Ash Phoenix (アッシュ・フェニックス Asshu Fenikkusu) is the deuteragonist of Code Geass: Roze of the Recapture. He is the adopted son of Norland von Lunebelg and a former member of the Knights of the Round.
Currently part of the Nameless Mercenaries.
Appearance[]
Ash is a young man with a lean build, with somewhat long light brown hair and blue eyes. Part of the right side of his hair is slicked back and dyed blue, complementing Roze's red bang. The blue part of his hair originally matched the rest, but turned white from the trauma of his brother's death and was later dyed blue.
He has two scars running along his chest down to his abdomen, and a tattoo of the roman numeral 13.
Personality[]
Ash presents himself as a cold and professional young man, usually focused on the mission and showing little emotion towards much else. This is especially reflected in his fighting style, often dispatching enemies with efficiency and not speaking unless necessary.
Despite that, he does possess a more compassionate side, often taking in stray animals and caring for them alongside Rozé. He can also be somewhat shy, nervously hiding behind Tomo-omi Oda when Yoko Araki saw him in his underwear.
He views Roze as his most important person, though that is because Sakuya geassed him to do so. He was immediately taken with Sakuya when he met her as Raspberry, being much more cheerful and talkative with her then he normally is.
Character History[]
Ash and his younger brother Nichol were war orphans who grew up in an orphanage with Narah Vaughn. He and the brother were eventually adopted by Norland von Lunebelg. However, Norland claimed, seeing Nichol's weak state, to only need one of them and intended to send one of them away. Desperate to remain with his brother, Ash offered to do anything. Norland took advantage of this by having Christoph Scissorman train Ash to become a child soldier. Arnold Renck would train along with him and had a one sided rivalry with Ash. Ash would then go onto act as an assassin, killing anyone that Norland found to be inconvenient. His accomplishments were eventually recognized and he was made the Knight of Thirteen at a young age, having his rank tattooed onto his left shoulder. Eventually, one of his missions led him to a mansion where he happened upon one of his old friends from the orphanage. Briefly stunned in surprise, the friend was shot dead by Nichol. The gunshot drew attention, forcing Ash to detonate bombs in order to escape. The mission was deemed a failure, and while Ash initially tried to take the blame himself, Nichol stepped in and took the blame for it, leading to Norland killing him. Enraged, Ash tried to attack Norland, but was held back by Christoph. Narah was put in charge of Ash's punishment and had him imprisoned.
Ash was put into the cell across from Jugo Sumeragi. Jugo attempted to be friendly, trying to talk to Ash and convincing the guard to revert the meals back into Britannian ones so Ash would eat them, but Ash depressed from his brother's death, remained silent. Eventually, it was decided that Jugo would be executed, this led to Jugo tearfully acknowledging that while he wasn't scared of death, he feared what his death meant for his daughter. This led Ash to open up about his brother and the two kept talking, becoming friends. Eventually, when Jugo's execution date was decided, the guard wanted to help him to escape, but Jugo, knowing that his escape would worsen things for the Japanese population, refused. Ash, not wanting his friend to be executed, offered to escape with them in order to protect Jugo's daughter, leading Jugo to agree. As they made there escape, the guard was killed and it was revealed Norland had anticipated their escape attempt. While fleeing, Jugo was shot in the leg and encouraged Ash to escape and find and protect Sakuya, having given him a picture of her. Ash escapes, but hears Jugo's death from past the gate.
He returns to the orphanages where he breaks down and recounts his life to the Nun there. He eventually meets Sakuya on the a battlefield and recognizes her from the photo he was given. However, before he can say anything, Sakuya immediately uses her geass to make him view her as his most important person, his younger brother. The two of them then went on to form the Nameless Mercenaries together.
Abilities[]
Ash is a masterful Knightmare pilot, able to take out multiple soldiers singlehandedly and overwhelm one of the Einberg in one-on-one combat. His skills were enough for him to become the Knight of 13 at a young age. He is a highly lethal and efficient fighter, though Bismarck remarked that his fighting style has no honor and is unbefitting of a knight.
Trivia[]
- After Ash was shown as the thirteenth member among the Rounds, it was confirmed that this position was maintained until the end of the Charles zi Britannia era, as Shikkoku no Renya was the first work to show the Knight of Thirteen, a position assumed during the first half of the 19th century by Barbaros the Executioner.
- Ash's fate is the opposite to Lelouch, dying as a beloved hero to the people in his moment of sacrifice while Lelouch's fate is to die as a symbol of hate in his moment of sacrifice, with the same result of bringing a brighter future.
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Succession and Precedence[]
| Preceded by Barbaros |
Knight of Thirteen Unknown – a.t.b. 2018 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |