Mr. Tines: Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, and three times is enemy action…
OMF: think Kensuke is the only other non pilot we know for certain has lost his mother. We can deduce it for Toji and Hikari, but Kensuke's the only one who confirms it beyond doubt.
Reichu: NGE's not the sort of show that would come out and tell you that every kid in Class 2-A is motherless. It gives you just the clues that you need. It's sort of how with the Angels, only one is confirmed as being genetically similar to humans, and only one is shown to be humanoid before ve assumes ver final form — and you're basically supposed to assume that it holds true for all.
