Leila Malkal
Full Name	Leila Malkal
Age	17
Gender	Female
Hair Color	Light Yellow
Eye Color	Light Purple
Date of Birth	a.t.b. 2000
Nationality	Britannian
Allegiance
European Union W-0 Holy Britannian Empire (Formerly)
Additional Information
Title	Commander of W-0 Adjutant (Formerly)
Rank	Aristocrat Lieutenant Colonel Major (Formerly)
Occupation	Commander Adjutant (Formerly) Military Officer
Real World
First Appearance	The Wyvern Has Landed
Created by	CLAMP Takahiro Kimura
Voiced by	Maaya Sakamoto (Japanese)
Other Information
See Code Geass: Akito the Exiled

Leila Malkal (レイラ・マルカル, Reira Marukaru) has very long, blond hair and light purple eyes. Leila comes from a family of former Britannian aristocrats and she is a military officer in the E.U. Army. She works under Gene Smilas and is Akito Hyuga's superior and the Commander of the W-0 Unit comprised of Japanese teenagers who recklessly plunge into a battlefield where the survival rate is extremely low. They fight for their freedom, so that they can have a country that they can return to that feels like “home”. Thus begins their fight against the adult world.

Character OutlineEdit

Leila Malkal is the daughter of a Britannian noble family that disagreed with the dated system of rule in the empire, which made them defect to the E.U. as exiles. Born in Europe, Leila was adopted by the Malkal family after the deaths of her parents. She became a Major in the E.U. Army and originally served as an adjutant to Commander Anou in the W-0 Unit. Leila planned the military operation known as Operation Alpha with the objective of rescuing the surrounded 132nd Regiment in Narva. However, Leila confronted Anou over his last minute decision to use Japanese youngsters for suicide attacks and finally removed Anou from his command position. After the success of the operation, she was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel by General Smilas and given direct command of the W-0 Unit.

In the first episode, it was directly implied that she may have a Geass power during the sequence where she stood up to her commanding officer. The specifics of this ability currently remain unknown.

TriviaEdit

• "Leila" is a widely renowned Arabic and Hebrew female name stemming from Semitic roots meaning "night". Alternatively, it can mean "born at night" or "dark beauty".
• "Malkal" could refer to the Malkals, a major ethnic group residing in the Tikrai Valley in Pakistan. The name "Malkal" or "Malkaal" itself is derived from the fusion of two Arabic terms: "Malik" (A King/ One who rules) and "Aal" (family of), thus "Family of the King" or "Family of the one who rules". This makes sense given that Geass is considered "the Power of the Kings" and Leila possesses a Geass.

GalleryEdit

The preview hinting at Leila's "possible Geass"

A Young Leila with a green-haired, hooded figure.

Character Design of Leila Malkal

Leila's pilot suit concept

Different facial concepts of Leila

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