#it's not the zero thing it's the being in love with suzaku thing

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Shirley: How did you get Lelouch to co-operate with you? Milly: I threatened to reveal his dark secret. Shirley: Which is what? Milly: I have no idea, I was bluffing, but it must be something horrible.

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Iconic Homoerotic Betrayal: Round 2

Round 2 Directory

Context:

Lelouche/Suzaku

Summary by Anonymous Contributor

szll is already iconic but I'm just going to list all their betrayals (and perceived betrayals) as a refresher:

(first, for context, one thing you gotta understand is lelouch, leader of the rebellion who believes ends justify the means, is also the discarded prince of the empire he's fighting against. suzaku, rising knight of the empire who believes means have to justify the ends, is the son and killer of the prime minister of the country being oppressed. this is PEAK narrative foils and enemies-to-lovers recipe right there.)

- lelouch and nunnally were sent to japan as political hostages. britannia takes over japan quickly after and lelouch, knowing how much japan means to suzaku, promises to destroy britannia. suzaku should be angry at britannia! lelouch will free them!! except years later he learns that suzaku is now WORKING for the empire? he's becoming a KNIGHT for the empire, betraying his own country and their shared hatred for britannia. what the fuck, what happened to principles, suzaku? this is lelouch's first (perceived) betrayal.

- lelouch (accidentally) kills euphemia, the only princess who's trying to make peace with the japanese, the princess that suzaku is knight of, the princess suzaku LOVES and lelouch adores. now yes, this was an accident, but lelouch ROLLS WITH IT and lets suzaku and the rest of the world believe that it was intentional, thus fully driving that knife deep. he never tells suzaku this was an accident. this is suzaku's most painful betrayal.

- suzaku finds out lelouch is zero, leader of the rebellion, and turns him in to his evil dad, emperor of the empire, in exchange for becoming a knight of round (the highest military status). now if you count akito the exiled as canon, this also means sending lelouch to be BRAINWASHED into serving the empire as a master tactician before R2 happens. suzaku monitors him all throughout, watching lelouch destroy nations and praise the empire against his own principles.

this is just season one of code geass. this doesn't even touch how suzaku is also forced to betray his own loyalties/principles sometimes whenever the "live" geass that lelouch condemns him with acts up. how suzaku would monitor lelouch and keep deceiving him that rolo is his beloved sibling, not nunnally. etc etc.

AND YET despite all of this, code geass culminates with them SWEARING LOYALTY to each other, with lelouch becoming the demon emperor and suzaku becoming his right-hand man, the knight of zero. lelouch becomes a tyrant that suzaku is destined to kill. lelouch brings peace to the world but will never be able to live in it. he will always be remembered as the dictator, the scourge of the world. suzaku atones for all his sins by being reduced to a heroic symbol, by being punished to kill his best friend and never becoming suzaku the person ever again. with the "live" geass, he is cursed to never die, never to escape, always bearing both of their sins -- the eternal punishment he has been seeking. and by killing lelouch, he is able to avenge euphemia in the end, and bring the peace all three of them desired.

code geass is a hot mess but there is poetry in their betrayals. they are thematically bound to live this tragedy, and that is why they are iconic. the ending of code geass is well-known and highly regarded as one of the most iconic endings ever, and it can only ever be so because it stands on the love and loss and betrayals of suzaku and lelouch.

Charles/Erik

Summary by @sing-the-beginning-of-moana

it was love at first sight. they got together and were happy for a while until erik caused charles to feel the excruciating pain of dying (without actually dying), tried to kill hundreds of people, accidentally paralyzed charles, and then abandoned him altogether. and that's just the first movie. repeat with the same sort of behavior and constant breaking up and getting back together for the next several decades.

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[alicent-vi-britannia]

The narrative importance of the Ragnarök Connection

Charles zi Britannia believes that humans are liars. His ideology is based on the fact that the suffering of the world comes from deceptions and, for this reason, the Ragnarök Connection consists of destroying the set of masks that people use in front of others to force the people to be themselves. This isn't a hive mind nor the literal destruction of the world. It's about, in Jungian terms, destroying the Persona archetype (the face we decide to show to others, not the one we truly are). This way people wouldn't have to lie, they could understand each other and conflicts would end. Sounds good, in theory. The problem is that the emperor's plan involves eliminating free will and individuality, which reflects Lelouch's parents' rejection of human nature. Charles' view of humanity is quite simplistic, binary and dismissive. That's why Charles appears painted red and blue on a background of the world in the opening.

Lelouch and Suzaku reject this vision and this plan. Lelouch says that people still lie for good reasons (a purpose) and Suzaku agrees, claiming that they may lie to protect others like Euphemia and Shirley who kept Lelouch's secret. Lelouch understands that masks are necessary and are part of people's identity. He proves it in the last interaction he has with his father. Nunnally's smile is a mask, but that doesn't make it fake. It's her way of accepting her unfortunate fate and being grateful that she is still alive and is with her loved ones. Lelouch is aware of this and accepts her mask.

The Ragnarök Connection involves the elimination of the effort that humans must make to learn and empathize with them. Consequently, no new experiences are forged and nothing evolves. And, if nothing changes, life loses total meaning and becomes empty. An empty life is a life without a future or hope or purpose. That's what Lelouch explains to CC and Rolo.

Lelouch tells CC in the seventh episode of the first season: "Until I met you I was dead. An empty corpse existing behind a false guise of life, a life in which I did nothing real. Day to day, I merely went through the emotions of living as if I were a zombie. And I always had the feeling that I was gradually dying. If I’m condemned to go back to that, then I’d rather…"

And then he tells Rolo in the fourth episode of R2: Rolo, what is the future? The future is hope. Without hope, your life is on hold, empty, waiting. And you have no hope beyond your mission, Rolo. If you capture C.C., what sort of future will it open for you? Things will just go on as they are, and nothing will change.

Code Geass often uses Lelouch to emphasize the importance of having a purpose in life, even if all the characters demonstrate it in one way or another. It is one of the main themes. For Lelouch, Zero/the Rebellion was always that future. However, in this episode everything is questioned because Lelouch discovers that one of the reasons for his revenge is false because his mother is alive and, furthermore, his rebellion was part of his parents' plan (and CC to a lesser extent). Given this, he reaffirms his individuality and his will.

God/C's world is the human will, which means that it is a collection of the wills of all the people who have ever existed, including Lelouch's. He activated his Geass, not to use it on God, but to influence it. At that moment his will was so powerful that he not only convinced God to stop his parents, he also increased the power of Geass and unlocked it in his other eyeIt's important to note that he made a wish, instead of using Geass, because that differentiates him from his father. While the Emperor intended to bend the C's world to his will, Lelouch doesn't want to do so. He saw himself reflected in his father. They both suffered in the past and wanted to change the world for the better. The thing is Charles was trying to impose peace and although he had good intentions, it was an evil and selfish act. Lelouch realized he was doing the same thing with Zero, technically.

In this way, Lelouch understands that the end doesn't justify the means since his parents sacrificed everything for their ends and, as a result, lost themselves and their motivations. Humanity's sake or, what is the same, "reunion with those from whom we are separated" was the lie that Marianne and Charles used to convince themselves that they were right and were the scapegoat to justify all the sins they committed and allowed to be committed. Lelouch reveals their hypocrisy by pointing out the unconsciousness of their statements. Although Charles and Marianne took Lelouch and Nunnally away to protect them, they didn't seek justice for the crime committed, instead, they became VV's accomplices by using Charles' Geass on Nunnally and then they did not stop the war between Japan and Britannia because they wanted to get the Thought Elevator on Kaminejima Island for their plan. In the same way "Nunnally" was the scapegoat and the lie for Lelouch in his rebellion, however, Lelouch is honest with himself and recognizes that his true motivation was to protect the people he loved. This sincere display is what persuades Suzaku to work with him once again.

One of the main unknowns of the series is "do the ends justify the means?" Suzaku says, "No, the means determine the ends and that's why I will follow the right path by trying to change the unjust regime from the inside while keeping my integrity intact." Lelouch says, "Yes and I can be this manipulative, control-freak leader over these 'pawns' if it means stopping Britannia/saving Nunally." The series answers that neither is completely correct and that both have their advantages and disadvantages. Lelouch and Suzaku end up realizing it here. Suzaku says, "If you want to achieve that end, you must act." And Lelouch says, "Yes, the means to that end requires me to reject something." That is, both must sacrifice something to achieve their goal.

In short, the narrative objective of this scene is to show us that Lelouch and Suzaku understand what humanity wants and establish themselves as defenders of free will, as well as accepting the virtues and defects of the human condition. It's in the nature of men to lie and be confrontational, but they also dream of a tomorrow. Ultimately, the Ragnarök Connection is the final stage for Lelouch and Suzaku's evolution. Thanks to this plan, they perfect their ideals, manage to unite and are able to save the world. It's an important moment that solidifies all the themes of the series and sets the foundation for Lelouch and Suzaku's final plan: Zero Requiem.

PS: If you think this analysis blew your mind, hope you see it from the perspective of Joseph Campbell's monomyth :P

[jophiares]

Can I ask something from Code Geass? What do you think are Lelouch and Suzaku’s greatest personality strengths and weaknesses? Why? What do you love about their dynamic? Sorry if you've answered these questions before.....

i haven't actually! thank you so much for sending this. thoughts in the read more below!

the thing abt suzaku and lelouch that really called to me was that they are two sides of the same coin. theyre both altruistic to a fault (different but the same), they love far too deeply (not talking abt this in a ship way either. both lelouch and suzaku do things out of love for others that is...questionable at best), they don't really understand the situation as a whole, and they don't really face major consequences to the end. lelouch is cruel, selfish, manipulative. suzaku is uncritical, righteously full of self loathing, half-hearted. theyre both major fucking hypocrites. they hate each other for the same reason they work so well together. (they love each other for those same reasons, too.) they're kind and optimistic to a fault. they're children playing war.

easily my favorite scene in all of code geass is one of the final scenes during the damocles battle, when the core argument between what lelouch stood for and what suzaku stood for is contended between the entire cast of characters, jumping from statement to statement, viewpoint from viewpoint. not only do suzaku and lelouch have their own quips but the other characters are what really make it for me because those are all people who are just as alive and have just as many feelings as they do--but at the end of the day none of that matters to them, such symbolized by the finale and zero requiem. their world was always so small, suzaku, lelouch, and nunnally. the final punishment was to destroy that in such a way that it could never be restored, that nothing could ever be the same. it's a much crueler punishment for suzaku, but i think lelouch knows suzaku well enough to know that suzaku would not be able to truly live (if you can even call it that, haha) without being molded into being something he is not (he was regarded as a knight and hero when all he saw himself as was a murdered.) but in the same breath, lelouch knowing that, accepting that part of suzaku, it being his final parting gift, his form of an eternity together... its powerful!

its kind of funny because code geass has its moments where the writing is so very much Not Good but then it also has these amazingly complex interwoven moments sprinkled in. personally, i actually grew up always asking myself whether its better to change the system without any casualty whatsoever vs dismantling it no matter the price, so i see myself in the both of them, though i agree with lelouch far more. truthfully, i didnt even like suzaku until after he detonates the fleija in r2 and he tells schneizel that as long as he makes him knight of one, he will slay the emperor. it took him a while, but he finally showed his own truth, understanding his fate as a weapon above all else.

its an anime with characters that are more complex than they look, parallels that run deeper than i believe many give credit for (dont get me started on shirley), and the truth of war, though maybe a bit sanitized. that being said, code geass would be Nothing without suzaku and lelouch at its helm, the true driving forces of the narrative and even the world of code geass itself.

those two are truly one of a kind.

[zeravmeta]

i lied in all my previous posts the actual truly funniest thing in all of code geass is that because it was made by CLAMP it was fully required that lelouch thus be The Most Attractive Guy and have like 4 love interests (im including suzaku) but because they also made lelouch the freakiest most neurotic sad wet mad with power cant even stick to a gym schedule little guy ever who commits war crimes for high scores literally every single one of those relationships has a moment where they try to kill him and for the most part loathe him yet all of them despite their better judgement cant help being in love with lelouch who despite everything does have genuine redeeming qualities so you end up with like suzaku and kallen both trying to be lelouchs sword and cc being the confidant that suzaku kallen or shirley could never be but shirley also having the strongest grip on him due to being the Normal Happy Life lelouch wishes he could have and kallen being asked by lelouch/zero to live and find a wish because kallen much like him also dirtied her hands for the future and had no wish for herself except that of making life better for the people she loved much like himself and suzaku being ORDERED by lelouch to live because otherwise he would kill himself and suzaku being the only one with the right to kill him all of them having tried to kill him because lelouch wasnt honest with them etc etc. lelouch himself is also crazy in love with all of them and it literally kills him in fun exciting new ways when he ends up hurting all of them because hes a chronic liar and is incapable of talking about his feelings

[incorrect-codegeass]

HI so you’re a bit of an authority on code geass

As such, you would have read say some fics?

And if the above is true, would you, perhaps, be willing to rec said fics?

I’m honestly cool with any pairing, or no pairings at all, I’m just in dire need of cg stuff to read

And if you don’t do fic recs, that’s totally cool as well!!

Oh my goodness, it's taken me ages to get back to this, I'm so sorry. I do have fic recs, and I have read a lot of fics, but it's also been a good while since so mine would be older ones. I also still like some of my own, so. Most of these are also SuzaLulu as I am forever a slave to SuzaLulu and that's what I've got in my bookmarks and so on. Hope you (or anyone else) finds something new or interesting from these!

Until I Find You by spirithorse (125k) (SuzaLulu)

Based on the movie Anastasia, but is its own story. I love the author, it's just beautiful work, I've read it at least four times by now. 10/10.

Live by sunshine-heroes (2k) (SuzaLulu)

Slight angst, post Zero Requiem. Makes me sad every time I read it, still great.

Final Command by bard_linn (7k) (gen)

A canon divergence, really interesting take on what would happen if they did find Lelouch and if Charles (derogatory) died.

Turning Points (a series) by elarielf

Really tiny changes in canon, how different would things have ended? I always say that a single tiny change in canon would've changed the entire story, and this is what I mean.

In This Field of Flowers by carzla (11k) (SuzaLulu)

Post Zero Requiem, angst, one of the few fics to get me to tear up. Also one of the few fics I've gone out of my way to find again later on, it's just that good.

Sleeping Habits by aerynevenstar (17k) (SuzaLulu)

I'm genuinely pretty sure this was what inspired me to start writing more CG fanfics in the first place. It's just wonderful and everyone should read it.

Her Song of Love and Empathy by EthelPhantom (2k) (gen)

Euphie-centric, because Euphie deserves more love in this fandom, she was such a clever person and one of the only ones I'd consider to be genuinely 'good' people.

A Bouquet of Anemones, Purple Hyacinths, Pink Carnations and Yarrows by EthelPhantom (19k) (SuzaLulu)

What if Lelouch lived but things did not go right at all? Nunnally and Lelouch centric, angst. A literal tragedy. I will read this over and over. No, I don't care it's my own fic.

Tides Brought to You by EthelPhantom (36k) (SuzaLulu) (unfinished)

Merfolk AU, with a side of Gino&Anya&Suzaku friendship. Why are there not more mermaid fics in this fandom? I know of like, two or three.

coincidences are strange and happen without a warning by EthelPhantom (4k) (SuzaLulu & EuphieKallen)

Internet Friends AU, really cute and just fluff. Also sort of a texting fic.

Never Lose Your Hold of Me Again by EthelPhantom (10k) (SuzaLulu)

Afterlife AU, the closure we needed but never got in canon. Angst but like, with a happy ending. Lots of friendships, too.

Worth the Suffering (series) by EthelPhantom (79k) (SuzaLulu)

A what-if, canon divergence series, basically, main story Never Too Far From You. Other ones are add-ons to that. Good ending.

My Mirror, Sword and Shield by spirithorse (326k) (SuzaLulu)

Each chapter approximately 10k long, gotta love the world-building in this one. Time travel, no Geass AU. I just love this author's works, I'm really sad they don't have more CG than they do. Genuinely the fic I've read over and over the most, even if I nowadays tend to skip some parts because I wanna read my favourites quicker. I love it. 20/10.

Medium Drip, Lemon Ripple by orphan_account (4k) (SuzaLulu)

Coffeeshop AU, need I say more? It's beautiful.

Worrying for Suzaku by NeoDiji (2k) (SuzaLulu)

Cecile is a mom and worries about Suzaku because she's convinced he's being bullied at school. The fic is just really cute and fun.

A String Tightly Knotted by spirithorse (136k) (SuzaLulu / JuliusSuzaku)

Reincarnation AU, ghosts, Suzaku and Kaguya can see and thus deal with ghosts. It's really interesting and I really enjoyed it.

Select All That Apply by crescenttwins (1k) (SuzaLulu)

Nunnally centric. Probably one of the most clever fics in this entire fandom, I love it so so much. Kind of like a questionnaire for her that you can follow, honestly just read it. Please.

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Okay.

So! Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection, huh? Took me five years to get to it. I do not know what I expected. This was not nearly as bad as I feared but also not as good as I hoped. I guess I'd say it's good as a movie for huge Code Geass fans, but it also kind of walks back some of the core ideas of Code Geass as a series, so Hm.

Like, ok, let's just start with the premise. The very idea of Lelouch coming back to life after the end of the series (or rather the alternate continuity to the series as presented by the Lelouch of the Rebellion compilation movies), is already a bit wonky. If Code Geass works on any level *thematically,* it's because Lelouch, as the 99th Emperor Britannia, dies. He dies not because it's necessarily the right thing to happen to him *morally,* but because he knows he has so much blood on his hands that he can't live with himself. It's suicide-by-Suzaku. That's how the original series ends.

Here, of course, he is just back. In of itself, that would be fine, but everyone is SO accepting of it SO quickly. There's a couple quick scenes of Kallen crying over him and Suzaku beating the ever-loving shit out of him (he deserves worse honestly), but for the most part everyone is completely happy to start taking orders from History's Greatest Monster again. With some of these people, like Cornelia and even his own sister Nunally, this kind of strains credulity. Especially with how the latter goes out of her way to exonerate Lelouch of any wrongdoing and blames herself for not truly understanding her brother's motives. I'm sorry, like, I've seen the show. That's just kind of bullshit. Lelouch's motives were *extremely* selfish and the fact that he never told Nunnally what he was up to was kind of the whole point, he didn't respect her as an equal, and just thought of her as someone he needed to protect. Due to, you know, pick one; misogyny, a generally privileged upbringing that may have rubbed some concept of noblesse oblige into him, ableism, the fact that he's a smug bastard who assumes he knows better than everyone, etc.

The unfortunate thing about the movie, though, is that Lelouch Lamperouge is cool as shit and it's really fun to watch him do anything.

Where it gets brought back, at least for me, in spite of all these flaws, is that I do just pop when Lelouch is on-screen Doing His Thing. C.C. has a fantastic little exchange with him when he gets discouraged late in the film where she talks about how she wants to see the arrogant, unwavering Lelouch. That's a good moment and it's pretty in keeping with their relationship, but it's also a sly nod toward the fourth wall I'm pretty sure. Unfortunately, to some extent, I will just watch this fucking bastard with his fucking hair and his fucking cloak and mask and his fucking violet shoujo manga-ass eyes and his fucking fruity little hand gestures whenever he talks, play everyone like a fiddle yet again while making grand pronouncements and saying "checkmate" unironically when he's got someone cornered even though no one has ever played a game of chess on-screen in Code Geass that made a lick of sense.

There are certain characters that just have such unreal amounts of charisma that watching them do basically anything is fun. (The voice acting in this thing is magnificent, of course, and helps sell that. I'd listen to Fukuyama Jun read a phone book.) Lelouch is one of those. If I'm any Code Geass character in spirit, it's Tamaki. Any time Lelouch puts on the Zero mask I scream and point at the screen and go "that's my man right there!!" like we're close personal friends or something. It's a disease, and I have to live with it. God forbid I ever get super into UC Gundam, I don't know WHAT I'd do if I ended up being like this about Char.

Everyone else returning from Code Geass proper has at least one really good moment, too. Kallen, Suzaku, and C.C. predictably get the best of them and the new characters that are introduced as their antagonists are, at least, very strong. The way the middle east is portrayed in this movie is WILD problematic, but a side effect of how Code Geass tends to write its antagonists is that at the very least the antagonist characters here have actual, like, human motives, and Lelouch's opposite number Shamna is a worthy foe; he does of course beat her but it's really down to the wire. Lot of good mecha fights in here, too, with Kallen and Suzaku both getting a lot of good screentime doing what they do best. There's more CGI than I'd like (CGI can work very well in a mecha anime IF the mecha are designed for it, but Code Geass' largely were not and you can tell), but not enough that it saps the movie of its dynamism, so, full marks there.

And then there's the ending of the movie which, hmmm. Basically, indirectly, the film makes C.C. x Lelouch canon, and in the postscript they seem to have formed a Geass Master power couple (complete with a very sharp gothic lolita look for C.C. that is absolutely fabulous. Lelouch's new outfit in that sequence is pretty snazzy too). I know Suzululu was always the more popular pairing (at least I've always gotten that impression), but I think this actually mostly makes sense, and I think they look good together. OTOH, Lelouch---sorry, he's going by L.L. now---seems like the sort of person who has a lot of different people in his life without necessarily being *totally* bound to any one of them. Maybe that's my own polyamory coloring the text, but it didn't feel exclusionary to me.

Anyway, yeah. Kind of betrays the spirit of the original a little bit but as far as being essentially a fun fanservice movie it was pretty good. They're making more, I'll probably watch those, too, especially if Lelouch continues to be cunty in them.

[fireember345]

T Virus of the Code Prompt

A Code Geass/Resident Evil Crossover prompt

Do not own Code Geass or Resident Evil

Anyone can use it

Suzalulu

Living Rolo

Infected Euphemia

Infected Lelouch but retains humanity later

Infected Steve but later retains humanity

Scorpion-like BOW Lelouch

Infected Leon who retains humanity

Spider-like BOW Leon

Wesker hunted by everyone in the world

Soon learns of Geass

Wesker and Charles working together

Wesker using the Geass order to further his research

Lelouch didn’t Geass Euphemia but dies from the T-virus

While Lelouch and Euphemia agreed to SAZ, Wesker makes his debut, declaring everyone in the stadium shall become the perfect test subjects

He released a gas of the virus that turns humans into BOWs, including Euphemia and Lelouch

Euphemia was put down by Leon and his crew

Lelouch was found by CC, who used Refrain to keep the disease from spreading any further

Suzaku seeks Lelouch, who he believes is the only one who can hunt down Wesker and wants to know why he wasn’t infect, though he was

The Black Knights soon learned that their leader has been infected and needed refrain to keep him human, each dose getting larger

Though Kallen hated giving Zero refrain, she knew it was the only way until they could find a cure

Cornelia demands a bounty on Wesker and Zero, for she blamed both

Leon offers to help her and Suzaku in tracking Wesker while Clair

Suzaku only sought Zero for answer

Lelouch often have violent fits he had no control over as began smashing things with his infect arm

He soon hears his sister kidnapped by Wesker and VV and set out to save her

Suzaku and Leon confronts Lelouch as Zero in search of answers and learns that Lelouch was infected, but only the Refrain keeps him from fully changing

Suzaku begs him to come with him back to Britania for a cure but Lelouch knew his father would only experiment on him, telling him his sister is captured by Wesker

Wesker challenges Lelouch while Lelouch orders Suzaku to find Nunnally and tell her that he is sorry

Suzaku protested but was given no choice as he was separated from Lelouch

Lelouch tries to fight back with Geass and his own weaponry but Wesker had been studying Lelouch and captures him

He is locked away with Steve Burnside as he was experimented on by the order and Umbrella

Rolo, the one charged of guarding him soon grew to love Lelouch as his brother as Lelouch in his fever believed that Rolo was Nunnally

Shirley followed Claire to the base where BOWs Wesker keeps but she was killed by Rolo while Claire was forced to retreat

With Jeramiah and CC, Rolo helped Lelouch and Steve escaped and injected them with Refrain to wake up

Lelouch returns to the Black Knights with Rolo, Steve and CC while Jeramiah acted as a spy for Lelouch

Schneizel used Lelouch’s Geass and illness for his benefits as he knew the Virus was a danger to all

He informed Nunnally that Lelouch was becoming unstable from the Virus and could go at any moment unless they quarantine him

He tells the same things to Suzaku and the Black Knights, even warning them that the Geass Lelouch has could be deadlier if he loses himself to the virus

The Black Knights decided to try to capture Lelouch and Steve to quarantine them, wanting to get their leader help

Rolo helps Lelouch escape but was forced to leave Steve behind

Rolo was near death as Lelouch kept him alive

Lelouch didn’t want to waste anymore time and decided to kill his father once and for all then go after Wesker

Suzaku and Lelouch still go to C World and Marianne and Charles are consumed by C World

But Wesker got what he needed form C World and left for his own experiments

Lelouch was close to lose his humanity with no amount of Refrain to help him this time

Suzaku, instead of killing him, sedated him to bring him back in hope of being treated

Rolo stand down as Suzaku explained he was taking Lelouch in hope of a cure and followed him

Leon was studied in hope for a solution with the BOWs

Nunnally never left Lelouch’s side while he was quarantined in the cell with the others

Wesker obtained Charles code to be immortal and continue his research

Lloyd and the other scientists discovered a combination of Refrain, T-Virus, Leon’s antivenom and other chemicals to create a balance in the BOWS but not cure them of the virus, only regain their consciousness and control

Lelouch and Steve were treated as Lelouch could change form human to BOW at will, but still not feeling human anymore

Nunnally didn’t care as she never saw Lelouch as a monster and was thrilled he was back

Lloyd still looked into a cure in the meantime while Lelouch was informed of everything that happened since he slipped away

Steve, Leon, Chris, Clair, Suzaku, Jill and Lelouch tracked Wesker in his lair and decided to finish him off for good

Lelouch landed the killing blow as the Code was transferred to him

Lelouch was made emperor but Umbrella was still out there and he vowed to find them all and end it

[ayameyumesaki]

This is random but you know what, Arthur being the best pet ever. She bites Suzaku, she makes a ruckus, she helps in not-so-obvious way, but the most important thing is she is so loyal to Suzaku that she followed him to Britannia, stayed by his side the whole time even until Damocles, sleeping in Suzaku's grave (because obviously she knows the plan but she couldn't come to him) and the first thing she does when she comes into contact with Zero!Suzaku was running to him and stayed by his arms 🥹 Arthur really loves Suzaku that to her, Suzaku is just Suzaku

[codegeassfacts]

Talkin Rebellion, Code Geass R2 Side Novels // Not Canon

The Talkin Rebellion novels are quite similar to the Bokura no Hibi novels from S1 (that you can also find on this blog) They were published in the Newtype magazine each month and are meant to offer side stories from events we see in the anime;

Since Novels can once again contradict the canon, it's the same as Bokura No hibi, they can be nice headcanon but they aren't really considered as canon. There are 7 Talkin Rebellion novels that you can find summarized right below

Talkin Rebellion 1 : Kallen x C.C., Without You // Newtype May 2008

This one is meant to happen in between season 1 and R2; It's basically a scene which happens as Kallen and C.C. are roomate, as you can see in picture drama 1 of R2;

Both girls actually blame the other for the mess on each side of their room, Kallen has some dumbells, food package, clothes, the manual for her Guren Nishiki, empty bottle, etc etc, while on C.C.'s side it's most like her few clothes, ashford swimsuit, and an endless ammount of pizza box that she attempts to order for a bit, as she says at Kallen she is the type who doesn't realise things aren't in order until someone actually tells her;

C.C. regrets the days where she could just throw away her stuff and it was magically folded and put at it's own place thanks to Lelouch and C.C. then mentions about their "problem" needs fixing, ie, Lelouch needs to get freed; Kallen silently pleads for Zero to be patient to which C.C. reminds her he is actually Lelouch, much to Kallen's dismay; C.C. finally concludes that she wants Lelouch back,cause who else would put her clothes on hanger (Loved this last line lol)

Talkin Rebellion 2 : Milly x Rivalz, Backyard Fun // Newtype June 2008

This one is meant to happen in Turn 5 during Suzaku's welcome party; As people are less lively, Milly decides she can't allow it to happen as a festival without any energy isn't really a festival; As a dance is launched and everyone takes a part in it, Milly eventually leaves the dance, and as she muses about the fire that lightens the party, and goes to set herself on the side with a pair of binoculars wondering how many couple have been formed, she is contacted by Rivalz; They then began to talk about who got paired with whom, who asked who out, how many yes and no this one had, etc etc; Milly then contacts Lelouch who tells her is in on the roof with Suzaku; After some teasing about Shirley, Milly and Rivalz notices a boy who is seemingly interested by Anya; Milly is thrilled by all those love stories and events and thinks that love is something funny to observe and that might be why she doesn't take care of her own feelings as she is too busy watching everyone's else interesting stories.

Eventually Rivalz appears behind her, super serious and as he is seemingly about to tell her something, she sends him off on a mission and Rivalz being Rivalz, he obeys; Milly then ponders about how grateful she is to him for being as he is, because she can stays as she is thanks to that.

Talking Rebellion 3 : Nunnally x Rolo, My Brother and Me // Newtype July 2008

This one is between Rolo/Nunally (it switches) and Lelouch; Rolo ponders about how much he suffers when Lelouch shuts him off and how he knows the responsible is Nunnally (so it probably happens before Turn 7, when Lelouch learnt about Nunnally being alive and governor of Area 11) so he wonders about what he might become if Nunnally was to come back before looming into a blurry territory about how Nunally shouldn' be needed and what he should do about that;

We then switches to Nunnally who now knows her brother is alive and how painful it is to her to not understand what happens or why her brother told her to pretend they didn't know each other; She then wonders about what has been going on in Lelouch's life and who might be there for him since she is not; She wonders what became of C.C. and if he made peace with Shirley and wishes he is not alone and someone is by his side.

We then go back to Rolo who knocks on Lelouch's door and calls him "oniisama" like Nunnally did, instead of "Niisan", as he usually does, even imitating Nunnally's gesture. It only leads Lelouch to grow colder.

Talkin Rebellion 4 : Lelouch x Suzaku, Mental trap // Newtype August 2008

This one is focused on Suzaku and Lelouch as both ponders about the other; We first have Suzaku, who still thinks Lelouch didn't get his memories back, and wonders about Zero's return and about how both Rolo and Viletta both said nothing's wrong with Lelouch, as well as Lelouch's reaction to Nunnally and him;

Then we switches to Lelouch who thinks about the various instances where he played the normal friend, commenting on daily things about Suzaku, in order to have him believing he isn't Zero; He also thinks about how he had to go on so many date and how unlikely it was of him all because of Sayoko. Suzaku on his side, is surprised to see Lelouch really became a Casanova, as he heard within the report, and wonders if that is the result of the geass of the emperor, as he lost his target of affection when losing Nunnally, his self esteem as he forgot he was a member of the Royals, and his main activity as Zero which kept him busy ; Lelouch's feelings for Nunnally and his twisted sense of pride would then have been a catalyst that would have led him to act decently until now (LOL)

Talkin Rebellion 5 : Lelouch x Charles, Comparing Objects // Newtype September 2008

This one is a sort of parallel C.C. is making of both Charles and Lelouch; We get to see a moment where she was in Aries Villa and had a talk with Charles, who was surprised to see her there and her being C.C. and giving him banter about how she wanted to see his harsh face (C.C. and banter should be synonym) They then talk about how he took yet another wife and Charles notices how it is natural that women are attracted to strong man, before wondering if Marianne spoke to C.C. about that; Eventually they joke a bit and when Charles proposes to C.C. to join his harem, she rebuffs him and thinks about how Marianne's taste in men are weird while she likes cuter men. After her memories of that we are back to the present where C.C. gets in communication with Lelouch as he is in Ashford; But as he is still on the phone, talking about date and cupid day, C.C. remarks it's all in the blood and decides to mess with him by speaking loudly in a suggestive voice so that the person he is on the phone with will hear and will misunderstand things; It works, Lelouch is pissed and they fight a bit as she mocks him and speaks Kaguya's line (that she also said to Charles) about how lustfulness is a hero's thing; He then snaps back about how she talks like an old person, as expected of her, which she doesn't take very well and then concludes Lelouch isn't cute.

Talkin Rebellion 6 : Anya x Gino, Conquer the Rounds // Newtype Octobre 2008

In this novel Lelouch wonders about the fact Anya has a picture of him as a child from when he used to live in Aries palace;

He wonders if she might have information about what happened when his mother was killed, and thinks of way to question her even if he doesn't want to waste his geass like that since he has only one chance and his opponent is a member of the Rounds.

He is suddenly pulled from behind and it happens to be Anya, who shows him again the picture and asks him if it's him;

Lelouch is glad of this opportunity but reminds her he already told her it's not him, to which Anya tells him she heard he liked to crossdress and wear pet costume;

Lelouch vehemently denies it and counters those were costume when she tlls him she saw pictures; She then concludes he might also be wearing a costume on this picture;

Lelouch is in disarray as he notices how hard it is to try to read in those half lidded eyes of her and they begin to speak in some riddles about how one has something to hide and the other doesn't want to say things and if Anya is actually looking for the boy in the picture when…Gino appears, but doesn't want to interrupt and ask them to go on;

He came to this school because Anya wanted to and considers himself as her guardian but allows Lelouch to go farther; Anya muses Gino is more like a watchdog; She then confirms she came because she wanted to see Lelouch and since Gino totally misunderstands the whole topic Lelouch asks him to not think too much as he is tired of being caught in misunderstanding about relationship;

Anya counters and Lelouch can't do much as Gino insists on them getting closer;

The last Talkin Rebellion novel, number 7," Light" from Newtype November 2008 which can be found translated in this post about Shirley's official material ; It kind of contradicts canon in some way but it's a really sweet story about what Lelouch's perfect world might been, the best Talkin Rebellion novel to me.

That's about it for all of the Code Geass Original anime related novels ! That was a lot of work, but we did it; I am not a big fan of novels but side stories like Bokura no Hibi and Talkin Rebellion were pretty nice to read.

Hope you enjoy ~

[xaracosmia]

ꕥ — WELCOME TO CATA COSMIA, EUPHEMIA LI BRITANNIA. 🌓

ꕥ  — OOC INFORMATION;

name / alias: erika age: 26 pronouns: she / her ooc contact: fugionaras @ twitter + tumblr other characters in xc: michael afton, ena shinonome & es

ꕥ  — IC INFORMATION;

name: euphemia li britannia age: 17 pronouns: she / her series: code geass canon point: post-episode 23 app triggers: brainwashing / mind control, violence, colonialism, genocide, terrorism, kidnapping, hospitalization, death

personality:

full of love and kindness, euphemia li britannia comes across as a princess straight out of a fairytale. she’s the third princess in the britannian royal family and thus has led a rather charmed life with such a position in a massive global power. no matter who you are or your origins, she will respect and care for you; as long as you are a person who treats others well, she will return the favor.

she’s rather smart too, having been able to realize her half-brother lelouch is the person behind the masked rebel zero after one proper encounter. she forgives him for all that has happened to this point while he’s been using that role; euphemia understands to some extent even if she doesn’t agree.

she has a tendency to be impulsive and naive about certain matters as well, holding out hope despite situations. euphemia is willing to use her title to get her way and proves it well even at the cost of herself.

something your muse struggles with: her naivety.

your muse’s greatest strength: her kindness.

history / background:

the britannian noble family is vast and powerful. however, one amongst them would be the darling third princess known as euphemia li britannia.

she’s loving and sweet, looking on the bright side of issues while seeking the best possible solution for all of those around her. on a short visit to area 11 (formerly known as japan), she falls from a window right into the arms of a boy named suzaku kururugi. becoming a sort of tour guide and companion, he takes euphemia (affectionately referred to as euphy) where she asks and it allows them to come to an agreement; they seek to help the japanese as much as they can from their positions.

it’s a rough uphill battle when she’s one of the only people that supports such an ideal though. even her beloved elder sister cornelia is against her in the matter, though doesn’t actively stand in her way. as the sub-viceroy, she’s more of a figurehead than a real person to those around her; a token princess to sway the masses more to their side. she won’t stand for it though, not in these conditions, not when she has more than one stake in the matter. suzaku isn’t her only reason for wishing for things to change for the oppressed. it’s simply a matter of caring.

being taken hostage does nothing to dissuade her either and, actually, clues her into the identity of zero, the leader of the black knights group. after this incident, she’s persuaded to pick a knight… and chooses one suzaku kururugi for the job.

briefly this falls through. he abandons the battlefield without a known reason and dismisses himself from being at her side, resulting in a hurt euphemia. bound and determined to have some control in her stance, she demands one thing: for suzaku to love her and she shall do the same in turn. it’s a new agreement between them, one deeper than their first encounter, and he’s reinstated at her side.

finally though, after fighting with herself and her ideals and how to go about saving those she wishes to save, euphemia makes a breakthrough. in it, she designates land where the japanese may refer to themselves as such again and were given the rights and respect they lost after being colonized and ruled over by the britannian empire for the last handful of years.

it’s here when it falls apart.

her half-brother lelouch, acting as zero, arrives to speak with her about the matter. having learned his identity already, it’s amiable enough. they discuss and the reasons become clear; euphemia not only wants to help those in need, but also to protect their younger sister nunnally and has abdicated her right to the throne in turn for this action.

he explains the power of geass to her, how any command he gives must be followed until the end, for example if…

… … …

euphemia wakes up in a capsule. there’s an oxygen mask over her face and an ache that pulsates from her stomach. suzaku’s there, speaking with her and yet not all of it makes sense. she was there, about to turn a new leaf over for so many, yet now she’s laying down… somewhere else. suzaku keeps looking so worried.

i did a good job, right? they’re happy with what i did, right?

he reassures her. euphemia continues to paint that warm smile over him when his expression becomes fully indecipherable. she lays one last wish upon him; to continue attending school because she couldn’t.

his hand should be warmer than it is. the pressure is there, but everything still feels so cold.

euphy shuts her eyes for the final time.

powers / abilities: none!

inherent abilities: none!

items / weapons:

watch. a gift from her dear knight suzaku. left behind as a token of remembrance perhaps. she wouldn’t know.

glasses. she normally uses contacts, but has these on the side! mostly as a way to very mildly change her appearance in public. you know how it is.

starting ability: none! starting item: watch!

ꕥ  — EXTRA;

someone did cute art of her and called her the most distinguished bi in the series and i agree

PINK THANG

she was 1 month away from turning 17 i’m letting her have this

it’s all so bad i miss her so much i’m so happy she haunts the narrative the way she does for suzaku and lelouch okay? they deserve it

5’9” babey… tall

discord id: traitorprincess passcode: walking into xc just to blow everyone up

[frigidlyauthorial]

"live" is such a fun little command for suzaku because as far as we know those things don't come off so i love him being forced to become a bad soldier actually good for zero like bestie simply strongarm him into joining your side haha yes!

[homoeroticbetrayal]

Iconic Homoerotic Betrayal: Round 3

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Context:

Judas/Jesus

Summary by Clock

Judas sold Jesus to the Romans for 13 pieces of silver. He signaled the Romans and marked out Jesus amongst the disciples with a kiss. (He could have just pointed and said "that's Jesus" but he decided to kiss Jesus one last time.) He later hung himself, the 13 pieces of silver laid unspent by his feet.

Lelouch/Suzaku

Summary by Anonymous Contributor

szll is already iconic but I'm just going to list all their betrayals (and perceived betrayals) as a refresher:

(first, for context, one thing you gotta understand is lelouch, leader of the rebellion who believes ends justify the means, is also the discarded prince of the empire he's fighting against. suzaku, rising knight of the empire who believes means have to justify the ends, is the son and killer of the prime minister of the country being oppressed. this is PEAK narrative foils and enemies-to-lovers recipe right there.)

- lelouch and nunnally were sent to japan as political hostages. britannia takes over japan quickly after and lelouch, knowing how much japan means to suzaku, promises to destroy britannia. suzaku should be angry at britannia! lelouch will free them!! except years later he learns that suzaku is now WORKING for the empire? he's becoming a KNIGHT for the empire, betraying his own country and their shared hatred for britannia. what the fuck, what happened to principles, suzaku? this is lelouch's first (perceived) betrayal.

- lelouch (accidentally) kills euphemia, the only princess who's trying to make peace with the japanese, the princess that suzaku is knight of, the princess suzaku LOVES and lelouch adores. now yes, this was an accident, but lelouch ROLLS WITH IT and lets suzaku and the rest of the world believe that it was intentional, thus fully driving that knife deep. he never tells suzaku this was an accident. this is suzaku's most painful betrayal.

- suzaku finds out lelouch is zero, leader of the rebellion, and turns him in to his evil dad, emperor of the empire, in exchange for becoming a knight of round (the highest military status). now if you count akito the exiled as canon, this also means sending lelouch to be BRAINWASHED into serving the empire as a master tactician before R2 happens. suzaku monitors him all throughout, watching lelouch destroy nations and praise the empire against his own principles.

this is just season one of code geass. this doesn't even touch how suzaku is also forced to betray his own loyalties/principles sometimes whenever the "live" geass that lelouch condemns him with acts up. how suzaku would monitor lelouch and keep deceiving him that rolo is his beloved sibling, not nunnally. etc etc.

AND YET despite all of this, code geass culminates with them SWEARING LOYALTY to each other, with lelouch becoming the demon emperor and suzaku becoming his right-hand man, the knight of zero. lelouch becomes a tyrant that suzaku is destined to kill. lelouch brings peace to the world but will never be able to live in it. he will always be remembered as the dictator, the scourge of the world. suzaku atones for all his sins by being reduced to a heroic symbol, by being punished to kill his best friend and never becoming suzaku the person ever again. with the "live" geass, he is cursed to never die, never to escape, always bearing both of their sins -- the eternal punishment he has been seeking. and by killing lelouch, he is able to avenge euphemia in the end, and bring the peace all three of them desired.

code geass is a hot mess but there is poetry in their betrayals. they are thematically bound to live this tragedy, and that is why they are iconic. the ending of code geass is well-known and highly regarded as one of the most iconic endings ever, and it can only ever be so because it stands on the love and loss and betrayals of suzaku and lelouch.

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[alicent-vi-britannia]

One of the many reasons why I prefer Kalulu and consider it the best ship for Lelouch is because of the positive influence that both exert on the other and that the opposite willingly accepts. Something that is fundamental in relationships.

On Lelouch's side, it's several things. Through Zero, he gives her beliefs based on justice, equality and freedom, he gives her a purpose to fight (I won't say objective so as not to confuse it with the other narrative concept), and he gives her hope for a better world and determination to keep forward. Kallen said that if it weren't for Zero she would still be a terrorist until the day she died.

On Kallen's side, we have that moment in episode 7 of R2 where she urges him to go back to being Zero. Fanboys criticized Kallen, calling her selfish and only looking out for her own interests. The truth is that Kallen tried to do what Lelouch at the end of the episode did: give him new motivation to keep going and that motivation was to discover a motivation bigger than himself. Kallen is a selfless person. Therefore, she alludes to the Black Knights and the Japanese who placed their faith in Zero to remind Lelouch of the responsibility he has to them and ask them not to fail them. It doesn't quite work out, but her concern for him brings Lelouch out of his depression and he takes him to Ashford Academy where he finds that motivation that transcends him. Also, Kallen saves Lelouch from the drug trail. More points for her.

I find it pertinent and significant that Kallen is the first person to ask Lelouch to make his lies true (only Suzaku has credit for this and it's not fair). Why? Because on Kaminejima Island was where Kallen found out that Zero's entire cause was a farce by Lelouch to cover up his true intentions and reasons, and instead of breaking down, Kallen turned those lies into her own truth. She chooses to be an ally of justice, a believer in equality, and a defender of freedom. I find it admirable that, despite Lelouch's lies and him using her, Kallen isn't affected. She has enough strength to overcome her pain and the damage caused by her. That's what I call resilience.

I can't say the same about the other girls.

It is true that Lelouch's love, kindness, gentleness, and compassion undermine C.C.'s cynicism, renew her optimism, and bring out her kindness. The problem is that C.C. repays him with dishonesty, disloyalty, abandonment and terrible advices. Don't be fooled. The advices she gives him in the first season are functional for the story, but if you review the human aspect you will see that it is harmful. Recommending that a person with trauma related to loss, who is insanely distrustful of everyone, and who protects themselves behind a mask, be isolated is not exactly a healthy idea. Nor is it appropriate to recommend that a person with post-traumatic stress disorder continue with the war, even at the great risk of developing Complex PTSD. Needless to say, she agreed to his suicidal plan to atone for his sins and that she used him for almost the entire series and never expressed regret. (Seriously, it's better to just see C.C. and Lelouch's relationship as partners in crime before it gets murkier.)

Shirley's case is quite the opposite. She brings kindness, warmth, compassion, support, and humanity to Lelouch. She even offered him a good lesson about love. In narrative terms, Shirley increased Lelouch's likability towards us, the viewers. Except for that time when Lelouch decided to decimate the Order of Geass for Shirley, she was one of Lelouch's most positive incentives. He, on the other hand, brought her suffering, lies, some brain damage, a mental breakdown and death. I know that he didn't do it deliberately and that Lelouch suffered that pain that brought him to Shirley, however, it doesn't take away that he did it anyway. Shirley would have still been alive, if not for Lelouch. Before you attack Rolo, I remind you that Lelouch manipulated him so that he could more easily use his skills and knowledge to his advantage. Shirley's death was the consequence of using a young man who was a victim of child abuse and without awareness of right and wrong.

I'm not going to go into detail about Suzaku and Lelouch's entire complicated relationship. I'll just say that I think it could have become a beautiful bromance, if that relationship had grown under better circumstances. I love their dynamic and the treatment and development of their relationship, but I'm not going to ignore the toxic parts and this friendship is.

Conclusion: although Lelouch and Kallen's relationship has its little problems that need to be worked on, the damage is not serious (it could well be worse). They still have genuinely healthy and valuable moments. The two are a positive presence in each other's lives.

[jophiares]

you know now that i think about it

lelouch was written terribly in resurrection. but you know who wasnt? suzaku

you start of with him being zero which. unsurprising. he gets captured, tortured, revealing nothing and realistically probably feeling like he deserves it in some way

but things get interesting when he sees lelouch again

half out of his mind, he doesnt think lelouch is real. it feels like hes seen apartitions of him before. and when he does touch lelouch, he doesnt react with immediate anger but instead wonder. maybe a stab of betrayal that is common with lelouch. but hes different from what suzaku remembers. detatched. lelouch gives suzaku "permission" and the floodgates burst. he beats the shit out of lelouch despite being in terrible shape (which lelouch more than deserved) with a breaking voice and heart, finally airing out some of the grievances hes held for who knows how long. he passes out shortly after, going limp after the heat of his emotions die out

after that hes on autopilot. the word soldier is etched into his veins. he goes into battle and then comes out of it. same old same old. it feels recycled, until lelouch pleads with cornelia for her help. suzaku witnesses this, witnesses that lelouch is in fact, different than he remembers. but maybe it isnt a bad thing after all. maybe things could be different. (despite everything, i think suzaku always held on to his more "naive" beliefs. such is the fate of foils)

then theres that lovely balcony scene, star crossed lovers under an open sky. lelouch has never been much an idealist though so hes quick to tell suzaku he is impermanent which serves as a damper to whatever suzaku wanted to say. but they witness ohgi and villettas wedding together, an easy parallel to their own relationship, and suzaku tells lelouch that hes glad hes alive. he missed him. the world is lonely without him. lelouch is quick to deflect but suzaku wouldnt have it any other way. hes always been the more honest of the two.

war never changes and suzaku falls perfectly into place under lelouchs command. theyre always strongest together. but as soon as it starts, its over and the crackling of a selfish word fades behind suzakus eyes when the world stills once more.

shooting stars cover the sky but suzaku knows better than to make a wish. he sees lelouch with nunnally, hears how she asks him to stay--the same words that he probably swallowed before--and he smiles. like empress, like knight. all of his charges have rubbed off on him.

but lelouch doesnt stay. while it isnt the first time he chooses himself over nunnally, it stings nonetheless. but suzaku has learned nothing if not to bury his feelings deep inside them like a pressurized time capsule. living in a shadow, and behind his other half's mask, makes it all the easier.

[skieystar]

Code Geass with language borders, part 2! Since everyone seemed to love part 1 so much.

C.C. knowing dead languages! Understanding ancient texts and translating them, a talent which no one can fathom, yet Lelouch very much admires, and not just because it can get handy at times.

Lelouch himself might be familiar with Latin. Bonus: he and C.C. choose to argue in that language to make use of the highly specific terminologies. Extra bonus: the Black Knights turn Zero's linguistic abilities into a drinking game—one shot everytime he switches languages, two shots if he switches to a language no one knew he could speak.

Multilingual Mao! C.C. teaching him a few of the languages she knows to give him something to fixate on, to help his head find relief. Memorising proverbs and poems in other languages really helps Mao, and just about any activity with C.C. makes him very happy. They'd mainly communicate in Chinese, which Mao would use as leverage against Lelouch, since it's one more special thing between him and C.C. that Lelouch can't interfere with. Of course, Lelouch shoots him with a "I wouldn't be sure about that" in perfect Chinese and Mao loses it.

Rolo being taught Japanese before being sent to Lelouch, with prior knowledge of how Lelouch speaks Japanese at home. He learns it fairly quickly, but makes a little blunder every now and then. Lelouch takes it upon himself to strengthen Rolo's Japanese, teaching him more kanji and proverbs. Countless nights in front of textbooks, and Lelouch being a sweet and patient mentor, are very special to Rolo.

Tianzi not knowing any language other than Chinese, as she has never had a chance to communicate with people outside of the Chinese Federation. Xingke, who knows a couple of languages himself, teaches her whenever he can, and promises her she will use those languages to communicate with people outside one day.

Gino deciding to learn Japanese from Suzaku. He has no particular reason to learn it and probably just does it for fun, and because he's tired of only speaking English. Anya joins in, out of boredom. Suzaku is not used to Japanese anymore, especially since he became a Knight of the Round, and at first finds indulging in the language again surprisingly saddening, as it reminds him of the times before the war and him teaching Lelouch Japanese as kids.