Code Geass discussion Thread

[LadyWarrior]

Please direct any editing mistakes or comments to the copy editor of Dirge of Daedalus (LadyWarrior). I am using MAHQ for spellings of KnightMare Frames, etc. and the R2 guidebook for the spellings of character names.

Thank you
-LadyWarrior

[Kodai Okuda]

I've got a question for any readers of Dirge of Daedalus.

Why the heck do some people (not many thankfully) have such a problem with Enoch?
Are these simply die-hard Lelouch fanboys/girls who dislike the idea of forcing Lelouch to learn how to be a hero under someone with more experience?

TVtropes has one of these Uber-critics in their listing for this fic.
Right Here.

As an author, I find the term "Marty Stu/Mary Stu" to be quite offensive considering that this is only the 1st story of three.
There's no way in hell Lelouch can take on Nemo, nor any other character except Enoch as these two are mortal enemies.
Thus I find it aggravating that would-be-critics use this term in any fashion.
I'm familiar with the actual Mary Stu story and it was very annyoying.
The problem is this term is now being used as a cudgel against writers who would write stories in the classical style (with heros akin to Jason, Heracles, Odyessyus, Gideon, Thor, King Arthur, etc.).

Fortunately for my readers, I'm a really stubborn sod who doesn't let these things stop me from writing what I damn well please.
However, I know writers who will not publish their work simply because of this stigma of the Marty/Mary Stu.
That's bad for the literary world of fiction.
I have news for these critics, mankind is NOT the greatest being out there.
We are a weak race, both physically and morally.
I find it inspiring to read about beings that embody the ideal virtues and vices (in the case of villians) that we humans both aspire to and fear.
That's what Enoch and Nemo represent in totality.
Enoch represents virtue: how we should act even when we don't want to.
Nemo represents vice: how we should never act, especially when we want to.

Thus to all the critics that abuse the "Marty/Mary Stu" term, let me take this time to say FUCK YOU and your damn critique.

To all the aspiring writers who fear this label, I encourage you to ignore this stigma and write what you want.
You may find that the majority of people will like what you write, so long as its a good story.