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“ | Just want you to ask yourself: when you gain results the wrong way, what are you left with in the end? Only dark regret and a deep emptiness that have nowhere to go. | ” |
—Suzaku Kururugi |
Suzaku Kururugi (枢木スザク Kururugi Suzaku), 17 years old (18 at R2), is the deuteragonist of the Sunrise anime series Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, one of the antagonists of Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, and one of the protagonists of Code Geass: Lancelot & Guren.
He is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai, while his child self is voiced by Akeno Watanabe. He is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal in the English dub, and his child self is voiced by Laura Bailey. In the 29th Anime Grand Prix, he was placed sixth with 143 votes, then 19th and 13th, respectively, in the following two.
Appearance[]
Suzaku is a young man with light brown hair and forest green eyes. He is rather tall, being slightly shorter than Lelouch. Like most characters in the series, he also is rather skinny, belying his extreme physical prowess. In the first season, his face is mostly seen as calm and relaxed. However, after Euphemia's death, his eyes and mouth are typically furrowed, showing his incredible hatred.
In the first season, he is usually clothed in a white Knightmare frame battle suit or the Ashford Academy uniform, and is also seen wearing a prison outfit and a soldier's uniform on separate occasions. However, in the second, he often wears regal clothing with a long blue cloak of the Knights of the Round which was more decorated and ornamented upon becoming the Knight of Zero and a different Knightmare battle suit. His long blue cloak becomes black upon becoming the Knight of Zero. He now permanently wears the Zero uniform.
Personality[]
According to Lelouch, prior to the Britannian invasion of Japan, Suzaku was somewhat selfish, rarely putting others before himself. He also acted in a rather bratty manner when he first met Lelouch, beating Lelouch up and bullying him.
After Japan was conquered and Suzaku killed his father, Suzaku's personality was significantly changed. He dedicated his cause to not endorse terrorism or rebellion, which he believed would only result in pointless killing. Unwilling to sacrifice the innocent, Suzaku held a more positive outlook on Britannia, believing that it could be changed for the better. He also held a strong sense of loyalty, never questioning the orders of his superiors. Despite that, he was shown to be willing to stab them in the back if necessary. Suzaku also wished to take responsibility for his actions, and his ultimate goal was to atone for the killing of his father. Though Suzaku did not openly admit it, both C.C and Lelouch have deduced that more than anything, Suzaku wanted to die to escape the guilt. But when Zero uses his geass on Suzaku when Schneizel cornered them into a suicidal blow, Suzaku become someone who desperately wants to die, but is unable to.
After Euphemia's death, Suzaku developed a firm resolve to kill Zero and, by extension, Lelouch. He considered Zero to be an evil, immoral individual who was only focused on results and cared nothing for innocent lives. Suzaku twice rejected Zero's offer to join him, even when Zero held him at gunpoint. Later Suzaku would continue honoring Euphemia's memory by continuing his quest to change within by becoming the Knight Of One so that he could have the privilege of ruling an area on his own and transform Area 11. He also held a quill given to him by Euphy and customized his Lancelot's shield with a Knight Of Honor as a mark towards her.
After Zero was exposed as Lelouch, Suzaku began to paint Lelouch with the same brush with which he painted Zero. Suzaku had a hard time acknowledging Lelouch's past actions, such as the Orange and Lake Kawaguchi incidents. This struggle was shown during the time he was transporting Julius Kingsley during the Europian Campaign. During this time, Suzaku had a more hardened personality and seemed willing to use more underhanded tactics, such as attempting to use Refrain on Kallen, though he discards it soon after. He was not, however, willing to use methods similar to Lelouch's. Suzaku was willing to kill anybody standing in his way, which was shown during the first battle of the Tokyo Settlement for his bloodlust revenge against Zero. While clashing with the Holy Order of Michael, Shin believes Suzaku's true nature to be similar to his own, that he hates the world and wants to destroy it with the darkness within him. During the E.U. campaign, Suzaku gained the nickname "White Reaper" by the Europians, as he slaughtered countless people and, in one fight, told the army to surrender but decided to kill them since they refused. During Kaguya's conversation with him about the leaders of the Six Houses of Kyoto, Suzaku showed no remorse for the fallen members, as their execution couldn't be helped. Regardless, Suzaku hasn't lost faith in Lelouch, as he wonders why he killed Euphie since there could have been another way but despises Lelouch for casting a Geass on him to live even though it was Suzaku's goal to die. After Lelouch reminds Suzaku of his father's past and their confrontation at the Kururugi Shrine, Suzaku realizes that Lelouch is the kind of person who would take all of the lies to make everyone's dreams into reality, indicating that Suzaku's view of Britannia had started to change.
After destroying the Tokyo Settlement with the F.L.E.I.J.A. and causing the deaths of approximately 25 million people due to the influence of Lelouch's Geass command, Suzaku takes some time to reflect within the crater he created. After a one-sided conversation with Jeremiah Gottwald, he laughs maniacally, desensitized by the countless deaths he inadvertently caused. He then abandons his self-righteous nature and resolves to achieve his goals regardless of the means. This saddens Bismarck, the Knight of One, who claimed that Suzaku's compassionate core was the source of his strength. This ultimately leads him to make a deal with Schneizel in order to become Knight of One by slaying the emperor, leading to the confrontation in C's world.
Through out the warfare and his ironic justice naive decisions that had lost their dearest ones and witnessed humanity has been sullied their hands with the blood of thousands on this world, Suzaku finally decided to fulfill his own destiny - The Ultimate Destruto. Through the experience in the thought elevator with Lelouch and C.C. expanded his perspective, thus decided to ally himself with his fondly known equal: Lelouch. He understands that the cycle of hatred must be broken for a peaceful future, and though it can only be done by Zero, no one would accept Lelouch as Zero because of the Geass, and devises the Zero Requiem with him. Lelouch describes him of powerful willpower, as he transforms Lelouch's Geass command 'Live' positively into an energy boost. He becomes shocked with Lelouch when Nunnally is still alive and declares them both enemies. Afterwards, he shows a vicious dedication to its completion, and takes the responsibility of being 'Lelouch's Sword' to conquer both his enemies and weakness. He fakes his death in his battle with Kallen, reappears under the guise of Zero and fatally stabs Lelouch. Lelouch smiles at him as his death draws near, and thinking of the Geass as a gift that allows one to do something the other can't, touches Zero's mask in an affectionate gesture and offers him the Geass of changing the world. He tells him that Suzaku Kururugi is no more, and that there exists only Zero, who should strive for peace and justice, to bring about a brighter future. Suzaku accepts the Geass, though crying as he had killed his best friend. Later, he is shown wearing the guise of Zero protecting Nunnally, with which one can only conclude that Suzaku had truly accepted the fate of Zero and would never lead a normal life as Suzaku Kururugi. With this we can deduce that despite his frequent changes in character when facing grief, guilt and self-loathing throughout the series, he was a dedicated and loyal man who wanted peace.
Character Outline[]
Suzaku is the son of Japan's last prime minister, Genbu Kururugi. His existence was kept a secret from the public until after the war. Suzaku met Lelouch vi Britannia and his sister Nunnally vi Britannia when they moved to the Kururugi residence as a diplomatic peace trade. At first, Suzaku despised Lelouch because he thought that he was a prince who didn't care about anyone. As time passed by, however, he came to know Lelouch better, and they soon became best friends. They became separated when Britannia invaded Japan, but were reunited in the Shinjuku Ghetto.
When Britannia began its invasion of Japan, Suzaku was mortified by the violence and his father's belief that resisting to the bitter end was preferable to surrender. Unable to change his father's mind, Suzaku murdered him during a heated exchange. The incident was covered up and Suzaku's life was spared, while the government was thrown into disarray and surrendered to Britannia. Lelouch believes that, had Genbu lived, Japan would have likely been torn apart by war once the other major powers decided to intervene. His guilt over the incident causes Suzaku to constantly place himself on the frontlines in the hope of atoning for his actions with his death. It also inspires Suzaku's belief that the ends achieved by using the wrong means are meaningless, since he created peace through murder. However, after firing the F.L.E.I.J.A. warhead under the command of Lelouch's Geass, he decides to achieve his desired results regardless of the means, even if it means joining forces with his enemy, Lelouch, and killing people just to make true his objectives and ideals. Despite that fact, Suzaku is still showed to be interested in achieving a world where everyone can live happy and have a tomorrow, as seen in the last episode, when it is shown that all the acts of Lelouch and Suzaku were to achieve that world.
Character History[]
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion[]
Suzaku, along with Lelouch, makes his first appearance in the beginning of the first episode of the series as a child, watching the Britannian Military entering Japan; C.C. was apparently watching them. After the invasion of Japan, Suzaku seemed detached but sad.
Suzaku is later introduced as an Honorary Britannian soldier. Honorary Britannian Soldiers were sent to retrieve the poison gas stolen by the Japanese Resistance. Among them, Suzaku finds the vehicle and confronts Lelouch, whom he believes to be a terrorist. When Nagata opens the capsule, Suzaku quickly puts his own gas mask on Lelouch's face. The capsule opens, and instead of gas, as Suzaku expected, a restrained C.C. appears. Before they can get answers, Suzaku's superiors come and tell him not to question his briefing and to shoot the "terrorist", Lelouch. When Suzaku refuses, he is promptly shot in the back. However, the bullet is stopped by a broken pocket watch belonging to his deceased father.
As a result of Lelouch's rebellion in a counter-attack against the Britannian Army and in a twist of fate, Suzaku is made the pilot of the experimental Knightmare Frame Lancelot, since Britannia wouldn't risk actual pilots on an experimental craft. The Lancelot proves to be far superior to previous Knightmare Frame models, and Lelouch is forced to flee. Just as Suzaku and the Britannian Army corners the terrorists, Clovis orders an immediate cease-fire under coercion by Lelouch.
However, he finds himself under arrest afterwards for the murder of Prince Clovis; though Lelouch was in fact responsible for this, the military needs a scapegoat since they have no idea who was responsible.
Lelouch rescues Suzaku from his impending execution by assuming the identity of Zero and taking credit for Clovis' murder, forcing the military to acquit Suzaku due to lack of evidence. While Suzaku agrees with Zero on the latter's assertion that the Britannian Empire is corrupt and not worth serving, he wants to change and improve the Empire from within, to show that his father's death was not in vain. This is because, as Suzaku claims, achieving results by wrong or illegal methods is meaningless.
Suzaku, having been acquitted of all charges, meets Third Princess Euphemia li Britannia and escorts her around Area 11. In Shinjuku Ghetto, they come upon conflicts with Shinichirō Tamaki, a member of the Japanese Resistance, and Suzaku ends up intervening in an internal pureblood struggle.
From this point on, Suzaku remains the pilot of the Lancelot. He is enrolled into Ashford Academy on Euphemia's suggestion, though he is at first mistreated by other students in events such as how somebody spray paints "Go Back To Your Ghetto, Eleven!" on his shirt. He is later confronted by Lelouch, and they talk about their past; but Suzaku worries that he will only cause Lelouch and Nunnally trouble. Later Lelouch ends up inviting him to Nunnally at the clubhouse, but Suzaku leaves, wanting to make sure to keep their statuses as royalty a secret. Arthur, a stray cat, is later chased throughout the school grounds by the entire student body after wandering into the Lamperouge residence and escaping with Lelouch's Zero mask. Milly announces that the one who catches the cat will get a kiss from any member of the Student Council. Suzaku and Lelouch are the ones who get the cat, and they receive a kiss on the cheek from Nunnally. As a result of this, Suzaku receives a warm welcome from the Student Council and the rest of the student body. The Student Council adopts Arthur and builds a cat house in the council room. Suzaku, along with the rest of the student body, watches Prince Clovis' funeral live. During the funeral, the Emperor of Britannia makes a speech on the virtues of inequality and the social battle for evolution and betterment.
His rank within the military is initially Private, but he is promoted to Warrant Officer by Cornelia when she first arrives in Japan. When Nunnally is kidnapped by Mao, Suzaku helps Lelouch rescue her. When they find Nunnally, they also find a bomb above her that is ready to detonate. Lelouch comes up with a plan and Suzaku is able to defuse the bomb and come to Lelouch's aid. Suzaku then approaches Mao to arrest him; however, Mao uses his Geass and reveals the fact that Suzaku was the one who killed his own father, Genbu Kururugi. After breaking down, Lelouch uses his Geass to permanently silence Mao, who is then killed by C.C. Afterwards, Lelouch takes advantage of this and sways Suzaku to protect Nunnally. However, he is informed that Cornelia changed the executioner for Kyoshiro Tohdoh to him which made him hesitate. As Lloyd is signing papers, the Black Knights attempt a rescue mission. Suzaku comes with the Lancelot and engages in a battle with Tohdoh and the Four Holy Swords. As he is overwhelmed, he is revealed as the pilot of the Lancelot and is forced to use the Harken Boosters to repel the Black Knights. Tohdoh convinces Suzaku to give up, but Suzaku refuses, and Tohdoh declares him to be his enemy and delivers the message that Suzaku must give up his morals in order to achieve his goals. However, he is unable to continue as his Landspinner is destroyed, which allow the Black Knights to retreat with Tohdoh.
Suzaku is appointed as Euphemia's personal Knight, granting him the rank of Major, after a televised battle with the Black Knights makes his occupation public knowledge. During the battle on Shikine Island, Lelouch confronts Suzaku after luring him into a trap in order to recruit him by reminding him of his father's death. After reinforcements arrive, Lelouch is forced to use the power of Geass on Suzaku and commands him to "live". As this command gives no time or event limitations, it activates every time Suzaku feels threatened, and he must live by any means necessary. He eventually encounters Kallen at Kamine Island and ends up capturing her only to spend their time being stuck. While spending time on the island, Suzaku and Kallen talk to each other peacefully until Suzaku tries to convince Kallen to abandon the Black Knights, which causes her to retort that Suzaku's ideals will bring nothing but the suffering of the people. That makes Suzaku tell her that he killed his father and wants to atone for what he did. After that night, Suzaku still holds Kallen as a hostage, only to be confronted by Zero and Euphemia when they land in the glowing ruins, leaving Suzaku in a similar state to when he reacted to C.C. Later, Suzaku wakes up and is taken into custody due to insubordination.
After Kawasaki's declaration of invasion of Japan, Suzaku confronts Euphie regarding his actions and dismisses himself as a Knight, telling her the truth behind his father's death. Later, Suzaku pilots the Lancelot Air Cavalry launched by Avalon to attack Kawasaki's forces, only to end up in a dead-end situation where he is forced to use his command to "Live", only to then be saved by Zero. Suzaku later agrees to Zero's alliance. Together they destroy Kawasaki's forces and lead them to be arrested. Afterwards, Suzaku comes back to the villa on top of the Viceroy's palace to talk to Euphie, who gives him back his Knight Of Honor emblem. Suzaku is later volunteered to pilot the Gardmare at Ashford's first annual school festival to make the world's biggest pizza; before that he confronts Kallen, who had been about to dispose him. After Euphie is exposed for wanting to come to Ashford to talk to Suzaku, Suzaku holds Euphie up with his Knightmare's hand. She uses this opportunity to declare her intent to establish the Specially Administrative Zone, which even shocks Suzaku.
Suzaku was at the Specially Administrative Zone questioning Euphie about her actions and when he was trying to act like a subordinate, Euphie denied it. At the Specially Administrative Zone's inaugural ceremony, Suzaku sees Zero and wanting to request Euphie's assistance which Euphie said it was okay. Meanwhile, Suzaku sees the Gawain, he had the same reaction regarding C.C. and the moment the two reacted, Suzaku lost consciousness. Suzaku later woke up and sees trouble going around the stadium which he commanded the troops to stop attacking but was denied since Euphie ordered it which shocked him and as a result, he went to find Euphie. Suzaku falls in love with Euphemia, and thus is emotionally crushed by her murder at Zero's hands. He gets a visit from V.V., who explains Lelouch's power of Geass to him. Before heading out to battle, Suzaku calls Lelouch whose number was Euphemia's and discuss about their current actions and they wish both each other luck as friends. This drives him to find and kill Zero at all costs; this is exemplified when he brutally kills anyone who gets in his way, including senior Black Knights member Yoshida. As a result, he is also dubbed the "White Reaper" or "White Death".
He follows Zero to Kamine Island, after Cornelia instructs him to. He meets Zero, and the two have a standoff. Lelouch tries to offer Suzaku a truce in order to rescue Nunnally, but Suzaku is too swept up in his grief to come to a truce and in retaliation, Lelouch reminded him of the time when he killed his father. Enraged, Suzaku exclaims that Lelouch's very existence is a mistake, one he intends to correct and tells Lelouch that he will be the one to save Nunnally instead. Lelouch draws his pistol as well, and both men attempt to shoot one another, at which point the screen fades to black and the season ends with two gunshots.
Code Geass: Lancelot & Guren[]
Following the Black Rebellion, Suzaku is knighted by the Emperor and given the title of Knight of Seven. Among those present, Schnee Hecksen voices his dissatisfaction that a Number is being appointed to the Knights of the Round. Though his friend, Ledo Offen chides him to be careful no one hears him, Schee states that it is fine, since everyone in attendance agrees with him. Suzaku then issues the challenge to anyone who disapproves of him to meet him in combat and take the title from him, to which the Emperor approves. A colosseum is prepared so that such a challenge may take place another day. The first challenger, Earl Beaumont, takes the field in his personal Sutherland, and the crowd assumes that Suzaku has already been defeated. However, much to their shock, he makes quick work of the Earl. After his first victory, Suzaku declares that all other challengers should attack him at once. Though the knights who wish to challenge him are initially insulted by such a statement, the Emperor silences them and declares that the challenge shall proceed. As they all surround him, Schnee says that such odds are impossible, even for the Lancelot, and Ledo says it was a stupid decision. However, much to the shock of everyone in attendance, Suzaku defeats every single one, without a single scratch. After his victory, the Emperor states that as his first assignment as Knight of Seven, he is being sent to Euro Britannia as his envoy.
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled[]
Suzaku makes his first debut in Episode 2 of the OVA, The Wyvern Divided (episode). He was revealed along with C.C. during the preview of Episode 2. Suzaku is a Knight of the Round in this OVA. He is seen accompanying Julius Kingsley, arriving at St. Petersburg. This was ordered by the Emperor.
In OVA 3, Suzaku's Lancelot's shield is adorned with a custom made Knight Of Honor emblem to honor Euphemia. Julius and Suzaku were granted authority to take command of Euro Britannia thanks to the Imperial Sceptre granted by the Emperor. Suzaku continues to show hostility towards Julius Kingsley. Later Julius launches his campaign "World Liberation Ark Fleet" as a ruse to sow chaos amongst the Europians. This causes a feud between the higher ups of Euro Britannia regarding innocents and as a result, the Grand Duke Velaines was arrested thanks to Shin's support. While Julius and Shin were playing chess, Suzaku stood by until Julius started to breakdown. Shin later confirms that Julius is a terrorist Zero and that Suzaku is the greatest proof. Suzaku pointed a gun at him by refuting the fact and that Zero was executed by the Emperor but regardless Shin started to deduce what happened back in the attack of Japan before becoming Area 11 by comparing him when they both killed their parents. The Holy Order of Michael attacked to protect Shin but were completely outmatched against the Lancelot. His ruthless and devastating defeat of the knights gained him the title "White Reaper". While Suzaku is fighting Jean, Shin asks Suzaku what it takes to change the world. After sparing both Jean and Julius, they were imprisoned in OVA 4 with the Lancelot imprisoned and during that time Lelouch begins talking to Suzaku by hallucinating his past memories.
In the Final OVA, Lelouch asks Suzaku for some water. Suzaku gives him the water jug, then he tries to avenge Euphemia by choking him to death. Lelouch begs him to kill him as Suzaku sees a tear from his Geass eye, but then he releases him, seemingly horrified by his own actions. Afterwards, Suzaku lets Lelouch rest his head on his shoulder. Suzaku and Lelouch are later released by Rolo, who tells them that the emperor wishes an audience with Lelouch. Suzuku, knowing that Lelouch will get his memory wiped, looked on depressed.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2[]
In the second season, it is revealed that Suzaku managed to take Lelouch alive by shooting his pistol and then kicking him to the ground, before threatening Kallen, while tossing away the sakuradite capsule, leveraging his capture for a promotion into the Knights of the Round, the most powerful order of warriors in the Britannian Empire. This is possibly due to the fact that he spared his life due to their previous encounters. Among its twelve members, his rank is seven. He still holds his desire to kill Zero, even swearing to the Emperor that he alone will kill Zero. However, he seems to still have some faith in Lelouch, and looks forward for a chance to clear his doubts about his friend by asking him about the incident with Euphemia. (This non-hostility was necessary in order to acquire information however.)
Suzaku and the other Rounds' members watch as Zero announces that he will continue his plans to create the United States of Japan. Before returning to Area 11, Suzaku continues his activities to conquer E.U. under Schneizel as the "White Reaper." Suzaku returns to Area 11 as a student in Ashford Academy to discover if Lelouch has regained his memories of being Zero. Suzaku later converses with Lelouch in the rooftop during the school festival, which reveals that his goal is to become the Knight of One so that Japan would no longer support Zero, due to the incident he caused. Unable to find any sort of sign, Suzaku lets Lelouch talk to the new governor of Area 11, Nunnally, which also ends in failure, thanks to Rolo Lamperouge using his Geass to freeze Suzaku temporarily. When Lelouch attempts to kidnap Nunnally as she is being brought to Area 11, Suzaku steps in to rescue her, ironically fulfilling the purpose Lelouch had originally envisioned for him. After Nunnally's arrival, Suzaku later was at school helping the student council at the garden and Suzaku wonders if Lelouch did lose his memories and if he didn't, he wanted Lelouch to answer him why he killed Euphie since there could have been another way. Suzaku later got attacked by an infiltrated Japanese Britannian Soldier only to be saved by his "Live" command. At the villa, Anya confronted Suzaku about executing the soldier which Anya took the initiative.
Suzaku leads the Britannian Navy to wipe out the Black Knights to ensure that Nunnally's plans of re-establishing the Special Administrative Zone of Japan will not be dismantled, but is completely surprised when the whole Navy is wiped out. In a surprising twist, Zero announces that he will accept Nunnally's offer in exchange for exile. This is revealed to be a clever ruse when Zero has all one million Elevens participating dress exactly like him, leaving Suzaku no choice but to exile the entire group to prevent another massacre. Standing on an empty stage, Suzaku realizes that Zero must know him very well, having banked on the fact that Suzaku wouldn't allow a massacre to take place.
Suzaku is deployed to the Chinese Federation's capital, where the First Prince of Britannia and the Empress Tianzi are to be wed; Suzaku later reunites with Kaguya discussing about their past and how Zero managed to save him once but refuses to acknowledge it. He stops Nina from attacking Zero during a chess game against Schneizel but was remind about the incident. Later, Zero kidnaps the Empress during the ceremony. Britannia's aid is requested in recovering Tianzi, and Suzaku personally has Kallen Kozuki transferred into Britannian custody before heading into the battle. Lelouch, who had become closer to her, was angered seeing it as Suzaku's way of taking everything he can from him.
Suzaku later gets contacted by Shirley Fenette just for their private conversation but coincidentally encounters Lelouch. While walking with Lelouch and Shirley, Suzaku wonders what Lelouch have been doing up until now and his suspicions regarding him as Zero. Shirley was about to fall but Lelouch and Suzaku caught her in time. After saving Shirley, all of them were relieved except that Suzaku can't forgive Lelouch for what he did to Euphie. Lelouch gets a call from Rolo regarding Jeremiah and Suzaku is about to confront him about it only to be interrupted by Shirley who grabs him to discuss somewhere. Shirley and Suzaku talks about Lelouch and Shirley asked if Suzaku forgives him and he says that he can't but in response Shirley says that nothing is unforgivable and that she forgives Lelouch only to shock Suzaku. After hearing an incident at the train station, Suzaku tells the security to keep Shirley safe as he goes into the building. Suzaku later finds Shirley's body and takes her to medical care who concluded that she commit suicide. Suzaku is later shown at Shirley's funeral mourning her death. In the aftermath of Shirley's death, Suzaku investigates Shirley's supposed suicide and comes to the conclusion that Lelouch murdered her. He decides to question Kallen about Zero's true identity, threatening to use Refrain if she does not cooperate. Kallen refuses to cooperate, but Suzaku does not use the Refrain, realizing that by doing so he would be no better than Lelouch. She beats him severely during their next meeting in retaliation, which he does not fight back. Frustrated, he goes to confront Lelouch personally and discovers that the Intelligence Agency is under the effect of Geass, confirming that Lelouch has regained his memories. However, he is hesitant on reporting this information to Charles because he knows he will use Nunnally as a hostage. He is later seen talking to Nunnally again as Nunnally progresses Area 11's status. Nunnally uses this time to ask Suzaku who that person was she was talking to on the phone but Suzaku steps back as she tries to touch his hand only to say that he is the same as Lelouch.
After hearing the news about the Emperor's disappearance, Suzaku is confident that Nunnally should be safe for now but wonders about Lelouch and suspects that he may be behind the disappearance of the Emperor. Just after the creation of the United Federation of Nations is cut short by the Emperor's appearance, Suzaku was shocked. Suzaku is contacted by a desperate Lelouch, who asks him to protect Nunnally from the Emperor. He confirms he has regained his memories. Suzaku agrees to his request, but only if Lelouch meets him alone at the Kururugi shrine. The meeting starts off with the inevitable confrontation of Zero's sins, and even as Lelouch bows down for the first time in his life, Suzaku merely steps on his head as well as pushing him when he asks him why he geassed him to live that's been contradicting his convictions. But while Lelouch answers Suzaku's questions such as saving him when he was held for Prince Clovis' murder and saving the student council at the Lake Kawaguchi situation, Suzaku recognizes Lelouch's face as someone who does not tell the whole truth to accept punishment since it was the same face Suzaku had after he'd killed his father. Suzaku finally extends a hand to Lelouch, saying that Lelouch could atone for his lies by making them into truths and before Lelouch could reach out, Schneizel arrests Lelouch, which makes Lelouch believe that Suzaku sold him out again. Schneizel gets Suzaku to reveal what he knows about Geass, and Kanon tells him that the world doesn't exist to make him alone happy. Suzaku is left pondering if he will have to use the Lancelot, equipped with Nina's F.L.E.I.J.A. bomb, on Lelouch.
During the second battle of Tokyo, Suzaku threatens to use the F.L.E.I.J.A. bomb, but Lelouch, having completely lost his trust in Suzaku, calls his bluff. Suzaku is attacked by Jeremiah Gottwald and Guilford under the influence of Lelouch's Geass. Suzaku asked Jeremiah why he is fighting and Jeremiah replied by saying by thanking him by saving him but now that he serves his lord despite the people around them. Though both are drawn away from Suzaku, he is forced to battle Kallen in her improved Guren. Though Lloyd advises him to flee, Suzaku insists on dealing with Zero. As Lloyd has upgraded the Guren far beyond what the Lancelot is capable of, she easily parries his attacks and significantly damages the Lancelot. Kallen was ready to finish off Suzaku under Lelouch's order due to their broken trust. Driven to the edge, Suzaku realizes he cannot win and comes to terms with his death as an atonement. In doing so, Suzaku's Geass command activates and forces him to use the F.L.E.I.J.A. bomb. Kallen dodges and the bomb instead hits the government complex, wiping out the entire government building and most of the surrounding area. Suzaku later reflects on what he did and during that time, Jeremiah has a one sided conversation with him reminding him about Nunnally whom he had accepted as dead. Following the battle, Suzaku can only laugh madly at the destruction he has caused.
Suzaku concludes that the ends are more important than the means to reach them, and becomes more focused on becoming Knight of One which upset to the likes of Cornelia and Gino. He suggests to Schneizel that he could assassinate the Emperor. Schneizel agrees and Suzaku heads to Kaminejima to complete his mission. When Suzaku is on his way, he is contacted that there are survivors of the Geass Order who are slain by him. Suzaku confronts the Emperor himself blaming him for what he has done to Euphie and that Geass is behind it along with pushing Lelouch and Nunnally to danger. Suzaku attempts for revenge but Suzaku's attempt to kill the Emperor is derailed by the Knight of One. When Lelouch attacks the island, Suzaku considers the task his burden to bear and heads off to find Lelouch, only to have the ground knocked out from under him by a stray blast. He is recovered by Anya, who is possessed by Marianne, and C.C. Suzaku enters the Sword of Akasha with C.C. who was told that Charles is already immortal, and looks on as Lelouch defeats his parents and stops Ragnarök. He thinks about taking revenge for Euphemia right after, however Lelouch tells him that nothing is unforgivable, mirroring the conversation Shirley had with Suzaku before she died. The time shift one month later reveals that he became the Knight of Zero under his trusting friend Lelouch vi Britannia, the 99th Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire.
When four of the remaining Knights of the Round attempt to remove Lelouch from power, Suzaku battles them single-handedly. With the new Lancelot Albion, he easily defeats and kills all of them, sparing only Gino's life asking what he should be fighting for. He later assists Lelouch in taking the UFN leaders hostage. Following the destruction of Pendragon by Schneizel and the revelation that Nunnally is alive, Suzaku is stunned.
Despite Lelouch's concern for Nunnally, Suzaku insists that their objective has not changed. He tells C.C. that he is Lelouch's sword, and will remove his enemies and even his own weaknesses and ask C.C. to be his shield since they are accomplices. He attacks the Black Knights to prevent them from reaching the Avalon, but was too late. He joins Lelouch in boarding the Damocles, holding Gino off while Lelouch goes ahead. Suzaku comes out victorious defeating Gino, but Gino's last attack opens the shields and allows Kallen to take over. Suzaku fights Kallen to a standstill, eventually taking a blow to the chest which causes his Knightmare to explode while she loses consciousness. He is believed to have died in the blast, but later shows up as the new Zero to kill Lelouch, now the tyrannical Emperor of the world, as part of their plan for world peace, while simultaneously redeeming both Lelouch's and Suzaku's sins by having them impose the greatest punishments on themselves: death for Lelouch who wishes for a tomorrow with his sister, life for Suzaku who wishes to atone for his sins through death. With the Zero Requiem complete, Suzaku weeps silently as Lelouch dies. As his final order and punishment, Lelouch tells Suzaku that he is dead from this day on, forced to exist as Zero and sacrifice his happiness for the sake of the world, an order Suzaku accepts.
Suzaku becomes Nunnally's protector in the following months, aided by Schneizel, who Lelouch ordered to specifically obey Zero, the new leader of the Black Knights. In Turn 25.01, Suzaku (Zero) and Nunnally visit Ashford Academy to meet theirs friends from the Student Council. They see fireworks lit off by Jeremiah and Anya as a promise from Lelouch. He holds Nunnally's hand, while he ponders if Lelouch is somewhere watching, and on everything that he has done and promised.
Code Geass: Oz the Reflection[]
He is seen with Lelouch, C.C., Lloyd, and Cecile while Marrybell addresses her audience to Lelouch, pledging her allegiance to his reign with a couple of Glinda Knights at her side. Lelouch accepts while Suzaku shows some affection for their relationship as siblings, probably due to the fact that Lelouch lost Nunnally.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Re;[]
Suzaku announces the Royal Guards that Lelouch is coming and orders them to stay put prior to his arrival, leading them to be put under Lelouch's Geass. Later, he orders the military to speed up the preparations prior to the takeover of the UFN and Schneizel. It is revealed that he knows what truly caused Lelouch to orchestrate Euphemia's massacre.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection (manga that is canon with the anime timeline)[]
Months later after Suzaku killed Lelouch and assumed Zero's identity, he is seen attending the wedding of the Prime Minister and Villeta, reuniting with old friends and former enemies (among them Arthur who runs to see him). Having spoken to some and greeted most, Suzaku leaves for a moment. Kallen, noticing this, goes to see him to thank him for everything he did, and later, Nunnally goes to see him to talk about how both of them, in their own way, have blood on their hands and that they must work together to protect the world that emerged from Zero Requiem.
EIn a meeting of the UFN supreme council, Zero is seen talking to Schneizel and Kaguya Sumeragi about giving more military power to the Order of the Black Knights and creating a personal knightmare frame for Zero to symbolize his power, something that Suzaku denies saying that this will only cause more conflict by generating more fear. Having finished the meeting Suzaku goes to see Nunnally and they talk about how even without major wars there are still small conflicts happening (most of them are anti-British demonstrations) and that they must work together as accomplices assuming that keeping the peace is the punishment of both only to be interrupted with the news about a terrorist attack.
Having arrived at the Black Knights' control room, he is informed that the terrorist attack is caused by the Japanese Revolutionary Army which is led by Bandou, understanding the situation Suzaku says that it is not necessary to inform the UFN of this since this matter only concerns the Black Knights. Zero preparing to face the terrorists is informed that the Lancelot Albion Zero has already arrived, revealing that they had already prepared Zero's knightmare frame even before the previous meeting, implying that Schneizel already foresaw that something like this would happen.
Having arrived at Shinagawa Seaside Airport, easily defeats the Japanese Revolutionary Army but fails to capture Bandou. Thinking about the words Bandou said before committing suicide, Zero receives the news that the flight plans were sabotaged and that 3 planes full of passengers will soon collide. Using the knightmare frame, Suzaku manages to avoid the collision of the planes, thus thwarting the terrorist attack, thinking about how difficult it is to be Zero.
While accompanying Nunnally on a humanitarian mission, they are attacked by Zilkhstan soldiers. Suzaku decides to confront them using the Mahoroba Type-01, knowing that it is not a military-type knightmare frame. Even at a disadvantage, Suzaku manages to dominate the battle before falling into a Shamna trap and being captured along with Nunnally. Having been captured and imprisoned in the Wailing Prison, Suzaku is tortured by Shalio who desires information on how to become as strong as him by threatening to harm Nunnally, showing that his reputation as a Zero Knight still haunts him.
Having been freed by Lelouch (who has recently completed his resurrection) Suzaku wakes up and is surprised to see him again, Suzaku thinking that Lelouch had lied again in a moment of anger proceeds to beat him to the point of almost killing him only to be stopped by C.C. who reveals that Lelouch had planned to die and that out of selfishness she revived Lelouch. Having calmed down, Suzaku allies with Lelouch and they manage to defeat the Zilkhstan soldiers who are led by Shesthaal. After escaping from prison, they head to the borders of Zilkhstan where they meet Cornelia and some members of the Black Knights with whom they agree to an alliance. Having calmed down, they hold a party at Kallen's suggestion, during which Suzaku talks to Lelouch about returning the mantle of Zero, something that Lelouch denies, saying that he is only passing through.
The next morning Suzaku waits for the signal to begin the operation which initially manages to be successful only to be thwarted by Shamna's Geass, finding himself cornered Suzaku asks Lelouch for instructions who is also in trouble. After Zero announces that they managed to defeat Shamna Suzaku gets rid of the Lancelot siN White Fang and goes to fight Shalio, a fight in which he emerges victorious.
Days after managing to save Nunnally, Lelouch returns the role of Zero to Suzaku, something he tries to refuse thinking that Lelouch would be better for that role, something that Nunnally supports by asking Lelouch to stay. But despite the insistence of both, Lelouch decides to leave, leaving Suzaku again in the role of Zero and with it the leadership of the Black Knights, a role that in the end he agreed to play since some time later Suzaku is seen as Zero next to Arthur.
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture[]
Suzaku is escorting Nunnally during her diplomatic mission in Kingdom of Zilkhstan when Norland von Lunebelg unleash hordes of Loki Knightmare Frames to exterminate every human beings on the planet. Suzaku pilots his Mahoroba Type-01 to defend the country against the Loki.
Relationships[]
Lelouch vi Britannia[]
"Even after all that's happened, I still became your friend." -Suzaku musing at his friendship with a brainwashed Lelouch.
Suzaku Kururugi is the first and last true friend Lelouch had ever had. Lelouch trusts and has faith in him more than any one else (excluding Nunnally) in the world. He is even willing to go down on his knees to beg him to protect Nunnally because Suzaku is the only person he could trust and find help in, despite the fact that they were already enemies at that time. Lelouch was also hurt deeply when Suzaku decided to turn him in to the emperor and when he thought Suzaku had betrayed him again in the Kururugi shrine.
They had many face offs and Lelouch often could not bring himself to hurt Suzaku after finding out that Suzaku is the pilot of Lancelot and tried time and again to get Suzaku to join his side. Suzaku is also the only person aside from Nunnally whom Lelouch is unwilling to use Geass upon--even when he did, he did not order Suzaku to obey him or join his side, but to "live on."
As Suzaku once said, "There is nothing we cannot accomplish together." They are able complete many impossible missions when they choose to cooperate with each other. The ascension to the throne and the plan to take over the world to complete Zero Requiem was the best proof of how strong they could be when working together. Lelouch eventually entrusts Suzaku with everything, including the final step of the Zero Requiem, the peace of the world afterwards, and Nunnally.
Suzaku has very mixed feeling for Lelouch. He also sees Lelouch as his best friend but he disagrees with Lelouch's methods. He had suspected Lelouch was Zero before their confrontation but chose to trust his friend, thus he was more disappointed than surprised when he finally discovered the truth of Zero's identity. He also could not forgive Lelouch for killing Euphemia and smearing her name as a mass murderer. He is also furious that Lelouch views people as pawns and how Lelouch had forced him to "live on" when his secret desire is to die and the Geass often forced him to do things he has no desire to.
But after the confrontation at the Kururugi shrine, the explosion of F.L.E.I.J.A., and the encounter with the Emperor in the World of C, he realizes that Charles caused Euphemia's tragic actions, Suzaku completely changes his views and adopts the same approach and beliefs as Lelouch. That results are what matters, and from then on, like Lelouch, he is willing to achieve the desired results regardless of the means. Thus Suzaku chooses to fight side by side with Lelouch as a faithful knight, to complete the Zero Requiem they devised together.
His silent tears when executing Lelouch show that despite all that has happened, he still cares deeply for Lelouch and even after all the damage, their friendship was never truly destroyed. He now protects Nunnally, who has now become Empress of Britannia and his close friend. Suzaku still cares for his first, true, and best friend.
After Lelouch is resurrected, Suzaku is initially under the assumption that Lelouch planned the whole ordeal without his knowledge and attacked him, scolding him for not telling him he was alive. After calming down and being told Lelouch hadn't lied, he told Lelouch he was glad he was back. From there, the two enjoy each others company, signifying that their bond has remained strong despite all that they have been through. Regarding saving Nunnally, this time it is Suzaku who says that together, he and Lelouch can do anything.
After managing to save Nunnally, Lelouch returns the role of Zero to Suzaku, something he tries to refuse thinking that Lelouch would be better for that role, something that Nunnally supports by asking Lelouch to stay. But despite the insistence of both, Lelouch decides to leave.
C.C.[]
At first, Suzaku and C.C. had few major encounters. At the end of the Battle of Narita, C.C. used her power to telepathically shock Suzaku's mind, causing him to remember about his father and subconscious death wish. It's implied that she had some respect for Suzaku's skill as a warrior, while noting his reckless nature at the same time. Following the Second Battle of Tokyo, C.C. and Suzaku finally met face-to-face at Kamine Island. Suzaku was one of the few people that C.C. showed genuine sympathy towards. She sympathized and related to his death wish and inability to die, having a death wish of her own and being incapable of death due to her immortality. Suzaku, due to her mental attack on him, called C.C. irresponsible, causing her to tease him by asking him if he enjoyed having others look into his thoughts.
When C.C. revealed how she was using Lelouch, Suzaku asked if she had any regrets. C.C. immediately said that she didn’t, claiming that she had abandoned her humanity. Upon hearing this, Suzaku claimed that he and C.C. weren’t as alike as she thought before asking her to allow him into C’s World. Following the foiling of the Ragnarök Connection, over the course of a month in C's World and before their return to Earth, C.C. formed an alliance alongside Lelouch and Suzaku to complete the Zero Requiem. During the execution of the plan, C.C. appeared to show genuine respect and even some deference towards Suzaku due to their alliance. When Suzaku called himself and C.C. Lelouch's "sword" and "shield" respectively, C.C. seemed to accept this assessment, telling him "We do things as you like." At the same time, C.C. appeared to briefly question herself when Suzaku called Lelouch her "accomplice".
Nunnally vi Britannia[]
Nunnally is one of Suzaku's closest friends, having known and played together since childhood, Lelouch originally intended Suzaku to become Nunnally's guardian due to his increased activities with the Black Knights only to be swayed by Euphie, which creates a more tragic conflict. When she becomes the Viceroy of Area 11, they become close to each other again. Nunnally later asks Suzaku who called her on the phone and after Suzaku stepped away from her, she realizes that he is the same as Lelouch. After Lelouch and Suzaku declare the world as enemies, her attitude towards Suzaku becomes the same as Lelouch, after being denied the truth of Lelouch's actions. After Lelouch is assassinated by Suzaku, as Zero, he becomes Nunnally's personal protector. Nunnally views Suzaku as a close friend and to a less extent, a substitute of Lelouch, but Nunnally will always treasure Lelouch no matter what.
Euphemia li Britannia[]
She confesses her feelings towards Suzaku and learns he loves her back. Their relationship causes a hindrance to Lelouch's plans since Lelouch intended to have Suzaku act as Nunnally's guardian. In the light novel, it was noted that Lelouch has been noticing that Suzaku has been distant from him and Nunnally ever since he was appointed as Euphie's knight. Suzaku was emotionally crushed when Zero killed Euphemia. Before heading out to battle, Suzaku called Lelouch through Euphie's number and discussed their actions, and both confessed, as Suzaku is willing to kill anyone in his way towards his target, and what Lelouch is doing is for Nunnally's sake. Therefore, throughout both seasons, he has gone through drastic changes and is willing to kill anyone or make them suffer to bring his ideals into fruition, to satisfy himself. However Suzaku is still hesitant, due to doubting his actions, as to how he wasn't willing to execute his assassin until Anya took over. He is shown hating Lelouch, when it was revealed that he was Zero, and having the intent to kill him and to end his reign by the time he becomes the Knight of One. It is possibly indicated that Suzaku's views on Lelouch began to change but ever since Nina wanted to kill Zero, Suzaku couldn't forget what happened. But Suzaku didn't lose a lot of faith in Lelouch since he wanted to question his actions, especially why he killed Euphie, since there could have been another way. After realizing the truth, Suzaku possibly began to have a sudden change of views on Lelouch. Suzaku also hates Charles and Geass, as the culprits behind Euphie's tragic actions.
Kaguya Sumeragi[]
They are cousins and both living together when they were young.
Kyoshiro Tohdoh[]
Suzaku has immense respect for Tohdoh.
Kallen Kouzuki[]
Suzaku is Kallen's comrade in Ashford and rivals on the Battlefield ; While she doesn't learn directly he is the pilot of the Lancelot, which has been giving her trouble since Turn 2, she eventually does and gets quite distraught at the news, for she came to appreciate Suzaku at school and seems to appreciate him as a comrade. Even though she'll place her duty above everything and will try to kill him, both on and off the battlefield. Eventually when Suzaku will learn of her identity they'll share their reasons to fight and their different views and ultimately, Suzaku will chose to not denounce her and to try to keep on convincing of her path being the wrong one outside the battlefield. After Euphemia's death, Suzaku will become more ruthless, even with Kallen, being even more prepared to kill her if necessary; During Zero's revelation he will insist on the fact Zero was using both her and the Japanese, adding even more confusion in Kallen's head.
In R2 they'll be enemies to the bitter end, and it will get even worse after Suzaku tries to drug her in order to get answers; Kallen will beat him up and will claim she hates him. She'll get even more upset when Lelouch will team up with Suzaku for she has no trust in him ; Eventually they'll have a final face off and Kallen will admit she always believed Suzaku actually wanted the same thing as her ultimately but she now thinks she was wrong. In the end, Kallen will acknowledge Suzaku as the new Zero.
Gino Weinberg[]
Suzaku has a sort of rivalry with Gino, however, he also consider him as a close friend, as Gino was the only Knight spared during the Knights of the Round Uprising, just settling for disabling his Tristan during the engagement.
Julius Kingsley[]
Suzaku maintains a very ambiguous relationship with Julius Kingsley, since he protects him from aggressions (like that of Gaudefroy du Villon) and supports his projects, while hating him, this is proven especially when he tortures him psychologically - and perhaps even physically - by refusing to give him some water. This may be considered as a form of revenge for what Lelouch did to Euphemia.
Rolo Lamperouge[]
To be added
Shirley Fenette[]
To be added
Schnee Hexen[]
Schnee was once one of Suzaku's knights who served under him. Suzaku would save Schnee on multiple occasions this caused Schnee to respect him and help change his views on Japanese, he would wished to help Suzaku achieve his dream. Suzaku greatly cared for Schnee as his subordinate but there relationship would change drastically during the second battle of Tokyo, when he would fire F.L.E.I.J.A. killing many people including Ledo who sacrificed his life to save Schnee. Soon after Schnee would renounced his service to Suzaku as he lost all respect for him. During the Kowa Period they would met once again when Schnee visited Ledo's gave, Suzaku as Zero there Schnee would forgive Suzaku for his actions..
Ledo[]
To be added
Abilities[]
While Suzaku possesses no outwardly superhuman powers such as Geass, his physical prowess is top-notch. He possesses superior hand-eye coordination and has extensive military training in both firearms and hand-to-hand combat. Before Britannia's Invasion of Japan, Suzaku was trained by his instructor, Kyoshiro Tohdoh, in martial arts, and has spent most of his time training to become stronger. He is also skilled in the art of kendo despite the fact that he had quit Kendo. His physical prowess seems almost inhuman at times; such as, when Mao kidnaps Nunnally, Suzaku manages to destroy a camera-mounted machine gun with a lag time of 0.05 seconds without being struck once. At the time he assassinated Lelouch under the guise of Zero, he was also able to dodge incoming gunfire from 6 separate Knightmare Frames.
As the pilot of the Knightmare Frame Lancelot, Suzaku is an extremely skilled pilot, with a 94% efficiency rating from Lloyd-based from his simulator scores. His lack of tactics and strategies baffles Lelouch, since he fights with instinct instead of thinking or using his mind. The mecha's superior abilities also help, as few other Knightmare Frames can match its astonishing speed or overcome its considerable defenses even if they outnumbered the Lancelot by a tremendous degree. This has been mitigated as of the year 2018, wherein newer Knightmare Frames have filled the technological gap. Even when Lelouch managed to predict his movements, Suzaku's reflexes allowed him to narrowly escape what would have otherwise been certain death. As seen during the Britannian massacre of the Shinjuku Ghetto, he got the Lancelot to perform a mid-air kick, the same move he used on Lelouch in the underground tunnels.
Despite not possessing a Geass power, Suzaku does have an unusual ability to detect those who grant the power, such as C.C.. C.C. speculates that this is either due to her using her abilities on him or another as-yet unidentified factor. Following the events of Shikine Island, Suzaku is also placed under a command by Lelouch to "live." As this command gives no time or event limitations, it activates every time Suzaku feels suicidal (or otherwise accepts his death as an inevitability) and forces him to survive by any means. It also activates to a lesser extent when his life is in immediate danger, but Suzaku is able to resist such activations. He can also use the command to his advantage, allowing him to react faster than he would normally be capable of. An example during his battle with Kallen aboard the Damocles, using the power of the command, Suzaku is able to fight on par with Kallen's Guren S.E.I.T.E.N. Eight Elements in his technologically inferior Lancelot Albion. By the end of the fight, although the Lancelot explodes, the Guren is essentially destroyed as well, having lost both of its arms and its head, or when he managed to defeat the mighty Knight of One Bismarck Waldstein enhanced with his Geass's predict movements abilities.
Suzaku's abilities aren't solely physical, as Lelouch has stated, Suzaku has an impressive mind, not only because he was able to disarm his plans many times but because Suzaku can make use of the Geass command used on him to fight more effectively. He also shows to have a very good instinct, as seen when he made accurate guesses about Zero's identity and, based on that, predict what Lelouch is likely to do. During his time as the Knight of Zero, he showed a more casual use of the "live" Geass command used on him and his ability to know what Lelouch is thinking and how to act based in that, as seen during the final battle when both of them stopped a F.L.E.I.J.A. from detonating in the small window of 19.04 seconds.
Reception[]
In the 29th Anime Grand Prix, Suzaku was sixth place with 143 votes, then 19th and 13th, respectively, in the following two. In the 2007 Seiyu Awards, Takahiro Sakurai was a nominee in the category "Best Actors in supporting roles" for his portrayal as Suzaku, but lost to Akira Ishida and Kouki Miyata.
Critical reception to Suzaku has been mainly positive. Anime News Network's Bamboo Dong regarded Suzaku as a likeable character, contrasting his role and personality with Lelouch's. Kevin Leathers from UK Anime Network agreed with Dong, as Suzaku "counter-balance[s]" Lelouch's alterego due to how he does not wish violence. While reviewing an episode from the series for IGN, Ramsey Isler found comical and disappointing how was Suzaku forced to stay at school for extra hours having just finished a highly dangerous mission. His confrontation against Lelouch in the first season's finale was praised mainly because of Suzaku's mentality and his feelings regarding Zero's identity which he confesses he denied accepting such revelation.
Quotes[]
- "A victory won through dishonest means is no victory at all."
- "I am his sword. I will slash away his enemies and his weaknesses. So, C.C., you become his shield. Protect him."
- "I've remembered something. I killed my own father, and I was never punished for it. I just lived on like nothing happened. And right now? I'm being protected again while soldiers die and Elevens suffer; I'm unscathed. A person like me doesn't deserve this."
- (Monologue) "Is it bad to be weak? Back then, when I was 10, the world seemed like such a terribly... sad place, a world without any hope at all. Disease; Racism; living in a never-ending cycle of hate. The cycle must be broken; somebody has to do it. Of course, it's doubtful that the one who does it will make the bad things go away... no one should lose more of the people they love. At least, a world without war. I don't know how you would do it, but if I stop trying, then my father's will have been in vain."
- (To Lelouch vi Britannia) "Nothing that happens now is any of your concern! Your very existence is a mistake! You need to be erased from the face of the earth. I'll take care of Nunnally!"
- (To Lelouch) "No! You're hopeless! I know you - at the very end, you'd betray the entire world the way it's betrayed you! I'm not going to let your sick, twisted dream be realized!"
- (To Lelouch) "To desire some results, one must take actions."
- "A soldier must always follow his orders! [...] I made rules that I need and have to live by!"'
- (To Charles Zi Britannia) "Your majesty, I have a request. Please, sire, allow me to join the Knights of the Round, the twelve strongest Knights of the Britannian Empire."
- (To Lelouch) "This Geass I do solemnly accept."
- "The Geass you used on me that drives me to live has corrupted my convictions! Why would you put such a curse on me?"
- "Stop, please! I warn you - I've been trained for military combat. Don't make me fight against my own people."
- (About Lelouch, and indirectly himself) "The look in his eyes - I know that look. The look of torment that comes from bottling up a lie. That's why I joined the Britannian Army: for redemption. So that the tragedy wouldn't repeat itself."
- "If my reputation goes down for doing what's right, I don't need it."
- "The world and the people in it - they will never be what we want them to be."
- "Your Geass power is quite convenient, isn't it? You get to hide in the shadows while others take all the blame for doing your dirty work. You're just an arrogant coward. That's your true nature, the real you."
- "Denying everything in our society is pointless! Once I make them trust me, I'll have the power to change it!"
- "After everything you've done, you really think this is sufficient? You believe some bowing and begging is enough for me to forgive you?!"
- "I prefer the logic of systems to individualist emotions."
- "Even struggling with my shame... I still search for a reason to go on living."
- "I called because there's something I want you to tell everyone for me... The sky; make sure no-one looks up at the sky. Lelouch... is there anyone you could ever hate so much that you'd actually want to kill them? ...I used to feel that sort of thinking was unacceptable, that unless you follow the rules, killing someone was just murder. But now... it's hatred that's guiding me. I'm fighting to kill someone. I'm going to become a murderer in the skies of Tokyo."
- (To Lelouch) "I understand. I'm telling you to promise not to be mean to girls anymore."
- "The best way to remove your lies is to make them come true."
- (To Kallen Kōzuki) "What should those people do for being forcefully incorporated into the community!? What is justice?"
- "Lelouch. I won't thank you. Your sins are that grave. But, just for today [...] Happy birthday, Lelouch."
Etymology[]
- The name Suzaku (スザク) (Korean : Ju-jak /주작) (Chinese :Zhū Què / 朱雀) means vermilion bird; It refers to the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations.
- Suzaku's surname Kururugi means "hinge, pivot, door" (枢) (kururu) and "tree, wood" (木) (ki/gi).
Trivia[]
- Both Suzaku and his father, Genbu Kururugi, have the same names of two of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellation; Suzaku being the Vermillion Bird of the South and Genbu being the Black Tortoise of the North.
- In Code Geass Novel 0, Suzaku kills his father months before the Invasion of Japan. The prime minister plans to hand over the country and execute Nunnally vi Britannia to gain favor with the royal family. In an attempt to stop his father, Suzaku kills him with a sword Kyoshiro Tohdoh had in the family training hall.
- Due to Suzaku's physically impossible and unintentionally humorous signature spinning kick attack, fans have given him the unceremonious nickname of "Spinzaku". This in turn has led to an Internet meme where fast-paced gifs of the kicks are set to the song "You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)" by Dead or Alive, such that it looks like he is twirling in place while in mid-air.
- Suzaku appears to have affinity of number seven,as his first Knightmare Frame is Lancelot,a 7th Generation Knightmare, solely fend off seven Knightmares of The Order of Black Knights during Tohdoh's prison break and earn the title of Knight of Seven.
- His relationship with Lelouch somewhat mirrors the relationship between Lancelot and Gawain. After Lancelot killed Gawain's unarmed brothers, Gaheris and Gareth, when he rescued Guinevere from the stake, Gawain swore vengeance and challenged him at every opportunity, though Lancelot refused to finish him off. He finally ended up killing Gawain using a sword known as The Sword With the Red Hilt, mirroring the red sword Suzaku used to run Lelouch through in the Zero Requiem. Gawain's last moments expressed his forgiveness of Lancelot. Gawain has also been occasionally referred to as "the man [Lancelot] loves most", also suiting their relationship.
- Takahiro Sakurai voiced McGillis Fareed from Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans which is another Sunrise show. As a reference to the series, McGillis dons a Montag persona similar to Suzaku sporting Zero due to the fact that they have masks that represents them as a Char Clone. McGillis has some similarities to Suzaku as both are willing to betray their friends to gain power to change their nation. Both have an ally who would later turn into an enemy Shin Hyuga Shaing/Gaelio Baudauin (Vidar) who shares the same Seiyuu.
- Suzaku's character design bears similarities to Syaoran from Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles. The two are also acrobatic and utilize kicks in their fighting style. They also bear similar personalities where they are both kindhearted and determined to see their goals through, and are affected deeply by a loved one, Suzaku's being Euphemia, and Syaoran's being Sakura.
- Suzaku's appearance is almost identical to that of Kira Yamato from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. Additionally, Suzaku's love interest Euphemia bears a similarly identical appearance to Kira's love interest, Lacus Clyne.
- In Stage 6.75, Suzaku talks about his interest in bikes to Rivalz. He mentions knowing someone who owned the same kind of bike as Rivalz, and it was Suzakus job to keep the bike in good shape. Suzaku never mentions them by name, but the person is a woman, and is gone now, according to Suzaku.
- This same exact conversation is used in a mini-story in Code Geass: Lost Stories, called "When Suzaku Kururugi gets a day off". The only difference is the context of the conversation - instead of it being after school at Ashford, it happens in a bike store with Rivalz, Milly, Shirley, and the main character.
- It is possible that this was the person who took care of him after the invasion of Japan. In Suzaku's character profile in Code Geass: Genesic Re;Code, it is mentioned that he has an aunt called Mafuyu, from whom he learned to cook meat and potatoes, his favorite food.
- Acroding to NewType Magazine, Suzakus favorite color is red because of his name, he likes foods with strong flavors, he yells at the sky when he's frustrated, he's "the king of loose change", he gets six hours of sleep, and it takes him 2-5 miniutes to get ready in the morning.
- From the same NewType Magazine, Suzaku says the first time he fell in love was when he was around 3 years old with an older girl who worked at his families home. He calls himself an "early bloomer."
- There is also a small chance this is the girl who let Suzaku care for her bike - she's never given a name, and those are the only times Suzaku ever refences an unnamed girl who isn't around anymore.
- Lelouch describes Suzaku as "softhearted to the point of being a fool."
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Knight of Round:[]
Preceded by Unknown |
Knight of Seven a.t.b. 2017 – a.t.b. 2018 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Zero:[]
Preceded by Lelouch vi Britannia |
Zero | Succeeded by Incumbent |