 After stealing the advanced model, the "Gawain", Lelouch co-pilots it with C.C., controlling the weapons and command functions while C.C.handles navigation and flight, until it was lost in the ocean, when trying to deal with Jeremiah.After the Black Knights are exiled from Japan, Lelouch pilots the "Shinkirō", which has the strongest defense of any Knightmare, but it requires an intellect of his level to perform the complex calculations needed for it to be effective.