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| “ | I wish the world was a gentle place. | „ |
| ~ Nunnally vi Britannia. |
| “ | I won't let you sacrifice yourself for me! There's something I have to tell you! | „ |
| ~ Nunnally to Lelouch. |
Nunnally vi Britannia is a supporting character from the Code Geass franchise. She is the disowned Princess of Britannia and Lelouch vi Britannia's younger sister.
After Nunnally was blinded and crippled during the murder of their mother, she and Lelouch were sent to Japan by the Emperor as political hostages. Desiring revenge, Lelouch became Zero to take down the Britannian Empire and make the world a better place for his beloved little sister.
She was voiced by Kaori Nazuka in the Japanese version of the anime, and by Rebecca Forstadt in the English version of the anime.
Personality[]
Throughout the series Nunnally has shown to be almost inhumanly kindhearted, patient and understanding. She endured her double handicap of blindness and paralysis with a smile and warmth (though Lelouch stated that she would throw terrible temper tantrums in private when she was little) and she is kind and empathetic to all those around her. Nunnally has gentle ideals and due to her telling Euphie to not expose her and her brother's royalty as well as her belief that what Zero is doing is wrong, she is on a neutral side meaning she will make the world a better place in her way.
She has an amazingly optimistic outlook and joyful appreciation of life, even in spite of her inability to walk or see; she finds pleasure in simple things, such as origami or simply spending time with her beloved brother, Lelouch.
However, like Lelouch, Nunnally has shown that she can make heavy-hearted decisions bordering on ruthlessness, as shown when she willingly fires multiple F.L.E.I.J.A. in order to make it a symbol of hatred for the entire world. Despite this, Nunnally's greatest weakness is her kind heart, unable to be as cold and calculating as her brother. Unlike her sceptical brother, Nunnally can be naive, causing her to be dragged into sides that she doesn't properly understand; she was also unable to comprehend deception from her family, not understanding that their half-brother, Schneizel, was manipulating her and planned to kill Lelouch.
Her greatest characteristic is her smile which, according to Lelouch, is her way of expressing gratitude to people around her. Nunnally is unable to walk, see, or take care of herself, so the least she could do is smile.
She has an exceedingly uncommon ability for forgiveness, or rather, she never holds resentment, not even against the mysterious attackers that killed her mother and crippled her. When she breaks free from a Geass command that had been influencing her for years, she opens her eyes, realising that she was never blind. Despite years of lost vision, and struggling with ultimately fabricated memories that traumatised her, she instead focuses on a brighter future instead.
History[]
Nunnally is the disowned Fourth Princess of Britannia, and eventual 100th Empress of Britannia, and was sent to Japan with Lelouch as political hostages. She was blinded and crippled thanks to Emperor Charles zi Britannia. She lived with Lelouch in the Ashford Academy and Lelouch became Zero for her sake. She enjoyed spending time with Sayoko, and other members of the Student Council when possible, but her favourite companion was her big brother, Lelouch.
Nunnally remained ignorant of Lelouch's role as Zero, leading the Black Knights against Britannia, and often took his absences somewhat poorly, as she missed his company. She would accidentally meet C.C., mistaking her for Lelouch's girlfriend, a misunderstanding that C.C. didn't correct, rather complicated out of playfulness. She was happy for her brother, yet was worried by the delinquent portrait C.C. created of him (despite his efforts to correct, Nunnally still worried), also she felt jealous, feeling concerned that she won't be as important to him anymore.
After one year, Nunnally was replaced by Rolo Lamperouge who was a spy and assassin under Suzaku Kururugi and Villetta Nu. She became the new Viceroy of Area 11 and arrived there, there she wanted to recreate Princess Euphemia's Special Administrative Zone of Japan. Alicia Lohmeyer was her aide and adviser and didn't agree on Nunnally's actions but let her do so as Viceroy.
Second Prince Schneizel claimed that Nunnally is next in line to the throne and plans to kill Lelouch to let her do so. Believing this is a heroic act, Nunnally controlled the Damocles ship and fired at Lelouch's forces. Although she was defeated and taken to face execution; despite her love for him, she truly believed that Lelouch had forsaken her and everything to become the 99th Emperor of Britannia. Of the parade floats carrying prisoners, she was tied at the base of Lelouch's, at the bottom of a ramp that lead to his throne.
Like everyone, she was shocked at the arrival of Zero; she and all Lelouch's associates, were also confused about the presence since believing Lelouch was Zero. The new Zero rushed passed the defenses, reaching Lelouch at his throne, who stood with a gun, that was summarily knocked away. Zero pierced his sword through Lelouch's torso; withdrawing the blade, but leaving a fatal injury. Lelouch tumbles down the ramp, stopping in front of Nunnally; as he dies, she reads his peaceful expression, realising the reality of the actions behind Lelouch's Zero Requiem, that he never succumbed to power to become a tyrant, merely acted the role to absorb the world's hatred. Nunnally sobbed at his death, pleading with him to not die, as all she had always wanted was to have him in her life, never needing his drastic actions to remake the whole world.
Nunnally was crushed that her brother went down in history as a monstrous dictator, yet didn't try to amend it due to wanting to honour his sacrifice. Despite her sorrow, Nunnally collects herself, she is protected by the new Zero and joined by the remaining hierarchy of the nation; she ascends to be 100th Empress of Britannia, aiming to be a ruler that doesn't conquer or oppress the world, but make it a kinder, safer, and more understanding place, as Lelouch had intended to make for Nunnally. Area 11 is given its autonomy back, becoming Japan; the restored Japan has former Black Knights in security and governmental positions, rebuilding the war-torn country, while establishing a close relationship with the new Britannia.
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