Sakuya Sumeragi

Sakuya is a graceful and striking girl, with long black hair and beautiful red-violet eyes.

She often wears a crown shaped like the sun and traditional Japanese noble clothes, showing her high status.

Her style and beauty are compared to Kallen Kozuki, making her known as a very attractive girl.

When she disguises herself as Rozé, she hides her long hair under a short wig, compresses her chest, and uses a collar to change her eye color and voice, making her look and sound like a boy.

Sakuya looks perfectly elegant and ladylike, but she’s very active, bold, and sometimes mischievous.

As a princess, she can act calm and composed, but is usually lively, brave, and not afraid of danger.

She truly cares for her friends, willing to risk her own life to save them, and says, “What’s wrong with saving my friends?”

Sakuya sometimes has trouble relaxing, since her secret identity and Geass powers keep her under constant stress.

People close to her say she can be difficult to wake up and a bit messy when she sleeps.

She can be gentle and kind but shows a cold side to enemies, especially those who hurt her family or betrayed her, and to Ash, who might have killed her father.

Sakuya is half Japanese and half Britannian, and both her parents come from noble families.

Her mother, Sherry me Britannia, was once rumored to be Britannia’s First Princess, making Sakuya the granddaughter of Charles zi Britannia and niece to Lelouch and his siblings.

When she was 12, Neo Britannia invaded Hokkaido.

She and her friend Sakura tried to escape, but Sakura was captured as her stand-in, while Sakuya got away.

She felt helpless and full of regret but then gained Geass from L.L., setting her on her path as a resistance fighter.

By the age of 16 (in Kouwa Year 7), Sakuya is considered a dangerous target by Neo Britannia, who keeps her under tight control—though this is her double, not the real Sakuya.

Date of Birth

April 1, 2008 or 2009 (based on game info and Kouwa Era timeline).

Age: 16 in Kouwa Year 7.

Sakuya is a Geass user and holds the “Power of Absolute Obedience,” just like Lelouch.

Her Geass is activated through her voice, and she has to speak directly in her true voice for it to work.

The command goes from her words straight into the target’s mind through hearing.

When using Geass, a glowing code appears on her neck instead of her eyes.

This is tricky, because she must reveal her true self to use her power, risking her disguise.

If she needs to control someone in a crowd, she has to use their name first to make sure only they obey her.

People who know about Geass can use headphones or block their ears to avoid her commands.

Commands don’t last forever; sometimes she has to remind or update the orders.

Memories while under Geass become hazy but can be restored with a Geass canceller.

Sakuya has a close group of allies who know her secret:

Natalia Luxembourg, her friend and supporter,

Kensei Kuroto, her late father’s loyal guard,

The Black Knights’ senior leadership who support her from outside Hokkaido.

She has a deep connection with Sakura, her childhood friend and double, and puts everything on the line to rescue her.

Her relationship with Ash is complicated: she commands him with Geass, making him believe Rozé is his own precious “younger brother,” but she still wonders if Ash killed her father and plans to settle things with him after saving Sakura.

As “Raspberry”

When Sakuya helps out at the café “Shumari” as a maid named Raspberry (just changing her hairstyle to twin tails), she risks her cover.

Ash sees her in this form and instantly develops a crush, acting much more talkative than he ever did with Rozé, which confuses Sakuya.

This makes her emotional situation even more tangled, as Ash continues to search for Raspberry during his free time, seeking her attention.

• "Sakuya Sumeragi commands it...!"
• "Treasure me as the most important person and protect me."
• "To save the Japanese people, cooperate with me (Rozé)."

Shadow and Double

When Neo Britannia invades Hokkaido, Sakuya and Sakura, her childhood friend and double, try to escape.

A nightmare machine attack separates them, and Sakura is captured in Sakuya’s place.

Sakuya, surviving but wracked with guilt, receives her Geass from L.L.

She spends time away from Hokkaido but returns during the Black Knights’ liberation mission.

Becoming Rozé

During a fight, Ash almost attacks Sakuya (in disguise), not knowing her true identity.

Reacting quickly, she uses Geass to command him: “Treasure me as your most important person, and protect me.”

Inside Ash’s mind, Sakuya becomes his precious “younger brother”—Rozé.

To maintain the Geass and hide her real identity, Sakuya dresses and acts like a boy, working as a mercenary with Ash.

Mission and Conflicts

Her main goals are to recapture Hokkaido, rescue Sakura, and avenge her father.

Sakuya doesn't forgive Ash (the main suspect in her father's death), but also wants to know the truth, especially since Ash isn't very talkative.

She is strict about keeping her Geass secret, following L.L.'s warning that it could distance her from those she cares about.

Hiding in Plain Sight

While out of disguise, Sakuya’s beauty stands out, and Natalie describes her as a “troublemaking cat.”

Whenever her disguise slips, she faces big risks, especially when Ash shows interest in her maid persona “Raspberry.”

Her command over Ash makes her struggle with mixed feelings—she plans to use him, then kill him, but his honest affection starts to soften her anger.

Using Geass in Battles

During fights, Ash distracts enemy Knightmare Frames while Sakuya sneaks into enemy bases.

There, she uses Geass to take control of enemy soldiers by whispering commands, often turning the tide of battle.

Her ability can be blocked by people ready for it, like those with headphones.

Memories of being under Geass are foggy but return if the spell is cancelled.

Final Fate

A few months after defeating Noland von Lüneberg, Sakuya resurfaces as the Emperor of the newly independent Hokkaido Block, renamed “Sakuya Sumeragi me Britannia.”

She claims independence for Hokkaido and uses her Britannian name, with unclear motives—possibly connected to anti-Britannian feelings or Ash’s fate.

Feeling responsible for twisting so many fates, she decides to seal her own Geass, commanding herself never to use her voice for Geass again.

• Sakuya Sumeragi and Rozé are voiced by two different actors, who worked together to build the character’s unique personality.
• Her character draws parallels to Kaguya Sumeragi, but Sakuya comes from the branch family, not the main royal family.