Canon = Naoto?
Eagle and I were talking about this last night. ITS LOTS OF FUN.
This is Kallen’s family photo from S1 09. The guy on the right is her brother, Naoto. Naoto supposedly used to be the leader of the small resistance group, then he died and Ougi took over. In an interview, an [important Geass staff person] said Naoto is dead. Later, this became, “Kallen thinks he’s dead”. To get to the point, he kinda looks like Canon. “Looks like Canon” + “Kallen only thinks he’s dead” = “HOLY SHIT THIS IS NAOTO?” I thought about this earlier in R2, but I figured it was just a character design coincidence when Kallen didn’t seem to react to him at the chess match in China. But then in R2 13, the mystery of why Kallen might not be able to recognize him was solved: Kallen’s Int stat is only 40. It now seems completely feasible that Kallen is just retarded and doesn’t recognize him! So, same person, yes/no? Lazy character designer, maybe? Emperor mind wiped him?
If he is the same fucking person, then it sounds like it was not JUST AS PLANNED to have him be alive in the first story draft, I mean… Shit, they changed Naoto from “dead” to “might be dead”. Canon himself is described as being someone who is usually tagging along with Schneizel, so why wouldn’t he be introduced in S1? Why wouldn’t he be tagging along to Area 11? The first instance we hear of Canon is on DVD Magazine 02 when Schneizel says he has an unfavorable-looking report about the Chinese Federation. Maybe this China-related distraction is their excuse for why Schneizel’s little pet wasn’t with him in Area 11 in S1. This feels like how they added the Knights of Rounds and Jeremiah’s history into the Picture Drama.
kaisis came up with a wonderful scenario to describe the reunion of the two.
Canon: Guess what sis! I’m alive!
Kallen: Yay!
Canon: And in love with a man!
Kallen: ….oni-chan….
Canon: With a Brittanian Prince!
Kallen: …so am I!
Speaking of Kallen’s family, Kallen’s dad. What’s up with this guy? It’s hinted he’s some SUPER AWESOME COOL guy in Britannia. Oho, MAYBE HE WORKS FOR SCHNEIZEL, LIKE 90% OF THE BRITANNIAN CAST?!
Edit: Oh s;dlfkksld;f I just thought of something hilarious. Naoto is a fairly common Japanese name meaning “straight (as in honest) person”. How fucking ironic would it be for “Straight Person” Kouzuki to be mindraped into being Schneizel’s gay boytoy. 
Okay so that’s fangirl stuff, BUT STILL.
Tags: Kallen, Kannon, Naoto, Theory
Characters | miasmacloud | 
July 14, 2008 3:03 pm
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Sarukah (July 14, 2008 @ 3:20 pm)
Holy crap, I definitely think you’re right about this. I NEVER WOULD HAVE EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AJFHASFJKNSDK
Your posts are so much fun to read, keep ‘em coming<33
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Ty (July 14, 2008 @ 3:55 pm)
mind = blownnn
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cowboy (July 14, 2008 @ 5:18 pm)
She didn’t recognize him cause his hair is pinkish now (this was likely a decision by Schneizel). Pink hair and a silly hat = impossible to tell his real identity, even if you are his brother.
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Whocares (July 14, 2008 @ 9:14 pm)
The Clark Kenting trope, I would say.
No, he doesn’t wear glasses…BUT HE’S WEARING BRITANNIAN CLOTHES. OH NOES. NOBODY WILL RECOGNIZE HIM NOW.
That and. yes, Kallen’s low INT score, too. =p
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miasmacloud (July 14, 2008 @ 9:18 pm)
It’s like Euphy putting on a hat and people not recognizing her at Ashford with her ridiculous long pink hair.
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Ty (July 14, 2008 @ 9:51 pm)
why does this make me think that during a fight between the rebellion and britannian govt. that naoto got hurt and schneizel somehow managed to obtain a heart and saved him?
maybe naoto/canon had like amnesia and seeing kallen in some future episode will trigger memory or something. oh man i’m just thinking too much now.
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Miri (August 3, 2008 @ 7:33 pm)
WHY DOES THIS MAKE SENSE
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