 After the second battle of Tokyo in the Second Black Rebellion, a Britannian envoy carrying Schneizel el Britannia lands on the Black Knights' flagship, the "Ikaruga".In a meeting with a majority of the Black Knights' core members, Schneizel reveals Zero's true identity and Geass as well as insinuating that Lelouch has used his Geass to make them nothing more than his pawns.This, along with Villetta and Ohgi's testimony further drives a wedge among the Black Knights.