Kyoshiro Tohdoh

Voiced by: Yūji Takada (Japanese); Steven Blum (English)

Kyoshiro Tohdoh (藤堂 鏡志朗, Tōdō Kyōshirō) is the head of the Black Knights' military operations, and an extremely talented fighter in his own right. He earned the nickname Tohdoh of Miracles (奇跡の藤堂, Kiseki no Tōdō) for his singular defeat of the otherwise undefeated Holy Britannian Empire during the invasion of Japan, managing this feat without the use of Knightmare Frames. This event would later be known as the Miracle of Itsukushima. He was a childhood instructor to Suzaku Kururugi, and is one of the few Japanese people who understands his ideals.

Tohdoh is initially a member of the Japan Liberation Front, and resigns himself to death when the organization is wiped out. Zero convinces him to join the Black Knights in order to fulfill the promise of victory created by the Miracle of Itsukushima. He later leads Black Knight forces in liberation operations throughout the Chinese Federation and the Middle East before being named Chief of Staff of the newly reorganized Black Knights which serve as the national army of the UFN. Asahina's last transmission about Zero's massacre helps fuel his doubts about trusting Zero, which influences him when Schneizel reveals Zero's identity to them. He battles against Suzaku who works as Lelouch's knight, but is defeated. Tohdoh and the remaining Black Knights are made prisoner and later taken away for public execution along with Schneizel and the U.F.N representatives. When Suzaku assassinates Lelouch as the last part of the Zero Requiem, a shocked Tohdoh appears to realize what has happened.

Nagisa Chiba

Voiced by: Saeko Chiba (Japanese); Laura Bailey (English)

Nagisa Chiba (千葉 凪沙, Chiba Nagisa) is the only female member of the Holy Swords of Kyoto. She is arguably one of the most strong willed and tough characters in the entire show. After Zero leaves during the first Black Rebellion she begins to harbor resentment towards Zero. During the second season she rejoins the Black Knights after being freed By Zero. However she still clearly has trust issues after the first rebellion. After learning about Lelouch and Geass she takes part in the betrayal against him and fight against Lelouch when he takes power. It is hinted she is attracted to Tohdoh.

Shōgo Asahina

Voiced by: Atsushi Kisaichi (Japanese); Steve Staley (English)

Shōgo Asahina (朝比奈 省悟, Asahina Shōgo) is a male member of the Four Holy Swords. He wears glasses and has a distinctive scar down the right side of his face. He is the leader of the first squadron of the Black Knights and tends to tease Chiba about her crush on Todoh. Like Chiba, he develops a distrust for Zero following the Black Rebellion, questioning his tendency to keep secrets and bring on new members such as Rolo and Jeremiah with no discussion. During the second battle of Tokyo, he is killed in the blast from Nina's F.L.E.I.J.A. bomb, but not before transmitting information about Zero's massacre of the Geass Order to prove Zero can not be trusted.

Ryoga Senba

Voiced by: Yuu Shimaka (Japanese); Joe Romersa (English)

Ryōga Senba (仙波 崚河, Senba Ryōga) is the oldest member of the Holy Swords of Kyoto and the Black Knights. Like the rest of the Holy Swords he makes his first appearance in episode 9 trying to repel the Britannian attack on the JLF headquarters. Senba, Chiba, Urabe, and Asahina later help to free Tohdoh along with the Black Knights after which they join the group. He was captured after the failed first rebellion rejoining the Black Knights after being freed by Zero. He is killed by Gino in episode 6 of the second season.

Kosetsu Urabe

Voiced by: Issei Futamata (Japanese); Jason C. Miller (English)

Kosetsu Urabe (卜部 巧雪, Urabe Kōsetsu) is a male member of the Holy Sword of Kyoto and later the Black Knights. He is the first to accept Zero and is one of the few to escape being captured following the failed first rebellion. At the start of Season 2 he is still with the Black Knights and knows about Lelouch's identity, but probably not Geass. When Rolo attacks the Black Knights he sacrifices himself to let his comrades escape.

Charles zi Britannia

Voiced by: Norio Wakamoto (Japanese); Michael McConnohie (English)

Charles zi Britannia (シャルル・ジ・ブリタニア, Sharuru ji Buritania), at first only referred to as The Emperor of Britannia (ブリタニア皇帝, Buritania Kōtei),^[11] is Lelouch's father, the 98th Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire, and the principal antagonist of the series. He has 108 different consorts.^[12] A strong proponent of Social Darwinism, he views equality as an evil that must be dispelled, and to this end he encourages class conflict and military expansionism so as to maintain social evolution and progress. He also suffered a horrific childhood of his family murdering each other for succession, so he forged a pact with his brother V.V. to create a world without lies. Acquiring allies in Marianne and C.C., Charles created the Sword of Akasha, a weapon designed to facilitate the Ragnarök Connection, remaking the world into a place without lies by killing "God", which is the collective individual unconsciousness of all humankind.

However, when V.V. murdered Marianne and denied his part in her death, Charles was forced to alter the memories of Nunnally before sending her and Lelouch to Japan as political hostages. Since then, the Emperor focused more on his goals while having his remaining children deal with Britannian matters. Eventually after taking V.V.'s code to become immortal, Charles starts up the final preparations of the Ragnarök Connection, revealing the entire truth and that C.C.'s code is the last piece to complete the plan. However, Lelouch sees Charles' ideal world to be nothing more than stagnation that would doom humankind rather than save it, and he uses his Geass to break collective unconsciousness from the connection while having his father dissolve into nothingness. With his last breath, Charles warns Lelouch his rejection of the world he envisioned would only allow Schneizel's to become a reality.

Marianne vi Britannia

Voiced by: Asako Dodo (Japanese); Kari Wahlgren (English)

Marianne vi Britannia (マリアンヌ・ヴィ・ブリタニア, Mariannu vi Buritania) is the fifth wife of Charles, Emperor of Britannia, and the mother of Lelouch and Nunnally, titled the 98th Empress of the Holy Britannian Empire. Despite being a commoner, she was the only one of Charles' wives that he actually loved. She is nicknamed "Marianne the Flash" for her piloting skills, having been the test pilot for the Ganymede Knightmare Frame with the support of the Ashford Foundation, which was then a contender in the development of the first Knightmare Frame prototypes. When Lelouch was a child, she was assassinated by a stream of bullets within the Aries Imperial Villa, purportedly by terrorists, and the culprits were never found; Nunnally was also paralyzed by the same bullets, and her and Lelouch's subsequent exile led the latter to assume that Charles was involved with the murder.

It is eventually revealed that the culprit was V.V., who killed Marianne in the middle of the night out of seeing her as a hindrance to their plan, as well as out of jealousy for the attention Charles paid to her. He then arranged a cover up with Nunnally as a witness. However, Marianne made a pact with C.C. prior, giving her a Geass ability that allowed her to project her consciousness onto people's minds. She activated it as she was dying, transferring her mind into the body of the witness Anya Alstreim. From there, Marianne contacted C.C. via a form of telepathy, though the viewer only hears C.C.'s side of the conversation. When Charles begins the final steps of his plan, Marianne takes control over Anya's body to take herself and C.C. to Kamine Island. Once there, Marianne discards her host and returns to her original body to aid Charles in triggering Ragnarök as they planned. However, she dissolves when Lelouch destroys the connection and turns the world's collective unconsciousness on her and Charles, thereby truly dying.

Odysseus eu Britannia

Voiced by: Jin Yamanoi (Japanese); Peter Emshwiller (English)

Odysseus eu Britannia^[13] (オデュッセウス・ウ・ブリタニア, Odyusseusu u Buritania) is the First Prince of the Holy Britannian Empire. Though he is the Crown Prince and first in line to succeed the throne, his performance in many areas is quite plebeian compared to that of his younger siblings. He also appears to be fairly indecisive, unable to figure out what to do in the face of the Black Knights' open rebellion in Area 11. He is described as mediocre.

In the second season, he is engaged to Tianzi, the much younger Empress of the Chinese Federation, in a marriage of political convenience orchestrated by Schneizel in order to peacefully seize the Federation's territory. When the marriage fails as a result of a coup d'etat instigated by Li Xingke and furthered by the Black Knights, Odysseus is not offended by the broken engagement. Instead, he shows more concern regarding the continuing war with the E.U. and is reluctant to begin hostilities with the Chinese Federation while engaging in the E.U. campaign. Lelouch uses his Geass to compel Odysseus, along with the rest of the royal court, to accept him as the new emperor. Afterward, he is recruited into the Britannian military as a regular foot soldier.

Schneizel el Britannia

Voiced by: Norihiro Inoue (Japanese); Troy Baker (English)

Schneizel el Britannia (シュナイゼル・エル・ブリタニア, Shunaizeru eru Buritania) is the Second Prince of the Holy Britannian Empire and the Prime Minister of Britannia. Though he appears only a few times in the first season, he serves as the primary antagonist in the last part of the second season. Schneizel is a strategist on par with Lelouch, as he is the only person whom Lelouch was unable to beat in chess as a child. Schneizel is ruthless and cold, willing to sacrifice lives, innocent or not, without a second thought to achieve his ends. In R2 he arranges a marriage between Odysseus and Tianzi, as a way to annex the Chinese Federation without shedding a single drop of blood. Conversely, he is seemingly very charismatic and caring toward his subordinates. When Lelouch becomes Britannia's 99th Emperor, Schneizel, alongside the Black Knights and other soldiers opposing Lelouch, confront him, with Schneizel planning to take the throne from there. However, Schneizel is defeated and Lelouch uses his Geass on him to make him follow Zero's orders. He is present at the Zero Requiem as a prisoner and remains under this Geass (now following Suzaku) even after Lelouch's death.

Cornelia li Britannia

Voiced by: Junko Minagawa (Japanese); Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (English)

Cornelia li Britannia (コーネリア・リ・ブリタニア, Kōneria ri Buritania) is the Second Princess of the Holy Britannian Empire and Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army. Extremely skilled in Knightmare Frame combat, she establishes Britannian rule in the Middle Eastern Area 18 shortly before her appointment as Viceroy of Area 11 following Clovis's death. She has a strong distrust of foreigners, even those with Honorary Britannian status, and prefers to win without their help. Though she is decisive and straightforward in most situations, she has a soft spot for her sister Euphemia, such that she prioritizes Euphemia's safety over the completion of her objectives. Her personal Knight is Gilbert G.P. Guilford, who commands the Glaston Knights.

Upon arriving in Area 11, Cornelia launches a military campaign against Zero's Black Knights and the other rebel factions, crushing all but the Black Knights. After Euphemia's death, she learns that Zero is Lelouch. In the aftermath of the Rebellion, Cornelia is labeled MIA by Britannia, as she goes underground to expose the existence of Geass in order to clear Euphemia's name. However, upon infiltrating the Geass Order and learning of her father's ties to it, Cornelia is captured by V.V. until the Black Knights' assault on the Order allow her to break out of her cell. Following V.V.'s death, she is taken prisoner by Lelouch, but manages to escape in the aftermath of the Second Battle of Tokyo, joining Schneizel when he arrives as an envoy and telling him everything she learned relating to the Geass Order.

She joins his faction in Cambodia after Lelouch becomes Emperor. When she learns of Schneizel's plan to position the Damocles in such a way that it could strike all over the world at the same time, she tries to stop him, only to be gunned down. She is taken from the Damocles to Horai Island, where she is treated for her wounds. Two months later, after the culmination of Lelouch's plans, she is shown leading a small resistance group. They take advantage of Lelouch's assassination to restore order. She is not present in the manga adaption, with the position of Viceroy going to her sister, Euphemia.

Clovis la Britannia

Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita (Japanese); Sam Riegel (English)

Clovis la Britannia (クロヴィス・ラ・ブリタニア, Kurovisu ra Buritania) is the Third Prince of the Holy Britannian Empire and former Viceroy of Area 11. He is timid and narcissistic, as well as unaccustomed to failure. He and Lelouch would often play chess during their childhood; despite consistently losing, Clovis viewed Lelouch as a friendly rival. He went to Area 11 in honor of Lelouch. Clovis was apparently involved in the research on C.C. and others like her, and he feared that his involvement might get him disowned were it made public. When C.C.'s capsule is stolen by Japanese resistance fighters under the mistaken belief that it contains poison gas, Clovis is quick to order the eradication of the Shinjuku ghetto to disguise his secret project. Once Lelouch is given the power of Geass, he organizes the resistance to defeat Clovis's forces and confront his brother, killing him after extracting what little information Clovis has about his mother's death.

Euphemia li Britannia

Voiced by: Omi Minami^[14] (Japanese); Michelle Ruff^[15] (English)

Euphemia li Britannia (ユーフェミア・リ・ブリタニア, Yūfemia ri Buritania) is Lelouch's half-sister and the Third Princess of the Holy Britannian Empire. She is a kindhearted and open-minded woman who despises conflict in any form. She is also a very optimistic person unlike many of her siblings. Unlike her brother Lelouch, she is a pacifist and in many ways Suzaku's female counterpart; however, she is also the closest sibling to Nunnally and Lelouch, who once admits to Euphemia that she was his "first love". Euphemia joins her older sister Cornelia in governing Area 11, becoming the Sub-Viceroy. In the process, she meets Suzaku and begins a relationship with him after he becomes her Knight, or bodyguard. Toward the end of the first season, she deduces Lelouch's identity but after getting marooned with him for two days also ends up discovering his plans for change. Wanting to help Zero and instill trust in him for the civilian populace, she announces her intent to form the Special Administrative Zone of Japan in the region under Mount Fuji, giving the Japanese people their name and country back, and govern it alongside Zero. During the administration changeover ceremony, she falls under the accidental influence of Lelouch's Geass, and is reluctantly compelled to kill the Japanese people. She is fatally shot in the stomach by Zero to end the chaos and dies from her injuries unaware of what has happened, sparking the Black Rebellion and provoking Suzaku to desire to kill Zero, who himself is grieving over what he had to do. Britannia officially declares Euphemia responsible for the massacre, and she comes to be known as the "Massacre Princess" (虐殺皇女, Gyakusatsu Kōjo, "Princess Massacre" in the English dubs) to the general public. Once Lelouch becomes Emperor, he intends to shed enough blood to make the name of Princess Massacre be forgotten, allowing his culpability for the event to become exposed in order to direct the hatred of the entire world upon himself.

Bismarck Waldstein

Voiced by: Soumei Uchida (Japanese); Lex Lang (English)

Bismarck Waldstein^[16] (ビスマルク・ヴァルトシュタイン, Bisumaruku Varutoshutain) is a man who bears the title of the Knight of One under Charles, the strongest amongst the Knights of the Round, having previously been the Knight of Five. He pilots the Knightmare Frame Galahad, and keeps his left eye sewn shut. Despite his status and combat abilities, he believes that war should be used as a last resort, and also sees strength without restraint as needless violence. Following the death of the Emperor and Lelouch's accession to the throne, Bismarck leads three of the remaining Knights of the Round and a squadron of Knightmares in an attempt to remove Lelouch from power. Bismarck opens his hidden eye and reveals his Geass, which allows him to see a few seconds into the future. However, he is killed in combat by Suzaku.

Gino Weinberg

Voiced by: Sōichirō Hoshi (Japanese); Dave Wittenberg (English)

Gino Weinberg^[16] (ジノ・ヴァインベルグ, Jino Vainberugu) is the Knight of Three, a seventeen-year-old ace pilot of noble descent. Gino comes from a very wealthy upbringing, and as such does not quite understand how the real world works. However, his cheerfulness and friendly demeanor earn him many friends. He is very good friends with Suzaku and Anya; the cause being close in age.^[17] He pilots the transformable Knightmare Frame Tristan. He enrolls in Ashford Academy with Anya to learn what it is like to live as a regular person.^[18]

After Lelouch becomes Emperor, he joins the assault to remove him from power. Suzaku disables the Tristan without killing Gino, leaving him to question what he is fighting for if he intends to fight the very country that he swore to fight for. After the Black Knights join Schneizel in order to defeat Lelouch, Gino offers his aid to them. He engages Suzaku in combat, refusing to accept the new Britannia and ending their friendship, but is defeated. After Kallen narrowly defeats Suzaku, losing consciousness and leaving her Guren completely inoperable in the process, Gino manages to catch her as she falls. After the battle, he is scheduled for execution along with many others who rebelled against Lelouch and is subsequently saved due to the latter's assassination. In an OVA, it is revealed that he still attended Ashford Academy.

Dorothea Ernst

Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese); Peggy O'Neal (English)

Dorothea Ernst (ドロテア・エルンスト, Dorotea Erunsuto) is the Knight of Four. She is described as being as heroic as Bismarck. She joins Bismarck and the other Rounds members against Lelouch but is the first to be killed by Suzaku in the Lancelot Albion.

Anya Alstreim

Voiced by: Yūko Gotō (Japanese); Stephanie Sheh (English)

Anya Alstreim^[16] (アーニャ・アールストレイム, Ā'nya Ārusutoreimu) is the Knight of Six, a girl of few expressions and lacking in common sense. She pilots the heavy assault Knightmare Frame, Mordred. Anya appears uninterested in the world around her, and appears to have little motivation where anything other than combat is concerned. She holds the distinction of being the youngest individual ever appointed to the Knights of the Round at the age of 15, and she shares a friendship with the similarly young Suzaku and Gino.

Seeking to be remembered, Anya regularly uses her camera phone to update her blog.^[19] She does this because she does not trust her own memories, as she has a nine-year-old diary which she does not remember writing, as well as other diary and blog entries that do not match up with her memories. The reason behind Anya's inconsistent memories is that as an apprentice for proper etiquette at the Aries Palace, she unwittingly became the sole witness of Marianne's murder by V.V., the former using her Geass to conceal her consciousness within Anya and the Emperor later using his own to alter Anya's memories and conceal the truth. She is sent to Area 11 along with Suzaku and Gino in the second season's premier. When facing Lelouch's forces, she confronts Jeremiah Gottwald. He realizes that she is under the influence of Geass and uses his Geass Canceler to restore her memories. She later becomes one of the rebels who are taken to public execution by Lelouch, but is released after his death. In the epilogue, she and Jeremiah are seen tending to an orange farm together.

Nonette Enneagram

Voiced by: Satomi Arai

Nonette Enneagram (ノネット・エニアグラム, Nonetto Eniaguramu) is the Knight of Nine. She attended military school with Second Princess Cornelia, who considers Nonette her senior. An upbeat and cheerful woman, she is one of the few people Cornelia actually fears. Her first and last names contain the Latin and Greek prefixes for 9, non- and ennea- respectively. Her last name may also be a reference to the Enneagram of Personality. She mainly appears in the PSP/PS2 video game, Code Geass: Lost Colors, her only speaking role.

Luciano Bradley

Voiced by: Atsushi Kisaichi (Japanese); Vic Mignogna (English)

Luciano Bradley^[16] (ルキアーノ・ブラッドリー, Rukiāno Buraddorī) is the Knight of Ten and is known as the "Vampire of Britannia". A violent and confrontational man, he is fond of antagonizing others and attacking without provocation; several of the Knights of the Round appear to dislike him. He shows little care for the lives he ends, be they friend or foe, as long as he can cause destruction. In fact, he fights battles specifically because it allows him to freely kill people in public, even attempting to sacrifice his allies for a fleeting tactical advantage. Though fiercely loyal to the Empire, he does as he pleases most of the time, even around members of the Imperial family. He pilots the Knightmare Frame Percival.^[20] Kallen kills him after she finishes off all four of the Valkyrie pilots during the Second Battle of Tokyo.

Monica Kruszewski

Voiced by: Yūko Gotō (Japanese); Dorothy Fahn (English)

Monica Kruszewski^[16] (モニカ・クルシェフスキー, Monika Kurushefusukī) is the Knight of Twelve and a gentle-looking woman. She is stationed aboard the Emperor's flagship, the Great Britannia. During the attack on Kaminejima, the Emperor leaves her to deal with Schneizel and the Black Knights. She is killed by Suzaku during an attempt to remove Lelouch from power.

Bartley Asprius

Voiced by: Katsuhisa Hōki (Japanese); Peter Spellos (English)

Bartley Asprius (バトレー・アスプリウス, Batorē Asupuriusu) is a portly and balding Britannian general who commands the Code R research team. After the assassination of Clovis, he is stripped of his rank by Jeremiah and sent back to Britannia as a prisoner. He subsequently returns to the military under the command of Prince Schneizel. He oversees Jeremiah Gottwald's transformation into a cyborg and tries in vain to stop Jeremiah when he wakes up prematurely. After V.V. recruits Jeremiah, Bartley is ordered by the Emperor to help finish Jeremiah's modifications, which he does not seem happy about. After completing his task, he expresses his desire to leave, knowing that the Emperor's plans could mean the end of the world. During the Black Knights' assault on the Geass Order stronghold, Bartley is killed in the attack. Before his demise, he sees C.C. and laments to the deceased Prince Clovis that they should never have captured her.

Andreas Darlton

Voiced by: Kiyoyuki Yanada (Japanese); Travis Willingham (English)

Andreas Darlton (アンドレアス・ダールトン, Andoreasu Dāruton) is a confidante and loyal subordinate to the Second Princess Cornelia. Darlton is an extremely tall, well-built man with a diagonal scar running across his face. He does not particularly care for the rampant racism that plagues the Britannian military, and makes it clear to Suzaku that effectiveness in serving a purpose is equivalent to merit in his eyes. He is also one of the few Britannians who actually approve of Suzaku's accession to knighthood. He is wounded attempting to prevent Euphemia's massacre, and later is put under the influence of Lelouch's Geass as part of a plan to capture Cornelia. During the Battle of Tokyo, Darlton disables Cornelia's Knightmare Frame and is subsequently killed by the Gawain's Hadron Cannons. In the Code Geass picture book 8.75, Darlton is revealed to have multiple adopted sons, five of whom became the Glaston Knights.

Jeremiah "Orange" Gottwald

Voiced by: Ken Narita (Japanese); Crispin Freeman (English)

Jeremiah Gottwald (ジェレミア・ゴットバルト, Jeremia gottobaruto) is an elite Knightmare Frame pilot deeply concerned with the maintenance of Purist supremacy within Britannian society. He is somewhat overconfident and passionate about furthering his goals, both qualities that tend to make him rash and impulsive in battle. He was formerly a part of Empress Marianne's guard, and he is deeply affected after failing to stop her assassination. Jeremiah is further disgraced after failing to get Suzaku Kururugi to his trial when Lelouch, as Zero, uses his Geass to compel Jeremiah to help them escape. Lelouch hides his Geass by pretending to blackmail Jeremiah using his connection to “orange,” a conspiracy that does not actually exist. Rumors of Jeremiah's connections to “orange” lead to his demotion and even an attempted assassination by his own men (only to be saved by Suzaku and Euphemia), and eventually causing him to believe that killing Zero will restore his honor. His impatient and impulsive action when trying to find Zero leads to his quick defeat at the hands of Kallen Stadtfeld, who has recently acquired the Guren Mk-II, when he tries to fight Zero at the Battle of Narita. He is officially listed as killed in action after this because everything suggesting otherwise was lost along with his Knightmare's signal. In reality, Jeremiah manages to escape and staggers on to the street, where he is found by scientists. Jeremiah is subjected to a number of experiments by the scientists, now under Prince Schneizel's patronage, who enhance his body with various cybernetic devices, such as a neural interface and a cybernetic left eye. The latter also comes with the Geass Canceler, a blue, inverted form of the Geass with about the same capabilities as Rolo's Geass that nullifies any effects done onto a person by the Geass, thereby making them able to experience Geass again but also allowing them to no longer feel its previous effects.

As the Black Knights take over of China is nearly complete, Jeremiah is sent to Japan by V.V. to eliminate Lelouch. However, while confronting Lelouch in a train station and resisting the Gefjun Disturber trap laid out for him, Jeremiah reveals he had a hidden motive for coming, demanding to know the reason why Lelouch became Zero and betrayed their people. When Lelouch reveals his true name and intent to avenge his mother's death, Jeremiah swears his loyalty to Lelouch in order to redeem his failure to protect Marianne by revealing the location of the Geass Order and aiding in its destruction. In the end, he assists in the Zero Requiem and retires as, ironically, a content orange farmer along with Anya.

Gilbert G.P. Guilford

Voiced by: Yoshiyuki Kono (Japanese); Roger Craig Smith (English)

Gilbert G.P. Guilford (ギルバート・G・P・ギルフォード, Girubāto. G. P. Girufōdo) is bespectacled man who was once known as the "Spearhead of the Empire". He is a confidante and personal knight to the Second Princess Cornelia (who he's in love with), and commands her Glaston Knights. Though he initially pilots a Gloucester, he switches to the more advanced Vincent model in the second season. In the first-season finale, he aids in putting down the Black Rebellion with the help of the Glaston Knights. Following Cornelia's disappearance during the rebellion, he remains in Area 11, dutifully awaiting her return. After Viceroy Carales is killed in the second season, Guilford serves as a temporary replacement. During the battle for Japan, Lelouch uses his Geass to make Guilford believe that he is actually Cornelia, turning Guilford to his side; however, this causes Guilford to eventually sacrifice himself to save Lelouch from the FLEIJA explosion. He later manages to reunite with Cornelia after somehow escaping.

Glaston Knights

• Alfred: Voiced by: Ryuzo Hasuike (Japanese); Darrel Guilbeau (English)
• Bart: Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama (Japanese); David Markus (English)
• Claudio: Voiced by: Yasuyuki Kase (Japanese); Sam Riegel (English)
• David: Voiced by: Soichiro Hoshi (Japanese); Bryce Papenbrook (English)
• Edgar: Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono (Japanese); Bryce Papenbrook (English)

Named in part for Glastonbury Tor in Arthurian legend, the Glaston Knights are a group of elite Knightmare Frame pilots under the command of Gilbert G.P. Guilford. All five are the adopted sons of Andreas Darlton; their names are Alfred G. Darlton, Bart L. Darlton, Claudio S. Darlton, David T. Darlton, and Edgar N. Darlton. They dress in identical red uniforms and wear visors resembling the faceplate on Gloucesters. The Glaston Knights pilot Gloucesters equipped with missile launchers, but switch to the newer Gareth models prior to the Black Knights' attack on Japan. Their middle initials spell out the consonants of the word 'Glaston'.

The Glaston Knights are introduced in episode 21, having just arrived from the mainland, and are instrumental in defeating the Black Knights during their attempted rebellion in the first-season finale. In the second season, Alfred and Bart are killed during an attempted execution of the Black Knights captured during the rebellion; Bart's Gloucester is crushed by a G-1 Mobile Base, while Kallen kills Alfred. In the same skirmish, Lelouch uses his Geass on David to stage an attack on Rolo. David and Edgar are killed during the second battle of Tokyo by Chiba (with assistance from Kallen) and Tohdoh respectively. Claudio escapes when the F.L.E.I.J.A. bomb detonates, making him the only surviving member.

Kanon Maldini

Voiced by: Kōzō Mito (Japanese); Adam Bobrow (English)

Kanon Maldini (カノン・マルディーニ, Kanon Marudīni) is a subordinate of Schneizel el Britannia, serving as a political and military adviser who went to school with Schneizel and Lloyd. While celebrating Tianzi's marriage to Prince Odysseus, he makes a joke to Milly Ashford about being Schneizel's assistant in both public and private matters, only to wave it off shortly thereafter.

Kanon follows Suzaku to the Kururugi Temple in order to capture Zero; while there, he obtains conclusive evidence not only of the masked terrorist's identity, but also of the existence of Geass. This evidence proves essential in convincing the leaders of the Black Knights to betray Zero. When Schneizel decides to stage a coup d'état, Kanon notes that he's finally made the decision, but seems apprehensive about it. During the battle above Mount Fuji he is appalled by Schneizel's decision to use the F.L.E.I.J.A. warhead to destroy the Damocles as a means of killing Lelouch; he is also surprised by Schneizel's willingness to sacrifice Nunnally. He is taken captive by a Britannian officer under the control of Geass, and he looks on as Schneizel himself is taken under control by Lelouch. He is present when Lelouch announces his intention to control the world, and he is last seen being taken to execution along with the others who rebelled against Lelouch.

Villetta Nu

Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese); Megan Hollingshead (English)

Villetta Nu (ヴィレッタ・ヌゥ, Viretta Nū) is an elite Knightmare Frame pilot and subordinate of Jeremiah Gottwald, though she is more collected than Jeremiah in battle. She is not of noble blood, but she supports Jeremiah and the Purebloods because she believes she can earn a title of nobility through them.

Shortly after gaining the power of Geass, Lelouch uses it to make Villetta relinquish her Knightmare to him, leaving her confused about what happened. Though she dismisses it at first, she begins to suspect Lelouch after Jeremiah experiences similar memory loss after odd behavior. When Jeremiah is supposedly killed during the Battle of Narita, Villetta steps up her attempts to find the connection between Lelouch and Zero with the help of Shirley Fenette. After discovering that Lelouch is Zero, Shirley shoots Villetta to protect Lelouch, giving Villetta amnesia. She is found by Kaname Ohgi, with whom she lives for a time. He names her Chigusa (チグサ) since she cannot remember her real name. The two fall in love, but after unexpectedly regaining her memory at the end of the season, Villetta is disgusted at the thought that she ever loved an Eleven. She confronts him during the Black Rebellion and reveals her true identity, then shoots him in the stomach. This, however, does not kill him.

In the second season, her knowledge of Zero's identity and of his Geass has earned her a title of nobility. She is employed by Britannian Intelligence to observe Lelouch for contact with C.C. at Ashford Academy, using the cover identity of a gym teacher. Villetta still seems to have feelings for Ohgi, breathing a sigh of relief when he is saved from his execution before quickly regaining her normal composure. After discovering their previous relationship, Lelouch uses the knowledge to blackmail her into hiding the fact he has recovered his memories. When Lelouch leaves to attack the Geass Order, Villetta goes to the Chinese Federation to confront Ohgi, intending to kill him to eliminate her links to the Elevens. She hesitates when Ohgi admits he loves her. She is captured after an altercation with Sayoko, but is eventually released and leads Ohgi to believe Zero cannot be trusted. She remains with the Black Knights following this. It is revealed that she is pregnant with Ohgi's child and at the end of the series, she is married to Ohgi. Even though she doesn't earn the title of nobility, she earns the title as the prime minister's wife and a mother.

In the manga adaptation of the series, Villetta doesn't appear until the second season storyline, and, unlike the anime, she does not have a relationship with Ohgi. Instead of Villetta, it is Jeremiah who is shot by Shirley. Also, since Knightmares didn't exist, Villetta was given a different Geass command by Lelouch: to look over at him and Rolo's irregular things. Also, Villetta is the one possessed by Marianne vi Britannia instead of Anya Alstreim. Conversely, in the recap film canon, Villetta has an identical arc to her mainstream counterpart, but is shot by Diethard instead of Shirley due to the latter never losing her father.

Kewell Soresi

Voiced by: Yasuyuki Kase (Japanese); Keith Silverstein (English)

Kewell Soresi (キューエル・ソレイシィ, Kyūeru Sorēshī) is an officer of the Britannian Army. Kewell belongs to the Purebloods and stands by Jeremiah's side in scapegoating Suzaku Kururugi. When Jeremiah's incomprehensible actions lead to Suzaku's escape with Zero, he leads the rest of the Purebloods in an unsuccessful attempt to kill Jeremiah. He is later unceremoniously killed by Kallen in the Battle of Narita. He has a younger sister named Marika (マリーカ) who has a cameo appearance as one of the Valkyrie Squadron pilots in the second season and is also killed by Kallen; her story (and by extension, Kewell's) is expanded in Code Geass: OZ the Reflection.

Lloyd Asplund

Voiced by: Tetsu Shiratori (Japanese); Liam O'Brien (English)

Lloyd Asplund (ロイド・アスプルンド, Roido Asupurundo) is an earl of the Britannian nobility and the head of the scientific research team Camelot, which is responsible for the development of the elite Knightmare Frame Lancelot. He has a tendency to mock others and is often rebuked for this behavior by Cécile Croomy, his assistant. Prior to joining the military, he attended high school with Schneizel and Kanon, and later the Imperial Colchester Institute with Jeremiah.^[7] Lloyd's research organization, Camelot (キャメロット), is an irregular division of the Britannian Military that has permission from Prince Schneizel to operate outside the command structure and regulations of the regular Britannian armed forces. Rakshata refers to Lloyd as the Earl of Pudding (プリン伯爵, Purin Hakushaku), as pudding is his favorite food. He is engaged to Milly Ashford in the first season, having agreed to the union mostly in the hope that he might obtain the designs of the Knightmare Frame Ganymede. Milly breaks off the engagement after she graduates in order to become more true to herself. Towards the conclusion of the series, he willingly joins Lelouch's new regime. He works with Nina and Cécile to create a countermeasure to F.L.E.I.J.A. and assists Sayoko during the rescue of the hostages on board the Avalon according to Lelouch's orders so they are spared from the repercussions of his actions.

Cécile Croomy

Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese); Deborah Sale Butler (English)

Cécile Croomy (セシル・クルーミー, Seshiru Kurūmī) is Lloyd's subordinate in Camelot and one of the Lancelot's developers. She is a capable scientist in her own right, having designed the energy wing system used on the Guren Seiten and the Lancelot Albion, and also a capable Knightmare Frame pilot. Prior to joining Lloyd in the military, she studied at the Imperial Colchester Institute.^[7] A kind-hearted woman and a good friend to Suzaku, Cécile often helps him with homework. She also acts as Lloyd's conscience, not hesitating to scold him or physically punish him for his unintentionally rude remarks or treating Suzaku as a "part" of a machine. Following Lelouch's accession to the throne, she willingly joins Lelouch's new regime. C.C. deduces that Cécile's reason for doing so was because she had fallen in love with Suzaku, Lelouch's Knight of Zero. A recurring joke that Cécile is a bad cook, though no one who eats it (e.g. Lloyd) points that out to her.

Alicia Lohmeyer

Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese); Dorothy Elias-Fahn (English)

Alicia Lohmeyer (アリシア・ローマイヤ, Arishia Rōmaiya) is an aide and advisor assigned by Britannia to observe Nunnally upon her appointment as the new Viceroy of Area 11. A quintessential Britannian, she regards Nunnally's pro-Eleven political stance with frigid opposition, but dutifully obeys regardless. When Zero engineers the exile of one million Japanese during a second attempt at forming the Special Administrative Zone of Japan, she nearly starts a second massacre by firing upon the crowd; Suzaku disarms her to prevent it from happening again. She becomes more resentful as Nunnally begins to assert herself in the workings of the government, and even orders Kallen's execution while Nunnally is being evacuated from the second battle of Tokyo. Alicia dies when the decoy ship she entered is consumed in the blast from the F.L.E.I.J.A. bomb.

Akito Hyuga

Voiced by: Miyu Irino (Japanese); Micah Solusod (English)

Young Akito

Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki (Japanese); Apphia Yu (English)

Akito Hyuga (日向アキト, Hyūga Akito) is the protagonist of Akito the Exiled, a 17-year-old soldier who has lost his hometown. He is an officer in E.U. military with the rank of lieutenant from a unit consisting of teenagers from Area 11 called W-0. During the year 2017 a.t.b., Akito takes part in a military operation on the European battlefront as a Knightmare Frame pilot. Like Suzaku, Akito has a Geass command that he controls at will, allowing him to savagely kill his enemies in the battlefield, thus was given the title "Hannibal's Ghost". Akito can also see spirits of his fallen comrades as he revealed he died once.

Ryo Sayama

Voiced by: Satoshi Hino (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)

Ryo Sayama (佐山リョウ, Sayama Ryō) is a 17-year-old man and the leader of a particular group that opposes the Mafia. He was recruited by Leila after he and his group fail to kidnap the E.U. general, Gene Smilas, and is part of the "W-0" group and pilot a Special Forces Unit, Alexander Type-02.

Ayano Kosaka

Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa (Japanese); Elizabeth Maxwell (English)

Ayano Kosaka (香坂アヤノ, Kōsaka Ayano) is a 15-year-old girl who is also in Ryo's group. She is constantly practicing katana.

Yukiya Naruse

Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Japanese); Aaron Dismuke (English)

Yukiya Naruse (成瀬ユキヤ, Naruse Yukiya) is a 16-year-old boy who belongs to Ryo's group. He excels at collecting data and handling explosives.

Leila Malcal

Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto, Sumire Morohoshi (child) (Japanese); Jeannie Tirado (English)

Leila Malcal (レイラ・マルカル, Reira Marukaru) is a former Britannian aristocrat and a military officer in the E.U. Army. As Akito Hyuga's superior, she is promoted to the next rank, as the Lieutenant Colonel and the new commander of the W-0 Unit. In her childhood, she received a Geass from C.C., though rather than entering into a contract with her, she was given a choice of whether or not she would use it, and if she did not use it before adulthood, the power would disappear. Due to laying dormant for so long, it possesses a unique blue color, with its power being to connect minds. Leila is also said to have feelings for Akito in which she comforted him in the 3rd episode of Akito the Exiled; in the fifth and final episode, her feelings are confirmed when she kisses Akito.

Oscar Hammel

Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo (Japanese); Chuck Huber (English)

Oscar Hammel (オスカー・ハメル, Osukā Hameru) is the vice captain of the Guard Troops in Castle Weisswolf, which is in the "W-0" base.

Sophie Randle

Voiced by: Yūko Kaida (Japanese); Terri Doty (English)

Sophie Randle (ソフィ・ランドル, Sofi Randoru), a civilian brain science expert who was recruited from the private sector to work with the military group, "W-0."

Claus Warwick

Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese); Ian Sinclair (English)

Claus Warwick (クラウス・ウォリック, Kurausu Uorikku) is Leila Malcal's aide-de-camp and lieutenant in the E.U. military's Special Forces Unit "W-0."

Joe Wise

Voiced by: Shinji Kawada (Japanese); Jim Foronda (English)

Joe Wise (ジョウ・ワイズ, Jō Waizu) is an assistant researcher of Sophie Randle who loves sweets. He joins the "W-0" on a mission.

Anna Clément

Voiced by: Ai Kayano (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English)

Anna Clément (アナ・クレメント, Ana Kuremento) is a genius scientist and the developer of the Alexander. She is a childhood friend of Leila Malcal. She has the rank of captain in the E.U. army.

Hilda Fagan

Voiced by: Saori Hayami (Japanese); Anne Beyer (English)

Hilda Fagan (ヒルダ・フェイガン, Hiruda Faygan) is an assistant to Anna Clément. She calls Anna "boss" during their conversations.

Chloe Winkel

Voiced by: Nao Tōyama (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English)

Chloe Winkel (クロエ・ウィンケル, Kuroe Uinkeru) is an assistant to Anna Clément. She accompanies for the military operation of W-0.

Sarah Danes

Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori (Japanese); Janelle Lutz (English)

Sarah Danes (サラ・デインズ, Sara Deinzu) is an Operator working with W-0. She has a businesslike attitude towards her work.

Ferilli Baltrow

Voiced by: Asami Seto (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)

Ferilli Baltrow (フェリッリ・バルトロウ, Ferirri Barutorou) is one of Sophie Randle's subordinates and co-workers from the Private Sector.

Olivia Reuel

Voiced by: Mariya Ise (Japanese); Morgan Garrett (English)

Olivia Reuel (オリビア・ロウエル, Oribia Roueru) is an Operator who works for W-0. Unlike Chloe Winkel and Hilda Fagan, she was originally in the European Union Army.

Kate Novak

Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu (Japanese); Dawn M. Bennett (English)

Kate Novak (ケイト・ノヴァク, Keito Novuaku) is a medical subordinate trained under Sophie Randle.

Gene Smilas

Voiced by: Unshō Ishizuka (Japanese); Christopher R. Sabat (English)

Gene Smilas (ジーン・スマイラス, Jīn Sumairasu) is a general of the E.U. Army., who was Leila Malcal's superior.

Shin Hyuga Shaing

Voiced by: Masaya Matsukaze (Japanese); Alex Organ (English)

Young Shin

Voiced by: Junko Minagawa (Japanese); Terri Doty (English)

Shin Hyuga Shaing (シン・ヒュウガ・シャイング, Shin Hyūga Shaingu) is a Britannian knight of the Britannian Military and the leader of the Knights of St. Michael. He has a Geass which makes those he loves kill themselves or others, although he seems to not be aware of this limitation.

Jean Rowe

Voiced by: Mariya Ise (Japanese); Jad Saxton (English)

Jean Rowe (ジャン・ロウ, Jan Rou) is a Britannian knight who works for Shin Hyuga Shaing.

Michele Manfredi

Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (Japanese); Chris Rager (English)

Michele Manfredi (ミケーレ・マンフレディ, Mikēre Manfuredi) was the Grand Master of the Knights of St. Michael, and a former member of the Knights of the Round, once holding the position of the Knight of Two.

Castor rui Britannia

Castor rui Britannia is a character exclusive to the Nintendo DS video game and a member of the Britannian Imperial Family. His twin brother is Pollux rui Britannia. He pilots the Knightmare Frame Aquila. Castor possesses a Geass that allows for both telepathic communication with his brother, and making other people suffer headaches.

Pollux rui Britannia

Pollux rui Britannia is a character exclusive to the Nintendo DS video game and a member of the Britannian Imperial Family. His twin brother is Castor rui Britannia. He pilots the Knightmare Frame Equus. Pollux possesses the same Geass ability as Lelouch, though when brought against one another his seems to be inferior. He is frequently mistaken for his brother, much to his annoyance.

Rai

Rai (ライ, Rai is the default name; the player can rename him at their discretion) is the protagonist of the PlayStation 2/PlayStation Portable video game, Code Geass: Lost Colors. He possesses the same Geass ability as Lelouch, but it uses sound as a medium instead of eye contact. The effect is represented as a red wave like Rolo's Geass. Suffering from amnesia, Rai is discovered by Milly and Lelouch at Ashford Academy, where he fell unconscious after escaping a Britannian facility. He is taken in as a temporary student, while trying to recover his memories. Although his face is never seen, he appears to be fairly young, has blue eyes and has grey hair worn in a similar style as Lelouch's.

Rai's father is eventually revealed to be a member of Britannian royalty while his mother was a Japanese woman from the Sumeragi clan, the same clan Kaguya Sumeragi belongs to. His mixed-blood status resulted in ill treatment from his other siblings. Hundreds of years ago, in order to protect his mother and younger sister, he bound himself in a Geass contract with an unidentified individual and his Geass ability allowed him to ascend to power. However, during a war with a neighboring country, while he was only trying to raise the fighting spirit of his people in a speech, he lost control of his Geass and accidentally ordered the people to fight to the death against the enemy. This order caused not only his people, but his mother and sister who he had wished to protect, to charge to their deaths, leaving him with nothing. In his loneliness and sadness, he used his power on himself to make him forget all of this and put himself into a deep sleep inside a ruin similar to that found on Kaminejima. He was discovered by General Bartley, who put him in the same facility in Area 11 where C.C. was held captive by Britannia. When he awoke, Rai used his power of Geass to escape the facility, ending up at Ashford Academy.

Rai also appears as the protagonist of the second Nintendo DS game, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2: Geass Theater of Upper Board. Along with the male design used in Lost Colors, a female design for Rai was made available. The character has a different role in the game, being a transfer student attending Ashford Academy for a month and lacking the Geass ability present in Lost Colors.

Mariel Lubie

Mariel Lubie (マリエル・ラビエ, Marieru Rabie) takes Cécile Croomy's place as Lloyd Asplund's assistant in the Suzaku of the Counterattack manga. She had recently graduated from university prior to her recruitment to the military. Mariel quickly develops a close friendship with Suzaku and is often seen with him.

Lenard Lubie

Lenard Lubie (レナルド・ラビエ, Renarudo Rabie) is Mariel's father. Unlike most Britannians, he greets Suzaku like any other person without questioning his lineage. Lenard was preparing to leave Area 11 and requested Suzaku to take care of Mariel while he's gone. Like Mariel, he was targeted a renegade Black Knights faction before Suzaku saved them. He is critically injured in an explosion and later dies.

Alice

Alice (アリス, Arisu) is a tomboyish girl who is Nunnally's best friend and classmate, but is secretly an agent of the Irregulars assigned to the surveillance of Milly Ashford under the cover identity of a middle school student. Alice's normal physical abilities have been augmented with cells originating from C.C., giving her a Geass ability called "The Speed," which allows her to hyperaccelerate all objects within a given radius by manipulating gravitational pull. Designated by her unit to pilot a Knightmare Frame customized to exploit this ability, Alice serves as a highly effective point man on the field of battle. When her ability is active, a Geass sigil appears on her forehead. Alice's blood contains a chemical suppressant that minimizes the activity of C.C.'s biological matter, which has a tendency to strain and overtax the human body. A neutralizer for the suppressant may be administered to temporarily boost the effect of "The Speed" in battle, enabling movement of sufficiently high speed that it resembles teleportation.

Dalque

Dalque (ダルク, Daruku) is a dark-skinned girl who serves as point man for the Irregulars. She possesses a Geass ability known as "The Power," which augments her physical strength by exaggerating the magnitude of macroscopic forces. When her ability is active, a Geass sigil appears upon her forehead. Her Knightmare Frame cockpit is installed with synchronization receptors that allow expression of this ability as a highly effective frame strength enhancer.

Lucretia

Lucretia (ルクレティア, Rukuretia) is a pale-haired girl who is a member of the Irregulars. She possesses a Geass ability known as "The Land," which accurately maps three-dimensional terrain within a given range. The results of her perceptions are instantly submitted to her Knightmare Frame via a cockpit neuroimaging device and collated with GPS data before being distributed to her team for tactical purposes. When her ability is active, a Geass sigil appears upon her forehead. She is typically partnered with Sancia, whose tracking Geass ability complements her own.

Mao (Nightmare of Nunnally)

In the sidestory Nightmare of Nunnally, Mao a young Chinese girl who deserts the Irregulars. Like them, she has a Geass ability granted by an infusion of cell matter from C.C. A Geass sigil lights up in her left eye when she uses it. Her Geass ability is known as "The Refrain," which allows her to read and manipulate the minds of others through eye contact. In addition to ordinary mind-reading, it allows her to render her victim catatonic by forcing them to relive past experiences, similar to the drug in the anime it is named after. Because C.C.'s cell matter causes cellular breakdown, she seeks to steal Nunnally's bond with Nemo, which she believes to be a possible cure. After Alice breaks Mao's remaining suppressants, Mao lets herself die.

Nemo

Nemo (ネモ) is a protagonist of the manga spin-off Nightmare of Nunnally along with Nunnally herself. Nemo is a mysterious energy life-form developed under Code R using a sample of C.C.'s cells. She is referred to by the Britannian military as a magical device (魔導器, madōki). Shortly after being released alongside C.C. in the Shinjuku Ghetto, she encounters and enters into a contract with Nunnally, granting her a Geass ability that allows sight of "the lines of the future," effectively giving her precognition. She assumes an appearance resembling an albino Nunnally upon contract finalization, and the two of them come to share a single mind. Nemo's personality remains distinct from Nunnally and is said to be an expression of Nunnally's unconscious anger and hostility. Normally disembodied and visible only to Nunnally, Nemo possesses Nunnally's body and temporarily restores it to a functioning state upon summoning the Knightmare Frame Mark Nemo, which they pilot as one. Their piloting style is thought by Cornelia to closely resemble that of the late Marianne. Nemo means "nobody" or "no one" in Latin, which may refer to her shadowy and enigmatic nature.

Sancia

Sancia (サンチア, Sanchia) is a dark-haired woman who serves as a field captain for the Irregulars. She possesses a Geass ability known as "The Order," which accurately identifies the positions of targets within a given range and precisely calculates their probable movement trajectories based on all known variables. The results of her calculations are instantly submitted to her Knighmare Frame via a cockpit neuroimaging device and collated with radar information before being distributed to her team for tactical purposes. When her ability is active, a Geass sigil appears upon her forehead. She is typically partnered with Lucretia, whose terrain-mapping Geass ability complements her own. She is older than her subordinates.

Rolo vi Britannia

Rolo vi Britannia (ロロ・ヴィ・ブリタニア, Roro vi Buritania) is Lelouch's twin brother, though his existence is unknown to Lelouch and Nunnally. In reality, he is not Lelouch's twin, but rather a clone created from the DNA of Charles and Marianne, and then brainwashed into believing he was the twin brother of Lelouch. Rolo is involved with the Geass Order and known as The Cardinal. He pilots his very own customized Vincent Knightmare Frame. Like Nunnally and Lelouch, Rolo has access to Geass powers; his Geass, "The Ice", possesses the ability to halt one's experience of time and encases its victims in a layer of ice. He is driven to find Nunnally, who has become key to obtaining the true power of the Geass through her connection to Nemo. By killing Nunnally and Lelouch, Rolo intends to take their powers to become the true Demon King and overthrow the Emperor.

Renya

Renya (蓮夜) is a seventeen-year-old boy from the Edo period with a mechanical left arm. Residing in a hidden village, he studies academic subjects alongside the arts of ninjutsu and has been chosen by the village's late leader Kouga to be his successor. Despite his poor academic standings and his lack of sword skills, Renya has been shown to be a capable fighter with shuriken and through his resourcefulness and sheer determination. When Renya's village is attacked by outsiders, he is approached by C.C., who offers Geass to save his friends.^[26] However, Renya receives a curse that gives his prosthetic the power to absorb people's energy. Despite having difficulties to control it, Renya decides to use it to protect his friends. It has recently been revealed that Renya can no longer survive off consuming food and water and must continue to absorb the life energy from others to survive.

Claire li Britannia

Introduced as Carla (カルラ, Karura), an intellectual girl who cares deeply for Renya and wants him to succeed so he can remain in the village, she often tries to help Renya improve his poor mathematical skills, but is usually refused and her methods insulted by Renya. Most of their friends suspect she has a crush on Renya. When the village is attacked by a group of samurai led by Isshin Sumeragi, Carla and her friends are captured. When Renya arrives to save them, Isshin Sumeragi's collaborator Alto Weinberg reveals that Carla is actually Claire li Britannia (クレア・リ・ブリタニア, Kurea ri Buritania), the next intended Empress of Britannia. Her parents had originally sent her to Japan due to unrest within the Britannian Imperial Family, where she adopted the role of Carla within the hidden village and befriended Renya and his friends. Because she has become the target of the Knightmares, she reluctantly accepts Lord Weinberg's suggestion to return to Britannia, though with the company of her friends.

Anji

Anji (アンジ) is Renya's childhood friend. Ever since Renya was made successor to the village leader, Anji has called him "Master", though Renya has unsuccessfully told him not to. Unlike Renya, Angie is quite skilled in swordsmanship. He faithfully accompanies Renya after being reunited with him after the attack on the hidden village.

Misuzu

Misuzu (美鈴) is one of Carla's friends, a girl who frequently expresses doubt in the effectiveness of Carla's methods to improve Renya's academic standing. She teases Carla about having a crush on Renya. Misuzu, along with the rest of the group except for Renya, are captured after escaping the attack from their village. After being freed, she remains with Renya's group as they reluctant following Lord Weinberg's suggestion to go to Britannia.

Shiori

Shiori (栞) is one of Carla's friends, the youngest of the group. She often has a playful side when Anji mentions Carla's feelings for Renya and often teases her with Misuzu. Like the rest of the group, she too is captured after escaping the attack from their village led by Isshin. She remains with Renya's group after Carla is saved from Isshin and Mesh the Mish.

Alto Weinberg

Alto Weinberg (アルト・ヴァインベルグ, Aruto Vainberugu) is a Britannian soldier who demonstrates considerable skill in combat and wields twin swords. Though he is able to speak Japanese fluently, his unfamiliarity with the language often results in using the wrong terms when speaking. Lord Weinberg arrived in Japan with C.C. in order to find Claire li Britannia, collaborating with the Sumeragi group in order to do so. However, Lord Weinberg is dismayed to discover the unnecessary bloodshed and violent treatment towards the villagers taken hostage. Among the hostages, he recognizes that Carla is the missing Claire li Britannia.^[27] When Renya arrives to save his friends, Alto develops an interest in Renya's abilities.^[28] After Mesh takes Claire, Alto joins Renya's group to rescue her and subsequently remains with them in order to protect Claire. It is implied that Lord Weinberg's reasons for accepting a mission to find Claire are related to redeeming his honor in some way.

Isshin Sumeragi

Isshin Sumeragi (皇 一心, Sumeragi Isshin / Sumeragi Katsumune), the samurai who leads the attack on Renya's hidden village, finds pleasure in fighting against opponents he deems worthy. Isshin's name suggests a connection to the Sumeragi family and he has been working with C.C., displaying a great deal of trust in her. He reveals to Renya and his friends that the hidden village has secretly gathered supposedly deceased members of fallen noble families and overthrown lords in order to conceal their identities since the remnants of these families could possibly become powerful in the future, regardless of their lack of actual political connections. During the attack, Isshin fights Renya's teacher and survives the explosion from the teacher's suicide attack. When he goes to find C.C., he finds Renya and dies when Renya drains his life away.

Futaba Sumeragi

Futaba Sumeragi (皇 二葉, Sumeragi Futaba) is the half-sister of Isshin Sumeragi who is driven to avenge her half-brother after learning that Renya was responsible for his death. While she is serious regarding matters involving the Sumeragi family and is an agile fighter in the ninjutsu arts,^[29] she often finds herself in unexpectedly comic situations. During her first encounter with Renya, she witnesses the power of his left arm when he uses it to kill the warthog pursuing her. Shocked by his power, she believes that Renya is some sort of demon.^[30]

Mesh the Mish

Mesh the Mish (メッシュ・ザ・メッシ, Messhu za Messhi) is a Knightmare, an individual with super-enhanced abilities and does not appear to be human. By order of Sir Dash, he kidnaps Carla after Lord Weinberg identifies her as Claire li Britannia.^[31] Mesh has been shown to possess an ability to control the wind and is able to fly, but for a limited amount of time. He is described by the Japanese villages as a Karasu Tengu (烏天狗, Crow Demon). He is apparently killed by the combined efforts of Renya and Arturo ^[29]

Dash

Dash (ダッシュ, Dasshu) is a Britannian noble and the apparent leader of the Knightmares. He is responsible for sending Mesh the Mish to Japan to find C.C. and intends to inhibit her plans as she travels with Claire li Britannia. Dash possesses a strong resemblance to Lelouch from the original series.

Orpheus Zevon

Orpheus Zevon (オルフェウス·ジヴォン, Orufeusu Jivon) is the male protagonist of the series and a mercenary terrorist under the codename "Oz", receiving and acting on requests across the world from the organization “Peace Mark” that controls and sends out terrorists. He possesses a Geass in his left eye, and eventually his other eye as well.

Orpheus was originally born into the Zevon noble family in Britannia along with his twin sister Oldrin Zevon. However, because of the Zevon family tradition of succeeding through the female line and, in the cases of twins, removing the male child from the family, he was thrown away and adopted by a commoner family at a very young age, with little to no knowledge of his birth and family.

Soon after, however, he was taken in by the Geass Order, and was given the "Geass of Transformation" by V.V. there. Thereafter, he spent an unknown number of years within the Order, where he was forced to serve as an experimental specimen and develop his Geass. The only thing that let Orpheus endure these "hellish" days was Euliya, a fellow Geass-user he met within the Order and fell in love with. Also during that period, he met Rolo Lamperouge, Toto Thompson and Clara Lanfranc (the latter would then developed a deep hatred to him.)

At some point, the two of them conspired to escape from the Order so as not to be used as Geass-users, and managed to run away to a small unmapped village in southern Hungary. There, they were accepted by the small community of villagers and managed to attain a poor yet fulfilling life, which Orpheus describes as the "happiest time of his life". However, eventually, the village was attacked by his uncle Oiaguro Zevon and his four subordinates from the "Pluton" organization, on orders from V.V. and Emperor Charles to erase the escaped Orpheus and Euliya. Using Knightmares to burn down the village, they killed all the villagers, except for Orpheus, who was protected by Euliya with her life. While dying in his arms, Euliya used her last breath to ask him to "live", a wish that Orpheus would strive to accomplish, despite his sorrow at her death.

After an unknown period of time, Orpheus would join the mercenary and terrorist-controlling group "Peace Mark", and learned the truth behind his birth and his blood connection with Euliya's killer, Oiaguro. Swearing to achieve revenge against his uncle and his four subordinates who attacked the village, Orpheus "retook" the surname of Zevon that he now despised in order to engrave his decision in his heart, and remained within Peace Mark as a terrorist-for-hire that rebels against Britannia, believing that he would surely one day encounter Oiaguro and Pluton again this way.

During the Glinda Knights' trip to Tokyo, Orpheus rescued princess Marrybell mel Britannia when she was surrounded by the remnants of Black Knights. After that, under the guise of his twin sister (whom he "stole" her identity by his Geass), Orpheus managed to kill Clara who was posing as "Clara Lamperouge" in Ashford Academy under the Office of Secret Intelligence's order.

Oldrin Zevon

Oldrin Zevon (オルドリン・ジヴォン, Oldrin Jivon) is the female protagonist of the series and serves as the head knight of the Britannian Military's anti-terrorism unit, the "Glinda Knights", which was formed to counter the terrorism that began to occur in greater frequency after the Black Rebellion ended in Area 11. She is good friends with the group's leader, Imperial Princess Marrybell mel Britannia, whom Oldrin has known since childhood.

She was born into the noble Zevon family, but left and joined the military when the family was about to be taken over by her uncle Oiaguro. As a traditional noble, she has a lot of noble pride, but she is also a hard-worker. It is thanks to her hard work that she can serve as the pilot of the Knightmare Frame, Lancelot Grail, a mass-production prototype that is too difficult for ordinary people to pilot.

She is conflicted between her aristocratic belief that “the people should be protected” and her duty of suppressing terrorism caused by those very people. However, her conviction to “protect the smiling faces of the weak” is enough of a reason for her to fight. Her goal is to become a "true knight".

After her disappearance, she is now going to a school called Pendleton School of Madrid, and now wears a new outfit. She also pilots a custom of the Akatsuki called the Amanecer.

She later makes a cameo alongside the other Glinda knights in Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection movie.

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