Knights of the Round



The Knights of the Round (ナイトオブラウンズ) is a unit of twelve elite soldiers in the Holy Empire of Britannia, each being assigned into the group by royalty and under direct command of the Emperor. The Knights of the Round extended to at least the 18th century, with the first Knight of One being Sir Richard Hector. Named after the Arthurian Knights of the Round Table, they operate outside the standard Britannian military and are given special privileges and authority.

Privileges
Aside from the Knight of One, there were no known distinctions in privileges between the numbers as they existed in the era. The Knight of One may request governance of any colonial area of his choosing from the Emperor. After a person is captured for assaulting a knight, the knight can then decide the fate of the captured person, as seen after an attempt to assassinate Suzaku by an eleven, he was asked for the severity of the punishment for the eleven. Only eight of the twelve have been revealed. The Code Geass novels explain that not all of the seats are filled, so those featured might be the only active members. A member of rounds cannot be punished for any crime they commit by anyone other than the emporer as shown when Schniezel could not punish Suzaku for meeting with Lelouch behind his back.

A special title called the Knight of Zero was created by Lelouch vi Britannia following his ascension to the throne. This title is classified as a member of the Rounds above all others, giving the person authority above all the others, even the Knight of One. The first Knight of Zero held by Lelouch is Suzaku Kururugi.

Current Members

 * Bismarck Waldstein, Knight of One
 * Gino Weinberg, Knight of Three
 * Dorothea Ernst, Knight of Four
 * Anya Alstreim, Knight of Six
 * Suzaku Kururugi, Knight of Seven
 * Nonette Enneagram, Knight of Nine
 * Luciano Bradley, Knight of Ten
 * Monica Kruszewski, Knight of Twelve

Former Members

 * Marianne vi Britannia, Knight of Six

Nightmare of Nunnally
In the manga spinoff Nightmare of Nunnally, a group of former knights of the kingdom are revived by Charles zi Britannia's geass "The Dead Rise." They each pilot Sutherland Sieg like knightmare. The only named member of this group is Bismarck Waldstein.