If you could have a geass...

[elly3981.livejournal.com]

Would you want one? What kind would you like and why? Would you be able to handle the side-effects? Those who paid attention to the anime knows that having a power such as the geass comes with a price. For me, the thought of having people obey my every whim, read other people's minds may seem appealing at first, but if I was really offered such a power, I'm not sure if I would want it because I might be tempted to abuse it or even worse, be driven insane by it. Any opinions?

Comments

[clovereyes.livejournal.com]

I don't think I could resist taking it. In some weird way, humans are selfish by nature--we can't help it, it's just how we survive. I believe Geass would be like some form of drug at first. Makes you feel wonderful, in control to the point where you almost can't imagine life without it.
But I think for myself, it would probably make me go insane from it. I don't see how it wouldn't effect ones mind.
Even if you only used it for "good" that's still a lot of power and in some ways it could probably make one into a bit of a narcissist--being able to choose one is "good" or "bad" and all of that.
So regardless of knowing this and thinking it over and over again in my head and knowing that the end would probably make me go insane and even ruin relationships and even my own life as I know it at this point in time.....I'd except Geass in a heart beat. Unfortunately, the human desire to know and experience can't keep me from wanting to obtain such a power.
That is. If it were offered to me.

[mikannoshiru.livejournal.com]

I agree so much with clovereyes haha, especially in her first and last statements.

That being said, had it been offered to me, I would enjoy Rolo's geass a lot. I guess it'd just bring me much more advantage in the moments of "right now", and reuseable, versus Charles' geass, I'd just mess things up and regret it, in most likely cases for me..

And Lelouch's? I'd be too paranoid, think that everyone would have a need for the geass to be cast upon them later, versus now... and never use it at a supposed "right time" for me XD.. I'm not as good at making decisions or anyything, ne..

But of course, if we got a geass, we wouldn't have a choice of what type we wanted, etc... ?

I'd hate to be blessed with Mao's, once it spawns out of control

[rend-dx.livejournal.com]

I agree with you, especially about Lelouch's Geass. Personally, I think I'd be too indecisive to use it since I would always think that there may possibly be a better time.

[x-reggg.livejournal.com]

i want a geass that lets me remember everything i see :(

[braver.livejournal.com]

Oooh, same here. Maybe then I can learn to stop misplacing my ipod nano...

[x-reggg.livejournal.com]

and exam revision would be useless :DD

[microrave.livejournal.com]

I couldn't possibly resist taking a Geass myself. I think I would want one that freezes time or slows it (without uh, like, stopping your heart. xDD) if only for my own leisure, because I have no real ambitious goal involving fighting. That might get boring after a while, though, so maybe a laser Geass like Lelouch's. step two I go crazy and kill a crapload of people in mecca

Or I might not want one at all. I don't know. To be honest I'm content to just sleep and read manga all day. ;_;

[snowdevil-crow.livejournal.com]

I think I'd take it, especially if I was told I'd be able to be immortal eventually. Yeah, I know, this anime was all about how being immortal would really suck, but.

As for the Geass itself... I dunno what it is. Maybe something similar to Lelouch's, because I like having control, too... >_>

Or maybe something that just makes people want to agree with one another and not want to fight...? *shrug*

[theredqueen66.livejournal.com]

C.C.'s is tempting, making everyone love you. True, you probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the ones that could possibly be genuine, but ever since I heard her say that she had to give back presents, I've really wanted it. Or maybe I just really like christmas...

[jenny-1260.livejournal.com]

If I had a geass, it would probably never take the form of absolute obedience like Lelouch's. I don't know, but it's just something I don't desire that much compared to Lelouch.

Mine might take the form of C.C.'s desire to be loved, or maybe a desire to be able to go back in time to 'redo' or 'remake' decisions (although I realize that would sort of destroy the whole purpose of living/growing-up-from-your-mistakes, yes, but that's what I would deeply feel anyway after periods of lots of procrastination...).

I believe it would be hard for anyone to resist geass, if theoretically, it gives them the power to grant their deepest desires... Even if other things get destroyed by the geass, those things are not as important to the Geass user than that deepest desire... But it would depend on the strength of that desire vs their value for other things.

[raynebitch88.livejournal.com]

What pisses me off about Code Geass is how many loopholes there are in Lelouch's geass in particular. Like, I know plenty about loopholes, being a Java programmer, so I can't stand that he gets away without punishment for so many things. For example, when he quickly says "die" to people. He doesn't say when, where, how, if it's just them that dies, if it's suicide, homicide, or natural, etc. Everyone's going to die eventually, so the major loophole there could basically negate the geass, making the person live their normal life until, eventually, they do indeed die as Lelouch told them to.

Anyway, I'd want my geass to instantly show me others' weaknesses. Any type, I mean. Their weaknesses physically, mentally, romantically, and emotionally. The drawback would probably eventually be the fact that I would feel paranoia of my own weaknesses, maybe alienation, and not knowing how to gauge the weaknesses. Also, I'd want it to trigger at my whim, having to have the person in site, but no eye contact and no lack of control over when or how often I'd sense it.