The young Britannian Lelouch has two paths.
One is a path leading to the past as he searches for his mother's enemies.
The other, a path to the future as he creates a place...
where his younger sister Nunnally can be happy.
As Lelouch gazes at the past and the future,
will the current path to follow that he alone can choose...
be to destroy the world, or to build a new one?
The dream that I dreamed Yumemiteta yume
Endless and distant Hatenai tooku
The sky-blue of dry days, in my hands Kawaita hibi no sorairo, te no naka
In the space between each tick of the clock Toukankaku oto no naka de
Trial and error Shikousakugo
A space without distance or time Jikan kankaku no nai kuukan
Making a life-sized sound Toushindai oto wo tatete
It defines my face Boku no kao tsukutte yuku
Cleanly, but only one side Kirei ni katahou dake
This rotting apple... Kono te ni ochita
That's fallen into my hand Kusarikake no ringo
Reflecting in the mirror Kagami ni utsuru
Even showing our other side Bokura no uragawa made
In the space between each tick of the clock Toukankaku oto no naka de
Trial and error Shikousakugo
A space without distance or time Jikan kankaku no nai kuukan
With life-sized claws bared Toushindai tsume wo tatete
I shave my face Boku no kao wo kezutte yuku
Cleanly, but only one side Kirei ni katahou dake
A distant sensation Toukankaku
I ORDER YOU, SUZAKU KURURUGI
We used to have trouble getting even one motorcycle, and now we have a submarine...
I know the Indian military district doesn't want her discovered here,
but just how did that woman arrange all this?
Now then, I'll announce our new organizational plan since the reorganization of the Black Knights.
The chief of military affairs will now be Kyoshiro Tohdoh.
In charge of general intelligence, including public relations, spying, and liaison work... Diethard Reid.
This Britannian?!
Not just that, he's with the media!
Zero, I don't mean to be racist, but what's the reason...
for using a Britannian in such an important position?
Reason? Well then, what about me?
As you all know, I'm not Japanese, either.
What we need here are talents which get results!
Race, past, and methods don't matter!
All right! All right!
My second in command is Kaname Ohgi.
Me?
You object?
N- No...
Well, Ohgi was our leader to begin with.
I was getting worried with all these newcomers.
In charge of engineering and development: Rakshata.
Naturally.
Commander of Zero Squad: Kallen Kouzuki.
"Zero Squad?"
Zero Squad alone will be under my direct control.
You can think of it as a sort of royal guard.
A royal guard... Zero's!
Commander of squad 1 will be Shogo Asahina.
Commander of squad 2: Ryouga Senba.
Commander of squad 3: Kizuna Kagesaki.
Commander of special forces squad 2: Shin'ichirou Tamaki. That is all.
YES!
No position for C. C?
Zero, may I add one thing?
There's a topic we've put off which needs to be addressed.
I don't care if he's an honorary Britannian. Making an Eleven a knight is!
And authorizing it live on television!
How'd he ever win her favor?
Just look at her. Princess Euphemia's an adolescent, after all.
Are they serious?!
This can't be happening!
Not just that, but they made an Eleven a major!
Suzaku Kururugi.
Wilt thou swear this day to do battle as a knight of Britannia?
Yes, Your Highness.
Wilt thou abandon selfishness and wish to be sword and shield for the sake of great justice?
Yes, Your Highness.
I, Euphemia li Britannia, do dub thee Sir Suzaku Kururugi.
This is going to make his being attached to us complicated.
Lloyd seems to have spoken with them about that.
With her?
Yes, well, it's not like I've ever met her.
Suzaku Kururugi.
He can't be allowed to become a symbol to Elevens who support Britannia.
My advice is that he be assassinated.
Assassinated? Kururugi?
I see.
While Zero has been the star of the resistance movement, the supporters have lacked one.
People don't move on pure ideology.
Now that a person the Britannians can use as a symbol has appeared,
the most realistic option would be to have him killed...
I object.
The Japanese people would never support such a cowardly tactic.
That's right! The Black Knights won't kill an unarmed opponent!
When you say assassinate, you mean kill him in private, when he's defenseless, don't you?!
I'm just suggesting a way to minimize a definite risk.
The one who will decide what to do is Zero.
It's simple, isn't it? Just use your Geass on Suzaku Kururugi.
Forget it.
Why not? Stubbornness? Or for friendship? Out of pride, perhaps?
All of it.
Even if you might have to kill him?
You haven't said anything about it yet.
Appointing a knight is a privilege of royalty.
Even a viceroy has no right to comment on it.
Suzaku Kururugi is an honorary Britannian,
and his talents make him worthy of being a knight. Sister, even you must...
(SHARPLY) Viceroy!
Viceroy, even you must see that.
Discrimination against Numbers is Britannian national policy!
Then it's time I tried to change that!
Do you understand, Sub-Viceroy?
For that, you must become empress!
Construction of the thought elevator is proceeding as scheduled.
Yes, I understand.
Schneizel?
Yes, Majesty. What's to be done about it?
Let him do as he pleases. If he believes in himself, let him challenge me.
And now, to celebrate the knighting of Suzaku Kururugi,
member of the Ashford Academy student council dress-code committee!
Let the congratulations party commence!
Cheers!
Man, it's really incredible!
Congratulations, Suzaku!
The one who planned and organized this was Nunnally.
I know you must be tired of celebrating by now, but is it all right if we do it with you?
Of course! I'm really touched by all this!
What... What should I do, Princess Euphemia?
Hello there!
Tell me, have you seen Maj. Kururugi? They said he was here... Hm?
Ah! Looks like you're working on some fun stuff here!
You understand it?
Uranium, right? The one with an atomic mass of 235, I see.
Yes, that's right! If you can get this uranium 235 to absorb active neutrons,
it should cause it to split into two atomic nuclei and high-speed neutrons!
The problem is that the U-235 you'd use to fuel the reaction...
only makes up 0.7 percent of the uranium you find naturally.
So even if we somehow built some sort of device to induce fission,
we couldn't do the experiment as things stand. That's why...
Hey Prez, where's Nina?
I invited her, but...
Oh, Kallen! Can you help me set out the pizzas?
Hey, are you listening to me?
This is for! ero, Kallen.
If I don't do it here...
Shirley wants you to help her.
I'm sorry, but I have something important to do right now.
What sort of thing?
What's up?
Sorry. I got held up.
No problem! I'm just glad you could come.
Oh yeah, what did you want to talk about? You said it was important.
Oh. About that... Forget it.
Too bad!
You just got even more work to do, Suzaku.
Uh, right...
Who's?
My boss.
Lloyd, is something wrong?
Oh? Milly, you know him?
I'm her fiancé.
I could say that, right?
Uh... Yes...
He said it.
You knew?
Yeah.
Whoa! Whoa! Who are?! What's your name?!
Earl Lloyd Asplund.
An EARL?! Uh, er... Hello, your lordship.
So, anyway, what exactly is your relationship?
Her fiancé, I said.
NO!!!
He was serious.
Um... Is there some military business for me?
Yes, an important visitor is coming on his boat. We're going to welcome him.
Along with Lancelot and Princess Euphemia, of course.
CODE GEASS Lelouch of the Rebellion
Why Shikine Island?
The Tokyo Settlement would've been a lot safer.
I'd like to know, too.
Wha?! You don't know, either, Cecile?
Me, neither.
Even so, isn't this being a little too careless?
It looks like our movement plans were leaked onto the Net.
I did a little favor for a fascinating girl I met...
Euphemia will be going to that island to meet a nobleman arriving from the homeland.
As her knight, Suzaku Kururugi should be accompanying her.
As this isn't a strategic point, the enemy's strength will also be limited.
This is our chance!
The objective of this mission will be...
the capture of both Suzaku Kururugi and the Lancelot.
Win on the battlefield and we'll capture him without any doubts.
What happens after we capture him?
Just leave everything after that to me.
This area, huh?
You think it'll work?
We're fine, aren't we? The stealth effect we get as a byproduct seems to be working.
How can you tell?
Because the Britannians haven't found us, have they?
Oh, you're right!
It is just a first step, though.
Diethard, what did you convince Kallen to do?
I just asked her to do a private investigation of Suzaku Kururugi.
I may have implied that it be a bit more, though...
Don't overstep yourself. I don't remember ordering him to be assassinated.
Consequently, rather than cowardly assassins,
you want the people to think of us as the hammer of justice?
You can use the media to hide the truth.
You can't take the world without dirtying your hands. Am I wrong?
Diethard... What are you really after?
You may have been demoted, but you're still a Britannian.
You don't have to join the Black Knights to change the world, do you?
I first saw you when you snatched Suzaku Kururugi.
I trembled... It was as though a new era had taken human form right there.
I want to document you!
How a lone man built an organization,
defeated a nation, and eventually controlled the world!
I want to be the man right there, documenting history as it's being made!
Nothing has ever made my heart dance like this!
Documenting?
When you insert yourself into the events, you're fabricating it, aren't you?
There's no such thing as objective information!
Zero, in the end, journalism is the product of a human mind.
You're not in charge of military affairs.
I understand.
Arrival time is right on schedule.
We've prepared a waiting area for you at headquarters. What would you like to do?
Am I correct that the ship will be stopping here?
Yes, that hasn't changed.
Then let's wait here.
Very well, I'll just arrange for an escort for you... Hm?
Terrorists? But how did they get here?!
Squad 1, continue advancing!
Zero Squad, give support fire from Squad 1's flank!
Elevens!
That gal packs a hell of a punch!
Impressive as always, Tohdoh.
You defeated the Britannians without any Knightmares once before.
All I need to do now is wait for this news to reach Euphemia.
Headquarters appears to be under attack by someone.
We'd better withdraw to the settlement.
Can you arrange an escort for her?
Going back there might be dangerous.
It looks like they've got a wide-range superficial jamming field in operation.
Don't worry. I'll protect Princess Euphemia myself.
No, please go and help them defend headquarters.
Sub-Viceroy, this man is an honorary Britannian!
The probability is high that the enemy are the Black Knights.
What if he turns the Lancelot against us?!
Um, pardon. You do realize you're criticizing a member of royalty, right?
Oh, no! I didn't mean to!
Suzaku Kururugi, demonstrate your strength for us here.
If you do, those stupid rumors can finally stop.
Right!
In the end, they're just a garrison unit!
I'll finish him off!
Zero! I thought as much!
Come and get me, Suzaku!
Target confirmed.
All units, assume formation three and fall back.
Do not fire on the target! I say again, do not fire on the target!
Yes, thanks to A.S.E.E.C.
Wha? But, that would mean!
Yes, Your Highness!
He's jumping into a sandy area without being equipped for it?
Or is he trying to surround the Lancelot, using himself as bait?
Even so!
Zero! Now...
...you are...
...trapped!
What the?!
I can't move!
No good!
I want to speak to you, Suzaku Kururugi!
Will you please come out?
Everything aside from your primary power systems should still work.
You'll be treated according to international law as a prisoner.
If you don't want to talk, would you prefer to be gunned down from four directions?
I don't care! Please tell Suzaku to exit the unit!
Besides that, why isn't the Lancelot working?!
The Sakuradite used to power the Knightmare...
Something's interfering with it!
A Gefjun Disturber.
You mean!
But it's also partially being used as a jammer.
I thought it was just theoretical. That was careless of me...
It really is you, isn't it? Rakshata...
We still need to improve the effective range and the duration.
Suzaku Kururugi, I'll get straight to the point.
I want you to join me.
Is that a threat? Even so, I refuse!
I told you before, any results gained through the wrong methods are meaningless!
Then answer me this! Isn't the peace we have now meaningless as well?
What do you think would have happened...
if Japan had chosen the course of do-or-die resistance 7 years ago?
The Chinese Federation and the E.U. would have intervened,
and Japan would have been split into three parts.
They'd probably still be fighting even now!
In short, the current peace is the result of an immediate unconditional surrender.
That's right.
Yes, that's right, and I've been fighting to preserve the peace that my father built!
No, you're wrong.
Surrender wasn't the choice of Prime Minister Kururugi, who had been elected to his post,
but rather the selfish decision of whoever it was who killed him!
With the government's command line thrown into confusion,
surrender became the only choice to make.
Do you understand? The will of the people was stolen from them.
By a lone criminal who broke the rules for his own selfish reasons!
Can you hear what they're saying?
There's too much static on the mic!
How do you know that?
There's only one way to atone for that.
Present the Japanese people with the choice they weren't able to make then.
The path of fighting Britannia which was robbed from them 7 years ago.
Fighting?! That again?!
It's a choice to consider.
Do you intend to forever drive the masses towards a future dictated by your own egotism?!
You call that peace?!
Do you read me, Maj. Kururugi? Respond!
May I?
As you wish.
This is Lt. Colonel Fayer, commander of the Britannian base here on Shikine Island!
We're launching surface to surface missiles against the terrorists!
Maj. Kururugi, you are ordered to keep Zero there!
He's ordering his subordinate to die?!
Kururugi, what are you?!
I can't approve of your methods! All I can do right now is this!
Why, that!
Don't move! You'll be affected by the field, too!
But!
We've assigned a Portman to escort you. For now, the sub-viceroy should escape from...
Wait!
You're going to wreck the Lancelot?!
Kururugi is holding him there.
This is our chance to kill Zero!
Who came up with that plan?! Suzaku Kururugi is my personal knight!
It was a para-level one command.
It can be countermanded by only the viceroy herself...
or by the agreement of at least three generals!
Then who issued the order?! Get me a line to them at once!
It was a para-level one command, Sub-Viceroy Euphemia.
Out of my way!
Sub-Viceroy!
Tell the base that there's the danger I'll be caught in the attack!
Or are they still going to launch?!
Don't be so self-centered!
Do you think they'll stop this for Princess Euphemia?
No, not even for her, I think.
Incoming missiles, confirmed!
Zero, I'll save you!
Dammit!
You're going to die as well! Do you really not mind that?!
Maj. Kururugi, you won't be dying in vain!
We'll be able to bury! ero, the traitor to our homeland, once and for all!
They'll be talking about your bravery for generations to come!
Shut up!
All Knightmares, set up a barrage against those incoming missiles!
Empty your guns if you have to!
Suzaku, let Zero go!
It's me! It's me! Kallen Stadtfeld from the student council!
Look at me!
Suzaku, you can't die now!
A soldier has to follow his orders!
Certainly easier than following your own heart!
How do you feel about this?!
You're wrong! I'm doing this by my own rules!
A float system?! Well, that beats me.
That's big brother's Avalon!
Wh- What the?!
Suzaku! If you don't do something, you're really going to die!
Better that than breaking more rules!
You stubborn fool!
The pieces of a mosaic Mosaic kakera
Coming together one by one Hitotsu hitotsu tsunagiawasete
To form the picture Egaiteyuku
The meetings and partings I've had with you Anata ga kureta deai to wakare mo
"It can't be," I think Konna hazu ja nai
As I go to sleep Sou omotte nemuri
When I awaken, just as always Mezamereba itsumo no
I'm left going nowhere Kawaranai karamawari
Pointlessly repeating the pattern Imi mo naku kurikaeshi
The pieces of a mosaic Mosaic kakera
Clearly showing Azayaka ni utsusu
The lies and mistakes of the past Kako no uso mo ayamachi mo
As much as I'd like to erase them Keshiteshimaitai to omoeba omou hodo
When I look back, I see... Furikaereba soko ni aru
I still haven't moved past that start line Start line mada susun ja inai
So let's try regathering Mou ichido yume wo
the pieces of our dream Hiroiatsumete miyou
The pieces of a mosaic Mosaic kakera
Coming together one by one Hitotsu hitotsu tsunagiawasete
To form the picture Egaiteyuku
The meetings and partings I've had with you Anata ga kureta deai to wakare mo
My Geass is the power to command others.
No one can defy me.
And those I use it on...
end up having their ethics, their thoughts, and their feelings crushed beneath its power.
And I, knowing all of that...
ISLAND OF THE GODS And I, knowing all of that...
ISLAND OF THE GODS I use it on Suzaku.