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Since Britannia's war of conquest started in 1898, I suppose it was divided into smaller, separated wars with periods of calm between each others, until Spain lost almost all colonies and had to join the E.U. with the money got from selling the Philippines. It fits Britannia, to be so used to go to war and conquest they cannot stop anymore.
Oh, and the 30 years gap wasn't only to consolidate power. That coincide with Charles Zi Britannia's rise to power as he systematically killed all his relatives until he ascended to the throne. There is a reason Lelouch has not uncles or aunties.
And in case you're wondering, since Dragonblooded lives longer than mortals, there are some that just change identity...but many others buy houses in Yu-Shan and went to spend the rest of their existences there. Yes, you read that right: "buy houses in Yu-Shan". Make of that what you will.
What else? Oh, right: to those interested in making OC GSPs, you are free to use whatever Yozi and respecting Charmsets. At this point we can safely say every Yozi got at least one Exalt, with the sole possible exception of Qaf - and that because I never found a Charmset for him - and Sacheverell, who nobody want to wake up. In any case I will make a list:
-Malfeas
-Cecelyne
-She Who Lives in Her Name
-Adorjan
-Ebon Dragon
Those were the firsts, who defined the Castes. Each Caste give access to its Patron's Charmset as Caste Patron. Only those five Yozi can be both the Caste Patron and the Exalted Patron, with the Favored Yozi being one of the other four.
Since then more Yozi joined the Reclamation. They can only be the Patron of an Exalt as their Favored Yozi, meaning that the Caste and the Caste Patron stays the same. As a rule each Champion of those Yozi must start with Charms of their Patron and their Caste Patron:
-Kimbery
-Elloge
-Metagaos
-Mardukth*
-Isidoros
-Cytherea
-Szoreny
-Hegra
-Oramus**
*Since there are awesome Charms for him, why waste them? The Neverborn don't matter anyway: just swap a name for another, equally impressive one.
**Oramus chose Lelouch, and only Lelouch. There will be no other one.
Yup, you can make all the combo you want, all free-free.
Yes. In her case she has access to everything her Xp and requisites allow. Normally this would make her potential limited, but since she's a NPC I can handle her development however I want. For now she just has what her recent Exaltation gave her, but soon she will show her fangs.
Okay, this is utterly cool! Kiriel, you are amazing. Can I take it as canon? I think I can work the Lintha there somehow. Maybe.Cool.
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Shit. Going to have to write Alternate History.
Hmm... The Spanish-Britannian War happened when Battleship HSM Maine exploded due to Spanish Saboteurs[1] in 1898 a.t.b. This resulted in a frenzy of nationalism which resulted in Britannia taking over the entire American Continent, which was then Spanish territories.
The Philippines, a Spanish colony, was ignored at the time it was too far away. Instead, Britannia provided discreet aid to the Philippine Revolutionary Army and let Spain and Philippines fight it out. The Spanish-Britannian War ended and Spain lost a shitload of territories. When the treaty was signed, the two powers had some backroom deals where Spain removed it's claim to the Philippines in exchange for money[2] to rebuild their destroyed economy.
This starts the Philippine-Britannian War, or more popularly known as Area 10 Insurrection. Three years of war, which we can gloss over. Just note that some asshole natives did a Benjamin[3] which resulted in the loss of the Philippines.
Thirty years later, the Philippines is still a hotbed of guerrilla activity, on par or worse than Japan. A tropical archipelago of 7000+ islands with multiple mountain ranges[4] is a fucking nightmare, even with technological superiority. Add in the fact that Filipinos are pissed about being bought and having just earned the freedom[5], while the Britannians are being heavy handed due to seeing parallels with Washington's Rebellion, well... the Philippines is a clusterfuck.
Manila and Cebu may be shining productive settlements, but the ghettos and Honorary Britannian System are full of rebel sympathizers who pass on messages to the various rebel factions[6] in the boondocks. And that's not counting the supernatural side of Area 10, which will possibly have a modern version of the Lintha[7], without the brutality and incest, as well as a boat load of spirits and ghosts.
This explains the messed up Area List of Britannia, where the Spanish Americas were conquered first, then expanded to the Pacific to suppress the Philippines while assimilating the various Pacific islands, and why Britannia doesn't have India and Australia. I'll assume that Britannia stopped its conquest for about thirty years in order to consolidate its power in its new territories and putting down the various rebellions. That should match up Code Geass timeline with its version of the Spanish-American War.
For those of you wandering why Britannia is focusing more on Japan rather than the Philippines which has been a problem for 30 years, Sakuradite deposits[8][9][10], and the Geomantic Seal that was revealed by Alexander89 at the last update.
And, woah. I just fabricated some Alternate History to explain and fix Britannian expansionism in 90 minutes. Go me!
So... what do you think?
[1] It was a false flag operation done by Britannia in order to claim casus beli against Spain. It worked too well.
[2] The amount paid was $20,000,000, not adjusted for inflation.
[3] Fuck you Benjamin Franklin for selling out Washington. You inspired others to do the same.
[4] We have... 7 Mountain Ranges scattered about in different islands, all heavily trapped and fortified. Britannia could take them, but the costs are prohibitive.
[5] Asshole Spanish selling us just so you can claim we never defeated you. TED would be proud.
[6] The Revolutionary Government that fought the Spanish still exists. Not all rebel factions acknowledge it.
[7] Philippines is mostly clannish and tribal. Add in the fact that the tropical archipelago full of places to hide, you can easily slot them in.
[8] The Philippines also has Sakuradite deposits, but not enough to compete with Japan.
[9] We have lots of valuable metal though, as well as Jade.
[10] Sakuradite is a weaboo name. The locals have another name for it. Still can't figure out why Britannia still calls it Sakuradite. Did the Scientific Community actually name that stuff?
[11] Lots of footnotes.
Since Britannia's war of conquest started in 1898, I suppose it was divided into smaller, separated wars with periods of calm between each others, until Spain lost almost all colonies and had to join the E.U. with the money got from selling the Philippines. It fits Britannia, to be so used to go to war and conquest they cannot stop anymore.
Oh, and the 30 years gap wasn't only to consolidate power. That coincide with Charles Zi Britannia's rise to power as he systematically killed all his relatives until he ascended to the throne. There is a reason Lelouch has not uncles or aunties.
And in case you're wondering, since Dragonblooded lives longer than mortals, there are some that just change identity...but many others buy houses in Yu-Shan and went to spend the rest of their existences there. Yes, you read that right: "buy houses in Yu-Shan". Make of that what you will.
Even better! This give me ideas...again, can I use it as canon?I can't really apply my "Bullshit Revisionism of Alternate History" charm since I don't have lore specialty dots on Australian History, but I'll try.
I'm assuming that Australia is neutral since I recall that Australia did not take a side during the UFN-Britannia Conflict in 2nd Season. Most of my speculation would be based on this assumption.
Now, we know that Napoleon Bonaparte conquered Britain which caused the exodus to the American Colonies. I would guess that this in turn allowed the French Empire to claim British territories and colonies, including then Penal Colony of Australia.
When the French Empire was defeated at Waterloo, one of the European factions, probably the Dutch, claimed Australia since they already had territories in Indonesia. The newly reformed Britannia, struggling to recover their defeat and exile at the hands of the French, did not contest the Dutch claims. I would also hazard a guess that the Dutch bought what remained of Britain's Trading companies, East India Company and others, hence another explanation as to why India, Indonesia, and Australia are not Areas under Britannian rule, and provides Britannia with funds for their Manifest Destiny.
From there we can extrapolate that, due to Napoleon's European Tour, the ideas of the French Revolution would spread throughout the continent as well as the various colonies of the empires. Sometime in the future, the Dutch agreed to Australia's claim of Independence, mainly because Australia was barren, hellish wasteland full of weird shit that tries to kill people[1].
Australia then became the Code Geass version of the Swiss due to its neutrality, and no one contests that because Australia doesn't have much in terms of resources, and thus worthless[2][3].
On that note, the reason why Africa hasn't been exploited much by the various superpowers during the late 1800s is because of the pissing contest between the European Union and the Britannian Empire[4].
[1] I have a sneaking suspicion that Australia was a wyld zone due to all those mutated creatures, that was closed by cultists of Cecylene a long time ago.
[2] That's what Australia wants you to think. In truth, they probably did some prospecting, and are hiding their massive economic infrastructure.
[3] There's probably a Sidereal base in Australia since no one bothers the country. Weird Fate Bullshit protects the island.
[4] Africa is probably the territory of the Lunar Exalted. Explains why no one has colonized it.
You're right. Changed.
What else? Oh, right: to those interested in making OC GSPs, you are free to use whatever Yozi and respecting Charmsets. At this point we can safely say every Yozi got at least one Exalt, with the sole possible exception of Qaf - and that because I never found a Charmset for him - and Sacheverell, who nobody want to wake up. In any case I will make a list:
-Malfeas
-Cecelyne
-She Who Lives in Her Name
-Adorjan
-Ebon Dragon
Those were the firsts, who defined the Castes. Each Caste give access to its Patron's Charmset as Caste Patron. Only those five Yozi can be both the Caste Patron and the Exalted Patron, with the Favored Yozi being one of the other four.
Since then more Yozi joined the Reclamation. They can only be the Patron of an Exalt as their Favored Yozi, meaning that the Caste and the Caste Patron stays the same. As a rule each Champion of those Yozi must start with Charms of their Patron and their Caste Patron:
-Kimbery
-Elloge
-Metagaos
-Mardukth*
-Isidoros
-Cytherea
-Szoreny
-Hegra
-Oramus**
*Since there are awesome Charms for him, why waste them? The Neverborn don't matter anyway: just swap a name for another, equally impressive one.
**Oramus chose Lelouch, and only Lelouch. There will be no other one.
