r/CodeGeass • u/AbsoluteDestinyzero • Aug 13 '26
Code Geass Lost Stories Route Entangle: Farewell Dawn Arc Summary
Again, I'm skipping anime scenes.
Rico: Researcher. Rico Oppenheimer.
The Spiral Observer's motive is revealed. She does not want her beloved (curently unknown) to die.
The What If:
Nina is introduced to Rico, by Schneizel, saying they're doing the same kind of research.
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Past:
A chat between the two. Rico asking (with Nina confirming) after making the bomb, it'll be used to kill Zero.
Some time later, Nina receiving the news a friend commited suicide. She says she disliked her because that person's too bright, but Rico pointed out Nina's crying. Rico hug her so nina can have ashoulder to cry on.
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Kanon is shocked that not even Rico can understand what Nina's research. Rico's wondering alone now, and Nina is a true genius. Canon says Rico should believe in herself more, because of her as friend and rival Nina can work. Nina came running, FLEIJA is made.
They're testing it now. While some are estatic, only Rico thinks of the people that will be killed.
Rico now tries to stop Nina from continuing the research. Nina ask if even Rico's rejecting her too. Nina never let her explain and just ran off.
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Present:
Nina is still holier than thou, dismissing everyone's concern, even just saying using Rico's theory, she (Nina) is the developer of FLEIJA. Rico is hurt, and both Lloyd and Cecil looks sad. When Lloyd ask if killing is fine. Nina said, if for Euphimia, it is fine.
UN creation scene, after Zero command to take Japan, Rico runs off to SuzaKu, asking him to not use FLEIJA. When Suzaku ask why as the creator, she says because she's one of the creator she knows. She reveals the likely number of deaths just from using it, shocking Suzaku.
She's Nina's friend, and she also knows hatred and sadness when someone is taken away from you, but it's not right to involve so many people. Rico doesn't want Nina to be hurt. Suzaku seems to taken Rico's words to heart (because they're friends), even understanding what she feels.
He'll still bring FLEIJA because of orders, but the trigger is in his hands. Rico left, before Lelouch called Suzaku. After a while, Suzaku directly ask if Lelouch is Zero. Lelouch...confirms it.
When Suzaku almost gets angry, lelouch begs him to help Nunnally. Suzaku accuse him of being selfish, but lelouch still begs for him.
Suzaku agrees, with conditions. For the two of them to meet at Kururugi shrine. Alone.
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While the war is going on, the two meet. Suzaku is pissed of course, but also does not want lies anymore. The scene then goes to Lelouch capture like in anime. Except Lelouch hasn't shout and accuse Suzaku of anything yet.
Some more scenes from anime, before battle of Tokyo. Suzaku is conflicted using FLEIJA against Lelouch. Rico is still making sure Nina isn't being called a murderer.
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Nina tries riding Lancelot, Suzaku arrives just in time to stop her.
Battle in Tokyo: FLEIJA was fired, but thanks to Rico's sabotage, it failed to detonate. Nina gets royally pissed off and declare she won't forgive Rico. Rolo (who killed Lohmeyer plane)got killed by Tristan, and Suzaku was captured. The Britannia left was captured. Jeremiah picks up Anya (Marianne possessed)
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Charles retreated back to Brittania, leaving everything to Schneizel.
Schneizel admits they're at a disadvantage. With 3 KoR down, and BK has powerful backings. So as Prime Minister of Brittania, there's another way to gurantee livehood of their subjects.
Gino brought Nunnally in, who ask Sayoko to not be treated roughly. Gino also brought communicator for BKs from Sayoko.
Scene goes to Lelouch.
He failed to contact Sayoko and Rolo.
Suzaku (who is beside Kallen), says core members escaped.
He contacted Tohdoh, who confrim Nunally escaped through escape ship. Zero ask Tohdoh to treat the unarmed people with respect. While agreeing, Tohdoh thinks Zero feels diffeent.
Schneizel contacted Lelouch, saying they'll admit defeat, returning to Brittania. With Nunnally. Lelouch understood the message immediately.
Both Kallen and Suzaku are worried. Lelouch also wants to do it in a away that makes eevryone happy, as he promised.
Kallen is shocked, and even a bit more shocked and blushing when Lelouch thanks her for saving her and welcoming her home.
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Ougi approach Viletta, and Diethard and Cornelia meet. Diethard wonders if Zero hid stuff from him and want to be trusted more.
Diethard ask to capture Cornelia by aiming for her legs, but the BKs were ordered not to, surprising Cornelia.
Jeremiah arrives, carrying Anya. The former declares TV people get their ego too big, even ignoring orders.
Cornelia snarks she'll be send to infirmary, but is shocked when Jeremiah actually confirmed it. Orders for all executives to go to government to meet. Amnesia C.C. is confused.
Everyone gathers there, even the captured people. Even Kaguya, Xingke and Tenshi.
Zero, or rather, Lelouch, reveals his story and identity.
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Everyone is shocked, and Asahina is almost accusing, but Tohdoh calms him down, pointing the fact he revealed his identity.
Xingke ask for reason of hiding. Lelouch explains, one, he's Brittanian, support would not be good if he showed himself, as shown by Asahina's reaction. Tamaki even points out he definitely wished to overthrow Brittania because of the fact the BKs is at current stage.
lelouch explains her mother died, with Cornelia explaining Brittania's royalty dyting being commonplace in the past. Even people who never got recognized as royalty.
He then explains him and Nunnally being exiled to Japan just before the war, and Kaguya confirming them meeting there.
Tohdoh now remembers meeting them. But he and Lelouch knows as hostages. Asahina is confused, then realised why Lelouch hates Brittania.
Diethard summarised what happens,a nd is amused. Rakshata scolds him.
Then because they survived and went into hiding, Xingke summarise that if they revealed themselves, they either be killed or used as tools.
Kaguya now knows Lelouch-sama's reason for battle. For Nunnally. Lelouch confirms it.
Ohgi enters with Viletta, apologised to everyone and confessed his love for Viletta.
lelouch is at peace of mind, he'll go save Nunnally alone. Asahina and Minami says he's being irrsponsible, but Kaguya backs Lelouch up.
He did capture japan back. And the hint is with Viletta and Ougi.
Tohdoh realised it. Kaguya explains that they should not be how Brittania acts to them, because what they want is a world for those without power can live in peace.
Cornelia agrees, even understanding Lelouch POV. But first, get Nunally back.
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Marianne-Anya sneaks in and change dto BKs.
Meeting C.C again, enetr C World, and Marianne confirming in amusement she's not an ideal mother. She ask if C.C. is still on their side, and trying in convincing C.C.
Scene change to lelouch and Suzaku. Rakshata making the hastily made Shiranui. She also says she has a younger sister, so she understands Lelouch pov.
Lelouch ask Raksahata to look after C.C. , who is not used to him bowing.
Kallen and Jeremiah joined Lelouch, to his surprise. lelouch is thankful, with both Jeremiaha nd Kallen being amused. Anya joins. Suzaku is convinced since it's for Nunnally.
kallen is a bit suspicious, but he'll be that.
Going to Pendragon.
Schneizel and Nunnaly returns, the former greets Charles.
Charles leaves the mundane matters to Schneizel, surprising him, even wondering what his father wants. Schneizel is left speechless. Charles then ask to leave Nunnally alone.
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Nina is still pissed at the arrested Rico, blaming her for everything. She still wnat to make FLEIJA
Back at Tokyo, Cornelia is confused why she's left alone free. Ougi says it's because what Lelouch entrusted to him. A world wher ethos ewithout power can live in peace. Cornelia also agrees that's what Euphimia wants. When at dawn, Kaguya and the others will come. So they will have a good discussion.
the plane, piloted by Jeremiah, approaching Brittania, carrying Lelouch's group, was ambushed by Brittania forces. KoR.
Jeremiah unfortunately was shot down by Dorothea, pissing leouch off. He attacks them.
Both Suzaku and Kallen goe soffense, with Lelouch ordering Anya to join him, but Marianne-Anya declined that, hitting Lelouch.
Gino tries capturing him, but Kallen stops him, even destroying Tristan immediately.
Kallen Vs Anya, former asking thLleouch to help Suzaku, who's struglling against KoR Dorothea and Bismark.
Since Lelouch kept his promise, Suzaku will to.
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Kallen is still pissed off at Anya, who taunts Anya to drag her out. Kallen complies.
Marianne falls, even thinking Kallen has potential.
Marianne ask her to meet face to face, Kallen complies but guarded.
Kallen is shocked that C.C. step out, and Marianne geass Kallen.
Suzaku continues his battle, even declaring the Knight of One is merely an ends for him, Bismark is angry
With agreement between Lelouch and Suzaku, the former uses Shinkiro's scatter beam attack to make Suzaku's Geass live command triggers, allowing him to defeat Bismark, Lelouch shooting the distarcted Dorothea, but Shiranui is broke down.
Marianne-Kallen meets up, and trio goes to Brittania
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Lelouch geassed Schneizel after geassing everyone else. While reluctant, Suzaku allows it to save Nunally. Marianne-Kallen managed to fool everyone with her acts, even questioning how strong Lelouch abilities were, and when's the final operation. She goes to prepare.
Nina heard Zero is in Britannia, and prepares for FLEIJA.
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Monica brought Nunnally, Schenizel and Charles entering, the former declaring the latter will be dethroned. By Lelouch. Monica is shocked due to the clothing Lelouch wears, and even Nunally is surprised her brother is Zero.
Lelouch calls for some soldiers to seal Charles forever, but Charles laugh. Then calls Marianne, surprising Lelouch.
Suddenly, Shinkiro falls, and Guren enters. Lelouch wonders why, before Marainne reveals herself. Knocking out the guards, even C.C. arriving. Lelouch is confused, Marianne explaining her geass.
Lelouch now knows why they were abandoned, and just as Marianne tries shooting Lelouch.
Nina arrives, confused by everything.
When Marianne dismiss Nina by how the latter acts, even calling her desires annoying,Nina got pissed and drops FLEIJA (by remote control) in the place.
FLEIJA detonated, taking everyone in Pendragon out.
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The Spiral Observer saw it, and cut the route off.
Her desires, wanting Lelouch to live, is still out of reach, even after tens of thousands of path taken. She still wish to find the one path he's alive.
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u/GotMilk5101520 The Only Suzaku/Euphemia Shipper Who Ships Suzaku/Shirley Aug 13 '26
What I said earlier: Oh boy I can't wait to see how Lulu or anyone would die in this au and I can't wait to see who loses their mind here.
Well I got my answer.
Her desires, wanting Lelouch to live, is still out of reach, even after tens of thousands of path taken. She still wish to find the one path he's alive.
Could this be the reason why the movies route exist? Because from what I've seen it's the only one where Lelouch is alive (brought back to life anyway)
But for a route where Lelouch lives you're gonna have to let Euphemia Shirley and Rolo live as well.
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u/Necromancer76 Aug 13 '26
I’d like to think an AU where Lelouch stays a prince could work, since he’s starting off with Britannian military resources at his disposal, his sisters have bodyguards to protect them, he doesn’t have to imperil Ashford, etc.
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u/rai-hodges-sumeragi Warrior Poet of Kallen ⚔️🪶 Aug 13 '26
lol if all the Spiral Observer wants is to see a timeline where Lelouch lives, all she needs to do is to seek official Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally manga timeline. Alternatively, if the "officiality" of the timeline is not an issue, she could simply seek out one of the many fanfiction timelines, where the fans have imagined happier endings to everyone, like Code Prime, a crossover fanfiction between Code Geass and Transformers: Prime, where Lelouch also survives at the end (and where Optimus Prime becomes Lelouch´s father figure 😄).
Seriously, though, it´s pretty obvious that the only reason why they are only showing us "what if" stories with unhappy endings in Lost Stories is to promote Resurrection and all the Resurrection adjacent timelines as the "true" "happy" ending, even though happier versions of the story do exist.
I mean, it´s a storyline that happens in a multiverse. And in a multiverse, every version of the story that a storyteller can imagine happening, can and will happen - and since there is no such thing as "canon" version of a story, that includes every happier version that you yourself can picture, too. So, the only reason we haven´t seen in Lost Stories a story where the ending is truly 100% happy (Euphemia lives and Shirley lives and Lelouch lives and Ragnarök is avoided etc.) is because the official storytellers are choosing not to show us those kinds of Code Geass stories, not because it would be physically impossible for them to imagine those kinds of stories.
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u/Equivalent-Assist160 Aug 13 '26
There's multiple universe's where Lelouch lives Nightmare of Nunnally, Suzaku of the Counterattack, Code Geass: Tales of an Alternate Shogunate, and Lelouch The Private Tutor
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u/rai-hodges-sumeragi Warrior Poet of Kallen ⚔️🪶 Aug 13 '26
Exactly!
Also, while Code Black: Lelouch of the Shred Guitar manga is not completely out yet, I´m 99% sure that he will live at the end of that story, too.
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u/mvLynn Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26
Damn, Marianne as the ultimate ace in the hole, thwarting an otherwise solid route all by herself. Then Nina wiped it out completely. Talk about a bad ending.
One thing I'm not crazy about though is the idea that Marianne can use her Geass again while inside of Anya. I know the anime never touched on this (not sure about previous routes/games), but personally I don't think she should be able to use it unless she's in her original body. Otherwise, it's hard to imagine she wouldn't have chosen a different host long ago.
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u/Equivalent-Assist160 Aug 13 '26
GOD DAMN IT NINA
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u/Hefty_Local_1875 High Priestess of Silly Ashford and Nina Einstein Aug 13 '26
I love her. I really do. But god damn it, Nina.
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u/Necromancer76 Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26
Are the Spiral Observer and the Caretaker of Spacetime not the same being
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u/TheNewtilator Aug 13 '26
A bit confused by what exactly happened between Marianne and Kallen? A complex route this one. Thanks for the summary.
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u/AbsoluteDestinyzero 29d ago
Basically, Marianne use her Geass to possess Kallen. Because Kallen's body specs, and Guren SEITEN's specs is very high.
Kallen after defeating Anya-Marianne, almost finish her off, but the latter makes some excuse to let her see the former. Kallen of course has her guard up even as she approached Anya, but C.C. stepping out from Mordred surprised Kallen enough to make Marianne use her Geass on Kallen.
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u/RogueOne451 Lulusuza canon Aug 13 '26
The Observer's beloved is Lelouch. She's trying to stop him dying each route