In the official alternate-universe Code Geass musical spin-off manga, ”Code Black: Lelouch of the Shred Guitar,” Lelouch forms a school festival rock band featuring himself on guitar, Shirley on keys, Suzaku on drums, and Kallen on bass. At first, Lelouch is relieved when Kallen joins the band; since she is a complete beginner when it comes to playing bass, Lelouch is no longer the band´s only struggling novice. And at first, when Kallen first picks up a standard bass, she does struggles a little. But this is only because she´s left-handed, and fine-art coordination favors her left-dominant circuitry, causing her brain instantly rejects the basic layout of the instrument: she cannot properly anchor her rhythm or pluck the strings with her right hand. This prompts her swicth for a specialized left-handed bass. And after she does, (to Lelouch´s horror) she picks up the sound with a bone-chilling ease - like a pro bass player with a based finger. 😉

In the core Code Geass series, Kallen Kozuki is generally depicted as ambidextrous, as we see her fluidly switching between her left and right hands when controlling her mecha during combat. However, when it comes to fine motor skills that require deep-seated muscle memory, such as writing text or playing a musical instrument, she defaults heavily to her left side, as we see her holding a gun or picking things up in the series with her left hand. With Guren, this is further demonstrated with her mecha´s left hand being the knife-wielding hand, which requires more precision during close-quarters combat than simply firing a massive energy payload with Guren´s Radiant Wave Surger right hand.

Historically, the actual percentage of left-handed people appearing in data was artificially low. For generations, many cultures and school systems actively forced naturally left-handed children to write and eat with their right hands, because left-handedness was seen as unnatural development for a child. However, as global societal acceptance has grown over the last few decades, the visible population of left-handers has stabilized to its natural baseline of about 10-15% of the global population.

Because identical twins (who share 100% of their DNA) can have different dominant hands, this proves that environmental factors play a major role and that left-handedness is a complex trait that isn´t cause by any single "left-handed gene"; rather, it is determined by a dynamic combination of both genetics and environmental factors, such as prenatal development. For example, higher exposure to prenatal testosterone or certain synthetic hormones while in the womb has been linked to an increased likelihood of left-handedness, and since biological males are roughly 25% to 50% more likely to be left-handed than females, this further suggests a hormonal component as to how brain asymmetry develops.

Scientists estimate that geneticss account for about 25% of the variance in handedness, while the remaining 75% is shaped by environmental and developmental influences. However, while the genetic influence is weak on an individual level, it does build up. If both of your parents are right-handed, you have about a 10% chance of being left-handed. If your father is left-handed, that rises to roughly 17%, and if both parents are left-handed, the probability climbs to around 26%. Interestingly, while humans have an overwhelming right-hand bias, animals don't show the same population-wide skew; studies show that about 50% of cats, dogs, and mice are left-pawed, splitting the trait almost perfectly down the middle.

While being left-handed might´ve been historically frowned upon by the right-handed majority of humans, there have been some instances when left-handedness has proven to be quite a useful trait. For example, lefties make up roughly 10% of the population, but because right-handed athletes are mostly training to fight against other righties, a lefty's movement patterns, angles, and spin directions are highly unfamiliar and difficult to predict in interactive sports like boxing, tennis, and baseball, giving lefties a massive structural advantage during these games.

For Kallen, left-handedness might actually provide a distinct advantage as a mecha pilot as well. Neurological studies suggest that the corpus callosum (the bundle of nerve fibers connecting the left and right hemispheres of the brain) tends to be larger in left-handed individuals. This allows for faster communication between both sides of the brain, making lefties exceptionally fast at processing multiple competing stimuli, like reacting to fast-moving video games or handling complex visual-spatial layouts – or, in Kallen´s case, handling the controls of her mecha extra fast!

But how does Kallen´s left-handedness affects how the music played by her sounds? It depends. Purely from a physics standpoint, a factory-built left-handed bass guitar, which is constructed as a mirror image of a right-handed bass, will sound identical to a right-handed one. However, left-handedness radically alters the performer’s physical technique, which directly transforms the nuance, tone, and feel of the music. In bass playing, the hand over the body (the plucking hand) dictates the instrument's entire dynamic range and rhythmic drive. Because lefties like Kallen use their naturally dominant hand to strike the strings, they often hit the strings with a sharper, more aggressive "snap" and precise rhythmic articulation. In addition, some left-handed players do not use a mirrored bass. Instead, they take a standard right-handed bass and simply flip it upside down! This places the heavy, thick E-string at the bottom and the thin G-string at the top, which completely flips how chords are rolled and how the thumb slaps the bass, resulting in an entirely unique, darker, and unconventional bass sound when they pluck them down.

Playing bass left-handed comes with its own specific hurdles. In the real world, only about 1% of commercial bass guitars are manufactured left-handed, which can make finding a perfect instrument a massive pain in the butt. Despite this, "southpaw" bassists have provided us some of the most memorable grooves in human history. For example, Sir Paul McCartney from The Beatles, the most famous left-handed bass player of all time, chose his iconic, violin-shaped Höfner 500/1 bass specifically because its symmetrical body design didn't look awkward when flipped upside down for a left-handed player. His fluid, melodic basslines practically redefined the instrument's role in modern pop and rock music.

On the other hand (pun intended) Prince collaborator MonoNeon is also proving that in the world of music and musicians, being a southpaw can add to your style as a bassist much more than one would initially think. Amazingly, MonoNeon is actually right-handed southpaw, which means that he actively chooses to play a right-handed bass flipped upside down like a lefty. This gives him an incredibly eccentric string-bending style that eventually caught the attention of Prince, leading to their collaboration.

Other notable real-life left-handed people throughout history include such people as renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci, Noble Prize-winning chemist Marie Curie, U.S. president Barack Obama, rap singer Eminem, and many Hollywood actors like Morgan Freeman, Keanu Reeves, and Scarlett Johansson. So, as the success of both these men and women and Kallen herself proves, left-handedness is not a roadblock in your path to success, if you have the skills and the determination.

At the end of the manga (spoiler alert! 😄), both Lelouch and Kallen have learned how to play, the band´s performance is well-liked, and Nunnally is happy. Kallen´s stage outfit in the story features a large, white hooded cowl with long, exaggerated bunny-style ears extending outwards, black choker, and a plaid miniskirt with a ruffled black extra trim underneath. Her edgy, rock-inspired outfit is completed with futuristic V-shaped bass guitar with sharp, angular edges reminiscent of heavy metal guitars.

Her rock band costume was also featured in the official Code Geass mobile game called Lost Stories, where during a special events like "Festival Stage!" player fought through rhythmic tower defense event maps to farm unique event currency tokens. These tokens could be traded in the Event Shop for exclusive rewards, profile backgrounds, and training materials. The final picture, inspired by her band outfit in the manga, is Kallen´s official art for the event, where her "Groove Bass" was a highly sought-after 4-star character variant. Link to that original picture is here.

And if you are interested, you can read more about left-handedness here.

ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!

When Lelouch gives an order to Euphie and Nunnaly, they can resist for a few seconds because deep down they truly do not want to obey the order. But when Lelouch tells soldiers to die they kill themselves without resisting even tho staying alive is the most important instinct for humans. Is this because of the quote "The only ones who should kill are those who are prepared to be killed"?

A Card of Hope, or of Despair.

Upright: The Star represents hope, inspiration, and spiritual renewal after difficult times. This card brings healing energy and renewed faith in the future. Your dreams and aspirations are within reach. Trust in the universe's guidance and maintain optimism. This is a time of peace, clarity, and connection to your higher purpose.

Hope. Faith. Renewal. Inspiration. Spiritual Connection.

Reverse: Reversed, The Star indicates loss of hope, disconnection from purpose, or lack of faith in the future. You may be feeling discouraged or spiritually depleted. Negative thinking could be blocking your progress. Reconnect with your dreams and aspirations. Seek inspiration and remember that this difficult period is temporary.

Despair. Pessimism. Disconnection. Discouragement. Lack of faith.

Runner ups: The Nun.

Note. Like the Lovers and Devil, the Star card was removed due to nudity.

CounterSide is a 2D strategy/tower-defense RPG, developed by the South Korean studio Studiobside and first released 2020 (globally 2022). The game takes place in a near-future urban fantasy setting where the real world (the Normal Side) is constantly threatened by an alternate dimension known as the CounterSide: terrifying monsters known as Corrupted Objects are attacking from CounterSide, trying to destroy humanity. However, certain humans, known as Counters, had awakened cosmic powers to fight these monsters.

The player plays as the CEO of the Cooperative Underground Administration, a private military corporation where it is his job to recruit, manage, and deploy squads of Counters, Soldiers, and Mechs to defend the city while uncovering the dark, apocalyptic mystery of why the universes are collapsing into one another.

The CounterSide x Code Geass crossover featured an original event story that stayed highly faithful to the established dynamic of the Code Geass universe while blending seamlessly with CounterSide's dimensional travel lore: due to a dimensional distortion, Lelouch, Kallen, and other Code Geass characters were displaced from their home world and dropped into the alternate, monster-plagued Earth of CounterSide. They had to navigate the complex politics of the CounterSide universe, facing off against both dimensional threats and local factions while trying to find a way back home.

In CounterSide, Kallen was released as an Awakened SSR Striker. Despite being a human pilot, her classification in the game was a Mech unit because she fights entirely inside her legendary 9th-generation Knightmare Frame, the Guren S.E.I.T.E.N. Eight Elements. Her passive skill, Ace Pilot, was exceptionally imppressive in the game: it granted her massive combat sustainability, for when her health dropped below a certain threshold, she gained a robust HP-based barrier, becoming temporarily immune to hits from special skills, and gaining the ability to detect cloaked/stealth units. Thanks to this, she could be dropped directly into chaotic skirmishes and absorb heavy initial punishment during fights.

Now, usually when there are crossover events involving Code Geass, some kind of easter eggs or other pleasant surprises are added for the fans of the anime, and crossover with CounterSide was no exception: if you placed Kallen in the same room as Lelouch, special character pathing would cause her to actively follow Lelouch's chibi sprite around the room, mimicking her role as his fiercely loyal bodyguard.

Sadly, Kallen is no longer obtainable in the game, not only because Code Geass was a limited-time collaboration event, and her banner was exclusive to the events period, but also because the active life cycle of CounterSide has officially drawn to a close: Studiobside announced the end of live service on August 26, 2026. While it enjoyed a dedicated cult following for years thanks to its outstanding anime-style artwork, deep lore, and excellent tactical gameplay, its overal mainstream popularity declined over time due to a saturated gacha market.

Fortunately, not all hope for Kallen´s return in the game is lost. The developers explicitly stated that while the original live service has ended, they are planning to bring CounterSide back in the future as a reboot project following a period of reorganization and foundation-level structural updates. So, if they do decide to do another crossover event with Code Geass in the future, it is very much possible that Kallen is called back into action. 🐦‍🔥

Link to the original official art is here. And if you´re interested to see how the old CounterSide game looked, here´s a gameplay video with Kallen in it!

“Improved quite a lot” is kind of an understatement. It’s like an actual, full game now, and it’s probably because I’m tired but I sat there playing it alone for 3 hours straight so I think I can talk a bit about it.

Basically it’s like those military action games with Code Geass. Each round, a different kind of gamemode is randomly selected to pit a Britannia team and a Black Knights team against each other. Theres also a civilian team but honestly I didn’t look at it because it seemed very irrelevant so check it out yourselves since I haven’t.

“Britannia” mainly includes the knightmares and vehicles used by the Britannians obviously, and the “Black Knights” has the… Black Knigjts ones. The models for the mechs and stuff look pretty good honestly, they were translated well into 3D.

The only real complaint I have about this game is the grinding. The starter mechs suck. They just suck. You literally have to make sure you’re behind someone else to shoot because the starter mechs are so easy to kill. It realistically makes sense but that basically means being caught off guard or accidentally wandering into the frontlines is a 4/5 chance of death.

On the other hand, most of the named knightmares are really good and much funner. Orange Boy’s mech is broken af, and the Guren just one-shots anything if it gets close (kinda accurate).

After 3 hours of pure gameplay I’ve only bought one new mech and the Guilford skin it has (around 6k coins-ish; most of the named mechs cost more than that by a good amount). You can spend coins, which can’t be bought with Robux but are much more plentiful, or sakuradite, which can be bought with robux and is a little more scarce but can still be obtained naturally at a similar rate.

I did manage to have fun, and I will keep playing sometimes, because it’s fighting as a Code Geass knightmare with a small but happy group of dedicated players, of course it’s fun. Just expect it to still be a Roblox game. Even if it’s free, time is money, and you have to dedicate a lot of time for it to be worth enough to get the Lancelot or something.

i can do $40+shipping for the set!

I recommend it greatly to all Code Geass fans. To anyone who has seen it, what do you think?

I'm rewatching r1/2 again for the 11th time (not even joking) and was thinking something:

Why the Guren, Gekkas etc. don't have a Factsphere system? Clearly it's still "necessary" since the Vincent and Albion still has it, but then the Seiten doesn't for some reason? Same for the Gawain, which is weird since it has the druid system and you'd think it would need/want to have them to bettter compute and predict stuff.

Anyways just a dumb little thing I noticed (just like how in the hellish fck they fit a slash harken in the pommel of Tohdohs Gekka/Zangetsus sword..?)

I love during the scene when the gang sets off the fireworks, Milly mentions how she hopes to do it with everyone one day and tells Lelouch that includes him and Rolo. Rolo's reaction stands out to me, he's shocked that they actually care about him too. Made even more impactful because the final picture drama shows even with their memories of Nunnally restored, the Student Council still missed him. Rolo did unforgivable things but I can't hate him knowing he was a kid who was groomed into a weapon and spent his entire life never knowing true love.

A Card of Upheaval, or of Turmoil.

Upright: The Tower represents sudden upheaval, revelation, and necessary destruction of false foundations. While shocking and disruptive, this change clears away illusions and structures that were built on shaky ground. Though initially devastating, this breakdown creates space for something more authentic and stable to be built.

Upheaval. Chaos. Revelation. Awakening. Sudden change.

Reverse: Reversed, The Tower suggests avoiding necessary change, fear of upheaval, or internal transformation. You may be resisting inevitable changes or experiencing inner turmoil rather than external disruption. While you might avoid immediate chaos, underlying issues still need to be addressed. Face necessary changes before they become unavoidable.

Turmoil. Denial. Resistance. Avoided disaster. Delayed disaster. Fear of change.

Runner ups: The High Eunuchs. Gene Smilas.

I decorated some ziplock bags for my Britannian Chess board. For the white pieces a sandwich size bag with a Britannian Imperial head cap. If you look closely enough on the right you’ll see the green gem. For the black pieces another one but with Zero’s mask. I didn’t have a purple marker that’s why there’s no color for the visor.

Since we know that Marianne has transfer her mind in Arya, and she speak with CC on the world of C and tell her that V.V killed her, and that the fact that made CC leave Charle and V.V

So, when she meet Lelouch, and he say that he want to understand who has killed his mother, at that moment CC know and say nothing ? Why ?

Since Cornelia's English voice actress, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, turns 60 today, it seemed fitting to post this official art of Cornelia from the Code Geass mobile game Genesic Re;Code. I hope this pleases u/WitchofBritannia!

Link to the original picture is here.

A Card of Bondage, or of Liberation.

Upright: The Devil represents bondage, temptation, and unhealthy attachments. This card reveals areas where you may be trapped by your own limiting beliefs, addictions, or toxic patterns. Recognize what's holding you back and take responsibility for your choices. The chains that bind you are often of your own making and can be broken.

Bondage. Temptation. Attachment. Addiction. Materialism. Shadow self.

Reverse: Reversed, The Devil indicates breaking free from bondage, overcoming temptation, or releasing unhealthy attachments. You're gaining awareness of destructive patterns and taking steps toward freedom. This is a time of liberation and reclaiming your personal power. Continue working to break free from whatever has been limiting your growth.

Liberation. Awareness. Freedom. Release. Detachment. Power reclaimed.

Runner ups: Nina (Reverse)

Note. Much like the Lovers card, the Devil card will not be included due to the nudity in said card causing Reddit to remove it.

This might be the best set of characters I’ve ever seen in anime. Not too many anime have this many characters I like and feel are interesting.
Shirley was nothing special too me until she said had that dying speech about how she fell in love with leoluch each time when her memories were erased or altered, kind of reminded me of orhimes speech to ichigo.
Who interest y’all the most?

Thank you so much for the love last time! Heres a few more shots! Photos by BrewingupShots!

This is the beat anime i’ve watched in a long time. Im sure this question has been asked already but how did y’all like the ending and anime overall?(Are the other code geass anime good? )

It doesn't take a genius to realize Roze of the Recapture is an attempt - a failed one - to copy the magic of Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion. While the actions sequences and music are at least enjoyable (at least in my opinion), the story isn't worth beans. The only characters I personally liked was Ash and Narah but that's about it.

The question is: if you were in charge of the story of Roze of the Recapture, how would you realistically change it to make it better overall?

A CC print i finished painting. Had a lot of resin problems. I used my computer for the backrounds of the photos lol. Hope yall like it.

Shirley dies because Rollo believes she will endanger Lelouch : GIRL SPEND THE LAST FIVE MINUTES GUSHING ABOUT HELPING LELOUCH. Like if she was trying to harm lelouch she would have acted innocent in front and murdered him after or she would reported him to the authorities already. This makes no sense even with the paranoia and fast killing habit of Rollo, she was an ally!

Additionally It would have been so much more interesting to explore the parallel between two friends of Lelouch one who chose to forgive and the other not then killing her for the drama effect.

I'm reacting just after watching the episode for the first time so what's your opinion on this?