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4->''"Everything is'' '''''Fabulous'''''''"''
5-->--A GagSub from the second opening of ''R2''
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7''Anime/CodeGeass'' is an epic mecha battle between the forces of the Black Knights and the forces of Britannia. It's also infamous for the [[LargeHam complete lack of subtlety and restraint]] that affects almost every scene in R2. Dramatic scenes are constantly [[{{Narm}} ruined]] by bizarre faces that appear to be drawn by people [[NarmCharm who were having way too much fun]]. Also it has bizarre clothing designs by Creator/{{CLAMP}} that are basically the clothing version of the robots from ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]''. The general over-the-top nature of the show, especially in the second season, makes it a very entertaining {{MST}} piece, depending on how cynical your viewpoint is.
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9Please note that many of these may also be considered {{camp}} or [[StealthParody jokes that were taken too seriously]]. With this show, who knows? Or maybe we're all just too cynical for our own good.
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15* Can we just talk for a minute about how Lelouch's nickname "Lelou" is pronounced more like "Lulu"? Just... ''Lulu''.
16* While the ProductPlacement managed to mostly avert this by not being ''too'' heavily overdone, it manages to become Narmy via FridgeLogic: This is an AlternateHistory, where the British took over America, flip-phones and HumongousMecha exist in the 1960s... and yet, we still have Pizza Hut?!
17* The [[ProductPlacement unnecessary whoring of Pizza Hut]] can be quite constant. Yeah, the place has good food, but we have commercials for a reason.
18* '''''[[GratuitousEnglish AWRRRRR HHEEEEEIIIIIRRRRRRR BRRRIIIIITTTTTAAAAANNNNNYYYYEEEEEEEEEEHHH!]]'''''
19* Anytime a character gives a big frown it looks ridiculous.
20** Plus the way Creator/{{Clamp}} designed their faces... whenever we get a profile shot of a character their noses look insanely huge, and their upper lips look to be a part of their noses and their chins look rather pointy.
21** Whenever a character widens their eyes or their pupils shrink.
22* Most of the female characters especially from the military of Britannia would have been taken way more seriously if their uniform didn't consist entirely out of something [[LeotardofPower a gymnast would wear.]]
23* [[https://rubenerd.com/files/uploads/anime.codegeass.zr.2.jpg This magazine art]] is not a promotion for Code Geass, the anime. It is a promotion for Code Geass, the porno. I mean, Lelouch and C.C.'s pose is suggestive enough, but C.C., WHERE is your hand going? Was Lulu not enough for you? Do you really need Suzaku too? (not that we blame you)
24* The use of "United States of" where it doesn't belong. No, Japan and China don't have States, so it's ridiculous to name them as such.
25* Schneizel is brilliant and formidable, but the fact remains...[[ForeignSoundingGibberish that his name is Schneizel]].
26** The serious way in which Lelouch constantly [[SayMyName says Schneizel's name]] during tense moments just adds to the narminess of his name.
27* Several times Lelouch frequently comes off like the "MY PARENTS ARE DEEEEEAAAAADDDD!" Batman meme.
28* Suzaku's spin kick. It earned him the fan name Spinzaku! Then again, the staff lampshades this in picture dramas, so they must have thought it was funny too.
29** [[http://imgur.com/a/39mHO Spinzaku demonstration]] Poor, poor Nunnally.
30* Any scenes involving the Britannian Emperor and his ridiculous hair. In real life, British judges wear those kinds of wigs. The problems:
31** His hair is gigantic.
32** His hair is ''not'' a wig.
33** [[LargeAndInCharge He has practically no neck]], which makes his head look like a lump.
34** On the subject of [[FanNickname Emperor Wakamoto's]] hair, series director Goro Taniguchi stated that "When I first saw [CLAMP's] drawings, I kept wondering if I should send it back or not." However, he eventually came to the conclusion that "It's kind of hilarious, so we gave it a go." Seems this particular bit of Narm was an InvokedTrope, or at least an example of ThrowItIn.
35* The designation of Japan as "[[AirstripOne Area 11]]" isn't too bad at first... but people screaming "eleven" in anger may remind some viewers of [[FlameWar heated internet arguments]].
36* The major theme of racism may range from being unconvincing, or even ridiculous, considering the series' art style [[{{Mukokuseki}} makes Japanese and Britannians visually interchangeable!]]
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40* The part where Euphy tells Suzaku "I command you to love me" in Episode 20 of R1. It makes more sense in the context of the following dialogue, in which she helps him get over the shame he feels after retreating due to the "LIVE!" Geass (and because she knows that's the only way to get Suzaku to respond to requests like these), but it sounds quite funny when first said. Shippers tend to see it as NarmCharm most of the time.
41* Lelouch strikes some truly fabulous poses throughout Geass, but his best is in Episode 23 when he throws his arms out and cocks his hips to side while declaring "The United States of Japan." A casual viewer would be pardoned for half expecting him to challenge Emperor Charles to a dance battle for rulership of Japan.
42* At one point when Cornelia is trying to convince Euphy to pick a knight, she offers a list of approved Knights of Honour. The list, while containing few truly Britannian sounding names, is not too unrealistic... until we get to one name in particular. Ladies and gentlemen: [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091113225137/codegeass/images/e/eb/Euphie_Knight_Choices.png Baron Schutenkin Gordiengo The Third]]. Make of that name what you will.
43** The other names, while not nearly as absurd, still aren't much better. Where else would you see "Zectole Vignal Jr" and "Viscount Les Maradi" in the same place? This was a problem with Britannia in general; despite it being a British empire based in North America, most Britannians have inexplicably foreign names (take Prince Schneizel, for one).
44*** While on that note, apparently, names like Lelouch, Nunnally, and Euphemia aren't seen as [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight strange]] and thus are apparently not unique in the world of ''Code Geass'', despite the three surely being well-known because of their royalty. Nobody puts two and two together and realizes that the pair of siblings named Lelouch and Nunnally Lamperouge have something to do with the supposedly dead prince and princess named Lelouch and Nunnally vi Britannia. Nor does Suzaku realize that the woman named Euphemia may have something to do with Princess Euphemia.
45* The showdown between Lelouch and Suzaku at the end of Stage 25 goes over the top when Lelouch pulls out the liquid sakuradite bomb out of nowhere.
46* Tohdoh's name, which isn't narmy in itself until the English dub which occasionally sounds like "Toto" from ''Wizard of Oz''.
47* Two words: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yyp_3gQhL Lloyd's voice]]. You just can't be taken seriously when you sound like a grown-up Stewie.
48** His Japanese voice actor is even ''goofier'' if you can believe that. The staff even calls attention to letting his VA do whatever he wanted with the role, so the fact he's hilarious at it makes sense. The guy sounds like a character from ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''! At least he doesn't sound like he's eighty in the dub...
49* Kallen's assertion to Suzaku that she's Japanese and not Britannian would be more dramatic if they didn't have her naked during the whole scene in an episode whose first half was mostly comedy.
50** On that note, how can anyone take what's supposed to a heartwarming moment between Lelouch and Euphy seriously when Euphy's nearly naked? There are certain scenes where {{Fanservice}} works; these aren't them.
51* Kid!Lelouch saying he will "obliterate Britannia" in episode one of the English dub.
52* In episode 16 of R1 after Mao [[MindRape messes with]] Suzaku, Lelouch gets pissed and orders Mao to "Never speak again!" Then when Mao went outside to meet C.C. who told him "I did love you, Mao" and Mao responded with "Grkhg gglgh grggkh glaarble!"
53** Another Mao and C.C. Moment is when Mao shoots at C.C. and each time she gasps like she's having an orgasm.
54* The green tassel on Lelouch's White outfit.
55* Ten-year-old!Lelouch marching in on his father, [[CallingTheOldManOut asking him why the hell he didn't lift a finger to defend Lelouch's now-dead mother]]. If a little kid [[AdorablyPrecociousChild acting this tough]] isn't hilarious enough, he does it wearing a black-with-red-trim-gigantic-upturned-collar-you-heard-me-it's-a-vampire's cape.
56** "My mother is dead!" "Old news, what of it?" Funniest KickTheDog ever.
57* Someone from the writing staff of ''Anime/CodeGeass'' thought it would be a good idea for PsychoLesbian Nina [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezwhZC4R-eI hump the corner of a table]] to a photo of Euphemia. When did [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} Vince McMahon]] begin writing anime?
58** Nina's look of ''absolute '''terror''''' [[spoiler: when Euphemia announces there will be a Nippon settlement where the Japanese have equal rights]].
59** Nina's expression when she learns that [[spoiler: Euphemia was killed]]. It's the most disgusting facial expression in the entire series. Oh, just [[http://korasoff.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/nina_face.jpg look already]].
60*** She gets ''another'' distressed expression after [[spoiler:[[https://youtu.be/7kOUZLaxzjE?t=11m1s Suzaku fires the F.L.E.I.J.A bomb that Nina created]]]].
61** Not to mention when [[spoiler: Zero is still alive at the start of R2.]] It's much funnier and adds to the (possibly intended) comedy of giving her such wildly exaggerated expressions.
62* The dub has Kallen's hilarious [[RuleOfCool yet awesome]] line from the first episode:
63--->'''Kallen''': You fellows know full well what this [[TotallyRadical badass mother]] can do!
64* Ryōga Senba has what appears to be a clitoris on his forehead.
65** For that matter, if you look closely, Tohdoh's face is almost comically scrunched.
66* In Episode 3, during Kallen's shower scene, Lelouch answers the phone and the person on the other line wanted to speak with Kallen. Instead of having her step out of the shower to answer the phone, Lelouch gives it to Kallen ''while she's still in the shower''.
67** Many a suspense scene in Geass was downplayed by taking place half in the shower, or similar. How can you take anything Kallen says too seriously when she's often partially naked? [[MostWritersAreMale The creators]] were admirably good at finding excuses for her to be so.
68* "JIBUN WOOOOO!!!" (the first words from the first opening).
69* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSVFls5w8_0 Lelouch's fabulous white horse]] is the very definition of Narm.
70* The complete and utter lack of [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy guards]] in the 24th episode of season one in any situation that would warrant guards.
71* In Episode 21, in what's supposed to be a [[BreatherEpisode lighthearted comic-relief episode]] are two hints of incest.
72## While Cornelia had assembled the Glaston Knights, Schneizel speaks of her skills on the battlefield, but ends up sounding more like he's putting the moves on her.
73## In just one random, out-of-nowhere question, Nunnally made a heartwarming moment between half-sisters completely awkward when she asks Euphemia about the time they got into a great big argument about who would marry Lelouch. Then she asks "So how about now?"
74* In Ep 13 of R1, Lelouch finally realizes that his [[CaptainObvious declaration of war on Britannia might kill innocent people]]. Then he {{Wangst}}s about it by punching a wall over and over again...while [[ShowerOfAngst naked in the shower]]. While bent over. [[FemaleGaze Who said Kallen and C.C. get to have all the fun?]]
75* In Episode 7, we get this.
76--->Lelouch: V-8, this is Zero. I want a status report now.
77--->Guy on other end: Screw your status report! AAAAAH-!
78* Jeremiah is so over the top in the Season 1 finale that it's hard not to laugh during an incredibly tense episode. He literally screams every single line at the top of his lungs. Granted, he's gone insane at the time...
79* The Siegfried mecha, which not only looks like a giant orange but also spins like a top.
80* The outfit that C.C. wore when they first met Mao. It's like an outfit you would put on a chimpanzee. It also could do without the [[TheHilarityOfHats ridiculous hat]]. It looks like something Michigan J. Frog would wear.
81*** They {{lampshaded}} this in ''WebVideo/CodeMENT''.
82--->''She ditched the white clothes. Now she looks like a cross between a FrenchMaid and a Vietnamese hooker''[[note]]this is perhaps the most accurate description of C.C.'s outfit you could ever heard[[/note]]
83*** Also, from Mao: ''[[ChainsawGood "I'm going to make you compact!]]"''
84* Suzaku cutting the bomb in episode 16. He looks like Literature/PeterPan. There should have been two sets of wires: one for the bomb, [[WireFu one for Suzaku]].
85* ''Nobody'' wants to bring up the end of the very first episode of the series, where the music that plays after Lelouch's massacre of the soldiers is punctuated by the most ridiculous trumpet noise and 80s saxophone known to man?
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90* Practically everything that comes out of Jeremiah's mouth post [[spoiler: him joining Lelouch]], although it is effectively closer to NarmCharm since both fans and creators alike appreciated Orange.
91** "Taste the storm... '''''OF MY LOYALTY!!!'''''" What's even more ridiculous is the storm of missiles just hits Suzaku's energy shield, so he's basically hamming up for hamming up.
92** One subbed version gives us this wonderful line from Jeremiah Gottwald, LargeHam Extraordinaire: "ORANGE IS THE NAME OF MY LOYALTY!!!"
93* Also in ''R2'', Lelouch's [[spoiler:downward spiral, wherein he turned to drugs and then asked Kallen for "the comfort only women can provide."]] Presumably this wasn't intended to be hysterical, but when those words are coming out of [[spoiler: Lulu]]'s mouth...
94** The incredible ''speed'' with which Lulu reaches rock bottom is also hilarious. It takes him all of one day to turn to drugs... Also, Rolo showing up right after the "comfort" scene, given [[HoYay how Rolo acts towards Lelouch]], is rather amusing.
95* Episode 21 has Charles turning into Cannonball. No wonder he's known as "The Emperocket". Even more hilarious once you consider that his [[Creator/NorioWakamoto voice actor]] also voices [[Franchise/StreetFighter M. Bison]]. Basically, Chuck just performed the Psycho Crusher.
96* Schneizel El Britannia, the BigBad, constantly looks stoned. After [[spoiler:he's finally geassed by Lelouch]], it's even ''worse''. And Kanon, his aidé, isn't much better.
97* Nunnally's fallen, and she can't get up!
98** Nunnally's ultimate enemy… STAIRS!
99* Lelouch in the dub of the first episode of R2 is hard to take seriously if you've seen the dub of ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' because of how much he sounds like Renton, which makes him sound a lot younger than he's supposed to and definitely younger than he usually sounds. (It doesn't help that he's given the line "Filthy lying adult.") [[spoiler:Rolo, who is supposed to convincingly play his ''younger brother'',]] ends up sounding older.
100* V.V [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnj6Gq5CLcU constantly saying "oh yeah"]] while otherwise remaining serious had more than a couple of people chuckling.
101* After a while, the sheer number of times Lelouch has the exact [[OhCrap same bizarre shocked face]] makes it start to become hilarious. You have to wonder if the animators didn't sincerely start to find it funny at some point.
102** And also Ohgi's face when Lelouch blows up Mount Fuji under the Ikaruga. It's the equivalent of someone's face when someone stepped into dog crap.
103* The love episode has some of the weirdest facial expressions, which make it just as funny or funnier than the attempts at comedy. For example, when Lelouch runs into Shirley, she's first smiling and making some snarky comment; then she's crying; than she's smiling while crying; and then she throws Lelouch's gift back at him.
104* Pictured above: Lelouch's face after the [[spoiler:FLEIJA destroys the Britannian part of Tokyo]] in the TV version. They fixed it somewhat for the DVD release to make it less comical.
105** Made worse when posters at the Code Geass LJ whipped out some pictures with Lelouch's mouth [[http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/WyraachUr/70349292lz3.jpg photoshopped upside down]] so it looks like he's ''laughing'' instead of brooding. It is both hilarious and disturbing.
106* In Episode 6 of R2, Lelouch and Suzaku both try to save Nunnally (who only knows that Suzaku is there). The force of Suzaku arriving, and Nunnaly saying Suzaku's name, makes it look like Nunnally blew Lelouch out of the ship by [[SayMyName saying Suzaku's name]]. Imagine how much fun ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' would be if that happened there.
107* From the Code Geass guide book comes the Suzaku profile that mentions that Lelouch [[spoiler:died to atone for the sins of killing his psychopathic parents]], that Lelouch wanted to spend [[BrotherSisterIncest his future with Nunnally]], and that Suzaku's wish was fulfilled by a punishment that was a FateWorseThanDeath, which makes Suzaku come off as a Masochist. Erm...
108* Anya calling Suzaku a masochist, if not interpreted as just an in-joke, is presumably meant to show how dedicated Suzaku is to his cause. It becomes quite funny once you see the last episode of the series and some of the extra materials that are full of HoYay between Lelouch and Suzaku, which suggest that Anya's assessment is hilariously accurate.
109* The scene where Emperor Chuck gives the Ten Commandments becomes hilarious once you imagine him trying to get it on with his neighbor's wife.
110* Nunnally's statements when she's made Viceroy are hilarious once you remember that, other than Lelouch, everyone thinks Euphemia was some nutcase who tricked the Japanese so she could kill them. Nunnally asking if what Euphemia did was wrong becomes Nunnally asking Suzaku if massacring the Japanese was wrong. Suzaku answers no. Way to look out for your people there, Suzaku.
111* A Distress call from a Britannian:
112--> "Sir Kururugi, ''bubbles''-- AAAAHHHHH"
113* Diethard's obsession goes from a follower to something like a CampGay lover being praised..
114* Lelouch blackmailing Viletta in Turn 5 is rendered hilarious by how smug he's acting. He constantly seems about one second away from bursting out into evil laughter.
115* The oldest Prince, Odysseus, is supposed to come off like a buffoon. Instead, he comes off like a pedophile, making Japan=Britannia jokes even easier.
116* Every single time a Eunuch speaks, it's Narm because they are CampGay. The episodes they appear in are easily the funniest episodes of the series, and are funnier than most comedies.
117** Then there's the Eunuch who is also a midget. Nothing is more hilarious than a CampGay midget with no balls.
118** As the Eunuchs reveal their plan to kill the Empress, you see the AnimeChineseGirl [[http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/WyraachUr/70349292lz3.jpg in bondage with a BALL GAG!]] Way to keep turning apparently dramatic moments into comedy through AuthorAppeal.
119*** Not just the AnimeChineseGirl. Kallen is also subject to bondage in that episode. One of the first scenes has her strapped to a table, while another scene has her in the same straitjacket C.C. wore through most of season one. Who thought giving her food while having her mouth sealed shut was a good idea?!
120* Milly's {{Stripperiffic}} outfit during the engagement party for the Emperess of China and Odysseus is a bit inappropriate; every conversation she makes, no matter how serious, becomes hilarious. God Damn you, Taniguchi!
121** Even without that outfit on, the conversation with Milly and Nina is inevitably hilarious once Nina starts screaming her head off because Milly offered to help.
122** Cecile's outfit in the previous episode isn't any better and it looks like the animators increased her breast size just to fill it in. Even Nunnally's assistant asks her why she's wearing it.
123* Manboob jackets. Why does the airbag feature on the flight suits expand each half of the chest separately without inflating anywhere else?
124* The scene where Zero states that the whole "the King must lead" would sound more impressive if it was the first move and not '''near the end of the game'''. The sheer stupidity of the situation (apparently Schneizel never moves his King in TabletopGame/{{Chess}}) makes it hilarious.
125** Schneizel moves his King '''[[ArtisticLicenseSports into check]]''' to taunt Zero. This is hilarious [[ScrewTheRulesIHavePlot if you have a minimal knowledge of the rules]] of chess.
126* Nina's assassination attempt, which sports the funniest face ever that isn't OffModel. How much thought was put into this episode and that animation? It's barely better than one of those Epic Fail screenshots.
127* Tianzi/Empress's reaction to Xingke, which is to scream "[[SayMyName Xingke, Xingke, Xingke]]" while holding her pinkie up in the air. She sounds like Franchise/{{P|okemon}}ichu in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' getting kicked off the stage.
128* After Xingke becomes Lelouch's ally/slave, we get another overblown scene with the tiny little Empress where she cries in a ridiculous manner, which makes the whole scene hilarious.
129* Lelouch fights with the power of the hearts. OK, it's unfair; Japan didn't get ''WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|and the Planeteers}}'' or the ''WesternAnimation/{{Care Bears|1980s}}''. But that line is Narm even for overblown {{shonen}} speeches.
130* It's hard to take Lelouch and Shirley's relationship seriously during the Cupid Day's episode because [[IdiotBall the sheer stupidity]] of the characters in the rest of the episode ruins any chance of drama.
131* Does anyone notice in the Cupid's Day episode that, when Lelouch saves Shirley from a giant mecha piloted by Anya, and they roll down the library stairs, both of their poofy heart-shaped hats stay on their heads?
132** Earlier in the same episode, Sayoko, disguised as Lelouch, is jumping and flipping around, and the poofy hat still stays on.
133* Lelouch ''intermittently'' begs Rolo to stop [[spoiler:his HeroicSacrifice]] for being [[spoiler:constantly being stopped by Rolo's use of his geass]]. All while '''he forgets that he could use Geass on him to stop it'''.
134** Rolo's death song sounds eerily like [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Piranha Plant's Lullaby.]] Though that might [[NarmCharm actually add to the sadness.]]
135* Pretty much everything about the Anti-Sakuradite trap that Lelouch lays out for Jeremiah. First, the trap is sprung by a button hidden in an oversized chess piece that is incredibly gaudy and stupid-looking. It's the predecessor for the stupid button that Nunnally has later. Then Jeremiah makes this idiotic face, followed by what is supposed to be Lelouch being smug but instead looks like Lelouch being high. It ends with Jeremiah making another stupid face while saying "Gefjun Disturber... !"
136* The scene where Lelouch and Suzaku stop Shirley from committing suicide becomes somewhat silly. Because Creator/{{CLAMP}}'s character designs give everyone super-skinny limbs, they end up looking like stick people hanging off a cliff. Shirley's left arm almost looks longer than her right arm.
137* The whole Jeremiah/Marianne relationship is incredibly silly, especially the scene where Jeremiah is leaking oil. Leaking oil worked in WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack, but it fails here because this time, it stayed on the face and looked idiotic. Also, Jeremiah comes off less like a loyal soldier and more like a hilariously creepy stalker.
138* The [[http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/227/e/2/pleasure_myself_with_this_fish_by_0_yuki_nagato_1-d46loez.jpg fansub]] that had Suzaku saying, "I'll now proceed to pleasure myself with this fish."
139* After Bartley dies, you see a group of researchers from far away. While they're begging for mercy, the viewer just sees small figures standing like a massacre isn't going on; than they blow up. It takes things from a tragic level to something out of ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater''.
140* The scene where [[spoiler:the nun gave C.C. her code.]] She laughed crazily and said (essentially) "Now it's your problem!" It doesn't help that C.C. was naked during the whole scene for [[FanService no reason whatsoever]].
141** The dub changed it by having her say, "I'm sorry dear, but I'm afraid I tricked YOU!!" This was just as random, and arguably [[NarmCharm more hilarious]].
142* Lelouch appears to have a heart attack out of nowhere; a minute later, he's fine. He didn't have a heart attack? What the hell was that, a scream of joy that just happened to look like a freaking heart attack?
143* When Charles attempts to [[spoiler:kill C.C. and steal her code]], why does he hold her like they are going to slow dance?
144* After he's revealed to be alive, Charles shows that he can make stupid faces with a smile that can only be described as one of those smiles that are made for picture day while trying to show as many teeth as possible to show how much you're smiling. It looks like the animator has never seen another person smile before, or was perhaps just having too much fun while drawing that day.
145* After C.C. reverts to acting like before she got her Geass, Lelouch takes over as the role of MrExposition for the episode openings. But the writing is basically the same as when C.C. was saying it, resulting in Lelouch speaking of himself in the third person like some egotistical idiot.
146* Lelouch announces the name for the UFN, which causes mass shocked faces. You can argue that they were shocked by the founding of the UFN, but the shocked faces and gasps happen only after the name is announced.
147* Luciano Bradley's nikcname. "Vampire of Britannia"? Obviously Anime/CodeGeass has a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent different definition of vampires than ours.]]
148* During the talk with Gino, Bradley mocks him for being an UpperClassTwit. Gino asks him if he thinks it's easy to become a Knight of the Round just by family name alone. Well, considering how incompetent some of the Knights are...
149* After Emperor Chuck returns, he surprises Zero with a video. During the video, a camera angle is used that gets the camera man an extreme closeup of Chuck's nostrils. You have to wonder why the hell they just didn't keep using the regular camera angle of a simple straightforward shot. We don't need to the see the contents of Chuck's nose.
150* The seriousness of Lelouch's exile from Britannia in the dub is somewhat ruined because of young Lelouch's loud, whiny voice, courtesy of Creator/MichelleRuff.
151** And then there's [[Creator/LauraBailey young Suzaku's English voice]]. You can't help but laugh at almost everything he says because he sounds so much like freakin' [[Manga/CrayonShinChan Shin Chan]].
152* Luciano Bradley's mech has beam hips. Beams that come out of the mecha's hips.
153* Lelouch's apology to Suzaku which is ridiculously overblown and ends with Lelouch eating dirt - and that's meant literally, not metaphorically. The episode is even titled "The Taste of Dirt", which might count as putting a lampshade on it.
154* Lelouch used a Geass on Guilford to make him think he's Cornelia. It's not surprising that Guilford would think that Cornelia is begging to be rescued and try to help her, but it's still rather hilarious that his mind would immediately jump to that conclusion.
155* Charles' FreudianExcuse is a CARRIAGE FALLING ON HIS MOTHER! How the hell does that happen? Was she walking one day when a rival just pushed a carriage off a castle and it landed on her head? They should have just gone with the anvil instead.
156* When the Sword of Akasha starts slaying God, [[spoiler:Marianne]] makes a weird face as if [[spoiler:she]] was in the middle of an orgasm or something. And her line to stop Lelouch from foiling the plan? "Lelouch, you ungrateful child!". You kind of expected her to complete the line with "Go to your room and think about what you've done!" or something.
157* Suzaku's spin kick when Lelouch takes over Britannia. Not only does it somehow snap a bunch of metal spears in half, but where the hell does he come from? [[http://animearimasu.animeblogger.net/image/CodeGeassR2/21Pic30.gif This]] is pretty much the only way it could have happened.
158* Honestly, the sheer amount of VillainDecay Britannia goes through leads to some rather hilarious scenes. Suzaku defeating two of the Knights of the Round in about 5 seconds. Funny as hell? Yes.
159* Schneizel saying "This is so sad" when the man clearly shows no emotion.
160* Although this should count towards NarmCharm instead, while Lelouch [[spoiler:[[AwesomeMomentofCrowning declares himself Emperor]]]], the design of the chair behind him makes Lelouch look like he has ears!
161** The ribbon Nunnally wears in her hair in the last chapter of ''Nightmare of Nunnally'' '''(Page contains major spoilers)''' has a similar effect.
162* The scene where a Britannian calls Lelouch a dictator. As opposed to what? His father was basically Adolf Hitler! Lelouch's rule is an improvement!
163* Due to the fact that Guilford wore sunglasses indoors most people assumed he was blind due to injuries since that's the universal way to show your blindness. Then without explaining why he is wearing dark glasses indoors they show him with a gun, making it look like they gave a blind Guilford a gun.
164* The part toward the end of the China arc, in which Xingke attempts to protect the Chinese Empress from enemy gunfire with the Shenhu's spinning harkens. No, that part itself is not the narmy one, it's the little Empress's reaction; she begins to writhe as if she's having a seizure while she calls out to him. It's shown in profile, too, so her [[CheekyMouth character design]] causes her to look like she has a muzzle or something.
165* Bismarck's line "My Geass gives me the power... ''to see the future!''" In both the original and dub, the actor sounds like he's trying not to laugh when delivering the line. You half expect someone else to say they have a Geass that gives them the power... to ''make good brownies''. It's that jarring.
166* How about the flying origami crane [[EverythingsBetterWithRainbows that trails rainbows]] in "World End"? '''How in the world [[MindScrew does that make any sense]]!?'''
167* Episode 6 of R2, at the end, when Nunnaly is rescued by Suzaku when Zero/Lelouch is in front of her. Lelouch gets ''very'' disturbed by the fact that Nunnally decided to go with Suzaku and not with him. Which can be translated to "I can't believe she decided to go with her personal elite guard instead of a menacing guy she thinks is a terrorist".
168* In the Cupid Day episode of R2, Villetta seems quite nonchalant while describing Shirley shooting her in order to protect Lelouch, almost like the way she would be when telling her kids about how she first met Ougi.
169* When Suzaku asks Lloyd for the Lancelot before asking Schneizel the permission to kill the Emperor, the scene has a very [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes looney toonic]] music in the background.
170* In one scene taking place in the Chinese Federation (early R2), C.C.'s part in one of Lelouch's cunning plans is rather made light of due to her choice of ornamentation for her vehicle.
171* The Chinese Eunuchs' comparison of the common people to garbage and insects is not only hard to take seriously considering their voices, but is also comically over-the-top even for an EngineeredPublicConfession, particularly when they break out in evil laughter at the end (See the link for the scene with the Empress' "seizure").
172* Possibly intended to come across as funny, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yoj2FMkeCUg Lelouch:]] "[[CompellingVoice Get on the ground and do]] ''[[CompellingVoice push-ups]]!''"
173** Not to mention that one guy yelling "YEAH, WATCH ME MOVE!" That just makes it WORSE!
174* The cell-phone throwing incident in Episode 19 of ''R2'' is mostly NarmCharm, but for some ears original Japanese dub ruins the drama by making '''"GET OUT!"''' sound like '''"GET KINKY!"''' Also, keep in mind that Jeremiah is hearing all of this on the other end of the phone.
175** Depending on your view, Lelouch's VillainousBreakdown at the beginning of that episode may count as a narm as well.
176*** [[strike:Suzaku's]] [[FanNickname LOLzaku's]] laugh, both English and Japanese.
177* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kanonwtf.png The face]] that Kanon makes after Lelouch defeats and successfully Geasses [[spoiler:Schneizel.]]
178* As [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome epic]] as the battle was, Jeremiah's leap into the air from his self-destroyed mecha to reach Anya's cockpit became hilarious. The way in which he pointed his arm blade towards the Mordred during the jump made him look like he pretended to continue fighting the mecha '''by himself'''. It looked to increase his already high badassery in so many points that the counter was about to explode.
179** Also, he beating Anya used the words "memorize" and "memory" so often that you would probably yell "Stop saying that!" before it was over.
180* Out of all the laughable poses in Anime/CodeGeass, the one Zero makes to the Chinese Empress at the end of the Chinese Federation arc is so ridiculous.
181* In the anime, Emperor Charles saying Lelouch's name sounds more like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF3k1gImDm0 he's impersonating a car's engine]], ''especially'' when it's heard in slow motion.
182* Kallen's beat down of Suzaku while wearing a frilly dress was [[NarmCharm awesome but also kind of funny]] especially [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0r7p_wLEdw here]].
183* Another scene that was a combination of Narm and NarmCharm, from episode 14 of R2: when [[spoiler: the [[{{Tykebomb}} Geass-powered children]] see Rolo and greet him with "Hey, big brother Rolo!", and he greets them back...before killing them.]] It's straight-up horrific, but at the same time funny, the latter especially if you happen to have a sadistic sense of humor.
184* The first appearance of Lelouch and the other Ashford students in R2 is ridiculous, what with Rivalz dressed as Lelouch (how the hell did they pull that off so convincingly in the first place?) and [[spoiler: Villetta's]] over-the-top reaction to him skipping class. Are teachers allowed to jump on students like that at Ashford?
185* Lelouch's magical contacts are ridiculously easy to take off.
186* When [[spoiler:Rolo]] holds Lelouch at gunpoint near the end of episode 3 of R2, [[spoiler:his]] quote is very narmy: "Now, it's time for you and your Evil Eye... [[SublimeRhyme to die.]]"
187* In the last episode, they chained up [[spoiler:Nunnally's legs.]] Why bother doing that?
188* Not sure if anyone's mentioned it yet, but [[spoiler: what kind of {{troll}} puts stairs in a ''crippled girl's'' room?!]] Seriously, Schneizel? Did you get the idea from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' or something?
189* Nunnally's wheelchair in R2 doesn't resemble a chair with wheels so much as a giant teacup robbed from the Disneyworld ride.
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193* Thanks be to ''[[Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally Nightmare of Nunnally]]'': [[TitleDrop ALICE, THE CODE GEASS!!!]]
194** We also had the Code Geass theory for explaining how Lelouch could have survived by having the Code without losing his geass. It was then quickly mocked by switching the names with the series ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', to explain that Spike did not die, because he has inherited the COWBOY BEBOP!
195* One of the picture dramas has Lelouch insisting that the proper way to pronounce "majesty" is with a ridiculous amount of emphasis on the second syllable. "Yes, your Ma-JEESSS-ty!!!"
196* Mao calling Shirley "the wicked witch of the West" in the manga, which elicited a "WTF?" from the scanlators. The part at the end of the chapter where Mao gets dragged away by the crane doesn't help, either.
197** The line in the anime dub goes something like "You took advantage of your lover for your own gain. Only evil witches do that." It's still got touches of Narm but it makes sense given Mao's childishness. That line is just completely random (where did he even learn about [[Film/TheWizardOfOz the wicked witch of the west?)]].
198* Suzaku survives getting shot by his CO because the bullet was blocked by [[MementoMacguffin his dad's pocketwatch]], right? In Suzaku of the Counterattack, this same scenario happens only this time, his CO shoots him in his face.
199* The initial terrorism in the "Lelouch of the Rebellion" manga. There's no killing of dozens to hundreds of people or using giant mechas. Nope. Let's '''spray paint''' stuff and '''''break stuff'''''. Though that does count as terrorism, people's reactions to it are like they're doing what the anime counterparts do.
200* In ''Nightmare of Nunnally'', Lelouch/Zero projects an image of the Geass insignia from his hand when he uses his power; no problems there. But projecting it directly over his crotch? While he's [[spoiler:standing over Cornelia's ruined Gloucester and preparing to finish her off]]? Good luck taking ''that'' seriously.
201* In the same manga series listed above, while Nunnally is at Shinjuku looking for Lelouch (never mind how she got there when she's blind and handicapped), she falls out of her wheelchair.
202** And there's the part at the end of Chapter 16 when, after [[spoiler:canceling her contract with Nemo]], she's ''completely naked''.
203* In the Nightmare of Nunnally manga, a mistake in the captions shows Nunnally asking "What's the life of 1 damn Britannian?", and it's quite amusing to hear someone like her using profanity.
204* Mao's facial expressions during her (yes, her) VillainousBreakdown in Nightmare of Nunnally are hilarious, as is her screaming "'''ALICE!!! GIVE ME THE DRUUUUUG!!!!!!'''".
205** Mao's death has the unintentionally amusing yet disturbing part where her body disintegrates from the top down, leaving behind her exposed buttocks.
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209* The amount of racism in the first episode: if there's a chance for a European character who's not Malca to be racist, they will usually try to take it. Some think it's a bit overblown, at least compared to the original series.
210** For example, when Akito threatens a person by employing a racist claim about how good his people are with sharp objects, although it later turns out he was actually half-joking. Or the scene where Akito shows his military ID to that one truck driver. Previously, the driver had treated him like a fellow EU soldier, but afterwards he looked upon him in disgust. And that's before FridgeLogic sets in: shouldn't the truck driver have recognized Akito as Japanese up front ''by his facial features''? Perhaps he initially thought Akito belonged to another Asian ethnic group instead, but this isn't made clear.
211** The generally bad situation of Displaced Persons counts as RealityIsUnrealistic, but one can argue that ''Akito the Exiled'' takes the concept and drums it up to eleven. Only in ''Code Geass'' is it politically correct to use [=DPs=] as kamikaze units (not to mention sacrifice military equipment along with them), as well as go through the full [[SceneryGorn Ghetto]] treatment (even in the resident [[TheFederation Federation]]). Thankfully episode two plays this down considerably.
212* Akito is under the effects of a Geass order that makes him [[spoiler: and anyone it spreads to]] scream "DIE" over and over.
213* Shin Hyuga Shing's extravagant golden centaur Knightmare is both this and NarmCharm by combining [[BlingofWar BlingofWar]] with LightningBruiser.
214* Julius Kingsley shouting "KOUTEI HEIKAAAA"[[note]]Your Majesty[[/note]] repeatedly as Shin Hyuga Shaing watches can come off as this. At least if you assume it's not intended to be amusing, but it can be seen as part of the property's long tradition of knowingly making dual use of its own indulgence in LargeHam theatrics. Beyond that, Julius Kingsley in general is essentially NarmCharm for many viewers who sincerely enjoy his presence and actions.
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220For good measure again: '''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLL HEEEEIIIIIIIILLLL BBBURRRRIIITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNYYYYAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!'''''
221* ''' ''AAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL HHHHEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLL RURUUUUUUUUUUUUUSHUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!'' '''

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