Introduction
In my last quote article, I listed the best quotes from Kallen Kozuki. I want to move on to another female lead in Code Geass C.C. She is a brilliant woman who has “lived” over 700 years as an immortal. I think it’s only natural that she would have lots of wisdom to share. Through C.C.’s quotes, she shares that wisdom with the audience.
In this article, we are going to through the quotes of her that impacted me the most. Now this list will not include any of her monologues to start a Code Geass episode. That can be another article for another time. And these quotes are in no particular order.
Spoilers alert and much like the Kallen quotes, I couldn’t get this down to 10 so here are 15 of C.C.’s best quotes.
Top C.C. Quotes: Number 15
C.C. talking to Lelouch in the Gawain before dropping him off. Code Geass R1 Stage 25
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The Quote:
“You Have to prevail over your own past and over the outcome of your action”. C.C. Stage 25″
When this happens: This occurs right before C.C. drops off Lelouch before facing Jeremiah in the Seigfried. She also kisses him right after this quote.
Why I like this Quote: It’s a nice moment between the two characters. C.C. is expressing how Lelouch needs to prevail showing that his goals are just as important as her own.
The Quote:
“You have to prevail over your own past and over the outcome of your action”.
C.C. Stage 25
When this happens: This occurs right before C.C. drops off Lelouch before facing Jeremiah in the Seigfried. She also kisses him right after this quote.
Why I like this Quote: It’s a nice moment between the two characters. C.C. is expressing how Lelouch needs to prevail showing that his goals are just as important as her own.
Top C.C. Quotes: Number 14
C.C. asking Lelouch to say her name in the cave at Narita. Code Geass R1 Stage 11
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The Quote:
“Well then can you show your appreciation? Say it again like you did before. Just this once with tenderness like you treasure it in your heart”C.C. Stage 11
When this happens: This occurs in Stage 11 in a cave. Lelouch brought C.C. there to take care of her injuries. While doing this he heard C.C.’s say her name while she was sleeping. Lelouch thanked her for saving him. This leads up to this request.
Why I like this Quote: Because this is the first time that C.C. really shows some emotion. We get a sense of her deeper feelings. She’s struggling with her identity as a human and an immortal witch. Lelouch brings her humanity back into her life by using her real name. So, C.C. really appreciated this and asked him to say it again.
The Quote:
“Well then can you show your appreciation? Say it again like you did before.
Just this once with tenderness like you treasure it in your heart”
C.C. Stage 11
When this happens: This occurs in Stage 11 in a cave. Lelouch brought C.C. there to take care of her injuries. While doing this he heard C.C.’s say her name while she was sleeping. Lelouch thanked her for saving him. This leads up to this request.
Why I like this Quote: Because this is the first time that C.C. really shows some emotion. We get a sense of her deeper feelings. She’s struggling with her identity as a human and an immortal witch.
Lelouch brings her humanity back into her life by using her real name. So, C.C. really appreciated this and asked him to say it again.
Top C.C. Quotes: Number 13
C.C. comforting Lelouch after the massacre at the SAZ. Code Geass R1 Stage 23
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The Quote:
“We have our contract. I promise to stay with you to the very end. “
C.C. Stage 23
When this happens: After Lelouch retreats to a private room from announcing the United States of Japan, Nunnally calls him. Nunnally wanted to know if she could see Euphy again. Lelouch breaks down because it hit him that Euphy is really gone. He sits down and is clearly upset.
Why I like this Quote: C.C. hugs Lelouch as she says this. She comforts Lelouch and assures him that she will be with him until the end. It’s one of the first signs in the series that C.C. might have started to develop feelings for him. In general, this is one of the most emotional scenes in the series and C.C.’s quote is one of the reasons why.
The Quote:
“We have our contract. I promise to stay with you to the very end. “
C.C. Stage 23
When this happens: After Lelouch retreats to a private room from announcing the United States of Japan, Nunnally calls him. Nunnally wanted to know if she could see Euphy again. Lelouch breaks down because it hit him that Euphy is really gone. He sits down and is clearly upset.
Why I like this Quote: C.C. hugs Lelouch as she says this. She comforts Lelouch and assures him that she will be with him until the end. It’s one of the first signs in the series that C.C. might have started to develop feelings for him. In general, this is one of the most emotional scenes in the series and C.C.’s quote is one of the reasons why.
Top C.C. Quotes: Number 12
Kallen fighing with C.C. Code Geass R2 Turn 24
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The Quote:
“I have been here before ready to quit. Desperate hoping against hope for the tiniest speck of light. Even so, I never let myself give in. I clung to the idea that somehow I would find a way to bring you back. And now here you are, just not the you I wanted. Where’s your ego, your arrogance? Where’s the Lelouch who doesn’t know the meaning of giving up? I am sorry, I didn’t, I shouldn’t have said that. If you want to quit…quit “
C.C. Lelouch of the Re;surrection
When this happens: When Lelouch is backed against wall when Shamna’s Geass ruins his plans, he initially gives up. Then C.C. gives him this pep talk to get him to fight back.
Why I like this Quote: Throughout Lelouch of the Re;surrection Lelouch seems off in the film and I think that’s what C.C. meant by not the you that I wanted. So, she needed to wake him up for a second time. This quote reminds the audience why we love Lelouch’s character. And it emphasizes how hard C.C. worked to make this happen. I love the message that she never gave up to bring him back and he shouldn’t give up now.
The Quote:
“I have been here before ready to quit. Desperate hoping against hope for the tiniest speck of light.
Even so, I never let myself give in. I clung to the idea that somehow I would find a way to bring you back.
And now here you are, just not the you I wanted.
Where’s your ego, your arrogance?
Where’s the Lelouch who doesn’t know the meaning of giving up?
I am sorry, I didn’t, I shouldn’t have said that. If you want to quit…quit “
C.C. Lelouch of the Re;surrection
When this happens: When Lelouch is backed against wall when Shamna’s Geass ruins his plans, he initially gives up. Then C.C. gives him this pep talk to get him to fight back.
Why I like this Quote: Throughout Lelouch of the Re;surrection Lelouch seems off in the film and I think that’s what C.C. meant by not the you that I wanted. So, she needed to wake him up for a second time.
This quote reminds the audience why we love Lelouch’s character. And it emphasizes how hard C.C. worked to make this happen. I love the message that she never gave up to bring him back and he shouldn’t give up now.
Top C.C. Quotes: Number 11
C.C. explaining her new outlook on life during her battle against Kallen. Code Geass R2 Turn 24
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The Quote:
“I made reason to fight, a promise. But I believe that the time has finally arrived for me to stop accumulating experiences and start living.”
C.C. Turn 24
When this happens: During her fight against Kallen in the Lancelot Frontier.
Why I like this Quote: This quote demonstrates how C.C. changed as a result of Lelouch entering her life. Before C.C. never considered her existence as actually living since she can’t die. It was only due to Lelouch that she realized that’s just wordplay and you should be happy and live.
C.C. wanted to fulfill her promise to Lelouch. And through that, she decided to start living and stop accumulating experiences. It’s of the strongest scenes of character growth for C.C.
The Quote:
“I made reason to fight, a promise. But I believe that the time has finally arrived for me to stop accumulating experiences and start living.”
C.C. Turn 24
When this happens: During her fight against Kallen in the Lancelot Frontier.
Why I like this Quote: This quote demonstrates how C.C. changed as a result of Lelouch entering her life. Before C.C. never considered her existence as actually living since she can’t die. It was only due to Lelouch that she realized that’s just wordplay and you should be happy and live.
C.C. wanted to fulfill her promise to Lelouch. And through that, she decided to start living and stop accumulating experiences. It’s of the strongest scenes of character growth for C.C.
Top C.C. Quotes: Number 10
