Luigi shinji: This has probably been pointed out by a lot of people already but I just recently realized that Kensuke is the closest representation of the viewers. He wants to be a pilot because he is a fan of the Evas and he wants to be a part of the team of our favorite characters just like the fans of the show would want to.
UrsusArctos: Except that Kensuke has already been inside Eva-01 in Episode 03 and saw how traumatic it was for Shinji to fight Shamshel. It's like he forgot how awful it could be - in stark contrast to Toji, who clearly isn't joyous at the thought of being made the pilot of Eva-03.
