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I haven't read the manga. In Code Geass R2, Lelouch orders Guilford to think
that Lelouch is Cornelia upon taking a specific pose. It would seem like he
did this just as a precaution before meeting with Suzaku.

But, why not just order him to protect Lelouch when he takes such pose? What
particular advantage is there on making him think Lelouch is Cornelia?


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What particular advantage was there on making Guilford think that Lelouch is Cornelia?


There is no manga that I know of that would be more canon than the anime. So
do not worry about "not having read the manga".

The advantage of having Gilford mistake Lelouch for Cornelia is that he can
leverage Gilford's loyalty to continue giving him orders as long as the Geass
is under effect, and having Gilford take whatever initiative necessary that is
advantageous to him.

For example, after Gilford had vanquished the guards, he was able to have
Gilford take him to a location of his choosing. A simple order to "protect
him" would probably have made him a standing duck, as the Geass would have
lapsed or stopped driving Gilford to action, as soon as Lelouch was "safe".

That ties in with my opinion that the practical reason for Lelouch not to give
blanket orders for people to obey him (as he began doing after some point) was
that doing so basically reduces people into living robots without initiative
or self-preservation.


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