, whose real name is , is the
title character and
protagonist of the
Sunrise anime series
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. In the series, Lelouch is a former prince from the superpower Britannia who is given the power of the "Geass" by a witch known as
CC. Using the Geass and his
genius-level intellect, Lelouch becomes the leader of the resistance movement known as The Black Knights under his
alter ego to destroy the Holy Britannian Empire, an imperial monarchy that has been conquering various countries under control from his father. His Japanese voice actor is
Jun Fukuyama, and his child self is voiced by
Sayaka Ohara. His English dub voice is provided by
Johnny Yong Bosch with
Michelle Ruff doing Lelouch's child voice.