Yeah, this is defiantly going to be a multiple-parter because of my avid love of the anime Code Geass and everything associated with it. Oh and a word of warning, if the title wasn't enough, there will be plenty of spoilers. Or at least I THINK there will be, then again I never actually plan out my blogs, too much stress over such as small task. Anyway I guess what this post is supposed to convey is the startling similarities between Code Geass and the real world. Naturally Code Geass does, in fact, take place in the real world, but instead it hold a differing history than our own, yet the oddity of similar events strikes me as a bit odd.

First off, the rebellion of Japan is huge, of course it is, after all one of the two seasons is based entirely upon the idea of Japanese liberation, bears a striking resemblance to the breaking of the American Colonies in real life. Even the mother country is practically the exact same, being Britannia, which was made of course, from Great Britain, although the exact date is unknown, as the imperial calendar is 50 years before ours. On that note I'll go the complete opposite direction here, yes what I said before was true, the Britannian Imperial Calendar was established about 50 years before the common era, as it createdwas after the failed attempts at theconquering of the British Isles via theRoman Empire,meaning that instead of the said time and date of 2017 being the time of occupied Japan, it is actually only 1967 if they were using our current calendar. At first hearing the idea of mechanized battle frames conquering entire countries does not seem so far-fetched looking into the future about 10 years or so. But now it is almost a face-reddening thought that while most countries were still becoming industrialized and the world concerned itself with another pointless war or two, the world of Code Geass was decades upon decades ahead of us technology wise... Just figured I would point that out.

Anywho, back on subject here... The mere thought that Japan was going to attempt to break from Britannian control is something that had not been ever seen before. Naturally though there had been rebellions beforehand but none to the point of almost complete government obliteration. These events help give it a striking resemblance to the American rebellion which didn't happen right? Haha WRONG! Yes actually, the American revolution did become etched into the history of the world but one of the most important facts about that event (actually called "Washington's Rebellion in the show) is that is failed. Yep, from the sources that I can gather from, apparently the King of England promised Benjamin Franklin with land and lordship if he helped undermine Washington in his bid for independence. Ben was successful and Washington was not, quite obviously, and the reason for Britannia not being in the obvious vicinity of England was explained in that, during the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon actually defeated England, then lay siege to it and captured London. A screen shot of Suzaku's history book shows that after the humiliated defeat at Waterloo, Queen Elizabeth was forced to go into exile along with her most trusted servants the remnants of her people to the American colonies where Britannia was eventually created. So in a sense, with Washington's Rebellion put down, Japan became the first colony, ever, to utterly remove a colonial government from its borders.

To go further on the idea of similarities of the two rebellions. the entire first seasons of Code Geass concerned itself completely with the goal of liberation Japan from Britannian rule but even when at the peak of its sub-standard power, it simply could not defeat such as massive super-power on its own. These events could be compared to theBattle of Lexington and Concordand the events that transpired afterwards. During the battle of Lexington, the primary leaders of the revolution were in great danger of being captured and had been warned just in time to make their grand escape. The soldiers of the colonies however, were not so lucky, while they did try to stand their ground and fight, eventually (actually, quite quickly) they were overtaken and forced to retreat. Lexington, more or less, pertains to the events regarding the initial invasion of Japan, in which their initial hopes were shattered but all was not lost, there were still many colonists and leaders ready to stand behind the coming series of events. This event in question, namely the battle of Concord relates more to the creation of the Black Knights up to their final charge on the Britannian Government Capital, as it shows that for the first time, a force that was considered weak, fought back and seized victory against a far greater strength, In fact, the initial shots fired upon the 700 British soldiers at Concord could be seen as something very similar to the initial battle that Lelouch partakes in within the Shinjuku Ghetto. After that immediate defeat, the British (and Britannians) more or less, run with their dignity between their legs. As the British (or Britannians)continued to run back to their safe city (Boston, real life-Britannia Fatherland, Code Geass)they were harassed and slaughtered time and time again by the colonists (Black Knights) until they reached the safety of their citadel and after a short respite, unleashed the full force of their aggression upon the rebellious elements. (Very similar to the events of the Massacre (Boston?!) Princess and the consequent uprising.)

Now, unfortunately, time works against me (and everyone else for that matter) so I will have to certainly make a Part 2 when I feel like it. Don't hold your breath now.

Frayed nerves and broken bones do not a weak man make.