Royally Screwed-Up: Difference between revisions

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== Anime and Manga ==

* In ''[[Code Geass]]'', the Royal Family of the [[The Empire|Holy Empire]] of Britannia are all pretty messed up for the most part, ranging from [[The Chessmaster|Lelouch and Schneizel]], to [[Lady of War|Cornelia]], to Clovis, who wipes out a whole section of dilapidated city to cover up his mistakes. And that's not even talking about [[Big Bad|Emperor Charles]], his {{spoiler|[[Evil Matriarch]] partner Marrianne, who is [[Not Quite Dead]], and his ''insane'' brother V.V.}}. Luckily there's some hope. [[Rebellious Princess|Euphemia]] is a generally sweet girl, and so is her younger sister, [[Ill Girl|Nunnally]]. Crown Prince Odysseus is also pretty decent, though that may be because he doesn't really do much of anything (not to mention being [[Dumb Is Good|probably the least intelligent of the family]]). Unfortunately this series likes to [[Kill the Cutie|kill the kind ones]].

* An interesting variant: the heir presumptive of the Holy Kingdom of Saillune in ''[[Slayers]]'', Prince Phillionel, while somewhat of a [[Leeroy Jenkins]]-like lunatic with a passion for [[Badass Normal|physical fights]], is probably ''the'' sanest and respectable member of the family and a stellar runner of the country; his younger daughter [[The Pollyanna|Amelia]] has most of his traits. The rest of the family is filled with [[Dirty Coward]]s who will do anything to move up a spot for the throne, with no concern for others - both of Phil's younger brothers, Christopher and Randionel, and his nephew, Alfred, have attempted to murder him. Alfred in particular contracts one (two in the anime) [[Alwayz Chaotic Evil|Mazoku]] to both take out Phil and take Saillune for himself while letting Christopher (his father) take the blame. {{spoiler|In the novels, Christpher himself [[Offing the Offspring|kills Alfred]] to prevent any more damage, and nearly commits suicide himself}}.