4. Nina Einstein
Role: Side character
Anime: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Episodes: 50 (2 seasons of 25 episodes each)
Stream available on: Crunchyroll
Nina is a student at the prestigious Ashford Academy and is somewhat shy and reserved. After she and many others are taken hostage during a terrorist attack and subsequently rescued by the British princess Euphemia, she begins to worship the princess. Her love quickly takes on delusional traits, and all her efforts at the academy aim to climb the academic ladder far enough to eventually work for Princess Euphemia.
What terrible thing has Nina done?
After Princess Euphemia dies in an accident, Nina loses her composure. Through the loss of her “goddess,” she gradually descends into madness. As the conflicts between the British and Japanese escalate, it is her genius that leads to the creation of the atomic bomb in the Code Geass universe. A weapon she hastily installs on her university mech to blow up the leader and supposed murderer of Euphemia along with herself at the next attack by the Japanese rebels.
Although Nina is stopped, her twisted love creates one of the biggest threats in the entire history of Code Geass.
