History Characters / CodeGeassPaladinsOfVoltron

* SilkHidingSteel: A sweet ActualPacifist girl, but not to be underestimated. As she points out [[spoiler:after somehow [[BarrierWarrior generating a barrier against Zarkon's attack in ''Battle on the Astral Plane'']], she ''is'' Zero's sister, after all.

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Lelouch's sister.

* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues She figured out that Lelouch was Zero on her own after hearing his voice]], but refused to believe it until Lelouch confessed it himself.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:She briefly serves as Yoru's substitute pilot during Suzaku's TenMinuteRetirement.]]

* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues She figured out that Lelouch was Zero on her own after hearing his voice]], but refused to believe it.]]
* ThrowingOffTheDisability: The possibility of using the healing pods aboard the Castle of Lions to restore her sight and vision is discussed. [[spoiler:Once they do place her in a pod, Coran says that, while the pod can heal her legs, [[RealityEnsues she'll still need therapy to walk again]]. Restoring her sight, though, is more problematic since it's the result of a Geass.]] [[spoiler:After a week inside a healing pod... she finally regains her sight and her legs!]]

* [[LikeASonToMe Like A Son And Daughter To Me]]: Tells Lelouch that she considers him and Nunnally her own, this earns her a hug.

* ChekhovMIA: [[spoiler:Milly reveals that she went to pick Nina up alongside her grandfather just prior to the Black Rebellion, but she couldn't find Nina anywhere. Given how important Nina was in canon, it's unlikely we've seen the last of her.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:When he agrees to work with Haggar at the end of ''Cheering Mao'', she grants him a new ''BLACK'' Geass.]]

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Implicitly his FatalFlaw - Maocannot understand that the Paladins have absolute trust in one another and would be willing to work together to take him down. [[spoiler:This results in him being OutGambitted in both ''Cheering Mao'' and ''Castle Held Hostage'', with the latter ending in him being shot by Shirley because [[BewareTheNiceOnes she seemed too harmless for him to try reading her mind when he was about to kill Lelouch]].]]

* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Mao somehow survives being shot by Shirley, with Haggar managing to recover the pod his 'corpse' was shot into. It's implied she intends to turn it into a {{Robeast}}.]]

* XenonorphXerox: [[spoiler:His {{Robeast}} form looks vaguely like a Xenomorph based on its description. [[AllThereInTheManual The end of chapter notes for ''Battle for Home'' state that it was based off of a [[Creator/DCComics White Martian]], which is another XenomorphXerox, so this isn’t too much of a surprise.]]

* ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:It's implied that Haggar is going to turn him into a {{Robeast}} after his second defeat by Team Voltron, since he's near death and useless to her in any other capacity.]]

* DemotedToExtra: Between not joining the Black Knights and the first half of the story not being on Earth, Diethard doesn't appear much in this story.

* DidntSeeThatComing: As in canon, he was surprised by the Black Knights intervening in the Battle of Kyushu on ''Britannia'''s side.
* DirtyCoward: Hell yes! While his strategy of seeking asylum with the Chinese Federation until an opening to retake Japan comes isn't wrong, he undermines it by refusing to share the details of his plan with anyone, and refuses to try and coordinate with other resistance groups (like the Black Knights) when he makes his return, likely so that [[PuppetKing he can rule once the dust settles]].

** [[spoiler:He eventually gives ones to Suzaku as well, mocking him over his {{Patricide}} and the DeathSeeker tendencies that followed]].
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:It's implied that Haggar is going to turn him into a {{Robeast}} after his second defeat by Team Voltron.]]

* CoolChair: [[spoiler:After being taken aboard the Castle of Lions, she gets to use the hover chair Allura used in Chapters 14 and 15 to get around while relearning how to walk.]]

* ThrowingOffTheDisability: The possibility of using the healing pods aboard the Castle of Lions to restore her sight and vision is discussed. [[spoiler:Once they do place her in a pod, Coran says that, while the pod can heal her legs, [[RealityEnsues she'll still need therapy to walk again.]] Restoring her sight, though, is more problematic since it's the result of a Geass.]] [[spoiler:After a week inside a healing pod... she finally regains her sight and her legs!]]

* [[LikeASonToMe Like A Son And Daughter To Me:]] Tells Lelouch that she considers him and Nunnally her own, this earns her a hug.

* ParentalSubstitute: Is the closest thing that the exiled siblings had to a maternal figure, and Lelouch makes it clear that he will ''not'' be happy if something happens to her when [[spoiler:she's testing the space upgrades for the Guren.]]

* ChekhovsMIA: [[spoiler:Milly reveals that she went to pick Nina up alongside her grandfather just prior to the Black Rebellion, but she couldn't find Nina anywhere. Given how important Nina was in canon, it's unlikely we've seen the last of her]].

!The Black Knights
[[folder:In General]]
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A Resistance Force founded by Lelouch to oppose Britannia. They are later subsumed into the forces of Voltron.

* TheBait: It's implied they were intended to be this at Narita for one the JLF retreated. Kallen spares them this fate.
* ForWantOfANail: Diethard isn't a member in this story, as Lelouch never had the opportunity to approve the reporter's application.
* LaResistance: Originally formed to oppose the Britannian Empire. [[spoiler:Then Lelouch brings them in to fight the Galra.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Group-wide example: [[spoiler:unlike in canon, when Lelouch reveals his true identity to them and explains his reasons for creating the Black Knights, they take it surprisingly well.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Zero. [[spoiler:Even when Lelouch reveals who he is, they still choose to follow him.]]

[[folder:Ohgi]]
!!Kaname Ohgi
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The leader of a Japanese resistance cell, having taken over after the death of Kallen's older brother Naoto. Or at least, Ohgi ''was'' the leader, until Zero butts in.

* BigBrotherMentor: Acts as one to Kallen after the death of her brother, Naoto.

[[folder:Tamaki]]
!!Shinichirō Tamaki
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Shinichirō Tamaki is the leader of the second special squadron of the Black Knights. He is a hot-headed and carefree person, quick to cheer others on when not doing the fighting but rash and impulsive when he's on the front lines.

* ButtMonkey: During ''Zero's Return'', he gets his ass literally kicked by Kallen when he hesitated to get onto Aka and faints from shock upon seeing Voltron for the first time. He's later seen getting demolished by the Castle of Lions' gladiator drone.
* LiteralAssKicking: IS on the receiving end of this when he refuses to get inside Aka.

[[folder:Sugiyama]]
!!Kento Sugiyama
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Another founding member of the Black Knights.

* AdaptationExpansion: He's never really given much character in ''Anime/CodeGeass'', beyond being "[[ChivalrousPervert a total skirt-chaser]]". Here, we learn a tiny bit of his backstory - namely, that he was physical therapist before the Britannian Invasion. [[spoiler:He ends up helping Nunnally learn to walk again.]]

[[folder:Kyoshiro Tohdoh]]
!!Kyoshiro Tohdoh
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A 37-year old colonel from the Japan Liberation Front, he is renowned as "Tohdoh of Miracles" because of his famous miracle at Itsukushima where he caused the invading Britannian army their only defeat, without the use of any knightmares. In addition to his skill at strategic planning, he's a supreme knightmare pilot. Joins Voltron along with the Four Holy Swords after being rescued from prison.

* BadassNormal: Lelouch and Suzaku say he's one of the best strategists on Earth and a major threat on the battlefield due to his immense skill as a Knightmare pilot. Lelouch even admits that he could likely match Zarkon should they ever face each other in combat.

[[folder:The Four Holy Swords]]
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[[caption-width-right:318:From left to right: Ryoga Senba, Kosetsu Urabe, Nagisa Chiba and Shogo Asahina.]]
The Japan Liberation Front's most powerful soldiers led by Tohdoh. After Tohdoh is captured by the Britannians, they seek out Kyoto for aid in rescuing him, who in turn sends them to Voltron. They subsequently join fully with the Voltron Coalition after Tohdoh does.

* EliteFour: The Four Holy Swords are essentially Tohdoh's equivalent of the Four Heavenly Kings.
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Tohdoh
** TheLancer: Asahina
** TheBigGuy: Senba
** TheSmartGuy: Urabe
** TheChick: Chiba
* {{Foil}}: To the Paladins as they mirror several traits of the Paladins.

[[folder:Kaguya]]
!!Kaguya Sumeragi
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Suzaku's cousin, member of the Six Houses of Kyoto, and the liaison between the Six Houses and the Black Knights.

* AChildShallLeadThem: She's barely even a teenager yet leads her entire house. One wonders what happened for her to get into this position.
* TheCutie: At times - she's ''adorable'', and her actions are a frequent source of comedy.
* TheGlomp: Gives one to Lelouch ([[ClingyJealousGirl which Kallen does not approve of]]) and Suzaku.
* HeroWorship: Has some for Zero, which only rises when she learns that he is Lelouch.
* PrecociousCrush: Has one for Lelouch. [[ClingyJealousGirl Kallen does not approve]].

[[folder:Rakshata]]
!!Rakshata Chawla
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A mild-mannered MadScientist from India, Rakshata Chawla is a mostly-friendly rival to the team of Lloyd Asplund and Cécile Croomy.

* BollywoodNerd: She a MadScientist from India and her appearance and other characteristics contrast her rival, who appears quite British.
* CommonalityConnection: Quickly forms a rapport with Coran over their mutual love of technology.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Her basic reaction to a break through while making space worthy Knightmares.
* MadScientist: Like her rival Lloyd Asplund, Rakshata Chawla is a mostly benign version. Not evil enough to be 100% MadScientist, but too quirky and young to be TheProfessor.
* MotherlyScientist: Thinks of her Knightmare frames as her children.

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!Ashford Academy
[[folder:Nunnally]]
!!Nunnally vi Britannia
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Lelouch's sister.

* ActualPacifist: Nunnally really dislikes violence. [[spoiler:Charles exploits this by having her give a speech asking Voltron to surrender to Britannia, knowing he only needs to allow her to speak and she will try to persuade the Paladins to stand down to avoid further (supposedly) needless violence.]]
* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:She briefly serves as Yoru's substitute pilot during Suzaku's TenMinuteRetirement.]]
* CoolChair: [[spoiler:After being taken aboard the Castle of Lions, she gets to use the hover chair Allura used in Chapters 14 and 15 to get around while relearning how to walk.]]
* DamselInDistress: She's captured by Britannia and used to lure Voltron into the open.
* PropagandaMachine: [[spoiler:Charles finds her and has her give a speech to convince Voltron to submit to Britannia. Chapter 26, however, reveals that Nunnally didn't need any prodding to give the speech, as she doesn't want people to fight needlessly.]]
* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues She figured out that Lelouch was Zero on her own after hearing his voice]], but refused to believe it.]]
* ThrowingOffTheDisability: The possibility of using the healing pods aboard the Castle of Lions to restore her sight and vision is discussed. [[spoiler:Once they do place her in a pod, Coran says that, while the pod can heal her legs, [[RealityEnsues she'll still need therapy to walk again.]] Restoring her sight, though, is more problematic since it's the result of a Geass.]] [[spoiler:After a week inside a healing pod... she finally regains her sight and her legs!]]
* UnevenHybrid: [[spoiler:Just like Lelouch, it's implied she is one-quarter Galra through her maternal grandmother.]]

[[folder:Sayoko]]
!!Sayoko Shinozaki
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Lelouch and Nunnally's loyal maid.

* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:''She'' is the Guren's pilot this time around.]]
* TheConfidant: For Lelouch - she's the only person outside his family that Lelouch trusts completely, [[spoiler:and is the one in possession of the knife that belonged to Marianne's mother.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Coran. Both are the loyal servants of royalty and are {{ace pilot}}s, but while Coran is generally a NonActionGuy who can fight when he wants to by using the Castle of Lions, Sayoko is a NinjaMaid who fights upfront with [[spoiler:the Guren.]] Also, while Sayoko is generally stoic, Coran is... not.
* [[LikeASonToMe Like A Son And Daughter To Me:]] Tells Lelouch that she considers him and Nunnally her own, this earns her a hug.
* NinjaMaid: Is still this, though she hasn't yet had much of a chance to show off her skills.
* ParentalSubstitute: Is the closest thing that the exiled siblings had to a maternal figure, and Lelouch makes it clear that he will ''not'' be happy if something happens to her when [[spoiler:she's testing the space upgrades for the Guren.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Lelouch. When he disappears, she carries out his orders to take Nunnally to a location where the girl will be safe from the more unscrupulous members of their family.

[[folder:Nina]]
!!Nina Einstein
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A member of the Ashford Student Council, and the only full member to not be a Paladin of Voltron.

* DramaticIrony: Is outright terrified of Voltron, unaware its pilots are her friends.
* FantasticRacism: She really ''does not'' like Japanese people, though her's is a result of fear and bad experiences than hatred.
* MissedTheCall: Due to having other plans, she declined to join the student council at Lake Kawaguchi, and thus was left behind when they went to the Castle of Lions. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen She was originally supposed to be part of the team, but due to her divisive reputation in the fandom, she was replaced with Rai]].

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!Other Allies
[[folder:Shay]]
!!Shay
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A young Balmeran slave of the Galra empire, Shay and her family were forced to help mine useful crystals from the creature, even as it began to die from over-exploitation. She and her brother Rax encounter Shirley, C.C., and Coran when they arrive to acquire a battleship crystal, and while Rax was cautious about them, she decided to help the three strangers.

* AlienLunch: Amusingly, their food is apparently quite delicious, though Shirley and Coran react negatively upon finding out what's in it. C.C. is more neutral as she apparently has been forced to eat worse in the past.
* BornIntoSlavery: So much so that she literally has to be taught what the word freedom means.
* DishingOutDirt: All Balmerans are symbiotically linked to the Balmera, and Shay uses this connection to help Coran, C.C., and Shirley escape by triggering a small cave-in.
* {{Foil}}: To Nunnally. Both girls share a close bond with their older brother. They also both wish for a more peaceful, gentler world and universe.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Rax, Shay is friendly and welcoming to Shirley, C.C., and Coran from the start.
* SiblingYinYang: Rax is suspicious, grumpy, and willing to sell out Shirley, C.C., and Coran to protect his family. Shay is more welcoming, less-suspicious, and risks her own life to save the Paladins in the hope they will return and free them.
* SuperStrength: Apparently normal for Balmerans. Shay and her brother Rax move a small spaceship at least as readily as a pair of well-conditioned humans move a couch.
* TheSymbiote: The natural relationship of both the Balmerans to the Balmera and the Balmera to the visitors who come for crystals. In Shay's case, she can use the Balmera to send messages to her fellows or to manipulate its physical structure in a limited way.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: While the Balmerans don't have NonMammalianMammaries, Shay's "ears" have a number of growths that resemble earrings that her brother lacks.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: Shirley helps her rediscover the idea of freedom after generations of slavery to the Galra.

[[folder:Rax]]
!!Rax
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Another young Balmeran slave and Shay's brother. Initially very distrusting of the Defenders for fear of retribution by the Galra for helping them.
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* DishingOutDirt: All Balmerans are symbiotically linked to the Balmera. Rax and his family use this connection to help free the Paladins and Shay.
* {{Foil}}: To Lelouch. Both, above all else, want to keep their family safe. Rax also mirrors Lelouch's earlier mistrust issues, but both have slowly grown out of it and learned to trust others outside their immediate family.
* HeelFaceTurn: He eventually turns against the Galra when he realizes that the Defenders were right all along.
* TheMole: Sells out Shirley, C.C., and Coran out to the Galra in an attempt to protect his family.
* SiblingYinYang: Rax is the more suspicious, grumpy sibling. He was also willing to sell out Shirley, C.C., and Coran to protect his family unlike his sister Shay, who is more welcoming.
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!The Blade of Marmora
[[folder:In General]]
An ancient order of Galra who are opposed to Zarkon and the Empire.
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* LaResistance: The goal of the organization is to destroy the Galra Empire and bring freedom to the galaxy.
* TheOrder: An order dedicated to undermining the Galra Empire and freeing the universe of their tyranny.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ulaz]]
!!Ulaz
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A member of the Blade of Marmora who freed Rai from captivity.
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* CombatParkour: Shown to be able to out-maneuver the Paladins with impressive gymnastics and without even drawing his sword.
* GoodIsNotNice: Ulaz is definitely against Zarkon and is the one who freed Rai, but he also straight-up tells Allura that he doesn't care whether or not she trusts him and that he could've easily killed the Paladins if he felt like it.
* HeroicSacrifice: Destroys the Prorok Robeast by activating the space pocket inside of it, killing both him and the disgraced Galra commander.
[[/folder]]

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!Others
[[folder:Sophie]]
!!Sophronia zar Britannia
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Rai's younger sister, abducted the same night he was.
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* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Briefly shows up in Chapter 14's ending, watching Zero's broadcast.]]
* CompositeCharacter: Has Matt Holt's backstory of being a Galra prisoner who was freed by a resistance group.
* DamselInDistress: Was captured alongside Rai and their mother sometime before the start of the story. [[spoiler:She was freed by a resistance group between then and Zero's broadcast to the Galra.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Didn't die before the start of the story, and as of Chapter 14 is still alive.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rolo's Gang]]
!!Rolo, Nyma, and Beezer
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A group of rebel fighters who manage to hail down the castle ship and warm-up to the paladins in order to steal one of the lions for a pardon.
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* BountyHunter: The main reason they even interact with the Paladins is in order to steal a Lion get a bounty and a pardon.
* GetOutOfJailFreeCard: Rolo's gang was promised a full pardon and a reward bounty for stealing from Zarkon if they delivered them one of the Voltron Lions.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Rolo laments that the reason he's become self-serving and opportunistic is due to a lifetime of fighting the Galra.
* HoneyTrap: Nyma is this to Rivalz, tricking him to get his Lion.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted- There's a second character named Rolo, agent of the Geass Directive.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Diethard Reid]]
!!Diethard Reid
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A Britannian news producer with a mad obsession for Zero. Being unable to join the Black Knights, he settles for continuing to film his exploits.
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* DemotedToExtra: Between not joining the Black Knights and the first half of the story not being on Earth, Diethard doesn't appear much in this story.
* PsychoSupporter: Even without joining him, he remains fanatical in his loyalty to Zero. The appearance of giant mechanical lions that completely trump anything Britannia can throw out just adds to the matter.
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[[folder:Mao]]
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A mysterious man who has a connection with C.C.
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* AchillesHeel: Mao's power allows him to read the mind of anyone within five hundred meters of him, but there are some caveats - normally, he hears ''all of them at the same time'', and while he can focus said power down to one individual, the tradeoff is that he sacrifices its full range while doing so. [[spoiler:It also only works on organic life.]]
* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:When he agrees to work with Haggar at the end of ''Cheering Mao'', she grants him a new ''BLACK'' Geass.]]
* AdaptationalWimp: Slightly - here, Mao can't effectively use his Geass when he's unfocused, though it is always active. In canon, he's still able to use it effectively even while he's enraged over being {{Outgambitted}} by Lelouch and Suzaku.
* AxCrazy: Most definitely.
* BadassLongcoat: He wears a white greatcoat, studded with black belts and blue trim.
* BatmanGambit: His tactics focus on getting inside the target's head, getting to know them, and then concocting a plan built to take advantage of their weaknesses.
* BewareTheMindReader: His Geass lets him read minds. [[PowerIncontinence Which he can't control]], driving him to madness and being a dangerous PsychopathicManchild. [[spoiler:His upgraded Black Geass allows Mao to see his target's worse fears and bring them to life before their eyes.]]
* DidntSeeThatComing:
** [[spoiler:Mao's plan to try and get the Paladins to take him to the Castle of Lions runs into a few problems: first, that Suzaku would know how to focus himself enough to straight out nullify his powers, second, that the Paladins had Rover on standby to mimic C.C. (who as a robot [[ManOfKryptonite cannot have its mind read, thus allowing it to fool Mao with a hologram]]), and third, that Lelouch had also brought Sayoko with him, who knew the same technique as Suzaku to silence her thoughts.]]
** [[spoiler:In ''Cheering Mao'', he wasn't expecting Lelouch and Rai to show up at Clovisland in Zerith, nor did he know that said lion could turn invisible.]]
** [[spoiler:In ''Castle Held Hostage'', despite his upgraded Black Geass, he was killed off, [[BewareTheNiceOnes of all people, by Shirley]].]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Faces this in addition to the above in ''Cheering Mao'', as [[spoiler:he didn't consider that the Paladins would use Rover to once again impersonate someone to distract him (Lelouch, in this case), nor did he consider that the Paladins will all work together to outsmart him.]]
* DrunkWithPower: [[spoiler:Haggar believes that this was why he snuck onboard the Castle of Lions relatively shortly after gaining an upgrade to his Geass - he enjoyed the power-high too much to restrain himself.]]
* EntertaininglyWrong: Mao notes Rai might have injured his sister badly enough that she may have been useless to the Galra as a labor slave and thus indirectly sent her to one death while trying to save her from another. While this isn't an unreasonable assumption, [[spoiler:''Rebirth'' revealed that she is still alive and has already been rescued by a resistance group.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Mao somehow survives being shot by Shirley, with Haggar managing to recover the pod his 'corpse' was shot into. It's implied she intends to turn it into a {{Robeast}}.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to each member of Team Voltron that's tailored to them, the only exception being Suzaku [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome who found a way to shut Mao up]].
** First Allura, who he calls NotSoDifferent from both Zarkon and Charles. She denies this, of course, but Mao then says that she absolutely despises Zarkon and the Galra, so much so she wants to kill all of them just like how he killed all of her people. [[spoiler:Considering that, in an alternate reality, Allura ''did'' do just that and founded an empire that's enslaving the cosmos, [[VillainHasAPoint Mao has a point]].]]
** For Milly, he calls her out on how she and her family only took Lelouch and Nunnally in if they were found by the Emperor and told that the Ashfords cared for the two, the family might regain their lost status.
** For Rivalz, he mocks the boy's [[BystanderSyndrome total unwillingness to do anything to help others despite regularly driving past the ghettoes with Lelouch]].
** For Kallen, Mao throws out the fact that Kallen hates her mother for bearing so much abuse from Ms. Stadfelt and being imprisoned ([[BerserkButton though this only serves to piss her off]]).
** Shirley, meanwhile, has to put up with Mao noting that the Emperor might have her parents either taken hostage or assassinated if he found out she was a Paladin. Mao also mocks her for crushing hard on Lelouch despite his more negative traits, and for the fact that she now has feelings for Rai as well.
** Speaking of Rai, he has to deal with Mao berating him over how severely he hurt his sister in his effort to keep her away from the gladiator matches. Additionally, Mao notes that Rai is still trying to regain his memories...[[IHatePastMe but isn't sure that he wants to get them back]].
** Lelouch arguably gets it the worst - while the prince makes an effort to shoot down all of Mao's criticisms, he finally cracks when the Chinese Boy asks him if he really thinks he'll be able to bond with the Black Lion, or if [[NotSoDifferent he is any different from Zarkon]].
** [[spoiler:He eventually gives ones to Suzaku as well, mocking him over his {{Patricide}} and the DeathSeeker tendencies that followed]].
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:It's implied that Haggar is going to turn him into a {{Robeast}} after his second defeat by Team Voltron.]]
* VillainTeamUp: [[spoiler:Is recruited by Haggar by the end of ''Cheering Mao''.]]
* WrongGenreSavvy: Given his past experiences with people ([[AllThereInTheManual which were detailed in non-video format]]), it's implied that Mao thought he might be able to beat the Paladins by revealing their secrets to each other, as whenever he did this previously, his enemies would devolve into infighting (he once wiped out an ''entire village'' this way). Thus, [[spoiler:he never considers the possibility that the Paladins would work together to overcome him, leading to his defeat in Chapter 28.]]
* YourWorstNightmare: [[spoiler:If he can see someone's face, his upgraded Geass allows him to see their worst fears and [[MindRape bring them to life before their eyes]].]]
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[[folder:Atsushi Sawasaki]]
!!Atsushi Sawasaki
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Former Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Kururugi Administration. He later tries to revive Japan with the backing of the Chinese Federation.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He shows up here several months before he did in ''Code Geass''. {{Justified|Trope}} because he's an OpportunisticBastard and likely saw Voltron's devastation of Area Eleven (up to and including [[spoiler:capturing Cornelia]]) to be a perfect opening to make his move.
* DidntSeeThatComing: As in canon, he was surprised by the Black Knights intervening in the Battle of Kyushu on ''Britannia'''s side.
* DirtyCoward: Hell yes! While his strategy of seeking asylum with the Chinese Federation until an opening to retake Japan comes isn't wrong, he undermines it by refusing to share the details of his plan with anyone, and refuses to try and coordinate with other resistance groups (like the Black Knights) when he makes his return, likely so that [[PuppetKing he can rule once the dust settles]].
* FlawExploitation: Deliberately talks to Suzaku about his past and, more specifically, his father in order to keep him from focusing on the battle, knowing that Suzaku will not try to tune him out.
* OpportunisticBastard: Tohdoh and the Four Holy Swords indicate that he is one. His decision to try and revive Japan as a puppet state of the Chinese Federation after Cornelia is captured (and with himself in charge) reinforces this.
* PuppetKing: An intentional example - it's indicated that he's having the Chinese Federation back his claim to Japan because he offered to let them rule Japan through him.
* SecretSecretKeeper: It's implied, but not confirmed, that he knows what happened regarding Suzaku and his father Genbu.
[[/folder]]

* TheBait: It’s implied they were intended to be this at Narita for one the JLF retreated. Kallen spares them this fate.

* AdaptationExpansion: He's never really given much character in ''Anime/CodeGeass'', beyond being "[[ChivalrousPervert a total skirt-chaser]]". Here, we learn a tiny bit of his backstory - namely, that he was physical therapist before the Britannian Invasion. [[spoiler:He ends up helping Nunnally learn to walk again]].

Lelouch’s sister.

* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:She briefly serves as Yoru’s substitute pilot during Suzaku’s TenMinuteRetirement.]]
* CoolChair: [[spoiler:After being taken aboard the Castle of Lions, she gets to use the hover chair Allura used in Chapters 14 and 15 to get around while relearning how to walk]].

* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:''She'' is the Guren’s pilot this time around.]]
* TheConfidant: For Lelouch - she’s the only person outside his family that Lelouch trusts completely, [[spoiler:and is the one in possession of the knife that belonged to Marianne’s mother.]]

* BewareTheMindReader: His Geass lets him read minds. [[PowerIncontinence Which he can't control]], driving him to madness and being a dangerous PsychopathicManchild. [[spoiler:His upgraded Black Geass allows Mao to see his target's worse fears and bring them to life before their eyes]].

** [[spoiler:In ''Cheering Mao'', he wasn't expecting Lelouch and Rai to show up at Clovisland in Zerith, nor did he know that said lion could turn invisible]].
** [[spoiler:In ''Castle Held Hostage'', despite his upgraded Black Geass, he was killed off, [[BewareTheNiceOnes of all people, by Shirley]]]].
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Faces this in addition to the above in ''Cheering Mao'', as [[spoiler:he didn't consider that the Paladins would use Rover to once again impersonate someone to distract him (Lelouch, in this case), nor did he consider that the Paladins will all work together to outsmart him]].
* DrunkWithPower: [[spoiler:Haggar believes that this was why he snuck onboard the Castle of Lions relatively shortly after gaining an upgrade to his Geass - he enjoyed the power-high too much to restrain himself]].

* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Mao somehow survives being shot by Shirley, with Haggar managing to recover the pod his 'corpse' was shot into. It's implied she intends to turn it into a {{Robeast}}]].

* ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:It's implied that Haggar is going to turn him into a {{Robeast}} after his second defeat by Team Voltron]].

* WrongGenreSavvy: Given his past experiences with people ([[AllThereInTheManual which were detailed in non-video format]]), it's implied that Mao thought he might be able to beat the Paladins by revealing their secrets to each other, as whenever he did this previously, his enemies would devolve into infighting (he once wiped out an ''entire village'' this way). Thus, [[spoiler:he never considers the possibility that the Paladins would work together to overcome him, leading to his defeat in Chapter 28]].
* YourWorstNightmare: [[spoiler:If he can see someone's face, his upgraded Geass allows him to see their worst fears and [[MindRape bring them to life before their eyes]]]].

* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsures She figured out that Lelouch was Zero on her own after hearing his voice]], but refused to believe it.]]
* ThrowingOffTheDisability: The possibility of using the healing pods aboard the Castle of Lions to restore her sight and vision is discussed. [[spoiler:Once they do place her in a pod, Coran says that, while the pod can heal her legs, [[RealityEnsures she'll still need therapy to walk again.]] Restoring her sight, though, is more problematic since it's the result of a Geass.]] [[spoiler:After a week inside a healing pod... she finally regains her sight and her legs!]]

Rai's sister.

[[folder:Mao]]
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A mysterious man who has a connection with C.C.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Given his past experiences with people ([[AllThereInTheManual which were detailed in non-video format]]), it's implied that Mao thought he might be able to beat the Paladins by revealing their secrets to each other, as whenever he did this previously, his enemies would devolve into infighting (he once wiped out an ''entire village'' this way). Thus, [[spoiler:he never considers the possibility that the Paladins would work together to overcome him, leading to his defeating Chapter 28]].

[[/index]]

[[folder:In General]]
One of the three main powers that rule on Earth.

* CantCatchUp: Technologically, they're nowhere near the level of the Lions. In regards to skill, though, they out class their opponents, not that it does them any good.
* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:Several of the more sympathetic characters defect to Voltron's side when Charles ''invites'' the Galra to attack.]]
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: While Britannia is certainly a major problem on Earth, it's nowhere near as dangerous as the Galra empire, since it has nothing comparable to Zarkon's fleets or Haggard's Robeasts. Additionally, while we've been introduced to sympathetic Britannians who still side with their empire, the only sympathetic Galra seen so far are part of [[LaResistance the Blade of Marmora]].
* TheWorfEffect: Britannian forces get completed destroyed whenever they face the Paladins. [[spoiler:The one exception to this so far is during Lelouch's duel with Nonette, which required Britannia to cheat like hell]].

[[folder:Emperor Charles]]
!!Emperor Charles zi Britannia
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TheEmperor of Britannia.

* AbusiveParents: He exiled his own son for daring to question him about his reaction to the death of his Empress. Ironically, he's ''still'' a better parent than Zarkon.
* ArcVillain: For the Earth Arc - while he is by far the most personal of Lelouch's enemies, he doesn't remotely compare the likes of Zarkon, and his plans regarding the Ragnarök Connection are nowhere near as destructive as the Galra harvesting entire worlds of Quintessence.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Charles has Nunnally give a speech urging Voltron to submit to Britannia, knowing Lelouch will likely throw caution to the wind to rescue her, leading him into a situation where Schneizel could easily capture him. [[DidntSeeThatComing He didn't know that Lelouch's friends would persuade the Exiled Prince to not panic and plan ahead, however, costing him his only leverage against Voltron]].]]
* DidntSeeThatComing: Unknown Knowns example - Charles' plan to force Voltron to surrender (or at least get itself into a position to be easily captured) hinged on exploiting Lelouch's [[spoiler:BigBrotherInstinct.]] While said plan [[GoneHorriblyRight did achieve its intended goal of luring Voltron into the open]], it didn't succeed in any other way because [[spoiler:[[CharacterDevelopment Lelouch was willing to listen to his friends, who convinced him to plan ahead before they rescued Nunnally]].]]
* {{Foil}}: To Zarkon. Both are the Emperors of their respective empires, who rule with iron fists. [[spoiler:Both also started with the noblest of intentions.]] However, [[spoiler:[[WellIntentioned while Charles still has those intentions in mind]], [[MotiveDecay Zarkon has long since devolved into being just a power-hungry tyrant]].]]
* TheQuisling: [[spoiler:Is apparently trying to invoke this, actually ''inviting'' the Galra to invade Earth with Britannia's support.]]
* XanatosGambit: Elements of this are present to his plan to capture Zero - if it works, then he has the Paladins and Voltron in his pocket, but if it fails then, even in the worst-case scenario, he will still have confirmed that Lelouch is part of Voltron. [[spoiler:[[DidntSeeThatComing The plan ends up falling apart, though, as Lelouch revealed his identity to the Black Knights prior to rescuing Nunnally, depriving him of a valuable piece of leverage against Lelouch]].]]

[[folder:Empress Marianne]]
!!Empress Marianne vi Britannia
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Lelouch and Nunnally's mother, and the Empress of Britannia.

* AbusiveParents: She spent seven years FakingTheDead, yet never once checked on her children. Though this is {{Downplayed}} slightly compared to canon, as the first thing she does when she re-establishes her link with C.C. is ask the latter how Lelouch is doing. [[spoiler:She still manages to be a better mother than Haggar]].
* BodySurf: Her mind and soul live in the body of Anya Alstreim, causing the latter to have periodic memory blackouts whenever Marianne takes control.
* CompositeCharacter: Inherits Keith's backstory from ''Legendary Defender''.
* DidntSeeThatComing: She's genuinely surprised when the Paladins leave Earth, as doing so takes C.C. (who stowed away with them) beyond the effective range of their mental bond.
* {{Foil}}: To Haggar. Both are women who act as the NumberTwo of an emperor [[spoiler:who is also their husband]], whilst also being accomplished fighters. Both are also [[spoiler:HappilyMarried]] and have ways to extend their lives beyond what is natural - Marianne via BodySurf, Hagar through the usage of Quintessence. Finally, both are also talented fighters. As for differences, Marianne is a physical fighter to Haggar preferring magic, and while [[spoiler:Marianne is genuinely well-intentioned, Haggar has long since lost any good intentions she had. Also, while Marianne still remembers her time as Charles love, Haggar doesn't.]]
* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler:Revelations in later chapters heavily imply that she's half-Galra.]]
* LateArrivalSpoiler: A lot of secrets regarding Marianne - that she is still alive, that she has a Geass, and that she is in league with her husband - were not revealed until R2 of ''Code Geass''. Here, though, these spoilers are brought to light around ''the third chapter of the story'' (discounting the fact that the first chapter was posted in six individual parts).
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Gender inverted on both sides - Marianne fell in love with the Emperor of Britannia and is wholly devoted to his plans, while her mother, [[spoiler:implied to be Krolia, rebelled against Zarkon and joined the Blade of Marmora.]]
* NumberTwo: To her husband, regarding the Ragnarök Connection.

[[folder:Prince Schneizel]]
!!Schneizel el Britannia
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The Second Prince of Britannia and the nation's prime minister.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: The only person Lelouch was never able to defeat, [[spoiler:[[DefeatingTheUndefeatable 'was' being the keyword here]].]]
* BoringButPractical: Schneizel has a preference for these strategies, preferring simple plans that get results over flashy ones that are likely to fail.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: In Chapter 26, [[spoiler:Lelouch ''finally'' bests him by rescuing Nunnally from the Avalon.]]
* FatalFlaw: [[PoorPredictableRock Predictability]] - Schneizel tends to prefer BoringButPractical strategies which, while not very flashy, are proven to work. He also has a preference for plans that always leave him ahead, [[XanatosGambit even if he outwardly loses.]] This ends up backfiring in Chapter 26, though, because [[spoiler:not only did he lose Nunnally to Lelouch when the Paladins raided the Avalon, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard but the plan he was willing to back ended up causing Lelouch to reveal himself to the Black Knights, which only cemented their loyalty to him]].]]
%%* {{Foil}}: To Lotor.
* GracefulLoser: He takes his lost in Chapter 26 pretty well, unlike [[SoreLoser Cornelia]].
* LightIsNotGood: Schneizel dresses in bright colors, but he's supportive of a racist conquering empire (though he would prefer [[PragmaticVillainy a lighter touch over a firm grip]]), has no problems with using his crippled half sister as bait to lure out the Paladins of Voltron, [[spoiler:and canonically, was willing to use a nuclear fortress to try and subordinate the entire world to his will]].
* NotSoStoic: It's mentioned that he nearly fell out of his chair upon seeing Voltron for the first time.
* RealityEnsues: Schneizel appears to be so unbeatable because he always tries to work the situation to his advantage, tends to stack the deck in his favor, and will concede if the situation becomes unwinnable. [[spoiler:The reason he loses in Chapter 26 is precisely because ''he cannot use any of these strategies'' - the Voltron Lions have advantages in durability, firepower, and locomotion that cannot be matched by Britannian Knightmares, he has no way of contacting the Paladins, which precludes any attempt to manipulate them, and lastly, he cannot just call a retreat because ''the Avalon is carrying Nunnally''. Additionally, even if he was able to contact the Paladins, he has no way of turning them against each other - the only secrets he knew that could turn the Paladins against each other was that Lelouch was a former prince of Britannia, something Lelouch already told his friends.]] [[spoiler:However, given the opportunity to adapt, he quickly recovers, and manages to almost defeat Lelouch after having Lloyd reverse enginer a B.L.I.P. device that was left at Narita]].
* TheSociopath: [[spoiler:Schneizel has no problems with sacrificing Nonette, a ''[[PraetorianGuard Knight of the Round]]'', purely to defeat his brother. Keep in mind that not only is Nonentte completely loyal to Britannia [[HiddenDepths at least as far as he knows]], but that the Knights of the Round are essentially irreplacable assets]].
* SpottingTheThread: Realizes that something else is in play when, even though he had previously stated to wanting to destroy Britannia, Zero/Lelouch has made no such move even though he has more than enough power to do so. He correctly guesses that Lelouch learned something vital (the Galra will invade Earth at any time) which forced him to completely change his plans.

[[folder:Princess Cornelia]]
!!Cornelia li Britannia
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The Second Princess of Britannia, Lelouch's elder half-sister, and the Viceroy of Area Eleven.

* AttackAttackAttack: Cornelia is normally a sound tactician and strategist, but she'll resort to this if she's sufficiently angered, as seen both times she fights a Voltron Lion. [[RealityEnsues It doesn't really work to her benefit]].
* BigBadWannabe: Cornelia was Lelouch's greatest enemy as Zero. The keyword being ''was'' - by the time the Paladins return to Earth, they've become strong enough to make mincemeat of her forces, with Lelouch and Kallen personally delivering her a CurbStompBattle twice in rapid succession.
* BigSisterInstinct: Is ''really'' unhappy when Schneizel tells her that [[spoiler:she cannot see Nunnally after the second prince found her, as she had assumed her younger sister had been dead for years. When Voltron manages to rescue Nunnally, she's so enraged that she attacks the machine even when totally outnumbered and outgunned, leading to her capture]].
* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:Cornelia is completely floored when she meets Nunnally aboard the Castle of Lions, as not only is the latter not a prisoner, '''''[[ThrowOffTheDisability she can see and walk again]]''''']].
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[DidntSeeThatComing Is left totally flat footed when]] [[spoiler:Lelouch reveals himself as Zero, as she never considered the possibility a Britannian Royal would lead the forces most opposed to Britannia]].
* FatalFlaw: {{Pride}}, mixed in with BigSisterInstinct. [[NotSoDifferent Just like Lelouch]], Cornelia is normally a capable Knightmare pilot and strategist, but if her younger siblings are in danger, she’ll act very rashly. Additionally, she progressively acts more and more aggressively against the Lions due to repeatedly taking losses against them. [[spoiler:It all comes to a head in Chapter 29, where the Paladins not only rescue Tohdoh, but also destroy the Avalon. While Schneizel was not on the ship, the loss of the vessel, combined with her earlier defeats (including having the Paladins rescue Nunnally while she was helpless to do anything) lead her to recklessly charge Voltron, which ends with her Knightmare getting wrecked and Cornelia herself captured]].
* {{Foil}}: To Allura. Both are/were princesses who have a temper and display FantasticRacism (Elevens/Japanese for Cornelia, Galra for Allura) due to losing family (Lelouch and Nunnally for Cornelia, Alfor for Allura). But while Cornelia is a BadassNormal WarriorPrincess who fights in her Gloucester, Allura can use magic to a certain extent and fights using the Castle of Lions. Also, while Cornelia has several siblings (Euphie being full-blooded and lots of half-siblings), Allura is an only child. Additionally, while Cornelia is unrepentantly racist toward the numbers, Allura realizes that her hatred of the galra makes her NotSoDifferent from Zarkon and is beginning to take steps to move past it.
* HighHeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: After hearing about the Galra, chooses to side with Lelouch and the Paladins of Voltron. Even when Charles himself sides with the Galra, Cornelia still remained Lelouch's ally.]]
* HumiliationConga: The Return to Earth Arc really puts her through the wringer.
** First, Lelouch defeats her with contemptuous ease at Narita, while the Lions overwhelm her other forces...
** Then, Voltron decimates the remainder of her army, forcing her to call a retreat.
** And then, after finally finding out that Nunnally is still alive, she's denied permission to see her younger sister by Schneizel.
** ''After that'', she is defeated by Kallen while guarding the Avalon, who explicitly tells her she isn't worth Zero's time. Meanwhile, Suzaku, Milly, and Rivalz are demolishing the rest of her forces.
** Finally, in Chapter 29, [[spoiler:she not only has to witness Voltron breakout Tohdoh and destroy the Avalon (though with the knowledge that Schneizel was not on it at the time, but she is then captured by Kallen and becomes a prisoner of the Paladins]].
* {{Irony}}:
** Cornelia fights Zero in the name of avenging the deaths of Lelouch and Nunnally (or at least she did until events in the story revealed the two are still alive), yet Zero is actually her long lost brother, Lelouch - who is also the first person to hand her a defeat.
** While Cornelia tends to dismiss the natives of Area Eleven as Savages, her reaction to losing is arguably more childish than theirs, as she essentially throws a temper tantrum every time she loses.
* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:She's reduced to TearsOfJoy when reunited with Nunnally.]]
* ShadowArchetype: She's essentially what Lelouch would have become if the latter had stayed with his family and come to believe in Britannia's ideals.
* SoreLoser: Throws a tantrum whenever she loses to Voltron.
* TranquilFury: [[spoiler:Is practically ''seething'' with rage after Zero "kidnaps" Nunnally, just barely containing herself from yelling at Schneizel for letting it happen.]]
* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: Cornelia didn't lose any of her skills while the Paladins were in space, but she also had nothing to test herself against, and [[MadScientist Lloyd]] only seems to be interested in imporving [[SuperPrototype the Lancelot]], so she hasn't improved at all since she last fought Zero and the Black Knights, and it shows.
* TheWorfEffect: Cornelia, possibly the best Knightmare pilot among the Britannian forces in Area Eleven (excluding Suzaku and The Knight of Nine Nonette Enneagram) gets completely destroyed by Lelouch at Narita and then by Kallen over the pacific, showing off just how much stronger the Lions are compared to any of Earth's Knightmares.
* WorfHadTheFlu: While Cornelia is routinely trounced by Lelouch and his allies, this isn't due to her suffering any BadassDecay - she is exactly as strong as she was when she previously fought the Black Knights. Emphasis on ''[[VillainForgotToLevelGrind exactly]]'' - with a massive drop in terrorist activities after Zero vanished, she hasn't had anything to fight against and improve her skills.

[[folder:Princess Euphemia]]
!!Euphemia li Britannia
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Third Princess of Britannia, Sub-Viceroy of Area Elven, and Cornelia's only full-blooded sibling.

* AccidentalKidnapping: [[spoiler:Lelouch was planning to let her return to Britannia, but reflexively takes her aboard the Black Lion rather than leave her in the same room as Haggar]].
* ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler: ''Immediately'' realizes that Haggar is trouble just from seeing her once.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Allura. Both are/were princesses who wish to help others, but while Euphie is an ActualPacifist who doesn't fight, Allura is far more willing to get her hands dirty. Also, while Euphie doesn't hate the Japanese for (supposedly) murdering Lelouch and Nunnally, Allura doesn't trust any Galra after they wiped out her people.
* LyingToProtectYourFeelings: Tries to do this to Lelouch regarding the Altean Food Goo. [[BrutalHonesty Lelouch admits he already knows it tastes horrible]].
* PrincessClassic: Just as in canon.
* SecretSecretKeeper: Figured out that Lelouch was Zero back at Lake Kawaguchi, but kept it secret until they were reunited at Kamine Island.
* ShipTease: With Suzaku. Nonette wonders if she’s spending time with the Camelot Division to get to know her boyfriend better, reducing Euphemia to blushing and stammering. [[spoiler:This culminates in a LoveConfession in Chapter 31.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Explicitly stated by WordOfGod. [[spoiler:When Rolo shoots her during the SAZ incident, she gets put into a cryopod to heal her.]]

[[folder:Nonette]]
!!Knight of Nine Nonette Enneagram
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A member of the Knights of the Round as the Knight of Nine.

* AccidentalKidnapping: [[spoiler:She ends up on the Green Lion when it escapes Kamine Island because she refused to let go of Rai]].
* CurbStompCushion: Is this for the entirety of Britannia so far - she’s the only member of Britannia to fight a Voltron Lion and ''not'' get her ass handed to her.
* GenkiGirl: She's a very upbeat and cheerful person, much to Cornelia's exasperation.
* IWillFindYou: The second she saw Rai's face and recognized him as the missing Prince Zephyr, she immediately goes to Area 11 to help look for him and his family.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Is just as surprised as Lelouch when her Knightmare locks up after colliding with Xenobia during their duel in Chapter 32. [[spoiler:This is because Schneizel wanted to lure Lelouch into a position where he could take out the Black Paladin [[GodzillaThreshold even if doing so cost Britannia potentially irreplaceable asset]]]].
* NoHonorAmongThieves: [[spoiler:None of her fellow Knights of the Round try to save her from the attack meant to wipe out the Paladins. That being said, it's possible they were ordered not to by Schneizel, and a Britannian Royal's word would be absolute]].
* ShipperOnDeck: She teases Euphie about her relationship with Suzaku, which makes sense considering that Rai is half-Japanese.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Zephyr and his branch of the Royal Family. [[spoiler:This is '''not''' the case regarding Charles]].

[[folder:Jeremiah]]
!!Jeremiah Gottwald
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Leader of the Purist faction.

* DramaticIrony: Idolizes Marianne and, by proxy, Lelouch, yet attempts to kill (and is almost killed by) Zero, who is really Lelouch in disguise.
* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:After being captured by Haggar and having his memories examined, some of Haggar's comments make Jeremiah realize that Lelouch and Zero are one and the same.]]
* VillainousFriendship: With Viletta, who is genuinely saddened by his apparent death.

[[folder:Villetta]]
!!Villetta Nu
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A knight and fellow member of the Purists.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Villetta genuinely does not seem to believe that Britannia is evil. [[spoiler:When Shirley explains her reasons for being one of the Black Knights (well, Voltron Paladins), Villetta actually assumes that the orange-haired girl was brainwashed by Zero.]]
* InSpiteOfANail: [[spoiler:Even though the circumstances are ''COMPLETELY'' different, she still faces against Shirley and gets shot (though by C.C.). She also still loses her memories like in canon.]]
* MexicanStandoff: Get's into one with [[spoiler:Shirley]] in Chapter 26. [[spoiler:She did not notice C.C., though.]]
* PetTheDog: When she assumes that [[spoiler:Shirley was brainwashed by Zero into joining the Black Knights]], she's perfectly willing to [[spoiler:send Shirley to the best psychiatric help available, and even personally oversee her treatment.]] Somewhat warped, but surprisingly nice.

[[folder:Guilford]]
!! Gilbert G.P. Guilford
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Cornelia's Knight of Honor.

* LadyAndKnight: Is the Black Knight to Cornelia's Dark Lady.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Cornelia, while also counting as ShipTease. [[spoiler:He has trouble sleeping after Cornelia is captured during the mission to rescue Tohdoh]].
* TheWorfEffect: Get's demolished by Lelouch in the Black Lion, and later knocked out of the sky by Rivalz in the Blue Lion.

[[folder:Darlton]]
!!Andreas Darlton
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Another of Cornelia's knights.

* OhCrap: His reaction when he sees the Blue Lion entering the Battle of Narita. Given that he last saw it taking off at Lake Kawaguchi, he has ample reason to be worried.
* TheWorfEffect: He gets defeated relatively early on by the Blue Lion at Narita and then by the Yellow Lion while guarding [[spoiler:the ''Avalon''.]]

[[folder:Lloyd]]
!!Lloyd Asplund
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Head scientist of the Camelot Division.

* AdmiringTheAbomination: From the Britannian perspective, his reactions to the Lions and Voltron is this.
* {{Foil}}: To Coran - both are downright ''obsessed'' with an advanced piece of technology (the Lancelot for Lloyd, the Castle of Lions for Coran) and tend to grate on their companions' nerves. Lloyd, however, has NoSocialSkills, while Coran is incredibly refined when he wants to be. Additionally, Lloyd tends to be rather amoral vs Coran being unambiguously on the side of good. One wonders what would happen if they were to meet.
* MadScientist: But of course! Lloyd may be a benign version, but he's still zany and a bit of a {{Manchild}}.
* {{Nerdgasm}}: His reactions to, well, anything the Lions do are interesting. And then there's when he first sees Voltron in all its glory.
--> "This-This is-! I can't even-! [=OOOoooOOOoooOOHHHH=]! This is amazing! I never thought I'd see such a thing in my entire life!"
* SpottingTheThread: While he doesn't quite make the connection, Lloyd notices that the Purple Lion reacts to fighting the Lancelot as if its pilot knew what the White Knightmare's abilities were. Something that only Lloyd, Cecile and Suzaku would know...
* WingDingEyes: His eyes are described as having hearts in them whenever he sees the Lions or Voltron itself.

[[folder:Cécile]]
!!Cécile Croomy
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Lloyd's subordinate and often BeleagueredAssistant.

* BeleagueredAssistant: Is this for Lloyd, having to constantly put up with his eccentricities.
* CordonBleughChef: Is normally this, but the meal she makes for Suzaku after he [[spoiler:returns to Britannia]] is actually surprisingly edible. WordOfGod is that she deliberately stuck with something simple because she didn't want to offend Suzaku.
* OnlySaneMan: Well, woman, but she comes off as this compared to Lloyd.

[[folder:V.V.]]
!!V.V. / Victor zi Britannia
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A secretive Code Bearer, and Charles's elder twin brother.

* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: {{Averted|Trope}} - Charles and Victor are one of the rare examples of fraternal twins of the same gender in fiction. Additionally, Victor hasn't aged a day since he got his code, so Charles is physically ''much'' older than him.
* {{Foil}}: To Haggar - both are extremely old allies of their respective emperors, [[spoiler:and love them, though whereas Haggar's feelings are romantic, Victor's are platonic.]] Both also manage a secret society of magic wielders in their respective empires' forces, and create special soldiers for them (Geass-wielders for Victor, {{Robeast}}s for Haggar. Victor, however, is physically a ten year old boy while Haggar looks like a WickedWitch [[spoiler:though a look at her face shows that she's aged quite well]]. Additionally, Victor has no shown combat skills while Haggar is a RedMage who straight out dominates Lelouch in a fight.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Sends Lelouch, Rai, Euphemia, and Nonette to Kamine Island, likely with the intent of driving the former two's Geasses berserk via Thought Elevator exposure. When Zenobia and Zerith rescue them, Zen ends up destroying the Thought Elevator, throwing a massive wrench into the Ragnarök Connection]].

[[folder:Nebiros]]
!!Nebiros / Rolo
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-->''"Targets sighted."''
An agent of the Geass Directorate.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Shows up during the SAZ Massacre.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Seemed caught off-guard that the Lions could still move while his Geass was active.
* TheStoic: Is described as emotionless when on the job, [[NotSoStoic except when a giant robotic lion roars in his face]].

!The Black Knights
[[folder:In General]]
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A Resistance Force founded by Lelouch to oppose Britannia. They are later subsumed into the forces of Voltron.

* TheBait: It’s implied they were intended to be this at Narita for one the JLF retreated. Kallen spares them this fate.
* ForWantOfANail: Diethard isn't a member in this story, as Lelouch never had the opportunity to approve the reporter's application.
* LaResistance: Originally formed to oppose the Britannian Empire. [[spoiler:Then Lelouch brings them in to fight the Galra.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Group-wide example: [[spoiler:unlike in canon, when Lelouch reveals his true identity to them and explains his reasons for creating the Black Knights, they take it surprisingly well.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Zero. [[spoiler:Even when Lelouch reveals who he is, they still choose to follow him.]]

[[folder:Ohgi]]
!!Kaname Ohgi
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The leader of a Japanese resistance cell, having taken over after the death of Kallen's older brother Naoto. Or at least, Ohgi ''was'' the leader, until Zero butts in.

* BigBrotherMentor: Acts as one to Kallen after the death of her brother, Naoto.

[[folder:Tamaki]]
!!Shinichirō Tamaki
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Shinichirō Tamaki is the leader of the second special squadron of the Black Knights. He is a hot-headed and carefree person, quick to cheer others on when not doing the fighting but rash and impulsive when he's on the front lines.

* ButtMonkey: During ''Zero's Return'', he gets his ass literally kicked by Kallen when he hesitated to get onto Aka and faints from shock upon seeing Voltron for the first time. He's later seen getting demolished by the Castle of Lions' gladiator drone.
* LiteralAssKicking: IS on the receiving end of this when he refuses to get inside Aka.

[[folder:Sugiyama]]
!!Kento Sugiyama
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Another founding member of the Black Knights.

* AdaptationExpansion: He's never really given much character in ''Anime/CodeGeass'', beyond being "[[ChivalrousPervert a total skirt-chaser]]". Here, we learn a tiny bit of his backstory - namely, that he was physical therapist before the Britannian Invasion. [[spoiler:He ends up helping Nunnally learn to walk again]].

[[folder:Kyoshiro Tohdoh]]
!!Kyoshiro Tohdoh
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A 37-year old colonel from the Japan Liberation Front, he is renowned as "Tohdoh of Miracles" because of his famous miracle at Itsukushima where he caused the invading Britannian army their only defeat, without the use of any knightmares. In addition to his skill at strategic planning, he's a supreme knightmare pilot. Joins Voltron along with the Four Holy Swords after being rescued from prison.
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* BadassNormal: Lelouch and Suzaku say he's one of the best strategists on Earth and a major threat on the battlefield due to his immense skill as a Knightmare pilot. Lelouch even admits that he could likely match Zarkon should they ever face each other in combat.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Four Holy Swords]]
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[[caption-width-right:318:From left to right: Ryoga Senba, Kosetsu Urabe, Nagisa Chiba and Shogo Asahina.]]
The Japan Liberation Front's most powerful soldiers led by Tohdoh. After Tohdoh is captured by the Britannians, they seek out Kyoto for aid in rescuing him, who in turn sends them to Voltron. They subsequently join fully with the Voltron Coalition after Tohdoh does.
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* EliteFour: The Four Holy Swords are essentially Tohdoh's equivalent of the Four Heavenly Kings.
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Tohdoh
** TheLancer: Asahina
** TheBigGuy: Senba
** TheSmartGuy: Urabe
** TheChick: Chiba
* {{Foil}}: To the Paladins as they mirror several traits of the Paladins.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kaguya]]
!!Kaguya Sumeragi
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Suzaku's cousin, member of the Six Houses of Kyoto, and the liaison between the Six Houses and the Black Knights.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: She's barely even a teenager yet leads her entire house. One wonders what happened for her to get into this position.
* TheCutie: At times - she's ''adorable'', and her actions are a frequent source of comedy.
* TheGlomp: Gives one to Lelouch ([[ClingyJealousGirl which Kallen does not approve of]]) and Suzaku.
* HeroWorship: Has some for Zero, which only rises when she learns that he is Lelouch.
* PrecociousCrush: Has one for Lelouch. [[ClingyJealousGirl Kallen does not approve]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rakshata]]
!!Rakshata Chawla
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A mild-mannered MadScientist from India, Rakshata Chawla is a mostly-friendly rival to the team of Lloyd Asplund and Cécile Croomy.
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* BollywoodNerd: She a MadScientist from India and her appearance and other characteristics contrast her rival, who appears quite British.
* CommonalityConnection: Quickly forms a rapport with Coran over their mutual love of technology.
* MadScientist: Like her rival Lloyd Asplund, Rakshata Chawla is a mostly benign version. Not evil enough to be 100% MadScientist, but too quirky and young to be TheProfessor.
* MotherlyScientist: Thinks of her Knightmare frames as her children.
[[/folder]]

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!Ashford Academy
[[folder:Nunnally]]
!!Nunnally vi Britannia
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Lelouch’s sister.
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* ActualPacifist: Nunnally really dislikes violence. [[spoiler:Charles exploits this by having her give a speech asking Voltron to surrender to Britannia, knowing he only needs to allow her to speak and she will try to persuade the Paladins to stand down to avoid further (supposedly) needless violence.]]
* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:She briefly serves as Yoru’s substitute pilot during Suzaku’s TenMinuteRetirement.]]
* CoolChair: [[spoiler:After being taken aboard the Castle of Lions, she gets to use the hover chair Allura used in Chapters 14 and 15 to get around while relearning how to walk]].
* DamselInDistress: She's captured by Britannia and used to lure Voltron into the open.
* PropagandaMachine: [[spoiler:Charles finds her and has her give a speech to convince Voltron to submit to Britannia. Chapter 26, however, reveals that Nunnally didn't need any prodding to give the speech, as she doesn't want people to fight needlessly.]]
* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsures She figured out that Lelouch was Zero on her own after hearing his voice]], but refused to believe it.]]
* ThrowingOffTheDisability: The possibility of using the healing pods aboard the Castle of Lions to restore her sight and vision is discussed. [[spoiler:Once they do place her in a pod, Coran says that, while the pod can heal her legs, [[RealityEnsures she'll still need therapy to walk again.]] Restoring her sight, though, is more problematic since it's the result of a Geass.]] [[spoiler:After a week inside a healing pod... she finally regains her sight and her legs!]]
* UnevenHybrid: [[spoiler:Just like Lelouch, it's implied she is one-quarter Galra through her maternal grandmother.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sayoko]]
!!Sayoko Shinozaki
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Lelouch and Nunnally's loyal maid.
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* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:''She'' is the Guren’s pilot this time around.]]
* TheConfidant: For Lelouch - she’s the only person outside his family that Lelouch trusts completely, [[spoiler:and is the one in possession of the knife that belonged to Marianne’s mother.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Coran. Both are the loyal servants of royalty and are {{ace pilot}}s, but while Coran is generally a NonActionGuy who can fight when he wants to by using the Castle of Lions, Sayoko is a NinjaMaid who fights upfront with [[spoiler:the Guren.]] Also, while Sayoko is generally stoic, Coran is... not.
* NinjaMaid: Is still this, though she hasn't yet had much of a chance to show off her skills.
* ParentalSubstitute: Is the closest thing that the exiled siblings had to a maternal figure, and Lelouch makes it clear that he will ''not'' be happy if something happens to her when [[spoiler:she's testing the space upgrades for the Guren.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Lelouch. When he disappears, she carries out his orders to take Nunnally to a location where the girl will be safe from the more unscrupulous members of their family.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nina]]
!!Nina Einstein
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A member of the Ashford Student Council, and the only full member to not be a Paladin of Voltron.
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* DramaticIrony: Is outright terrified of Voltron, unaware its pilots are her friends.
* FantasticRacism: She really ''does not'' like Japanese people, though her's is a result of fear and bad experiences than hatred.
* MissedTheCall: Due to having other plans, she declined to join the student council at Lake Kawaguchi, and thus was left behind when they went to the Castle of Lions. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen She was originally supposed to be part of the team, but due to her divisive reputation in the fandom, she was replaced with Rai]].
[[/folder]]

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!Other Allies
[[folder:Shay]]
!!Shay
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A young Balmeran slave of the Galra empire, Shay and her family were forced to help mine useful crystals from the creature, even as it began to die from over-exploitation. She and her brother Rax encounter Shirley, C.C., and Coran when they arrive to acquire a battleship crystal, and while Rax was cautious about them, she decided to help the three strangers.
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* AlienLunch: Amusingly, their food is apparently quite delicious, though Shirley and Coran react negatively upon finding out what's in it. C.C. is more neutral as she apparently has been forced to eat worse in the past.
* BornIntoSlavery: So much so that she literally has to be taught what the word freedom means.
* DishingOutDirt: All Balmerans are symbiotically linked to the Balmera, and Shay uses this connection to help Coran, C.C., and Shirley escape by triggering a small cave-in.
* {{Foil}}: To Nunnally. Both girls share a close bond with their older brother. They also both wish for a more peaceful, gentler world and universe.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Rax, Shay is friendly and welcoming to Shirley, C.C., and Coran from the start.
* SiblingYinYang: Rax is suspicious, grumpy, and willing to sell out Shirley, C.C., and Coran to protect his family. Shay is more welcoming, less-suspicious, and risks her own life to save the Paladins in the hope they will return and free them.
* SuperStrength: Apparently normal for Balmerans. Shay and her brother Rax move a small spaceship at least as readily as a pair of well-conditioned humans move a couch.
* TheSymbiote: The natural relationship of both the Balmerans to the Balmera and the Balmera to the visitors who come for crystals. In Shay's case, she can use the Balmera to send messages to her fellows or to manipulate its physical structure in a limited way.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: While the Balmerans don't have NonMammalianMammaries, Shay's "ears" have a number of growths that resemble earrings that her brother lacks.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: Shirley helps her rediscover the idea of freedom after generations of slavery to the Galra.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rax]]
!!Rax
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Another young Balmeran slave and Shay's brother. Initially very distrusting of the Defenders for fear of retribution by the Galra for helping them.
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* DishingOutDirt: All Balmerans are symbiotically linked to the Balmera. Rax and his family use this connection to help free the Paladins and Shay.
* {{Foil}}: To Lelouch. Both, above all else, want to keep their family safe. Rax also mirrors Lelouch's earlier mistrust issues, but both have slowly grown out of it and learned to trust others outside their immediate family.
* HeelFaceTurn: He eventually turns against the Galra when he realizes that the Defenders were right all along.
* TheMole: Sells out Shirley, C.C., and Coran out to the Galra in an attempt to protect his family.
* SiblingYinYang: Rax is the more suspicious, grumpy sibling. He was also willing to sell out Shirley, C.C., and Coran to protect his family unlike his sister Shay, who is more welcoming.
[[/folder]]

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!The Blade of Marmora
[[folder:In General]]
An ancient order of Galra who are opposed to Zarkon and the Empire.
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* LaResistance: The goal of the organization is to destroy the Galra Empire and bring freedom to the galaxy.
* TheOrder: An order dedicated to undermining the Galra Empire and freeing the universe of their tyranny.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ulaz]]
!!Ulaz
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A member of the Blade of Marmora who freed Rai from captivity.
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* CombatParkour: Shown to be able to out-maneuver the Paladins with impressive gymnastics and without even drawing his sword.
* GoodIsNotNice: Ulaz is definitely against Zarkon and is the one who freed Rai, but he also straight-up tells Allura that he doesn't care whether or not she trusts him and that he could've easily killed the Paladins if he felt like it.
* HeroicSacrifice: Destroys the Prorok Robeast by activating the space pocket inside of it, killing both him and the disgraced Galra commander.
[[/folder]]

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!Others
[[folder:Sophie]]
!!Sophronia zar Britannia
Rai's sister.
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* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Briefly shows up in Chapter 14's ending, watching Zero's broadcast.]]
* CompositeCharacter: Has Matt Holt's backstory of being a Galra prisoner who was freed by a resistance group.
* DamselInDistress: Was captured alongside Rai and their mother sometime before the start of the story. [[spoiler:She was freed by a resistance group between then and Zero's broadcast to the Galra.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Didn't die before the start of the story, and as of Chapter 14 is still alive.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rolo's Gang]]
!!Rolo, Nyma, and Beezer
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A group of rebel fighters who manage to hail down the castle ship and warm-up to the paladins in order to steal one of the lions for a pardon.
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* BountyHunter: The main reason they even interact with the Paladins is in order to steal a Lion get a bounty and a pardon.
* GetOutOfJailFreeCard: Rolo's gang was promised a full pardon and a reward bounty for stealing from Zarkon if they delivered them one of the Voltron Lions.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Rolo laments that the reason he's become self-serving and opportunistic is due to a lifetime of fighting the Galra.
* HoneyTrap: Nyma is this to Rivalz, tricking him to get his Lion.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mao]]
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A mysterious man who has a connection with C.C.
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* AchillesHeel: Mao's power allows him to read the mind of anyone within five hundred meters of him, but there are some caveats - normally, he hears ''all of them at the same time'', and while he can focus said power down to one individual, the tradeoff is that he sacrifices its full range while doing so. [[spoiler:It also only works on organic life.]]
* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:When he agrees to work with Haggar at the end of ''Cheering Mao'', she grants him a new ''BLACK'' Geass.]]
* AdaptationalWimp: Slightly - here, Mao can't effectively use his Geass when he's unfocused, though it is always active. In canon, he's still able to use it effectively even while he's enraged over being {{Outgambitted}} by Lelouch and Suzaku.
* AxCrazy: Most definitely.
* BadassLongcoat: He wears a white greatcoat, studded with black belts and blue trim.
* BatmanGambit: His tactics focus on getting inside the target's head, getting to know them, and then concocting a plan built to take advantage of their weaknesses.
* BewareTheMindReader: His Geass lets him read minds. [[PowerIncontinence Which he can't control]], driving him to madness and being a dangerous PsychopathicManchild. [[spoiler:His upgraded Black Geass allows Mao to see his target's worse fears and bring them to life before their eyes]].
* DidntSeeThatComing:
** [[spoiler:Mao's plan to try and get the Paladins to take him to the Castle of Lions runs into a few problems: first, that Suzaku would know how to focus himself enough to straight out nullify his powers, second, that the Paladins had Rover on standby to mimic C.C. (who as a robot [[ManOfKryptonite cannot have its mind read, thus allowing it to fool Mao with a hologram]]), and third, that Lelouch had also brought Sayoko with him, who knew the same technique as Suzaku to silence her thoughts.]]
** [[spoiler:In ''Cheering Mao'', he wasn't expecting Lelouch and Rai to show up at Clovisland in Zerith, nor did he know that said lion could turn invisible]].
** [[spoiler:In ''Castle Held Hostage'', despite his upgraded Black Geass, he was killed off, [[BewareTheNiceOnes of all people, by Shirley]]]].
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Faces this in addition to the above in ''Cheering Mao'', as [[spoiler:he didn't consider that the Paladins would use Rover to once again impersonate someone to distract him (Lelouch, in this case), nor did he consider that the Paladins will all work together to outsmart him]].
* DrunkWithPower: [[spoiler:Haggar believes that this was why he snuck onboard the Castle of Lions relatively shortly after gaining an upgrade to his Geass - he enjoyed the power-high too much to restrain himself]].
* EntertaininglyWrong: Mao notes Rai might have injured his sister badly enough that she may have been useless to the Galra as a labor slave and thus indirectly sent her to one death while trying to save her from another. While this isn't an unreasonable assumption, [[spoiler:''Rebirth'' revealed that she is still alive and has already been rescued by a resistance group.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Mao somehow survives being shot by Shirley, with Haggar managing to recover the pod his 'corpse' was shot into. It's implied she intends to turn it into a {{Robeast}}]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to each member of Team Voltron that's tailored to them, the only exception being Suzaku [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome who found a way to shut Mao up]].
** First Allura, who he calls NotSoDifferent from both Zarkon and Charles. She denies this, of course, but Mao then says that she absolutely despises Zarkon and the Galra, so much so she wants to kill all of them just like how he killed all of her people. [[spoiler:Considering that, in an alternate reality, Allura ''did'' do just that and founded an empire that's enslaving the cosmos, [[VillainHasAPoint Mao has a point]].]]
** For Milly, he calls her out on how she and her family only took Lelouch and Nunnally in if they were found by the Emperor and told that the Ashfords cared for the two, the family might regain their lost status.
** For Rivalz, he mocks the boy's [[BystanderSyndrome total unwillingness to do anything to help others despite regularly driving past the ghettoes with Lelouch]].
** For Kallen, Mao throws out the fact that Kallen hates her mother for bearing so much abuse from Ms. Stadfelt and being imprisoned ([[BerserkButton though this only serves to piss her off]]).
** Shirley, meanwhile, has to put up with Mao noting that the Emperor might have her parents either taken hostage or assassinated if he found out she was a Paladin. Mao also mocks her for crushing hard on Lelouch despite his more negative traits, and for the fact that she now has feelings for Rai as well.
** Speaking of Rai, he has to deal with Mao berating him over how severely he hurt his sister in his effort to keep her away from the gladiator matches. Additionally, Mao notes that Rai is still trying to regain his memories...[[IHatePastMe but isn't sure that he wants to get them back]].
** Lelouch arguably gets it the worst - while the prince makes an effort to shoot down all of Mao's criticisms, he finally cracks when the Chinese Boy asks him if he really thinks he'll be able to bond with the Black Lion, or if [[NotSoDifferent he is any different from Zarkon]].
** [[spoiler:He eventually gives ones to Suzaku as well, mocking him over his {{Patricide}} and the DeathSeeker tendencies that followed]].
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:It's implied that Haggar is going to turn him into a {{Robeast}} after his second defeat by Team Voltron]].
* VillainTeamUp: [[spoiler:Is recruited by Haggar by the end of ''Cheering Mao''.]]
* WrongGenreSavvy: Given his past experiences with people ([[AllThereInTheManual which were detailed in non-video format]]), it's implied that Mao thought he might be able to beat the Paladins by revealing their secrets to each other, as whenever he did this previously, his enemies would devolve into infighting (he once wiped out an ''entire village'' this way). Thus, [[spoiler:he never considers the possibility that the Paladins would work together to overcome him, leading to his defeating Chapter 28]].
* YourWorstNightmare: [[spoiler:If he can see someone's face, his upgraded Geass allows him to see their worst fears and [[MindRape bring them to life before their eyes]]]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Atsushi Sawasaki]]
!!Atsushi Sawasaki
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Former Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Kururugi Administration. He later tries to revive Japan with the backing of the Chinese Federation.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He shows up here several months before he did in ''Code Geass''. {{Justified|Trope}} because he's an OpportunisticBastard and likely saw Voltron's devastation of Area Eleven (up to and including [[spoiler:capturing Cornelia]]) to be a perfect opening to make his move.
* DidntSeeThatComing: As in canon, he was surprised by the Black Knights intervening in the Battle of Kyushu on ''Britannia'''s side.
* DirtyCoward: Hell yes! While his strategy of seeking asylum with the Chinese Federation until an opening to retake Japan comes isn't wrong, he undermines it by refusing to share the details of his plan with anyone, and refuses to try and coordinate with other resistance groups (like the Black Knights) when he makes his return, likely so that [[PuppetKing he can rule once the dust settles]].
* FlawExploitation: Deliberately talks to Suzaku about his past and, more specifically, his father in order to keep him from focusing on the battle, knowing that Suzaku will not try to tune him out.
* OpportunisticBastard: Tohdoh and the Four Holy Swords indicate that he is one. His decision to try and revive Japan as a puppet state of the Chinese Federation after Cornelia is captured (and with himself in charge) reinforces this.
* PuppetKing: An intentional example - it's indicated that he's having the Chinese Federation back his claim to Japan because he offered to let them rule Japan through him.
* SecretSecretKeeper: It's implied, but not confirmed, that he knows what happened regarding Suzaku and his father Genbu.
[[/folder]]

[[/index]]

[[folder:In General]]
The main threat in the story.

* AliensAreBastards: Seeing how the Galra have conquered most of the Universe and ruled for over ten thousand years in tyranny. Later {{subverted|Trope}} with the revelation that not every Galra is a part of the military or even a part of the empire.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: PlayedStraight until the end of ''The Black Paladin'', where Thace allows Voltron to escape from Zarkon's Fortress. Further subverted in ''Rai's Escape'', where [[LaResistance The Blade of Marmora]] is introduced.
* EvilerThanThou: On the giving end as the Galra are ''far'' more dangerous than Britannia, as well as more overtly villainous - while Britannia merely wants to rule the Earth, the Galra Empire is aiming to conquer the ''universe'', and has already made significant headway in doing so. Additionally, while Britannia is willing to allow others to become 'Honorary Britannians' who have the potential to advance high enough to ultimately enact some form of change, the Galra tend to prefer enslaving all conquered peoples with no possibility of escape, and have totally wiped out the Alteans ''at the very least''.

[[folder:Zarkon]]
!!Emperor Zarkon
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The Leader of the Galra and the BigBad of the story.

* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:Has a '''''black''''' Geass ''[[OhCrap in addition to all of his other powers]]''!]]
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: While they've yet to meet, Lelouch considers him one to Schneizel - Lelouch has never beaten his elder brother, but Zarkon's power, resources, and ambitions put him at a level head and shoulders beyond anything Schneizel could ever hope to accomplish.
* BigBad: The overall leader of the Galra and his desire to obtain Voltron is the main source of conflict in the story.
* {{Foil}}: With Lelouch. See Lelouch's entry for more details.
* NonActionBigBad: {{Downplayed}} - Zarkon normally prefers to let his underlings do his dirty work, but he will get personally involved if the situation demands it. [[spoiler:Haggar actually has to ask him to stay behind when she heads to Earth after finding that the planet is beyond her ability to locate via Zarkon's connection to the Black Lion.]]
* Really700YearsOld: Has been alive for 10,000 years.
* WeaponOfChoice: [[spoiler:The Black Bayard - and unlike the other Bayards, [[SwissArmyWeapon his can take multiple forms]].]]

[[folder:Haggar]]
!!High Priest Haggar
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Leader of the Druids and Zarkon's Right Hand.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Get's a bit more focus during the Return to Earth arc, [[spoiler:as she heads to the planet on her own to determine why she cannot find it with her quintessence powers.]]
* TheDreaded: C.C. is ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness completely terrified]]'' of her, for good reason - Haggar can examine the latter's memories ''just by touching her''.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Her request that [[spoiler:Zarkon stay aboard his ship while she investigates Earth]] has undertones of this, even though she has pragmatic reasons, seeing how [[spoiler:she is canonically Zarkon's wife.]]
* EvilSorcerer: Acts as one for Zarkon, and utterly outclasses Lelouch during their WizardDuel in ''The Black Paladin''.
* {{Foil}}:
** To C.C. - both are magical, immortal women associated with [[spoiler:a Black Paladin]] and have provided magical aid to said [[spoiler:Paladins.]] Whereas C.C. mostly tries to maintain a professional relationship with Lelouch (and often annoys him for her own amusement), Haggar is truly loyal to Zarkon and treats him as a close friend. [[spoiler:The two are actually husband and wife, making a dark mirror of Lelouch and C.C.'s situation at the end of ''Anime/CodeGeassLelouchOfTheResurrection'']].
** She's also one to [[spoiler:Marianne.]] See her entry for more details.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Changes her appearance to blend in better during her [[spoiler:mission to Earth]]. Naturally being able to physically change appearances isn't a trait that Galra possess in ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', but it ''is'' a trait possessed by [[spoiler:Alteans]].
* SquishyWizard: {{Averted|Trope}} - Haggar primarily fights via magic, but is ''amazingly'' durable.

[[folder:Sendak]]
!!Commander Sendak
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A Galra officer who was tasked with destroying Voltron and Allura's castle after Allura was awakened from stasis.

* ArtificialLimbs: Sendak sports an enlarged forearm connected to his shoulder by a stream of energy, allowing it to be used as a kind of EpicFlail.
* {{Foil}}: To Jeremiah - both possess FantasticRacism and are ferverently loyal to a member of their respective empire's royal families. Additionally, both view Lelouch as an enemy, though while Jeremiah has only fought Zero, Sendak has fought Lelouch beneath his mask. [[spoiler:Sendak even has his own Geass Canceller.]]
* HamToHamCombat: Lelouch gives Sendak a modified version of the speech he told the Royal Guard in "The Day a New Demon Was Born" before attempting to Geass him into killing himself. Unlike the Royal Guard, Sendak throws everything Lelouch says right back at him. Including, thanks to his cybernetics, the Geass.
* NoSell: [[spoiler: His artificial eye can cancel Geass orders given to him.]]
* ShutUpKirk: One thing that separates him from literally every other enemy Lelouch has ever faced is he is the ''only'' one to throw his belief that 'the only ones who should kill are the ones willing to ''be'' killed', admitting he agrees with it.
* StarterVillain: The first villain the Paladins face and one that plagues them still for several chapters. [[spoiler:From him, the Paladins (and the audience) get the first hints that Geass isn't unique to Earth.]]
* VillainRespect: Unlike all other villains in ''Code Geass'', Sendak ''agrees'' with Lelouch's assessment that the only ones who should kill are the ones willing to ''be'' killed, viewing it as the way of the Galra.

[[folder:Prorok]]
!!Commander Prorok
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An ambitious Galra Officer who tends to take matters into his own hands.

* DragonWithAnAgenda: He acts outside of the command structure and stages several plans against the Defenders without Zarkon's authorization.
* FateWorseThanDeath: He gets turned into a Robeast by Haggar.
* InterserviceRivalry: He's distrustful of the Druids and bitter over Zarkon's favoritism towards them.
* MeaningfulName: In Polish his name means Prophet.
* YouHaveFailedMe: While at first he's sent off to Haggar for interrogation because he's suspected of treachery, it's clear that they're only really using him to try and forge a new Robeast. Zarkon was tired of his failures and Haggar felt he'd be more useful to them as a monster.

[[folder:Thace]]
!!Lieutenant Thace
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A Galra officer working directly under Prorok.

* EnigmaticMinion: When Prorok sets his Balmera gambit in motion, Thace offers to tell Zarkon as per procedure, but Prorok opts to do it himself. Aside from that brief moment, Thace only follows Prorok and Zarkon's orders, up until the end of ''The Black Paladin'' where he goes behind everyone's backs and frees the Paladins for his own reasons. He did so because he's a member of [[LaResistance The Blade of Marmora]].
* TheMole: He's part of the Galran resistance, The Blade of Marmora, whose job is to keep track of Zarkon.
* NumberTwo: He was Prorok's until ''Across the Universe''.
* YouAreInCommandNow: At the end of ''Across the Universe'' Prorok is arrested for suspected treason and Thace is promoted from Lieutenant to Commander.

[[folder:Lotor]]
!!Prince Lotor
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Zarkon's estranged son.

* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:As it is strongly implied that he was/is C.C.'s first contractor, he can be presumed to possess some kind of Geass]].
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Makes a cameo during the end of Chapter 14, ''Rebirth'', roughly ''a season and a half'' before he showed up in ''Legendary Defender''.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:He shows up in one of C.C.'s visions, with the heavy implication that he's C.C.'s first contractor.]]
* TheCameo: He appears briefly when Suzaku and Lelouch accidentally pear through her memories in ''Crystal Venom'', implying that he'd been to Earth in the past at least once.
* {{Foil}}: Is one to Lelouch, Suzaku, and Kallen.
** He and Lelouch are both {{chessmaster}}s and the sons of powerful emperors who exiled them. They also have... [[AbusiveParents less than ideal relations with their birth parents]]. But while Lelouch has his sister Nunnally and has mostly good memories of his mother, Lotor is an only child and never knew his mother [[spoiler:as she had turned into Haggar.]] Additionally, [[spoiler:both are only part Galra, but while Lotor inherited the worst traits of the Galra from his father, Zarkon, Lelouch inherited the absolute best ones from his grandmother, who is implied to be Krolia.]]
** Lotor and Suzaku are both {{Internal Reformist}}s who wish to change their respective empires, but while Suzaku is an "Eleven" who willingly became an Honorary Britannian to do so, Lotor is a Galra/Altean hybrid and the crown prince of the Galra Empire.
** Lotor and Kallen are both [[ChildOfTwoWorlds children of two worlds]] (half-Britannian, half-Japanese for Kallen, half Galra, half-Altean for Lotor) who despise their paternal homelands and people. But while Kallen can move past these issues and have friends with Britannians (who she accepts as not being AlwaysChaoticEvil), Lotor has a borderline IrrationalHatred of the Galra, [[spoiler:[[GenocideFromTheInside and has had plans to exterminate them]].]]
** Interestingly enough, there is one trait that all of Lotor's {{Foil}}s share that he ''lacks'': while Kallen, Lelouch, and even [[KnightTemplar Suzaku]] are willing to admit that they have occasionally made mistakes and change their plans to be more moral, Lotor will never stray from his course due to [[IveComeTooFar all of the sacrifices he has made]] and [[ObliviouslyEvil not recognizing just how bad some of his choices were/are]].
* VillainTakesAnInterest: He's rather curious about Zero, to say the least.

!!Robeasts
[[folder:In General]]
Giant monsters created by Haggar and her Druids from a mixture of black magic and mad science, Robeasts are some of the Galra Empire's most powerful forces. They are only ever deployed to fight Voltron, but each of the creatures gives it a tough fight.

* {{Robeast}}: Well, yes, obviously, seeing as how the [[{{Anime/Voltron}} original Voltron series]] was the [[TropeNamers/AnimeAndManga trope namer]] for this in the west. As foes of a SuperRobot made by a mixture of black magic and mad science, they tick all the boxes.
* UnwillingRobotization: Played with. Prorok, in particular, didn't want to go, but Myzax volunteered for the chance to get revenge on Rai.
* WasOnceAMan: Robeasts each require a living organic mind to form the nucleus of the new creature, which is usually a Galra solider. Oddly averted in the case of Drazil, who was apparently a simple reptile before its transformation.

[[folder:Myzax]]
!!Myzax
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[[caption-width-right:350:Myzax as a Robeast]]

A former champion in the Galra Empire's brutal gladiatorial games, Myzax was beaten and humiliated by Rai. He willingly allowed himself to be made into a Robeast for a chance at revenge. He is heavily armored and armed with a strange weapon resembling a ball-and-cup, that he uses to smash anything around him.

* CoolButInefficient: His downfall, both times, comes from the simple fact that, as cool as his orb weapon is, it needs to recharge after every third shot.
* GladiatorGames: A former undefeated champion in them.
* LizardFolk: While still fleshy, he was humanoid but covered in armored scales.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Myzax gave the Voltron team a run for their money and forced them to learn to use some of their weapons systems.
* WarmUpBoss: The only Robeast that Voltron defeated outright in its first encounter, without help and without coming back for a rematch.

[[folder:Drazil]]
!!Drazil
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Made from a simple reptile, Drazil is the second Robeast produced by Haggar. It is armed with countless eyes, each with a powerful offensive laser, granting it a nearly perfect offense with no blind spot.

* BeamSpam: It has a lot of eyes, and each one fires EyeBeams. These combine to fill the air with green lasers.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: It has, in addition to the eyes on its head mounted on a swivel, eyes along the underside of both its long arms and more on its chest. Considering its [[EyeBeams primary means of offense]]...
* LeanAndMean: While Myzax was bulky, Drazil is clearly built for speed, with all its limbs pinched uptight.
* LongRangeFighter: It has enough ExtraEyes to pull off a BeamSpam via EyeBeams, but it's never shown to possess any close range attacks - it doesn't even try hitting the paladins with its arms.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Has a big maw full of spiky teeth.
* SdrawkcabName: Its name is "lizard" spelled backwards.
* SealedEvilInACan: It's so powerful that the Paladins aren't able to destroy it -- even after they beat it at the end of the chapter, it stood back up for another round. It was only defeated when the Balmera grew a massive crystal around it to seal it in and immobilize it, leaving it still intact but trapped.
* WaveMotionGun: Its chest blaster is the most powerful of its many beam weapons, and it can combine all its energy beams into a massive torrent of energy capable of overwhelming even the Orange Lion's Energy Bow.

[[folder:Prorok]]
!!Prorok
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[[caption-width-right:350:Prorok as a Robeast]]

A Galra officer remade as a Robeast, who attacks the Castle while it's trying to rendezvous with the Blades of Marmora.

* BigOlEyebrows: Amusingly, his Robeast form ''also'' has them.
* {{Cephalothorax}}: Uniquely among the Robeasts shown thus far.
* MadeOfIron: Has the distinction of being the only entity in the story so far to survive being hit with a Radiant Wave Surger. Additionally, unlike the Lancelot (which can block the attack via the Blaze Luminous Shield), he outrights ''tanks'' the attack, and only comes off with hull damage.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Compared to previous Robeasts, who were humanoid in some fashion. This thing pretty much consists of a large head with arms.
* UnwillingRobotization: Prorok didn't go willingly.
* WaveMotionGun: He fires one after absorbing enough crystals.
* WeaponsThatSuck: Uses one to deadly effect, as Voltron fights it next to a veritable minefield of highly-explosive crystals.
* YourHeadAsplode: Inverted, as he's ultimately killed by Ulaz opening a black hole inside his head, ''imploding'' him into nothing.

!The Holy Britannian Empire
[[folder:In General]]
One of the three main powers that rule on Earth.
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* CantCatchUp: Technologically, they're nowhere near the level of the Lions. In regards to skill, though, they out class their opponents, not that it does them any good.
* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:Several of the more sympathetic characters defect to Voltron's side when Charles ''invites'' the Galra to attack.]]
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: While Britannia is certainly a major problem on Earth, it's nowhere near as dangerous as the Galra empire, since it has nothing comparable to Zarkon's fleets or Haggard's Robeasts. Additionally, while we've been introduced to sympathetic Britannians who still side with their empire, the only sympathetic Galra seen so far are part of [[LaResistance the Blade of Marmora]].
* TheWorfEffect: Britannian forces get completed destroyed whenever they face the Paladins. [[spoiler:The one exception to this so far is during Lelouch's duel with Nonette, which required Britannia to cheat like hell]].

[[folder:Emperor Charles]]
!!Emperor Charles zi Britannia
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TheEmperor of Britannia.

* AbusiveParents: He exiled his own son for daring to question him about his reaction to the death of his Empress. Ironically, he's ''still'' a better parent than Zarkon.
* ArcVillain: For the Earth Arc - while he is by far the most personal of Lelouch's enemies, he doesn't remotely compare the likes of Zarkon, and his plans regarding the Ragnarök Connection are nowhere near as destructive as the Galra harvesting entire worlds of Quintessence.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Charles has Nunnally give a speech urging Voltron to submit to Britannia, knowing Lelouch will likely throw caution to the wind to rescue her, leading him into a situation where Schneizel could easily capture him. [[DidntSeeThatComing He didn't know that Lelouch's friends would persuade the Exiled Prince to not panic and plan ahead, however, costing him his only leverage against Voltron]].]]
* DidntSeeThatComing: Unknown Knowns example - Charles' plan to force Voltron to surrender (or at least get itself into a position to be easily captured) hinged on exploiting Lelouch's [[spoiler:BigBrotherInstinct.]] While said plan [[GoneHorriblyRight did achieve its intended goal of luring Voltron into the open]], it didn't succeed in any other way because [[spoiler:[[CharacterDevelopment Lelouch was willing to listen to his friends, who convinced him to plan ahead before they rescued Nunnally]].]]
* {{Foil}}: To Zarkon. Both are the Emperors of their respective empires, who rule with iron fists. [[spoiler:Both also started with the noblest of intentions.]] However, [[spoiler:[[WellIntentioned while Charles still has those intentions in mind]], [[MotiveDecay Zarkon has long since devolved into being just a power-hungry tyrant]].]]
* TheQuisling: [[spoiler:Is apparently trying to invoke this, actually ''inviting'' the Galra to invade Earth with Britannia's support.]]
* XanatosGambit: Elements of this are present to his plan to capture Zero - if it works, then he has the Paladins and Voltron in his pocket, but if it fails then, even in the worst-case scenario, he will still have confirmed that Lelouch is part of Voltron. [[spoiler:[[DidntSeeThatComing The plan ends up falling apart, though, as Lelouch revealed his identity to the Black Knights prior to rescuing Nunnally, depriving him of a valuable piece of leverage against Lelouch]].]]

[[folder:Empress Marianne]]
!!Empress Marianne vi Britannia
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Lelouch and Nunnally's mother, and the Empress of Britannia.

* AbusiveParents: She spent seven years FakingTheDead, yet never once checked on her children. Though this is {{Downplayed}} slightly compared to canon, as the first thing she does when she re-establishes her link with C.C. is ask the latter how Lelouch is doing. [[spoiler:She still manages to be a better mother than Haggar]].
* BodySurf: Her mind and soul live in the body of Anya Alstreim, causing the latter to have periodic memory blackouts whenever Marianne takes control.
* CompositeCharacter: Inherits Keith's backstory from ''Legendary Defender''.
* DidntSeeThatComing: She's genuinely surprised when the Paladins leave Earth, as doing so takes C.C. (who stowed away with them) beyond the effective range of their mental bond.
* {{Foil}}: To Haggar. Both are women who act as the NumberTwo of an emperor [[spoiler:who is also their husband]], whilst also being accomplished fighters. Both are also [[spoiler:HappilyMarried]] and have ways to extend their lives beyond what is natural - Marianne via BodySurf, Hagar through the usage of Quintessence. Finally, both are also talented fighters. As for differences, Marianne is a physical fighter to Haggar preferring magic, and while [[spoiler:Marianne is genuinely well-intentioned, Haggar has long since lost any good intentions she had. Also, while Marianne still remembers her time as Charles love, Haggar doesn't.]]
* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler:Revelations in later chapters heavily imply that she's half-Galra.]]
* LateArrivalSpoiler: A lot of secrets regarding Marianne - that she is still alive, that she has a Geass, and that she is in league with her husband - were not revealed until R2 of ''Code Geass''. Here, though, these spoilers are brought to light around ''the third chapter of the story'' (discounting the fact that the first chapter was posted in six individual parts).
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Gender inverted on both sides - Marianne fell in love with the Emperor of Britannia and is wholly devoted to his plans, while her mother, [[spoiler:implied to be Krolia, rebelled against Zarkon and joined the Blade of Marmora.]]
* NumberTwo: To her husband, regarding the Ragnarök Connection.

[[folder:Prince Schneizel]]
!!Schneizel el Britannia
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The Second Prince of Britannia and the nation's prime minister.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: The only person Lelouch was never able to defeat, [[spoiler:[[DefeatingTheUndefeatable 'was' being the keyword here]].]]
* BoringButPractical: Schneizel has a preference for these strategies, preferring simple plans that get results over flashy ones that are likely to fail.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: In Chapter 26, [[spoiler:Lelouch ''finally'' bests him by rescuing Nunnally from the Avalon.]]
* FatalFlaw: [[PoorPredictableRock Predictability]] - Schneizel tends to prefer BoringButPractical strategies which, while not very flashy, are proven to work. He also has a preference for plans that always leave him ahead, [[XanatosGambit even if he outwardly loses.]] This ends up backfiring in Chapter 26, though, because [[spoiler:not only did he lose Nunnally to Lelouch when the Paladins raided the Avalon, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard but the plan he was willing to back ended up causing Lelouch to reveal himself to the Black Knights, which only cemented their loyalty to him]].]]
%%* {{Foil}}: To Lotor.
* GracefulLoser: He takes his lost in Chapter 26 pretty well, unlike [[SoreLoser Cornelia]].
* LightIsNotGood: Schneizel dresses in bright colors, but he's supportive of a racist conquering empire (though he would prefer [[PragmaticVillainy a lighter touch over a firm grip]]), has no problems with using his crippled half sister as bait to lure out the Paladins of Voltron, [[spoiler:and canonically, was willing to use a nuclear fortress to try and subordinate the entire world to his will]].
* NotSoStoic: It's mentioned that he nearly fell out of his chair upon seeing Voltron for the first time.
* RealityEnsues: Schneizel appears to be so unbeatable because he always tries to work the situation to his advantage, tends to stack the deck in his favor, and will concede if the situation becomes unwinnable. [[spoiler:The reason he loses in Chapter 26 is precisely because ''he cannot use any of these strategies'' - the Voltron Lions have advantages in durability, firepower, and locomotion that cannot be matched by Britannian Knightmares, he has no way of contacting the Paladins, which precludes any attempt to manipulate them, and lastly, he cannot just call a retreat because ''the Avalon is carrying Nunnally''. Additionally, even if he was able to contact the Paladins, he has no way of turning them against each other - the only secrets he knew that could turn the Paladins against each other was that Lelouch was a former prince of Britannia, something Lelouch already told his friends.]] [[spoiler:However, given the opportunity to adapt, he quickly recovers, and manages to almost defeat Lelouch after having Lloyd reverse enginer a B.L.I.P. device that was left at Narita]].
* TheSociopath: [[spoiler:Schneizel has no problems with sacrificing Nonette, a ''[[PraetorianGuard Knight of the Round]]'', purely to defeat his brother. Keep in mind that not only is Nonentte completely loyal to Britannia [[HiddenDepths at least as far as he knows]], but that the Knights of the Round are essentially irreplacable assets]].
* SpottingTheThread: Realizes that something else is in play when, even though he had previously stated to wanting to destroy Britannia, Zero/Lelouch has made no such move even though he has more than enough power to do so. He correctly guesses that Lelouch learned something vital (the Galra will invade Earth at any time) which forced him to completely change his plans.

[[folder:Princess Cornelia]]
!!Cornelia li Britannia
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The Second Princess of Britannia, Lelouch's elder half-sister, and the Viceroy of Area Eleven.

* AttackAttackAttack: Cornelia is normally a sound tactician and strategist, but she'll resort to this if she's sufficiently angered, as seen both times she fights a Voltron Lion. [[RealityEnsues It doesn't really work to her benefit]].
* BigBadWannabe: Cornelia was Lelouch's greatest enemy as Zero. The keyword being ''was'' - by the time the Paladins return to Earth, they've become strong enough to make mincemeat of her forces, with Lelouch and Kallen personally delivering her a CurbStompBattle twice in rapid succession.
* BigSisterInstinct: Is ''really'' unhappy when Schneizel tells her that [[spoiler:she cannot see Nunnally after the second prince found her, as she had assumed her younger sister had been dead for years. When Voltron manages to rescue Nunnally, she's so enraged that she attacks the machine even when totally outnumbered and outgunned, leading to her capture]].
* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:Cornelia is completely floored when she meets Nunnally aboard the Castle of Lions, as not only is the latter not a prisoner, '''''[[ThrowOffTheDisability she can see and walk again]]''''']].
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[DidntSeeThatComing Is left totally flat footed when]] [[spoiler:Lelouch reveals himself as Zero, as she never considered the possibility a Britannian Royal would lead the forces most opposed to Britannia]].
* FatalFlaw: {{Pride}}, mixed in with BigSisterInstinct. [[NotSoDifferent Just like Lelouch]], Cornelia is normally a capable Knightmare pilot and strategist, but if her younger siblings are in danger, she’ll act very rashly. Additionally, she progressively acts more and more aggressively against the Lions due to repeatedly taking losses against them. [[spoiler:It all comes to a head in Chapter 29, where the Paladins not only rescue Tohdoh, but also destroy the Avalon. While Schneizel was not on the ship, the loss of the vessel, combined with her earlier defeats (including having the Paladins rescue Nunnally while she was helpless to do anything) lead her to recklessly charge Voltron, which ends with her Knightmare getting wrecked and Cornelia herself captured]].
* {{Foil}}: To Allura. Both are/were princesses who have a temper and display FantasticRacism (Elevens/Japanese for Cornelia, Galra for Allura) due to losing family (Lelouch and Nunnally for Cornelia, Alfor for Allura). But while Cornelia is a BadassNormal WarriorPrincess who fights in her Gloucester, Allura can use magic to a certain extent and fights using the Castle of Lions. Also, while Cornelia has several siblings (Euphie being full-blooded and lots of half-siblings), Allura is an only child. Additionally, while Cornelia is unrepentantly racist toward the numbers, Allura realizes that her hatred of the galra makes her NotSoDifferent from Zarkon and is beginning to take steps to move past it.
* HighHeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: After hearing about the Galra, chooses to side with Lelouch and the Paladins of Voltron. Even when Charles himself sides with the Galra, Cornelia still remained Lelouch's ally.]]
* HumiliationConga: The Return to Earth Arc really puts her through the wringer.
** First, Lelouch defeats her with contemptuous ease at Narita, while the Lions overwhelm her other forces...
** Then, Voltron decimates the remainder of her army, forcing her to call a retreat.
** And then, after finally finding out that Nunnally is still alive, she's denied permission to see her younger sister by Schneizel.
** ''After that'', she is defeated by Kallen while guarding the Avalon, who explicitly tells her she isn't worth Zero's time. Meanwhile, Suzaku, Milly, and Rivalz are demolishing the rest of her forces.
** Finally, in Chapter 29, [[spoiler:she not only has to witness Voltron breakout Tohdoh and destroy the Avalon (though with the knowledge that Schneizel was not on it at the time, but she is then captured by Kallen and becomes a prisoner of the Paladins]].
* {{Irony}}:
** Cornelia fights Zero in the name of avenging the deaths of Lelouch and Nunnally (or at least she did until events in the story revealed the two are still alive), yet Zero is actually her long lost brother, Lelouch - who is also the first person to hand her a defeat.
** While Cornelia tends to dismiss the natives of Area Eleven as Savages, her reaction to losing is arguably more childish than theirs, as she essentially throws a temper tantrum every time she loses.
* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:She's reduced to TearsOfJoy when reunited with Nunnally.]]
* ShadowArchetype: She's essentially what Lelouch would have become if the latter had stayed with his family and come to believe in Britannia's ideals.
* SoreLoser: Throws a tantrum whenever she loses to Voltron.
* TranquilFury: [[spoiler:Is practically ''seething'' with rage after Zero "kidnaps" Nunnally, just barely containing herself from yelling at Schneizel for letting it happen.]]
* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: Cornelia didn't lose any of her skills while the Paladins were in space, but she also had nothing to test herself against, and [[MadScientist Lloyd]] only seems to be interested in imporving [[SuperPrototype the Lancelot]], so she hasn't improved at all since she last fought Zero and the Black Knights, and it shows.
* TheWorfEffect: Cornelia, possibly the best Knightmare pilot among the Britannian forces in Area Eleven (excluding Suzaku and The Knight of Nine Nonette Enneagram) gets completely destroyed by Lelouch at Narita and then by Kallen over the pacific, showing off just how much stronger the Lions are compared to any of Earth's Knightmares.
* WorfHadTheFlu: While Cornelia is routinely trounced by Lelouch and his allies, this isn't due to her suffering any BadassDecay - she is exactly as strong as she was when she previously fought the Black Knights. Emphasis on ''[[VillainForgotToLevelGrind exactly]]'' - with a massive drop in terrorist activities after Zero vanished, she hasn't had anything to fight against and improve her skills.

[[folder:Princess Euphemia]]
!!Euphemia li Britannia
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Third Princess of Britannia, Sub-Viceroy of Area Elven, and Cornelia's only full-blooded sibling.

* AccidentalKidnapping: [[spoiler:Lelouch was planning to let her return to Britannia, but reflexively takes her aboard the Black Lion rather than leave her in the same room as Haggar]].
* ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler: ''Immediately'' realizes that Haggar is trouble just from seeing her once.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Allura. Both are/were princesses who wish to help others, but while Euphie is an ActualPacifist who doesn't fight, Allura is far more willing to get her hands dirty. Also, while Euphie doesn't hate the Japanese for (supposedly) murdering Lelouch and Nunnally, Allura doesn't trust any Galra after they wiped out her people.
* LyingToProtectYourFeelings: Tries to do this to Lelouch regarding the Altean Food Goo. [[BrutalHonesty Lelouch admits he already knows it tastes horrible]].
* PrincessClassic: Just as in canon.
* SecretSecretKeeper: Figured out that Lelouch was Zero back at Lake Kawaguchi, but kept it secret until they were reunited at Kamine Island.
* ShipTease: With Suzaku. Nonette wonders if she’s spending time with the Camelot Division to get to know her boyfriend better, reducing Euphemia to blushing and stammering. [[spoiler:This culminates in a LoveConfession in Chapter 31.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Explicitly stated by WordOfGod. [[spoiler:When Rolo shoots her during the SAZ incident, she gets put into a cryopod to heal her.]]

[[folder:Nonette]]
!!Knight of Nine Nonette Enneagram
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A member of the Knights of the Round as the Knight of Nine.

* AccidentalKidnapping: [[spoiler:She ends up on the Green Lion when it escapes Kamine Island because she refused to let go of Rai]].
* CurbStompCushion: Is this for the entirety of Britannia so far - she’s the only member of Britannia to fight a Voltron Lion and ''not'' get her ass handed to her.
* GenkiGirl: She's a very upbeat and cheerful person, much to Cornelia's exasperation.
* IWillFindYou: The second she saw Rai's face and recognized him as the missing Prince Zephyr, she immediately goes to Area 11 to help look for him and his family.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Is just as surprised as Lelouch when her Knightmare locks up after colliding with Xenobia during their duel in Chapter 32. [[spoiler:This is because Schneizel wanted to lure Lelouch into a position where he could take out the Black Paladin [[GodzillaThreshold even if doing so cost Britannia potentially irreplaceable asset]]]].
* NoHonorAmongThieves: [[spoiler:None of her fellow Knights of the Round try to save her from the attack meant to wipe out the Paladins. That being said, it's possible they were ordered not to by Schneizel, and a Britannian Royal's word would be absolute]].
* ShipperOnDeck: She teases Euphie about her relationship with Suzaku, which makes sense considering that Rai is half-Japanese.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Zephyr and his branch of the Royal Family. [[spoiler:This is '''not''' the case regarding Charles]].

[[folder:Jeremiah]]
!!Jeremiah Gottwald
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Leader of the Purist faction.

* DramaticIrony: Idolizes Marianne and, by proxy, Lelouch, yet attempts to kill (and is almost killed by) Zero, who is really Lelouch in disguise.
* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:After being captured by Haggar and having his memories examined, some of Haggar's comments make Jeremiah realize that Lelouch and Zero are one and the same.]]
* VillainousFriendship: With Viletta, who is genuinely saddened by his apparent death.

[[folder:Villetta]]
!!Villetta Nu
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A knight and fellow member of the Purists.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Villetta genuinely does not seem to believe that Britannia is evil. [[spoiler:When Shirley explains her reasons for being one of the Black Knights (well, Voltron Paladins), Villetta actually assumes that the orange-haired girl was brainwashed by Zero.]]
* InSpiteOfANail: [[spoiler:Even though the circumstances are ''COMPLETELY'' different, she still faces against Shirley and gets shot (though by C.C.). She also still loses her memories like in canon.]]
* MexicanStandoff: Get's into one with [[spoiler:Shirley]] in Chapter 26. [[spoiler:She did not notice C.C., though.]]
* PetTheDog: When she assumes that [[spoiler:Shirley was brainwashed by Zero into joining the Black Knights]], she's perfectly willing to [[spoiler:send Shirley to the best psychiatric help available, and even personally oversee her treatment.]] Somewhat warped, but surprisingly nice.

[[folder:Guilford]]
!! Gilbert G.P. Guilford
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Cornelia's Knight of Honor.

* LadyAndKnight: Is the Black Knight to Cornelia's Dark Lady.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Cornelia, while also counting as ShipTease. [[spoiler:He has trouble sleeping after Cornelia is captured during the mission to rescue Tohdoh]].
* TheWorfEffect: Get's demolished by Lelouch in the Black Lion, and later knocked out of the sky by Rivalz in the Blue Lion.

[[folder:Darlton]]
!!Andreas Darlton
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Another of Cornelia's knights.

* OhCrap: His reaction when he sees the Blue Lion entering the Battle of Narita. Given that he last saw it taking off at Lake Kawaguchi, he has ample reason to be worried.
* TheWorfEffect: He gets defeated relatively early on by the Blue Lion at Narita and then by the Yellow Lion while guarding [[spoiler:the ''Avalon''.]]

[[folder:Lloyd]]
!!Lloyd Asplund
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Head scientist of the Camelot Division.

* AdmiringTheAbomination: From the Britannian perspective, his reactions to the Lions and Voltron is this.
* {{Foil}}: To Coran - both are downright ''obsessed'' with an advanced piece of technology (the Lancelot for Lloyd, the Castle of Lions for Coran) and tend to grate on their companions' nerves. Lloyd, however, has NoSocialSkills, while Coran is incredibly refined when he wants to be. Additionally, Lloyd tends to be rather amoral vs Coran being unambiguously on the side of good. One wonders what would happen if they were to meet.
* MadScientist: But of course! Lloyd may be a benign version, but he's still zany and a bit of a {{Manchild}}.
* {{Nerdgasm}}: His reactions to, well, anything the Lions do are interesting. And then there's when he first sees Voltron in all its glory.
--> "This-This is-! I can't even-! [=OOOoooOOOoooOOHHHH=]! This is amazing! I never thought I'd see such a thing in my entire life!"
* SpottingTheThread: While he doesn't quite make the connection, Lloyd notices that the Purple Lion reacts to fighting the Lancelot as if its pilot knew what the White Knightmare's abilities were. Something that only Lloyd, Cecile and Suzaku would know...
* WingDingEyes: His eyes are described as having hearts in them whenever he sees the Lions or Voltron itself.

[[folder:Cécile]]
!!Cécile Croomy
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Lloyd's subordinate and often BeleagueredAssistant.

* BeleagueredAssistant: Is this for Lloyd, having to constantly put up with his eccentricities.
* CordonBleughChef: Is normally this, but the meal she makes for Suzaku after he [[spoiler:returns to Britannia]] is actually surprisingly edible. WordOfGod is that she deliberately stuck with something simple because she didn't want to offend Suzaku.
* OnlySaneMan: Well, woman, but she comes off as this compared to Lloyd.

[[folder:V.V.]]
!!V.V. / Victor zi Britannia
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A secretive Code Bearer, and Charles's elder twin brother.

* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: {{Averted|Trope}} - Charles and Victor are one of the rare examples of fraternal twins of the same gender in fiction. Additionally, Victor hasn't aged a day since he got his code, so Charles is physically ''much'' older than him.
* {{Foil}}: To Haggar - both are extremely old allies of their respective emperors, [[spoiler:and love them, though whereas Haggar's feelings are romantic, Victor's are platonic.]] Both also manage a secret society of magic wielders in their respective empires' forces, and create special soldiers for them (Geass-wielders for Victor, {{Robeast}}s for Haggar. Victor, however, is physically a ten year old boy while Haggar looks like a WickedWitch [[spoiler:though a look at her face shows that she's aged quite well]]. Additionally, Victor has no shown combat skills while Haggar is a RedMage who straight out dominates Lelouch in a fight.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Sends Lelouch, Rai, Euphemia, and Nonette to Kamine Island, likely with the intent of driving the former two's Geasses berserk via Thought Elevator exposure. When Zenobia and Zerith rescue them, Zen ends up destroying the Thought Elevator, throwing a massive wrench into the Ragnarök Connection]].

[[folder:Nebiros]]
!!Nebiros / Rolo
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-->''"Targets sighted."''
An agent of the Geass Directorate.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Shows up during the SAZ Massacre.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Seemed caught off-guard that the Lions could still move while his Geass was active.
* TheStoic: Is described as emotionless when on the job, [[NotSoStoic except when a giant robotic lion roars in his face]].

!The Black Knights
[[folder:In General]]
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A Resistance Force founded by Lelouch to oppose Britannia. They are later subsumed into the forces of Voltron.

* TheBait: It’s implied they were intended to be this at Narita for one the JLF retreated. Kallen spares them this fate.
* ForWantOfANail: Diethard isn't a member in this story, as Lelouch never had the opportunity to approve the reporter's application.
* LaResistance: Originally formed to oppose the Britannian Empire. [[spoiler:Then Lelouch brings them in to fight the Galra.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Group-wide example: [[spoiler:unlike in canon, when Lelouch reveals his true identity to them and explains his reasons for creating the Black Knights, they take it surprisingly well.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Zero. [[spoiler:Even when Lelouch reveals who he is, they still choose to follow him.]]

[[folder:Ohgi]]
!!Kaname Ohgi
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The leader of a Japanese resistance cell, having taken over after the death of Kallen's older brother Naoto. Or at least, Ohgi ''was'' the leader, until Zero butts in.

* BigBrotherMentor: Acts as one to Kallen after the death of her brother, Naoto.

[[folder:Tamaki]]
!!Shinichirō Tamaki
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Shinichirō Tamaki is the leader of the second special squadron of the Black Knights. He is a hot-headed and carefree person, quick to cheer others on when not doing the fighting but rash and impulsive when he's on the front lines.

* ButtMonkey: During ''Zero's Return'', he gets his ass literally kicked by Kallen when he hesitated to get onto Aka and faints from shock upon seeing Voltron for the first time. He's later seen getting demolished by the Castle of Lions' gladiator drone.
* LiteralAssKicking: IS on the receiving end of this when he refuses to get inside Aka.

[[folder:Sugiyama]]
!!Kento Sugiyama
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Another founding member of the Black Knights.

* AdaptationExpansion: He's never really given much character in ''Anime/CodeGeass'', beyond being "[[ChivalrousPervert a total skirt-chaser]]". Here, we learn a tiny bit of his backstory - namely, that he was physical therapist before the Britannian Invasion. [[spoiler:He ends up helping Nunnally learn to walk again]].

[[folder:Kyoshiro Tohdoh]]
!!Kyoshiro Tohdoh
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A 37-year old colonel from the Japan Liberation Front, he is renowned as "Tohdoh of Miracles" because of his famous miracle at Itsukushima where he caused the invading Britannian army their only defeat, without the use of any knightmares. In addition to his skill at strategic planning, he's a supreme knightmare pilot. Joins Voltron along with the Four Holy Swords after being rescued from prison.

* BadassNormal: Lelouch and Suzaku say he's one of the best strategists on Earth and a major threat on the battlefield due to his immense skill as a Knightmare pilot. Lelouch even admits that he could likely match Zarkon should they ever face each other in combat.

[[folder:The Four Holy Swords]]
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[[caption-width-right:318:From left to right: Ryoga Senba, Kosetsu Urabe, Nagisa Chiba and Shogo Asahina.]]
The Japan Liberation Front's most powerful soldiers led by Tohdoh. After Tohdoh is captured by the Britannians, they seek out Kyoto for aid in rescuing him, who in turn sends them to Voltron. They subsequently join fully with the Voltron Coalition after Tohdoh does.

* EliteFour: The Four Holy Swords are essentially Tohdoh's equivalent of the Four Heavenly Kings.
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Tohdoh
** TheLancer: Asahina
** TheBigGuy: Senba
** TheSmartGuy: Urabe
** TheChick: Chiba
* {{Foil}}: To the Paladins as they mirror several traits of the Paladins.

[[folder:Kaguya]]
!!Kaguya Sumeragi
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Suzaku's cousin, member of the Six Houses of Kyoto, and the liaison between the Six Houses and the Black Knights.

* AChildShallLeadThem: She's barely even a teenager yet leads her entire house. One wonders what happened for her to get into this position.
* TheCutie: At times - she's ''adorable'', and her actions are a frequent source of comedy.
* TheGlomp: Gives one to Lelouch ([[ClingyJealousGirl which Kallen does not approve of]]) and Suzaku.
* HeroWorship: Has some for Zero, which only rises when she learns that he is Lelouch.
* PrecociousCrush: Has one for Lelouch. [[ClingyJealousGirl Kallen does not approve]].

[[folder:Rakshata]]
!!Rakshata Chawla
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A mild-mannered MadScientist from India, Rakshata Chawla is a mostly-friendly rival to the team of Lloyd Asplund and Cécile Croomy.

* BollywoodNerd: She a MadScientist from India and her appearance and other characteristics contrast her rival, who appears quite British.
* CommonalityConnection: Quickly forms a rapport with Coran over their mutual love of technology.
* MadScientist: Like her rival Lloyd Asplund, Rakshata Chawla is a mostly benign version. Not evil enough to be 100% MadScientist, but too quirky and young to be TheProfessor.
* MotherlyScientist: Thinks of her Knightmare frames as her children.

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!Ashford Academy
[[folder:Nunnally]]
!!Nunnally vi Britannia
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Lelouch’s sister.
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* ActualPacifist: Nunnally really dislikes violence. [[spoiler:Charles exploits this by having her give a speech asking Voltron to surrender to Britannia, knowing he only needs to allow her to speak and she will try to persuade the Paladins to stand down to avoid further (supposedly) needless violence.]]
* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:She briefly serves as Yoru’s substitute pilot during Suzaku’s TenMinuteRetirement.]]
* CoolChair: [[spoiler:After being taken aboard the Castle of Lions, she gets to use the hover chair Allura used in Chapters 14 and 15 to get around while relearning how to walk]].
* DamselInDistress: She's captured by Britannia and used to lure Voltron into the open.
* PropagandaMachine: [[spoiler:Charles finds her and has her give a speech to convince Voltron to submit to Britannia. Chapter 26, however, reveals that Nunnally didn't need any prodding to give the speech, as she doesn't want people to fight needlessly.]]
* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsures She figured out that Lelouch was Zero on her own after hearing his voice]], but refused to believe it.]]
* ThrowingOffTheDisability: The possibility of using the healing pods aboard the Castle of Lions to restore her sight and vision is discussed. [[spoiler:Once they do place her in a pod, Coran says that, while the pod can heal her legs, [[RealityEnsures she'll still need therapy to walk again.]] Restoring her sight, though, is more problematic since it's the result of a Geass.]] [[spoiler:After a week inside a healing pod... she finally regains her sight and her legs!]]
* UnevenHybrid: [[spoiler:Just like Lelouch, it's implied she is one-quarter Galra through her maternal grandmother.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sayoko]]
!!Sayoko Shinozaki
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Lelouch and Nunnally's loyal maid.
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* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:''She'' is the Guren’s pilot this time around.]]
* TheConfidant: For Lelouch - she’s the only person outside his family that Lelouch trusts completely, [[spoiler:and is the one in possession of the knife that belonged to Marianne’s mother.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Coran. Both are the loyal servants of royalty and are {{ace pilot}}s, but while Coran is generally a NonActionGuy who can fight when he wants to by using the Castle of Lions, Sayoko is a NinjaMaid who fights upfront with [[spoiler:the Guren.]] Also, while Sayoko is generally stoic, Coran is... not.
* NinjaMaid: Is still this, though she hasn't yet had much of a chance to show off her skills.
* ParentalSubstitute: Is the closest thing that the exiled siblings had to a maternal figure, and Lelouch makes it clear that he will ''not'' be happy if something happens to her when [[spoiler:she's testing the space upgrades for the Guren.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Lelouch. When he disappears, she carries out his orders to take Nunnally to a location where the girl will be safe from the more unscrupulous members of their family.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nina]]
!!Nina Einstein
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A member of the Ashford Student Council, and the only full member to not be a Paladin of Voltron.
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* DramaticIrony: Is outright terrified of Voltron, unaware its pilots are her friends.
* FantasticRacism: She really ''does not'' like Japanese people, though her's is a result of fear and bad experiences than hatred.
* MissedTheCall: Due to having other plans, she declined to join the student council at Lake Kawaguchi, and thus was left behind when they went to the Castle of Lions. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen She was originally supposed to be part of the team, but due to her divisive reputation in the fandom, she was replaced with Rai]].
[[/folder]]

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!Other Allies
[[folder:Shay]]
!!Shay
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A young Balmeran slave of the Galra empire, Shay and her family were forced to help mine useful crystals from the creature, even as it began to die from over-exploitation. She and her brother Rax encounter Shirley, C.C., and Coran when they arrive to acquire a battleship crystal, and while Rax was cautious about them, she decided to help the three strangers.
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* AlienLunch: Amusingly, their food is apparently quite delicious, though Shirley and Coran react negatively upon finding out what's in it. C.C. is more neutral as she apparently has been forced to eat worse in the past.
* BornIntoSlavery: So much so that she literally has to be taught what the word freedom means.
* DishingOutDirt: All Balmerans are symbiotically linked to the Balmera, and Shay uses this connection to help Coran, C.C., and Shirley escape by triggering a small cave-in.
* {{Foil}}: To Nunnally. Both girls share a close bond with their older brother. They also both wish for a more peaceful, gentler world and universe.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Rax, Shay is friendly and welcoming to Shirley, C.C., and Coran from the start.
* SiblingYinYang: Rax is suspicious, grumpy, and willing to sell out Shirley, C.C., and Coran to protect his family. Shay is more welcoming, less-suspicious, and risks her own life to save the Paladins in the hope they will return and free them.
* SuperStrength: Apparently normal for Balmerans. Shay and her brother Rax move a small spaceship at least as readily as a pair of well-conditioned humans move a couch.
* TheSymbiote: The natural relationship of both the Balmerans to the Balmera and the Balmera to the visitors who come for crystals. In Shay's case, she can use the Balmera to send messages to her fellows or to manipulate its physical structure in a limited way.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: While the Balmerans don't have NonMammalianMammaries, Shay's "ears" have a number of growths that resemble earrings that her brother lacks.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: Shirley helps her rediscover the idea of freedom after generations of slavery to the Galra.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rax]]
!!Rax
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Another young Balmeran slave and Shay's brother. Initially very distrusting of the Defenders for fear of retribution by the Galra for helping them.
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* DishingOutDirt: All Balmerans are symbiotically linked to the Balmera. Rax and his family use this connection to help free the Paladins and Shay.
* {{Foil}}: To Lelouch. Both, above all else, want to keep their family safe. Rax also mirrors Lelouch's earlier mistrust issues, but both have slowly grown out of it and learned to trust others outside their immediate family.
* HeelFaceTurn: He eventually turns against the Galra when he realizes that the Defenders were right all along.
* TheMole: Sells out Shirley, C.C., and Coran out to the Galra in an attempt to protect his family.
* SiblingYinYang: Rax is the more suspicious, grumpy sibling. He was also willing to sell out Shirley, C.C., and Coran to protect his family unlike his sister Shay, who is more welcoming.
[[/folder]]

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!The Blade of Marmora
[[folder:In General]]
An ancient order of Galra who are opposed to Zarkon and the Empire.
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* LaResistance: The goal of the organization is to destroy the Galra Empire and bring freedom to the galaxy.
* TheOrder: An order dedicated to undermining the Galra Empire and freeing the universe of their tyranny.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ulaz]]
!!Ulaz
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A member of the Blade of Marmora who freed Rai from captivity.
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* CombatParkour: Shown to be able to out-maneuver the Paladins with impressive gymnastics and without even drawing his sword.
* GoodIsNotNice: Ulaz is definitely against Zarkon and is the one who freed Rai, but he also straight-up tells Allura that he doesn't care whether or not she trusts him and that he could've easily killed the Paladins if he felt like it.
* HeroicSacrifice: Destroys the Prorok Robeast by activating the space pocket inside of it, killing both him and the disgraced Galra commander.
[[/folder]]

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!Others
[[folder:Sophie]]
!!Sophronia zar Britannia
Rai's sister.
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* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Briefly shows up in Chapter 14's ending, watching Zero's broadcast.]]
* CompositeCharacter: Has Matt Holt's backstory of being a Galra prisoner who was freed by a resistance group.
* DamselInDistress: Was captured alongside Rai and their mother sometime before the start of the story. [[spoiler:She was freed by a resistance group between then and Zero's broadcast to the Galra.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Didn't die before the start of the story, and as of Chapter 14 is still alive.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rolo's Gang]]
!!Rolo, Nyma, and Beezer
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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Nyma, Rolo, and Beezer]]
A group of rebel fighters who manage to hail down the castle ship and warm-up to the paladins in order to steal one of the lions for a pardon.
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* BountyHunter: The main reason they even interact with the Paladins is in order to steal a Lion get a bounty and a pardon.
* GetOutOfJailFreeCard: Rolo's gang was promised a full pardon and a reward bounty for stealing from Zarkon if they delivered them one of the Voltron Lions.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Rolo laments that the reason he's become self-serving and opportunistic is due to a lifetime of fighting the Galra.
* HoneyTrap: Nyma is this to Rivalz, tricking him to get his Lion.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mao]]
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A mysterious man who has a connection with C.C.
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* AchillesHeel: Mao's power allows him to read the mind of anyone within five hundred meters of him, but there are some caveats - normally, he hears ''all of them at the same time'', and while he can focus said power down to one individual, the tradeoff is that he sacrifices its full range while doing so. [[spoiler:It also only works on organic life.]]
* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:When he agrees to work with Haggar at the end of ''Cheering Mao'', she grants him a new ''BLACK'' Geass.]]
* AdaptationalWimp: Slightly - here, Mao can't effectively use his Geass when he's unfocused, though it is always active. In canon, he's still able to use it effectively even while he's enraged over being {{Outgambitted}} by Lelouch and Suzaku.
* AxCrazy: Most definitely.
* BadassLongcoat: He wears a white greatcoat, studded with black belts and blue trim.
* BatmanGambit: His tactics focus on getting inside the target's head, getting to know them, and then concocting a plan built to take advantage of their weaknesses.
* BewareTheMindReader: His Geass lets him read minds. [[PowerIncontinence Which he can't control]], driving him to madness and being a dangerous PsychopathicManchild. [[spoiler:His upgraded Black Geass allows Mao to see his target's worse fears and bring them to life before their eyes]].
* DidntSeeThatComing:
** [[spoiler:Mao's plan to try and get the Paladins to take him to the Castle of Lions runs into a few problems: first, that Suzaku would know how to focus himself enough to straight out nullify his powers, second, that the Paladins had Rover on standby to mimic C.C. (who as a robot [[ManOfKryptonite cannot have its mind read, thus allowing it to fool Mao with a hologram]]), and third, that Lelouch had also brought Sayoko with him, who knew the same technique as Suzaku to silence her thoughts.]]
** [[spoiler:In ''Cheering Mao'', he wasn't expecting Lelouch and Rai to show up at Clovisland in Zerith, nor did he know that said lion could turn invisible]].
** [[spoiler:In ''Castle Held Hostage'', despite his upgraded Black Geass, he was killed off, [[BewareTheNiceOnes of all people, by Shirley]]]].
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Faces this in addition to the above in ''Cheering Mao'', as [[spoiler:he didn't consider that the Paladins would use Rover to once again impersonate someone to distract him (Lelouch, in this case), nor did he consider that the Paladins will all work together to outsmart him]].
* DrunkWithPower: [[spoiler:Haggar believes that this was why he snuck onboard the Castle of Lions relatively shortly after gaining an upgrade to his Geass - he enjoyed the power-high too much to restrain himself]].
* EntertaininglyWrong: Mao notes Rai might have injured his sister badly enough that she may have been useless to the Galra as a labor slave and thus indirectly sent her to one death while trying to save her from another. While this isn't an unreasonable assumption, [[spoiler:''Rebirth'' revealed that she is still alive and has already been rescued by a resistance group.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Mao somehow survives being shot by Shirley, with Haggar managing to recover the pod his 'corpse' was shot into. It's implied she intends to turn it into a {{Robeast}}]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to each member of Team Voltron that's tailored to them, the only exception being Suzaku [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome who found a way to shut Mao up]].
** First Allura, who he calls NotSoDifferent from both Zarkon and Charles. She denies this, of course, but Mao then says that she absolutely despises Zarkon and the Galra, so much so she wants to kill all of them just like how he killed all of her people. [[spoiler:Considering that, in an alternate reality, Allura ''did'' do just that and founded an empire that's enslaving the cosmos, [[VillainHasAPoint Mao has a point]].]]
** For Milly, he calls her out on how she and her family only took Lelouch and Nunnally in if they were found by the Emperor and told that the Ashfords cared for the two, the family might regain their lost status.
** For Rivalz, he mocks the boy's [[BystanderSyndrome total unwillingness to do anything to help others despite regularly driving past the ghettoes with Lelouch]].
** For Kallen, Mao throws out the fact that Kallen hates her mother for bearing so much abuse from Ms. Stadfelt and being imprisoned ([[BerserkButton though this only serves to piss her off]]).
** Shirley, meanwhile, has to put up with Mao noting that the Emperor might have her parents either taken hostage or assassinated if he found out she was a Paladin. Mao also mocks her for crushing hard on Lelouch despite his more negative traits, and for the fact that she now has feelings for Rai as well.
** Speaking of Rai, he has to deal with Mao berating him over how severely he hurt his sister in his effort to keep her away from the gladiator matches. Additionally, Mao notes that Rai is still trying to regain his memories...[[IHatePastMe but isn't sure that he wants to get them back]].
** Lelouch arguably gets it the worst - while the prince makes an effort to shoot down all of Mao's criticisms, he finally cracks when the Chinese Boy asks him if he really thinks he'll be able to bond with the Black Lion, or if [[NotSoDifferent he is any different from Zarkon]].
** [[spoiler:He eventually gives ones to Suzaku as well, mocking him over his {{Patricide}} and the DeathSeeker tendencies that followed]].
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:It's implied that Haggar is going to turn him into a {{Robeast}} after his second defeat by Team Voltron]].
* VillainTeamUp: [[spoiler:Is recruited by Haggar by the end of ''Cheering Mao''.]]
* WrongGenreSavvy: Given his past experiences with people ([[AllThereInTheManual which were detailed in non-video format]]), it's implied that Mao thought he might be able to beat the Paladins by revealing their secrets to each other, as whenever he did this previously, his enemies would devolve into infighting (he once wiped out an ''entire village'' this way). Thus, [[spoiler:he never considers the possibility that the Paladins would work together to overcome him, leading to his defeating Chapter 28]].
* YourWorstNightmare: [[spoiler:If he can see someone's face, his upgraded Geass allows him to see their worst fears and [[MindRape bring them to life before their eyes]]]].
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[[folder:Atsushi Sawasaki]]
!!Atsushi Sawasaki
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Former Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Kururugi Administration. He later tries to revive Japan with the backing of the Chinese Federation.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He shows up here several months before he did in ''Code Geass''. {{Justified|Trope}} because he's an OpportunisticBastard and likely saw Voltron's devastation of Area Eleven (up to and including [[spoiler:capturing Cornelia]]) to be a perfect opening to make his move.
* DidntSeeThatComing: As in canon, he was surprised by the Black Knights intervening in the Battle of Kyushu on ''Britannia'''s side.
* DirtyCoward: Hell yes! While his strategy of seeking asylum with the Chinese Federation until an opening to retake Japan comes isn't wrong, he undermines it by refusing to share the details of his plan with anyone, and refuses to try and coordinate with other resistance groups (like the Black Knights) when he makes his return, likely so that [[PuppetKing he can rule once the dust settles]].
* FlawExploitation: Deliberately talks to Suzaku about his past and, more specifically, his father in order to keep him from focusing on the battle, knowing that Suzaku will not try to tune him out.
* OpportunisticBastard: Tohdoh and the Four Holy Swords indicate that he is one. His decision to try and revive Japan as a puppet state of the Chinese Federation after Cornelia is captured (and with himself in charge) reinforces this.
* PuppetKing: An intentional example - it's indicated that he's having the Chinese Federation back his claim to Japan because he offered to let them rule Japan through him.
* SecretSecretKeeper: It's implied, but not confirmed, that he knows what happened regarding Suzaku and his father Genbu.
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!!V.V./Victor zi Britannia

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Explicitly stated by WordOfGod.

* [[spoiler: HighHeelFaceTurn: After hearing about the Galra, chooses to side with Lelouch and the Paladins of Voltron. Even when Charles himself sides with the Galra, Cornelia still remained Lelouch's ally.]]

* [[spoiler: HighHeelFaceTurn: After hearing about the Galra, chooses to side with Lelouch and the Paladins of Voltron. Even when Charles himself sides with the Galra, Cornelia still remained Lelouch's ally.