Avalon

The Avalon (アヴァロン) is a Britannian airship owned by Schneizel, and the first of its kind introduced. It is named after Avalon, a mythical island from Arthurian legend. It uses a Float System for flight, allowing it to hover in place. In the second season, it is adopted as a flagship under the command of Suzaku following his ascension of knighthood within the Rounds, and later by Lelouch upon his ascension to Emperor. It is manned and operated by the staff of the irregular military research and development organization, Camelot, which as of Suzaku's knighting also serves as his personal support unit. The Avalon is a large ship of style and it has many quarters, conference rooms and recreational rooms on board. The bridge of the ship has a command platform over other controls there are stairs between the platforms, and the window can, like many Brittanian ships, become a tactical screen for battles strategy and communication. For defenses, it initially features an MSV shield on its underside, but is later expanded to encompass the whole ship, while in R2 it comes to be armed with seven gun turrets across its hull and missile launchers across the topside. Notably, it also holds a specialized wheelchair catapult for equipping and launching Knightmares by accelerating their landspinners, as well as research, testing and production facilities for Camelot scientists to utilize.