FUYUTSUKI (OFF):“We'll have to re-draw the map again.”
IBUKI (OFF):“They succeeded in burning off 28%
of the target's structural substance.”
ASUKA (OFF):“Did they kill it?”
FUYUTSUKI (OFF):“This is merely temporary relief.
A second attack is a matter of time.”
TEXT:“7th Angel A/B”
TEXT:“7th Angel B
7th Angel A”
TEXT:“Report: Department of Investigation Division 2,
Nerv Scientific Investigation Branch”
UrsusArctos: Does 28 percent of Israfel's structural substance mean 28 percent of Israfel's total body mass? If so, they could've simply dropped three more N2 mines and gotten rid of the KO'd Angel themselves, to add insult to injury for Nerv. (One mine or four, it wouldn't make a difference, they already needed to redraw the map anyway.)
Dr. Nick: Since this is a very super-roboty episode, that probably wouldn't work. Genre conventions dictate that a monster of the week must be defeated by the hero robot's finisher attack, so Israfel is likely plot-shielded against anything else. Or, to put it in SRW gameplay terms, the angel has high levels of Potential/Prevail.
