Z-01/A Lancelot Air Cavalry

Model number: Z-01/A
Code name: Lancelot Air Cavalry
Unit type: prototype seventh generation knightmare frame
Manufacturer: Holy Britannia Empire
Operator: Holy Britannia Empire
First deployment: a.t.b. 2017
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height 4.49 meters
Weight: combat weight 7820 kg
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: energy filler, replaceable electrical cartridge, uses Yggdrasil drive superconductor transfer system, power output rating unknown
Equipment and design features: 2 x factsphere open sensor camera, mounted in chest, range unknown; landspinner high-mobility propulsion system, mounted in legs; 2 x mountain road board, mounted on feet; Float system backpack, allows atmospheric flight
Fixed armaments: 4 x slash harken, mounted 1 on each hip and 1 in each forearm; 2 x "Blaze Luminous" MSV particle shield, mounted on forearms; 2 x MVS (maser vibration sword), stored in scabbards on backpack, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: VARIS (variable ammunition repulsion impact spitfire) particle rifle, mounted on rear armor

The Z-01 Lancelot, brainchild of Special Technical Envoy head engineer Lloyd Asplund, goes from mothballed prototype to linchpin of the Britannian military in short order thanks in no small part to its skilled pilot, Suzaku Kururugi. In order to increase the Lancelot's combat effectiveness, Lloyd designs a special Float Unit, modeled on the same system employed by the aerial battleship Avalon. The Float system uses a Higgs Field Neutralizer, which counteracts the force of gravity and allows the Lancelot to fly and hover. Despite the tactical advantage flight affords, the Float Unit must be used sparingly, as it drains energy quickly and can leave the Lancelot out of power if not managed effectively. The Lancelot Air Cavalry, as the modified unit is dubbed, is first deployed to thwart the Chinese Federation's attempted takeover of Kyushu and later participates in the battle against the Black Rebellion in the Tokyo Settlement. One year after the Black Rebellion, Suzaku is promoted to the Empire's elite Knights of the Round and participates in Britannia's war with the E.U., where he earns the nickname "White Reaper." Following Suzaku's transfer back to Area 11, Lloyd upgrades the Lancelot once more, into the Z-01/D Lancelot Conquista.

Pilot: Suzaku Kururugi
Appearances: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion; Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (game); Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Original mechanical designer: Akira Yasuda

Activation key
Arm
Cockpit
Cockpit hatch
Factsphere
Float system
Hand
Head
Landspinner
Leg (without landspinner)
MSV particle shield
MVS (Maser Vibration Sword)
Slash harken
VARIS (variable ammunition repulsion impact spitfire)