Eva extracts the knife and comes to the ready, back hunched.
Reichu: Wow. Sho is really badly drawn here. Are those torso segments dodgy or what? (But at least they have the correct number…) Also, she suddenly seems to be wearing white nail polish.
OMF: The Eva's left shoulder pylon is the one that houses the prog knife; this must be to accommodate all the right-handed pilots. The right-hand pylon houses the diabolical spike launchers, which are only ever used once in combat (in episode #25'). A spare prog knife, or extra batteries, would have been a better investment, methinks.*
Reichu: I don't think an extra battery would have fit. It's my guess that the so-called "internal battery" is located in that rather sizeable mass on an Eva's backs; I can't imagine what else they'd be hiding in there.
Mr. Tines: That's my thought as well. When we do see under other bits of armour, there's no sign of a distributed power system.
Soluzar: Think of the size of the Eva. Think of the size of the battery. Think how much mass could be added to the battery by filling the pylon. Not much? Right. It wouldn't be worth their while, IMHO. You'd give the Eva 5:03 active time, instead of 5:00. Big whoop. :P
Dr. Nick: Well, they do use pylon-attached extra batteries once, in episode #11.
* Reichu: On an aside, at least one of the actual Evas is a dexter herself. And just to be anal, the official name of the right-pylon doodad is actually "needle gun". Not very groovy, but there you have it.
