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.

Character Outline
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 also fell in love with enemy pilot Orpheus Zevon of the Peace Mark terrorist organization.

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.