History TearJerker / CodePrimeR1Rebellion

* The circumstances surrounding Shirley's father are just as sad here as in canon. [[SparedbytheAdaptation He actually survives the rockslide at Narita,]] but ends up being captured by the Decepticons, along with the rest of the Code-R scientists. All that's left behind is his lab coat with his family name on it. Shirley is left under the impression that her father is dead with no body found, and she does not take it well like in canon.

* Chapters 16 and 18 see Darlton [[OutlivingOnesOffspring lose his adoptive sons at the battles of Narita and Port Yokosuka.]] Alfed, Bart and Claudio are killed at Narita by Kallen, Bulkhead and Todoh, while Port Yokosuka see David and Edgar fall at Rai and Arcee's hands. At least in canon, Darlton was already dead when his sons died, and Claudio survived. Here, he lives to see all his sons die, and it's hard for him.

** Adding to that, Lelouch erasing Cornelia's memories of their meeting and Lelouch unmasking. It's clear Lelouch doesn't want to do it, but he knows that erasing Cornelia's memories and having her as his enemy for now is the only way to protect her and Euphemia from Megatron and Charles. He even notes to himself the sad {{irony}} of it.

*** What makes it sadder for Euphie is she just found out the previous chapter that not only are Lelouch and Nunnally still alive, but the former is Zero, and yet she can't reveal his identity to Cornelia without fear of the information falling into the wrong hands.
*** Adding on top of that, had Euphie actually told Cornelia about what she learned, Cornelia, who admitted in Chapter 22 that she would turn on the Empire if she found out about this to protect Lelouch and Nunnally, would have no doubt said yes to joining the Autobots and Black Knights.

*** Lelouch revealing the truth to Nunnally is this as well, as Nunnally learns everything, including Suzaku killing his father and being with the Decepticons, which hits her hard.

*** Suzaku's VillainousBreakdown in general. It starts when he sees Zero destroy the Euphemia Pretender, thinking it's the real Euphie. He nearly kills him before Nunnally intervenes and reveals that Lelouch is Zero, and the Euphie that was killed was a fake. In his state, he starts blaming Lelouch and the Autobots for everything before Lelouch tells him that he's mad at himself for not protecting Euphie and making it clear that Britannia and the Decepticons are responsible for everything, and Suzaku needs to owe up to the fact that he had a hand in this as well, and has to take responsibility for it. It causes Suzaku to [[HeroicBSOD nearly shut down]] before Nunnally comforts him and convinces him to [[HeelFaceTurn join the Autobots and Black Knights to save Euphie.]]
** During the SAZ Massacre, Rai attacks Nonette, accusing her of helping Megatron and Charles with this. The only thing that keeps him from killing her is Nonette telling him that she would never do something so horrible, all while she's crying. Given how Nonette used to be Rai's personal knight, it hits hard seeing them like this. As Rai turned to leave, Nonette makes one last attempt to reach out to him, but Rai reaffirms her that as long as she continues to serve Britannia, he'll wants nothing more to do with her.

** It's actually somewhat difficult to judge which version of the SAZ Massacre is more tragic -- in canon, [[LetThemDieHappy Suzaku lied to a dying Euphemia that the SAZ was a success and the Japanese people were happy.]] [[SparedByAdaptation Even though Euphie will survive to see the end of the story,]] she's now going to have to live with the fact that her actions are directly responsible for this bloodshed.

* Chapters 16 and 18 see Darlton [[OutlivingOnesOffpring lose his adoptive sons at the battles of Narita and Port Yokosuka.]] Alfed, Bart and Claudio are killed at Narita by Kallen, Bulkhead and Todoh, while Port Yokosuka see David and Edgar fall at Rai and Arcee's hands. At least in canon, Darlton was already dead when his sons died, and Claudio survived. Here, he lives to see all his sons die, and it's hard for him.

* Chapters 16 and 18 see Darlton [[OutlivingOnesOffspring lose his adoptive sons at the battles of Narita and Port Yokosuka.]] Alfed, Bart and Claudio are killed at Narita by Kallen, Bulkhead and Todoh, while Port Yokosuka see David and Edgar fall at Rai and Arcee's hands. At least in canon, Darlton was already dead when his sons died, and Claudio survived. Here, he lives to see all his sons die, and it's hard for him.

** During the SAZ Massacre, Rai attacks Nonette, accusing her of helping Megatron and Charles with this. The only thing that keeps him from killing her is Nonette telling him that she would never do something so horrible, all while she's crying. Given how Nonette used to be Rai's personal knight, it hits hard seeing them like this.
** Even though Euphie will survive to see the end of the story, she's going to have to live with the fact that her actions are directly responsible for this bloodshed.

*** What makes it sadder for Euphie is she just found out the previous chapter that not only are Lelouch and Nunnally still alive, but the latter is Zero, and yet she can't reveal his identity to Cornelia without fear of the information falling into the wrong hands.

* Chapters 16 and 18 see Darlton [[OutlivingOnesOffspring lose his adoptive sons at the battles of Nartia and Port Yokosuka.]] Alfed, Bart and Claudio are killed at Narita by Kallen, Bulkhead and Todoh at Narita, while Port Yokosuka see David and Edgar fall at Rai and Arcee's hands. At least in canon, Darlton was already dead when his sons died, and Claudio survived. Here, he lives to see all his sons die, and it's hard for him.

*** The fallout from the argument is this as well. Euphie leaves immediately, feeling hurt and betrayed while Cornelia is immediately hit with [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regret and horror over striking her own sister.]] After Euphie leaves, Cornelia silently agrees with what Euphie said to her, hating herself for not being able to protect Lelouch and Nunnally.

** When Euphemia tries to convince Cornelia to side with the Autobots and the Black Knights after learning the truth of the Cybertronian war, the two sisters get into an argument that ends with Cornelia [[KicktheMoralityPet ''backhanding Euphie'']] when the latter accuses her of being just like [[TheEmperor their father]] with letting many innocent people suffer on a daily basis and refusing to do anything about it, and not caring about Lelouch and Nunnally being exiled and (supposedly) killed.

** When Euphemia tries to convince Cornelia to side with the Autobots and the Black Knights after learning the truth of the Cybertronian war, the two sisters get into an argument that ends with Cornelia [[KicktheMoralityPet '''backhanding Euphie''']] when the latter accuses her of being just like [[TheEmperor their father]] with letting many innocent people suffer on a daily basis and refusing to do anything about it, and not caring about Lelouch and Nunnally being exiled and (supposedly) killed.

** When Euphemia tries to convince Cornelia to side with the Autobots and the Black Knights after learning the truth of the Cybertronian war, the two sisters get into an argument that ends with Cornelia [[KicktheMoralityPet ''''backhanding Euphie'''']] when the latter accuses her of being just like [[TheEmperor their father]] with letting many innocent people suffer on a daily basis and refusing to do anything about it, and not caring about Lelouch and Nunnally being exiled and (supposedly) killed.

** When Euphemia tries to convince Cornelia to side with the Autobots and the Black Knights after learning the truth of the Cybertronian war, the two sisters get into an argument that ends with Cornelia [[KicktheMoralityPet '''''backhanding Euphie''''']] when the latter accuses her of being just like [[TheEmperor their father]] with letting many innocent people suffer on a daily basis and refusing to do anything about it, and not caring about Lelouch and Nunnally being exiled and (supposedly) killed.

** Adding to that, Lelouch erasing Cornelia's memories of their meeting and Lelouch unmasking. It's clear Lelouch doesn't want to do it, but he knows that [[Irony erasing Cornelia's memories and having her as his enemy for now is the only way to protect her and Euphemia from Megatron and Charles]]. He even notes to himself the sad irony of it.

*** Suzaku's VillanousBreakdown in general. It starts when he sees Zero destroy the Euphemia Pretender, thinking it's the real Euphie. He nearly kills him before Nunnally intervenes and reveals that Lelouch is Zero, and the Euphie that was killed was a fake. In his state, he starts blaming Lelouch and the Autobots for everything before Lelouch tells him that he's mad at himself for not protecting Euphie and making it clear that Britannia and the Decepticons are responsible for everything, and Suzaku needs to owe up to the fact that he had a hand in this as well, and has to take responsibility for it. It causes Suzaku to [[HeroicBSOD nearly shut down]] before Nunnally comforts him and convinces him to [[HeelFaceTurn join the Autobots and Black Knights to save Euphie.]]

*** Suzaku's VillanousBreakdown in general. It starts when he sees Zero destroy the Euphemia Pretender, thinking it's the real Euphie. He nearly kills him before Nunnally intervenes and reveals that Lelouch is Zero, and the Euphie that was killed was a fake. In his state, he starts blaming Lelouch and the Autobots for everything before Lelouch tells him that he's mad at himself for not protecting Euphie and making it clear that Britannia and the Decepticons are responsible for everything, and Suzaku needs to owe up to the fact that he had a hand in this as well, and has to take responsibility for it. It nearly causes Suzaku to [[HeroicBSOD nearly shut down]] before Nunnally comforts him and convinces him to [[HeelFaceTurn join the Autobots and Black Knights to save Euphie.]]

* Chapter 32: Crosses with NightmareFuel: Euphemia being ForcedToWatch as a Decepticon Pretender wearing her face sparks a massacre of the very people she wanted to save.

** Euphemia is ForcedToWatch as Megatron [[LifesWorkRuined completely obliterates her attempt to establish a better world]].
*** And even though Euphie will survive to see the end of the story, she's going to have to live with knowing that her actions are directly responsible for this bloodshed.

* Chapter 32: Crosses with NightmareFuel: Euphemia being ForcedToWatch as a Decepticon Pretender wearing her face sparks a massacre of the very people she wanted to save.