Maybe if Kirihara hasn’t died he would’ve been able to stop the betrayal from going down by backing the reasons Lelouch was Zero.Īdditionally, from their POV he could've geassed Kirihara.

And the obvious one, the slaughter of the Geass Institute and Princess Massacre. You also have to consider all the sketchy things he did that the black knights didn’t like, like throwing away Ogi’s life (they excepted it and forgot about it when Zero returned but reluctantly). They Died Because of You: In episode 16, Mao calls out Suzaku for the death of his own father, Genbu Kururugi. The Hero / Big Good - Zero, (Ohgi was the original leader before he came.) The Lancer - C.C (the closest person to Zero) Toudou (formal second in command) The Big Guy - Kallen (greatest pilot with the most powerful frame) The Smart Guy -Rakshata (head of R&D) The Sixth Ranger - Rolo, Li Xingke, Jeremiah. From their point of view he was a Brittanian prince using them. The code names that Zero gives the Black Knights are the first letter of a chess piece and a number. In the moment, fueled by emotion and a sense of utter betrayal for literally everything you have devoted your life to, it makes sense they would betray Lelouch.Įspecially if you consider what they were thinking, for all they knew every single member could’ve been tricked into following the black knights, they had no idea if their will was there only. Quoting u/spectra2000_ from the CG subreddit: I found the BK's betrayal totally believable, honestly.

Code geass the black knights