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3[[AlternateHistory It's September 13th, 2017.]] As in the last episode of ''Anime/CodeGeass'''s first season, the [[LaResistance Black Knights]] are fiercely fighting the oppressive [[TheEmpire Britannian Empire]] for control of Area 11, formerly called Japan. However, in this {{fanfic|tion}}, a small change has been made to the ''Code Geass'' {{canon}}: instead of faltering the moment [[MagnificentBastard Lelouch]] departs to pursue V.V. and Nunnally, the Black Knights continue to dominate the battle, their victory all but assured. This has [[ButterflyOfDoom disastrous consequences]] for Lelouch, the Black Knights and Japan.
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5Recognizing that Britannia is losing and determined not to let Area 11 fall into the hands of the enemy, [[EvilPrince Prince Schneizel]] orders [[SelfDestructMechanism Operation Nero]]: the detonation of all of Japan's underground [[{{Unobtainium}} Sakuradite]] reserves. The resulting explosions destroy nearly all the Area's living things, rendering it an [[SceneryGorn uninhabitable wreck]] and killing most of the soldiers and civilians there--[[WeHaveReserves Britannians and Japanese alike]]. Lelouch himself is brought before TheEmperor, who, as in the original series, [[MagicalEye Geasses]] away his memories and [[FakeMemories replaces them with new ones]].
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7[[TimeSkip Eight years later]], Lelouch has become a brilliant Britannian general, fighting alongside Suzaku and his former enemies. Of course, he's totally forgotten his role as Zero and believes Nunnally to have died with his mother. However, the Geass' hold on Lelouch is not absolute -- his memories are merely buried, not totally erased, and [[TheRemnant a certain organization]] is watching him from the shadows, ready to reclaim their leader...
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9''Code Geass Megiddo'' is an ongoing ForWantOfANail ''Code Geass'' {{Fanfiction}} by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/70215/Wing_Zero_Alpha Wing Zero Alpha]]. Originally written in April 2009, it was rebooted in 2016 - 2017 into its current iteration. Suffice to say what makes ''Megiddo'' different, especially from standard ''Geass'' storytelling, is that it forgoes the usual CrapsaccharineWorld setting and aesthetics for something [[DarkerAndEdgier darker,]] [[CrapsackWorld grittier]] [[WarIsHell and wartorn]] - something more akin to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'' or ''Literature/EightySixEightySix''. As opposed to rebellion and insurrection, this is a story about ''war'', and it shows throughout, from the multiple character perspectives (and backstories) to the incredibly detailed combat depictions (both physical and [[HumongousMecha mecha]]-based) to the [[AlternateHistory historical accounts]] that are routinely brought up and discussed. All best emphasized by its very title, as the [[GeniusBonus the word "Megiddo"]] is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Megiddo the name of the site of an ancient city in Israel]] and the origin of the word [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt "Armageddon."]]
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11Beyond the main story, there's also the ''Word Dramas'' which, in the same vain as the original ''Picture Dramas'', provide short character pieces (mostly on the fallout [[AfterTheEnd after the]] [[TheTokyoFireball Devastation of Japan]]). The series is available on [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4994784/1/Code_Geass_Megiddo Fanfiction.net]], [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27436546/chapters/67070098 Archive of Our Own]] and [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/code-geass-megiddo.938037/ Spacebattles]]. It also has a [[http://codegeassfanon.wikia.com/wiki/Code_Geass_Megiddo wikia]], which is open for editing.
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14!!This fic contains examples of the following tropes, in addition to those already present in the source material:
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18* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The EU. See below.
19* AcePilot: Almost all the named Devicers with significance to the story are this.
20* AceCustom: Just about any seventh-generation Knightmare is an AceCustom by default, although custom versions of 'grunt' units also exist.
21* ActionMom: [[spoiler:Chigusa (formerly Viletta) and Dorothea]].
22* AdaptationalBadass: The Black Knights in the original series operated more like an advanced militia or resistance group. Here, they have become a major military force with their own army, navy and airforce, and a proper military high command.
23** Lelouch in the original series was a rather mediocre Knightmare Devicer. In this story, thanks to being trained by Bismarck and attending West Point, he is able to go toe-to-toe with other experienced Devicers.
24** Kallen, already an AcePilot in the original series, also got this [[spoiler:due to receiving her Geass from C.C.]]
25** The EU as a whole also got this. [[GreatOffscreenWar In R2, they were defeated by Britannia and lost most of their territory offscreen]], and what measure of badassery they had was shown in ''[[Anime/CodeGeassAkitoTheExiled Akito the Exiled]]'', and even then it was from the point of view of the W-0 unit which was mostly made up of Japanese expatriates. Here, not only do they have a new line of Knightmares but made a better showing of fighting Britannia than they ever did in the original series.
26** [[Main/ZigZaggingTrope Zigzagged]] with the Chinese Federation. On the one hand, their armed forces are still outdated and the entire nation was annexed into Britannia during the TimeSkip. However, they have four ''Shenhu''-like Knightmare Frames rather than the one used by Xingke, each of which has its own AcePilot and unique ability, and when the chips are down, their armed forces do put up a decent fight against the Britannian occupiers despite their disadvantages.
27* AdaptationExpansion: In addition to the {{Ascended Extra}}s below, the author expanded on certain events that were otherwise unaddressed or skipped over in the original series. Among others, the Eildons (this story's Geass Order) have a much bigger presence and the war between Britannia and the EU is much more elaborated upon than in ''[[Anime/CodeGeassAkitoTheExiled Akito the Exiled]]'', the latter ''especially'' benefiting from said expansion when it was essentially the HufflepuffHouse of the original ''Code Geass''. Heck, even some of the original major cast members have had their backstories and motivations expanded upon.
28** Even something as technical as Knightmare Frame development has been expanded in the wiki to add flavor to the setting. The most elaborate has to be the ''Lancelot's'' development cycle which included two other units born from that line, one being a near-exact copy of the ''Lancelot'' called the ''Mordred'' and the other being the ''Urien'', which is this story's ''Lancelot Grail''.
29* AdaptationNameChange: Many of the Knightmares have different names from the original series.
30** Anya's Knightmare is named ''Hector'' instead of ''Mordred'', the latter being the [[EvilTwin Dark Twin]] of the ''Lancelot'' and Lelouch's personal Knightmare.
31** Bradley's Knightmare is named ''Maleagant'' instead of ''Percival''.
32** The ''Vincent'' is named the ''Elyan'' and is Gino's personal Knightmare.
33** The ''Lancelot Grail'', ''Vincent Gram'' and ''Gekka Alonso'' from ''[[Manga/CodeGeassOzTheReflection Oz The Reflection]]'' are named ''Urien'', ''Constantine'' and ''Akizuki'' respectively.
34** The ''Ahuramazda'' and ''Gracchus'' from ''[[Anime/CodeGeassAkitoTheExiled Akito the Exiled]]'' are named ''Brunor'' and ''Carlisle'' respectively.
35** The Britannian ''Portman'' is named the ''Bristol''.
36** The Chinese Federation's ''Gun-Ru'' and ''Chuyen'' are named ''Yaoguai'' and ''Baihu'' respectively.
37** For non-Knightmare examples, the Sword of Akasha and the World of C are called the Sword of Arawn and the Otherworld respectively, and the Geass Order is now the Eildons.
38** [[spoiler:According to the [[Characters/CodeGeassBritannianImperialFamily Britannian Imperial Family character page]], V.V.'s real name is revealed to be Victor zi Britannia in extra materials. Here, he is Alwyn, the legendary founder of Britannia and the Eildons.]]
39** As opposed to "Europia United", the EU is now known as the Eurasian Union. Originally it was the European Union, but changed its name upon conquering Soviet Russia and annexing its former member states (thus expanding its territory to the opposite end of the world).
40** W-0 is now known as Kampfgruppe Werwolf, and subsequently uses the wolf as its symbol instead of the wyvern. Still largely composed of Japanese and holds the same mission profile, albeit with the same [[PuttingOnTheReich vibes]] as the rest of Eurasia.
41** The Glinda Knights are now known as the [[Myth/CelticMythology Ceridwen Knights]], with the [[Literature/LandOfOz Oz]] theme otherwise adapted out.
42** The author has confirmed that [[spoiler:Cornelia and Guilford's ''Quinn Roses'' from ''[[Anime/CodeGeassLelouchOfTheResurrection Lelouch of the Re;surrection]]'' will make their debut as the ''Morganna'' and ''Accolon'' respectively]].
43* AdaptationalVillainy: While she was never a paragon of virtue in ''[[Manga/CodeGeassOzTheReflection Oz The Reflection]]'', this story's rendition of Marrybell is a much more ruthless general who has even killed innocent civilians in her conquest of the Far East and [[spoiler:is not above using her Geass to brainwash her own troops to become suicidal fanatics.]]
44* AdaptedOut: There are several Knightmares and vehicles that are not present in this story.
45** Instead of piloting the ''Galahad'', Bismarck Waldstein pilots the ''Bedivere'', which the wiki describes as the ''Galahad'' if it took after the ''Lancelot'' instead of the ''Gawain''.
46** Instead of piloting the ''Tristan'', Gino Weinberg pilots the ''Elyan'', which is this story's version of the ''Vincent''.
47** Because the ''Tristan'' is replaced with the ''Elyan'', Sir Leonard Steiner pilots the ''Preston'' (a production version of the ''Elyan'') instead of the ''Bradford'' from ''Oz the Reflection''.
48** Tink Lockhart pilots the ''Kirkwall'' (a production version of the ''Hector'') rather than the ''Zetland''.
49** Variable Knightmare Frames like the aforementioned ''Tristan'' and ''Bradford'' are entirely absent from the fic. There is a reason for this; flying Knightmares were experimented on for a time, but were inferior to dedicated aircraft (namely fighter jets) as well as standard Knightmares like the ''Sutherland'' and ''Gloucester'' which was proven in the story's version of the [[Manga/CodeGeassOzTheReflection Wings of Talleyrand Incident]].
50** Similarly, float-capable Knightmares are not present in the story due to the high power consumption that current Knightmare technology could not cope with. Thus, all Knightmare fights are strictly ground-based.
51** Instead of piloting the ''[[VisualNovel/CodeGeassLostColors Lancelot Club]]'', Nonette Enneagram pilots the ''Ywain'', which is the ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans Kimaris Vidar]]'' reimagined as a Knightmare with the sub-arm shields mounting Blaze Luminous tech and wielding the Rhongomyniad, a lance derivative of the Excalibur.
52** Instead of piloting the ''Palamedes'', Dorothea Ernst pilots the ''Morien'', which resembles the ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Neros Gundam]]'' as a Knightmare equipped with a ''pilum'' spear and the 'Pridwen', a massive ''scutum''-style shield that is almost as big as the ''Morien'' itself.
53** The Knight Giga Fortress ''Siegfried'' does not appear in this story beyond the Black Rebellion, so Jeremiah is given the ''Vortigern'' [[spoiler:which is basically the ''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Psycho Gundam]]'' reimagined as a variable Knight Giga Fortress]]. [[spoiler:After defecting to the Black Knights, he pilots the ''Akizuki'', which is the ''Gekka Alonso'' from ''[[Manga/CodeGeassOzTheReflection Oz the Reflection]]''.]]
54** The mass-produced Knightmares ''Vincent Ward'' and ''Gareth'' are not in the story. The former is replaced with the ''Exeter'' which is a mass-produced ''Lancelot'' with the ''Vincent Ward's'' faceplate while the latter does not have a replacement in this story.
55** Floating battleships (besides the ''Avalon'') are entirely absent although float airships are used by Britannia and the Black Knights for transportation purposes while land battleships and seaborne vessels are used en masse by the major powers. Thus the Black Knights do not have the ''Ikaruga'' as their flagship and instead use the ''Izumo'' as their flagship, which is a battleship that can travel on both land and sea.
56** The ''Panzer Hummel'', ''Panzer Wespe'' and ''Panzer Grille'' Knightmares that the EU fielded in the original series are not in this story and are replaced with a series of Knightmares modeled after [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Zeon mobile suits]]. Similarly, the ''Alexander'' from ''[[Anime/CodeGeassAkitoTheExiled Akito the Exiled]]'' has been replaced with the ''Wolfen'' (which is the ''Kampfer Amazing'' as a Knightmare Frame).
57** Subverted with Euro Britannia. At first, it appears it does not exist in this story and was replaced with Princess Marrybell's push into Eurasia from the Far East. However, it turns out that Marrybell intends to form Euro Britannia precisely from these conquered territories, which she will then rule over as her personal domain.
58* AffablyEvil: Marrybell is described as this by Lelouch, being sweet and kind to friends and subordinates but cold and callous to her enemies on and off the battlefield, even relishing in the destruction her forces caused in the Far East (up to and including the sacking of several population centers).
59* AgeLift: Unlike R2, the TimeSkip is eight years rather than one year, so characters who were teenagers in R1 and R2 are now in their early to mid-twenties. The most notable example is Tianzi who, rather than the puppet child empress in R2, is a young woman and a major character in this story.
60* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Shirley is still in love with Lelouch, and Anya purportedly has feelings for him too. Unfortunately, it becomes very clear that Lelouch only has eyes for Kallen.
61* AllThereInTheManual: The Wikia has a lot of supporting information for the backstory of the characters, the timeline, the countries, and their military equipment.
62* AlternateContinuity: The ripple effects of the Devastation has created a world where Japan is an uninhabitable wasteland with the remnants living in the Ryukyu Islands, Knightmare Frame technology did not advance in leaps and bounds, the Chinese Federation was annexed into Britannia, and the war between Britannia and the EU has been ongoing for years.
63* AlternateUniverse: Other than being an AlternateHistory with a ForWantOfANail premise, there are certain differences present in the story even before the aforementioned ForWantOfANail. For example, the ''Gun-Ru'' was always known as the ''Yaoguai'' since the Chinese Federation's incursion in R1 and Rakshata built three additional ''Shenhu''-like Knightmare Frames instead of the only one of its kind seen in R2 as well as additional ''Guren'' prototypes that were stored in Ryukyu and utilized by the elite Zero Squadron. Also, the Britannian flag is different from the official one (being the actual St. George's Cross) and the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName EU]] and [[RedChina Chinese Federation]] are vastly different political and national entities from their [[TheFederation parent]] [[ImperialChina series]].
64* AncientConspiracy: The Eildons. Though they're more or less after the same ends as the original series' Geass Order, they're far more elaborate about it, [[spoiler:as in they've spent the last few thousand years hunting down Code Bearers via Britannia's conquests and their subterfuge, with only three to go before Ragnarok can be initiated. It is later revealed that they existed since the time of Alwyn and the founding of Britannia, meaning they have been around since at least the first millennium BC.]]
65* AndIMustScream: The justification for Anya's EmotionlessGirl status.
66* ArchEnemy: Lelouch and Suzaku. [[spoiler:The sheer rage between them during their duel alone is enough to make a case. While Lelouch is somewhat conflicted about it, as some part of him ''does'' still consider Suzaku his friend, Suzaku has no such reservations, despising Lelouch for years for his role in Euphemia's death, all while having to pretend to be his best friend at the same time. Lelouch in turn resents him for his betrayal and suppression of his memories, yet still, he genuinely wants to salvage whatever's left of their friendship. Unfortunately for Lelouch, as far as Suzaku is concerned, there's nothing left to salvage.]] Several characters commenting on their relationship acknowledge that despite their formerly close friendship, Suzaku is truly Lelouch's greatest enemy. In fact, the narrative and the wiki seem to imply that they were ''destined'' to be enemies, regardless of whatever happened.
67* AscendedExtra: Plenty of minor characters have their roles expanded, compared to their appearances in ''Anime/CodeGeass'' proper. For example, Senba, previously little more than a LivingProp with a voice in the show, is now something of a ParentalSubstitute and mentor for Tohdoh, Reginald Calares goes from one of Lelouch's first victims in R2 to become the Viceroy of Area 22 (China) and a major character in his own right, and Alfred Darlton goes from becoming one of Kallen's victims to being her second in command of Zero Squadron.
68** Dorothea Ernst's role has a major expansion, wherein the implications of her skin color are explored. [[spoiler:She's also married to Bismarck, having given birth to their son, Roland, and had a close relationship with Bismarck's "protege" (for lack of a better word) during the eight-year interim -- Lelouch.]]
69** Charmelle Finlay, who was little more than a face in a book - [[spoiler:being one of the candidates Cornelia had selected for Euphie's Knight of Honor]] - has been effectively remade into an actual character and a contributing member of the cast.
70** Following Charmelle's example, some of Cornelia's other selections have gone on to become actual characters in their own right. [[spoiler:Schutenkin Gordiengo III was the pilot of the ''Brunor'' and a major opponent against Kallen, while Zectole Vignal Jr. was one of the Britannian survivors of the Devastation who ended up joining the Black Knights (as well as making a family with a fellow Japanese survivor). Unfortunately, the latter would perish at the Battle of Xiaopei.]]
71* AwesomeButImpractical: Sixth-Generation Knightmares in a nutshell. Similar to Mobile Armors in ''Gundam'', they're an over-the-top bunch that comes with high performance and unique hardware, but at the cost of productivity and/or some sort of crippling weakness. [[spoiler:The ''Gawain'' was naturally among this lot.]]
72** Within this generation, the ''Carlisle'' and the ''Wolfen'' are somewhat unique cases in that they were actually meant to be BoringButPractical. The former was actually intended to be a conversion kit for Britannia's ''Sutherland'' fleet, in that, rather than retire the whole line as the brass considered, they would instead be upgraded to titular ''Sutherland [=II=]s'' overnight. Ironically this proved to be more expensive than building a whole new Knightmare line altogether, one thing led to another and the project was discontinued. Meanwhile, the ''Wolfen'' was actually the antithesis of the sixth-generation in that it utilized conventional (yet greatly emphasized) tech on a FragileSpeedster frame (itself an antithesis to the Eurasian mindset toward Knightmares being [[MightyGlacier Mighty Glaciers]] if not outright [[LightningBruiser Lightning Bruisers]]). The regular Eurasian Army was far from enamored with it but fortunately, Leila saw the ''Wolfen's'' potential and made it her Kampfgruppe's exclusive Knightmare of choice.
73** Flight capable Knightmare Frames in general. Once again as opposed to the original series, flying Knightmares (even those equipped with Float Systems) are grossly inferior to true aircraft, while transforming units (i.e. the ''Somerset'') end up sacrificing much of the Knightmare Frame's inherent strengths (and thus are inferior on the ground to standard Knightmares as well) in order to fly to begin with. [[spoiler:This is emphasized in the ''Megiddo'' version of the Wings of Talleyrand incident, which resulted in the aforementioned group being wiped out by ''Sutherlands'' and ''Gloucesters'' on the ground and ''Typhoon'' fighters in the air.]]
74* AwfulTruth: [[spoiler:Suzaku didn't kill his father for the sake of Japan -- he killed him in order to protect Lelouch and Nunnally, whom his father planned to kill as one final act of defiance against Britannia. Lelouch doesn't learn the truth until fifteen years later, during their duel at the Battle of Pearl Harbor, where Suzaku claims that had he known what Lelouch would become and what his survival would cost him, he would've gladly let Genbu kill them. The revelation nearly drives Lelouch into a HeroicBSOD until Kallen manages to snap him out of it.]]
75** [[spoiler:Lelouch in turn holds out on informing him of the truth about Euphie's death. Primarily because there is no way to know how Suzaku would react to it after descending into madness, and because his raging GuiltComplex makes him unwilling to do so, so in that way he can suffer for his role in her death.]]
76* BattleAmongstTheFlames: Lelouch and Suzaku's duel takes place around the still-burning ruins of Pearl Harbor.
77* BadassArmy: The Order of the Black Knights, as described below.
78* BalkanizeMe: What happened to the Soviet Union after the EU conquered it. As a result of (Western) European weariness toward further Russian aggression, the former USSR was broken up into smaller states (which correspond to real-world federal districts) and annexed (thus causing the name change to Eurasia), such that everything past the Urals is now referred to as Far Eastern Eurasia (or just the Far East). The following are the aforementioned states:
79** Moskva (Central Federal District)
80** Ladoga (Northwestern Federal District)
81** Azov (Southern Federal District)
82** Caspia (North Caucasian Federal District)
83** Volga (Volga Federal District)
84** Ural (Ural Federal District)
85** Siberia (Siberian Federal District)
86** Amur (Far Eastern Federal District)
87* BaseOnWheels: Since the ''Ikaruga'' is not in this story, the main Black Knights travel aboard the battleship ''Izumo'', which is essentially a black and silver Expy of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'''s ''Lesseps''. Before that, Lelouch uses the land battleship ''Fortitude'' (itself based on the ''Compton''-class from the same series) as his base away from home during his time in North Africa.
88* BattleCouple:
89** [[spoiler:Bismarck Waldstein and Dorothea Ernst.]]
90** [[spoiler:Lelouch and Kallen, as of Chapter XXXIX.]]
91* BeenThereShapedHistory: C.C. actively shaped the lives and careers of UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga, UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington, UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte, and countless others. She also rubbed shoulders with Sun Yat-sen, [[Creator/BenjaminFranklin Ben Franklin]], and Lucien Bonaparte. [[spoiler:She herself is another famous historical figure: the Maid of Orleans, better known as [[UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc Jeanne d'Arc]]]].
92** It's revealed C.C. was also Claude (Jeanne) des Armoises, a woman who made a name for herself posing as Jeanne d'Arc.
93** C.C. naturally references the gilded bronze statue that Emmanuel Frémiet made [[spoiler:in her (intended) image]] in 1874. Well into the present, she still hopes he's burning in Hell over it.
94** Outside her original identity, one of C.C.'s past aliases was one [[TankGoodness Michaela]] [[EpicTankOnTankAction Wittmann]]. Coincidentally, she mentioned [[spoiler:in her ReasonYouSuckSpeech to V.V.]] that she had fought the Red Army in the Soviet War, and had in fact rode a ''Tiger'' tank therein.
95** C.C. also seems to have posed as Mori Ranmaru, Oda Nobunaga's legendary retainer. This also makes sense given her previously mentioned background with the Fool of Owari.
96** And of course, there's [[spoiler:Alwyn (V.V.)]] himself. There's little doubt that many key events in ''Megiddo's'' history were caused or at least influenced by him, from his beating back Julius Caesar's invasion of the British Isles in 55 BC (the original ForWantOfANail that led to Britannia's creation) to his having some apparent sway over the Hundred Years' War (such that [[spoiler:Marianne]] claims he was one of the key figures behind Jeanne d'Arc's [[spoiler:attempted]] execution).
97* BerserkButton: Saying anything bad about Euphemia or her ideals is one for Suzaku.
98** Trying to hurt Tianzi is a ''huge'' one for Xingke.
99* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler:C.C., as V.V. found out the hard and painful way.]]
100* {{BFG}}: Any gun equipped on a Knightmare is a {{BFG}} by default, but the standouts are the Britannian self-propelled artillery platform ''Canterbury'' and the Chinese landship ''Mao Zedong'', which are armed with some of the biggest guns ever created by man.
101* {{BFS}}: Again, given the size of Knightmares, any sword they hold is automatically this, but the one that takes the cake is the ''Bedivere's'' sword 'Excalibur', which is as tall as the ''Bedivere'' itself and can't be wielded by any other Knightmare. The ''Griflet's'' sword 'Caernwennin' is described as a shorter bladed version of 'Excalibur' but is still pretty big when compared with other blades.
102* BigBadassBattleSequence: Par for course as the [[WorldWarIII Great World War]] is still ongoing. Examples include:
103** The Battle of Pearl Harbor
104** The Battle of Xiaopei
105** The Red Rebellion
106** The Battle of Alexandra Land
107** The Battle of Yekaterinburg
108** The Battle of Krasnoyarsk
109* BigDamnHeroes: Kallen [[spoiler:saves Lelouch from Suzaku after he enters a HeroicBSOD from learning the truth behind Genbu Kururugi's death.]]
110** Lelouch [[spoiler:has his own moment when he saves Xingke from Johann's killing blow. Then the rest of the Black Knights join in to buy the Chinese time to escape Xiaopei.]]
111*** Then not long after that [[spoiler:Kondo shows up to pull the collective asses of Lelouch, the Black Knights and the CLA out of the fire.]]
112* BloodKnight: Liliana is this compared to her teammates, who themselves are violent killers.
113* BodyguardCrush: Xingke and Tianzi, all the way.
114** As per the original series, Lelouch and Kallen.
115** Cornelia and Guilford.
116* BrokenAce: Suzaku, even more than originally.
117** Lelouch, to a lesser extent. While he is willing to soldier on as Zero once again, his massive guilt over the events of the Black Rebellion and the Devastation, along with his role in Euphemia's death, initially made him reluctant to return to the mask. Though unlike Suzaku, he isn't allowing it to drive him to the depths of insanity.
118* TheCameo
119* TheCasanova: During the eight years in which his memories were suppressed, Lelouch became a bit of a playboy. Considering the UnwantedHarem he had in the series, it's highly doubtful the irony is lost on anyone.
120* ChildByRape: Rakshata considers the Four Beasts this. Basically, Cao Kun (the guy who invaded Kyushu) forced her to make them by promising to spare the people of Mumbai, and then slaughtered them all anyway simply to remind Rakshata "who the master was and who the slave was."
121* ColourCodedArmies: Though a minor detail, the various factions in ''Megiddo'' appear to follow a color system, with the standard uniforms and/or equipment of each faction holding a theme color. They are laid out as so:
122** Order of the Black Knights - Black ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Duh]])
123** Britannian Empire - Blue/Purple
124** Eurasian Union - Grey ([[LightIsGood Light Grey for their standard forces]], [[DarkIsEvil Dark Grey for the Stormtroopers]])
125** Chinese Federation - Green/Red ([[CommieLand Naturally]])
126** Eildons - White
127* CombatBreakdown: [[spoiler:Lelouch's duel with Suzaku quickly escalated due to eight years of pent-up rage and resentment. Thanks to that, they literally tore each other apart, and the last leg of their battle was reduced to the use of their swords and shielding.]]
128* CoolTrain: Marrybell prefers to travel around the Far Eastern Front in the ''Flora mel Britannia'', a commandeered armored train.
129* CueTheFlyingPigs: Kallen is absolutely stunned when she sees Lelouch exercising. Seeing as this is ''Lelouch'' we're talking about, that is actually an understandable reaction.
130* CulturedBadass / FourStarBadass: There are several of either, but Tohdoh especially stands out. Besides being a lover of classical literature, he's also well versed in the military arts (naturally) as well as the words and wisdom of several historic military commanders, such as Helmuth von Moltke, Carl von Clausewitz, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Robert E. Lee.
131* CurbStompBattle: As the Black Knights decimate Pearl Harbor, the Britannians literally send everything they have after them. Up to and including a [[spoiler:unit of ''Liverpools'', second-generation Knightmares (essentially tank turrets on legs) that were rendered obsolete ''two decades'' or so before (upon the ''Ganymede's'' debut in fact).]] Needless to say, they don't last long against Kallen and Alfred.
132** [[spoiler: When Marrybell unleashed her geass, it turned what was a conventional battle into a total rout for the EU and Black Knights, especially for the former now that the core EU is open to Britannia.]]
133* CyberCyclops: Several Knightmares have a single mono-eyed camera on their heads. The Britannian ''Sutherlands'' and ''Gloucesters'' have this, although it is covered by their faceplates. This is the most notable feature of the EU Knightmares as theirs is not hidden behind a faceplate. Also the Black Knights' ''Gekka'' and ''Zangetsu'' have a single eye camera built into the heads of their Knightmares.
134** Wilhelm's personal Knightmare, ''Griflet'', has a single eye and is stated to have more in common with EU Knightmares than Britannian ones appearance-wise.
135** The ''Constantine'' is also one of these.
136* DanceBattler: Nena's fighting style in the Safir involves a lot of spinning and elaborate maneuvering with her [[SinisterScythe scythe]].
137* DarkIsNotEvil: The Black Knights, even more so than originally. In a world split between grandiose [[{{Expy}} expies]] of the [[EvilBrit British Empire]], the [[ThoseWackyNazis Axis Powers]] and [[RedChina communist China]] with a [[AncientConspiracy secret Illuminati-like order]] lurking in the background, it's both strange and fitting that the good guys (or at least the lesser of the evils) model themselves after TheLegionsOfHell while Lelouch takes his EvilOverlord image to even greater heights than before.
138* [[EvilTwin Dark Twin]]: The ''Mordred'' to the ''Lancelot''. The former is essentially a black ''Lancelot'' (though according to the wiki, the ''Mordred'' actually predates the ''Lancelot'' as Z-00, the first seventh-generation prototype) with a BadassCape. [[spoiler:Mirroring Lelouch's relationship with Suzaku, the ''Mordred'' starts out fighting beside its twin for Britannia, only to turn against the ''Lancelot'' once Lelouch returns to being Zero.]]
139** Somewhat subverted with the ''Urien'' which is another ''Lancelot'' copy but is on the side of Britannia. According to the wiki, it was known as Z-02, the last of the seventh-generation prototypes and a failed attempt at an initial mass-produced ''Lancelot'' line that was gifted to Oldrin by Marrybell shortly after Z-00 was unearthed and given to Lelouch.
140* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Megiddo'' is essentially a dark, gritty ''Gundam''-esque war story that is very much removed from the original ''Code Geass''. For starters, the lack of float-capable Knightmares makes the fights more [[{{Pun}} grounded]] and intense while various characters have darker traits and personal histories as compared to the original series.
141* DeadpanSnarker: Anya of all people. [[spoiler:At least when Marianne isn't possessing her.]]
142* DeathByAdaptation: In addition to the abovementioned [[AscendedExtra Ascended Extras]], several characters who survived to the end of R2 bit the dust in this story. Kallen's parents, who survived to the end of the series, died when Japan was destroyed in Operation Nero. Claudio Darlton, who was the only surviving son of Andreas Darlton by the end of the series, was killed by Tohdoh during the Black Rebellion.
143** According to the author, Akito's older brother Shin was killed by the former in the church where their family died.
144* DeathOrGloryAttack: Xingke notes that Zero's strategies tend to be this, either paying off big or failing spectacularly. [[spoiler:Xiaopei is a very notable example of this, as being outmaneuvered by Johann causes the Black Knights and CLA to be caught in their own trap and come within a hair of losing the battle.]]
145* DeathRay: [[spoiler:Balmung, the EU superweapon built in Volgograd to be used against Britannia in the Far East. It's even based on [[UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla Nikola Tesla's]] theories on building such a weapon.]]
146* DespairEventHorizon: The reason behind Suzaku's [[TookALevelInJerkass attitude]]. He's been made to have the emotional intelligence of a [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII Nobody]] in this story.
147** Kallen shortly went through this after finding out Lelouch was Zero and upon discovering that her parents had died in the Devastation, she attempted to self-destruct the ''Guren'' [[DrivenToSuicide with her in it]], only for C.C. to stop her and bring her back to her senses.
148** Lelouch also seems to be teetering on the edge of the DespairEventHorizon due to the fallout of the SAZ Massacre and the Devastation weighing on his conscience. The closest he came to falling into it was [[spoiler:after learning the true reason for Genbu Kururugi's death, and he would have plummeted into the depths if Kallen hadn't snapped him out of his HeroicBSOD.]]
149* DevotedToYou: [[spoiler:Kallen would rather ''die'' than be without Lelouch. When she thought he was dead, she cursed a Marianne-possessed Anya with her first breath and then begged her to kill her with the next]].
150* [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu Did You Just Talk Down To Cthulhu!?]]: A month or so after the Devastation, Milly and the rest of the Ashford Academy survivors are brought before Emperor Charles [[spoiler:so that he can Geass away their memories of Lelouch and Nunnally]]. This is what happens when Milly was ordered to kneel: [[spoiler:rather than cower before the Emperor like most would do, Milly, being too [[BerserkButton pissed]] over recent events to care, summarily calls Charles out over Japan's destruction and Britannia's callousness, as well as openly declare that she (in the same light as Lelouch before her) would [[ItIsBeyondSaving destroy Britannia]] if she had the power to do so.]] Naturally, everyone expects Milly to die for this offense; [[spoiler:instead, Charles laughs it off and praises her spirit, right before declaring her as the new Grand Duchess of New York (her grandfather's old title) and returning all holdings the Ashford family had lost over Marianne's death. That being said, Charles still Geasses her and the other students.]]
151* DirtyCommunists: Partially subverted. While the Chinese Federation was a tyrannical regime that held the worst aspects of the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, North Korea, and [[{{Irony}} Imperial Japan]] under one roof, the CLA, with some exceptions, is largely presented as an army of heroic soldiers fighting to liberate their motherland from Britannia and the traitorous Ministers who sold it out. And then there's Xingke and Tianzi, who are in some ways even more heroic than the main cast.
152** The Soviet Union itself appears in the backstory. It attempted to conquer Europe at one point (acting as the story's more literal counterpart to World War II) but was beaten back, eventually conquered and dismantled by the EU.
153* DownerBeginning: The first chapter has the Black Knights on the cusp of victory over Britannia, only for Schneizel to initiate Operation Nero and blow up Japan's Sakuradite reserves, destroying the very nation they set off to liberate and killing millions of people. Also, Lelouch was captured and brainwashed by Emperor Charles to serve Britannia.
154* DramaticIrony: A major subplot is Kallen thinking she was geassed by Lelouch to be loyal to him and that her feelings for him were borne from this. Those who watched R1 would know that he geassed her to ask a few questions on why she was fighting Britannia despite her wealthy background and not to make her loyal to him. [[spoiler:This was finally cleared up in Chapter XXXIX when a Geass Canceller was used on her.]]
155* TheDreaded: The Black Knights have garnered this reputation, having been the closest to ever liberating an area from Britannia. Their resurrection was enough to strike terror into much of the Britannian Empire, most of all with the realization that they have gotten even stronger, thanks to the Battle of Pearl Harbor.
156** Lelouch himself has this reputation, both as Zero and as the Black Prince of Britannia. While Zero speaks for itself, his reputation as the Black Prince is just as feared, both as a brilliant strategist on par with his brother Schneizel, and as an ace Knightmare pilot on par with the Knights of the Round.
157** Kallen is almost as infamous as Zero, famed as the Red Dragoness, arguably the best Knightmare pilot of the Black Knights.
158** Johann is this to Lelouch, due to [[spoiler:being the only person besides Schneizel to beat him at chess. This is shown to be well-founded during the Battle of Xiaopei, where Johann, after becoming the first person to actually turn one of Lelouch's miracles against him, nearly instigates Lelouch's first real defeat since the Black Rebellion.]]
159* DuelToTheDeath: [[spoiler:Lelouch's battle with Suzaku was quickly heading this direction, and Lelouch, still reeling from the revelation of the ''true'' reason why Suzaku killed his father, would have lost and been killed had it not been for Kallen's timely intervention. Suzaku's declaration during their escape makes it quite clear that any subsequent battle between them will most certainly be this.]]
160* EasyLogistics: Despite having blown up their primary supply of sakuradite, which is essential to Britannia's energy needs, they are still able to continue its non-stop campaigns of global conquest. Averted when Zero uses this to deduce that Britannia has access to an alternative source of sakuradite that is at least as large as Japan's which isn't known to the public and decides that finding and taking or destroying it is essential to crippling Britannia's war efforts.
161* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Xiaopei has been turned into this by the CLA. And then there are the bases belonging to Zulfiqar and the Eildons.
162* EvenEvilHasStandards: Some Britannian characters display signs of this. For example, Charles holds certain contempt for Britannia, which he considers an empty and meaningless nation; in fact, the only reason he retains the throne because it benefits Ragnarok. Otherwise, he would have given it up to Schneizel a long time ago and focus on Ragnarok in his retirement.
163** Calares is a Grade-A son of a bitch who practices all the things that make Britannia evil, but even he looks down upon the Eunuchs for their hedonism and their being [[TheQuisling traitors]]. In fact, he [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it noting while it's one thing for Britannia to subjugate other nations, it's another for the leaders to do the same to their own and then sell it out at the first opportunity.
164*** It's for that reason that of all the Eunuchs, the one he despises the most is Zhao Hao, the former Premier of the Chinese Federation who is also a pedophile. One who attempted to force himself on a young Tianzi only to be stopped by Li Xingke, who cut off his arms in retaliation. [[spoiler:When Zhao Hao requests Johann capture both Tianzi and Xingke, his intentions made all too clear, Calares, who had been standing there listening to the whole thing with mounting horror, had to be restrained by Johann from shooting the man right where he stands. Calares's respect for Johann, who he previously resented for taking command of the efforts against the CLA away from him, also goes up when Johann ostensibly refuses and takes Zhao Hao down a peg in the process]].
165*** Speaking of which, Johann himself is disgusted by Zhao Hao, and as mentioned above rips him a new one when Zhao asks [[spoiler:if he can have Tianzi when they capture her]].
166* EvilTwin: Lelouch has one in the form of [[spoiler:[[Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally Rolo vi Britannia]]]].
167* EveryoneCanSeeIt: While it's subtle, it seems everyone is aware that Kallen and Lelouch (Zero or otherwise) have legitimate feelings for each other.
168* {{Expy}}: Played with. The author has commented that he uses expies (at least in terms of appearance) because his readers are more likely to recognize/visualize them than completely original characters and equipment.
169** For starters, Joachim Rommel seems to be a lookalike of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Ali al Saachez]], Zhukov and his son seem to be based on Sergei and Andrei Smirnov, Louise Hameln is clearly derived from Louise Halevy ([[{{Irony}} only she's engaged to Andrei here]]), Kondo sounds like [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Gendo Ikari]], and Hijikata, Okita, and Saito are obviously based on [[Anime/RurouniKenshin Shinsengumi]] [[Manga/PeacemakerKurogane members]].
170** [[UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar Jackson, Longstreet and Stuart]] also seem to be based on [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Andrew Waltfeld, Mu La Flaga and Murrue Ramius]] apiece.
171** Knights of the Round Johann Ernst, Michael Raleigh, and Nena Carmine are obviously based on a certain [[{{Pun}} trinity]] of ''00'' characters. Their personal Knightmares are also based on Gundams, albeit [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 from]] [[Manga/MobileSuitGundamSEEDAstray different]] [[Anime/GundamWing series]].
172** The author mentioned that EU President Friedrich Kessler is visually based on [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans Rustal Elion]].
173** Not exactly a character Expy, but the new Black Knight uniforms are essentially black, grey, and silver clones of the A-Laws uniform. These in turn come with [[CommissarCap commissar caps]] (for officers), side caps (for enlisted), berets (for special forces), and assorted rank/unit insignia for additional style and badassery. Their Knightmare pilot suits are also based on the A-Laws' normal suit (pilot suit) but are colored black instead of green.
174** Lelouch's Zero attire in ''Megiddo'' is effectively a black and gold refinement of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char Aznable's Neo Zeon dress uniform]].
175** For another non-human Expy, the EU Knightmare Frames (and at least one Britannian unit) are basically Zeon Mobile Suits re-imagined as Knightmares and painted grey in color. In general, several of the OC Knightmares are based on mobile suits from the ''Gundam'' franchise.
176* FaceYourFears: Harshly averted. Kallen's third greatest fear (the first obviously being Lelouch getting killed) is the possibility that her feelings for Lelouch are Geass induced. When C.C. offers to remove Lelouch's Geass over her the way she had removed Charles' Geass over him, Kallen immediately snaps her hand back and gives off a [[QuakingWithFear terrified expression]] C.C. had ''never'' seen on her until that point. This consequently highlights Kallen's ''second'' greatest fear: the possibility of ''losing'' her feelings, which subsequently are the last thing tying her to the world. [[spoiler:Chapter XXXIX cleared up those fears when the geass on her was removed.]]
177* FallenHero: Suzaku, something both he and Lelouch (once he regains his memories) are perfectly aware of. [[spoiler:And much to Lelouch's despair, Suzaku doesn't care about how far he's fallen, not as long he can avenge Euphie's death by killing Lelouch.]]
178* FemmeFataleSpy: Milly and Shirley. The former is a young Grand Duchess who uses her eccentric charm on other elites while leading the Ashford Underground as she did Ashford Academy's student body. The latter has since become a Hollywood socialite with an aspiring career in acting, modeling, and singing, through which she branches out to all sections of Britannian society, including the areas that involve military and political secrets.
179* FightingYourFriend: [[spoiler:How Lelouch sees fighting Suzaku, a sentiment that is ''not'' returned. Lelouch tries not to let it hamper his performance in their duel, but once Suzaku reveals the real reason why he killed his father, he loses almost all will to continue the fight, forcing Kallen to intervene. Suzaku's declaration during their escape, proclaiming that whether it will take another eight years or even an eternity, he ''will'' kill Lelouch, only causes his former friend to cry for the loss of their friendship.]]
180* ForcedToWatch: Zhao Hao states that this is why [[spoiler:he wants Xingke ''and'' Tianzi as war prizes; so he can force the former to watch as he rapes the latter.]] Johann [[PassiveAggressiveCombat very politely tells him why that's not going to happen]] [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and how much of a terrible person he is for wanting it]].
181* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are many hints to C.C.'s true identity. [[spoiler:Right before the Battle of Pearl Harbor, she makes a Catholic prayer in French, in support of the Black Knights' victory. Considering how long she's been alive, you would think she would have lost any and all faith in religion...unless it was integral to her core identity. Then, when you look at C.C.'s established age (six hundred years old, give or take) and compare it to the ''Megiddo'' timeline, it's near perfect for the birth and death of Jeanne d'Arc]].
182** As it's alluded to more and more, it becomes clearer that Project Gogmagog is an entirely [[NukeEm different beast]] from the original series' FLEIJA. For example, during [[spoiler:Milly's meeting with Diethard]], it is reported that there have been shipments of an "unknown" substance called [[OhCrap Uranium]] coming out of northern Uther. For those who haven't read the author's wiki, the Grand Duchy of Uther is the Britannian equivalent of Arizona, whose northwestern sector is highly laden with uranium deposits (much of which contributed to the [=US=]' [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar atomic weapons development]] in real life). The fact [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein Nina]] is directly involved helps even less.
183* FragileSpeedster: On the EU side, the ''Wolfen'' is this. As stated on the author's wiki, it is essentially the Knightmare Frame version of the ''Kämpfer'' from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket'' which is fast but not heavily armoured. [[spoiler:Overall a very fitting stand-in for the ''Alexander'']].
184** Similar to the ''Wolfen'' is the ''Liard'', which is based on the ''Gelgoog High Mobility Type''. It is described as being very fast and maneuverable while lacking in durability but since it is meant for ace pilots, this is seen as a non-issue.
185** On the Britannian side, there is Gino's Knightmare Frame ''Elyan'', which is the ''Megiddo'' equivalent of the ''Vincent''. It's described as having virtually no defensive power, to which it compensates with blistering speed and maneuverability coupled with high close-combat capability. [[spoiler:Enough for Gino to take on ''two'' members of Zero Squadron simultaneously at Pendragon, as well as Kallen herself at Pearl Harbor.]] Its production variant, the ''Preston'' is also described as this.
186** The ''Carlisle'' fights not unlike a fencer against [[spoiler:Rai and the ''Aoren'']], continuously maneuvering and attacking with its rapier blade. [[spoiler:And then it takes a strike to the cockpit and that's the end of that.]]
187* GeneralFailure: You may even feel pity for Odysseus, especially when you know that he's completely aware of how incompetent a leader he is.
188* GlassCannon: The ''Canterburys''. As in ''Akito'', they're basically [[{{BFG}} ginormous guns on landspinners]] armed with sakuradite based ammunition. [[spoiler:They were exceptionally effective at Luoyang, especially against the [[ZergRush Chinese]], but eventually they fell to the Black Knights and CLA (one by an [[{{Irony}} even bigger set of guns]]]]).
189* GloryHound: Calares' motivation toward defeating Xingke and the CLA, such that he even ignores orders from Johann, the Knight of Two, in order to carry out his own attack. This bites him in the ass when it's revealed [[spoiler:Johann purposely fashioned his orders to incite Calares into going off on his own, all so that Johann could use his [[CurbStompBattle charge]] as a [[BatmanGambit probing attack]].]]
190** Of course, Calares is a somewhat sympathetic case. He's not after glory for (just) itself so much as a quick victory in China, both to secure Britannia's hold there and so that the brass back home would give him a newer, more bearable assignment in a better part of the world. Chapter XIX even highlights how much Calares hates being the Governor-General of Area 22.
191*** As with his real-life base, James [=MacArthur=] is as much an invoker of this trope as his boss. Calares even muses having [=MacArthur=] [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident taken out]] to keep him from taking sole credit over Xiaopei (before the battle began of course).
192* GoodIsNotNice: The Black Knights in a nutshell. C.C. also got up to this in the backstory, using Geass warriors to assassinate European royalty [[Film/TheGodfather Godfather]] style in order to help Napoleon (with quite a few kids being collateral damage), something the latter called her out on.
193* GoodScarsEvilScars: Lelouch now has a scar running down his left eye, which had been inflicted at one point by Suzaku to keep his Geass from reawakening.
194* GratuitousFrench: C.C.'s prayer [[spoiler:before the Battle of Pearl Harbor]], which is an early hint towards her true identity.
195* GratuitousGerman: The EU Knightmares and military ranks are all spelled in German. Makes sense as its military was developed along Prussian lines in this story.
196* GratuitousNinja: The Black Knights' Special Forces Group "Iga". Even their ''Kagero'' Knightmares are basically Ninja Mechs with [[InvisibilityCloak Active Camo]] and hidden blades.
197* GuiltComplex: Lelouch, even more so than in the original series. He blames himself for things that are in no way his fault, such as the Devastation and [[spoiler:his indirect hand in Suzaku's descent into insanity -- including the death of Suzaku's father, who Suzaku killed to protect Nunnally and him.]] Only Kallen and C.C. are capable of snapping him out of his funk.
198* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Both Bismarck ''and'' Lelouch warn Suzaku against becoming this. Unfortunately for everyone, it doesn't take, since, by that point, Suzaku has gone completely insane and is too consumed with rage to care.
199* HesBack: [[spoiler:''"I am... Zero!"'']] With a ReasonYouSuckSpeech to all sides of the conflict. [[DoNotAdjustYourSet And he makes sure that everyone gets aware of it.]]
200* HeroicBastard: Charmelle is the result of her Duke father having an affair with his secretary, and taking her in to dispel rumors that he murdered her mother.
201* HeroicBSOD: Lelouch when [[spoiler:Suzaku tells him that the real reason he killed his father was to protect him and Nunnally.]] Thankfully, Kallen manages to snap him out of it before it goes too far.
202* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:How the Red Rebellion was won. In order to better protect the cities from the CLA, Viceroy Calares constructed the Argus defense system within each city which has enough firepower to wipe out an invading army and even destroy the cities if they were overrun. Lelouch geassed several people who set up Argus to recalibrate its firing system to target the Britannian forces instead, allowing the CLA and Black Knights to win the day.]]
203* HopeSpot: As mentioned above, just as it looked like the Black Rebellion would succeed and Japan would finally regain its independence from Britannia, Operation Nero happened and ended it in fire, smoke, dust, blood and tears.
204** [[spoiler:At the battles of Yekaterinburg and Krasnoyarsk, the fight against Marrybell seemed to be going well for the EU and Black Knights. Then she unleashes her geass and brainwashed all her troops into suicidal fanatics, forcing both of them to retreat. The former is put in dire straits as the way into the core EU territory is open to Britannia.]]
205* HumongousMecha GunFu: It's glorious!
206* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:Suzaku, something he willingly admits after Lelouch and the ghost(?) of his father call him out on his actions.]]
207* IllKillYou: [[spoiler:Suzaku shouts this at Lelouch during their duel. With eight years of pent up rage and hatred between them, Lelouch quickly retorts that he ''won't'' kill him -- not if he kills Suzaku first.]]
208* InSeriesNickname: Though they still have genitalia, the High Eunuchs are (mockingly) regarded by their namesake because [[spoiler:they elected a then extremely young Tianzi to the Chinese Federal Chairmanship to serve as their [[PuppetKing puppet leader]], causing the regular populace to compare them to the villainous Eunuchs of the Han Dynasty]]. This naturally resulted in DisproportionateRetribution, namely in the form of clampdowns by the Federation's SecretPolice.
209** Due to its pilot's striking blue color scheme instead of the usual red, Rai Sumeragi's ''Guren Isshiki'' has been dubbed the ''Aoren'' (Blue Lotus).
210* ItIsBeyondSaving: Lelouch's attitude toward the current world, though it's mostly centered around Britannia.
211* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:Lelouch blames himself for Suzaku's descent into insanity, recognizing that the Suzaku he befriended died with Genbu in order to protect him and Nunnally, although Kallen quickly snaps him out of it before he could plunge himself into the DespairEventHorizon. He also shoulders the guilt of what happened to Japan because of the Black Rebellion (namely, the SAZ Massacre and the Devastation), but he doesn't allow it to weigh on him too much or drive him to insanity, primarily because there was no way he could've known Operation Nero would happen or that it was even possible.]]
212* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:After everything that has happened between them, including the last eight years of living a lie, both Lelouch (reluctantly) and Suzaku recognize that their friendship is unsalvageable -- that in the end, their conflict only ends when one of them is dead.]]
213** [[spoiler:It's for this explicit reason why Tohdoh decides not to interfere in the battle between Lelouch and Suzaku. While he may have been Suzaku's master, Lelouch had been his best friend, and the kind of shit Suzaku pulled on Lelouch, including betraying him to the Emperor, allowing said Emperor to suppress memories to make him serve the very empire he despised, and then playing the role of his best friend for the next eight years knowing full well what he did to him, is enough for Tohdoh to admit that Lelouch has a much bigger bone to pick with Suzaku than he does.]]
214* LampshadeHanging: C.C. says that it would be out of her character if she didn't talk sarcastically.
215* LaResistance: Both the Black Knights and the Ashford Underground. The latter is more akin to the trope's namesake.
216* LaughingMad: [[spoiler:Suzaku gives an absolutely ''chilling'' laugh that stuns Lelouch when he realizes that Lelouch hasn't figured out the ''real'' reason why Genbu Kururugi was killed by his son. By that point, both the readers and Lelouch realize that Suzaku has gone absolutely insane.]]
217* LeeroyJenkins: Calares' brand of tactics. Amusingly called out by Hei.
218* LensmanArmsRace: Subverted. The technology growth in ''Megiddo'' is much more realistic and thus, very different from R2. Float technology was never integrated into Knightmares due to power constraints, meaning that even the most advanced Knightmare is a ground-based unit (although sea-based submersible variants exist), while aircraft and gunships continue to dominate the skies with no variable Knightmare equivalents to the ''Tristan'' or ''Bradford''. For that same reason, airships take the form of oversized bombers and transports as opposed to the floating battleship fleet Britannia fielded in R2, with the ''Avalon'' being the only one of its kind and Schneizel's personal flagship. Meanwhile, eighth-generation Knightmare Frames like the Britannian ''Exeter'' (a mass-produced ''Lancelot'') and the Eurasian ''Loewe'' (the ''Gelgoog'' if it was a Knightmare) are treated as rare elite units since there are no EasyLogistics and production issues have taken their toll on both sides of the Great World War. Thus Britannia still fields ''Sutherlands'' and ''Gloucesters'' as their mainstay units while the EU field units that go as far back as the fourth-generation (i.e. the Knightmare equivalent of the ''Zaku I'') due to widespread logistical problems.
219** The Eighth-Generation Knightmare Frames can also be seen as a subversion. Rather than being even [[BiggerStick bigger sticks]] from the ''Lancelot'', ''Guren'' and the rest, eighth-generation Knightmares are meant for mass production and wide range distribution, and so are greatly simplified in design from the previous generation. As a result, neither the ''Exeter'', the ''Loewe'' nor the ''Baihu'' are up to par with their original prototypes (just as the ''Gekka'' is no way in league with the ''Guren'') but are much easier to produce, can be piloted by your average [[RedShirtArmy grunt]] and are still superior to the likes of the ''Sutherland''. Thus the aim of the ''Megiddo'' world's arms race isn't who can build the bigger stick but rather who can outfit their forces with new generation Knightmares and deploy them the fastest.
220* LightIsNotGood: Suzaku as the White Knight of Britannia. Though he's not evil per se, his sheer vengefulness runs counter to what a White Knight usually stands for. And that's before one gets into his growing insanity...
221** As per the original series, Schneizel as the White Prince of Britannia.
222* LightningBruiser: The seventh-generation Knightmares can be considered this, the ''Lancelot'' and ''Guren'' being the most obvious examples, but the eighth-generation machines are no slouches either. Perhaps the most notable example is the ''Loewe''. Being fast, tough, and armed with cutting-edge weapons and technology, the ''Loewe'' demonstrates this trope quite well when it decimated the Britannian forces in Tobruk.
223* TheLostLenore: Euphemia, for Suzaku.
224* LostTechnology: [[spoiler:Generally the Eildons' schtick. Outside Ragnarok, they've been excavating technology left behind by a long lost (and still unidentified) civilization and using it to enhance their own military forces.]]
225* LovableSexManiac: [[spoiler:Kallen, especially after Alexandra Land. As best described by Lelouch, the energy and drive that makes her an effective devicer has focused squarely on him, such that any free time they have outside their duties or otherwise appearing in public is usually spent making love in one setting or another.]]
226* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Suzaku's descent into insanity can largely be blamed on Euphie's death. [[spoiler:He later declares that while he may no longer be worthy of being Euphemia's chosen knight, he will fulfill his last duty as her knight in her name -- killing Lelouch, her killer. This desire consumes him to the point of obsession, and he finally loses it during his duel with Lelouch at Pearl Harbor.]]
227* MacrossMissileMassacre: The Black Knights applied this tactic against [[spoiler:Upson and his fleet during Pearl Harbor.]]
228* MadnessMantra: [[spoiler:After Marrybell geassed her troops into mindless fanatics, they can be heard chanting "All Hail Britannia!" over and over again as they throw themselves at the EU and Black Knight forces irregardless of casualties.]]
229* MaskOfSanity: As the narrative continues, it becomes clear that Suzaku hasn't been sane in a ''long'' time. Even so, it only begins to slip when Lelouch is re-captured by the Black Knights and inevitably resumes his role as Zero. As more and more people become aware of its existence, the general assumption is that he adopted it in response to Euphie's death and the events that transpired afterward, which eventually culminated in the Devastation. [[spoiler:They're wrong. The mask was in place long before Suzaku had even ''met'' Euphie]].
230* MeaningfulName: As best shown with the title ''Megiddo'', this is a big theme to the story.
231** The ''Mordred''. What better name for a Knightmare piloted by Lelouch?
232** Bismarck's Knightmare ''Bedivere''. It's named after King Arthur's Marshal who, following Camlann, was entrusted to return Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake.
233** Luciano's Knightmare ''Maleagant'' is named after the villainous knight who's best known for abducting Guinevere.
234** Instead of the Sword of Akasha and the World of C, the ''Megiddo'' edifice and spirit realm/collective unconscious are dubbed the [[Myth/CelticMythology Sword of Arawn and the Otherworld]].
235** The Eildons derive their name from Eildon Hill (in real-world Scotland). In ''Megiddo'', it is said [[spoiler:Alwyn started them up by gathering druids around or within said hill, possibly through the presence of a Thought Elevator or some other First Civilization edifice.]] In the real world, the hill is said to be a possible iteration of Avalon and the final resting place of King Arthur. An ancient fortification is also set at the foot of the hill, which has been dated back to 1000 BC.
236** Forwardly, Project Gogmagog is named after the giant from Welsh myth. However, given this story's apocalyptic allusions, it's pretty fair to assume that it also stems from Gog and Magog of the Bible.
237** The Ceridwen Knights are named after an enchantress in Myth/WelshMythology.
238** The ''Morganna'' and ''Accolon'' are naturally named after the sorceress Morgan le Fay and her knight consort/lover. As with the ''Mordred'' for Lelouch, what better names for Cornelia and Guilford's personalized knightmares?
239** The EU Knight Giga Fortresses are appropriately named ''Behemoth'' and ''Leviathan'', the land and sea monsters of Biblical myth.
240* MeaningfulRename: Following the Devastation and her reconciliation with Ohgi, Viletta forgoes her original identity and readopts the name "Chigusa" thereafter. Other characters even refer to her as such, while among the Black Knights proper she is known as Colonel Chigusa Ohgi.
241* MercyKill: Many of the characters state that if Lelouch does still care about Suzaku, this is the action he should take regarding his former best friend. [[spoiler:Lelouch and Tohdoh also acknowledge this, but feel that if it's possible, they ''will'' try to save Suzaku from himself.]]
242* MightyGlacier: The ''Brunor''. It's a lumbering beast with almost no maneuverability (which is atypical for a Knightmare), but it's described as having three times the armor of a ''Sutherland'' and firepower to match. Such that it [[spoiler:repeatedly takes the ''Guren Nishiki's'' surger blasts head-on without so much as flinching, all the while raining bullets across the Bering Strait.]]
243** The ''Hector'' is described as being derived from the same mindset as the ''Brunor''. In fact, it's even more durable, repeatedly taking attacks from multiple Knightmares at once without so much as its paint scratching, all the while dishing it all back out with its hadron cannons and missile launchers. Its production variant, the ''Kirkwall'', also follows the line.
244** [[spoiler:The ''Vortigern'', Jeremiah's new Knight Giga Fortress, initially appeared as such until it changes into its Knightmare form, where it becomes a [[NighInvulnerability nigh invulnerable]] LightningBruiser.]]
245* MilitaryMashupMachine: With the lack of float technology and floatships in general, land battleships such as the Black Knight flagship ''Izumo'', the Britannian ''Formidable''-class and the Chinese ''Mao Zedong''-class (the ''Longdan'' in the original series) play a much larger role than in the original story. That said, airships are still around, only they're more along the lines of the ''Garuda'' from ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' or the ''Hresvelgr'' from ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar''; generally oversized bombers and transports.
246* MindScrew: [[spoiler:The last part of Chapter XXVIII. Kind of expected given that the pre-chapter quote is a passage from the [[Literature/TheBible Book of Revelation]]]].
247* MoralityPet: [[spoiler:In a way, Nunnally is this for Suzaku, as her presence helps keep the latter's inner demons at bay.]]
248* MoreDakka: The ''Brunor's'' specific brand of offense. Just take that trope page's image and apply it to a Knightmare.
249* [[MuggingTheMonster Mugging the Monsters]]: This is what happens when a bunch of Chinese secret policemen attempted to rustle up a pair of harmless-looking old men [[spoiler:who turn out to be Setsuna and his fellow shinobi [[MeaningfulName Yukihiro Sanada]]]].
250* TheMole: [[spoiler:Rai seems to be this, serving as an undercover agent codenamed 'Adonis' to spy on Zero and the Black Knights. It is unknown who he serves and to what end, other than he is somehow connected to Ragnarok.]]
251* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Gino truly feels that what Britannia is doing is wrong, but he still has to do his duty.
252** [[spoiler:Bismarck and Dorothea feel very much the same, stating that no matter how close they were to Lelouch and how just their cause is, they have their duty and they cannot afford to go against it. Johann also sticks around despite being on the receiving end of bigotry.]]
253* MythologyGag: The near entirety of Chapter XLII is this a nutshell. Taking a break from the war at large, said chapter focuses on Halloween as it's celebrated in Ryukyu, with most if not all the named (original series) characters dressing up in their R2 outfits for their costumes[[note]]They've been written into ''Megiddo'' as stemming from various in-universe Britannian and Japanese media. For example, Ohgi's longcoated and bolo tied uniform was apparently worn by a character in a Japanese ''Series/HouseOfCardsUS''-like TV series, while Chigusa's PE coach jumpsuit comes from the movie ''[[Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh Fast Times at Scranton Primary]]''[[/note]]. [[spoiler:Examples include C.C. in her Black Knight dress (albeit with a pointy hat to emphasize her being a HotWitch), Kallen in her [[PlayboyBunny Babel Tower outfit]] and Lelouch dressed up in (you guessed it) his Demon Emperor clothing ([[TakeThat which he considers the most ridiculous thing he has ever worn.]])]]
254** Of particular note is the backstory of Lelouch's "costume", which apparently stems from an old Britannian TV series called ''[[Series/{{Blackadder}} Whiteadder]].''
255[[/folder]]
256[[folder:Tropes N to Z]]
257* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Quite a few [[InSeriesNickname nicknames]] among the cast invoke this. To name them:
258** Lelouch - [[TheWisePrince Black Prince of Britannia]] (as Lelouch) / [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Demon King]] (as Zero)
259** Kallen - [[RedBaron Red Dragoness]]
260** Tohdoh - [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Tohdoh of Miracles]]
261** Kondo - [[{{Oni}} Ogre of Kyoto]]
262** Rai - [[BoltOfDivineRetribution Blue Thunder God]]
263** Xingke - [[Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon Chinese Tiger]]
264** Rommel - [[UsefulNotes/ErwinRommel Desert Lion]]
265** Zhukov - [[BearsAreBadNews Bear of the Far East]]
266** Akito - [[UsefulNotes/PunicWars Hannibal's]] [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Ghost]]
267** Marianne - [[FlashStep Marianne the Flash]]
268** Schneizel - [[TheWisePrince White Prince of Britannia]]
269** Cornelia - [[WickedWitch Witch of Britannia]]
270** Marrybell - [[PsychoPink Bloody Marry]]
271** Bismarck - [[KnightInShiningArmor Warmaster of Britannia]]
272** Johann - [[TheStrategist Owl of Britannia]]
273** Gino - [[AcePilot Eagle of Britannia]]
274** Dorothea - [[ActionGirl Shieldmaiden of Britannia]]
275** Michael - [[LightningBruiser Paladin of Britannia]]
276** Anya - [[MightyGlacier Juggernaut of Britannia]]
277** Suzaku - [[KnightTemplar White Knight of Britannia]]
278** Nena - [[TheGrimReaper Reaper of Britannia]]
279** Nonette - [[LadyOfWar Gorgon of Britannia]]
280** Luciano - [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampire of Britannia]]
281** Wilhelm - [[UsefulNotes/TheTeutonicKnights Krieger of Britannia]]
282** Monica - [[LadyOfBlackMagic Sorceress of Britannia]]
283** Guilford - [[TheLancer Spearhead of the Empire]]
284*** Notice a pattern among the Rounds and royals?
285* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: In Chapter XXXIX, during the Battle of Alexandra Land, Jeremiah's entire strategy hinged on the assumption that Lelouch's Black Knights were geassed into serving him, and thus a massive Geass Canceller Array was established that would remove the Geass effect and leave his forces in disarray. Predictably, it failed since Lelouch never geassed his army in the first place (with the exceptions of Kallen and Chigusa) and Jeremiah's Eildons were thrown into disarray instead. He also pulled the entire Knightmare garrison away from the Eildon base, leaving it defenseless and allowing the remaining Black Knights on board the airship ''Tsuru'' to capture the base with ease. But the real kicker is that by removing the Geass effects on Kallen, who was unsure if she had been geassed by Lelouch to be loyal to him, it proved that her loyalty and love for him were not a result of Geass but were genuine, solidifying her resolve and allowing her to destroy the ''Vortigern'' alongside Lelouch.]]
286* NobleWolf: Leila has two, [[Myth/NorseMythology Geri and Freki]], who serve as pets (and guardians) as well as mascots for her kampfgruppe.
287* NoodleIncident: Due to the fact the entire Old World seems to be at war, lots of battles happen offscreen. Examples include the Britannians suffering a heavy blow at the Rhineland, a Eurasian powerplant in the North Sea being sabotaged (an ironic reference to Lelouch's scheme in ''Akito the Exiled''), the Black Knights and CLA liberating the remainder of Asia following the [[spoiler:Red Rebellion]] and Marrybell being in continuous bouts with Zhukov in the Far East.
288* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: The Britannians in the Black Knights show what happens when people don't play this trope straight.
289** Not only the military but also [[spoiler: the entire Ashford Academy student body, including Milly, Rivalz, and Shirley.]]
290* NothingPersonal: Surprisingly, Marika doesn't hold Kewell's death against Kallen; she admits she mourns him but also understands that he was fighting for the wrong side and so understands that Kallen didn't have a choice.
291* OhCrap: Lelouch's reaction upon [[spoiler:seeing Johann in China, since the latter is a WorthyOpponent (the only other person besides Schneizel to beat Lelouch in chess) and Lelouch wasn't expecting one that time around.]]
292** Britannia when the Black Knights announced their return.
293* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The Masters' Council of the Eildons. They even communicate in meetings as SEELE styled monoliths.
294* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: [[spoiler:Suzaku is obsessed with avenging Euphie's death, vowing to Lelouch that no matter how long it takes, he ''will'' be the one to end him. Lelouch returns to the sentiment to a ''far'' lesser extent, recognizing that it's somewhat his fault that Suzaku has fallen as far as he has and that he may have to kill him -- and not just because Suzaku is serving Britannia.]]
295* PaintItBlack: Literally, in the case of the Black Knights' Knightmares and ships, as well as the ''Mordred''.
296* ParentalFavoritism: Strangely, Charles does (to some extent) regret exiling Lelouch and Nunnally to Japan, acknowledging that out of all his children, the one who relates to the most is not Schneizel, his prized son and clearly chosen successor, but (ironically) Lelouch, undoubtedly the one who hates him (and by extension, Britannia) the most. He questions his actions, wondering if they would've been the most loyal of his children, being the son and daughter of his favored consort, had he not exiled them.
297* ParentalSubstitute: Lelouch considers Bismarck to be the closest he ever had to a real father, a sentiment returned by his mentor, who considers Lelouch as LikeASonToMe. Then again, considering that Lelouch's biological father is Charles zi Britannia, Bismarck might as well have been his father in all but name.
298* PartingWordsRegret: As it turns out, one of the main things eating Cornelia up is the fact that the very last time she saw Euphie alive she rather cruelly dismissed Euphie's ideas and called her an idiot....and never got to the ''Avalon'' in time to apologize.
299* PopCulturedBadass:
300** Kallen is a big fan of classic rock, with [[Music/QueenBand Empress]] being her favorite band.
301** Michael will not hesitate in throwing out Creator/MontyPython lines while dismembering his opponents.
302** Ryo can be heard listening to Music/{{Rammstein}} while on the long drive from Kazakhstan to Yekaterinburg.
303** Sokkia sings "Thankless Job" from ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'' while [[spoiler:butchering Peace Mark units in Krasnoyarsk]].
304* PosthumousCharacter: Genbu Kururugi, who is long dead but appears frequently as a hallucination(?) to Suzaku.
305* PowerTrio: The [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Tianshou]] ("Heavenly Beasts"). They're to Xingke what the Four Holy Swords are to Tohdoh.
306* PragmaticHero: Xingke invoked this when he [[spoiler:had thirteen CLA Generals, including Cao, executed for war crimes. He did it not simply for justice, but also to cement his unilateral authority within the CLA and ensure no further atrocities would be carried out by his sub-commanders (as such atrocities would disparage Tianzi's reputation).]]
307* PragmaticVillainy: Calares shows shades of this as Area 22's administrator. Unlike the Eunuchs, he would rather not [[ForTheEvulz needlessly antagonize]] the local Numbers nor kill them off en masse. Not so much because he gives a damn about them, but because they're so demoralized and destitute, and therefore unlikely to resist Britannian authority, that there's no real point in mistreating them further. Likewise, Twenty-Two purges tend to attract CLA reprisal. For that same reason, he envisioned using technology derived from Knightmares to improve China as a Britannian Area but was hindered by the Eunuchs.
308** Schneizel also shows signs of this, at least in the past. It is revealed that he supported Euphemia's SAZ plan not because he cared about the Japanese, but because he envisioned it replacing the Areas system with a more bearable one where the Numbers would have greater autonomy and freedom within Britannia and are less likely to rebel against the Empire.
309* PreAssKickingOneLiner: [[spoiler:Kallen: "Lelouch... This is ''my'' miracle!"]]
310* {{Precursors}}: [[spoiler:A civilization that precedes everything in the modern world is hinted toward. Possibly the originators of Geass and the Thought Elevators.]]
311* PsychoSupporter: Liliana Vergammon is revealed to be this; she worships Zero because she believes that he'll need people like her to create his new world order.
312* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Tohdoh recognizes how far Suzaku has fallen and laments that when the pupil turns to evil, the master has only two options: save them... or slay them.
313* PuttingOnTheReich: The Eurasian Union. It's basically a far more elaborate form of the Axis Powers, albeit without the Nazi elements (though there are hints of totalitarianism). The official explanation is as follows: through a somewhat arduous process (see United Europe below), Napoleon ended up being blackmailed by Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher and several others into formalizing a unified Germanic state, thereby giving birth to the titular State of Germany (basically a republican analogue to the [[UsefulNotes/ImperialGermany Second Reich]]). As one would expect from this, the state quickly became unified Europe's central military influence; the eventually ratified European Army was developed around Prussian lines, the equally resultant European Navy was established in much the same way as the ''Kaiserliche Marine'' (just [[{{Pun}} helmed]] by all of Western Europe) and so on. France would remain the administrative center despite all this, though its power would continually wane throughout, eventually being supplanted during the Soviet War.
314* PyrrhicVictory:
315** [[spoiler:The Battle of Xiaopei's conclusion. Though Lelouch succeeds in dissuading Johann and the Britannians from further pursuit of the retreating Chinese, it's still too little too late; the Xiaopei garrison (the CLA's largest and strongest ground force) is whittled down to thirty percent of its original size while the Four Beasts (the Shenhu and its three siblings) received varying levels of damage. Much worse, Johann knows the locations of the other CLA strongholds and is about to proceed in their extermination (from which he plans on forcing the entirety of the CLA and Black Knights into the open for a final BigBadassBattleSequence) and there is nothing Lelouch can do to prevent it. Overall, as stated in-universe, all Lelouch succeeded in doing at Xiaopei was gaining the Black Knights and Chinese a breather before the endgame, and not a very long one.]]
316** One could argue this for Operation Nero. It caused the Black Rebellion to fail, that much is true, but the long-term consequences make one question if it was really worth it. Besides the countless civilian casualties, the loss of a major Sakuradite source, and the irreparable damage to Japan, it effectively ended whatever discrimination there was between the inhabitants of what was once Area 11 with the survivors of the tragedy living peacefully together in the Ryukyu Islands (namely Okinawa). Some of the latter (such as Ohgi and Villetta) have even started families together. As a result of this, many Britannians, undoubtedly bitter about how their homeland abandoned them to die, have joined the Black Knights, including several distinguished high-ranking officers that were once a part of the Britannian military, all of whom helped build up the Black Knights into a major military force. On top of that, forcibly enlisting the amnesiac Lelouch allowed him the chance to get stronger, gain more experience, and gain valuable inside secrets that only made him even more dangerous when he regained his memories and became Zero once again. In short, while Britannia may have quelled a potential uprising to make a statement to the rest of the world in the short-term, they may have just created the instrument of their own defeat in the long-term.
317* TheQuisling: The Eunuchs. [[spoiler:They get their just desserts after the Red Rebellion succeeded.]]
318* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Out of all the Eunuchs, Zhao Hao is especially hated by Calares and his staff because he's a [[spoiler:pedophile]]. In fact, he [[spoiler:once tried to force himself on a younger Tianzi, only to [[BerserkButton get his arms cut off]] by Xingke for the effort.]]
319* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Lelouch (as Zero or otherwise) has been giving out several of these, most notably to [[spoiler:Suzaku (pointedly asking him why he betrayed his best friend to the man who destroyed his people)]] and to [[spoiler:''the entire world'' when he announced the Black Knights' return.]]
320* RedChina: As opposed to the Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms knock-off it was in R2, ''Megiddo'''s depiction of the Chinese Federation is pretty much a copy of the real-life PRC. It was originally annexed by Britannia due to the Eunuchs' treachery but was reformed following the [[spoiler:Red Rebellion.]]
321* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Suzaku is so consumed with his desire to kill Lelouch that he discards his compassion (something that both Lelouch and Bismarck warned him against) and goes JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope in the process.]]
322* RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:In the original storyline, V.V. and Charles were twin brothers. Here, they are master and apprentice respectively and are not related by blood in any discernible way.]]
323* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Lots of resistance groups are like this, such as Zulfiqar.
324* RousingSpeech: [[spoiler: Zero's worldwide speech declaring his and the Black Knights' return. It was glorious!]]
325* SanitySlippage: Suzaku. BIG TIME! And it's revealed by the Word Dramas that this slippage has been going on for quite some time; only after [[spoiler:Lelouch was taken by the Black Knights, almost ensuring that he will become Zero once again]], did it start to become noticeable.
326* SceneryGorn: Obviously post-Devastation Japan.
327** Luoyang also qualifies. Outside the Vermillion Forbidden Palace, the city seems a share a lot in common with real-world [[UsefulNotes/NorthKorea Pyongyang]].
328* SecretKeeper: Unlike R2, the Black Knights higher-ups (including several Generals outside of the original members) know Zero's identity as Lelouch vi Britannia due to C.C. telling them after the Black Knights regrouped in Ryukyu, although [[spoiler:it is later revealed that Tohdoh figured it out during his prison break in R1. On the EU side, there is General Joachim Rommel, who managed to deduce Zero's identity by following several clues that go as far back as Lelouch's ''childhood'' and noticed several discrepancies in his supposed past of being exiled to Sunderland (Alaska) for most of his childhood as well as the uncanny similarities between Lelouch's and Zero's tactics. He even sent a video message to Zero addressing him as 'Your Highness' to let him know how confident he is in deducing his identity, although he does not intend to reveal it to anyone else (other than his wife). The only thing he hasn't figured out is why Lelouch would serve Britannia in the past few years when he had opposed them in Japan as Zero.]]
329* SecretPolice: The Guoanbu, or more formally the Ministry of State Security (MSS) of the Chinese Federation (later Area 22). More or less the usual depiction of this trope, as well as its real life counterpart in the [=PRC=].
330* SexForSolace: Lelouch and Kallen turn to this following the Eildon episode. Though they both initially write it off as such, this effectively sets the ball rolling for them until they enter a full-fledged relationship after Alexandra Land.
331* ShipperOnDeck: C.C. for Lelouch and Kallen. To the point of aggravation given their personalities, i.e. their deliberate refusal to come out and admit their feelings for each other.
332* ShownTheirWork: The author has provided a lot of information about the mechas with a high level of detail in his Wikia.
333* ShutUpHannibal: Milly invokes this trope in the Word Dramas [[spoiler:when Suzaku tries to talk her down from blasting Charles (holy shit) over the Devastation.]]
334* SociopathicSoldier: Liliana Vergammon of Zero Squadron is this even compared to her compatriots. Luciano is this for the Britannian side.
335* SpinOff: [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5756252/1/Code_Geass_Megiddo_Word_Dramas The Word Dramas]].
336* SparedByTheAdaptation: A few characters get this treatment in ''Megiddo'', specifically the [[AscendedExtra Ascended Extras]]. As mentioned above, Alfred Darlton is spared his fate in R2, and [[DefectorFromDecadence is an Ace Pilot in the Black Knights' Zero Squadron]]. Reginald Calares, the Viceroy of Area 11 who was killed by Lelouch early into R2, is not only given a bigger role as the Viceroy of Area 22 (China) but [[spoiler:managed to survive the Red Rebellion and became [[HeelFaceTurn the new Premier of the reborn Chinese Federation]].]]
337* StateSec: The Black Knights' Special Forces Group "Iga" acts this way, overseeing InternalAffairs within Ryukyu and the "regular" Black Knights as well as performing black operations in the outside world to ensure the Ryukyu Islands remaining secret and forgotten. Needless to say, the other Black Knights have mixed feelings about them.
338** For another example, the EU ''Sturmtruppenkorps'' is basically the SS analogue.
339* TheStrategist: Besides the usual suspects (Lelouch, Schneizel, Xingke, etc.) there's Johann. Unlike the former group, however, Johann's style of tactics is more on the line of BoringButPractical; they're nowhere near as spectacular as Lelouch's "miracles" or the like, but damn are they effective. At Xiaopei for example, he [[spoiler:starts off by manipulating Calares into attacking the fortress on his own to force Xingke into deploying his defenses, to which he then dismantles with a simple cruise missile attack before deploying his own forces to assault the base itself. Then when Lelouch shows up and attempts to deploy one of his miracles (a large scale Gefjun disturber field, similar to the one he used in Shikine Island eight years ago) to immobilize the Britannians, Johann, upon recognizing the ambush, has his flagship broadcast an overriding signal that triggers the Gefjun Disturbers prematurely and while the Chinese forces are in the middle of it (during their attempt to lead the Britannian forces in). And finally, when the battle ends in a stalemate, Johann comes up with his next strategy: wiping out random CLA strongholds to force the Black Knights and CLA out in the open and into an endgame scenario, where they will, at last, be eradicated and Tianzi can be captured.]]
340* SwissArmyWeapon: As in the original storyline, Orpheus's Knightmare ''Byakuen'' has this in its right arm.
341* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Lelouch and Kallen in Chapter XXXII, right after the Eildon episode. Both (at least initially) write it off as GladToBeAliveSex, but C.C. knows otherwise and is visibly agitated that they won't just come out and admit their very obvious feelings for each other.]]
342* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: [[spoiler:Why Tohdoh decides to let Lelouch fight Suzaku -- their conflict is far more personal than his and Suzaku's can ever hope to be.]]
343* TokenEvilTeammate: While the Black Knights are the good guys, some of their members are still pretty damned evil. Liliana Vergammon is a SociopathicSoldier who is said to have taken part in the Shinjuku massacre (and enjoyed every second of it), Diethard is a total slimebag who has questionable loyalty, and Iga basically [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner murders any potential traitors and spies before they can become a threat]].
344* TookALevelInBadass: The shift from the original ''[[CrapsaccharineWorld Geass]]'' setting to ''[[DarkerAndEdgier Megiddo]]'' has a resulted in much of the original cast going through this in one form or another.
345** The most obvious example are the Black Knights proper, both in-universe and out. For the latter, they're aesthetically far less comparable to the [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits sparsely organized militia]] of the original series and more akin to [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Neo Zeon]]. For the former, an eight year timespan since the Black Rebellion has allowed them to rapidly expand into a [[BadassArmy full military force]], having everything but manpower (which they gain following the Red Rebellion) going for them.
346** Kallen, and not just because [[spoiler: C.C. gave her a Geass power]]. Rather than "merely" being an AcePilot, she's since become an [[MajorlyAwesome effective squad commander]] as well.
347** Lelouch has also gone up in multiple levels. The most apparent is that he can now hold his own in a knightmare fight (being on par with Suzaku even), but he's improved greatly as a tactician as well, such that he's noticeably more efficient at [[BoringButPractical conventional strategy]] and much less reliant on [[AwesomeButImpractical his Geass and "miracles"]]. All emphasized by his Zero attire being more an actual uniform and less a [[TakeThat pimp]] [[PimpDuds suit]].
348** Alfred gets a mention, as [[spoiler: he was able to fight Guilford and beat him, albeit with a BiggerStick]]. He certainly couldn't have done that eight years ago, and definitely more than his original counterpart who died at Kallen's hands.
349** For a non-[[AcePilot Knightmare pilot]] example, Rivalz has developed from the awkward adolescent he was at Ashford Academy into the Ashford Underground's lead spymaster and Milly's second-in-command.
350** Leila was already a relatively badass character in ''Akito'', so naturally she's only more so in ''Megiddo''. [[PuttingOnTheReich Dresses in a proper uniform]] (complete with BadassLongcoat and CommissarCap)? Check. Commands the premiere black operations unit in Eurasia? Check. Organized and headed a covert operation that saw multiple engagements with the Black Knights (in Chinese territory no less) ''without'' drawing Eurasia into a full shooting war? Check. Managed to fulfill the ''real'' objectives of said operation (which were very much [[RogueSoldier unsanctioned]]) even with [[CorruptPolitician Eurasia's]] [[PresidentEvil leadership]] ''literally'' standing behind her? Check. Has two [[NobleWolf pet wolves]] that serve as both her unit's mascots and her own impromptu bodyguards? [[{{Pun}} Double check.]]
351* TookALevelInJerkass: '''''Suzaku'''''. First, he betrayed Lelouch, his best friend, to his (Lelouch's) father, the same father who exiled Lelouch and his crippled, blind younger sister and left them to die in a war zone, for a position as one of the Knights of the Round. Then he allows said father/Emperor to suppress Lelouch's memories and rewrite them to make him a loyal soldier of the very empire he despised. Then, after all he has done, he has the gall to reignite their friendship during Lelouch's amnesia and play the part of his best friend for the next eight years. Needless to say, when Lelouch regains his memories, he is rightly ''pissed off'' at Suzaku the next time they meet. At the same time, you can't really blame Suzaku, since he's been in SanitySlippage mode since Euphie's death, and perhaps even before, with his guilt over the death of his father.
352* TwoDecadesBehind: As in the original series, the CLA is highly antiquated in both technology and training; the only real advanced tech they have is the ''Shenhu'' and its three sister units, while Xingke and the Tianshou triplets are the only highly skilled soldiers/pilots. This is emphasized several times as the reason the CLA hasn't made any headway in living up to its name for the last seven years.
353* UndercoverAsLovers: Lelouch and Kallen infiltrate a Chinese-Britannian party in Chapter XX, posing as a married couple, so Lelouch can use his Geass on certain high-ranking officials.
354* UndyingLoyalty: Kallen to Lelouch, but not to BlindObedience levels. She is so loyal to him that Lelouch admits to her in private that other than C.C., she is the only person he completely trusts. That is why he christened her as his "Knight of Zero" and why he trusted her to watch his back. [[spoiler:It's not only to protect him but also to stop him should he ever fall from the right path.]]
355* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bastards]]: The Chinese to the Black Knights following Xiaopei, as noted by several characters. Probably has something to do with Chinese-Japanese tensions and them being caught in Lelouch's Gefjun Disturber trap at Xiaopei.
356* UnitedEurope: Rather than a collection of loosely aligned countries, ''Megiddo'''s version of the EU is well and truly a union of states (albeit with an [[PuttingOnTheReich overlapping German aesthetic]]). As explained on the wiki, this stemmed from a far more elaborately depicted Age of Revolution, in which, [[spoiler:through C.C.'s machinations]], the vast majority of Europe's nobility was purged from the ground up, thereby allowing Napoleon to annex/conquer the freshly leaderless states and implement his "Sister-State" system of governance (which, [[spoiler:also through C.C.'s influence]], was deliberately based on the would've-been United States of America).
357* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Kallen will slaughter anyone who hurts or threatens Lelouch.
358* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:Lelouch and Suzaku. From the best of friends to the most bitter of enemies.]]
359* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: V.V. wants to start his AssimilationPlot before "Armageddon" (TitleDrop?), which he believes is worse than anything anyone has ever seen. Considering what that word means in the real world, he's probably not far off base.]]
360* WhamEpisode:
361** Chapter XVI has [[spoiler:Suzaku reveal the true reason for killing his father to Lelouch, stunning him and almost getting himself killed if not for Kallen saving him in the nick of time.]]
362** Chapter XXVII (and by extension Act II) ends with a Britannian prince declaring on television that Zero and the Black Knights will be defeated ... [[spoiler:a prince who looks ''exactly'' like Lelouch!]]
363** Chapter XXIX is a pretty big one. [[spoiler: To make a long story short, the Eildons make their move and Lelouch dies! [[ForegoneConclusion Obviously it didn't stick]], but GODDAMN!]]
364** Chapter XL ends Act III on a pretty big note. [[spoiler:Orpheus explained to Lelouch, Chigusa, and Kallen the foundation of the Eildons and Britannia by Alwyn, the former as the undercover conspiracy it is today and the latter as the enforcer of the Eildons' mission to completing Ragnarok. Then, Lelouch was taken to the Otherworld by his father and Marianne, the former challenging him to a chess game and beating him soundly while berating him for his shortcomings but not without telling him Nunnally is safe, while the latter appeared before Kallen, Chigusa, and Orpheus as Anya Alstreim, where she revealed C.C.'s identity as Jeanne d'Arc and whispered her true identity as Marianne to Kallen. Meanwhile, Jeremiah survived the destruction of the ''Vortigern'', albeit badly wounded, and was taken into custody by the Black Knights. The real kicker, however, is V.V. revealing his true identity as '''Alwyn himself.''']]
365** [[spoiler:Chapter XLIV has the EU deploy Balmung, which turns out to be a DeathRay... but instead of targeting Marrybell as originally planned, the ''Sturmtruppenkorps'' colonel in charge targeted Lelouch, wasting the EU's ace in the hole that could have ended the Far Eastern Front then and there. But the real kicker is when Marrybell reveals her own ace card in the form of her own ''Geass'', the Power of Absolute Submission, which she uses to turn all of her soldiers into mindless slave fanatics dedicated to eradicating all of her enemies, not too dissimilar to what Lelouch did to his own soldiers in the final episodes of R2.]]
366* WhamLine:
367** [[spoiler:Suzaku, while fighting Lelouch at Pearl Harbour:]]
368-->[[spoiler:"I killed my father for you and Nunnally!"]]
369** [[spoiler:Rommel, after watching Zero's declaration of war:]]
370--> [[spoiler:"Indeed, a most excellent war declaration, 'Your Highness'...".]]
371** [[spoiler:V.V., after giving away his Code to Charles and re-activating his Geass, reveals his true name:]]
372--> [[spoiler:"For that name ''is Alwyn'']]."
373* WhatTheHellHero: To say Lelouch was mad at Suzaku after regaining his memories would be an understatement. [[spoiler:The ghost(?) of Genbu is also disgusted with his son for his actions as well.]] Not that Suzaku cares by this point.
374* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: The story is filled with references (some more obvious than others - [[spoiler: North Africa and Pearl Harbor]]), and the current setting is obviously modeled after it. Several characters also share names with various WWII-era figures (i.e. Rommel, Zhukov, Hartmann, Kimmel, [=MacArthur=]).
375** Though not WWII related, a [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI Battle of Jutland]] was mentioned in Chapter X.
376* WorthLivingFor: After continuously losing everything she ever cared for (namely her family), Kallen now lives on for one thing and one thing only: Lelouch. To the point that, on the possibility that her feelings for him are Geass induced, she fears [[FateWorseThanDeath losing them]] more than anything else (save the possibility of losing Lelouch himself of course).
377* YouCantFightFate: George Washington's Geass allowed him to have visions to predict the future -- including Lelouch's rise as Zero. In order to ensure that future, he told Benjamin Franklin to betray them to Britannia and prevent the rise of the United States.
378** [[spoiler:The narrative seems to imply that Lelouch and Suzaku were destined to stand against each other on opposite sides, no matter what happened. And unfortunately for Lelouch, this has so far held true, as Suzaku is too far gone after Euphie's death to even consider salvaging his friendship with his former best friend.]]
379* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: [[spoiler:Suzaku killed his father in order to protect Lelouch and Nunnally, his first and only friends. Fifteen years later, he bluntly tells Lelouch during their fight that had he known what would've happened in the interim between then and now, he would have let his father do the deed instead of saving them.]]
380* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:Xingke was dying of tuberculosis for a time, which is why he originally refused to enter a relationship with Tianzi. This obviously changed when Rakshata came forward with a cure.]]
381** [[spoiler:Kallen's Geass is implied to be doing something similar to her, too.]]
382* ZergRush: The CLA tactic with the ''Yaoguais'' is basically this. The ''Hongse Diyu'' (Red Inferno) protocol is a last-ditch Knightmare Wave Attack where the ''Yaoguais'' charge in and destroy everything regardless of their casualties. [[spoiler:Interestingly enough, this is what turned the tide against Britannia and allowed the Red Rebellion to succeed.]]
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