldn't Light's friend exactly but he actually does a Considerable amount Favors for Light and even lies for him infront Near. This sudden peak of Interest with Light happens fairly early around when L reveals himself to Light.
my two favorite characters in anime
Smart characters are the best! Read "Liar game" manga, theres a similar character you would love!!!
@@SirLantzXD i dont read manga tho. ill watch it for sure once its animated.
do u have any other recommendations?
@@navia810 anime wise, monster is a great psychological thriller. Gonna make a video on it soon. And check out Stein's gate too, it's pretty mad.
@@SirLantzXD thanks a lot. ill check them out
@@SirLantzXD Monster 🤯
Loved the video dude, it was an amazing contrast between my two favourite characters and really helped me understand the stark contrasts between Light and Lelouch. Def gained one sub
Glad you enjoyed it!
I favor Lelouch. I believe Light Yagami's most fatal flaw in this fight is his child-likeness. And Light Yagami makes too many mistakes such as killing the FBI agent and challenging L. In my opinion, Light Yagami tends to rush things and take risks that aren't necessary. Lelouch on the other hand is more mature, takes things cautiously, and like what Daniel D already said "The biggest difference between Light and Lelouch is simple. Lelouch never lost his humanity."
Lastly is the power- The Death Note or Code Geass. I also believe the power's are equal. One can be better than the other depending on different situations and scenario.
This video was AMAZING🤧 couldn’t have hoped for a better compare and contrast to be honest.😌
Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed!!!
Great video! This was exactly what I searched for and it didn't disappoint! I was looking for a juxtaposition between my two favorite, morally-similar animes, Code Geass and Death Note!
Thank you so much! That was exactly my aim with this video:))
"I destroyed the world, and .. created"
Lelouch Vi Britannia.
I prefer Lelouch because he never lost sight of his original goal while Light becomes self-absorbed in his own ego
Perfectly explained couldnt have been said better! The stories OST from code geass be hitting different 😭
Exactly! I love that ost mann
This is really well made, good shit👌
Thank you so much! Guess I gotta make more similar ones 🔥🔥
To be fair lelouch still becomes a god
amazing content, how have I never seen you before. (I found your video by searching up "Lelouch philosophy")
Thank you so much! I'm working on a big video atm, called the Psychopathology of Light Yagami (you're the first to know haha)
Great video, your channel is great
Hugo thank you so much brother!!!
Lelouch took over the world and won but died to become the worlds evil but truly died as hero to Unite the world which he succeeded. He only died cause he wanted to. While Light died like a coward and when he lost he was big baby.
2 of my favorite anime, great video
I'm glad you like it
Lelouch had everything go according to his plan on some Aizen level strategy. While Yagami Light loses to his own ego and gets lost within the death note's power. Light does face the world's greatest detective the genius from Wammy's House L. C.C helps Lelouch and cares for him to some degree enough to help him. Ryuk makes it clear to Light he was not on his side nor L's. Lelouch like Itachi portrayed himself as the villain, however they both meant to achieve peace in their own way even if it meant their reputation was soiled. Sasuke's revolution and how he told Naruto he would become the shadow or the one to walk in darkness even if it meant being hated as long as the peace his late elder brother Itachi envisioned would be realized. With Lelouch a similar even if he became emperor of the Britania and everyone ends up hating him by having Zero kill him thus unifying Japan, Britania and the World against Lelouch. Leloiuch dies, however achieves his goal.
My favorite part of code geass is that even after all that happened and having all the power in the world he still only thought of the future so his friends and family could live in peace although his means were selfish his true goal was selfless peace for mankind even if it means being the bad guy even if it means dying even if it means that his best friend will despose him even if it means that his best friend will have to be th le one to do it he still wanted it to be done so that his sister could have a better life and even suzaku he was willing to give up his whole life so that the world could move forward
Light wouldn't have been able to kill Lelouch coz he would have known that Lelouch's name is Lelouch Lamperouge when his real name is Lelouch Vi Brittania. So before, He could do anything Lelouch just would need to find Light and command him to die
Lelouch has three names, the two you just mentioned but also zero is another name
I absolutely love both of these characters
Can you keep doing videos like this? Ill gladly become a patreon supporter
Thank you so much! I am planning to, any suggestions would be appreciated too. I think I will make a patreon at some point but my channel is still quite small :)
This is soo well made how is this not more popular
Thank you so much mate, just gotta keep grindin 🙏
Light is definitely more evil than Lelouch.
Light being a sociopath from the did not had any real companion to help him not go the wrong way
agreed, lucky i have good friends haha
Lelouch was losing till the end when he won
whereas light was winning till the end when he lost
and also theres this fact that lelouch was ready to sacrifice himself for others while light literally was ready to sacrifice everyone just for a world where HE can be happy not the WORLD
Great analysis although I totally disagree that Light's motivations were selfish in a sense that his justice is only a mask instead of ideology. The thing he says in first episode about "even sacrificing his soul and mind, it's worth it" is pretty much the same as Lelouch's "Perhaps this is what I seeked for...". There are a lot of people who would point at the L's and police side to be the evil one in this conflict.
Great point. It does seem like a bit of a grey area. I feel like his intentions were good in the beginning, but the power of the DN and his ego led to his demise
@@SirLantzXD Yeah true. I believe that the part where is is completely forsaken is L's funeral scene and everything post the timeskip (which is especially emphasized by contrast in the openings and endings). That's where he, in my eyes, is truly devoured by his ego to the core. And yet the ideology still can make his action divisive. For many consequentialists (that I classify as), somebody who got rid of 70% of crimes and deleted wars, can be as evil as he wants but still is necessary in their views. It tends to be overlooked due to the rule "one death is a tragedy, million is a statistic".
@@Reality-Distortion ah yes, that's a very interesting point. I've never thought about that. Pre time skip and post light are quite different arent they?
Maybe a future video idea. Idk
Atlast someone came who supports light.....i love both of them,both of them are my fav characters...but i admire light more....cuz the world he lives and the one we live in are similar.....and if i get the power( or even if i dont get one) i will still try to change the world by killing the people who do the bad things...and i really hated that L said that its childish and immature killing criminals....even the real world right now is rotten..considering that i live in a country which is overpopulated and so much crime...its the same,the law does nothing,its just shit...in my opinion,only death is the fair punishment for people who destroys other people's life intentionally....both want to change the world ,but light took the more violent way and did it alone,and lelouch brought everyone together to do the same thing
Light focused on the means and lost his selfless ends. Lalouche never lost focus on his selfless ends. The fact he was willing to die to complete his goal is why he left his world a better place. Light gave his soul to save his life, Lalouche gave his life and saved the world.
Lelouch would lose his mind in the real world too. He is in an alternate world where he could win. That's why I prefer Deathnote more however I love both Light and Lelouch
I feel like the reason Lelouch stayed in touch is that he did get beaten a lot and a huge part was the massicare at the stadium and realizing that he killed many innocent people and when Shirley's father dies and realizes he is truly effecting people and when the women calls him a savior he yells "don't call me that I'm not a savior nor a god" also there were points where he wanted to quit or breakdown but he had a supporting cast that kept him together one way or another
@@nameisy3431 exactly
Lelouch lost his mind more times then even Reiner or light
😂😂
Lelouch did lose it a couple times, I will admit. But light never really had it in the first place. He killed a woman that loved him and used her for his own objectives. He did the same with misa. He also took advantage of mikami’s devotion to him, even claiming he didn’t know him in the end. Everyone there heard him say “I guess I won, Near”, yet he still chose to try to take blame off of himself. Even when he was shot TWICE he still tried to use his own blood to kill them. Light lost his marbles when he started using the death note.
Lelouch is not in an alternate world. His world is just as real as Light’s. They both received a supernatural power that ended up helping them achieve their goals. The difference is Light’s goal was unrealistic from the jump. Light was using his power to kill people to create a new world and become “god”. If you think about it practically, even if you kill criminals, they will never stop rising. Therefore, he would have to go on killing criminals forever. There was no way he could bring an end to evil by killing criminals. Lelouch on the other hand used his power to create a world where everyone is free and equal, where the world is at peace for the most part. He actually did lose his mind a couple times, but I don’t think he ever lost his humanity and his morals. While light eventually used everything in his arsenal (including those who loved and admired him) to achieve his goal, Lelouch never used any of his comrades the way light did. Similar to the way light used Kira, Lelouch used zero and the black knights as a symbol of justice for the people to follow. The big difference is zero and the black knights kinda were justice, Kira was not. I love light and Lelouch, but code geass is not less realistic simply because light lost his morals and humanity and watched his goals crumble.
Even between Johan Liebert and Light Yagami, I would say Johan was better at achieving everything Light wanted to achieve. He was the better one, not in terms of humanity, both had none, but in terms of sticking to their ideals throughout the end. Also unlike Light, Johan actually cared about some people, people he was ready to die for. Light only cared about himself.
both of them looked at the abyss but when it looked back at them *only one of them blinked*
What I took from this is that Lelouch succeeded whereas Light failed.
I request the name of the music that starts playing when the Philosophies section roll.
Avion- code geass ost
The biggest difference between the teo is that Leouch is not afraid to take accountability when he fucked up . He realized he lost control of his Geass and has caused death of innocent people such as Euphy and Shirley and feels bad for it . He PLANNED is own death by Suzaku because he knew he is not God and should not take control of the people use his geass .
While Light Yagami is a teenager with a God complex and will kill anyone , including sacrifice life of innocent people because he is afraid to gets find out . He kills people and uses other people just so he can keep killing criminals when all he needs to do to get away is give up on his death note yet he is obsess with the power and died like a coward
The easiest way to compare leloush and light is comparing how they treat their sister.
Lelouch do everything for her and never put anything, himself included, above herr safety.
Light just use her sister as any tool and doesn't even care about her when she get hurt.
Conclusion: Lelouch is a good guy that is willing to do bad for his objective(his sister's future). Meanwhile light is just a full fledged bad guy who put himself above everything.
Both to me make for amazing MC, really hope to see more unique and interesting main characters instead of Kirito number xx.
Lelouch is an anti hero and light a villain
Joker = Lelouch and Akechi = Light. Change My Mind
"and understood that with great power must also come great responsibility" uncle Ben would be proud
All hail lelouch
Ps your content deserves 6m
Absolute legend, ill get there one day ❤
I am pretty sure you’ll
hello, can anyome please tell me what song is playing at 11:38 ? thank you
the master
Lelouch stood the test of time better than Light. We understand better now, ten years later, that people don't commit crimes solely for "evil" reasons, *gestures wildly to the school to prison pipeline, the prison industrial complex, the causation between poor infrastructure and crime rates, police brutality etc*, so Light's whole goal feels off from the start. Whereas Lelouch and his whole arc fits into the various current discourses surrounding social change: is it better to tear down an oppresive system because "the master's tools cannot destroy the master's house", or is it better to educate the oppressive group so to gain a measure of protection on the road for change, or should we follow Suzaku and work from the inside but how can we do that without it coming across as simply tokenizing? All interesting questions that Code Geass asked and is still asking
It's so deep, as you said, very relevant to today
Light himself actually showed an understanding of this. When comparing the killings of Third Kira (Kyosuke Higuchi) to those of the First Kira (himself), he took note of the types of criminals that would be killed by the former but spared by the latter: those who killed unintentionally, who showed remorse for their actions, or who acted under excusable circumstances. Light defined the evil he sought to purge as intentional, unrepentant, and unpressured. His recognition of the nuances of crime allowed him to more easily believe in his moral superiority, and thus more eager to label those who opposed him as complicit in the world's evil.
Heres another diffrence between light and lelouch
One can destory the world for his sister
One can destory his sister for the world
Mate could you tell me the name of the music you used at 11:39
The master - code geass ost
Everyone else in the comment section: ALL HAIL LELOUCH!!
Me: KIRA, OUR SAVIOUR!!!!
Can you do an analysis on Johan from monster
I was actually thinking of making an analysis on monster!! I was going to talk about tragedy or Nietzsche, Johan is interesting too tho
Ok everyone always seems to say that Light had good intentions, but people, his intention was to create a world where no one ever committed crime, because if you commit crime you die. Basically just the death penalty for everything so no one commits crime out of fear. How is that a good intention? I never supported Light. Lelouch on the other hand did have justifiable intentions - create a better world for his sister by taking down a racist, brutal empire, and then eventually to create world peace. To me, Light and Lelouch started in very different places. Just my opinion though
It feels like it really does fit the context of each story.
It's not the same for one Crown Heritor than the Best Student of Japan. You grow up when you are aware that your choices affect lots of people. Light's thing was to him: Judging bad people one by one, I'm right so I can't commit errors. But Lelouch had to make large scale operations whichs needs more responsability beforehand.
Definitely an incredible idealist
What would happen if they team up ?
Light is a monster , zero is not a monster, zero care about others around him
I believe Light is realistically smart
yeah, but super SUPER smart
The bueaty of code geass is Lelouch changes britannia from within and suzaku does it by using zero as a symbol
"I'm just like light yagami, but 10x better"
Can you do something about claymore and berserk? If you like these mangas/anime of course
I'll keep it in mind!
Both Series are amazing but..............
LELOUCH!!!
IS !!!
AMAZING-ER!!!
Tbh they are great characters in their own way and so I love both but I do believe live light was a bit better
Well done! I agree with you.
Lelouch is easily my fav anime character of all time.
@SirLantz, Agreed?
100 percent agree, even got an obey top with his face on it lol
@@SirLantzXD Lol, I got a light-up switch dock shield with him on it.
@@savindut3898 shoooooowww meee
The compenians are also simmilar in the sence that they act as the Moral compass of the anti-heros of those animes, and in their eating style(Ryuk with the apple, C.C with the pizza)
Do one on koko form jormungand
Who is your favourite anti hero
Light or lelouch
Neither tbh, I would say guts from Berserk!
Two things i learned from code Geass.... school tables are perfect for self pleasuring and cats and tomatoes doesn't work together
Lelouch fought and sacrificed himself while light was trying to hide and was terrified of his own death