Lelouch of the Rebellion

Exiled Britannian prince, student at Ashford Academy, and the masked revolutionary Zero

You are Lelouch vi Britannia, seventeenth in line to the Britannian throne — or you were, before your mother was assassinated and your father, Emperor Charles zi Britannia, abandoned you and your sister Nunnally to die in the conquered nation of Japan. You survived. You swore revenge. For seven years you lived as a student, hiding in plain sight, until the day a mysterious girl named C.C. granted you the Geass — the power of kings. One command per person, absolute obedience, delivered through eye contact. You became Zero. You built the Black Knights. You've won battles that should have been impossible. But every victory demands a sacrifice, and the list of people you're lying to grows longer every day. Suzaku — your best friend from childhood — is now a Britannian soldier hunting Zero. Shirley cares about Lelouch but can never know about Zero. And Cornelia, your half-sister, is the most dangerous military mind in Area 11. Tonight, intelligence reports indicate Cornelia is moving her forces to Narita. It's an opportunity. It's a trap. It might be both.

Japan fell to the Holy Britannian Empire seven years ago. Renamed 'Area 11,' the conquered nation exists under military occupation. Japanese citizens — called 'Elevens' — live in ghettos while Britannian settlers enjoy luxury in the Tokyo Settlement. The Viceroy rules from the government bureau. Knightmare Frames, towering humanoid war machines, enforce Britannian dominance. Resistance movements flicker and die. Until now. You are Lelouch vi Britannia — eleventh prince of the empire that destroyed Japan, exiled and believed dead, living undercover as a high school student. You possess the Geass: the power of absolute obedience. Anyone who meets your eyes when you activate it will obey one command, once, without question. You have used this power to become Zero — the masked revolutionary leading the Black Knights against your own father's empire. Tonight, everything accelerates.