History Fridge / CODEGEASS

* Given the chess motifs in Code Geass, it fits that, during the final battle, Lelouch went on to the front line in his Knightmare only after most of both side's forces were wiped out since the King (which represents Lelouch or Schneizel) only becomes a useful attacking piece in chess endgames.

* Lelouch not having any stamina reinforces the idea that he's represented by the Black King chess piece since the King can only move one square before needing another piece to make a move. Also, the King being the most important piece on the board reflects the fact that The Black Knights were originally dependent on Lelouch.

** For those people who watched ''Code Geass'' before they watched shows like the Gundam Franchise and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]], I would suggest watching those series next, followed by rewatching ''Anime/CodeGeass''. I won't get into the Eva references, since those have been done to death on this site, but take a look at ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''. In particular, take a good look at the Zabi Family, particularly Degwin Sodo Zabi (Charles zi Britannia), Gihren Zabi (Schneizel), Dozle Zabi (who is likeable like Odysseus, but has a reputation akin to Cornelia), Kycilia Zabi (Cornelia herself!), and Garma Zabi (who is obviously Clovis). Meanwhile, Lelouch vi Britannia is based off of Casval Rem Deikun, and both have a famous alias: Zero and Char Aznable (hell, Char even means "four", fitting with the number theme). He also uses the alias Lelouch Lamperouge (possibly inspired by Char's alias Edward Mass), and is known to some as "The Black Prince" (The Red Comet, of course!). Then his sister Nunnally vi Britannia is based off of Char's sister Artesia Sum Deikun (Nunnally Lamperouge = Sayla Mass). Nunnally may also have some connection (being inspired by or inspiring) to Mineva Lao Zabi (Audrey Burne). Marianne vi Britannia, who was described as loving and a general saint by those that knew her (and was later assassinated) could have some inspiration drawn from Zeon Zum Deikun, who was a philosopher and a pacifist. Basically, ''Code Geass'' takes the entire plotline of Char's vengeance against the family of dictators and translates it to a Japan/Britannia battlefield, with the added twist that they're all part the same family now! They even have the same habit of using those nonsensical honorifics in their names. Hell, Lelouch killed Clovis first, just as Char did to Garma! Charles is much like Degwin, both seeming like ruthless tyrants while, in reality, being tired of war. Charles simply had a very Gendo-esque way of ending it! Gihren inspired Schneizel (from the pseudo-German name right down to the superweapon), mixed in with Charles' speech-giving powers. Both even tried to take over near the end. Sadly, Cornelia's attempt to shoot Schneizel near the end was far less successful than Kycilia's assassination of Gihren. In addition, the idea of these characters being royalty (and exiled royalty) rather than just pseudo-noble dictators was taken from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', with Lelouch being much like the infamous CharClone, Zechs, who is an exiled Prince with blood on his hands (also note that Milliardo and Zechs are both Number based, like Zero, as was the theme in ''Wing'')! Which would make Nunnally based on Relena! ... [[YourHeadAsplode Wow]]... In short, no matter how [[AssPull completely out of the blue]] many plot points may seem, its obvious that they had been using previous Gundam series as inspiration the whole damn time. Perhaps people would have been far more able to discover the motives and suspected actions of many characters if they simply watched the series that came before and followed what the equivalent character did (or tried to do).

* Rolo is a highly skilled assassin, yet despite being able to simply put a bullet on her head for a quick death, he choose to shoot her in the upper abdomen. Anyone with decent knowledge in human anatomy will realize that the spot she got shot not only contains blood vessel but also spinal cord which responsible for lower body movement. This is the moment he kill someone because ItsPersonal (really, ''really'' personal) for him instead of JustFollowingOrders. He didn't simply want her to die, for him she has to die ''painfully''. Granted, it allows her to have final intimate moment with her beloved Lulu. Still, just imagine the moment between her getting shot to Lelouch arrival, writhing in pain while being paralyzed waist down and completely helpless. No wonder by the time Lelouch found her she simply gives up any hope for recovery and accept her fate.

* Rolo is a highly skilled assassin, yet despite being able to simply put a bullet on her head for a quick death, he choose to shot her in the upper abdomen. Anyone with decent knowledge in human anatomy will realize that the spot she got shot not only contains blood vessel but also spinal cord which responsible for lower body movement. This is the moment he kill someone because ItsPersonal (really, ''really'' personal) for him instead of JustFollowingOrders. He didn't simply want her to die, for him she has to die ''painfully''. Granted, it allows her to have final intimate moment with her beloved Lulu. Still, just imagine the moment between her getting shot to Lelouch arrival, writhing in pain while being paralyzed waist down and completely helpless. No wonder by the time Lelouch found her she simply gives up any hope for recovery and accept her fate.

* Unfortunately, This Troper forgets the specifics but once or twice (once during the R1 finale) Lelouch tells Suzaku that together they can accomplish anything. As we know, he was [[IncrediblyLamePun dead on]]. By the end of the second season, they conquer the entire world and then achieve world peace.

** Due to how Rolo's Geass works, there is also a possibility that Shirley never even know ''how'' and ''why'' she is bleeding to death in first place.

** In the series C.C. calls Geass "The Power of the King" and we never get any real explanation of what it really means. Well it hit me one day that all the Geass' are mental powers and things that a king (or a queen in C.C. and Marianne's cases) metaphorically can do. Lelouch's word is law with his Geass just like any absolute monarch. The Emperor can overwrite memories just like a king can rewrite his nation's history. Rolo can control the perception of time for people. A bad king's reign can seem to go on and on. Mao knows everything the people around him are thinking and a ruler would (or at least should) be able to monitor a lot of what goes on in his kingdom. C.C's Geass let her be loved by everyone and a good king or queen could be idolized to that point. Even Bismark, Marianne and that random kid in the Geass cult relate. A good king should be able to predict how their actions will effect things, Marianne's is the equivalent of your ideas living on through a successor and the random kid who could move people's bodies was like a manipulative king who makes the entire kingdom dance to his whims through bureaucracy. Finally, the ultimate goal of the Geass is to make someone immortal and a ruler can often become immortalized by the actions they do in life.- Tropers/WindWeaver19

* A lot of people were really upset over Kaname Ohgi's seemingly unreasonable betrayal of Zero in the meeting with Schneizel (especially since he gained recognition, both in-universe and out, for being the [[OnlySaneMan the reasonable guy with a solid head on his shoulders]]). Putting aside the genuine concerns the Black Knights had with their leader, keep in mind that Viletta was with him, and is implied to have been explaining things (with her own obvious bias) to Ohgi. In this case, Ohgi actually portrays the very same viewpoint that V.V. cites nary an episode later when it [[JustForPun flashes]] back to his murder of Marianne: "It's always been the woman who leads man astray." Sadly, this was seemingly never intended on part of the writers, as neither [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality Ohgi nor Villetta]] [[KarmaHoudini were ever called out for this]].

* Another subtle-yet-brilliant one: Zero's outfit. As I was looking at artwork of it and [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes trying to puzzle through how it works]], I noticed that Zero's helmet is surprisingly tall in comparison to his head: the purple visor, which most people in-and-out of universe assume is his face, is actually only at eye-level to him at the bottom portion. [[http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma2tivhIzc1r80lmj.gif His eye-hole for geassing people is located at the bottom of the purple visor]], which shows us that the piece we've all been instinctively looking at is not his face as we thought, but his forehead and hair, combined with the tall spikes that top it off, as well as the apparently high-heeled (and maybe platform?) shoes he's wearing, and the outfit clearly serves to make Lelouch look taller than he really is! Given that [[http://a.imageshack.us/img89/4838/geassheightimprovedcd7.jpg adults in Code Geass]] stand at over 6' on average (Lelouch is 5' 10" or so), this helps him be taken seriously by society, his comrades and his enemies. [[TeensAreShort Who here takes a person of average stature (or potential teenager) seriously]]? It also helps to keep suspicion off his civilian identity: [[http://i1331.photobucket.com/albums/w583/TempestTales/CG_Height_zps256d5be2.png The height difference and cloak]] make it hard to get a good idea what his body type looks like, helping him to avoid being identified based on size and shape.