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06/10/2009 – 07/25/2024 |
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18 + 1 crossover |
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Code MENT, officially titled Code Geass AbridgeMENT, is a series written, edited and voiced by PurpleEyesWTF.
Plot[]
Code MENT closely follows the plot of Code Geass (the anime on which Code MENT is based), with the exception of making most characters seem stupid and heavy editing that includes parts of other YouTube videos and mentions of real world affairs, particularly celebrities.
Abridged vs. AbridgeMENT[]
Abridging has enjoyed many successes in the art of comedy and anime parody, however some parodies have taken a slighly different route. AbridgeMENTing aims at taking a different approach to the parody field, primarily by making up its own storyline. PurpleEyesWTF (The screen name being a play on LittleKuriboh's new YouTube account: CardGamesFTW), one of the first if not the first known abridgement-er, reconstructs the Code Geass television series with characters whose personalities are almost polar opposites of their original counterparts. What is unique about Code MENT is that it very loosely follows the actions in the original series. Instead it aims to create an entirely new parody plot line of Code Geass. The series is considered a "parody of a parody".
The goal of the abridgement series differs only slightly from abridging, in that it does not hesitate to rid itself of overly serious or dark plot elements to reassemble them into a new type of show altogether. Purpleeyeswtf has a tendency to poke fun at his competitors/comrades in the abridging field (as seen in many episodes including an alternative version of episode 8, where, after some constructive criticism from his cohort he responded by fixing these video bugs and then proceeded to write a new opening (in which his character Lelouch attempts to blow up SXAbridged's Roger Smith from "Big O Abridged"). However the motto of the abridgement series is to: "enjoy and promote others shows" which leads us to believe these acts are good in nature.
Current Status and Future[]
It remains to be seen what will become of the future of abridgementing, however, PurpleEyes has gone on record to say that by the 19th episode of the Code MENT series his goals should become a little more clear.
Following the release of episode 15, there were no further updates to the series for quite some time. Then, on April 1st, 2024, after a hiatus of nearly nine years, PurpleEyes unexpectedly uploaded episode 17 of Code MENT. Just a few months later, on August 19th, 2024, and less than a month after releasing episode 18, his YouTube channel was inexplicably deleted. He would later explain that he had deleted the channel in a "fever dream brought on by COVID" and was unable to recover it.[1] As a result, it appears that Code MENT will not be continued for the foreseeable future—if at all.
Episode List[]
| Episodes | Air Date |
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| Episode 1 - M.E.N.T. | Jun 10, 2010 |
| Episode 2 - Big Trouble (In Little Britannia) | Jun 11, 2010 |
| Episode 3 - A bee named Jasper | Jun 18, 2010 |
| Episode 4 - Enter the One | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Episode 5 - Unincepted | Aug 4, 2010 |
| Episode 6 - The Smell of Victory | Aug 19, 2010 |
| Episode 7 - Strategist Extraordinaire | Sep 19, 2010 |
| Episode 8 - Episode 8 | Oct 16, 2010 |
| Episode 9 - Refrain from refrain | Nov 12, 2010 |
| Episode 10 - Shatter Mountain | Jan 5, 2011 |
| Episode 11 - Bears are Crazy | Mar 4, 2011 |
| Episode 12 - Table Top Games | Jun 12, 2011 |
| Episode 13 - Lucky Number Thirteen
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Jan 29, 2012
(Feb 6, 2012) |
| Episode 14 - Tamagotchi Turnabout | Jun 9, 2012 |
| Fanfic Mode: None Piece Episode 5/Code MENT 14.5 | Oct 25, 2012 |
| Episode 15 - Identity Crisis on Three Earths | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Episode 16 - Mao Dies | May 2, 2015 |
| Episode 17 - Rescue II: the Return of Rescue I | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Episode 18 - Player Piano | Jul 25, 2024 |
Trivia[]
- The current edition of Code MENT is not PurpleEyesWTF's first attempt at abridging Code Geass. The first 6 episodes are "Reduxed" versions of the original series that was produced in 2009, with the 6th episode being released on Jan 16, 2010. The old version of episode 6 can still be found on youtube here.
- The show has its own TvTropes Page
- Suzaku sounds like Aster Phoenix from the dub of Yugioh GX.
- Jeremiah sounds like Moe Sizlack from The Simpsons.
- Everyone is more or less a complete idiot. Suzaku is WORSE.
