History Fanfic / Icarus

* PatchworkFic: The fic takes a lot from the spin-offs. It doubles as MythologyGag.

** Euphemia, as a result of Lelouch calling her out for her immaturity, decided to become a proper Princess of Britannia. She admitted to herself her motivation was based on anger at the system and the WellDoneSonGuy desire she had for Lelouch. In the end, she wants to make people happy and the gentle world she and her siblings dreamed of. [[spoiler: It hits hard after the SAZ massacre]].

** When the vi Britannias were revealed to Ashford, the entire school found it hard to treat the ex-Lamperouges as normal like they used to. When Lelouch wanted to help in his last festival, everyone else was too nervous and don’t want to be burdens on the prince. They don't know how to address them either and they’re still trying to adjust that Lelouch and Nunnally are royalty weeks after.

** Suzaku hasn't snapped out of his suicidal tendencies quite yet but he is putting honor as much as he could realistically can in a situation because a core of his reasoning was to protect the people he loves most in the world. As a result of actually talking about their goals for reformation, Suzaku saw Lelouch's side but he doesn't dismiss it either.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Euphemia and Nunnally want to make Lelouch proud and their older brother does give them their SoProudOfYou. [[WellDoneDadGuy On the other way around]], Charles wants Lelouch and Nunnally to make him proud but it’s clear he has delusional ideas of who they are as people.

*** [[AcePilot Prometheus]] and [[LittleMissBadass Pandora]] can be seen as a dark reflection of Lelouch and Nunnally. They were cruelly treated by Britannian royalty and Geass Order, indirectly or not. However, the royal siblings returned to royalty because they want to use their status and influence for altruism and would prove to be [[TheGoodKing fair]] [[TheWisePrince and]] [[TheHighQueen good]] rulers on their own right. The terrorist siblings had no hesitation in harming defenseless civilians including geassed ones and aren't good leaders, using manipulation and intimidations to get their way. Both pairs are devoted to each other as they only have each other in times of despair as they are to those they care most in the world. However, the royals have a support system that provided a healthier mindset while the terrorist siblings don't have it except with each other. Notably, Nunnally lost her sense of sight but her sense of hearing and smell are powerful while Alice’s Geass can block off or change the senses within a certain domain and the two preferred to use Japanese honorifics to refer to their older brother.

*** Prometheus and Pandora can be seen as a dark reflection of Lelouch and Nunnally. They were cruelly treated by Britannian royalty and Geass Order, indirectly or not. However, the royal siblings returned to royalty because they want to use their status and influence for altruism and would prove to be [[TheGoodKing fair]] [[TheWisePrince and]] [[TheHighQueen good]] rulers on their own right. The terrorist siblings had no hesitation in harming defenseless civilians including geassed ones and aren't good leaders, using manipulation and intimidations to get their way. Both pairs are devoted to each other as they only have each other in times of despair as they are to those they care most in the world. However, the royals have a support system that provided a healthier mindset while the terrorist siblings don't have it except with each other. Notably, Nunnally lost her sense of sight but her sense of hearing and smell are powerful while Alice’s Geass can block off or change the senses within a certain domain.

*** Prometheus and Pandora can be seen as a dark reflection of Lelouch and Nunnally. They were cruelly treated by Britannian royalty and Geass Order, indirectly or not. However, the royal siblings returned to royalty because they want to use their status and influence for altruism and would prove to be [[TheGoodKing fair]] and [[TheHighQueen good]] rulers on their own right. The terrorist siblings had no hesitation in harming defenseless civilians including geassed ones and aren't good leaders, using manipulation and intimidations to get their way. Both pairs are devoted to each other as they only have each other in times of despair as they are to those they care most in the world. However, the royals have a support system that provided a healthier mindset while the terrorist siblings don't have it except with each other. Notably, Nunnally lost her sense of sight but her sense of hearing and smell are powerful while Alice’s Geass can block off or change the senses within a certain domain.

* TheBully: Three girls are this for Nunnally. When they learned about her royal status, they feared retribution.

*** Prometheus and Pandora can be seen as a dark reflection of Lelouch and Nunnally. They were cruelly treated by Britannian royalty and Geass Order, indirectly or not. However, the royal siblings returned to royalty because they want to use their status and influence for altruism and would prove to be [[TheGoodKing fair]] and [[TheHighQueen good]] rulers on their own right. The terrorist siblings felt the need to fight in a wartorn world and had no hesitation in harming defenseless civilians including geassed ones and aren't good leaders, using manipulation and intimidations to get their way. Both pairs are devoted to each other as they only have each other in times of despair as they are to those they care most in the world. However, the royals have a support system that provided a healthier mindset while the terrorist siblings don't have it except with each other. Notably, Nunnally lost her sense of sight but her sense of hearing and smell are powerful while Alice’s Geass can block off or change the senses within a certain domain.

*** Prometheus and Pandora can be seen as a dark reflection of Lelouch and Nunnally. They were cruelly treated by Britannian royalty and Geass Order, indirectly or not. However, the royal siblings returned to royalty because they want to use their status and influence for altruism. The terrorist siblings felt the need to fight in a wartorn world and had no hesitation in harming defenseless civilians including geassed ones. Both pairs are devoted to each other as they only have each other in times of despair as they are to those they care most in the world. However, the royals have a support system that provided a healthier mindset while the terrorist siblings don't have it except with each other. Notably, Nunnally lost her sense of sight but her sense of hearing and smell are powerful while Alice’s Geass can block off or change the senses within a certain domain.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Euphemia and Nunnally want to make Lelouch proud. On the other way around, Charles wants Lelouch and Nunnally to make him proud.

** Played with Rai. He uses his Britannian-Japanese blood easily and understands Kallen. He is willing to kill Britannian civilians and stirred up ill will between Britannians and Japanese. [[spoiler: He did not mean to start the SAZ massacre and understand it’s his fault, willing to stop it by MercyKill the geassed Britannians who he knew wanted the better world but notably didn’t let Lelouch stop Euphie’s royal order or do something]]. He just hates Britannia for what they did to him and wants the nation and its royalty dead. Kaguya, Lelouch, Suzaku, and Nunnally doesn’t think he has the well-being of Japan in mind as even Diethard could tell he wanted the world to burn.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Rai is only a nickname.

* HyperAwareness: Milly is an observant one and perceptive about her friends and their problems.

* ClarkKenting: Played straight. Lelouch's disguise is a pair of glasses and a lab coat. The Ashfords kept the royals hidden. When it comes to his siblings and the media, Lelouch went for a wig and avoided cameras. Lloyd pointed out that not only he [[StrongFamilyResemblance resembled his mom greatly]], but those who know him before would immediately recognize him. This is backed by Jeremiah and Euphemia. His actions said for all the MasterActor tendencies he cannot stop being himself which led to Euphie, Guilford, and Darlton’s suspicions. Cornelia was given hints but refused to entertain them.

** See EvilCounterpart for Prometheus and Zero.

** [[spoiler: Alice explained why she’s at Prometheus’ side to Nunnally. However, while Rai explained his mistakes to Alice, he wasn’t able to explain to Suzaku, Lelouch, and Kallen due to V.V.’s interference, leading them to make assumptions]].

* TheFool: Tamaki.

* UnaccustomedAsIAmToPublicSpeaking: Lelouch had been away from the public spotlight that he felt utterly embarrassed after his speech at Ashford's summer festival. However, classmates have noticed his passionate eloquence as quite a shock after the unmotivated slacker they were used to.

* DistressedDude: Lelouch during the Battle of Narita, the Lake Kawaguchi crisis, the attempted murder by Mao, [[spoiler: his abduction by V.V.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: Rai/Prometheus’ strong point Easing his would-be soldiers as he manipulated Kallen, Tohdoh, and the Four Holy Swords into thinking he’s the kind of leader Zero was. But even then he can’t manipulate people’s GutFeeling about not liking or distrusting him. Even in civilian, he easily bribed his classmates for tokens at the Crossdressing Festival.

* ColorMotif: Orange from Jeremiah. From painting his Knightmare out of the Purist colors to [[spoiler: the pumpkin Knightmare at the Rising Sun Rebellion]].

** For Lelouch and Nunnally being royalty, there's Milly, the Ashfords, Lloyd, and Cecile and later Kallen and the rest of Taiyō no Heishi as a result of Tohdoh and Prometheus. Rai and Alice are more SecretSecretKeeper.

*** Prometheus and Pandora can be seen as a dark reflection of Lelouch and Nunnally. They were cruelly treated by Britannian royalty and Geass Order, indirectly or not. However, the royal siblings returned to royalty because they want to use their status and influence for altruism. The terrorist siblings felt the need to fight in a wartorn world and had no hesitation in harming defenseless civilians including geassed ones. Both pairs are devoted to each other as they only have each other in times of despair as they are to those they care most in the world. However, the royals have a support system that provided a healthier mindset while the terrorist siblings don't have it except with each other. Notably, Nunnally lost her sense of sight but her sense of hearing and smell are powerful while Alice’s Geass can block off the senses within a certain domain.