The Battle of Narita was the first major battle for the newly formed Black Knights. The Black Knights have gained popular support amongst the Japanese population with more members joining in ranks. Though Lelouch reorganizes the Black Knights to form a structured hierarchy and chain of command, the Black Knights rely heavily on his masterful strategies, unable to act effectively when he has not given them specific orders. The Japanese Liberation Front Hotel Incident was the public debut of the Black Knights where Zero introduces the Black Knights to the world as an organization that protects those without power from those who have it. During the Saitama Ghetto Ambush, after getting a taste of what the Britannian Military could really do thanks to his battle with Cornelia, Lelouch decided to form the Black Knights to even the playing field, as a force that could stand up to Britannia.

After the death of Clovis, Cornelia li Britannia and Euphemia li Britannia became, respectively, the new Viceroy and Sub-Viceroy of Japan. The origins of the Black Knights traces back to the Shinjuku Ghetto with Lelouch vi Britannia as the progenitor during the Skirmish in Shinjuku Ghetto where Lelouch coordinates the Shinjuku resistance group consisting of Kallen Kozuki, Kaname Ohgi, Inoue, Yoshitaka Minami, Kento Sugiyama, Shinichirō Tamaki, and Yoshida, in engaging the Britannian military with the result of the death of Clovis la Britannia.

2.2 Organizational Structure circa 2018 a.t.b.

Code geass the black knights