History Manga / SuzakuOfTheCounterattack

''Suzaku of the Counterattack'' is a spinoff of ''Anime/CodeGeass'', similar to ''Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally'', but with Suzaku instead of Nunnally as the main protagonist. Like ''Nightmare Of Nunnally'', it's an AlternateUniverse with a very, very different setup than canon.

''Suzaku Of The Counterattack'' is a spinoff of ''Anime/CodeGeass'', similar to ''Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally'', but with Suzaku instead of Nunnally as the main protagonist. Like ''Nightmare Of Nunnally'', it's an AlternateUniverse with a very, very different setup than canon.

!! ''Suzaku Of The Counterattack'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler: Schneizel]] is the main and only BigBad, whose main goal is gaining C.C's immortality instead of being a KnightTemplar.
** Likewise, [[spoiler: Lloyd is aware of Schneizel's plans and supports them.]]
* AdaptationalWimp: [[spoiler: Emperor Charles]] dies with barely any screen time, whereas originally he was a main villain.

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Perhaps not completely, but moreso than the original.
** Zero's biggest crimes are killing Clovis and trying to assassinate the Emperor. All of his other crimes are controlled vigilante work like his canonical takedown of the Refrain industry.

* DemotedToExtra: Since it's much shorter than the original, several characters count. The two most prominent are [[spoiler: C.C., who gets reduced to MacGuffinSuperPerson]] and [[spoiler: Emperor Charles, who's killed off unceremoniously.]]

* LighterAndSofter: Barely any named characters die, [[spoiler: and Lelouch and Nunnally wind up together by the end.]]
* PowerArmor: This version of the Lancelot, due to the lack of GiantMecha.
* {{Shonen}}: The series is a much more straightforward example.

''Manga/SuzakuOfTheCounterattack'' is a spinoff of ''Anime/CodeGeass'', similar to ''CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally'' but with Suzaku instead of Nunnally as the main protagonist. Like ''CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally'', it's an AlternateUniverse with a very, very different setup than cannon.

!! ''SuzakuOfTheCounterattack'' Provides examples of:

* AntiVillain: Lelouch/Zero, who in this version has far more morals than in cannon.

** Zero's biggest crime are killing Clovis and trying to assassinate the Emperor. All of his other crimes are controlled vigilante work like his canonical takedown of the Refrain industry.

* DemotedToExtra: Since it's much shorter than the original several characters. The two most prominent are [[spoiler: C.C., who gets reduced to MacGuffinSuperPerson]] and [[spoiler: Emperor Charles, who's killed off unceremoniously.]]

** Zero's biggest crime are killing Clovis and trying to assassinate the Emperor. Everything else is controlled vigilante work like his canonical takedown of the Refrain industry. All other extreme actions of the Black Knights were done without his permission, or by criminals who are only pretending to be members of the Black Knights.

* AntiVillain: Lelouch/Zero, of course.

** Zero's biggest crime is killing Clovis. All other extreme actions of the Black Knights were done without his permission.

** Zero's extreme actions are far more justified than in cannon, and his biggest crime is killing Clovis. All other extreme actions of the Black Knights were done without his permission.

* FalseFriend: [[spoiler: Schneizel]]

** Zero's extreme actions are far more justified than in cannon, and his biggest crimes are killing Clovis and.

** Zero's extreme actions are far more justified than in cannon.
* CanonForeigner: Elle, who replaces Ceciele as Lloyd's coworker so she can be Suzaku's LoveInterest.

* CannonForeigner: Elle, who replaces Ceciele as Lloyd's coworker so she can be Suzaku's LoveInterest.

* AdaptionalVillainy: [[spoiler: Schneizel]] is the main and only BigBad, whose main goal is gaining C.C's immortality instead of being a KnightTemplar.
* AdaptionalWimp: [[spoiler: Emperor Charles]] dies with barely any screen time, whereas originally he was a main villain.