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Britannian loyalists
All hail Britannia!
— Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion • 2006
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It works like "Heil" and "God save the King" in one: a loyalty oath, a battle cry and a grace before dinner, all in three words. The empire's whole identity is in it, and so is Lelouch's story, since the hero who spends the series dismantling Britannia was born into it. Fans use it as a joke salute and as the reply to anything imperial in tone.
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In context
Spoilers for Code Geass: Lelouch of the RebellionShow the scene
"All hail Britannia" is the salute and national watchword of the Holy Britannian Empire in Code Geass (Sunrise, 2006). It doubles as the title of the empire's anthem, played at the funeral of the Third Prince Clovis, and it closes the Emperor's speech announcing that the empire will go on fighting, competing and dominating. Britannian soldiers shout it as a battle cry, as when the loyalist knights charge Jeremiah with their lances. Jeremiah Gottwald himself blurts it twice in the Kamine Island episode ("Attack Cornelia" on Wikiquote) when he runs into Zero. A Lelouch scene in which he says it was not found in the sources I fetched.
Sources (2)
- Code Geass, WikiquoteQuotes from the episode sections (Emperor's speech; Jeremiah and the Loyalists; Kamine Island)Reference checked
- Code Geass Wiki, Holy Britannian EmpireInfobox; Anthem; ReligionReference checked
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