Lelouch

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Lelouch vi Britannia (鲁路修)
Alias(es)	Lelouch Lamperouge; Zero; Black Prince of Revenge
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Black Knights; Ashford Academy
Occupation/Role	Seventeenth prince of the Holy Britannian Empire; student; leader of the Black Knights
Status	Alive; later lives in seclusion with Jeremiah Gottwald after his memories are restored 480
First Appearance	Chapter 360

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Geass awakened	364 365	Gains the power of Absolute Obedience after encountering C.C.; chooses to use it for vengeance against Britannia.
Zero’s public emergence	382	Adopts the identity of Zero during Suzaku Kururugi’s rescue and uses Geass on Jeremiah Gottwald to secure Suzaku’s release.
Geass loss of control	456 460	His Geass acts uncontrollably during Euphemia’s ceremony; Mahiro later attributes the incident to Charles and V.V.’s plan rather than C.C.

Background / History

Lelouch is the son of Emperor Charles zi Britannia and the late Empress Marianne. He is seventeenth in Britannia’s line of succession and was sent to Japan with his younger sister Nunnally as a hostage after Marianne’s death. He later lives at Ashford Academy under the surname Lamperouge, concealing his royal identity. 360 371

His body was altered from the fertilized-egg stage to increase his compatibility with Geass. The process gave him exceptional affinity for Geass but left him with chronically poor stamina. Mahiro attempted to strengthen him through harsh physical training, but Lelouch could not overcome this inherited limitation. 360

Mahiro had previously served as Lelouch’s royal tutor for two years. Their reunion at Ashford Academy rekindles Lelouch’s hatred of Britannia and desire to uncover Marianne’s murder, with Mahiro encouraging him to seek the power necessary for revenge. 360 362

Following the Shinjuku incident, Lelouch receives Geass from C.C. and learns that it grants him the ability to command others. After Mahiro explains its cost, Lelouch accepts the irreversible path of rebellion, resolves to destroy Britannia, and chooses Clovis as the first target of his revenge. 364 365

Appearance

Lelouch is a tall, slender youth with a delicate, handsome appearance and a notably frail build. His physical weakness contrasts sharply with his aristocratic bearing and intense presence. 360

• Black hair.
• Mysterious violet eyes.
• Thin frame and poor stamina.
• Usually wears Ashford Academy’s uniform as Lelouch Lamperouge.
• Uses a mask and elaborate costume while acting as Zero. 360 381 382

Personality

Lelouch is proud, intelligent, and intensely driven by revenge against Charles and Britannia. He views peace under Britannian rule as impossible and is willing to accept death, deception, and escalating violence in pursuit of his goals. 362 365 371

Despite his ruthlessness, Nunnally remains central to his decisions. He also refuses to let Suzaku take responsibility for Clovis’s death, personally arranging Suzaku’s rescue because of their past friendship. 379

As Zero, Lelouch is an effective manipulator and public speaker. He understands the importance of symbols, uses fear and spectacle to control a battlefield, and reshapes the Black Knights into a disciplined organization centered on his own leadership. 382 420 437

His attachment to those close to him remains a weakness. He refuses to use Geass on Suzaku despite their worsening conflict, hesitates during Euphemia’s massacre, and struggles to trust even Mahiro when political pressure mounts. 383 443 456

Abilities & Skills

Geass: Absolute Obedience

Lelouch’s Geass allows him to impose commands directly upon another person’s will. It manifests in his left eye and is suited to manipulation, interrogation, and battlefield control. 365

• Can compel targets to follow commands, including ordering Britannian soldiers to kill themselves. 365
• Used to interrogate Clovis about Marianne’s death. 371
• Used to obtain a military transport truck for Suzaku’s rescue. 381
• Used on Jeremiah Gottwald to facilitate Suzaku’s escape. 382
• Requires direct eye contact and has an effective range of 273 meters. 366
• Cannot affect a target concealed inside a Knightmare cockpit without eye contact. 366
• Can only be used once on each individual. 381
• Later becomes unstable and activates beyond Lelouch’s intent. 456 460

Strategy and Command

Lelouch treats conflict as a chessboard, directing forces remotely and exploiting terrain, enemy priorities, and public perception.

• Leads resistance forces against Britannia through remote Knightmare commands during the Shinjuku battle. 367
• Uses the threat of a device hidden in Clovis’s hearse to take Britannian civilians hostage and force Jeremiah into a vulnerable position. 382
• Engineers a landslide at Narita to devastate Cornelia’s army. 419
• Manipulates Cornelia’s concern for Euphemia and lures her toward Mahiro’s Azure Dragon. 399 420
• Reorganizes the Black Knights and remnants of the Japanese Liberation Front into a structured military hierarchy. 437

Oratory and Manipulation

Lelouch can motivate uncertain allies and turn political crises to his advantage.

• Rallies a reluctant soldier into carrying out a key maneuver against Cornelia’s guard. 420
• Builds Zero into the Black Knights’ absolute spiritual leader through charisma and carefully managed symbolism. 437
• Uses Euphemia’s Geass-driven massacre as the justification needed to expand the Black Knights into a force capable of opposing Britannia. 456 458

Knightmare Operation

Lelouch pilots Knightmares when necessary, though his greatest strength remains command rather than direct combat.

• Commands from a Knightmare during the Shinjuku operation. 367
• Directs Black Knight forces from a Burai during the Shikine Island operation. 444
• Steals and escapes in the experimental Gawain, using its flight system and Hadron Cannons. 450
• Uses Gawain and prearranged Geass-controlled assets to survive a confrontation with Cornelia. 462

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Zero mask and costume — Conceals his identity and serves as the symbol of his rebellion. 381 382
• Gawain — Experimental Knightmare equipped with a flight system, Hadron Cannons, Druid System, and Absolute Defense System. 450
• Burai — Knightmare used to command the Black Knights during the Shikine Island operation. 444
• Handgun — Used in his confrontation with Clovis. 371

Relationships

• Nunnally vi Britannia — Younger sister and Lelouch’s foremost concern; his desire to protect her is inseparable from his rebellion against Britannia. 361 365 379
• Mahiro zi Britannia — Former royal tutor, mentor, and intermittent ally. Mahiro explains Geass’s cost, supports Lelouch’s operations, and repeatedly challenges his judgment. 365 381 453
• Suzaku Kururugi — Childhood friend and ideological opposite. Lelouch rescues him after Clovis’s murder but later grows to hate him while still refusing to use Geass on him. 379 383 439
• C.C. — His Geass contractor. Lelouch becomes hostile toward her after Euphemia’s death, though Mahiro reveals that Charles and V.V. caused Geass’s loss of control. 393 460
• Clovis la Britannia — Older half-brother and Area 11’s governor. Lelouch interrogates him over Marianne’s death, then kills him to announce his rebellion. 371
• Euphemia li Britannia — Half-sister whose Special Administrative Zone threatens the Black Knights’ influence. Lelouch ultimately kills her following her Geass-driven massacre. 453 457
• Cornelia li Britannia — Older half-sister and formidable military opponent. Lelouch repeatedly schemes against her forces and later defeats her with Gawain and prepared assets. 419 462
• Kallen Kouzuki — Key Black Knight member who joins Lelouch’s rescue of Suzaku and later serves under Zero’s command. 381 382 444
• Shirley Fenette — Ashford classmate whose relationship with Lelouch becomes cold after she learns of his connection to the Black Knights and her father’s death. 435 437
• Jeremiah Gottwald — Initially manipulated by Lelouch’s Geass during Suzaku’s rescue; later lives in seclusion with Lelouch after restoring his memories. 382 480

Story Role / Major Arcs

Awakening and Clovis’s Death

Lelouch obtains Geass in Shinjuku, accepts revenge as his chosen path, and kills Clovis after failing to learn the truth of Marianne’s death. He frames the act as Britannia’s first warning that his rebellion has begun. 365 371

Formation of Zero and the Black Knights

After Suzaku is framed for Clovis’s murder, Lelouch creates the identity of Zero, uses Geass to outmaneuver Jeremiah, and rescues Suzaku. The operation gives him Red Moon as the basis for a new resistance organization. 379 382 383

Narita Campaign

Lelouch uses the Battle of Narita to gain support from Japanese resistance groups. He triggers a landslide against Cornelia’s massive force, while coordinating with Mahiro and Shadow Garden amid the arrival of Lancelot and the Knights of the Rounds. 417 418 419

Consolidation of the Black Knights

Following the Japanese Liberation Front’s collapse, Lelouch absorbs its remnants, restructures the Black Knights, and seeks Tohdoh Kyoshiro to provide the organization with experienced military leadership and broader Japanese support. 434 437

Conflict with Suzaku and the Shikine Island Operation

Lelouch traps Suzaku with radiation interference emitters and offers him a final chance to abandon Britannia. Suzaku refuses, deepening their divide, while Lelouch later steals the experimental Gawain during the broader operation. 444 450

Euphemia’s Massacre and the United States of Japan

Euphemia’s Geass-driven massacre destroys the Special Administrative Zone ceremony. Lelouch initially hesitates, then turns the catastrophe into a rallying point for the Black Knights, kills Euphemia, and declares the founding of the United States of Japan. 456 457 458

Aftermath

Mahiro reveals that Charles and V.V. engineered Lelouch’s Geass loss of control. Lelouch later fights Cornelia with Gawain, but his conflict with Britannia ultimately ends in capture and memory alteration; after Jeremiah restores his memories, Lelouch chooses seclusion over continuing the struggle. 460 462 466 480