I have decided to make my own Code Geass world, but in a way that at least pays lip service to plausibility, even if it doesn't go into that area. Thus, I've decided to make a Code Geass timeline that attempts to be slightly more realistic, though I also have decided to discard the bits and pieces of Code Geass that hinder plausibility and/or seem a bit off to me. There will be parts that violate the canon, and I am not writing the story of Code Geass R1 and R2 over again. This is a new story which will include the characters of the show, but will not focus on them. In addition, I will include at least two elements of ASB that feature in Code Geass, namely Sakuradite and Geass. The story will be told mainly in the form of news articles and book excerpts from the world of my Code Geass, going up till the conquest and occupation of Japan. Without further ado, I present:
Conquest, or: The Tales of Sakuradite
Memo E998-5b
2008/4/5 ATB
From: Britannian Secret Intelligence Service Analyst #1012
To: the Office of the Prime Minister:
My Lord
As you have requested, our analysis on the Japanese political situation is as follows. The new Prime Minister who has recently taken power is Genbu Kururugi (in Japan, it is the surname that precedes the given name so local media will reference him as Kururugi Genbu). However, he takes office after a difficult struggle inside the dominant political faction inside the Liberal Party of Japan (Japanese: Jiyū-tō), only due to the support of his patrons, led by the wealthy oligarch Taizo Kirihara. Kirihara leads the branch of Japanese politics that can be considered the plutocratic faction. In contrast, Kururugi's main political opponent, Atsushi Sawasaki, comes from the more opportunistic nationalist faction. Our analysis has concluded that the Kururugi administration will not stand without the continued if oblique support of Kirihara's group. However, Kirihara has shown little nationalist tendency and has indeed given feelers to SIS suggesting he would be favorable to cooperating with us, if his position and standing in Japan were threatened (see Memo C808-5).
As such, we have concluded that the Kururugi's administration is quite weak and paralyzed, especially given the LPJ's unsteady alliance with the nationalist Constitutional Alliance Party (Japanese: Rikken Dōmei-tō), of which Sawasaki is the leader. Currently Sawasaki is serving as Chief Cabinet Secretary for Kururugi in what can only be considered a coalition of national emergency. We project that in event of an invasion, the division inside the Kururugi cabinet will be quite detrimental to the Japanese war effort. Given Sawasaki's current reluctance to support Kururugi as well as Kirihara's tepid aid, we predict that fomenting disagreement between these three men will be enough to weaken Kururugi as leader.
However, the Japanese political leadership is considerably less important than the political structure of the country. Kururugi is serving his third term as Prime Minister. His first term lasted four months and his second was one year. We do not think that his next term will be any more productive than his first two, especially given the shaky CAP-LPJ. Critical to the matter of Britannian national interests are his policies regarding Sakuradite, of which Japan controls 70% of the world's current supply. The Sakuradite deposits in South West England have been exhausted for over twenty years now. The mines in our Redwood Coast are close to exhaustion as well. We have predicted for several years of a potential Japanese monopoly on the world's supply of Sakuradite (see Memos V10-7i and V119-1), and have already drawn up several possible plans for invasion (see Memo E1044-2a). Any offensive action will need to take place in the next three years before the Redwood Coast deposits are fully exhausted.
As also mentioned, such offensive actions must involve the assistance of our current allies, the Chinese Federation. In particular, Japanese resistance will be based at the cities of Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya, and Kobe. As per your instructions, the SIS and Army have been consolidating and developing our military bases on Chinese territory at the Philippines Base. Current Japanese military strategy is a defensive one against an invasion by one superpower. Due to declining ties between Japan and us, the Japanese military is currently oriented chiefly to deterring an invasion from Britannian soil. There is considerable less defensive buildup in the south, on the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. It seems that Japanese intelligence has fallen for our misinformation campaign, which disguises the Philippines Base as a minor outpost of Britannia meant for deterring piracy in the Strait of Malacca. The Britannian Army and the SIS continue to develop the plans for the intended invasion of Japan and we are currently projected at 80% readiness in air and naval forces. However, due to the development of new military technology (tentatively called Knights' Mares or Knightmare Frames), overall readiness is only at 50%.
In conclusion, the SIS predicts that political instability in Japan will prove helpful to Britannian forces in our upcoming and highly vital invasion.
All Hail Britannia!
Conquest, or: The Tales of Sakuradite
Memo E998-5b
2008/4/5 ATB
From: Britannian Secret Intelligence Service Analyst #1012
To: the Office of the Prime Minister:
My Lord
As you have requested, our analysis on the Japanese political situation is as follows. The new Prime Minister who has recently taken power is Genbu Kururugi (in Japan, it is the surname that precedes the given name so local media will reference him as Kururugi Genbu). However, he takes office after a difficult struggle inside the dominant political faction inside the Liberal Party of Japan (Japanese: Jiyū-tō), only due to the support of his patrons, led by the wealthy oligarch Taizo Kirihara. Kirihara leads the branch of Japanese politics that can be considered the plutocratic faction. In contrast, Kururugi's main political opponent, Atsushi Sawasaki, comes from the more opportunistic nationalist faction. Our analysis has concluded that the Kururugi administration will not stand without the continued if oblique support of Kirihara's group. However, Kirihara has shown little nationalist tendency and has indeed given feelers to SIS suggesting he would be favorable to cooperating with us, if his position and standing in Japan were threatened (see Memo C808-5).
As such, we have concluded that the Kururugi's administration is quite weak and paralyzed, especially given the LPJ's unsteady alliance with the nationalist Constitutional Alliance Party (Japanese: Rikken Dōmei-tō), of which Sawasaki is the leader. Currently Sawasaki is serving as Chief Cabinet Secretary for Kururugi in what can only be considered a coalition of national emergency. We project that in event of an invasion, the division inside the Kururugi cabinet will be quite detrimental to the Japanese war effort. Given Sawasaki's current reluctance to support Kururugi as well as Kirihara's tepid aid, we predict that fomenting disagreement between these three men will be enough to weaken Kururugi as leader.
However, the Japanese political leadership is considerably less important than the political structure of the country. Kururugi is serving his third term as Prime Minister. His first term lasted four months and his second was one year. We do not think that his next term will be any more productive than his first two, especially given the shaky CAP-LPJ. Critical to the matter of Britannian national interests are his policies regarding Sakuradite, of which Japan controls 70% of the world's current supply. The Sakuradite deposits in South West England have been exhausted for over twenty years now. The mines in our Redwood Coast are close to exhaustion as well. We have predicted for several years of a potential Japanese monopoly on the world's supply of Sakuradite (see Memos V10-7i and V119-1), and have already drawn up several possible plans for invasion (see Memo E1044-2a). Any offensive action will need to take place in the next three years before the Redwood Coast deposits are fully exhausted.
As also mentioned, such offensive actions must involve the assistance of our current allies, the Chinese Federation. In particular, Japanese resistance will be based at the cities of Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya, and Kobe. As per your instructions, the SIS and Army have been consolidating and developing our military bases on Chinese territory at the Philippines Base. Current Japanese military strategy is a defensive one against an invasion by one superpower. Due to declining ties between Japan and us, the Japanese military is currently oriented chiefly to deterring an invasion from Britannian soil. There is considerable less defensive buildup in the south, on the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. It seems that Japanese intelligence has fallen for our misinformation campaign, which disguises the Philippines Base as a minor outpost of Britannia meant for deterring piracy in the Strait of Malacca. The Britannian Army and the SIS continue to develop the plans for the intended invasion of Japan and we are currently projected at 80% readiness in air and naval forces. However, due to the development of new military technology (tentatively called Knights' Mares or Knightmare Frames), overall readiness is only at 50%.
In conclusion, the SIS predicts that political instability in Japan will prove helpful to Britannian forces in our upcoming and highly vital invasion.
All Hail Britannia!
