Well, not everyone was watching just for Lelouch. Some of us like the rest of the cast just as much.
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But you must admit, he's a definite factor, if only for the Fabulous Bastardry.
Lelouch was pretty much the only reason I finished the series.
I do not agree with you, suzaku is not hero (Is a Antivillain in the best).
An Antivillain of Suzaku's type would be a hero simply if he was the main character instead.
The hero, or the protagonist? The series is centered around Lelouch, which makes him the protagonist, but he's often somewhat of a Villain Protagonist. I do think that Suzaku is the one character (or at least, the only one that doesn't die) who is "good" for the entire show. Whether he's always on the side of good is another story, though he tends to associate with the more moderate, compassionate factions within Britannia.
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^ The hero. Suzaku fits into the stereotypical mold of The Hero, in this case "hero" referring to a stereotype (well-intentioned, impulsive, strong, a knight) rather than moral alignment. The big twist of the show, and what makes it so unique, is that Suzaku and Lelouch slightly break the mold by exchanging which sides they're "supposed" to be on, and also have secrets that betray them to not be as good (in the case of Suzaku) or bad (in the case of Lelouch) as they appear to be.
Heroism is a subjective matter, but Suzaku is definitely presented as trying to be personally heroic despite not being in a "good" faction.
Suzaku does a lot of questionable things himself. He really jumps off the slippery slope in season 2. Even his plan to adopt Japan as a protectorate is, counter to what he preaches for most of the show, fraught with ill means, namely screwing over the rest of the world.
Lelouch, on the flipside, may be "using the Japanese", but they're using him as well, and his bigger goal is freeing the world from the Britannian Empire.
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Code Geass Season 1
Code Geass takes place in a world where The Empire of Britannia is conquering and oppressing other nations to expand, one of those being Japan. Seven years after Japan's defeat, idealistic Suzaku Kururugi, son of Japan's former prime minister, becomes the pilot of a Super Prototype and sets out to free-
...Wait, why is Suzaku a Britannian soldier? Oh, its so he can change Britannia from the inside to stop being so oppressive without bloodshed. In his path stands his former childhood fried, the outcast prince Lelouch vi Britannia, who wields the mind control power of Geass and hides behind the persona of Zero, masked leader of the Black Knights, decieving the Japanese into thinking he will lead them to freedom when all he cares about is vengeance on Britannia for abandoning him and making a better world for his blind little sister-
...Hey, wait a minute, WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHO THE HERO IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE?!!!
Anyway, Code Geass is a very interesting show that deconstructs the typical roles of The Hero and Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain, where The Hero actually works for the Big Bad and the "villain" leads the good guys. It combines many different elements ranging from high school drama to racism to warfare. But what keeps you in your seat is that Magnificent Bastard, Large Ham Lelouch and his XanatosGambits; and what keeps you coming back begging for more is the utterly unpredictable plot twists that throw him and everyone else for a wild ride.
Unfortunately, once you do get finished with the first season, you get hit with the inferior product that is R2.....