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| name = Evangelion Unit-04<br />
| image = [[Image:EvaUnit04.jpg|150px]]<br />
| japanese = エヴァンゲリオン4号機<br />
| model_type = Production<br />
| pilots = Unknown<br />
| soul = Unknown <br />
| first_sortie = (never seen on-screen)<br />
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'''Evangelion Unit-04''' (エヴァンゲリオン4号機, ''Evangerion Yongouki'') is the fifth [[Evangelion]] completed, the third "Production Model" Evangelion. It, and its sister, [[Eva-03]], were constructed in the United States of America. Eva-04 was constructed at [[Nerv]]'s second branch base (Nerv-2) in Nevada. Nevada base was destroyed along with Eva-04 when the Eva's S<sup>2</sup> Engine failed while testing [[Episode 17| Episode 17]]. It was stated that the failed engine may have opened up a [[Dirac Sea]] which enveloped the Nevada base. It is also strongly implied that this may have merely been the result of an accident. The shock of this accident led to the United States immediately transporting [[Eva-03]] to Japan, which in turn led to the events of [[Episode 18]] <br />
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==Physical features==<br />
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Evangelion Unit-04 is a Production Model Evangelion.<br />
Although never seen on screen, production art featuring Eva-04 has occasionally been released by [[Gainax|GAINAX]]. It is depicted as being silver in colour and otherwise identical to Eva-03, with the same head shape. Like its sister Eva-03, the preceding [[Eva-02]] and repaired [[Eva-00]], it uses the same 5-plate torso armour design and the same shoulder mounted storage Pylons. <br />
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Its primary distinguishing feature is its [[S² Engine]], likely to have been a restored version of what was recovered from the remains of the [[Shamshel]] in [[Episode 05]]. <br />
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Given that it is a Production Model, it is likely Eva-04 would have required a pilot. As it is never shown on-screen, the identity of the would-be pilot remains a mystery, and it may not even have had a designated pilot at the point of its disappearance. In some [[Neon_Genesis_Evangelion:_Angelic_Days |spin-off materials]], [[Kensuke Aida]] is depicted as being the Pilot of Eva-04.<br />
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==Soul==<br />
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A feature of all Evangelions is that the soul within them is the soul of the mother of its designated Pilot. As Eva-04 may not yet have a pilot assigned to it (no information about a pilot is ever presented in-series)and the identity of the soul inside remains unknown. It is possible that the Eva did not have a soul inserted yet- Ritsuko's dialogue in [[Episode 18]] suggests that Eva-03's soul had not been chosen until they had to station it in Japan.<br />
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Given that some [[Neon_Genesis_Evangelion:_Angelic_Days |spin-off materials]] have shown [[Kensuke Aida]] as Pilot of Eva-04, and it has been mentioned that Kensuke does not have a mother ([[Episode 05]]), it is possible that the soul contained within (or designated for) Eva-04 could be that of Kensuke's mother.<br />
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==Eva-04 in Rebuild==<br />
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Eva-04 is shown in the teaser trailer for Evangelion 2.0 at the end of [[Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone]]. A caption flashes up, listing Eva-04's presence, followed by a large red explosion. This would suggest that it will suffer the same fate as in the television version.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*[[Image:Eva04full.gif|thumb|Eva-04: the Eva that never was. Note that it should be silver, not white]]Eva-04 was never actually seen on-screen, however Gainax has produced production sketches of it revealing that it was identical in design to Eva-03, but colored silver (that is, "chrome"), with red and black highlights. The only full body image they ever produced of Eva-04, however, mistakenly colored it white instead of silver: other close-up images of Eva-04 show it as silver, and in the numerous ''Evangelion'' spin-off merchandise it appears in such as video games and action figures, it is always silver.<br />
*In the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days|Girlfriend of Steel 2/Angelic Days manga]] [[Kensuke Aida]] is the pilot of Eva-04. In the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion 2]] however, [[Kaworu Nagisa]] is Eva-04's pilot.<br />
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| name_k = 加持 リョウジ<br />
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| age = 30<br />
| birthday = 06/17/1985<br />
| seiyu = [[Koichi Yamadera]]<br />
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'''Ryoji Kaji''' is a triple agent, working for [[Nerv]], [[Seele]], and the Japanese Government. He and [[Misato Katsuragi]] were lovers when they were in college. Some time after their breakup, Kaji began working for [[Nerv]] in Germany, where he met [[Asuka Langley Soryu]]. Although a triple agent, he has been said to have his own agenda, to "search for the truth". Since returning to Japan, he has tried to get close to Misato once again.<br />
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At first glance, Ryoji Kaji (almost exclusively addressed by his family name) appears to be one of the more well-balanced characters in the series, with an amicable, teasing manner and a wry smirk. While there’s little that could truly refute that, Kaji keeps guarded enough about his own past and motivations that one is left unsure about a lot of things.<br />
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He has a philosophical side, one that leans towards pessimism about human interaction, but also of support for the individual capacity to take action. In Kaji's view, people can’t really understand themselves, perhaps not even each other, and completely understanding people is impossible. This might relate to the bleaker themes of the series, though Kaji himself presents it with a slight smile. <br />
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Kaji also is negative about the relationships between the sexes, stating that there is a river dividing men and women, one deeper than the ocean. Though some might read this particular belief as an accurate observation of human nature, it still fits with the rest of Kaji’s views of human interaction in general.<br />
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Kaji has a melon patch which he enjoys taking care of, remarking on how much can be learned from nurturing something, and that it was a place where he’d like to be when he died. When Shinji visits him at the melon patch, Kaji says that knowing pain makes it easier to be kind to others, which was different from being weak.<br />
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Kaji is killed at the end of [[Episode 21]] by an unseen shooter. Presumably a Seele agent. <br />
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===Kaji's Relationship with Misato===<br />
[[Image: College_age_kaji.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Kaji, shortly after he and Misato began dating]] <br />
Kaji originally had a relationship with Misato before the series took place, but Misato broke up with Kaji after realizing how much like her father he was, though Misato’s descriptions of her father as an emotionally weak workaholic seem to be the opposite of Kaji’s personality. Perhaps there was a hidden side to Kaji, or to [[Dr. Katsuragi]]. During the course of the series, both characters meet up again, sharing wry remarks with each other and even come back together for a time, as is shown in Episode 15 onward. Kaji's relationship with Misato may have been more distant than it appeared. When Kaji became aware that rescuing Fuyutsuki from Seele would be his last assignment, he left a message on her answering machine saying, “If I ever get to see you again, I'll say the words I wasn't able to say eight years ago”. Also, they always refer to each other by their family names. Kaji also tries to get Misato to accept the decisions she made in her past, but is less than successful.<br />
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===Kaji's Relationships with Other Characters===<br />
Kaji seems to flirt with Ritsuko at the beginning of Episode 09, which might confuse some first-time viewers into thinking they have a romantic past together. However, nothing revealed during the rest of the series ever implies that Kaji was seriously flirting with Ritsuko, and specifically flashbacks in [[Episode 21]] to when Kaji, Misato, and Ritsuko were in college do not suggest anything of the kind. Kaji is merely "fooling around" here, as he was when he flirted with Maya Ibuka later in the series. (in a more overt example of the "casual guy" mildly flirtatious attitude he exudes in many other episodes of the series) quite possibly to arouse jealousy out of Misato on purpose to tease her. Kaji ignores [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]]’s infatuation with him, believing that Asuka is too young.<br />
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[[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] looks up to Kaji as a sort of mentor, and accepts behavior in him that he would disapprove of in other characters. For instance, in [[Episode 08]] when Kaji asks him about Misato's sleeping habits, implying that Shinji and Misato might be in a sexual relationship and simultaneously implying that he is intimately familiar with these habits as well, Shinji just laughs. If anyone else asked him that same question he would probably have stuttered with embarrasment, barely able to get out a denial. <br />
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In episode 19, it's Kaji who convinces Shinji to fight, telling the temporarily ex-pilot during the attack by [[Zeruel]] that only he can pilot, and he must make that choice for himself, and consider everything so he will have no regrets, thus encouraging Shinji to return.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*"Kaji" literally means "Rudder", fitting with the nautical theme naming of the series.<br />
*The given name "Ryoji" is only heard when Kaji is refered to by his full name. Even Misato, his ex-girlfriend, uses his family name, calling him "Kaji-kun" (including later on when she isn't mad at him). <br />
*"Ryoji" is derived from the given name of Ryoji Sadawa, the hero of Minako Narita’s manga ''Aitsu''.<br />
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==Kaji in the Manga==<br />
Unlike the anime, which is silent about Kaji's past before he met Misato, Sadamoto's Manga has a Kaji backstory chapter, in which we learn that he was in a post [[Second Impact]] gang of looters, and when captured he betrayed his friends to their deaths. <br />
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In the Manga version of Kaji's death scene, he is portrayed as being already wounded, and instead of saying, "Hi, you're late!", he says "Try to aim better this time". Kaji's assailant in the manga wears white gloves, implying that Gendo might be the culprit. In the anime this scene ends with the fatal gunshot, but in the manga it continues to show Kaji's long dead gang coming for him. While we won't know for sure this is the case until the final manga stages are published, he is almost certainly seeing them the same way other characters see Yui, Misato, or Ritsuko during Third Impact. That is, this is probably Sadamoto's way of preparing us for Kaji's participation in Instrumentality.<br />
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The manga includes a chapter in which Kaji tells Shinji that Gendo is being backed by an ancient organization called Seele, and that Gendo and Seele both have agendas beyond defeating the Angels.<br />
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==Manga Notes==<br />
*In [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto|Sadamoto]]'s [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|Manga]], Kaji is depicted driving a [[Kaji's Car|Lotus Elan 1600 S1]]<br />
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| name_r = Misato Katsuragi<br />
| name_k =葛城 ミサト<br />
| image = [[Image:OP_C014_misato.jpg|260px|Misato Katsuragi]]<br />
| age = 29<br />
| birthday = 12/08/1986<br />
| seiyu = [[Kotono Mitsuishi]] <br />
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'''Misato Katsuragi<ref>Misato is named after the [[Warships_of_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#IJN_Katsuragi.28.E8.91.9B.E5.9F.8E.29|Aircraft Carrier Katsuragi]], which was built too late to enter World War II and scrapped before construction was complete. For more on how Misato and the other characters were named see [[Character Name Origins#11/02/2000 (Entry 1)|Character Name Origins]].</ref>''' (葛城ミサト) is a Captain, and later a Major, at [[Nerv]]. She is in command of Nerv HQ's Tactical Operations branch, responsible for coordinating the [[Evangelions]] in actual combat (as opposed to the Science Division, headed by Misato's longtime friend Dr. [[Ritsuko Akagi]]). She is the daughter of [[Dr. Katsuragi]], and the sole survivor of his expedition, otherwise wiped out as a result of [[Second Impact]]. As an adult, Misato is transferred to Tokyo-3 shortly before the Angels reappear. She takes [[Shinji Ikari]], and later [[Asuka Langley Soryu]], into her home. She also seems to have worked directly with Asuka in Germany<ref>in [[Episode 22]] Asuka comments, "Oh, Misato's the person who was in Germany before you, Mr. Kaji."</ref> She has a pet "hot springs penguin" named [[Pen Pen]].<br />
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[[Image:Proposal_18_misato.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Misato in the Proposal. Note the lipstick and the shoulders of the uniform.]] <br />
Misato is described by [[Hideaki Anno]] as someone who "lives life so lightly as to barely allow the possibility of a human touch. She protects herself by having surface level relationships, and running away"<ref>See author link for full text.</ref> Misato does certainly seem to fear commitment, responsibility, and emotional disclosure.<br />
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The Misato first seen in the series appears to have two sides to her personality: at work she is a tough, competent Tactical Operations director, and at home she is a goofy, uninhibited person who likes skimpy clothing and knocking back beer after beer<ref>The brand of beer that is Misato drinks is "[[Yebisu]]" which is actually a real-life brand of beer in Japan. When the series was originally broadcast in Japan, the TV network the series was airing on complained that they didn't want to advertise for Yebisu for free like this, so by Episode 2 the name was changed to the fictional "Yebichu" (named as a direct homage to the manga series, "Oruchuban (Ebichu)"). However, when the series was released on video and DVD the name "Yebisu" was restored.</ref> in [[Misato's Apartment|her messy apartment]].<br />
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But the real Misato is a deeply troubled woman, with unresolved family and social issues. Part of this is due to trauma from being on the site of [[Second Impact]] but it has as much to do with her family life.<br />
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Despite being the head of Nerv's Tactical Operations division, Misato is apparently a relatively new arrival at Nerv HQ, as she gets lost on her way into the base, prompting Ritsuko to comment that she's "lost again" (i.e. it's not the first time that she has been in Nerv HQ, but she is has not been there long and still gets lost). In the next episode, Misato says that she just moved to Tokyo-3 "the other day" and there are still unopened boxes in her apartment.<br />
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==Misato's Relationships==<br />
===With her Father===<br />
[[Image:Ep_21_misato.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Young Misato being kept under observation following Second Impact]] According to her, Misato’s father was very much like [[Gendo Ikari]]<ref>When Shinji says he doesn't get along with his father, Misato says he sounds just like her.</ref> in that he buried himself in work and shrank from human contact, but also like Shinji in that he was described as fragile and weak. Misato thought she hated her father, but then he saved her life during the Second Impact by placing her in an escape pod. With Dr. Katsuragi dead and no chance to explore what she saw as a sudden turn in their relationship, Misato was left both extremely ambivalent about her feelings for him and with a burning desire for revenge against the Angels. In Episode 12 Ritsuko even accuses her of putting her vengeance ahead of the fate of the world by concocting a mission that had virtually no chance of success.<br />
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===With Kaji===<br />
When she met [[Ryoji Kaji]] in college, Misato was at first happy with him, but later admitted to herself that Kaji reminded her too much of her father, and fearing the implications of this, Misato fled from him.<ref>The Kaji seen in the series doesn’t seem to relate to Misato’s descriptions of her father, a weak workaholic; perhaps this is an unseen side of Kaji.</ref> It is also implied in [[Episode 25]] that Misato was afraid of the pleasure she felt with Kaji, because she did not feel she deserved it.<br />
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In Episode 25 Misato also says that though she first wanted to be a "good child" so no one would hate her, she grew sick of that, and wanted to stain herself and her reputation. She is asked if that’s why she slept with "that man" (presumably Kaji), but is unable to sort out her feelings. The other characters in Instrumentality call her disgusting, and Misato has also said that of herself, admitting using sex as an escape from reality and loneliness.<br />
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Despite the intimate nature of their relationship, Miasto and Kaji address each other rather formally, using their family names, Katsuragi and Kaji, rather than their personal names, Misato and Ryoji.<ref>Misato only calls Kaji by his given name once, when she catches him sneaking into the LCL Production Plant, and, even then, only because she is addressing him formally by his full name and title. </ref><br />
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After Kaji's death Misato switches from drinking beer to apparently equal amounts of canned coffee.<br />
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===With Shinji===<br />
[[Image:FGC 01 C020.jpg|thumb|"Pay Attention!"]] <br />
Misato's first action regarding Shinji was to send him a photograph of herself to let him know what she looked like when she picked him up: it is a humorously inappropriate photo of her wearing cutoff jeans that reveal her thighs, leaning forward in a tank top revealing excessive cleavage, winking at Shinji and giving him the V-sign. She also left a lipstick kiss on it. The Japanese writing on it translates as "To Shinji: I'll be picking you up, so wait for me, okay?" (apparently written in creator Hideaki Anno's own handwriting). Misato also punctuated the photo with the highly inappropriate message, "Pay attention!!" with an arrow pointing to her barely covered breasts. This is an early indication of Misato's unusual personality, even before she appears on screen.<br />
Though she seemed to be joking when she mentioned "putting the moves on" him, her flirtatious behavior and the skimpy clothing she wore around him undermined her role as his guardian. Their relationship took a darker turn as the series progressed when in [[Episode 23]] she attempted to offer Shinji comfort via sex, and in doing so escape her own loneliness. In [[Episode 24]] she seems to realize her failure, commenting, "Shinji still hasn't returned either. I've failed as a guardian." Nonetheless she kissed Shinji deeply before dying in [[Episode 25%27]], promising to "do the rest" when Shinji returned. <br />
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But before this, Misato seemd to care deeply for Shinji, being extremely distressed whenever he disappears (Episodes [[Episode 16|16]], [[Episode 20|20]]). Misato has said that she wanted to be a mother to Shinji but could not, and indeed, though she often gives Shinji good advice, Misato keeps him at a distance, and later doesn’t even try to "parent" him, perhaps having understood that she’s not much better than he is when it comes to dealing maturely with her emotions.<br />
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==Manga adaption==<br />
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Misato in the Sadamoto manga<br />
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Misato in the GoS2 manga, the Ikari Shinji Manga, Neon Genesis Evangelion Academy....<br />
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==Misato in Rebuild of Evangelion==<br />
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Differences between Misato in Rebuild and the series.<br />
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Unlike her series counterpart, Misato seems to know that the giant in [[Terminal Dogma]] is [[Lilith]], and even identifies her as such to [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]].<br />
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Misato's rank in the first Rebuild of Evangelion movie is "Lieutenant Colonel", placing her higher in Nerv's hierarchy (However, any officers outranking her, apart from Gendo and Fuyutsuki, are yet to appear).<br />
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*Misato's ID card is fully visible in episode 25. Her age is listed as 29. Her blood type is AO (both the genotype "AA" and "AO" are indistinguishable as the "type A" phenotype). Her height is listed as 1.63m (5'4"). Her bust is 83cm. Her waist, 59cm. Her hip measurement is listed as 82cm. Her weight is 47kg (7st5lb). <br />
*According to [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto|Sadamoto]], Misato is a car buff{{fact}} , and her apartment is littered with several car magazines; Gainax character designer and animator [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]] is himself a car enthusiast. <br />
[[Misato's Car]] is Renault Alpine A310.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
It is unknown why Misato was in Antarctica for Second Impact. One doesn't normally take one's daughter along on a classified and highly dangerous mission. Thus it has been speculated that perhaps she was intended to have some part in the experiment, especially as she is, at this time, approximately the same age as the pilots will be fifteen years later. However, there is no evidence presented in the show to support this theory. Also, [[Yui Ikari|Yui]] seemingly had no trouble bringing Shinji along for her [[Contact Experiment]]<ref>[[Episode 21]]</ref>, so perhaps like her, Dr. Katsuragi wanted to show his child the "bright future".<br />
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| name_k = 碇 ゲンドウ<br />
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'''Gendo Ikari'''<ref>As with Shinji, Ikari means "anchor"; Gendo's original surname, Rokubungi, means "Sextant", a navigational device that calculates a ship's location using the positions of the sun, moon and stars. For more information on how Gendo and the other characters were named, see [[Character Name Origins#11/13/2000 (Entry 4)|Character Name Origins.]]</ref> is the Commander of [[Nerv]], the husband of the "deceased" [[Yui Ikari]] and the distant father of [[Shinji Ikari]]. Originally known as Gendo Rokubungi, he changed his family name to Ikari after marrying Yui<ref>In Japan, as in the west, it's usually the woman who changes her name after marrying, but occasionally the husband will change his name if the wife is of higher social status, especially if the wife has no brothers to carry on the family name.</ref> and was then appointed as head of [[Gehirn]] and later [[Nerv]], by [[Seele]]. Along with sub-commander [[Kozo Fuyutsuki]], Gendo is responsible for the defense of [[Tokyo-3]] against the [[Angels]], and for aiding in the completion of the [[Human Instrumentality Project]]. At the beginning of the series, Gendo summoned his son to Tokyo-3 in order to serve as a replacement pilot for [[Eva-01]].<br />
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Gendo never properly wears his uniform, even while in front of the JSSDF generals who, prior to the transfer of power when the N² Mine attack fails to stop the Angel, are technically in command and his superiors. Fuyutsuki keeps his uniform properly zipped up the entire time, but Gendo just wears his uniform's jacket open. It's possible that this is just economy of animation and character design (Gendo never zips up his uniform throughout the entire series), but it could also be an intentional hint that Gendo has no respect for his superiors at all.<br />
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===With Yui===<br />
[[Image:Proposal_22_gendo.jpg|thumb|left|150px| Gendo in the Proposal]]<br />
It was once rumoured that Gendo had approached Yui for nothing but her talent and her affiliation with Seele<ref>[[Episode 21]]</ref>, but it seems that he truly loved her. Though he appears cold and distant, Gendo's primary motivation is in fact love: his goal in working on the [[Human Instrumentality Project]] is to reunite with his beloved wife, even if it means hijacking Seele’s plans<ref>See [[Theory and Analysis: Gendo's Agenda]] for more details</ref>.<br />
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===With Shinji===<br />
But in doing this, Gendo manipulates or rejects the people around him, including his son, whom Gendo sent to live with his sensei shortly after Yui Ikari’s disappearance.<br />
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[[Episode 26%27]] revealed that this was not an act of callousness, but that Gendo genuinely believed that he only hurt Shinji when his son was with him, so it was better to do nothing. This, along with [[Adam]]/[[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]]’s suggestion that Gendo had just been "running away" indicates that Gendo and Shinji may have more in common than it first appeared.<br />
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===With the Akagis===<br />
During the series, Gendo was also involved in a sexual relationship with [[Naoko Akagi]] and later her daughter [[Ritsuko Akagi]]. Naoko, at least, appeared to understand that Gendo would only give her his body, that he could not forget about Yui. But both women's unbalanced natures were triggered by rejection from Gendo, resulting in Naoko's Murder of Rei 1<ref>Episode 21</ref>, and later in Ritsuko's destruction of the [[Dummy Plug Plant]]<ref>[[Episode 23]]</ref> and her attempt to self destruct [[Nerv Headquarters]]<ref>[[Episode 26']]</ref>. It is likely that Gendo was using the Akagi women as a way to gain access to more knowledge. In Naoko's case, the reaction was triggered by Rei 1 forcing her to realize the truth about Gendo's feelings. In Ritsuko's case, it was her realizaton that Gendo had offered her as a sacrified to Seele in Rei's place.<br />
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===With Rei===<br />
In several episodes, Gendo is strongly concerned with [[Rei Ayanami]]’s welfare. Even going so far as to sustain severe burns to his hands<ref>[[Episode 05]]</ref> by opening a super-heated [[Entry Plug|entry plug]] hatch with his bare hands in order to rescue her after [[Evangelion Unit-00]]'s berserk incident.<ref>Gendo's white gloves cover the burns he sustained in rescuing Rei from her ejected entry plug, as seen in Episode 05. They later cover [[Adam|''something else'']] as well.</ref> This concern might be read as semi-paternal in nature, given that if his and Yui’s child was a daughter, Gendo wanted to name her "Rei" ([[Episode 20]]), and Rei is almost like a daughter in that he shares some of his wife's genetic material. Alternatively it could be read as ensuring that his "investment" survives (for Rei is apparently Gendo’s gateway to controlling Instrumentality), as the transition from one Rei clone to the next is not entirely smooth and it would be difficult to build up that trust again. <br />
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| name_k = 惣流・アスカ・ラングレー <br />
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| age = 13<ref>Going by Asuka's birthday, she is actually 13 for the majority of the series, as opposed to 14 (the "official age" for Eva pilots). Curiously enough, her age is provided as 14 in official materials, even, in some instances, right in juxtaposition with her birthday (e.g., [[Evangelion Chronicle]])!</ref><br />
| birthday = 12/04/2001<br />
| seiyu = [[Yuko Miyamura]]<br />
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'''Asuka Langley Soryu'''<ref>Asuka is named after two warships, one Japanese, the [[Warships_of_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#IJN_Soryu.28.E8.92.BC.E9.BE.8D_.29| Aircraft Carrier Soryu]], the other U.S., the [[Warships_of_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#USS_Langley.28CV-1.29|USS Langley]]. For more information on how Asuka and the other characters were named, see [[Character Name Origins#11/02/2000 (Entry 1)|Character Name Origins]].</ref> is the Second Children, designated pilot of [[Evangelion Unit-02]]. <br />
She is 1/4 Japanese and 1/4 German (from her mother [[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu]]'s side), although her nationality is American, as is, apparently, [[Minor Characters#Langley|her father's]].{{fact}} Until some point in 2015, Asuka lived in [[Germany]]<ref>In [[Episode 08]], Asuka's [[seiyu]], [[Yuko Miyamura]], noticeably struggles to pronounce Asuka's extended piece of German dialogue as she is starting up Eva-02. The English voice actress for Asuka, Tiffany Grant, quickly recites the German startup list much more fluidly. Aside from the fact that Tiffany Grant speaks German in real life, English and German are fairly closely related languages, while German is entirely alien to a speaker of Japanese. In the original Japanese track, Asuka actually speaks German only at two distinct points in the entire series: in Episode 08 when Asuka recites Eva 02's startup checklist, and later in [[Episode 22]] when she has a phone conversation in German with her stepmother. For the English dub, Tiffany Grant (aided by her ability to speak German in real life) inserted many German words and phrases into Asuka's dialogue throughout the series.</ref>, where she met [[Misato Katsuragi]] and [[Ryoji Kaji]]. After traveling to Japan with Kaji, Asuka moved in with Misato and [[Shinji Ikari]] and became one of the major characters in the series. <br />
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==Profile==<br />
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===Education===<br />
Asuka graduated college despite being a minor<ref>She tells Shinji of this in [[Episode 10]].</ref>. What degree she received is not stated. She is attending school with the rest of the children in order to learn kanji.<ref>Characters in the Japanese writing system that are borrowed from Chinese and represent words, as opposed to hiragana and katakana, which represent syllables.</ref> <br />
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===Personality===<br />
The series' creators have described Asuka as a girl "who seeks to put herself above all others"{{fact}}: in the very first scene Asuka appears in, she is standing on the control tower of the aircraft carrier, physically standing high above the landing pad where Shinji, Misato & Co. exit their helicopter transport. This also occurs later in this same episode, when Asuka feels driven to show off Eva 02 to Shinji, and is compelled to stand on top of Eva-02 to look down on Shinji far below. Also, when Asuka initially finds Shinji and orders him to come see Eva-02 with her, she is standing at the top of an escalator he is riding.<br />
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===Asuka and Kyoko===<br />
After her [[Contact Experiment|contact experiment]] with [[Evangelion Unit-02]], Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu went insane and committed suicide. Before Kyoko killed herself she would talk to a doll that she thought was Asuka and ask her daughter to die with her, as Asuka's father wanted neither of them. On the day she was chosen to be an Eva pilot, the young Asuka opened the door to see that Kyoko had hanged herself along with the doll. When her mother told Asuka that she was not wanted, and so should die with her, it might have been the impetus for Asuka’s entire teenage personality, as she certainly tries to make people "notice" her, and also to assert her independence and adulthood.<br />
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===As an Eva pilot===<br />
As a consequence of these needs, Asuka loves to pilot an Evangelion because it gets people to pay attention to her, but beyond that, Asuka seems to have a genuine zest for piloting, that it makes her feel powerful. But because Asuka does not pilot out of a pure warrior’s spirit, she is trapped in the same bind that Shinji Ikari is, of being unable to have an identity separate from an Evangelion.<br />
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Asuka is so identified with piloting that the loss to [[Zeruel]] in [[Episode 19]] devastates her. This, followed by a mind-rape from [[Arael]] that forced Asuka to relive childhood trauma, and then being rescued by [[Rei Ayanami]], whom she despised, started a breakdown that lead to a nearly comatose state in which she cared about nothing.<br />
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===With Shinji===<br />
[[Image:22 C395 asuka-sink.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Asuka, upset that Shinji didn't hold her as they kissed.]]<br />
Asuka is attracted to Shinji Ikari, which appears to cause conflict in her. Initially Asuka seemed to view Shinji as competition in [[Episode 08]] because of all the praise he was getting, and she tried hard to show off to him<ref>When Asuka first meets Shinji she dismisses him as "boring", but when she hears from Kaji about his surprisingly high sync rate, she feels compelled to show off Eva-02 and its production model features, and then to demonstrate her prowess first hand by dragging Shinji into battle with her.</ref>, even though Shinji didn’t act like competition. Following this, Asuka showed frustration with Shinji’s accepting nature and reflexive apologies, often arguing with him<ref>"Anta baka?" becomes a trademark line delivered by Asuka frequently, usually directed at Shinji. The best translation is "Are you stupid?".</ref>, but Asuka also flirted with Shinji and seemed disappointed when he didn’t respond.<ref>In the "Wall of Jerico" scene in [[Episode 09]] or the "Kiss" scene in [[Episode 15]] for instance. See [[Theory and Analysis:Shinji and Asuka's Relationship]] for more details.</ref><br />
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[[Episode 22]] shows Asuka internally complaining of this. "You won't do anything!" After the "Wall of Jericho" sequence from [[Episode 09]], in which Shinji didn’t take to her reverse psychology), "You won’t help me! (Shinji had actually saved Asuka from the volcano in [[Episode 10]]) "You won’t even hold me!", (upset that Shinji didn't hold her while they kissed in [[Episode 15]]), demonstrating the true nature of her feelings towards him.<br />
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===With Rei===<br />
Asuka’s relationship with Rei Ayanami is also strained. Though it starts with Asuka often mocking Rei, later in the series Asuka acts blatantly hostile towards her, likely reflecting Asuka’s own deteriorating level of control. But the motivation is the same in either case: Asuka hates Rei because she’s the opposite of everything Asuka has tried to be. She also sees Rei as being a doll, only doing what's ordered. Rei herself even admitted that she'd die if ordered to. All of this upsets Asuka due to her traumatic childhood experience with dolls. <br />
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===With Others===<br />
Asuka tends to push people away, acting abrasive towards others if not snubbing them completely. She also tends to avoid relationships with boys of her own age (despite her popularity with them)<ref>See the locker full of ignored love letters in Episode 09.</ref>, possibly to enhance her own image of "maturity". For this same reason, Asuka prefers to chase after the adult [[Ryoji Kaji]] though he ignores her advances. <br />
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[[Episode 22]] demonstrates that Asuka also tries to appear totally independent in order to distance herself from the sadness caused by her mother’s death, swearing that she would never cry again. [[Episode 25]], however, reveals that Asuka really doesn’t want to be alone, that retreating from others didn’t cure her pain. Despite her outer strength, Asuka does not have inner happiness.<br />
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In [[Episode 25']] Asuka appeared to have regained her power through contact with her mother’s soul, but it is debatable as to how much Asuka was in control, and how much was Eva-02 acting independently.<br />
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During pre-Third Impact Instrumentality, Asuka told Shinji that she knows how he masturbated by her bedside at the start of Episode 25', and told him to "Do it again like usual... I'll even stand here and watch." But she also said that couldn’t have Shinji all to herself, she didn’t want anything from him, indicating that she wanted to possess him utterly. In Pre-Instrumentality, Asuka also told Shinji to stay away--for all he ever did was hurt her--and accused him of only going to her for help because she was the person who would hurt him the least.<br />
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Although Asuka was the first person to return to human form after Shinji rejected Instrumentality, it was unclear why she did this. She may have been motivated by a strong will to live, or merely a desire not to be so close to others’ souls, as one of her lines towards Shinji in Pre-Instrumentality was, "But, if I have to be with you, I'd rather die!"<br />
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Despite wearing bandages that coincide with her final battle injuries in [[Episode 26'|the final scene]] of [[The End of Evangelion]], the fact Asuka was able to move her right arm and caress Shinji's cheek suggests she imagined herself in her own heart as healed. Asuka caressing Shinji's cheek to begin with also suggests that her personality could change for the better.<br />
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Apart from having a different shade of hair color (more of a strawberry blonde), Asuka's personality and origins are vastly different from those seen in the anime, being given a far less sympathetic treatment. In the manga she is a test-tube baby, proud of being "The product of an elite sperm and an elite egg". She is also trained in the martial arts, and singlehandedly beats up a group of thugs who threaten her and Shinji. Her family situation is also different- the issue of her father, Langley, is never brought up, but as in the anime, she does want her mother's attention and love. She was actually throttled by her dysfunctional mother, and later "reenacts" this with Shinji when hospitalized.<br />
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Unlike the anime, where Shinji has romantic feelings for her, Sadamoto's Shinji thinks of Asuka as "a real bitch", and his relationship with her is one of with a disagreeable coworker than a friend. Also, in the manga Shinji refers to Asuka as by her family name, "Soryu"; in the anime he calls her "Asuka", implying a much greater degree of intimacy. However, after Kaworu's death, Shinji comes to visit Asuka in the hospital, similar to End of Evangelion. He confesses his love to her in a way, saying "The Asuka I want to protect isn't this empty shell!" She wakes up from her coma after this, and begins to choke Shinji, screaming about how she "hates everyone."<br />
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Asuka will appear in [[Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance]] with her name modified to '''Asuka Langley Shikinami''' (式波・アスカ・ラングレー). The [[Historical_Warships_in_Evangelion#IJN_Shikinami.28.E6.95.B7.E6.B3.A2.29|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.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*When Asuka makes her first appearance on screen during the series, she is standing facing the "camera" silhouetted against the Sun behind her. Just as a recurring visual motif of the Moon is used with Rei in the series, with Asuka (who is the polar opposite of Rei's personality) a recurring visual motif of the Sun is used.<br />
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*Asuka is the character with the most consistent "color scheme" in the series. Her [[Plug suit]], [[Interface Headset]], Evangelion, and hair are all red. This might be meant to symbolize her temperamental, passionate personality.<br />
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*Asuka is also the only Children whose number designation matches with her Evangelion's.<br />
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*Asuka’s blue eyes and red hair are the inverse of Rei Ayanami’s blue hair and red eyes, perhaps a reference to their opposite personalities. <br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #09<br />
| japanese_title_k = 瞬間、心、重ねて <br />
| japanese_title_r = Shunkan, Kokoro, Kasanete <br />
| japanese_title_e = Movement, Heart, Together<br />
| english_title = Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win! <br />
| image = [[Image: Dance_Vs_Israfel.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Akio Satsukawa]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Seiji Mizushima]]<br />
| first_aired = 11-29-1995<br />
| video_release = 6-5-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 1-23-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Israfel]]<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]<br />
| prev = [[Episode 08]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 10]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Asuka joins Shinji’s class at school, and moves in with Misato and him in their apartment. As Asuka adjusts to Japan (or rather, everyone else adapts to her...), a new Angel attacks which is capable of splitting itself into two identical copies. [[Eva-01]] and [[Eva-02]] are defeated, and Nerv is publicly humiliated. With the Angel in a week-long regeneration period after an [[N² Mine]] attack by the [[Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force|JSSDF]], Asuka and Shinji must learn to "synchronize" with each others movements combat, in order to defeat it once and for all.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
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Episode 9<ref>This episode takes place soon after the previous one, effectively forming the second half of the introduction-of-Asuka story.</ref> opens with a series of still shots of Asuka, accompanied by a clicking camera lens. We then are shown that [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] and [[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] have been photographing her and selling the photos. We also see in this sequence that Asuka has a locker full of love letter from admirers from her new school (which she promptly crushes underfoot).<br />
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[[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] arrives on campus and Asuka greets him with a cheerful "Guten Morgen," and asks if [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] isn't there. Spotting her, Asuka doesn't wait for Shinji to introduce her, instead taking matters into her own hands by introducing herself<ref>Asuka has been described by the series' creators as a girl "who seeks to put herself above all others"{{fact}}: continuing this visual motif from Episode 08, when Asuka first introduces herself to Rei Ayanami, she apparently makes it a point to be standing on a railing so that she is physically high above Rei, as well as all of the other students. She also seems to be deliberately blocking the sun to make it more difficult for Rei to read.</ref>. Asuka declares that they will be great friends, and is perplexed when Rei answers, "If I'm ordered to I'll do it." After witnessing this conversation, Toji asks if only weirdos are Eva pilots.<br />
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Back at headquarters, [[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] comes on to [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]]. Ritsuko, who is seemingly used to this behavior on his part, smiles and points out that [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] is watching them. When Misato demands to know why he is still in Japan, Kaji reveals that he is staying there "on loan". <br />
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Soon, alarm bells start to ring; the on-station cruiser ''Haruna''<ref>The patrolling cruiser ''Haruna'', which detects Israfel, is named for a World War II battleship, similar to how several of the characters have the names of World War II vessels.</ref> reports that a large object has been detected approaching the Kii peninsula; the seventh [[Angels|Angel]], Israfel, has begun his attack. Shinji and Asuka are sortied in [[Evangelion Unit-01|Unit-01]] and [[Evangelion Unit-02|Unit-02]]<ref>This marks the first time that Eva-01 and Eva-02 are deployed at the same time.</ref>. Though they have been ordered to work together, Asuka takes the lead and bisects Israfel with a single blow. Shinji is momentarily impressed, until the two halves revive as separate Angels. <br />
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We then cut to the aftermath of the battle, in which both pilots were defeated, and their Evas ended up upside down. At their debriefing, they bicker about who was at fault, and are lectured by [[Kozo Fuyutsuki]]. we are also told that the U.N. had intervened and stopped Israfel with an [[N² Mine]], which destroyed 28% of its body, leaving it to regenerate over the course of several days.<br />
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Kaji gives Misato a plan to defeat Israfel: a coordinated simultaneous attack on each half's core. Shinji and Asuka must be in total accord in order for this mission to succeed, so it is decided that Asuka must move in with Misato and Shinji, and that the two of them will spend all of their time together in the few days remaining until it is believed Israfel will revive. Asuka comments at this point that she would rather move in with Kaji, and a little heart briefly appears on screen.<br />
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Toji and Kensuke drop by to visit Shinji, and are surprised when they meet [[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]], who has come to visit Asuka. All three are shocked that Shinji and Asuka are living together until the situation is explained to them<ref>During the makeshift party Misato holds while Asuka and Shinji are training, [[Hikari Horaki]] can be seen playing with [[Pen Pen]]. In [[Episode 24]], when Tokyo-3 has to be mostly evacuated of non-essential personnel because its not safe anymore, Misato gives Pen Pen to Hikari and her family for safe keeping when they leave the city.</ref>. The training seems to be partially successful, as Shinji and Asuka speak the same lines in unison when they answer the door. But, they still have a lot of work to do. They are training to synchronize their movements by touching the same spots on separate twister mats, but constantly get it wrong. Asuka blames Shinji<ref>Upon close observation, ''Asuka'' is actually the one missing the beats in the synchronization game, not Shinji, even though she's loudly blaming it on him.</ref>, but when Misato asks Rei, who is there observing, to give it a try, she and Shinji synch perfectly on the first try. Humiliated, Asuka runs from the room, prompting Hikari to command Shinji to follow her. "You made a girl cry!" When he finds her, Asuka promises to "pay back" Misato for humiliating her. They then continue their training<ref>During the montage scene when Shinji and Asuka are brushing their teeth, it can be seen that they are each holding personalized mugs with their respective names on the side; rather interestingly, both of their names are written out using Latin letters as opposed to Kanji. Although the letters appear reversed, which is accurate(The camera is seeing their reflection in the mirror), Shinji's name is misspelled "SHNJI".</ref>. <br />
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The night before the battle, Misato has to work late. When Asuka hears this, while stepping out of the shower, she hints to Shinji that they are all alone. When she doesn't get any response, she storms into Misato's room to sleep alone<ref>During the scene in which Asuka flirts with Shinji because they're all alone and he doesn't pick up on it, it is unclear whether Asuka just wants some attention and comfort, or if she wants ''something beyond'' that. See the [[Director's Cut episodes|Director's Cut]] of [[Episode 22]] and [[Shinji and Asuka's Relationship|This page]] for more information.</ref>. Later that night, she sleepwalks into Shinji's futon. He leans over to kiss her, but stops when she calls in her sleep for her mother. He realizes that she's just a child herself.<br />
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Back at headquarters, Kaji gropes Misato on the elevator; she protests only halfheartedly. A little later, Ritsuko teases Misato about her relationship with Kaji.<br />
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The day of the battle arrives. Shinji and Asuka launch their coordinated assault to music selected by Kaji<ref>Exactly 62 seconds actually do pass between when the countdown timer starts and when the battle ends. This is really the only time in the series that the "5 minutes of internal power, but only one minute at maximum usage" rule explained in [[Episode 03]] is followed. At all other times, Evas have 5 minutes of [[Internal battery|internal battery]] power.</ref>. The plan works perfectly, except that after destroying both cores with a flying drop kick, they miss their landing and fall in a heap. The episode ends with them bickering over whose fault it is<ref>Not only can an Eva pilot enter and launch an Evangelion without external aid (as seen last episode), here we see that both Asuka and Shinji can disengage their Entry Plugs and exit both of their Evas, without external help.</ref><ref>At the end of the episode, Shinji flinches when the holographic image of Asuka tries to slap him. This awkward dynamic could be explained in theorizing that Shinji merely flinched reflexively, although it should be noted the his head jerks forward as if he had acutely been hit.<br />
*Evangelions have a holographic projection telephone device located just outside the Entry Plug (holographic projection technology is seen during other parts of the series, such as meetings of the [[Human Instrumentality Committee]]; apparently this technology has been developed by 2015, but it is fairly advanced and not in commonplace use).</ref>.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Like Episode 08, Episode 09's end credits are tinted red, in honor of the arrival of Asuka and Eva 02 to Japan.<br />
*An image of the aquatic Angel [[Gaghiel]] briefly appears, on Ritsuko's computer screen as she is looking over information about it.<br />
*When Shinji arrives at Misato's apartment to find that Asuka has moved in, and Asuka thinks that he is being kicked out in favor of her (not that both of them will live with Misato), Asuka says there wasn't enough room for all of her things, and Shinji is shocked to see that she has taken many of Shinji's things from his room and put them in a box as if to ship them out. Included in the box is the pink heart shaped plaque that first appeared in [[Episode 04]], which reads "Shinji's Room" that Misato (apparently) hung on the door to Shinji's room.<br />
**Asuka kicks Shinji out of his initial room in [[Misato's Apartment]] in this episode, and indeed, Asuka actually stays in this room for the rest of the series (Shinji doesn't move back in at the end of the episode). Asuka is now staying in the bigger room, while Shinji has moved into the room across the hall from Asuka which is a bit smaller and has no windows.<br />
*A sign behind Misato says that Nerv HQ's post office is located on Level B-09.<br />
*This is the only episode in which Toji wears the school uniform of Class 2-A, though he only wears it when he and Kensuke go to Misato's apartment to check in on Shinji and at their subsequent party there.<br />
*At the end of the episode when the two Evas fall on top of each other in a "compromising position" and Asuka and Shinji begin bickering over what happened the night before over the open communication line, Misato is aghast and [[Shigeru Aoba|Aoba]] looks embarrassed beyond words, Ritsuko shrugs her shoulders as if to say, "They're pathetic, but we can't help it.", and Fuyutsuki grimaces and puts his hand to his forehead. However, Kaji openly laughs at the comic situation, [[Makoto Hyuga|Hyuga]] is grinning and [[Maya Ibuki|Maya]] can be seen to be stifling a chuckle.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*Although Asuka is normally unmovable and refuses to show signs of weakness, to the point that she will stick her head in a freezer to prevent herself from crying when she is upset, she cries in her sleep while mumbling about her mother: this will be explained in [[Episode 22]].<br />
*This is the second episode in which Shinji refers to Asuka as "Soryu". Starting with [[Episode 10]], he starts referring to her by her first name; most likely because they've grown accustomed with living together by that point, and she is no longer "new" to Tokyo-3.<br />
*If you watch closely, Eva-01 opens its mouth during the middle of the second battle against Israfel. This was more than likely a animation error.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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*''(Shinji, upon discovering Asuka's belongings at home:)''<br> '''Shinji''': "I'm home! Not that anyone's here, of course, but... What is this?!"<br> '''Asuka''': "Don't be so rude! Those are my personal belongings!" <br>'''Shinji''': "What are you doing here?!" <br>'''Asuka''': "It's more like, why are you still here?" <br>'''Shinji''': "Still here?" <br>'''Asuka''': "You've been dumped for the new model! Misato will be living with me. Well, it's the logical choice when you consider whose abilities are superior. Although honestly, I'd rather live with Mr. Kaji. But why are Japanese rooms so small anyway? Not even half of my stuff fits!" <br>''(Seeing his belongings in a box, Shinji freaks out)''<br> '''Asuka''': "On top of which, why don't the Japanese have any sense of privacy? How can they live in rooms without locks? Unbelievable!"<br />
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*''(After Asuka decides to pilot Eva:)''<br> '''Asuka''': "Since it's come to this, I'll show up both Rei and Misato!" <br>'''Shinji''': "You don't have to show them up or anything." <br>'''Asuka''': "You're being too easy on them! You're a man, aren't you?! For their attack...on my pride...I'll pay them back ten times over!" ''(Shinji smiles at her.)''<br />
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*''(After Shinji doesn't get the upset Asuka's hint that they're all alone:)<br>'' '''Asuka:''' "This is the impenetrable Wall of Jericho. Take one step over this wall and you're a dead man. And now, it's time for children to go to bed!"<br />
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*''(Shinji tries to kiss Asuka, but stops after she says "Mama" in her sleep)'':<br> '''Shinji''': "You're just a child yourself."<br />
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*''(After Kaji kisses Misato)'': <br> '''Misato''': "Honestly! There's nothing between us anymore. Don't do that again." <br> '''Kaji''': "But your lips didn't say no. Your lips or your words... Which one should I trust?"<br />
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*''(The explosion from the Angel's destruction has caused Eva 01 and Eva 02 to fall on each other in a "compromising position", and Asuka is yelling at Shinji)'' <br>'''Asuka''': "You jerk! How dare you do that to my Unit 02?!" <br> '''Shinji''': "What are you talking about? You're the one who fell on me!" <br> '''Asuka''': "You're the one who lost his timing first! It's because you're always so out of it! What were you doing, staying up so late last night?!" <br> '''Shinji''': "I--Image training for today's battle!" <br> '''Asuka''': "Liar! I know you tried to kiss me while I was sleeping!" <br> '''Shinji''': "No fair! You were awake?!" <br> '''Asuka''': "That's awful! I was just kidding, but it was real?! You kissed me?!" <br> '''Shinji''': "No, I didn't! I stopped!" <br> '''Asuka''': "Pervert! Lech! Fiend! I can't believe you!" <br> '''Shinji''': "It's because you talk in your sleep and toss and turn so much!" <br> '''Fuyutsuki''': "Those kids are embarrassing us again."<br><br />
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[[Category: Originally Aired Episodes]]</div>Bee-Zerkhttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Sore_o_Nasumono_(Translation)&diff=25365Sore o Nasumono (Translation)2008-11-21T06:44:38Z<p>Bee-Zerk: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Yamashita megami-shourai.jpg|thumb|right|An image from Sore o Nasumono]]<br />
'''Sore o Nasumono''' is a collection of concept art by [[Ikuto Yamashita]] and Seito Kio, published in 1998. It contains conceptual designs of the Evangelions, the [[Command Center]], the [[Geofront]], [[Tokyo-3]], among others including some non-production illustrations.<br />
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Of particular interest are the sections that contain unused TV Series and Movie scenarios.<br />
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=Neon Genesis Evangelion TV Last Scenario Prot=<br />
This is the original text and the English translation of the unused TV Series ending scenario, translation by [[User:RockManBalls|RockManBalls]]. This transcript is currently incomplete.<br />
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==English Translation==<br />
It might be surprising given what ultimately resulted, but during the initial development of the Anime series, Supervisor Anno took on something of a passive role, and staff would regularly bounce ideas off of him in order to flesh out the story. As time passed, and I was put in charge, I received an early scenario manuscript by fax. When I went to return the fax, I jotted down some left over ideas just off the top of my head. I still get a good laugh out of it to this day.<br />
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==Original Japanese==<br />
作品の内容からは意外な印象かもしれませんが、庵野監督はアニメ制作の初期段階においては受け身の姿勢をとり、客スタッフにアイデアを出させぶつけ合うことで、話の骨格に肉付けをします。てな経過から、設定担当である私のところにも脚本の初期稿がファックスでやってきます。それについて思いついたことは電話で返すのですが、ファックスで返却するとこのように内容が残り、あとから見かえすとなかなか笑えます。 <br />
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=Shin Seiki Evangelion Original Film=<br />
This is the original text and the English translation of the unused Movie scenario, translation by [[User:RockManBalls|RockManBalls]]. This transcript is currently incomplete.<br />
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==English Translation==<br />
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'''Shin Seiki Evangelion Original Film Novel'''<br><br />
"The Long-Awaited People."<br><br />
[Translator's Notes: "Gekijouban shousetsu," meaning the book based on the movie that was never made.]<br />
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During the development of the film, Yamashita, being asked to submit ideas, thought of an original story he'd conceived mid-way through the television show. Created in collaboration with Kio [omitted]*, the utterly ridiculous work was eventually presented to Supervisor Anno. Intended to be a direct sequel, it includes the content and all-star cast of the EVA television show. <br><br />
[*Translator's Notes: As I know it, "氏宅" is a placeholder for someone who doesn't want to give their name, usually their surname. Like "Takashi S氏宅." ]<br />
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The last Angel had been defeated. Having just confronted the Angel threat, humanity began to wield EVA against EVA. As this abuse of EVA technology continued, an enormous conflict erupted. This is the era in which our story begins. <br />
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During this conflict, NERV General Headquarters' Special Forces Division, along with EVA 01, attacked NERV's Euro-Germany Branch. Having confirmed the existence of "that," EVA 01 expanded its AT-Field, and NERV completely destroyed the facility with a neutron bomb. The "that" they were looking for was the Sinking-Type Equipment Universal Invasion Gun*** (Field Sinker), code-named the "Spine of the Death God." This new type of corrosive AT-Field worked by ways of a guaranteed-to-hit heavy particle bullet, which, when used against enemies with current AT-Field capacity, would almost always find its target with terrible speed. At the same time as construction of this secret weapon was underway, the Euro-Germany Branch used their political will to secure the return of the newly constructed EVA 02, and in a single move, NERV Germany hid EVA 02 and the "Spine of the Death God" in accordance with their master plan. Before their troublesome dealings could be discovered by the international community, they were ultimately stopped by the NERV organization proper. Although NERV's Euro-Germany Branch has since been dismantled, as well as their brilliant achievements, including EVA 02, this incident would serve as a catalyst, forever linking EVA technology to global military strategy. However, this turmoil would serve only as a small part of a greater disaster. <br />
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How will these mysteries come to light?<br><br />
Will they gather the technological strength they need?<br><br />
Now, all is but a mystery...<br><br />
However, those humanoid mechs have been built.<br><br />
Humanity's creations.<br><br />
But those creations are EVA.<br><br />
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Thus far, EVA has proved to be distinctly different, continually defying current technology. Ever since the very beginnings of civilization, a powerful mental contamination had begun. Humanity had always been set in a certain direction...... <br />
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A contamination not unlike brainwashing--<br><br />
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==Original Japanese==<br />
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「新世紀エヴァンゲリオン」劇場版オリジナル小説<br><br />
"彼方の待ち人"<br><br />
作・山下いくと<br><br />
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劇場版制作にあたり、例によってアイデア提出を求められた山下が、テレビ版中盤あたりに思いついたオリジナルの話。きお氏宅で彼とともに、あーだこーだムダな話してつくったものを、庵野監督に見せることにしました。テレビ版EVA後日談というよりは、オールスターキャストショー的な内容にしています。<br />
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最終使徒は撃退された。EVAをはさんで使徒と対峙していた人類は、そのとき初めてEVAそのものと向き合うことになる。やがて始まったのはEVAに関する技術の乱用、そしてその争奪戦であった。これはそんな時代を起点にして始まる話。<br />
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その日、ネルフ総括本部特殊部隊はEVA01とともにユーロドイツネルフ支局を急襲、゛それ゛を確認、ATフィールド展開の後、中性子爆弾使用によって施設を蒸し焼きにする。それは、沈下型領界侵攻銃(フィールドシンカー)、コード゛死神の背骨゛。新型の浸食性ATフィールドによって、レールがひかれたごとく、絶対の命中を保証された重粒子の弾体は、従来のATフィールドの反発力によってすさまじい速度を与えられて空間を滑り降り、目標に到達する。極秘裏にこれを建造、同時に政治的手腕をもって当支部によって造られたEVA02を取り戻し、EVAさえ一撃で葬れるこの゛死神の背骨゛とEVA02 の2つをこれからの新たな世界ゲームのカードに加えようというドイツネルフのもくろみは、その裏国家間の駆け引きが露見する前に、ネルフという、一団体の中でのゴタゴタとして処理されてしまう。ここにEVA02建造という輝かしい業績を誇るネルフ・ユーロドイツ支部は解体されるのだが、この事件をきっかけに、世界は、EVA技術の有無がその国にとって今後の世界戦略の優秀につながることを重い知らされたのである。しかしこの騒ぎも、これから起こる大災害の前では小さな事件として処理されることとなる。<br />
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どうやって機密をもちだしたのだろう<br><br />
いかにして技術力を集めたのだろう<br><br />
いまとなってはずべてが謎......<br><br />
だがその人型は造られた<br><br />
造ろうとしたのは人間<br><br />
しかし造らせたのはEVA<br><br />
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従来の技術で造られたにもかかわらず、そのEVAは明らかに違っていた。培養開始直後からそれは、まわりを強力に精神汚染し始めた。それも、ある指向性をもたせて......。ある種の洗脳のようなその汚染に、人々は <br />
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だんだん侵されていく。<br><br />
やがてその人型にかかわるスタッフは、施設は、都市は、国家は、ただひとつの目的のために動きだす。 <br><br />
隷従する人々に自らの身体を造らせるEVA。<br><br />
″フオウチュン〟その名は自らの誇示か、それとも自らの存在に近い意味をもつのか、いまとなってはどこの国がフオウチュンを造ったのか、わからないし意味もない。<br><br />
なぜなら、自らを造らせたその国をフオウチユンは焼きはらってしまったから……。<br><br />
そしてその日からである、世界現伎の精神汚染が始まったのは。<br />
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荒廃した都市の中を、人の形をした獣が駆けている。ことばを話さず、視線とその力のみで'わずかにナワパリと種族繁栄のためにコミュニケートし、道具を使わず4本足で駆けている。<br><br />
彼らは人狼(ヒトオオカミ)、精神汚染を受けるまではれっきとした人問、て、我々が一言うところの文化的な生活を送っていた人々のなれの果てだ。<br><br />
精神的な汚染は、やがて器質的異常を引き起こして、短期間のうちに身体そのものが、まるでおとぎ話の狼人間(ワーウルフ)のように変化してしまっている。そしてこの異常はこの地区に限ったことではない。いまや地球上全体で、人間にのみ起こっている共通で、かつ破壊的な現状なのである。<br><br />
地球上て最大の勢力を誇っているのは、あいかわらず人間という構図に変化はないが、知的生命体という意味での人類は、これから描く極めてわずかな人々を除いて事実上、絶滅したと考えるほうが早く、残った人々も、日々精神汚染の恐怖におびえ、まるで先の見えない、異常な精神下の生活を送っている。<br><br />
自らより破壊した都市、ピルというピルの瓦礁のてっぺんに人狼たちが立っている。<br><br />
一斉に月に向かって吠える人狼。<br />
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画面をパンしていくと、底辺が三角形のピラミッドをいくつも合わせたような建造物がある。この完全な幾何品子形態の建物は、まわりの廃虚の中ではかえって異彩を放っており、炎をめぐらせて人狼の侵入を抑えている。<br><br />
これが、ネルフ中央実験都市。こんどこそ掛値なし、言葉どおりのか人類最後の砦。となってしまった。この都市には、それを支えるささやかなジャミング技術がある。すなわち、建物全体の形状と精神汚染波を撹乱する干渉波発振。この2つによって、かろうじて地球全土に降りそそぐ精神汚染から施設内の人聞を守っているのだが、その技術自体はもともと施設内においてEVAの運用実験時の精神災害(サイコロジカル・ハザード)を想定してのものであり、早い話、ここに勤務していた運のいい人間だけが精神汚染を免れたわけである。<br><br />
施設中央に、すり鉢状にえぐられた鏡張りの巨大なホlルがあり、EVA01が立ちつくしている。<br><br />
背中に取り付けられた羽か尻尾のような位相差発電ユニットにより、EVA01はパイロットも乗せずに自らの青山志、でここにたたずんでおり、このリフレクタ1ホールはかつては軌道上監視システムのレシーバーだったのが、いまではEVAのプライベートルlムと化している。<br><br />
何かを聞いているように星空を見上げているEVA01。<br><br />
施設外壁上の屋上回廊から日向と青葉がEVAを見ている。<br><br />
青葉「まるで詩人か哲学者ってところだな」<br><br />
日向「何かを考えているつてのは本当らしいよ。<br><br />
EVAは戦闘時に、パイロットが彼女の怒りのイメージに触れるまでは、極めて穏やかで知性的なんだ::。もっとも、思考の組み立て方がまるで違うのか、概念に差がありすぎるのか、何を考えているのかさっぱりわからないけどね」<br><br />
青葉「ただ同じわからないにしても(青葉、体の向きを変えて、施設の外に視線を落とす。炎のラインの向こうの瓦礁の街の中、チラリチラリ人狼の陰が見え<br />
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<div>{{Angel Infobox<br />
| name = Ramiel<br />
| katakana =ラミエル<br />
| symbol =Thunder<br />
| image = [[Image:Ramiel 110.jpg|260px]]<br />
| number = 5th<br />
| appearances = [[Episode 05]], [[Episode 06]]<br />
| defeated_by = [[Evangelion Unit-01]], with assistance from [[Evangelion Unit-00]]<br />
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'''Ramiel''' (Hebrew: ספר החנוך ,רעמיאל vi:vii) is the Fifth Angel, one of the largest and most powerful. Ramiel becomes the first Angel to physically penetrate the Geofront when its drill bit breaks through the armor.<br />
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==Biology==<br />
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Compared to the Angels which preceded it, Ramiel has a drastically different form and does not appear to be "alive" in a conventional sense, it appears to be a gigantic floating crystalline octahedron (two pyramids attached at the base, one on top and one on bottom). The surface of Ramiel is blue and highly reflective. <br />
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The Angel has a deadly directed beam attack capable of melting through an Evangelion's armor in seconds, and it can sustain the blast for a very long period of time, perhaps indefinitely. While most other Angel attacks remain inexplicable, Ramiel is shown activating an "Inner Torus Reactor", a type of nuclear fusion reactor, to power the beam. [[Image:Ramiel Nuclear Reactor.jpg|thumb|left|Internal scan of Ramiel, showing the nuclear reactor]] The beam is capable of hitting any target within the Angel's firing radius with perfect accuracy, and the Angel itself is capable of detecting threats coming up from underground as well as beyond its normal firing range. The potency of its attack makes Ramiel too dangerous to engage in direct combat with an Evangelion.<br />
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In addition, Ramiel has one of the strongest A.T. Fields of all the Angels, so strong that the naked eye can see it refracting light when it attacked. The A.T. Field is quoted as needing a massive 180 million megawatts (1.8 X 10<sup>11</sup> watts) to penetrate. Combined, these potent defensive and offensive abilities make Ramiel a veritable flying fortress. Ramiel also possesses a drilling appendage which it can extend out of its main body, which it uses to drill straight down into the GeoFront itself.<br />
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However, the Angel is indeed biological. In the shots of the Angel being demolished in the following episode, bloody red squares are seen where the Angel's armor/surface structure is being taken off, indicating that it does have blood.<br />
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==Design and Production==<br />
[[Image:Proposal_29_ramiel-crop.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Early Ramiel design]]<br />
Ramiel's design has remained largely unchanged through production, being a reflective blue octahedron even during the proposal stage. The only actual changes made were in coloration and the removal of the smaller triangular surfaces floating over each face of the octahedron.<br />
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The planned battle with Ramiel was largely the same as that which appears in Episode 06 and Rebuild of Evangelion, with Shinji getting defeated and Nerv having to mount a major operation to defeat the Angel.<br />
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==Battle==<br />
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Ramiel approaches Tokyo-3 by flying in from over the ocean. Eva-01 was sortied to attack the Angel on the surface, without any prior intelligence on the Angel's abilities. Ramiel detected the Eva even before it reached the surface and powered up a deadly particle beam that shot straight through a building and nearly melted through the Eva's chest armor. The pilot, Shinji Ikari, was almost killed inside his entry plug.<br />
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Ramiel proceeded to use a large drill-appendage to begin drilling through the armor plating of Tokyo-3 to reach Nerv HQ below in the GeoFront.<br />
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Subsequent experiments, including the use of an inflatable dummy Eva-01 and an attack with a Type-12 mortar, determined that Ramiel's particle beam targeted any threat within a particular radius, with perfect accuracy. Ramiel's AT field was also the most powerful ever observed when it was encountered, strong enough to visibly warp light when fully deployed. <br />
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Realizing they could not get an Eva close enough to Ramiel to neutralize its AT Field, Misato came up with a plan to channel the entire electrical output of Japan into an experimental new positron rifle, which Eva-01 would fire while Eva-00 provided support. While Eva-01 sniped Ramiel, Eva 00 protected their position with a specially converted "shield" made from the heat shield on the underside of an SSTO spacecraft. <br />
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[[Image:Positron Ramiel.jpg|thumb|left|The two energy beams warp each other]] Ramiel reacted to the Evas by firing its energy beam at the same time that Eva-01 fired its first shot; the two energy beams warped each other as they passed by and caused both to miss. Ramiel's second shot was blocked by Eva-00 with its shield, but its shield could only hold for so long and it was badly damaged. However, Eva-01's second shot pierced Ramiel, destroying it.<br />
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==In Other Media==<br />
===Rebuild of Evangelion===<br />
[[Image:Rebuild trailer ramiel.jpg|thumb|Ramiel in ''Rebuild'']]<br />
Ramiel appears in [[Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone]], the first film in the [[Rebuild of Evangelion]] re-imagining of the original series.<br />
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In Rebuild, Ramiel shows exceptional shapeshifting capabilities, changing its form to suit its attack or defense requirements, although its "default" form is the classic octahedron form seen in the TV series. <br />
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Ramiel's beam attack is much more dangerous than before. At its most powerful, the beam attack is capable of tearing down battleship-caliber gun emplacements and mountainsides alike. Ramiel can adjust the beam's power, as seen in the initial confrontation with Eva-01. In addition, the Angel is capable of adjusting its A.T. Field so that it would not be possible for an Evangelion to neutralize it.<br />
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Ramiel survives a direct hit on its core in the first positron rifle attack, only to survive and retaliate. It is destroyed in the second, exploding, along with its giant drill, in a hail of blood.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Ramiel's design is a copy of the "Blue Water" crystal in the previous [[Gainax]] Anime ''Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water '', which Anno also directed. In addition, the same regular octahedral design is seen in 2001: A Space Odyssey[http://www.evageeks.org/FGP/Image:2001_Octahedrons.jpg].<br />
*It takes three more episodes for Nerv to clean up Ramiel's corpse ([[Makoto Hyuga|Hyuga]] specifically complains that removal of Ramiel's body is expensive); its corpse is still being disassembled in [[Episode 09]].<br />
[[Image:09 C123 ramiel-blood.jpg|thumb|Ramiel's massive corpse slowly being demolished]] <br />
*The spacecraft from which the heat shield is obtained is not from the current Space Shuttle; it is actually from an SSTO (Single Stage to Orbit) spacecraft, probably similar to the one Gendo flies in [[Episode 07]].<br />
*Eva-00 is severely damaged in the battle against Ramiel, requiring it to be heavily repaired and partially rebuilt, with new shoulder-fin armor like subsequent Eva Units. After being repaired, Eva-00 is repainted from orange to blue. <br />
*An Animation Error - Ramiel's drill is turning the wrong direction every time it is shown. It actually shouldn't have been able to pierce anything. In addition, the rate at which it is drilling is actually much faster than it should be going, given the time it takes to penetrate the GeoFront.<br />
*Ramiel was the first Angel to physically penetrate the GeoFront, but it didn't get inside, just its drill. The first Angel to penetrate into the Nerv headquarters building itself, at the bottom of the GeoFront, would be the Eleventh Angel, [[Ireul]]. <br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #02<br />
| japanese_title_k = 見知らぬ、天井 <br />
| japanese_title_r = Mishiranu Tenjou <br />
| japanese_title_e = Unfamiliar Ceiling <br />
| english_title = The Beast<br />
| image = [[Image:Episode_02_info.jpg|Episode 02]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Yoji Enokido]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]<br />
| first_aired = 10-11-1995<br />
| video_release = 2-3-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 5-16-2000 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Sachiel]]<br />
| eva_sorties = Eva-01<br />
| prev = [[Episode 01]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 03]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Shinji wakes up in the hospital, with no memory of defeating the Angel the night before. Rejected by his father, Misato decides to take Shinji with her to live in her apartment. Later that night, memories of the battle against the Angel come flooding back to Shinji.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
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Episode 02 continues where the last ended, with [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] preparing to face the Angel in [[Evangelion Unit-01]]. Shinji's first attempt to move his Eva results in a fall. Eva-01 is left helpless as [[Sachiel]] advances and proceeds to seriously damage the Evas left arm and right eye. The pilot's signal is lost, and the Eva is lifeless. The scene then cuts to Shinji suddenly waking up in an unfamiliar, empty hospital room.<br />
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[[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] discusses the reappearance of the angels after 15 years with the [[Human Instrumentality Committee]], while [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] and [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] survey the aftermath of the battle. Gendo is instructed not to let the reappearance of the Angels allow the [[Human Instrumentality Project]] to fall behind schedule. Shinji sees [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] at the hospital. Misato comes to pick Shinji up at the hospital and they meet Gendo by the elevator, but Shinji wordlessly refuses to enter.<br />
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Misato takes Shinji to be assigned accommodation, but discovers that he is to live on his own. She decides to take him to live with her instead. On the way home from shopping, Misato takes Shinji to an observation point overlooking [[Tokyo-3]] and they witness the city building emerge from underground.<br />
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Misato and Shinji arrive at [[Misato's Apartment]]. Shinji tries to enter as a guest, but Misato insists that the apartment is his home, and so Shinji says [[Tadaima|"Tadaima"]] as he crosses the Threshold. Misato's apartment is in a state with empty beer cans everywhere, and only ice, condiments and more beer in the fridge. Misato changes and they set down to eat a meal of instant food.<br />
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While taking a bath, Shinji meets [[Pen Pen]] in the bathroom and is so startled that he runs naked back into the kitchen to tell Misato. Misato explains that Pen-Pen is their other "roommate", and advices Shinji to cover up, and he slinks embarrassingly back into the bathroom. Shinji reflects in the days events in the bath.<br />
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We see [[Evangelion Unit-00]] frozen in [[Bakelite]] being observed by Gendo and Ritsuko. They discuss Rei's recovery in a ruined control room. Gendo reveals that despite their hardships he will continue to have the children pilot the Evangelions.<br />
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Shinji lies alone in his bedroom, listening to his [[SDAT]] player. Misato speaks with Ritsuko on the phone about their situation. Shinji lies awake reflecting on his presence in Tokyo-3. As he does so, sounds from the battle are heard and we begin a flashback to the events of the battle.<br />
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Eva-01 was rendered inoperative by Sachiel's attack, with [[Nerv]] losing control of the Eva and contact with the pilot. Misato orders the ejection of the [[Entry Plug]], but the system is completely out of control. Eva-01 suddenly reactivates and begins to act on her own. She launches a vicious attack upon the Angel, succeeding in damaging its face. A second attack by the Eva is blocked by a powerful [[A.T. Field]] barrier. The Eva repairs her broken left arm and erodes the Angel's barrier with another A.T. Field.<br />
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Once the barrier is down, Eva-01 soundly defeats Sachiel by shattering the downed Angel's [[Core]]. Sachiel in a last desperate attack, wraps itself around the Eva and self destructs in a massive [[cross shaped explosion]]. Eva-01 emerges from the explosion with little apparent damage.<br />
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As Nerv regains control of the Evangelion, Shinji comes to in the entry plug. The damaged helmet sloughs off, and Shinji is able to glimpse the Eva's face reflected in the windows of a building. As he looks on, the Eva's eye regenerates and suddenly focuses straight at him. Shinji begins to scream and the flashback ends.<br />
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Shinji slowly curls up in bed after recalling the battle. Misato comes to his door and praises him for piloting the Eva and saving the city. The episode ends.<br />
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''From left to right, starting at the top left:''<br />
*Sachiel looming over Eva-01<br />
*Shinji wakes up in the hospital<br />
*Shinji and Misato in front of the elevator after an encounter with Gendo<br />
*Shinji and Misato at a scenic view of Tokyo-3<br />
*Misato and Shinji at the dinner table<br />
*Penpen's first appearance<br />
*Sachiel's A.T. Field<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*First appearance of the "[[Human Instrumentality Committee]]" of [[Seele]], and Seele's leader Chairman [[Keel Lorenz]] (incorrectly translated as "Human Complementation Project" in this episode by the English dub, though correctly translated in all subsequent appearances). <br />
**None of the other four members of the Instrumentality Committee are ever given proper names, but Gainax production sketches indicate which country from the [[United Nations]] (which is secretly controlled by Seele) each of its members officially represents. Besides Chairman Keel himself (who represents Germany), each of the Instrumentality Committee members is indicated only by what color their video conference hologram is tinted: Chairman Keel ([[Germany]]), France (Yellow), Russia (Blue), [[United States of America|United States]] (Green), United Kingdom (Red).<br />
***Four out of five of the countries represented on the Human Instrumentality Committee are also permanent members of the present-day UN Security Council. [[China]], the remaining permanent Security Council member, is notably absent, with the fifth seat on the Instrumentality Committee going to Germany.<br />
*The translation of the file cover displayed during the meeting of the Instrumentality Committee is: "Top Secret/Human Instrumentality Project/International Alliance Supreme Executive Council/17th Interim Report/Human Instrumentality Committee/2015 Business Plan Outline/Summary"<br />
*Whenever an Evangelion screams when it goes "berserk" in the series, it is part of the episode's dialogue track, not just the background effects sound track. As a result, when episodes such as this one are translated into different languages (such as the ADV Films English dub), the Evangelion screams have to actually be re-produced by different voice actors. The result is that Eva screams sound noticeably different between the original Japanese and English dub versions. <br />
*When Misato welcomes Shinji into her home, she says that he should feel free to "take advantage of anything here", which of course has several inappropriate implications. ADV's English dub added the extra line "...except of course me, that is!", probably to match the lip flaps, which hides the overt connotations of the original dialogue.<br />
*When Shinji's memories about the battle against Sachiel return to him, images of nerve cells as viewed through a microscope flash across the screen.<br />
*The original Japanese title of this episode is "見知らぬ、天井 "Mishiranu, tenjō". Gainax made their own English titles, and the English title Gainax created for this episode is "The Beast". ADV Film's translation of the original Japanese title is "An Unfamiliar Ceiling".<br />
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''Go [[Episode 02 Supplemental Notes and Analysis|Here]] for more notes''<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*Evangelion pilots seem to feel the damage inflicted upon their Evas. Go [[Evangelion Pilots and Damage to Their Evas|Here]] for a full analysis.<br />
*Evangelion Unit-01 is seen without it's helmet on, revealing that [[Evangelions]] are clearly not robots, but more living organic creatures with cybernetic machine and computer components grafted onto them. <br />
*Eva-01 can regenerate battle damage like an Angel, but even faster. Although it is implied that other Evangelions are capable of doing the same, Eva-01 is the only Evangelion ever seen actually doing this on-screen.<br />
*Misato's promise not to "put the moves" on Shinji foreshadows both the scene in ep. 23 where she tries (and fails) to "comfort" Shinji by seducing him, and the scene in [[The End of Evangelion]] where she gives him an "adult kiss" (and promises to "do the rest" later) to encourage him to pilot Eva-01.<br />
*The shot of Misato grabbing Shinji's head from above while at her kitchen table visually parallels the shot when Sachiel grabs Eva-01's head from above.<br />
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*The outfit that Misato changes into when she brings Shinji back to her apartment (blue cutoff short shorts, a loose fitting yellow t-shirt, and apparently no bra) is exactly the same outfit that Asuka wears when she kisses Shinji in [[Episode 15]].<br />
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''Go [[Episode 02 Supplemental Notes and Analysis|Here]] for more analysis''<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*(''Misato is talking to Ritsuko on the phone)''<br>'''Ritsuko Akagi''': "What did you say?!"<br>'''Misato Katsuragi''': "Like I said, I'll take care of Shinji. I've already got permission from the brass...''(sarcastically)''...And don't worry, [[The End of Evangelion|It's not like I'm going to "put the moves" on a kid.]]"<br>'''Ritsuko''': ''(Misato holds her phone away from her head as Ritsuko yells loudly)'' "OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT!! What the hell are you thinking? You're always like that. Honestly!"<br>'''Misato''':"She could never take a joke".<br />
*'''Misato''': ''(to Shinji)'' "Starting today, this is your home. So you can take advantage of everything here." <br />
*'''Misato''': "Air conditioning has just got to be humanity's greatest treasure. It's a real triumph of science." <br />
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'''Ayanami Raising Project''' is an Evangelion-based simulation-style video game released in 2001. The game revolves around a Second Lieutenant (''San'i'') who's ordered to bring up [[Rei Ayanami]]. This is done by devising a schedule for her each Sunday: choosing between daily school life, duties at Nerv, and special training at that takes place at home. Supposedly spanning the course of an entire year, the events of the TV series happen in the background, and Angel battles are heavily scripted with minimal input from the player. One of the many different endings you can receive depends on how you raise or lower the various stats Rei has.<br />
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[[Image:PS2Version_AyanamiRaisingProject.jpg|thumb|Original cover for the PS2 version of the game.|left]]<br />
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==Sega Dreamcast Version==<br />
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The Sega Dreamcast version of the game came in a heavy box including extras. Some of the items included were 3 Rei Ayanami 'puffy' pins, a Rei Ayanami mouse pad, and a Nerv mouse for play on the Dreamcast system. A keyboard connector was also required to play the game on the Dreamcast.<br />
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==Playstation 2 Version==<br />
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The Playstation 2 version of '''Ayanami Raising Project''', released in 2003, also includes a version where you can raise [[Asuka Langley Soryu]] after unlocking certain events in Rei's scenario. The gameplay is basically the same as in Rei's story, with the exception of a few minor details. (For instance, you can't pick the type of wallpaper and such for Asuka's room because she's living with San'i. Rei, however, lives in her own apartment.)<br />
San'i's voice (provided by voice actor Kenichi Suzumura) isn't included in the Playstation 2 Version, whereas his voice is heard in previous versions (Windows and Dreamcast) of the game.<br />
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==Nintendo Dual Screen Version==<br />
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A Nintendo DS version of the PS2 version will soon be released. More information can be found [[http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/1215785_1407.html here]] (Japanese) [[http://www.gamertell.com/gaming/comment/japanese-import-neon-genesis-evangelion-ayanami-ikusei-keikaku-ds-with-asuk/ and here]].<br />
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==Romance==<br />
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The romantic competition for Rei's affections is between San'i, Nerv Commander [[Gendo Ikari]], and Third Children [[Shinji Ikari]]. In Asuka's story, the competition is between San'i, Triple Agent [[Ryoji Kaji]], and Shinji.<br />
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==Note==<br />
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*The video game's storyline is supposed to follow Rei (and Asuka) while she works at Nerv for an entire year. However, [[Episode 01]] of the TV series takes place some time in August, 2015, and it is still 2015 towards the very end of the series.<br />
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*The game is very similar to in style to [[Gainax]]'s Princess Maker series.<br />
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*As with other Evangelion games, the voice actors from the series reprise their roles. <br />
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*The Opening Song for the Dreamcast and Windows version the game is Shiawase wa Tsumi no Nioi ("Happiness is the Smell of Sin") sung by [[Yoko Takahashi]]. However, the Playstation 2 version of the game has the [[A Cruel Angel's Thesis|Opening Theme song]] instead. (The Ending Song for all versions is an Instrumental version of [[Fly Me to the Moon]] heard in the game.)<br />
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*The character Dejiko from the anime and manga series Di Gi Charat makes an appearance as a clerk for the store Gamers (which is a real video game chain in Japan). Dejiko's voice is also heard when the Broccoli Logo appears during the game's startup. <br />
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<div>{{Character Infobox<br />
| name_r = Misato Katsuragi<br />
| name_k =葛城 ミサト<br />
| image = [[Image:OP_C014_misato.jpg|260px|Misato Katsuragi]]<br />
| age = 29<br />
| birthday = 12/08/1986<br />
| seiyu = [[Kotono Mitsuishi]] <br />
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'''Misato Katsuragi''' (葛城ミサト) is a Captain, and later a Major, at [[Nerv]]. She is in command of Nerv HQ's Tactical Operations branch, responsible for coordinating the [[Evangelions]] in actual combat (as opposed to the Science Division, headed by Misato's longtime friend Dr. [[Ritsuko Akagi]]). She is the daughter of [[Dr. Katsuragi]], and the sole survivor of his expedition, otherwise wiped out as a result of [[Second Impact]]. As an adult, Misato is transferred to Tokyo-3 shortly before the Angels reappear. She takes [[Shinji Ikari]], and later [[Asuka Langley Soryu]], into her home. She has a pet "hot springs penguin" named [[Pen Pen]].<br />
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==Profile==<br />
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Misato is described by [[Hideaki Anno]] as someone who "lives life so lightly as to barely allow the possibility of a human touch. She protects herself by having surface level relationships, and running away" (see author link for full text). Misato does certainly seem to fear commitment, responsibility, and emotional disclosure.<br />
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The Misato first seen in the series appears to have two sides to her personality: at work she is a tough, competent Tactical Operations director, and at home she is a goofy, uninhibited person who likes skimpy clothing and knocking back beer after beer in [[Misato's Apartment|her messy apartment]].<br />
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But the real Misato is a deeply troubled woman, with unresolved family and social issues. Part of this is due to trauma from being on the site of [[Second Impact]] but it has as much to do with her family life.<br />
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[[Image:Ep_21_misato.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Young Misato being kept under observation following Second Impact]] According to her, Misato’s father was very much like [[Gendo Ikari]] in that he buried himself in work and shrunk from human contact, but also like Shinji in that he was described as fragile and weak. Misato thought she hated her father, but then he saved her life during the Second Impact by placing her in an escape pod. With Dr. Katsuragi dead and no chance to explore what she saw as a sudden turn in their relationship, Misato was left extremely ambivalent.<br />
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When she met [[Ryoji Kaji]] in college, Misato was at first happy with him, but later admitted to herself that Kaji reminded her too much of her father, and fearing the implications of this, Misato fled from him (the Kaji seen in the series doesn’t seem to relate to Misato’s descriptions of her father--perhaps this is an unseen side of Kaji). In [[Episode 15]] Misato specifically says that she was afraid of her maturity. It is also implied in [[Episode 25]] that Misato was afraid of the pleasure she felt with Kaji, because she did not feel she deserved it.<br />
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And yet, in Episode 25 Misato also says that though she first wanted to be a "good child" so no one would hate her, she grew sick of that, and wanted to stain herself and her reputation. She is asked if that’s why she slept with "that man" (presumably Kaji), but is unable to sort out her feelings. The other characters in Instrumentality call her disgusting, and Misato has said that of herself often enough, using sex as an escape from reality and loneliness.<br />
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[[Image:Proposal_18_misato.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Misato in the Proposal. Note the lipstick and the shoulders of the uniform.]]<br />
Both Misato’s love of drink and her joking about flirting with Shinji take darker turns as the series progresses. She drinks alcohol to get the confidence to confess to Kaji the reason why she broke up with him, suggesting alcoholic tendencies (so do the mountains of empty liquor bottles in her apartment). And in [[Episode 23]] Misato attempts to offer Shinji comfort via sex (and in doing so escape her own loneliness), and kisses Shinji deeply before dying in [[Episode 25%27]], promising to "do the rest" when Shinji returned.<br />
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But before this, Misato seems to care deeply for Shinji, being extremely distressed whenever he disappears (Episodes [[Episode 16|16]], [[Episode 20|20]]). Misato has said that she wanted to be a mother to Shinji but could not, and indeed, though she often gives Shinji good advice, Misato keeps him at a distance, and later doesn’t even try to "parent" him, perhaps having understood that she’s not much better than he is when it comes to dealing maturely with her emotions.<br />
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Before he died, Misato's father passed a pendant in the shape of a Greek cross on to Misato. No elaboration whatsoever is provided as to what this object meant to its original owner, or what it meant to Misato (e.g., if either Katsuragi was a practicing Christian or if the cross was just a good luck charm, or if Misato herself just kept it because it was her father's), although it functions as a versatile symbol throughout the course of the series. When [[Zeruel]] crashes through the Commander Center wall and comes face to face with Misato and the Nerv command staff, Misato does clutch at her cross pendant as if to ward off evil.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Misato's ID card is fully visible in episode 25 Her age is listed as 29. Her blood type is AO (both the genotype "AA" and "AO" are indistinguishable as the "type A" phenotype). Her height is listed as 1.63m (5'4"). Her bust is 83cm. Her waist, 59cm. Her hip measurement is listed as 82cm. Her weight is 47kg (7st5lb).<br />
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*Misato only calls Kaji by his given name once, when she catches him sneaking into the LCL Production Plant, and even then, only because she is addressing him formally by his full name and title. <br />
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*Misato is named after the [[Warships_of_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#IJN_Katsuragi.28.E8.91.9B.E5.9F.8E.29|Aircraft Carrier Katsuragi]], which was built too late to enter World War Two and scrapped before construction was complete.<br />
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*Her personal name is a homage to Misato Izumi, the heroine of Minako Narita’s manga ''Aitsu''<br />
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*By [[Episode 23]], Misato had switched from drinking beer to apparently equal amounts of canned coffee.<br />
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| image = [[Image:Last year of ryoji kaji.JPG|175px]]<br />
| title = 2015: The Last Year of Ryohji Kaji<br />
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| author =[[Hiroshi Yamaguchi]]<br />
| pub_date = June 1997<br />
| publisher =Kadokawa Shoten<br />
| pages = 80<br />
| dimensions = 9 1/2" x 12"<br />
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'''2015: The Last Year of Ryohji Kaji''' is an Evangelion book that was released in June 1997. It was designed to be [[Kaji]]'s journal that he kept throughout the Evangelion series, containing his thoughts and motives behind many of his actions. The book contains 30 CG color photos taken by him on his assignments, along with 16 of his written reports and thoughts. The collector's edition of the book was limited to only 2015 copies. (Note that throughout the article we refer to the spelling of Kaji's name as "Ryoji", slightly different from the spelling used in the book's title).<br />
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The Following are the translations of his reports:<br />
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==A conversation with Ryoji Kaji through a certain channel==<br />
Undercover military bases are usually made underground. Am I wrong? At least in TV animations I used to watch. And so they dug here. "Undercover" doesn't fit the sunlight. And then?<br />
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Which one do you want to know?<br/><br />
The outline of the operation of [[Human Instrumentality Project|Replenishing Mankind]]?<br/><br />
Or the truth of [[Second Impact]]?<br/><br />
Or the aim of the [[Angels|ANGEL]]?<br/><br />
Or the relationship between [[Adam|ADAM]] and [[Lilith|LILITH]] and [[Evangelions|EVA]]?<br/><br />
Or the identity of the men called the [[Human Instrumentality Committee|committee]]?<br/><br />
Or that of what we call [[Spear of Longinus|"the spear"]]?<br/><br />
Or the aim of [[Gendo Ikari|Commander Ikari]]. Or. Or. Or. Or.<br/><br />
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OK, that's enough. Cut it out. You must have got it.<br />
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As long as you have a secret, a question will chase it.<br />
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You'd better take what you see for the truth.<br />
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Am I wrong?<br />
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Well,...<br />
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Now it is my turn. What is the door for, opening or closing?<br />
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What do you think? Don't look at me like that.<br />
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This is a very important question for me. Especially in here, the deepest underground, there are so many doors.<br />
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Well, well, well. What do you think?<br />
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If you'd like to say, "I don't know" How about this instead? "The door should be opened by force." That's the reason. That's why I'm here.<br />
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==From a note of Ryoji Kaji==<br />
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Blue is the colour of the nerves<br/><br />
Purple is the colour of the priest costume<br/><br />
Red is the colour of the arteries<br/><br />
Dang, Dang, Dang<br/><br />
The colours come into my sight<br/><br />
The illumination of a gunfight<br/><br />
Grey is the colour of bombing<br/><br />
Taste of rust spreading in my mouth<br/><br />
Feeling rigid rocks beneath my feet<br/><br />
Dang, Dang, Dang<br/><br />
Drumming of primitive ages<br/><br />
Rhythm of insanity<br/><br />
Dance of the giants<br/><br />
Holding guns of madness<br/><br />
Dang, Dang, Dang<br/><br />
When humans were not humans<br/><br />
When they were neighbour of beasts<br/><br />
Memories were carved in their brain<br/><br />
With a knife of fury<br/><br />
Dang, Dang, Dang<br/><br />
The arms<br/><br />
Dang, Dang, Dang<br/><br />
The legs<br/><br />
Dang, Dang, Dang<br/><br />
The eyes<br/><br />
Dancing giants: coloured in blue, purple, and red<br/><br />
This is the village of the giants<br/><br />
There live the [[God|gods]] expelled from heaven's seats<br/><br />
Still is the sun shining above their heads<br />
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==Ryoji Kaji's note==<br />
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[[Evangelion Unit-00|EVA-00 Prototype]]. It is produced as an experimental model, the first Evangelion. The operator [[Rei Ayanami]]. Out of control right after starting and temporarily suspended. After suspension back to the battle field and terribly damaged. Afterward fixed the equipment and colour coating, back again.<br />
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[[Evangelion Unit-01|EVA-01 Test Type]]. The model produced with actual fighting in view. The operator, [[Shinji Ikari]]. Sent to the battle field immediately without testing. Even though a great deal of damage and out of control, succeeded in destroying the enemy.<br />
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[[Evangelion Unit-02|EVA-02]] The first production model. The operator, [[Asuka Langley Soryu]]. The model assembled in [[Germany]].<br />
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There are some peculiarities to be mentioned about EVA-01. It made unbelievable results in actual fighting. Besides Commander Ikari's attachment and persistence, this model seems to be primarily protected. But it has been sent to fight so many times. Their intention unidentified. There is a possibility that they let it go out of control intentionally. We have to be careful about exchanging experiment between these Evas. Some doubts about choosing the operators. Keep an eye on the [[Marduk Institute]].<br />
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P.S.: Check again the record of the accident of Gendou Ikari's wife, [[Yui Ikari|Yui]].<br />
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==Voice data left by Ryoji Kaji==<br />
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One boy<br/><br />
I'll tell you a few things about him<br/><br />
This boy is always looking for something<br/><br />
He seems so at least to me<br/><br />
He stops once in a while<br/><br />
He hesitates<br/><br />
He meditates<br/><br />
He never wants anything<br/><br />
He just stops without reason<br/><br />
The boy asks me something<br/><br />
As if he wanted to be saved<br/><br />
As if he was trying to get relieved<br/><br />
Watermelons grow with water and the sunlight<br/><br />
Watermelons the only thing he's got<br/><br />
But no human grows<br/><br />
With only watermelon and sunlight<br/><br />
What else has to follow?<br/><br />
A language, supports, and opponents<br/><br />
A lonely boy has nothing<br/><br />
So he is asking for them<br/><br />
But<br/><br />
He is a boy to whom two unfortunate things belong<br/><br />
He has no way of asking<br/><br />
I have no way of teaching<br/><br />
Therefore<br/><br />
I can do nothing but water the watermelons<br/><br />
In front of his knees<br/><br />
The watermelon<br/><br />
This is the only thing I can choose<br/><br />
I know it is meaningless<br/><br />
The boy will find the way with his mind reckless<br/><br />
I strongly believe so<br/><br />
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==An extract from Ryoji Kaji's note==<br />
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You see ruins everywhere<br/><br />
Shell mounds of ancient days the palace fallen into decay<br/><br />
The streets buried under clay<br/><br />
Gorgeous and enormous tumulus in the desert<br/><br />
To call the scar of human life a ruin<br/><br />
This place will be called so<br/><br />
[[Tokyo-3|TOKYO-3]]<br/><br />
What will be left?<br/><br />
Future generations will find a titanium complex huge gun stuck to the ground?<br/><br />
Will they know this is the sign of the giant fighters<br/><br />
Is it a complete misunderstanding?<br/><br />
No<br/><br />
It might be correct<br/><br />
This city belongs to the giants<br/><br />
Humans are subject to them?<br/><br />
The relationship of master and servant is easily converted<br/><br />
The truth fades earlier than the ruins<br/><br />
In hundreds, thousands, and millions of years<br/><br />
An obscure mass is going to break into pieces<br/><br />
Future generations can't do anything but guess<br/><br />
Only if they survive till then<br/><br />
You see ruins everywhere<br/><br />
Maybe all over the world sometimes later<br/><br />
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==Ryoji Kaji, an extract from an anonymous letter never posted==<br />
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How long have I been away from writing a letter? I haven't seen my own handwriting for ages. It is so difficult like trying to pick up something fragile on a swinging boat. I don't know where I should begin. Am I afraid to start writing? I'm just trying to write to forget what I've seen. So I've made up my mind to write down only scraps of my own memory. EVA. These three letters from the word of the beginning. Perhaps it, I can tell now, might be the word of the ending. ADAM. That's a fragment of the truth. Tiny silver square box in my hand. It's so light as to hold easily with one hand. It is the weight of the truth. And it is the cost of my life spent there for several years. The boat swings again. The word swing away. With EVA and ADAM. I've never expected to see you again. I might have expected that it had finished by then. No! Here is the beginning of the end. I'm telling a lie even to myself. Dancing letters decorated with lies. If this letter were worth reading, the lies would be worth telling. It is so difficult like trying to get something fragile on a swinging boat. A liar can be a liar when he keeps his lie to his grave. So I decided to tell you a lie. I put this letter in the bottom of the baggage. Because no postman will come to pick it up.<br />
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==A never posted letter by Ryoji Kaji==<br />
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How many letters have I written like this<br/><br />
I got used to writing letters to nobody<br/><br />
Do I just want to leave something<br/><br />
The proof that I lived my life here<br/><br />
What am I to think like this?<br/><br />
Ridiculous!<br/><br />
This will be the last one<br/><br />
I always have a feeling of sinking down<br/><br />
I am in the swamp impossible to get out of<br/><br />
Who is dragging me down from the bottom<br/><br />
No, nobody is dragging<br/><br />
It is me who decide to step into the swamp<br/><br />
The truth I've seen can be worthy of my life?<br/><br />
Have I satisfied my soul?<br/><br />
Just a curiosity at the beginning<br/><br />
Not a sense of mission at all<br/><br />
But now I want to tell you the truth<br/><br />
I know this letter won't be sent to you<br/><br />
because I will never post it<br/><br />
Despite of it, I have tried to inform you<br/><br />
Do I want you to remember my existence?<br/><br />
Leave off talking to myself<br/><br />
It is meaningless<br/><br />
I'm just trying to take responsibility<br/><br />
I have to leave here now<br/><br />
I'll never write again<br />
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==From the memo written by Ryoji Kaji==<br />
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[[Sachiel|SACHIEL]], the third ANGEL. The data partly not identified. No details given.<br/><br />
This is the first battle for [[Nerv|NERV]].<br/><br />
There is a trace of alteration in the record we obtained.<br/><br />
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[[Shamshel|SHAMSHEL]], the fourth ANGEL.<br/><br />
We've got the data of the monitor and it's duplication.<br/><br />
We will able to send you the record of the battle of EVA-01 against this one.<br/><br />
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[[Ramiel|RAMIEL]], the fifth ANGEL. We have identified it's fragment when it stopped.<br/><br />
Refer to the detailed chart of the [[Episode 06|Operation Yashima]].<br/><br />
We have a report of the quality of [[A.T. Field|AT field]].<br/><br />
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[[Gaghiel|GAGHIEL]], the sixth ANGEL. Identified by the naked eye.<br/><br />
We've got the information from [[United Nations|U.N.]]<br/><br />
I'll send you some data of the battle of EVA-02 against it.<br/><br />
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[[Israfel|ISRAFEL]], the seventh ANGEL. Identified by the marked eye.<br/><br />
We have a lot of data about him. They will be sent by means of 11-B.<br/><br />
We collected the samples of the components.<br/><br />
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[[Sandalphon|SANDALPHON]], the eighth ANGEL.<br/><br />
We took it in still pictures when it was captured.<br/><br />
We haven't got any information of each stage of its evolution.<br/><br />
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[[Matarael|MATARAEL]], the ninth ANGEL. Identified by the naked eye.<br/><br />
We got its new sample, taking advantage of electricity supply halt.<br/><br />
I'll send it after the data base out of it. Confirm the password again.<br/><br />
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[[Sahaquiel|SAHAQUIEL]], the tenth ANGEL.<br/><br />
There is only one picture taken with super telescopic lens.<br/><br />
It will be recorded by means of 57-F style.<br/><br />
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[[Ireul|IREUL]], the eleventh ANGEL. The flock was identified by the naked eye.<br/><br />
The data are still locked up in NERV.<br/><br />
I'll send the records collected by myself.<br/><br />
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[[Leliel|LELIEL]], the twelfth ANGEL.<br/><br />
EVA-01 went out of control again.<br/><br />
We got its data of restarting. But they are deficient.<br/><br />
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[[Bardiel|BARDIEL]], the thirteenth ANGEL.<br/><br />
We succeeded in getting 260 data from the site of the experimental faculties in [[Matsushiro]].<br/><br />
I leave it to you to remove protection.<br/><br />
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[[Zeruel|ZERUEL]], the fourteenth ANGEL. Identified by the naked eye.<br/><br />
EVA-01. Revival and out of control<br/><br />
I'll send the movie data of the collecting operation. Thru 23-D<br/><br />
Next contact not fixed yet.<br />
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==Untitled (handwriting on a piece of paper)==<br />
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Seeing the scars of the battle<br/><br />
I almost feel dizzy<br/><br />
This is not only because of the burning sun<br/><br />
They say this town was made as a field only for the battle<br/><br />
So many skyscrapers<br/><br />
And everybody knows that<br/><br />
Each one of them is a spear and at the same time a shield<br/><br />
Far back in the past, man was trying to be God<br/><br />
And built a tower high enough to reach the sky<br/><br />
It, however, was broken down by the God<br/><br />
[[Angels|The Apostles]]<br/><br />
Those who have the names of the angels<br/><br />
They are faithful servants sent by the God<br/><br />
Human beings<br/><br />
Poor creatures<br/><br />
Why do they have to revel against God to satisfy their greed.<br/><br />
The scars of battle<br/><br />
A kind of dizziness, more like despair<br/><br />
I'm sure despair and death are waiting in the future<br/><br />
The human soul will never sing a song of the revival<br/><br />
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==An extract from the report by Ryoji Kaji==<br />
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The duplication of ADAM and LILITH. Because they are duplications they have no '[[Soul|soul]]' to control themselves. Therefore it is essential for them to have 'operator' as their soul. The operators exchangeable only between EVA-00 and EVA-01. The reason unidentified. The living objects given the same genes pattern of humans. Their aim seems to contact with 'ADAM'. It is thought that they share the same mind. Their forms and acting formations, however, have a great variety.<br />
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"The Absolute Terror Field" owned only by ANGEL and EVANGELION. Sense only the "maleficent contacts" and shut them out. Only the same kind of field can neutralize it. It might be a barrier formed by self-defence instinct.<br />
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Some doubts about commander Ikari's behaviour. Too many conflicts with "Replenishment Committee" that suggests the existence of two "The Operation of Replenishing". The details not clear yet. Commander Ikari suspected to have the connection with ADAM in underground. The chief of this committee is a man called [[Keel Lorenz|KEEL]]. Confirmed the existence of the organization called "[[Seele|SEELE]]" behind it. The actual situation is under investigation. Connected to "the secret version of [[Dead Sea Scrolls|Dead Sea Scroll]]".<br />
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Re-investigate the relation between "Gendou Ikari and SEELE". Sneak into "[[Terminal Dogma]]". Try again to obtain "the Secret Data"<br />
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==An extract from abandoned memos==<br />
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EVA, the root of the mystery.<br/><br />
Amniotic fluid. [[LCL]].<br/><br />
Peace of mind.<br/><br />
The smell of blood<br/><br />
NERV. Just a piece controlled by them.<br/><br />
The operation of Replenishing Mankind.<br/><br />
The whole picture of it is never known.<br/><br />
The [[Children|CHILDREN]], the kids.<br/><br />
MOTHER to cherish her son.<br/><br />
[[Lilith|LILITH]], [[Adam|ADAM]]'s first wife and [[Lilin|LILIM]]'s mother.<br/><br />
[[Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force|Strategic Self-Defense Army]].<br/><br />
Never hates to fight a desperate fight nor a war of slaughter.<br/><br />
[[Evangelion ranged weapons|Palette guns]], [[Evangelion melee weapons|piercing weapons]].<br/><br />
The truth, a meaningless word here.<br/><br />
[[Geofront|GEO FRONT]], the promised land.<br/><br />
TOKYO-3, full armed city.<br/><br />
[[Spear of Longinus|LONGINUS's spear]], the only weapon to pierce God.<br/><br />
The past, never to return.<br/><br />
[[Entry Plug|Entry plug]], connected by force.<br/><br />
The ANGEL, man-like creatures.<br/><br />
Marduk Institute. A false image.<br/><br />
Cannibalism, the ceremony to take others into himself.<br/><br />
[[Umbilical Cable]], the string to maintain life.<br/><br />
Mind too naive to form the basis.<br/><br />
SEELE, pulling strings behind the scenes.<br/><br />
The apostles, the messengers.<br/><br />
[[Second Impact]], the contact with God.<br/><br />
[[Soul]], belonging to humans.<br/><br />
[[Progressive Knife]], the weapon to cut it down.<br/><br />
Self-hurting behaviour. Inferiority complex. Denial of the existence.<br/><br />
ADAM, the cause of the [[Second Impact]].<br/><br />
Out of control, liberation of egos, awakening.<br/><br />
[[AT Field]], protective wall.<br/><br />
[[Gendo Ikari|FATHER]] to abandon his [[Shinji Ikari|son]].<br/><br />
[[Third Impact]], the fact already scheduled.<br />
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==A note scribbled by Ryoji Kaji==<br />
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One conjuncture<br/><br />
Every human has a shield to protect his soul<br/><br />
Against unbearable agony<br/><br />
Avoid facing the reality<br/><br />
To protect his ego and dignity<br/><br />
Against unidentified objects<br/><br />
The soul has an advanced filter<br/><br />
Strong enough to stop thinking<br/><br />
An example is Cocktail Party Effects<br/><br />
Unconscious choice<br/><br />
The soul greatly effects the body<br/><br />
An example is Placebo Effects<br/><br />
Sometimes it makes a solid shell to lock himself in<br/><br />
Sometimes it takes a terrifying action to fight against the enemy<br/><br />
Defence and offence at the same time<br/><br />
It is only meant to protect his own spirit<br/><br />
[[AT Field]]<br/><br />
Standing for<br/><br />
Absolute Terror Field<br/><br />
Sensing only maleficent military objects<br/><br />
The perfect wall to prevent from losing one's pride<br/><br />
It, however, repels and besides invades each other<br/><br />
Communication with others<br/><br />
One conjecture can be made<br/><br />
AT Field is a kind of wall of the soul<br />
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==The record left in the digital recorder==<br />
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"It is Second Impact that becomes the root and also the root of everything."<br />
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"You mean the root of 'The Operation of Replenishing Mankind'."<br />
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"I see."<br />
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"That's all I've got now. I'll send you more details later."<br />
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"If they know the revival and liberation of EVA-01. SEELE will take action."<br />
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"They are not so arrogant."<br />
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"I never expect the ANGEL would attack us in such a place."<br />
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"There is no doubt that the secret version of the Dead Sea Scroll really exists."<br />
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"Marduk Institute does not exist. It is NERV itself that is pulling the strings."<br />
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"I'm sure he is alive."<br />
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"Hi, you don't look so good, hangover?"<br />
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"They are the ANGEL, aren't they? I can't take care of my job anymore."<br />
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"It is good for you to grow something, huh?"<br />
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"You'd better check the cord number 7-0-7."<br />
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"It's ADAM."<br />
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"Somebody might have altered the data... very recently."<br />
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"Truth is always altered and full of lies."<br />
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"I don't see the good reason. This order is an official one."<br />
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"Please think carefully of the meaning of the word CHILDREN."<br />
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"I know Commander Ikari is using me."<br />
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"It's already been restored like this."<br />
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"Well, you can't help it"<br />
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"The fact is not one and only."<br />
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"Is this a part of your plot. Commander Ikari?"<br />
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==From report of Ryoji Kaji==<br />
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This was totally different from the battlefields I have ever known. I've seen Korea, Iran, Vietnam, Falkland Islands, and so on. No wonder there is a difference between them. You know the battlefields, where the people hurt each other and stain the ground with their blood. But this place is completely different. In here soldiers may seem human to you, but in fact they are not. The wall prevents anyone without an AT Field from coming over. You see neither tanks nor fighters. Throwing a dark shadow on your eyes, there goes a Giant. A multiple human-shaped fatal weapon; that is a humanoid called EVANGELION. The enemy are unidentified creatures with Angels' name. Seeing them fighting, it looks like a mad combative game. It is Pankration at the risk of the fate of the fate of human beings. TOKYO-3 is made a stage for the battle. We know there lived the slaves killing each other for fame. Are we insane spectators doomed to watch this sad and cruel game?<br />
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==Message left in an answering machine left in a certain place==<br />
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"... ... [[Misato Katsuragi|Katsuragi]], it's me.<br/><br />
I'm sure you're listening to this message, after I caused you so much trouble.<br/><br />
Sorry.<br/><br />
Please tell [[Ritsuko Akagi|Rit-chan]] "I'm sorry."<br/><br />
And there's one more thing to trouble you with.<br/><br />
I've been growing flowers.<br/><br />
I'd appreciate it if you could water the flowers for me.<br/><br />
[[Shinji Ikari|Shinji-kun]] knows where they are.<br/><br />
Katsuragi, the truth is with you.<br/><br />
Don't hesitate. Move ahead!<br/><br />
If I can see you again, I will say the words that I could not say 8 years ago... Bye."<br/><br />
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| name = Armisael<br />
| katakana =アルミサエル <br />
| symbol = Womb<br />
| image = [[Image:23_C061_armisael.jpg|260px|Armisael]]<br />
| number = 16th<br />
| appearances = [[Episode 23]]<br />
| defeated_by = [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]]<br />
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'''Armisael''' (Hebrew: ערמיסאל) is the Sixteenth [[Angel]], and the last of [[Adam]]'s natural offspring.<br />
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==Biology==<br />
Armisael initially appears as a rapidly revolving ring of light; double-helical in form. Its [[Blood type pattern|pattern]] cycles between blue and orange, from which [[Ritsuko Akagi]] concludes that the Angel does not have a fixed form. The two helices eventually fuse together, and the ring severs at a single point to take on a thread-like form, several times longer than an Eva is tall.<br />
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The Angel's second form is capable of moving extremely quickly, and it effortlessly penetrates the [[A.T. Field]] of [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]]. Point-blank fire from the Eva's [[Evangelion ranged weapons|sniper rifle]] is completely ineffective. A [[Progressive Knife]] attack makes Armisael bleed (red, as per nearly all Angels), and causes it visible pain, although it doesn't seem to have any lasting effect.<br />
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Upon contacting another being, Armisael begins to undertake "biofusion", that is, physically invading the foreign body with its own biomass. The invasion is externally visible as venous protrusions that spread and thicken as fusion continues. Eventually, psychological contact becomes possible. Whether or not this methodology technically constitutes an "attack" from Armisael's perspective is ambiguous (see '''Psychology''', below). <br />
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Armisael possesses advanced metamorphic properties.<br />
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===The Angel Tower===<br />
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[[Image:23 C142 angel-tower genga.jpg|thumb|right|125px|The "Angel Tower" (click for larger view)]]After Armisael achieves psychological contact with Rei, a massive growth amalgamating the forms of the dead Angels manifests from Eva-00's back. The nature of this "Angel Tower" (as it is sometimes unofficially called) is steeped in mystery. The Renewal Vol. 6 DVD Booklet says this much:<br />
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''In the process of eroding Unit-00, a heteromorphous object grows out of the unit's back. It enlarges and expands into a form that is a confused combination of the Angels that have previously appeared, from the Third Angel to the Fifteenth Angel. It can be deduced that the genetic information of all the Angels from the Third onwards is included in either this Angel or Unit-00, and that this object was reconstructed and deployed based on that material.''<br />
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However, this assessment seems somewhat dubious, as all evidence in the show indicates that the Angels' individualized forms are ''not'' determined genetically, but by their A.T. Fields. An alternative theory suggests that Armisael had collected the souls of its dead siblings and is attempting to use Eva-00 to resurrect them. ''See'': [[Theory:Angel Rebirth|Theory & Analysis: Angel Rebirth]].<br />
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==Battle==<br />
Armisael suddenly appeared hovering in the air on the outskirts of Tokyo-3. Eva-00 was launched to investigate it, but the Angel appeared dormant. Just as Eva-00 was about to withdraw so the Angel could be observed more, it transformed from its ring-shape into its thread-shaped combat form, pierced Eva-00's core with one of its thread's "ends", and began merging with Eva-00. Eva-00 shot the body of Armisael several times, but this did not stop it.<br />
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The mind of Armisael itself then contacted the mind of Rei, and engaged in a brief conversation remarking on their mutual loneliness. Eva-02 was launched, but failed to even start because Asuka's synchronization level had fallen below critical lows. In desperation, the order freezing the use of Eva-01 was suspended, but as soon as Eva-01 was launched Armisael tried to merge with it as well, with Eva-01 narrowly avoiding it.<br />
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Eva-01 grabbed Armisael's other end in its hands, and stabbed it with its prog knife, causing it to howl in pain like Rei.<br />
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Fearful for Shinji's survival, Rei set her AT Field to maximum to draw Armisael to herself and try to contain it temporarily, and then activated Eva-00's self-destruct. This resulted in a massive explosion that destroyed Armisael, but also destroyed a large portion of Tokyo-3 as well, resulting in the creating of a new artificial lake.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:23 C142 angel-tower 1by1.gif|thumb|150px|The "Angel tower" formed by Armisael: click for animation pointing out specifically which parts come from which Angel]]<br />
*In the "Director's Cut" version, the fight against Armisael is expanded:<br />
**Armisael tries to merge with Eva 01 and Shinji is able to catch its "end" in his hands before it can reach Eva 01's core, but it then begins to merge with his hands, resulting in images of Rei popping up out of them. <br />
**Eva 01 stabs Armisael with its progressive knife, creating a shower of blood, but it then howls in pain like Rei because she is now bonded to it. <br />
**When the "end" of Armisael attacks Eva 01, it forms into a glowing white version of Rei which caresses Eva 01's face, and Rei realizes that her innermost desire is to be with Shinji. <br />
**In the instant before Eva 00 self-destructs, Eva 00 transforms into a glowing-white giant nude Eva-sized image of Rei, but explodes before anything else can happen. <br />
*Armisael is named for the angel governing the womb, and its encounter with Eva-00 contains reproductively-charged imagery. <br />
**When Armisael initially penetrates Eva-00 in the abdomen, it resembles an umbilical cord.<br />
**Later, Eva-00 absorbs Armisael into her core, expanding and distending the organ such that it evokes a pregnant belly. <br />
*"Armisael" supposedly means "Mountain of Judgment of God", which, if true, might be referenced by the monstrous growth that contains the forms of all the dead Angels.<br />
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'''Keiichi Sugiyama''' (杉山 慶一) was an episode director for the Evangelion TV series ([[Episode 5]]). Sugiyama also acted as episode director for other works such as ''Najica Blitz Tactics'' and ''Saber Marionette J'' and will be directing a movie called ''Spirit'', Studio Gonzo's first theatrical production.<br />
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<div>[[Image:Tokyo3 producion sketch.gif|thumb|right|Production sketch of Tokyo-3, viewed from the North-east]]<br />
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'''Tokyo-3''' is the fortress-city where [[Nerv Headquarters]] is located, meant to serve as a bastion against attacks by the [[Angels]]. Nerv's [[Evangelions|Evangelion Units]] are launched from the city to fight the Angels, and Nerv's Evangelion facilities and weapons caches are located in the city. Tokyo-3 was built in the location of the pre-[[Second Impact]] city [[Hakone]], in Kanagawa prefecture, on the northern shore of [[Ashinoko|Lake Ashinoko]]. <br />
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Tokyo-3's buildings are capable of partially retracting themselves beneath the surface of the Earth for defense. Beneath Tokyo-3 is a massive subterranean cavern termed a "[[GeoFront]]" (which is secretly not really a natural formation, but the [[Black Moon]] of [[Lilith]]).<br />
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Officially, Tokyo-3 was built to eventually surpass [[Tokyo-2]] as the capital of Japan, but its true purpose is to coordinate the interception of Angels headed for Japan (and around the world). <br />
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Tokyo-3 spans roughly 1.5 km in length from one end of the city to the other, arranged in 5 "blocks", with each "block" section being 300 meters long.<br />
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Tokyo-3 was damaged(to unknown but probably limited extent) by 3rd and 4th Angels [[Sachiel]] and [[Shamshel]], and heavily damaged by the attack of the 14th Angel [[Zeruel]], though repairs were subsequently made. However, not long after this in order to defeat the 16th Angel [[Armisael]], [[Rei Ayanami]] self-destructed [[Evangelion Unit-00]], resulting in a massive explosion which destroyed a large swatch of the city, creating a new artificial lake in the blast crater (though the section containing [[Misato Katsuragi]] and [[Rei Ayanami]]'s apartments survived).<br />
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During [[The End of Evangelion]], [[Seele]] working through the [[United Nations|UN]] orders the [[Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force|JSSDF]] to make an all-out attack on Tokyo-3, culminating in the JSSDF dropping an [[N² Mine]] on Tokyo-3, vaporizing the entire city and leaving the GeoFront below open to the sky. For the moment, however, Nerv HQ survived because it was located far beneath the city. However, [[Third Impact]] soon began, and the combined Rei/[[Adam]]/[[Lilith]] hyper-being raised the Black Moon out of the Earth in its massive hands, suspending it thousands of feet in the air, until the Black Moon exploded, destroying the last trace of the Tokyo-3 complex.<br />
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| name = Shamshel<br />
| katakana =シャムシェル<br />
| symbol = Day<br />
| image = [[Image:03 C208 shamshel-comp crop.jpg|250px|Shamshel]]<br />
| number = 4th<br />
| appearances = [[Episode 03]]<br />
| defeated_by = [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]<br />
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'''Shamshel''' (Hebrew: ספר החנוך ,שמשאל viii:ii) is the Fourth Angel, the second to attack Tokyo-3, a mere 3 weeks after [[Sachiel]]'s attack marked the return of the Angels. <br />
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==Biology==<br />
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Shamshel is a roughly Evangelion-sized insect-like Angel capable of transforming between a horizontally oriented "flight form" and a vertically oriented "combat mode". It's offensive weapons are two long energy-tentacles which it can use to slice through objects as thick as buildings, which can pierce an Evangelion's torso and are strong enough to lift an Evangelion off the ground and throw it a large distance. Its skin is mostly purple, with some pink sections underneath its "head", and its energy-tentacles glow pink. Shamshel appears to have two false eye spots on the top of its head, composed of an inner black circle and outer yellow ring, used as camouflage (real insects are known to do this).<br />
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Shamshel has two main arms, from which its long energy-tentacles extend. The Angel's [[core]] is located on its torso just underneath its head. It also has eight small, insect-like legs situated underneath its "head", situated just below its core. The energy whips are actually physically structures; they're not just made of energy, though they are charged with energy, as can be seen when they power-down after Shamshel dies but are still physically present.<br />
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When Shamshel switches from its flight-form to its battle-form, its large front arms (which the energy-tentacles come out of) change form as well. They don't just separate and change position (when in flight-form they are touching each other), but actually change shape somewhat.<br />
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Like the preceding Angel, Sachiel, Shamshel shows little personality, acting purely on instinct. By this measure, Shamshel appears more aggressive than its predecessor. While Sachiel took largely to a defensive standpoint after the damaged Eva-01 went berserk and attacked it, Shamshel was much more aggressive in attacking Eva-01, severing the umbilical cable and flinging the Eva all the way onto a mountainside before moving to attack it again.<br />
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==Battle==<br />
Shamshel appears over the ocean and makes landfall at Odawara before heading for Tokyo-3, easily passing through all defensive emplacements. <br />
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Using Eva-01, Shinji tries to shoot Shamshel with his palette rifle, but fails to neutralize its A.T. Field and only ends up obscuring the target with smoke. Shamshel then strikes out of the smoke, lashing out with its energized whips, destroying the palette rifle and driving Shinji into a panic. The Angel proceeds to drive back the Eva, ripping apart buildings with its energy whips in the process. Eva-01's umbilical cable is also severed with the destruction of one of the buildings(It might have been the electrical building the Eva was connected to), before an energy whip grabs her leg and throws her high into the air, into on a nearby mountainside.<br />
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Eva-01 grabs Shamshel's energy tentacles in her bare hands, sustaining severe burns before finally flinging the Angel away. With Eva-01 running out of power, and ignoring orders to retreat, Shinji charged the Eva down the mountainside at the Angel and stabbed its core with his progressive knife, while Shamshel impaled Eva-01 on its energy tentacles. Ultimately Shamshel's core cracked and it died, almost the same time the Eva ran out of power. Shamshel's body was left behind as an almost fully intact specimen of an Angel.<br />
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==In Other Media==<br />
===Rebuild of Evangelion===<br />
[[Image:Rebuild1 trailer1 C30 shamshel-comp.jpg|thumb|Shamshel in ''Rebuild'']]<br />
Shamshel appears in [[Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone]], the first film in the [[Rebuild of Evangelion]] re-imagining of the original series, and there have been numerous changes to its design. While its new design in Rebuild does not drastically depart from its original design, there have been extensive tweaks to many aspects of its design. Notably, instead of having 8 small insect-like legs below its core, it has 10 legs which are much longer and constantly twitch convulsively. In addition, it has a Sachiel-like "face" on the back of its "neck". When Shamshel dies, the core puffs up and the whole Angel explodes in a rain of blood, leaving behind only the whips impaled in Eva-01.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Shamshel was designed by [[Yoshitoh Asari]], who also designed [[Sachiel]] and [[Zeruel]].<br />
*The recovery of Shamshel's almost fully intact corpse would allow Nerv to study its damaged Core and [[S² Engine]], leading to the project to try to develop S<sup>2</sup> Organs for use in the Eva series.<br />
*The actual transformation between Shamshel's "flight form" and "combat form" is not seen onscreen in the anime, but is depicted in the manga.<br />
*The official Japanese termed for Shamshel's energy-whips/energy-tentacles is just "''hikari no muchi''" which means "whips of light". <br />
*Sort of a running joke amongst fans is that Shamshel's design bears a passing resemblance to a phallus-shape.<br />
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<div>[[image:Death C0015 wings-of-light.jpg|thumb|260px|Adam's "Wings of Light" extending into the stratosphere over the South Pole, scattering disembodied [[soul|souls]]]] '''Second Impact''' is a global cataclysm which occurred on September 13th, 2000, when a massive explosion occurred in [[Antarctica]] which melted the polar cap and even altered Earth's axis. The explosion resulted in massive tsunamis, followed by a dramatic increase in global sea levels which flooded most coastal cities, and caused a catastrophic shift in global weather patterns.<br />
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==Cataclysm==<br />
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According to the official report on the disaster by the [[United Nations]], the massive explosion was the result of a meteorite impact. Hence the event was dubbed "Second Impact" (as opposed to the "[[First Impact]]", the theorized massive meteorite collision 4 billion years ago that created the Moon). The meteorite was supposedly too small to detect but was traveling at near the speed of light, resulting in it striking with tremendous force despite its size. <br />
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Two billion people in the southern hemisphere were instantly killed by the gargantuan tsunamis which followed the explosion. Many more would die in world wide coastal flooding. As a result of the subsequent chaos, global wars soon broke out due to food and resource shortages and refugee crises. Civil wars and ethnic conflicts were also widespread. Two days after the disaster, a nuclear exchange broke out between India and Pakistan over refugee tensions. On September 20th, seven days after Second Impact, a nuclear bomb was detonated in [[Old Tokyo]], killing half a million people. Fighting spread across the world, and only ended on February 14th, 2001 when the Valentine Treaty formally put an end to the fighting. By the end of these events, the global human population was halved. Thousands of plant and animal species had also been rendered extinct. [[Image:07 C080 textbook-overlay.jpg|thumb|right|The aftermath of Second Impact, and the official cover-story]]<br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
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However, in a testament to the resilience and ingenuity of humanity and Man's mastery of science and technology, Second Impact was not the end of human civilization. Instead, the nations of the world struggled to rebuild from the disaster, ensuing environmental and economic collapse, and civil wars. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, within 15 years human civilization more or less recovered from the cataclysm of Second Impact. Remarkably, by the 2010's a vapid consumerist society with rampant conspicuous consumption has re-asserted itself. Those that survived are trying to move on with their lives, but while humans were able to physically rebuild pre-Second Impact society, many are still left in the back of their minds with the lingering emotional and psychological scars of the chaos brought about by the disaster, and are left "going through the motions" of a return to normalcy. <br />
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==Hidden Agenda==<br />
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Known only to a select few was that the meteorite impact story was simply a cover up: the true cause of Second Impact was when the First [[Angels|Angel]], [[Adam]], exploded as the result of a "[[Contact Experiment]]" carried out by the [[Katsuragi Expedition]], which was itself secretly backed by the mysterious [[Seele]] organization.<br />
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Seele intentionally initiated Second Impact, knowing exactly what would happen, in order to "minimize the damage" of pursuing their ultimate goal of carrying out the forbidden union of Adam and [[Lilith]], elevating themselves to godhood in the process. Had Seele simply tried to fuse Lilith with Adam as soon as they woke Adam from dormancy, they couldn't have controlled the process. Instead, they used the Spear of Longinus to reduce Adam to a controllable, embryonic state - knowing that incidentally, this would result in a cataclysmic explosion which would kill billions of people. After Adam was reduced to an embryonic state, Adam could be united with Lilith in a version of "[[Third Impact]]" under Seele's control. However, during the brief time Adam was awakened in Antarctica, it was able to spread the embryos or "seeds" of its progeny, the Angels. The Angels could hamper any attempt to initiate the Instrumentality process. At the same time, the Angels would try to carry out their own version of "Third Impact" which involved reuniting with Adam to reactivate it from its embryonic state, at which point Adam could spread a worldwide [[Anti A.T. Field]] to eliminate all human life, removing the Angels' evolutionary competitor for mastery of the planet. What Adam did in Antarctica, briefly spreading an Anti A.T. Field which eliminated all Lilith-based life down to bacteria, is a microcosm of what would have happened on a global scale if Adam had been fully reactivated. Thus, Seele backed [[Gehirn]] and later [[Nerv]] to construct the [[Evangelions]] using Adam's cloned genetic material, to defeat the Angels so they could carry out their own version of Third Impact. <br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Second Impact is stated to have directly killed two billion people with massive tsunamis, and when this figure was combined with deaths from the ensuing chaos of rising sea levels/climate change, refugee crises, economic collapse, war, etc., the human population of Earth was "halved". Given that the world population was roughly 6 billion in the year 2000, that would mean that an additional one billion humans were killed indirectly due to the chaos of Second Impact's aftermath.<br />
*The size and speed of the meteor which supposedly struck Earth according to the UN's official cover story, resulting in Second Impact, varies between different sources within the show itself. In ''Death & Rebirth'', it is mentioned to be a massive meteor at ten percent the speed of light, while in the textbook page flashed in Episode 07, it is supposed to be a very small meteor moving at speeds varying between ninety to ninety-nine percent that of light. <br />
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| name = Sandalphon<br />
| image = [[Image:Ep10 sandalphon.jpg|260px|Sandalphon]]<br />
| katakana =サンダルフォン<br />
| symbol = Embryo<br />
| number = 8th<br />
| appearances = [[Episode 10]]<br />
| defeated_by = [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]<br />
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'''Sandalphon''' (Hebrew: סנדלפון) is the 8th Angel, discovered in an embryonic state, and annihilated, within the magma of [[Mount Asama]]. <br />
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==Biology== <br />
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Sandalphon's "adult" form is flattened, finned, and overall fish-like. The Cambrian Era (540-490 million years ago) aquatic predator [http://www.trilobites.info/anohome.html ''Anomalocaris''] has been cited as conceptual inspiration, and a couple of features carry over directly: the ring-shaped, ventrally-positioned mouth and the large eyes situated atop stalks. Sandalphon has long, sinuous arms that terminate in human-like hands, each with four fingers and a thumb; the spines on the digits mimic those of ''Anomalocaris''' feeding appendages. When it moves the arms are extended outward perpendicular to its body, like wings or fins. What appear to be a pair of mock eyes lie on the left side of the head, evoking the unusual optical arrangement of a flatfish. The Angel's [[core]] potentially lies beneath the left-hand "eye" (in battle, it is the target of two separate attacks by [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]]). <br />
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Sandalphon's physical constitution is specialized for the intense conditions within the volcano, to the point that even internal structures are uncompromised (indicated when it opens its mouth without adverse effect). As a result, a weapon such as the [[Progressive Knife]] is, normally, incapable of afflicting damage. Sandalphon is somewhat larger than an Evangelion, but still of close enough size to an Eva that they can engage in a fairly even melee combat. <br />
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The Angel is initially discovered in a embryonic state, vaguely resembling a human embryo and encased within a dark, elliptical cocoon-like object. When Sandalphon prepares to hatch, it vocalizes in the same manner as a human baby (however distorted) and proceeds to rearrange its mass into a new form. (The transformation is obscured by a blurry distortion, a convention in the show typically used to indicate the employment of an [[A.T. Field]].) <br />
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According to [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]], Sandalphon's emergence occurs "much earlier than ... predicted", although no further elaboration is provided. To deepen the mystery, even in a subadult state, the Angel exceeds [[Adam|its own mother]] in size (in being larger than [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]). Ritsuko also comments on the ovular object, "It's something like a chrysalis prior to reaching the adult stage". A chrysalis, or pupa, is a stage in the developmental cycle of some insects, which proceeds from egg to larva, to pupa, to adult. <br />
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For the comparison to be meaningful, Sandalphon would have needed to be in a free-roaming "larval" state (independent of the "chrysalis") at some point before it was first encountered. However, what is known about [[Adam|Adam's]] offspring (however sparse) makes this concept difficult to justify and leaves no evidence that they follow an insect's life cycle like this. Accordingly, the casing is should probably be equated more with an egg than with a chrysalis. <br />
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:''For more in-depth analysis, see "[[Origin of Angels]]"''<br />
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==Battle==<br />
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After the Mt. Asama Earthquake Research Laboratory discovers the embryonic Sandalphon, [[Nerv]] undertakes an operation with the intention of capturing a live Angel. Eva-02 is deployed in D-Type Equipment -- specialized for protection against extreme heat, pressure, and radiation -- with a "catcher" capable of generating an electromagnetic cage. [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]] remains at the surface of the volcano as backup.<br />
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Although Eva-02 needs to be lowered further than the predicted depth to find the Angel, and loses her utility belt (together with the Progressive Knife) along the way, Sandalphon is successfully intercepted and captured. However, it soon rouses, transforms, and breaks free of the cage. With Sandalphon designated a target for annihilation, [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] throws Eva-01's knife down to [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] to replace the one she had lost. After briefly breaking away, the Angel engages Eva-02.<br />
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Sandalphon plants its mouth over Eva-02's helmet, blocks her knife with its right hand, and clutches her left leg with the other, eventually damaging the suit and causing the leg to be detached below the knee. Due to the Angel's heavily reinforced physical constitution, the Progressive Knife is completely ineffective. At length, Asuka -- recalling an earlier interchange with Shinji about thermal expansion -- severs one of the suit's coolant tubes and forces it into Sandalphon's mouth. This, together with a renewed knife assault, eventually kills Sandalphon. No more than a couple of minutes after hatching, it dissolves into the magma without a trace.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Whether Sandalphon's actions are belligerent in nature is unknown: Although it appears to tear off Eva-02's left leg at one point, the script ascribes this to a blasting bolt; and whether or not it intentionally damages Eva-02's support line before dying is ambiguous. The "baby sounds" the Angel makes before hatching may imply that Sandalphon's mindset is actually that of an infant, and that its behavior might be interpreted accordingly. <br />
:''For more in-depth analysis, see [[Theory: Angel Psychology#Sandalphon|Theory & Analysis: Angel Psychology]].<br />
*Sandalphon is named for the angel who, according to [[Kabbalism|Kabbalists]], plays a major role in determining the sex of a human embryo. <br />
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'''Rebuild of Evangelion''' (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版 Evangelion Shin Gekijōban?, lit. "Evangelion New Theatrical Version") is a series of four movies by the creators of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]], which form an alternate retelling of the original TV series. "Rebuild of Evangelion" constitutes a separate continuity from the continuity of the original TV series and associated movies, [[Evangelion: Death and Rebirth]] and [[The End of Evangelion]]. The first movie in the series was released in Japan on September 1st, 2007, and the remaining three will be released over the next year.<br />
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The ''Rebuild'' movie series is intended to be more accessible and understandable to non-fans of the original series, even if new viewers have never seen the original series at all, while at the same time satisfying fans of the original series.<br />
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==Production History==<br />
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On February 17, 2007 series creator [[Hideaki Anno]] released an official statement [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-20/hideaki-anno-releases-statement-about-new-evangelion-movies] in a form of a movie poster that was shown in 50 cinemas in Japan, providing an explanation for his motivations in creating a new version of the franchise, and stating that the release date for the first film in Japanese theaters was September 1st, 2007. <br />
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Many who worked on the original ''Evangelion'' production team returned to work on Rebuild. Hideaki Anno has written the script for the first movie and will be the general director and manager for the entire project. [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]] and [[Masayuki]] directed the movies while [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]] provides character designs and [[Ikuto Yamashita]] provides mechanical designs. [[Shinji Higuchi]] and [[Tomoki Kyoda]] provided storyboards for the first movie.<br />
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==Films==<br />
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There are four films in the ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' series. The first is titled “[[Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone]]”. Working titles for the remaining three films are “Evangelion 2.0”, “Evangelion 3.0”, and “Evangelion: Final”<br />
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|''Evangelion 1.0<br>Your Are (Not) Alone''<br />
|ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:序 (Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Jo)<br />
|Evangelion New Theater Edition: Preface<br />
|September 1st, 2007 (in Japan)<br />
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|''Evangelion 2.0:''<br />
|ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破 (Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Ha)<br />
| Evangelion New Theater Edition: Breaking Up<br />
| 2008 (Japan)<br />
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|''Evangelion 3.0:''<br />
|ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:急 (Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Kyū)<br />
|Evangelion New Theater Edition: Rush<br />
| Not Fixed<br>Shown with "Final"<br />
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|''Evangelion: Final ''<br />
|ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:? (Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: ?)<br />
|Evangelion New Theater Edition: ?<br />
| Not Fixed<br>Shown with "3.0"<br />
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==Storyline==<br />
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“Rebuild of Evangelion” is an alternate retelling of the original ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'': the first three movies are intended to be an “alternate retelling” of the series, while the fourth and final film is promised to be an entirely new, alternate ending to the series.<br />
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Major differences include that while [[Kaworu Nagisa]] was originally introduced very late in the series in [[Episode 24]], in ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' he was present in the first film. <br />
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The plot of the first ''Rebuild'' film ends with “Operation Yashima”, the battle against the Angel [[Ramiel]] in [[Episode 06]] which concluded the introductory storyarc. <br />
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<div>''This is the home of things we'd rather forget. Not the same as [[List of Common Misconceptions]], which are long standing and widespread fallacies, but concepts that make one say, "What were we thinking?"<br />
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==Akira== <br />
In early 2005, long-time ANFer Magami No ER had been working on a Kaworu fanfiction and created a thread for the purpose of exploring hypothetical questions. She planned to utilize the idea that Kaworu was a clone of Dr. Katsuragi, and, when pressed to give the man an actual name, Reichu proposed "Akira" (after Akira Ishida, Kaworu's seiyuu). About a year later, Reichu hijacked the thread to rather messily peddle her complete conviction that a connection between Kaworu and the Doctor went far beyond fanfiction. But, strangely, she referred to Dr. K. as "Akira" in most of her posts, claiming it was "as shorthand", and a couple of others joined in. In addition to outright confusing people (to the point that "Akira" made a brief appearance on Wikipedia), it helped brand Reichu's various proposals and wacky ideas with the stigma of being elaborate "fanfiction" (as opposed to just lousy fanwankage). While Reichu et al. eventually stopped using "Akira" in serious posts, the pet name remains blemished to this day.<br />
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==Duel of the Seeds== <br />
[[Image:Full-op C234 adam-spear.jpg|thumb|left|Adam on Spear]]<br />
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The idea that the dominance of Lilith-based life on Earth was determined by the outcome of a primordial battle that took place between Lilith and Adam (with the name referring to the battle itself, as well). Now, this made perfect sense at the time. We know that Lilith is essentially an impostor on Earth, whose Black Moon collided into the planet (= First Impact) after Adam's own arrival, and that, obviously, the "true successors from the lost White Moon" (Adam's offspring) got the short end of the stick. The show contains an image of Adam being exhumated (see figure), wherein the tines of the Spear of Longinus are visible emerging from her back -- i.e., she's skewered on it -- and Shin-seiki offered, way back, that Lilith is the one who did the skewering{{fact}}. <br />
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The concept of a full-fledged duel -- perhaps echoing that between Eva-01 and Eva-02 in Episode 24 -- gained further momentum early in 2006{{fact}}, spurred on by initial glimpses into the [[The Geektionary N-S#NGE2|NGE2]] Classified Information (intimations that every [[The Geektionary N-S#SoL|Seed]] was sent with her own Spear, for example) and various theoretical dabblings. However, once the relevant parts of the CI were fully translated, this most excellent theory was drop-kicked down into "oh, if only it were true..." whimsy. "Adam, skewered by her own Spear? What the hell was Anno thinking?!?" (...Wait. Don't answer that.)<br />
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At the height of its glory, DotS was sufficiently infectious that (as of this writing) its falsified status has not been universally dispersed. This effectively means the occasional poor soul shows up brandishing it, and has to be dealt with accordingly. "What? The Duel of the Seeds was disproved?!?" <br />
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==Revelations Incident==<br />
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[[Image:Shitstorm.jpg|150px|left|SHITSTORM INCOMING!!]]<br />
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Right around Christmas 2005, [[User:Reichu|Reichu]] woke up one morning convinced that the [[Gainax]] Gods had bestowed upon her the key to all of NGE's deepest mysteries — ''Evangelion'' was like a puzzle, and she at long last had the Solution in sight! She proceeded to bombard ANF with her "revelations", shattering the forum's extended period of dormancy with more posts than anyone could keep up with. This was all received fairly well … at first. Eventually, however, those annoyed with Reichu's increasingly bizarre ideas and escalating sense of dramatics began to mount, and a grand flame war (or something like one) broke out. The blaze, fortunately, snuffed itself out quickly. After a couple of months of madness, everything gradually began to return to normal, although it would take Reichu much longer to recover her reputation.<br />
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===Detailed Synopsis===<br />
During the winter of 2005/2006, Reichu suffered from a sinus infection that, at its tail-end, yielded to a manic attack (for entirely unknown reasons). This effectively placed her in a state of elated delirium, wherein the mind was constantly racing with thoughts and sleep seemed remarkably unnecessary. Presumably with ample free time over the holidays, Reichu began to post on the [[ANF]] boards in one of the most intense attempts to analyse Neon Genesis Evangelion since its release.<br />
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The "Revelations" were largely contained in four original threads (and a fifth hijacked one) which were substantially interconnected with one another, and whose interconnection increased with time. The materials discussed we many and varied, ranging from the biology of souls in NGE to relationships between the characters to the mechanics of [[Third Impact]].<br />
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At the time, Reichu heavily employed the techniques of [[Theory:Parallelism|Parallelism]] and [[Theory:You Never See Things Just Once|You Never See Things Just Once]] in order to make connections between what had previously thought to have been completely unrelated characters and concepts in NGE. Most of the connections were highly original and interesting, but somewhat lacking in hard evidence.*<br />
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However as time worse on, the "Revelations" began to rely on earlier "Revelations" to support themselves. In addition, much of Reichu's earlier work had been left unfinished or incomplete as she moved on to the next topic, having reached a new "Revelation" in the meantime. Also throughout the discourse, Reichu continually proclaimed that NGE was about to be completely solved, and that she was tantalisingly close to a completely consistent understanding of the show. ("Delusions of grandeur" are a symptom of mania.) <br />
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After approximately two months of a near continuous stream of "Revelations", by this time many of which were very weakly or not at all supported by the canon, the posters on ANF became disillusioned as Reichu continued to proselytize controversial theories such as [[Radioactive Waste#Fem-Kaworu|Fem-Kaworu]] and his/her relation to Dr. [[Radioactive Waste#Akira|Akira]] Katsuragi. With unending criticisms being laid upon her, a huge backlog of incomplete material to finish, and medication against the symptoms of mania finally taking effect, Reichu declared an end to her "Revelations" threads and called a halt to the proceedings.<br />
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The incident is recorded in some Quarters as a flame war due to the arguments and criticisms which ensued. There was a general sense of disillusionment with Evangelion analysis following this incident, with some more recent forum members never fulling recovering. The threads themselves, though they are chaotic and confusing to read, have been archived both for the historical record, and because the "Revelations" threads are among the densest discussions in Eva Geek fandom, with nigh every mystery, inconsistency and character discussed and connected within.<br />
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Given their cabalistic nature and eclectic content, it is possible that the "Revelations", though currently beyond our ken, may like the Mrin Codex or other such texts, be understandable to us in the future. Or they may contain hidden kernels of terrible truth that can only be disclosed though careful study or by minds touched in some profound way, e.g. by sinus infection. This is however, only an outside possibility. Newer initiates are advised to read the threads with some interest, but more caution.<br />
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*For instance, one of the chief "revelations" was the theory that [[Keel Lorenz]] and [[Dr. Katsuragi]] were homosexual lovers. Reichu's evidence for this was the parallelistic theory that: 1. Gendo betrayed [[Naoko Akagi|Naoko]] and [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] and he was sleeping with them. 2. [[Minor Characters|Langley]] betrayed [[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu|Kyoko]] and he was sleeping with her (at one time at least since Asuka was born). Therefore: 3. Keel betrayed Katsuragi, so he must have been sleeping with him. The skeptics pointed out that while there is plenty of evidence for first two, and they already satisfy parallelism, there is no evidence of the third, and no need to find a third instance of this to satisfy parallelism.<br />
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[[Image:Mr.popp.jpg|thumb|right|''"I'm the captain of this ship"'']]<br />
:All this, together with the fact that Reichu referred to "Akira" Katsuragi in her signature as a "speculative character", prompted thewayneiac to begin using this avatar, with the following signature: <br />
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:''Speculative Character: Keel's favorite teacher, Herman T. Deutchlander, whose apocalyptic philosophy inspired Keel and paved the way for [[Second Impact|Second]] and [[Third Impact|Third]] Impacts. The proof: according to the Evangelion Parallelism theory, Keel must have had a favorite teacher because [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] and [[Yui Ikari|Yui]] had one: Fuyutsuki.'' <br />
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:By some sick twist of fate, however, this gentle barb reached its intended target rather belatedly; thewayneiac later learned that Reichu didn't even notice his new signature for about three months, and by that time the whole thing had pretty much started to wind down.<br />
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(BTW: That is actually a sketch of thewayneiac's favorite teacher, who didn't have an apocalyptic philosophy that we know of. The caption was the catchphrase he always used to instill discipline in the classroom.)<br />
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==Fem-Kaworu==<br />
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At the height of her Revelations Madness (see above), Reichu had the outstanding epiphany that Kaworu was, in fact, a female. (The "logistics" are not important here.) Naturally, her sanity was brought into question, and absolutely no one took this idea seriously (except for maybe a small handful of misfits). Reichu eventually abandoned any hope of "fem-Kaworu" (as Dr. Nick branded it) gaining acceptance, although she couldn't quite let it go altogether. She and Mr. Tines subsequently made sure that no one could forget about fem-Kaworu, no matter how much as they might want to. While this was decidedly a forced meme at first, at some point or another the denizens of EMF began to make references to it completely on their own, to the point where it became the veritable "Godwin's Law" of EMF. As phrased in BrikHaus' signature (as of this writing), "On EMF, as a thread becomes longer, the likelihood that fem-Kaworu will be mentioned increases exponentially." Fem-Kaworu also makes periodic appearances at "THAT BOARD", though it seems to be considered more of an irritation than an in-joke.<br />
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==Sarai==<br />
A fictional character concocted by Tbozfan at AnimeNation Forums whom he used to answer all controversial questions. ''Whose soul is in Eva-00?: Sarai! Who shot Kaji?: Sarai! Who caused the [[Episode 11]] blackout?: Sarai!'' I wish I could say that Tboz was just tired of the same questions over and over, but I'm afraid he was just being a pain. Once again, for some reason some people played along with this gag. <br />
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==The Tree of Life at Second Impact==<br />
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<big>The theory that the [[Tree of Life]] tried to form in Antarctica during [[Second Impact]]; it was originated by Shin-seiki.</big> <br />
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One day, while watching ''[[Death]]'', Shin-seiki noticed something curious: a group of wavy lines in the upper left hand corner of the screen as [[Adam|Adam's]] wings emerge. He checked, and this did not appear in the scene as originally presented in Episode 12, so he concluded that it had been added along with the red soul dots.<br />
He then took a closer look to try and figure out just what it was supposed to be. The more he looked, the more he thought that it looked like the twiggy end of the Tree of Life. When he posted this conclusion, some of the leading lights of Anime Nation and Eva Monkey Forums were incredulous at first, until Reichu compared a flipped version to a sketch of the Tree of Life from the [[Groundwork of Evangelion]]. She was convinced and became a champion of this theory. Most of the old timers, thewayneiac for example, then followed suit. Much accolades and back-pattings were directed at Shin-seiki for this important discovery. Unfortunately, a party-pooper ''extraordinaire'' with the handle "Kaysow" proceeded to decisively demonstrate that what we were looking at was just a flaw in the cell, by posting screencaps of several other instances in ''Death'' where the same phenomenon occurs. He posted about 20 or 30 examples, but two should suffice here. He also pointed out that it always occurred in either the first or last frame of a cut, and thus was probably a flaw in the splicing process.<br />
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<div>[[Image:05 C080 shamshel-pattern.jpg|thumb|The Angels' "inherent wave pattern"]]<br />
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"'''Particle-wave matter'''" is the unidentified substance that [[Angels]] (and thus, the [[Evangelions]]) are composed of. It is not simply an unknown chemical substance: the basic subatomic structure of the matter Angels are composed of is different from anything previously encountered by human science. <br />
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As Dr. [[Ritsuko Akagi]] explains in [[Episode 05]] after analysis of the corpse of the Angel [[Shamshel]]: <br />
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:"''We do know the Angel is composed of a type of matter characterized by both particulate and wave properties, like light.''"<br />
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At the scale of human beings, matter tends to behave as particles (discrete individual units), while electromagnetic radiation (including light) behaves as waves. However, Einstein won the Nobel Prize for proving that electromagnetic waves behave as both waves ''and'' particles. The basic units of energy are "quanta", discrete packets of energy which cannot be further subdivided. Later, it was discovered that matter actually behaves as waves too: according to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, electrons move around an atom in such a way that while a discrete "particle", the exact location and direction of a single electron cannot be determined at the same time (this is why the "cloud" model is often used to represent electrons), and they do behave like a wave. Protons and Neutrons, and other heavier subatomic particles represent less of wavelike properties due to their much greater rest mass, a proton having almost two thousand times the rest mass of an electron. Photons(the quanta of electromagnetic energy) are massless particles traveling at the speed of light.<br />
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Large concentrations of matter (like a human being) have wave properties, but on far too negligible a scale to measure.<br />
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The "particle-wave matter" that Angels (and Evas) are composed of would, based on Ritsuko's description, appear to be particles with nonzero rest mass- not massless like a photon, and perhaps comparable to a neutrino in mass, showing measurable wave behavior while still being matter. <br />
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Ritsuko goes on to explain that: <br />
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Essentially, while the "atoms" which Angels are made of are not what we would consider "normal" matter (they don't even seem to be composed of an arrangement of protons, neutrons, and electrons), the structure of the "molecules" into which "atoms" of particle-wave matter are arranged is an almost exactly the same as certain molecule forms found in terrestrial life forms, specifically the arrangement of human genetic molecules. Ritsuko refers to results of her scan of the Angel's particle-wave matter as displaying the Angel's "inherent wave pattern".<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*This article's subject does not have any known canonical designation. "Particle-wave matter" is a fan-created term based on Ritsuko's quote.<br />
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave%E2%80%93particle_duality Wave-particle duality] is a real-world scientific principle. <br />
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| name = Lilith<br />
| katakana = リリス<br />
| image = [[Image:M26 C001 comp Lilith.jpg|260px|Gendo and Rei in front of Lilith]]<br />
| number = 2nd<br />
| symbol = N/A<br />
| appearances = [[Episode 15]], [[Episode 23]], [[Episode 24]], [[Episode 25']], [[Episode 26']]<br />
| defeated_by = N/A<br />
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'''Lilith''' (リリス Hebrew: נדה ,לילית xxiv folio b) is designated as the Second [[Angel]]. Like [[Adam]], Lilith is a [[Seed of Life]], created by the [[First Ancestral Race]] billions of years ago. Thus, Lilith is actually a co-equal being to Adam. The other Angels are the progeny of Adam, but Lilith is the progenitor of the "[[Lilim]]": humans. Thus is is actually somewhat misleading that Lilith has been designated as the "Second Angel", and indeed strictly speaking, it would be proper to say that Lilith is not an "Angel".<br />
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Billions of years ago, Lilith's "Black Moon" transport vessel collided violently with Earth, purely by accident, in the event known as "[[First Impact]]", creating Earth's Moon. Lilith's own [[Spear of Longinus]] is presumed to be destroyed in the crash [[Classified Information (Translation)| (CI)]]. Earth already had a Seed of Life present on it, Adam, but no two Seeds are meant to land on the same planet. However, because Lilith's Spear of Longinus was destroyed, the only remaining Spear on the planet - Adam's - activated to try to fix the situation, and reduced Adam to a state of dormancy. Lilith then spread the primordial ooze from which "normal" terrestrial life on Earth evolved over the course of billions of years (bacteria, dolphins, monkeys, etc.), which culminated in the human race. Thus Lilith's progeny, humanity, usurped the place of Adam's progeny, the Angels, as the dominant race on Earth. <br />
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For ages, the Black Moon containing Lilith was embedded deep within the Earth, and due to shifting tectonic plates the subterranean Black Moon eventually moved to a position underneath what would become Hakone, Japan, forming the massive underground cavern termed the "[[GeoFront]]". <br />
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At some undetermined point in the recent past (possibly even before [[Second Impact]]) the Black Moon and Lilith were discovered by [[Seele]]. [[Gehirn]] (later, [[Nerv]]) headquarters and Tokyo-3 were built around her position. Lilith was kept crucified to a giant cross in the deepest and most secret level of Nerv HQ, Terminal Dogma, and used as a renewable source of LCL for the Evangelion Units (LCL in fact being Lilith's blood). Seele and Nerv used Lilith for various experiments, then intentionally let Lilith grow to a point just before she could be used to initiate Instrumentality (for convenience), but then halted her growth by impaling her on the recovered Spear of Longinus which had been paired with Adam. Thus Lilith would be ready to use in initiating Third Impact as soon as the other components needed for the process were in place. <br />
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The [[Evangelion]] Units were created by making clones of Adam, with the exception of Evangelion Unit-01. Eva-01 is the only clone of Lilith (hence it is the "Test-Type"). Still images in [[Episode 23]] suggest that instead of merely taking genetic samples from Lilith, Evangelion Unit-01 was created by physically tearing away from the lower half of Lilith, forming itself from the body mass of Lilith's legs (explaining her legs' conspicuous absence) and tearing away from Lilith trailing tattered ropes of flesh, in a mockery of the natural birth process.<br />
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==Biology==<br />
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Lilith appears to be a vaguely-formed roughly Evangelion-sized humanoid upper torso with blubbery white flesh, of non-distinct gender. Lilith has no legs or hips when it is seen in the year 2015, its torso terminating in blobby masses with dozens of humanoid-sized pairs of legs growing out of it. Lilith is kept restrained in Terminal Dogma, crucified onto a giant red [[cross]]: large nails are driven through her palms into the cross from which she hangs. Lilith has five fingers on each hand (just like a human). Lilith remains totally immobile and unreactive, simply hanging limp on the cross she is nailed to and unresponsive to events around her. <br />
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The [[Spear of Longinus]] was impaled through Lilith's chest while she was restrained on the cross in Terminal Dogma, but after Eva Unit 00 removed the Lance in Episode 23, Lilith's lower-legs grew back (though her new legs still had dozens of pairs of humanoid legs growing out of them, from the region of her thighs). [[Image:24 C277 dc lilith.jpg|thumb|[[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] stands before Lilith after the Spear is removed and her legs have regrown]]<br />
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[[LCL]] is actually Lilith's blood, a steady stream of it pouring down the cross, and she is the true source of the LCL used in Evangelion [[Entry Plug]]s. Indeed, the "LCL Production Plant" is really just a large artificial lake of LCL formed by it pooling on the level beneath Lilith's red cross. The LCL apparently flows out of the exit wound formed by the Spear of Longinus in Lilith's back (as there is no LCL flowing out of the front of her torso) though Nerv has been collecting LCL from Lilith since long before the Spear was recovered in 2015 (in [[Episode 12]]). Several production sketches reveal that there are actually tubes coming out of the back of Lilith's head, labeled "LCL tube A" etc., which may be another means of extracting it. A line of what appears to be red liquid seems to be running down the cross in the middle of the flow of LCL which is also pouring down it. It visually appears to be coming from Lilith's crotch, and may be interpreted as that Lilith is constantly menstruating on the cross. This is confusing, however, as Lilith's blood ''is'' LCL (which is orange), thus it is not clear why it would be menstruating red blood.<br />
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Perhaps Lilith's most distinctive feature is the purple mask which covers her face. Lilith has seven eyes arranged in two vertical rows on her face, three on her right and four on her left, and the mask contains holes for each of the eyes. Etched onto the mask is a pointed-downwards triangle which intersects all of the eyes (except for the lowest eye on her left). It is not entirely clear if the mask is a natural part of Lilith (some form of bone-plate), or if it is another artificial restraint placed onto her. The symbol of the mysterious [[Seele]] organization is the face of Lilith: a pointed down triangle intersecting seven eyes arranged unevenly into two rows of three and four. Whether the mask is a restraint which Seele put its emblem on, or if the mask is part of Lilith's naturally occurring face and Seele copied it as their symbol, is unknown. The purple mask is roughly oval shaped, and is somewhat dinged and dented. <br />
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Lilith's marshmallowy white flesh forms several blubbery folds around her head (leading to the appearance of almost having two double chins). She also has two ill-defined lumpy and uneven blobs on the sides of her head which are apparently her ears. Lilith's back, visible only when it descends from its cross moments before it physically begins to manifest as Rei (which she had merged with), appears to be very bumpy where vertebrae form large blubbery lumps in a line running down her back.<br />
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==Rei/Adam/Lilith Hybrid Being==<br />
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In [[The End of Evangelion]], Gendo forces his hand into [[Rei Ayanami|Rei III]], merging the Adam embryo in his right hand with her in an attempt to control Lilith and reunite with Yui. However, Rei rejects Gendo and with Adam's body and [[soul]] within her, she proceeds to merge with Lilith's body in Terminal Dogma. The gestalt Rei/Adam/Lilith being then initiates [[Third Impact]] and [[Human Instrumentality Project|Instrumentality]]. However, [[Shinji Ikari]] ultimately chooses to reject instrumentality, and Eva-01 burst from the being's eye and breaks the Spear of Longinus in two. The Rei/Adam/Lilith being then falls to Earth in pieces, presumably dead. <br />
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While there is no official name for this being, it is commonly referred to in the fan community as "Giant Naked Rei" or GNR. However, it's also common to consider this being primarily Lilith. Since Rei was essentially Lilith herself, and [[Adam]] (as [[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]]) only appears briefly it seems that Lilith has primary control over the being.<br />
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Lilith appears again in Rebuild of Evangelion, although the time and circumstances of her appearance onscreen are vastly different. While Lilith is seen in the series at the beginning of the descent arc (The end of Episode 15), Lilith is seen roughly three-fourths of the way through Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0. Instead of Kaji revealing Lilith to Misato, Misato herself shows Lilith to Shinji in order to explain the urgency of fighting Ramiel.<br />
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===Design overhaul===<br />
Lilith's design in Rebuild had undergone an overhaul as well. No longer does Lilith have her trademark seven-eyed mask, but instead has an ossified mask or faceplate similar to the face [[Sachiel]] grows after the N<sup>2</sup> mine attack, with two eyeholes and a small beak protruding out of the lower end of the mask.<br />
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The Spear of Longinus is already impaled through her chest and the large bolts driven through her palms and into the cross remain. However, Lilith's chest bears a large scar across it, one that resembles the scar seen on Misato's chest in the TV series in both location and appearance. In addition, a series of small crucifix-shaped objects are driven into her chest. Lilith's cluster of legs now twitch and sway, and she continues to trickle LCL into the lake below.<br />
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| name_r = Shinji Ikari<br />
| name_k =碇 シンジ<br />
| image = [[Image:26_C343_shinji-grin.jpg|260px|Shinji Ikari]]<br />
| age = 14<br />
| birthday = 06/06/2001<br />
| seiyu = [[Megumi Ogata]]<br />
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'''Shinji Ikari''' is the Third Children, designated pilot of [[Evangelion Unit-01]]. He is the son of deceased [[Gehirn]] bioengineer [[Yui Ikari]] and [[Nerv]] Commander (formerly Chief of Gehirn) [[Gendo Ikari]]. After his mother's apparent death, he was abandoned by his father and lived for 11 years with his "sensei" (a general term used to describe various types of authority figures. In Shinji's case, the most likely translation could be "teacher", and this is the official one used by ADV Films), until he was summoned to Tokyo 3 to pilot Eva-01 against the [[Angels]]. He lives initially just with [[Misato Katsuragi]]; they are later joined by [[Asuka Langley Soryu]]. <br />
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==Profile==<br />
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At the age of four, Shinji lost his mother to the [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]] [[Contact Experiment]], which he was present to witness, a trauma that may have had some lingering effect on him.<br />
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Shinji Ikari initially appears somewhat passive, most content when he was living with his ‘‘sensei’’ and not feeling like he had to do anything but exist. And at first, when put to Eva piloting, he does it because the others tell him to.<br />
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But Shinji is far from indifferent to the people around him. He yearns for the praise of others and that is his primary motivation for Eva piloting: to be noticed, to be treated well. And despite the cynicism he sometimes expresses about his father, Shinji wants Gendo's love as well. But because Shinji cannot find a motivation for piloting that relates only to himself, he subsumes his entire identity in the act, possibly a metaphor for being unable to "escape" his mother and find his own identity, instead remaining emotionally unborn.<br />
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Shinji is also afraid of pain, and of being hated or left behind. This might stem from being "abandoned" at a young age by both of his parental figures (though his mother, in truth, [[Evangelion Unit-01|hadn’t gone far]]), and Shinji blaming himself for not being good enough to make them stick around, being unable to see far beyond his own world yet.<br />
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[[Image: Toddler_shinji.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Three-year-old Shinji, from Episode 21]] Perhaps because he has had little deep contact with others, Shinji has difficulty controlling his emotions and seeing nuance in them. In [[Episode 18]] he fixates on saving the life of a single pilot when [[Bardiel]] could destroy many more people, and at certain points in [[End of Evangelion]] he shows a considerable anger and indifference, even wishing that everyone in the world would die.<br />
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Yet Shinji is also aware of his own faults, and can appear gentle and compassionate. He is the only one who tries to find a reason to fight the Angels, and sometimes his justification for fleeing from piloting is to avoid hurting others. Shinji is also usually very polite. <br />
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Shinji is attracted to Asuka, though the reasoning is not explicitly stated. It might be that her bullying sometimes causes Shinji to bite back at her, and he views Asuka, in a strange fashion, as a source of strength, one that he misses when Asuka is laid low by her encounter with [[Arael]]. However, the only two times Shinji directly expresses his feelings for Asuka are when she's asleep: In [[Episode 09]], when he tried to kiss her as she slept, and in [[Episode 25']], when he masturbated at the accidental exposure of the then-comatose girl's breasts. <br />
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The two other main women in Shinji’s life are [[Rei Ayanami]] and Misato Katsuragi. He seems to care about them both dearly, but with them it is more difficult to determine the exact nature of his feelings. Shinji appears frightened by Misato’s attraction to him, and though he is kind to Rei, grows to fear her after finding out that she has a connection to his mother.<br />
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Shinji is friends with [[Toji Suzuhara]] and [[Kensuke Aida]]. He is sometimes confused by their more typical teenage male behavior, and especially by Kensuke’s burning desire to be an Evangelion pilot.<br />
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Though fans have speculated on what kind of relationship Shinji Ikari had with [[Kaworu Nagisa]] it is at least clear that Kaworu presented a sort of idealized friend-figure to Shinji, granting his wish for someone to understand him, treat him well. Shinji also found himself confessing his own emotions to Kaworu, talking about things he hadn’t had with anyone else. <br />
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This, paired with the fact that Shinji had killed what he saw as a human being, was part of what drove Shinji into his state of absolute despair in [[Episode 25%27]], in which he later declared that felt unworthy even of the piloting which had let consume his identity, thinking that if all he did was hurt and kill others, it was better to do nothing. By that, though, he may have condemned Asuka, who was fighting against the [[Mass Production Evangelions]], to death.<br />
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[[Image:Proposal_17_shinji.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A rather "Kaji-like" Shinji from the Proposal.]]<br />
[[Episode 25]] and [[Episode 26]] have Shinji feeling lost and begging for others to help him. Much of the TV ending is devoted to Shinji being taught by the other characters about the ability of the individual to make their own destiny by reshaping their viewpoint.<br />
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In [[Episode 26%27]], Shinji chooses to reject Instrumentality for individual existence, even though it will be painful. He learned that he wanted real feelings even if he would be betrayed and hurt again, because fleeing from that reality brought him no happiness. This might suggest that, buried deep in Shinji, is the capacity for redemption and change.<br />
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Shinji has a nervous tic in which he often twitches or flexes his right hand when being thoughtful, nervous, or anticipating something. In early episodes he can often be seen plugged into his [[SDAT]] music player to shut out the world, though in [[Episode 25%27]] he ignores its dead battery, a sign of his increased apathy.<br />
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In the [[Final Scene|Episode 26']] in [[The End of Evangelion]], Shinji is surprised at seeing both Rei and Asuka before trying to strangle the latter. He had apparently been alone for some time before Asuka's return and went insane from isolation. The fact that he stopped strangling Asuka (and began sobbing at her caress), however, suggests that he's still in there somewhere.<br />
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In [[Episode 15]], Shinji mentions that he's been playing the cello since he was 5 years old, because "his teacher told [him] to". Despite his lack of enthusiasm, he apparently has some talent at it, according to Asuka.<br />
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The manga version of Shinji Ikari is significantly different from his anime depiction. In the manga, Shinji has the same issues with his abandonment, but is a much more violent and troubled youth, sometimes even turning physically violent.(He even attempts to strike Gendo). He is also something of a smart-alec and slightly more forward and cynical when it comes to dealing with others, for instance mentally thinking of Asuka as a "bitch" and displaying an intense hatred towards her unseen in the anime.<br />
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Fan opinion of this characterization is mixed, with some preferring the manga Shinji because he has more of a "backbone", more like a typical hero. However, other fans feel that removing Shinji's neurotic anti-hero aspects makes him less human and harder to relate to.<br />
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In the manga, Shinji lived with an aunt and uncle instead of with his ''sensei'' before going to <nowiki>Nerv</nowiki>. It is unstated which side of the family these relatives are from.<br />
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Throughout the majority of the manga, Shinji appears to be attracted to [[Rei Ayanami]], and their relationship is far more developed than in the anime. However, after the death of [[Kaworu]], Shinji visits Asuka in the hospital, similar to in [[End of Evangelion]]. He confesses his love to her in a way, claiming, "The Asuka I want to protect isn't this empty shell!" However, instead of shaking her and revealing her body, Asuka wakes up, and chokes Shinji, until she is subdued by the nurses. This suggests that Shinji's manga adaptation has feelings for Asuka as well.<br />
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===In other Eva-based Manga===<br />
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The [[Shinji Ikari Raising Project]] manga portrays Shinji as acting more like his manga counterpart since he's more confident about himself. Shinji here also is something of a pervert, which goes along with Shinji's personality in the possible world sequence of [[Episode 26]] as well as [[Girlfriend of Steel 2]] video game Shinji.<br />
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In the [[Girlfriend of Steel 2]] manga, however, Shinji acts like his anime self, to the point where he ''doesn't'' have the perverted side of his personality that the Girlfriend of Steel 2 video game Shinji has. He also still acts shy and introverted around others.<br />
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===Shinji in Rebuild of Evangelion===<br />
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*Although Shinji's last name Ikari means "Anchor" in Japanese, written in different Kanji, it can also mean "Anger". This goes along with not only the rage [[Evangelion Unit-01]] can have during battle, but also the hidden anger Shinji displays several times throughout the anime (and manga as well).<br />
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*"I mustn't run away" ("''Nigecha dameda!''" in Japanese) becomes a trademark line delivered by Shinji starting in [[Episode 1]]. According to [[Hideaki Anno]], this was the phrase that came to him that inspired him to keep working on and finish Evangelion. (http://www.evamonkey.com/writings_anno01.php)<br />
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*Despite Shinji claiming he has no talent with playing cello in [[Episode 15]], he can play Bach's Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007, which is supposedly a difficult piece to play. ''PLACEHOLDER SOURCE (dunno how legit everything2 can be since it's opinionated; one person's source is his own knowledge...): http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1372154 "They represent an enormous body of work, taking over three hours to play in one sitting. They also represent a huge and never ending challenge for any cellist. Like so much of Bach's solo works for any instrument, the easier movements can be begun at an early stage, but some movements will be a source of stress for the rest of your life." and "Anyway, all this makes Bach's venture quite an audacious one: I can only assume that there was a specific virtuoso for whom Bach wrote this set of suites. Either that, or he had the good fortune to have a pool of talented cellists, in spite of the humble nature of his station."'' Baka-Shinji's a genius.<br />
:*Shinji is also seen playing the aforementioned piece in Evangelion [[Death]], though it is an alternate version of Shinji playing this piece, not the same Shinji of the anime.<br />
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*In [[Episode 16]], it's revealed that Shinji doesn't know how to swim.<br />
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*Shinji's birthday is the same day as his seiyu [[Megumi Ogata]]. This is a trait that can be found in several of the Evangelion characters, [[Rei Ayanami]] being an exception. <br />
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*Shinji is named for Shinji Higuchi, Gainax Art Director and close friend of Hideaki Anno. (http://www.evamonkey.com/writings_anno01.php) and (http://evacommentary.org/appendix/character-names.html) "By the way, Shinji's name came from a friend of mine." ~Anno's Confession Letter Manga Volume 1 quote.'' <br />
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*Though having dark brown hair and blue eyes in the anime, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s artwork frequently represents Shinji with black hair and brown eyes, a trend that is also seen in some merchandise for the series.<br />
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*The two songs usually played on Shinji's [[SDAT]] are: Track 25 for "You are the only one" and Track 26 for "Blue Legend", respectively. The songs are from "Lilia from Ys", an image album for the "Ys" RPG series. The Vocalist is [[Kotono Mitsuishi]], [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato's seiyu]]. However, [[Episode 02]] has two Eva BGM pieces playing, while [[Episode 23]] has a different vocal song for Track 25 instead. <br />
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*According to an interview with [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]] featured in volume 2 of the manga, Shinji’s design is a male version of Sadamoto’s design for Nadia, the title character from ''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'', which [[Hideaki Anno]] also directed. <br />
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<div>This is the list of World War Two vessels that the characters in the show have been named after. Not meant to be overdone, but enough for a fan to appreciate the history behind the name and perhaps learn some more. To be provided with links to wikipedia, combinedfleet.com and other sites of interest.<br />
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For those warships seen in the show itself, see [[Real Warships depicted in Evangelion]].<br />
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=Japanese Naval Vessels=<br />
==IJN Aoba(青葉)==<br />
(Namesake of [[Shigeru Aoba]])<br />
[[Image:IJN Aoba.jpg|150px|right|thumb|IJN Aoba]]<br />
Aoba was the lead vessel in the two-ship Aoba class of heavy cruiser.<br />
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As the flagship of Japanese cruiser division six, Aoba was engaged in the invasion of Guam during the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, being based out of Truk in the Caroline Islands and providing protection for Japanese troops landing on the Solomon Islands. <br />
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After seeing off the Battle of Coral Sea, she participated in the Battle of Savo Island in August 1942, where Japanese warships engaged American vessels in a night gun and torpedo battle, with three American warships and one Australian warship sunk, and three more damaged. At the Battle of Cape Esperance in October, Aoba was severely damaged by forty 6-inch and 8-inch shells, but eventually returned to Japan for repairs. Serving mostly in escort duties for the rest of the war, she was damaged again and again by aircraft and submarine attacks, and was finally brought to Kure as a reserve ship after the damage was deemed beyond repair..<br />
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Aoba was converted into an anti-aircraft hulk after yet another bombing, and a final bomb raid in July 1945 put her out of action once and for all. Her wreck was scrapped after the end of the war.<br />
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==IJN Akagi(赤城)==<br />
(Namesake of [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] and [[Naoko Akagi]])<br />
[[Image:Akagi_Frontal_1942.jpg|right|150px|thumb|IJN Akagi]]<br />
One of the most famous of all Japanese warships, Akagi was laid down as an Amagi-class battlecruiser in 1920 and converted into an aircraft carrier subsequent to the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, which imposed limitations on warship design and production on all signatory nations. <br />
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Akagi served as the flagship of Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, launching two waves of aircraft at Oahu. She served on other campaigns in the Pacific in the following six months such supporting the invasion of Rabaul in the Bismarck islands. Her aircraft sunk several ships including the old British carrier HMS Hermes.<br />
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During the Battle of Midway, on June 4, 1942 Akagi was attacked by dive bombers from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, one bomb hit damaging the rudder. Another bomb exploding among armed and fueled planes set off a chain of fires and explosions that proved impossible to control, leading to her being abandoned. Severely damaged by fire but still floating, she was scuttled the next day by torpedoes from four destroyers. Of all the carriers lost in the Battle of Midway, Akagi was the luckiest, suffering the fewest deaths among all crew.<br />
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Akagi's name literally means "Red Castle", having been named after a mountain of the same name, Mount Akagi(赤城山,''Akagi-Yama'' ), in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan. This name was chosen due to Akagi's battlecruiser origins. Purpose-built aircraft carriers, such as the Soryu, were named after flying creatures instead.<br />
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As a note of interest to Evangelion fans, Akagi was not the first ship of the Japanese Navy to bear that name. The first Akagi was a ''Maya''-class gunboat of the late nineteenth century.<br />
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==IJN Ayanami(綾波) ==<br />
[[Image:IJN Ayanami.jpg|150px|right|thumb|IJN Ayanami]]<br />
(Namesake of [[Rei Ayanami]])<br />
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Ayanami was the first of the Type-II Fubuki class destroyers, and the namesake for the model. Distinguished from the preceding vessels in her class by a gun turret that could elevate to 75 degrees instead of just 40 degrees, she became the first destroyer in the world to have a main gun that could be put to Anti-Aircraft use. Like other vessels of the Fubuki class, Ayanami was heavily armed, with three triple torpedo tube launchers for the deadly 610mm Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedo, giving her a far heavier punch than U.S. destroyers of her time.<br />
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In December 1941, Ayanami, along with her sister ships Uranami and Yugiri, sank the Dutch submarine O-20 and in March 1942, Ayanami provided close cover for the Andaman Island invasion. In addition, she served as an escort for Admiral Yamamoto's main body during the Battle of Midway.<br />
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Ayanami's last action was the Second Battle of Guadalcanal on the night of November 14-15, 1942, along with the Uranami and Nagara, sinking or inflicting severe damage on multiple U.S. destroyers before being spotted and shelled by the battleship USS Washington. Suffering critical damage and with forty of her crew killed, the rest evacuated either to Guadalcanal by boat or to the Uranami. She was scuttled by a single torpedo from the Uranami. Her wreck was discovered at the bottom of Ironbottom Sound by famed marine archaeologist Robert Ballard in late July 1992.<br />
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==IJN Fuyutsuki(冬月)==<br />
[[Image:IJN Fuyutsuki.jpg|150px|right|thumb|IJN Fuyutsuki]]<br />
(Namesake of [[Kozo Fuyutsuki]])<br />
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Fuyutsuki was an Akizuki-class destroyer of the Japanese Navy, her name literally meaning "Winter Moon." She rescued survivors from the great battleship Yamato after it was destroyed by an American air attack. On August 20, 1945, Fuyutsuki was crippled by a mine, and surrendered unrepaired and without armament. Three months later she was struck from the Navy List, serving as a breakwater before being scrapped.<br />
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==IJN Hyuga(日向)==<br />
[[Image:IJN_Hyuga.jpg|150px|thumb|right|IJN Hyuga (As Battleship)]]<br />
(Namesake of [[Makoto Hyuga]])<br />
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Hyuga was built as an Ise-class battleship, a heavily redesigned version of the previous Fuso-class. Completed in 1918, she was updated extensively between 1926 to 1928 and again between 1934 to 1936.<br />
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After the disastrous Battle of Midway, the IJN considered converting all battleships except for the Yamato and Musashi into aircraft carriers, eventually settling on converting the oldest and least useful battleships into hybrid battleships/carriers, having the aircraft off from the battleship-carriers and land on conventional carriers or land bases. In the end, the lack of aircraft and the impractical arrangement made Hyuga useless in this role.<br />
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Hyuga was beached in shallow waters during an attack by American aircraft near Kure in July 1945. After the war's end, she was raised and scrapped.<br />
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Hyuga was named for the Hyuga province in Kyushu.<br />
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==IJN Ibuki(伊吹)==<br />
(Another namesake of [[Maya Ibuki]])<br />
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Ibuki was meant to be an improved version of the Mogami-class cruiser, with the weight limitations of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty removed to make as good a warship design as possible. Her construction was slowed after the Battle of Midway to give way to aircraft carrier production, before she was converted to a full aircraft carrier herself. However, bombing and acute material shortages made construction impossible by March 1945. She was 80 percent complete when she surrendered to occupying forces in September and was scrapped two years later.<br />
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==IJN Katsuragi(葛城)==<br />
[[Image:IJN_Katsuragi.JPG|thumb|right|125px|IJN Katsuragi]]<br />
(Namesake of [[Misato Katsuragi]])<br />
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Katsuragi was an Unryu-class Aircraft Carrier of the IJN. Finished late in the war, she did not commit to any serious action, serving mostly as a ferry for "Okha" kamikaze rocket aircraft. Surviving the war, she landed up ferrying troops until she was scrapped in 1947.<br />
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==IJN Kirishima(霧島)==<br />
(Non-canonical [[Extracanonical Characters#Mana Kirishima|Mana Kirishima]])<br />
[[Image:800px-HIJMS_Kirishima.jpg|150px|right|thumb|IJN Kirishima]]<br />
Kirishima was originally a Kongo-class battlecruiser, and at the time of her commissioning in 1915, one of the best battlecruisers in the world. In 1933-34 she was extensively modernized and converted into a "fast battleship", 4000 tons heavier than before. She served as an escort for the Carrier Striking Force during the attack on Pearl Harbor and beyond, including during their brief rampage in the Indian Ocean and the disastrous Battle of Midway. She participated in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons and the Battle of Santa Cruz. On November 15, 1942 Kirishima engaged American vessels during the Battle of Guadalcanal, inflicting damage on the battleship South Dakota. However, the battleship Washington, only seven kilometers away, had not been spotted, and it shelled Kirishima with radar-directed gunfire from both her main and secondary batteries. Heavily damaged and on fire, Kirishima was abandoned and her kingston valves were opened to scuttle the ship. Her wreck was discovered in 1992 by Robert Ballard.<br />
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==IJN Maya(摩耶)==<br />
[[Image:IJN_Heavy_Cruiser_Maya.jpg|thumb|right|150px|IJN Maya]]<br />
(First namesake of [[Maya Ibuki]])<br />
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Maya was one of the four Takao-class heavy cruisers, named after a mountain (摩耶山 ''Maya-Yama'') near Kobe. She was sunk by submarine attack on October 23, 1944, during the Battle of the Palawan Straits.<br />
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==IJN Musashi(武蔵)==<br />
(Non-canonical Musashi Lee Strasbourg, Girlfriend of Steel)<br />
[[Image:Japanese battleship Musashi.jpg|150px|right|thumb|IJN Musashi]]<br />
Musashi was the sister ship of the mighty Yamato, one of the two the largest, most heavily armed and armored battleships ever constructed. Serving as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's flagship after her commissioning, she was also to return his ashes to Japan (After being killed when the aircraft carrying him was shot down in a special U.S. Army Air Forces operation). She joined the Yamato for the Battle of Leyte Gulf and on October 24, 1944 she was attacked by American carrier-based aircraft. Struck by 17 bombs and 20 torpedoes, the great battleship keeled over and sank taking over a thousand of her 2399 crew with her, the rest being rescued by the accompanying destroyers.<br />
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==IJN Soryu(蒼龍 )==<br />
[[Image:Carrier Soryu.jpg|150px|right|thumb|IJN Soryu]]<br />
(Namesake of [[Asuka]] and [[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu|Kyoko]])<br />
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Soryu, as opposed to the heavier Akagi and Kaga, was the first purpose built heavy aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was followed by her heavily modified sister ship Hiryu, which was heavier and had a different flight deck configuration. At the time of her introduction, she was the fastest carrier in the world, with a speed of 34 knots.<br />
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Soryu was one of the six aircraft carriers to take part in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and served in numerous other pacific campaigns in the months to follow. On June 4, 1942, the Soryu was attacked by dive bombers from the USS Yorktown, taking three bomb hits. Two penetrated the upper hangar deck, and the third penetrated down to the lower hangar deck before exploding, setting off a chain reaction among the armed and fueled planes stored inside. She lost 711 of her 1103 crew, the single highest loss at Midway, because of the fires being in both her hangar decks.<br />
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As with all purpose-built Japanese aircraft carriers, Soryu was named after a flying creature. In this case, Soryu literally means green(or blue) dragon.<br />
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=Other Warships=<br />
==USS Langley(CV-1)==<br />
[[Image:USS Langley (CV-1).jpg|150px|thumb|right|USS Langley]]<br />
(Namesake of [[Asuka]] and her father Langley)<br />
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USS Langley was the first aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, being converted from the collier USS Jupiter, the Navy's first ship to have turboelectric propulsion (Steam-powered generators powering electric motors that turn the propellers). Named after aviation pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley, she was later converted into a seaplane tender. On February 27, 1942, land based Japanese bombers scored five bomb hits on her. Abandoned after fires and flooding, she was scuttled by her escorts.<br />
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==DKM Graf Zeppelin==<br />
[[Image:Graf Zeppelin.jpg|150px|thumb|right|DKM Graf Zeppelin]]<br />
(Namesake of [[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu]])<br />
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Graf Zeppelin was an Aircraft Carrier of the Deutsche Kriegsmarine (DKM) that was canceled when it was 95 percent complete, resources being diverted to U-Boat construction instead. The incomplete carrier fell into the hands of the Soviet Union. On 16 August 1947, it was sunk in a simulation exercise aimed at sinking a carrier, which was deemed necessary considering a possible future war with the United States. The wreck was discovered close to the Polish port of Łeba in July 2006.<br />
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=External Links=<br />
http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm<br />
(This site is superb.)<br />
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http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/<br />
(Links to a number of aircraft carriers)<br />
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<div>[[Image:01 C042 sachi-jump 1.jpg|thumb|left|Heavy Fighter Jet-VTOLs represent the apex of military firepower in 2015, but they are no match for Angels...]]<br />
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'''Heavy Fighter Jet-VTOL'''s form the backbone of modern military forces in the year 2015, and are in use by both the [[United Nations]] and [[Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force]]. Relying on VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) propulsion like earlier Harrier jets, they are very maneuverable, capable of hovering as well as circling around a target, and even reversing. They achieve their VTOL abilities through use of two tiltable jet engines, located at the end of their stubby wings. Heavy Fighter Jet-VTOLs are hovering weapons platforms, carrying a heavy payload of advanced missiles and rockets, effectively wielding the firepower of a flying battleship. The Heavy Fighter Jet-VTOL dominates the battlefields of the post-[[Second Impact]] world. <br />
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However, despite their impressive firepower and position at the pinnacle of current military technology, HF VTOLs are still conventional weapons, incapable of penetrating [[A.T. Field]]s. [[Image:Eoe vtol kick.jpg|thumb|...or Evangelions]] Thus, they are almost completely ineffective against both [[Angels]] and [[Evangelions]], which swat them down almost like toys. <br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #21<br />
| japanese_title_k = ネルフ、誕生<br />
| japanese_title_r = Nerufu, tanjo<br />
| japanese_title_e = The Birth of Nerv<br />
| english_title = He was aware that he was still a child<br />
| image = [[Image:21 C181 path-to-god.jpg|260px|"The Path to God"]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Akio Satsukawa]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Hiroyuki Ishido]]<br />
| first_aired = 2-21-1996<br />
| video_release = 2-5-1997 (Japan-Video/LD), 5-29-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Adam]] (Flashback)<br />
| eva_sorties = None<br />
| prev = [[Episode 20]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 22]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
[[Kozo Fuyutsuki]] is kidnapped and interrogated by [[Seele]], who are horrified over the results of the last encounter with an Angel. He recounts his past, providing flashbacks into the creation of Nerv. The pasts of [[Misato Katsuragi]], [[Ritsuko Akagi]], [[Rei Ayanami]] and [[Yui Ikari]] are also revealed. [[Ryoji Kaji]], meanwhile, decides to find out the truth, no matter the cost.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
A recording showing the circumstances leading up to [[Second Impact]] begins the episode.<br />
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Ryoji Kaji makes a phone call to Misato, and gets her answering machine. Elsewhere, Misato has just heard that Fuyutsuki has been abducted, and Kaji is a suspect. Because of her relationship with Kaji, she will also be under suspicion.<br />
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Kozo Fuyutsuki, meanwhile, faces the Seele monoliths rather than the committee. They have questions to ask him, and call him Fuyutsuki-sensei, a title he hasn’t heard in a long time....<br />
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A flashback to 1999, in Kyoto. Working at the university, Fuyutsuki is told about the work of a promising new bioengineering student, Yui Ikari, and the two have a meeting, revealing that Yui is also considering a domestic life over her research.<br />
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Fuyutsuki meets Gendo Rokubungi shortly afterwards, the younger man asking to be released into Fuyutsuki’s custody after being involve in a brawl. Fuyutsuki dislikes Gendo almost immediately. So, he is surprised to soon hear that he and Yui are seeing each other. Yui says that Gendo is actually very nice, but no one knows it. Fuyutsuki notes that at the time, it was thought that Gendo was with Yui because of her connections.<br />
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Second Impact occurs; Fuyutsuki does not go into detail, except to say that the first year was "pure hell". In 2002, he is working as an unlicensed doctor in the ruins of Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture. Japan is now a country of perpetual summer. Fuyutsuki finds that he has been invited to a UN investigation of the Second Impact.<br />
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Gendo is there in Antarctica, much to Fuyutsuki’s shock, having apparently left a day before Second Impact. His surname is now Ikari, and he is married to Yui with a child.<br />
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In the present day, Misato is being kept in dark isolation. She hates the bad memories it brings. The past shows Fuyutsuki watching the teenage Misato in the South Pole Investigation Ship Isolation Facility 2, and he is told she hasn’t spoken in two years.<br />
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Second Impact is officially classified as a meteor. But Fuyutsuki knows that Seele and [[Keel Lorenz]] are involved.<br />
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In 2003, Yui and Fuyutsuki meet in Hakone. But Fuyutsuki has business with Gendo. He knows that Gendo knows more than he’s letting on, and has an unusually large amount of private money. Fuyutsuki threatens to go public with the real truth about Seele, Second Impact, ant the Dead Sea Scrolls, but Gendo invites him to see something.<br />
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The two men go underground, into the [[GeoFront]], and meet [[Naoko Akagi]], see the [[Magi]] and a prototype [[Evangelion]]. Gendo invites Fuyutsuki to work with him to create a new future for mankind.<br />
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In 2005, the first meeting between Misato Katsuragi and Ritsuko Akagi is shown; Misato is now her bubbly self. Soon Misato and Kaji get together, and Misato spends a week away from classes with him.<br />
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In 2003, Yui (with the young Shinji) and Fuyutsuki are discussing matters at the Ashinoko Lakefront, Hakone. Fuyutsuki supports her ideas, not Seele’s. He knows that he can be easily erased, but tells Yui there’s no reason for her to become a test subject. She merely replies that she will go with the flow of things, and is at Seele for Shinji’s sake.<br />
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In 2004, at Hakone Underground Laboratory 2, the Contact Experiment is taking place. Yui has brought her young son to watch the proceedings. But Yui is wiped out in a "freak accident". According to Naoko Akagi, Gendo changed completely after that day, but she begins a relationship with him regardless. And Gendo begins making plans for the Human Instrumentality Project.<br />
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Ritsuko joins [[Gehirn]]. A young Rei Ayanami is introduced soon after that, being shown headquarters by Gendo Ikari. Naoko looks at her and is reminded of Yui. She searches the database and finds that all of Rei’s records have been erased. The Magi is completed after this, and Misato is in Branch 3 of Gehirn in Germany; she and Kaji have already broken up.<br />
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After Ritsuko leaves, Rei is lost and comes to see Naoko. When Naoko offers to let Rei leave with her, Rei calls her an "old hag", and adds that it is Gendo who calls Naoko that, and also pushy, not needed. Enraged, Naoko strangles the girl, calling her just as replaceable. Naoko then dies from a fall off the Magi. The day after this, Gehirn is disbanded, and [[Nerv]] is formed.<br />
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In the present day, Fuyutsuki is found and freed by Kaji, who knows that this action will result in his death. Kaji just wants to get closer to the truth. Misato is let free. Kaji meets an unseen man, and is shot. When Misato gets home, she finds an answering machine message from Kaji, and breaks down in tears as it plays. Shinji hears her crying and gets up, but can’t go into the kitchen. He returns to bed and puts a pillow over his ears, thinking that he is just a child, and there is nothing he can do.<br />
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==On-Air Version==<br />
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*The scene of Fuyutsuki meeting the agent sent by Gendo/Seele on the houseboat is not included in the OA.<br />
*Several scenes are redrawn subtly, such as the scene where Kaji faces his killer.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:Ep_21_yuis_note.JPG|thumb|right|250px|That blue-haired angel....]] <br />
*The Angel on Yui's card bears an uncanny resemblance to Rei Ayanami, complete with blue hair. <br />
**If Yui drew that Angel herself, it is possible that Rei's appearance is no accident: Rei(Lilith) probably had mental contact with Yui when Eva-01 and Lilith were fused during the contact experiment. Lilith's new body probably took upon the blue-haired form of the Angel in Yui's imagination during Rei's creation.<br />
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*The shadow behind Gendo falls in an unnatural manner, but one with deliberate symbolic overtones: he appears to be carrying a crucifix, representing the burden he is carrying, and which he will carry, in order to reunite with Yui.<br />
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*The college-age Ritsuko is shown smoking: this is the only time in the series she is shown doing this, but the adult Ritsuko is sometimes depicted with ashtrays full of lipstick-marked cigarette butts, indicating that she smokes heavily, a possible sign of anxiety.<br />
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*A possible reference to Edgar Allen Poe’s short story ''The Cask of Amontillado'' appears in the English-dubbed version of this episode. When Gendo asks, "Worried, Montresor?" to Fuyutsuki on their way underground, he might be referring to the story’s lead character, who led the drunken Fortunato underground to bury him alive for a slight against his family’s honor. Because Gendo is doing the leading, the reference is somewhat garbled. This was not found the original script, and was kept for the Director’s Cut dub, though Gendo’s English voice actor had changed and some other script changes were corrected. Gendo's original line is, "Does it worry you?"<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*Gendo and Naoko stand together in the front of the light when they speak of project Eva, indicating their relationship and their joint involvement. While Naoko is already known by Fuyutsuki, and is implied to be extremely famous as a scientist, we never see how Gendo got so deeply involved in Project E.<br />
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*Gendo refers to Fuyutsuki as "Sensei" and appears to have at least a professional admiration for him if not anything else. That he had Fuyutsuki spared at his behest shows not only Gendo's influence within Seele but perhaps a grudging trust in Fuyutsuki as well(and perhaps Yui's influence), over other less scrupulous men of similar capacity.<br />
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*Misato is revealed to have gone mute following the horror of the Second Impact, and is seen sitting alone in a room. Her own treatment- more like a scientific experiment than as a proper human being- might draw a parallel with Rei's own upbringing. Ritsuko says that she constantly talks away in college, possibly because her loneliness drives her to seek more and more friends.<br />
**Ritsuko describes Misato's week-long sex spree with Kaji as "an unexpected side of her". This is seen again in [[Episode 25]], where Misato is accused by the other characters of wanting to show this side of herself to Shinji, but she shakes her head in absolute disgust with herself. <br />
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*Rei as a child bears a much more pronounced resemblance to Yui than her teenaged form and her behavior is considerably different between the two instances of her meeting Naoko. In the first instance, Rei is with Gendo, and bows politely to Naoko and Ritsuko when asked to do so, showing no antagonism at all. However, when she reveals Gendo's true feelings to Naoko, she has a very knowing look on her face, as though she's happy to shatter Naoko's feelings with the truth. <br />
**Did Rei herself decide to tell Naoko the truth, to cause Gendo harm because he was using her? Or was it to tell the truth to Naoko, and let her know? Or was it because Gendo sent her with the intention of ''using her'' against Naoko? At that time, it is likely that only Gendo and Fuyutsuki knew the truth about Rei, and Gendo either did not anticipate Naoko to kill Rei or had no qualms about having her dead when she could be replaced. As the original Rei, she might have been able to know the truth about herself as Lilith rather than possibly losing a part of herself to Eva-00.<br />
***The alternative would be the simplest explanation- that Rei just got lost and decided to tell the truth to Naoko, but it leaves the motives of the young Rei unexplained.<br />
**If Rei had been confronting Naoko with the intention of causing harm, it is possible that the part of her soul inside the Eva took to attacking Ritsuko- whom she had seen along with Naoko. It is possible that she associated Ritsuko with her mother, and wanted to kill her as well.<br />
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[[Category: Neon Genesis Evangelion Episodes]]<br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #06<br />
| japanese_title_k = 決戦、第三新東京市<br />
| japanese_title_r = Kessen, Daisan Shin Tokyo-shi<br />
| japanese_title_e = Showdown in Tokyo-3<br />
| english_title = Rei II <br />
| image = [[Image:Japan_Blackout.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Akio Satsukawa]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Hiroyuki Ishido]]<br />
| first_aired = 11-08-1995<br />
| video_release = 4-5-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 11-21-2000 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Ramiel]]<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Eva-01]] and [[Eva-00]]<br />
| prev = [[Episode 05]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 07]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Continuing from the previous episode, the Angel [[Ramiel]] is drilling down into the GeoFront to attack Nerv HQ directly. After Shinji barely survived a direct confrontation with it, Misato devises a plan to have Eva-00 and Eva-01 defeat the Angel by sniping it from a distance using a positron rifle which requires the total electric output of Japan to power up.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
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Episode 06 begins where ep. 05 ends; [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] is launched in [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], only to be struck by a powerful beam weapon that melts the Eva's armor and makes the [[LCL]] boil around Shinji. Eva-01 is recovered and Shinji rescued and hospitalized. Ramiel, a huge octohedronic [[Angels|Angel]] then settles over [[Nerv]] headquarters and begins trying to breach the [[GeoFront]]'s armor plating with a powerful drill. Only hours remain before Ramiel will enter the Geofront. By launching dummy attacks, Nerv determines that Ramiel will attack anything that comes within a certain range.<br />
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While Shinji is recovering, [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] comes up with a desperate plan: destroy Ramiel with a positron beam, fired from just outside of Ramiel's attack zone. In order for this plan to work, the rifle must be able to stand up to a tremendous amount of energy; for it is determined that they will have to borrow power from all of Japan to pierce Ramiel's [[A.T. Field]]. [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] approves this plan, and Misato requisitions a huge Positron rifle from the military, (with an assist from [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] in [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]]). Rei's part in the operation is to shield Shinji, who will fire the shot in Eva-01. For this purpose, they build her a shield that will stand up to Ramiel's beam for 17 seconds.<br />
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When Shinji regains consciousness, Rei enters his hospital room to brief him on the plan. When Shinji expresses doubts about piloting again, Rei coldly tells him she can do it herself. <br />
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Several of Shinji's classmates, including [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] and [[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] gather to watch the Evas launch instead of going to the shelter. Even [[Pen Pen]] is watching from Misato's balcony.<br />
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While they are preparing for the mission Rei reassures Shinji that she will protect him. When he asks her why she pilots, Rei tells Shinji it's because of the bond she feels with others, and because she has nothing else. She then bids him goodbye.<br />
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Either Ramiel's attack zone was miscalculated or it detected the positron rifle charging to fire; Ramiel begins charging its own beam and fires at the same moment when Shinji fires his rifle. The two beams deflect each other and both miss. Ramiel builds up a second beam attack, which it can fire at Shinji before he can prepare his positron rifle for a second shot. Rei, in Eva-00 steps in front of Eva-01 and blocks Ramiel's beam with her shield, but both the shield and Eva-00 sustain severe thermal damage in the process. Shinji fires his second shot, which pierces the angel and kills it, stopping the drill. Shinji force ejects Eva-00's entry plug and, emulating his father, opens the hatch. Rei is unharmed and unfazed. Crying, Shinji tells her to never say "I have nothing else", or say goodbye at the beginning of a mission. When a confused Rei says "I don't know what to feel at times like this", Shinji replies, "why not smile". Remembering Gendo's smile, Rei smiles at Shinji.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Misato codenames the plan she creates to defeat the Angel Ramiel as "Operation Yashima". This is named after the Battle of Yashima which occurred in 1185 in medieval Japan, which also included a feat of conspicuously talented archery.<br />
*This marks the first Angel battle in which more than one Evangelion is used at the same time. <br />
*Eva-00 survives the damage it suffers in this episode, but the damage is so extensive that it has to be heavily repaired and its outer orange-colored armor is totally replaced by a new set of blue armor.<br />
*Episode 06 suffers from poorer image quality and inferior animation to several of the episodes in the series, most evident in the character design. For instance, Ramiel's particle beam is seen coming out of a shot-through skyscraper rather than the Angel itself (Due to the Angel being part of the stationary, unanimated background. Also, Ramiel's drill is turning the wrong direction throughout the episode, and shouldn't have been able to pierce anything.[[Episode 06 Animation Problems]]<br />
*Shinji's rescue of Rei from her Entry Plug in the half-melted Eva-00 intentionally mirrors the shot from the previous episode of his father Gendo saving Rei in the same way.<br />
[[Image:NGE06_Rei_Smile.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rei's smile at Shinji in Episode 06.]]<br />
*This marks the first time that Rei ever truly smiles in the series. She did seem pleased to see Gendo in Episode 05, but she only fully smiles here.<br />
**Rei's smile which is redone, as well as showing the sequence of Shinji actually opening the Entry Plug (which is absent from this episode) are shown in Evangelion [[Death]].<br />
[[Image:NGEDeath_Rei_Smile.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rei's smile at Shinji in Evangelion: Death.]]<br />
*The shot of the forest being set on fire from the blast is actually a re-use of a similar shot from ''Nadia: Secret of the Blue Water'' episode "The Tower of Babel", an earlier anime series also directed by Anno. <br />
*[[LCL]] fluid inside of the Entry Plug is oxygenated, thus when Ramiel's energy beam strikes Eva Unit 01 at the beginning of the episode and Shinji is being "boiled alive", you can see that the heat is causing all of the oxygen to bubble out of solution.<br />
*It is going to take a long time for Nerv to cleanup Ramiel's corpse. After many Angel fights, the Angel will conveniently explode and require no cleanup (as was the case with [[Sachiel]]). However, on top of the fact that Ramiel did not explode, it is a very massive Angel. Throughout the next three episodes, there will be shots showing Ramiel's corpse slowly being demolished and cleared away.<br />
*The first words on the screen notifying civilians of the power outage mention Hideaki Anno's hometown.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*When Rei speaks with Shinji right before they launch their Evas for the fight against Ramiel, she is standing silhouetted against the full Moon. This is just one of many instances where she and the moon are visually associated, preparing the audience for the revelation in [[The End of Evangelion]] that her soul is that of Lilith. (See [[Rei and the Moon]] for details.)<br />
*When Rei briefs Shinji on Operation Yashima in the hospital, he doesn't notice that he is naked until she points it out. Although he is embarrassed, she seems to be as unaffected by his nudity as she was by her own in the previous episode.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*''(Shinji breaks open Eva-00's Entry Plug after it has been half-melted from Ramiel's energy beam)''<br>'''Shinji''': ''(breaking through the hatch of Eva-00's Entry Plug)'' "Ayanami! Are you all right?! Ayanami!"<br>''(Rei opens her eyes and looks at Shinji)''<br>'''Shinji''': ''(starting to cry)'' "Don't ever say that, don't say that you have nothing else, just don't say that. And don't say goodbye when you leave on a mission, it's just too sad."<br>'''Rei''': "Why are you crying?..." ''(Shinji is still shaking)'' "...I'm very sorry, but I don't know how to express myself in situations like this."<br>'''Shinji''': ''(crying)'' "Why don't you just try smiling?" ''(Rei looks completely confused, then remembers Gendo Ikari smiling, and the corners of her mouth finally curve upwards...)''<br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #16<br />
| japanese_title_k = 死に至る病、そして<br />
| japanese_title_r= Shi ni Itaru Yamai, Soshite<br />
| japanese_title_e = Sickness unto death, and...<br />
| english_title = Splitting of the Breast<br />
| image = [[image:16_C221_hell-train.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Hiroshi Yamaguchi]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]<br />
| first_aired = 1-17-1996<br />
| video_release = 9-5-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 3-27-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Leliel]]<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]], [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]<br />
| prev = [[Episode 15]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 17]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Shinji beats Asuka in a synch test, much to the latter's annoyance. Not too long after, the Evas are dispatched to deal with a mysterious apparition, and Eva-01 is sucked into a shadowlike blackness that materializes out of nothingness from under it. While an emergency operation to rescue the captured Eva is concocted, Shinji goes on a trip into the depths of his own consciousness...<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
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Early in this episode, the three pilots undergo a synch test, in which Shinji emerges the best synchronized pilot, a fact that greatly annoys and disturbs Asuka and causes her to leave, fuming. <br />
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Later on, a bizarre shadow emerges from the street in the city, seemingly out of nowhere. An alert is declared at Nerv and personnel observe as a sphere with Zebra-like black and white stripes floats over the city. <br />
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Confused about whether or not this peculiar apparition is an Angel, the three Evangelions are dispatched to draw it out of the city airspace before engaging it. Asuka's goading prompts Shinji to take point position, closest to the target. An overconfident Shinji attacks the sphere without waiting for the other two Evas to get into position, and the sphere simply disappears. The target is confirmed to be an Angel, and to everyone's horror, a dark shadow materializes under Eva-01 and sucks it in.<br />
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Ritsuko soon explains that the Angel is the shadow on the ground, not the floating sphere, and that it exists in another dimension in a form that can only be explained by higher mathematics. She estimates that Eva-01 has a maximum of sixteen hours of battery power for its life-support system, and concocts a plan that involves dropping all 992 N<sup>2</sup> mines in existence to destroy the Angel and recover Eva-01, even at the risk of killing the pilot.<br />
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Meanwhile, Shinji goes through a depressing introspective journey inside the Eva, when an unknown entity- either himself, Eva-01, or the Angel itself speaks about the shallowness of his own existence with him. In the end, Shinji sees an apparition of his mother.<br />
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Outside, both Evangelions are in position and a huge swarm of aircraft prepares for the mine drop, and the plan is just about to go into action when the shadow on the ground shakes and rips apart as though hit by an earthquake, and the sphere turns black and solid. To everyone's utter horror, Eva-01 tears out of the sphere and bellows in a horrible parody of birth, killing the Angel. Shinji is recovered from the Angel, and wakes up in the hospital with Rei at his side, where she had spent the night with him.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Shinji is now the most highly synchronized pilot among the three, having beaten Asuka's original synch level.<br />
*First appearance of Rei's giant sniper rifle, a weapon seen on only one further occasion.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*It appears as if Shinji is in contact with his own subconscious during his introspection, however, it is actually the Angel, Leliel, who is making contact. Similar to how Arael and Armisael's contact with Asuka and Rei, the communication is seen as Shinji talking to a younger version of himself. In Tsurumaki's interview printed in the [[Red Cross Book|End of Evangelion Theatrical Program]], he states the following about episode 16:<br />
::''However, amidst the flow of the mysteries surrounding the Angels gradually being resolved, we decided to insert an episode where an Angel appeared to take an interest in humans. The first draft of the scenario was actually a dialog between Shinji and the Angel. However, we felt it would be too anti-climactic to have an Angel start talking like some pulp fiction alien (speaks while tapping his Adam's apple with his hand) "Your analog mode of thought is incorrect." So we came up with the idea actually used in this episode, which was to have Shinji converse with himself. ''<br />
:Also note that in the next episode, Seele interrogated Misato and considered the possibility of the Angel making contact with the pilot of Evangelion Unit-01.<br />
:*Leliel's own striped appearance corresponds to little Shinji's striped shirt, very likely a hint at who Shinji is really speaking to.<br />
:*See also, [[Train Motif Symbolism]].<br />
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*Eva-01 is hosed down with high-pressure water to clean off the Angel's blood. The scene of the Eva bursting out of the Angel is evocative of birth; by extension, this scene evokes baptism, the symbolic washing away of sins after birth.<br />
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*Rei is visibly concerned when Eva-01 and Shinji are sucked into Leliel, even questioning Misato's order to retreat. She is extremely annoyed with Asuka for berating Shinji, and even spends the night with him in hospital when Asuka waits outside, too embarrassed to be with him. <br />
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*Rei and Yui utter the same line, "So, yokatta mane." Whether or not Rei has any of Yui's personality traits, this line underlines, in Shinji's mind, the eerie similarity between Rei and Yui. Since Yui's face is either in shadow or glare (The long-haired female form that embraces Shinji does not look like Yui), it is hard to see that Rei and Yui look practically identical. Nevertheless, Shinji has come to sense the connection between the two, one that proves of vital significance later.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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* '''Asuka''': "Maybe you and Mr. Kaji have hooked up again, but don't project your happiness on other people!"<br>'''Misato''': "There's nothing between Kaji and me."<br>'''Kaji''' ''(On the phone)'': "Hey, Katsuragi, I've found a bar that serves a decent drink. How about tonight? Bye!"<br>'''Asuka''': "Sure, I've never been involved in an indecent adult relationship! And here you're acting like a proper guardian?! You hypocrite! You make me puke!"<br />
* '''Misato Katsuragi''': "You are number one!"<br />
* '''Asuka''': "Oh, man! He beat us so easily. To be honest, getting beat that easily is a little frustrating, don't you think? He's amazing, wonderful, awesome, too awesome! The great invincible Shinji! This just means we get to take it easy now, right? But I guess we should at least do our best not to be left behind." <br> '''Rei''' ''(leaving the locker room)'': "Goodbye." <br> ''('''Asuka''' punches her fist into a locker, looking angry.)''<br />
*''(After Unit-01 and Shinji are captured by the Angel)'' <br> '''Misato''': "Asuka, Rei, pull back." <br> '''Asuka''': "Bu..." <br> '''Rei''': "Wait! Unit 01 and Ikari are still in there." <br> '''Misato''': "This is an order. Retreat."<br />
*'''Asuka''': "Good grief! Taking matters into his own hands, ignoring the plan. Honestly, talk about getting what he deserved. Just because he got a little better score on yesterday's tests, he was going to show me how it's done?! What a big-headed idiot!" <br> ''(Rei silently stares at Asuka.)'' <br> '''Asuka''': "What? Is my bad-mouthing of Shinji that much of a problem for you?!" <br> '''Rei''': "Do you pilot Eva just for the praise of others?" <br> '''Asuka''': "No! Not of others! I do it because I want to be able to praise myself!" <br><br />
* '''Ritsuko''': "This operation's top priority is to recover Unit 01 itself. Heavy damage to the body is irrelevant."<br>'''Misato''': "Now wait a second!"<br>'''Ritsuko''': "In this case, the pilot's life is not our concern. If Shinji's lost, it's your fault. Don't forget that!"<br>'''Misato''': "Why are you and Commander Ikari so worried about Unit 01? What in the hell is an Eva?"<br>'''Ritsuko''': "I've given you all the information."<br>'''Misato''': "You're lying!"<br />
* '''Shinji''': "I hate this place. I don't want to be alone... anymore. The heating and the oxygen circulation are already out. I'm cold. It's useless, the suit is giving out too. So this is the end. I'm tired... Of it all."<br>'''Shinji''': "Mother?"<br>'''Yui''': "Are you ready? Well, that's good for you."<br />
*'''Shinji''': "I feel just fine." <br> '''Rei''': "Well, that's good for you."<br />
* '''Ritsuko''': "I have never thought these Evas were as frightening as I did today. Are the Evas really on our side? They may hate us. I think that Major Katsuragi may have noticed something."<br>'''Gendo''': "I see. Let her be for now."<br>'''Ritsuko''': "If Rei or Shinji were to find out the Eva's secrets, they'd never forgive us, would they?"<br />
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[[Category: Originally Aired Episodes]]</div>Bee-Zerkhttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Bee-Zerk&diff=24300User talk:Bee-Zerk2008-06-16T05:49:31Z<p>Bee-Zerk: /* Unwanted edits */</p>
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<div>Your "interesting facts and figures" are hilarious. No, it isn't "one eyebrow", it's called a unibrow because both eyebrows actually meet in the middle. And I'm flattered to hear someone call me a good mod. --[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 04:18, 9 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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I disagree that the F-22 would be able to defeat the Su-35 at BVR ranges that easily- there's no telling when radar would be able to give the F-22 away. And although the idea of an internal weapons bay and engine power is impressive, the Sukhoi has an edge there- and good old Russian gunlaying would still hurt. (Although your "news" part was a little, well...).<br />
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And thanks for all the proofreading!--[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 17:13, 14 April 2008 (PDT)<br />
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Yeah, I realised that; I'm going to change it anyway. Thanks for your opinion though, glad to help! --Bee-Zerk 16:02, 15 April, 2008 (AEST)<br />
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==Welcome==<br />
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Welcome; to get you started on how to use mediawiki, please read this one-stop tutorial which I wrote up: [[The NGE Fan-Geeks Project:Boot Camp for Newbies]], which contains basically everything you'll need to know. Btw, a convention we use is that "Nerv" is always spelled "Nerv" lowercase, never with full-capitals. It was decided that that was just a translation mistake, i.e. sometimes even "Adam" and "Second Impact" are written all-caps. Check out the Notes section of the "[[Nerv]]" article where this is explained along with a screenshot demonstrating that within the series itself, they actually alternate between the two and do indeed spell "Nerv" lowercase at times. By extension, its also spelled "Seele" and "Gehirn", because those aren't acronyms either. Good luck, as as me if you need help. --[[User:V|V]] 11:39, 10 February 2008 (PST)<br />
:I see you've found the "Wanted Pages" thing. That doesn't mean "pages we want or have requested"; it more literally means "links have been created leading to articles with this title, but they don't actually exist". That is, a functional link to a real article, i.e. "Shinji Ikari" appears in blue. But a link created to the non-existant "Shinji Useless Whiny Geek Ikari" would appear as a red link; this shows the link is "broken" (doesn't lead anywhere). That said, just because someone created a link to a page doesn't mean it ''should'' exist. That is, back in the day "Ritsuko Akagi" didn't exist as an article. It appeared as a red link. So I wrote an article, then it was there. But "Shinji Useless Whiny Geek Ikari" should never exist in the first place, someone just made a link to a non-existent article, if you follow me. --->Do not use the "Special pages" lists as a guide for what should be worked on they really aren't a guage of anything. Check out what is being worked on in "recent changes" (usually the best way to see "what's going on") or just browse through existing articles and expand as you see fit. It's not so much a process of creating new articles totally from scratch as it is incrementally, gradually improvising upon existing stuff, in a snowball effect. --[[User:V|V]] 11:45, 10 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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Thanks for the info, but the Boot Camp doesn't explain everything, and there are some things I want fixed but I don't know how, and nobody else is bothering to try to fix it...Thanks anyway --Bee-Zerk 16:17, 11 February 2008 (AEST)<br />
::...what is it that you're trying to fix? (I just fixed the Manga template image display if thats what you meant). --[[User:V|V]] 07:12, 11 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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:::Yup, and thanks for that, but how did you remove it..? --Bee-Zerk, 17:14 12 February 2008 (AEST)<br />
::::It was displaying wrong because the template box was written wrong; you don't really have to worry about templates they're a high-end function basically handled through lots of tinkering. The "sound only" image automatically displays when there's nothing in the "image" category. Etc. --[[User:V|V]] 12:50, 12 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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Yes, they're pretty complex but what I usually do is copy another page's template (manga template, for example) and paste it on the edited page. I then edit it so it would be relevant to the topic. So I won't have to do the template from "scratch". --Bee-Zerk 17:10 13 February 2008 (AEST)<br />
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You need to added categories to the images (and any new pages) that you create. The manga covers should go under Category:Images (Manga) --[[User:Ornette|Ornette]] 06:26, 13 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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==The Warship Pages==<br />
I removed the part about Russian and American carriers having different takeoff systems because the page is about the real carrier and not the one seen in NGE. "Warships of Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "Warships of the Pacific Fleet" are meant to be purely factual, so please keep all NGE information in the "Over the Rainbow" page, so no one gets confused. And thanks for the link and the spelling corrections! --[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 05:55, 21 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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==A little help==<br />
Do you mind going through the [[Berserk]] and [[Evangelion]] pages and seeing if there's anything that needs correcting? And how does the Berserk page look? I'm still working on the Evangelion page, please give me a heads-up in case I've missed something in the sections I've completed. Thank you!--[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 04:22, 25 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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Well, I did express my opinions of the Berserk page, and I'm impressed. But any suggestive comments on the page is on the Talk page for Berserk. For Evangelion, in my opinion it's perfect. I'll try and see if there's anything else I could add. --Bee-Zerk 16:11, 26 February (AEST)<br />
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==Other userpages==<br />
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Do not [http://evageeks.org/FGP/index.php?title=User:UrsusArctos&diff=15482&oldid=13839 change other userpages]. --[[User:V|V]] 12:19, 28 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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==Tiffany Grant==<br />
What V said about editing other userpages (It is incredibly annoying and shouldn't be done, even if it is a spelling correction. I'd have told you if I had the time.) ...and also, I had to get rid of the Tiffany Grant article. I'm sorry, but you need to pick your articles better. (In any case, the Article could be restored in future if it ever becomes necessary). Try to stick to the Japanese cast as far as possible, okay? --[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 18:42, 28 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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Sorry...--Bee-Zerk 16:33, 29 February, 2008 (AEST)<br />
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:Never mind, maybe I just sounded especially brusque at the time. Even I'd forgotten that English VA's weren't supposed to have their own articles, at least not for the time being. I don't blame you. If not anything else, the deleted edits could be restored if needed, like I said.--[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 03:32, 29 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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Ah, it's okay. But for a moment I thought, "Gee, better not get the Ursus Arctos angry, he might come running to my house with claws ready to strike." Heh heh heh! --Bee-Zerk 10:52, 1 March, 2008 (AEST)<br />
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==Unwanted edits==<br />
Hey, Bee-Zerk...I don't like reverting like V, but do you mind not making so many unnecessary edits? The last bunch wasn't very good, in my opinion. --[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 19:42, 14 June 2008 (PDT)<br />
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ED: Thanks for correcting the All-Caps "NERV" in Aoba's article. I don't know how I missed that! --[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 19:44, 14 June 2008 (PDT)<br />
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Yeah, sorry about that. Also, about the articles, I think it'll be a good idea to actually read the entire '''page''' carefully so editors can clearly identify mistakes. Because alot of errors aren't detected by my dictionary/spell check etc and some proof-reading really helps. Oh, and by the way, on some pages I thought I might re-word some of the sentences but apparently it was unnecessary. --[[User:Bee-Zerk|Bee-Zerk]] 04:47, 15 June 2008 (PDT)<br />
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Could you put something into the "Summary" box when you edit? Makes History pages a lot easy to navigate. --[[User:Reichu|Reichu]] 07:19, 15 June 2008 (PDT)<br />
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<div>The '''Sandbox Sequence''' is a 2 minute 43 second long sequence of scenes from the [[End of Evangelion]] (specifically, [[Episode 26']]) that depicts a young [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] in a playground, specifically in a sandbox. This sequence follows the cut where [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] asks Shinji what he wishes for while he is in the [[Entry Plug]] of [[Evangelion Unit-01]]. This sequence is filled with symbolism and metaphors and some fans often ask what the purpose of this scene is and what it means. This is one possible interpretation of the events of this sequence.<br />
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Leading up to this sequence, Shinji is in the Entry Plug and is asked what he wishes for. Without giving an answer (here we see a superimposed sketch of a woman's breasts) he starts wavering and turns into [[LCL]]. Then the drop of water, which is a visual cue that indicates a shift from the real world to "imaginary world" or vice versa. In this case, we're shifting from the real world (the Entry Plug) to the "imaginary" one (the Sandbox Sequence and following scenes).<br />
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At first, we see that everything is grainy, as if we're watching an old movie. As if to further push this motif, we see stage lights and what looks like a movie set.<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox lights.jpg|thumb|none|Stage lights]]<br />
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We see a swing set, swinging back and forth and the music starts, the music is almost carnivalish pipe organ sounding. In the background, we see hills that look very similar to a woman's breasts. There are 2 polls on either side of the hills, the left one is a loudspeaker and the right one is a street lamp.<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox hills sun.jpg|thumb|none|Hills, the Sun, and a swing set]]<br />
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We then see a zoomed out shot of the playground, we can see the swing, the hills, the surrounding trees and the sandbox itself. In the sandbox are Shinji and 2 other children. Here, we hear Shinji narrating, as if he is observing this scene: ''I see... It's just like when I started the cello. I thought that if I came here, I could find something... ''<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox playground.jpg|thumb|none|The playground]]<br />
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The camera then cuts to a shot of Shinji in the sandbox with a mound of sand (which looks like a destroyed pyramid) in front of him. Behind him, we can see 2 stage lights, appearing almost as they are eyes watching him. During the same shot, we hear some background music ([http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=858&c=85 Close hands, Open hands], a song Japanese children learn in Kindergarten) and you can hear 2 other children say to Shinji: ''Come on, Shinji!, Let's build a castle!''. This instantly brightens his mood.<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox shinji sandbox.jpg|thumb|left|Shinji in the sandbox]]<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox shinji sandbox2.jpg|thumb|none|Shinji in the sandbox, happy]]<br />
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Shinji starts patting on the dirt with his hands, and the cut changes to the swing set, hills and setting sun (note that it is swinging faster). Then we see the 2 other children who Shinji is playing with. One has short black (possibly dark blue) hair and the other has red hair. Unlike Shinji, these 2 children look almost like dolls. They have exaggerated features such as large eyes, nose, and lips. <br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox child1.jpg|thumb|left|The first child playing with Shinji]]<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox child2.jpg|thumb|none|The second child playing with Shinji]]<br />
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In the following cut, we see someone dressed in an apron sitting on a folding chair and we hear the other 2 children say: ''Oh, here comes Mama!, We have to go home now!, Bye-bye!''. There are other folding chairs scattered, almost randomly, on the movie set. The children leave Shinji alone again and he sits motionless, holding a clump of dirt in his hands.<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox mother.jpg|thumb|left|The mother]]<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox dirt.jpg|thumb|none|Shinji is alone once again]]<br />
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The children can be seen leaving with their mother as Shinji remains motionless. You can hear the children saying "Mama" and laughing as they leave the movie set in the background, in contrast to the foreground, a lonely Shinji.<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox children mother.jpg|thumb|none|The children leave with mother]]<br />
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The scene cuts to a shot from below the stage looking up. You can see a small figure (Shinji) looking to the other side, where the children and the mother were, unable to cross the chasm which separates them. Shinji remains there for a moment then leaves, returning to the sandbox.<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox scaffolding.jpg|thumb|none|Shinji looking over]]<br />
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When Shinji gets back to the sandbox, he is hunched over and in tears, sad and lonely. His eyebrows eventually stop twitching and he braces up, and starts to finish the sandcastle pyramid. He continues to sob as he pats the sand<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox sad shinji.jpg|thumb|none|Sad Shinji]]<br />
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The camera cuts back and slowly zooms out as we see Shinji alone, rebuilding the sandcastle pyramid, with the sun, the hills, and the swing in the background, now swinging very slowly and methodically. As Shinji continues, the streetlamp turns on, indicating that the sun is about to set.<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox hills sun shinji.jpg|thumb|left|Shinji continues to rebuild the sandcastle]]<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox streetlamp.jpg|thumb|none|The streetlamp comes on]]<br />
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Finally, Shinji is finished and he stands up, looking at the pyramid. He continues to stare as his eyebrows betray a bit of despondency and the background gets darker as the sun sets. <br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox finished pyramid.jpg|thumb|left|The pyramid is finished]]<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox finished pyramid2.jpg|thumb|none|The sun sets behind him]]<br />
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The darker background, indicating that his mood has changed from sad to angry, is followed by Shinji lifts his leg and starts kicking the pyramid apart. The camera then changes to the swing set, with the hills in the background and a sun just about to drop below the horizon. The swing slows and eventually comes to a stop. In the background, the sounds of Shinji still kicking the pyramid can be heard. The camera then cuts back to the pyramid destroyed by Shinji and crows caw in the background.<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox swing stops.jpg|thumb|left|The swing stops]]<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox pyramid destroyed.jpg|thumb|none|The pyramid destroyed again]]<br />
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Another cut to Shinji looking down at his handiwork, with the hills and the stage lights in the background behind him. He seems to be contemplating what he had just done. After a few seconds, he goes back to rebuilding the pyramid that he just wrecked, occasionally wiping away tears with his sleeve and sobbing.<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox shinji sandbox3.jpg|thumb|left|Shinji contemplating]]<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox shinji sandbox4.jpg|thumb|none|Shinji rebuilds the pyramid]]<br />
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The sequence ends with a zoom out of the entire playground, Shinji is alone the sun has set. Before the sequence ends, you can hear [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] shout: ''Jeeez! I get so pissed off whenever I look at you!'' Both a direct comment toward this pathetic Shinji in the Sandbox Sequence as well as a segway into the next sequence.<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox playground2.jpg|thumb|none|The final shot of the playground]]<br />
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=Analysis=<br />
=="It's just like when I started the cello"==<br />
The only piece of narration we get in the entire sequence is Shinji saying ''I see... It's just like when I started the cello. I thought that if I came here, I could find something...''. This brings us back to what he said about playing the cello in [[Episode 15]]<br />
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::'''Asuka''': Not bad! I didn't know you played.<br>'''Shinji''': I've been studying since I was five, and this is all I can do, so I don't really have any talent.<br>'''Asuka''': Perseverance is power. I'm a little impressed.<br>'''Shinji''': I started studying because my teacher told me to, so I could have quit anytime.<br>'''Asuka''': Then why did you keep going?<br>'''Shinji''': Because nobody told me to stop.<br />
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This indicates his attitude towards the cello, someone had told him to do it, he did it because he was told to, and he never stopped because nobody told him to stop. There is another line from [[Episode 26]] where Shinji mentions the cello in the context of Shinji clinging to Eva because he lacks any purpose otherwise:<br />
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::'''Kaji''': The Eva itself will become all you are.<br>'''Misato''': The real you will cease to exist.<br>'''Shinji''': I don't care! I never had anything to begin with anyway! Even the cello lessons I used to take all came to nothing.<br>'''Asuka''': That's because you never took the initiative to make something of it!<br>'''Shinji''': But I can pilot the Eva now!<br>'''Asuka''': And eventually, you won't be able to do anything without the Eva. Like me.<br>'''Eye Catch''': "Why do you pilot the Eva?"<br>'''Shinji''': Because that is all I have.<br />
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This is an important clue into interpreting the imagery in the Sandbox Sequence. Shinji is comparing his experience with Eva to his cello. Here, we have a similar case. Just like with the cello, Shinji goes to [[Tokyo-3]] and [[Nerv]] because he was told to.<br />
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=="I though that if I came here, I could find something"==<br />
Following the interpretation from the cello comparison, we can interpret the literal events in this sequence as relating to events that Shinji experienced since arriving at Nerv. In other words, the ''here'' is Tokyo-3 and Nerv.<br />
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When Shinji shows up at Nerv (the pyramid), the 3rd Angel, [[Sachiel]], has damaged Nerv. He's a little angry about his Father calling him here just because he had a use for him, but soon he starts to open up a little. He first meets Rei, then later he meets Asuka, both of which he considers his friends and co-workers (they're helping him (re)build the pyramid). Misato, who helps him open up a little, but who always seems a little emotionally distant to him, is also there. As he continues his stay in Tokyo 3, this illusion starts to fall apart, he feels as if his friends and guardian start distancing themselves from him and he feels unable to follow them. Shinji feels as if he's alone again, but this time he's a lot more upset than before he shows up in Tokyo-3. Shinji then decides to go to back to Nerv, but things don't get better and he loses it. At this point, Shinji is completely useless and alone, thinking that he has nothing.<br />
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==The hills and the swing==<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox hills sun.jpg|thumb|right|The sun is like a core]]<br />
In the image of the hills, the sun, and the swing set swinging back and forth. The hills are obviously imagery of a woman's breasts, possibly representing the ''mother'', but the Sun in it's position, almost looks like a [[Core]], possibly representing ''Shinji's'' mother, specifically Eva-01. The swing itself is in the foreground and swings back and forth. The swing can be heard creaking in the background and of varying speeds. One possible explanation of this is that it reflects that of Shinji's mood during the Sandbox Sequence. It swings faster when Shinji is content and happy, but slower when he is distressed or sad, until eventually, it stops completely. Arriving to the point that the swing stops, his friends have left him and he cannot follow them, distraught, he continues building the pyramid by himself. With it completed, he stares at it as the sun sets, then destroys it. After destroying the pyramid, the swing stops completely, and never starts swinging again.<br />
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==The stage lights and the set==<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox lights.jpg|thumb|right|The "artificial" stage lights]]<br />
The stage lights throughout the sequence is commonly interpreted as being eyes. The first cut of the sequence tells us that these are stage lights, and not simply street lamps that are part of the playground (note that there is a street lamp in this sequence). Whereas the street lamp would be part of the "movie set", the stage lights are almost "observing" the set itself. It so happens, that nearly every time we see the stage lights, they look similar to a pair of eyes, watching Shinji. During these instances, they are always behind him and in some instances, it looks as if they belong to the hills. Connecting the eyes to the mother, it is possible that this represents Shinji's mother watching over him. To reinforce the notion that the stage lights are not part of the set, different angles and different shots of the playground sometimes have the stage lights in the shot, but others do not. For instance, you can clearly see that the stage lights are right behind Shinji, but when we zoom out, they are no longer there. <br />
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The set itself serves another purpose. It shows that this is not a flashback (at least not literally, although it is possible that this is a warped flashback of a childhood memory). This is an interpretation of something from within Shinji and he is observing it. His narrative first line in this sequence also backs this up. In another instance, the set is actually used to show the "uncrossable chasm" that separates the other children's mother, and later, the other children, from Shinji himself.<br />
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==The other children and the mother==<br />
[[Image:EoE Sandbox scaffolding.jpg|thumb|right|Shinji looking over an uncrossable chasm]]<br />
These are the other 2 children that are with Shinji in the sandbox building (or repairing) the sandcastle pyramid. They are doll-like, which makes them seem like representations of something within this movie set. They are more commonly said to represent, respectively, [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] and [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]]. These are the people who Shinji work with in protecting Nerv and Tokyo-3 and who he also sees as his friends. When the mother appears, which the script clearly states as being [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]], they suddenly appear next to her on the other side of the stage/movie set. The mother is also meant to represent something, since Misato isn't a mother, but represents the figure in which Shinji doesn't have and cannot attain. Shinji is stuck on his side of the movie set as the other children and mother happily leave.<br />
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There are also other interpretations where the first child seen is a representation of Shinji himself as a child. While this also makes sense, and some conclusions can be drawn from it, such as Misato is the one who provides a home for him and Asuka, the primary interpretation on this page will be from the point of view that this probably represents Rei.<br />
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==The Sandcastle Pyramid==<br />
The Pyramid in the sandbox clearly reminds everyone of the Nerv Pyramid. Although this connection is pretty obvious, the sandcastle also serves to show Shinji's personality. He keeps building the pyramid because no one told him to stop. And it could be that when he finished, he realized that even though he accomplished something, there is no one around that cares about him to recognize it, so he destroys it in frustration.<br />
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=Notes=<br />
*The stage set is also used in [[Episode 25]] and [[Episode 26|26]], as well as the practice room in [[Death]].<br />
*The script indicates that Shinji is 3 to 5 years old in this sequence.<br />
*Based on the ends of the hair in the sketch of the woman's breasts before Shinji turns to LCL, and the fact that Shinji sees Asuka's breasts several times in EoE, it can be inferred that what Shinji possibly "wishes for" is Asuka.<br />
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=External Links=<br />
Discussion of the Sandbox Sequence: [http://evageeks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3761]<br />
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[[Category:Theory and Analysis]]</div>Bee-Zerkhttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Resources:Character_Name_Origins&diff=24287Resources:Character Name Origins2008-06-15T12:02:02Z<p>Bee-Zerk: </p>
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<div>When [[Hideaki Anno]] created NGE, he borrowed from everywhere, which is more than evident with the way the characters were named. In the essay section of his personal website, he revealed most of the secrets for us fans with a ravenous thirst for such tidbits. This is a translation of some of the entries concerning the origins of the names of some of the characters in Evangelion. Some notes were added inside the square brackets as well as after the translated entry.<br />
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[http://www.gainax.co.jp/hills/anno/ Anno's official page]<br><br />
[http://www.gainax.co.jp/hills/anno/essay1.html Essay page]<br />
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=2000/11/02 (Entry 1)=<br />
==Shinji Ikari (碇シンジ)==<br />
Ikari [anchor] is a component of a ship. It's also borrowed from the name of a friend from my college years. [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] is also borrowed from a long-time friend [Shinji Higuchi]. Incidentally, since both his wife and daughter's names have been used for anime protagonists, I wanted to do the same for the husband and make them an anime family -- but, that said, my reasoning wasn't too logical. Sorry, Shin-chan.<br />
*Higuchi's given name is written 真嗣. Perhaps if Anno had not opted to write the NGE characters' given names in katakana, Shinji's would have been written like this, as well.<br />
*Higuchi was asked about this in a 2008 interview. [http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/080502/article.asp?parentID=91651]: ''"Q: Last question: Shinji in Evangelion is supposedly named after you. Is there a story to this? Higuchi: That was director Anno's idea of an annoying joke. So much bad stuff happens to Shinji, and that was a way for Anno and everyone to say "Stupid Shinji." [In English] Why Shinji? Why me??"''<br />
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==Rei Ayanami (綾波レイ)==<br />
Ayanami is from a warship of the former Japanese navy. [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] is just a pun of rei 零 [zero], but actually named after Rei Hino of Sailor Moon [by Naoko Takeuchi]. At the time, this was a bait to invite Iku-chan (Kunihiko Ikuhara) to the staff, but he ran away. Too bad.<br />
*Rei's name is a pun about the Japanese “Zero” fighters. You think it's any accident Rei pilots EVA-00 (零号機)?<br />
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==Soryu Asuka Langley (惣流・アスカ・ラングレー)==<br />
Soryu is from a warship of the former Japan navy [different kanji]; Langley is from the US navy warship. [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] is borrowed from Shinji Wada's manga heroine [Chou-Shoujo Asuka].<br />
* The name of Wada's heroine is written 明日香.<br />
* The name of the warship Soryu is written 蒼龍.<br />
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==Misato Katsuragi (葛城ミサト)==<br />
Katsuragi is from a warship of the former Japanese navy. [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] is borrowed from a heroine of Minako Narita's manga [Misato Izumi of Aitsu].<br />
* The given name of Narita's heroine is written みさと.<br />
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==Ritsuko Akagi (赤木リツコ)==<br />
Akagi is from a warship of the former Japanese navy. [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] is borrowed from a friend of mine in middle school.<br />
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==Ryoji Kaji (加持リョウジ)==<br />
[[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] [rudder] is a component of a ship. Ryoji is also from a hero in Minako Narita's manga [Ryoji Sawada of Aitsu].<br />
* The given name of Narita's hero is written 涼司.<br />
* The ship part is written 舵.<br />
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=2000/11/13 (Entry 4)=<br />
==Gendo Ikari (碇ゲンドウ)==<br />
Ikari is the same as with Shinji. [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] is borrowed from another anime project before Eva that was aborted. I didn't notice Gendo and Shinji is the same combination as in Ken Ishikawa's manga until one of my friends pointed it out. [I think he means Shin'ichi Kuruma and Genzo Kuruma of Majuu Sensen.] His former name Rokubungi 六文儀 [sextant] is also a component of a ship. Just FYI, Rei Asuka of Raideen is also a coincidence. I didn't do this knowingly, as until Super Robot Taisen was made, I had completely forgotten that Raideen existed. Sad, I know.<br />
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==Kozo Fuyutsuki (冬月コウゾウ)==<br />
[[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]] is from a warship of the former Japan navy. Kozo just has a nice ring to it.<br />
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==Yui Ikari (碇ユイ)==<br />
Ikari is the same as before. [[Yui Ikari|Yui]] sounds similar to Rei, and it's also a simple pun on yui 唯 [only one].<br />
* Interestingly, at one point in the production, the prototype for the character Rei had dark hair, green eyes, and was named [http://evageeks.org/FGP/Image:Sadamoto_yui-ichijo.jpg Yui Ichijo]. “Ichijo” is believed to have come from Hikaru Ichijo of [[Tributes to Other Shows in Neon Genesis Evangelion#The Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]], an anime which Anno had worked on.<br />
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==Keel Lorenz (キール・ローレンツ)==<br />
[[Keel Lorenz|Keel]] is also a component of a ship. Lorenz is named after a zoologist or something, but I can't remember clearly. Am I just getting old? Oh, well.<br />
* Anno remembered correctly: Konrad Lorenz was a famous German zoologist (1908-1989), whom you can learn more about here. Interestingly, Anno used the name “Konrad Lorenz” unchanged in a prelimary NGE scenario.<br />
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==Naoko Akagi (赤木ナオコ)==<br />
Akagi is the same as with Ritsuko. [[Naoko Akagi|Naoko]] is from a friend of mine when I was in elementary school.<br />
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==Soryu Kyoko Zeppelin (惣流・キョウコ・ツェッペリン)==<br />
Soryu is from the same Japanese warship as Asuka. [[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu|Kyoko]] is also from a character in Shinji Wada's manga. Zeppelin is from a warship of the German navy that was envisioned but never made. <br />
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==Pen² (ペンペン)==<br />
Super straightforward naming, but I thought the repetition sounded cute. His name has officially become the 2nd power of [[Pen Pen|Pen]] [Pen²]. I was reluctant at first, but we thought we needed a mascot character, so we had an animal appear in the show. As it happened, the show is set in Hakone, which one associates with hot springs, which in turn are associated with monkeys. But that is no fun, so we decided to make it a penguin, the animal most unsuited to a hot spring. I'm positive that "hot spring penguin" was Sadamoto's idea.<br />
* “Pen” comes from “penguin”.<br />
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=2000/11/17 (Entry 6)=<br />
==Makoto Hyuga (日向マコト)==<br />
[[Makoto Hyuga|Hyuga]] is from a warship of the former Japanese navy. But what was Makoto? I don't remember. Maybe because I liked Ryou[taro] Shiba's Shinsen-gumi? Sorry, I'm not sure about this one either.<br />
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==Shigeru Aoba (青葉シゲル)==<br />
[[Shigeru Aoba|Aoba]] is from a warship of the former Japanese navy. Shigeru is a spoof of the movie title Aoba Shigereru directed by Kihachi Okamoto.<br />
* Okamoto's movie is written 茂れる, so if Shigeru's name were written in kanji, it would probably be 茂. <br />
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==Maya Ibuki (伊吹マヤ)==<br />
Both Ibuki and [[Maya Ibuki|Maya]] are borrowed from warships of the former Japanese navy because they sounded good. Ibuki is also a commanding officer in Kaette kita Ultraman whom I like, but that's a very minor reason. I chose Maya (摩哉) because I love Takao-class heavy cruisers best after Yamato-class battleships.<br />
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==Toji Suzuhara (鈴原トウジ)==<br />
Borrowed unchanged from a Ryu Murakami novel I read on my friend's recommendation.<br />
* The novel by Murakami is Ai to Gensou no Fascism, within which [[Toji Suzuhara]] is a main character.<br />
* The given name of Murakami's character is written 冬二.<br />
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==Kensuke Aida (相田ケンスケ)==<br />
Also from Murakami's novel. BTW, I was just interested in a character “Zero” in this novel, rather than the story about revolution and dictatorship itself.<br />
* The given name of Murakami's character is written 剣介.<br />
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==Hikari Horaki (洞木ヒカリ)==<br />
Horaki also comes from Murakami's novel. Hikari, her older sister Nozomi, and her younger sister Kodama are borrowed from [http://evageeks.org/FGP/Image:Shinkansen_trains_sign.jpg Tokaido Shinkansen] express train names.<br />
* The name of the train is written ひかり.<br />
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==Kaworu Nagisa (渚カヲル)==<br />
This character was named by the screenplay writer Akio Satsukawa. [[Kaworu Nagisa|Nagisa]] [shore] is a word related to the sea. Also the kanji nagisa 渚 consists of katakana SHI シ and kanji SHA 者, therefore he's SHISHA シ者 [messenger 使者]. He said it also comes from the movie director Nagisa Oshima. But what is Kaworu? Sorry, I will ask him next time.<br />
* Here is some interesting stuff written by Patrick Yip on the name “Kaworu”:<br>I was flipping through the old Japanese classics Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji) the other day. It's been quite some time since I looked at the final part of this monumental work, and I found that the name of the hero in this part of the story is “Kaworu”!! I did some more research on this name. These are the facts about “Kaworu” that I [found] out:<br>- The reason why “Kaworu” is written with a “wo” character ヲ is probably influenced by classics work like Genji Monogatari. In the Heian ages and medieval period, “wo” and “o” were quite separate [sounds]. At that time “Kaworu” was indeed written with “wo” character. The two characters merged in their pronunciation in the Edo period and thus created the confusion as to why “Kaworu” should have a “wo” character. It is possible that some Japanese may not even know this, and it has become common practice to write “Kaoru”. This creates more confusion.<br>- “Kaworu” is a serious but also romantic hero in the last third of the Tale of Genji. And literally the kanji for “Kaworu” means fragrance (of incense wood). Indeed in Tale of Genji, Kaworu was born with a very special bodily feature: His body bore a sweet fragrance smell. So the name “Kaworu” is commonly related to the idea of intelligent, handsome and romantic hero.<br>- And one more striking thing. “Kaworu” can be a girl's name as well!! This adds to the ambiguity of sex implicated by this name. Put it into the context that Kaworu is an epitome of shoujo-anime bishounen (handsome boy) with ambiguous sexuality. Now it seems to me that Gainax actually put some thought in choosing his name.<br>Interestingly, “Rei” is a unisex name, as well.<br />
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==Miscellaneous==<br />
[Shiro] [[Minor Characters|Tokita]] (時田), Manda (万田), and Yasugi (八杉) of episode #07 also come from Murakami's novel. Nozoku Takahashi (高橋覗) of episode #11 comes from the name of a production manager and my friend. It's a staff in-joke. [Takahashi Nozomu of Studio Ghibli. Actually, Ghibli did animation work for this episode.] The names of characters in episode #15, etc., also follow a hidden convention. Guessing the rule might be fun if you have the time.<br />
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[[Category:Translations]]</div>Bee-Zerkhttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Theory_and_Analysis:Rei_Ayanami_(In-Depth)&diff=24286Theory and Analysis:Rei Ayanami (In-Depth)2008-06-15T12:01:06Z<p>Bee-Zerk: </p>
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<div>:''In-depth page split from the [[Rei Ayanami]] article.''<br />
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==Rei's name==<br />
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[[Image:Rei Uniform.jpg|right]]<br />
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The following table details a few ways Rei Ayanami's name can be spelt and their meanings in English.<br />
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|<small>English:</small> ||width="265"| <big>'''Rei'''</big> || <big>'''Ayanami'''</big><br />
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|<small>Hiragana:</small> || <big>れい</big> || <big>あやなみ</big><br />
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|<small>Katakana:</small> || <big>レイ</big> || <big>アヤナミ</big><br />
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| ||<big>礼</big> expression of gratitude || <big>綾波</big> design/figure, waves/billows<br />
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| ||<big>例</big> experience, custom, illustration || <big>彪浪</big> patterned/speckled, wandering/waves<br />
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|<small>Kanji:</small> ||<big>霊</big> soul, spirit, departed soul, ghost || <big>彩無</big> colouring/paint, nothingness/nil<br />
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| ||<big>零</big> zero, nought ||<br />
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| ||<big>令</big> command, order, dictation ||<br />
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:''For more information on the origins of Rei Ayanami's name see [[Rei Ayanami#Notes|here]].''<br />
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==Rei's design and character==<br />
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[[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]], one of the founding members of Gainax and the character designer for the television series created Rei.<br />
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Sadamoto speaks in an interview, which was published in volume 2 of the official manga, about the sources of inspiration and the influences that shaped Rei's design.<br />
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{{EvaQuote|The first time you see Rei, she is all bandaged up. The group '''Kinniku Shojo Tai''' has a song called '''Hotai de Masshiro na Shojo''' [The Girl White with Bandages]. When I heard that song, an image popped into my mind; I thought, "I'd like to draw a girl like that," and then I drew Rei from that image.}}<br />
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Further into the interview Sadamoto says the following.<br />
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{{EvaQuote|I played around with this character I called "Ukina." She came from a story I wrote a long time ago for '''NewType''' magazine called '''Koto no Oni''' [The Orge on the Desert Isle]. You take Ukina, give her shaggy, bobbed, wolf-like hair, and it's Rei. Really, I just played with her a bit -- with the way the eyes are drawn. The basic character is the same. Her character was locked in as translucent -- like a shadow, or the air. The kind of girl you can't touch. The girl you long for, but there is nothing about her that you can hold.}}<br />
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In the same interview Sadamoto tells us why Rei has red eyes.<br />
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{{EvaQuote|There were two things that went into the decision to make her eyes red: one is the fact she didn't have enough outstanding features, and the second is from a business standpoint, the makers of the '''Eva''' computer game wanted her differentiated from the other characters.}}<br />
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In the Der Mond artbook another interview is printed where Sadamoto talks about the characters generally, and makes mention of Rei's place in relation to them.<br />
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{{EvaQuote|I designed the characters so that their personalities could be more or less understood at a glance. For example, even the color and length of the hair expresses personality. I thought that Asuka would occupy the position of an "idol" in the Eva world, and that [Asuka and] Shinji should be just like the relationship between Nadia and Jean. And then I set Rei as the opposing "Ying" portion. It was my idea to have her wrapped in bandages.}}<br />
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[[Image:Sadamoto yui-ichijo.jpg|thumb|120px|right|Yui Ichijo.]]<br />
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We also learn from Der Mond that Rei was at some point in the pre-production stages of the show called Yui Ichijo.<br />
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Another side to the story in Rei's character design lies further back in the pre-production stages of the series when she had much darker hair and lacked her characteristic red eyes.<br />
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:''See [[Proposal]], pages 21 and 24.''<br />
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In terms of Rei's character Hideaki Anno is quoted as saying the following during the May '07 issue of The Atlantic Monthly.<br />
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{{EvaQuote|Rei is someone who is aware of the fact that even if she dies, there'll be another to replace her, so she doesn't value her life very highly. Her presence, her existence, "ostensible existence," is ephemeral. She's a very sad girl. She only has the barest minimum of what she needs to have. She's damaged in some way; she hurts herself. She doesn't need friends.}}<br />
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In the same interview Anno explains why he thinks Rei, and other characters like her, are popular in Japan.<br />
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{{EvaQuote|''Anno understands the Japanese national attraction to characters like Rei as the product of a stunted imaginative landscape borne of Japan's defeat in the Second World War.'' Japan lost the war to the Americans. Since that time, the education we received is not one that creates adults. Even for us, people in their 40s, and for the generation older than me, in their 50s and 60s, there's no reasonable model of what an adult should be like.}}<br />
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==Anime==<br />
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Rei is disinterested in school, seemingly spending the majority of the school day looking out the window, yet Rei can read German and has an interest in genetics which she reads books about during the school lunch break. One of the books we see her reading in episode 8 . Toji says Rei has had no friends at school since she started during the 7th grade. Rei is often absent from Class 2-A later in the series as she spends more and more time in the [[Dummy Plug Plant]].<br />
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===Episodes===<br />
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'''Rei appears in episodes:''' ''1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26''<br />
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'''Rei is sortied in Eva-00 in episodes:''' ''6, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 23''<br />
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====Episodes 1 to 8====<br />
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The very first time we see Rei in [[Episode 01|episode 1]] she is badly injured and wrapped in bandages, Rei is in such pain that she has trouble even sitting up. This evokes a sense of sympathy in us and Shinji. An extra piece of animation showing Rei collapsed on the floor in this scene was added in [[Evangelion: Death and Rebirth|Death]].<br />
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We learn later that these injuries were caused during the activation experiment with Eva-00 which Gendo supervised. While Gendo was concerned enough for Rei's safety during the activation test to rescue her himself, he now treats her coldly when Kozo questions Gendo sending out Rei in Eva-01. In has been suggested that using Rei in this way was a ruse to get Shinji to pilot Eva-01 when Misato and Ritsuko couldn't convince him.<br />
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Curiously Rei's injuries in this episode are reflected in Eva-01's battle with [[Sachiel]], Eva-01's eye and arm being damaged.<br />
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Just prior to Rei's appearance it's mentioned by Misato that it took her 7 months to first synchronise with Eva-00.<br />
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During [[Episode 02|episode 2]] Rei is wheeled pass Shinji in a hospital bed, mirroring episode 1. Instead of vacantly staring up as she was in episode 1 Rei now glares at Shinji as she passes.<br />
<br />
In [[Episode 03|episode 3]] Rei has crutches propped up against her school desk but isn't seen using them.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Rei Spectrum Scan.jpg|thumb|right|Rei's spectrum scan. Episode 4.]]<br />
<br />
In [[Episode 04|episode 4]] we learn that Rei is likely composed of [[particle-wave matter]] judging from the spectrum scan that Ritsuko performs. The spectrum scan is similar to the wave-pattern scan of Shamshel. Some further points which connect Rei, Eva-01 and Lilith are:<br />
<br />
*On the spectrum scan across Rei's body in red and green, to show where Rei is injured, are circular markings which are also present on the skin of [http://www.evacommentary.org/episode-02/02_C324_big.jpg Eva-01].<br />
*During [[End of Evangelion]] Rei re-grows her arm as Eva-01 does in episodes 2 and 19. <br />
*During End of Evangelion it is revealed that Eva-01 has blur hair, the same as Rei. <br />
*During the directors cut of episode 24 it is revealed that Eva-01, in the words of Seele, is "the only true offspring of Lilith."<br />
*In the [[The Tank Images|home video release of episode 23]] Eva-01 is shown being grown from Lilith. The vessels of Rei which populate the [[Dummy Plug Plant]] also grow from the same location. These are again seen when the [[Spear of Longinus#Replica Spears of Longinus|replica Spear of Longinus]] penetrate into the [[Mass Production Evangelions]].<br />
<br />
All this reinforces that Rei and Eva-01 are composed of the same matter, that of Lilith.<br />
<br />
During the preview for episode 5 Misato gives us a good summary of Rei's position between Gendo and Shinji.<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Misato:''' Rei Ayanami limits her association with others as much as possible. The only one she seems to open up to is Commander lkari. Shinji is at a loss to understand how this girl can be closer to his own father than he is.}}<br />
<br />
The next two episodes give us a lot of information about Rei.<br />
<br />
During [[Episode 05|episode 5]] we learn that Rei lives alone in her apartment, numbered 402. Her apartment is part of a large block of apartment buildings on the [http://evageeks.org/FGP/Image:Hakone_Region.gif western edge of Tokyo-3] that is in the process of being demolished. From this episode it becomes clear just how little Rei values her own personal space and comfort. Shinji walks into her apartment and falls on top of Rei as she is naked, it should be kept in mind that during this scene is the first time they actually spoke to each other. While Rei looks uncomfortable and asks Shinji to get off her when Shinji later brings the event up in order to apologise Rei doesn't seem to care. Rei is only roused to anger in this episode when Shinji speaks disparagingly about his own father and Rei slaps him. Rei from here on is often seen during Shinji's psychedelic psychoanalytical sequences, in episodes 16 and 20 especially, as questioning him about his father Gendo, often defending him.<br />
<br />
During the same episode we further learn what Shinji's classmates think of Rei and that she has had no friends since starting school.<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Toji:''' Come to think of it, she hasn't had any friends since she started here in the seventh grade.<br />
<br />
'''Kensuke:''' There's just something about her that makes her hard to approach.<br />
<br />
'''Toji:''' She's probably just got a lousy personality.}}<br />
<br />
Ritsuko says Rei is like Shinji's father in that Rei is a nice girl, but that she is "not very adept at living".<br />
<br />
Rei participated in Eva-00's activation experiment in Test Facility 2. When the process of synchronization reached phase 3, approaching the absolute borderline, Eva-00 suddenly went [[berserk]] and the entry plug was auto-ejected. Rei was badly injured as a result of the ejection of the entry plug, her left arm and eye being damaged. This is when Rei obtains Gendo's glasses and this is the moment when we learn why Rei treasures them. <br />
<br />
Just prior to the re-activation experiment Rei smiles, as she puts on her plugsuit, as she recalls when Gendo came to her aid during the failed activation experiment. In the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga]] Gendo's glasses case is present on the bench next to Rei in this scene.<br />
<br />
Rei takes Gendo's glasses with her into the Entry Plug during the re-activation experiment which helps to calm her and thus the re-activation experiment is successful. After the re-activation is complete Rei tilts her head back in the entry plug and a number of air bubbles escape her mouth, this indicates that Rei had held her breath throughout the entire re-activation experiment, showing how nervous she was. Rei also takes Gendo's glasses with her into the entry plug prior to the fight with Ramiel, as she believed she was going to die during the battle.<br />
<br />
Towards the end of episode 5 Rei curiously watches Shinji and Eva-01 as he moves out from the cage. What is Rei thinking at this point?<br />
<br />
During the preview for episode 6 Misato says:<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Misato:''' Shinji is saved, but his injuries cause him to act spoiled. Rei pushes him away.}}<br />
<br />
This implies that Rei knows that Shinji is trying to get her sympathy by acting weak and Rei rejects his attempts.<br />
<br />
During [[Episode 06|episode 6]] Rei waits for Shinji to recover in Nerv's Central Hospital in her plugsuit, she has Gendo's glasses on her lap. When Shinji has regain consciousness Rei briefs him on Operation Yashima, when Shinji says he doesn't want to pilot Rei challenges him by saying Ritsuko can re-write Eva-01's data files. Rei's intention to coerce Shinji to pilot in this scene is made more clear in the manga.<br />
<br />
Later in this episode Rei describes her reason for piloting the Eva as "a bond," not just to Gendo, but "with all people". The subject of bonds between Rei and others serves as a key point in episodes 26, during the ''Case of Ayanami Rei''.<br />
<br />
At the very end of this episode Rei smiles at Shinji. It can be interpreted that Rei is smiles because Shinji told her to, as Rei says she doesn't know what to do, or it can be interpreted that Rei smiles because he reminds her of Gendo. Perhaps it's a mixture of both!<br />
<br />
:''See [[Rei and the Moon]].''<br />
<br />
Rei appears briefly in [[Episode 07|episode 7]] when Misato shows up for Shinji's parent-guardian teacher meeting.<br />
<br />
[[Episode 08|Episode 8]] is the only episode in the entire TV series in which Rei doesn't appear.<br />
<br />
====Episodes 9 to 16====<br />
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[[Image:You're in my light.jpg|left|thumb|"Can't you take a hint?!"]]<br />
<br />
Rei ''really'' doesn't like being disturbed while reading! Asuka introduces herself to Rei in an obnoxious way and Rei doesn't take too kindly to her. Rei glares angrily at Asuka as she introduces herself.<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Asuka:''' Hello! You must be Rei Ayanami, the pilot of the prototype. I'm Asuka! Asuka Langley Soryu. I'm the pilot of Eva Unit 02. Let's be good friends!<br />
<br />
'''Rei:''' Why?<br />
<br />
'''Asuka:''' Because it'd be convenient, in lots of ways.<br />
<br />
'''Rei:''' If I'm ordered to, I will.<br />
<br />
'''Asuka:''' Talk about odd.}}<br />
<br />
Rei's line ''"if I'm ordered to, I will"'' is Rei essentially saying ''"the only way I'm ever going to be friends with you is if I'm forced to."''<br />
<br />
In this episode Rei is seen reading a book written in German that contains illustrations of RNA/amino acid translation codons and a plasmid. The two pages we can see from Rei's book are reproduced below. As the entierty of the right page is not visible some of the text is missing.<br />
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{| align="center" border="0"<br />
|<br />
{| cellpadding="10" style="border: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"<br />
|width="360" height="550" valign="top" |<small>A 30: Fürst Ludwig von Anhalt, Verrede zu einer Chersetzung auf<br />
neiner Sprachzeselluhaft:<br />
<br>unser alte Muttersprache also zy ehren und zu zieren, das wir<br />
<br>dasjenigre, so wir reden und schreiben wollen, aus ihrem eigenen und <br />
<br>nicht anderweit entlehneten Vorrathe nehmen konten. Es ist vor Jahren <br />
<br>ein gewonheit gewesen, und noch bey Vielen, die da vermeinen, sie <br />
<br>konnen nicht zierlich reden oder schreiben, wen sie nicht allerhand<br />
<br>Lateinische, Französische und Italienische wörter mit einmengen.<br />
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[[Image:E9 Left Page.jpg|center]]<br />
<br />
<br><center>Personen von uhraltem Geschlecht</center></small><br />
|}<br />
||<br />
{| cellpadding="10" style="border: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"<br />
|width="360" height="550" valign="top"|<small>mit tausenderley seidenen Banden / antragen können / oder sonst etwan <br />
durch Glücksfall manhafft und bekannt worden /gleich Rittermässige<br />
<br>Herren / und Adeliche Personen von uhraltem Geschlecht / seyn wollen;<br>da sich doch offt befindet / dass ihre Vor-Eltern Taglöhner/ Karchelzie<br>her und Lasträger: ihre Vettern Eseltreiber : ihre Brüder Büttel und<br>Schergen: ihre Schwestern Huren: ihre Mütter Kuplerin oder gar<br>Hexen: und in Summa / ihr gantzes Geschlecht von allen Anichen<br>her / also besudelt und befleckt gewesen / als deß Zuckerbastels Zunfft<br>zu Prag immer seynmögen; ja sie / diese Nobilisten / seynd<br>offt so schwartz / als wann sie in Guinea geboren und erzogen wären<br>worden. ...</small><br />
<br />
{| align="left" border="0" cellspacing="0"<br />
|[[Image:E9 Right Page.jpg|left]]||<small>M<br />
Ein Mar<br />
<br>Söbne.<br />
<br>Der junger<br />
<br>sagte ruft<br />
<br />
(illegible)</small><br />
|}<br />
|}<br />
|}<br />
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At the start of [[Episode 10|episode 10]] Rei appears in a white one-piece swimsuit. Later in the episode Rei offers to take Asuka's place as pilot of Eva-02 when Asuka is too embarrassed to pilot it. This implies Rei can synchronise with any of the current Evangelions.<br />
<br />
During [[Episode 11|episode 11]] there are a number of funny moments between Rei, Asuka and Shinji. Rei eventually takes over the role of leading the Children to the Cages after Asuka leads them around in a large circle. In this episode we learn how much more organised Rei is than Asuka and how much more knowledgeable she is as to Nerv's layout and what to do.<br />
<br />
After Rei takes over Asuka voices her thoughts about Rei.<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Asuka:''' This First Child is scary! She's the type who will do anything to accomplish her objectives. In other words, a self-righteous bitch.}}<br />
<br />
Rei voices one of her iconic lines at the end of this episode.<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Rei:''' Man has always feared the darkness, carving away at it with fire.}}<br />
<br />
During [[Episode 12|episode 12]] we learn that Rei doesn't like eating meat. Rei orders ''"garlic ramen with no roast pork,"'' giving us a rare glimpse into what Rei enjoys eating! Series creator Hideaki Anno as well as Nadia from [[Gainax]]'s previous work ''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' are known for being vegetarians as well.<br />
<br />
Rei shouts at Asuka to bring her A.T.F. to maximum, the only other time Rei shouts during the TV series is during episode 16 when Shinji is absorbed into the Angel [[Leliel]].<br />
<br />
In [[Episode 13|episode 13]] we yet again see Rei's unabashedness at being naked. The Angel [[Ireul]] in this episode attacks Rei's simulation body first.<br />
<br />
During [[Episode 14|episode 14]] we hear Rei's monologue while present in Eva-01. Rei explores herself and the nature of Creation.<br />
<br />
:''For an interpretation of Rei's monologue or poem see [[Rei's Monologue]].''<br />
<br />
During this episode the unit interchangeability tests between Eva-01 and Eva-00 allow Project E to begin work on the Dummy Plugs, which the vessels of Rei in the [[Dummy Plug Plant]] are said to be a central component of.<br />
<br />
At the end of this episode Rei is seen carrying the recovered Spear of Longinus to Terminal Dogma, Rei is also later charged with using the spear to destroy the Angel [[Arael]].<br />
<br />
In [[Episode 15|episode 15]] Shinji openly voices his thoughts about Rei reminding him of his mother, and her potential for being a good mother in the future. Rei blushes from this comment and nervously looks around. Rei may be blushing because she is embarrassed by Shinji's comment that she'd make a good housewife, or, judging from her nervous glance, that Shinji is getting "too close to the truth" for comfort.<br />
<br />
Rei in this episode displays an acute sense that she shares with Kaworu (as seen in Episode 24 D.C.) of being able to tell when she is being watched judging from her following line.<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Rei:''' You've been looking at me all afternoon because you wanted to ask me that?}}<br />
<br />
At the end of the this episode Rei is seen in the Dummy Plug Plant for the first time.<br />
<br />
During [[Episode 16|episode 16]] Rei shouts out Shinji's name as he is absorbed into [[Leliel]].<br />
<br />
Rei gets ticked off by Asuka badmouthing Shinji and questions Asuka's motivations for piloting an Eva.<br />
<br />
====Episodes 17 to 24====<br />
<br />
'''Episode 17'''<br />
<br />
Rei appears briefly alongside Gendo discussing school, Rei mentions she will be spending some time with Ritsuko Akagi, this is possibly in relation to the Dummy Plug project.<br />
<br />
During this episode it is revealed that the Dummy Plug prototype has been completed.<br />
<br />
Rei is embarrassed by Shinji cleaning her room for her, and reflects on her first use of the words "thank you" to someone else. This episode marks the first overt instance of Rei becoming more alienated from Gendo.<br />
<br />
{{quote|'''Rei:''' Thank you... Words of gratitude. Words I've never used. I'd never even said them to him.}}<br />
<br />
'''Episode 18'''<br />
<br />
Rei approaches [[Toji Suzuhara]] after learning that he will be the pilot of [[Eva-04]]. Toji illuminates Rei to that she may care about Shinji.<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Toji:''' Oh, Ayanami, if you're lookin' for Shinji, he ain't here. [...] You don't usually care 'bout people.<br />
<br />
'''Rei:''' Really? I'm not sure I understand.<br />
<br />
'''Toji:''' The one you care about's Shinji.<br />
<br />
'''Rei:''' Do I? You may be right.<br />
<br />
'''Toji:''' Yeah, you do.}}<br />
<br />
Rei hesitates in destroying Eva-04 because she knows Toji is in it.<br />
<br />
'''Episode 19'''<br />
<br />
Rei voices her concern for Ikari's health to Asuka and the subject of dreams (see End of Evangelion) come up. Rei doesn't seem to know what a dream is, or at least isn't familiar with the term in it's usual sense.<br />
<br />
Rei questions Shinji defensively about his father as he dreams. Toji is also present in the same space and wonders what he's doing there, suggesting people who have piloted Evangelions all have some connection to that space.<br />
<br />
Eva-01 rejects Rei and the separate Dummy Plug of her thought patterns during this episode.<br />
<br />
Rei attempts to destroy the Angel Zeruel with an N2 mine, badly damaging her Eva in the process.<br />
<br />
'''Episode 20'''<br />
<br />
Rei appears briefly in this episode at the start with the line "I'm still alive," is Rei disappointed that she is still alive?<br />
<br />
Rei features heavily during Shinji's psychedelic sequence will absorbed in Eva-01.<br />
<br />
It is revealed that Gendo named Rei with that name because his wife, Yui, would have named the daughter they might have had Rei.<br />
<br />
'''Episode 21'''<br />
<br />
Rei I appears as a child of five years in the year 2010 during this episode 21. [[Gendo Ikari]] accompanied Rei I on a tour of Gehirn's facilities and the GeoFront. Gendo may act as Rei's guardian during the show. Rei I is introduced to Naoko and Ritsuko Akagi within the superstructure under Tokyo-3 by Gendo Ikari, who introduces her to them as the "daughter of a friend." [[Naoko Akagi]] notes the physical similarity between Rei I and Yui Ikari, which is especially evident in her younger form. <br />
<br />
The night before Gehirn was dissolved and became the 1st Branch of Nerv Rei I had become lost and encountered Naoko on the bridge of the [[Command Center]]. Rei I, after rejecting Naoko's help called her an "old hag", and told her that Gendo himself called her that in private; that Gendo's relationship with Naoko was a fraud and he was simply just using her. In a fit of frustration and rage, Naoko strangled and killed Rei I. Naoko then committed suicide by throwing herself onto Balthasar (which she described as "herself as a mother" earlier in the same episode), one of the three [[Magi]] supercomputers below the top tier of the Command Center.<br />
<br />
'''Episode 22'''<br />
<br />
Rei reveals her knowledge about the Evangelions to Asuka.<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Rei:''' The Eva won't move unless you open your heart.<br />
<br />
'''Asuka:''' Are you saying that my heart is closed?!<br />
<br />
'''Rei:''' Yes, the Evas have souls.<br />
<br />
'''Asuka:''' Those puppets?!<br />
<br />
'''Rei:''' You should know that.}}<br />
<br />
Rei also says another one of her iconic lines during this episode.<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Rei:''' I am not a puppet.}}<br />
<br />
Preview for episode 23.<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Misato (OFF):''' Eva Unit 00 is possessed and violated by an Angel. Rei chooses death of her own will in order to protect Shinji <br />
from the Angel's corrosion. She disappears along with New Tokyo-3, turning into light and heat. Next time: "Tears"}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Flat 402.jpg|thumb|left|Rei's apartment. Episode 5.]]<br />
<br />
'''Episode 23'''<br />
<br />
When her mind and body are penetrated via bio-fusion by the Angel [[Armisael]] during [[Episode 23]], Rei was made to truly feel and examine the loneliness and sorrow that are said to be "the form of her heart". Immediately after this Rei shed tears for the first time in her life. Rei II self-destructs Eva-00 using MODE: D of the Dummy System, paving the way for Rei III in the second half of Episode 23.<br />
<br />
A disheveled room in the Third Annex of the [[Artificial Evolution Laboratory]] is said during [[Episode 23]] to have been the place where Rei I was "born". This room has a resemblance to the apartment Rei II later lives in, as Shinji comments upon during Episode 23, see image to left. The Artificial Evolution Laboratory is located deep within in the bowels of [[Central Dogma]] in which Project E began.<br />
<br />
In this episode it is revealed that the soulless Rei vessels in the [[Dummy Plug Plant]] are "the core of the Dummy System."<br />
<br />
Ritsuko says that Rei's subconscious is composed of "water and light." <br />
<br />
It is very probable that part of the soul of "Rei Ayanami" (actually, the soul of the Angel Lilith) from Rei I was used as the soul inside of Eva-00. This may explain the difference in personality between Rei I and Rei II, as Rei II was "missing" parts of her soul/personality. A corollary of this theory is that after Eva-00 was destroyed, the fraction of the soul of Rei/Lilith taken for use in Eva-00 was reunited with the whole. This would explain why Rei III is more emotional than Rei II (crying when she returns to her room, when Rei 2 only cried for the first time right before her death), and is no longer totally obedient to [[Gendo Ikari]] (going so far as to break Gendo's glasses from [[Episode 05]] which Rei II cherished), her loyalty leaning more towards [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]].<br />
<br />
'''Episode 24'''<br />
<br />
{{quote|'''Rei:''' Why am I here? Why am I alive again? For what? And for whom? The Fifth Child... That boy... I feel as if he's the same as me. Why?}}<br />
<br />
Rei III discovers she possesses the soul of Lilith as evidenced by her actions in this episode. Rei III produces an [[AT Field]] strong enough to block out all subatomic particles and electromagnetic radiation, including light.<br />
<br />
====End====<br />
<br />
'''Episode 25 & 26'''<br />
<br />
'''The Case of Rei Ayanami''', in combination with [[Rei's Monologue]] gives us the best window into Rei's character, motivations, and world-view.<br />
<br />
When the three Reis confront each other during Instrumentality they question how all of them can simultaneously be Rei Ayanami and Rei II replies that's merely because others call them Rei. Are the three Rei's separate from each other? How much of a role does Rei I and Rei II play in Rei III's actions?<br />
<br />
Rei I cuts right to the heart of the matter.<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Rei I:''' No, you are a person whose false soul was created by the human named Gendo Ikari. You're nothing but an object living a lie, pretending to be a person. See? There's a dark part of your heart inside you that you can see nothing of, that you know nothing of. That's where the real you is.}}<br />
<br />
The dark place in Rei's heart that Rei II and III are not aware of is likely Lilith. Rei II and III reject Rei I's assertion and say that they came to be Rei by the bonds they have made with other people, the bonds that have shaped them over the course of time.<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Rei I:''' But the real you is somewhere else. You just don't know it. Because you don't want to see it. You're just avoiding it without realizing it.<br />
<br />
[...]<br />
<br />
You're afraid of ceasing to exist. You're afraid of being erased from everyone's hearts.}}<br />
<br />
Rei I plays a pivotal role during the last two episodes as a harbinger of the unpleasant truth for Rei II and III. Rei II and III have built their conceptions of their identity upon the ''"the thing others call Rei Ayanami"'' yet Rei I states that is not their true identity, and that II and III are merely afraid that they will lose their identity and the bonds that have shaped that identity, Rei II and III's response to this is quoted below:<br />
<br />
{{EvaQuote|'''Rei III:''' No, it makes me happy. Because I want to die. What I desire is despair. I want to return to nothingness.<br />
<br />
'''Rei II:''' But I can't. I cannot return to nothingness. He won't let me return.<br />
<br />
'''Rei III:''' He won't let me go back yet.<br />
<br />
'''Rei II:''' I existed because he needed me.<br />
<br />
'''Rei III:''' But it's over now. He's not going to need me anymore. He's going to abandon me. I thought I had wished for that day to come, but... Now, I am afraid.}}<br />
<br />
Rei II wants to return to nothingness through death, yet Gendo continually brings her back into another vessel each time she dies until his plan comes to fruition, yet Rei III is now afraid of that happening. Rei III wishes for her world and her interactions with others to continue, yet her actions in End of Evangelion speak of her acceptance of her fate until Shinji triggers something in her mind.<br />
<br />
'''End of Evangelion'''<br />
<br />
Rei III turns away from Gendo and towards [[Shinji Ikari]] at the last moment in End of Evangelion, passing the ability to decide the fate of all souls involved in Instrumentality to him. Rei's definite betrayal of Gendo is first marked when Rei III destroyed the glasses that Rei II cherished. For speculation on Rei's relationship with Gendo see [[Rei's relationship with Gendo]].<br />
<br />
In either case Rei's fate was the same: to bring Lilith's soul "home". Though the image of Rei appeared in various forms during [[Third Impact]], it is unclear how much of the Rei that was formed by interactions with the [[Lilim]] survived in Lilith, and whether it was Rei or Lilith interacting with Shinji during Instrumentality.<br />
<br />
Rei I is seen for the last time when all three Rei stand together at the site of Gendo's death during End of Evangelion.<br />
<br />
Rei shares her blue hair with Eva-01, the only offspring of Lilith, as we see towards the end of End of Evangelion.<br />
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==Manga==<br />
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===Stages===<br />
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====Stages 1 to 4====<br />
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====Stages 5 to 8====<br />
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====Stages 9 to 12====<br />
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====End====<br />
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==Notes==<br />
<br />
*Rei II and III's height is 145cm.<br />
<br />
*List of Rei's possesions:<br />
**Gendo's glasses and blue glasses case with red lining.<br />
**School uniform consisting of: green pinafore, long shirt with short sailor collar, red ribbon, crew length black socks and white plimsolls. Standard school satchel.<br />
**A hospital gown which Rei sleeps in.<br />
**Brown slippers.<br />
**5 books, all heavily indexed with scraps of paper suggesting her extensive study of them. One of these books as seen in episode 9 has an illustration of a plasmid present in it amongst other things. See sub-section 3.1.2.<br />
**Finally, in the words of Taliesin Jaffe during the [[The Geektionary#Commentary of Evil|Commentary of Evil]], "and about 50 pieces of underwear."<br />
***Rei owns predominantly white underwear but also possesses mauve and beige underwear. <br />
<br />
*List of all pages and resources relating to Rei:<br />
<br />
:[[Rei Ayanami]]<br />
:[[Ayanami Raising Project]]<br />
:[[Eva-00's soul]]<br />
:[[Rei and the Moon]]<br />
:[[Rei's Ghostly Appearances and Quantum Mechanics|Rei's Ghostly Appearances]]<br />
:[[Rei's Monologue]]<br />
:[[Rei's relationship with Gendo]]<br />
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*The original TV series is treated as the default for the entire site. The manga (and eventually the ''Rebuild'' and live-action movies, when there is substantial information on them) are to be mentioned in the context of being separate canons, by creating separate subsections on existing pages. For example, there will be ''one'' article for "Shinji Ikari" which focuses on Shinji from the TV series, although it would include subsections discussing his other incarnations. If any given subsection grows too large, it would be split off from the main page. <br />
*The original Japanese version of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' is treated as the universal, "standard" version, superseding dubs into other languages on all matters. <br />
*Pending the creation of "customized" FGC scripts for everything, the "standards" employed for citational purposes will be ADV's [http://www.evacommentary.org/misc-files/transcripts_platinum_v3.zip Platinum subtitles] (for the TV series) and bochan_bird's [http://www.evaotaku.com/ EoE "screenplay"]. This policy ''will'' present certain issues, given these translations do not comply with conventions used by FGP, and there are some known inaccuracies (or "overbearing disagreements") -- something that needs to be addressed.<br />
*Every episode of the TV series, and both EoE episodes, have two names each. The first is usually in Japanese (there are exceptions, such as ''Air''); the second is always in English. (Occasionally, the titles mean the same thing, or are otherwise "equivalent".) To maintain consistency and avoid confusion, always reference the episodes by number, rather than title: e.g., "Episode 01", Episode 02", etc., with "Episode" capitalized and a zero in front of single-digit episodes. Shorthand can employ the form "##" (for example, 26’). <br />
:*The episode numbers for the two segments of EoE (''Air'' / ''Love is destructive'' and ''Yours Sincerely'' / ''I Need You'' are 25’ and 26’, respectively. (Note the utilization of the special character ’; see the next section for elaboration.)<br />
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=="Director's Cut" Episodes==<br />
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===Designation===<br />
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Episodes 21 through 24 underwent dramatic expansions and makeovers when released to Japanese video and laser disc, way back when. In Japan, these are simply referred to as the "Video & LD Versions", as opposed to the "OA Versions" (OA = On Air, or televised). However, ''all'' of the episodes technically have a "Video & LD Version", due to minute edits that distinguish them from their televised counterparts. This essentially means that there is no known term that officially designates 21 through 24 as a group.<br />
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In the English-speaking domain, "'''Director's Cut'''" (alternatively, "Directors’") is the most commonly employed designation -- so FGP is going to just give in and use it, even though the term "Special Edition" is more accurate. (NOTE: [[User:Reichu|Reichu]] plugged "New Production Cut", until she found out what the term ''really'' meant.)<br />
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===Canonicity===<br />
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The DCs are to be treated as the default versions of these episodes, superseding the OAs in canonicity. (''See'': [[What Is Canon?]]) As such, the episode pages for 21 through 24 are to be written "as if the OA versions do not exist", with differences between the DC and OA versions briefly summarized in a subsection. (Such differences will be explicated in excruciating detail in a separate page, that episode's entry in the Comparisons Guide series.)<br />
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===Numerical Notation===<br />
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When referring specifically to the Director's Cut version of an episode or information contained within, a prime symbol (’) will be appended to the episode number. For example:<br />
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*OA: Episode 21<br />
*DC: Episode 21’<br />
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An apostrophe, ', is much easier to use (not being a special character and all), of course; however, apostrophes are utilized by MediaWiki code for various things. So, ''officially'', we '''should''' be using primes after the episode numbers.<br />
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==Japanese Language and Accessibility==<br />
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''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' is a Japanese work, and, as previously stated, this website is written with the original Japanese version in mind. But, since the majority of ''Eva'' fans do not know any Japanese (at least, any worth speaking of), providing information on the use of language within the show is one of our goals. Within our capabilities, of course: No one currently on the team is anything resembling "fluent".<br />
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On the more "formal" parts of the site, like the "Wiki" and whatnot, things are to be kept in an educational context. That is, y'know, explain this, that, and the other, but don't throw around Japanese terminology like a total [http://www.lurkmore.com/wiki/index.php?title=Weeaboo Weeaboo] and violate the "keep it basic" principle upon which those particular pages are founded. For instance, when writing or editing articles, you should not refer to Rei and Asuka as Shinji's "nakama", or to those responsible for creating Evangelion with the collective Anno-tachi. ''However'', being a bit more geeky is perfectly legal in the "fan-geek" portions of the site, such as FGC and any others where text is ascribed to specific persons, and those that are informal in general. Within ''reason'', meaning one can do things like call Eva-01 "Sho", slap honorifics onto character names ("Poor Sachi-chan..."), and hoot "Saabisu, saabisu!", but more intricate displays of nerdery will probably be out. 分かってる?<br />
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==Character Names==<br />
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The Westernized versions of the Japanese character names shall be used: i.e., "Shinji Ikari", never "Ikari Shinji". This is primarily because the Japanese themselves usually swap the name order when employing the Roman alphabet, a trend evident within NGE and its many supplemental materials. <br />
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The Romanizations used by FGP will be:<br />
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*Asuka Langley Soryu<br />
*Gendo Ikari<br />
*Hikari Horaki<br />
*Kaworu Nagisa<br />
*Keel Lorenz<br />
*Kensuke Aida<br />
*Kozo Fuyutsuki<br />
*Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu<br />
*Makoto Hyuga<br />
*Maya Ibuki<br />
*Misato Katsuragi<br />
*Naoko Akagi<br />
*Pen Pen<br />
*Rei Ayanami<br />
*Ritsuko Akagi<br />
*Ryoji Kaji<br />
*Shigeru Aoba<br />
*Shinji Ikari<br />
*Shiro Tokita<br />
*Toji Suzuhara<br />
*Yui Ikari <br />
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===Notes===<br />
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* "Keel" is used regardless of its technical inaccuracy (as a German name, it should be "Kiel") due to its proliferance in canonical materials. <br />
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* Even though the "name swap" custom is not extended to Asuka and Kyoko in the show¹ or elsewhere, we employ it here; hence, their common Japanese surname (Soryu) is placed after their respective European surnames. <br />
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* "'''Pen Pen'''" is used rather than "Pen²" out of convenience, and due to being (apparently) the most prevalent Romanization of ペンペン (''PENPEN'') in the English-speaking domain.<br />
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* Rei's three incarnations are to be called '''Rei 1, Rei 2''', and '''Rei 3'''. Note the Arabic numerals.<br />
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* Shiro Tokita is the "JA Guy". Yes, he really ''does'' have a name.<br />
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¹: Asuka does not even do this while in "Euro Mode": She marked her packages from Germany with the initials "S.A.L.", and she writes her name as "Soryu Asuka Langley" at the end of [[Episode 08|08]].<br />
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==Angel Names==<br />
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The official spellings of the Angels' names are: '''Adam, Lilith, Sachiel, Shamshel, Ramiel, Gaghiel, Israfel, Sandalphon, Matarael, Sahaquiel, Ireul, Leliel, Bardiel, Zeruel, Arael, Armisael''', and '''Tabris'''.<br />
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"'''[[Lilin]]'''" will be used as opposed to "Lilim". ("Lilin" is considered official because it appears in text in the Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0 trailer.)<br />
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Always spell the NGE term "'''Angel'''" with a capital "A".<br />
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==Eva Designations==<br />
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These come in two forms: extended and abbreviated. <br />
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'''Extended''': "Evangelion Unit-##". In Japanese, this is エヴァンゲリオン~号機 (''Evangelion ~gouki''). The official English rendition can be heard in use by the First Branch in the Eva-03 start-up experiment [18], although no known Japanese publication shows it in print. <br />
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'''Condensed''': "Eva-##". The Japanese equivalent is ~号機 (''~gouki''). Although "~''gouki''" literally translates to "Unit ##", the "Unit" rendition, however prevalent in subtitles and dubs, will '''not''' be used for the condensed form. The show and all official materials known to us consistently (''consistently'') write "EVA" in all caps, but we decided not to do this on account of (A) it being "garish" and (B) "Eva" being an abbreviation of "Evangelion", WHICH WE ARE NOT WRITING IN ALL CAPS.<br />
At all times, a hyphen shall be used between "Eva" and the designation number "##" For instance, '''"Eva-01"''' and '''not''' "Eva 01".<br />
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'''Quoting characters'''- The designation policy remains when characters from the show are directly quoted. The full designation "Evangelion ~gouki" becomes '''"Evangelion Unit-##"''' and the abbreviated "~gouki" becomes '''"Eva-##"'''. For example, a character saying "Evangelion Shogoki" should be quoted as saying '''"Evangelion Unit-01"'''. Just "Shogoki" becomes '''"Eva-01"''' and '''not''' "Eva Unit-01" or "Unit-01".<br />
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''Avoid using the extended designations in page titles.'' Typing "Evangelion Unit-##" over and over again in Wiki links is annoying.<br />
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==Gender==<br />
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The [[Seed of Life|Seeds of Life]] Adam and Lilith, should always be referred to in the feminine ("she", "her", etc.) since they represent feminine/maternal beings within the context of NGE (Adam is a mother within the context of NGE. Not "progenitor" or "father". '''Mother'''.). Evangelions Eva-00, Eva-01 and Eva-02 may be referred to as ''either'' female or as neutral beings, although context is extremely important, and it must be made explicit and consistent when an Eva is referred to as a "she". Calling an Eva a "she" in one sentence and an "it" in the next one is a no-no. Whether or not they are technically female, in absolute scientific terms, is irrelevant here.<br />
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Evangelions from Evangelion Unit-03 onwards( Including the unseen Eva-04 and the Mass Production Eva series) cannot be considered to be representative of feminine/maternal beings, and therefore default to "it". Given the lack of information, and the sour limitations of the English language, the other Angels default to "it". (Although, if you are very clever, you can minimize how often Angels are referred to as "its" and make the world a much better place.)<br />
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==Terminology==<br />
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===A.T. Field===<br />
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Always "'''A.T. Field'''": not "AT Field", "AT-Field", "A.T. field", etc. "'''Anti A.T. Field'''" will be spelled without a dash.<br />
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===Children===<br />
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Since this site caters to extreme NGE geekery, we will ''not'' attempt to correct NGE's (potentially) bad English, and "Children", as a title, shall be left intact: First Children, Second Children, etc. <br />
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===Dirac Sea===<br />
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'''"Dirac Sea"''', as opposed to "Sea of Dirac", "Dirac's Sea", etc.<br />
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===Interface Headset===<br />
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The thingamabob that Eva pilots wear on their heads is called an '''Interface Headset''' -- ''not'' "A10 nerve connectors" or "hoo-hoos" or whatever, contrary to popular belief. Even though Asuka's are markedly different and look more like hair clips than anything else, we'll assume that they're an "Interface Headset", as well. <br />
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===LCL===<br />
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"LCL" is used in the script, and "L.C.L." appears in the actual show and the majority of supplemental materials. Now, ordinarily we would opt for the latter, but... annoying periods are annoying.<br />
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===Magi===<br />
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"'''Magi'''", not "MAGI". See the Nerv-Seele-Gehirn problem for the "why".<br />
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===Organizations===<br />
[[Image:FGC 01 C158.jpg|thumb|"Nerv" spelled with lowercase letters]]<br />
'''Nerv''', '''Seele''', and '''Gehirn''' will be used, as opposed to their capitalized counterparts. Both within and outside of the show, "Nerv" is seen almost uniformily capitalized. This has probably resulted in the common (unofficial) practice of capitalizing "Seele" and "Gehirn", as well: NERV, SEELE, GEHIRN. However, there is no indication whatsoever that these are acronyms, which would be the only logical reason to capitalize them in normal English writing. Additionally, "Nerv" is occasionally spotted written just so (see image).<br />
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===Seed of Life vs. Source of Life===<br />
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There are a handful of terms used to reference Adam and Lilith collectively. Most prominent are "Source of Life" (after ''seimeitai no minamoto'' from 25’) and '''Seed of Life''' (''seimei no tane'', from the ''NGE2 Classified Information''). Although its usage in canon materials is restricted to the CI, the latter shall be used, primarily because it is more of a specific designation than a generic description. And it conveniently shortens to "Seed".<br />
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===Shoulder Pylons===<br />
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You know those big things on the Evas' shoulders? Officially, these things are (most consistently) referred to as the rather bland "''kata no pa-tsu''", or "shoulder parts". This term isn't great for English-speaking fans, since the Japanese use the word "part(s)" somewhat differently from us. However, [[Ikuto Yamashita]] (who designed the Evas) refers to them as "shoulder pylons" in the book ''[[Sore o Nasumono|Sore o Nasumono: Neon Genesis Evangelion Concept Design Works]]'' -- so, for those not too eager to use "shoulder parts" (like us), this is the next best thing to "official".<br />
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Also, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzSWdj4izHM insert requisite "pylons" joke here].<br />
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===Spear of Longinus===<br />
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"Lance of Longinus" is heavily utilized by the English-speaking fan community, a habit reinforced by ADV and Manga Entertainment's localizations. In Japanese, the object is referred to as ロンギヌスの槍 (''Longinus no yari''), with ''yari'' being translatable as either "spear" or "lance". However, a computer display in 25’ indicates that the official English rendition in NGE is "'''Spear of Longinus'''"; ergo, that is what we will use. <br />
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The term we'll officially be using for the Spear copies' initial form (those clunky sword-things) seems to be currently unresolved, since the term used by the script( 重い槍 ''(omoi yari)'', or "Heavy Spear") is different from the term (大剣 ''(ooken)'', or "Giant Sword") used by most other publications. Edit the [[Talk:Spear_of_Longinus|discussion page]] if you want to give your two cents on the (presently unresolved) issue.<br />
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[[Category:Site Policies]]</div>Bee-Zerkhttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Bee-Zerk&diff=24284User talk:Bee-Zerk2008-06-15T11:47:17Z<p>Bee-Zerk: /* Unwanted edits */</p>
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<div>Your "interesting facts and figures" are hilarious. No, it isn't "one eyebrow", it's called a unibrow because both eyebrows actually meet in the middle. And I'm flattered to hear someone call me a good mod. --[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 04:18, 9 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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I disagree that the F-22 would be able to defeat the Su-35 at BVR ranges that easily- there's no telling when radar would be able to give the F-22 away. And although the idea of an internal weapons bay and engine power is impressive, the Sukhoi has an edge there- and good old Russian gunlaying would still hurt. (Although your "news" part was a little, well...).<br />
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And thanks for all the proofreading!--[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 17:13, 14 April 2008 (PDT)<br />
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Yeah, I realised that; I'm going to change it anyway. Thanks for your opinion though, glad to help! --Bee-Zerk 16:02, 15 April, 2008 (AEST)<br />
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==Welcome==<br />
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Welcome; to get you started on how to use mediawiki, please read this one-stop tutorial which I wrote up: [[The NGE Fan-Geeks Project:Boot Camp for Newbies]], which contains basically everything you'll need to know. Btw, a convention we use is that "Nerv" is always spelled "Nerv" lowercase, never with full-capitals. It was decided that that was just a translation mistake, i.e. sometimes even "Adam" and "Second Impact" are written all-caps. Check out the Notes section of the "[[Nerv]]" article where this is explained along with a screenshot demonstrating that within the series itself, they actually alternate between the two and do indeed spell "Nerv" lowercase at times. By extension, its also spelled "Seele" and "Gehirn", because those aren't acronyms either. Good luck, as as me if you need help. --[[User:V|V]] 11:39, 10 February 2008 (PST)<br />
:I see you've found the "Wanted Pages" thing. That doesn't mean "pages we want or have requested"; it more literally means "links have been created leading to articles with this title, but they don't actually exist". That is, a functional link to a real article, i.e. "Shinji Ikari" appears in blue. But a link created to the non-existant "Shinji Useless Whiny Geek Ikari" would appear as a red link; this shows the link is "broken" (doesn't lead anywhere). That said, just because someone created a link to a page doesn't mean it ''should'' exist. That is, back in the day "Ritsuko Akagi" didn't exist as an article. It appeared as a red link. So I wrote an article, then it was there. But "Shinji Useless Whiny Geek Ikari" should never exist in the first place, someone just made a link to a non-existent article, if you follow me. --->Do not use the "Special pages" lists as a guide for what should be worked on they really aren't a guage of anything. Check out what is being worked on in "recent changes" (usually the best way to see "what's going on") or just browse through existing articles and expand as you see fit. It's not so much a process of creating new articles totally from scratch as it is incrementally, gradually improvising upon existing stuff, in a snowball effect. --[[User:V|V]] 11:45, 10 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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Thanks for the info, but the Boot Camp doesn't explain everything, and there are some things I want fixed but I don't know how, and nobody else is bothering to try to fix it...Thanks anyway --Bee-Zerk 16:17, 11 February 2008 (AEST)<br />
::...what is it that you're trying to fix? (I just fixed the Manga template image display if thats what you meant). --[[User:V|V]] 07:12, 11 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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:::Yup, and thanks for that, but how did you remove it..? --Bee-Zerk, 17:14 12 February 2008 (AEST)<br />
::::It was displaying wrong because the template box was written wrong; you don't really have to worry about templates they're a high-end function basically handled through lots of tinkering. The "sound only" image automatically displays when there's nothing in the "image" category. Etc. --[[User:V|V]] 12:50, 12 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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Yes, they're pretty complex but what I usually do is copy another page's template (manga template, for example) and paste it on the edited page. I then edit it so it would be relevant to the topic. So I won't have to do the template from "scratch". --Bee-Zerk 17:10 13 February 2008 (AEST)<br />
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You need to added categories to the images (and any new pages) that you create. The manga covers should go under Category:Images (Manga) --[[User:Ornette|Ornette]] 06:26, 13 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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==The Warship Pages==<br />
I removed the part about Russian and American carriers having different takeoff systems because the page is about the real carrier and not the one seen in NGE. "Warships of Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "Warships of the Pacific Fleet" are meant to be purely factual, so please keep all NGE information in the "Over the Rainbow" page, so no one gets confused. And thanks for the link and the spelling corrections! --[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 05:55, 21 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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==A little help==<br />
Do you mind going through the [[Berserk]] and [[Evangelion]] pages and seeing if there's anything that needs correcting? And how does the Berserk page look? I'm still working on the Evangelion page, please give me a heads-up in case I've missed something in the sections I've completed. Thank you!--[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 04:22, 25 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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Well, I did express my opinions of the Berserk page, and I'm impressed. But any suggestive comments on the page is on the Talk page for Berserk. For Evangelion, in my opinion it's perfect. I'll try and see if there's anything else I could add. --Bee-Zerk 16:11, 26 February (AEST)<br />
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==Other userpages==<br />
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Do not [http://evageeks.org/FGP/index.php?title=User:UrsusArctos&diff=15482&oldid=13839 change other userpages]. --[[User:V|V]] 12:19, 28 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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==Tiffany Grant==<br />
What V said about editing other userpages (It is incredibly annoying and shouldn't be done, even if it is a spelling correction. I'd have told you if I had the time.) ...and also, I had to get rid of the Tiffany Grant article. I'm sorry, but you need to pick your articles better. (In any case, the Article could be restored in future if it ever becomes necessary). Try to stick to the Japanese cast as far as possible, okay? --[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 18:42, 28 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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Sorry...--Bee-Zerk 16:33, 29 February, 2008 (AEST)<br />
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:Never mind, maybe I just sounded especially brusque at the time. Even I'd forgotten that English VA's weren't supposed to have their own articles, at least not for the time being. I don't blame you. If not anything else, the deleted edits could be restored if needed, like I said.--[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 03:32, 29 February 2008 (PST)<br />
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Ah, it's okay. But for a moment I thought, "Gee, better not get the Ursus Arctos angry, he might come running to my house with claws ready to strike." Heh heh heh! --Bee-Zerk 10:52, 1 March, 2008 (AEST)<br />
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==Unwanted edits==<br />
Hey, Bee-Zerk...I don't like reverting like V, but do you mind not making so many unnecessary edits? The last bunch wasn't very good, in my opinion. --[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 19:42, 14 June 2008 (PDT)<br />
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ED: Thanks for correcting the All-Caps "NERV" in Aoba's article. I don't know how I missed that! --[[User:UrsusArctos|UrsusArctos]] 19:44, 14 June 2008 (PDT)<br />
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Yeah, sorry about that. Also, about the articles, I think it'll be a good idea to actually read the entire '''page''' carefully so editors can clearly identify mistakes. Because alot of errors aren't detected by my dictionary/spell check etc and some proof-reading really helps. Oh, and by the way, on some pages I thought I might re-word some of the sentences but apparently it was unnecessary. --[[User:Bee-Zerk|Bee-Zerk]] 04:47, 15 June 2008 (PDT)</div>Bee-Zerkhttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Mass_Production_Evangelions&diff=24283Mass Production Evangelions2008-06-15T11:44:23Z<p>Bee-Zerk: </p>
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<div>{{Evangelion Infobox<br />
| name = Mass Production Evangelions<br />
| image = [[image:M26_C043_harpies.jpg|260px]]<br />
| model_type = Mass Production<br />
| pilots = [[Dummy System]] ([[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] version)<br />
| soul = Unknown<br />
| first_sortie = [[Episode 25']]<br />
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==Creation==<br />
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The nine Mass Production Model Evangelions, Eva-05 through Eva-13, were manufactured by [[Seele]] at seven different facilities throughout the globe. The specifics of their creation are unknown, but presumably they were, like prior Evas, made from [[Adam]]'s genetic material.<br />
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Nine Mass Production Evangelions were created out of an originally planned twelve Evangelions (through Eva-16). However, Seele had to advance the construction schedule for them, as they knew that wanted to initiate [[Third Impact]] as soon as the final [[Angel]] was destroyed, and as a result three MP Evas were never completed.<br />
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The MP Evangelions were deployed as part of Seele's assault on the Nerv Geofront, but primarily to be utilized as part of [[Third Impact]] in conjunction with [[Evangelion Unit-01]].<br />
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==Abilities==<br />
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The MP Evangelions have all been furnished with [[S² Engine]]s, eliminating the need for [[umbilical cable]]s or internal batteries. However, unlike Angels, they do not appear to utilize their organs for regenerative purposes (see notes). <br />
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They also possess large, fully retractable mechanical wings (with an extended "tail" piece), attached to their shoulders. Considering the Evas' size and weight, traditional flight (as observed in birds, bats, and pterosaurs) would normally be impossible, so the wings would feasibly be used in concert with A.T. Field-based "anti-gravity". The Evas are observed levitating in a more traditional manner (as per various Angels) later on, with their wings spread but serving no apparent function.<br />
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Rather than being controlled by living pilots, they synchronize with dummy systems generated from [[Kaworu Nagisa]]'s thought patterns. This eliminates a disadvantage of traditional piloting: While Evangelions can only truly die if their cores receives sufficient damage, their pilots are considerably more fragile, being susceptible to injury inside the plug, along with trauma associated with synchronization, such as sympathetic pain and even (in some rare cases) vicariously-transferred damage. The absence of a living pilot may play a large part in the MP Evas' collective ability to receive immense amounts of damage without losing functionality. Removing the dummy plug or outright destroying the core (which contains the S² Engine) would be the only truly effective or efficient means of neutralizing one. <br />
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They carry no armament except for giant, gray swords that shift into replicas of the [[Spear of Longinus]].<br />
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==Specific Mass Production Units==<br />
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[[Image:MassProductionEvaDamage.gif|thumb|Production sketches of each battle-damaged MP Eva (Click for larger view)]]<br />
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Computer displays clearly list the Mass Production Evangelions as "Eva-05" through "Eva-13", however, their designations are not painted on their shoulders or arms, unlike the regular Evangelions. This might have been to avoid animating the designations each time (The other Evas did not have their designations drawn each time) and also to avoid continuity confusion.<br />
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However, production sketches do reveal the specific designations of each of the nine Mass Production Evas. In the order in which Eva-02 engaged them in combat:<br />
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*'''Evangelion Unit-09''' - Attacked by Asuka with a flying-jump "skullbuster" move which sheered off its upper jaw and smashed its brain pan to pulp, after which Asuka held it over Eva-02 and wrang the blood out of its body like a rag. <br />
*'''Evangelion Unit-11''' - Pushed into the lake with Eva-02, then stabbed through the top of its head with Eva 02's [[Progressive Knife]]; the blade snapped off, impaled in its upper jaw and projecting into its mouth.<br />
*'''Evangelion Unit-07''' - Right arm cut off by Eva-02's Prog Knife, after which its neck was snapped backwards: it's head actually dangles behind it (touching its back) after this. <br />
*'''Evangelion Unit-06''' - Dueled Eva-02 using Heavy Spears, until Eva-02 was able to land a direct hit between its left shoulder and neck, cleaving downwards to the center of Eva-06's torso.<br />
*'''Evangelion Unit-12''' - Completely cut in half by Eva-02 using a Heavy Spear, through the waist, its upper half sent spiraling through the air.<br />
*'''Evangelion Unit-08''' - Left leg cut off at the knee by Eva-02 using a Heavy Spear, causing it to lose balance and fall on its back.<br />
*'''Evangelion Unit-10''' - Tackles Eva-02, prompting Asuka to fire two volleys of missile-spikes through its head, using the spike-launcher in Eva-02's right shoulder pylon. The metal spikes remain impaled through Unit 10's devastated head throughout all of its subsequent appearances.<br />
*'''Evangelion Unit-05''' - Pushed through a wall by Eva-02, resulting in damage to its neck, then thrown through the air into Eva-13; after which it was completely impaled by Eva-02's arm as it punched a hole clear through its torso.<br />
*'''Evangelion Unit-13''' - Eva-02 threw Eva-05 into it, then as Eva-02's fist came out the other side of Eva-05 as it impaled it, Eva-02's fist punched into Eva-13's chest. Eva-02 squeezed its fist inside of Eva-13 as it writhed in pain.<br />
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===The Spear-Thrower (Theory and Analysis)===<br />
It is not entirely clear which MP Eva is the one that threw the replica Spear of Longinus which took out Eva-02. However, analysis sheds some light on the question:<br />
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*Eva-05 and Eva-13 could obviously not have thrown it, because they are in the same frame as Eva 02 (impaled on its arm after the super-punch).<br />
*Eva-10 is clearly shown getting up and reactivating, only after Eva-02 is impaled through the head. Eva-11 is clearly shown to begin reactivating while it is still partially submerged in the lake, having not moved between when it was stabbed and went it reactivated). Eva-09 is also shown to be reactivating ''after'' Eva-02 the Spear is thrown, albeit in a closeup showing only its head.<br />
*That leaves Evas-06, 07, 08, and 12. Eva-12 was severely damaged by Eva-02 (it was cut in half) so it is doubtful it was still functioning by the end of the battle. Eva-06 and Eva-07 apparently stopped moving after Eva-02 attacked them. <br />
*However, out of all of the MP Evas, we never actually see Asuka defeat Eva-08; she simply cut its left leg off at the knee, it fell down, and she switched to fighting a different Eva. In that state, it was still almost entirely functional (that wouldn't have been a fight-ending injury even for Eva-02). Thus (unless Eva-02 attacked it more "off screen"), it was probably Eva-08 that threw the Spear which took out Eva-02.<br />
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*The original [[Spear of Longinus]] is capable of self-propulsion. Although the Spear that struck down Eva-02 was a replica Spear, it could have retained the original's "situational awareness" and self-propulsive abilities and reacted to the loss of all MP Evas by launching itself at Eva-02, leaving the question of which Eva carried the Spear moot.<br />
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==Notes== <br />
*Several continuity errors in the animation of the Mass Production Evas in ''The End of Evangelion'' has led to some confusion: in several cuts, the MP Evas appear to have restored their severed limbs and regenerated their injuries. However, later cuts after these clearly show that they retain the damage sustained at the hands of Eva-02 through the end of the film (indeed, in a bit of morbid humor, one MP Eva whose head was impaled by spikes fired from Eva-02 retains the spikes impaled in its head through all subsequent appearances). This does raise the question of how the MP Eva that was ''completely cut in half'' through its waist was able to still move with the rest; it must be remembered that the MP Evas all have wings, and Asuka apparently didn't damage any of their wings, so even an MP Eva completely missing the lower half of its body could still fly around. Many of the shots we see after the battle with Eva 02 are just of MP Evas that were relatively lightly damaged, and the more severely damaged ones (specifically the one whose legs were completely cut off) just aren't focused on by the "camera" that much.<br />
**The MP Eva whose arm was cut off at mid-humerus level is seen again with the severed arm just barely holding on to the rest of the Eva. It is possible that the MP Evas can somehow "glue" their dismembered parts together using their A.T. Fields, which would also explain how the one cut in half at waist level could take part in the slaughter of Eva-02 and initiating Third Impact.<br />
*An animation continuity error occurs with Eva-09: when Asuka does her jump-attack against Eva 09, its upper jaw is clearly completely destroyed as Eva-02's hands push forward into its skull. However, when the MP Evas reactivate after Eva-02 is stabbed through the head, its brains are completely exposed (bits of pink brain matter are even falling out), but its upper jaw is still present, even though it should have been ripped off.<br />
*Within the series, they are referred to either as "the Mass Production Evangelion Series" in full, or "the Eva Series" for short. Technically, "Eva Series" refers to ''every'' Evangelion ever made. This causes some small confusion when characters switch between talking about "the Eva Series" (the MP Evas) and more generally "the Eva Series" (all Evangelions created). "MP Evas" is never actually used on-screen, but is a common short hand way of referring to them. <br />
*A popular and fairly wide-spread fan-nickname for the Mass Production model Evangelions is "harpies".<br />
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<div>[[Image:Claire Eva Fly Me.jpg|thumb|right|Claire Littley]]<br />
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Claire Littley, is the singer for the Ending Theme of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]], [[Fly Me to the Moon]]. According to her My Space page, the vocal arrangement for the song was her own, while the orchestra arrangement was by Toshi Omori. She personally feels that it's a "beautiful track" and "was wonderful and an inspiration to sing to".<br />
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*Contacting Claire:<br />
**Claire's [http://www.myspace.com/clairelittley My Space]<br />
**Claire's [http://www.claire-littley.co.uk/ Band website]<br />
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<div>{{Angel Infobox<br />
| name = Bardiel<br />
| katakana =バルディエル<br />
| symbol = Hail<br />
| image = [[image:18 C156 bardiel.jpg|260px|Bardiel]]<br />
| number = 13th<br />
| appearances = [[Episode 18]]<br />
| defeated_by = [[Evangelion Unit-01]]<br />
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'''Bardiel''' (Hebrew: ברדאל) is the Thirteenth [[Angel]], which infects and takes over [[Evangelion Unit-03]]. <br />
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==Biology==<br />
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Bardiel originally appeared hiding in a cloud which the cargo plane transporting Evangelion Unit-03 passed through while flying from the United States to Japan. Somewhat similar to the 11th Angel, [[Ireul]], the fungus-like Bardiel-infection spread into the Evangelion's systems. When Eva-03 was activated at the secondary Nerv testing facility at Matsushiro, it had mutated into a horribly corrupted monster. The infected Eva set off an explosion, partially destroying the base, and then proceeded towards Tokyo-3. The corrupted Bardiel/Eva-03 possesses the form of an Eva and the power of an Angel. <br />
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Bardiel tried to spread its infection to Eva-00 by seeping infected ooze out of Eva-03's arm. It was also impossible to eject the Entry Plug from Bardiel, because the fungus-like growth of the infection jammed it inside. Generally, Bardiel appears to share the same abilities as an Evangelion, including the same strength and agility. Its most striking feature is that it has mutated Eva-03's arms so that they can extend to amazing lengths, instantaneously increasing them to twice as long as an Evangelion is tall.<br />
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==Battle==<br />
Evangelion Units 00, 01 and 02 were all deployed against Eva-03, which was now re-classified as the 13th Angel. Eva-02 was the first to encounter it and was almost instantly incapacitated. Eva-03 continued on its way, and Rei prepared to use Eva-00 to snipe it from behind. However, Eva-03's pilot, [[Toji Suzuhara]] was still trapped inside of it, and attempts to eject him failed due to a web-like growth around the Entry Plug. Because Toji was still inside, Rei hesitated to fire for a crucial moment, long enough for the Angel to become aware of Eva-00's position. Eva-03 quickly did a back flip, landing on Eva-00, and had it pinned to the ground. The Bardiel-infection then began oozing out of Eva-03's arm and onto Eva-00's left arm, spreading the infection. Desperate to keep Eva-00 from also being infected, Nerv remotely severed its left arm with internal explosive charges. This stopped Eva-00 from being infected but incapacitated it. The Angel was somewhat startled, but did not press on its attack, and continued on its way. <br />
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Eva-01 then came face to face with the slowly advancing Eva-03. Shinji was totally unwilling to fight Eva-03 because he knew that a human pilot was still trapped inside and he felt they should try to save him (even though he did not yet know the pilot's identity). With Shinji refusing to fight, Eva-03 attacked Eva-01 with a somersaulting drop-kick, which knocked Eva-01 onto its back. Eva 01 stood up, but was then strangled by Eva-03; the Angel's infection had mutated Eva-03 so that its arms could extend to amazing lengths, roughly equal to its own height. Eva-03 quickly pinned Eva-01 to the mountainside while strangling it, and despite his own life being in serious danger Shinji still refused to fight back against it.<br />
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Exasperated with Shinji, [[Gendo Ikari]] ordered that Shinji's control over Eva-01 be cut and the [[Dummy Plug]] auto-pilot system be activated. Under the unstable control of the Dummy Plug, Eva-01's power surged and it began strangling Eva-03 as well. Both Evangelions remained locked in a death grip with their hands around each others' necks, until Eva-01 snapped Eva-03's neck and it went limp. However, Eva-01 did not stop, and threw the crippled Eva-03 to the ground, then smashed its skull in with a powerful punch. Like a wild animal, Eva-01 proceeded to tear the infected Evangelion apart, ripping off its armor plating and even limbs, and savagely pummeling its body to a pulp as a literal river of Eva-03's blood began flowing through a nearby canal. Finally, Eva-01 picked up Eva-03's Entry Plug, with Toji still inside, and crushed it in its clenched hand. <br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*The lightning display in the thundercloud as well as the similarity of Toji's usual attire to Bardiel's host body, Eva-03, foreshadows (along with just about every other hint) that he is to be the pilot and that he will be in grave danger.<br />
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<div>'''Ashinoko'''(芦ノ湖 ''Ashi no ko'', '''Lake Ashi'''), or Hakone Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, an extinct complex volcano. The lake is known for its views of Mt. Fuji and its numerous hot springs. Several pleasure boats and ferries traverse the lake, providing scenic views for tourists and passengers.<br />
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[[Tokyo-3]] was built on the north shore of the lake, on the site of pre-[[Second Impact]] [[Hakone]]. <br />
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The explosions from the deaths from the Angels [[Israfel]] and [[Sahaquiel]] created large impact craters on the outskirts of Tokyo-3, which eventually filled in with water to become new artificial lakes, dubbed the 2nd and 3rd Ashinoko lakes. The self-destruction of [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]] to defeat the Angel [[Armisael]] destroyed a large swath of Tokyo-3, on its southern side near the shore of Ashinoko, resulting in an even more massive crater which water from the lake spilled into, creating a large new artificial lake. <br />
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<div>{{Angel Infobox<br />
| name = Armisael<br />
| katakana =アルミサエル <br />
| symbol = Womb<br />
| image = [[Image:23_C061_armisael.jpg|260px|Armisael]]<br />
| number = 16th<br />
| appearances = [[Episode 23]]<br />
| defeated_by = [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]]<br />
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'''Armisael''' (Hebrew: ערמיסאל) is the Sixteenth [[Angel]], and the last of [[Adam]]'s natural offspring.<br />
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==Biology==<br />
Armisael initially appears as a rapidly revolving ring of light; double-helical in form. Its [[Blood type pattern|pattern]] cycles between blue and orange, from which [[Ritsuko Akagi]] concludes that the Angel does not have a fixed form. The two helices eventually fuse together, and the ring severs at a single point to take on a thread-like form, several times longer than an Eva is tall.<br />
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The Angel's second form is capable of moving extremely quickly, and it effortlessly penetrates the [[A.T. Field]] of [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]]. Point-blank fire from the Eva's [[Evangelion ranged weapons|sniper rifle]] is completely ineffective. A [[Progressive Knife]] attack makes Armisael bleed (red, as per nearly all Angels), and causes it visible pain, although it doesn't seem to have any lasting effect.<br />
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Upon contacting another being, Armisael begins to undertake "biofusion", that is, physically invading the foreign body with its own biomass. The invasion is exteriorly visible as venous protrusions that spread and thicken as fusion continues. Eventually, psychological contact becomes possible. Whether or not this methodology technically constitutes an "attack" from Armisael's perspective is ambiguous (see '''Psychology''', below). <br />
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Armisael possesses advanced metamorphic properties.<br />
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===The Angel Tower===<br />
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[[Image:23 C142 angel-tower genga.jpg|thumb|right|125px|The "Angel Tower" (click for larger view)]]After Armisael achieves psychological contact with Rei, a massive growth amalgamating the forms of the dead Angels manifests from Eva-00's back. The nature of this "Angel Tower" (as it is sometimes unofficially called) is steeped in mystery. The Renewal Vol. 6 DVD Booklet says this much:<br />
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''In the process of eroding Unit-00, a heteromorphous object grows out of the unit's back. It enlarges and expands into a form that is a confused combination of the Angels that have previously appeared, from the Third Angel to the Fifteenth Angel. It can be deduced that the genetic information of all the Angels from the Third onwards is included in either this Angel or Unit-00, and that this object was reconstructed and deployed based on that material.''<br />
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However, this assessment seems somewhat dubious, as all evidence in the show indicates that the Angels' individualized forms are ''not'' determined genetically, but by their A.T. Fields. An alternative theory suggests that Armisael had collected the souls of its dead siblings and is attempting to use Eva-00 to resurrect them. ''See'': [[Theory:Angel Rebirth|Theory & Analysis: Angel Rebirth]].<br />
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==Battle==<br />
Armisael suddenly appeared hovering in the air on the outskirts of Tokyo-3. Eva-00 was launched to investigate it, but the Angel appeared dormant. Just as Eva-00 was about to withdraw so the Angel could be observed more, it transformed from its ring-shape into its thread-shaped combat form, pierced Eva-00's core with one of its thread's "ends", and began merging with Eva-00. Eva-00 shot the body of Armisael several times, but this did not stop it.<br />
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The mind of Armisael itself then contacted the mind of Rei, and engaged in a brief conversation remarking on their mutual loneliness. Eva-02 was launched, but failed to even start because Asuka's synchronization level had fallen below critical lows. In desperation, the order freezing the use of Eva-01 was suspended, but as soon as Eva-01 was launched Armisael tried to merge with it as well, with Eva-01 narrowly avoiding it.<br />
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Eva-01 grabbed Armisael's other end in its hands, and stabbed it with its prog knife, causing it to howl in pain like Rei.<br />
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Fearful for Shinji's survival, Rei set her AT Field to maximum to draw Armisael to herself and try to contain it temporarily, and then activated Eva-00's self-destruct. This resulted in a massive explosion that destroyed Armisael, but also destroyed a large portion of Tokyo-3 as well, resulting in the creating of a new artificial lake.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:23 C142 angel-tower 1by1.gif|thumb|150px|The "Angel tower" formed by Armisael: click for animation pointing out specifically which parts come from which Angel]]<br />
*In the "Director's Cut" version, the fight against Armisael is expanded:<br />
**Armisael tries to merge with Eva 01 and Shinji is able to catch its "end" in his hands before it can reach Eva 01's core, but it then begins to merge with his hands, resulting in images of Rei popping up out of them. <br />
**Eva 01 stabs Armisael with its progressive knife, creating a shower of blood, but it then howls in pain like Rei because she is now bonded to it. <br />
**When the "end" of Armisael attacks Eva 01, it forms into a glowing white version of Rei which caresses Eva 01's face, and Rei realizes that her innermost desire is to be with Shinji. <br />
**In the instant before Eva 00 self-destructs, Eva 00 transforms into a glowing-white giant nude Eva-sized image of Rei, but explodes before anything else can happen. <br />
*Armisael is named for the angel governing the womb, and its encounter with Eva-00 contains reproductively-charged imagery. <br />
**When Armisael initially penetrates Eva-00 in the abdomen, it resembles an umbilical cord.<br />
**Later, Eva-00 absorbs Armisael into her core, expanding and distending the organ such that it evokes a pregnant belly. <br />
*"Armisael" supposedly means "Mountain of Judgment of God", which, if true, might be referenced by the monstrous growth that contains the forms of all the dead Angels.<br />
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| name_r = Shigeru Aoba<br />
| name_k = 青葉シゲル<br />
| image = [[Image:OP_C039_aoba.jpg|260px]]<br />
| age = Unknown<br />
| birthday = 5/05/19??<br />
| seiyu = [[Takehito Koyasu]]<br />
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First Lieutenant '''Shigeru Aoba''' is one of the three main computer technicians at Nerv HQ, along with [[Makoto Hyuga]] and [[Maya Ibuki]]. <br />
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==Profile== <br />
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Aoba is an avid guitar player, and has been seen carrying a guitar case when in civilian life ([[Episode 11]]). Even in Nerv Headquarters, Aoba has been seen to play air guitar when he is not on duty, as well as read guitar magazines. <br />
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Aoba is a bit of a nihilist and a little cynical, scoffing at Maya Ibuki's absolute faith in the technology of the age ([[Episode 11|11]], again), and having no second thoughts about firing on JSSDF soldiers in [[Episode 25%27]]. But he gets along well with his co-workers.<br />
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| During Third Impact, the [[The_Geektionary_T-Z#Transition_Guide|transition guides]] appeared to everyone around the world as a person they loved or trusted, their touch transforming the person into [[LCL]]. Aoba, however, experienced only a horde of naked [[Rei Ayanami]], from which he cowered under his desk until he was touched, implying that there was no one that Aoba truly loved or trusted. That the Reis are giggling insanely indicates that they are the destroyed Tank Reis from the [[Dummy Plug Plant]], but it is doubtful that Aoba knew of their existence, and he certainly isn't taking comfort in their appearance.<br />
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*His surname comes from the name of the [[Warships_of_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#IJN_Aoba.28.E9.9D.92.E8.91.89.29|Aoba class heavy cruiser]].<br />
*Aoba's personal name, "Shigeru", makes his full name the same sound similar to ''Aoba Shigereru'', a movie directed by Kihachi Okamoto, which was intentional.<br />
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{{Evangelion Infobox<br />
| name = Evangelion Unit-00<br />
| image = [[Image:22 C259D zero.jpg|260px|Eva-00]]<br />
| model_type = Prototype<br />
| pilots = [[Rei Ayanami]]<br />
| soul = ''Probably'' [[Rei Ayanami|Rei 1]]<br />
| first_sortie = [[Episode 06]]<br />
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'''Eva-00''' is the first [[Evangelions|Evangelion]] completed. Although originally not equipped for combat, being a prototype, she was later upgraded for combat-readiness and brought into battle against the Angels.<br />
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As is the case for all Evangelions except [[Eva-01]], the method of construction for Eva-00 is not known. Being the last prototype (In effect, the first working prototype out of a very long line of failed Evas), Eva-00 might have been created as a perfection of the process used to create the failed prototypes, or by a wholly new process entirely, but this is purely conjectural. <br />
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What ''is'' known is that the original design for the prototype Eva had been created a long time ago- Fuyutsuki sees a mockup of Eva-00 in 2003, with the same orange and white color combination and the same head design (Albeit with a cluster of five cameras in the center instead of a single lens/camera as in the working Eva).<br />
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==Physical Features==<br />
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The design of the helmet suggests that Eva-00's skull might be somewhat narrower than those of other Evangelions. The Eva's face has never been revealed on-screen, being covered by the helmet and faceplate at all times. Unique to Eva-00 is the large optical lens on its faceplate, often mistaken for a single, giant, red eye. In addition, the faceplate lacks nostril holes or a proper jawline. Monitor readouts of the Evangelion's internal organs reveal that it actually has two eyes as well as nostrils and a jawline. <br />
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[[Image:Proposal_15_nerv-layout.jpg|100px|thumb|left|Eva-00(left) in the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal|Proposal]]]].<br />
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Being the Prototype, it originally had orange armor with large bulges at the shoulder and a different arrangement of plates from Eva-01 and the Production Model Evangelions, and it lacked Shoulder Pylons. After sustaining severe damage from the Angel [[Ramiel]], Eva-00 was rebuilt with the same armor design as the production model Evangelions, along with a new blue color scheme to replace the original orange. The repaired Eva-00 is also seen to possess retro-rockets in her shoulder pylons in [[Episode 10]], as well as a [[Progressive Knife]].<br />
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An early Eva-00 design seen in the Proposal has a head design identical to that used in the show. In addition, the blue color scheme is very similar to that used in the repaired Eva-00.<br />
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==Soul==<br />
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It is never ''directly'' stated what the identity of the soul contained in Eva-00 is, and this remains as one of the major mysteries of the series. Analysis of various clues and hints dropped through the series points to it being the soul of Rei 1, the first Rei Ayanami clone(or a part thereof) and '''not''' that of [[Naoko Akagi]]. <br />
:''For more in-depth analysis, see "[[Eva-00's soul]]"''<br />
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==Operational History==<br />
Evangelion Unit-00 has seen less action than the Test Type Eva-01 and the Production Model [[Eva-02]], and largely in an auxiliary role until the end. The Eva was occasionally used to transport critical equipment; one example was when it carried parts for the [[positron rifle]] in Episode 05 and the [[Spear of Longinus]] at the end of [[Episode 14]].<br />
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Although Eva-00 was the first working Evangelion out of a very long line of failed prototypes, it was not the first Evangelion to engage in combat with an Angel- that honor belongs to Eva-01. Eva-00 went berserk during an activation test not long before the Third Angel, [[Sachiel]], arrived. During the incident, the entry plug was ejected (Possibly by the Eva itself), resulting in serious injuries to the pilot, Rei Ayanami.<br />
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Following a successful activation test, Eva-00 went into battle against the Angel [[Ramiel]] in a critical support role, using a heat shield from an SSTO spacecraft to shield Eva-01 from the Angel's deadly particle beam. The Eva suffered severe thermal damage and had to undergo extensive repairs including a complete replacement of the armor. Eva-00's new armor fit is identical to those used on Production Model Evangelions, including pylons.<br />
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Eva-00 saw combat again with the Ninth Angel, [[Matarael]], although as a backup player. It again went into combat against the Tenth Angel, [[Sahaquiel]], stopping it from overwhelming Eva-01 and opening its A.T. Field for Eva-02 to strike the fatal blow. The battle against the Angel, [[Bardiel]] resulted in the loss of an arm and it lost its other arm and suffered critical skull damage during the battle against the Angel, [[Zeruel]].<br />
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The Eva finally got center stage during the battle against the orbital Angel, [[Arael]], throwing the original Spear of Longinus to destroy the Angel. It was lost in the battle with the Angel, [[Armisael]], during which it was self-destructed to destroy the Angel.<br />
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Eva-00's Rebuild design has slightly altered proportions as compared to Eva-00 in the Anime, as well as an altered color scheme. Instead of an overall orange color scheme, the Rebuild version includes grey, coloured lower legs and slight colour alterations to its arms and chest area, as well as a prominent grey "waistband". Similar to its fate in [[Episode 06]], it is severely damaged by the Angel Ramiel, although whether it will make a return with new armor remains to be seen.<br />
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<div>The '''Tree of Life''' (עץ חיים) is a term from the Hebrew's system of exegesis, named Qabalah (קבלה), to describe a diagram composed of 10 Numbers and 22 Letters. The ten Numbers are the ten sayings of God in the first chapter of Genesis (בראשית) in which He wrought the universe, with the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet interpolated between these Numbers.<br />
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The Hebrew word for Numbers is Sephiroth (plural, used to refer to the entirety of the Numbers) while the Hebrew word for Number is Sephirah (singular, used to refer to a specific Number). These two English words will be used throughout this article.<br />
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During [[Third Impact]], after the [[Mass Production Evangelions]] crucify [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], they form an inverted Tree of Life around Eva 01 by resonating their [[AT Field|AT Fields]]. The figure of the Tree of Life also appears twice in the opening credits, these two glyphs from the opening credits are examined in more detail below.<br />
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==Arber Sephirotheca==<br />
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[[Image:Arber Sephirotheca.jpg|thumb|Arber Sephirotheca, from Volume II of Utriusque Cosmi. Robert Fludd M.D.]]<br />
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''Tree of Numbers.''<br />
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Robert Fludd M.D. born in 1574 in Kent, England, was a Christian mystic and scientist. He penned the diagram to the right.<br />
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===10 Numbers===<br />
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The ten Hebrew names of God allotted onto each of the Numbers by Fludd are fairly standard. The interesting parts of this diagram are Fludd's attributions of the Christian Trinity onto the Tree of Numbers.<br />
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!Romanised Hebrew<br />
!Hebrew<br />
!English translation<br />
!Latin<br />
!English translation<br />
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|I. '''†'''|| Ehieh || אהיה || I am || Pater || Father<br />
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|II.|| Iah || יהוה '''‡''' || God || Filius || Son<br />
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|III. || Elohim || אלהים || Gods || Spi. Sanc. || Holy Spirit<br />
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|IV. || El || אל || Of God || Pater || Father<br />
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|V. || Elohim Gibor || אלהים גבור || Gods of Power || Filius || Son<br />
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|VI || Eloah || אלוה || God || Spi. Sanc. || Holy Spirit<br />
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|VII. || Iehova Sabaoth || יהוה צבאות || God of Armies <br />
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|VIII. || Elohim Sabaoth || אלהים צבאות || Gods of Armies<br />
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|IX. || Elchai vel:Sadai || אלחי שדי || God of The Living || Omnipotentie || Omnipotence<br />
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|X. || Adonai || אדני || Lord<br />
|}<br />
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'''†''' Here, Crown is given a crown of nine points, showing it's presidency over the nine lower Numbers. Each point may be attributed to each letter of אין סוף אור, see sub-heading 2.3<br />
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'''‡''' Fludd has written יהוה when Iah is spelt יה<br />
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The Name of God, '''יהוה''', is seen associated with particular Numbers along the trunk of the Tree.<br />
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<big>'''י'''</big> is touching Crown while associated with Wisdom as the Father, The tip of.<br />
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<big>'''ה'''</big> with Intelligence as the Mother.<br />
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<big>'''ו'''</big> with the Lesser Countenance of Mercy, Fear, Glory, Victory, Honour, and Foundation, but particularly with Glory as the Son.<br />
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<big>'''ה'''</big> with Kingdom as the Bride.<br />
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===Formative Names===<br />
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The ten palm leafs that share Kingdom as their base have written upon them the ten angelic orders that are allotted on the Tree in &#1497;&#1510;&#1497;&#1512;&#1492;. Fludd ascribes the nine orders of Christian angels to each of the Numbers from Crown to Foundation, Kingdom is ascribed Soul.<br />
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{|cellpadding="6" rules="rows" style="border:1px solid #cccccc; border-left: none; border-right: none;"<br />
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!Latin<br />
!English<br />
!Qabalistic equivalent<br />
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| I. ||Cheter in Seraphim || Crown in Seraphim || כתר בחיות קדש<br />
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| II. ||Hochma in Cherubi || Wisdom in Cherubs || חכמה באופנים<br />
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| III. ||Binah in Thrones || Intelligence in Thrones || בינה באראלים<br />
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| IV. ||Chesed in Dominus || Mercy in Dominations || חסד בחשמלים <br />
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| V. ||Geburah in Potestus || Fear in Powers || גבורה בשרפים <br />
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| VI. ||Tepheret in Virtutes || Glory in Virtues || תפארת בםלכים <br />
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| VII. ||Netreth in Principus || Victory in Principaltities || נצח באלהים <br />
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| VIII. ||Hod in Archangeli || Honour in Archangels || הוד בבני אלהים <br />
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| IX. ||Iesod in Angelos || Foundation in Angels || יסוד בכרובים<br />
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| X. ||Malkuth in Animus || Kingdom in Soul || מלכות באשים<br />
|}<br />
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==Systema Sephiroticvm X Divino Rvm Nominvm==<br />
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[[Image:Systema Sephiroticvm.jpg|thumb|Systema Sephiroticvm, from Oedipus Ægyptiacus. Athanasius Kircher.]]<br />
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''System of Numbers of 10 Divine Names.''<br />
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Athanasius Kircher born in 1602 in Thuringia, Germany, was a Christian mystic and scientist. He originally penned the diagram to the right.<br />
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===10 Numbers===<br />
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You will notice that each of the Numbers has written about it the names of the Numbers again, for each Number is said to have 10 Lesser Numbers within it. Essentially there is a further Tree within each Number. When this is repeated through the 4 Worlds we count 400 Numbers in total, which shares the same numeric value of the final letter of the Hebrew alefbet, ת. <br />
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{|cellpadding="6" rules="rows" style="border:1px solid #cccccc; border-left: none; border-right: none;"<br />
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!Hebrew Name<br />
!English<br />
!Planetary assoc.<br />
!3 Triads<br />
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| I. || אהיה || I am || || 1. World of Ideas<br />
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| II. || יה || God || || 2. World of Ideas<br />
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| III. || יהוה אלהים || God of Gods || || 3. World of Ideas<br />
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| IV. || אל || Of God || Jupiter || 1. World of Stars<br />
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| V. || אלהים || Gods || Saturn || 2. World of Stars<br />
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| VI. || יהוה || God || Sol || 3. World of Stars<br />
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| VII. || יהוה צבאות || God of Armies || Mars || 1. World of Elements<br />
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| VIII. || אלהים צבאות || Gods of Armies || Venus || 2. World of Elements<br />
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| IX. || אלהי || God || Mercury || 3. World of Elements<br />
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| X. || אדני || Lord || Luna || 0. The Fall<br />
|}<br />
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===22 Letters===<br />
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These are usually counted from 11 to 32, Kircher however writes them from 1 to 22.<br />
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<big>&#1488;</big><br />
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<big>&#1489;</big><br />
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<big>&#1490;</big> Seventy-two Central Powers. Totius TRINITATIS influxus deferem, ''burning away the influx of the entire TRINITY.''<br />
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<big>&#1491;</big> Reciprocus 50 Portarum et 32 Semitarum, ''between 50 Gates and 32 Paths.''<br />
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<big>&#1492;</big> Aquarum divinae misericordiae, ''Waters of divine mercy.''<br />
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<big>&#1493;</big><br />
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<big>&#1494;</big> Ignium divinae iustitiae et iudicii, ''Fires of divine justice and judgement.''<br />
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<big>&#1495;</big><br />
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<big>&#1496;</big> Misericordiae et Iustitiae, ''[the channel between] Mercy and Justice.''<br />
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<big>&#1497;</big> Seventy-two Right Powers.<br />
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<big>&#1499;</big><br />
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<big>&#1500;</big> Seventy-two Left Powers.<br />
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<big>&#1502;</big><br />
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<big>&#1504;</big><br />
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<big>&#1505;</big> Canalis reciprocus Victoriae et Honoris, ''Channel between Victory and Honour.''<br />
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<big>&#1506;</big><br />
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<big>&#1508;</big><br />
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<big>&#1510;</big><br />
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<big>&#1511;</big><br />
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<big>&#1512;</big><br />
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<big>&#1513;</big><br />
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<big>&#1514;</big><br />
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===&#1488;&#1497;&#1503; &#1505;&#1493;&#1507;===<br />
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''Ain Suph.''<br />
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There are said to be three stages preceding the process of emanation in qabalah that parallel Genesis (בראשית) i:i-v.<br />
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'''אין''' meaning Not, this foreshadows the first three supernal Numbers.<br />
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'''אין סוף''' meaning Limitless Not, this is the highest aspect of the Tree we can conceptualise as אין preceding it is nothingness. אין סוף foreshadows the first six Numbers.<br />
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'''אין סוף אור''' meaning Limitless Light of Not, this in it's concentration is called Crown. It contains within it the nine following Numbers.<br />
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===Horizon Æternitatis===<br />
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''Horizon of Eternity.''<br />
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The Horizon of Eternity is simply the horizon between Crown and Limitless Not.<br />
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===50 Portæ Lucis===<br />
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''50 Gates of Light.''<br />
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This is the Count of Omer as written of in Leviticus (ויקרא) xxiii:xvi. These 50 Gates are the 7 Lesser Numbers within each of the 7 lower Numbers (see sub-heading 2.1), 7 x 7 = 49, with Intelligence itself as the 50th Gate by which Moses received the Torah from God.<br />
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:See [http://www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/50gates1.txt this link] for more information.<br />
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===72 Potestates, medius, sinisto et dextra===<br />
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''72 Powers, central, left and right.''<br />
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This is the Name of 216 Letters Divided found in Exodus (שמות) xiv:xix-xxi. Each of the three verses is composed of 72 letters, when each verse is written by βουστροφηδόν order, they reveal by appending the suffixes יה or אל an order of 72 angels. 216 letters in total made up of three verses of 72 letters, (216 x 3 = 666, the Master Number of Glory).<br />
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Outside of strictly Jewish qabalah these 72 names or angels are attributed to each 5 degree semi-decan of the zodiac (5 x 72 = 360), to the cards of the taro, and so on. When these names are written in reverse some believe they parallel the 72 demons that king Solomon is said to have bound in the Western tradition of magic, this is relevant as one of the glyphs from a book attributed to Solomon appears in the [[Dummy Plug Plant]].<br />
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===Furnishings of the Temple & The Three Worlds===<br />
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The two Altars, the Menorah, the Table of Shewbeard, and the Tablets of Moses on Kircher's diagram are all furnishings of the Tabernacle (משכן, literally "Place of Dwelling" see Exodus (שמות) xxv), which later became the furnishings of Solomon's Temple. The Place of Dwelling was split into three parts, the Outer Court, the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies.<br />
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Each of these three parts are ascribed by Kircher on to each of the triads on the Tree of Emanations.<br />
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*The Outer Court lay behind a veil of cloth, removing it from Earthly influences, and contained both an altar of fire as well as a altar of water (the associated triad is named Mundus Elementorum, ''World of Elements'' by Kircher in his diagram). <br />
*The Holy Place lay behind another veil and contained the Menorah and the Table of Shewbread of 12 loaves amongst other objects, these are patent representations of the 7 Luminaries and the 12-fold Zodiac (the associated triad is named Mundus Orbium, ''World of Stars'').<br />
*Behind the last veil lay the Ark of the Covenant which contained the Tablets of Moses (the associated triad is named Mundus Archetypus, ''World of Ideas'').<br />
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===35 Principes amisericordia originem ducentes et 35 Principes aseueritate originem ducentes===<br />
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''35 Princes who have their origin in Mercy and 35 Princes who have their origin in Severity.''<br />
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===248 præcepta Legis affirmatiua et 365 præcepta Legis negatiua===<br />
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''248 positive precepts of the Law & 365 negative precepts of the Law.''<br />
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As well as the 10 Commandments received by Moses on Mt. Sinai there are a further 613 instances in the Torah where God either permits or forbids certain actions, these further commandments are called מצווה. God permits 248 actions which are called positive laws, while forbidding 365 actions which are called negative laws throughout the entirety of the Torah.<br />
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The number 248 is ascribed to the microcosm as it is the number of major bones in the human body. While the number 365 is ascribed to the macrocosm as it is the length of one solar year. Here, Kircher has associated the 248 positive laws with the Number named Magnificence and the side of Mercy, while the 365 negative laws has been associated with the Number named Fear and the side of Severity.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*The English words for Sephiroth (ספירת) and Sephirah (ספירה) are ''Numbers'' and ''Number'' in this article. The most accurate translation of Sephirot/Sephirah in English is ''number in order of'', it is most accurate to write them in numeric form then as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, &ca. The English name of each Number follows Kircher's diagram rather than the modern translations to avoid confusion.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
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*[[Guf]]<br />
*[[Soul]]<br />
*[[Dummy Plug Plant]]<br />
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[[Category:Religious and Esoteric References]]<br />
[[Category:Terminology]]</div>Bee-Zerkhttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Evangelion_1.0_Complete_Records_Collection&diff=23229Evangelion 1.0 Complete Records Collection2008-06-13T23:58:12Z<p>Bee-Zerk: </p>
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<div>The '''''Evangelion 1.0 Complete Records Collection''''' is a large, relatively expensive book that contains significant amounts of information about the first Rebuild movie. Pending actual real work on this page, copypasta from [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ Anime News Network]:<br />
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{{quote|The hardcover book [includes] a long interview with director Hideaki Anno, a pictorial digest of the film with frames and dialogue from every scene, music cue sheets, transcriptions of background dialogue, reproductions of the production designs, a conceptual art collection, interviews with 28 staffers, and reproductions of the films' posters and other promotional material. The limited first printing ... also [bundles] a filmstrip, as well as two books that reproduce the film's 500-page storyboard.}}<br />
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As of now, there is more information arriving on the book and Rebuild of Evangelion itself to come. Hopefully, it will perhaps give Eva fans some in-depth information on the movie series.<br />
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[[Category:Publications (Rebuild)]]</div>Bee-Zerkhttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Talk:Evangelion_Unit-00&diff=23228Talk:Evangelion Unit-002008-06-13T23:53:08Z<p>Bee-Zerk: What grammatical errors?</p>
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<div>Eva 00's one eye is the red camera lense in front of its face; what the HECK are the white and green circles on its head? Further, I need confirmation on if Eva 00's right arm gets vaporized by the N2 bomb in Episode 19. Also, what color is Eva 00's blood, do we ever see it? --[[User:V|V]] 11:39, 1 October 2007 (PDT)<br />
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I don't see many errors, but they've been fixed so is it alright to remove the template? --Bee-Zerk, 9:52 14 June, 2008, (AEST)</div>Bee-Zerkhttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Re-Take&diff=23227Re-Take2008-06-13T23:51:53Z<p>Bee-Zerk: </p>
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Evangelion Re-Take is a multi-volume adult dojinshi written by Studio Kimigabuchi, which presents an alternate ending to [[The End of Evangelion]]. Because of its art and story it has become one of the most popular fan-created works among the Evangelion fan community.<br />
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==Re-Take vol 1==<br />
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Re-Take Volume 01 begins where [[The End of Evangelion]] left off, with [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] strangling [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] on the beach after [[Third Impact]]. From there [[Shinji]] wakes up in the hospital just after the 12th Angel attacks with [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] sitting by the bed and Asuka behind the door (just as in the anime). From this point on Shinji has seen all the events of the future take place and does what he can to change these events for the better. Shinji and Asuka become closer to the point of eventually become a couple. When they confess their love to each other, they have sex without protection (important plot point). <br />
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[[Image:RE-TAKE 073.jpg|thumb|left|Acceptance]]<br />
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Rei meanwhile becomes depressed--eventually committing suicide--because Shinji starts to ignore her (and later admits to Rei that Asuka is the one he loves). Shinji's ignoring Rei stems from the fact that he now knows what Rei's true identity really is, and it scares Shinji. To make things worse, Asuka from the Post Third Impact world starts appearing before him. This Asuka is bitter that Shinji tried to kill her after Third Impact and that he (in her view) has the nerve to become happy with the past version of her. <br />
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[[Image:RE-TAKE 092-093.jpg|thumb|right|Last words]]<br />
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==Re-Take vol 2==<br />
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Volume 2 begins with Shinji and Asuka laying in bed together. Asuka is somewhat surprised about their having so much sex, while Shinji--who's depressed about Rei's suicide--claims that he just wants to be with her. However, the next [[Angel]], [[Arael]] appears. Shinji protects Asuka during the Arael battle to prevent her from being mentally-raped, but he ends up targeted as a result. During the battle, [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] becomes suspicious about Rei's condition since her suicide "attempt". The battle ends with a powerful [[A.T. Field]] destroying the Angel, revealed to be [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]. Shortly after this battle, Post-3I Asuka appears before Shinji again, prompting Shinji to reply that the current Rei is [[Rei 3|"the third"]].<br />
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Information about the rest of this Volume being written.<br />
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==Re-Take vol 3==<br />
information being written<br />
==Re-Take vol 0==<br />
information being written<br />
==Re-Take vol 4==<br />
information being written<br />
==Re-Take After==<br />
information being written<br />
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==Re-Take All Ages==<br />
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All Ages is a version of the Re-Take series with the sexual content removed. Volume 1 contains Volume 1 and 2 of the original release while Volume 2 has volumes 3, 0, and 4 of the original series. Despite the sexual content being removed, the violent scenes are kept--including some scenes being added--giving this Re-Take release a Gothic/horror feel of sorts.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
information being written<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*Although Re-Take mixes events and lines from the anime and manga, the fact that Shinji and Rei were initially closer than Shinji and Asuka, the implication of Touji being killed if Shinji didn't save him, along with other things (Shinji having brown eyes instead of the blue of the anime series) suggest that the Post-3I Shinji and Asuka of the anime-universe ended up in the manga-universe.<br />
**Even though Shinji is depicted with brown eyes in Re-Take, he's depicted this way in quite a bit of Eva merchandise/pictures in general.<br />
*The little girl at the end of Volume 4 when Shinji and Asuka are back on the beach as been the subject of debate, with fans thinking it's Shinji and Asuka's daughter to even Misato as a child. However, the most likely explanation is the little girl is simply a returnee from the [[LCL]] Sea, being a symbol of hope that more people will eventually live on. <br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.kimigabuchi.com/ Studio Kimigabuchi] (JP)<br />
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[[Category:Doujinshi]]</div>Bee-Zerkhttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Plugsuit&diff=23226Plugsuit2008-06-13T23:51:15Z<p>Bee-Zerk: </p>
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<div>[[Image:carddass_plug_suits.jpg|thumb|300px|The Children in their Plug suits, from the cover of the Carddass Evangelion Special File]]A '''Plug Suit''' is a form-fitting full body suit, similar to a diver's wet suit, which is worn by Eva pilots in conjunction with their [[Interface Headset]]s and aids in synchronization with an Evangelion.[[Image:04_plug_suit.jpg|thumb|Kensuke in the 04 Plug Suit from Battle Orchestra]] <br />
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No two Plug suits are alike, as each one apparently is custom-made for its owner's sex, and they have multiple spares of each. A Plug suit appears bulky at first, but activating a mechanism on the wrist shrinks it to being skintight. The Evangelion's number designation is stamped on the top of the chest, and onto a triangular apparatus on the back (except for the suit worn by [[Kaworu Nagisa]], which sported an inverted-divided triangle symbol instead). [[Image:05_06_plug_suits.jpg|thumb|Hikari and Kensuke in the 05-06 plugsuits, with Toji in an upgraded suit]]<br />
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Plug suits contain various health monitoring devices to monitor the pilot's condition, as well as medical aid such as built-in defibrillators. Plug suits also have some basic system displays, such as an internal clock that displays how much [[Internal battery|internal battery]] power remains in the Eva, located on the back of the hand. <br />
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Though the basic form of the Plug suit is unisex (Shinji had no trouble using Asuka's spare plugsuit in [[Episode 08]]), male and female plugsuits differ in aesthetic detail. The male Plug suit has a reinforced area around the chest, with two vent-like structures roughly corresponding to the pectorals. The upper chest and shoulders of the male Plug suits are a different color than the lower parts, and the lower torso has a triangular pattering that mimics the abdominal plating of an Evangelion unit. The female Plug suit is more uniform in color, without chest vents or the plating design, though they have stripes on the hips where the male ones have black patches. <br />
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There is currently 8 plug suits, 7 for the 00-06 Eva Units plus one for special use. This list follows what material has been released from Gainax, but might change with the introduction of Eva Unit-05 and it's pilot in the Rebuild Series.<br />
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'''Plug suit 00'''<br />
is the plug suit used by [[Ayanami Rei]] for Eva-00. It is distinctive in its white coloring with orange patches at the shoulders.<br />
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'''Plug suit 01'''<br />
is the plug suit used by [[Ikari Shinji]] for Eva-01. The legs and half the torso are in the standard blue color for the male plug suits while the top is white.<br />
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'''Plug suit 02'''<br />
Follows the standard single color scheme for the female plug suit and is red with a lime green patch on the chest. It is worn by [[Asuka Langley Soryu]] for use in EVA Unit-02<br />
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'''Plug suit 03'''<br />
is worn by [[Toji Suzuhara]] for use in Eva-03, with the usual blue color scheme for the legs and half the torso it is followed by a grey top.<br />
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'''Plug suit 04'''<br />
has no official wearer but is used in Eva-04 by [[Kensuke Aida]] in [[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Battle Orchestra|Battle Orchestra]]. It follows a general yellow color scheme from what has been shown. Note: In [[Angelic Days]] it is shown to be in light colors in contrast to the other male plug suits.<br />
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'''Plug suit 05'''<br />
has no official bearer as of yet but [[Hikari Horaki]] has been depicted in it for use in Eva-05. It follows the standard female scheme of one color which is orange accompanied by a red patch on the chest. <br />
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'''Plug suit 06'''<br />
has no confirmed official wearer, though [[Kensuke Aida]] has been depicted in it while piloting Eva Unit-06. The coloring breaks of from the other plug suits in that the usual black patches are white and the red collar is orange. The top is green in color while the bottom area have not been revealed.<br />
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'''Kaworu's Plug suit'''<br />
follows the male color scheme but has a dark purple top. The plug suit isn't made for a specific Eva Unit, but so far it has been used in Eva-02.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Plug suits do not appear to be absolutely required to pilot an Eva, as there are a few occasions when Shinji piloted without one. Still, it is stated that a Plug suit increases the pilot's synchronization ratio (its not directly stated how, but it seems to "cut down on interference", etc).<br />
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*In [[Episode 10]], Asuka wears a specialized version of her plug suit for the dive into the volcano.<br />
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{{Evangelion Infobox<br />
| name = Evangelion Unit-00<br />
| image = [[Image:22 C259D zero.jpg|260px|Eva-00]]<br />
| model_type = Prototype<br />
| pilots = [[Rei Ayanami]]<br />
| soul = ''Probably'' [[Rei Ayanami|Rei 1]]<br />
| first_sortie = [[Episode 06]]<br />
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'''Eva-00''' is the first [[Evangelions|Evangelion]] completed, and although originally intended as a prototype, due to budget constraints she was upgraded for combat-readiness and she was forced into battle against the Angels.<br />
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As is the case for all Evangelions except [[Eva-01]], the method of construction for Eva-00 is not known. Being the last prototype (In effect, the first working prototype out of a very long line of failed Evas), Eva-00 might have been created as a perfection of the process used to create the failed prototypes, or by a wholly new process entirely, but this is purely conjectural. <br />
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What ''is'' known is that the original design for the prototype Eva had been created a long time ago- Fuyutsuki sees a mockup of Eva-00 in 2003, with the same orange and white color combination and the same head design (Albeit with a cluster of five cameras in the center instead of a single lens/camera as in the working Eva).<br />
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Whether or not Eva-00, like the Test Type [[Eva-01]] had any planned role in [[Third Impact]] is not known, and her loss makes it a moot point.<br />
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==Physical Features==<br />
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The design of the helmet suggests that Eva-00's skull might be somewhat narrower than those of other Evangelions. The Eva's face has never been revealed on-screen, being covered by the helmet and faceplate at all times. Unique to Eva-00 is the large optical lens on its faceplate, often mistaken for a single, giant, red eye. In addition, the faceplate lacks nostril holes or a proper jawline. Monitor readouts of the Evangelion's internal organs reveal that it actually has two eyes as well as nostrils and a jawline. <br />
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[[Image:Proposal_15_nerv-layout.jpg|100px|thumb|left|Eva-00(left) in the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal|Proposal]]]].<br />
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Being the Prototype, it originally had orange armor with large bulges at the shoulder and a different arrangement of plates from Eva-01 and the Production Model Evangelions. Most notable was its lack of Shoulder Pylons. After sustaining severe damage from the Angel [[Ramiel]], Eva-00 was rebuilt with the same armor scheme as the production model Evangelions, along with a new blue color scheme to replace the original orange. The repaired Eva-00 is also seen to possess retro-rockets in her shoulder pylons in [[Episode 10]], as well as a [[Progressive Knife]].<br />
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An early Eva-00 design seen in the Proposal, has a head design identical to that used in the show. In addition, the blue color scheme is very similar to that used in the repaired Eva-00.<br />
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==Soul==<br />
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It is never ''directly'' stated what the identity of the soul contained in Eva-00 is, and this remains as one of the major mysteries of the series. Analysis of various clues and hints dropped through the series points to it being the soul of Rei 1, the first Rei Ayanami clone, (or a part thereof), despite recurring theories that it was [[Naoko Akagi]]. <br />
:''For more in-depth analysis, see "[[Eva-00's soul]]"''<br />
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==Operational History==<br />
Evangelion Unit-00, as the prototype, has seen less action than the Test Type Eva-01 and the Production Model [[Eva-02]], and largely in an auxiliary role until the end. The Eva was occasionally used for transporting critical equipment- it carries parts for the [[positron rifle]] in Episode 05 and the [[Spear of Longinus]] at the end of [[Episode 14]].<br />
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Although Eva-00 was the first working Evangelion out of a very long line of failed prototypes, it was not the first Evangelion to engage in combat with an Angel- that honor belongs to Eva-01. Eva-00 went berserk during an activation test not long before the Third Angel, [[Sachiel]], arrived. During the incident, the entry plug was ejected (Possibly by the Eva itself), resulting in serious injuries to the pilot, Rei Ayanami.<br />
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Following a successful activation test, Eva-00 went into battle against the Angel [[Ramiel]] in a critical support role, using a heat shield from an SSTO spacecraft to shield Eva-01 from the Angel's deadly particle beam. The Eva suffered severe thermal damage and had to undergo extensive repairs including a complete replacement of the armor. Eva-00's new armor fit is identical to those used on Production Model Evangelions, including pylons.<br />
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Eva-00 saw combat again with the Ninth Angel, [[Matarael]], although as a backup player. It again went into combat against the Tenth Angel, [[Sahaquiel]], stopping it from overwhelming Eva-01 and opening its A.T. Field for Eva-02 to strike the fatal blow. The battle against the Angel, [[Bardiel]] resulted in the loss of an arm and it lost its other arm and suffered critical skull damage during the battle against the Angel, [[Zeruel]].<br />
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The Eva finally got center stage during the battle against the orbital Angel, [[Arael]], throwing the original Spear of Longinus to destroy the Angel. It was lost in the battle with the Angel, [[Armisael]], during which it was self-destructed to destroy the Angel.<br />
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==Eva-00 in Rebuild==<br />
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Eva-00's Rebuild design has slightly altered proportions as compared to Eva-00 in the Anime, as well as an altered color scheme. Instead of an overall orange color scheme, the Rebuild version includes grey coloured lower legs and slight colour alterations to its arms and chest area, as well as a prominent grey "waistband". Similar to its fate in [[Episode 06]], it is severely damaged by the Angel Ramiel, although whether it will make a return with new armor remains to be seen.<br />
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<div>{{Manga Infobox<br />
| number = 7<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 7.jpg|200px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
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| prev = [[Volume 6 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 6]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 8 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 8]]<br />
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'''Volume 7''' is the seventh edition of [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]'s manga adaptation of Neon Genesis Evangelion. It is comprised of 6 stages.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Volume 7 of the manga series of Neon Genesis Evangelion created by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto essentially follows the storyline and plot of Episode 19 of the anime series of Neon Genesis Evangelion, except with a few changes and additions. A special edition of this volume with a 'Christmas' cover came packaged with Asuka and Rei Christmas figures.<br />
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==Summary==<br />
Following the destruction of [[Bardiel]]/[[Eva-03]] and the murder of [[Toji Suzuhara]], [[Shinji Ikari]] resigns from Nerv as pilot of [[Eva-01]] and decides to go back to his teacher's place. However, just as soon Shinji is at the train station, warnings emerge of a new [[Angel]] is approaching. <br />
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The new [[Angel]] is one of the most strongest Nerv has ever encountered and battled-[[Zeruel]]- the 14th Angel. With ease, Zeruel breaks through 18 of the 22 armour plates that protect the [[GeoFront]]. Because of such a rapid attack from Zeruel, Nerv has no choice but to battle the Angel in the GeoFront. With Shinji Ikari gone, and Eva-00 still in repair status, Evangelion Unit 02 is the only operational Evangelion able to battle the powerful Angel. Meanwhile back in Nerv HQ, Rei Ayanami fails to synchronize with Eva-01, and she chooses to pilot in her still damaged Evangelion, instead.<br />
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Asuka in Eva-02 was deployed with a full arsenal of weapons in the GeoFront; commencing her attack with a single Pallet Rile, which failed to neutralize the powerful A.T Field deployed by Zeruel. As Asuka's twin Pallet Rifles' failed to neutralize the Angel's A.T Field, Asuka is forced to use Hand Bazookas, which also failed miserably. Afterwards, Zeruel deploys its pair of razor sharp ribbons, which easily slices through Eva-02's armour, and amputates each of her arms. Groaning with pain, Asuka eventually charges towards the Angel, ending in only more destruction as Eva 02's head is cut off. <br />
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Meanwhile, Shinji meets up with Kaji, who eventually explains his past and brief relationship with Misato. This scene was never incorporated into Episode 19, but the scene gives a good indication of how Misato met Kaji and his past. Afterwards, Kaji manages to persuade Shinji to pilot the Eva again, and Shinji hurriedly runs towards Nerv HQ, right after Rei in Eva 00 managed to detonate an N2 bomb at Zeruel, to no effect. Shinji manages to get into the Eva quick enough so that he could thwart Zeruel's attack on Nerv HQ and out into the GeoFront. Desperately, Shinji manages to get the upper hand of the battle until his Eva's internal battery power runs out. <br />
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With her internal batteries depleted, Eva 01 is mercilessly suffering from Zeruel's torture until Eva 01 goes berserk once again. Eva 01 manages to kill the crippled Angel, and devours it, near its face. With an S2 engine, Eva 01 is able to activate without an external power source, essentially becoming a living god. <br />
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With Eva 01 on the loose, Nerv was forced to use its "Angel-trapping" cables to try to restraint Eva 01 to success. The following scenes practically follow the anime's plot, and Shinji is eventually back in Nerv's hands. Near the end of the Volume, we get a glimpse of Kaworu Nagisa, in his tube, smiling at Keel Lorenz while he talks.<br />
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Continued in Volume 8...<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*During the berserker scene of Volume 7, Eva 01 was seen devouring the upper part of Zeruel's torso, presumably the "facial" area. This is probably where the S2 Engine was located, and a direct link to this power source was the answer to Zeruel's immense strength and power.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*According to the scene from Kaji's point of view, back in 2000> AD, the world was in terrible turmoil. Wars raged, and starvation, disease and homelessness continued to ravage the already torn world. Kaji was apparently at age 10 during this tragedy, and so was located in overcrowded buildings that had little law and order. Kaji had a few friends, including his brother, and they managed to escape the building and live in the uncontrolled areas of Japan. The group of escapees had no choice but to steal food, and when it was Kaji's turn to steal, he was caught by some of the guards dispatched in the area. Almost beaten to death, he was forced to blurt out the location of their secret hideout, and the guards stormed the hideout and murdered every one of Kaji's friends and brothers. This scene in the manga was never included in the anime series.<br />
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<div>Throughout the entire series [[Rei Ayanami]] is associated with the recurring visual motif of the Moon. In fact, the Moon is rarely shown in ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' without Rei in the foreground. Exceptions would be the shots of the <br />
[[Spear of Longinus]] heading towards the Moon, and the "Moon's eye view" of [[Second Impact]] as seen during Episode 12. <br />
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==Appearances==<br />
<center><big>Among the images associating Rei and the Moon are:</big></center><br />
*During the opening credits there is a shot of Rei standing before the Moon. <br />
*During episode 6 Rei stands silhouetted against the Moon before the battle with Ramiel. <br />
*During episode 10 there is a shot of Rei swimming seen from below as she passes in front of a light, visually similar to the Moon. <br />
*The closing animation features Rei and the Moon together.<br />
*During episode 25 Rei sits inside a Moon-like spotlight, while Asuka sits in a Sun-like spotlight, see ''Asuka and the Sun'' below for more information.<br />
*The white giant in Terminal Dogma, who we later learn is, in fact, Lilith, wears a mask with crater-like markings. This serves to associate her with the Moon, and thus with Rei. <br />
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*From the opening credits<br />
*From Episode 06<br />
*From Episode 10<br />
*From the closing credits<br />
*Rei in the spotlight<br />
*Lilith's cratered mask<br />
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*Rei awakens in the moonlight and gazes up to the Moon before breaking Gendo's glasses and leaving her apartment for the [[Dummy Plug Plant]].<br />
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*During [[First Impact]] 4 billion years ago the [[Black Moon]] transporting Lilith collided with Earth, and the Earth's Moon formed from the resulting debris. Thus Lilith's arrival created the Moon to begin with.<br />
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|[[Image:Armisael-ReiBleeding.jpg|thumb|150px|none|Armisael-Rei bleeds menstrual blood.]]<br />
|The Moon has a patent connection to the menstrual cycle in women as it waxes and wanes across 28 days. The theme of menstrual blood runs throughout the series, from Lilith's sea of LCL to Armisael's menstrual bleeding while conversing with Rei.<br />
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|[[Image:Reimoon3.jpg|thumb|200px|none|Rei as Lilith, in the sea of LCL.]]<br />
|Rei as Lilith appears before the Moon throughout End of Evangelion.<br />
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In astrology the Moon rules over the sign of Cancer (breasts), is dignified in the sign of Taurus (throat) and is debilitated in the opposing sign of Scorpio (sexual organs).<ref>Margaret E. Hone's ''Book of Astrology''</ref> The terms Black Moon and White Moon are again from astrology. White Moon describes the lunar perigee while Black Moon describes the lunar apogee, when the Moon is closest or furthest from the Earth respectively. Furthermore the Moon has two nodes: Caput Draconis and Cauda Draconis, the dragon's head and tail, these are the two points along the ecliptic that the Moon intersects as it moves north or south of it.<br />
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In many systems of planetary attribution to the human body the Moon is associated with one of the eyes (see the myths surrounding Odin, Horus, Tsukuyomi, etc) and the Sun with the other. The Sun and the Moon are seen as counterparts to each other. Usually, the left eye is associated with the Moon. In [[Rei's Monologue]] during episode 14 this relation between the eye and Moon is reinforced by a cut of Rei's left eye, followed immediately by a cut to the moon. The same shot of Rei's left eye is used during the opening credits.<br />
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In the Jewish [[Tree of Life|Qabala]] the Shechina (that aspect of God that dwells with the people and appeared to Moses in the burning bush) is said to have 28 camps that relate directly to the 28 days of the lunar month<ref>''Book of Grace'' p87</ref><ref>''Ateret: Glory of Israel'' p69</ref><ref>Raavad's commentary on the ''Book of Birth'' chapter 1:2</ref> which also parallel the 28 periods of time spoken of in Ecclesiastes, these are further given 14 positive qualities and 14 negative qualities from the 7 transpositions of Wisdom, Wealth, etc.<ref>''Making His Splendour'' 70, folio 128</ref><br />
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The words "lunatic" and "loony" stem from the Latin word Luna, meaning Moon. These words developed because the Moon was thought to cause periods of mental instability. Further, the words month (moonth) and Monday (Moon day) come from the word Moon, this is also reflected in other languages, e.g. French: Luna (Moon), Lundi (Monday).<br />
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==Asuka and the Sun==<br />
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The visual motif pairing Rei and the Moon is strong and frequently occurs throughout the series, and due to Rei's connection to Lilith it is thematically important. To a lesser extent there is a visual motif pairing [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] with the Sun.<br />
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*The first shot introducing Asuka has her silhouetted against the Sun.<br />
*In episode 25 Asuka is sitting in a Sun-like spotlight, contrasting with the Moon-like spotlight that Rei is sitting in.<br />
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*Asuka stands high aboard the Aircraft Carrier, silhouetted against the Sun.<br />
*Asuka's bright orange spotlight looks like the Sun.<br />
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*In Episode 09, Asuka harasses Rei by standing in front of the sun, blocking her light while she reads her book.<br />
*In Eva-02's dying moments in ''The End of Evangelion'', Asuka reaches upwards towards the Sun.<br />
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Beyond representing Asuka's solar and dominant nature, and being a further illustration of the contrast between Asuka and Rei, its significance to the actual story is less clear.<br />
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==References==<br />
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=Re-Take=<br />
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Evangelion Re-Take is a multi-volume adult dojinshi written by Studio Kimigabuchi, which presents an alternate ending to [[The End of Evangelion]]. Because of its art and story it has become one of the most popular fan-created works among the Evangelion fan community.<br />
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==Re-Take vol 1==<br />
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===Opening Scenes===<br />
Re-Take Volume 01 begins where End of Evangelion left off, with Shinji strangling Asuka on the beach after Third Impact. From there [[Shinji]] wakes up in the hospital just after the 12th Angel attacks with Rei sitting by the bed and Asuka behind the door (just as in the anime). From this point on Shinji has seen all the events of the future take place and wishes to change these events. The first thought of this, however, comes in a synchro test where Shinji's synchro rate increases dramatically but when he is made aware of this, he suppresses his true power so he doesn't make Asuka feel like she is losing to him.<br />
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===Angel Bardiel===<br />
Toji is selected as the next Eva pilot and Kensuke has his little whine about not getting picked. Although all of this is happening, Shinji acts differently towards Asuka, being a more positive and welcome friend to her , trying to do the correct thing and not being the wimp he was before, which he does quite well. Rei is being pushed aside and starts to get depressed, and shows affection<br />
towards Shinji. However, this is because Shinji now knows what her true identity really is, and it scares Shinji to the point where he doesn't show much affection for her.<br />
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The battle of the 13th Angel [[Bardiel]], has been revised in Re-Take. Asuka, desperate to show off, charges into [[Eva-03]]/[[Bardiel]], who has their roles reversed; instead Asuka is getting choked. As Asuka's vital signs fade, [[Eva-01]] intervenes to save her and Shinji succeeds not only in saving Asuka but retrieving Toji who has only suffered a minor dislocation of the shoulder, at the cost of showing his true strength in the process. Thus, Asuka is extremely enraged and she ends up having a fight with Shinji in Misato's apartment. After the fight Asuka storms off leaving Shinji by himself where he says, "I didn't want for that to happen... Is it okay to let her be like that?" Then he has a flashback of the 14th Angel, [[Zeruel]].<br />
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===Angel Zeruel===<br />
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The battle with Zeruel begins the same with the Angel breaching the 18 layers of armor protecting the Geofront. Shinji already rushes into fight, Asuka launches herself in [[Eva-02]] in a fit of rage as she still doesn't want to lose to Shinji. Stunned, she watches Eva-01 fight the Angel, asking herself how Shinji is able to control his Eva so well; "There's no way Shinji can move that way..." Not wanting to lose to Shinji she opens fire with her rifle on the Angel and once again their roles are reversed.<br />
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With their roles reversed, Zeruel still attacks the same way as in the anime however, instead of having [[Eva-02]]'s head decapitated, Shinji, hoping o change the future, launches himself right in the path of the attack and severs [[Eva-01]]'s head. (This scene is different from the anime where Asuka would have run at Zeruel and had the nerve connections disconnected before the blow hit. In Retake she didn't run and the blow would have been fatal) but somehow Eva-01's nerve connections are disconnected just prior to the hit. With Eva-01 now headless and Asuka in a hysterical state, Shinji manages to reactivate Eva-01 and defeat Zeruel. Throughout this scene Rei is pushed to the side as Asuka is distressed, believing that Shinji has died.<br />
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===Change of the Story===<br />
From here, the plot follows almost exactly the same to the original series. Just like the second scene in Re-Take, Shinji again wakes up in the hospital but this time Asuka is standing over him instead of Rei. Once again, a reversal of events takes place, with Rei standing at the door listening to the conversation. Asuka starts off being her typical self but almost lashed out when she says, "I'm here to tell you something... Th... Th...Think you're so good hah?! Stop getting in my way!"<br />
She then proceeds to complain arguing that she could've destroyed the Angel without his help and that he should stop being a "show-off". When she gets the point of sarcasm, Shinji yells at her to shut up and finally tells Asuka that he wasn't showing off, but rather to protect her. Throughout the whole conversation, Rei is listening intently.<br />
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===Rei part 1===<br />
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During the phases of the next synchro test, it is revealed that both Asuka and Shinji's scores are increasing, however, Rei's are falling . Misato and Ritsuko begin to discuss the matter when the topic of Rei acting strangely starts. Ritsuko explains that she wanted to borrow some blue contact lenses which shocks Misato but Ritsuko says the following. <br />
"Isn't it amusing? Rei's thought pathways...are infantile in relation to love".<br />
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===Kaji===<br />
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Shinji now in a mess as what to do is sitting by himself when Kaji happens to walk in. Shinji expresses his views on the situation to Kaji who in a very grown up way explains females to Shinji. Kaji explains to Shinji all the choices are his to make now "I'm acting like a know-it-all, but in reality... the one who makes the final decision is... yourself". <br />
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===Rei part 2===<br />
[[Image:RE-TAKE 066.jpg|thumb|right|I'm sorry I cant]]<br />
As Shinji is rushing through the corridors of Nerv running late, he is confronted by Rei. With a very blank look on her face (However, Rei was increasingly distressed) grabs Shinji and proceeds to drag him away whilst he questions her <br />
"Why are you doing this? Tell me what's wrong".<br />
Whilst this is happening Asuka happens to walk around the corner and notice Rei dragging Shinji down the hallway, where she proceeds to follow (keeping out of sight). Shinji pulls away, explaining to her he needs to get going which starts Rei (another reverse of roles) off down hill. She questions him on where it is he needs to go asking about Asuka and if it's her he is going to see; which he replies simply "Yes". Now very upset and almost about to cry, Shinji notices her blue eyes. Rei breaks down and attempts to paint her hair red. Shinji then proceeds to tell Rei he likes Asuka and there is nothing that can replace her. <br />
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During that whole conversation Misato and Ritsuko had been watching on the cameras, which leads to events further on.<br />
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===Asuka Accepts Shinji===<br />
[[Image:RE-TAKE 073.jpg|thumb|left|Acceptance]]<br />
Shinji comes home from work surprised the apartment is empty. He walks in calling Asuka when she dives on him naked, hugging him. Shocked, Shinji proceeds to question her but she<br />
ignores the questions and starts her own questions about whether he liked he. Asuka then wants the acceptance she never got. <br />
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Shinji then refuses to her crying and accepts her promise and makes the same back to her. (The next part is why retake gets so many turn aways but don't worry because you can skip the pages 74 to 82). <br />
Asuka and Shinji then proceed to have a very adult relationship with no contraception (this is vital to the story). <br />
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Later that night Shinji is laying next to Asuka as she sleeps very happily "Sleeping like a baby" as quoted by Shinji. Now the story adds a new character, she has many names Phantom Asuka & 3I Asuka are the most common names. This Second Asuka from EOE appears at the end of the bed scaring the S**T out of Shinji as he sees double. He then asks her if he is still dreaming that dream which she replies <br />
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"Yes to you I am just something from your dreams".<br />
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Still bandaged from her reincarnation she proceeds to remove the plug suit in front of him reviling her scarred body. Shinji is very shocked by the state of her body and begins to move back from her as she amps up. "I can't forgive you. You. You tried to kill me before". She begins to get under his skin when he wakes up thinking it must have been just a dream. At that moment the phone rings. Misato explains to Shinji there are some documents that she wants taken over to Rei. Then she tells him it's a order although they're only school documents. (this is explained a bit better in All Ages).<br />
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===Rei's Suicide===<br />
[[Image:RE-TAKE 092-093.jpg|thumb|right|Last words]]<br />
Rei becomes so distressed that she declines into clinical depression, resulting in suicidal thoughts. Feeling exhausted and heartbroken, she decides to give up on Shinji. Remembering her time with Shinji, Rei leaves the kettle on, just like in the manga. Shinji arrives at the door to her apartment where, after proceeding in, finds Rei's lifeless body hanging in front of him. Her last words are quoted from the NGE manga when Rei burns her hands on the kettle. <br />
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"The first time I touched them I felt nothing. The second it was a bit unpleasant? The third time they were warm. The fourth time... I was happy. May I... Touch them again? ... Ikari-kun's... ...hands".<br />
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The scene then cuts back to Asuka searching for Shinji in the apartment wondering where he has gone she lays back on the bed and contemplates being nice to Rei. <br />
<br />
" The first... maybe from now on... I should start treating her better. Starting tomorrow, I'll start to call her by her name at least. Ayanami Rei".<br />
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Upon Asuka saying Rei the scene cuts back to Shinji who in on his knees screaming.<br />
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==Re-Take vol 2==<br />
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===Opening Scene===<br />
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Re-Take 02 opens in a very adult scene between Shinji and Asuka. Asuka then Quotes an early Misato, Kaji scene from back when they where in high school. Shinji still very depressed after finding Rei doesn’t really want to do much other than spend his time with Asuka which he makes quite clear to her. "I want to be with you Asuka. <br />
I don't want to meet anyone else or even talk to anyone else except for you. That's what you wanted too isn't it?"<br />
There time is interrupted by the next angle, which forces Shinji to head to Nerv and prepare.<br />
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===The next angle===<br />
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Shinji, still deeply emotional about what his words had caused Rei to suicide herself runs the whole thing over in his mind. He has another flash back from before 3I when he is told Eva-02 will be leading. The first role swap of Re-Take 02 takes place. With Rei gone Shinji and Asuka are ordered to fight the angle. Shinji now not wanting Asuka to be mind raped again launches Eva-01 without authority. Gendo doesn’t seem too concerned and then tells Fuyutsuki to "Awake Rei". A confrontation goes on about Rei's condition between Misato and Ritsuko when there attention is focused onto unit 01.<br />
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As Eva-01 emerges, a powerful AT Field is detected and blocks all the sensors out. This sends Asuka into a hysterical state screaming for Shinji, as his entry plug camera shows static. The angle is neutralized and video is restored showing Eva-01 in tact standing in the rain. <br />
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The video recording shows Eva-01's AT field destroying the angle.<br />
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===The change room===<br />
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Shinji is sitting in the change room when Asuka barges in. She starts questioning him but he won't answer. He then jumps onto her and begins kissing her then begins to have his way with her. She screams back at him to stop and that they will be noticed. During this moment Rei walks into the change room. Rei walks up to her locker which is on the other side of the locker bay the where Shinji and Asuka are. Even though they’re not visible to her as she walks out she turns back and looks. It’s at this moment 3I Asuka makes Shinji aware that Rei noticed them. Shinji replies with, <br />
"It doesn’t really matter. She's the third anyway."<br />
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===The Rei Discussion===<br />
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==Re-Take All Ages==<br />
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All Ages is a version of the Re-Take series with the sexual content removed. Volume 1 contains Volume 1 and 2 of the original release while Volume 2 has volumes 3, 0, and 4 of the original series. Despite the sexual content being removed, the violent scenes are kept--including some adding--giving this release a Gothic/horror feel of sorts.<br />
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==Fan Project==<br />
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