History Anime / CodeGeassAkitoTheExiled

* AxCrazy: Akito, Yukiya and Sir Ashley. [[spoiler:Akito's geass command makes this trope UpToEleven, and he even once spread it to Ryo, Ayano and Yukiya.]]

** Shinn Hyuga's Vercingetorix [[UpToEleven takes a step further]] by having a [[OurCentaursAreDifferent Centaur mode]] for high mobility.

* KnifeNut: Ayano, as her Alexander is initially the only one given a blade. And she has a personal blade of her own passed down from her samurai ancestors.

->''"More importantly, Akito; why do you fight? You have no family to protect, no country to fight for...you're alone. Why are you living?"''

-->'''Akito:''' "Europeans are all the same. They're scared of Japanese people because they think we all know karate and are good with swords."

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Episode 3 [[spoiler:reveals that Lord Kingsley is Lelouch. But the brainwashing isn't complete and he will at time wonder where he is.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The W-0 staff survives the siege and the EU-Britannian troops ended their attacks on W-0 HQ. The EU is back as a republic with Smila's factions wiped out. Leila and the Alexander pilots moved on to live with gypsies. However, much of Europe will be under Britannian control with the EU-Britannian war still continuing before R2. They gain independence in the middle of R2.]]

* ActorAllusion: Aaron Dismuke has [[Anime/TerrorInResonance previously played a Japanese terrorist wiht a penchant for grenades]].

* DemocracyIsBad: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. The E.U. is a democracy, but though it is riddled with elitism and war-weariness, democracy is painted as a truly good thing as it assures everyone has the freedom and the ability to shape the world around them. It's the ''capitalist'' society that has grown on top of it that is the problem.

The European Union, one of the three major powers in the ''Franchise/CodeGeass'' world, has been steadily losing ground in their war against the expansionist Holy Britannian Empire. Leila Malkal, a European noblewoman and military strategist, decides to form a new military unit codenamed "W-0", comprised of volunteers from Area 11 who have sought refuge in Europe. Her intention is to give the former Japanese a place to belong, but because they are seen as expendable by the general public due to their ethnicity, W-0 is only used in the most dangerous military operations with the worst chances of survival.

* ConspicuousCG: Highly detailed and [[CelShading cel-shaded]] CGI models have been used both for the Knightmare Frames as well as for several background elements, in addition to dynamic camera work and nicely choreographed fight sequences. Lighting effects and shadows have significantly improved 2D/3D integration, but some specific shots still tend to stand out.

** Near the ending, when [[spoiler:Ashley's old squad is about to be overrun by Smilas's forces, Ashley himself shows up to save the day, having been warped in by the Administrator]].

* FalseFlagOperation: [[spoiler:Kingsley creates a fake terrorist group that ''fakes'' attacking various parts of the E.U., which is so successful, thanks in part to both GossipEvolution and the population's already festering resentment of their elites, that all of Europe almost instantly descends into rioting.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The W-0 staff is massacred by EB forces. Leila and the Alexander pilots moved on to live with gypsies. However, much of Europe is under Britannian control with the EU-Britannian war still continuing. They gain independence in the middle of R2.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The W-0 staff leaves after it's disbanded with Leila and the Alexander pilots moving on to live with gypsies. However, much of Europe is under Britannian control with the EU-Britannian war still continuing. They gain independence in the middle of R2.]]

* MadBomber: Yukiya, who has at least twice strapped bombs to himself and threatened to blow himself and everyone around him up.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The W-0 staff leaves after it's disbanded with Leila and the Alexander pilots go to live with gypsies. However, much of Europe is under Britannian control. They gain independence in the middle of R2.]]

* TheAlcoholic: Claus, who generally has a slovenly appearance. He drinks his coffee with alcohol, and his office is filled with empty bottles.

* ArmchairMilitary: Anou acts like this for the few minutes he's on screen, and gets called on it by Leila due to him ordering the W-0 unit to self-destruct in order to take out enemy Knightmares when it would serve no practical purpose.

* BadBoss: Anou see the Eleven as expandable soldiers and threaten Leila with a gun.

* CoolBike: Leila rides one in Episode #2 that looks like [[https://i.imgur.com/ZaMktlD.jpg someone applied KMF tech to build a concept sportbike]]. It's a OneSceneWonder with no impact to the plot, so it doubles as TechnologyPorn.
* TheCracker: Yukiya. [[spoiler:He becomes a PlayfulHacker after his HeelFaceTurn.]]

* DefectorFromDecadence: Leila's birth family were Britannians that fled from their homeland due to sympathizing with the revolutionaries in Europe.

* BigDamnHeroes: When [[spoiler:Leila and Claus are about to be killed by Shin's men, they're rescued by a revealed-to-be-alive Wyvern Squad]].

* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:The W-0 unit when sharing Akito's geass command through their Knightmares delivers this to the Knights of St. Michael till Shin Hyūga Shaing comes.]]

* {{Fanservice}}: The standout example is in Episode 3; when Leila, Akito, and the rest of Wyvern are staying with a gypsy caravan, the old women there have both the guys and girls wear some pretty revealing outfits, complete with changing scenes for Leila and Ayano. The grannies take note, particularly with Ryou. And shortly after, on their final night with the gypsies, the camera offers a closeup of [[BellyDancer Ayano dancing]] to the gypsies' music, jiggling bits and all.

* MaleGaze: It wouldn't be ''Code Geass'' without this. In Episode 2, we have a brief scene of Ayano's cleavage and a sequence where Leila, [[spoiler:in the nude, puts on a very form-fitting uniform. Both Leila and Ayano are rather busty and continue to wear said outfits during the battle.]]

* PsychicLink: The Alexanders' BRS (Brain Raid System) allows their pilots to synchronize with each other; [[spoiler:whenever Akito's Geass activates, it ends up inadvertently influencing his fellow pilots]]. Ironically, the BRS's designers were hoping that the research behind it would be used to promote peace.

* ShipTease: Leila was pretty happy when Akito told her to stay near him during the mission in Episode 2, although his true intentions were far more pragmatic.

* TransformingMecha: The Alexander units can go from regular KMF to a bug-like form to minimize their profile and increase agility.

* TranslationConvention: While we may hear the Europeans and Britannians all speaking Japanese, the on-screen text implies that they're actually mostly speaking in French and English, respectively. The English dub makes this explicit by giving all the European characters French accents.

-> ''"So I can die."''

* TheAlcoholic: Claus, who generally has a slovenly appearance. He drinks his coffee with alcohol, and his office is filled with empty bottles.

* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: Akito invokes this against one of Leila's brash brothers, showing that this stereotype exists in full in-universe:
-->'''Akito:''' "Europeans are all the same. They're scared of Japanese people because they think we all know karate and are good with swords."

* ArmCannon: The EU's Panzer Hummels haves cannon instead of hands.
* AxCrazy: Akito, Yukiya and Sir Ashley. [[spoiler:Akito's geass command makes this trope UpToEleven, and he even once spread it to Ryo, Ayano and Yukiya.]]
** [[spoiler:Akito starts to grow out of it by episode 4, however, thanks to the power of friendship and love.]]

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Episode 3 [[spoiler: reveals that Lord Kingsley is Lelouch. But the brainwashing isn't complete and he will at time wonder where he is.]]

** The spirits of the RedShirt Eleven Pilots seen near the end of the first OVA [[spoiler: return during the climactic duel between Akito and Shin in the fifth OVA, protecting Akito from Shin when the duel between the two takes them to the graveyard where the former were buried]].
** The sword Ayano gives Akito [[spoiler: lets him fight off Shaing for a time when they exit their Knightmares during their final duel and Shaing comes after him with his sword.]]

* TheCracker: Yukiya. [[spoiler:He becomes a PlayfulHacker after his HeelFaceTurn.]]

* DeusExMachina: Twice in the final OVA [[spoiler: the Caretaker - the representative of the collective unconscious - steps in to help out a bit. Surprisingly ''doesn't'' come out of nowhere (as the Caretaker is shown to be somewhat invested in the events) but is still very strange.]]

** Leila has a few traits in common with Euphemia, being a genuinely good person of noble blood who cares for others and has a strong will that falls for an "Eleven" who ends up returning that affection. The difference is she's more politically active, is an ActionGirl instead of ActualPacifist, [[spoiler: and doesn't end on the receiving end of BreakTheCutie followed by KillTheCutie like Euphie did.]] She also has a few traits of Lelouch such as being TheStrategist and someone fighting against the corruption of Britannia via leading a group of Japanese into battle; and [[spoiler: significantly has a contract with C.C. and a Geass that is key to solving the climax.]]

* {{Fanservice}}: The standout example is in episode 3; when Leila, Akito, and the rest of Wyvern are staying with a gypsy caravan, the old women there have both the guys and girls wear some pretty revealing outfits, complete with changing scenes for Leila and Ayano. The grannies take note, particularly with Ryou. And shortly after, on their final night with the gypsies, the camera offers a closeup of [[BellyDancer Ayano dancing]] to the gypsies' music, jiggling bits and all.

* HopeSpot: The operation in episode 2 ends up going well after the Knights of Saint Michael pull out of the town, but [[spoiler:by the end of the episode the Britannians have driven the E.U. forces back to where they were before.]]

* MagicalEye: It wouldn't be Code Geass without Geass in the picture. Akito is under a Geass of some kind that affects him during battle, and [[spoiler:Shin has a Geass that allows him to get people to kill themselves and others in a manner similar to Lelouch's]]. By the end [[spoiler: Leila turns out to have one that proves key to the climax.]]
* MaleGaze: It wouldn't be ''Code Geass'' without this. In episode 2, we have a brief scene of Ayano's cleavage and a sequence where Leila, [[spoiler:in the nude, puts on a very form-fitting uniform. Both Leila and Ayano are rather busty and continue to wear said outfits during the battle.]]

* PaperThinDisguise: "Julius [[spoiler:Lelouch]] Kingsley". [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as [[spoiler: officially Lelouch vi Britannia is dead and Zero not only wore a mask, but is officially dead as well]] so no one in-universe had any reason to suspect it. [[spoiler: That said, Shaing grabs the SmartBall by realizing Julius's tactics are ''nigh identical'' to the kind of crazy Zero pulled off.]]

* PowersThatBe: [[spoiler:The Administrator, a seemingly female embodiment of the collective unconsciousness with an outside view of space-time. Most importantly, she was the being that originally gave mankind Geass in an effort to see if they could improve.]]

* ThePowerOfFriendship: Emerges as a major theme as the OVA goes on. [[spoiler:Akito's growing ability to embrace this is ultimately what makes him different from Shin.]]
* UsefulNotes/{{Romani}}: When Leila and Wyvern Squad are locked out of the Warsaw base by Anou, they stay with a caravan of elderly gypsies. [[spoiler:In the ending, Akito, Leila, Ryo, Yukiya, Ayano, Ashley and his team, and apparently even Anou have all settled down to a life of peace with said caravan.]]

* RussianRoulette: Sir Ashley played this to show how lucky he was.

* ShipTease: Leila was pretty happy when Akito told her to stay near him during the mission in episode 2, although his true intentions were far more pragmatic.

** Leila's bike in episode #2 looks just like the ones from ''{{Manga/Akira}}''.
** Shin's Knightmare in episode #4 uses a shotgun as its ranged weapon that is reloaded by [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay spin-cocking it on the move.]]
* TheSixties: Even more than in the original series, given that it takes place in what real-world reckoning would be 1962-63.

* TookALevelInIdealism: Over the course of the OVA, this happens to Akito and the rest of Wyvern Squad. [[spoiler:Even Yukiya!]]

* WorthyOpponent: Ryo towards Akito, which later evolves into something of a genuine friendship.

* DemocracyIsBad: The E.U. is a democracy, but one riddled with elitism and war-weariness.

* MechaMook: Both sides make use of knightframe drones. Predictably, they all get destroyed before the end of the mission and [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy none of them scored a single hit]].

** Akito seems very similar to Suzaku, apparently being an orphan who's elected to join the military of a country that despises him, pilots a SuperPrototype with remarkable effectiveness, is under a Geass order that helps his combat effectiveness, and [[spoiler:is a DeathSeeker.]] Curiously enough, [[spoiler:Suzaku himself later shows up.]]
** Shin has a Geass which allows him to order people to "die" in a manner similar to Lelouch's. [[spoiler:It's eventually revealed that it only works on people he loves.]] They also both had a little sibling (two in Shin's case, counting his adoptive sister) who love their big brothers dearly.
** Leila has a few traits in common with Euphemia, being a genuinely good person of noble blood who cares for others and has a strong will that falls for an "Eleven" who ends up returning that affection. The difference is she's more politically active, is an ActionGirl instead of ActualPacifist, [[spoiler: and doesn't end on the receiving end of BreakTheCutie followed by KillTheCutie like Euphie did.]]