Charles zi Britainnia

Charles zi Britannia is the 98th Emperor of Britannia, the father of Lelouch and the younger twin brother of V.V.

He wasn't a Mecha pilot or anything like that, he was just the one who ran his army.

He possessed the power of Geass, which allowed him to suppress and alter the memories of those he made eye contact with, but lost this power in exchange for the V.V. Code, which granted him immortality. And he may have been the first who approached God, but at the expense of the sacrifices of thousands or even a million lives, which was the reason for the punishment for his pride and all other sins.

## Appearance

Charles is a very large man, towering over nearly every other character on the show, and appears to be muscular and well built. He has long white hair (although it was light brown in his youth) styled in Renaissance ringlets. He has purple eyes and angular features.

## Personality

Charles is a cold and intelligent man who firmly adheres to the views of social Darwinism, believing that only the strongest are worthy to rise in society. However, his philosophy is not reserved solely for his opponents, as he treated Lelouch harshly after the death of his wife, Marianne, with no sympathy for his teenage son. He is also deeply cynical, insecure about the good of people, and believes that the natural path of mankind is struggle and conflict.

He has no moral qualms about how he deals with his enemies. His rise to power led to the deaths of numerous political rivals and their allies, and even as emperor, Britain continued to engage in global conflict with its opponents. Ultimately, he cares little about the casualties caused by Britain's military conflicts, whether they are enemy combatants, innocent civilians, or even British soldiers.

However, despite his immorality, he respects his enemies who can oppose him. He especially respects McGillis, who only recently became Prime Minister of Eurasia, congratulating him on his victory. He is also interested in Gendo Ikari, as well as his ideology and moral principles. He even managed to conclude a temporary alliance during the war with Eurasia, and then with the Alliance.

Interestingly, his views and ideology seem to stem from his traumatic upbringing. As a child, he often witnessed how his family killed each other in pursuit of the throne, so he naturally came to understand that without power, it is impossible to survive. He wants the world to be softer; he even tells Lelouch during their final confrontation that the Ragnarok Bond will provide the gentle peace that Nunnally wants.

He is also very greedy for the knowledge of everything in the universe. As a result, not only his enemies but also his civilians perished. All he wanted was to get closer to God, Getter Emperor. Which caused the displeasure of his most sworn enemy, whom he met, Captain Harlock.

## Story

Charles had at least 108 spouses. He appointed most or all of his children to important positions throughout the empire to see what their true abilities were. Charles saw his children as extensions of the collective consciousness rather than individuals, and cared little for their well-being. He plotted to destroy the collective consciousness, thereby uniting humanity into a single mind, much like Gendo's plans, thus learning the legend of Getter Emperor.

Charles oversaw much of Britain's expansion. He publicly supports social inequality as well as competition to advance progress. Ironically, Charles planned to make all of humanity equal and truthful by destroying "God", the collective consciousness of humanity, and thus uniting every living being into a single mind incapable of deception. He argued that the traditional morality of not killing, cheating, stealing and staying true to one's spouse are counter-progressive lies created by the weak to protect themselves and that it is Britain's duty to show the world. He hated deceit more than anything, considering it to be the root of all evil, which was apparently caused by childhood trauma when members of the imperial family lied and killed for the right to inherit the throne.