

I watched Code Geass, and now I want to know: How did Geass come into
existence? Who or what created Geass?


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How did Geass come into existence?


Answering your question to the letter,

> a Geass is created when a code user makes a contract with a human.

The type of Geass and its specific powers are dependent on the Code user, the
new Geass user's personality and other specifics that are not discussed in the
canon material.

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But I feel like your question is not about how Geass powers comes into being,
and more in the lines of how the superpowers of the characters (Geass and
Code) come into being.

The backstory of the Code users is not revealed in depth. The further back we
are shown is the life of C.C. while still mortal when she receives the Geass
from the catholic nun.

(screenshot of C.C. and the nun)

While the epoch is not revealed, it is supposed to be in the High Middle Ages,
circa XIV century (before the Age of Discovery) if I had to **guess** ( _and
yes, this paragraph is pure guessing_ ).

The reason I am assuming that [C.C.
backstory](http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/C.C.) happens before the Age of
Discovery is that she was already immortal for quite some time and was with
George Washington and Benjamin Franklin during the American revolution
(1700'), as shown in a special feature in the DVD release. Remember that in
the [world of Code Geass](http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/World_History), Ben
was granted nobility, betrayed Washington, and America was never independent
form Britannia.

Since the nun was already immortal and already willing to give up immortality
and die, the same state of mind C.C. is when she meets Lelouch, we can assume
the nun is at least half a millennia old (around the same "oldness" as C.C.
when the series launch).

So the codes should be around for at least a millennia. There is no info as to
who the people with code sigils in their foreheads are, or how old the Geass
order is. But one can assume that for as long as codes were around, Geass
users are too.

(screenshot of the code people)

You could dig the origin of the term Geass (geis) on the internet
([Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geis)), but word of god never
discussed this far back in the fictional world.

The timeline of the fictional world is here: [world of Code
Geass](http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/World_History), but it does not go into
the powers, only historical facts. Whether Geass was used or not in these
events (like geassing Ben Franklin into betraying George Washington), it is
not discussed.


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That was not explained in the anime, but it was kind of explained in the OVA.

When people crave for power to change the reality, one day they are starting
to have that power. It is granted by collective consciousness (in OVA), or how
we call it in the real world: Prima Materia or Chaos. It originated around
that time when first abstract intelligence evolved (so long LONG time ago,
before written history).

I think that my answer is quite accurate, even if it is not based solely on
the _Code Geass_. Note, that Geass comes from Geis, which comes from
Arianrhod, which is not in anime anymore, but in Celtic religion. Still, Chaos
or Prima Materia was first described in writings (hieroglyph "kh") by ancient
Egyptians long, long time ago.


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My guess is that Geass was an isolated high order of beings that existed
before human civilization became a norm. I came to this conclusion from seeing
Charles activate the Ragnarök Connection from all of the world’s ruins. Using
humanity’s beginnings to bring about its ultimate destruction and rebirth.


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