OVA
Description
Lloyd Asplund appears in the anime Code Geass: Nunnally in Wonderland as the Carpenter, a character drawn from the poem The Walrus and the Carpenter within the Alice in Wonderland universe. This alternate-world portrayal is a playful reinterpretation of his role from the main series, where he is a Britannian aristocrat and the head of the Camelot engineering corps, holding the title of Earl. He is widely recognized as the eccentric genius responsible for developing the advanced Knightmare Frame Lancelot and selecting Suzaku Kururugi as its pilot. In the main storyline, his personality is marked by a detached, almost sociopathic demeanor; he often treats human beings as interchangeable components of a machine and shows little regard for emotional or social conventions. He is completely absorbed in technological innovation, yet his casual remarks sometimes cut directly to uncomfortable truths about human nature.
Within Nunnally in Wonderland, the Carpenter character retains this same scientific detachment and eccentricity. He appears alongside Cecile Croomy, who plays the Walrus. When Nunnally, wandering through Wonderland, feels hungry, she meets the pair. The Carpenter offers her food that the Walrus has prepared, but the offerings are bizarre and inedible, such as fried chicken made with black sugar and lubricating oil, or yakisoba made with chopped up mint gum. This scene highlights his unflappable, almost oblivious attitude toward ordinary social interactions and his tendency to treat even nourishment as an experiment or technical puzzle.
His motivations in the OVA are simple: he is a Wonderland inhabitant fulfilling the role of the Carpenter, and his interaction with Nunnally is brief but memorable for its surreal and humorous nature. The relationship with Cecile (the Walrus) mirrors their main-series dynamic as lab partners who work together closely, often with her serving as the voice of reason to his whimsical ideas. There is no significant character development for Lloyd within the short OVA, as it is a comedic side story; his portrayal is a direct homage to his established traits. His notable abilities as a scientific prodigy are not showcased in Wonderland, but the absurd food he offers reflects his lack of concern for real-world consequences, a hallmark of his personality. Overall, Lloyd Asplund as the Carpenter provides a fittingly eccentric addition to the Wonderland cast, reinforcing his role as a brilliant but socially disconnected inventor.
Within Nunnally in Wonderland, the Carpenter character retains this same scientific detachment and eccentricity. He appears alongside Cecile Croomy, who plays the Walrus. When Nunnally, wandering through Wonderland, feels hungry, she meets the pair. The Carpenter offers her food that the Walrus has prepared, but the offerings are bizarre and inedible, such as fried chicken made with black sugar and lubricating oil, or yakisoba made with chopped up mint gum. This scene highlights his unflappable, almost oblivious attitude toward ordinary social interactions and his tendency to treat even nourishment as an experiment or technical puzzle.
His motivations in the OVA are simple: he is a Wonderland inhabitant fulfilling the role of the Carpenter, and his interaction with Nunnally is brief but memorable for its surreal and humorous nature. The relationship with Cecile (the Walrus) mirrors their main-series dynamic as lab partners who work together closely, often with her serving as the voice of reason to his whimsical ideas. There is no significant character development for Lloyd within the short OVA, as it is a comedic side story; his portrayal is a direct homage to his established traits. His notable abilities as a scientific prodigy are not showcased in Wonderland, but the absurd food he offers reflects his lack of concern for real-world consequences, a hallmark of his personality. Overall, Lloyd Asplund as the Carpenter provides a fittingly eccentric addition to the Wonderland cast, reinforcing his role as a brilliant but socially disconnected inventor.