History Characters / CodeGeassBritannians

* TheGenericGirl: In comparison to her other Knights of the Round. She has ''two'' appearances in the anime, entirely silent and motionless, giving her no character at all. This is [[AvertedTrope averted]] however in ExpandedUniverse material, namely the "Lost Colors" video game and the [[Manga/CodeGeassOzTheReflection Oz the Reflection]] manga, where she is a major character and given more depth.

* FlatCharacter: In comparison to her other Knights of the Round. She has ''two'' appearances in the anime, entirely silent and motionless, giving her no character at all. This is [[AvertedTrope averted]] however in ExpandedUniverse material, namely the "Lost Colors" video game and the [[Manga/CodeGeassOzTheReflection Oz the Reflection]] manga, where she is a major character and given more depth.

* KarmaHoudini: Very debatable from an outside viewpoint. In-universe, you'd think he'd be punished severely after all the things he'd done as Lelouch's lackey.

* NiceHat: Like Mordred after it.

* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:He's kept as an experimental subject during the latter half of the first season.]] This causes his emotional stability to drastically plummet during the R1 finale. Ironically, this causes his [[LargeHam ham to]] [[UpToEleven grow even larger.]] '''ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!!!'''

* FlatCharacter: UpToEleven in comparison to her other Knights of the Round. She has ''two'' appearances in the anime, entirely silent and motionless, giving her no character at all. This is [[AvertedTrope averted]] however in ExpandedUniverse material, namely the "Lost Colors" video game and the [[Manga/CodeGeassOzTheReflection Oz the Reflection]] manga, where she is a major character and given more depth.

* ImmigrantPatriotism: She's AmbiguouslyBrown, so she's certainly not from the Brittian homeland (which is centered in real-world America). It's possible she's from one of the long-ago conquered South American countries, so her ethnicity wouldn't be a serious topic of discussion in the modern age.

* EasyAmnesia: Getting shot by Shirley results in her [[IdentityAmnesia losing her memories regarding her past]] then being attacked a group of angry Japanese rioters conviently causes them to return.

** A few of the things Villetta Nu ''knew'' before almost anyone else -- and then through EasyAmnesia, was forced to forget: that Zero probably had psychic powers, that Jeremiah Gottwald was innocent, that Zero likely was working with at least one student at Ashford Academy, that Zero was likely a student at Ashford, and that that Lelouch was Zero.

* RuleOfSexy: At least as the series progresses. Even by ''Code Geass'' standards, she's dressed in ludicrously skimpy outfits. (And in one infamous scene, simply ''forgets'' she's naked.) For more information, see {{Stripperific}}, below. See also MsFanservice.

%%* EasilyForgiven: ''Too'' easily considering she causes two tragedies, and the second completely changes the game for the worse.

** [[spoiler:In addition, Villetta Nu has been remade a''new'' several times (see also HeelFaceRevolvingDoor), thanks in part to her EasyAmnesia and IdentityAmnesia.]]

* SpannerInTheWorks: Quite possibly the biggest one barring Suzaku, and we can be sure she's the worst since Suzaku at least paid--willingly no less--for ''his'' crimes. Is responsible (directly or otherwise) for the following: finding out Zero's identity as Lelouch, Shirley's eventual memory wipe in the first season, shooting Ohgi during the Black Rebellion which leads the regiment of the Black Knights watching over Ashford into chaos which also is the arguable cause of V.V. kidnapping Nunnally, leading a Britannian spy unit in watching over Lelouch in the subsequent year to see that he hasn't recovered his memories, and later convincing Ohgi and the Black Knights to betray Lelouch via her (arguably deceptively cursory) testimonial on Geass, which causes Rolo's HeroicSacrifice [[note]]granted, Rolo wouldn't have been there if not for Villetta's earlier actions, but then without those, the mutiny either wouldn't have happened or be a lot easier for Lelouch to not have to worry about[[/note]] and also ultimately leads to the Zero Requiem. All the while she ends up joining the Black Knights and is [[spoiler:HappilyMarried with Ohgi]]. All of this makes her something even worse: a [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor two-faced]] SpannerInTheWorks, who screws Lelouch over on both sides.

%% * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: To Suzaku, calling him out on his MotiveDecay and ChronicBackstabbingDisorder.

%% * VillainousFriendship: With Emperor Charles.

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:She tries to bully Suzaku into massacring a crowd of Elevens, and insults his racial heritage for defying her. She ends up being killed by Suzaku when he fires the F.L.E.I.J.A. bomb as a result of his "live" Geass while she was trying to escape to Pendragon in the decoy ship]].

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:She tries to bully Suzaku into massacring a crowd of Elevens, and insults his racial heritage for defying her. She's killed by Suzaku when he fires the F.L.E.I.J.A. bomb while under Geass control as she was trying to escape to Pendragon in the decoy ship]].

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:She tries to bully Suzaku into massacring a crowd of Elevens, and insults his racial heritage for defying her. She's killed by Suzaku when he fires the F.L.E.I.J.A. bomb under Geass control as she was trying to escape to Pendragon in the decoy ship]].

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Caught in the blast of the F.L.E.I.J.A as she was trying to escape to Pendragon in the decoy ship]].

* {{Determinator}}: Can match (or possibly even beat) Kallen in this category, as ''nothing'' will stop him from carrying out his loyalty, '''Nothing''', be it having his knightmare explode while he's still in it (twice), having a skyscraper dropped on him, being dragged underwater to crushing depths, or even gefjun disturbers shutting down his cybernetics, he will not stay down for long. At first, Lelouch regards him with utter disdain ("Be crushed to dust, you ''relic''!"), which later becomes grudging respect ("Your persistence is first-class."). [[spoiler:Becomes an asset to Lelouch after the HeelFaceTurn, right down to obeying orders to assist in making his ''assassination'' look good.]]

* HumiliationConga: Performs this on [[AlphaBitch Ekaterina Sforza]] and her GirlPosse, where [[PantyShot she rips their skirts off]] with SuperSpeed while calling them out for bullying Nunnally.

* StaticCharacter: Aside from her being with Oghi, her character never changes.

* StockholmSyndrome: Could explain how hard and how permanently she fell for Oghi.
* TheStoolPigeon: Snitches on Lelouch more than once.

* CultureChopSuey: Though ostensibly based on the worst qualities of the British Empire (and some elements of the US), Britannia incorporates aspects of Arthurian, Celtic, and Germanic culture (while the former two had some influence on each other, the latter's influence was at best moderate). It's extremely violent court politicking (where siblings had to kill each other sometimes just to survive), also brings to mind the Ottoman Empire, when it was one of the most dangerous places to be royalty.

* AceCustom: A {{downplayed|Trope}} example. None of Guilford's Knightmares are exactly unique to him, but he still tends to use higher performing variations of existing Knightmares. His original Knightmare was a Gloucester, outfitted with a cape to denote his being Cornelia's knight, and later given Maser Vibration Swords. His second Knightmare was the first shown Vincent Commander Model, an upgraded version of the Vincent that Rolo had used, Guilford having one being notable since, before Lelouch took the throne, the only other ones were used by Luciano Bradley's Valkyrie Squadron, and the Royal Guard led by Monica Krushevsky. His last Knightmare would be the Quinn Roses Type-B, a modified version of the Quinn Roses Type-Z that Cornelia would pilot [[spoiler:as a member of the Black Knights]].
* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains The Noble variant]]. He doesn't have good thoughts about Zero's supporters, but he learns to accept Suzaku and he is one of few Britannian officers above any personal ambitions. All he truly cares about is Cornelia, and would gladly offer up his life if she asked him too.
* BigBrotherMentor: He ''tries'' to be this for Suzaku during the events of R2, attempting to establish a point of commonality in how they were both Knights of Honor to the li Britannia sisters, and saying Suzaku could come to him should he ever need to. Unfortunately for him, Suzaku is too wrapped up in his own issues to ever really rely on him.

* BlindPeopleWearSunglasses: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. When he reunites with Cornelia on Horai Island, he's shown wearing sunglasses and requires using a crutch to get around. While this would suggest a side effect of the FLEIJA was that he was rendered blind, he later shows no issue moving around without the crutch and ''can'' see, suggesting the glasses are a result of the FLEIJA ''damaging'' his vision, and is shown to be wearing them at all times, including when with Cornelia's resistance group intending to free those slated for execution before the arrival of [[spoiler:Zero/Suzaku]], and while attending [[spoiler:Viletta and Ohgi's wedding]]. Anime/CodeGeassLelouchOfTheResurrection follows up on this by having Guilford switch to glasses with tinted lenses that he even wears at night, suggesting that, even a year later, his eyes were still damaged by the FLEIJA, and that he needs the glasses to be tinted to protect his eyes from certain types of light.
* BodyguardCrush: On Princess Cornelia. As one of her Knights of Honor, he is extremely devoted to her and usually remains at her side. After she disappears during the one year {{timeskip}} leading into R2, Guilford remains faithful to her and prerequisites all his actions as being in her name, even taking the position of interim Viceroy after the death of Calares by swearing on her name. [[spoiler:Lelouch takes advantage of this for the second Black Rebellion. When Lelouch uses his Geass on him, the order itself only makes Guilford see Lelouch as Cornelia, preying on Guilford's loyalty to Cornelia to make him into an obedient pawn. In doing so, Guilford demonstrates he's willing to even betray Britannia and give up his life should Cornelia order it, his love for her superceding any and all loyalty to Britannia. When he finally sees her at Horai Island, he can only break down in tears, happy she's still alive.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Sort of, Lelouch uses his Geass to make Guliford believe that he is Cornelia, this makes him fight against Britannia.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Despite his personal traits, he deserved that something good finally happened to him.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Believing that Lelouch is Cornelia, he pushed him out of FLEIJA range.]]

* InformedFlaw: During the Battle of Narita, Cornelia tells Guilford to not "treat her like one of his women" after he requests that she retreat, implying that he has a history of being a [[TheCasanova womanizer]]. Absolutely nothing in the show supports this, nor does he ever show any interest in any woman aside from [[BodyguardCrush Cornelia herself]].
* KarmaHoudini: Possibly. He was a willing accessory to the tyranny and corruption of Britannia and many of the associated conflicts within the show, thus serving as an obstacle to freedom, even if it was all strictly in the service of the crown. Nonetheless, he survives and gets to enjoy that very same freedom at the end of the show with the princess he serves, Cornelia, even though things became rough near the end.
* KnightTemplar: He is not kind for those who he consider as terrorists. And judging from the second SAZ where he suggested gunning down the Japanese civilians in the case of a rebellion, he can also be downright ruthless.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: To the core. [[spoiler:When Geass forced him to believe that Lelouch is Cornelia he attacked Britannians to protect him.]]

* TautologicalTemplar: Like Suzaku, he is more concerned with honor than right and wrong. As he swore his loyalty towards Cornelia, for him, right and wrong is based solely on what he believes Cornelia wants

* YouShallNotPass: Him during the first Black Rebellion.

%%* ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl

** It's role in the story brings to mind the Axis powers from World War 2, as an aggressive, autocratic state with harsh racial beliefs that the rest of the world is forced to unite against. [[spoiler: Britannia's state in the aftermath, as a state that while powerful and advanced, becomes secondary to a larger, democratic faction, while having its entirely culture effectively rebooted also resembles the fate of Germany and Japan.]]

** It's role in the story brings to mind the Axis powers from WW2, as an aggressive, autocratic state with harsh racial beliefs that the rest of the world is forced to unite against. [[spoiler: Britannia's state in the aftermath, as a state that while powerful and advanced, becomes secondary to a larger, democratic faction, also resembles the fate of the Axis power.]]

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: While they are an amaglation of the worst aspects of the United States and the British Empire, Britannia's succession system is most similar to the Ottoman Empire, where the many heirs would fight it out to secure their own ascension.

* FantasyCultureCounterpart: While they are an amaglation of the worst aspects of the United States and the British Empire, Britannia's succession system is most similar to the Ottoman Empire, where the many heirs would fight it out to secure their own ascension.

%%* DangerouslyShortSkirt

* ShesGotLegs: Emphasized by her second Knightmare frame outfit and her ZettaiRyouiki / DangerouslyShortSkirt.

%% * DangerouslyShortSkirt:

* DangerouslyShortSkirt: One weak gust of wind would be enough to show the entire world her underwear.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: In his case, light purple.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Few others have blue hair but this isn't a series where unrealistic hair color is rare.

* TallDarkAndHandsome: Well ''dark-[[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue]]''.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A rarity in that he actually has blue hair in this series.

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Or rather [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue]].

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has pink hair.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Well, she has dark skin and [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue hair]].

* InformedFlaw: During the Battle of Narita, Cornelia tells Guilford to not "treat her like one his women" after he requests that she retreat, implying that he has a history of being a [[TheCasanova womanizer]]. Absolutely nothing in the show supports this, nor does he ever show any interest in any woman aside from [[BodyguardCrush Cornelia herself]].