The Relationship Between Geas, the Sword of Akasha

[Hebe Ano Vasilikis]

The Relationship Between Geass, the Sword of Akasha, and More

A discussion on the workings of Geass and all the supernatural related phenomena in the show. I felt it may be useful in the threads.

- Tris Edit: Your link was broke'd. I fix'd it

[anderson]

It is actually quite useful. Especially for me and all Immortals I'd like not to mention their names. It'll help out a notch, so you have my thanks, Hebs.

[bradums]

A couple notes to improve on what was discussed in that list:

1. Geass are usually oriented through a person's psyche; similar to telepathy. For example, Lelouch's Geass alters the target's mind to be entirely subjective to whatever is commanded, Rolo's basically freezes the target's perception (making it identical to "stopping time"), and Charles' alters a target's long and short term memory capacity and instills false memories he thinks up for them.

2. The Sword of Akasha was constructed similarly to the Thought Elevators, establishing a link to the "lifestream" of the planet, basically. The only difference is while the Thought Elevators would allow a connection to the World of C - or otherworld - the Sword was meant to combine the two worlds and force all life into a single existence, "eradicating all lies" in Charles' mind.

3. They don't discuss it in that topic, but going along with the Geass discussion: Geass is a contract, granting a person a unique power derived from their greatest desire in exchange for what the one granting the Geass desires most - i.e. C.C. wanted to die, but could only be killed at the hands of one whom she gave a Geass to - so she grants Lelouch his Geass. I know Charles wanted a world without lies, so he was given the ability to "create new truths"; Lelouch wanted the power to control his fate, so he was given the "power of kings" to command others to do exactly as he wanted; while Mao wanted to "understand humanity", being given the power to read people's minds. I don't know how Rolo got his power to stop time, though. They never delved into that backstory