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* The Battle of Shinjuku is just as awesome as in canon, if not ''even more so'' thanks to the arrival of the Autobots. The biggest highlight though has to be the final segment, where we get to see ''[[CoolVsAwesome Bumblebee vs the Lancelot]]''!
** During the battle, Bumblebee keeps Suzaku entirely on the defensive, unable to really gain any advantage during the fight until the very end. ''[[EstablishingSeriesMoment This is just a taste of what we will be getting in the future!]]''
* The mission to rescue Suzaku is ''even cooler'':
** To elaborate, this time around, he doesn't arrive in a car stylized to resemble Clovis' personal vehicle. Instead, he uses Optimus' vehicle mode.
** And what does he do when Jeremiah demands that Zero remove his mask? Call in the rest of the Autobots, ''who arrive via Groundbridge'' '''and transform while doing so!'''
*** Adding to ''that'', they do this on ''Live Television'', meaning we get to see how ''everyone'' reacts to this. '''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Even]] [[TheStoic Tohdoh]] [[NotSoStoic is stunned by the sight.]]'''
** And finally, when the Purists try to stop them, '''[[CurbStompBattle The Autobots defeat them]] [[UpToEleven without killing a single person!]]'''
* One for Megatron and Soundwave in Chapter 7. After the mask-stealing incident, Laserbeak manages to relay the information to Soundwave, who uses the video, a voice clip of Lelouch and some easy hacking to instantly determine his identity as Zero and his heritage. Megatron then uses some sensible thinking to determine Lelouch's goals, his relation with the Autobots and how long they've been in contact. Except for learning about his Geass, the two manage to peg everything about Lelouch and his Autobot alliance in less than five minutes.
* Optimus' duel with Cornelia, a challenge that he personally offered. Although the lauded Goddess of Victory was able to [[CurbStompCushion deal Optimus a superficial wound]], she was ultimately no match for the battle-hardened commander of the Autobots. Optimus also made Cornelia promise that should he win, she would never again consciously endanger the lives of civilians, regardless of nationality. Despite feeling humiliated by her defeat and insulted by Optimus' refusal to grant her a warrior's death, [[NobleDemon Cornelia]] does intend to [[IGaveMyWord honor her end of the deal]].
* Chapter 9:
** Suzaku and Dreadwing working together to take out the Raiko. For their first mission together, they display excellent teamwork.
** But the crowning moment is perhaps the speech given when the hostages are rescued and returned. Unlike in canon, both Zero '''and''' Optimus give a speech broadcast to all of Japan (and the Nemesis), showing the Black Knights aren't subservient to the Autobots, but equals.
--->'''Zero''': People of the Earth! Fear us or rally behind us as you see fit! We are the Autobots and the Black Knights!\\
'''Optimus Prime''': We of this alliance of Autobots and Black Knights stand with all sentient beings unable to defend themselves; regardless of their nationality! Kusakabe led a faction of the Japan Liberation Front to take multiple Britannian civilians hostage and even threatened to execute them!\\
'''Zero''': It was a wanton and meaningless act, and they were therefore punished. But it was not just them. The Decepticons, a faction of sentient alien machines, with the same morals as the Britannian Empire and the true masters of the Empire, used this incident as bait to lure us out in the open with the intent of destroying us and sacrificing the hostages in the process! The Decepticons themselves have yet to be punished, but I promise you, they will receive justice all the same!\\
'''Optimus Prime''': Prince Clovis la Britannia as well acted the same when he ordered the execution of the populace of Shinjuku without remorse. We stood up to him as well as the oppressive empire because we will not allow this madness to continue! We will not stand by and allow the weak and innocent to suffer at the hands of the corrupt!\\
'''Zero''': We will not repudiate battle on a fair and level field, but neither will we tolerate a one-sided massacre of the weak by the strong! The only ones who should kill are the ones who are prepared to ''be'' killed!\\
'''Optimus Prime''': Freedom is the right of all sentient beings! We will fight to protect that freedom, no matter the cost! Whosoever will endanger the weak and helpless will face us in battle, and we will do everything in our power to stop you!\\
'''Zero''': Those of you with power, fear us! Those of you without it, rally behind us! We, the Black Knights and the Autobots, shall be the ones who stand in judgement of this world!
* In Chapter 11, Cliffjumper recounts while helping Kallen and her mother pack up (whilst in vehicle mode) and was about to leave the Stadtfeld mansion, [[AbusiveParents Kallen's stepmother]] attempts to prevent them leaving, only for Kallen to call her a 'royal bitch' and [[TalkToTheFist deliver a right hook to her face!]]
* During the Scraplet outbreak, Lelouch in a Knightmare is the one who draws away the pests [[NotHisSled instead of Bulkhead]], risking his life to save the Autobots from getting eaten alive.
* Kallen, in her Glasgow, managing to hold her own against a Decepticon. And not just any Decepticon, but [[TheDreaded Airachnid]]! Of course, the she-Con disassembles the Glasgow after she manages to mess with Kallen's head, but you gotta give Zero's Queen props for holding out as well as she did.
* Rai shows his piloting chops by holding off Knock Out and Breakdown, then destroying the Energon Harvester (and literally disarming Starscream in the process).
* Wheeljack's debut in Chapter 14 is even more awesome than in canon as he ''actually challenges Megatron to a fight!'' Even though it's clear that Megatron is the more skilled and more powerful of the two, as he keeps Wheeljack on the defensive throughout most of the fight, Wheeljack is still able to hold his own and is even able to get a few scratches in on the Decepticon leader before managing to escape to the Ark.
* The entirety of the Battle of Narita revision!
** Kallen once again shows her mettle by personally taking on Soundwave in her newly-acquired Guren and actually being a match for the silent Decepticon.
** Rai, this time being the one to take out one of Breakdown's optics with his Gekka's Radiant Wave Surger Claw.
** Tohdoh (in his Burai) [[YouTalkTooMuch interrupting Starscream's gloating with a chest slice and a roundhouse kick to the Seeker's face!]]
** Ironhide and Dreadwing going at each other physically, with the veteran Autobot managing to nearly get Dreadwing [[HoistbyHisOwnPetard to blow himself up with his own bomb]], having figured out his tricks.
--->'''[[OldSoldier Ironhide]]''': I may be old, but I still know a few tricks.
** Suzaku, thanks to upgrades provided by Knock Out and Lloyd, is able to hold his own against Bumblebee and disable Zero's Knightmare before C.C. intervenes.
** And lastly, Optimus Prime and Megatron's first clash in 50 years. The two are evenly matched as ever, with the Autobot leader [[CarFu ramming Megatron through the forest in his vehicle mode]] and [[LightningBruiser Megatron]] [[CurbStompBattle tearing through a dozen Knightmares with ease when they try to fight him]]. [[NoSell Not even heated magnesium, which is effective against Cybertronians and Knightmares, is enough to faze him!]]
* How about the battle of Port Yokosuka?
** First off the battle literally starts off with a bang, Wrecker-style, courtesy of Wheeljack after the JLF is evacuated from the ship, taking out several Vehicons and Britannian soldiers in the process.
** Optimus' victory against Suzaku/the Lancelot shows why a millennia of battlefield experience and understanding of conflict wins this fight.
** Kallen outsmarting Thundercracker and sending him crash-landing in his jet mode!
** Ironhide single-handily taking out Darlton and Guilford's Gloucesters shows that [[OldSoldier he's still going strong since the War for Cybertron!]]
** Bumblebee's [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Heroes]] moment when he takes out Viletta in order to save Shirley and an unconscious Zero/Lelouch.
* Rai and Bumblebee [[BigDamnHeroes saving Shirley and Lelouch from Mao in Chapter 19]]. Rai uses his Geass for the first time in the story on Mao to make him release Shirley, and Bumblebee sends him flying with a backhanded slap, breaking Mao's arm and forcing him to flee.
* During the battle for the Polarity Gauntlet, alongside Arcee and Bulkhead, Kallen and Rai prove how skilled they've gotten in their Guren and Gekka Knightmares by fighting on par with [[TheBrute Breakdown]], [[UnskilledButStrong Suzaku]], and [[TheDreaded Airachnid]] . And they win, even pulling off a CombinationAttack to stop Airachnid from flying off with the gauntlet.
* Megatron finally putting his figurative (and literal) foot down onto the Seekers and Airachnid and tear down their [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Chronic Backstabbing Disorders]] followed by more wailing on their hides. After he's finished, Megatron makes it clear to them that they '''''will''''' learn to work together, and if they again let their actions impede him, themselves, or the Decepticons as a whole, he will terminate them '''all''' without distinction. After spending several chapters bearing through their arrogant and condescending natures, it is refreshing to see Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp and even [[TheDreaded Airachnid]] yielding timorously.
** Let's give credit to Starscream. When he got captured by the Autobots and Black Knights, [[ManipulativeBastard he plays them like a fiddle.]]
** Credit also has to be given to the [[BadassCrew Knights of]] [[QuirkyMinibossSquad the Round]], as they are able to hold their own against the Autobots, Kallen and Rai without having their Knightmares suffering much damage, showing why they're the Emperor's best Knightmare pilots.
* In Chapter 23, Lelouch completely outplays Mao by having Rai and Suzaku rescue Nunnally and disable his bomb while Shirley gets the Autobots... and having Rai use his Geass to make Lelouch forget said plan, meaning that [[ThePowerOfTrust he had to rely solely on his belief that his friends could finish their mission without his input]]. It works flawlessly, leaving Mao [[EvilCannotComprehendGood completely uncomprehending of what happened]].
** This is followed by a battle between Mao (using a hijacked Sutherland) and Autobots Arcee and Cliffjumper. Mao ends up retreating into the ''Nemesis'' due to simply being unable to keep up with his opponents. Which leads to...
** [[StrappedToAnOperatingTable Megatron deciding to hand Mao over to Shockwave]] [[YouHaveFailedMe for his failures.]] And just before that, [[JustBetweenYouAndMe Megatron reveals that he already knows who Zero is and that Mao had far less leverage than he thought he did]]. After Mao implied that he was going to take C.C., Cornelia, and Euphemia as [[SexSlave sex slaves]], it is extremely satisfying to see him suffer this way.
** After driving off Mao, Arcee and Cliffjumper were left in full view of the entire Ashford Academy student body. Shirley (and Kallen soon after) seize the moment to make it appear that the two Autobots had just saved them all from a terrorist threat (which they did technically do). For [[CuteClumsyGirl Shirley]], this is a rather impressive display of initiative and ingenuity.
** C.C. finally severing her ties with Marianne. After seeing just how much of an EvilMatriarch Marianne was in canon, it's quite satisfying to see her take a loss.
* In Chapter 24, Lelouch and Rai quickly cover up their actions by erasing their and Nunnally's information from the school archives, then Geassing the headmaster into calling all students and staff together, where they then have their memories erased of the three until the investigation ends.
** Later on in Chapter 24, when Knock Out and Breakdown are about to decapitate Bulkhead to obtain the formula for Synthetic Energon, [[BigDamnHeroes Rai and Shirley come to Bulkhead's rescue in a monster truck that Rai managed to hotwire.]] They manage to temporarily trip up Breakdown and even run over Knock Out, doing damage to his paint job while they're at it. While Breakdown manages to crash the truck moments later, it's still brave of them to fight two Decepticons with just a normal monster truck.
---> '''Rai''': There's more than one way to wreck a Con than just with a Knightmare.
* Chapter 25: Megatron and Soundwave (plus Soundwave's Minicons) taking down the Dark Energon-monster that had earlier sent Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp and Airachnid running. Special mention goes to their impeccable teamwork (one of the rare few between Decepticons) and how fearlessly Megatron stared down the creature when they first encounter it. He's not called "The Gladiator of Kaon" for nothing.
* Chapter 26:
** Lelouch proves both his analytical and leadership skills in the rescue of Tohdoh. He assigns Kallen, Rai, the Autobots and the Four Holy Swords to specific targets whom they then defeat:
*** Kallen and Arcee vs. Nonette (and Airachnid)
*** Bulkhead and Rai vs. Breakdown
*** Cliffjumper and Chiba vs. Knock Out and Gino
*** Wheeljack and Urabe vs. Dreadwing and Monica
*** Senba, Asahina and Ironhide vs. Anya, Thundercracker and Skywarp
*** Meanwhile, Bumblebee alone doesn't do bad at all against Soundwave's Mini-Cons, Optimus and Megatron as usual are evenly matched, and Tohdoh alternates between fighting Suzaku and Starscream.
** Megatron meanwhile purposely lets Soundwave broadcast the entire battle in order to get a reaction out of Charles or V.V.
* Chapter 27:
** In a way, Ironhide putting his foot down about the conditions for Suzaku supposedly joining their ranks. Even though he trusts Optimus and Lelouch with his life and would do anything for them, he still makes it clear that Suzaku's NeverMyFault attitude is unacceptable, and that the only way the old Autobot would accept the boy as a comrade is if he admits his mistakes.
*** Later, Ironhide makes it crystal clear to Diethard that he's got his eye on the turn-of-the-century Britannian.
*** Shirley for her part makes both compassionate and valid arguments for welcoming Suzaku into the Black Knights. She also suggests bringing Euphemia into the fold, seeing as she is a genuinely sweet person as well as a princess.
** One for Rakshata: she successfully implements the Immobilizer's technology in the Gefjun Disturber to not only stop Britannia's Knightmares, but also Thundercracker, Skywarp, and Dreadwing in their tracks.
** Doubling as a moment of funny: Euphemia standing up to Starscream, without any signs of being intimidated. [[ActuallyPrettyFunny Even Thundercracker and Skywarp were smirking!]]
* Chapter 28:
** Megatron captures V.V. when he foolishly reveals himself, uses his regenerative abilities to reverse-engineer the Cortical Psychic Patch to humans, and learns about the Ragnarok Connection.
** Lelouch, Kallen, Rai, Suzaku, Euphemia and Nonnette successfully take down an Insecticon without Knightmares, but with just their environment.
** Optimus ''[[SpannerInTheWorks destroys the Thought Elevator]]'' on the island, causing V.V. to have a FreakOut, with C.C. getting a crack in on that's what Charles and company get for underestimating Optimus.
** Kallen spends most of the chapter as [[BadassinDistress Suzaku and Dreadwing's prisoner]], [[DefiantCaptive but she shows no fear and refuses to cooperate with them]]. She also [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls out Suzaku]] on his NeverMyFault attitude, [[SelfServingMemory ignoring the atrocities committed by Britannia and the Decepticons]], [[SelfMadeOrphan and killing his father]]. She also calls out Dreadwing as well, telling him that his NobleDemon status means nothing if he willingly sides with monsters like Megatron. She then finishes by making it clear that her loyalty to the Black Knights and Autobots [[UndyingLoyalty will never waver]] and she knows what she's fighting for, asking Suzaku if he does.
* In Chapter 29, Soundwave is able to prevent Airachnid from committing a mutiny through controlling the Insecticon Hive by perfecting the sonic frequency that the Insecticons use to communicate with each other. Hardshell is also proven to be immune to Airachnid's influence, [[UndyingLoyalty refusing to betray Megatron]]. Soundwave then reminds Airachnid of Megatron's ultimatum from Chapter 22. She's forced to yield, as she knows that she has [[CurbStompBattle no chance of taking on Soundwave and winning]].
** For those who weren't fans of Suzaku's character in the anime, it's epic and satisfying to see Megatron give Suzaku a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech brutal verbal beatdown]], tearing apart his ideals and methods as well as calling him out for his [[NeverMyFault inability to accept responsibility for his failures and misdeeds]], all while showing it to him via [[JourneytotheCenteroftheMind the Cortical Psychic Patch]]. It's also worth mentioning that this is the moment where Suzaku [[HeelRealization finally begins to realize]] that he's on the wrong side of this war.
* Chapter 30:
** Just when it looks like Suzaku, Dreadwing and the Knights of the Round are done for at the hands of the Chinese Federation's forces, the Autobots and the Black Knights, with Lelouch and Ohgi piloting the Gawain taken from Kamine Island, [[BigDamnHeroes arrive via Groundbridge]] to turn the tide.
*** Special credit as well to Ratchet and Rakshata for making the Gawain much more maneuverable than it was in canon. With Lelouch in the pilot's seat, it could maybe stand on equal ground with Optimus or Megatron!
** For once, Suzaku actually tried something clever: when his death (and Dreawing's) appears inevitable, he tells Euphemia on a supposedly secure line that Lelouch and Nunnally are alive and at Ashford Academy, the very information Megatron was blackmailing him with. That way, Euphie can get them to safety. Sure, he comes out of the fight alive and Soundwave's too good at his job, but the attempt still [[VillainRespect impresses Megatron enough]] that he'll let it slide. For now...
* In Chapter 31, by mixing the distilled Geass energy from Shockwave's experiments with a shard of Dark Energon, Megatron manages to ''give himself a Geass''. Specifically, the ''dark'' Geass of Absolute Terror, which is powerful enough to even work on Cybertronians and Code bearers.
* Chapter 32:
** While it was pure evil, Megatron's FalseFlagOperation succeeded without question.
*** Props to the Autobots and Black Knights for managing to save half the people gathered.
** Optimus gets to show just how good he is with his new axe, cutting down Vehicons and Britannian soldiers easily. When Bismarck challenges him, the Autobot leader and the Knight of One prove evenly matched. [[WorthyOpponent Bismarck even admits to himself that Optimus is the strongest warrior he's ever faced since Marianne, which excites him.]]
*** Speaking of Marianne, she takes over Anya's body during the massacre and proves to be a match for Bulkhead, who realizes something is strange about Anya's fighting style.
** While Lelouch still wants to reform Suzaku, even he has limits when the latter continues to blame others for his own shortcomings. So, Lelouch grabs him by the collar and smacks him around all the while pointing out to the boy plain and simple that he is on the wrong side and he should no longer whine like a baby and just accept that fact. He then asks Suzaku to join him so they can save Euphemia and stop Megatron together. Thankfully, it works.
* Chapter 33:
** While you got to give Cornelia credit for [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge taking down three Vehicons (with only her Gloucester and no magnesium bullets)]], it's Megatron that [[CurbStompBattle single-handily takes her down with little effort]], in a mirror of the former's defeat against Optimus in Saitama.
** The Black Knights' broadcast '''''to the entire world,''''' where Zero and Optimus reveal the existence of the Decepticons to the entire world, Britannia's hypocrisy, the truth of the SAZ Massacre, and their intention to free Japan from Britannia, is this as well. It may very well top their speech from Chapter 9.
---> '''Zero''': Attention, people of the planet Earth! You have been deceived! The Special Administrative Zone of Japan, created by the kindhearted Princess Euphemia, was a genuine attempt to unite the world against a common enemy and end the fighting that has long since plagued our world, spear-headed by the fascist Britannian Empire! And how was she repaid for such an act of selflessness?! She was replaced by a soulless machine in her likeness to start a massacre!\\
'''Optimus''': However, this is not the only deception. The Britannian Empire itself, for all its power and strength, is nothing more than a shadow. A facade for an even greater evil: The Decepticons, a faction of autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron.\\
'''Zero''': Despite being a mere puppet-empire, Britannia is not innocent in their acts of aggression and even outright genocide! And they must be held accountable for that! Charles zi Britannia, and those who willingly follow him, are the living embodiment of Britannia's hypocrisy! They're seemingly devoted to evolution, yet refuse to change with the rest of the planet! The world wants peace! Euphemia wanted peace! But Charles zi Britannia and the even more vile Decepticons do not! Their massacre of the Special Administrative Zone...their attempt to sully Princess Euphemia's good name is proof enough of that!\\
'''Optimus''': This madness must come to an end. We will not allow the atrocities of Britannia and the Decepticons to continue! This is the goal of the Black Knights and the Autobot alliance: to free the planet Earth from this tyranny! [[CatchPhrase Freedom is the right of all sentient beings,]] and we will fight to preserve that freedom from all those who would take that freedom away, regardless of their origin!\\
'''Zero''': With that, we hereby declare the independence of Area 11 from Britannian subjugation! However, this is ''not'' the resurrection of the old Japan, but the birth of something new; a nation where nobody is oppressed for their gender, race, ideology or even species! This is the United States of Japan!\\
'''Optimus''': This is our declaration to the Britannian government and Decepticon forces occupying this new nation! You are to be exiled from the United States of Japan immediately! Citizens who are of Britannian nationality, and yet support freedom and equality, are welcome to stay; you will not be persecuted or prejudiced against in the USJ. If the Britannian government leaves peacefully, we will respect it and their will be no need for battle. However, if you resist and choose to wage war, the alliance of Black Knights and Autobots ''will'' fight you with everything we have, and we ''will'' win!\\
'''Zero''': You have twenty-four hours to make your peace, Britannia! Declare your surrender and leave the United States of Japan! And for the Decepticons...your time is at an end! You can either leave Earth now and forever, or you will face total destruction!\\
'''Optimus''': TILL ALL ARE ONE!\\
'''The Autobots''': TILL ALL ARE ONE!\\
'''The Black Knights''': TILL ALL ARE ONE!
*** Despite hesitating at first, Suzaku ultimately joins in the chant!
** Rakshata and Fixit get an awesome moment as well by successfully reverse-engineering the Lancelot's Blaze Luminous Shield system and outfitting the Gawain with it in short time. The opening shots of the subsequent battle therefore have the Gawain {{No Sell}}ing an attack from the ''[[AirborneAircraftCarrier Avalon]]''.
** The chapter ends with the beginning of the Battle of Tokyo, and it literally starts with a bang as Wheeljack and Dreadwing both cause a massive earthquake in the Tokyo Settlement with their explosives to cripple Britannia's forces.
** It's revealed that the Black Rebellion is what Megatron wanted to happen. He knew that the Black Knights and Autobots would retaliate against the SAZ Massacre by declaring war, and with all of Britannia's strongest forces focused on Area 11, as well as the Autobots and Black Knights, he can go to Pendragon with the Decepticons, invade it, overthrow Charles, and become the new Emperor before anyone in Area 11 is aware of it.
---> '''Megatron''': We launch a full-scale assault on Pendragon immediately! And wipe the traitorous Charles zi Britannia and his pathetic empire off the face of the planet!
*** Adding on top of that, the Nemesis is finally repaired, which means Megatron will be bringing his starship into the battle!
* Chapter 34:
** The entirety of the Decepticons' invasion of Pendragon. They manage to bring down the Britannian Empire '''''in less than an hour.'''''
** The invasion starts with a RousingSpeech from Megatron, who also delivers one of his most badass lines in the entire franchise:
---> '''Megatron''': Long have we been in hiding, ruling from the shadows! ''Too'' long! The Britannian Empire has forgotten its place, believing its false power to be true might! All due to the treachery of Charles Zi Britannia! But that is about to change… no more disguises! No more mercy! The time has come to remind this world... who it's ''true'' masters are! [[BattleCry DECEPTICONS! TRANSFORM AND RISE UP!]]
** Starscream manages to kill Beatrice Franks, the former Knight of Two, by taking advantage of her disbelief over seeing the fall of Britannia.
** A small one goes to both Thundercracker and Skywarp who put the Britannian Royal Family back in their place.
** After decimating much of his forces and reducing his Knightmare to a pile of scrap, Megatron unleashes his Dark Geass upon Charles and exposing him as the weak, pathetic coward he really is.
** It's only after Pendragon has been destroyed that Megatron delivers the ''coup de grace'' on his treacherous pupil. All Hail Megatron indeed!
** Wheeljack sets his ship to ram Jeremiah, ejecting just before it crashes into the Siegfried... ''while the ship is still airborne''.
*** This is followed by Jeremiah's Knightmare, the Siegfried, ''transforming into a robot twice as big as Optimus and Megatron'', thanks to Shockwave's work on it. [[DidntSeeThatComing Wheeljack and Dreadwing are in complete surprise upon witnessing it.]]
** [[BigDamnHeroes Gino saving Kallen from Luciano]], [[HeelFaceTurn deciding to defect from Britannia.]]
** Nonette finally pulls a HeelFaceTurn, choosing to stand with Rai against Dorothea.
** Optimus and Bismarck clash again, with the latter breaking out his Geass in order to have a chance against the Autobot leader.
*** Earlier on in the Assault on the Tokyo Settlement (mirroring Megatron's CurbStompBattle against a dozen Burais in the Battle of Narita), it's [[LightningBruiser Optimus's]] [[CurbStompBattle turn to unleash the hurt on twelve of twenty Gloucesters, taking them down single-handedly!]] The Four Holy Swords (who took down the other eight), were in awe as a result!
----> '''Urabe''': Damn... he's a real beast.\\
'''Senba''': I'd hate to say it, but he'd definitely give Colonel Tohdoh a run for his money.\\
'''Asahina''': Sure glad he's on our side.
** Monica choosing to help Ratchet, Bumblebee, and Cecile save the Student Council from the Insecticons.
* Chapter 35:
** A couple moments of awesome from Shirley: One was that she was able to convince Nina not to go through with her misguided revenge (detonating the prototype nuclear reactor via the Ganymede), asking her if sacrificing herself and the Tokyo Settlement just to destroy the Decepticons would be just what Euphemia would want. The second was when [[BigDamnHeroes Shirley herself piloted the Ganymede to send Hardshell away from the Settlement via a Groundbridge into outer space]] (thanks to Fixit, and ejecting just in time), allowing [[BewareTheQuietOnes Nina the honor of wiping out the Insecticon via nuclear explosion!]]
*** Ratchet, Monica and Cecile manage to take out the other two Insecticons with Hardshell by tricking them to crash into a power generator.
** Optimus managing to beat Bismarck by creating a dust cloud so Bismarck can't use his Geass to see Optimus's next moves.
** Rai killing Breakdown and destroying Dorothea's Knightmare (though Dorothea survives) to save Nonette and Bulkhead.
** Suzaku and Dreadwing [[BigDamnHeroes managing to save Cornelia and Euphemia before Airachnid kills the two princesses.]]
*** When Dreadwing's T-Cog is damaged fighting Airachnid and the Insecticons, leaving him unable to transform and escape with Suzaku, Euphie and Cornelia, [[DyingMomentofAwesome he decides to make a final stand, blowing up an Energon deposit that takes him and the Insecticons in the resulting explosion.]] Although Airachnid survives, she ends up losing her right arms and the right side of her face!
** Cliffjumper making a HeroicSacrifice, taking Luciano Bradley with him in an electric generator explosion. He makes the Vampire of Britannia [[VillainousBreakdown lose his cool]], and even makes sure that his grinning face is the last thing Luciano sees alive. There's also his defiant words to him.
---> '''Cliffjumper''': Question... What does... the super cool... good looking... conversationalist named Cliffjumper... value most? Answer... the lives of his friends... more than his own.\\
'''Luciano''': Why are you still talking?! [[WhyWontYouDie Why can't you just shut up and die?!]]\\
'''Cliffjumper''': Too bad... cause I'm gonna chat... your ears out... all the way to Hell!
** Megatron's NewEraSpeech to the entire world after he obliterates Pendragon:
---> '''Megatron''': Attention humanity! I am Megatron, the leader of the Decepticons, and the new master of planet Earth! You may all rejoice, for I have ended the life of the foolish and weak Charles zi Britannia, and laid waste to the capital city of Pendragon! As of this moment, the Holy Empire of Britannia no longer exists! [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs Everything that was owned and controlled by this pathetic excuse of a superpower now belongs to me]]. Every resource, every conquered nation, every single human under its care, be it man, woman, or child, all of it is now the property of the Decepticon cause! [[TyrantTakesTheHelm And this is only the beginning. Soon, all of Earth shall be assimilated into a new galactic order under my leadership!]] [[FreedomFromChoice No longer shall the humans of Earth be plagued by the burdens of freedom and choice.]] This may sound as a form of slavery, but I assure you, this is the beginning of a new and glorious era for your world. [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill Your freedom and will to choose are the cause of all conflict on your planet, which has set the human race on a path of inevitable self-destruction!]] But I am here to save you. You will only have one burden to carry: my will. It is the only guidance you shall require as I lead your race to a prosperous future! All I ask in return, is your complete and total submission. The Holy Britannian Empire is already in the process of being completely uprooted! I shall tear it down to its foundations and leave nothing left! All those who dare to resist the will of my cause, shall suffer the same fate, I assure you. This is the dawn of a new age, an age far brighter than any golden age you could ever conceive of! Welcome to the Platinum Age of the Decepticons! [[JoinOrDie Embrace our new way of life, and reap its rewards! Or resist, and suffer the same fate as Britannia, as well as the Autobots and Black Knights.]]
** Lelouch, C.C. and Suzaku fighting Megatron at the remains of Pendragon. While they manage to put up a better fight than most Knightmare pilots against the Decepticon leader, Megatron ultimately wins, thrashing the Gawain and the Lancelot.
** Megatron subjects Prime to his Dark Geass. But then the latter comes back and punches Megatron up into the air. You want to know how? '''''[[HeroicWillpower BECAUSE HE'S OPTIMUS EFFIN PRIME!]]'''''
---> '''Optimus Prime''': Megatron... ''begone!''
* Chapter 36:
** When Lloyd's reaction to Lelouch being put in a Dark Geass-induced nightmare that might kill him is to casually suggest they start planning a funeral, Kallen punches him in the face and lays him out flat.
** C.C. channeling the Matrix of Leadership through Optimus and Nunnally's connections to Lelouch, allowing the three of them to break him free of his nightmare.
** Ohgi's RousingSpeech, complete with a PrecisionFStrike, in response to Megatron's NewEraSpeech, shows how far he has come since the beginning of the story from an inexperienced soldier to a hardened warrior worthy of being the Black Knights' deputy commander.
---> '''Ohgi''': We've built an entire army from nothing before, and we can do it again! I for one am not gonna sit by as Megatron conquers, ruins, and kills countless lives! If I die here, fighting for a cause like this, then it's about a good a cause as any to die for. I know I probably won't be the only one. So, the question is, how do you check out? Do you want it on your feet, or on your goddamn knees, begging?! Even before I became a Black Knight, I never begged! I didn't beg to Britannia, and I sure as hell am not gonna beg to Megatron! He wants our submission?! Well, I say ''fuck him!'' Let's fight that monster!
** Nina gets an awesome moment when she suggests hacking into the Decepticons' communications channel so the Autobots can be able to send out a distress call to any Autobots scattered throughout the galaxy for help. The hacking trick is a success as Optimus is able to send the message by the end of the chapter.
** Optimus Prime gets a Geass of his own through Cera in order to fight Megatron on even ground.
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[[folder:R2: Revolution]]
* Chapter 1:
** Of the villainous variant in ''The Renewed Revolution'', starting with a bang! [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Devastator and Bruticus]] [[CurbStompBattle single-handedly annihilating the Britannian Navy along with the majority of forces led by the remaining Knights of the Round.]] Even Dorothea and Bismarck weren't spared from the onslaught!
*** Small props to Bismarck for giving Devastator trouble with his [[CombatClairvoyance Geass]]. Too bad Shockwave already outfitted the big guy with a Geass Canceller that deprives the Knight of One of his only advantage.
*** One [[CurbStompCushion small moment of triumph for the Britannians]] during the montage of the 'Cons wiping out their forces -- General Schwarzer buys time for Marrybell and the Glinda Knights to escape, then blows his base up to [[TakingYouWithMe take the attacking Vehicons with him]].
** The Autobots and Black Knights making their triumphant return by assaulting the Fuji mines, freeing the humans the Decepticons were using as slave labor, and then destroying the entire mountain rather than let the Decepticons get any more use out of it (after stealing an Energon shipment for good measure).
--->'''Tamaki''': The Black Knights are back, bitches!
*** Lelouch now has total control of his Geass, able to use it at full power yet still able to turn it off at will. Oh, and now it's capable of affecting Cybertronians now.
*** Optimus demonstrates the power of his own, the Prime Geass of Absolute Conviction. It allows him to [[HopeBringer reignite the hope]] of others through his words, notably ''without'' imposing any sort of control over them. Those affected only have their spirit raised and retain full control and knowledge of their own actions - which is the natural counter to Megatron's [[SupernaturalFearInducer Dark Geass]] '''and''' a big spit in the eye to Megatron and Britannia's SocialDarwinist beliefs.
*** Lelouch, Kallen, Suzaku, Rai, and Ohgi are all equipped with brand-new Knightmares; the Shinkiro, the Guren of Eight Elements, the Lancelot Albion, the Raiden of Seven Elements, and the Gawain Nerion, respectively. And one can safely say there is no other Knightmare quite like these five because they've each been made with a Cybertronian protoform from the ''Harbinger''.
*** All of the new Autobots get moments to shine during the attack. Highlights include Ultra Magnus destroying four Vehicons with one swing of his Energon hammer, Prowl showing off his ninja skills with Strongarm providing cover-fire, Hot Shot taking down a Destroyer by himself, Chromia displaying her sniper skills, and the Aerialbots' assault on the Energon transport with Ohgi and Wizard.
** Zero and Optimus' RousingSpeech to the world, calling on humanity to unite and rise up against the Decepticons. The best part being Megatron's reaction to seeing that Lelouch is still alive -- for once, old Buckethead is [[ThisCannotBe caught completely off guard]].
--->'''Zero''': I am... Zero! ''[...]'' People of Earth... we have returned! ''[...]'' Hear us, Decepticons! All those of you who have power, heed our words carefully! We are burdened by sorrow! War and discrimination! Malicious deeds carried out by the strong... Britannia may be gone, but the world has not changed! The people still suffer! That is why the resurrection of the revolution is necessary!\\
'''Optimus''': The Autobots and the Black Knights live! During our absence, our forces have grown! We apologize for not being there as the Decepticons have shaken this world to its core, but now we are ready to face them! the strong will no longer oppress the weak! It begins today, with the liberation of the United States of Japan!\\
'''Zero''': We shall fight against all those who abuse their power!\\
'''Optimus''': Once again, here and now, we hereby declare war on the Decepticon regime that wrongfully and unjustly defies this planet!\\
'''Zero''': We now direct this message to the leader of the Decepticons himself, Megatron himself! You can torture us, bomb us, threaten to burn our homes and nations to the ground, but you will not break the will of humanity! Our army will continue to grow, and we will not stop till your forces either leave this planet now and forever or are brought down by our blade!\\
'''Optimus''': To the people of Earth who are oppressed, and who also wish to take a stand, we invite you to join us, to join the Autobot-Black Knight Alliance and fight for the freedom of all sentient beings! Whatever differences in race, gender, ideology, even species no longer matter once you are a part of this coalition, your only requirement is to fight for what is just!
* Chapter 2:
** Suzaku using the new Lancelot's Cybertronian jet alt-mode to swipe the Spark Extractor out of Megatron's hands mid-Groundbridge.
** Lelouch has improved drastically as a Knightmare pilot, even considering the upgraded tech in things.
** Orpheus fooling Steeljaw and his "pack" by using his Geass to impersonate Megatron, allowing the others to sneak in and rescue Kallen, Arcee, and Strongarm.
** Optimus would have managed to get through to Anya if Marianne hadn't intervened.
** Kallen and Suzaku's CombinationAttack sending the pack running.
* Chapter 3:
** The Wreckers, Aerialbots, and Black Dragon get to square off against Squadron X, the Seekers, and Combaticons respectively, with both sides being pretty evenly matched.
*** Tohdoh also manages to acquire the grudging respect of Onslaught in their duel. The Miracle Worker of the Japanese Armed Forces now has two Decepticon commanders for rivals.
** Fed up with Lloyd, Rakshata, and Fixit squabbling, ''Nunnally'' comes up with a successful plan to get them to work properly together.
** Jetstorm and Safeguard capturing the shield generator relic for the Autobots.
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*** Optimus demonstrates the power of his own, the Prime Geass of Absolute Conviction. It allows him to [[HopeBringer reignite the hope]] of others through his words, notably ''without'' imposing any sort of control over them. Those affected only have their spirit raised and have full control and knowledge of their own actions - which is the natural counter to Megatron's [[SupernaturalFearInducer Dark Geass]] '''and''' a big spit in the eye to Megatron and Birtannia's SocialDarwinist beliefs.

*** All of the new Autobots get moments to shine during the attack. Highlights include Ultra Magnus destroying four Vehicons with one swing of his Energon hammer, Prowl showing off his ninja skills, Hot Shot taking down a Destroyer by himself, Chromia displaying her sniper skills, and the Aerialbots' assault on the Energon transport with Ohgi and Wizard.

'''Optimus''': The Autobots and the Black Knights live! During our absence, our forces have grown! We apologize for not being there as the Decepticons have shaken this world to its core, but now we are ready to face them! the strong will no longer oppress the weak! It begins today, with the liberation of the United states of Japan!\\

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