Suzaku had survived Shinjuku and been recruited into Britannia's elite Knightmare corps—the training ground—by Princess Euphemia li Britannia, Cornelia's gentle sister. Suzaku believed in changing the system from within. Zero believed in burning it down.
Lelouch had Suzaku dead to rights. His Geass was ready. Code Geass R1
For the first time, the Elevens saw a masked man on a stolen screen, declaring: Suzaku had survived Shinjuku and been recruited into
He proved it in the battle of Shinjuku. Against the psychotic Britannian ace, Colonel Cornelia li Britannia's personal guard—the Glaston Knights—Zero didn't fight fair. He used Geass to turn their own commanders against them, collapsed buildings with calculated demolition, and revealed the Empire's secret weapon: the poison gas they'd blamed on the resistance. Lelouch had Suzaku dead to rights
In the rubble of the Special Zone, Nunnally opened her eyes for the first time in years. She saw the sky on fire. And she knew, with a sister's certainty, that her brother was still alive.