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Suzaku was always Lelouch's enemy; they had the same goal, but different ways.

But when they met and killed Lelouch's father, he changed sides and became
Lelouch's Knight. Why did this happen? At that point, Lelouch had the Geass in
both eyes. Could he now manipulate people more often? Or did he just agree
with Lelouch's plan to cheat the whole world?


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Why did Suzaku change sides?


As far as we know, it's true that their ideals were fundamentally the same:

> [Britannian Empire is corrupt and not worth
> serving](http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Suzaku_Kururugi#Character_History)

To change the corruption of the Britannian Empire, each had his own way to do
it.

As for Suzaku, he didn't agree with Lelouch's way because he wants to change
and improve the Empire from within, to show that his father's death was not in
vain.  
This is because, as Suzaku claims, achieving results by wrong or illegal
methods is meaningless.

The reason Suzaku chose to join Lelouch is because after the incident with the
death of Euphemia, Suzaku's only motive to keep going basically was to protect
Nunnally as long as Lelouch will pay for what he did to him.


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Near the end of the series it is explained how Lelouch came up with the Zero
Requiem; that being, the idea of creating a focal point of the entire world's
hatred and then having that point be destroyed thus "Breaking the chains of
hatred" furthermore he would make this focal point himself. Thus, by giving
the entire world a single target, they would be united in their fight against
the tyrannical leader he became.

Through his death, he could facilitate a peace throughout the world. It is
this idea that led Suzaku to join Lelouch, this also coincides with the fact
that Lelouch would also be atoning for his sins through his death, one sin in
particular being the death of Euphemia li Britannia. This fact also
contributes to Suzaku joining Lelouch as he would gain both justice for
Euphemia as well as being able to bring about lasting peace.


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> TL;DR: He never changed sides.

**Suzaku's allegiance remained with the Britannia Empire the whole series**.
After the events in C world that culminated with the Emperor's death, Lelouch
became the new Emperor, and it was only logical that Suzaku would serve
Britannia's Emperor, Lelouch.

Both Lelouch and Suzaku had the same goal: to restore Britannia and end the
corruption. Suzaku wanted to do it by working WITHIN the system, Lelouch would
do it by the fastest means available. That is why they were at odds before the
Emperor's death. Once Lelouch became part of the system, that rivalry ended.

* * *

Also, Lelouch had already used Geass on Suzaku in the first season, by
ordering him

> To Live!

that was triggered anytime Suzaku was at a risk of death, most of the time
improving his combat edge.

Lelouch could use Geass more than once on an individual, **only if Orange-kun
used his Geass Canceler between uses**. Happened only once in the whole
series, with Shirley: he used it once to eraser her memory, then Orange-kun
wiped that effect, and later while she was dying on Lelouch hands, he
commanded her to live, but she was unable to carry that and died anyway.

Agreeing to the Zero Requiem plan suited Suzaku on several levels. He would

  * Serve his Emperor's (Lelouch's) orders, 
  * Avenge Euphemia (by killing Lelouch), 
  * Clear his slate with Karen (by being dead, or even if he was unmasked as Zero afterwards, she would still be ok, I guess), 
  * And stay in a position able to defend Nunnally forever.


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I think you guys are missing the point. By the end of episode 21, I believe
that Suzaku had forgiven Lelouch for what he had done. There are many reasons
why he did this.

Firstly, in episode 'Assassin from the Past', Shirley reveals that she has
forgiven Lelouch for something that he had done to her an urges Suzaku to do
the same. Also, by the end of the episode, Suzaku realises that both Euphemia
and Shirley knew who Zero really was, and yet they both kept his secret to the
very end, even though revealing his identity would have prevented both their
deaths. This leads Suzaku to realise that Zero may not be as bad as he
thought.

Furthermore, in 'One Million Miracles' while contemplating what to do, Suzaku
comments that both Euphemia and Nunnally wanted to forgive Zero for his sins.
Although it is not enough at the time, it does create doubts within Suzaku
which help lead to his changing sides.

Moreover, in 'A Taste of Humiliation', Suzaku confronts Lelouch about his past
sins. Lelouch, not caring about himself and wanting punishment to atone for
his sins, lies about everything he's asked about. Suzaku, having experienced
this already, realises that he's lying, and perhaps finally understands that
Lelouch didn't want to kill Euphemia or anyone else. This allows him to open
up to the prospect of forgiving Lelouch, though he doesn't at that particular
moment. This moment, in particular, was paramount in Suzaku's joining sides
with Lelouch.

Finally, after the main events of the 'The Ragnarök Connection', Suzaku, once
again, confronts Lelouch over Euphemia's death, but Lelouch challenges him and
says that nothing is unforgivable. (Since Lelouch never blamed Suzaku for
killing his father and that he was forgiven by those closest to him, Suzaku
found it in his heart to forgive Lelouch, too.) This, coupled with that fact
that Suzaku had realised that Lelouch was now fighting for all humanity, is
the final turning point in the friendship/enmity between Lelouch and Suzaku.

PS. For those with any doubts that Suzaku had forgiven Lelouch by the end of
the series need only be reminded that Suzaku was weeping when he killed
Lelouch.


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