Jeremiah

Biodata

Background / History

Recruitment into Ask’s Inner Circle

Jeremiah was already attached to Ask’s faction when Ask entrusted him with the secret capture of a woman associated with Marianne. Although outsiders initially regarded him as an ordinary faction member, a handful of insiders knew how heavily Ask relied on him. Jeremiah accepted the assignment without asking about the target or its purpose, understanding that discovery by another imperial faction could make him a disposable pawn 6.

Ask promised him leadership of the Pureblood Faction if the operation succeeded. The position would place him below only Ask within the Radical Faction, despite the Pureblood Faction being only one part of that organization 7.

Jeremiah’s people captured the woman, subsequently identified as C.C. Her transfer to Ask’s palace was concealed among gift deliveries. Impressed by Jeremiah’s discretion, Ask arranged for Duke Belia to gradually transfer leadership of the Pureblood Faction to him and instructed him to distinguish himself in the coming war against the Island Nation 8 11.

Clovis’s Death and Suzaku’s Rescue

Eight years later, Jeremiah was the Pureblood Faction’s leader and a frontline commander in Area 11. He organized Ask’s reception on his return from the EU, then apologized for failing to protect Clovis, who had been killed while Jeremiah held command. Privately, he suspected imperial-family involvement but proposed using Suzaku Kururugi as a scapegoat to appease the court and public 12.

Ask ordered Jeremiah to announce Suzaku’s public execution as bait for the masked terrorist Zero, with instructions to secretly allow the terrorist to escape. During Suzaku’s rescue, Lelouch’s Geass compelled Jeremiah to let the group go and left him unable to remember his actions. Jeremiah did not yet know that Geass existed 13 17 34.

Ask acknowledged that Jeremiah had been deliberately used as a sacrificial pawn. Jeremiah accepted this without resentment. His punishment reduced his command authority and removed him from command of the Island Nation front, but he retained leadership of the Pureblood Faction 17.

Covert Operations in Area 11

Jeremiah reported that his subordinate Villetta Nu had experienced similar memory loss after encountering a male student. Ask ordered him to keep her under control discreetly; after reviewing her records, Ask ordered her death through Leila. The supplied account establishes the order, not its completion 17 18.

Jeremiah subsequently coordinated contacts and attempted infiltration of the Island Nation’s resistance organizations. His overt trading offers to the Island Nation Liberation Front were rejected, while Honorary Britannian agents planted years earlier remained outside its inner circle. Nevertheless, he successfully leaked news of his contact with the Front, which was the result Ask actually wanted 19 20.

During the Lake Kawaguchi hostage crisis, Jeremiah informed Ask that Euphemia and Milly were among the captives, reported the attackers’ defenses, and received instructions to have Cornelia ready Earl Lloyd’s Knightmare 22.

Partial Restoration of Command

Before the Narita Mountains operation, Ask urged Cornelia to appoint Jeremiah as an additional commander. He argued that Zero’s unusual methods explained Jeremiah’s earlier failure and that Cornelia needed someone able to maintain command while she fought personally. Ask also kept the Military Court from bringing Jeremiah to trial, leaving the incident unresolved 34.

Following Narita, Jeremiah regained some command authority. He continued directing covert personnel, including agents hidden among civilians who monitored Tosai Munakata. They were instructed to confirm Munakata’s contingency plans before quietly eliminating him 40 41 42.

Appearance

Jeremiah is introduced as a handsome young man 6.

• Hair: Dark green 6.
• Bearing: Formal and deferential; he kneels on one knee and gives a knight’s salute when presenting himself to Ask 6.

Personality

Jeremiah’s loyalty belongs to Ask personally. He regards obedience, secrecy, and willingness to sacrifice himself as expressions of duty, accepting even the possibility of being abandoned without resentment. Praise from Ask is his greatest reward, and he repeatedly seeks punishment when he believes he has failed 6 11 12 17.

His concern after Clovis’s death centers on the damage his failure might cause Ask’s faction rather than his own punishment. When demoted, he is relieved that retaining Pureblood leadership means the faction has not suffered a greater loss 12 17.

Jeremiah is courteous but ruthless in political matters. He proposes blaming Suzaku despite not having identified Clovis’s killer, and considers eliminating Suzaku after his recruitment strengthens Schneizel’s faction. At the same time, he restrains his curiosity about Ask’s plans, treating speculation about his sovereign’s intentions as disloyal 12 20.

Abilities & Skills

Intelligence Networks

Jeremiah builds local informant networks that reach beyond Britannia’s official intelligence apparatus 30.

• Recruits cooperative Elevens and bribes opportunists with money and promises of Honorary Britannian status 30.
• Supplies detailed intelligence on Kallen’s concealed identity, family relationships, and activities 30.
• Uses agents embedded among civilians for discreet surveillance 42.
• Limit: His agents fail to penetrate the Island Nation Liberation Front’s inner circle, even after years of placement 20.

Covert Operations

Ask relies on Jeremiah to execute sensitive assignments without revealing their purpose 6 11.

• Coordinates C.C.’s capture with Beatrice’s assistance and reports its success directly to Ask 6 8.
• Handles the concealed delivery of C.C. to the palace 11.
• Makes a deliberate intelligence leak appear accidental during contacts with the Liberation Front 20.

Military and Faction Leadership

Jeremiah commands frontline forces and manages the Pureblood Faction 12 17.

• Ask recognizes him as a valuable commander and later recommends him as Cornelia’s backup for the Narita operation 11 34.
• Retains faction leadership despite losing frontline command, then recovers part of his military authority 17 40.
• Vulnerability: Lelouch’s Geass controls his actions and erases his memory of the affected period; Jeremiah initially has no knowledge of the ability 17.

Relationships

• Ask vi Britannia — Sovereign and sole object of Jeremiah’s personal loyalty. Ask rewards his discretion, shields him from prosecution, and retains him after his public failure 6 11 17 34.
• Duke Belia — Predecessor as Pureblood Faction leader, tasked with gradually transferring authority to Jeremiah 7 11.
• Beatrice Franks — Collaborator in the secret operation to capture C.C. 6 7.
• Villetta Nu — Subordinate and fellow Pureblood Faction member. Her report of memory loss reaches Ask through Jeremiah 17 18.
• Lelouch vi Britannia / Zero — Opponent whose Geass causes Jeremiah’s unexplained conduct during Suzaku’s rescue and the resulting loss of command 17 34.
• Suzaku Kururugi — Proposed scapegoat for Clovis’s murder. Jeremiah later reports his recruitment as the pilot of Lloyd’s new machine 12 20.
• Cornelia li Britannia — Area 11 governor whose approval is needed to restore Jeremiah to an active command post 34.

Notable Quotes

“I, Jeremiah, swear to follow Your Highness unto death.” 7

“No, I harbor no resentment whatsoever! Rather, it is an honor!”
— After Ask admits to using him as a sacrificial pawn 17