Lelouch vi Britannia

Lelouch vi Britannia (also known as Zero or Lelouch Lamperouge) is the main protagonist and anti hero of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. He was exiled and disowned by Emperor Charles, and was the Eleventh Prince of Britannia.

He became Zero and formed the Black Knights which was a strong rebel group that fought against the Holy Britannian Empire. Lelouch's goals were to obliterate Britannia as well as avenge Marianne vi Britannia and create a new world for his younger sister, Nunnally vi Britannia.

Childhood


Lelouch was born on December 5 2000, he had Emperor Charles zi Britannia as his father and Marianne vi Britannia as his mother. He was in line to be the seventeenth heir to the Imperial throne, although he gave that up after Nunnally became crippled and Marianne's assassination. He confronted Charles directly and accused him of leaving his mother defencless which angered the Emperor and the young Prince was exiled and he along with Nunnally was sent to Japan as political hostages.

It was during his stay at the Kururugi household where he met Suzaku, with whom the young Lelouch did not interact intitially in a friendly manner, before later becoming friends. However, when Britannia finally developed the Knightmare Frames, they invaded Japan.

His mother's death and his father's apparent lack of concern in regards to it where huge blows to Lelouch. He always thought it was unfair to both his mother and sister, and therefore made it his goal to persue a better world for Nunnally.

Shinjuku Ghetto Incident
Lelouch and his best friend, Rivalz, enter a room where a chess match is apparently over, with Lelouch facing against a Britannian Noble who claimed he can beat the nobleman under 9 minutes. Lelouch starts off by using the King and defeats his opponent where the noble is shocked. As the two walk out of the casino, they are interrupted by Prince Clovis' Heart Breaking speech which turns out to be an act. On the road, Rivalz accidentally cuts the way of the terrorists, resulting in their vehicles crash.