Monica Kruszewski

Monica Kruszewski (モニカ・クルシェフスキー, Monika Kurushefusukī) is a member of the Knights of the Round and is the Knight of Twelve.

Appearance
Monica is a gentle-looking woman with blonde hair whose appearance masks just how dangerous she can be. Like the other of the Knights of the Round, she wears a cape; her cape is yellow-green. When she made her first appearance, she is shown wearing a skirt. As a member of the Knights of the Round, she is a highly skilled knightmare pilot and an experienced commander which apparently has granted her the position of being the leader of the Emperor's Royal Guards. She appears to be around 18 years of age which is impressive considering that she is the leader of the 98th Emperor's Royal Guards.

Personality
Monica fell in love with enemy pilot Orpheus Zevon of the Peace Mark terrorist organization. She also bears no prejudice towards Numbers, and holds the idealistic belief that "Justice is given equally."

Character Outline
Monica Kruszewski was born into a rich family as the only daughter of a rich noble businessman. Her father, Alexander Kruszewski, dealt in the arm dealings of Knightmares to the Britannian Military contractors. However, the act of doing so made him a target of assassination for terrorists and rebel fighters. Alexander was killed during a weapon's demonstration in Area 8, Papua New Guinea, when rebel fighters infiltrated the ceremony and started killing the Britannians. Monica took a liking too warfare and soon joined the military at the age of 17. She used her unique skills to quickly rise through the ranks eventually becoming a Knight of the Round. Quite possibly during her time as an ordinary solider, Monica encountered Emperor Charles zi Britannia. The 98th Emperor may have taken a liking to Monica and recognized her fighting prowess. Charles eventually made Monica the Knight of 12.

Oz the Reflection
She is sent to Cambodia to be the pilot of the Florence, a new Knightmare Frame built from a salvaged Alexander left after the battle of Slonim. There, she encountered Orpheus, and the two agreed to a date. During the test run for the Florence, she is attacked by Orpheus and Ze, and after a battle, is defeated and her Knightmare damaged. She is left unconscious afterwards, and misses the date she and Orpheus agreed to. Both her and Orpheus remained unaware of each other's identities.

Second Season
She is stationed aboard the Emperor's flagship, Great Britannia, and is implied that she leads the Emperor's Royal Guard. During the attack on Kamine Island, the Emperor leaves her to deal with Schneizel and The Black Knights. During the Knights of the Round uprising, she is killed by Suzaku during an attempt to remove Lelouch from the imperial throne, her last words were commenting on how powerful the Lancelot Albion was and cursing Suzaku Kururugi.

Trivia

 * Though her unit is never explicitly shown, the interior of it's cockpit suggests that it could be a Vincent Commander Model Type like those used by the Royal Guard, or simply a standard unit with a modified cockpit. It was revealed that in Code Geass Oz the Reflection, she piloted the Alexander modified Knightmare frame that was left after the campaign in E.U.
 * She pilot's a modified E.U. Alexander KMF called the Florence.