The Knights of the Rounds

The Knights of the Rounds (ナイトオブラウンズ, Naito Obu Raunzu) or formerly known as the 12 Horsemen is a unit of twelve elite soldiers in the Holy Empire of Britannia, each being assigned into the group by royalty and under direct command of theEmperor. The Knights of the Round extends to at least the 18th century, with the first Knight of One being Sir Richard Hector. Named after the Arthurian Knights of the Round Table, they operate outside the standard Britannian military and are given special privileges and authority.

Galahad

The Galahad (ギャラハッド Gyarahaddo), named after the Knight of the Round Table, is a Knightmare Frame piloted by the Knight of One, Bismarck Waldstein. Its armor is light purple and black; and its frame design is a variation of the Gawain's. The Galahad posesses many features similar to the original, such as built-in Land Spinners, hands that feature miniature Slash Harkens, as well as being twice the size of an ordinary Knightmare. It is equipped with energy shielding and carries a Maser Vibration Sword named Excalibur on its back, which is larger than the Knightmare itself. The sword's sheath has an additional Landspinner and serves as the Galahad's Float System. The Excalibur is strong enough to break through armor in a single swing, and is capable of generating an energy field that can block and slice through powerful energy blasts, such as those fromShenhu's Baryon Cannon. It is so powerful, in fact, that, when it is equipped on the Tristan Divider, one half of the original sword is capable of breaking through the Shinkirō's Absolute Defense Territory. The Galahad is destroyed by Suzaku's Lancelot Albion, after the remaining Knights of the Round attempt to removeLelouch from power. It is sliced in half along with the Excalibur. Although the Galahad is lost, the two halves of the sword land on the ground next to Gino Weinberg's damaged Tristan, and are salvaged for Gino's Tristan Divider.

The Galahad with Excalibur drawn out
RZA-1A Galahad
Unit type	Eighth Generation Knightmare Frame
Model number	RZA-1A
Codename	Galahad
Manufacturer	Holy Britannian Empire
Primary users	Holy Britannian Empire
Developed from	Gawain
Developed into	Tristan Divider (Maser Vibration Sword "Excalibur")
Known Pilots
Bismarck Waldstein
Real World
First appearance	United Federation of Nations Resolution Number One
Last appearance	Emperor Lelouch

General characteristics

• Height: 7.20 meters
• Weight: 15.20 metric tones
• Power Source:Yggdrasil Drive,Energy Filler

Design Features

• Factsphere Sensor
• Landspinner Propulsion System
• Cockpit Ejection System
• Integrated Float System (also serve as the sheath for "Excalibur")

Armament

• 10x Finger-mounted Slash Harkens
• 1x "Excalibur" Maser Vibration Sword

Bismarck Waldstein

Bismarck Waldstein (ビスマルク・ヴァルトシュタイン, Bisumaruku Varutoshutain) is a man who bears the title of the Knight of One under Charles, the strongest amongst the Knights of the Round. He pilots the Knightmare Frame Galahad, and keeps his left eye sewn shut. Despite his status and combat abilities, he believes that war should be used as a last resort, and also sees strength without restraint as needless violence. He was previously the Knight of Five.

During the second battle of Tokyo, Bismarck leads the Britannian forces guarding the shore against Li Xingke's invasion force. Li and Bismarck battle, with Li unable to defeat him. Bismarck compliments Li's skill when he purposefully takes a hit to move into position to rescue the Chinese command vessel. During Schneizel's attempted coup d'état of Emperor Charles, he intervenes to stop Suzaku's assassination attempt on the Emperor. Suzaku's "live" command urges him to flee before they even begin fighting, indicating that Waldstein is extremely dangerous.

Nonette Enneagram

Nonette Enneagram (ノネット・エニアグラム, Nonetto Eniaguramu) a member of the Knights of the Round . She is the Knight of Nine. She attended military school with Second PrincessCornelia, who considers Nonette her senior. An upbeat and cheerful woman, she is one of the few people Cornelia actually fears. Her first and last names contain the Latin and Greek prefixes for 9, non- and ennea- respectively.Her last name is may also be a reference to the Enneagram of Personality. She first appears in the PSP/PS2 video game, Code Geass: Lost Colors and serve as some sort of mentor or older sister figure to theProtagonist if the player decide to choose the Britannian Military route, she is also always seen carrying a Pistol with her it is never shown that she have ever actually used it but given her military background she must have some proficiency with it. Out of all the Knights of the Round, she is the only one who has no speaking role in the anime and the only one seen without a Knightmare Frame of her own. It is unknown what happened to Nonette following Lelouch's ascention to the throne, as she does not reappear and is not referenced to either.

Dorothea Ernst

Dorothea Ernst (ドロテア・エルンスト, Dorotea Erunsuto) is a member of theKnights of the Round and is the Knight of Four. She is a dark-skinned, dark-haired woman who is described as being as heroic as Bismarck. She joins Bismark and the other Rounds members against Lelouch but is the first killed by Suzaku in the Lancelot Albion. She is never shown with a custom Knightmare, being killed while piloting a unshown Knightmare.

Monica Kruszewski

Monica Kruszewski (モニカ・クルシェフスキー , Monika Kurushefusukī) is a member of the Knights of the Round and is the Knight of Twelve; she is a gentle-looking woman with blonde hair whose appearance masks just how dangerous she can be. She is stationed aboard the Emperor's flagship, Great Britannia, and is implied that she leads the Emperor's Royal Guard. During the attack on Kaminejima, the Emperor leaves her to deal with Schneizel and the Black Knights. She is killed by Suzaku during an attempt to remove Lelouch from emperor throne, her last words was commenting on how powerful the Ninth generation Knightmare Frame and cursing Kururugi Suzaku's name. Though her unit is never explicitly shown, the interior of it's cockpit suggests that it could be a Vincent Commander Type like those used by the Royal Guard, or simply a standard unit with a modified cockpit.

Gino Weinberg

Gino Weinberg, 17 years old, is the Knight of Three in the Knights of the Round, a position he achieved through his incredible piloting skills.

Character OutlineEdit

Gino comes from a very rich upbringing, and as such doesn't quite understand how the real world works. However, his cheerfulness and friendly demeanor earns him many friends. Gino is good friends with Anya Alstreim and Suzaku Kururugi, but his friendship with Suzaku seems slightly one-sided. He pilots the transforming Knightmare Frame Tristan and is an accomplished Knightmare pilot.

According to the Knights of the Round-themed light novels, Gino fell in love with his family's Eleven maid when he was 14, not caring about racial or societal differences. When his parents learned of the relationship, his father beat the girl and threw her out into the streets. Both parents admonished Gino to act in a fashion more befitting his noble status. Two years later, Gino ran away from home and joined the military. The novels also state that he was named a Knight of the Round a mere five months before Suzaku, making him the second newest member.