Knighting Ceremony

Knighting Ceremony is a ceremony for an individual to be promoted by being given a Knighthood. The award is decorated by the state as a proof that the individual has shown valuable service to the Empire and as such they will be granted the rank of Knighthood. The Ceremony for Knighthood is only seen during Code Geass season 1, episode 18 when Major Suzaku Kururugi is Knighted by Princess Euphemia li Britannia inside the Clovis Memorial Museum. It is not known if every Knighting Ceremony is televised on the air, or if Suzaku was a special case: being the only Honorary Britannian to attain the rank of Knight, and as such his Knighting Ceremony was televised.

The Ceremony to ascend to Knighhood is as follows:

The Recipient comes forward and kneel in front of the Noble leading the Ceremony.

"{Rank in the army & Name of the Recipient} Do you wish to accept the responsibilities of Knighthood, and fight as the Champion of Britannia?"

"Yes, your Highness."

"Do you pledge yourself to be a sword and shield to this Empire, Devoted to its greater good?"

"Yes, your Highness."

The recipient of the Knighthood unsheathe his/her sword to be presented to the Noble and the Noble will present the sword in an upright position and then he/she will use the sword to touch both shoulders of the recipient by gentely using its tip.

"I, {name of the Nobility who grant the rank}, dub thee {name of the recipient}, may your courage and devotion become a shining example to the people of the Empire"

The Noble returns the sword back to recipient, the recipient sheathes the sword back to its scabbard and the noble allows the recipient to stand again and turn to the audience, it is customary to receive an applause from the audience.