Refrain: Code Geass - The Power of Kings

Geass symbol carved on wall

Geass symbol in eye

	Ability: Absolute Obedience Given by: C.C.

Lelouch received his Geass from CC. The ability to give a command with complete obedience. Some requirements of the Geass is to have eye contact with the person having Geass cast on them. His Geass has the properties of light and the eye contact can be met through reflections. A drawback to his Geass is that it will only work on a given person once, after that they become immune to the power. Lelouch eventually loses control of his Geass and needs the aid of special contacts to contain his power.

	Ability: Time Warp Given by: V.V.

Rolo was raised through the Geass order and received his powers from VV. His Geass gave him the ability to halt any person’s, within the effect range, sense of time. He was trained to be the perfect assassin because of this particular Geass. The drawback to his Geass is that it causes a heart attack to himself every time he uses it. This will lead to great consequences as the story plays out.

	Ability: Mind Reading Given by: C.C.

Mao received his Geass from CC when he was a young child. Mao’s Geass gave him the ability to read the thoughts of people within its range, 500 meters. If Mao focuses he is able to read the deepest thoughts of anyone. Mao loses control of his Geass is unable to stop himself from reading the mind of everyone around him. This inability to stay out of peoples mind causes him to have an obsession/lust for CC who is immune to all Geass abilities.

	Ability: Infatuated Love Given by: Unknown (later revealed to be a nun)

CC was an orphaned child when she is taken in by an un-named name who gives her the Geass. CC’s Geass ability is to receive the love of anyone she wants. CC’s Geass gives her exactly what she wanted, to be loved. CC is eventually upset with her Geass being unable to discern real love from the “fake” love caused by her Geass.

	Ability: Travel across hearts Given by: C.C.

Marianne was given her Geass ability from CC. She was given the ability to store her soul in the heart of a different person. It seems that her ability was only active once she died, she was able to send in her soul into the heart of Anya. Once inside the heart of a person Marianne is able to manifest herself and control the person that she is inside.

	Ability: Memory Manipulation Given by: V.V.

Charles received his Geass from VV when he was younger during a time of great despair among Britannia. His pact was to make a world where there was no lies. Charles Geass gave him the ability to rewrite the memories of any person who made eye contact with him (similar to Lelouch). Charles was the first person in the series who attained the required Geass level to take the Code away from his accomplice, VV.

	Ability: Future Prediction Given by: Unknown (possibly V.V.)

Bismarck Waldsteins keeps one of his eyes curiously closed throughout most of the series, until towards the end where he reveals that he has a Geass of predicting the future. He uses it when fighting Suzaku as the Knight of Zero, in order to find out who is the strongest knight. He mentions that he has not used it since he fought Marianne.

	Ability: Geass Cancellor Given by: V.V.

Jeremiah was nearly killed in battle before taken in as an experiment led by Bartley and Schniezel. What Jeremiah has is not a true Geass but a Geass canceller. He has the ability to erase all the effects that having a Geass being cast on a person does. He is also virtually immune to Geass as well because he is immediately able to remove its effects.