| “ | The Eden Vital belief of the old era has ended. Now we, the Eden Vital Order, shall rule the world. | ” |
—Rolo mocking Lelouch | ||
Rolo vi Britannia (ロロ・ヴィ・ブリタニア Roro vi Buritania) is a character that only appears in Nightmare of Nunnally who serves as one of the main antagonists in the series. He is Lelouch's secret twin brother and a Cardinal of the Eden Vital Order.
Appearance[]
As Lelouch's "twin brother", he is identical to Lelouch, possessing the same black hair, violet eyes, and slim build as his brother.
Personality[]
Selfish, confident, and prideful, Rolo cares little about anyone besides himself. He wants to kill Lelouch and Nunnally, not out of any kind of jealousy, but simply because its the simplest way to cement his position and achieve his goal. While initially, his ultimate goal seemed to just be regaining his royal status, in reality he seeks to be come the true demon king, and in doing so, surpass the emperor.
He takes great pride in both his position as a Cardinal of the Order and as a wired geass user. He often looks down on artificial geass users, seeing them as being below himself because they did not possess a geass naturally. Upon learning the Anya knew that he wasn't a true wired geass user, his immediate response was to assume that she had been secretly mocking him behind his back and lash out at her in anger.
His feelings toward his family might have been more complicated then they appeared, as the locket that he always carried around with him turned out to hold a picture of Marianne and his siblings.
Character Outline[]
Lelouch's younger twin brother. Due to the superstition of twins bringing misfortune, Rolo's existence was kept secret, being taken from Marianne immediately after birth, stripped of his claim to the throne, and raised by the Eden Vital Order.
When Lelouch and Nunnally supposedly died in the war, Rolo saw it as an opportunity to climb to the surface and reclaim his royal status. He quickly worked his way up to Cardinal of the Heretic Trial Division and upon learning that Nunnally and Lelouch were alive, he believed that killing them would give him a proper opportunity for the throne.
It is later revealed that this origin is false. In reality, Rolo was created from one of Charles and Marianne's fertilized eggs injected with C.C.'s cells in order to create the first artificial wired geass user. He was rapidly aged and given false memories by Charles before being made a Cardinal in the Eden Vital Order.
Character History[]
He first appeared in chapter ten with Schneizel, who is heading to Area 11, and later meets Suzaku, who can tell that he's not Lelouch.
Rolo countering Alice.
When Nunnally is captured by the Irregulars, Anya informs Rolo that custody of her had been handed over to the Eden Vital Order. He then goes to the Irregular base to meet her, and happens apon Alice revealing Nunnally's true identity to Madd. Rolo dismisses her concerns telling her that the orders came from the emperor himself and explaining that Nunnally is destined for capital punishment and its normal that weak have their lives taken by the strong. Infuriated by this, Alice attempts to shoot Rolo, but he suddenly appears behind her, pointing a gun at her head. Deciding to show mercy, Rolo shoots her in the side and tells her that he'll personally verify Nunnally's death and take care of her afterwards.
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Rolo Interrogating Nunnally.
Rolo then goes to meet with Nunnally. As he begins speaking to Nunnally, she recognizes the voice and initially believes him to be Lelouch, but she quickly realizes that it isn't him. Rolo then introduces himself as the cardinal from the heretic trial division of the Eden Vital religious order as well as Lelouch's younger twin brother, Rolo vi Britannia. He explains that due to being one the the "twin princes" who would bring countless wars to he world, his existence was kept secret and he was raised by the Eden Vital Order. Nunnally is not concerned with this and simply asks him why a cardinal of the order is there. Rolo then declares that he intends to executed the witch and the demon king, in other words, Nunnally and Lelouch. Rolo begins his interrogation and take Nunnally's silence as confirmation to his questions. He inevitably deems her a with and declares that she will be executed.
Right before Nunnally's execution begins, it is interrupted by the arrival of Euphemia's forces. Rolo informs Euphemia that this is beyond her authority, but Euphemia points out the authority doesn't matter due to how one-sided the trial was.
Rolo proclaims himself as the new demon king.
As Suzaku and Anya clash, Zero takes the opportunity to flee with Nunnally, but they are cut off by Rolo. Zero tries to attack him, but Rolo summons the Vincent to defend himself, declaring himself as "Demon King Rolo". As Zero fights the Vincent, he notices that he begins freezing whenever he touches it. Zero then ends up summons Gawain and attacking with hadron cannon, but the Vincent suddenly appears behind him and takes down the Gawain with a single attack. Rolo then explains that by taking down the threats to the order (Nunnally, Lelouch, and C.C.) he will be able to take C.C.'s immortality for himself and become the perfect demon king. Suzaku then suddenly burst through the wall, having been defeated by Anya. Rolo announced the the Eden Vital Order shall rule the world. Alice then appears on his shoulder and compares the Order to the Britannian Empire. Rolo says he doesn't have time to play within fake geass user and Alice admits that her only goal is to escape with Nunnally. Anya then attacks her with her slash harkens, but Alice summons slash harkens out of her shadow to counter. Alice then summons the Code Geass and summons a ball of energy that destroys the entire building. Anya manages to get Rolo out in time.
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The meeting
In a meeting with Cornelia and Euphemia, Rolo and Euphemia argue whether or not she had the authority to interfere with Nunnally's expectation, with Cornelia pointing out that using knightmares inside the building resulted in significant damage. Anya states that her and Suzaku's action were to fight off Zero. Rolo explains that they have no information on the explosive that destroyed the building, but holds Euphemia and Suzaku responsible. Cornelia argues that blame will be decided by the senate, and tries to change the topic to Rolo's surveillance, but the clock strikes midnight and Rolo cuts her off while the soldiers non either side of him draw their guns. Suzaku moves to subdue the, but he is stopped by Guilford. Rolo announces that as of midnight, the aristocracy will be abolished, and all area governors will be arrested for treason against the emperor and replaced with members of the Eden Vital Order. Cornelia states that that's a Coup d'état, by Rolo reveals that the change comes from the Emperor himself. Rolo is then made the Supreme commander of Area 11.
Later on, Rolo is observing maintenance on the Vincent when Anya approaches and tells him to leave Nunnally to her. Rolo asserts that the Empire is getting serious and if ha can at least obtain Nunnally's power, then he can win against them. Anya questions if he truly intends to rebel and Rolo explains that he intends to take Lelouch and Nunnally's power to become the Demon King and surpass the Emperor.
After Alice is located, Rolo, believing that she wont be able to defeat him, decides to take the lead, having Anya on standby and Dalque on support while leaving Sancia and Lucretia to continue searching. When Rolo arrives at the location, he cant locate Alice. Suddenly Gefjun Disturbers pop out of the ground, disabling his knightmare. Sancia, Lucretia, and Dalque then explain the Irregulars's past to Rolo reveals that they view each other as sister and have decided to protect Alice. As Dalque moves to attack him, her knightmare begins to freeze over and falls to the ground, the gefjun disterber around him also begin to freeze over and deactivate. Sancia attempt to snipe him, but Rolo suddenly vanishes and appears behind them and begins using his geass to freeze them. Alice in the Code Geass then suddenly appears and knocks him away.
Rolo takes Nunnally hostage.
Alice attempts to attack Rolo, but he stops time and attacks her instead. Despite the attack, Alice is unharmed and immediately figures out the nature of Rolo's geass. Rolo uses his geass and attack her again, but this time the attack only break the armor covering Code Geass, revealing its true form. As the Code Geass charges of 2 energy spheres, Rolo attempts to use his geass again, but this time Alice uses her own Geass and blitzes past Rolo, destroying the Vincent's left arm. Alice then reveals that Rolo's geass can only be used in a certain range and Nemo enhancing her geass allows her to enter and exit that range before Rolo can respond. Rolo then pulls out Nunnally, with Anya revealing that the Irregulars were just bait to lure out Alice and she had captured Nunnally while they were all distracted. Rolo them moves to kill Nunnally, causing Alice to panic and enter Rolo's territory and be frozen by his geass. Alice, despite being frozen, then proceeds to talk about the limitations of Rolo's geass, shocking him. She then reveals that her geass can increase her speed infinitely and attacks Rolo through his time stop, destroying the Vincent.
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Rolo attacks Anya.
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Rolo's death.
As Rolo tries to get off the ground, he angrily laments that as a wired geass user, he shouldn't lose to an artificial one. He then notices that his arm is beginning to degrade and is suddenly hit by a surge of memories about his past. He learns that he is an artificial being created by injecting C.C.’s cells into an egg and given false memories by Charles. As Rolo comments about his true nature, Anya confirms that he was created by injecting C.C.’s cells into Charles and Marianne's fertilized egg, and is the first artificial wired geass user. Angered that she knew his true nature, Rolo angrily tries to choke out Anya, but upon seeing the sad look on her face, he realizes that she had actually been watching over him. He sadly ask her if, as an artificial being, his soul will be able to return to Eden Vital, and Anya admits that she doesn't know. He chuckles and comments that she is a cruel person before his body disintegrates in Anya’s arms.
Abilities[]
Geass[]
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Rolo using his geass to freeze gefjun disturbers.
His Wired Geass is known as The Ice (ジ・アイス Ji Aisu). It "interrupts the motion of the universe" to freeze anything in range even time. He has been shown to use this ability freeze over thing nearby him, which can render machines inoperable. Also like his anime counterpart, it only works in a certain range, referred to in the manga as an "Absolute Territory." While initially believed to be a wired geass, it it later revealed that he was actually injected with C.C.'s cells as an egg, making his geass artificial.
Knightmare[]
Rolo's Vincent
Rolo has access to wired Geass powers, and is able to summon his own personal Vincent Knightmare Frame. His piloting skills are somewhat ruthless and cold.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Rolo's name, knightmare and geass are references to Rolo Lamperouge, who posed as Lelouch's brother in the original series.
- The concept of cloning later gets used in the main series in the form of Norland von Lunebelg.