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Akito Hyuga is the titular main protagonist of Code Geass: Akito the Exiled and a minor character of its sequel Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture. He is a former Eleven (Japanese person) who is now fighting for the Europia United in their fight against Britannia as a Knightmare pilot.
He is the half-brother of Shin Hyuga Shaing, the current leader of the Knights of St. Micheal. He is part of a unit called the W-0, a group of young exiles from Area 11 (Formerly Japan). He is also known to his enemies as "Hannibal's Ghost."
He is voiced by Miyu Irino in the Japanese version of the OVA, and by Micah Solusod in the English version of the OVA.
Appearance
Akito is a lean and strong young man with blue eyes, fair skin and long spiky blue hair. For most of the episodes he wears the back of his hair in a long pony tail that goes down to his waist. Later in the series, he cuts it off and gives it to Leila. He is mostly seen in an EU army uniform, but he is also seen in a piloting suit and gypsy clothes.
Personality
Akito Hyuga at first comes across as edgy and even mentally unstable, as he enjoys battles intensely. In normal situations, he has a lack of emotion and doesn't show it or express them in anyway. When he is under the effects of Geass, he becomes much more bloodthirsty and is willing to brutally kill his enemies such as when he uses his Knightmare Frame to target the cockpits of his enemies' Knightmare Frames in the battlefield. He claims that he "died before " and claims to see the spirit of his fallen comrades. This seems to show his mental instability. It would seem that he possess a strong hatred towards his half-brother, Shin Hyuga Shing for reasons unknown, as seen when Akito met his brother again his calm demeanor was turned into rage. He claims that he would kill his brother the next time they would meet. Overall, he is jaded, edgy, and cynical with a bloodthirsty streak.
As the story progresses and he spends more time with his comrades, Akito slowly opens himself and his inner, more softer self rises to the surface. His conversation with Leila during their time with the gypsies reveal himself to be a deeply traumatized figure. He was emotionally and psychologically wounded by his brother murdering their whole family and trying to kill him. His sadism is the result of Shin's Geass not working properly and is not of his own choice, and as a result he is disgusted with himself and has developed some level of self-loathing.. This confession and Leila's comfort of him help him become better.
Spending more time with Leila, Ryo, Ayano and Yukiyah further helps him come out of his jadedness and becomes more kind and accepting of others. Even his hatred of Shin is greatly decreased, fighting him out of necessity rather than hatred. By the end of the story, Akito has become an openly caring and loving person who deeply appreciates his friends and comrades, a complete 180 from the person he was in the beginning.
Character History
Akito, along with his other Japanese comrades, participated in a military operation with a survival rate of 5% in order to allow the E.U. Army's 132nd Regiment to escape from Narva. Akito was shown fighting the Britannian Knightmares using the Alexander. During the battle there was a red outline circling his pupils, which indicates that he had been previously Geassed. He also managed to destroy all his opponents without any difficulty and, although the military operation came out as a success, Akito turned out to be the only survivor while the rest of his comrades all ended up dead.
Following these events, he joined the retreating troops of the 132nd Regiment and returned to the western part of Europe. Akito was promoted to Lieutenant and then assigned to escort his superior, Leila Malcal. During the failed attempt to kidnap General Gene Smilas by a Japanese terrorist group, he piloted a Gardmare against Ryo Sayama's Glasgow. However, his Knightmare Frame gets destroyed during the battle. He then engages in battle with a grenade launcher and was able to defeat Ryo by bringing his Knightmare Frame down single-handedly.
He is later shown digging a grave for his fallen comrades who had died in the previous military operation. Akito seems to be able to communicate to the spirits of his fallen comrades and also claims that he had died once before.
Ryo, Yukiya Naruse and Ayano Kosaka attempt to free themselves from being forcibly put in the Wyvern squad as they realized that being in the Wyvern squad is akin to suicide. Yuyika manages to enter Akito's room and tells him that he will die here as he is 'too dangerous to live'. Akito manages to convince Yuyika to drop his handmade bombs. At this point Lelia manages to bring back the other two into the Wyvern squad by voicing her intentions of joining then in the next battle.
He is later seen entering the cockpits of the Alexanders with the rest of the squad which are then attached to their Knightmares in an orbital transport.
In a flashback, Akito and the rest of the Wyvern squad receive their mission briefing concerning their next mission to use the orbital transport to enter behind enemy lines and help the Europia United army to push back the invading Britannian army. Lelia reveals that she will be joining the mission to act as the operator for a number of drones.
Using the orbital transport rocket the squad members circle the globe and is treated to a sight of the earth. The Knightmares separate from the rocket and land behind the Britannian military lines.
Upon landing Akito and Lelia are fired upon by the other members of the Wyvern squad only to be interrupted by shelling by the Britannian's ultra long range cannons. Akito come under fire from a Knightmare squad but manage to destroy the attackers.
The Wyvern squad and their drones come to the town of Slonim only to find that the town is empty. The drones survey the town but are ambushed by Knights of St. Michael's Ashra squad. Akito and the others were pressed hard by the Britannian knights.
Under influence of Geass, Akito went berserk, and he turned the tide against the knights. This feeling of increased blood lust effects the other members excluding Lelia and causes them to fight with increased capabilities. They managed to disable several St. Michael units. As they pressed hard, Akito duelled with head knight Ashley Ashra who is in a red Gloucester. After a brutal and extended fight, he manages to defeat Ashley Ashra and is about to kill him when one of Ashley's knights Joannes intervenes who took the blade for his commander.
However, at this point his brother Shin Hyuga Shaing arrives in his Knightmare Vercingtrorix and disabled Akito's Alexander. The influence of Geass stops working and Akito and other members see a memory of the past where Akito's brother tries to kill him with his Geass. During this time, the bloodlust backlash struck the Wyverns, and the St. Michael knights took advantage of it to disable the rest. Akito's brother astounded that Akito is still alive believes that Akito is still alive for his sake and orders him to take a blood oath with the knights of St Michael and offer up his life for his cause.
At this point the members of the Wyvern squad converge to Akito's location on foot. Akito tells them to leave. However, by this time Shin Hyuga Shing retreats from Sloim and tells Akito that he will be back for him.
Despite all odds the Wyvern squad manages to complete their mission and is allowed to return home as the E.U. reinforcements arrived.
In a brief conversation with Lelia, Akito tells her that it is because he and his brother share the same blood that his brother is trying to kill him. He declares that "I've already died once, I'm simply returning the favour."
Unfortunately, the Britannian forces counterattacked and retook the city of Sloim.
Two months later, Akito and the Wyvern squadron were trapped in Warsaw due to the HQ's lack of transports. The Wyverns outside camp tried to go around the town. However, the former Wyvern commander deleted their records out of spite and the group became trapped outside as they had no money or uniforms. During this time, Akito fell into a swindling trap by a group of elderly Romani women who demanded payment for hurting their leader. Seeing that they had no money and their plight, the women took them to their camp as "servants" to repay them. During this time Akito revealed to Leila that the reason he died before was that Shin used his Geass on him and ordered him to "Die", but instead he lived (it is mysteriously implied that he survived due to consuming a pill given to him by his mother, who appeared to be under the influence of Geass); he goes on to state that he should have stayed dead. Leila, greatly touched and worried, hugged Akito and expressed her gratitude that he survived because she would have lived to meet him. Comforted, the two returned to the Romani camp where they danced together to forget the painful past they suffer from. Akito also grew closer to the rest of the squad when he attempted to return Ayano's kotachi by Lelia's orders. Ayano however gave it back to him. He also expressed his dislike of fish surprising the rest of the Japanese who then proceeded to force him into eating it.
Akito and the Wyverns had returned to Paris when the E.U. was struck by Julius Kingsley Ark Fleet plan where it exploited the E.U.'s internal instabilities causing major rioting and violence in the cities.
The Wyverns figured out about the Britannian's plan and prepared to board the leading Ark Fleet ship and sink it. Akito however wanted to go alone, and this got him into a fist fight with Ryo Akito was finally convinced to let the other Wyverns help him.
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
Akito makes a brief appearance along with the other former members of Wyvern Squad. The group is seen discussing their ongoing tour of Japan while in the port of Kobe before it is attacked by unknown machines from the sea.
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