Light Yagami comes out as victor, and because of four obvious reasons.
The first being:Who came first. This is really a no brainer. Light Yagami is the original anime antihero, and Lelouch is just the first hop on the bandwagon.
And while both caracters share the same traits, neigh up to the point to be called carbon copies of eachother(unnecessary thought)-and why wouldn't we like to see protagonists who have the style of the coolest comic book villains all the while being the good guys-, the point goes to Light simply because he IS a milestone character in anime.
Secondly, looking at how relatively successful the two characters are, it's clear to see who is the more competent 1 of the 2. Multiple times in Code Geass, Lelouch made mistakes that would have cost him his life if it wasn't for C.C. or someone else from Lelouch's helpers to get him out of trouble. In contrast, whenever Light makes a mistake, it's never so big that he would instantly fail his quest if he never got out of that situation. Even that one time when the case was so, Light was capable of achieving victory all by himself.(It is at this point where I have to disagree with other users concernign the morals of the two characters. Light is by no means evil, neither is Lelouch. Their goals and methods are just and should be by all means supported. It's just that; the fact that-during the course of their respected series- Lelouch is multiple times on the verge of regretting his actions, while Light never does such a thing, is simply because Lelouch's mistakes are more(sorry fans) moronic. More on that later.)
Thirdly, Light actually achieved victory and created a better world, while Lelouch got delayed a year(a remarkable achievment for Light, considering if we just try to imagine how the fate of antihero characters will turn out in the future of anime).
Last but not least: Lelouch is inferior to Light simply because of how Lelouch redefines the term "epic fail" towards the end of season one. Even if the previously stated reasons would not stand true, alone for this Lelouch could never be up to the greatness that is Light Yagami.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why Lelouch drools, and Light rules.
P.S.: Seriously people, you need to stop making up these bizarre situations where Light goes up against Lelouch or vice versa. Mavericks like them would never fight each other. Instead, they would team up! After all, nobody-but the writers- can stop a Geass AND a Death Note. |