History Awesome / CodePrime

* Meta-example: Not only did it take a controversial event in ''Code Geass'' canon and improve it by over a mile, but it also took two rather infamous plots in the ''Transformers'' franchise and turned them over their heads.
** For the G1 "A Prime Problem": In said episode, the Autobots propose that in order to determine who the real Optimus is, they have to do a race (this was before the Matrix of Leadership was an idea). An alternative would have been asking something only the real Prime would have known. Asking the personal question ''is exactly'' what Lelouch does to deduce the Pretender's identity, and even then the lack of phone response the night before supplied said suspicion.
** For ''Revenge of the Fallen'': Alice was merely used as a RomanticPlotTumor, but it established how Decepticons can mimic humans rather well. With it, they could have used it to sour human-Transformer relations within NEST through posing as a powerful authority figure. Euphie is a political figure who commands a level of authority, and instead of being a one-time nonsense deal, it kickstarts the entire Fall of Britannia.

* Meta Example: The sacking of Britannia by the Decepticons effectively makes this incarnation of the group the most successful (albeit fanon) one since ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines''.

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* Lelouch and Rai quickly cover up their actions by erasing their and Nunnally's information from the school archives, then Geassing the headmaster into calling all students and staff together, where they then have their memories erased of the three until the investigation ends.
* Later on in Chapter 24, when Knock Out and Breakdown are about to decapitate Bulkhead to obtain the formula for Synthetic Energon, [[BigDamnHeroes Rai and Shirley come to Bulkhead's rescue in a monster truck that Rai managed to hotwire.]] They manage to temporarily trip up Breakdown and even run over Knock Out, doing damage to his paint job while they're at it. While Breakdown manages to crash the truck moments later, it's still brave of them to fight two Decepticons with just a normal monster truck.
--> '''Rai''': There's more than one way to wreck a Con than just with a Knightmare.

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* In Chapter 24, Lelouch and Rai quickly cover up their actions by erasing their and Nunnally's information from the school archives, then Geassing the headmaster into calling all students and staff together, where they then have their memories erased of the three until the investigation ends.
** Later on in Chapter 24, when Knock Out and Breakdown are about to decapitate Bulkhead to obtain the formula for Synthetic Energon, [[BigDamnHeroes Rai and Shirley come to Bulkhead's rescue in a monster truck that Rai managed to hotwire.]] They manage to temporarily trip up Breakdown and even run over Knock Out, doing damage to his paint job while they're at it. While Breakdown manages to crash the truck moments later, it's still brave of them to fight two Decepticons with just a normal monster truck.
---> '''Rai''': There's more than one way to wreck a Con than just with a Knightmare.

* Megatron shows why he's the leader of the Decepticons by finally putting his figurative (and literal) foot down onto the Seekers and Airachnid and tear down their [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Chronic Backstabbing Disorders]] followed by more wailing on their hides. After he's finished, Megatron makes it clear to them that they '''''will''''' learn to work together, and if they again let their actions impede him, themselves, or the Decepticons as a whole, he will terminate them '''all''' without distinction. After spending several chapters bearing through their arrogant and condescending natures, it is refreshing to see Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, and even [[AxCrazy Airachnid]] yielding timorously.

* In Chapter 11, Cliffjumper recounts while helping Kallen and her mother pack up (whilst in vehicle mode) and was about to leave the Stadtfeld mansion, [[AbusiveParents Kallen's stepmother]] attempts to prevent them from leaving, only for Kallen to call her a 'royal bitch' and [[TalkToTheFist deliver a right hook to her face!]]
* During the Scraplet outbreak, Lelouch in a Knightmare is the one who draws away the pests [[NotHisSled instead of Bulkhead]], risking his life to save the Autobots from getting eaten alive.

* Meta-example: Not only did it take a controversial event in ''Code Geass'' canon and improve it by over a mile, but it also took two rather infamous [[IdiotPlot idiot plots]] in the ''Transformers'' franchise and turned them over their heads.

* Chapter 25: Megatron and Soundwave (plus Soundwave's Minicons) taking down the Dark Energon monster that had earlier sent Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, and Airachnid running. Special mention goes to their impeccable teamwork (one of the rare few between Decepticons) and how fearlessly Megatron stared down the creature when they first encounter it. He's not called "The Gladiator of Kaon" for nothing -- he may be evil and supremely arrogant, but Megatron is genuinely brave.

* The Battle of Shinjuku is just as awesome as in canon, if not ''even more so'' thanks to the arrival of the Autobots. The biggest highlight though has to be the final segment, where we get to see ''[[CoolVsAwesome Bumblebee vs the Lancelot]]''!

* Chapter 26:
** Lelouch proves both his analytical and leadership skills in the rescue of Tohdoh. He assigns Kallen, Rai, the Autobots, and the Four Holy Swords to specific targets whom they then defeat:
*** Kallen and Arcee vs. Nonette (and Airachnid)
*** Bulkhead and Rai vs. Breakdown
*** Cliffjumper and Chiba vs. Knock Out and Gino
*** Wheeljack and Urabe vs. Dreadwing and Monica
*** Senba, Asahina and Ironhide vs. Anya, Thundercracker, and Skywarp
*** Meanwhile, Bumblebee alone doesn't do bad at all against Soundwave's Mini-Cons, Optimus and Megatron, as usual, are evenly matched, and Tohdoh alternates between fighting Suzaku and Starscream.
** Megatron meanwhile purposely lets Soundwave broadcast the entire battle in order to get a reaction out of Charles or V.V.
* Chapter 27:
** In a way, Ironhide putting his foot down about the conditions for Suzaku supposedly joining their ranks. Even though he trusts Optimus and Lelouch with his life and would do anything for them, he still makes it clear that Suzaku's NeverMyFault attitude is unacceptable, and that the only way the old Autobot would accept the boy as a comrade is if he admits his mistakes.
*** Later, Ironhide makes it crystal clear to Diethard that he's got his eye on the turn-of-the-century Britannian.
*** Shirley for her part makes both compassionate and valid arguments for welcoming Suzaku into the Black Knights. She also suggests bringing Euphemia into the fold, seeing as she is a genuinely sweet person as well as a princess.
** One for Rakshata: she successfully implements the Immobilizer's technology in the Gefjun Disturber to not only stop Britannia's Knightmares, but also Thundercracker, Skywarp, and Dreadwing in their tracks.
** Doubling as a moment of funny: Euphemia standing up to Starscream, without any signs of being intimidated. [[ActuallyPrettyFunny Even Thundercracker and Skywarp were smirking!]]
* Chapter 28:
** Megatron captures V.V. when he foolishly reveals himself, uses his regenerative abilities to reverse-engineer the Cortical Psychic Patch to humans, and learns about the Ragnarok Connection.
** Lelouch, Kallen, Rai, Suzaku, Euphemia, and Nonnette successfully take down an Insecticon without Knightmares, but with just their environment.
** Optimus ''[[SpannerInTheWorks destroys the Thought Elevator]]'' on the island, causing V.V. to have a FreakOut, with C.C. getting a crack in on that's what Charles and company get for underestimating Optimus.
** Kallen spends most of the chapter as [[BadassinDistress Suzaku and Dreadwing's prisoner]], [[DefiantCaptive but she shows no fear and refuses to cooperate with them]]. She also [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls out Suzaku]] on his NeverMyFault attitude, [[SelfServingMemory ignoring the atrocities committed by Britannia and the Decepticons]], [[SelfMadeOrphan and killing his father]]. She also calls out Dreadwing as well, telling him that his NobleDemon status means nothing if he willingly sides with monsters like Megatron. She then finishes by making it clear that her loyalty to the Black Knights and Autobots [[UndyingLoyalty will never waver]] and she knows what she's fighting for, asking Suzaku if he does.
* In Chapter 29, Soundwave prevents Airachnid from committing a mutiny through controlling the Insecticon Hive by perfecting the sonic frequency that the Insecticons use to communicate with each other. Hardshell is also proven to be immune to Airachnid's influence, [[UndyingLoyalty refusing to betray Megatron]]. Soundwave then reminds Airachnid of Megatron's ultimatum from Chapter 22. She's forced to yield, as she knows that she has [[CurbStompBattle no chance of taking on Soundwave and winning]].
** For those who weren't fans of Suzaku's character in the anime, it's epic and satisfying to see Megatron give Suzaku a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech brutal verbal beatdown]], tearing apart his ideals and methods as well as calling him out for his [[NeverMyFault inability to accept responsibility for his failures and misdeeds]], all while showing it to him via [[JourneytotheCenteroftheMind the Cortical Psychic Patch]]. It's also worth mentioning that this is the moment where Suzaku [[HeelRealization finally begins to realize]] that he's on the wrong side of this war.
* Chapter 30:
** Just when it looks like Suzaku, Dreadwing and the Knights of the Round are done for at the hands of the Chinese Federation's forces, the Autobots and the Black Knights, with Lelouch and Ohgi piloting the Gawain taken from Kamine Island, [[BigDamnHeroes arrive via Groundbridge]] to turn the tide.
*** Special credit as well to Ratchet and Rakshata for making the Gawain much more maneuverable than it was in canon. With Lelouch in the pilot's seat, it could maybe stand on equal ground with Optimus or Megatron!
** For once, Suzaku actually tried something clever: when his death (and Dreawing's) appears inevitable, he tells Euphemia on a supposedly secure line that Lelouch and Nunnally are alive and at Ashford Academy, the very information Megatron was blackmailing him with. That way, Euphie can get them to safety. Sure, he comes out of the fight alive, and Soundwave's too good at his job, but the attempt still [[VillainRespect impresses Megatron enough]] that he'll let it slide. For now...
* In Chapter 31, by mixing the distilled Geass energy from Shockwave's experiments with a shard of Dark Energon, Megatron manages to ''give himself a Geass''. Specifically, the ''dark'' Geass of Absolute Terror, which is powerful enough to even work on Cybertronians and Code bearers.
* Chapter 32:
** While it was pure evil, Megatron's FalseFlagOperation succeeded without question.
*** Props to the Autobots and Black Knights for managing to save half the people gathered.
** Optimus gets to show just how good he is with his new axe, cutting down Vehicons and Britannian soldiers easily. When Bismarck challenges him, the Autobot leader and the Knight of One prove evenly matched. [[WorthyOpponent Bismarck even admits to himself that Optimus is the strongest warrior he's ever faced since Marianne, which excites him.]]
*** Speaking of Marianne, she takes over Anya's body during the massacre and proves to be a match for Bulkhead, who realizes something is strange about Anya's fighting style.
** While Lelouch still wants to reform Suzaku, even he has limits when the latter continues to blame others for his own shortcomings. So, Lelouch grabs him by the collar and smacks him around all the while pointing out to the boy plain and simple that he is on the wrong side and he should no longer whine like a baby and just accept that fact. He then asks Suzaku to join him so they can save Euphemia and stop Megatron together. Thankfully, it works.
** Meta-example: Not only did it take a controversial event in ''Code Geass'' canon and improve it by over a mile, but it also took two rather infamous [[IdiotPlot idiot plots]] in the ''Transformers'' franchise and turned them over their heads.
*** For the G1 "A Prime Problem": In said episode, the Autobots propose that in order to determine who the real Optimus is, they have to do a race (this was before the Matrix of Leadership was an idea). An alternative would have been asking something only the real Prime would have known. Asking the personal question ''is exactly'' what Lelouch does to deduce the Pretender's identity, and even then the lack of phone response the night before supplied said suspicion.
*** For ''Revenge of the Fallen'': Alice was merely used as a RomanticPlotTumor, but it established how Decepticons can mimic humans rather well. With it, they could have used it to sour human-Transformer relations within NEST through posing as a powerful authority figure. Euphie is a political figure who commands a level of authority, and instead of being a one-time nonsense deal, it kickstarts the entire Fall of Britannia.
* Chapter 33:
** While you got to give Cornelia credit for [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge taking down three Vehicons (with only her Gloucester and no magnesium bullets)]], it's Megatron that [[CurbStompBattle single-handily takes her down with little effort]], in a mirror of the former's defeat against Optimus in Saitama.
*** On a bit more positive note, let's just say Cornelia managed to take on the two ''Transformers'' leaders, put up a good fight, and live to see another day. Rarely has there been a human who ever dared this feat in various other media.
** The Black Knights' broadcast '''''to the entire world,''''' where Zero and Optimus reveal the existence of the Decepticons to the entire world, Britannia's hypocrisy, the truth of the SAZ Massacre, and their intention to free Japan from Britannia, is this as well. It may very well top their speech from Chapter 9.
---> '''Zero''': Attention, people of the planet Earth! You have been deceived! The Special Administrative Zone of Japan, created by the kindhearted Princess Euphemia, was a genuine attempt to unite the world against a common enemy and end the fighting that has long since plagued our world, spearheaded by the fascist Britannian Empire! And how was she repaid for such an act of selflessness?! She was replaced by a soulless machine in her likeness to start a massacre!\\

*** Despite hesitating at first, Suzaku ultimately joins in the chant!
** Rakshata and Fixit get an awesome moment as well by successfully reverse-engineering the Lancelot's Blaze Luminous Shield system and outfitting the Gawain with it in a short time. The opening shots of the subsequent battle, therefore, have the Gawain {{No Sell}}ing an attack from the ''[[AirborneAircraftCarrier Avalon]]''.
** The chapter ends with the beginning of the Battle of Tokyo, and it literally starts with a bang as Wheeljack and Dreadwing both cause a massive earthquake in the Tokyo Settlement with their explosives to cripple Britannia's forces.
** It's revealed that the Black Rebellion is what Megatron wanted to happen. He knew that the Black Knights and Autobots would retaliate against the SAZ Massacre by declaring war, and with all of Britannia's strongest forces focused on Area 11, as well as the Autobots and Black Knights, he can go to Pendragon with the Decepticons, invade it, kill Charles, and become the new ruler of Earth before anyone in Area 11 is aware of it.
---> '''Megatron''': We launch a full-scale assault on Pendragon immediately! And wipe the traitorous Charles zi Britannia and his pathetic empire off the face of the planet!
*** Adding on top of that, the Nemesis is finally repaired, which means Megatron will be bringing his starship into the battle!
* Chapter 34:
** The entirety of the Decepticons' invasion of Pendragon. They manage to bring down the Britannian Empire '''''in less than an hour.'''''
** The invasion starts with a RousingSpeech from Megatron, who also delivers one of his most badass lines in the entire franchise:
---> '''Megatron''': Long have we been in hiding, ruling from the shadows! ''Too'' long! The Britannian Empire has forgotten its place, believing its false power to be true might! All due to the treachery of Charles Zi Britannia! But that is about to change… no more disguises! No more mercy! The time has come to remind this world... who it's ''true'' masters are! [[BattleCry DECEPTICONS! TRANSFORM AND RISE UP!]]
** Starscream manages to kill Beatrice Franks, the former Knight of Two, by taking advantage of her disbelief of seeing the fall of Britannia.
** A small one goes to both Thundercracker and Skywarp who put the Britannian Royal Family back in their place.
** After decimating much of his forces and reducing his Knightmare to a pile of scrap, Megatron unleashes his Dark Geass upon Charles and exposing him as the weak, pathetic coward he really is.
** It's only after Pendragon has been destroyed that Megatron delivers the ''coup de grace'' on his treacherous pupil. All Hail Megatron indeed!
** Wheeljack sets his ship to ram Jeremiah, ejecting just before it crashes into the Siegfried... ''while the ship is still airborne''.
*** This is followed by Jeremiah's Knightmare, the Siegfried, ''transforming into a robot twice as big as Optimus and Megatron'', thanks to Shockwave's work on it. [[DidntSeeThatComing Wheeljack and Dreadwing are in complete surprise upon witnessing it.]]
** [[BigDamnHeroes Gino saving Kallen from Luciano]], [[HeelFaceTurn deciding to defect from Britannia.]]
** Nonette finally pulls a HeelFaceTurn, choosing to stand with Rai against Dorothea.
** Optimus and Bismarck clash again, with the latter breaking out his Geass to have a chance against the Autobot leader.
*** Earlier on in the Assault on the Tokyo Settlement (mirroring Megatron's CurbStompBattle against a dozen Burais in the Battle of Narita), it's [[LightningBruiser Optimus']] [[CurbStompBattle turn to unleash the hurt on twelve of twenty Gloucesters, taking them down single-handedly!]] The Four Holy Swords (who took down the other eight), were in awe as a result!
----> '''Urabe''': Damn... he's a real beast.\\

** Monica choosing to help Ratchet, Bumblebee, and Cecile save the Student Council from the Insecticons.
* Chapter 35:
** A couple of moments of awesome from Shirley: One was that she was able to convince Nina not to go through with her misguided revenge (detonating the prototype nuclear reactor via the Ganymede), asking her if sacrificing herself and the Tokyo Settlement just to destroy the Decepticons would be just what Euphemia would want. The second was when [[BigDamnHeroes Shirley herself piloted the Ganymede to send Hardshell away from the Settlement via a Groundbridge into outer space]] (thanks to Fixit, and ejecting just in time), allowing [[BewareTheQuietOnes Nina the honor of wiping out the Insecticon via nuclear explosion!]]
*** Ratchet, Monica, and Cecile manage to take out the other two Insecticons with Hardshell by tricking them to crash into a power generator.
** Optimus managing to beat Bismarck by creating a dust cloud so Bismarck can't use his Geass to see Optimus' next moves.
** Rai killing Breakdown and destroying Dorothea's Knightmare (though Dorothea survives) to save Nonette and Bulkhead.
** Suzaku and Dreadwing [[BigDamnHeroes managing to save Cornelia and Euphemia before Airachnid kills the two princesses.]]
*** When Dreadwing's T-Cog is damaged fighting Airachnid and the Insecticons, leaving him unable to transform and escape with Suzaku, Euphie, and Cornelia, [[DyingMomentofAwesome he decides to make a final stand, blowing up an Energon deposit that takes him and the Insecticons in the resulting explosion.]] Although Airachnid survives, she ends up losing her right arms and the right side of her face!
** Cliffjumper making a HeroicSacrifice, taking Luciano Bradley with him in an electric generator explosion. He makes the Vampire of Britannia [[VillainousBreakdown lose his cool]] and even makes sure that his grinning face is the last thing Luciano sees alive. There's also his defiant words to him.
---> '''Cliffjumper''': Question... What does... the super cool... good looking... conversationalist named Cliffjumper... value most? Answer... the lives of his friends... more than his own.\\

** Megatron's NewEraSpeech to the entire world after he obliterates Pendragon:
---> '''Megatron''': Attention humanity! I am Megatron, the leader of the Decepticons, and the new master of planet Earth! You may all rejoice, for I have ended the life of the foolish and weak Charles zi Britannia, and laid waste to the capital city of Pendragon! As of this moment, the Holy Empire of Britannia no longer exists! [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs Everything that was owned and controlled by this pathetic excuse of a superpower now belongs to me]]. Every resource, every conquered nation, every single human under its care, be it man, woman, or child, all of it is now the property of the Decepticon cause! [[TyrantTakesTheHelm And this is only the beginning. Soon, all of Earth shall be assimilated into a new galactic order under my leadership!]] [[FreedomFromChoice No longer shall the humans of Earth be plagued by the burdens of freedom and choice.]] This may sound as a form of slavery, but I assure you, this is the beginning of a new and glorious era for your world. [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill Your freedom and will to choose are the cause of all conflict on your planet, which has set the human race on a path of inevitable self-destruction!]] But I am here to save you. You will only have one burden to carry: my will. It is the only guidance you shall require as I lead your race to a prosperous future! All I ask in return, is your complete and total submission. The Holy Britannian Empire is already in the process of being completely uprooted! I shall tear it down to its foundations and leave nothing left! All those who dare to resist the will of my cause, shall suffer the same fate, I assure you. This is the dawn of a new age, an age far brighter than any golden age you could ever conceive of! Welcome to the Platinum Age of the Decepticons! [[JoinOrDie Embrace our new way of life, and reap its rewards! Or resist, and suffer the same fate as Britannia, as well as the Autobots and Black Knights.]]
** Lelouch, C.C. and Suzaku fighting Megatron at the remains of Pendragon. While they manage to put up a better fight than most Knightmare pilots against the Decepticon leader, Megatron ultimately wins, thrashing the Gawain and the Lancelot.
** Megatron subjects Prime to his Dark Geass. But then the latter comes back and punches Megatron up into the air. You want to know how? '''''[[HeroicWillpower BECAUSE HE'S OPTIMUS EFFIN PRIME!]]'''''
---> '''Optimus Prime''': Megatron... ''begone!''
* Chapter 36:
** When Lloyd's reaction to Lelouch being put in a Dark Geass-induced nightmare that might kill him is to casually suggest they start planning a funeral, Kallen punches him in the face and lays him out flat.
** C.C. channeling the Matrix of Leadership through Optimus and Nunnally's connections to Lelouch, allowing the three of them to break him free of his nightmare.
** Ohgi's RousingSpeech, complete with a PrecisionFStrike, in response to Megatron's NewEraSpeech, shows how far he has come since the beginning of the story from an inexperienced soldier to a hardened warrior worthy of being the Black Knights' deputy commander.
---> '''Ohgi''': We've built an entire army from nothing before, and we can do it again! I for one am not gonna sit by as Megatron conquers, ruins, and kills countless lives! If I die here, fighting for a cause like this, then it's about a good a cause as any to die for. I know I probably won't be the only one. So, the question is, how do you check out? Do you want it on your feet, or on your goddamn knees, begging?! Even before I became a Black Knight, I never begged! I didn't beg to Britannia, and I sure as hell am not gonna beg to Megatron! He wants our submission?! Well, I say ''fuck him!'' Let's fight that monster!
** Nina gets an awesome moment when she suggests hacking into the Decepticons' communications channel so the Autobots can be able to send out a distress call to any Autobots scattered throughout the galaxy for help. The hacking trick is a success as Optimus is able to send the message by the end of the chapter.
** Optimus Prime gets a Geass of his own through Cera in order to fight Megatron on even ground.

* Chapter 1:
** Of the villainous variant in ''The Renewed Revolution'', starting with a bang! [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Devastator and Bruticus]] [[CurbStompBattle single-handedly annihilating the Britannian Navy along with the majority of forces led by the remaining Knights of the Round.]] Even Dorothea and Bismarck weren't spared from the onslaught!
*** Small props to Bismarck for giving Devastator trouble with his [[CombatClairvoyance Geass]]. Too bad Shockwave already outfitted the big guy with a Geass Canceller that deprives the Knight of One of his only advantage.
*** One [[CurbStompCushion small moment of triumph for the Britannians]] during the montage of the 'Cons wiping out their forces -- General Schwarzer buys time for Marrybell and the Glinda Knights to escape, then blows his base up to [[TakingYouWithMe take the attacking Vehicons with him]].
** The Autobots and Black Knights making their triumphant return by assaulting the Fuji mines, freeing the humans the Decepticons were using as slave labor, and then destroying the entire mountain rather than let the Decepticons get any more use out of it (after stealing an Energon shipment for good measure).
--->'''Tamaki''': The Black Knights are back, bitches!
*** Lelouch now has total control of his Geass, able to use it at full power yet still able to turn it off at will. Oh, and now it's capable of affecting Cybertronians now.
*** Optimus demonstrates the power of his own, the Prime Geass of Absolute Conviction. It allows him to [[HopeBringer reignite the hope]] of others through his words, notably ''without'' imposing any sort of control over them. Those affected only have their spirit raised and retain full control and knowledge of their own actions - which is the natural counter to Megatron's [[SupernaturalFearInducer Dark Geass]] '''and''' a big spit in the eye to Megatron and Britannia's SocialDarwinist beliefs.
*** Lelouch, Kallen, Suzaku, Rai, and Ohgi are all equipped with brand-new Knightmares; the Shinkiro, the Guren of Eight Elements, the Lancelot Albion, the Raiden of Seven Elements, and the Gawain Nerion, respectively. And one can safely say there is no other Knightmare quite like these five because they've each been made with a Cybertronian protoform from the ''Harbinger''.
*** All of the new Autobots get moments to shine during the attack. Highlights include Ultra Magnus destroying four Vehicons with one swing of his Energon hammer, Prowl showing off his ninja skills with Strongarm providing cover-fire, Hot Shot taking down a Destroyer by himself, Chromia displaying her sniper skills, and the Aerialbots' assault on the Energon transport with Ohgi and Wizard.
** Zero and Optimus' RousingSpeech to the world, calling on humanity to unite and rise up against the Decepticons. The best part being Megatron's reaction to seeing that Lelouch is still alive -- for once, old Buckethead is [[ThisCannotBe caught completely off guard]].
--->'''Zero''': I am... Zero! ''[...]'' People of Earth... we have returned! ''[...]'' Hear us, Decepticons! All those of you who have power, heed our words carefully! We are burdened by sorrow! War and discrimination! Malicious deeds carried out by the strong... Britannia may be gone, but the world has not changed! The people still suffer! That is why the resurrection of the revolution is necessary!\\

* Chapter 2:
** Suzaku using the new Lancelot's Cybertronian jet alt-mode to swipe the Spark Extractor out of Megatron's hands mid-Groundbridge.
** Lelouch has improved drastically as a Knightmare pilot, even considering the upgraded tech in things.
** Orpheus fooling Steeljaw and his "pack" by using his Geass to impersonate Megatron, allowing the others to sneak in and rescue Kallen, Arcee, and Strongarm.
** Optimus would have managed to get through to Anya if Marianne hadn't intervened.
** Kallen and Suzaku's CombinationAttack sending the pack running.
* Chapter 3:
** The Wreckers, Aerialbots, and Black Dragon get to square off against Squadron X, the Seekers, and Combaticons respectively, with both sides being pretty evenly matched.
*** Tohdoh also manages to acquire the grudging respect of Onslaught in their duel. The Miracle Worker of the Japanese Armed Forces now has two Decepticon commanders for rivals.
** Fed up with Lloyd, Rakshata, and Fixit squabbling, ''Nunnally'' comes up with a successful plan to get them to work properly together.
** Jetstorm and Safeguard capturing the shield generator relic for the Autobots.
* Chapter 4:
** The Autobots and Black Knights fighting the Terrorcons, Dark Knights, Dark Pawns, and Headmaster units.
** Rai getting some catharsis by electrocuting V.V.'s Knightmare and frying the bastard. [[KickTheSonOfABitch Then, for good measure]], Bulkhead smashes it, and Nonette blows up what's left, either delaying V.V.'s resurrection or outright killing him again (depending on whether he'd come back already).
** Lelouch comes up with a plan that has Megatron on the ropes, keeping him at range and making his split his focus between avoiding their attacks and keeping control of his Dark Pawns. If Megatron hadn't brought out the "Dark Queen", he might have beaten the Decepticon leader right there.
** With Optimus' Geass aiding her, Anya is actually able to fight Marianne's control.
* Chapter 5:
** The entire battle by the Autobots and Black Knights to defend the Ark, guided by Lelouch using a device called an "Omniglobe" to keep track of everything.
*** Optimus not only countering Megatron's Dark Geass with his own but having a counter to his every verbal jab, including his attempts to drive a wedge between him and Cera.
*** Sayoko helps fight against a Decepticon Mini-Con team trying to sabotage the Ark... sans a Knightmare. And they ''win''. Bonus points for Sayoko as she manages to kill Frenzy. Even Rivalz, Milly, and Shirley aid in the fight by using turrets.
*** Rai manages to short out the Dark Tristan and save Gino instead of killing him.
*** In the end, the Nemesis ends up where the Ark was on the ocean floor and is further damaged by lava. Megatron has a minor VillainousBreakdown when he realizes that ''Lelouch'' was the one who organized the battle and handed him his first major defeat since arriving on Earth.
* Chapter 6:
** Horai Island is not only hidden by a shield from both sight and radar but save for the Geassed Gao Hai, none of the High Eunuchs even know that the artificial island ''exists''.
** The introduction of Akito Hyuga, i.e. the infamous [[RedBaron Ghost of Hannibal]]. It plays as it did in ''Akito the Exiled'', but is no less awesome to see. And the best part is that readers already know it's a matter of time before he and the Wyvern squad join the Black Knights, who are now off to Europia Union to recruit more allies.
* Chapter 7:
** Lelouch and Suzaku politely argue against Smilas' ideas of having one single ruler in command by telling him and Leila of how the Cybertron war began, offering valid points of thought as Smilas concedes and impressing Leila as well.
** Ryo's group attacks the convoy where the Autobots and Black Knights are negotiating with Smilas. ''[[MuggingTheMonster They didn't stand a chance.]]''
*** While the rest of the Autobots reduce the twenty drones to scrap metal in no time at all, Yukiya notices through his frustration that one of them is missing. Cue [[StealthExpert Prowl]] making his presence known. Oh, and he disarms the boy's [[SuicideAttack suicide bomb]] too.
---->'''Yukiya:''' How in the hell... Someone as big as you... something so small?!\\

*** Ayano doesn't have a chance against Suzaku in a straight-up fight, and even when she manages to give him the slip, as in canon, [[MartialPacifist Leila]] pins her down with one move.
*** Kallen, Rai, and Orpheus take out the right arm of Ryo's Knightmare with new guns that shoot the magnesium bullets and can even convert into smaller forms for practical carrying. Even outside their Knightmares, those three are not to be trifled with.
*** Lelouch's new armor, designed by Perceptor, isn't just for show: with [[BladeBelowTheShoulder twin short Energon wrist blades]] and HoverSkates, he keeps up with Akito himself to disable Ryo's Knightmare. Special credit to Sayako and Tohdoh for [[TrainingFromHell whipping him into shape]] during the timeskip.
* Chapter 8:
** Lelouch's strategy during the battle catches Steeljaw completely off-guard.
** Shin coolly using a Groundbridge to escape when the Autobots and Black Knights have him cornered.
* Chapter 9:
** Steeljaw managing to confirm that Megatron knows what Geass is.
** Prowl effortlessly spotting Smokescreen and Sideswipe when they try to sneak up on him.
* Chapter 10:
** It's also NightmareFuel, but Airachnid wiping out the House of Lords to allow the Decepticons to take over Euro-Britannia.
* Chapter 11:
** Thanks to Shockwave's enhanced Knightmare for him, Rolo's not only overcome the "cardiac arrest" issue of his Geass, but he can focus it on a single target now.
** The moment Grimlock is woken up, he immediately transforms into his T-Rex mode and proceeds to [[CurbStompBattle completely trounce Shockwave's forces,]] damaging the Dark Siegfried, temporarily killing V.V., and even managing to kill Rolo, Castor, and Pollux!
*** His transformation to his T-Rex mode deserves a mention, as he unleashes a MightyRoar that stops all the fighting going on in the Sahara Desert. Suffice to say, everbody is completely stunned by his transformation, even Tohdoh and Optimus.
*** Optimus proves why he's [[BigGood the leader of the Autobots]] by calming Grimlock down with his Geass. He then successfully negotiates for the Dinobot leader's cooperation.
** The effort to free Marrybell and Akito from Shin's Geass, full stop. C.C. even manages to tap into a little of the power of the Primes to get the final boost needed to let them push past it.
** Joseph Fenette, Marianne and Anya are slowly implementing a plan to regain their freedom, right under Shockwave's eye. Step one was Anya delivering a secret message to Nonette that Shirley, Joseph's daughter, would understand. Step two is beginning to give Jeremiah his free will back.
** Shockwave has quite a few projects in store...
* Chapter 12:
** Nunnally giving a ShutUpHannibal speech to Shin and Steeljaw.
** Lelouch not only anticipating Steeljaw’s trap, but turning it against him.
** When Jean was about to shoot Shirley for [[ShutUpHannibal calling out to Shin for siding with the Decepticons]], Milly quickly comes to the rescue by disarming Jean! That definitely took guts from the former Ashford Student Council President herself!
** Leila's impressive RousingSpeech to the capital of Europia, convincing the rioting citizens to unite against the Decepticons and to stand alongside the Black Knights & the Autobots to save the world.
--->'''Leila''': Citizens of Europia, please listen to my words with an open mind! ''[...]'' I understand why you are afraid, the hostile regime known as the Decepticons do indeed pose a great threat to us. But it is the height of foolishness to panic in response to their threats and manipulations. ''[...]'' The Decepticons believe us to be powerless, that we are unable to defend ourselves against them. But we all know that is not true. There is a force out there, an alliance that stands their ground against them even know, fighting for a future where we no longer have to live in fear. They are the Black Knights and the Autobots, warriors of true justice. I give you my word, that the Black Knights are every bit as human as we are, even the masked revolutionary named Zero is among us, an ordinary human. Yet despite that, they chose to take a stand and fight alongside the Autobots, not as subserviates but as equals. They are a brotherhood that sees the best in our people as a whole and are prepared to lay their lives down for each and every one of us, and they are not alone. I lead a Europian military unit covertly that has been battling Euro Britannia, but we have now joined forces with the Black Knight-Autobot alliance in their struggle against the Decepticons. During our time together, I have seen that people from all ethnicities are included in their ranks; Japanese, European, Chinese, even former Britannians. My unit also comprises of the Japanese, the very same people that our government has kept in internment camps out of fear, first that fear was of the Britannian Empire, now it is fear of the Decepticons. It is true that the Decepticons have all but eliminated Britannia, but humanity still has a chance! For decades, the people of our world have been divided by war, prejudice, and hatred; and if the actions of the Decepticons continue to feed our fear, then there is no hope. Not just for Europia, but the entire planet! Why do we continue to hurt one another? Why must we… find solace in the demonizing and pain of others? We can no longer allow ourselves to be ruled by hate! We can no longer be defined by our petty differences! We may all come from different places, practice different cultures, see the world from very different perspectives, but it's our differences that make us strong! Now is the time to come together despite our differences! Now is the time to work alongside the people who spill their blood and Energon for our sakes! Even if they come from a different planet, the Autobots are people just like the Black Knights that fight alongside them! Just like us, the people they continue to protect! We need freedom, in every aspect of our existence! I have every confidence that the Decepticons will be defeated, but if our world is to have a peaceful future, we must be willing to take responsibility for every action we take, both good and bad. My father, Bradow Von Breisgau, always believed that a future of peace and equality was a future worth striving toward! So I will not give up! I'll stand alongside Zero and Optimus Prime and face the darkness with them! My name is Leila Breisgau, and I pledge my full support toward the Autobot-Black Knight alliance and the cause they fight for! Please join me in our struggle! [[BorrowedCatchphrase Freedom is the right of all sentient beings]], and we must stand to preserve that freedom for each and every one of us! For every man, woman, and child that occupies this Earth!
** Leila confronts Smilas about her father’s death, but when he tries to kill her it turns out to be a disguised Zero, who quickly takes him down and Geasses him into obedience, but not before telling Smilas that Optimus would have seen right through him.
** Not only is Akito now immune to Shin’s Geass, but Cera is able to suppress it for the time being.
* Chapter 14:
** Kallen and Arcee’s killing of Airachnid. First Arcee dismembers Airachnid’s spider legs, then Kallen follows up by stabbing her by the face with her Radiant Wave Surge, followed by charging it full of energy, and the she-con finally goes down. Arcee puts it best.
--->'''Arcee''': Good riddance.
** Similarly, Rai killing Quillfire the same way.
--->'''Rai''': My regards to Breakdown.
** Shirley managing to talk Jean into a HeelFaceTurn.
** Nina hijacking the Anti-Groundbridge satellite, which the Autobots rig so that the Decepticons think it's still working. This allows them to evacuate Castle Weisswolf without the Cons realizing it, and lure them and the rest of Shin's forces inside before blowing the castle up, wiping the entire Order of Michael out.
* Chapter 15:
** Optimus and Schneizel's chess game is extremely impressive, with everyone in the room watching intently as the two match wits.
** Just when it seems that the Decepticons and the High Eunuchs' forces are about to overwhelm the Autobots and the Chinese rebels, Grimlock drops into the battlefield, knocking down Bruticus. He's followed by Autobot/Black Knight reinforcements, and the tide of battle [[CurbStompBattle swiftly turns]].
** Optimus manages to also expose the [[EunuchsAreEvil High]] [[DecadentCourt Eunuchs]] for the corrupt traitors they are through an EngineeredPublicConfession, destroying their power, plunging China into rebellion, and pushing China into the Autobots' corner.
** Xingke [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves slaughtering the bastards for trying to kill his charge, the Empress, selling out China to the Deceptions, and murdering the royal family for their own gain]]. Slowly and painfully with a sword.
* Chapter 16:
** Despite it being mostly a BreatherEpisode, this chapter shows just how much progress the Autobots and Black Knights have made:
*** All the newcomers from the EU and Chinese Federation are integrated effectively into existing ranks, with Leila's team becoming a new unit called the Black Wyverns under Leila's command, and the remnants of the Glinda Knights and Asura Strike Force merging into the Crimson Knights under Marrybell's command.
*** Then Zero and Euphemia attend a conference with Kaguya and Kyoto's council, Leila, a still-Geassed Smilas, Tianzi, Duke Velaines, and the representatives of several other nations around the world. The aim of the conference is to establish a coalition that will fairly and peacefully govern the world after the Decepticons are defeated. This proves that the Black Knights and Autobots aren't just focused on winning the war but also on creating a world of "peace through unity." As for why Optimus himself isn't attending the meeting, he both trusts Zero with handling this, and the Autobots shouldn't look as though they wish to control the humans.
*** Megatron's fury over the loss of EU and the Chinese Federation is shown near the end of the chapter. Starscream attempts to pacify him by offering the fleet to scour the world and destroy their base, but as Megatron points out, they don't have a clue ''where'' said base is, and scouring the planet to find it would leave Darkmount vulnerable to invasion. The Decepticons only have complete control of ''one'' continent, after all.
** It's small, but Lelouch manages to earn some of Grimlock's respect with [[YouGotGuts his resolve]].
--->'''Grimlock:''' [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Prime thinks you're worthy enough to lead alongside him? Then let me see your 'results' for myself]].\\

* Chapter 17:
** To buy her team just a little extra time through overclocking the AI, T-AI engages in cyber warfare with Trypticon. And as part of her defense is an "Ark Protocol" where she can create digital copies of the Autobots' greatest warriors to fight.
** One awesome moment from Suzaku: his suggestion of removing the Dark Energon from the Nemesis' core, thanks to learning that each Cybertronian ship's power core having a reverse mechanism for removing corroded or corrupted Energon from the infuser. All thanks to spending time with [[MadScientist Lloyd Asplund]] for so long!
* Chapter 18:
** Bumblebee defeats Jeremiah in the Dark Siegfried singlehandedly. Granted, it's implied Jeremiah held back because he wanted to test the Autobot's dedication to protecting Nunnally, but he repeatedly praises his opponent's strategy and determination.
** As had been previously hinted at, Marianne and Joseph have freed Jeremiah from his brainwashing. He proceeds to defect to the Autobots and Black Knights during the fight in the Paris subway, offering up the location of the Geass Cult and the Thought Elevators.
*** Jeremiah goes so far as to tear out his power core/tracking device with his own hands. Don't worry, Joseph installed a backup in him that isn't on Shockwave's systems.
** Beta Team uses Springload's obsession with Doradus against him. First, Bumblebee and Arcee pretend to know where it is so that he'll separate from Knock Out and chase them. Then, Nunnally and Milly pretend to be the spirits of Doradus condemning him, which distracts him enough for Bumblebee, Arcee and Sayoko to jump him, pinning him to the third rail and electrocuting him to death.
** Smokescreen luring Knock Out in front of a train car that Shirley's hot-wired, which proceeds to run him over. Enraged over how much this messed up his bodywork, he tries to counterattack, only for the whole team to aim their weapons at him, scaring him off.
* Chapter 19:
** When the two groups encounter each other and it's made clear neither has the Relic yet:
--->'''Sky-Byte''': Which would mean that we are on equal footing, were it not for the fact that you are all outnumbered two to one.\\

** To counter Sky-Byte's natural advantage of being able to attack them from beneath the ice, Kallen supercharges the ice and water beneath it, rendering it so boiling hot that the Sharkticon leaps out in pain, allowing Ohgi a chance to take him out of commission.
*** As a side effect of the ice melting, Optimus and Elita are able to take Thundercracker and Slipstream by surprise and win their fights with them.

** Admit it, watching Starscream thrash the Autobots and the Black Knights around with the Apex Armor was fun to watch.
** To defeat Starscream after he becomes NighInvulnerable thanks to the Apex Armor, Lelouch hits him with a full power attack from the Shinkaro's WaveMotionGun. While this doesn't do much to damage the armor, it distracts Starscream long enough for the others to destroy the ice beneath him, dropping into a watery abyss.
* Chapter 20:
** The relic that the Black Wyverns recover is the Enigma of Combination. A Relic that contains a fragment of Nexus Prime’s power. When they’re cornered by Steeljaw’s pack, along with a resurrected Shin, the Relic, working in tandem with Lelia’s Geass, allows their Alexanders to combine into a super Knightmare they dub the Hercules. With it, they utterly wipe the floor with Shin’s new Knightmare, the Thanatos.
** During Shin’s fight with the Hercules, Akito and the rest of the Black Wyverns give him one hell of a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, with Akito telling him that deep down, he wants to lose to them, because of how he doesn’t want to live in the world since all he sees is pain and suffering, with the rest of the Black Wyverns telling Shin about how despite all of the darkness in the world, it still has things worth fighting for. In the end, Akito tells Shin about how he pities him, which causes Shin to have a VillainousBreakdown, allowing the Black Wyverns to slice the Thanatos in two.
** During the battle, Steeljaw and his pack try to assist Shin, only for Gino, Grindcore, Sideswipe, and Strongarm to get in their way, and together, they send the pack, well [[{{Pun}} packing]].
* Chapter 21:
** Jetstorm and Safeguard coming up with a plan to exploit the Combaticons' various {{Fatal Flaw}}s in order to [[DivideAndConquer divide]] them and rescue the captive Drift, Tohdoh and Xingke.
** Urabe sacrificing himself to destroy the Red Energon before Bruticus can escape with it, damaging the Combaticons enough in the process that they're forced to flee.
* Chapter 22:
** Despite warping into Schneizel's ambush, you gotta give Gamma Team credit for making out of the chapter mostly unscathed! Highlights include:
*** Ultra Magnus holding his own against Scorponok, despite losing his Energon Hammer. In their rematch, he later puts the Skyboom Shield to good use even though he isn't a Prime!
*** Monica proves her credentials as a Knight of a Round by literally disarming Glowstrike, then finishing the Insecticon off with a decapitation blow!
*** Guilford and Saberhorn prove themselves to be [[WorthyOpponent Worthy Opponents]] to each other's eyes. Though their duel ended with a draw (Guilford losing his Akatsuki and Saberhorn sustaining heavy injuries), they both part on good terms.
*** Even when captured, Cornelia and Chigusa aren't taking their imprisonment lying down, with the former princess escaping her bonds by literally ''dislocating her right index and middle fingers'' and killing the two guards on duty! And after being freed, Chigusa helps bring down the Avalon by sabotaging the engines!
* Chapter 23:
** [[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon The Driller]] is revealed to be the relic in stasis under Chernobyl, and proves itself strong enough to match [[TheJuggernaut Grimlock]].
** Cera killing Mao, putting him out of his misery.
** Sancia, Dalque, and Lucretia are revealed to be working with Marianne/Anya and Joseph to bring down the Geass Order from within.
* Chapter 24:
** On the villainous side, Soundwave and the Constructicons prove to be a match for Sigma Team.
** Tink's DyingMomentOfAwesome. As the rest of their team is being sucked into Devastator's Vortex Grinder, he and Wizard launch a joint maximum power attack at the Combiner, blowing him apart and saving the others, at the tragic cost of Bonecrusher being launched at Tink's Knightmare from the force of the blast and crushing him.
* Chapter 25:
** Megatron casually revealing that the Dark Energon used to make Nemesis Prime slaves him to Megatron's will, keeping V.V. from rebelling.
** Barricade [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calling V.V. out for his immaturity, telling the immortal-turned-Cybertronian to act his age]].
** The team's trick with a grenade and fragments of Tox-En succeeds in taking out Overload.
** Rai TakingTheBullet to save Nonette's life from Nemesis Prime. Then, when Nemesis mocks him for caring for his friends Bulkhead shuts him up by pushing him and the Tox-En into the lava.
* Chapter 26:
** Hot Shot's absence turns out to have been because he ''snuck onto the Nemesis'', hiding and waiting until he can steal back the Iacon Relics that the Cons managed to claim.
** Optimus' TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to V.V., [[ShutUpHannibal calling him out]] on how everything bad that's ever happened to him is his own fault.
** Lelouch tricking V.V. by switching Knightmares with Cera in order to get close enough to him in order to leap aboard Nemesis Prime and [[EyeScream stab its optics out]], blinding it. Cera then leaps onto it and proceeds to MindRape the bastard into unconsciousness.

* Megatron finally putting his figurative (and literal) foot down onto the Seekers and Airachnid and tear down their [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Chronic Backstabbing Disorders]] followed by more wailing on their hides. After he's finished, Megatron makes it clear to them that they '''''will''''' learn to work together, and if they again let their actions impede him, themselves, or the Decepticons as a whole, he will terminate them '''all''' without distinction. After spending several chapters bearing through their arrogant and condescending natures, it is refreshing to see Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, and even [[TheDreaded Airachnid]] yielding timorously.

* Chapter 25: Megatron and Soundwave (plus Soundwave's Minicons) taking down the Dark Energon monster that had earlier sent Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, and Airachnid running. Special mention goes to their impeccable teamwork (one of the rare few between Decepticons) and how fearlessly Megatron stared down the creature when they first encounter it. He's not called "The Gladiator of Kaon" for nothing.

* Meta Example: The sacking of Britannia by the Decepticons effectively makes this incarnation of the group the most successful (albeit fanon) one since ''WesternAnimation/TransformersBeastMachines''.

** And finally, when the Purists try to stop them, '''[[CurbStompBattle The Autobots defeat them]] [[UpToEleven without killing a single person!]]'''

** The relic that the Black Wyverns recover is the Enigma of Combination. A Relic that contains a fragment of Nexus Prime’s power. When they’re cornered by Steeljaw’s pack, along with a resurrected Shin, the Relic, working in tandem with Lelia’s Geass, allows the Alexander Valiants to combine into a super Knightmare they dub the Hercules. With it, they slice Shin’s new Knightmare, the Thanatos in two, and send Steeljaw’s pack, well, [[{{Pun}} packing]].

** The relic that the Black Wyverns recover is the Enigma of Combining. A Relic that contains a fragment of Nexus Prime’s power. When they’re cornered by Steeljaw’s pack, along with a resurrected Shin, the Relic, working in tandem with Leliah’s Geass, allows the Alexander Valiants to combine into a super Knightmare they dub the Hercules. With it, they slice Shin’s new Knightmare, the Thanatos in two, and send Steeljaw’s pack, well, [[{{Pun}} packing]].