Asuka Shikinami Langley

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Asuka Shikinami Langley
Asuka Shikinami Langley
式波・アスカ・ラングレー
Rank / Title Captain; Second Girl
Affiliation(s) Nerv
Seiyū Yuko Miyamura
Voice Actor English: Tiffany Grant

Asuka Shikinami Langley (式波・アスカ・ラングレー) debuts in Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance as designated pilot of Evangelion Unit-02 and Captain of the European air forces. She is based on Asuka Langley Soryu, but with her name changed for reasons not yet known.

The Shikinami is a World War II era Japanese destroyer whose name literally means "Spreading Waves" (it is pronounced "Shkee-nami" instead of "Sheeky-nami"). Her pilot designation is now "Second Girl" (rather than "Second Children") and she possesses the rank of Captain of the European Air Force.

Although her appearance is essentially unchanged from the TV series, her character and personality are noticeably different. Most notably, she talks to and plays with a hand puppet (while Asuka Soryu had a deep hatred of dolls) and is even seen cooking to try to impress Shinji. She does not express any interest in Kaji whatsoever and seems jealous that Shinji likes Rei. It is Asuka Shikinami, not Toji, who becomes the pilot of the ill-fated Eva-03, which is infected by the 9th Angel and ripped apart by the dummy system controlled Eva-01 in much the same way as in the TV series. She is declared to be dead, even though she is seen still alive and under heavy life support. Her fate at the end of the movie is unknown, although the preview for 3.0 implies that she will return, with an eyepatch over her left eye.

Characters
Main characters: Shinji Ikari | Rei Ayanami | Asuka Langley Soryu
Nerv staff: Misato Katsuragi | Gendo Ikari | Ritsuko Akagi | Kozo Fuyutsuki | Ryoji Kaji | Maya Ibuki | Makoto Hyuga | Shigeru Aoba
Classmates: Toji Suzuhara | Kensuke Aida | Hikari Horaki
Other characters: Kaworu Nagisa | Yui Ikari | Naoko Akagi | Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu | Dr. Katsuragi | Mr. Langley | Keel Lorenz | Pen Pen
Rebuild of Evangelion: Asuka Shikinami Langley | Mari Makinami Illustrious | Sakura Suzuhara | Ryoji Kaji (Jr)
Miscellaneous: Minor Characters | Minor Characters (Rebuild) | Extracanonical Characters
Theory and Analysis: Name Origins (Warships) | Designs | Relationships | Profiles
Resources: 2015: The Last Year of Ryohji Kaji