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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
An operatic, high-stakes political thriller vibrating with exhilarating intellectual tension, unyielding grief, and theatrical fury; a solitary black chess king burning with crimson embers as it brings down a colossal, gilded empire.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ

05 October 2006 — 28 September 2008 Japan 2 season 50 episode Ended 8.3 (918)

Cast: Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Yukana, Ami Koshimizu, Fumiko Orikasa

Drama Animation Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure The Conflict of Means vs. Ends Self-Sacrifice, Guilt, and Atonement Identity, Masks, and Deception Temporal Ideologies: Past vs. Present vs. Future The Burden of Power and Isolation

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

撃っていいのは、撃たれる覚悟のある奴だけだ。
— Lelouch Lamperouge

Context

Spoken during the Shinjuku massacre when executing Clovis in Season 1, Episode 1, and echoed by Suzaku in the series finale.

Meaning

Establishes the iron law of Lelouch's moral universe and foreshadows his ultimate fate: those who inflict violence must accept being targets themselves.

結果のために手段を選ばないのは、間違っている。
— Suzaku Kururugi

Context

Spoken by Suzaku to Zero during his rescue in Season 1, Episode 4.

Meaning

Outlines Suzaku's deontological opposition to Zero's consequentialism, laying the philosophical foundation for their recurring conflict.

ルルーシュ・ヴィ・ブリタニアが命じる。貴様たちは、死ね!
— Lelouch vi Britannia

Context

Spoken when Lelouch uses his newly awakened Geass to order Britannian royal guards to commit suicide in Season 1, Episode 1.

Meaning

Marks the awakening moment where Lelouch casts aside his passive life and initiates his violent revolution against Britannia.

我等は、力ある悪を討つ、力なき正義の味方だ!
— Zero

Context

Declared to the public during the Lake Kawaguchi hotel hostage crisis in Season 1, Episode 8.

Meaning

Defines the Black Knights as universal defenders of the oppressed rather than narrow, nationalist insurgents.

世界を壊し、世界を創る。
— Lelouch Lamperouge

Context

Spoken at the climactic junctures of Season 1, Episode 25 and Season 2, Episode 25.

Meaning

Captures Lelouch's foundational purpose: the cyclical necessity of dismantling systemic corruption to forge a peaceful tomorrow.

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