History NightmareFuel / CodeGeass

* When everyone's favorite [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism idealistic]] RebelliousPrincess, Euphemia, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fardi7SDLIs is accidentally ordered by the power of Lelouch's geass to kill all the Japanese people]]- an act so contrary to her nature that she actually tries to resist it at first, a feat unseen even when Lelouch previously ordered people to kill themselves. But once she submits, all of a sudden her cheerful, polite sunshine demeanor is telling everyone in Japan to commit suicide- and when that doesn't work, she orders her soldiers to massacre an entire stadium's worth of them and more. With her incredibly cute blood-soaked dress, utter polite speech, red-tinted Geass eyes, and the fact that she ''still'' wants to run the special province of Japan with Lelouch (wait, are there Japanese people in the special province of Japan?), it is a truly terrifying picture to behold.

* When everyone's favorite [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism idealistic]] RebelliousPrincess, Euphemia, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3tVTkh8ftM&feature=relmfu is accidentally ordered by the power of Lelouch's geass to kill all the Japanese people]]- an act so contrary to her nature that she actually tries to resist it at first, a feat unseen even when Lelouch previously ordered people to kill themselves. But once she submits, all of a sudden her cheerful, polite sunshine demeanor is telling everyone in Japan to commit suicide- and when that doesn't work, she orders her soldiers to massacre an entire stadium's worth of them and more. With her incredibly cute blood-soaked dress, utter polite speech, red-tinted Geass eyes, and the fact that she ''still'' wants to run the special province of Japan with Lelouch (wait, are there Japanese people in the special province of Japan?), it is a truly terrifying picture to behold.

* In the penultimate episode of R1, [[MagnificentBastard Lelouch]] fights [[LadyOfWar Cornelia]] atop the palace: this would be awesome, but Cornelia's face during this is a psychotic leer fueled by her full-blown [[KnightTemplarBigBrother sister]] [[IncestIsRelative complex]] after what happened to Euphie and [[TheBerserker battle rage]]; yikes.

----> [[ObligatoryWarCrimeScene Destroy the Shinjuku ghetto...]] [[LeaveNoSurvivors LEAVE NO ONE ALIVE!]]

** The fact that both Schneizel and Lelouch are perfectly willing to sacrifice 1-2 ''BILLION'' innocent people to achieve world peace is pretty frightening. Being BatshitCrazy must run in the family.

* Lelouch's mother, Marianne, constantly erased and rewrote the memories of Anya Alstreim, an ActionGirl who had become her vessel through GrandTheftMe, to cover all of this up. The poor girl was left as an emotionless wreck, as she never really knew which memories were truly hers and which were not.

* But the king of NightmareFuel in ''Code Geass'' is probably Charles', Marianne's, and V.V's {{Assimilation|Plot}} project, the Ragnarok Connection, which looks like it was ripped straight out of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', includes ConspicuousCGI columns of what appear to be ''human souls'', and ends with Charles and Marianne evaporating into glowy dust as they scream at Lelouch!

* Everyone's favorite PsychopathicManchild, Mao, ends up [[spoiler:shooting C.C., and then takes out a chainsaw with the intention of making her "compact" so he could bring her on a plane with him; remember that C.C. ''cannot die'']]. Meep.
* Thanks to C.C.'s immortality, [[spoiler:in the end of the first season her Knightmare was crushed by water pressure, with her inside. And then, in between seasons, she ''resurfaced'']]. Rather... disturbing mental image.

* When everyone's favorite [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism idealistic]] RebelliousPrincess, Euphemia, [[spoiler:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3tVTkh8ftM&feature=relmfu is accidentally ordered by the power of Lelouch's geass to kill all the Japanese people]]- an act so contrary to her nature that she actually tries to resist it at first, a feat unseen even when Lelouch previously ordered people to kill themselves. But once she submits, all of a sudden her cheerful, polite sunshine demeanor is telling everyone in Japan to commit suicide- and when that doesn't work, she orders her soldiers to massacre an entire stadium's worth of them and more. With her incredibly cute blood-soaked dress, utter polite speech, red-tinted Geass eyes, and the fact that she ''still'' wants to run the special province of Japan with Lelouch (wait, are there Japanese people in the special province of Japan?)]], it is a truly terrifying picture to behold.
* In the penultimate episode of R1, [[MagnificentBastard Lelouch]] fights [[LadyOfWar Cornelia]] atop the palace: this would be awesome, but Cornelia's face during this is a psychotic leer fueled by her full-blown [[KnightTemplarBigBrother sister]] [[IncestIsRelative complex]] after [[spoiler: what happened to Euphie]] and [[TheBerserker battle rage]]; yikes.

* A scene early in the second season, in which [[spoiler:Suzaku holds down a panicked, screaming Lelouch while the Emperor erases the memories that best define who Lelouch is]], is emotionally intense enough to qualify here: it doesn't help that aspects of the scene are reminiscent of rape... [[spoiler: especially the way he tries to close his eye, only to have Suzaku ''force it open'' to meet the Emperor's line of vision; it's very hard to watch.]]
* The scene near the middle of R2 when [[spoiler:the Black Knights are in the laboratory where the engineered Geass-children are. Three of the children, after Geassing a Black Knight to shoot another, look up at Rolo and shout, "Big brother Rolo, is that you?" all smiling and whatnot. Then Rolo smiles back saying "Hey I missed all of you guys, how have you been?" He then ''promptly shoots them.'']]

* But the king of NightmareFuel in ''Code Geass'' is probably Charles', [[spoiler: Marianne's,]] and V.V's {{Assimilation|Plot}} project, the Ragnarok Connection, which looks like it was ripped straight out of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', includes ConspicuousCGI columns of what appear to be ''human souls'', and ends with [[spoiler: Charles and Marianne evaporating into glowy dust as they scream at Lelouch!]]

---> [[spoiler: Literature/DantesInferno Lasciate ogni speranza, voi che entrate.]]
* And V.V., for his part, may very well be ''Code Geass's'' NightmareFuel representative: he looks like a standard-issue CreepyChild. This would be creepy enough, but [[spoiler:it turns out he's [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld really]] [[CreepyTwins Charles' twin brother]]!]] And he's physically dangerous, with weapons and the like. And he's the head of the Geass Cult, a rather shady, creepy society in and of itself; as well as being one of the architects behind the Ragnarok Connection (see above). And then there's his [[spoiler: rather {{Squick}}-y death scene....]]
* Schneizel's {{Dissonant Serenity}}. [[spoiler:He declares that he will become a [[AGodAmI god]], for the sake of world peace. And how would he achieve this? He would nuke cities, at the cost of countless lives. He would be ruling through fear, to ensure that no one ever dares to disturb the peace, lest they be nuked. Cornelia of course, thinks he's insane, and he is! He then guns her down with no remorse.]] As he does this, he remains calm and serene. It's horrifying.
** The fact that [[spoiler:both Schneizel and Lelouch are perfectly willing to sacrifice 1-2 ''BILLION'' innocent people to achieve world peace is pretty frightening. Being BatshitCrazy must run in the family.]]
* Rolo. [[spoiler: A TykeBomb who can [[TimeStandsStill stop one's perception of time]] and assassinate you in an instant. Deaths are nothing to him, he even points it out in a rather bored tone below, although it's a little paraphrased.]]
-->'''Rolo:''' [[spoiler:I kill so much, I don't count them all. Nobody counts how many times they brush their teeth, or eat a meal. It's just like that.]]

* [[spoiler:Lelouch's mother, Marianne]], constantly erased and rewrote the memories of Anya Alstreim, an ActionGirl who had become her vessel through GrandTheftMe, to cover all of this up. The poor girl was left as an emotionless wreck, as she never really knew which memories were truly hers and which were not.

* Schneizel's fate: [[spoiler: to serve Zero with complete and utter loyalty, [[AndIMustScream with no memories of what he's doing]]]]; since [[spoiler:Lelouch is dead, Schneizel is trapped in that essential coma for the rest of his life, not that he didn't deserve it]].

* In the very first episode... the ''very first episode''... Lelouch activates the Geass and says to some Britannian troops: "I, Lelouch vi Britannia command you; *{{beat}}* now all of you... ''die!''" The the squad gets MindControlEyes and the leader begins to giggle dementedly. He replies with "Happily, your highness!". Then the troops point their guns at their own throats, and oblige in a GoryDiscretionShot.
* The first episode itself is full of NightmareFuel of a more realistic variant: terrorists stealing an alleged chemical weapon and moving it into a densely populated urban area, necessitating a massive military manhunt to find them. Especially for people who experienced the 2013 Boston bombings and the huge manhunt afterward to find the perpetrators.
* Everyone's favorite PsychopathicManchild, Mao, ends up [[spoiler:shooting C.C., and then takes out a chainsaw with the intention of making her "compact" so he could bring her on a plane with him. Remember that C.C. ''cannot die'']]. Meep.

* C.C.'s distraction of Suzaku was pretty freaky. Using the C's world, C.C. merges her consciousness with that of Suzaku's, causing him to see an image of his late father. This causes him to go absolutely insane and fire haphazardly, screaming in pain and anguish.
** To make matters worse, Lelouch makes phsyical contact with C.C., causing her to MindRape herself. The way she screams for Lelouch to stop is unnerving at best; heartbreaking at worst. It's also worth noting that this is one of the times we're shown C.C.'s many deaths, as noted below.

* In the last episode of R1, [[MagnificentBastard Lelouch]] fights [[LadyOfWar Cornelia]] atop the palace. This would be awesome, but Cornelia's face during this is a psychotic leer fueled by her full-blown [[KnightTemplarBigBrother sister]] [[IncestIsRelative complex]] after [[spoiler: what happened to Euphie]] and [[TheBerserker battle rage]]. Yikes.
** The same goes when Jeremiah shows up as an AxCrazy cyborg. His facial expressions are absolutely ''demented'', and he shouts just about every line at the top of his lungs. This was probably meant to be funny, but it ends up being bat-shit ''terrifying''.
* A scene early in the second season, in which [[spoiler:Suzaku holds down a panicked, screaming Lelouch while the Emperor erases the memories that best define who Lelouch is]], is emotionally intense enough to qualify here. It doesn't help that aspects of the scene are reminiscent of rape. [[spoiler: Especially the way he tries to close his eye, only to have Suzaku ''force it open'' to meet the Emperor's line of vision. Very hard to watch.]]
* Lelouch ordering a large number of people to kill themselves, which happened more than once. This on its own is bad enough, but it is made into NightmareFuel by how none of the soldiers fight against the order (unlike Euphemia), and kill themselves ''whilst smiling''.
** There may be an explanation for that. Both groups that were ordered to kill themselves by Lelouch are part of the "elite" forces assigned directly under Clovis (the son of the emperor) or the Emperor himself. Most of these royal forces have a "Be ready to die willingly and gladly for the royal family" policy, and Lelouch IS the son of the emperor.

* In Episode 10, Kallen uses her newly acquired Guren and her Radiant Wave Surger on Jeremiah in his Sutherland. We get to see Jeremiah being microwaved ALIVE. Jeremiah has a total FreakOut upon seeing that Zero is nearby. He was full of rage and vengeance, refusing to eject even though he was being microwaved, right before our very eyes... Thankfully, his Sutherland auto-ejects, but still...

* And V.V., for his part, may very well be ''Code Geass's'' NightmareFuel representative! He looks like a standard-issue CreepyChild. This would be creepy enough, but [[spoiler:it turns out he's [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld really]] [[CreepyTwins Charles' twin brother]]!]] And he's physically dangerous, with weapons and the like. And he's the head of the Geass Cult, a rather shady, creepy society in and of itself; as well as being one of the architects behind the Ragnarok Connection (see above). And then there's his [[spoiler: rather {{Squick}}-y death scene....]]

* Charles mind-raped Nunnally to make her believe her mother Marianne had been murdered in front of her, mixing this with having the seven-year-old girl crippled to make the whole deal more believable. As a result, poor Nunnally was not only confined to a wheelchair, but also went blind out of trauma.

* Every time Lelouch lets out a signature EvilLaugh. It gives us a peek into his clearly fractured mind and the laugh in of itself seems almost like he's grasping at whatever amusement he can get from the horrible act he had just accomplished to find some incentive to continue onward.
* Schneizel's fate: [[spoiler: To serve Zero with complete and utter loyalty, [[AndIMustScream with no memories of what he's doing]]]]. Since [[spoiler:Lelouch is dead, Schneizel is trapped in that essential coma for the rest of his life, not that he didn't deserve it]].