Suzaku Kururugi

* Officer suit
* in a cloak

Kururugi Suzaku, aka Zero, was formerly a high-ranking officer in the army of the Holy Britannia Empire. It is pilots Lancelot, who has different models and the size of the robot depends on it.

## Appearance

Suzaku is a young man with light brown hair and green eyes. He is quite tall, slightly shorter than Lelouch. Like most of the characters in the series, he is also rather thin, which belies his extreme physical strength. In the first season, his face mostly looks calm and relaxed. However, after Euphemia's death, his eyes and mouth are usually frowned, showing his incredible hatred.

Previously, he usually dressed in a white knight's battle suit or Ashford Academy uniform, and is also seen in prison attire and soldier's uniform on separate occasions. However, he often later wears royal attire with the long blue cloak of the Knights of the Round, which was more ornate and embellished when he became Knight Zero, and another Knightmare battle suit. His long blue cape turns black when he becomes Knight Zero. Now he constantly wears the form of Zero.

## Personality

According to Lelouch, before the British invasion of Japan, Suzaku was somewhat selfish, rarely putting others before himself. He also acted quite cocky when he first met Lelouch, beating and bullying him.

When Japan was on the verge of being conquered and Suzaku killed his father, Suzaku's personality changed significantly. He has dedicated himself to not supporting terrorism or insurgency, which he believes will only lead to wanton killings. Unwilling to sacrifice innocents, Suzaku took a more positive view of Britannia, believing it could be changed for the better. He also had a strong sense of loyalty, never questioning the orders of his superiors. Despite this, he has been shown to be willing to backstab them if needed. Suzaku also wanted to take responsibility for his actions, and his ultimate goal was to atone for his father's murder. Although Suzaku would not openly admit it, both C.C. and Lelouch concluded that more than anything, Suzaku wanted to die to avoid guilt. But when Zero uses his geass on Suzaku when Schneizel cornered them and landed a suicidal blow, Suzaku becomes someone who desperately wants to die but can't.

After Euphemia's death, Suzaku made a firm decision to kill Zero and, by extension, Lelouch. He considered Zero to be an evil, immoral person who was only focused on results and didn't care about innocent lives. Suzaku turned down Zero's offer to join him twice, even when Zero held him at gunpoint. Later, Suzaku would continue to honor Euphemia's memory by continuing his quest to change inside by becoming the Knight of One so that he could have the privilege of ruling the area on his own and transforming Area 11. He also held the quill given to him by Eife and attuned his Lancelot shield with the Honor Knight into as a sign for her.

After Zero was unmasked as Lelouch, Suzaku began painting Lelouch with the same brush he used to paint Zero. Suzaku found it hard to acknowledge Lelouch's past actions. This fight was shown while he was carrying Julius Kingsley during the European campaign. During this time, Suzaku became a more hardened individual and seemed willing to use more insidious tactics such as trying to use Refrain against Cullen, though he soon abandoned it. However, he was not prepared to use methods like those of Lelouch. Suzaku was willing to kill anyone who got in his way, as shown during the first battle in the Tokyo Settlement for his bloodthirsty revenge on Zero. During a conflict with Michael Sheen's Holy Order, Suzaku's true nature is similar to his own, that he hates the world and wants to destroy it with the darkness within him. During the EU campaign, Suzaku was nicknamed the "White Reaper" by the Europeans as he killed countless people and in one battle ordered the army to surrender, but chose to kill them as they refused. During Kaguya's conversation with him about the leaders of the Six Houses of Kyoto, Suzaku did not show any remorse for the dead members as nothing could be done about their execution. Despite this, Suzaku did not lose faith in Lelouch as he wonders why he killed Yufi since there could be another way, but despises Lelouch for putting Geass on him to survive, even though Suzaku's goal was death. 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 will accept all lies in order to make everyone's dreams come true, indicating that Suzaku's view of Britannia has begun change.

Suzaku takes some time to meditate in the crater he created. After a one-sided conversation with Jeremiah Gottwald, he laughs maniacally, having become desensitized to the countless deaths he has unintentionally caused. He then gives up his self-righteous nature and decides to achieve his goals no matter the means.

During the war and his ironic decisions about justice, the naive, those who lost their loved ones and witnessed how humanity stained its hands with the blood of thousands of people in this world, Suzaku finally decided to fulfill his destiny - to become the Ultimate Destruto. Through the thought elevator experience with Lelouch and C.C. expanded his horizons, so he decided to team up with his favorite equal: Lelouch. He understands that the cycle of hatred must be broken for a peaceful future, and although only Zero can do that, no one will accept Lelouch as Zero because of Geass, and together with him comes up with Requiem for Zero. He is described by Lelouch as possessing powerful willpower, as he positively converts Lelouch's Geass "Live" command into a charge of energy. He is shocked by Lelouch with Nunnally still alive and declares them both as enemies. Afterwards, he shows vicious devotion to his completion and takes it upon himself to be the "Sword of Lelouch" in order to defeat both his enemies and weaknesses. He fakes his own death in a fight with KAllen, appears disguised as Zero and mortally wounds Lelouch. Lelouch smiles at him as his death draws near and, thinking of Geass as a gift that allows one to do what another cannot, touches Zero's mask with an affectionate gesture and offers him Geass to change the world. He tells him that Suzaku Kururugi is no more, and that only Zero exists, who must strive for peace and justice to ensure a brighter future. Suzaku accepts Geass, although he cries because he killed his best friend. He is later shown in the guise of Zero protecting Nunnally, from which it can only be inferred that Suzaku has indeed accepted Zero's fate and will never lead a normal life as Suzaku Kururugi. We can deduce from this that despite his frequent changes in character as he faced grief, guilt, and self-hatred throughout the series, he was a dedicated and dedicated person who wanted peace.

## Story

Suzaku, along with Lelouch, first observed the Britannian and Eurasian military entering Japan as children; C.C was apparently watching them. After the invasion of Japan, Suzaku seemed aloof but sad.

Later, Suzaku, through his deeds, was presented as an Honorary British Soldier. Honorary British soldiers were sent to retrieve "poison gas" stolen by Japanese rebels, which was actually the same C.C. and what gave Lelouch Geass.

As a result of Lelouch's rebellion in a counterattack against the British army, and ironically, Suzaku becomes the pilot of Lancelot Knight's experimental frame, as Britannia would not risk real pilots on an experimental ship. Lancelot proves to be much better than the previous Knightmer models, and Lelouch is forced to flee. Just as Suzaku and the British Army corner the terrorists, Clovis orders an immediate ceasefire under Lelouch's pressure.

However, he subsequently finds himself under arrest for the murder of Prince Clovis; although Lelouch was actually responsible for this, the military needs a scapegoat as they have no idea who was responsible.

## Trivia

Suzaku's name refers to Chinese mythology, to a bird with a similar name.