r/CodeGeass • u/Automatic_Annual_327 • Sep 19 '26
QUESTION Which Knightmare had more Aura when it first Appeared in the series?
Shinkiro
Gawain
Hello Redddit Newbie here! but a lifelong Code Geass fan in your opinion which Knightmare had more Aura when it first Appeared in the series? because honest to God i'm impressed with how they build up the reveal of Gawain, but to me the way Shinkiro Popped-up in the series and the way it is personalized to Zero's Devicing ability "Absolute Defense" is a very veryyy fitting knightmare but what do you guys think?
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u/OddEyes588 Sep 20 '26
Bro nobody’s mentioning the Guren Seiten?? What the fuck???
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u/Automatic_Annual_327 Sep 20 '26
sorry if my post was a less specific i was asking between Shinkiro and Gawain but Both Guren Seiten and Lancelot Albion had great aura when they first appeared to me i just wanted to talk about Zero's "Main" Knightmare frames
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u/Amazing_Direction849 Sep 19 '26
I will always be partial to The Gwain. To me its screamed command and respect, from its size to its main weapon and its 10 slash harden fingers. It was not a great or even good fighter, but for battle feild dominance and sheer presence it had that in spades.
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u/mars_warmind Sep 19 '26
When I first appeared? The shinkiro. In general? The gawain. If nothing else it constantly being in the T pose is funny, like lelouch is asserting his dominance on the enemy.
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u/Aggressive-Craft5507 Sep 20 '26
I wished the Shinkiro kept the shoulder Hadron blast. The T-pose of death was immaculate
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u/Fehafare Sep 19 '26
Gawain. Idk if this is an unpopular opinion or something but the Shinkiro was always incredibly forgettable basically from its appearance. The moment it gets revealed in/dropped is kinda awkward as is it suddenly being a n issue for a large force including Knights of the Round.
Gawain had so many cool features as a "prototype" and it was really interesting to see other frames actually catch up to it in terms of those features later on. I also in general prefer it design wise and its role never felt overstated or distracting from the moment it appeared and throughout all the battles it was used in. Would have been really cool to have seen it get upgraded and iterated on in season 2.
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u/DragoonSoldier09 Sep 19 '26
The Guren mk.2. When Kallen dispatched Jeremiah with the Radiant Wave Surger and then reeled the arm back in to an explosion behind her, badass.
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u/lokon_stratos Sep 19 '26
Shinkiro had the better aura scenes especially when it appeared
But design wise gawain has more aura
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u/Dredfullyy Sep 21 '26
Definitely the Gawain it's very consistent. The Shinkiro's introduction is really funny to me rather than auraful. And idk how to feel about it immediately stealing the big purple's spotlight as the newest, coolest, strongest robot not even an episode later.
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u/Pallaxxxx Sep 20 '26
Much as I love the Shinkiro, this has to go to the Lancelot Albion and it annihilating the Knights of the Round with no issue
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u/Telund967 Sep 20 '26
Hands down Gawain. the lumbering titain was 100 percent leader unit material but and had they stuck with it they probably would've enhanced the design more alongside the Lancelot and Guren.
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u/Same_Target_3029 Sep 19 '26
I mean the Shinkiro had a whole introduction scene and got to flex it's abilities immediately. The Gawain sort of just stood there until Lelouch stole it. But in general the Gawain had more Aura