He had two choices: dissolve the Black Knights in shame, or use the tragedy.
Suzaku stared at the pale, bleeding face of his best friend.
Suzaku, believing Zero murdered the woman he loved (Euphemia), hunted Lelouch with suicidal fury. Their final duel took place aboard the shattered Avalon airship, as the Imperial capital of Pendragon burned in the distance. Code Geass R1
"Was it worth it?" she asked.
Suzaku had survived Shinjuku and been recruited into Britannia's elite Knightmare corps—the training ground—by Princess Euphemia li Britannia, Cornelia's gentle sister. Suzaku believed in changing the system from within. Zero believed in burning it down. He had two choices: dissolve the Black Knights
Lelouch had Suzaku dead to rights. His Geass was ready.
Suzaku knelt in the ashes, holding Euphemia's bloodstained ribbon. He had lost everything. He made a new vow. Their final duel took place aboard the shattered
"Suzaku. Obey me. Kill—"
Zero descended into the blood-soaked stadium, shot the weeping, Geass-controlled Euphemia himself, and declared to the world: "The Empire has shown its true face! This is not peace. This is genocide! The Black Knights will no longer fight for territory. We fight for the soul of Japan!"