It's not so much that Zechs is generous, so much as focused on battle – and therefore on keeping the battle going rather than allowing an exit – where Heero is focused on death.
Can anyone say... foreshadowing? Keep that in mind--I'm almost positive these roles switch in that last battle on Libra. I know I'm jumping way ahead, but this could be a MAJOR sign of Zechs' downfall vs Heero's rise up. I mean, it's just a little too ironic that right now Zechs is the one who desires to live and Heero the one to die, when in the Final Battle (c), Heero is the one who cries "I will survive," and Zechs ends up being the one to bite the dust. You know?
If [Relena] becomes an obstacle, she will end up a casualty; perhaps Zechs has not because he's not truly an obstacle to Heero's goals, quite yet?
No, he's not. The battle is focused on being meaningless and in the plot, the two of them fighting like this really doesn't accomplish much of anything. Zechs isn't really Heero's enemy now --Zechs isn't even really a part of OZ anymore, or at least, he's on the borderline cusp and he doesn't have a whole hell of a lot of power. Killing Zechs wouldn't get Heero any closer to freeing the colonies or giving OZ a blow. That's probably why Zechs did (kind of ) die in the last battle, and why he didn't die here, when Heero could have killed him more than once. *snerk* ~.^;
[Zechs is] willing to show Relena just "how dirty wars really are", as if the blinders have finally come off his own eyes about the aesthetic romanticism and he just wants blood.
Could be linked to the fact that he wants a battle, where Heero wants to die, and thus earlier thoughts on foreshadows of his downfall. Heero, despite everything, never seems to want revenge--he wants an exit... but Zechs is emotional and bent on kicking ass. Maybe, by taking the "blinders" off... he's just put another set on instead?
She says, "It's in the Peacecraft blood," and while Relena has been reckless a number of times so far, it's a first for Zechs (at least on-screen, that I can recall).
It's also interesting that Relena was reckless trying to do good, while Zechs was reckless trying to do bad. It shows how alike they are, but also how distant. They're two completely different people because of the war and what happened to their family. It probably gives cause to anger Zechs even more, who when you get down to it, just wants to figure out who he is. If he doesn't have Sanq, OZ, or the battle with Heero, (or even Noin now) than what does he have? Could he be afraid? He has been controlled his entire life and now he really is drifting--he has ties to no one with no orders to follow. That's got to be scary.
Zechs can't defeat Heero -- if Zechs can't kill him, Zechs will become him. And that means taking up the mantle of Heero's perceived goal: victory to the colonies.
I think this theory would work really well if you take the approach that Zechs (in some form) is trying to find an identity to attach himself to because he's got no where to go. It's also a spot where Zechs declares his distance from OZ for real. By giving glory to the colonies, he's going against OZ, right? In this moment, you could say he finally freed himself and did something that shows who he as a character stands for, ie: he's putting his wants--the colonies to be free--before Treize's grand plan, his birthright/name/heritage and other such chains he's been bound to. He's doing what he wants and he's doing it for himself. I don't think he's ever done that before (other than the battle with Heero just then, but that was partially with chain of his honor and chivalry, with broke in that moment), which is why it's such a key moment. Some powerful character development there.
*whew* Sorry for yapping. I was sent here by a friend to sic all your essays and I've been using what little time I've had on the internet stalking your essays. ^^; This the first time I've had a chance to comment, so... hee.
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Date: 10 May 2005 11:31 pm (UTC)Can anyone say... foreshadowing? Keep that in mind--I'm almost positive these roles switch in that last battle on Libra. I know I'm jumping way ahead, but this could be a MAJOR sign of Zechs' downfall vs Heero's rise up. I mean, it's just a little too ironic that right now Zechs is the one who desires to live and Heero the one to die, when in the Final Battle (c), Heero is the one who cries "I will survive," and Zechs ends up being the one to bite the dust. You know?
If [Relena] becomes an obstacle, she will end up a casualty; perhaps Zechs has not because he's not truly an obstacle to Heero's goals, quite yet?
No, he's not. The battle is focused on being meaningless and in the plot, the two of them fighting like this really doesn't accomplish much of anything. Zechs isn't really Heero's enemy now --Zechs isn't even really a part of OZ anymore, or at least, he's on the borderline cusp and he doesn't have a whole hell of a lot of power. Killing Zechs wouldn't get Heero any closer to freeing the colonies or giving OZ a blow. That's probably why Zechs did (kind of ) die in the last battle, and why he didn't die here, when Heero could have killed him more than once. *snerk* ~.^;
[Zechs is] willing to show Relena just "how dirty wars really are", as if the blinders have finally come off his own eyes about the aesthetic romanticism and he just wants blood.
Could be linked to the fact that he wants a battle, where Heero wants to die, and thus earlier thoughts on foreshadows of his downfall. Heero, despite everything, never seems to want revenge--he wants an exit... but Zechs is emotional and bent on kicking ass. Maybe, by taking the "blinders" off... he's just put another set on instead?
She says, "It's in the Peacecraft blood," and while Relena has been reckless a number of times so far, it's a first for Zechs (at least on-screen, that I can recall).
It's also interesting that Relena was reckless trying to do good, while Zechs was reckless trying to do bad. It shows how alike they are, but also how distant. They're two completely different people because of the war and what happened to their family. It probably gives cause to anger Zechs even more, who when you get down to it, just wants to figure out who he is. If he doesn't have Sanq, OZ, or the battle with Heero, (or even Noin now) than what does he have? Could he be afraid? He has been controlled his entire life and now he really is drifting--he has ties to no one with no orders to follow. That's got to be scary.
Zechs can't defeat Heero -- if Zechs can't kill him, Zechs will become him. And that means taking up the mantle of Heero's perceived goal: victory to the colonies.
I think this theory would work really well if you take the approach that Zechs (in some form) is trying to find an identity to attach himself to because he's got no where to go. It's also a spot where Zechs declares his distance from OZ for real. By giving glory to the colonies, he's going against OZ, right? In this moment, you could say he finally freed himself and did something that shows who he as a character stands for, ie: he's putting his wants--the colonies to be free--before Treize's grand plan, his birthright/name/heritage and other such chains he's been bound to. He's doing what he wants and he's doing it for himself. I don't think he's ever done that before (other than the battle with Heero just then, but that was partially with chain of his honor and chivalry, with broke in that moment), which is why it's such a key moment. Some powerful character development there.
*whew* Sorry for yapping. I was sent here by a friend to sic all your essays and I've been using what little time I've had on the internet stalking your essays. ^^; This the first time I've had a chance to comment, so... hee.