ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HERE

I was rewatching R2's first couple episodes and noticed something interesting that Lelouch is reading in Turn 1. It's Purgatorio, the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy(coming after the Inferno). More specifically, it's Canto 22: The ascent to the sixth cornice, the sixth cornice, and the Gluttons. Now, when I first thought about it, I thought "Lelouch is a pretty smart guy, eh? He reads classical literature and doesn't afraid of illiteracy."

Remember this scene?







Another thing that makes Lelouch's reading of the Divine Comedy interesting is what happens in episode 21. Anybody recognize this? It's probably one of the most famous lines from Dante's Divine Comedy. For those who don't know, it's what is posted above the Gates of Hell. The cantos read as this:

I AM THE WAY INTO THE CITY OF WOE.
I AM THE WAY TO A FORSAKEN PEOPLE.
I AM THE WAY INTO ETERNAL SORROW.

SACRED JUSTICE MOVED MY ARCHITECT.
I WAS RAISED HERE BY DIVINE OMNIPOTENCE,
PRIMORDIAL LOVE AND ULTIMATE INTELLECT.

ONLY THOSE ELEMENTS TIME CANNOT WEAR
WERE MADE BEFORE ME, AND BEYOND TIME I STAND.
ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HERE.
(the Inferno, Canto III)



But what I want to know is how does this apply to the Sword of Akasha or the power of Geass? I'd love to chalk it up as "lol, Sunrise" but somehow I think Tanigutchi has some sort connection in mind...

And on a completely unrelated note... I see what you did there, Sunrise.
[Retrieved from LJ Code Geass Community]

OMG! The person who posts this has good eyes!!
Sunrise and Lelouch loves literature XD


One of the many reasons why I wanted a Lelouch and Suzaku figma
(a type of figurine with great flexibility) is because...



I WANNA DO PHOTOSHOOTS LIKE THESE!!!





Infamous scene from Turn 17



(warning: contains some BL ahead)













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死んだと思われていたナナリーが、敵としてルルーシュの前に現れた。 ルルーシュは、 ナナリーを操るシュナイゼルと富士の上空で激突する。

I hate you sunrise.




*listens to Code Geass Sound Episode 3*
The first track sounds interesting..

I think I heard something like Lelouch being sensei and geasses everyone at school..I need translation!!!




Current Mood: amused

Current Song:
REGENERATION / Fukuyama Jun feat. Lelouch
[Code Geass R2 Sound Episode III]
Arabesque / Mizushima Takahiro feat. Rolo
[Code Geass R2 Sound Episode III]