History Awesome / CodeGeass

* With one well timed video broadcast in Episode 16, Emperor Charles rallies flagging Britannian morale in the face of a Black Knight invasion, and more importantly, sends Lelouch into a HeroicBSOD, all while dismissing the Black Knights as a match for his own armies.

'''Charles''': The future is the Ragnarok Connection. Once it's finally done, the gentler existence that Nunnally spoke of will-\\

'''Lelouch''': '''''I WILL NOT LET YOU CALL THAT A LIE!''''' Over my dead body! Your refusal to face reality, content to watch us from afar...don't make me laugh! There's only one truth here! You, my own parents, '''''YOU ABANDONED US!!!'''''\\

'''Lelouch:''' No matter what, I'll always reject the world you envision. '''BEGONE NOW!'''

* In Turn 21 when after Lelouch declares himself Emperor, his siblings call the guards to arrest/kill him, only for Suzaku to ''drop out of the fucking ceiling'', do his ''Spinzaku kick'' to destroy their weapons and knock them out, and then ''land on his feet, gracefully and cat-like, to stand at Lelouch's side. And there is ''no'' Knightmare Frame, this is ''all'' Suzaku - and the fact that he does it after he and Lelouch ''finally'' see eye-to-eye again and are in on the same plan makes it taste like all the sweeter.

* In Turn 24, Lelouch has Nina construct a F.L.E.I.J.A. Eliminator that can prevent an activated F.L.E.I.J.A. from reaching criticality if it collides with an appropriate counter-reaction in the time it takes to detonate. Lelouch's genius allows him to enter the necessary atmospheric data within the allotted 19 seconds, but what Suzaku that bullet is that he only has 0.04 seconds to collide the Eliminator with the F.L.E.I.J.A. and succeeds by taking advantage of his "Live" command to force him throw the Eliminator at the exact right time to neutralize the blast.

** His first deed as Zero, executing the Emperor and his best friend Lelouch because even though it was all arranged, you can NOT deny how wicked cool it is seeing him dodge all those initial Knightmares Frames and all ''by himself''. It's not just because it was so well-planned that Zero became a legend and hero, but also because at the end of the day, he ''was'' - he's an omnipotent entity beyond human capabilities and understanding. Now ''that'' is pretty damn awesome.

* Then there's R2 when he comes back as a even more advanced cyborg, nigh invulnerable with a new immunity to Geass, and kicks the asses of Sayoko and Rolo single-handedly. When Lelouch uses his Magnificent Bastardry to turn off his cyborg parts, he just ''keeps moving out of sheer'' ''[[strike: willpower]]'' ''loyalty.'' Then he tops it all off by revealing he went to all this trouble just to confirm Lelouch was Zero. But then he learns that Lelouch was really the son of Marianne, the woman he had sworn to serve, and just like that, '''he switches sides!''' A HeelFaceTurn for the ages, that.

* She also holds the honor of single-handedly wiping out all of Japan's resistance factions, save of course the Black Knights. As well as subduing other resistance factions in other Areas prior to coming to Japan. Yes, that's right, she (along with her personal Knightmare unit) managed to stop various rebellions by themselves. [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Being Viceroy of Area 11 certainly is fitting.]]

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* The anime getting an English dub track for the audio/picture dramas[[note]]The first season anyway.[[/note]] This is rarely done when an anime that has audio or picture dramas is sold included with a show overseas.
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** Turned UpToEleven with the announcement that Lelouch will be returning as the protagonist of ''Re;surrection'', with full health and cunningness. Read it again, even death didn't stop Lelouch from actively making an impact on the now peaceful world.

** Speaking of: Shamna's [[MentalTimeTravel Geass]] lets her carry back knowledge of everything Lelouch and co. try to do several hours before they try it, allowing her and her army to device counters and traps. With his plans foiled, his allies separated, isolated and cornered, and most forms of communications down, how does Lelouch get out if it? Very simple: He writes down a list with a bunch of possible movements and stratagems his units can use, hands them over to C.C. and then ''cuts himself off from command'', allowing C.C. to direct the battle while he sits down to brainstorm about the unknown Geass user he's dealing with and how to counter it. Not knowing what his own army is doing and with C.C. immune to direct Geass effects, [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Lelouch uses the enemy's reactions to deduce the identity of the user (Shamna) and the power they have.]] Yes, he freaking '''''[[UpToEleven deduced]]''''' that his enemy had [[MentalTimeTravel the power to mentally send themselves back in time upon death!]]

** And then in the penultimate episode, Lelouch and Suzaku go UpToEleven: The FLEIJA Eliminator device requires key data to be input 19 seconds before detonation, and even then, the window for execution is 0.04 seconds. As the warhead come ever closer, we see Lelouch's fingers flying across the Shinkirou's keyboard, inputting the data. The FLEIJA starts to detonate as Suzaku comes in, takes the activated Eliminator and, using his "Live!" Geass, hits that four-hundredths-of-a-second window perfectly. [[Franchise/StarWars Han Solo]] [[NeverTellMeTheOdds would be proud]].

* Japanese end of Clovis la Britannia's state funeral as one of this. The funeral itself is taking place in a huge room with ''millions'' of Britannians, and after Emperor Charles gives his speech, he ends it with a [[NarmCharm narmtastic]] "ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!" This is then taken UpToEleven by the crowd's response, which is by chanting "ALL HAIL BRITANNIA! ALL HAIL BRITANNIA! ALL HAIL BRITANNIA! ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!"

** As an ActionGirl, Alice actually had one quite earlier which doubles with EstablishingCharacterMoment. What's the best way to punish the AlphaBitch of your school and her GirlPosse for bullying the crippled and blind Nunnally [[KickTheDog and throwing her off her wheelchair]]? Easy: [[WeHelpTheHelpless call them out on their bullshit]], then use your SuperSpeed and deal them an HumiliationConga by stealing their school skirts out in the open, [[PantyShot revealing their panties]].

* Euphie when she smacked a guy who was heckling Suzaku in an early episode, without so much as blinking. Seeing Euphie, who was formerly sweet and demure to the point of TastesLikeDiabetes, so calmly and ferociously defend Suzaku instantly made my regard for her skyrocket.

** As an ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl, Alice actually had one quite earlier which doubles with EstablishingCharacterMoment. What's the best way to punish the AlphaBitch of your school and her GirlPosse for bullying the crippled and blind Nunnally [[KickTheDog and throwing her off her wheelchair]]? Easy: [[WeHelpTheHelpless call them out on their bullshit]], then use your SuperSpeed and deal them an HumiliationConga by stealing their school skirts out in the open, [[PantyShot revealing their panties]].

* Lelouch using the Geass to make Mao ‘’never talk again’’ in revenge for traumatizing Sazuku. How’s that for sticking up for your friends?

** '''''[[ShutUpHannibal "NEVER SPEAK AGAIN!!!"]]''''' Best. Geass. Ever.

* Lelouch using the Geass to make Mao ‘’ never talk again’’ in revenge for traumatizing Sazuku. How’s that for sticking up for your friends?

** This also ties into his words about "the only ones who should kill are those ''prepared to die''". Lelouch is prepared for his path to end in death and makes a point of taking the same risks of his forces as early as Narita to prove it.

* He then kicks off the second episode by ''not flinching'' despite Viletta shooting around him with her ''Knightmare''. He keeps his calm, quickly figures out the first weak point of his Geass, and tricks Viletta out to get her Knightmare Frame. The rest of the episode, until Suzaku shows up, is mostly Lelouch proving just how much of TheChessmaster he is by taking control of Kallen's group and turning the whole fight around. Once Lelouch could actually fight back, Clovis and his forces ''didn't stand a chance''; it's only thanks to the WildCard that was the Lancelot that Lelouch's plan went off the rails, forcing him to improvise...which wasn't hard since the means for him to walk up and get at Clovis was already cleared.

* Tamaki goes into battle in an [[{{MechaMook}} Akatsuki]] [[MoreDakka loaded to bear with every weapon it can hold]]...and loses his legs to Suzaku in the blink of an eye. After a shocked second, Tamaki ''turns around and keeps firing'', shouting to Suzaku that "Even I have my pride, dammit!" Sadly, he gets taken out seconds later, but coming from the show's [[TheFool Foolish]] PluckyComicRelief, you '''have''' to recognize his guts.

** This deserves more explanation; by subverting the forces, ''no one knew who was friend or foe'' in this situation. It made even ''Bismark'' hesitate on how to get involved; he fully tied up the entire army that was meant to be guarding Charles and was able to just flat up ''walk in'' to deal with him without any interference!

* In Nightmare of Nunnally, when he duels Darlton, he manages to evade all his attacks without even counterattacking, and tells him that he isn't worth fighting for seeing him as beneath him.

** His first deed as Zero, executing the Emperor and his best friend Lelouch, because even though it was all arranged, you can NOT deny how wicked cool it is seeing him dodge all those initial Knightmares Frames and all ''by himself''. It's not just because it was so well-planned that Zero became a legend and hero, but also because at the end of the day, he ''was'' - he's an omnipotent entity beyond human capabilities and understanding. Now ''that'' is pretty damn awesome.

* Not to mention salvaging a damaged Knightmare Frame, literally bolting on dozens of cannons onto it, and using it to take down one of the most powerful mechs in the Geass universe ''in the space of a single battle''. What pushes her awesome into overdrive is the fact that she did all of this all [[MemeticMutation in a cave...]] [[Film/IronMan WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!]] Oh, and an arm in a sling. Apparently the guns jumped on because they were THAT scared of her badass.

* Euphemia (while incognito) is being held hostage at a conference that has just been taken control of by an extreme group of Japanese terrorists, and is well aware of what they would do if they knew they had a member of the Bretannian Royal Family (not to mention sub-viceroy of Japan). Then the terrorists start threatening a young student, and Euphie doesn't hesitate for a second to distract them by revealing her identity.

* She eventually defeats her Geass. True, it's too little, too late, but still... Her love for Suzaku managed to overrider her command to kill the Japanese. Which is as completely impossible as it is amazing.

** It was particularly badass how Kallen used it to whittle down [[BloodKnight Luciano]]'s Knightmare, weapon by weapon, then grab him with the radiant wave arm and turn his whole "What's most important to you?" shtick right back around on him just before blasting him dead.

** In R2, he uses this exact same trick to defeat and Geass ''Schniezel''.

* When Suzaku is ordered to hold Zero (who she's probably figured out is Lelouch) in place so that Shneizal's ship can fire on him (sacrificing his own life in the process), Euphie hijacks a Knightmare and tries to drive it to Suzaku's location in order to get the order withdrawn. [[MessianicArchetype You're probably noticing a pattern here...]]

* One of my absolute ''favourite'' moments for Suzaku was in Turn 21 when after Lelouch declares himself Emperor, his siblings call the guards to arrest/kill him, only for Suzaku to ''drop out of the fucking ceiling'', do his ''Spinzaku kick'' to destroy their weapons and knock them out, and then ''land on his feet, gracefully and cat-like, to stand at Lelouch's side. And there is ''no'' Knightmare Frame, this is ''all'' Suzaku - and the fact that he does it after he and Lelouch ''finally'' see eye-to-eye again and are in on the same plan makes it taste like all the sweeter ''AWESOME''-'''SAUCE'''! On that note...