Betrayal (episode)

Betrayal is the nineteenth episode of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2.

Summary
A ceasefire is called so Schneizel can meet with the leaders of The Black Knights. Lelouch, too devastated to attend the meeting, lashes out at Rolo about the locket, and angrily orders Rolo out of his sight. Schneizel reveals what he knows about Lelouch and his Geass, as well as the many people he has used it on; he uses a recording from Lelouch's meeting with Suzaku where Lelouch accepts blame for using Geass on Euphemia. In exchange for Japan's independence, the Black Knights agree to betray Lelouch. Lelouch doesn't mind whether or not he dies and prepares to accept death, until Rolo, piloting the Shinkirō, rescues Lelouch, despite the latter's orders, and escapes the combined forces of the Black Knights and the Britannians. However, the excessive use of his Geass required to do so overtaxes his heart and he dies shortly after flying a then-sorry Lelouch to safety; in the end, Lelouch accepts Rolo as his brother. Lelouch resolves to not waste the life given to him by Rolo, declaring he will kill the Emperor by his own hand.

Plot
Aboard the flagship Great Britannia, Knight of Twelve Monica Kruszewski reports to Charles that a large explosion was detected in the Tokyo settlement. She asks if it's ok for them to stay at Kaminejima Island, and he tells her to leave everything to Schneizel. Radio reports estimate casualties of 10 million, and Nina can't believe it. Floating above the crater in the Lancelot Conquista, Suzaku can't believe he did that. Lelouch calls Tohdoh and tells him to look for Nunnally. Tohdoh tries to point out that Asahina and others are dead, but Lelouch yells at Tohdoh that he doesn't care. On the Ikaruga, Ohgi encounters Viletta in the hallway. On the ship's top deck, Diethard is surprised to discover that Cornelia is the escapee, and he wonders if Zero had anything to do with it. He tells his men to aim for Cornelia's legs, but just then a Britannian envoy craft lands on the deck. Diethard is then shocked to see Schneizel come out of the craft. Lelouch keeps yelling at everyone to find Nunnally, but Tohdoh orders all units to fall back and regroup at Makuhari. Jeremiah grapples onto the Shinkirou and takes Lelouch back to the ship. Zhou informs Li that there's a cease fire in Tokyo, and he wonders if Zero arranged that. In his room, Lelouch asks where Nunnally is, and Rolo says Lelouch has him now. When Lelouch sees the locket on Rolo's cell phone he flies into a rage and says he was going to give the locket to Nunnally. He calls Rolo a cheap impostor and says he hates him and tried to kill him. He then tells Rolo to leave and never show his face again. On the Avalon, Lloyd tells Nina that she has to decide whether she'll give up science to keep her heart, or give up her heart to devote herself to science. She collapses in tears and says she killed everyone. Chiba tries to call Lelouch and gets no response, so Diethard says they'll have to negotiate with Schneizel on their own. Distracted, Tohdoh thinks about Asahina telling him of the massacre at the Geass Order. Chiba asks Diethard why he didn't capture Schneizel, and he explains that the Mordred escorting Schneizel is armed with the FLEIJA warhead. Jeremiah searches the crater and spots Suzaku at its base. Diethard, Tamaki, Chiba and Tohdoh arrive and meet with Schneizel, Cornelia and Kanon. Jeremiah thanks Suzaku for saving him earlier and wonders if they were destined to become enemies. At Ashford, which has been turned into an emergency shelter, Rivalz is overjoyed to see Milly. Schneizel says he knows why Zero won't come, and Diethard comments that he talks like he knows him. Schneizel then reveals to them that Zero is his younger brother, Lelouch Vi Britannia. Diethard writes it off as a joke, and Schneizel tells them about Lelouch's Geass power. Tamaki asks for proof, and Ohgi walks in and confirms it's true.

Rolo sits in the hangar by the Shinkirou. Ohgi states that Lelouch has been using them all as pawns up to now. Diethard points out that Lelouch has accomplished much and that Geass is a valuable weapon against Britannia, but Ohgi says Lelouch didn't just use it on Britannia. Cornelia says that Lelouch used Geass on Euphemia to make her massacre the Japanese, but Tamaki doesn't believe it. Schneizel then plays an excerpt of Lelouch's conversation with Suzaku where he admits to using Geass on Euphemia. Tamaki thinks the recording is fake, and Kanon presents them with a long file of all the people they suspect Lelouch used Geass on, including the former commanders of the Japanese Liberation Front. Schneizel says he can't guarantee none of them are under the effects of Geass. Kanon adds that they informed Lelouch about FLEIJA before it was fired, and Tohdoh recalls Asahina's words that Zero couldn't be trusted. Ohgi says he wanted to believe in Zero, and Tamaki calls Zero a bastard. Schneizel asks them to hand over Lelouch, and Ohgi agrees on the condition that Japan is liberated. C.C. tries to get Lelouch to take his clothes off because she thinks he's injured, and Kallen walks in. She says Ohgi wants him to come to a ship warehouse, but she doesn't know why. She gets the wrong idea about Lelouch and C.C., but he explains that C.C. has lost her memories. In the elevator, Kallen thinks to herself that Lelouch has lost everything. She tells him that she spoke with Nunnally while she was a captive, but their conversation is interrupted when all the Black Knights draw guns on them in the warehouse. Ohgi tells Lelouch that they know all about his Geass, and Diethard prepares to film Zero's death. Lelouch wonders what he should do, and Kallen says they're being too one-sided. Kallen asks Lelouch what she means to him, and he spots Schneizel in the corner. He takes off his mask and tells everyone that they were just pawns, with Kallen being an elite pawn. Kallen cries and walks away, and he quietly tells her to live on. The Black Knights open fire, but just then Rolo lands in front of Lelouch in the Shinkirou and rescues him. Rolo uses Geass to freeze everyone's minds and escape with Lelouch. Anya gives chase in the Mordred, but Rolo uses Geass to seem as if he's darting around her. Lelouch tells Rolo that using Geass at such a large range will be too much for his heart to handle. A squad of Akatsukis gives chase with orders to destroy the Shinkirou, but Rolo uses Geass to freeze the pilots' minds, causing them to crash in the water. Although Lelouch can't hear him, Rolo says that he's always been a tool - first for the Geass Order, then for Lelouch. But now he feels that he's become a human because he's acting of his own will. After destroying a Britannian ship, Rolo lands in the forest. He asks Lelouch if he was lying before about wanting to kill him, and Lelouch says he was. Rolo says he knows everything about Lelouch and dies. Still standing inside the crater, Suzaku laughs maniacally. After burying Rolo, Lelouch realizes he still has one reason to live, even though he's lost everything. On the Great Britannia, Charles declares that he'll use the Ragnarok junction to destroy the old world and create a new one.

Battles

 * N/A

Powers or Abilities used

 * Rolo's Geass

Quotes

 * "At least 10 million inhabitants are believed dead from the initial blast. Secondary damages might have caused 25 million more casualties. All rescue facilities were wiped out so we cannot care for any of the wounded. The Tokyo settlement is no more." -Unnamed Britannians


 * "Haven't you figured it out yet? I hate you! I loathe you! I despise you! I've been trying to kill you but I just keep missing the chance. Get out of here. I never want to see your face again. I said get out!" -Lelouch yelling at Rolo


 * Conversation between Lloyd and Nina
 * "You need to make a choice Nina. Do you abandon science to preserve your heart or abandon your heart and sacrifice yourself to science?" -Lloyd
 * "How can I do either? Did you make such a choice professor Lloyd?" -Nina
 * "I didn't have to. I'm a sociopath. I was born with an abandoned heart." -Lloyd


 * "He is the former eleventh prince of the Holy Britannian Empire, Lelouch vi Britannia. The man whom I both loved and feared more than any other." -Schneizel


 * "I wanted to put my trust in Zero. I wanted to believe in him. But, we mean nothing to him. We're just pawns." -Ohgi


 * "Fools, you finally figured it out. I've been using you all. That's right you're all just pawns in my game... Kallen you were my most useful piece. Much like a well played knight. This whole world was the board for the game and all for my entertainment." -Lelouch


 * Final conversation between Lelouch and Rolo that takes place while Rolo is stopping time intermittently
 * "That's enough Rolo. I don't want to live anymore." -Lelouch
 * "I won't stop brother because of this." -Rolo
 * "Don't do it!" -Lelouch
 * "All throughout my life people have used me like a tool." -Rolo
 * "Rolo why are you still trying..." -Lelouch
 * "I was used by the order." -Rolo
 * "...to save me? You know that I..."-Lelouch
 * "And then you used me big brother. Yea, maybe you've been using me for your own ends right from the very start. But, only the time I spent with you seemed real." -Rolo
 * "...was only using..." -Lelouch
 * "It was those memories that finally made me human." -Rolo
 * "...you. Rolo!" -Lelouch
 * "That's why I'm not, I'm not." -Rolo
 * "No stop using your Geass like that! Do you want to die?!" -Lelouch
 * "I'm not a tool. I do this of my own free will. As a human being." -Rolo
 * "Rolo why did you save me? After all I've done to you." -Lelouch
 * "Because you're a liar big brother. It was a lie wasn't it? What you said about trying to kill me. About hating me and all of that." -Rolo
 * "Of course. You saw right through me didn't you. Just what I'd expect of my little brother." -Lelouch
 * "That's right I thought so. Because I know who you really are inside your heart. I know everything about you big brother." -Rolo
 * "Yes, you got it right. You're big brother is just a liar." -Lelouch


 * "Nunnally, Shirley, Rolo, The Black Knights. I've lost everything. This is the result which I've been left with. No, it's my just punishment. But now, thanks to this. Thank you Rolo. You saved my life for a reason because there's still a task that's waiting for me out there. Yes, something I have to finish... My father, Charles zi Britannia, if I am on the road to hell then I'll take you with me. This is my final mission. I swear it!" -Lelouch