Originally posted by: Kovash
Originally posted by: masamuneehs
Meer > Lacus.

I can't stand how sugary sweet, super righteous and prim and proper Lacus always is. It is irritating to the point of horrendous torture. SHE'S A POP STAR! WHY DO PEOPLE LISTEN TO HER? Where did she get her serious political stance from, her makeup artist? A popstar celebrity singer girl developing into a genius, infinetley good-hearted do-gooder is sheerBULLSHIT. Fukuda never really explains WHY Lacus is the most perfect person in the world and believes all these things. She just is. An annoying hen.

Lacus' pop-stardom was a political move concocted by her and her father, Lacus can (and does) sing to get her politcal message across. This is why Meer could replace her so easily, since people were used to Lacus' political statements.

Lacus is not at all the weak 'sugery' character people make her out to be, she's a political genius who stands for what she believes, and has thus far converted a whole section of ZAFT and the invincible Kira himself to her philosophy. This meek demeanor is just a facade she puts up to seem innocent.

The prime example of this is the very first time we see it crack, when she had just been handed back to ZAFT by Kira and Rau tries to attck the Archangel, she instantly switches off her meekness and order's Rau down. You can hear it in her voice and see it on her face. Hell, she even does the same to Athrun when he confronts her on PLANT, she's in NO way nieve or sweet, but a cool-headed 'warrior princess' that knows exactly what she's about.
Thank god there are other people out there who understand about Lacus. I hate it when people say things about her being a pop star, or weak, or naive.

In 36 of SEED, she watches her personal guard execute about a dozen people. Heads are being popped mere feet away from her and she doesn't bat an eyelash. She practically steps over their corpses on her way out, and never once acts even a little girlish or squeemish.

She's not the type of be scared of a spider. She's hardcore, and knows what its going to take to get things done, and she knows how to do them.

Note how she chose now to reappear... she knows this move is going to have repurcussions. The whole world is going to be in a confused uproar, which is why I believe she has stood aside until now. However, its obvious that if she had done nothing the damage would have been far more permanent.