Yea, that was actually the TV release in Japan. After that the creator decided to edit that out of the DVD release because he wanted the fans to interpret the ending for themselves.
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Explains why a lot of people think he's dead.
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Yea, that and they don't explain the whole Geass and Code system very well. It happened so fast too.[spoiler]V.V. gets killed by Charles not too long before LeLouch has his run-in with him. They kind of leave you to figure it out when Charles has the Code in his palm.[/spoiler]
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