33 Facts About Lelouch Lamperouge

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Lelouch vi Britannia, whose alias is Lelouch Lamperouge, is the main protagonist of the Sunrise anime series Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.

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Besides Code Geass, Lelouch Lamperouge has appeared in multiple related adaptations and spin-offs, such as Nightmare of Nunually, as a superpowered human, Akito the Exiled as a brainwashed strategist, and Code Geass: Lelouch Lamperouge of the Re;surrection leading his forces as an alternate sequel to the original television series.

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Lelouch Lamperouge is present in the Super Robot Wars crossover video games which depict alternate scenarios to his role in the Code Geass series too.

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Lelouch Lamperouge was designed by the group of manga artists Clamp, who aimed to create a stylish and visually appealing character.

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Character of Lelouch Lamperouge has been recognized as one of Japan's most popular characters during the time Code Geass aired, appearing at the top of several polls.

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The prototype of Lelouch Lamperouge is Rokuro Makube, the antagonist in Osamu Tezuka's manga The Vampires.

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Since the end of the anime the show staff have officially confirmed on multiple occasions that Lelouch Lamperouge is truly dead and not immortal because Lelouch Lamperouge paying for his sins through death was their sense of ethics.

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Fukuyama claimed that Lelouch Lamperouge was one of the most successful works in his entire career to the point many people called his work as a masterpiece.

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Lelouch Lamperouge regarded him as not "exactly the same Lelouch" when comparing the television series and the movie.

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When explaining the movie, Bosch felt that Lelouch Lamperouge's return appeared to be understandable but he was still "torned" by the decision to revive the protagonist.

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Lelouch Lamperouge compared the idea of Lelouch's resurrection with Western movies' twists provided in their endings.

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Lelouch Lamperouge believed this could lead to more Code Geass series in the future.

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Lelouch Lamperouge is introduced in the first episode of the series as a student of Ashford Academy.

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Lelouch Lamperouge takes up the identity of Zero and later forms the Order of the Black Knights, becoming a revolutionary and gaining popular support amongst the people.

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The attack goes well at first, but when Lelouch Lamperouge learns that Nunnally has been kidnapped, he abandons the battle, leaving his forces helpless against the better-organized Britannian military.

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Lelouch Lamperouge makes his way to Kamine Island to search for Nunnally, but is confronted by Suzaku.

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The second season reveals that Lelouch Lamperouge is defeated by Suzaku, who arrests his former friend and brings him to his father.

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Year after the Black Rebellion, after the Emperor wiped out his memories, Lelouch is living as an Ashford student with Rolo Lamperouge assigned to oversee the delusion under the guise of Lelouch's younger brother.

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The Black Knights escape to the Chinese Federation, where Lelouch Lamperouge begins forging an alliance with the other world powers to create a force that rivals Britannia.

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Lelouch Lamperouge starts by destabilizing the Chinese Federation, returning control to Empress Tianzi from the High Eunuchs.

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21.

Lelouch Lamperouge, rejects the reality his parents intend, controls the will of the C's World entity itself to erase the Sword of Akasha and his parents out of existence.

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Lelouch Lamperouge makes a few appearances in the miniseries, first seen in Suzaku's custody as he clutches his right eye while begging his friend for water, only to Upon arriving in St Petersburg, Kingsley proudly declares that the Emperor has placed him in charge of all the Eastern front operational planning for Britannia's military.

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In Code Geass: Lost Colors, the video game for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, there are several different endings and clips of Lelouch Lamperouge that involve the main character, Rai who joins the same school.

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Lelouch Lamperouge takes on the identity Zero, but largely focuses on his activities with the Black Knights.

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Lelouch Lamperouge is held responsible for a terrorist attack when a Black Knights faction had gone renegade without following his instructions.

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In Tales of an Alternate Shogunate, set in 1853 at the Bakumatsu Era, Lelouch Lamperouge is the commander of the military counterinsurgency brigade known as the Shinsengumi, formed under the orders of the Shogunate to fight the rebel group known as the Black Revolutionaries, but was secretly the leader of that group as Zero and has gained information from within.

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Lelouch Lamperouge's character has been well received by viewers of the series, appearing in various anime polls.

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Lelouch Lamperouge was voted the most popular male character of 2006,2007, and 2008 in Animage magazine's annual Anime Grand Prix and Newtype magazine named him the best anime male character of the decade.

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Anime News Network's Carl Kimlinger stated that Lelouch Lamperouge "is hard to like" because of his narcissistic personality, but noted that his bonds with Nunnally and his friends make up for that.

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Lelouch Lamperouge is ranked 23rd on IGN's 2009 list of best anime characters of all time, and 18th on IGN's 2014 list.

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31.

Cavallaro claims that despite his actions, Lelouch Lamperouge still show a sense of vulnerability in the television series especially when his mistakes originate from doubts he has when dealing with people close to him.

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Nevertheless, the writer noted that one of the biggest mysteries behind the film that people wondered was if Lelouch Lamperouge revived something that might have ruined the television series' ending.

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The Fandom Post commented that when reviving, with it being the thing he was looking forward the most, Lelouch Lamperouge retains his old traits such as his love interests and his bond with Suzaku.

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