History Fanfic / CodePrime

DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: The heroes and villains at R1 are played up as akin to different kinds of families, with the Autobot-Black Knight Alliance as a loving but struggling family trying to hold themselves together during a dark time and the Decepticon-Britannia Coalition as a toxic, dysfunctional family.

Following Megatron's attempts to destroy the Ark at the end of ''[[VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron the Exodus]]'', both Autobots and Decepticons find themselves on planet Earth. The Ark crash lands into the Pacific Ocean and the Autobots go into hiding. The Decepticons, however, establish control over Earth thanks to Megatron controlling the Holy Britannian Empire from the shadows, having encountered a young Charles and V.V. in the past.

** Sadly PlayedForDrama for [[spoiler:Shirley's father Joseph, who survives the Battle of Narita, but is found and captured by Soundwave and Shockwave along with Jeremiah and other Code-R scientists. Because only his lab coat with his family name was found, Shirley and her mother presume him to be dead until finding out he's alive in R2.]]

** For R2, while much of ''Code Geass'' ends up in a different situation, parts of Transformers Prime Season 2 & 3 do happen in bits. Though the endgame is [[spoiler: more akin to the end of the pilot movie then the end of season 3]]

* InSpiteOfANail: Whilst the presence of the Autobots ensures the survival of both the Yamato Alliance and the civilians of Saitama, Lelouch still ends up almost being found out by Cornelia and requiring external aid to escape.

** Chapter 29 has Nunnally learn that Lelouch is Zero and the truth about the Autobots, though she already suspected, Lelouch learns that Deithard recruited Sayoko into the Black Knights as a spy, Megatron learns about Suzaku's history, including him killing his father, and Rai reveals his heritage to Lelouch, Shirley, and the Autobots.

* ItAmusedMe: C.C.'s justification for going swimming outside the Ark, which is currently at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean: she was particularly bored at that moment.

* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: A variation: [[spoiler:after the Seekers and Airachnid allow the Autobots to make off with the Immobilizer because of their unwillingness to work together, Megatron beats all of them into submission and informs them from here on out that they ''must'' learn to work together, and that if ''one'' of them sabotages '''any''' of his subordinates/allies, '''''all four shall perish''''']].

** Suzaku occupies a darker shade of grey, having genuinely good motivations but performing villainous actions to achieve them.

* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Optimus Prime's first duel with Cornelia is this to all of the Japanese resistance, that if their fellow ally can [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable effortlessly best]] Britannia's undefeated Goddess of Victory, they actually have a chance of winning.
** During that duel, Cornelia tries to invoke this trope when she scratches Optimus and [[CurbStompCushion actually draws Energon]], declaring to her troops that they can bleed and they can die. Optimus merely asks if she's proud of just scratching him, and proceeds to beat her Knightmare into the dirt.
* NotSoSimilar: When Lelouch expresses his fear to Optimus that he might become like Megatron someday after realizing how alike he and Megatron are, such as how they both decided to bring about change through violence and force, Optimus assures Lelouch that although he shares parallels with Megatron he is also much different from him. While Megatron never even cared about the destruction and death he caused, even when it destroyed his own planet, just as long as he gained more power for himself, Lelouch was always motivated for the safety of his sister Nunnally, he has learned from his mistakes to better himself, and has slowly opened himself up to his friends and allies to help him grow into a better person.

* OutsideContextProblem: The Autobots and the Decepticons are this to Britannia. For a global empire that is only a few crusades and treaties away from total [[TakeOverTheWorld world takeover]], getting entangled in an intergalactic war between giant metallic transforming aliens was the last thing they could have foreseen.

--> '''[[spoiler:V.V.]]:''' Charles, let's both be honest. You would've done the same to me.

Following Megatron's attempts to destroy the Ark at the end of {{''[[VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron Fall of Cybertron]]'' the Exodus}}, both Autobots and Decepticons find themselves on planet Earth. The Ark crash lands into the Pacific Ocean and the Autobots go into hiding. The Decepticons, however, establish control over Earth thanks to Megatron controlling the Holy Britannian Empire from the shadows, having encountered a young Charles and V.V. in the past.

Following Megatron's attempts to destroy the Ark at the end of [[''[[VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron Fall of Cybertron]]'' the Exodus]], both Autobots and Decepticons find themselves on planet Earth. The Ark crash lands into the Pacific Ocean and the Autobots go into hiding. The Decepticons, however, establish control over Earth thanks to Megatron controlling the Holy Britannian Empire from the shadows, having encountered a young Charles and V.V. in the past.

Following Megatron's attempts to destroy the Ark at the end of ''[[VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron Fall of Cybertron]]'', both Autobots and Decepticons find themselves on planet Earth. The Ark crash lands into the Pacific Ocean and the Autobots go into hiding. The Decepticons, however, establish control over Earth thanks to Megatron controlling the Holy Britannian Empire from the shadows, having encountered a young Charles and V.V. in the past.

* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Chapters 32 to 36 fundamentally shatter the plot of the story on the ''Code Geass'' end. [[spoiler:Megatron impersonating Euphemia via Pretender drone to initiate the SAZ Massacre cements him as the ultimate BigBad and CrossoverVillainInChief of the story. The elements of Britannia that were aware of this fact are turned against the Decepticons and it drives a wedge between their allies who believe the massacre was sanctioned by the Emperor. The following chapters see the Britannia/Decepticon alliance shatter completely when Megatron orders an invasion of Pendragon, where he manages to '''''kill Charles and conquer the capital'''''. The members of the Imperial Family that are at Pendragon are taken prisoner and the Decepticons broadcast their victory to the world, declaring themselves the new rulers of Earth and functionally destroying Britannia. Suzaku joins the Black Knights, along with Nonette, Monica, the li Britannia sisters, Lloyd and Cecile, and the Ashford Academy cast. Cliffjumper and Dreadwing commit HeroicSacrifices, with the former taking Knight of Ten Luciano Bradley with him and the latter destroying an Insecticon hive led by Airachnid (who survives but is scarred in the explosion). Nunnally is exposed to the Matrix, which cures her Geass-induced blindness. Finally, Optimus is given a Geass by C.C. to counter the Dark Geass Megatron received, with the Thirteen Primes themselves purifying it into a White Geass ... after voicing suspicions that Geass might originate from '''''Unicron'''''.]] This means that by the beginning of ''R2'', [[spoiler:[[EndOfAnAge Britannia functionally ceases to exist]], with the Decepticons becoming the only antagonists of the story]].

** [[spoiler:Megatron says he would almost be proud of Charles for deceiving him... if not for the fact that Charles' plan and motivation shows that he's mentally a small boy who wants the world to revolve around him, rather than a proud ruler who would change the world through his own will.]]
** [[spoiler:Megatron said the same to Suzaku when he explained how he wanted to change Britannia's system from within but has no real long-term plan for this beside simply climbing its military and societal ranks.]]

* {{Doorstopper}}: By the time it is finally finished, ''R1'' contains 572,112 words.

* EtTuBrute: Charles has this reaction when he sees [[spoiler:V.V. by Megatron's side, having been terrified into subservience by Megatron's Dark Geass, right before their old mentor obliterates the Emperor]].

** In Chapter 32, [[spoiler:Euphemia is abducted by Airachnid and tied up, unable to do anything but watch as Megatron sends a Pretender in her image to cause the massacre in the SAZ. Later, she and Cornelia are forced to watch Pendragon's destruction as well]].

** [[spoiler:Nobody in the Autobot/Black Knight Alliance is aware of Wizard's true identity as Oiagros Zevon, or his past. Not even those he works with in Peace Mark, including his nephew Orpheus, know. He does want to tell them, but doing so would mean confessing to killing his sister Olivia, along with his past sins, and he feels he's not ready to do that. It is later revealed that some people and Autobots managed to put two and two together about him, but has not revealed it to anyone yet. Come ''Red Triage'', and Orpheus, Marrybell, and their team find out when Wizard's mask falls apart from the earlier battle. None of them were pleased by this discovery.]]

* SeriesFauxnale: With the Lelouch, the Autobots, and their many allies having claimed victory against all odds, ''One Shall Rise'' looks like the perfect place to end ''Code Prime'''s story. [[spoiler:However, said epilogue also brings in King Shailo, High Priestess Shanma, and general Bolova all having a plan of their own, with the former two meeting Predaking to help further them. Meanwhile, Beleth is confronted by Unicron the Chaos Bringer, who absorbs him, Megatron, and V.V. (Victor) for his own sinister plans. These two events show that there is more to come in the story.]]

** Megatron shows elements of this during his conversation with Suzaku about the fate of Cybertron. [[HiddenDepths While he acknowledges that neither the Autobots nor the Decepticons wanted the planet destroyed]], he explicitly leaves out the fact that he poisoned the planet's core with Dark Energon, instead merely stating that it became uninhabitable due to the conflict between the two sides.

* ParentalSubstitute: While subtle at first, later chapters in the story indicate that Lelouch is starting to view Optimus as a father figure since his real father is a... [[AbusiveParents less than stellar parent]]. [[spoiler:Mao's remarks in Chapter 19 outright confirms that Lelouch views Optimus as his surrogate father.]]
** Later chapters have Kallen admit that she feels the same way about Optimus.

** [[spoiler:Nobody in the Autobot/Black Knight Alliance is aware of Wizard's true identity as Oiagros Zevon, or his past. Not even those he works with in Peace Mark, including his nephew Orpheus, know. He does want to tell them, but doing so would mean confessing to killing his sister Olivia, along with his past sins, and he feels he's not ready to do that.]]

* SealedEvilInACan In ''Light and Darkness'', [[spoiler:Megatron is trapped in a Shadowzone in the Sword of Akasha, which is then cut off from Earth by the destruction of the Thought Elevators]]. The author's notes compare this to being locked in an air-tight vault that's then dumped into the middle of the ocean.

*** The fight between Cornelia and Optimus is an even bigger one for Britannia than the fight between Bumblebee and the Lancelot. Unlike Suzaku, Cornelia is an experienced Knightmare Frame pilot who uses a Knightmare that’s inferior to the Lancelot, yet has never lost a battle. Despite that, Optimus easily defeats her, even though he was holding back throughout the whole fight, not only demonstrating [[AuthorityEqualsAssKicking why he’s the leader of the Autobots]], but that when push comes to shove, he’ll step up and join the fight himself.

** The final story arc, comprising of Chapters 34 to 37, covers the Neo-Ragnarok arc, where Megatron reveals his endgame and the Autobot-Black Knight Alliance make the ultimate stand to stop it.

** The final story arc, which will comprise of Chapters 34 to 37, will be the Neo-Ragnarok arc.

In the present day, Lelouch vi Britannia, an exiled prince of the Holy Britannian Empire, finds himself swept up in a conflict between a Japanese resistance cell and the military. The Autobots, after spending years in hiding, decide to finally reveal themselves when Viceroy Clovis orders the extermination of the Shinjuku Ghetto, leading to a meeting between the exiled prince and the Autobots, as well as the truth behind the rise of the Britannian Empire. With this meeting, the wars waged by Lelouch, who seeks to destroy the empire that left him and his sister Nunnally for dead, and the Autobots, who still desire to protect the planet from the Decepticons' clutches, slowly merge into a single struggle against tyranny itself as they become a family to one another.

Beginning in 2023, [=Iron117Prime=]'s fics are being edited and reuploaded to Archive Of Our Own. R1 is the first of his fics to be reuploaded, and can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33653914/chapters/83632045 here]]

* AdaptationalContextChange: Has its own subpage [[AdaptationalContextChange/CodePrimeR1Rebellion here]].

In the present day, Lelouch vi Britannia, an exiled prince of the Holy Britannian Empire, finds himself swept up in a conflict between a Japanese resistance cell and the military. The Autobots, after spending years in hiding, decide to finally reveal themselves when Viceroy Clovis orders the extermination of the Shinjuku Ghetto, leading to a meeting between the exiled prince and the Autobots, as well as the truth behind the rise of the Britannian Empire. With this meeting, the wars waged by Lelouch, who seeks to destroy the empire that left him and his sister Nunnally for dead, and the Autobots, who still desire to protect the planet from the Decepticons' clutches, slowly merge into a single struggle against tyranny itself.