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Because Soul Chess is so expansive it now has to have separate pages for its character index.

On this page you can find the three main characters of Soul Chess. Lelouch is the driving protagonist with Ichigo showing up later and supporting him. After the Farewell Ichigo arc, which ends with Ichigo going to college, Cornelia stands in the spotlight. They continue to share the spotlight after each of their respective arcs. For information on Lelouch go here. For information on Ichigo go here. For information on Cornelia go here


Common Qualities Between the Protagonists:

Lelouch Lamperouge: Chief Defense Attorney and Captain of Squad 10,

He's died and gone to the afterlife, but his journey has only just begun. The driving protagonist of the series, Lelouch starts out in Rukongai and becomes a Soul Reaper, but he slowly but surely ascends to greater levels. Lelouch's rise in ranks take him from low down positions in Squad's 10, 2 and 12 before moving back to Squad 10 and then transferring to Squad 6 and then Squad 13. He is then later promoted to 3rd seat and Deputy Research Department Head of Squad 12 before going back to Squad 10 to become its Vice-Captain and later the Captain itself, which is where he currently stands. Lelouch's greatest enemy and the man he hates the most is Aizen. Aizen has caused both directly and indirectly The death of Lelouch's first captain, Mari Akari and her successor Yuna Homura, of whom Lelouch loved, but never told her, and the banishment of Kisuke Urahara, Yoruichi Shihoin, Soifon, Tessai Tsukabishi and Isshin Kurosaki. Lelouch, to fight Aizen, has notably gathered quite the bit of huge support around him over the years and eventually their confrontation finally comes to pass. Lelouch is victorious only to expose himself and be put on trial for his crimes as Zero. He is let go on good faith not to make a Face–Heel Turn against the Soul Society. An important thing to note is that Lelouch is misplaced in time. He deals with this grudgingly and eventually relives his past where he encounters all the mistakes he made. But his life has been getting better for the most part. He is married to Susanna and things seem fine. Then Kasumi shows up. He later marries Shirley too and becomes a father. Lelouch's Zanpakuto is called Eien Tamashi and his Bankai is called Zero no Seishin no Eien Tamashi

  • First-Name Basis: This trope's effect is most profound in regards to his relationship with Yuna. In fact she is the only one who has an obvious or implied interest in him that doesn't use any honorifics when referring to him when compared to Nemu's Lelouch-sama, Susanna's Lelouch-dono, and Isane's Lelouch-kun. Rangiku will sometimes refer to Lelouch as her captain. Momo consistently refers to him as Lamperouge-sensei. Kukaku is simply informal with everyone.
  • Playing Hard to Get: Towards Rangiku, not that it's intentional all the time. It's ultimately subverted in chapter 61 though.
  • Properly Paranoid: with regards to Aizen regarding his intentions towards Urahara.
  • Relationship Upgrade: Lelouch has had sex with Nemu, Susanna and Rangiku. Judging by the fact that we haven't reached Code Geass canon yet, it's not over for Lelouch in relationships yet. The middle got pregnant with his kid, but lost it. The former was his girlfriend until Lelouch brutally broke up with her, but now they're back together.
  • Rousing Speech: If Lelouch isn't known for his Gambits, he is known for his Oratorical Rousing Speeches.
  • Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: What Lelouch's motivation in planning to bring down Central Forty-Six after overthrowing Hitsugaya's authority as Captain on account of MISDEMEANORS.
  • Screw the Rules, I Make Them!: What Lelouch is doing with the House of Lamperouge as its founder.
    • Subverted. The clan's been deconstructed.
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here: At the end of the Aizen's Revenge arc, during Aizen's Villainous Breakdown, Lelouch calmly walks away from the area and says nothing.
  • Secret-Keeper: Unohana shares her past with him as a sign of her trust in him especially since she knows his past.
  • Set Right What Once Went Wrong: Averted. After learning that he was sent to Soul Society in a Temporal Paradox, Lelouch thought that maybe he can change the major tragic events of what went wrong in his life since technically the tragic events that happened in his past life didn't happened yet, but he then later learns that changing the tragic events yet to come in Code Geass canon will make his Soul Reaper self to cease to exist and so, he begrudgingly decides to not interfere with the events that will follow in order to keep his existance, much to his displeasure of hearing.
  • Sex for Solace: Lelouch has had the opportunity of being on both sides of this trope. In chapter 49 Susanna lays down with him to heal his soul and in chapter 61 he is helping Rangiku heal hers.
  • Shipper on Deck: For Byakuya/Hisana, Ichigo/Orihime, and despite sleeping with her Gin/Rangiku.
  • Shmuck Bait: Lelouch has a safe in his office that's easy to open and another that opening it in a conventional manner triggers an alarm.
  • Tempting Fate: Lelouch closes chapter 30 by musing to his zanpakuto about how things are definitely looking up for him. One would think he'd know his luck doesn't work that way by now.
    • As one reviewer put it: Things are looking up for Lelouch. Something very bad is about to happen.
    • Lampshaded by Eien Tamashi in chapter 33.
      • And essentially confirmed by the events of chapter 34.
    • In chapter 53 he says that he hopes to avoid attracting attention from the female student body. He gets about two steps before getting swarmed.
  • The Atoner: Lelouch initially started out wanting to follow the path of atonement but decides to set it aside after Mari's death in favor of doing whatever it takes to bring down Aizen and Talbumosuke. There are hints that he may return to the path of atonement once when we return to the Code Geass timeline and one thing is for sure, it will take a lot for him to make up for what he has done for all of the innocent people who suffered under his actions, especially for Euphie and Shirley.
  • The Clan: Has plans to start a Noble House to help cope with his extensive love life.
  • The Only One I Trust: He is this to Byakuya in regards to needing a partner in regards to taking down Muramasa. Make of that what you will.
    • As of 179, it's no longer the case; Byakuya himself says so. And he's not the only one.
  • Third Time's The Charm: Lelouch fights Aizen three times in the story. He loses the first two times each after putting up a significant fight, but still defeats Aizen anyway via other means (Geass, having Rita revive Yamamoto). The third and final time, Lelouch has merged with the Hogyoku and is finally able to defeat Aizen in one-on-one battle.
  • This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself: Ultimately the reason why Marianne accepts Lelouch's decision to face Aizen alone for the Final Battle. Lelouch's destiny was set in stone the moment he decided to stand against Aizen, and she knows that even though she is his mother, she cannot shield him from his fate.
  • Through His Stomach: A bit of a sucker for fine dining; he and Yuna tease each other about it during Kaien and Miyako's wedding, he's a regular at the restauraunt owned by Byakuya, which is where he took Su on their date when he asked her to marry him., and is as with Code Geass canon is still a pretty good cook himself, even though he doesn't do much of it these days.
  • Took a Level in Badass: In stages:
    • To begin with, his stamina was a sbad as when he was alive. That didn't really improve for years. He did stand out as a kido adept from an early point though.
    • His time in 2nd Division did some good for his Shunpo and to a lesser degree his hand-to-hand and physical endurance. It was during this time that he learned his Zanpakuto's name.
    • Not long after Yuna's death, he took the first steps towards Bankai against Ichinose.
    • By the time of Renji and co going to the human world for Konso training, he was capable of Hado #90
    • As Leiutenant of 10th Division, he finally acheives Bankai agianst Nnoitra. He eventually becomes Captain.
    • His Geass has evolved into Mastery as a result of the Reapers and Heralds arc, though it doesn't come to full fruition till the Fullbringers arc.
    • As of Chapter 160, Captain Lelouch fully mastered his Bankai. His core form is Yusei Ocho no Zero: Sekai Seikei Yoroi (Ascendant Dynasty of Zero: World Shaping Armor).
    • In the final battle, he merges with the Hyogoku and can fight Aizen's superpowered form as an equal, the only one who can (sans Soul King).

Ichigo Kurosaki

The Hero Protagonist of Bleach now a Supporting Protagonist in the fic. Ichigo doesn't hit the series for a few arcs, but he's still relatively the same orange haired Jerk with a Heart of Gold fans remember. Married to Orihime and father to Masaki.

  • I Gave My Word: Why he never leaves Rita’s employ until fired as the Mysterious Hooded Soul Reaper not even to let his friends know he’s alive.
  • Implacable Man: Sort of. With his Training from Hell, courtesy of Lelouch, Ichigo can now manually regenerate his Mana Meter, which means Ichigo can constantly fight with full reiatsu if he focuses. Wounds will still take their full course though.
    • With his second dosage of this courtesy of Rita it's now played a lot straighter. Ichigo now has the capacity to uttery curbstomp high level, weakened, togabito with Bankai and his speed can remain on par with Aizen.
  • It's Personal: :Unlike in canon, his battle with Aizen is now of a personal nature since Aizen created grand fisher, who killed Ichigo's mother.
  • Leave Him to Me!: Says this to Lelouch with regards to fighting Allon that he doesn’t want any help.
  • Mythology Gag: His Bankai’s core form bears a striking resemblance to his form he acquired after training in the Dangai Precipice World in canon, rather a mix between it and the Final Getsuga Tensho.
  • Morton's Fork: By fighting against Britannia, Ichigo also fights against everything Lelouch has done. If Ichigo loses, Britannia takes over Japan. If Ichigo wins, then time unravels and Lelouch never becomes a Soul Reaper. There is no Third Option.
  • Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Ichigo has the nickname “Soul Reaper” amongst the gang system throughout Karakura Town.
  • Never Found the Body: Making it possible that his supposed death is not quite so. It’s also possible that Orihime is just delusional.
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: While he and his friends managed to eliminate some of the Espada, this is exactly what Talbumosuke wanted. He had more to gain this way.
    • Ichigo really screws the pooch for Eleventh Prince Lelouch vi Britannia by preventing Cornelia from getting to him in time to rescue him.
  • Passing the Torch: Double Subverted. Ichigo wonders if Karakura Town will be all right from thugs and bandits, “his turf” as he calls it, without him to lay down the law upon leaving for college. One scene change later Karin is kicking it old school to some students about to do horrible things to Yuzu.
    • It's played much straighter between him and Senna. No not that one. Ichigo leaving Karakura Town in order to go to college in Kyoto leaves Senna in charge who is going to be the representative of Karakura Town.
  • Put on a Bus: His role in the storyline is mainly finished until he gets to fight Britannia.
  • Relationship Upgrade: He and Orihime are dating as of chapter 69.
    • In chapter 74, they have sex.
    • In chapter 149, they get engaged, and by 182 are married.
  • "Reason You Suck" Speech: Delivers an oh so satisfying one to Takeno during his Villainous Breakdown
  • Sand In My Eyes: What he says more or less upon Lelouch’s reunion with Mari
  • Split-Personality Takeover: Hollow Ichigo possesses Ichigo’s body for the last chapter of the Demon Within arc
  • Story-Breaker Power: His Resurreccion as shown to us by his inner hollow. Ichigo, nobly, wants nothing to do with it because it would devoid what makes him human.
  • Supporting Protagonist: To Lelouch.
  • Taken for Granite: He’s turned to stone by Lelouch due to his massive power
  • Tell Me About My Father: Says this to Lelouch when he discovers Isshin's true nature much earlier than in canon.
  • Tempting Fate: Ichigo tells Rukia during the Demon Within arc that he’ll come back safe and sound. this is not what happened.
  • Thanks for the Mammary: Ichigo accidentaly grabs Kukaku's breast when trying to get her phone, which has a picture of him and Isane cuddling. Kukaku, naturally, flips out.
  • The Last Dance: He goes up against the remnants of Britannian army trying to take Karakura Town by himself aiming to turn the tide of the war. He refuses to give into the army. He is ultimately gunned down by Cornelia, though later turns out that he survived.
  • Took a Level in Badass: Compare canon Ichigo with the current version.
    • As Soifon is his schoolteacher and former instructor, his hand-to-hand skills are probably a lot sharper than canon, in addition to being stronger when in human form.
    • After successfully rescuing Orihime from Hueco Mundo, Lelouch takes the lull in battle to drill into a much more intelligent and skillful fighter.
    • His Hollow , when he uses resureccion, can fight on an even keel with Unohana, and when it uses it's head can push Yamamoto to the limit. He willingly discards it though.
    • After his disappearance, with Rita’s help, he took his training with Lelouch to another level, learned how to control his power (and how to seal his zanpakuto), unlocked his core form, and can stand on par with (make that beat) the likes of Aizen and three captains (Yuna, Stefan and Kenpachi) simultaneously.
  • Too Powerful to Live: Subverted. He is sealed away by Lelouch, but he comes back to normal as good ol’ normal Ichigo again. As normal as a teenage boy with the ability to move at supersonic speeds and carry a bigass sword and fire sword beams can be.
    • Directly invoked in his battle for Karakura Town.
    • Also the out-of-story reason why Ichigo abandons his Hollow powers; at his full potential he'd be more powerful than everyone else by a large margain, thus ruining the drama. Only Aizen's final form would anything like a challenge, as Aizen's Bankai got trounced by Ichigo towards the end even without Hollow powers.
  • Training from Hell: Rita gives him a literal example of this.
  • Unskilled, but Strong: Though training with Lelouch fixed the Unskilled part.
    • On the other hand This fits his half-hollow berserk form to a T. It's lampshaded by Unohana when she realizes how predictable and tiring his No, I Am Behind You tactic becomes.
  • Unrequited Love: To Nagisa Chiba in their university days, and later in the police. She falls for him, but despite not being as close as they once were, he's still with Orihime. Besides, she annoys him a bit too much for him to consider her more than a colleague.
  • Walking Shirtless Scene: Has one while acting as Kamina for a cosplay project.
  • What the Hell, Hero?: Gets one of these from Tatsuki for Not telling anyone he was still alive despite his reasoning and justification.
  • With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: His theorized Resurreccion, but only while he takes its form

Cornelia li Britannia

General-in-chief of Britannia's military, but due to the Temporal Paradox she isn't shown to be there until the end of chapter 153. Cornelia's own arc is dedicated to showing how she goes from young and happy military academy student to scowling, ruthless General-in-chief by the Code Geass timeline. Cornelia's intelligence is considered second only to Schneizel and Lelouch. She is shown to be dedicated to not just Euphie, but Lelouch and Nunnally as well. She is also incredibly fond of Lelouch's mother Marianne vi Britannia as Euphie had told Lelouch that Cornelia spent many fruitless hours investigating the circumstances surrounding Marianne's death which finally happened at the end of the Rise of the Royal Soldier arc. Cornelia also has spiritual power enough to see spirits and Soul Reapers shown as early as age 10. Cornelia's arc is also considered the author's own version of Cornelia's backstory. [[spoiler:And he has even said that he has his own other version of how things would play out if she had no spiritual power at all that still keeps most of the backstory intact.

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