Betrayed his own country and people: Yes, yes he did. And that decision constantly plagues him and feels him with self-hatred. It’s pretty obvious how much it hurts when people call him a traitor. Also, Suzaku did have very honorable intentions when he betrayed Japan, even if the actions themselves were not the best idea. Let’s see, he killed his father because Genbu Kururugi refused to surrender to Britannia, resulting in many Japanese deaths. Although this was a really bad idea, let’s consider that Suzaku was 10 and therefore prone to really bad decisions and that Suzaku honestly believed that it would help the Japanese people. And it’s apparent that Suzaku is severely traumatized by the experience. So how else did he betray Japan? He became an Honorary Britannian, which is seen as giving up the Japanese pride and becoming a slave to Britannia. But unlike most most Honorary Britannians, Suzaku didn’t do it for his own benefit. He wanted to change the Britannian system from within in order to help the Japanese people, rather than fighting Britannia in order to gain Japan’s freedom. Suzaku suffered the scorn of both the Japanese and the Britannians because he wanted to help the Japanese people. You have to admit that that is extremely honorable. And consider that Suzaku, acting as a foil to Lelouch, cares about his home country. Lelouch just wants to burn Britannia to the ground, and is willing to bathe in blood in order to get there.
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