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| japanese_title_k = ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:序<br />
| japanese_title_r = Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Jo<br />
| japanese_title_e = Evangelion New Theatrical Edition: Prelude<br />
| english_title = Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone<br />
| image = [[Image:Eva1-0 logos.png]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Hideaki Anno]] (general director), [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]], [[Masayuki]]<br />
| theatrical_release = September 1, 2007 (Japan)<br />
| video_release = 1.01: April 25, 2008<br> 1.11: May 27, 2009<br />
| angels = [[Sachiel|Fourth Angel]], [[Shamshel|Fifth Angel]], [[Ramiel|Sixth Angel]], [[Lilith|Second Angel (Lilith)]]<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Eva-00]], [[Eva-01]]<br />
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| next = [[Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance|Evangelion 2.0]]<br />
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[[Image:Evangelion 1.0 poster.jpg|150px|left|Evangelion 1.0 poster.]]<br />
'''Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone''' (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: 序) is the first of four films released in the [[Rebuild of Evangelion]] series, based on the original anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, which premiered in Japan on September 1 2007. It was produced and co-distributed by Anno's Studio Khara in partnership with Gainax. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto provided character designs for the film, while Ikuto Yamashita provided mechanical designs. Both Shinji Higuchi and Tomoki Kyoda provided the film's storyboards.<br />
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The film focuses on a young teenager named [[Shinji Ikari]], who is asked to pilot a giant mecha known as [[Evangelion Unit-01|"Evangelion Unit-01"]] to protect the world from mysterious creatures known as [[Angels]]. The plot is largely a point-for-point adaptation of episode [[Episode 01|01]] up to episode [[Episode 06|06]] of the original anime. While most scenes and events are replications of the original series, some unfold differently with new or omitted scenes.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
[[Image:Rebuild trailer shinji telephone.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Shinji on the telephone after arriving in Tokyo 3.]]<br />
[[Image:Rebuild trailer battery power.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Remaining battery power timer running down.]]<br />
[[Image:Rebuild trailer sad misato.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Misato at a bar with Ritsuko (not shown).]]<br />
[[Image:Rebuild trailer ramiel.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Ramiel heading toward Tokyo 3.]]<br />
The film begins in 2015, fifteen years after Second Impact, when fourteen-year-old Shinji Ikari receives a phone call, summoning him to Tokyo-3, by his estranged father, [[Gendo Ikari]]. While caught in a crossfire between UN forces and a strange creature, known as the Fourth [[Angel]] [[Sachiel]], Shinji is picked up by Lt. Colonel Misato Katsuragi, and taken to the headquarters of his father's organization, Nerv. At Nerv HQ, Shinji is shown what his father has been working on: A giant "robot," known as [[Evangelion Unit-01]]. Shinji's father, forces him to pilot it, saying he is the only one who able to do so. Shinji initially refuses, but then reluctantly agrees when Gendo threatens to send [[Rei Ayanami]], a heavily bandaged Evangelion pilot, into battle. He initially fails to defeat the Angel, and blacks out in pain, but the Evangelion goes berserk and defeats the Angel on its without the pilot. <br />
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Soon afterwards, Shinji wakes up in the hospital and is officially instated as the pilot of Eva-01, the Third Child. Shinji is taken in by Misato as her new housemate and enrolled in the local middle school. Here he runs into problems with classmates [[Toji Suzuhara]], whose sister was injured in the battle and beats Shinji up in retaliation, and his friend [[Kensuke Aida]]. The Fifth Angel, Shamshel, attacks Tokyo-3, and Shinji is forced to battle again.<br />
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Toji and Kensuke sneak out of the emergency shelters to see the action, while Shinji enters the battle. The Angel slams Unit-01 into a mountainside, nearly crushing Toji and Kensuke. Misato has the two take cover in Unit-01's cockpit before ordering Shinji to retreat, but he disobeys and destroys the Fifth Angel with the equipped knife. Misato later reprimands Shinji for disobeying her.<br />
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After the ordeal with the Fith Angel, Shinji decides to run away. After making his way to an under-construction bridge he is brought back by Nerv employees. At school, Toji decides that Shinji isn't a bad person, and they become friends after he insists that Shinji punch him in return. Following this, Shinji interacts with his fellow pilot, the mysterious Rei Ayanami for the first time. <br />
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The Sixth Angel, Ramiel, appears and tries to drill into the Geofront. Shinji is ordered to deploy Unit-01 against it, but the Angel fires a particle beam at the Eva, critically injuring Shinji. <br />
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Another incredibly powerful Angel appears, Ramiel, and tries to drill into the Geofront. Shinji is ordered to deploy in Eva-01, but the angel fires a particle beam at the Eva which nearly kills Shinji with. It continues to drill down into the Geo-Front cavern below. Shinji wakes up from a coma sometime later and is expresses fear of piloting again. Seeing that, Rei tells him she will take his place and leaves for the mission alone.<br />
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When he recovers, Misato takes the despondent Shinji down to [[Central Dogma]], where she shows him the Second Angel [[Lilith]]: a white giant suspended on a cross. She explains that if an Angel were to unite with Lilith, then it would cause [[Third Impact]]. An event that would mean the end of all life, and that this is the Angel's goal. This encourages Shinji to pilot Eva-01 again. A plan is developed to defeat Ramiel by using all of the electrical power of Japan to power an experimental positron rifle which Eva-01 will use to snipe Ramiel while Rei, in [[Eva-00]], supports by blocking its attack. After his first shot fails to kill the Angel, Shinji is successfully able to fire a second shot and destroy the Angel. Rei is nearly killed defending Shinji from the Angel's return fire, but he is able to save her by dunking the damaged Unit-00 into water to cool it off and prying her cockpit out using Unit-01's knife. Shinji cries out of fear of nearly losing her, and Rei, normally cold and emotionless, eventually shares a smile with him. <br />
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Meanwhile, in the final scene, the camera pans up from the end of the battle with Ramiel and zooms in on Earth's Moon. On the Moon, a line of what appears to be nine coffin-like boxes is on the lunar surface, with a giant stain of blood intersecting the landscape. Out of one of these rises a naked Kaworu Nagisa, who begins having a cryptic conversation with Chairman Keele's Seele 01 "sound only" monolith communicator. Behind them on the Moon appears to be a secret Seele base, with an unidentified giant, wearing a purple seven-eyed mask and wrapped in white bandages--an overall appearance very similar to the Second Angel Lilith--restrained behind them in a pit covered with scaffolding. Kaworu says that the "Third" hasn't changed, referring to Shinji, and that he can't wait to meet him.<br />
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==Evangelion 1.01==<br />
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[[Image:Explanation of 1-01 003.jpg|thumb|right|Monstrous kanji lineup typical of ''Explanation'''s captions.]] [[Resources:Explanation of Evangelion 1.01|Explanation of Evangelion 1.01]] is a feature included on the second disc of the "special edition" 1.01 DVD release of ''[[Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone]]''. This is identical to the regular movie, save for the inclusion of large captions displayed throughout the film which provide the "official designations" of people, locations, weapons, technology, and so forth (a la [[Episode 06]] of the original series).<br />
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==Evangelion 2.0: Next Time Preview==<br />
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[[Image:Eva1-0 jikai C08B adams.jpg|thumb|left|The "ADAMS" during the Second Impact flashback.]] [[Image:Eva1-0 jikai C18.jpg|thumb|right|Mari looks at an array of glowing crosses (altered in the actual film).]] A preview following the credits, structured the same as the "Next Episode Previews" in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', complete with the same musical theme, voice-over by Misato, and promises of more fan service. <br />
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It opens with an introduction to the Evas scheduled to appear: The "provisional" Eva-05 on an underground rail, Eva-02 being air-dropped (outfitted with the new "[[Evangelion equipment|S-type Equipment]]"), Eva-04's explosion, Eva-03 (infected by Bardiel), and Eva-06 descending from the [[Moon]]. The text "ADAMS" and a cryptic image of several ghostly, vaguely humanoid figures are flashed on the screen. The text "[[Lilin|LILIN+]]?" then appears, followed by several shots of the "human" cast: Kaji and Gendo (as seen at the end of Episode 08); Misato slapping Ritsuko (recycled from [[Episode 16]]); Asuka, Rei, and Shinji (from the Zeruel battle in 19); and Kaworu (smiling against a dusky sky). Finally, the new character Mari is seen from behind, looking up at multiple giant glowing pink crucifixes, followed by a close-up of her face.<br />
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==Trailer Summaries==<br />
[[File:Shamshel revised.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Shamshel's revised design.]]<br />
===Theatrical Trailer #1===<br />
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Released in on July 13, 2007, set to "FLY ME TO THE MOON (IN OTHER WORDS) 2007 MIX" by Hikaru Utada. Beyond the newer, more impressive visuals, the trailer does little in terms of showing any new content that wasn't present in the original series. Though it does show [[Shamshel|Shamshel's]] heavily revised design, and include a previously unseen scene of someone tightly holding hands; later revealed to be Misato and Shinji. The text at the end of the trailer reveals the release date for September 2007.<br />
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===Theatrical Trailer #2===<br />
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The second trailer was set to "Beautiful World" by Hikaru Utada. Like the first trailer, and keeping with the tone of the first film, the trailer does little in terms of introducing any content previously unseen, barring reframed shots and more impressive visuals. It does include a glimpse of Misato and Shinji descending in an elevator, which turns out to be to [[Central Dogma]], and the first glimpse of Kaworu as he awakens (on the moon).<br />
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==Similarities and differences==<br />
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Many scenes were recreated almost shot-for-shot. See: "[[Guides:Neon Genesis Evangelion vs. Evangelion 1.0]]"<br />
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For a thorough list of differences between the first ''Rebuild'' movie and the original series, see: "[[Differences between Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0 and Original Series]]"<br />
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==The Final Scene==<br />
While most of the movie was a very close (at some points, shot by shot) recreation of the original story, the last scene is not only entirely new but also unlike anything seen in the original series, and has resulted in a great deal of fan speculation concerning the nature of the remaining three Rebuild movies. However, [[Evangelion 2.0]] and Evangelion 3.0 has succeeded in confirming at least part of the speculation related to the final scene.<br />
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The movie cuts from the end of the [[Ramiel]] battle to a site on Earth's moon. A line of what appear to be coffin-like boxes is on the lunar surface, with a giant stain of blood intersecting the landscape through the middle of the row of boxes. Out of one of these rises a naked Kaworu Nagisa, who begins talking to the Seele-01, represented by his monolith. Behind them on the Moon appears to be some sort of a moonbase, with a giant restrained behind them in a pit covered with scaffolding. This giant has a purple mask held on to its face with massive, visible stitches, and barely visible on the lower half of the mask is the crest of Seele - the same symbol seen on the original Lilith's mask. (Evangelion 2.0 confirmed speculation based on the trailer at the end of 1.0 that the giant was [[Eva-06]], and that Kaworu would be its pilot.)<br />
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A shot of the Earth, its atmosphere still blue but its oceans stained as red as blood is seen, and Kaworu says that "The Third is still the same." and that he looks forward to meeting Shinji. (The state of the [[Third Angel]] in Evangelion 2.0 confirms that "The Third" was indeed the "Third Boy", Shinji. However, "That Child" remains open to speculation) <br />
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Bizarrely, Kaworu speaks to Seele-01 on the moon, although there is no air on the moon and so no sound can propagate. Even if Kaworu didn't need to breathe and could survive in a vacuumed, extreme-temperature environment, to speak normally as on Earth (or in any atmosphere) would be impossible. <br />
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Evangelion 2.0 places the construction site of Eva-06 as [[Tabgha Base]] on the moon. Gendo and Fuyutsuki are in pressure suits in a spacecraft, and wonder whether Kaworu is human when they see him. Kaworu greets Gendo from a distance, confirming that Kaworu can breathe and hold a normal conversation in a vacuum.<br />
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It can be assumed that the fact that Kaworu can speak, breathe and live in a vacuum is due to the fact that he is an Angel, as we learn in Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo, and does not have the same requirements or restrictions that a normal human would have on the Moon also tying into Kaworu's original role in the TV series as an Angel somehow related to SELEE.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*On its opening weekend in Japan, ''Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone'' took the #1 place at the box office: 236,158 people spent 280 million yen (about US $2.4 million). Unusually, it earned this much money despite playing at only 84 theaters, though many of them were packed to capacity [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-03/japanese-box-office-august-25-26-september-1-2 ]<br />
*After the credits finish, a trailer plays for the next movie in the ''Rebuild'' series, "[[Evangelion 2.0]]". Amusingly, its structured exactly like the "next episode on Evangelion" segments that ended each episode of the original series, including the same musical theme and a voice-over by Misato. <br />
*A spelling error: when Misato and Shinji are in the elevator, right before it opens and they meet Ritsuko for the first time, the instructions printed next to the level display clearly say "Em'''a'''rgency" instead of "Emergency". Another spelling error is seen briefly during Operation Yashima, where "Storage" is misspelled "Strage"(The "o" is missing). These errors have been rectified in the video release.<br />
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* [[Guides: Evangelion 1.11 FAQ]]<br />
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| number = #26<br />
| japanese_title_k = 世界の中心でアイを叫んだけもの<br />
| japanese_title_r = Sekai no Chuushin de AI o Sakenda Kemono<br />
| japanese_title_e = The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World<ref>The title ''The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World'' comes from a collection of short stories by American author [http://harlanellison.com/home.htm Harlan Ellison]. The Japanese word ''ai'' (love), could also be interpreted as representing the English "I". Both meanings are appropriate to the episode, but the Harlan Ellison title is considered the correct one.</ref><br />
| english_title = Take Care of Yourself<br />
| image = [[Image:ep26_screenshot_sketch_shinji.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]], [[Masayuki]]<br />
| first_aired = 3-27-1996<br />
| video_release = 9-9-1998 (Japan-Video/LD), 6-26-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = None<br />
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| prev = [[Episode 25]]<br />
| next = ''(none)''<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Instrumentality continues. The focus is primarily on Shinji now, as he learns to accept the individual’s ability to shape their world, and how the self cannot exist without others to define it.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
Instrumentality is still ongoing and [[Shinji Ikari]] is only one of the billions of people undergoing the process. The event is viewed from his perspective.<br />
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Shinji is confronted with the fear of ceasing to exist. But Shinji feels that this fear is not present in him, as he thinks that he might not need to exist, because he feels unwanted and useless. [[Misato Katsuragi]] tells Shinji that what he truly fears is failure. Failure to be loved, and of seeing how weak he is. He replies that Misato does the same thing, and she agrees. In fact, she and other characters say, it's true for all humanity, this weakness. It is why Instrumentality is taking place. Humans cannot live alone, but yet they are separate entities: thus conflict and pain are created. Humans cannot live but in Instrumentality. "Really?" asks the text.<br />
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The questions, posed by [[Rei Ayanami]]: What are you alive for? Who are you living for? Are you happy being alive? [[Asuka Langley Soryu]] thinks it is for herself, and says that she is happy. Misato only wants to do what she enjoys. But Shinji is unsure of all these things. [[Ryoji Kaji]]'s voice asks: "Do you hate feeling lonely? Do you hate suffering?" Shinji does. So does Misato. "So is that why you run away?" Kaji asks Misato. Misato answers in affirmative, asking what is wrong with running away from pain?<br />
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But, Shinji says, "I mustn't run away!" He is asked why, and Shinji replies that it is because running away hurts just as much as what he ran away from. It's wrong, even when the others say that he can run away if he wants to. And if he runs, the others will forsake him. Yet also, if he does what others tell him to do, then they won't forsake him. He's afraid of being hurt, but the other characters tell him that he’s not the only one who feels pain. Shinji has just made himself believe that he’s the only one who gets hurt.<br />
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If Shinji believes that he has no worth, and does nothing, then he won't be hurt. Shinji has made himself believe all these bad things about himself, so that he has to do things like pilot the Eva because he has nothing else of value to give. And he hates himself. Shinji holds the telephone receiver, and through it, he hears the other characters saying they hate him. Even so, they like him when he pilots. But again, it is Shinji’s self-deception, both the hatred and his sole value being related to the Eva. The others warn him that with this, he will lose his own identity. But Shinji still believes that he has nothing.<br />
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Various images of nature are shown, and the characters discuss their feelings related to them. These questions are posed: What do you seek? What do you desire? Are you afraid of being insecure? Misato, Rei, Shinji, and Asuka are all afraid of being unloved. Shinji also wants to be worth something, so no one will abandon him.<br />
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But [[Yui Ikari]] tells her son that only he can find his worth. Shinji can't understand where he exists, and asks if he is just the sum of items and symbols that others recognize as himself. He knows that what he feels to be himself, is himself, but that's not good enough. Shinji is still confused, he protests that no one understands him. The others tell Shinji, that only he can truly understand himself, so he must be good to himself. But still, he doesn't comprehend the meaning of that.<br />
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The others say that if Shinji depends on outward things to define himself, all these things will eventually change and disappear, as time passes. But his heart and mind can truly change his world.<br />
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Then the construction of the place changes to a white void, where Shinji exists as a drifting pencil sketch. He interprets this as a world of nothing, but his own voice comes back and says that it's a world of perfect freedom. But perfect freedom is perfect nothingness, for there is nothing to hold on to, nothing to orient himself in. [[Gendo Ikari]] steps in and says he will give him a restriction: he draws a horizontal line across the void that defines as ground and sky. With this Shinji loses the ability to fly, and has thereby sacrificed some of his perfect freedom, but in return, he feels more secure as he has something to walk on. In any world, things change, the person changes, and the person can shape the world, through the shaping of perceptions. Yet this must also be in the presence of others. Shinji in this white world feels that he is disappearing, and it is because he can’t know his own shape without other things to compare it to, and there is nothing else there. Shinji knows who he is, but other people must be there shape his mind as well in order to form a complete self. That is the truth.<br />
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Shinji experiences an alternate reality which resembles a domestic comedy, everyone recast inappropriate roles: the Children are normal students, Misato is a teacher, Gendo works at the university<ref>The AU Gendo’s responses to Yui in the original script are "I know" and "Yes", echoing Shinji’s way of answering Misato after the battle with Shamshel.</ref><ref>The English-dubbed version of an alternate reality also changed some of the dialogue or added lines to make it raunchier. Most noticeable is the complete changing of Gendo’s neutral dialogue with Yui to an involved conversation with some innuendo. (i.e. "I’m ''always'' ready, dear.")</ref>, and Yui is a housewife. Shinji himself is drastically changed into a more typical teenage boy, confident and lecherous, while Asuka is his oldest childhood friend, and Rei is a transfer student, presented as a perky, ditzy schoolgirl.<br />
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[[Image: Congratulations.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Congratulations!"]]After seeing this, Shinji realizes that there are alternate possibilities to his current life; a Shinji that is not an Eva pilot can exist as well. Reality might not be so bad, if there are all these choices. Shinji still hates himself, though. He is told again that he only believes that he is hated. People can only see things through their own filters. But they can change so much through that, by altering their perspective.<br />
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[[Image:26 C343 shinji-grin.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Thank you."]]<br />
After seeing this, Shinji realizes that there are alternate possibilities to his Shinji decides that he can learn to love himself, and he wants to be "me" and to stay "here". The dark world shatters, and Shinji is left standing atop a coral reef under a sunny sky, surrounded by most of the other characters. He is wished "Congratulations!" by the human cast (and a squawking [[Pen Pen]]), and smiles, thanking everyone.<br />
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"To my father, thank you<ref>Shinji's "Thank you to my father" could be seen as a response to Gendo's "I'm sorry, Shinji." in [[The End of Evangelion]].</ref>.<br />
To my mother, farewell<ref>One of the final text lines, "To my mother, farewell" is also heard in [[Episode 26']], although Shinji actually says that to his mother.</ref>.<br />
And to all the children...<br />
Congratulations!"<br />
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*The alternate reality presented here was the inspiration for [[Girlfriend of Steel 2]] and its accompanying [[Angelic Days|manga]], although Ritsuko and Kaworu were added to the cast, and more traditional Evangelion elements were later introduced.<br />
* When the line near the end is spoken, "But, I might be able to love myself.", it is said simultaneously by Shinji, Asuka, and Rei according to the after-recording script<ref>[http://eva.onegeek.org/pipermail/oldeva/2001-July/040028.html e]: It's the after recording script on volume 7 of the Japanese R2 DVD release. TV episode 26, page 62 of 67, cut 315."</ref>.<br />
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The final scene of End of Evangelion is, to this day, still hotly debated. It is a culmination of the story's themes and narrative in just a few, earth-shattering minutes, with Shinji's attempt to choke Asuka contrasted with her unexpected response. This article, however, will deal with the more objective aspects of this scene that can easily go unnoticed even to the most observant of viewers, thanks to its cryptic and deliberately ambiguous construction. There are, however, several details present in this scene that can help elucidate Shinji's state of mind.<br />
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After rejecting Instrumentality, Shinji is seen emerging in the Sea of LCL. In the following scene, Shinji sees [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]], and seems shocked to see her there, and even more so when he realizes Asuka is there. As Shinji notices the girl, he moves towards her and begins to strangle her, without a clear reason. The generally accepted interpretation is that he was trying to determine whether she was real or if they were still experiencing Instrumentality. <ref name="Cardass"> [http://wiki.evageeks.org/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion:_The_Card_Game#Translations Evangelion Cardass Masters Card Game] "Shinji renounced the world where all hearts had melted into one and accepted each other unconditionally. His desire... to live with 'others' -- other hearts that would sometimes reject him, even deny him. That is why the first thing he did after coming to his senses was to place his hands around Asuka's neck. To feel the existence of an 'other'. To confirm (make sure of) rejection and denial."<br>"In the sea of LCL, Shinji wished for a world with other people. He desired to meet them again, even if it meant he would be hurt and betrayed. And just as he had hoped/wanted, Asuka was present in the new world. Only Asuka was there beside him. The girl who he had hurt, and by whom he had been hurt. But even so, she was the one he had hoped/wished for...."</ref> Shinji's state of mind can seem a bit jarring, as he seemed content and willing to face the future just a few minutes earlier in the movie as he said goodbye to his mother [[Yui]], even if he was still uncertain he could achieve happiness.<br />
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Instead, Shinji seems somewhat unstable and fraught, as attempting to strangle Asuka again seems like quite an extreme action. It is interesting to note that time inside Instrumentality itself is relative, and the sequences presented in he movie don't follow a completely linear fashion, thus, while Instrumentality itself takes less than an hour inside the movie, it is entirely possible that Shinji experienced weeks, months or even decades inside Instrumentality, and only returned to the real world much later, and might have spent some time alone in the beach before Asuka showed up, as some elements in the scene indicate:<br />
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* [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato's]] cross is rusted, or more specifically, the nail that is holding it. It has been suggested that this could merely be blood washed over on the cross, as LCL is said to resemble blood multiple times. However, the fact that rust is specifically falling from the nail is telling, because it means that either there has been enough time for a nail to rust, or, alternatively, if Shinji found the nail already rusted, the water or humidity could have made the rust spill on the cross. Regardless, there needs to at least have been enough time for the rust to drip down in the first place.<br />
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* There are several pieces of wood of an unexplained nature. Shinji states that the reason he wants to return to the real world is because he wants to see his friends and the people he loves again because at least there he will know his feelings are real, even if he risks rejection and failure. As explained below, those are actually grave markers Shinji has erected in memory of his friends. Presumably, the one with Misato's cross is supposed to represent Misato. '''Shinji might have believed''', for a time, that nobody was coming back and he was doomed to be alone, so finding Asuka on the beach would come as a surprise because it would have proven him wrong. This could also explain why he decided to choke her - to find out if she was real. A perfect "doll" Asuka inside Instrumentality would not react, and accept any of his wishes, including killing her, as inside Instrumentality there is no individuality, thus Asuka might not have a will of her own. But not only does she react, but she also does so with compassion. This proves to Shinji that he is no longer alone, and that she is indeed real.<br />
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* The moon cycles change between the first post-Impact scene when Lilith is dying to the ending scene. They seem to indicate at least two weeks have passed between those scenes. Admittedly, it is possible that the Moon was merely being seen from another angle, and this would give the viewer a different impression of the actual cycle it was in, so it is not very strong evidence.<br />
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It is still hard to pinpoint a specific timeframe, but Shinji would take at least a few hours to gather wood and erect the grave markers. Unlike the moon cycles, this is actually mentioned in the storyboards, so we can be certain at least this happened.<br />
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== Discarded endings ==<br />
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[[End of Evangelion]] has two discarded endings, [http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/mdwigs/livesequence.html Last A and Last B]. While the Last B was far bleaker than the ending present in the final movie, Last A is still very similar to the one in EoE, with the most noticeable difference being Asuka's final line being altered.<br />
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''Last A''<br><br />
''You already know the beginning of this one (a beach, petrified headless Evas, etc).<br><br />
''Then, we see the graves Shinji made (it's stated by Anno it was _he_ who made them). The names of all main Eva characters are written on them, except for "Ayanami Rei".''<br><br />
''We then see Asuka's grave.''<br><br />
''And Asuka's foot kicking it to the ground. ^^;<br><br />
''(you can still see these graves in the actual ending... no names, but there is Misato's pendant nailed on one of them, and another has been kicked down ^^ )''<br><br />
''We then see Shinji and Asuka on the beach... and you know that scene, too (but this draft demonstrates that Shinji and Asuka didn't just wake up there after Third Impact... they've been living here for some times... meaning they _could_ be the two only humans willing to return, after all... ^^; )''<br><br />
''When Shinji starts crying, Asuka was supposed to say something like "Idiot No way I'll let you kill me" ("idiot" was removed in the storyboards... and the whole line was modified, eventually).''<br><br />
''Then, [[Everything You've Ever Dreamed|the ending music]] (so, there was one... ^^ ) was supposed to begin, and the staff credits were to appear (Anno suggests a horizontal scrolling, like in GunBuster, I guess).''<br><br />
''We were to see Eva-01 lying on the Moon, and woman's hair showing from its broken mask (but her face remains unseen).''<br><br />
''Behind Eva-01, you could see Earth, entirely red.''<br><br />
''And the Black Moon, destroyed.''<br><br />
''The camera goes to the sun, then to the stars.''<br><br />
''Credits end.''<br><br />
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''"Shûgeki" ("the end").''<br />
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Unlike Last B, Last A does not clash with the ending as present on EoE at all, except for Asuka's final line - changed when Anno asked for [[Yuko Miyamura|Yuko Miyamura's]] (Asuka's voice actress) suggestion, as he was still unsatisfied with this line, which lacks the ambiguity and duality of the final line.<ref>[http://wiki.evageeks.org/Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff#Interview_with_Yuko_Miyamura_.28BS_AnimeYAWA.29 Interview with Yuko Miyamura (BS AnimeYAWA)] <br />
"I had been thinking directors should convey their ideal how the show should be to us. But Anno pitches us questions such as "What do you think for yourself if things went on such and such ways to you?" After recording all the lines of the movie, I was called to the studio because the final line needed to be revised. Ogata came there too as it was Asuka and Shinji's scene. Asuka's final line was "Anta nankani korosareru nowa mappira yo!" in the film scenario. Anno didn't live with my line no matter how many times I tried. Ogata and I were at a loss of how we should play what Anno wanted to express; she even tried to ride on me and choke me to meet his demand. He must have been pursuing reality. Concerning the final line we adopted, I'm not sure whether I should say about it in fact. At last Anno asked me "Miyamura, just imagine you are sleeping in your bed and a stranger sneaks into your room. He can rape you anytime as you are asleep but he doesn't. Instead, he masturbates looking at you, when you wake up and know what he did to you. What do you think you would say?" I had been thinking he was a strange man, but at that moment I felt disgusting. So I told him that I thought "Disgusting". And then he sighed and said "... thought as much." He said. " I thought as much. "</ref> '''However, the graves are still around.''' As such, adding to the evidence present above, it is also possible to extrapolate the meaning for these elements in the scene from Last A that are still present:<br />
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* Lilith "dies", Shinji re-materializes in the Sea of LCL, he swims/walks to the beach, and spends some time there, enough time to gather some wood and erect these graves. He also finds a nail and uses it to fix Misato's cross on one of them.<br />
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* Last A happens, or at least in part. '''Asuka herself''' returns from Instrumentality, she goes to the beach (instead of just materializing by his side), and finds the markers Shinji set in her and the other character's memory. Immediately she assumes Shinji thinks she's dead, so she kicks the marker with her name to signify she's alive, '''as well as her will to live'''.<br />
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* She finds Shinji asleep on the ground. Instead of waking him up, kicking him or yelling at him, she decides to sit and sleep by his side. <br />
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* The actual ending scene happens: Shinji wakes up - the camera seems to be in the first person momentarily, as Shinji is looking upwards to the sky, but then it quickly pans to the side, as if he is turning his head. Shinji then gets a brief glimpse at [[Quantum Rei]], and is surprised to find Asuka by his side. He chokes her, she caresses him, he stops.<ref>Some speculate that the unused but fully produced song [[Everything You've Ever Dreamed]] was going to be used as a credits song. It seems to allude to this very scene: <br><br />
''Did she promise you the world and did that'' <br><br />
''Girl just throw your love away''<br><br />
'''''Leave you like a lonely solitare'''''<br><br />
'''''With just despair for company'''''<br><br />
''Do you think you'd find revenge so sweet ''<br><br />
''Make it so you hearts will never beat ''<br><br />
'''''Squeeze the very last and dying breath from'''''<br> <br />
''Everything you've ever dreamed</ref>''<br><br />
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* There are also unconfirmed claims that the EoE poster is canon, which would seem to indicate that Shinji at the very least got off Asuka, got up, Asuka sat up, and both of them spent some time looking at the horizon and Lilith's head.<br />
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This has some implications as it contradicts other theories that Asuka merely materialized out of nowhere because Shinji willed it or because Rei somehow "gave" her to him as companionship, instead, she returned out of her own free will, which reinforces [[Yui Ikari|Yui's]] earlier statement about how anyone can come back, as long as they have the will to do so and to imagine themselves back in their original forms. (although according to this <ref name="Cardass" />, Asuka was the one Shinji had "hoped/wished for") However, the fact that Asuka imagines herself with her arm bandaged seems to indicate she is not completely healed yet, much like Shinji's fraught mental state does. <br />
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Nonetheless, the fact that she has chosen to lay by Shinji's side at her own initiative and chosen to react to him with open affection, instead of aggression and hostility like she has done many times before, symbolizes, at least, the beginning of her growth. Because Asuka is now able to accept herself, she is now able to accept him as well, instead of pushing him and other people away out of fear of intimacy and rejection, much like Shinji, unable to accept himself, ran away from people in order to avoid the pain inherent to human connections. Not only does this make Shinji stop as he has realized that it is indeed Asuka and he is indeed in real life, Shinji, who has realized he can find worth is himself and is now willing to reach out to other people, is taken aback by this sign of compassion, which mirrors Yui's own caress a few minutes earlier in the movie as he leaving [[Instrumentality]], it also shows how overwhelmed he is to be accepted himself, and might be ashamed of the way he has treated Asuka. <br />
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Asuka's final line, ''"kimochi warui"'' can be translated as "I feel sick" or "How disgusting". It is an expression used many times before to express shock, dismay or disapproval - for instance, when Shinji is first immersed in [[LCL]] in [[Episode 1]] and in a sense embraced by [[Yui]], and when Asuka complains about sharing a bathtub, and a house with Misato and Shinji in [[Episode 22]], as she is unwilling to belong). Asuka seems to be expressing disapproval at the situation they are in and Shinji acting meekly again.<ref>Keep in mind she is also fully aware of his masturbation in the hospital earlier, in fact, she not only tells him to do it again for her to watch, she even implies she knows it is a habit. In fact, in one of the earlier EoE drafts, Shinji would just go home after seeing her exposed breasts and then masturbate in his room, thinking of her</ref> This does not change the fact, however, that she has just chosen to show him compassion, to give him a chance and lay by his side. When hostility would have been a far easier choice - and the fact that she has kicked her gravemarker implies she might not actually be in a frail and weak state as some assume, she has instead chosen comprehension and compassion, she took a risk, just like Shinji did by choosing to return to reality, as Asuka has. The ambivalence and duality in this scene represent the fact that they are not yet completely healthy and changed, but are beginning to open themselves to this change. The movie leaves open where they will go from there, if they can grow and learn to love themselves or not, but even after all the grievous death and destruction throughout the movie, and even though they are still only starting to grow, it still gives them this hope, as long as they pursue it.<br />
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The fact that Asuka and Shinji will have to work in other to achieve happiness and even survival is reflected even in other ways: it could take a while before civilization can rebuild, if anyone even comes back in the first place, so they will inevitably have to deal with each other and at least come to terms with one another in other to survive: ultimately, whether Shinji and Asuka can grow and be happy also depends on whether the viewer thinks humanity can go back and learn from its mistakes - it is entirely possible that no one will come back, or that very few will. Much like Shinji and Asuka can grow and change, this also applies to humanity and even the world at large: it is impossible to even know for sure about the physical state of the world and its fauna and flora, availability of food and clean water, the preservation of buildings and infrastructure, etc. It is uncertain where they are, as well - possibly on the outskirts of the ruins of Tokyo-3, which has been flooded after [[Rei]] self-destroyed her Eva and later when the [[Black Moon]] emerged and created a crater. The physical damage might be limited to Tokyo-3's vicinity, or beyond, similarly to how [[Second Impact]] seems to have limited physical damage and LCL in the water to Antarctica.<ref>Second Impact was an Impact of a very different nature, with an actual physical explosion caused by [[Adam|Adam's]] partial awakening. The 3 billion dead include subsequent natural disasters like tsunamis (provoked by the explosion itself and possibly the change of the Earth's axis), earthquake and rising sea levels, and nuclear exchanges like one between India and Pakistan. The show hints that the post-2I world is politically untable but perfectly habitable. The "eternal summer" is specifically mentioned as existing in Japan, which means it was probably a result of the change in the axis, and does not necessarily apply to everywhere else. This lack of certainty applies to the post-3I world as well.</ref><br />
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All possibilities are open: as Shinji has learned (and presumably Asuka as well), even if reality is harsh and uncomfortable, if he does not try to break out of the cycle of misery, despair and escapism which has encompassed him, he will only have the certainty of more failure and more suffering. However, if he decides to face reality and face the risk of rejection and failure, even if he will not have the certainty of success and attaining happiness, that is still the only way he can be happy in the first place.<ref>''"I still don't know where to find happiness...but I'm here, and I will keep wondering why I was born."''</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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[[Theory and Analysis:Shinji and Asuka's Relationship#One More Final|Theory and Analysis:Shinji and Asuka's Relationship - One More Final]]<br />
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[[Theory and Analysis:List of Common Misconceptions#The Adam & Eve Scenario (or, Nobody Else is Coming Back)|Theory and Analysis:List of Common Misconceptions - The Adam & Eve Scenario]]<br />
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[[Resources:End of Evangelion Screenplays#Episode 26'|Resources:End of Evangelion Screenplays]]<br />
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This article was mostly built out of the following forum threads, please refer to them: <br />
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[http://forum.evageeks.org/thread/2270/Passage-of-Time-EoE-Final-Scene/ Passage of Time (EoE Final Scene)]<br />
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[http://forum.evageeks.org/thread/18923/Did-Last-A-actually-happen/ Did Last A actually happen?]<br />
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==Notes and References==<br />
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[[Category:Shinji Ikari]]<br />
[[Category:Asuka Langley Soryu]]<br />
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T&A page about EoTV vs EoE, analyzing whether they can be seen as complementary, literally concurrent, and/or opposite endings.<br />
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Breaking it down into sections about the pros and cons of the three ideas as well as the final verdict based on the evidence the series gives to the audience (Not just stuff from EoTV or EoE, but from the rest of the series as well. For instance, Shinji's various citations of the word "here" (koko) during his internal mind trips (Personal Hell train); "Do you want to become one with me?"; etc; etc)<br />
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Also: mention somewhere in the opposite endings section as a counter-argument that what the Renewal/Platinum booklet says about such things needs to be taken into account with what series evidence gives us (e.g: series canon overrides all other canons).<br />
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Also mention somewhere the whole Instrumentality=more intimate than sex symbolism (EoE and internal mind trips "Do you want to become one with me?" lines, Asuka atop [[Shinji]] (scrapped sex pic though we still get <s>Royally pissed off</s> enraged [[Asuka]] and passive Shinji who actually stands up to her for the first time), [[Rei]] atop Shinji, etc...<br />
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==Complimentary Endings==<br />
===Argument===<br />
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==Concurrent Endings==<br />
===Argument===<br />
Some people believe EoTV and EoE are the same events. While EoTV takes place in the minds of the characters and Instrumentality, EoE are the actual events. Based on the end of [[Episode 24]], [[Episode 25'|Air]] was supposed to be the original ending. Because of this EoTV, which is what aired, and EoE, which was completed later, were based on each other. The main argument for the concurrent endings is that the reality scenes in EoTV, similar phrases, and ideas in both versions, and the notion that [[Shinji]] rejected [[Instrumentality]] in both EoTV and EoE. <br />
====Reality Scenes====<br />
In EoTV, interspersed in the Instrumentality scenes are what is termed "reality scenes." These scenes provide a glimpse into what is happening in the real world while the characters are having their internal dialogues. In EoE the meaning of these scenes becomes clear since they are involved in the plot. Each picture shows the EoTV scene and its corresponding EoE scene. <br />
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[[File:EoEconcurrency 1.png]]<br />
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Eva 02 at the bottom of the lake <br />
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[[Misato]] wounded<br />
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[[Ritsuko]]'s body floating <br />
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Gendo & Rei <br />
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The sandbox <br />
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Shinji watching Misato and Kaji<br />
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Shinji floating "nowhere"<br />
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====Similar Phrases and Ideas====<br />
Both EoTV and EoE have similar phrases and ideas that relate to each other. This is used as an argument to prove EoTV and EoE are concurrent portrayals of the same event. EoTV jumps right into Instrumentality without any understanding that EoE provides. Still, in EoTV they mention ideas that the viewer knows are true based on EoE. <br />
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EoTV Episode 26:<br />
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SHINJI: What the hell is this??<br />
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MISATO: <u>This is the Instrumentality which your father has initiated.</u><br />
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SHINJI: This is it?<br />
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MISATO: This is part of it.<br />
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ASUKA: You can't tell what the truth is, Shinji.<br />
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RITSUKO: Truth is subjective. Therefore, you can barely tell that what you can feel is fact.<br />
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REI: The truth is within you.<br />
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FUYUTSUKI: And the facts that remain in your memory are what will become your truth.<br />
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RITSUKO: Truth can be changed from time to time, sometimes.<br />
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SHINJI: This is all fact! This is the result of... Everything?<br />
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ASUKA: This is real; but one of many realities.<br />
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MISATO: <u>This is the conclusion you wanted.</u><br />
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SHINJI: Wanted...? Me?<br />
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REI: Yes; total destruction. You wished for a world in which nobody would be saved.<br />
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SHINJI: I didn't wish for this! The others didn't save me?!<br />
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RITSUKO: Nobody can save you from yourself.<br />
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KAJI: <u>This is what you wished for.</u><br />
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ASUKA: Destruction. Death. And return to nothingness. You wished for these.<br />
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MISATO: This is the reality that is.<br />
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SHINJI: What is reality...?<br />
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REI: This is your world.<br />
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HYUGA: A world that exists solely for yourself; one without time, space, or anyone else.<br />
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AOBA: A world in which every facet is determined by you.<br />
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MAYA: This is the world where you just wait for others to give you something.<br />
That is reality.<br />
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MISATO: <u>This is your world unless you decide to change reality.</u><br />
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SHINJI: <u>This is the world that is! Nothing can change that!</u><br />
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RITSUKO: <u>No. You, yourself, make the decision.</u><br />
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FUYUTSUKI: <u>This is the world where your mind decides what will be.</u><br />
That is reality.<br />
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MISATO: Whether it is the will to survive...<br />
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ASUKA: Or a wish for death, it is all up to you.<br />
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SHINJI: Are you saying that this darkness -- this insane world -- are what I really wished to create?!<br />
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ASUKA: Yes.<br />
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KAJI: <u>You wished for a closed world, that was comfortable for you.</u><br />
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HYUGA: You wished for it, in order to protect you from your weakness.<br />
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AOBA: To protect your few pleasures.<br />
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MAYA: <u>This is merely a result of your wish.</u><br />
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MISATO: In your closed world, in a world where only you are allowed to be, others cannot live with you.<br />
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ASUKA: But still you wished to close off the world that surrounded you.<br />
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RITSUKO: Your wish ejected things you dislike, and created an isolated and lonely world filled with nothing.<br />
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REI: This is the world your wishes have created, a private haven in the recesses of the mind.<br />
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ASUKA: This is how it all ends; one of many possible endings.<br />
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MISATO: <u>This is an ending you brought upon yourself. You chose this fate.</u><br />
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Shinji is given the choice, it is made extremely clear that the choice is his; this world is of his making. It is stated more than ten times in that passage that even though this is the "Instrumentality" that was Gendo's plan, it is still Shinji's wish, his choice, his decision, for it to be this way. This mirrors very much what happened in EoE, Though Gendo caused Instrumentality, it is Shinji's decision, and the fate of the world rests in his hands. Here is the scene from episode 26' that occurs just after Komm Süsser Tod starts playing, This shows equivalent feelings on Shinji's part.<br />
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Shinji: Nobody understands me.<br />
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Rei: You didn't understand anything.<br />
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Shinji: <u>I thought it was supposed to be a world without unpleasantness... without uncertainty.</u><br />
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Rei: Because you thought that everyone else was like you.<br />
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Shinji: Betrayed! You've betrayed my feelings!!<br />
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Rei: You've misunderstood from the start. You simply assumed without asking.<br />
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Shinji: <u>Nobody wants me. So, everybody just die.</u><br />
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Rei: Then, what are those hands for?<br />
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Shinji: <u>Nobody cares whether I exist or not... Nothing will change. So, everybody just die.</u><br />
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Rei: Then, what is that heart for?<br />
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Shinji: <u>It'd be better if I wasn't here either. So I should just die, too.</u><br />
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Rei: Then, why are you here? <br />
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Note that this scene occurs just before Lilith expands her Anti-AT Field and everyone loses physical form. The "wish" of Shinji is clear to see here. EoTV: KAJI: ''You wished for a closed world, that was comfortable for you.'', EoE: Shinji: ''I thought it was supposed to be a world without unpleasantness... without uncertainty. .''<br />
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The first scene from episode 25 actually takes place after the second. In the second scene, the viewer is shown that Shinji wishes for death, that he wishes everyone would just die, and immediately after that we see his wish effectively granted, that everyone loses physical form, they all revert to LCL. However he then gets the chance to ponder that decision, ''"Whether it is the will to survive... Or a wish for death, it is all up to you.".'' It is Shinji's choice, he is given it in the series ending and he is given it in the movie ending as well. And so it goes... everyone has "died"...<br />
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====Rejection of Instrumentality====<br />
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====Positive vs. Negative Ending====<br />
One argument that the two endings are different is EoTV ends with Shinji making a positive psychological breakthrough while EoE ends with trauma and desolation for Shinji after he returns from Instrumentality. In EoTV, Shinji obtains some form of inner peace and reconciliation. In EoE Shinji is left for an unknown period of time alone on a barren and ravaged earth. There is no sense if he learned any lessons as he did in EoTV. <br />
====A.T. Field Symbolism====<br />
Symbolism also plays a role in supporting divergent endings. In EoTV, individuals are alone in their own room going through their own physiological monologue. On the other hand, EoE represents Instrumentality as the union of all souls. At the end of EoTV Shinji's room shattered. This conveys the exact opposite of the Instrumentality in EoE where an individual's A.T. Fields return. <br />
====Focus on Shinji====<br />
At the beginning of EoTV it says ''The year is 2016 A.D. The thing that people had lost In other words, the instrumentality of souls was still ongoing However, there is far too little time left to make mention of it all, therefore, now, we will take the boy named Shinji Ikari and tell the story of the instrumentality of his soul'' This would make it seem Shinji is just one of the multitude. The presentation of events in EoTV does not suggest that Shinji occupies any privileged position other than being the main viewpoint character. When Misato washes her dirty linen in the shared mental space, everyone comments on her, without any sense on Shinji being a connecting hub, or in any other sense distinguished from any other of the participants. On the other hand, EoE definitely portrays Shinji as the main driving force and focus of Instrumentality. <br />
====Acceptance of Instrumentality====<br />
Another theory is in EoTV Shinji accepts Instrumentality while in EoE Shinji rejects it. In EoTV it does not make it clear that Shinji has a choice in the matter; he just needs to accept it after he realizes to love himself. The quote ''I understand! I can exist here!'' is used by proponents to say Shinji realized he can live in this new Instrumentality world. In the Newtype Filmbook description of the last scene of EoTV is ''"Amidst the many words of congratulations, a faint smile starts at the corners of Shinji's mouth (and spreads across his face). A happy face -- that is the figure of the Complemented Shinji. This conclusion is also one form, one possibility among many."'' This has been interpreted by some fans as referring to an acceptance of permanent Instrumentalization and merging with the rest of humanity.<br />
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===Be bold!===<br />
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You shouldn't be scared when it comes to updating pages or adding content to the site. At its inception, the wiki was primarily concerned with creating and uploading new content than actually smoothing out the information, in no small part due to the low site traffic. These motives are for today. Do not feel anxious or apprehensive when adding new content or editing what already exists! Every bit of effort and all your contributions make the wiki a greater, better place- even if some mistakes may be made along the way.<br />
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Above all, remember that wiki sites like these rely on the contributions of many different people to attain their content and their quality. The next time you stroll around the wiki and see a few typos or blemishes, you can to fix those errors (or even add new content) and bring the wiki a little bit closer to its ideal. We don't wish to just "allow" you to contribute to the wiki; indeed, we eagerly invite you to.<br />
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===You don't need prior knowledge===<br />
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While of course it is preferred that you have some knowledge or skill in MediaWiki- albeit that it would be easier for you- it is ultimately a secondary quality. The qualities we look for here are passion for and knowledge about Evangelion. The vast majority of the wiki-code you will use is quite basic, like the code shown in this tutorial. If you wish to either clarify your doubts about wiki-code, utilize more advanced code, or simply improve your skills, you can either ask a member with knowledge of such matters or bring it up in the forum's "Editorium" section.<br />
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It should also be noted that this wiki is meant to be accessible both on the reader and the scribe's end. You will not be penalized, shunned, or discriminated for your contributions, even if you haven't seen much Evangelion material, have just started getting into Evangelion, have never analyzed the series before, or anything of that sort. Once again, be bold in contributing to the wiki.<br />
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===Keeping up-to-date with the wiki===<br />
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There's the [http://forum.evageeks.org/forum/editorium/ Editorium] section on the forum, as well as a [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]] page where the most recent activity on any part of the wiki is listed.<br />
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Finally, there are also certain page categories intended to include the articles deemed in most need of current attention:<br />
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* [[:Category:Stub Articles|Stub Articles]]<br />
* [[:Category:Pages Needing Help| Pages needing various kinds of help]]<br />
* [[Special:WantedPages| Wanted pages]]<br />
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===Write in third person===<br />
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Avoid the use of first person or anything that makes you as an individual scribe stand out in the actual article. Not only is this unsightly and disruptive to the article's flow, but it's also contrary to the spirit we strive towards in this wiki. The wiki is intended to be a collaborative project of the EGF community, not the interpretations of a particular few.<br />
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So please use wording like "It is well known that" or "It can be noticed that" rather than wording like "I know that" or "I noticed that". However, try to avoid using too many of these "weasel words"- phrases that sound nice, but that don't really have much mechanical purpose. Remember that the "Show preview" button is always just a click away.<br />
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==Basic formatting and editing==<br />
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===How to make edits to an article===<br />
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This is the base upon which all existing wiki content is based. While occasionally new pages will be created from time to time, the vast majority of a scribe's contribution to the wiki is in the form of editing an article (please note that this doesn't mean you will be unable to add new content to an article), so it's fitting for it to be the first thing you need to learn.<br />
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First, you need to locate the "Edit" tab. Among the page tabs (Discussion, History, etc.) you should see a tab titled "Edit", in this wikia only seen when you log in. Click the tab, and you will be taken to a screen with a major text-box occupying the vast majority of the page, with the title of whichever page or section you're editing above, and below a short legal declaration, a Summary line, two tick boxes, three clickable boxes and finally two links. For now we'll just focus on the most basic elements, the rest will be detailed later.<br />
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As you might have likely guessed, the text box is where the magic happens. Here is where you write or make all the text, code, and other content that go into creating a wikia. The three clickable boxes are respectively named "Save page", "Show preview" and "Show changes". First thing you should know is that the "Save page" button is what you have to click once you're already happy with your edits and are ready to upload them to the article. '''Remember: You need to click the "Save page" button for the changes you made to take effect.'''<br />
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After that, there are the "Show preview" and "Show changes" buttons. "Show preview" lets you quickly check your edits for any spelling errors or fluidity of text by displaying the content on your textbox right above-said textbox when you click it. There also appears a small template reminding you that this is only a preview and the changes still haven't been saved. "Show changes" is basically a significantly more advanced and exact manner of checking your edits and feeling the difference between the current texts and your edit. <br />
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The summary is a text line in which you can include any comment regarding your edit (plus, if you selected a specific section to edit, the summary will include that in the article's edit history), like "fixed typos" or "arranged paragraph structure". These could be as long as you feel the need for them to be, but remember that there is also always a discussion page for any article (or you can always create it) so there's no need to voice your concerns with the article there. The summary description is simply for a concise explanation of what your edit was about.<br />
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You can also tick the box "This is a minor edit" for your edit to be filed as a minor one in the edit history. Please use this for edits like fixing typos or grammar. Inserting or removing key information or entire paragraphs from the article is very much not a minor edit. You tick the "Watch this page" button if you desire to be notified of any activity with that specific article.<br />
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====How to create an article====<br />
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To create an article, write the title of the article you wish to create into the search bar and click "Search". You should see a message that says "There is no page titled [name of your article], you can create this page" (or something of that kind). Click the link to either the text of "create this page" or the title you entered in the search bar that has a red link (typical code of non-existent pages) and you will be taken to the same textbox you use when editing.<br />
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Please remember that article titles are case sensitive. This means that it makes a difference if certain letters are capitalized or in lower case, so an article titled "anno" would be filed as a separate article from one titled "Anno".<br />
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If you have any further doubts or questions, you can always ask the Editorium section or an admin.<br />
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====What's an Edit Conflict?====<br />
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If you're ever editing a page and after clicking "Save changes" you get, instead of the usual result, a message saying "Edit conflict" it means another scribe was editing that article (or that section of the article) at the same time you were and saved their changes on the articles before you did. Don't worry, your edit isn't lost in this case. The "Edit conflict" page should list "What you wrote". Just copy that content, enter the edit mode again, and paste it onto the page. Of course, that's if the other scribe was working on some other part of the article from the one you were. They could have been working on that same part of the article, and might even disagree with your changes. This situation will be further described below, but as a general rule, please try to integrate both contributions if possible.<br />
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===Headings and sub-headings===<br />
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Making sub-headings in a page is very simple. All you have to do is add sets of equal signs on both sides of the text you want to make into a heading:<br />
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<nowiki>==Example1==</nowiki><br />
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<nowiki>==Example2==</nowiki><br />
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The number of equal signs (remember they have to be the same in each side) will determine the size and type of heading.<br />
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It is a good idea to start with a heading of two signs ("==") for a section. Headings of a single sign ("=") are rarely used.<br />
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It is worth noting that headings of two signs will have a line extending across the screen (making it easy to tell where one section ends and other begins) whereas headings of 3 or more signs will not have such a line.<br />
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You can use a great number of "=" signs, for example:<br />
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<nowiki>==ExampleA==</nowiki><br />
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<nowiki>===ExampleB===</nowiki><br />
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<nowiki>=====ExampleD=====</nowiki><br />
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<nowiki>======ExampleE======</nowiki><br />
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But for most basic purposes, headings of two and/or three signs will do just fine.<br />
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It is, of course, possible to make headings with a single plus sign, but it makes the heading considerably huge and is a big garrish. Hence why two equal signs are the default for headings. A hypothetical exception where single signs could be used is for an article that would need a considerable quantity of headings, and in which the other option to single-sign headings (using a lot of 6+ sign headings, which aren't that different from normal text) is even more impractical.<br />
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===Bolding and italicizing text===<br />
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Basically, you use a set of two apostrophes in both sides of the text to italicize it, and three apostrophes to bold it. Just like headings!<br />
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Example: <nowiki>''Shinji Ikari''</nowiki> = ''Shinji Ikari'' <nowiki>'''Shinji Ikari'''</nowiki> = '''Shinji Ikari'''<br />
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It really is that simple. How it basically works is that the auto wiki code recognizes a specific use of apostrophe marks as a call for code, which is extremely practical. However, it's also important to note that (because of this) it is very much not the same to use apostrophes or quotation marks to quote something, so please make sure you're using the right key when quoting a piece of text. That said, if you ever find yourself in the need to bold or italicize a piece of text ''within'' a quote, all you have to do is put the apostrophes around the text you want to be italicized/bolded just like you would in normal text. For example:<br />
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"Did Hideaki Anno prefer working in Nadia's production, or in Eva's?" If you wanted to italicize "Nadia's", you would need to write <nowiki>''Nadia's''</nowiki> which would give you: "Did Hideaki Anno prefer working in ''Nadia's'' production, or in Eva's?"<br />
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However, it is important to note that this also leads one to a small risk of entire paragraphs getting italicized due to rare failures of wiki-code.<br />
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Don't worry, in the very unlikely case that happens you're not going to cause fifth impact or anything like that. Someone will likely fix it soon enough.<br />
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====Using supertext (N<sup>2</sup> Mine, S<sup>2</sup> Engine, etc.)====<br />
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You can just write "N2 Mine" or "N^2" Mine and it's not a big deal, someone more skilled in wiki-code will probably fix it. However, if you want to do it right here are two ways how:<br />
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One of them is simply using the superscript " ² " character but your computer might not be able to do that. If that's not an option for you, you can also use wiki-code: Type <nowiki>"N<sup>2</sup>"</nowiki> to make "N<sup>2</sup>".<br />
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===Making lists===<br />
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There are two types of lists you can make: Bulleted or numbered. Since the format for both of them is essentially the same, we'll just focus on a bulleted list. Keep in mind that making a numbered list is the same as making a bulleted list, only replacing "*" with "#".<br />
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For making a bulleted list, you use asterisks. One asterisk at the beginning of a line creates a bullet point. Thus with "<nowiki>*Bullet point 1</nowiki> we get:<br />
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*Bullet point 1<br />
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And you write two asterisk marks one after the other to create a subsection that visually stems from the original bullet point:<br />
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*Bullet point 1 <br />
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Which was obtained with:<br />
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<nowiki>*Bullet point 1<br />
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The sub-divisions are theoretically unlimited, but on practical terms, you'll probably rarely go beyond three asterisks for a line.<br />
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It is very important, however, that you note that the '''lines you want to make a subsection must come immediatly after the parent line'''. That is to say, if you want to include subsection to a list, you must not leave spaces between the lines. If instead of including subsections like in the example above, you leave spaces like this:<br />
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<nowiki>*Bullet point 1<br />
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You'll get this:<br />
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Which looks quite unsightly and most likely isn't what you were going for. So make sure you do not leave a space between subsection lines.<br />
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Finally, while numbered lists are pretty much the same, you can make numbered sub-headings with them.<br />
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===Indenting text===<br />
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To indent text, you simply need to add a colon to the beginning of a line. <nowiki>:This</nowiki> =<br />
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You can also add multiple colons to make it indent more:<br />
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::::This text has four colons, thus been indented four times<br />
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:::::This text has five colons, thus been indented five times<br />
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It is important to note that different computers have different monitor displays, meaning that they will indent to different amounts. So if you try centering something just by indenting it, while it might look centered on your computer, it can't be guaranteed to be the case for every user checking the page (and it most likely won't be the case). So for a text you want centered, you can use code like this:<br />
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<div align="center" style="text-decoration:italic;">Text you want centered</div><br />
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Which was obtained with:<br />
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<nowiki><div align="center" style="text-decoration:italic;">Text you want centered</div></nowiki><br />
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Finally, please never indent by using the spacebar. Attempting to indent by just pressing the spacebar can result in broken wiki-code. For example: Imagine that you've written a particularly long paragraph with, say, 500 words in it. And you indented it by hitting "spacebar". Now, because indenting with spacebar can sometimes cause the entire paragraph to go on a single line, you will have a line of over 500 words that will just extend to the right-hand side of the screen, many times over. Doesn't sound very good, does it?<br />
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====Other nice tricks====<br />
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There are of course many other things you can do with text: Change font and size of text, underline it, etc. If you happen to be acquainted with BBcode tags (the code you use in forums to alter text or add images) This will be very easy.<br />
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With the tags for <nowiki><big>big text</big></nowiki> you can make <big>Big Text</big><br />
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Or use the tags for <nowiki><small>small text</small></nowiki> to create <small>small text</small><br />
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The tags of <nowiki><u>underlined text</u></nowiki> can make <u>underlined text</u><br />
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And the tags of <nowiki><s>striken-throught text</s></nowiki> can make <s>striken-throught text</s><br />
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==What do those buttons on the top of the page mean?==<br />
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You can see several tabs on top of each article. The one on the far left, the one actually selected, is the actual "article" page, for the article you actually want to read. Clicking "Discussion" leads you to a "Talk" page for the article: basically its like a piece of note-paper taped to the article, which editors write notes to each other about things in that particular page (more on Talk pages will be explained below). "Edit" is the tab you click to actually make changes to an article. <br />
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The "History" tab leads you to the History page for an article: it lists all changes that have been made the article, in chronological order, who made those changes, and dates them. You can click on "diff" to see what changes an edit made to the page. There is also a "Move" page, which is basically used for renaming an entire page: it moves the article to a new page, and actually automatically creates a redirect which links every page which was originally linked to the old name, to the new one. Depending on your user privileges, you might not be able to "Move" pages. You're really only supposed to Move pages occasionally, and unless an article name is misspelled or something obvious, you should tend to discuss moving a page with other editors before moving it (go to the "Talk" page and say "I think this should be moved to (new name) because...". If you do not have user privileges to Move a page, it would be a good idea to directly ask an Administrator to move it. There is also a "Watch" button, which adds pages to your "Watchlist", basically your Favorites list.<br />
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The links in the extreme upper right are for your own account on ''EvaPedia'', not related to the page you are looking at. Clicking on your screenname takes you to your user page. Please fill this out (copy the format you see on other user's pages). "My preferences" takes you to your preferences page (you don't really need that). "My Watchlist" shows you what looks like a "History" page, but which actually shows you ''only'' the recent changes that have occurred on pages you have clicked "watch" on (that you have favorited). This helps you keep track of articles you are concerned with, or just plain interested in. "My Contributions" lists only edits made by you, in chronological order.<br />
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By the way, a red-colored link means that the link is broken, usually because it links to a page that doesn't actually exist yet. '''Help ''EvaPedia'' expand by "filling in the red links"'''.<br />
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==How to make links to other articles on the site==<br />
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You make links to other articles on ''EvaPedia'' by writing double brackets around a word or set of words, for example: <nowiki>[[Evangelions]]</nowiki> will create a link to the [[Evangelions]] page. <br />
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Some articles have more than one word in the title; just put the brackets around all words in the title, like <nowiki>[[Shinji Ikari]]</nowiki><br />
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As said above, article names are case-sensitive, so it actually matters if the links are capitalized or not. Please just write the name of the article you want to link to exactly as it appears on top of the page, and you'll be fine.<br />
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'''A neat little trick''' is that you can actually write one thing as the name in the link; this is like when on a message board it asks for the address of a website you're linking to, then asks "what would you like this link to say"? For example, instead of simply linking to "Shinji Ikari", you can write "[[Shinji Ikari|useless whiny geek]]", and clicking on that will take you to the "Shinji Ikari" page.<br />
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To do this, instead of adding double right-brackets like normal, add in a vertical line "|" (the key above Enter, hit "shift"), then write what you want the link to say, then end in double brackets as normal, like this: <nowiki>[[Shinji Ikari|useless whiny geek]]</nowiki><br />
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===How to make links to webpages not on the site===<br />
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You might want to link to another website outside of ''EvaPedia''. You could just copy-paste the link directly, and hypertext will automatically be created: http://www.google.com/<br />
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However, you might want to write a message for the link instead of adding in the address like that: indeed, some addresses for news articles and such get ''really'' long, and it would save space to summarize it in a few words.<br />
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Linking to pages not on ''EvaPedia'' is a bit different from linking to pages on it, but it's pretty simple. Put the link in ''single'' brackets, and ''leave a space'' between the end of the address and the message you want to add. For example: writing <nowiki>[http://www.google.com/ A Big Search Engine]</nowiki> would result in the link [http://www.google.com/ A Big Search Engine]<br />
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==How to sign your name==<br />
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'''DO NOT. SIGN. YOUR NAME.'''<br />
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NEVER sign your name on the ACTUAL article pages themselves. ''EvaPedia'' is a group project. <br />
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Actually, every wiki page has two pages: the *actual* article, and a "Discussion" page: for example: "Shinji Ikari" and "Talk:Shinji Ikari" <br />
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While you are ''never'' supposed to sign your name when you make changes to an actual article, you ARE supposed to '''always''' sign your name when you leave comments on Talk pages.<br />
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To sign your name after something you have written on a Talk page, type two dashes and four tildes, grouped together with no spaces in between: "<nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>"<br />
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==What a "Discussion" ("Talk") page is and how to use it==<br />
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The "Talk" (or "Discussion") pages are essentially where things specific to that page should be talked about; basically you're supposed to talk about problems being encountered on the page on the "Talk" page instead of asking someone in the forums about it; something in the forums can be lost or might not be noticed, while '''the "Talk" page is basically like a sheet of paper taped onto the real page''', on which we pass notes on it back and forth to each other. As it's always located "right next to" the real article (thanks to those little tabs on top) it's just more convenient for day to day issues.<br />
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While you must NEVER sign your name on actual article pages, you ALWAYS have to sign your name on Talk pages.<br />
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==How to create Categories to group multiple pages into==<br />
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At the bottom of some pages, you can see a "Category" link: this is an easy way to organize articles using MediaWiki. To create a new "Category" to label articles with, type "<nowiki>[[Category:Name of Category]]</nowiki>, and add this link to the bottom of an existing page. This should result in a red link (it doesn't exist yet). Click on the link, and just add something like "These are all articles that belong to the (Name of Category)". This will actually create the category. Proceed to add the Category tag to other pages that it applies to. '''Always add Category links at the extreme bottom of a page'''.<br />
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==How to Redirect pages==<br />
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If someone enters "[[Asuka]]" into the "search" bar, or if you create an in-age link to "Asuka", they won't immediately go to "[[Asuka Langley Soryu]]". A "redirect" has been created, so that is someone searches for "Asuka" they will instantly be taken to "Asuka Langley Soryu". <br />
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If you are a total newbie, you normally don't have to worry about this. Administrators will clear up most of these. The Admins have usually decided what the "official" title for an article should be, and it would be nice if you asked if you want something redirected; redirecting a page causes wide-scale changes throughout the site.<br />
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'''To create a redirect''', go to a new blank page, and type "<nowiki>#REDIRECT[[NameofArticle]]</nowiki>"; the number symbol "REDIRECT" in all-captials, and a link (which is done using double brackets) to the article you want it to link to; all with no spaces between characters. This will instantly redirect someone who searches for "Asuka" so that clicking "go" on a search for "Asuka" will immediately link them to the "Asuka Langley Soryu" page. The "What links here" page at the top of the toolbox will let you see everything that linked to the old redirect, like "Asuka". <br />
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Again, if you are a total newbie, don't be afraid of this; normally you really wouldn't have to do this and the Admins should be handling it on their own, so bring something to their attention if you have a problem.<br />
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==How to use Templates==<br />
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"Templates" are an advanced feature that lets you quickly reproduce the same information on multiple pages. Often this is used for creating "infoboxes", those information boxes you see on Character and Episode Guide pages. If you are a complete and utter newbie to using MediaWiki, you don't actually have to worry about how to ''create new Templates'' just yet. Most of the major templates needed for the website (Episode Guide infoboxes, etc.) are already created directly by Admins. You've just got to worry about how to use them.<br />
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One of the most basic Templates is the "stub" template: typing "<nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>" will auto-generate the template message "This article is a stub. You can help the ''EvaPedia'' by expanding it".<br />
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The big difference is that while normal links use double brackets like <nowiki>[[]]</nowiki>, notice that when you are using a template you use double braces: <nowiki>{{}}</nowiki><br />
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The name of actual Template pages (the page that generates them) is "Template:Name of the Template". Just take "Name of the Template" and put it between double braces on a new page, and this will insert the Template. Thus for "Template:Stub" writing "<nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>" adds that Template.<br />
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Templates are really an advanced feature that can be used for all sorts of things, most importantly the Infoboxes. If you're a newbie and don't understand this at all, you can eventually figure it out by observing how Templates are used on existing pages and "reverse-engineering" them, but basically you don't have to worry about Templates that much for now. Admins will walk you through it if you are confused.<br />
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==How to use images==<br />
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There is more to using images on here than just physically loading them on, that is, lots of legal stuff. If you are a newbie, you don't need to worry about this. <br />
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Rule of thumb, please don't load an image onto here which is obviously a high-definition non-promotional pic owned by Gainax or someone else. This has to deal with Copyright laws and such (more on that below). For now, as you are a newb, really just use common sense while loading what you want, and Admins will worry about the legal stuff. What you need to know is:<br />
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===How to load images to the site===<br />
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Go to the box on the bottom of the page, which is titled "Toolbox". Click "Upload file". Then click "Browse", select a file from your computer. '''Remember to add a category tag to the file'', then click "Upload File" to load it to the site.<br />
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Files you load onto the site really shouldn't be bigger than 153 KB: You ''can'' load images bigger than that, but they are difficult to load and display in all web browsers. Use the '''jpeg'''/'''jpg''' image format to keep filesizes down.<br />
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Rule of thumb: If you want an image to be a "hero shot" for an article (i.e. the main infobox's image for Shinji on the "Shinji Ikari" page) they should be at least 30 KB.<br />
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Loading many high-quality images onto one-article can run into legal stuff, so if you want to load, say, screenshots of literally every single scene from an episode onto the same page, they should be of lower quality, around 15 KB or less. We will tinker with this on an image by image basis.<br />
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===How to use images once they've been loaded onto the site===<br />
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Once the image is loaded to the site, it will have a distinct image file name, along the lines of "Image:NameofImage.jpg". To use the image in an article, link to it by writing this full article name in a double brackets wiki-link, like this: <nowiki>[[Image:NameofImage.jpg]]</nowiki><br />
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That, of course, might make the image be displayed too big, and not where you want it. MediaWiki code is capable of auto-formatting image files of any size into a standard display size, a "thumbnail". To make one, just add "|thumb" before the last double brackets: <nowiki>[[Image:NameofImage.jpg|thumb]]</nowiki> You can still click on the thumbnail to go straight to the full-sized image file. <br />
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Thumbnails are also good because they let you write a ''caption'' underneath the image. You do this by just writing another vertical line after "thumb", then your caption, like this: <nowiki>[[Image:NameofImage.jpg|thumb|"your caption"]]</nowiki><br />
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You can also '''change what side of the article the image is located on'''. If you just type "thumb" for five or six images in a row within an article, they're all automatically on the right-hand side and this can look a bit repetitive. So vary it up if there are many images by moving the images from side to side a bit. You do this by simply writing "<nowiki>[[Image:NameofImage.jpg|thumb|left]]</nowiki>" or just <nowiki>[[Image:NameofImage.jpg|left]]</nowiki>. Besides "left" you could also write "right" if you want it lined up on the right, or even "center" if you want the image centered (usually you won't center it though). <br />
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|image2 = [[Image:18 C004 clouds.jpg|thumb|200px|The transport aircraft carrying Eva-03 flying into cumulonimbus clouds.]]<br />
|image3 = [[Image:18 C132 strain.jpg|thumb|200px|Infected Eva-03 struggles to break from its restraints.]]<br />
|image4 = [[Image:18 C167 eva03-silhouette.jpg|thumb|200px|Approaching in silhouette. Note the unusually long arms.]]<br />
|image5 = [[Image:18 C224 stretch.jpg|thumb|200px|The super-elasticity of the parasitized Eva-03's arms.]]<br />
|image6 = [[Image:18 C279 headsplode.jpg|thumb|200px|Eva-03's head flying apart. (Note the eye and jaw.)]]<br />
|image7 = [[Image:18 C283 chestplate.jpg|thumb|200px|Eva-01 removing Eva-03's chest plate.]]<br />
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<div>{{Rebuild Infobox<br />
| japanese_title_k = ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:序<br />
| japanese_title_r = Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Jo<br />
| japanese_title_e = Evangelion New Theatrical Edition: Prelude<br />
| english_title = Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone<br />
| image = [[Image:Eva1-0 logos.png]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Hideaki Anno]] (general director), [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]], [[Masayuki]]<br />
| theatrical_release = September 1, 2007 (Japan)<br />
| video_release = 1.01: April 25, 2008<br> 1.11: May 27, 2009<br />
| angels = [[Sachiel|Fourth Angel]], [[Shamshel|Fifth Angel]], [[Ramiel|Sixth Angel]], [[Lilith|Second Angel (Lilith)]]<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Eva-00]], [[Eva-01]]<br />
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| next = [[Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance|Evangelion 2.0]]<br />
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[[Image:Evangelion 1.0 poster.jpg|150px|left|Evangelion 1.0 poster.]]<br />
'''Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone''' (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: 序) is the first of four films released in the [[Rebuild of Evangelion]] series, based on the original anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, which premiered in Japan on September 1 2007. It was produced and co-distributed by Anno's Studio Khara in partnership with Gainax. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto provided character designs for the film, while Ikuto Yamashita provided mechanical designs. Both Shinji Higuchi and Tomoki Kyoda provided the film's storyboards.<br />
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The film focuses on a young teenager named [[Shinji Ikari]], who is asked to pilot a giant mecha known as [[Evangelion Unit-01|"Evangelion Unit-01"]] to protect the world from mysterious creatures known as [[Angels]]. The plot is largely a point-for-point adaptation of episode [[Episode 01|01]] up to episode [[Episode 06|06]] of the original anime. While most scenes and events are replications of the original series, some unfold differently with new or omitted scenes.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
[[Image:Rebuild trailer shinji telephone.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Shinji on the telephone after arriving in Tokyo 3.]]<br />
[[Image:Rebuild trailer battery power.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Remaining battery power timer running down.]]<br />
[[Image:Rebuild trailer sad misato.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Misato at a bar with Ritsuko (not shown).]]<br />
[[Image:Rebuild trailer ramiel.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Ramiel heading toward Tokyo 3.]]<br />
The film begins in 2015, fifteen years after Second Impact, when fourteen-year-old Shinji Ikari receives a phone call, summoning him to Tokyo-3, by his estranged father, [[Gendo Ikari]]. While caught in a crossfire between UN forces and a strange creature, known as the Fourth [[Angel]] [[Sachiel]], Shinji is picked up by Lt. Colonel Misato Katsuragi, and taken to the headquarters of his father's organization, Nerv. At Nerv HQ, Shinji is shown what his father has been working on: A giant "robot," known as [[Evangelion Unit-01]]. Shinji's father, forces him to pilot it, saying he is the only one who able to do so. Shinji initially refuses, but then reluctantly agrees when Gendo threatens to send [[Rei Ayanami]], a heavily bandaged Evangelion pilot, into battle. He initially fails to defeat the Angel, and blacks out in pain, but the Evangelion goes berserk and defeats the Angel on its without the pilot. <br />
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Soon afterwards, Shinji wakes up in hospital and is officially instated as the pilot of Eva-01, the Third Child. Shinji is taken in by Misato as her new housemate and enrolled in the local middle school. Here he runs into problems with classmates [[Toji Suzuhara]], whose sister was injured in the battle and beats Shinji up in retaliation, and his friend [[Kensuke Aida]]. The Fifth Angel, Shamshel, attacks Tokyo-3, and Shinji is forced to battle again.<br />
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Toji and Kensuke sneak out of the emergency shelters to see the action, while Shinji enters the battle. The Angel slams Unit-01 into a mountainside, nearly crushing Toji and Kensuke. Misato has the two take cover in Unit-01's cockpit before ordering Shinji to retreat, but he disobeys and destroys the Fifth Angel with the equipped knife. Misato later reprimands Shinji for disobeying her.<br />
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After the ordeal with the Fith Angel, Shinji decides to run away. After making his way to an under-construction bridge he is brought back by Nerv employees. At school, Toji decides that Shinji isn't a bad person, and they become friends after he insists that Shinji punch him in return. Following this, Shinji interacts with his fellow pilot, the mysterious Rei Ayanami for the first time. <br />
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The Sixth Angel, Ramiel, appears and tries to drill into the Geofront. Shinji is ordered to deploy Unit-01 against it, but the Angel fires a particle beam at the Eva, critically injuring Shinji. <br />
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Another incredibly powerful Angel appears, Ramiel, and tries to drill into the Geofront. Shinji is ordered to deploy in Eva-01, but the angel fires a particle beam at the Eva which nearly kills Shinji with. It continues to drill down into the Geo-Front cavern below. Shinji wakes up from a coma sometime later and is expresses fear of piloting again. Seeing that, Rei tells him she will take his place and leaves for the mission alone.<br />
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When he recovers, Misato takes the despondent Shinji down to [[Central Dogma]], where she shows him the Second Angel [[Lilith]]: a white giant suspended on a cross. She explains that if an Angel were to unite with Lilith, then it would cause [[Third Impact]]. An event that would mean the end of all life, and that this is the Angel's goal. This encourages Shinji to pilot Eva-01 again. A plan is developed to defeat Ramiel by using all of the electrical power of Japan to power an experimental positron rifle which Eva-01 will use to snipe Ramiel while Rei, in [[Eva-00]], supports by blocking its attack. After his first shot fails to kill the Angel, Shinji is successfully able to fire a second shot and destroy the Angel. Rei is nearly killed defending Shinji from the Angel's return fire, but he is able to save her by dunking the damaged Unit-00 into water to cool it off and prying her cockpit out using Unit-01's knife. Shinji cries out of fear of nearly losing her, and Rei, normally cold and emotionless, eventually shares a smile with him.<br />
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[[Image:Rebuild trailer kaworu.jpg|250px|left|thumb|A brief shot of Kaworu.]]<br />
Meanwhile, in the final scene, the camera pans up from the end of the battle with Ramiel and zooms in on Earth's Moon. On the Moon, a line of what appear to be nine coffin-like boxes is on the lunar surface, with a giant stain of blood intersecting the landscape. Out of one of these rises a naked Kaworu Nagisa, who begins having a cryptic conversation with Chairman Keele's Seele 01 "sound only" monolith communicator. Behind them on the Moon appears to be a secret Seele base, with an unidentified giant, wearing a purple seven-eyed mask and wrapped in white bandages--an overall appearance very similar to the Second Angel Lilith--restrained behind them in a pit covered with scaffolding. Kaworu says that the "Third" hasn't changed, referring to Shinji, and that he can't wait to meet him.<br />
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==Evangelion 1.01==<br />
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[[Image:Explanation of 1-01 003.jpg|thumb|right|Monstrous kanji lineup typical of ''Explanation'''s captions.]] [[Resources:Explanation of Evangelion 1.01|Explanation of Evangelion 1.01]] is a feature included on the second disc of the "special edition" 1.01 DVD release of ''[[Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone]]''. This is identical to the regular movie, save for the inclusion of large captions displayed throughout the film which provide the "official designations" of people, locations, weapons, technology, and so forth (a la [[Episode 06]] of the original series).<br />
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==Evangelion 2.0: Next Time Preview==<br />
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[[Image:Eva1-0 jikai C08B adams.jpg|thumb|left|The "ADAMS" during the Second Impact flashback.]] [[Image:Eva1-0 jikai C18.jpg|thumb|right|Mari looks at an array of glowing crosses (altered in the actual film).]] A preview following the credits, structured the same as the "Next Episode Previews" in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', complete with the same musical theme, voice-over by Misato, and promises of more fan service. <br />
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It opens with an introduction to the Evas scheduled to appear: The "provisional" Eva-05 on an underground rail, Eva-02 being air-dropped (outfitted with the new "[[Evangelion equipment|S-type Equipment]]"), Eva-04's explosion, Eva-03 (infected by Bardiel), and Eva-06 descending from the [[Moon]]. The text "ADAMS" and a cryptic image of several ghostly, vaguely humanoid figures are flashed on the screen. The text "[[Lilin|LILIN+]]?" then appears, followed by several shots of the "human" cast: Kaji and Gendo (as seen at the end of Episode 08); Misato slapping Ritsuko (recycled from [[Episode 16]]); Asuka, Rei, and Shinji (from the Zeruel battle in 19); and Kaworu (smiling against a dusky sky). Finally, the new character Mari is seen from behind, looking up at multiple giant glowing pink crucifixes, followed by a close-up of her face.<br />
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==Trailer Summaries==<br />
[[File:Shamshel revised.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Shamshel's revised design.]]<br />
===Theatrical Trailer #1===<br />
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Released in on July 13 2007, set to "FLY ME TO THE MOON (IN OTHER WORDS) 2007 MIX" by Hikaru Utada. Beyond the newer, more impressive visuals, the trailer does little in terms of showing any new content that wasn't present in the original series. Though it does show [[Shamshel|Shamshel's]] heavily revised design, and include a previously unseen scene of someone tightly holding hands; later revealed to be Misato and Shinji. The text at the end of the trailer reveals the release date for September 2007.<br />
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===Theatrical Trailer #2===<br />
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The second trailer was set to "Beautiful World" by Hikaru Utada. Like the first trailer, and keeping with the tone of the first film, the trailer does little in terms of introducing any content previously unseen, barring reframed shots and more impressive visuals. It does include a glimpse of Misato and Shinji descending in an elevator, which turns out to be to [[Central Dogma]], and the first glimpse of Kaworu as he awakens (on the moon).<br />
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==Similarities and differences==<br />
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Many scenes were recreated almost shot-for-shot. See: "[[Guides:Neon Genesis Evangelion vs. Evangelion 1.0]]"<br />
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For a thorough list of differences between the first ''Rebuild'' movie and the original series, see: "[[Differences between Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0 and Original Series]]"<br />
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==The Final Scene==<br />
While most of the movie was a very close (at some points, shot by shot) recreation of the original story, the last scene is not only entirely new but also unlike anything seen in the original series, and has resulted in a great deal of fan speculation concerning the nature of the remaining three Rebuild movies. However, [[Evangelion 2.0]] and Evangelion 3.0 has succeeded in confirming at least part of the speculation related to the final scene.<br />
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The movie cuts from the end of the [[Ramiel]] battle to a site on Earth's moon. A line of what appear to be coffin-like boxes is on the lunar surface, with a giant stain of blood intersecting the landscape through the middle of the row of boxes. Out of one of these rises a naked Kaworu Nagisa, who begins talking to the Seele-01, represented by his monolith. Behind them on the Moon appears to be some sort of a moonbase, with a giant restrained behind them in a pit covered with scaffolding. This giant has a purple mask held on to its face with massive, visible stitches, and barely visible on the lower half of the mask is the crest of Seele - the same symbol seen on the original Lilith's mask. (Evangelion 2.0 confirmed speculation based on the trailer at the end of 1.0 that the giant was [[Eva-06]], and that Kaworu would be its pilot.)<br />
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A shot of the Earth, its atmosphere still blue but its oceans stained as red as blood is seen, and Kaworu says that "The Third is still the same." and that he looks forward to meeting Shinji. (The state of the [[Third Angel]] in Evangelion 2.0 confirms that "The Third" was indeed the "Third Boy", Shinji. However, "That Child" remains open to speculation) <br />
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Bizarrely, Kaworu speaks to Seele-01 on the moon, although there is no air on the moon and so no sound can propagate. Even if Kaworu didn't need to breathe and could survive in a vacuum, extreme-temperature environment, to speak normally as on Earth (or in any atmosphere) would be impossible. <br />
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Evangelion 2.0 places the construction site of Eva-06 as [[Tabgha Base]] on the moon. Gendo and Fuyutsuki are in pressure suits in a spacecraft, and wonder whether Kaworu is human when they see him. Kaworu greets Gendo from a distance, confirming that Kaworu can breathe and hold a normal conversation in a vacuum.<br />
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It can be assumed that the fact that Kaworu can speak, breathe and live in a vacuum is due to the fact that he is an Angel, as we learn in Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo, and does not have the same requirements or restrictions that a normal human would have on the Moon. Also ties into Kaworu's original role in the TV series as an Angel somehow related to SELEE.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*On its opening weekend in Japan, ''Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone'' took the #1 place at the box office: 236,158 people spent 280 million yen (about US $2.4 million). Unusually, it earned this much money despite playing at only 84 theaters, though many of them were packed to capacity [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-03/japanese-box-office-august-25-26-september-1-2 ]<br />
*After the credits finish, a trailer plays for the next movie in the ''Rebuild'' series, "[[Evangelion 2.0]]". Amusingly, its structured exactly like the "next episode on Evangelion" segments that ended each episode of the original series, including the same musical theme and a voice-over by Misato. <br />
*A spelling error: when Misato and Shinji are in the elevator, right before it opens and they meet Ritsuko for the first time, the instructions printed next to the level display clearly say "Em'''a'''rgency" instead of "Emergency". Another spelling error is seen briefly during Operation Yashima, where "Storage" is misspelled "Strage"(The "o" is missing). These errors have been rectified in the video release.<br />
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==Guides==<br />
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* [[Resources:Explanation of Evangelion 1.01]]<br />
* [[Guides: Evangelion 1.11 FAQ]]<br />
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|va_jap=[[Megumi Ogata]]<br />
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|va_jap=[[Kotono Mitsuishi]]<br />
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|va_jap=[[Megumi Hayashibara]]<br />
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|description=The First Child and Pilot of [[Evangelion Unit-00]]. Rei's quiet speech and ethereal appearance belie her greater nature, and purpose. Her connections to Shinji, Unit-01, and Commander Ikari are deeper and darker than they seem.<br />
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|description=The Second Child and Pilot of [[Evangelion Unit-02]]. Nerv's highly trained pilot ace, she is none too pleased at being upstaged by Shinji, but is still drawn to him despite herself. Her independent and hot-tempered personality masks some old and painful wounds.<br />
For the rebuild character Asuka Shikinami Langley click [[Asuka Shikinami Langley|here]].<br />
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|va_jap=[[Yuriko Yamaguchi]]<br />
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|description=The Head of Project E and Nerv's chief scientist, Dr Akagi employs the world's most advanced technology to keep the Evangelions' enormous power restrained; barely. Ritsuko is Misato's oldest and closest friend, but she is deeper in the Commander's confidences—and more besides. <br />
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|va_jap=[[Fumihiko Tachiki]]<br />
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|description=Commander of Nerv and Shinji's estranged father. Gendo Ikari has been given extra-legal authority by the UN to defeat the Angels by any means neccessary; and he has yet more powerful benefactors with their own, darker goals in mind. But it is his own, personal goal of reuniting with Yui which he will stop at nothing to achieve. <br />
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|va_jap=[[Koichi Yamadera]]<br />
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|description=Tokyo-3's most dashing triple agent, and an old flame of Misato. Kaji runs a dangerous game of lies, playing Nerv, Seele and the Japanese Intelligence Ministry against each other; and all while trying to discover the real truth for himself.<br />
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|va_jap=[[Motomu Kiyokawa]]<br />
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|description=Vice Commander of Nerv and Gendo's right hand. Fuyutsuki was formerly a professor of metaphysical biology, and was part of the UN investigation into Second Impact. Though he once tried to reveal the truth to the world, he now works alongside Gendo as the two work towards the ideals of his former student, Yui.<br />
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|va_jap=[[Tomokazu Seki]]<br />
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|description=Class 2-A's resident jock and Shinji's close friend—after a rocky start. But underneath Toji's tough exterior lies a heart of gold. <br />
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|va_jap=[[Tetsuya Iwanaga]]<br />
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|description=Unrivaled Otaku of Class 2-A's and Shinji's friend. Kensuke is Evangelion—mad, and always seems to know more than he really should. <br />
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|name=[[Hikari Horaki]]<br />
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|va_jap=[[Junko Iwao]]<br />
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|description=The Class Representative of 2-A and a close confident of Asuka's. Though she can be stern, Hikari is very considerate of the feelings of her fellow students.<br />
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|va_jap=[[Miki Nagasawa]]<br />
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|description=Chief aide to Ritsuko with the rank of Lieutenant. Maya performs her job expertly, but has deep reservations about the darker workings of Nerv. <br />
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|name=[[Makoto Hyuga]]<br />
|name_jp=日向マコト<br />
|image=[[File:OP C038 hyuga.jpg|150px|Makoto Hyuga]]<br />
|age=&ndash;<br />
|va_jap=[[Hiro Yuki]]<br />
|va_eng=<br />
|description=Chief aide to Misato with the rank of Lieutenant. Hyuga will do whatever it takes to get the job done, especially if the right person is asking.<br />
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|name=[[Shigeru Aoba]]<br />
|name_jp=青葉シゲル<br />
|image=[[File:OP C039 aoba.jpg|150px|Shigeru Aoba]]<br />
|age=&ndash;<br />
|va_jap=[[Takehito Koyasu]]<br />
|va_eng=<br />
|description=Nerv Lieutenant and final member of the Bridge Crew Trio. When he's not playing guitar, Aoba is responsible for directing operations of the most advanced military organization in the world. <br />
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|name=[[Kaworu Nagisa]]<br />
|name_jp=渚カヲル<br />
|image=[[File:24 C303 col-disc.jpg|150px|Kaworu Nagisa]]<br />
|age=15<br />
|va_jap=[[Akira Ishida]]<br />
|va_eng=<br />
|description=The Fifth Child... and the Final Angel. Kaworu is sent to Tokyo-3 by Seele to foil Commander Ikari's plans, but along the way takes more than a passing interest in Shinji. The Angel of Free Will, he chooses to make the ultimate expression of his idiom. <br />
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|name=[[Yui Ikari]]<br />
|name_jp=碇ユイ<br />
|image=[[File:OP C072 yui.jpg|150px|Yui Ikari]]<br />
|age=27<ref name="time_of_death">At time of "death"</ref><br />
|va_jap=[[Megumi Hayashibara]]<br />
|va_eng=<br />
|description=Shinji's mother and Commander Ikari's lost wife. Yui's body is lost to this world, but she lives on inside the core of Unit-01 and in the hearts of those who knew her.<br />
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|name=[[Keel Lorenz]]<br />
|name_jp=キール・ローレンツ<br />
|image=[[File:OP C046 keel.jpg|150px|Keel Lorenz]]<br />
|age=&ndash;<br />
|va_jap=[[Mugihito]]<br />
|va_eng=<br />
|description=Head of the Human Instrumentality Committee, and of the clandestine organization Seele behind it. Chairman Keel has entrusted Gendo Ikari with bringing about Seele's ultimate and destructive goals; But he comes to find that his faith has been misplaced. <br />
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|name=[[Naoko Akagi]]<br />
|name_jp=赤木 ナオコ<br />
|image=[[File:21 C136 naoko.jpg|150px|Naoko Akagi]]<br />
|age=&ndash;<br />
|va_jap=[[Mika Doi]]<br />
|va_eng=<br />
|description=Ritsuko's mother and former chief scientist of Gehirn; now deceased. Naoko was responsible for the creation of the Magi supercomputer system, and the initial stages of Project E.<br />
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|name=[[Pen Pen]]<br />
|name_jp=ペンペン<br />
|image=[[File:02 C152 penpen.jpg|150px|Pen Pen]]<br />
|age=&ndash;<br />
|va_jap=[[Megumi Hayashibara]]<br />
|va_eng=<br />
|description=A "hot spring" penguin and Misato's pet/roommate. While some theorise that Pen Pen is more than he seems, he spends most of his time watching TV in his fridge and drinking Misato's beer. <br />
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|name=[[Mari Makinami Illustrious]]<br />
|name_jp=真希波・マリ・イラストリアス<br />
|image=[[Image:Eva2-22 C1498A crop.jpg|150px|Mari Makinami Illustrious]]<br />
|age=&ndash;<br />
|va_jap=[[Maaya Sakamoto]]<br />
|va_eng=Trina Nishimura<br />
|description=The enigmatic pilot of [[Evangelion Unit-05]] introduced in Evangelion 2.0. <br />
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| number = #24<br />
| japanese_title_k = 最後のシ者<br />
| japanese_title_r = Saigo no Shisha<br />
| japanese_title_e = The Final Messenger<br />
| english_title = The Beginning and the End, or "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"<br />
| image = [[Image:24 C308 deliberation.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Akio Satsukawa]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Masayuki]]<br />
| first_aired = 3-13-1996<br />
| video_release = 3-5-1997 (Japan-Video/LD), 6-26-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Kaworu Nagisa|Tabris]], [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]] (Under control by Tabris), [[Lilith]](Crucified)<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]<br />
| prev = [[Episode 23]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 25]]/[[Episode 25'|Episode 25′ ]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Unable to find Asuka and too frightened to face [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] or [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]], [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] runs away yet again, only to meet and strike a friendship with [[Kaworu Nagisa]], the replacement pilot for [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]. Kaworu's openness and friendliness provide much-needed comfort for the disturbed Shinji. However, suspicions abound over Kaworu's incredible synchronization abilities, and when he reveals that he is the Seventeenth Angel, Shinji must battle his newfound friend or face the threat of world annihilation.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
The episode opens on a flashback to the young [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] running to inform [[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu|her mother]] that she has been chosen as an Eva pilot, only to walk on the aftermath of Kyoko's suicide. The narrative then jumps to a more recent flashback of Asuka finding out about [[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji's]] death from Shinji. Though she accuses Shinji of lying, the news still have a visibly devastating effect on her. Finally, we catch up with the present, where a desolate and haggard Asuka [[Theory and Analysis:Asuka and the Bathtub|lies naked in a bathtub]] in the ruins of a house. She weakly that declares that she is worthless because she can no longer pilot an Eva, and therefore feels she no longer has any reason to go on living. Just then a [[Nerv]] Intelligence Agent happens upon her.<br />
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[[Makoto Hyuga|Hyuga]] relates the news of Asuka's recovery to [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]], who notes that it took an unusually long time for the agents to find Asuka, and that the timing is suspicious, due to it coinciding with the arrival of the Fifth Child. Back in his room in the apartment, Shinji lies on his bed in solitude, trying to process the recent disturbing revelations about [[Rei Ayanami]]. He realizes that there is a definite connection between her, [[Yui Ikari|his mother]], and the strange presence inside Eva-01, and he wonders what [[Gendo Ikari|his father]] is planning to do with them.<br />
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Back at Nerv Headquarters, [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] is being held in a security cell for her actions in the previous episode. She is confronted by Gendo, who tries to interrogate her on why she destroyed the Dummy System. Ritsuko only bitterly responds that her intention was to destroy Rei, and that she feels nothing for him anymore. Gendo then tells her that he is disappointed in her, but Ritsuko just replies that he never expected anything of her, to begin with, before he leaves her alone in her cell.<br />
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Later, a despondent Shinji stands at the edge of the crater lake by sunset, too afraid to go home or face Misato or Rei, and unsure of what happened to Asuka. His other friends have been evacuated from Tokyo-3, and Shinji is unsure of what to do, as he is unwilling to reach out to anyone. His attention is drawn by a strange boy about his own age who sits perched on a nearby statue, humming the Ode to Joy. The boy introduces himself to Shinji as [[Kaworu Nagisa]], the Fifth Child, and reveals that he already knows who Shinji is, asking him to just call him by his first name. Because he is utterly alone, Shinji is drawn to Kaworu in their very first conversation.<br />
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Misato is suspicious of Kaworu, and Kaworu's awesome synchronization scores befuddle everyone. He soon makes contact with Rei, attempting to give her clues as to her true nature<ref>Kaworu's line to Rei about "being the same as him" implies that Rei is the vessel of Lilith's soul, just as Kaworu is the vessel for Adam's. This is proven as Rei deploys an A.T. Field in Central Dogma.</ref>. He goes to NERV's public bath with Shinji, expressing his empathy for him. Shinji lands up spending the night in his room<ref>Kaworu and Shinji lie down just like Asuka and Hikari did in the previous episode, but while Hikari seemed disturbed at Asuka's condition and Asuka was sobbing away and unwilling to face her, Shinji opens herself up to Kaworu, who listens to him attentively, despite not saying much on his part. Shinji still chooses to stay on the floor, however.</ref>, talking to him about his past and his feelings about his father.<ref>Some early fansubbers misheard this as "koi", but the scripts for this episode make it clear it is "koui". As for "suki", the original ADV VHS subtitle translation gives the word as "like," while Platinum and the English dub use "love." The Netflix release, translated by [[Khara]], chose to use "like" again. Khara's own official translator has publicly defended this change, and the ambiguity it retains from the original text.</ref><br />
*Kaworu places his hand on Shinji's the same way Misato placed her hand on his in the previous Episode. While the sexual intentions on Misato's part are plainly obvious, and drew Shinji's immediate disgust, he does not react to Kaworu's touch, and is in fact confused about what he has in mind. Despite implications, Kaworu's gesture might merely have been a sign of trying to comfort Shinji rather than a sexual advance. In one interview, [[Masayuki]] mentions the storyboard says Kaworu merely touches Shinji's hand, instead of holding it, but he did not notice this when animating it as Gainax was in a hurry to deliver the episode<ref>H: Why hand-holding though? M: Because that's what the script said. H: (flips to the relevant page of the script) it says “touched his hand”. Isn’t it touched, but you drew “hold” (laughs). M: Because that's what the artist drew and I wasn’t really too concerned and ok-ed it. (laughs) there was basically no time. - NGE Storyboards Collection, Vol.3-4</ref>. Meanwhile, Seele meets to discuss Gendo's betrayal of their trust. The next scene is Gendo discussing his goals with Unit 1's soul, and it is revealed that Adam's embryo has been grafted into his hand.<br />
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Early in the morning the next day, Kaworu stands on the statue of an Angel<ref>Kaworu is sitting where the head of the winged statue should be. In the On-Air version, it isn't clear if the statue is even humanoid, but in Death and in the Director's Cut version, the statue is very clearly a winged Angel, one with the head missing. Kaworu either sits on the head of the statue or stands on its neck.<br />
*That he's on the statue of an Angel is a direct giveaway that he is the last Angel, and the missing head foreshadows his own death. Kaworu standing on top of the neck while talking to the monoliths is another subtle revelation. The statue strongly resembles a Mass-Production Eva from End of Evangelion, and those have Kaworu dummy plugs inserted through the neck to control them.</ref>, in the center of the crater lake. He talks to himself at first, speaking about how humans are not [[God]]s, before fifteen monoliths appear and speak of [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]]'s agenda<ref>See [[Theory and Analysis: Kaworu's Agenda]] for details of Kaworu's talk with the monoliths over the lake (only in the [[Director's Cut episodes|Director's Cut]] version), his monologue as he made his way to Terminal Dogma and his realization when he was there.</ref>. In an apparent reference to an earlier conversation, they remind him that they have entrusted him with their wish, and tell him that he is the vessel of [[Adam]]'s soul and that Adam's body is with Gendo. Misato watches Kaworu from a distance, but only sees him speaking to himself. Confused, she is even more surprised when he apparently notices her at such a great distance.<br />
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Meanwhile, Hyuga steals Kaworu's synch data on Misato's behest, and his ability to set his synch rate to any level deepens the mystery. Misato pays a visit to Ritsuko in her cell, who thinks Kaworu might be the Final [[Angel]].<br />
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Ritsuko's suspicions are soon proved to be true<ref>Kaworu/Tabris is the last of a triad of Angels to try to understand and contact humans. As such, he forms part of the classical depiction of an Angel as a beautiful human being with a halo and wings. Arael, representing a pair of glowing wings, and Armisael, representing a halo, complete the form of an Angel along with him.</ref>. Kaworu activates Eva-02 externally, and he and his controlled Eva head down to [[Terminal Dogma]]. As the initial confusion settles, Gendo and Fuyutsuki both realize that Seele themselves has sent an Angel directly to the Geofront and is shocked that they would make such a bold move. Shinji is ordered to sortie in [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]. He finds the idea of Kaworu being an Angel unacceptable, and says he has betrayed him, just like his father.<br />
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Newfound friends meet each other as enemies on the way down, and Shinji battles Eva-02 while shouting for Kaworu to stop. Kaworu continues undeterred, using Eva-02 to block Eva-01. Shinji apologizes to Asuka, as he is fighting her by proxy, as he draws the Eva's knife and counterattacks. As they continue downward, Kaworu shares his philosophical musings on human nature with Shinji and tells him the truth about the [[A.T. Field]] along the way. Meanwhile, Misato and Hyuga prepare to self-destruct the facility, considering their own deaths a preferable alternative to the Third Impact. But as he approaching Terminal Dogma, Kaworu sets up an A.T. Field barrier of unprecedented power to block out Nerv's view, and even knocks out the self-destruct mechanism. Despite Shinji's best efforts, Kaworu enters the [[LCL]] Plant.<br />
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However, a second A.T. Field, generated by Rei, shows up before vanishing. She watches Kaworu as he approaches the crucified giant. After initially referring to the giant as Adam, Kaworu realizes his mistake, and identifies it as [[Lilith]]<ref>According to a translation of the original script (as opposed to the final version used in the show), Kaworu originally referred to Eva-02 as the "slave of the Night Demon(Lilith)" instead of "servant of the Lilin."[http://eva.onegeek.org/pipermail/oldeva/1999-June/028928.html]</ref>. He has a brief moment of realization before Eva-01 throws the defeated Eva-02 through the door and grabs him. Kaworu thanks Shinji for stopping him. He explains that his destiny is to wipe out all humanity, but he wishes for mankind to go on existing, as he doesn't want Shinji to die. But he knows that as long as he is alive he poses a danger to humanity, so his life must be ended to ensure their future. He looks up and at Rei and smiles as he says the latter. He then asks Shinji to kill him, telling him that it was a privilege to get to know him. Grudgingly, after long hesitation, Shinji kills him.<br />
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In the aftermath, Eva-01 is washed clean of Kaworu's blood. Gendo overlooks the cleaning, with Rei standing in place of Ritsuko. Shinji sits on the beach where he met Kaworu, emotionally devastated to have killed the first person who ever got so close to him. Misato tries to convince him he did the right thing, but he remains haunted by his action.<br />
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==On-Air Version Differences==<br />
*Asuka's shocked expression after slapping Shinji at the news of Kaji's death (along with the spilled coffee-pot from [[The End of Evangelion]]) is absent.<br />
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*The brief appearance of the embryo of Adam is absent.<br />
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*The expanded conversion of Kaworu saying Rei is "the same as him" is absent.<br />
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*The 15 Seele Monoliths at the Lake Scene and Misato spying on Kaworu is absent.<br />
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*Rei's face as she looks at Kaworu in Terminal Dogma is drawn differently in the OA version, although differently drawn faces are something all of the DC episodes have. Lilith's legs have been added due to her growing back her legs in the DC version of [[Episode 22]].<br />
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==Notes==<br />
The Next Episode Preview after the end of Episode 24' is a preview for the video-released version of [[The End of Evangelion|EoE's]] first episode, [[Episode 25']] (Which consists of animatics of Asuka battling the MP Eva Series as well as Misato saying goodbye to Shinji). The video version of [[Episode 26'|26']] Next Episode Preview is shown after Air's video version (This consists of live-action footage of Studio Gainax). The video version of The End of Evangelion was released on LD and VHS along with Episodes 25 and 26 of the series as Genesis: 13.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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[[Theory and Analysis:Kaworu's lines in Episode 24]]<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*Shinji, before meeting Kaworu: ''Everyone, including Toji and Kensuke, lost their homes and left. My friends...I don't have anyone I can call a friend anymore. There's no one. I can't go see Ayanami. I don't have the courage for it. I don't know how I'm supposed to face her. Asuka, Misato-san, Mother...What should I...What should I do?''<br />
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*'''Kaworu and Rei:''' '''Kaworu:''' "You're the First Children, aren't you? Rei Ayanami...You're the same as me. So, both of us ended up in the same form as the Lilim while we inhabit this planet." '''Rei:''' "Who are you?"<br />
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*'''Kaworu and Shinji talking in the public bath:''' '''Kaworu:''' "I see. Humans constantly feel pain in their hearts. Because the heart is so sensitive to pain, humans also feel that to live is to suffer. You're so delicate, like glass, especially your heart." '''Shinji:''' "Me?" '''Kaworu:''' "Yes, you are worthy of sympathy." '''Shinji:''' "Sympathy?" '''Kaworu:''' "It means, I like you."<br />
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*'''Rei:''' "Why am I here? Why am I alive again? For what? And for whom? The Fifth Children... That boy... I feel as if he's the same as me. Why?"<br />
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*'''Shinji:''' "You betrayed me! You betrayed my feelings! You betrayed me, just like Father did!"<br />
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{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #26<br />
| japanese_title_k = 世界の中心でアイを叫んだけもの<br />
| japanese_title_r = Sekai no Chuushin de AI o Sakenda Kemono<br />
| japanese_title_e = The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World<ref>The title ''The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World'' comes from a collection of short stories by American author [http://harlanellison.com/home.htm Harlan Ellison]. The Japanese word ''ai'' (love), could also be interpreted as representing the English "I". Both meanings are appropriate to the episode, but the Harlan Ellison title is considered the correct one.</ref><br />
| english_title = Take Care of Yourself<br />
| image = [[Image:ep26_screenshot_sketch_shinji.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]], [[Masayuki]]<br />
| first_aired = 3-27-1996<br />
| video_release = 9-9-1998 (Japan-Video/LD), 6-26-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = None<br />
| eva_sorties = None<br />
| prev = [[Episode 25]]<br />
| next = ''(none)''<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Instrumentality continues. The focus is primarily on Shinji now, as he learns to accept the individual’s ability to shape their world, and how the self cannot exist without others to define it.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
Instrumentality is still ongoing and [[Shinji Ikari]] is only one of the billions of people undergoing the process. The event is viewed from his perspective.<br />
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Shinji is confronted with the fear of ceasing to exist. But Shinji feels that this fear is not present in him, as he thinks that he might not need to exist, because he feels unwanted and useless. [[Misato Katsuragi]] tells Shinji that what he truly fears is failure. Failure to be loved, and of seeing how weak he is. He replies that Misato does the same thing, and she agrees. In fact, she and other characters say, it's true for all humanity, this weakness. It is why Instrumentality is taking place. Humans cannot live alone, but yet they are separate entities: thus conflict and pain are created. Humans cannot live but in Instrumentality. "Really?" asks the text.<br />
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The questions, posed by [[Rei Ayanami]]: What are you alive for? Who are you living for? Are you happy being alive? [[Asuka Langley Soryu]] thinks it is for herself, and says that she is happy. Misato only wants to do what she enjoys. But Shinji is unsure of all these things. [[Ryoji Kaji]]'s voice asks: "Do you hate feeling lonely? Do you hate suffering?" Shinji does. So does Misato. "So is that why you run away?" Kaji asks Misato. Misato answers in affirmative, asking what is wrong with running away from pain?<br />
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But, Shinji says, "I mustn't run away!" He is asked why, and Shinji replies that it is because running away hurts just as much as what he ran away from. It's wrong, even when the others say that he can run away if he wants to. And if he runs, the others will forsake him. Yet also, if he does what others tell him to do, then they won't forsake him. He's afraid of being hurt, but the other characters tell him that he’s not the only one who feels pain. Shinji has just made himself believe that he’s the only one who gets hurt.<br />
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If Shinji believes that he has no worth, and does nothing, then he won't be hurt. Shinji has made himself believe all these bad things about himself, so that he has to do things like pilot the Eva because he has nothing else of value to give. And he hates himself. Shinji holds the telephone receiver, and through it, he hears the other characters saying they hate him. Even so, they like him when he pilots. But again, it is Shinji’s self-deception, both the hatred and his sole value being related to the Eva. The others warn him that with this, he will lose his own identity. But Shinji still believes that he has nothing.<br />
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Various images of nature are shown, and the characters discuss their feelings related to them. These questions are posed: What do you seek? What do you desire? Are you afraid of being insecure? Misato, Rei, Shinji, and Asuka are all afraid of being unloved. Shinji also wants to be worth something, so no one will abandon him.<br />
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But [[Yui Ikari]] tells her son that only he can find his worth. Shinji can't understand where he exists, and asks if he is just the sum of items and symbols that others recognize as himself. He knows that what he feels to be himself, is himself, but that's not good enough. Shinji is still confused, he protests that no one understands him. The others tell Shinji, that only he can truly understand himself, so he must be good to himself. But still, he doesn't comprehend the meaning of that.<br />
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The others say that if Shinji depends on outward things to define himself, all these things will eventually change and disappear, as time passes. But his heart and mind can truly change his world.<br />
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Then the construction of the place changes to a white void, where Shinji exists as a drifting pencil sketch. He interprets this as a world of nothing, but his own voice comes back and says that it's a world of perfect freedom. But perfect freedom is perfect nothingness, for there is nothing to hold on to, nothing to orient himself in. [[Gendo Ikari]] steps in and says he will give him a restriction: he draws a horizontal line cross the void that defines ground and sky. With this Shinji loses the ability to fly, and has thereby sacrificed some of his perfect freedom, but in return he feels more secure as he has something to walk on. In any world, things change, the person changes, and the person can shape the world, through the shaping of perceptions. Yet this must also be in the presence of others. Shinji in this white world feels that he is disappearing, and it is because he can’t know his own shape without other things to compare it to, and there is nothing else there. Shinji knows who he is, but other people must be there shape his mind as well in order to form a complete self. That is the truth.<br />
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Shinji experiences an alternate reality which resembles a domestic comedy, everyone recast inappropriate roles: the Children are normal students, Misato is a teacher, Gendo works at the university<ref>The AU Gendo’s responses to Yui in the original script are "I know" and "Yes", echoing Shinji’s way of answering Misato after the battle with Shamshel.</ref><ref>The English-dubbed version of the alternate reality also changed some of the dialogue or added lines to make it raunchier. Most noticeable is the complete changing of Gendo’s neutral dialogue with Yui to an involved conversation with some innuendo. (i.e. "I’m ''always'' ready, dear.")</ref>, and Yui is a housewife. Shinji himself is drastically changed into a more typical teenage boy, confident and lecherous, while Asuka is his oldest childhood friend, and Rei is a transfer student, presented as a perky, ditzy schoolgirl.<br />
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[[Image: Congratulations.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Congratulations!"]]After seeing this, Shinji realizes that there are alternate possibilities to his current life; a Shinji that is not an Eva pilot can exist as well. Reality might not be so bad, if there are all these choices. Shinji still hates himself, though. He is told again that he only believes that he is hated. People can only see things through their own filter. But they can change so much through that, by altering their perspective.<br />
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[[Image:26 C343 shinji-grin.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Thank you."]]<br />
After seeing this, Shinji realizes that there are alternate possibilities to his Shinji decides that he can learn to love himself, and he wants to be "me" and to stay "here". The dark world shatters, and Shinji is left standing atop a coral reef under a sunny sky, surrounded by most of the other characters. He is wished "Congratulations!" by the human cast (and a squawking [[Pen Pen]]), and smiles, thanking everyone.<br />
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The final text reads: <br />
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"To my father, thank you<ref>Shinji's "Thank you to my father" could be seen as a response to Gendo's "I'm sorry, Shinji." in [[The End of Evangelion]].</ref>.<br />
To my mother, farewell<ref>One of the final text lines, "To my mother, farewell" is also heard in [[Episode 26']], although Shinji actually says that to his mother.</ref>.<br />
And to all the children...<br />
Congratulations!"<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The alternate reality presented here was the inspiration for [[Girlfriend of Steel 2]] and its accompanying [[Angelic Days|manga]], although Ritsuko and Kaworu were added to the cast, and more traditional Evangelion elements were later introduced.<br />
* When the line near the end is spoken, "But, I might be able to love myself.", it is said simultaneously by Shinji, Asuka, and Rei according to the after-recording script<ref>[http://eva.onegeek.org/pipermail/oldeva/2001-July/040028.html e]: It's the after recording script on volume 7 of the Japanese R2 DVD release. TV episode 26, page 62 of 67, cut 315."</ref>.<br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #25'<br />
| japanese_title_k = Air<br />
| japanese_title_r = -<br />
| japanese_title_e = -<br />
| english_title = Love is destructive.<br />
| image = [[image:M25_C640_otona-no-kisu.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]<br />
| first_aired = 7-19-1997<br />
| video_release = 9-24-2002 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Lilith]]<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Mass Production Evangelions|MP Eva Series]], [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]<br />
| prev = [[Episode 24]]/[[Death]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 26']]<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
Episode 25' is the first part of [[The End of Evangelion]], which ends the series.<br />
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The episode begins immediately after the events of [[Episode 24]]. Having been left [[Theory and Analysis:Shinji and the Lake|alone at the lake]] by [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]], [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] is despondent after having been forced to kill [[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]], and is unsure of what to do. The depressed boy visits the comatose [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] in her hospital room, begging her for help because he's "Scared of Misato-san and [[Rei Ayanami|Ayanami]]." Desperate, he repeatedly asks her to help him. Beginning to cry because Asuka's not responding, Shinji manages to shake her so hard that Asuka's vital monitors and hospital gown become undone, exposing her breasts. Shinji masturbates at the sight, but feels even worse afterwards, stating: "I'm the lowest".<br />
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Late that evening, Misato sits alone in her car, contemplating everything she has learned over the past few days. [[Seele]] is planning on initiating [[Third Impact]], so they can bring about the [[Human Instrumentality Project]] and end mankind's existence as individuals. And as [[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] predicted, they need Eva-01 to complete their plan.<br />
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Seele holds the last meeting with [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] and [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]] to deliver an ultimatum. [[Keel Lorenz|Keel]] tells them that with the [[Spear of Longinus]] out of their reach, their only chance to start Instrumentality is by using Eva-01, [[Lilith]]'s only true offspring, and demands that Gendo hands it over it to them. Gendo, having his own plans for Instrumentality, refuses, telling them that "death gives life to nothing". Keel then ends the meeting by declaring "Then you deserve death." Fuyutsuki reminds Gendo, that whatever happens next, they must see to it that [[Yui Ikari|Yui]]'s last will is fulfilled.<br />
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Early the next morning, Misato sits hidden deep within the [[Magi]]'s server room, trying to hack the computer for more information on Second Impact. The servers are suddenly locked down, and she thinks she been discovered, but quickly realizes that the general alert is blaring, so it must be something else that is afoot. As she heads towards the Command Center, [[Makoto Hyuga|Hyuga]] briefs her over the phone, telling her that the [[UN]] has revoked Nerv's special status and the organization is under orders to surrender to the Japanese government. At the same time, Nerv's international branches have set their own Magi computers to try and hack into the main Magi.<br />
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Gendo has [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] brought out of solitary confinement, in the hopes of having her repel the hacker attack. The distraught Ritsuko is rather disgusted that the man who discarded her so callously expect her to jump at his command, but nevertheless agrees to help out Nerv. She is able to quickly program a firewall and uploads it into Caspar so the Magi won't be taken over. Gendo, Fuyutsuki, Misato all realize, however, that this was just the beginning, and it is only a matter of time before Seele makes their next move.<br />
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With the hacking attempt stopped, Keel declares that it seems like a peaceful takeover has been made impossible and now orders the [[JSSDF]] to attack [[Nerv|Nerv Headquarters]] and take the Evas by force. Having been giving the order to begin the attack, a large JSSDF detachment, consisting of infantry, armored vehicles, and attack helicopters, destroys all of Nerv's surveillance equipment on the ground level, before they begin the invasion proper by converging on the Geofront. The experienced soldiers face little resistance from the ill-equipped Nerv personnel, and indiscriminately slaughter them as they come across them; even attempts at surrender are refused and answered with lethal force.<br />
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As Misato directs the defense against the invaders, Fuyutsuki laments the futility of her efforts, saying that it will only be a matter of time before Nerv is overrun completely. Just then Gendo rises from his seat and starts heading for [[Terminal Dogma]], asking Fuyutsuki to see the fight through to the end. Fuyutsuki, in turn, asks him to send Yui his regards.<br />
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Knowing that the force's main targets will be the Evangelion pilots, Misato orders that they are to be placed in their Evas for safety, despite Asuka still being comatose, Rei having gone missing, and Shinji dangerously close to being caught in the crossfire. Asuka and [[Evangelion Unit-02]] are sent into the bottom of the nearby lake, while Misato decides to personally head out to save Shinji, handing command over to Hyuga.<br />
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[[Image:M25 C239 Rei turning.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Rei's cold stare at Gendo.]]<br />
Gendo discovers Rei within [[Terminal Dogma]], staring at the destroyed copies of herself. As Rei coldly stares at him (this seems to go unnoticed), he tells her that the promised time has come.<br />
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Misato arrives just in time to save Shinji from being killed by some JSSDF soldiers. She decides to head towards the Eva Cage to get Shinji inside [[Evangelion Unit-01]] safely, despite him being passively uncooperative, and having to literally be dragged in tow.<br />
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Misato manages to recover her car, and during the drive towards the Eva Cage, she explains her findings to Shinji; telling him that she was able to discover the truth about what caused [[Second Impact]]<ref>When Misato discovers the truth about the Second Impact, the page she sees is actually some information about [[Gainax]] and their previous works with the words "Second Impact" written in various places.</ref> and passes this information onto Shinji; Seele was behind Second Impact and is now trying to trigger Third Impact by using the Eva series. The reason behind it all is the conflict between the Angels and humanity. It turns out that humanity is born from a source of life that's equal to [[Adam]] known as Lilith, and that Adam's [[Angels|offspring]] were simply "humans that gave up human form", meaning humanity and Angels are one and the same, yet also were unable to coexist. Misato also states that Mankind is the final Angel, the [[Lilim|Eighteenth Angel]].<br />
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[[Image:Eoe_asuka_reaches_for_momma.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Little Asuka reaches for Kyoko's hand.]]<br />
Meanwhile, Asuka awakens in the bottom of the lake to the sounds of war, surprised that she's alive. She begins chanting over and over to herself that she doesn't want to die as [[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu|Kyoko's]] voice replies. Kyoko says repeatedly that Asuka must live on; but twice pleads Asuka to die with her<ref>The meaning of this behavior has been subject to some debate. The prevailing theory holds that the remnants of Kyoko's soul were salvaged from her body after her death, and rejoined with her maternal aspect in the core of Unit 02. The voices Asuka hears thus come from her mother's maternal and broken halves, respectively. However, soul reunification remains a matter of speculation; it is never explicitly addressed in the course of the series <br />
(see [[Theory and Analysis:Eva-00's Soul]] for some discussion on the topic). Additionally, the effects of such a procedure on an Evangelion's behavior are unknown -- the inclusion of the insane portion of Kyoko's soul might lead to erratic behavior, all the more so because of her suicidal depression. The lack of such behavior in Unit-02 has led some viewers to argue that the second voice Asuka hears might come not from Kyoko, but rather from her own memories awakened by Arael in [[Episode 22]]. The nightmare images seen at the end of the sequence are cited as additional evidence for this interpretation. While this approach resolves the objections raised against the divided soul theory, it is problematic in that it forces viewers to deem some dialogue real and some imaginary, despite the fact that there are no indications in the sequence that this is the intent of the scene. A final theory that attempts to resolve the issues raised by the other two holds that Kyoko's maternal aspect was broken by Arael's invasion and, like Asuka, longed for death. This theory does have some oblique support in the fact that Kaworu notes Kyoko's pain in [[Episode 24]], but some viewers have objected to the notion that Kyoko's maternal aspect would ever wish for her daughter's death. Unfortunately, supplemental material does not address this sequence in sufficient detail to provide support for any of these theories; the true nature of Kyoko's dissenting voice remains a mystery.</ref> Realizing that Kyoko's soul is within Eva-02, Asuka reactivates the Eva and surfaces above the water and together, mother and daughter proceed to fight the JSSDF, who suffer heavy losses as they are unable to get past the Eva's [[A.T. Field]]. Though they manage to cut the umbilical cable, Asuka refuses to let that stop her.<br />
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In response to Eva-02's awakening, Seele orders the [[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] [[Dummy Plug]]-equipped [[Mass Production Evangelions]], Evas 05-13, deployed, which worries Nerv since they happen to be equipped with [[S%C2%B2_Engine|S2 Engines]]. Through the phone, Misato tells the revived Asuka to hang in there with fighting and that Shinji will be there to help soon. Asuka, having fully regained her confidence, stares down the eight white Evas and replies that she will defeat them all with the power remaining on the [[internal battery]] if necessary. <br />
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Misato ends up getting shot by a soldier while protecting Shinji. In an elevator shaft that's scheduled to soon be detonated, she tries to get him out of his suicidally-depressed state. She tells him that he does have value in his life so he shouldn't give up so easily. Misato gives Shinji her [[Dr. Katsuragi|father's]] [[Cross]]<ref>Misato giving Shinji her cross pendant, which was a gift from her father, could be seen as symbolizing "carrying the burden" of one Impact survivor (Misato survived the Second) to another (Shinji survives the Third). It also appears to be Shinji's link to reality, as its shown throughout [[Episode 26']] during Pre-[[Human Instrumentality Project|Instrumentality]], and once Shinji returns to the real world in the final two scenes (Shinji is wearing the cross when saying goodbye to [[Yui Ikari|his mother]] and the during the final scene, the cross is nailed onto a piece of wood as a grave-marker).</ref>, making him promise that he'll find out the meaning of his existence as well as return to her once he does this. Kissing him goodbye, Misato tells Shinji that they'll "do the rest when [he] gets back", which causes the stunned Shinji to fall back into the elevator<ref>The elevator door that Shinji uses to reach Eva-01 is labeled '''R-20''', a possible reference to Sadamoto's 1993 manga ''Route 20''/''R20, The Town with Gears''.</ref><br />
, taking him to Eva-01. Collapsing from her wound and bleeding out on the floor, Misato calls out for [[Pen Pen]] and asks [[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] if she did the right thing. The floor she's on explodes just as a [[Shekinah|Messenger of Rei III]] appears.<br />
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While Asuka and Kyoko's battle rages on<ref>It has been suggested that Asuka was not in full control of Eva-02, but that Kyoko had taken charge as had Yui in the Eva-01 berserk incidents. Not only was Asuka suffering from a severe case of [[Battle Rage]] (similar to Shinji in [[Episode 19]]), but the Eva growls as well as moves of its own accord (i.e.: jumping and spinning in the air) several times in battle, as well. The two BGM tracks that play during Asuka's revival are respectively titled Emergency Evacuation into Regression and False Rebirth, which seem to support this theory.</ref>, Shinji discovers he can't get aboard Eva because the whole area, Unit-01 included, is covered in hardened [[Bakelite]]. At the same time, Ritsuko appears to Gendo and Rei and holds the former at gunpoint, admitting that she changed the Magi programming to trigger [[Nerv Headquarters]]'s self-destruct mechanism at her command in an effort to die together with her mother and exact revenge upon Gendo. But as she pushes the button on the remote supposed to trigger the self-destruct, nothing happens as Casper rejects the command. As Ritsuko is momentarily distracted by the shock that Casper "chose her man over her daughter", Gendo sees the opportunity to turn the tables on her, drawing his own gun. Gendo says some unheard last words to Ritsuko, and in response she bitterly calls him a liar. Gendo then shoots Ritsuko who falls over backwards into the LCL pool behind her. The last thing Ritsuko sees before she dies is a Messenger of Rei III staring back at her.<br />
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The members of Nerv realize that there's not much time left before Eva-02's internal battery runs out, since only less than a half a minute remains. Asuka defeats the final Eva Unit, claiming that she "can't lose (because) Mama's watching over her". Eva-02 uses her [[A.T. Field]] to stop a Heavy Spear that appears, when it suddenly turns into a copy of the [[Spear of Longinus]]. The Spear breaks through Eva-02's A.T. Field, and stabs both the Eva and Asuka in the eye just as Eva-02 runs out of power<ref>This is the first time damage to the Eva physically manifests as damage to the pilot, possibly a side-effect of Asuka maintaining an extremely high synch ratio during this sequence)</ref>. <br />
The Mass Production Evas reactivate while Asuka starts repeatedly chanting that she'll kill them. Reaching out for the Evangelions overhead, Eva-02 apparently goes [[Berserk]] while [[Maya Ibuki|Maya]] begs for Asuka to stop. <br />
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In the midst of saying "I'll kill you", another copy of the Spear appears, slicing both Eva-02's and Asuka's right arm in half. Suddenly, multiple copies of the Spear shoot down from the sky, killing Asuka. Maya screams through the intercom that Asuka is dead, but Shinji replies there's nothing he can do. All of a sudden, Eva-01 breaks free from the hardened Bakelite, much to Shinji's surprise.<br />
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Eva-01 extends its A.T. Field with such massive force that it blows up the Geofront pyramid. The Eva then ascends from the wreckage, hovering on wings of light. Inside the entry plug, Shinji looks to the sky and calls out for Asuka. Seeing the MP Eva Series carry Eva-02's remains, Shinji's eyes contract as he begins screaming.<br />
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The credits for both Episodes 25' and 26' roll.<ref>The Ending Credits song, which has credits for both Episodes 25' and 26' is the Rhythm and Blues song [[Thanatos~If I can't be yours~]] sung by [[Loren and Mash]]. The music itself was used throughout the series as a BGM piece entitled Thanatos; though a rhythm-only version, [[Substitute Invasion]], was used in The End of Evangelion during Misato's death scene.</ref><br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Whether or not [[The End of Evangelion]] and the final two episodes of the TV Series are literally concurrent, complementary, or completely different endings is something that's still a matter of debate.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*''(After masturbating by Asuka's bedside)''<br>'''Shinji''': "I'm the lowest..."<br />
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*'''Seele Member:''' "The fate of destruction is the joy of rebirth."<br />
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*'''Commander Ikari:''' "Rei...You're here, after all. The promised time has come. Let's go." <br />
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*''(Misato gives Shinji a farewell kiss)''<br>'''Misato''': "That's an adult kiss. Let's do the rest when you come back."<br />
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* '''Commander Ikari''' and '''Ritsuko''':<br>"Ritsuko Akagi, truly...''(His next line is silent)''"<br>"Liar."<br />
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* (Original Japanese)<br>'''JSSDF officer''': Evangelion Shogoki! (Evangelion Unit-01!)<br>'''JSSDF commander''': Masa ni Akuma ka? (Is it the Devil?)<br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #25<br />
| japanese_title_k = 終わる世界<br />
| japanese_title_r = Owaru Sekai<br />
| japanese_title_e = The World Ending<br />
| english_title = Do you love me?<br />
| image = [[Image:ep25_screenshot_naked_shinji.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]<br />
| first_aired = 3-20-1996<br />
| video_release = 8-12-1998 (Japan-Video/LD), 6-26-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = None<br />
| eva_sorties = None<br />
| prev = [[Episode 24]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 26]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Instrumentality has begun, and now its inner process, the joining of all souls into one, will be depicted. The episode is primarily driven by dialogue, the background usually complete darkness. White text often appears on a black screen, an omniscient voice questioning the characters.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Shinji Ikari]] is feeling guilty over [[Kaworu Nagisa]]’s death, even as he tries to say that there was no choice but to kill the Angel.<br />
Shinji begs for others to help him. He is asked what he is afraid of, and it’s being hated by father. But he is still unsure where to go, and wonders if he must pilot, after being forced to kill someone he loved. The on-screen text asks him why he pilots. Shinji replies that it’s for the good of mankind, and because the others treat him well.<br />
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[[Asuka Langley Soryu]] appears before Shinji, and says that he’s lying: he only does this for himself. Shinji wants people to need him, and waits for them to give him false happiness. But, says [[Rei Ayanami]] as she appears to Asuka, it is the same for Asuka too.<br />
Asuka is shown inside [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]] in a fetal position that mimics the Eva’s, inside of a lake. Asuka laments that she is no one now, unneeded because she can’t pilot. Rei is heard telling Asuka that she’s seeking her value in others, and Asuka screams at her to shut up. Rei continues, saying Asuka is afraid of being alone, because she disappears along with the people around her.<br />
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Rei’s case begins. The three incarnations of Rei discuss their nature. Rei 3 can’t understand how all three of them can be Rei Ayanami. The reply is that they are because others say they are. Rei 1 claims that they are all false creations, that the real self lies somewhere dark, beyond them. Rei 2 and 3 know that their Rei identity is shaped by the people they interact with, and that they fear becoming nothing. They once wanted to disappear, but would not because he ([[Gendo Ikari]]) needed them. But now it will happen anyway, and they are afraid. Gendo is shown standing before Rei, telling her to go with him, that this is the day for which she was created.<br />
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The act of Instrumentality is explained further. Shinji feels his consciousness spreading out to cover existence, and it feels good. <br />
The on-screen text calls it a return to nothingness. Gendo is shown and says that it is, in fact, a return to the mother which they all lost, a return that will create peace. [[Misato Katsuragi]] and [[Ritsuko Akagi]] face each other in the void. Ritsuko explains further, the fundamental emptiness of humanity. Misato is angry with her, suggesting that they didn’t have a right to initiate this. But, Ritsuko answers, Misato has been wishing for it.<br />
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Misato’s case begins. Shinji is there at first, saying that he must connect with the minds of others to find who he is. What does Misato want? The young Misato wants to be a good girl, because her father is absent, and her mother always cries when he is, and she must not bother her mother, and maybe her father won’t hate her if she’s good. But the adult Misato is sick of that. She wants to be dirty, disgraced. Ritsuko asked if that’s why she slept with “that man” ([[Ryoji Kaji]]). Misato protests, no, it was because she loved him, he was kind to her.<br />
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A scene, presumably from Misato’s college days, has Misato and Kaji having sex offscreen, while Shinji stands there and watches. Misato is mortified at the thought of Shinji seeing this side of herself, though her own voice says that she was happy to show this side to Kaji, to Shinji, maybe to her father. She sought peace, warmth, her father in Kaji’s arms, didn’t she? Misato denies it, but then acknowledges that she saw her father in Kaji, and that is why she fled from him. That, and how much joy it brought her. Kaji tells Misato that if she hates herself, that’s no reason to injure herself.<br />
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Misato disdains his words: men always tell her to be good to herself, then just run off. Like her father. Misato is the harsh reality, she hates herself. Other characters appear, call her vulgar and disgusting. But Hyuga congratulates her on her promotion. Misato is performing a role, but her real self is crying. Misato says she is happy, but she is wrong. She is using sex and relationships to try to ease her loneliness. She can’t stand being alone.<br />
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Asuka’s case begins. She wanted to live by herself, away from her parents, so that she would no longer cry. But she cries anyway, and can’t understand why. Her stepmother didn’t like her, finding Asuka oddly mature and rejecting. Kyoko’s relationship with Asuka post-Contact experiment is recapped. Asuka said she wasn’t Kyoko’s doll, and would live on her own. But then, Kyoko was hanging from the ceiling, looking happy. Asuka hated how she looked. Asuka didn’t want to die, to disappear, but nobody stays with her or protects her: she hates everyone.<br />
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Spotlights appear on both sides of Asuka, revealing Shinji and Misato. The three characters ask not to be forsaken, abandoned, killed. The background becomes an auditorium. Though there is a Shinji on the stage, there is also a Shinji sitting facing it, and another Misato beside him. The Shinji facing the stage is confused: he doesn’t know what this is. The other characters say it seems to be the Human Instrumentality Project, but cannot tell for certain. The only truth that can be known is what a person feels for themselves; memory becomes the truth.<br />
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Shinji is told that this is all a result of his wishes, a world of annihilation, where no one was saved. Aghast, Shinji protests that actually no one saved him. But the others still insist that he did wish for this: a closed world, to protect his weak heart and few pleasures, and this was the closest thing to it.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Several "glimpses of reality" the audience is shown in this episode include Asuka at the bottom of a lake, Ritsuko's body floating in a pool of [[LCL]], and Misato having been shot. All of these scenes are also shown in [[The End of Evangelion]].<br />
*Many scenes from the series are also recycled with different dialogue.<br />
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| number = #24<br />
| japanese_title_k = 最後のシ者<br />
| japanese_title_r = Saigo no Shisha<br />
| japanese_title_e = The Final Messenger<br />
| english_title = The Beginning and the End, or "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"<br />
| image = [[Image:24 C308 deliberation.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Akio Satsukawa]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Masayuki]]<br />
| first_aired = 3-13-1996<br />
| video_release = 3-5-1997 (Japan-Video/LD), 6-26-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Kaworu Nagisa|Tabris]], [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]] (Under control by Tabris), [[Lilith]](Crucified)<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]<br />
| prev = [[Episode 23]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 25]]/[[Episode 25'|Episode 25′ ]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Unable to find Asuka and too frightened to face [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] or [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]], [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] runs away yet again, only to meet and strike a friendship with [[Kaworu Nagisa]], the replacement pilot for [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]. Kaworu's openness and friendliness provide much-needed comfort for the disturbed Shinji. However, suspicions abound over Kaworu's incredible synchronization abilities, and when he reveals that he is the Seventeenth Angel, Shinji must battle his newfound friend or face the threat of world annihilation.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
The episode opens on a flashback to the young [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] running to inform [[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu|her mother]] that she has been chosen as an Eva pilot, only to walking on the aftermath of Kyoko's suicide. The narrative then jumps to a more recent flashback of Asuka finding out about [[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji's]] death from Shinji. Though she accuses Shinji of lying, the news still have a visibly devastating effect on her. Finally, we catch up with the present, where a desolate and haggard Asuka [[Theory and Analysis:Asuka and the Bathtub|lies naked in a bathtub]] in the ruins of a house. She weakly that declares that she is worthless because she can no longer pilot an Eva, and therefore feels she no longer has any reason to go on living. Just then a [[Nerv]] Intelligence Agent happens upon her.<br />
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[[Makoto Hyuga|Hyuga]] relates the news of Asuka's recovery to [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]], who notes that it took an unusually long time for the agents to find Asuka, and that the timing is suspicious, due to it coinciding with the arrival of the Fifth Child. Back in his room in the apartment, Shinji lies on his bed in solitude, trying to process the recent disturbing revelations about [[Rei Ayanami]]. He realizes that there is a definite connection between her, [[Yui Ikari|his mother]], and the strange presence inside Eva-01, and he wonders what [[Gendo Ikari|his father]] is planning to do with them.<br />
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Back at Nerv Headquarters, [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] is being held in a security cell for her actions in the previous episode. She is confronted by Gendo, who tries to interrogate her on why she destroyed the Dummy System. Ritsuko only bitterly responds that her intention was to destroy Rei, and that she feels nothing for him anymore. Gendo then tells her that he is disappointed in her, but Ritsuko just replies that he never expected anything of her, to begin with, before he leaves her alone in her cell.<br />
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Later, a despondent Shinji stands at the edge of the crater lake by sunset, too afraid to go home or face Misato or Rei, and unsure of what happened to Asuka. His other friends have been evacuated from Tokyo-3, and Shinji is unsure of what to do, as he is unwilling to reach out to anyone. His attention is drawn by a strange boy about his own age who sits perched on a nearby statue, humming the Ode to Joy. The boy introduces himself to Shinji as [[Kaworu Nagisa]], the Fifth Child, and reveals that he already knows who Shinji is, asking him to just call him by his first name. Because he is utterly alone, Shinji is drawn to Kaworu in their very first conversation.<br />
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Misato is suspicious of Kaworu, and Kaworu's awesome synchronization scores befuddle everyone. He soon makes contact with Rei, attempting to give her clues as to her true nature<ref>Kaworu's line to Rei about "being the same as him" implies that Rei is the vessel of Lilith's soul, just as Kaworu is the vessel for Adam's. This is proven as Rei deploys an A.T. Field in Central Dogma.</ref>. He goes to NERV's public bath with Shinji, expressing his empathy for him. Shinji lands up spending the night in his room<ref>Kaworu and Shinji lie down just like Asuka and Hikari did in the previous episode, but while Hikari seemed disturbed at Asuka's condition and Asuka was sobbing away and unwilling to face her, Shinji opens herself up to Kaworu, who listens to him attentively, despite not saying much on his part. Shinji still chooses to stay on the floor, however.</ref>, talking to him about his past and his feelings about his father.<ref>Some early fansubbers misheard this as "koi", but the scripts for this episode make it clear it is "koui". As for "suki", the original ADV VHS subtitle translation gives the word as "like," while Platinum and the English dub use "love." The Netflix release, translated by [[Khara]], chose to use "like" again. Khara's own official translator has publicly defended this change, and the ambiguity it retains from the original text.</ref><br />
*Kaworu places his hand on Shinji's the same way Misato placed her hand on his in the previous Episode. While the sexual intentions on Misato's part are plainly obvious, and drew Shinji's immediate disgust, he does not react to Kaworu's touch, and is in fact confused about what he has in mind. Despite implications, Kaworu's gesture might merely have been a sign of trying to comfort Shinji rather than a sexual advance. In one interview, [[Masayuki]] mentions the storyboard says Kaworu merely touches Shinji's hand, instead of holding it, but he did not notice this when animating it as Gainax was in a hurry to deliver the episode<ref>H: Why hand-holding though? M: Because that's what the script said. H: (flips to the relevant page of the script) it says “touched his hand”. Isn’t it touched, but you drew “hold” (laughs). M: Because that's what the artist drew and I wasn’t really too concerned and ok-ed it. (laughs) there was basically no time. - NGE Storyboards Collection, Vol.3-4</ref>. Meanwhile, Seele meets to discuss Gendo's betrayal of their trust. The next scene is Gendo discussing his goals with Unit 1's soul, and it is revealed that Adam's embryo has been grafted into his hand.<br />
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Early in the morning the next day, Kaworu stands on the statue of an Angel<ref>Kaworu is sitting where the head of the winged statue should be. In the On-Air version, it isn't clear if the statue is even humanoid, but in Death and in the Director's Cut version, the statue is very clearly a winged Angel, one with the head missing. Kaworu either sits on the head of the statue or stands on its neck.<br />
*That he's on the statue of an Angel is a direct giveaway that he is the last Angel, and the missing head foreshadows his own death. Kaworu standing on top of the neck while talking to the monoliths is another subtle revelation. The statue strongly resembles a Mass-Production Eva from End of Evangelion, and those have Kaworu dummy plugs inserted through the neck to control them.</ref>, in the center of the crater lake. He talks to himself at first, speaking about how humans are not [[God]]s, before fifteen monoliths appear and speak of [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]]'s agenda<ref>See [[Theory and Analysis: Kaworu's Agenda]] for details of Kaworu's talk with the monoliths over the lake (only in the [[Director's Cut episodes|Director's Cut]] version), his monologue as he made his way to Terminal Dogma and his realization when he was there.</ref>. In an apparent reference to an earlier conversation, they remind him that they have entrusted him with their wish, and tell him that he is the vessel of [[Adam]]'s soul and that Adam's body is with Gendo. Misato watches Kaworu from a distance, but only sees him speaking to himself. Confused, she is even more surprised when he apparently notices her at such a great distance.<br />
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Meanwhile, Hyuga steals Kaworu's synch data on Misato's behest, and his ability to set his synch rate to any level deepens the mystery. Misato pays a visit to Ritsuko in her cell, who thinks Kaworu might be the Final [[Angel]].<br />
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Ritsuko's suspicions are soon proved to be true<ref>Kaworu/Tabris is the last of a triad of Angels to try to understand and contact humans. As such, he forms part of the classical depiction of an Angel as a beautiful human being with a halo and wings. Arael, representing a pair of glowing wings, and Armisael, representing a halo, complete the form of an Angel along with him.</ref>. Kaworu activates Eva-02 externally, and he and his controlled Eva head down to [[Terminal Dogma]]. As the initial confusion settles, Gendo and Fuyutsuki both realize that Seele themselves has sent an Angel directly to the Geofront and is shocked that they would make such a bold move. Shinji is ordered to sortie in [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]. He finds the idea of Kaworu being an Angel unacceptable, and says he has betrayed him, just like his father.<br />
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Newfound friends meet each other as enemies on the way down, and Shinji battles Eva-02 while shouting for Kaworu to stop. Kaworu continues undeterred, using Eva-02 to block Eva-01. Shinji apologizes to Asuka, as he is fighting her by proxy, as he draws the Eva's knife and counterattacks. As they continue downward, Kaworu shares his philosophical musings on human nature with Shinji and tells him the truth about the [[A.T. Field]] along the way. Meanwhile, Misato and Hyuga prepares to self-destruct the facility, considering their own deaths a preferable alternative to Third Impact. But as he approaching Terminal Dogma, Kaworu sets up an A.T. Field barrier of unprecedented power to block out Nerv's view, and even knocks out the self-destruct mechanism. Despite Shinji's best efforts, Kaworu enters the [[LCL]] Plant.<br />
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However, a second A.T. Field, generated by Rei, shows up before vanishing. She watches Kaworu as he approaches the crucified giant. After initially referring to the giant as Adam, Kaworu realizes his mistake, and identifies it as [[Lilith]]<ref>According to a translation of the original script (as opposed to the final version used in the show), Kaworu originally referred to Eva-02 as the "slave of the Night Demon(Lilith)" instead of "servant of the Lilin."[http://eva.onegeek.org/pipermail/oldeva/1999-June/028928.html]</ref>. He has a brief moment of realization before Eva-01 throws the defeated Eva-02 through the door and grabs him. Kaworu thanks Shinji for stopping him. He explains that his destiny is to wipe out all humanity, but he wishes for mankind to go on existing, as he doesn't want Shinji to die. But he knows that as long as he is alive he poses a danger to humanity, so his life must be ended to ensure their future. He looks up and at Rei and smiles as he says the latter. He then asks Shinji to kill him, telling him that it was a privilege to get to know him. Grudgingly, after long hesitation, Shinji kills him.<br />
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In the aftermath, Eva-01 is washed clean of Kaworu's blood. Gendo overlooks the cleaning, with Rei standing in place of Ritsuko. Shinji sits on the beach where he met Kaworu, emotionally devastated to have killed the first person who ever got so close to him. Misato tries to convince him he did the right thing, but he remains haunted by his action.<br />
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==On-Air Version Differences==<br />
*Asuka's shocked expression after slapping Shinji at the news of Kaji's death (along with the spilled coffee-pot from [[The End of Evangelion]]) is absent.<br />
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*The brief appearance of the embryo of Adam is absent.<br />
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*The expanded conversion of Kaworu saying Rei is "the same as him" is absent.<br />
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*The 15 Seele Monoliths at the Lake Scene and Misato spying on Kaworu is absent.<br />
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*Rei's face as she looks at Kaworu in Terminal Dogma is drawn differently in the OA version, although differently drawn faces are something all of the DC episodes have. Lilith's legs have been added due to her growing back her legs in the DC version of [[Episode 22]].<br />
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==Notes==<br />
The Next Episode Preview after the end of Episode 24' is a preview for the video-released version of [[The End of Evangelion|EoE's]] first episode, [[Episode 25']] (Which consists of animatics of Asuka battling the MP Eva Series as well as Misato saying goodbye to Shinji). The video version of [[Episode 26'|26']] Next Episode Preview is shown after Air's video version (This consists of live-action footage of Studio Gainax). The video version of The End of Evangelion was released on LD and VHS along with Episodes 25 and 26 of the series as Genesis: 13.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*Shinji, before meeting Kaworu: ''Everyone, including Toji and Kensuke, lost their homes and left. My friends...I don't have anyone I can call a friend anymore. There's no one. I can't go see Ayanami. I don't have the courage for it. I don't know how I'm supposed to face her. Asuka, Misato-san, Mother...What should I...What should I do?''<br />
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*'''Kaworu and Rei:''' '''Kaworu:''' "You're the First Children, aren't you? Rei Ayanami...You're the same as me. So, both of us ended up in the same form as the Lilim while we inhabit this planet." '''Rei:''' "Who are you?"<br />
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*'''Kaworu and Shinji talking in the public bath:''' '''Kaworu:''' "I see. Humans constantly feel pain in their hearts. Because the heart is so sensitive to pain, humans also feel that to live is to suffer. You're so delicate, like glass, especially your heart." '''Shinji:''' "Me?" '''Kaworu:''' "Yes, you are worthy of sympathy." '''Shinji:''' "Sympathy?" '''Kaworu:''' "It means, I like you."<br />
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*'''Rei:''' "Why am I here? Why am I alive again? For what? And for whom? The Fifth Children... That boy... I feel as if he's the same as me. Why?"<br />
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*'''Shinji:''' "You betrayed me! You betrayed my feelings! You betrayed me, just like Father did!"<br />
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| name = Lilin<br />
| image = [[Image:M26 liveaction crowd.jpg|260px|Lilin]]<br />
| katakana = リリン<br />
| number = 18th<br />
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| appearances = Every Episode<br />
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"'''Lilin'''" (katakana: リリン; Hebrew: לילין) is the term that the [[Angels|Angel]] [[Kaworu Nagisa]] uses to refer to humanity – or, more specifically, the species ''Homo sapiens''.<ref>Whether any of the extinct species of hominids qualified as “Lilin” is entirely unknown and, perhaps, entirely unimportant.</ref> Since the ''Evangelion'' universe employs a more expansive conception of [[Human|"humanity"]], "Lilin" is often utilized by fans to minimize ambiguity in certain contexts. <br />
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==Profile==<br />
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Mankind is the designated 18th Angel, as revealed by [[Misato Katsuragi]] in [[Episode 25']].<ref>'''Episode 25’.''' Misato: “Shinji, we humans were born from a being called Lilith, who is a source of life just like Adam. We are the 18th Angel.” [http://www.evaotaku.com/html/air.html Translation by Bochan_bird.]</ref><ref>Misato is often regarded by fans as being "ironic" or "symbolic" in suggesting that we humans are a kind of Angel. However, for all intents and purposes we will take her at face value by default; the opposition her words face might be discussed in a T&A page.</ref> They are a variation of humanity that arose from Lilith and possesses the [[Fruit of Knowledge]], contrasted with [[Angels (Adam's Children)|Adam’s children]], who possess the [[Fruit of Life]]. While Adam’s children possess individuated forms and are segregated into separate “Angels” (despite comprising a single race of entities), the billions of individual humans are treated as a single “Angel”, described as “a colony of flawed and separate entities”<ref>'''Episode 25’.''' Misato: “Having reached its limit as a colony of flawed and separate entities, humankind is to be artificially evolved into a perfect single being.” [http://www.evaotaku.com/html/air.html Translation by Bochan_bird.]</ref>. <br />
Although never directly stated in the show, "Lilin" may be ''H. sapiens''’ official “Angel” designation (going by Seele’s list)<ref>A [[Resources:End_of_Evangelion_Screenplays#Misato_.26_Shinji:_Humans_.26_Angels|preliminary draft for Episode 25’]] actually has Misato say, “The 18th Angel remaining, in the end, is mankind. The Angel called Lilin, born from Lilith, who is like Adam.” The “Lilin” reference was edited out for reasons unknown.</ref>. For the sake of practicality, it will be treated as such from this point forward.<br />
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==Origins==<br />
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An ancient race of progenitor aliens termed the [[First Ancestral Race]] seeded life throughout the galaxy billions of years ago by spreading beings known as [[Seed of Life|Seeds of Life]] to several worlds. Lilith landed on Earth an unknown duration following Adam's arrival, and courtesy of Adam's own [[Spear of Longinus]] was able to usurp the rival Seed. Lilith spread primordial ooze, [[LCL]] (actually, Lilith's own blood), into the primitive ocean, which eventually evolved into the first single-celled life on Earth and ultimately, through some form of (implied) guided evolution, ''Homo sapiens''. Thus Lilith is the direct progenitor of humanity. <br />
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Mankind received from Lilith the "Fruit of Knowledge", as opposed to the Angels who benefited from the "[[Fruit of Life]]", (the [[S² Engine]], the source of their power and regenerative capabilities). Humans and Angels are regarded as incompatible, although the Angels are no more "alien" to Earth than are humans.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The word “Lilin” originates from Judaic lore, referring to the demonic spawn of the succubus Lilith.{{fact}} <br />
*A Romanized rendition of リリン (''Ririn'') is not provided in the show or known from any official sources. Discrepancies exist in the localizations, since ADV (TV series) render it as "Lilim", whereas Manga Entertainment uses "Lilin". [[Rebuild of Evangelion|Rebuild]], although a separate canon from the TV series, uses "Lilin" in the [[Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone|first movie's]] preview for ''[[Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance|Eva 2.0]]'', and so should be considered the "official word" on the matter. <br />
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| number = #23<br />
| japanese_title_k = 涙<br />
| japanese_title_r = Namida<br />
| japanese_title_e = Tears<br />
| english_title = Rei III<br />
| image = [[Image:23 C141 rei-namida.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Hiroshi Yamaguchi]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Masahiko Otsuka]], [[Ken Ando]]<br />
| first_aired = 3-6-1996<br />
| video_release = 3-5-1997 (Japan-Video/LD), 5-29-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Armisael]], <br />
| eva_sorties = [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]], [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]<br />
| prev = [[Episode 22]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 24]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
[[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] sinks into deep depression after [[Arael]]'s mental probing, and is unable to pilot when the new Angel [[Armisael]] arrives. Armisael begins physically fusing with [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]] and threatens to do the same to [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], prompting [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] to sacrifice herself to save [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]], only to appear alive soon afterwards. Under threat by [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]], [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] opens the door to a room in [[Terminal Dogma]] to reveal the dark truth about Rei Ayanami.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
The episode begins with a recording of Kaji's voice telling Misato and Ritsuko that he's sorry. Shinji waits outside Misato's room with Pen Pen, not knowing how to help her. <br />
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Asuka has run away from home and is not coming to school, staying instead with Hikari Horaki and playing video games all day. At night, she tells Hikari how useless she feels, and Hikari tries to cheer her up by telling her she did her best<ref>The scene of Asuka and Hikari sleeping together contrasts directly with the scene between Shinji and Kaworu in the next episode. Asuka sobs into her pillow and is facing away from Hikari, while Hikari looks straight up and doesn't look at her when she talks. While Hikari seems somewhat sad about Asuka but not overly concerned for her, Asuka is too ashamed of herself to face Hikari. A previous scene between Shinji and Kaji had both of them facing opposite ways, showing a reluctance to talk to each other.</ref>.<br />
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Seele is furious with Gendo over the use of the Spear of Longinus, which is now heading for the moon, and plans to send Gendo another warning to keep him in line, stating that they need someone who knows the truth. Ritsuko receives a telephone call from her grandmother and learns that her cat, which has been in her grandmother's care, has died. She tells her grandmother that she will visit her mother's grave, since it has been over three years since she last visited. After the conversation ends, she says, "So that child is dead"<ref>There has been speculation that Ritsuko and her grandmother are speaking in code about Kaji's death during their phone conversation about the cat (see [[Episode 15#Analysis|Episode 15]] for more details). However, the evidence of this seems to be nowhere near sufficient.</ref>. <br />
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In a meeting with Seele, Gendo explains that it was his priority to destroy the Angel, not preserve the Spear, a statement at which the Russian committee member openly scoffs. Fuyutsuki calls, telling him an Angel is approaching, and Gendo leaves the meeting. Chairman Lorenz begins to seriously consider the possibility that Gendo intends to betray Seele.<br />
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Armisael<ref>Armisael, along with Arael in the preceding episode and Tabris/Kaworu in the next, form a bizarre triad. In addition to communicating with human beings, Armisael represents an Angel's halo, and along with Arael and Tabris forms a complete angel- halo, wings and human form.</ref> appears, having crossed over Goura. Rei is sent out in Eva-00, with Asuka as her backup. The Angel's unusual A.T. Field variations puzzle the Magi, and until the Angel's abilities are clear, a tense standoff is maintained. Rei is told to pull back and observe it, but the Angel changes shape and attacks the Eva. Shooting it with the sniper rifle is useless, and the Angel erodes the A.T. Field and begins biofusion with the Eva. A network of vein-like patterns grows over Rei's body, corresponding to the growth on her Eva. Misato launches Eva-02 and orders Asuka to lift off, but her synch level is so low she can't move her Eva. She is immediately withdrawn by Misato.<br />
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Soon, Rei feels the presence of someone else inside the Eva. She sees Armisael take her own form, and talk to her. Armisael shares her emotions with Rei who identifies them as loneliness. (Armisael didn't understand what she was feeling.) Armisael indicates to Rei that she (Rei) is lonely too. Rei actually cries, and is surprised to see her own tears. Armisael creates a monstrous growth from the Eva's back in which the shapes of all the previous Angels, her dead siblings, are visible, possibly trying to resurrect them to cure her own loneliness. Misato is horrified at the sight, and Gendo orders Eva-01 out of its freeze. Asuka remembers that Gendo refused to do the same for her, see [[Episode 22]], and falls further into despair<br />
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Armisael attacks Eva-01 through its other end, destroying the pallet rifle. Shinji grabs Armisael, who begins fusing with his hands. When he stabs the Angel, it howls like Rei. To his utter horror, miniature Rei faces appear out of his biofused hands, telling him "It hurts". Armisael's end takes Rei's form, and caresses the Eva's face, causing veins to appear across it. Rei realizes that her desire is to be with Shinji, and proceeds to contain the Angel to save Shinji. Ignoring Gendo and Misato ordering her to leave the Eva, she sacrifices her life by self-destructing the Eva. The resulting huge explosion destroys most of the city, and the waters of Lake Ashinoko flood the impact site. At the moment of the explosion, Rei sees an image of Gendo's smiling face.<br />
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Ritsuko and a contamination squad scour the area; they find the Entry Plug containing Rei's chared remains and Ritsuko orders it to be salvaged. <br />
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Shinji is devastated by Rei's death, and Misato attempts to comfort him the only way she knows, by trying to initiate a sexual encouter<ref>When Misato sits down on Shinji's bed, a chair in the background is strategically placed so that, from our camera angle, it looks like a large phallus protruding from Shinji's groin. As Misato sits right in front of the chair, it is quite likely that a sexual message was intended.</ref><ref>When Misato enters Shinji's room after Rei's death she says "This is just about all I can do for you." ADV's English dub mistranslates this as "I want you to know that I'm here for you." It's unclear whether they were deliberately trying to hide her sexual intent, or if this was just a flub.</ref>. Horrified, Shinji rejects her. Soon afterwards, Misato receives the news that Rei is alive and in hospital. Shinji meets Rei, who has no memory of self-destructing to save Shinji, and says, "I think I am the third."<br />
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Seele puts Ritsuko through torture and shame as she stands naked before the monoliths. The French member reveals that Gendo sent her in place of Rei. Enraged, she calls Shinji after her release and tells him to see her at once. Misato follows, with a [[Personnel_Weapons#Heckler_.26_Koch_USP|gun]]. Ritsuko shows Shinji and Misato the room where Rei was born, and the Eva Graveyard. Finally, she shows them the dark secret of the Dummy System, the tank full of Rei bodies that serve as its core<ref>When the Director's or New Production cut of Ep. 23' was originally released, mysterious images flashed off and on in the Reiquarium during Ritsuko's tirade. (See [[Analysis of the Episode 23' Reiquarium Images]] for details.) These images were absent in the on-air version. For some unknown reason, these images were removed for the Renewal version, making it resemble the on-air version, although the other changes to the sequence still stood, such as the extra Eva remains and the larger Rei tank.</ref>. She destroys the Rei clones in full view of both of them, and then begs Misato to kill her. Misato refuses.<br />
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The third Rei, meanwhile, is inside her apartment, looking through her things. Upon finding her treasured Gendo's glasses she begins to cry, and as she has no memory of her fatal battle, wonders why her tears seem so familiar to her, as she has never seen them before. <br />
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Seele awaits the final Angel.<br />
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==On-Air Version Differences==<br />
*The battle with Armisael is much shorter. The "Tower of Angels", the battle with Eva-01 and the scene of Eva-00 transforming into a giant glowing Rei are all absent.<br />
*Rei's animation is much more "cartoonish" and less detailed. Her expressions may be considered more vacant and neutral.<br />
*Ritsuko's expression can also be considered more "neutral", and the expressions and the subtle animations that hint at her emotional state after her release are missing.<br />
*There are far fewer rejected Evas in the Eva Graveyard, and the Rei tank is much smaller.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*The sequence leading up to Rei's death uses imagery reflective of conception and pregnancy. When the Angel first breaches Eva-00, the monitors make sure to repeatedly display the word "Penetration"; Rei blushes and convulses in a sexual manner. Once the Angel has mostly invaded the Eva, its belly begins to swell in a manner very reminiscent of pregnancy. This imagery is juxtaposed with Rei's realization that she wants Shinji.<br />
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| number = #22<br />
| japanese_title_k = せめて、人間らしく<br />
| japanese_title_r = Semete, ningen rashiku<br />
| japanese_title_e = At least, be human<br />
| english_title = Don't be.<br />
| image = [[Image:22 C400 asuka-lonely.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Hiroshi Yamaguchi]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Akira Takamura]]<br />
| first_aired = 2-28-1996<br />
| video_release = 2-5-1997 (Japan-Video/LD), 5-29-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Arael]], [[Lilith]](Crucified)<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]], [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]<br />
| prev = [[Episode 21]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 23]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
[[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]]'s synch rate is on a downward spiral after her defeat at the hands of the Fourteenth Angel, [[Zeruel]], and her frustration with [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]], [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]], [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] and (unknown to her, dead) [[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] is on the rise. Angrier and more disturbed than ever, she is forced to relive her dark, traumatic past during the encounter with the Fifteenth Angel, [[Arael]].<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
The Episode begins with [[Asuka]] and [[Kaji]] aboard the Aircraft Carrier on their way to Japan. Asuka talks to Kaji about [[Misato]] and tells him that he is the only person she loves, in what amounts to an excessively strong schoolgirl crush. Kaji rebuffs her, saying, "You're only a child."<br />
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Other dark images of Asuka's past abound, including images of her mother lying in hospital and holding a doll. The real Asuka watches as her previously neglectful mother refuses to recognize her and treats the doll as her daughter, while her father (Langley), speaks to and then makes love with the lady doctor<ref>In a description of the flashback scene from the beginning of 22, the ''[[S² Works]]'' booklet designates the lady doctor as Langley's "mistress" ("''aijin''").</ref> in the next room. Asuka refuses to cry at her mother's funeral after she commits suicide.<br />
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Back in the present, Asuka's sync rate is on a downward trajectory. Ritsuko notices that it could be a major problem, with the Evas still in repair after [[Zeruel]]'s attack. She orders [[Maya Ibuki|Maya]] to see to it that Eva-00 get the most attention for now.<br />
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Meanwhile, Misato has a covert meeting with [[Makoto Hyuga|Hyuga]], who has learned from his sources in Shanghai that the other branches of Nerv have started production work on Evas all the way up to number 13. Misato notes that it is strange that they are starting mass production at this stage. Hyuga guesses that the reason is either to ensure they have enough reserve parts or it is a way to defend against multiple Angels attacking at once, but Misato points out that is still rather suspicious that the Committee is trying to keep the production a secret, and believes that they might have some other objective in mind.<br />
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[[Image:22 C316 asuka.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Asuka glares at Shinji at the train station.]]<br />
Late in the afternoon, Asuka is on her way home from the sync test and waits for the train at a station. She tries calling Kaji on her phone, but an automated message tells her that the number is no longer in use. Frustrated, Asuka takes a look around at the station and spots Rei and Shinji on another platform, with Shinji talking casually to Rei. Asuka is annoyed at this, feeling that she has lost to Rei.<br />
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Asuka ignores Shinji and there is visible tension between her and Misato at dinner. Soon afterwards, her stepmother (The doctor) calls up and both of them speak in German for a while before she hangs up, with a dark expression on her face. Shinji fails to notice this, and tries asking her about the conversation, noting that it must nice to have some family to talk to. Asuka, in a rare unguarded moment, opens up to Shinji and tells him the truth about her stepmother, namely that she doesn't hate her, but only really talks to her to keep up appearances, before getting angry and wondering why she is telling all this.<br />
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Asuka's mood worsens as the night goes on, culminating in her screaming out her hatred of Shinji, Misato, Rei and herself in the bath. Misato notices this with some concern.<br />
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The next day, Asuka undergoes a new test, with her score even worse than the day before. Misato tells Risuko that Asuka is on her period, and that her bad results have something to do with that, but Ritsuko says that superficial physical conditions shouldn't normally affect the score, and guesses that the problem is of a psychological nature. Her and Ritsuko talk afterwards, with Misato noticing that things between Asuka and Shinji are close to the breaking point, that she is considering to have them live separately.<br />
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Elsewhere, an exhausted Asuka rinsing herself off in a bathroom, asking why she has to go through menstruating when she doesn't want to be a mother. On her way back, she runs into Rei in the elevator, and after a long silence, Rei speaks, telling Asuka to treat the Eva like a person. Enraged at Rei trying to help her out, Asuka slaps Rei and storms out of the elevator. She talks to Eva-02 for a while, telling it that it's her puppet, before deciding, "This is stupid."<br />
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[[Image:ep22_arael_orbit.gif|right|thumb|A view of the Spear and Arael from Earth's orbit]]<br />
Right then, the Angel [[Arael]]<ref> Hyuga mentions that [[Arael]] "isn't budging from its satellite orbit", then Aoba says that "It's maintaining a set distance from" them. Although this should imply that Arael is in Geostationary Orbit, the shot of the lance heading for the Arael show that it is a lower orbit, since Geostationary Orbit(Which is 22,000 miles, or 36,000 kilometers above sea level) allows a full third of the Earth to be visible. Judging from the angle of the throw, the landmass under the Angel is probably Australia. While Geostationary Orbit can normally only be achieved by a satellite over the equator and at the previously mentioned altitude(36,000 kilometers), the raw power of the Angel's S<sup>2</sup> engine could allow it to simply hover in any position in orbit, something impossible for a normal satellite.</ref> arrives, holding its position in Low Earth Orbit very far from Tokyo-3. Rei is sent to shoot the Angel, with Asuka as a backup, but Asuka refuses to be her backup and takes point position instead. Ritsuko mentions to [[Maya]] that they need to think of a replacement pilot for [[Eva-02]]. Arael remains just out of range of Asuka's Positron Rifle, and generates a beam of visible light similar to an [[A.T. Field]] that penetrates the Eva's mind.<br />
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The Eva fires but Arael is too far for the shots to contact. Eva-02 convulses and shoots causing damage all over Tokyo-3. Asuka screams in pain as the Angel tries to enter her mind, and soon succeeds<ref>Ritsuko comments about the Angel trying to understand a human mind, which implies that Arael was trying to understand humans or make contact with them. The beam of light functioned like an attack on Asuka's mind because it forced Asuka to expose and relive the terrible memories and fears that she had shut away deep inside her mind.<br />
*Arael and the succeeding Angels, Armisael and Tabris, form a triad of Angels that try to understand or communicate with humans. However, Leliel, in [[episode 16]] was the first to attempt this.</ref>, revealing even more of her inner trauma, and how she constantly desires for attention by being the best in everything. As Eva-02 shuts down and the pilot continues to wither mentally, Rei is ordered to shoot the Angel with a sniper version of the Positron Rifle (Similar in appearance to the one used against Ramiel), but the beam is too weak to penetrate the Angel's A.T. Field at that range.<br />
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[[Gendo]] orders Rei to retrieve the [[Spear of Longinus]] from [[Terminal Dogma]] (where it lies driven into the crucified [[Lilith]]), which she uses to deadly effect on the Angel<ref>In the director's cut editions, either Eva-00 or the Spear lets out a bellow that sounds exactly like a berserk Eva-01 when the Spear breaks the clouds. Whether the Eva or the Spear itself makes that noise is unclear, but a very similar sound is heard in End of Evangelion when the Spear fuses with Eva-01's core. <br />
*Once thrown, it appears that the Spear can propel itself.</ref>. The Spear, however, is lost. Shinji tries to console Asuka, who is even more upset after the mental attack and hates the idea that Rei saved her.<br />
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==On-Air Version Differences==<br />
''For a detailed comparison of the redrawn scenes, see [[Guides:Episode_22_OA_vs._DC]]''<br />
*The only scenes the audience sees of Asuka's mind-rape in the original version is of her wondering why she's crying when little (Presumably at her mother's funeral after deciding she wouldn't cry anymore) up until her telling the 15th Angel to stop making her remember all that "bad stuff" since she'd "forgotten about it".<br />
*Material absent from the On Air version:<br />
**The attempted seduction scene on the Aircraft carrier.<br />
**The scene in the bathroom where Asuka declares her hatred for everyone including herself.<br />
**The scene where Asuka sees Shinji talking to Rei and reacts with jealousy.<br />
**Most of the mind rape including important flashbacks to [[Episode 09|Episodes 9]], [[Episode 10|10]], and [[Episode 15|15]].<br />
**The last few seconds of the hospital scene where we hear Langley and the Lady Doctor thrashing around in the next room.<br />
**Lilith's legs regenerating once the Lance of Longinus is removed.<br />
**The Lance of Longinus morphing as it penetrates the Angel's AT Field.<br />
*The On Air version includes the opening credits; they are missing from the [[Director's Cut episodes|Director's Cut]].<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*Based on Asuka's reaction at seeing Shinji in her mind during the attack ("What are you doing there?! You won't do anything! You won't help me! You won't even hold me!") along with the accompanying screenshots to flashbacks of important scenes in Episodes [[Episode 09|09]], [[Episode 10|10]], and [[Episode 15|15]] respectively, it appears that Asuka has feelings for Shinji and has been trying to get him to notice her all this time. See [[Theory and Analysis: Shinji and Asuka's Relationship]] for details.<br />
* Arael and the next two Angels seem to form the three parts of a classical Angel: Arael representing the wings, Armisael the Halo, and Tabris the body.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*'''Asuka remembering her seducing Kaji before arriving in Japan''': "Asuka, you're still a child. Those things can wait until you grow up a little." "What?! That's no fun! I'm already grown up enough! I'm already a grownup! I'm a grownup! I'm a grownup! So look at me!"<br />
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*'''Asuka thinking how Misato, Rei, Hikari, Ritsuko, and Maya see her (In that order)''': "Soryu Asuka Langley, pleased to meet you! Are you stupid? (It's my) Chance! So look at me!" "No (it's different), this is not me!"<br />
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*'''Asuka, upon seeing Shinji in her mind''': "Why are you there?! You won't do anything! You won't help me! You won't even hold me! No one! No one! No one!" ''Asuka crying when little:'' "So look at me!"<br />
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[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Nyohttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Episode_21&diff=103135Episode 212019-10-25T12:51:21Z<p>Nyo: Minor grammatical fixes.</p>
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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. He comments that this is his last mission, and that his Nerv I.D. card looks like blood. Elsewhere, Misato has just heard that Fuyutsuki has been abducted, and Kaji is a suspect. Because of her relationship with Kaji, she is also under suspicion and is taken into custody.<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. Fuyutsuki looks both startled by and interested in this information.<br />
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Shortly afterwards, Fuyutsuki meets Gendo Rokubungi. The younger man had asked to be released into Fuyutsuki’s custody after being involved in a brawl, even though Fuyutsuki had never heard of him. Fuyutsuki dislikes Gendo almost immediately, so, he is surprised to hear that he and Yui are seeing each other<ref>The clear implication here is that Gendo had heard about Fuyutsuki from Yui.</ref>. 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 to Seele.<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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[[Image:Ep_21_yuis_note.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The blue-haired angel.]] <br />
Gendo is there in Antarctica, much to Fuyutsuki’s shock, having apparently left a day before Second Impact. His surname is now Ikari<ref>In Japan, it's normally the bride who changes her name, but occasionally the groom will do so if his new wife's family is of higher social status, especially if she has no brothers to carry on the family name.</ref>, and he is married to Yui with a child. He hands Fuyutsuki a card from Yui including a drawing of a blue-haired angel<ref>It has been suggested that this is evidence that Yui anticipated the creation of Rei, but there seems to be no supporting evidence for this theory. What significance the angel on the card may have had to Yui - if any - is a mystery.</ref><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 impact. 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]], which Fuyutsuki momentarily mistakes for Adam. Gendo invites Fuyutsuki to work with him to create a new future for mankind<ref>Gendo never seems concerned about Fuyutsuki's threats to go public. It's quite possible that the audience is supposed to conclude that Gendo actually ''allowed'' Fuyutsuki to find incriminating material in order to have the opportunity to bring him in.</ref>.<br />
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In 2005, the first meeting between Misato Katsuragi and Ritsuko Akagi is shown, narrated by Ritsuko. 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. Gendo tells Fuyutsuki he intends to propose the Human Instrumentality Project.<ref>Gendo's lighting in this scene with the cross-shaped shadow behind him is not realistically possible. The cross-shaped framing casting the shadow is between him and the light source, and the position of the shadow behind him is such that it should fall across him. However, the symbolism in the scene stands out for all to see: Gendo appears to be carrying a cross, representing the burden he is carrying, and which he will carry, in order to reunite with Yui.</ref><br />
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Ritsuko joins [[Gehirn]] and discovers her mother's affair with Gendo. 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 are 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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Rei is lost and comes to see Naoko. When Naoko offers to let Rei leave with her, Rei calls her an "old hag"<ref>Rei is using the Japanese term "baasan" which approximately means "granny", but is the equivalent of "old hag" when directed at the wrong person.</ref>, 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 is horrified at her deed, and commits suicide by jumping from a high rail above the Magi. The day after this, Gehirn is disbanded, and [[Nerv]] is formed.<ref>Rei seems quite polite when Gendo first introduces her. No explanation is given for her change in behavior at her second appearance, where she seems to enjoy taunting Naoko. It's been suggested that at this point she already lost part of her soul to [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]], and has thus gone mad, but there is no supporting evidence.</ref><br />
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Kaji leaves the phone booth, (the episode must have actually begun at this point) and frees Fuyutsuki, who comments that this action will result in his death. Kaji replies that he was thinking of himself because Seele was about to discover that he was the one who brought Adam to Gendo and that he just wants to get closer to the truth. Misato is released from custody. Kaji meets an unseen person, 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 Differences==<br />
*The recording showing the circumstances leading up to Second Impact is not included. <br />
*The scene of Fuyutsuki meeting the agent sent by Gendo/Seele on the houseboat is not included.<br />
*Several scenes are redrawn subtly, such as the scene where Kaji faces his killer.<br />
*Kaji's comment that Seele would have discovered his guilt in transporting Adam to Gendo is absent. ADV has stated that the changes relating to Kaji's death were made because the OA version had led fans to mistakenly assume that Misato was Kaji's killer.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*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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==Analysis==<br />
*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 />
*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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[[Category: A to Z]]</div>Nyohttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Episode_19&diff=103097Episode 192019-10-16T15:59:59Z<p>Nyo: Minor Grammatical Fixes.</p>
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #19<br />
| japanese_title_k = 男の戰い<br />
| japanese_title_r = Otoko no Tatakai<br />
| japanese_title_e = A Man's Battle<br />
| english_title = Introjection<ref>The episode's English title, like the previous episode, comes from psychoanalytical theory. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introjection Introjection] is a state in which a person incorporates behaviors, attitudes or characteristics of the surrounding world or other people into himself or herself, normally being a psychological defense mechanism in which the attributes of a missing person of great significance are incorporated. At the end of the episode, Shinji is absorbed into Eva-01, in effect being internalized by his own mother. See [[References to Psychology in Neon Genesis Evangelion#Introjection|here]] for more details.</ref><br />
| image = [[Image:19_C067_shinji-stern.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Akio Satsukawa]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Masayuki]]<br />
| first_aired = 2-7-1996<br />
| video_release = 12-5-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 4-17-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Zeruel]]<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]], [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]<br />
| prev = [[Episode 18]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 20]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Enraged over [[Toji]]'s near-death at the hands of his own [[Evangelion]], [[Shinji]] refuses to pilot an Evangelion again and prepares to leave [[Tokyo-3]] for good. Just as he is about to leave, an [[Zeruel|immensely destructive new Angel]] attacks and he is forced to reconsider his decision.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
In the aftermath of the battle with the [[Bardiel|Angel-infected Eva-03]], Shinji is enraged that his father attempted to kill Toji, who he now knows was trapped in the Entry Plug throughout the incident. Shinji refuses to leave the Eva, and even threatens to destroy Nerv Headquarters on his remaining [[Internal battery|battery]] power. [[Gendo]] and the bridge personnel knock him unconscious by increasing the LCL pressure inside the plug.<br />
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Toji wakes up in the hospital, with Shinji sleeping in the bed next to his. Toji goes back to sleep, and has a vision of Shinji and [[Rei]] in a [[Train Motif Symbolism|train]] talking about Gendo's behavior. When he wakes up again, Shinji is gone, and [[Hikari]] is at his side instead. She tells him he has been asleep for three days after the incident. From the shot, it is evident that Toji's left leg has been amputated<ref>Toji's left leg has been amputated, although whether or not he lost his left arm as well is not clear from the shot, although his left arm is visible when he is hauled out of the entry plug. Production sketches for End of Evangelion [[Resources:End of Evangelion Screenplays#Touji & Kensuke's farewell (Basketball Court)|include a scene]] where Toji and Kensuke are playing wheelchair basketball, confirming that Toji has both his arms.</ref>.<br />
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Shinji is brought in to his father's office in handcuffs, where he is charged with various offenses against Nerv: threatening, intimidation, insubordination, and use of an Eva for personal vendettas. Shinji responds by saying that he will never pilot again<ref>Shinji is more aggressive and decisive during the beginning of this episode than ever seen previously, showing that his concern for others is indeed much stronger than it appears. Ironically, Toji is the one to point it out in Episode 17, while cleaning out Rei's apartment.</ref>. In response, Gendo decides to delete his files and reassign Rei as the pilot of Eva-01, with the [[Dummy Plug]] as a backup. Meanwhile, the Angel having been killed along with the Eva, the remains of Eva-03 are dissolved. <br />
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Back at Misato's apartment, Asuka shows her disdain for Shinji's actions. Misato warns Shinji that, should he leave, his activities will be closely monitored. Shinji aggressively replies that he doesn't care. Surprised by his conviction, Misato lets Shinji leave. However, a state of emergency is declared as soon as he reaches the train station; a new angel is approaching.<br />
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[[Image:19 C160 zeruel.jpg|left|thumb|Zeruel in standing form]]<br />
The Angel Zeruel approaches Tokyo-3 from the air. Missile batteries fire at Zeruel to no avail, and Zeruel responds with a weapon that destroys eighteen of the twenty-two armor layers above the Geofront. This aggressive and extremely destructive new enemy gives Nerv very little time to prepare a counterattack. Rei is sent to pilot Eva-01, but the Eva rejects her immediately. Attempts to activate it with the dummy system also fail. Meanwhile, Shinji watches as Zeruel sets off multiple cross-shaped explosions, and questions his decision not to pilot again.<br />
Zeruel finally breaks through to the Geofront, where Asuka has been stationed. She is surrounded by a wide array of weaponry that has been randomly piled around her. Eva-02 sprays Zeruel with two Pallet Rifles, but to no effect. Becoming exasperated, Asuka grabs two new weapons and fires rocket after rocket at the Angel. Again, her munitions have no effect. After the barrage, Zeruel extends its foil-like appendages and severs both of Eva-02's arms with ease. Asuka screams in pain and anger and charges Zeruel, who promptly decapitates Unit-02. Fortunately, the command center has cut Asuka's synchronization rate with her Eva; Asuka does not receive any sympathetic injuries.<br />
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Along with Kaji, Shinji watches the battle rage before him. Rei follows Asuka's charge with a suicide attack<ref>Gendo and even Ritsuko are aghast at Rei's suicide attack on Zeruel. Her words, "If I die, I can be replaced." might imply that she is aware of her clone copies. Ritsuko's concern is interesting- she hates Rei for being close to Gendo, and knows the truth about Rei. As she sees Rei as a threat to her personal life, it is puzzling why she seems upset at Rei's suicidal actions.</ref>, attempting to destroy the Angel's core with an {{N2}} bomb. The Angel covers its core with an armored membrane and survives the explosion, completely unhurt. The explosion puts Eva-00 completely out of action, but Zeruel proceeds to stab it in the head anyways.<br />
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[[File:19 C338e.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Completely berserk Unit-01]]<br />
With both Evas defeated and Eva-01 still refusing the Dummy Plug, Nerv nearly succumbs to the dire situation it has been placed in. At the last second, Shinji barges in and demands to pilot Eva-01. Zeruel damages the top of the command pyramid and breaks into the control room, prepared to obliterate the unfortunate bridge personnel. A second before the Angel releases its charge-up attack, Eva-01 breaks through into the observation room and lands a terrific punch into Zeruel's face. Wrestling with the Angel, Shinji slams Zeruel through the opposite wall and into an Evangelion cage. In the ensuing battle, Eva-01's left arm is shot off by a beam from Zeruel; before any more serious damage can occur, Shinji forces Zeruel onto a launchpad and manually activates it. Shinji and the Angel are launched into the geofront, where Shinji proceeds to manically hammer at Zeruel's core with its remaining arm. In his rage, Shinji grabs Zeruel's mask, pulling at it so hard that the flesh holding on the Angel's face is exposed. At that moment, there is a loud, resounding ''beep''; the Evangelion has run out of power. Zeruel wraps an arm around the Unit's head, hoisting it aloft before hurling it into HQ. Zeruel makes an initial cut into the Eva's chest armor, before blasting it with another powerful beam. The chest armor is melted off, and we see that Evangelion-01 has a core. Zeruel begins to pound on the core in an attempt to penetrate it, but the Eva reactivates before the final blow can be delivered. Shinji is no longer in true control of the Eva; it has gone [[berserk]]. Grabbing Zeruel's arm, Unit-01 yanks the Angel towards it. The unit breaths heavily for several moments before giving Zeruel a mighty kick strong enough to rip Zeruel's left arm from its body. Unit-01 uses the arm to regenerate her own, before launching her own attack on the Angel. After laying it out on the ground with an immensely powerful A.T. Field attack, Unit-01 devours the crippled Angel in order to ingest its {{S2}}. The Evangelion then snaps off its bindings, roaring at the sky.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
* '''Shinji''': "Father, you're there, aren't you? Say something! Answer me!"<br>'''Gendo''': "Increase the pressure of the LCL to maximum. We have no time to waste on a childish tantrum."<br>'''Shinji''': "I've still got a direct control circuit... Damn! Damn! Damn..."<br />
* '''Asuka''': "It might really be over. I'll bet that idiot won't recover from this."<br>'''Rei''': "How is Ikari?"<br>'''Asuka''': "He wasn't injured, so he ought to be okay. He's probably dreaming away."<br>'''Rei''': "Dreaming?"<br>'''Asuka''': "Yeah. Don't tell me you don't dream?"<br />
* '''Gendo''': "Disobeying orders, private appropriation of an Eva, blatant intimidation... These are all criminal offenses."<br>'''Gendo''': "Do you have anything to say?"<br>'''Shinji''': "Yes, I don't want to pilot an Eva anymore. I don't want to stay here either."<br>'''Gendo''': "Then leave."<br>'''Shinji''': "Yes. I'll go back to my teacher's place."<br>'''Gendo''': "So you're running away again?"<br>'''Gendo''': "You disappoint me. I doubt we'll ever meet again."<br>'''Shinji''': "Yes, that's my intent."<br />
* '''Misato''': "All the fourth-level candidates were in your class. I just found out myself recently that it was all set up."<br>'''Shinji''': "All of them? All of my classmates..."<br>'''Misato''': "What happened with Suzuhara was a mistake that can't be mended with words alone. But, Shinji, to be honest, I was projecting all of my dreams, hopes and purpose onto you. I also know that it's been a huge burden for you. But we, everyone at Nerv, had no choice except to entrust our future to you. I want you to remember that one thing."<br />
* '''Gendo''': "Yes, it's rejecting me. Abort activation. Sortie Rei in Unit 00. Re-activate Unit 01 with the dummy plug."<br>'''Misato''': "But Unit 00 isn't..."<br>'''Rei''': "It doesn't matter. I'll go."<br>'''Misato''': "Rei?"<br>'''Rei''': "Even if I die, I can be replaced."<br />
* '''Kaji''': "Well, since my moonlighting came out into the open, I'm not welcome on the combat roster. So, here I am, watering the plants."<br>'''Shinji''': "At a time like this?"<br>'''Kaji''': "It's because it's a time like this. Between Katsuragi's breasts is nice too, but in the end, I want to be here when I die."<br>'''Shinji''': "Die?"<br>'''Kaji''': "That's right. It's said if an Angel makes contact with Adam, who lies below here, humanity will be eradicated in the Third Impact. The only thing that can stop it is the one thing with power equal to an Angel's, the Evangelion."<br>'''Kaji''': "Shinji, the only thing I can do is stand here and water. But you, you have something that you can do. That only you can do. Nobody is forcing you. Think for yourself, and make the decision by yourself. Think about what you ought to do now. You know, so you don't have any regrets."<br />
* '''Ritsuko''': "That's right. That's not armor plating. Those are restraints that allow us to suppress the Eva's true power. And now those bindings are being undone by the Eva's own might. We can no longer stop the Eva."<br>'''Kaji''': "Unit 01's been awakened and set free. Seele won't stay quiet for this. Was this also part of your script, Commander Ikari?"<br />
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T&A page about EoTV vs EoE, analyzing whether they can be seen as complimentary, literally concurrent, and/or (oh horrors!) opposite endings.<br />
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Break down into sections about the pros and cons (fix wording later, not what I mean >_<) of the three ideas as well as the final verdict based on the evidence the series gives us (Not just stuff from EoTV or EoE, but from the rest of the series as well. For instance, Shinji's various citations of the word "here" (koko) during his internal mind trips (Personal Hell train); "Do you want to become one with me?"; etc; etc)<br />
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Also: mention somewhere in the opposite endings section as a counter-argument that what the Renewal/Platinum booklet says about such things needs to be taken into account with what series evidence gives us (e.g: series canon overrides all other canon).<br />
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Also mention somewhere the whole Instrumentality=more intimate than sex symbolism (EoE and internal mind trips "Do you want to become one with me?" lines, Asuka atop [[Shinji]] (scrapped sex pic though we still get <s>Royally pissed off</s> enraged [[Asuka]] and passive Shinji who actually stands up to her for the first time), [[Rei]] atop Shinji, etc...<br />
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==Complimentary Endings==<br />
===Argument===<br />
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==Concurrent Endings==<br />
===Argument===<br />
Some people believe EoTV and EoE are the same event. While EoTV takes place in the minds of the characters and Instrumentality, EoE is the actual events. Based on the end of [[Episode 24]], [[Episode 25'|Air]] was supposed to be the original ending. Because of this EoTV,which is what aired, and EoE, which is was completed later, were based off each other. The main argument for concurrent endings are the reality scenes in EoTV, similar phrases and ideas in both versions, and the notion that [[Shinji]] rejected [[Instrumentality]] in both EoTV and EoE. <br />
====Reality Scenes====<br />
In EoTV interspersed in the Instrumentality scenes are what are termed "reality scenes." These scenes provide a glimpse into what is happening in the real world while the characters are having their internal dialogues. In EoE the meaning of these scenes becomes clear since they are involved in the plot. Each picture shows the EoTV scene and its corresponding EoE scene. <br />
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[[File:EoEconcurrency 1.png]]<br />
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Eva 02 at the bottom of the lake <br />
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[[Misato]] wounded<br />
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[[Ritsuko]]'s body floating <br />
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Gendo & Rei <br />
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The sandbox <br />
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Shinji watching Misato and Kaji<br />
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Shinji floating "nowhere"<br />
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====Similar Phrases and Ideas====<br />
Both EoTV and EoE have similar phrases and ideas that relate to each other. This is used as an argument to prove EoTV and EoE are concurrent portrayals of the same event. EoTV jumps right into Instrumentality without any understanding that EoE provides. Still in EoTV they mention ideas that we know is true based on EoE. <br />
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EoTV Episode 26:<br />
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SHINJI: What the hell is this??<br />
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MISATO: <u>This is the Instrumentality which your father has initiated.</u><br />
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SHINJI: This is it?<br />
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MISATO: This is part of it.<br />
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ASUKA: You can't tell what the truth is, Shinji.<br />
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RITSUKO: Truth is subjective. Therefore, you can barely tell that what you can feel is fact.<br />
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REI: The truth is within you.<br />
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FUYUTSUKI: And the facts that remain in your memory are what will become your truth.<br />
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RITSUKO: Truth can be changed from time to time, sometimes.<br />
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SHINJI: This is all fact! This is the result of... Everything?<br />
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ASUKA: This is real; but one of many realities.<br />
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MISATO: <u>This is the conclusion you wanted.</u><br />
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SHINJI: Wanted...? Me?<br />
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REI: Yes; total destruction. You wished for a world in which nobody would be saved.<br />
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SHINJI: I didn't wish for this! The others didn't save me?!<br />
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RITSUKO: Nobody can save you from yourself.<br />
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KAJI: <u>This is what you wished for.</u><br />
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ASUKA: Destruction. Death. And return to nothingness. You wished for these.<br />
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MISATO: This is the reality that is.<br />
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SHINJI: What is reality...?<br />
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REI: This is your world.<br />
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HYUGA: A world that exists solely for yourself; one without time, space, or anyone else.<br />
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AOBA: A world in which every facet is determined by you.<br />
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MAYA: This is the world where you just wait for others to give you something.<br />
That is reality.<br />
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MISATO: <u>This is your world unless you decide to change reality.</u><br />
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SHINJI: <u>This is the world that is! Nothing can change that!</u><br />
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RITSUKO: <u>No. You, yourself, make the decision.</u><br />
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FUYUTSUKI: <u>This is the world where your mind decides what will be.</u><br />
That is reality.<br />
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MISATO: Whether it is the will to survive...<br />
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ASUKA: Or a wish for death, it is all up to you.<br />
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SHINJI: Are you saying that this darkness -- this insane world -- are what I really wished to create?!<br />
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ASUKA: Yes.<br />
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KAJI: <u>You wished for a closed world, that was comfortable for you.</u><br />
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HYUGA: You wished for it, in order to protect you from your weakness.<br />
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AOBA: To protect your few pleasures.<br />
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MAYA: <u>This is merely a result of your wish.</u><br />
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MISATO: In your closed world, in a world where only you are allowed to be, others cannot live with you.<br />
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ASUKA: But still you wished to close off the world that surrounded you.<br />
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RITSUKO: Your wish ejected things you dislike, and created an isolated and lonely world filled with nothing.<br />
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REI: This is the world your wishes have created, a private haven in the recesses of the mind.<br />
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ASUKA: This is how it all ends; one of many possible endings.<br />
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MISATO: <u>This is an ending you brought upon yourself. You chose this fate.</u><br />
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Shinji is given the choice, it is made extremely clear that the choice is his; this world is of his making. It is stated more than ten times in that passage that even though this is the "Instrumentality" that was Gendo's plan, it is still Shinji's wish, his choice, his decision, for it to be this way. This mirrors very much what happened in EoE, Though Gendo caused Instrumentality, it is Shinji's decision, and the fate of the world rests in his hands. Here is the scene from episode 26' that occurs just after Komm Suesser Tod starts playing, This shows equivalent feelings on Shinji's part.<br />
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Shinji: Nobody understands me.<br />
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Rei: You didn't understand anything.<br />
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Shinji: <u>I thought it was supposed to be a world without unpleasantness... without uncertainty.</u><br />
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Rei: Because you thought that everyone else was like you.<br />
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Shinji: Betrayed! You've betrayed my feelings!!<br />
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Rei: You've misunderstood from the start. You simply assumed without asking.<br />
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Shinji: <u>Nobody wants me. So, everybody just die.</u><br />
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Rei: Then, what are those hands for?<br />
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Shinji: <u>Nobody cares whether I exist or not... Nothing will change. So, everybody just die.</u><br />
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Rei: Then, what is that heart for?<br />
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Shinji: <u>It'd be better if I wasn't here either. So I should just die, too.</u><br />
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Rei: Then, why are you here? <br />
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Note that this scene occurs just before Lilith expands her Anti-AT Field and everyone loses physical form. The "wish" of Shinji is clear to see here. EoTV: KAJI: ''You wished for a closed world, that was comfortable for you.'', EoE: Shinji: ''I thought it was supposed to be a world without unpleasantness... without uncertainty. .''<br />
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The first scene I posted from episode 25 actually takes place after the second. In the second we are shown that Shinji wishes for death, that he wishes everyone would just die, and immediately after that we see his wish effectively granted, that everyone loses physical form, they all revert to LCL. However he then gets the chance to ponder that decision, ''"Whether it is the will to survive... Or a wish for death, it is all up to you.".'' It is Shinji's choice, he is given it in the series ending and he is given it in the movie ending as well. And so it goes... everyone has "died"...<br />
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====Rejection of Instrumentality====<br />
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==Different Endings==<br />
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====Positive vs. Negative Ending====<br />
One argument that the two endings are different is EoTV ends with Shinji making a positive psychological breakthrough while EoE ends with trauma and desolation for Shinji after he returns from Instrumentality. In EoTV, Shinji obtains some form of inner peace and reconciliation. In EoE Shinji is left for an unknown period of time alone on a barren and ravaged earth. There is no sense if he learned any lessons as he did in EoTV. <br />
====A.T. Field Symbolism====<br />
Symbolism also plays a role in supporting divergent endings. In EoTV, individuals are alone in their own room going through their own physiological monologue. On the other hand, EoE represents Instrumentality as the union of all souls. At the end of EoTV Shinji's room shattered. This conveys the exact opposite of the Instrumentality in EoE where an individual's A.T. Fields return. <br />
====Focus on Shinji====<br />
At the beginning of EoTV it says ''The year is 2016 A.D. The thing that people had lost In other words, the instrumentality of souls was still ongoing However, there is far too little time left to make mention of it all, therefore, now, we will take the boy named Shinji Ikari and tell the story of the instrumentality of his soul'' This would make it seem Shinji is just one of the multitude. The presentation of events in EoTV does not suggest that Shinji occupies any privileged position other than being the main viewpoint character. When Misato washes her dirty linen in the shared mental space, everyone comments on her, without any sense on Shinji being a connecting hub, or in any other sense distinguished from any other of the participants. On the other hand, EoE definitely portrays Shinji as the main driving force and focus of Instrumentality. <br />
====Acceptance of Instrumentality====<br />
Another theory is in EoTV Shinji accepts Instrumentality while in EoE Shinji rejects it. In EoTV it does not make it clear that Shinji has a choice in the matter; he just needs to accept it after he realizes to love himself. The quote ''I understand! I can exist here!'' is used by proponents to say Shinji realized he can live in this new Instrumentality world. In the Newtype Filmbook description of the last scene of EoTV is ''"Amidst the many words of congratulations, a faint smile starts at the corners of Shinji's mouth (and spreads across his face). A happy face -- that is the figure of the Complemented Shinji. This conclusion is also one form, one possibility among many."'' This has been interpreted by some fans as referring to an acceptance of permanent Instrumentalization and merging with the rest of humanity.<br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #17<br />
| japanese_title_k = 四人目の適格者<br />
| japanese_title_r = Yonninme no Tekikakusha<br />
| japanese_title_e = The Fourth Qualified Individual<br />
| english_title = FOURTH CHILDREN<ref>The title of the Episode in English is "Fourth Children", in line with the Eva pilots being referred to as the "Nth children". In their U.S. release, ADV rendered this on the DVD cover as "Fourth CHILD" although "Fourth Children" remains unchanged in the Episode title.</ref><br />
| image = [[Image:17 C153 shinji-kaji.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Shinji Higuchi]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Minoru Ohara]]<br />
| first_aired = 1-24-1996<br />
| video_release = 10-2-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 3-27-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = None<br />
| eva_sorties = None<br />
| prev = [[Episode 16]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 18]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
A Nerv branch in Nevada is obliterated in a catastrophic accident, and Nerv headquarters prepares to station a new Evangelion in Japan. The Fourth Children(Child) is selected, unbeknownst to Shinji.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
The episode opens with the [[Instrumentality Committee]] interrogating [[Misato]] about the incident with the Twelfth Angel. The Committee seriously considers the possibility that the Angel was trying to communicate with mankind and took the Eva for that purpose, but Misato, acting as a proxy for a mentally disturbed [[Shinji]], is incapable of conclusively answering what happened. [[Lorenz]] ends the meeting, and talks to [[Gendo]].<br />
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[[Toji]] is seen in the hospital, and some of the hospital staff chat with themselves about how caring he is as a brother, and how nice he is to take care of his injured sister (hurt at the beginning of the series as one of the unnamed casualties of the battle with Sachiel)<ref>Old versions of the script had Toji speaking to his little sister (who is not seen and has no dialogue) telling her that she would be transferred to a new hospital the next day - the day of the Bardiel attack.[http://eva.onegeek.org/pipermail/oldeva/1998-September/020214.html]</ref>. Gendo and [[Rei]] enter [[Nerv]] headquarters, and Gendo asks a few generic questions about Rei, such as how she is feeling and how she finds it at school. He does not make any further inquiries about her in a personal regard. Back at school, Toji embarrasses Shinji and Asuka by saying they fight like a married couple.<br />
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An orbital view of Post-Second Impact America is seen, with a small red dot spreading across the continent. Absolute panic ensues in the bridge, since Nerv's Second Branch in Nevada has completely vanished. Misato, Ritsuko, and the bridge trio review the incident, and notice that the disappearance took place at the same time that the restored {{s2}} sample was to be installed on Evangelion Unit-04. A ridiculous 32,768 possibilities for the accident abound, including sabotage. Ritsuko suspects that the branch was swallowed into a Dirac Sea like Eva-01 had previously, and when Misato criticizes the idea of using things they don't fully understand, Ritsuko thinks to herself, "Just like the Evas." Later, on the escalator, Ritsuko informs Misato that the U.S. Government is sending over [[Evangelion Unit-03]] to them from the United States, to prevent the First Branch from being lost as well. <br />
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[[Image:17 C037 dpplant-brain.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Dummy Plug Plant]]]]<br />
[[Ritsuko]] and Gendo discuss the usage of the dummy system, and Gendo orders the data to be installed on [[Eva-01]] and [[Eva-02]]. Ritsuko says that the errors in the dummy system make it risky to use for the first activation of Eva-03, but there is a candidate for whom a core can be readied immediately<ref>Ritsuko and Gendo state in [[Episode 04]] that there is no candidate they can use following Shinji's disappearance and prior to Asuka's arrival (Rei was still in bandages at that stage). There is no stated reason for the choice of Toji, once again leaving the question "Do they select the pilot or the soul first?" unanswered.</ref>. Misato is surprised to discover who the Fourth Child is, and decides not to tell Shinji. Fuyutsuki and Gendo, on a train ride, discuss matters pertaining to Tokyo-3 and mankind, as well as the matter of Eva-04's catastrophic accident.<br />
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Toji has class duty and is asked by Hikari to deliver a bunch of printouts Rei. Toji protests, saying that he cannot just barge into a girl's home uninvited. Hikari is about to offer to go with him, but Toji is already asking Shinji if he wants to come along, since he knows were Rei lives. When they arrive at Rei's apartment, the room is still in an absolute mess, and Toji is rather shocked to see a girl's room looking so messy. Shinji decides to clean up a bit as a favor for Rei while he is here, to which Toji starts to reminiscence about the time he and Shinji first met. He admits that he thought Shinji was a selfish jerk at first, but he has been proven him completely wrong about that ever since. Rei soon returns, and surprised, thanks Shinji for cleaning up. She later realizes that she has never said "Thank you" to anybody, not even Gendo. During synch tests, Shinji's synch level is found to be dropping after the incident with Leliel.<br />
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The next day, Toji is called away at lunchtime to see the Principal. Inside, Ritsuko is heard greeting him, and he does not reappear until long after lunchtime, and seems oddly preoccupied. Kensuke talks with Shinji, telling him about Eva-03's arrival to [[Matsushiro]] and Eva-04's loss, and seems somewhat annoyed that Shinji, as an Eva pilot, does not know. Asuka, trying to get Kaji's attention, sees synch test data in Kaji's office, and when she sees who the Fourth Child is, whines loudly.<br />
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Kaji later tries to flirt with Maya, only to be interrupted when Misato appears and calls him out on attempting to hit on younger women. Kaji jokes around with the fact that she is acting so serious around him all of a sudden, but Misato replies that she cannot afford to be relaxed at the moment, and asks him what he knows about the [[Marduk Institute]]. In response, Kaji drops his jovial attitude and pulls Misato close, telling her in a hushed tone that the Institute does not actually exist, and that it is Nerv who are pulling the threads, telling her to look closer at code "A-2". Misato recognizes it as the name of Shinji, Asuka, and Rei's class, but before she asks for further details, Shinji suddenly appears and tells her that Ritsuko is looking for her. Misato goes to meet Ritusko, but makes sure to tell Kaji that they are going to resume their talk later.<br />
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Shinji and Kaji go out, and discuss matters of life with each other. Kaji decides to Shinji one of hobbies, namely that he has a private patch of melons and flowers in the Geofront that he cares for. He tells Shinji that caring for something living is something that can learn you a lot of things. Shinji comments that it can bring suffering too, to which Kaji notices that he seems familiar with suffering and asks him if he has found something in his life he enjoys. When Shinji hesitates to answer, Kaji tells him that something can also be learned from suffering too, namely the value of being kind to others.<br />
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Shinji and the others participate in another sync test, and Ritsuko notices that his score is falling, and she suspects that it might have something to with what happened with the previous Angel. Misato worries about this, saying that it does not make telling him about the new pilot any easier.<br />
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The next school day, Toji is called in for a meeting with the principal. Kensuke asks what he has done to warrant such a meeting, but a puzzled Toji says he cannot think of anything. When Toji shows up at the principal's office, he is greeted by Ritsuko's voice. Meanwhile, Kensuke is having lunch with Shinji, and discusses some of the news and rumors about Nerv he has heard recently, such as the accident with Eva-04 and Eva-03's imminent arrival in Japan, and overtly tries to probe Shinji for more information on them. Shinji notices, somewhat to his frustration, that this is the first he has heard about these things.<br />
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Toji first comes back to class very late in the afternoon, looking usually downcast and thoughtful. Hikari, who has waited behind for him, reminds him that he is on clean-up duty. Toji says that he will take care of it after he has eaten, as he has missed lunch. Hikari takes the opportunity to ask him if he would be interested in having a homecooked lunch tomorrow, as she usually has leftovers from making lunches for her sisters. Much to her delight, Toji takes her up on her offer.<br />
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Back at Nerv, Asuka pays a visit to Kaji, but he absentmindedly tries to wave her off as he is busy with some work, saying that they can talk later. Asuka gets surly, and says that he somehow always seems to find time to talk with Misato, and then tries to embrace him from behind, much to his irritation. Asuka then catches a glimpse of his computer screen, noticing that it is a rapport on a new pilot. Asuka reads the name of the said pilot, and instantly gets upset, asking how ''he'' of all people could have been chosen as the Fourth Child.<br />
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The episode ends with Eva-03's take-off from America. Back in Tokyo-3, Hikari is cooking a meal, and a contemplative Toji making a free throw at the basketball court.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*Episodes 16 and 17 form a figurative "irony bomb" when juxtaposed with Episodes 23 and 24. In episode 16, Ritsuko and Gendo stand beside Eva-01 as it is washed after its bloody "rebirth" from Leliel, and Gendo is oblivious the dark look on Ritsuko's face when he invites Rei to eat with him. In Episode 23, Ritsuko thinks Gendo replaced her with Rei, and destroys the dummy system. Next episode, Eva-01 is washed after killing Kaworu, with Rei standing at Gendo's side exactly where Ritsuko did.<br />
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| 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 <ref> This title is a reference to the novel ''Sickness Unto Death'' written by Kierkegaard. See [[References to Psychology in Neon Genesis Evangelion#The Sickness Unto Death|here]] for more details.</ref>, 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 [[Leliel|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 />
In Misato's apartment, Asuka gets into a very one-sided argument with Shinji about his idiosyncrasies and how annoyed she is with them. When Misato tries to take Shinji in defense, Asuka accuses her of enabling his bad habits, and claims that she is only being so soft on Shinji because her and Kaji has gotten back together. Misato tries to protest that there is nothing between her and Kaji, just as Kaji leaves a message on her answering machine, inviting her out for a drink. This only makes Asuka more irate, and she leaves in a huff.<br />
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The three pilots undergo a synch test, in which Shinji emerges the best-synchronized pilot, a fact that greatly raises Shinji's mood, but annoys and disturbs Asuka, who despite attempting to pretend that nothing is wrong, rants about it at length to an indifferent Rei.<br />
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In the early hours of the next morning, 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 float over the city. <br />
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[[Image:Ep16 Lelilel swallows Eva01.jpg|left|thumb|[[Eva-01]] fires ineffectually at Leliel]]<br />
The Magi is confused about whether or not this peculiar apparition is an Angel, and so 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, with Eva-00 and 02 only narrowly avoiding the same fate.<br />
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Misato takes charge of the rescue operation, but things are looking grim. Eva-01's umbilical cable was pulled in from the shadow, but the Eva was not on the other end of it, and there appears to be no immediate way of interacting with the shadow without getting sucked into it too. To make matters worse, Eva-01's batteries can only sustain life support for about sixteen hours. If Shinji is not out by that time, he will likely die.<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 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. Misato is incensed at Ritsuko's suggestion that Shinji's health and safety is a secondary priority, and slaps her in her anger before demanding to know why she and Gendo are willing to risk so much to protect Eva-01, and what the Evangelions actually are. When Ritsuko tries telling her that she has been given all the information, Misato spits back at her that she knows she is lying, referring to what Kaji has recently revealed to her. Unable to come with a reply, Ritsuko merely tells Misato to trust her, and that she will be taking over the command of the operation.<br />
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[[Image:Ep16 leliel through binoculars.jpg|right|thumb|Leliel's spherical shadow, as seen through binoculars]]<br />
Meanwhile, Shinji, being trapped in the Eva, slips in and out of consciousness, and goes through a depressing introspective journey inside the Eva, when another entity - (The Angel [[Leliel]]) speaks about the shallowness of his own existence with him. <ref>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 />
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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. </ref> <ref>Leliel's own striped appearance corresponds to little Shinji's striped shirt, very likely a hint at who Shinji is really speaking to.</ref> As the life support starts to give out, however, Shinji, demoralized and tired, quietly accepts his incoming demise, before a luminous apparition of a woman appears before him and caresses his cheek. As the woman embraces him, a stunned Shinji realizes that she is his mother. Shinji then relives a half-forgotten memory of himself as a child on a sunny day, smiling as he holds a small red sphere up to his mother in his hands. His mother, whose face is obscured by shadows as she stands with her back to the sun, tells him: "Are you ready? Well, that is good for you."<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, before a gigantic hand punches through it, causing a fountain of blood to rain down. To everyone's utter horror, Eva-01 violently tears out of the sphere and bellows in a horrible parody of birth, killing the Angel. With Eva-01 now free again, Shinji briefly reawakens in an open entry plug with a crying Misato embracing him. Shinji quietly says that he "just wanted to see you again," before slipping back to unconsciousness.<br />
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After the operation, Ritsuko and Gendo meet to watch over the cleaning of Eva-01. Ritsuko warns him that Misato is growing suspicious of them and might be on to the truth. Gendo ponders this and tells her to let Misato be for now.<br />
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Shinji later wakes up in the hospital with Rei at his side, where she had spent the night sitting on a chair at his bedside. When she notices that Shinji is conscious, she moves to leave the room, telling Shinji that he can rest for now. When Shinji protests that he is feeling fine, Rei replies with: "Well, that's good for you." Remembering his mother saying those exact words in the same manner, Shinji is shocked and stares dumbfounded at Rei as she walks out the room. Shinji is, however, distracted when Rei opens the door, revealing Asuka lurking in the hallway outside his room, who quickly hides when she realizes that Shinji can see her. Shinji cannot help but laugh briefly at her antics, but he then catches himself, and turns morose, implying that his experiences inside Leliel has left a significant impact on him.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Shinji attacks Lelilel with a [[Evangelion Ranged Weapons|pistol]] which appears to be an Eva-sized version of an IMI Desert Eagle. This is the only time in the series this weapon is shown.<br />
*Asuka uses the [[Evangelion Melee Weapons|Sonic Glaive axe]] to climb up a building and escape the shadow. An ax is never seen again for the remainder of the series.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*Shinji's interaction with Leliel is conducted in a strange vision in which both of them appear seated in a train car. For more on this motif (which recurs later), see [[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 the hospital when Asuka waits outside, too embarrassed to be with him. <br />
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*Rei and Yui utter the same line, "Sou, yokatta wa ne." 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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| number = #15<br />
| japanese_title_k = 嘘と沈黙<br />
| japanese_title_r= Uso to Chinmoku<br />
| japanese_title_e = Lies and Silence <br />
| english_title = Those Women Longed for the Touch of Other's Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses<br />
| image = [[Image:Visiting_Yuis_Grave.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Akio Satsukawa]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Naoyasu Habu]]<br />
| first_aired = 1-10-1996<br />
| video_release = 9-5-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 3-27-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Lilith]] (Brief appearance)<br />
| eva_sorties = None<br />
| prev = [[Episode 14]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 16]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
It seems like it's an important day for nearly everyone at Nerv. Misato and Ritsuko are going to a wedding; Shinji and Gendo are visiting Yui's grave; Asuka has a date. However, important things will spring from these seemingly mundane events.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
As the episode opens, [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] and [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]] are in a helicopter, flying over the second and third Ashi lakes<ref>The second and third Ashi lakes are the craters left behind when Angels self-destructed. It is never explicitly stated which Angel created the second Ashi lake, but it would appear to have been formed by [[Israfel]] self-destructing, and dialogue in Episode 12 implies that [[Sahaquiel]]'s self-destruction created the third lake.</ref>. Fuyutsuki tells Gendo that [[Keel Lorenz|Chairman Keel]] is impatient over delays in the [[Human Instrumentality Project]]. Gendo replies that everything is coming along well. When Fuyutsuki asks what should they do about "that man", Gendo says that they should let him continue working.<br />
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It then cuts to a scene with [[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]], investigating a seemingly long-abandoned building. He hears someone stop outside and draws his gun, but stops when a voice says, "It's me". The woman outside the door is feeding a group of cats. She tells him that the company he is investigating, Shannon Bio, is one of 108 subsidiaries of the [[Marduk Institute]]; it is the 107th to prove to be a fake. She shows him a list of the Board of Directors, which is Gendo, Fuyutsuki, and Keel. The cat Lady then reminds him that he is supposed to be investigating [[Nerv]], and warns him to stay away from Marduk, whose stated purpose is to select [[Evangelions|Evangelion]] pilots.<br />
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At school, [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] leaves a prank message for Kaji that she is being attacked by a pervert. Her friend [[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]] approaches her and asks her to go on a date with her sister's friend. Meanwhile, [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]], is watching [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] cleaning the classroom with a fascinated look on his face.<br />
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Back at Nerv HQ., [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] and [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] discuss the wedding they will be attending the next day. During this, the pilots are having a synch test. Ritsuko notices that Shinji seems more morose than usual, and Misato explains that it is because he has see his father tomorrow. Afterwards, in the elevator, Shinji, who is visiting his mother's grave with his father the next day, asks Rei what he's like, but she doesn't know the answer. Remembering her cleaning that day, he comments that she wrung out the washcloth "like a mother". This visibly upsets Rei, who asks him, "What are you saying?"<br />
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That evening, Misato comes with a new dress she has brought for the wedding the next day. She discusses her plans for tomorrow with Asuka, who reveals that she has been set up on a blind date. She asks if she can borrow some of Misato's perfume to wear for the date, but Misato forbids her from this, telling her that it is "not for kids". Misato asks where Shinji is, and Asuka says that he is sulking in his room ever since got home. Shinji lies on his bed, thinking about his complicated relationship with Gendo. When he hears Misato at the door, he pretends to be asleep. Misato tells him that however, he feels about tomorrow, he shouldn't run away, because nothing will ever change if he keeps doing that. She also tells him to keep his chin held high because he will be seeing his mother too.<br />
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The next day, Kaji arrives late at the wedding. Misato complains that he hasn't shaved and has dressed sloppily, before straightening his tie, prompting Ritsuko to comment that they are acting like a married couple. Kaji is amused by this, but Misato is not.<br />
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Gendo and Shinji have arrived at Yui's plot at a cemetery outside Tokyo-3. Gendo comments that they haven't been there together for three years, prompting Shinji to admit that the last time he got upset about something and ran away. We also learn in this conversation that Gendo has kept no pictures<ref>Gendo says that he destroyed all of Yui's photographs and other memorabilia. He may have done so out of despair, to destroy any painful reminders of her previous existence. Episode 21 reveals that he was blamed for the accident and accused of murder, and so may have tried not to remember the horror of being accused of killing his own beloved wife. It is also possible that he did not want anyone to notice the connection between Yui and Rei, or even that he was lying to Shinji to ensure the boy did not ask any uncomfortable questions about his mother.</ref> of [[Yui Ikari|Yui]], and that there is no body buried there. As Gendo's helicopter arrives, we get a brief glimpse of Rei aboard. Shinji then gathers his courage, and tells Gendo he's glad they had this chance to talk. Gendo briefly acknowledges this before leaving. <br />
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Back home, Shinji is practicing the cello when Asuka also comes home. She listens to him playing the piece to finish and then applauds him, telling him that she had no idea that he played an instrument and is rather impressed by his musical skills. Shinji, in his usual self-deprecating manner, says he's been practicing since age five and hasn't improved much since then and admits reason he still plays is no one ever told him to stop. He asks what she is doing home already, and Asuka admits that she ditched her date as she found him boring. She says that Kaji is the only man she needs.<br />
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[[Image:Catsouvenir.jpg|thumb|left|It's a cat Souvenir]]<br />
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The wedding has ended, and Misato, Kaji, and Ritsuko are out drinking. When Misato leaves briefly to visit the restroom, Kaji and Ritsuko discuss his and Misato's past relationship, but he dismisses it as old history, saying that they were just a couple of kids who had no real clue about what they were doing back then. He then hands her a gift in the form of a trinket which he calls a "cat souvenir". She looks at it and asks him why he was in Kyoto. He feigns surprise and replies that he was in [[Matsushiro]]. She asks him, as a friend to another friend, not to play dumb with her and warns him that he's going to get burned if he continues doing what he is doing. Kaji replies that he will not let that stop him. Their discussion is interrupted when Misato returns, at which point Ritsuko decides to leave, saying she has some work to finish up.<br />
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Back home, Shinji gets a call from Misato that she's going to be out late. When Asuka learns that Misato is drinking with Kaji, she comments that she won't be home that night.<br />
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Misato has had too much to drink and vomits in an alley. As Kaji follows her home, the two begin to talk about their past relationship, and Misato then admits that she lied when she broke up with him; there wasn't another man. Instead, she was frightened because he reminded her of her father. Misato admits that she considers herself weak and foolish for ending their relationship for that reason, and also for only being able to tell him this when she is drunk. These comments about herself visibly upset Kaji, and he asks her to stop talking about herself like that. When she starts saying that she's just as pathetic as Shinji, he pulls her in close and shuts her up by kissing her. Misato is surprised by this, but gives in to the kiss.<br />
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At Misato's apartment, Asuka says she's bored and asks Shinji if he wants to kiss. When he hesitates, she teases him by implying that he thinks his mother is watching him from heaven, or maybe he's just afraid. Her comments upset Shinji, who resolutely replies that he's not afraid of a "little kiss". Asuka then approaches him, and the two start leaning in on each other, but Asuka pauses, telling him that his breath tickles. Before Shinji can react to this, Asuka, in one sudden movement, pinches his nose shut and then plants a kiss right on his lips. Shinji, dumbfounded, passively stands with his arms at his sides. When the kiss, which lasts long enough to leave him gasping for breath, is over, Asuka, frustrated by his denseness and lack of reaction, runs to the bathroom in order to hide her real feelings<ref>For a fuller treatment of how Asuka really felt in this scene, see [[Theory and Analysis:Shinji and Asuka's Relationship]].</ref>. After loudly rinsing her mouth, she shouts, "Definitely not something to do to kill time!"<br />
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Shortly after, Kaji brings Misato, who by now has passed out, home. He carefully places her in her bed and then moves to leave. Asuka tries to get him to stay, but he quickly excuses himself by replying that he doesn't have a change of clothes for work with him. Trying to convince him, Asuka begins to cling on to his arm, but instantly lets go when she smells Misato's perfume on him and realizes that they are back together. She stands quiet and stunned, as Shinji bids Kaji goodbye and first snaps out of it when Shinji notices the look on her face and ask her if something is wrong. Asuka replies by blaming the kiss with Shinji as the cause of her distress and leaves.<br />
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The next day, Shinji notices that Rei is absent from class again. We see that it is because she is in Nerv Headquaters, standing in a tube which is connected to some mysterious biological looking machinery. She opens her eyes to see Gendo overseeing whatever process she is going through, and she smiles at him. He smiles back.<br />
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Kaji is about to enter [[Terminal Dogma]] when he feels a [[Personnel_Weapons#Heckler_.26_Koch_USP|gun]] in his back. It's Misato. She asks him if he's there working for Nerv, or if is he at his other job, as an agent for the Japanese Department of Home Affairs. She tells him that if he continues his second job he will die. He replies that he is not in any real danger as long as he remains useful to Gendo, but he nonetheless apologies for keeping his spying a secret from her. Misato replies that she forgives him, saying that it makes them even for how he helped her yesterday. Kaji then tells Misato that Gendo and Ritsuko have been keeping secrets from her. He opens the door to Terminal Dogma and reveals a white, legless giant, hanging from a cross, impaled by a forked spear and wearing a mask that resembles moon craters. Misato momentarily mistakes it for an Eva, but then realizes that she has seen this thing before, 15 years ago in Antarctica. Kaji confirms that it is indeed [[Adam]]. However, Kaji is either lying or mistaken, because it is revealed in [[episode 24]] that the white giant in terminal dogma is actually [[Lilith]]<ref>Kaji identifies the Giant in Terminal Dogma as Adam, even though it is later revealed that she is Lilith. While it is possible that he deliberately lied to Misato, with the fact that he knows that Adam was an embryo just a few weeks earlier as evidence, it is unlikely. We learn in [[The End of Evangelion]] that this is one of the very facts that Kaji entrusts to her in [[Episode 20]]. It's also plain that he is trying to recruit her as an ally in this scene. Not knowing the true fate of the Adam embryo, Kaji may have believed at this time that Gendo had grown the giant from the embryo that he had delivered, and discovered the truth sometime before Episode 20.</ref>.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The wedding song in Episode 15, Tentoumushi no sanba (てんとう虫のサンバ, "The Ladybug's Samba") is sung by: [[Megumi Ogata]], [[Yuko Miyamura]], [[Miki Nagasawa]], and [[Junko Iwao]]. It is a bonus track on the ''Evangelion: Addition'' Album. The song is quite popular and is played at weddings.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*At the end of this episode, Kaji is revealed to be an agent of the Japanese government. So it's probable that we are supposed to put two and two together and conclude that the "Cat Lady" is his contact with the government, and not his contact with [[Seele]] (remember that Kaji is actually a triple agent). But is it possible to infer anything else about her beyond this? <br />
**When Kaji gives Ritsuko the trinket, she knows instantly where he's been. Of course it's possible that it has "Souvenir of Kyoto" stamped on it, but in that case, why would he bother denying it? And how did she know he had been doing something dangerous? Something about it must have told her not only where he had been, but also what he had been doing and maybe even who he had seen. Did the Cat Lady give him the trinket? If so, how did Ritsuko know it?<br />
***We learn later in the series that Ritsuko's grandmother has been caring for her cat. Since Kaji's contact is associated with cats and seemingly gave him a trinket that Ritsuko recognized, it's very tempting to say that Kaji's contact is Ritsuko's grandmother, and that she is a government agent investigating Nerv, and thus her own granddaughter. However, as there is no more evidence presented to us about this woman, this must remain just a (plausible) theory.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*(Shinji and Rei are in an elevator)<br>'''Shinji:''' "When we were cleaning today, you were wringing out the cloth, remember? The way you did it was like a mother."<br>'''Rei:''' "A mother?"<br>'''Shinji:''' "I thought it was like a mother. Maybe you'd be really good at being a housewife, Ayanami."<br>'''Rei:''' "What are you saying?!"<br />
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*(Shinji and Gendo visit Yui's grave)<br>'''Gendo:''' "It's been three years since the last time we came here together."<br>'''Shinji:''' "I ran away then, and haven't been back since. It just hasn't sunk in that mother is resting here. I don't even remember her face."<br>'''Gendo:''' "Man survives by forgetting his memories, but there are some things a man should never forget. Yui taught me about the irreplaceable things. I come here to confirm that."<br>'''Shinji:''' "You have no pictures of her?"<br>'''Gendo:''' "There are none left. This grave is just a decoration too. There is no corpse."<br>'''Shinji:''' "So the teacher was right; you threw them all away."<br>'''Gendo:''' "I keep everything in my heart. That is enough for now. (The helicopter approaches.) It's time, I'm leaving now."<br>'''Shinji:''' "Father! Um, I'm glad I got to talk to you today."<br>'''Gendo:''' "I see."<br />
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*''(Asuka asks Shinji if he wants to kiss to pass the time)''<br> '''Asuka:''' "Hey, Shinji, do you want to kiss?" <br> '''Shinji:''' "What?" <br> '''Asuka:''' "A kiss. A kiss? You've never kissed, right? Then, let's do it." <br> '''Shinji:''' "Why?" <br> '''Asuka:''' "Because I'm bored." <br> '''Shinji:''' "Because you're bored?! But..." <br> '''Asuka:''' "You don't want to kiss a girl on the anniversary of your mom's death? Afraid she may be watching you from Heaven?" <br>'''Shinji:''' "Not really." <br> '''Asuka:''' "Or are you scared?" <br> '''Shinji:''' "I'm not scared of a little kiss!" <br> '''Asuka:''' "You brushed your teeth, didn't you?" ''Shinji nods'' "Then, here I go. ''(Asuka walks up to Shinji, he blushes as he closes his eyes in anticipation, opening them again to see Asuka starting at him.)'' Don't breathe, because it tickles." <br> ''(The two kiss, Asuka pinching Shinji's nose as his arms stay at his sides. After they break away, Asuka lets out an annoyed noise as she rushes to the bathroom, gargling her mouth)'' <br> '''Asuka:''' "Definitely not something to do to kill time!"<br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #14<br />
| japanese_title_k = ゼーレ、魂の座<br />
| japanese_title_r = ZÊRE, Tamashii no Za<br />
| japanese_title_e = SEELE, Throne of Souls <br />
| english_title = Weaving a Story<br />
| image = [[Image:Gendo_With_Committee.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Masahiko Otsuka]], [[Ken Ando]]<br />
| first_aired = 1-03-1996<br />
| video_release = 8-7-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 2-13-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = None (recap of all previous Angels)<br />
| eva_sorties = none<br />
| prev = [[Episode 13]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 15]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
This episode is in two parts: The first part being a clip show<ref>This episode is basically a clip show, done to save production costs for other episodes. The first half is purely clips from old episodes with some voice-over narrations, while the second half is still created mostly just by recycling animation from previous episodes.</ref> presented to the [[Human Instrumentality Committee]] of [[Seele]]<ref>A conceit of this episode's clip show format is the explanation that it is a "review" of reports on all Angel attacks by Seele. However, this quickly runs into complications as the episode is obviously just reusing footage from past episodes, much of which could not possibly have been captured by surveillance cameras i.e. Shinji falling on Rei when she was naked in [[Episode 05]], looking at the Evas from the Angel Israfel's viewpoint, getting a view inside Gaghiel's mouth from the ''inside'' looking out, shots showing both [[Sandalphon]] and Eva-02 in the same frame while they are in an active volcano and nothing else can be holding a "camera", etc. etc.</ref> , reviewing the attacks of all Angels up to this point. The second part includes a poem in which Rei contemplates her own existence, and a cross-compatibility test between Rei's and Shinji's Evas.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
The episode begins with a clip of Sachiel's<ref>In this episode, we first learn the names of the Angels, from the Third Angel ([[Sachiel]], which Shinji fought in the first two episodes) through the Tenth Angel, named [[Sahaquiel]]. Presumably, the names of the Angels are derived from the prophecies in the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] about the coming of the Angels.</ref> attack, at first showing how normal weapons prove ineffective against the Angel, before the Evangelion is deployed. Recorded statements by Misato and an excerpt from an essay by Toji Suzuhara (whose sister was hurt in the battle) are included.<ref>Misato's narrated report on Eva-01's fight against Sachiel commends Shinji on his performance under duress in his first battle. However, Shinji himself didn't really defeat the Angel; Eva-01 went berserk and he wasn't in control of it. This might be a hint that Gendo is hiding information about the Evas and their ability to go berserk. At the least, Misato is "out of the loop" and doesn't seem to understand that Shinji wasn't really controlling Eva-01 when Sachiel was defeated.</ref> <br />
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Next comes the attack of the angel Shamshel, along with part of an entry from Hikari Horaki's diary. The clip of Shamshel's attack ends with a statement that a final report on the analysis of the Angel's body has yet to be filed.<br />
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Ramiel's attack is accompanied by another excerpt, this time from Kensuke Aida, who mentions Rei Ayanami's selfless protection of Eva-01 during the battle.<br />
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Gaghiel's attack is notable in deviating from the scenario envisioned by Seele<ref>In Seele's briefing, it is said that one-third of the UN naval fleet in [[Episode 8]] was destroyed by the Angel [[Gaghiel]]. Their dialogue also reveals that the "green"-colored Committee member represents the [[United States of America|United States]]. According to the Instrumentality Committee, Gaghiel's attack "deviated from scenario", although the Committee comfortably writes off the massive naval losses in the encounter as "fortunately minor". This betrays the extreme callousness of the committee towards anything but their own project. Critically, the committee has failed to realize why the attack deviated from their scenario - Gaghiel was attracted to [[Adam]], who was being smuggled aboard the convoy. It seems that according to Seele's "scenario", the Angels would only ever attack Tokyo-3.</ref>. However, the committee decides that the results were within "the projected parameters" and that "necessary adjustments could be made". A full third of the U.N. Fleet is described as being lost, and it is further mentioned that all the lost vessels are American, but the French committee member comments that the loss was actually minor.<br />
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Israfel's attack, Sandalphon's attempted capture, Matarael's and Sahaquiel's<ref>The "recap" footage of [[Sahaquiel]] exploding in [[Episode 12]] is actually noticeably different from the animation of the same scene which was originally used; this is to correct an animation error which placed part of the explosion in front of a mountain instead of behind it.</ref> attacks all follow in sequence. When it comes to Ireul's invasion<ref>Ireul's invasion of Nerv in the previous episode was a genuine cause of concern for the Committee, who feared it might cause [[Third Impact]]. Gendo invites them to examine the Magi's data recorders, but they know he can fabricate those. Ultimately, Seele chooses to wave off Gendo's smokescreen, ignoring it as Gendo saving face.</ref>, the facts are listed as unconfirmed, although it is rumored that the Angel penetrated Nerv headquarters. This causes a great deal of concern among the committee, despite Gendo's reassurance that no such attack ever took place.<br />
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The meeting ends with Lorenz leaving all matters of crime and responsibility to Gendo<ref>The committee members are extremely distrustful of Gendo, the Russian (blue committee member) going so far as to say "distorting the truth is your specialty". Chairman Kiel appears to be the only one willing to trust Gendo for any length of time.<br />
*Fuyutsuki is just as antagonistic towards the Committee, saying that they have nothing to do but complain. Gendo, however, is willing to test their patience.</ref>, and adding that he does not need to create a new scenario.<br />
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The second part of the episode contains a poem by Rei Ayanami, contemplating the nature of her own existence, and asking questions about herself and about human beings.<ref>See [[Theory and Analysis:Rei's Monologue]] for an examination of Rei's poem.</ref> After the poem, Rei is seen during a cross-compatibility test with Eva-01, in which her synch ratio is reported to be almost the same as with Eva-00. However, the second part of the test- Shinji's synch with Eva 00<ref>Asuka sarcastically taunts Shinji by asking if being in Eva-00's Entry Plug is like being in his mother's womb.<br />
*It is of course ironic that Asuka compares Shinji being in an Evangelion to being in his mother's womb, because when Shinji is (normally) in Eva-01, he is in a sense literally "inside" of his mother because his mother's soul is bonded to Eva-01.</ref>, goes bad when the A10 nerve connections are complete. Eva-00 goes berserk<ref>The clip-show recycling of scenes is most obvious in the scene of-Eva 00 going berserk: the animation of Eva-00 going berserk from [[Episode 05]] was clearly just reused and recolored to change Eva-00's armor from orange to blue, and it is not equipped with shoulder-armor pylons, because it didn't have those yet in Episode 05. Eva-01 and Eva-02 are also animated in this episode without shoulder-armor pylons to try to stay consistent about this, as if there was a reason that they were taken off of each Eva for the test; presumably it was cheaper to draw a new shot of the stationary Eva-01 and Eva-02 without shoulder pylons (one frame each), than redo the entire complex scene of Eva-00 going berserk. However, the end shot of Eva-00 bashing its head against the wall is entirely new.</ref> in the same way as it did during the flashback in [[Episode 05]]<ref>This is the second time that Eva-00 has gone "berserk", and this sequence provides clues as to the identity of Eva-00's Soul. See [[Theory and Analysis:Eva-00's Soul]] for details.</ref><ref>When Ritsuko is shocked that Eva-00 is out of control, she lets slip a comment saying "The same thing as before...is it going to try to absorb Shinji?" which seems to be the first reference to the fact that Yui Ikari was absorbed into Eva-01. Of course, it's not clear if Eva-00 really was going to absorb Shinji, this was just Ritsuko's conjecture, and the line before she simply thought that it was rejecting Shinji. In either case, neither Misato nor anyone else noticed what Ritsuko let slip, because their attention was held by the out-of-control and dangerously violent Eva-00.</ref>, although Shinji escapes with only minor memory loss.<br />
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Fuyutsuki and Gendo discuss about the committee, the eleventh angel's invasion and Eva-00's berserk incident, at the end of which Rei is seen back in Eva-00, carrying the [[Spear of Longinus]]<ref>The [[Spear of Longinus]] is first referred to by name, and this is the first time it is seen outside its wrappings. When it first appeared in [[Episode 12]], it was wrapped and it was unclear what it was.</ref>.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*First mention of Seele's use of the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] as a guide for their "scenario".<br />
*After mentioning the Eva-00 berserk incident, Fuyutsuki himself feels that Gendo is too concerned with Rei. <br />
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*According to the radio broadcast heard in the background when Asuka is laying in bed, political unrest is still taking place in the [[Nansha Islands]] in the form of terrorist suicide bombings, 12 years after [[China]] and Vietnam went to war over control of the island group's resources in 2003 as a result of post-Second Impact tensions. <br />
*Ritsuko and Maya discuss how the "mutual compatibility experiment"'s a relative success means that they will now be moving forward with the development of the "[[Dummy Plug]]" project, though Maya expresses trepidation about it...<br />
*Animation goof: briefly when Asuka is taunting Shinji, when the shot is focused on Asuka again and she's asking aloud why everyone always pampers Shinji, the visual intercom box with Shinji displayed inside says that he is broadcasting from "Eva-01", even though for this episode only, he's actually in Eva-00.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*'''Chairman [[Keel Lorenz]]''': "We won't let you rewrite our scenario, Ikari!" <br />
*''([[Rei Ayanami]] recites a poem over a montage of images passing across the screen):''<br>'''Rei''': "Mountain. Heavy are the mountains, Something that changes through the ages. Sky. Blue sky. Something visible, something invisible. Sun. Something unique. Water. Something agreeable. Commander Ikari. Flowers. Many of them alike, many of them useless. Sky. Red, red sky. Red color. Red color that I hate. Water flow. Blood. The smell of blood. A woman that does not bleed. Made from the red soil are humans. Made by Man and Woman are humans. Town. Something that humans made. Eva. Something that humans made. Humans are what? Something that God made. Humans are things which humans made. The things I possess are my life and mind. The vessel of a mind. Entry plug, the throne of a soul. Who is this? This is me. Who am I?..." ''(A new image is inserted, not from a previous episode, of an endless line of multiple copies of Rei, stretching out into infinity)''"...What am I? What am I? What am I? What am I? I am myself. This object is me, the figure which forms me. This is the me that is visible, though it feels as if this is not me. A strange feeling. My body seems as if it is melting. I cannot see myself. My figure is fading away. I am aware of someone else. Who is there before me? Ikari-kun. I know this person. Major Katsuragi. Dr. Akagi. People, my classmates. The pilot of Eva-02. Commander Ikari. Who are you? Who are you? Who are you?"<br />
*'''Ritsuko''': "So, Rei, how does it feel to be piloting Eva-01 for the first time?",<br>'''Rei''': "It smells like Ikari"<br />
*'''Ritsuko''': "Shinji, how do you feel in Eva-00's Entry Plug?"<br>'''Shinji''': "It feels kind of odd."<br>'''Maya''': "Are you uncomfortable?"<br>'''Shinji''': "No, it's just that...it smells like Ayanami."<br>'''Asuka''': "What does he mean, smell? Is he a pervert or what?"<br />
*'''Shinji''': ''(Shinji sees a vision of Rei Ayanami when he synchronizes with Eva-00)'': "What is this? Something's trying to get directly into my brain. Ayanami? Rei Ayanami? This impression is Rei Ayanami, isn't it? Ayanami?...or maybe not?"<br />
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| number = #13<br />
| japanese_title_k = 使徒、侵入<br />
| japanese_title_r = Shito Shinnyuu <br />
| japanese_title_e = Angel Invasion <br />
| english_title = Lilliputian Hitcher<ref>The English title, "Lilliputian Hitcher" is a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels|''Gulliver's Travels'']: the Lilliuptians are a race of tiny people, and the microscopic Angel Ireul infiltrates Nerv HQ by "hitching" a ride on a newly installed faulty wall panel. (Crichton's ''Andromeda'' organism hitched a ride on a returning satellite)</ref><br />
| image = [[Image:Ireul_Hacking_Magi.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]],[[Akio Satsukawa]], and [[Mitsuo Iso]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Tensai Okamura]](director), [[Masahiko Otsuka]](assistant director)<br />
| first_aired = 12-27-1995<br />
| video_release = 8-7-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 2-13-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Ireul]]<br />
| eva_sorties = none<br />
| prev = [[Episode 12]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 14]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
A routine test involving the Eva pilots turns into a struggle for survival when a wholly new type of [[Angel]] appears and spreads inside Nerv HQ. This new, computer-like angel threatens to set off the self-destruct for the entire facility, leaving Dr.[[Ritsuko Akagi]] in a race against time to save the GeoFront and destroy the Angel.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
'''Episode 13'''<ref>Episode 13 is heavily influenced by Michael Crichton's novel ''The Andromeda Strain'' and its 1971 movie adaptation. See [[Theory and Analysis:Episode 13 Similarities to The Andromeda Strain]] and [[Tributes to Other Shows in Neon Genesis Evangelion#The Andromeda Strain]] for details .</ref> begins with [[Ritsuko Akagi]] completing a routine maintenance test of the Magi supercomputer system, followed soon by an autopilot test<ref>Ritsuko tells Misato and the Eva pilots that the test they are carrying out with the simulation bodies will ultimately help them develop "[[Dummy Plug|a new autopilot system]]".</ref> for the three Eva pilots. The pilots are supposed to enter [[simulation bodies]]<ref>This marks the only appearance of the [[Simulation bodies]] in the entire series.</ref> without their [[plug suit|plug suits]] and after thorough disinfection. <br />
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The pilots enter the "simulation plugs"<ref>The testing booths that the Eva pilots are located in are labeled "C-01" (Rei), "C-02" (Shinji), and "C-03" (Asuka). If the "C" is supposed to stand for "Child", this is actually an error: Shinji is the Third Child, and Asuka is the Second Child.</ref>, the entry plugs for the simulation bodies kept inside the [[Pribnow Box]]<ref>The episode is actually inconsistent is stating where exactly the "Sigma Unit" of Nerv HQ, containing the infected Pribnow Box, is in relation to Central Dogma. Fuyutsuki says that it is fairly close to "Adam" (presumably [[Terminal Dogma]], the lowest level of the base). However, we then see Kaji, standing on Level 28, looking ''up'' at the Angel infection several levels above him, while in the same scene a voice on the intercom says that "All of Central Dogma under Sigma Unit will be completely closed off in sixty seconds" (Central Dogma, specifically the command center containing the Magi, is located around Level 40, and the level numbers decrease as they go farther down, so that would mean the Angel was above Central Dogma). In the very next scene, another voice over the intercom says that all deep facilities were taken over by the Angel, again saying that the Sigma Unit is ''below'' Central Dogma.</ref>, while the Magi monitor the data coming off their bodies. While the test proceeds smoothly, [[Shigeru Aoba|Aoba]] shows [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]] what look like stains on construction brought in three days previously. [[Makoto Hyuga|Hyuga]] thinks they are corrosion from trapped air bubbles, and Fuyutsuki reminds them to fix the problem by the next day.<br />
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Maya informs Ritsuko of the corrosion in the protein wall above, but since it does not pose any problems to the test for the moment, Ritsuko decides to go ahead, saying that they can't abort the test due to minor technical issues. The simulation plugs are then connected to their Evas via their simulation bodies, contact being first established with [[Eva-00]]. Immediately afterwards, a contamination alert sounds as the corrosion begins to spread explosively. The experiment is aborted and several water pipes sealed to prevent the spread, but to no avail.<br />
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Without warning, Rei screams and her simulation body starts moving and trying to break free of its restraints. It raises a hand towards the control booth, but the arm is severed by a blasting bolt and the pilots are ejected at once. The mass of corrosion is fired upon with lasers, but to everyone's shock and horror, it deploys an A.T. Field, revealing itself to be the eleventh angel, [[Ireul]]<ref>This is the first time an Angel managed to get directly inside of [[Central Dogma]], which as we will see next episode, causes the [[Human Instrumentality Committee]] to become quite concerned. It is not directly stated how it managed to infiltrate the base, but Shigeru's comments seem to indicate that it arrives in air bubbles within a poorly constructed cleanroom wall, the "87th protein barrier", which was installed in Nerv HQ ''after'' [[Sachiel]] first appeared.</ref>.<br />
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Immediate panic ensues in the command facility, and [[Central Dogma]] is closed off at once and all personnel evacuate the Pribnow Box. Gendo cancels the alarm, and orders that the committee and the Japanese government be informed of an error in the alarm system. He then orders the Evas to be launched pilotless to avoid the risk of infection, giving Eva-01 priority<ref>The Evangelions are launched with priority given to Eva-01, with the other two Evas to be sacrificed if necessary. Once again, this is a hidden hint to how special Eva-01 is to Gendo, although it is not evident until [[End of Evangelion]] that Eva-01 was created with Lilith's biomass in addition to having the soul of [[Yui Ikari]].</ref>. <br />
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Meanwhile, Ritsuko and Misato attempt to fight the angel without the Evas. An attempt to destroy the Angel with an excess of oxygen fails as the angel evolves, soon turning into a system of electronic circuits that attacks Nerv's computer systems, reprogramming the Magi<ref>The three Magi supercomputers have each been imbued with a different aspect of their creator [[Naoko Akagi|Naoko Akagi's]] personality. See [[Magi]] for more details.</ref> Melchior and attempting to initiate self-destruct for the facility. Unable to get clearance from the other Magi, it starts hacking into Balthasar as well. However, a temporary firewall is set up that prevents the Angel from hacking any further for the time being.<br />
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Ritsuko explains the nature of this new angel: a colony of microscopic entities working together to evolve and form intelligent circuits, and details a plan to counter-hack the Angel and program it to reach an evolutionary dead end, where it will have no choice but to die. She opens an entrance into the physical structure of the surviving Magi Casper, and begins work with notes left by her mother<ref>The insides of the Magi supercomputers are covered in many post-it notes left behind by their creator, Dr. Naoko Akagi. Pausing and zooming in reveals that many of them contain hidden Easter Egg messages, things like "Ikari, you are an idiot--Naoko", etc.</ref>.<br />
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Ireul finally breaks through the firewall and completes infecting Balthasar, and with one second to go before Casper is defeated, the counter-hacking program is installed. The Magi are promptly restored to their normal status, and Ireul dies out. Ritsuko talks to Misato about the Magi and her Mother's personality, and the pilots are left wondering what happened.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*This marks the first and only time that an Angel is defeated without using the Evangelions at all: Ritsuko tricked the Angel into killing itself by reprogramming it with a self-termination program.<br />
**This episode is also unique in that it barely involves the Evangelions or any of the three Eva pilots: they just show up briefly at the beginning and end of the episode, and play no significant part in the central plot. <br />
*Nerv special order "582" is the order to self-destruct Nerv HQ.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*Misato's drive to destroy Angels and sense of intuition causes her to suggest the physical destruction of the Magi so that the Angel has no growth medium. This time, it is Ritsuko's logic and clear thinking that wins out.<br />
*Misato thinks that the same "personality transplant" operating systems used by seventh-generation computers to think for themselves are also in the Evangelions. Misato is rarely in the know, and whether or not she is right or wrong on this issue is an open question: Ritsuko does not answer her, and the question is never brought up again. <br />
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==Quotes==<br />
* '''[[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]]''': "What? You want me to take off my clothes again?"<br />
* '''Intercom''': "All of Central Dogma under Sigma Unit will be completely closed off in sixty seconds."<br>'''Intercom''': "Thirty seconds until activation of vacuum pump"<br>''(Kaji sneaking around in Central Dogma)''<br>'''[[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]]''': "So that's the Angel. Guess I don't have time for work now."<br />
* '''[[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]]''': "We can think of them as micro-machines. Angels the size of microbes. Those individuals have aggregated together and have undergone explosive evolution to achieve intelligence circuits in this short amount of time."<br>'''[[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]]''': "Evolution..."<br>'''Ritsuko''': "Yes. They're continuously changing themselves, searching for a system that can cope with any situation."<br>'''Fuyutsuki''': "That's truly the system of life itself."<br />
*''(After Ritsuko opens up the Magi and crawls in)''<br>'''Ritsuko''': "Scribbles left by the developer."<br>'''[[Maya Ibuki|Maya]]''': "Amazing! These are back doors! Magi's back doors!"<br>'''[[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]]''': "So it's a veritable encyclopedia of all the tricks up the Magi's sleeve."<br>'''Maya''': "Is it okay to see these? What a surprise! This is INT-C! With these, we can program much faster than we thought, right, Ma'am?"<br>''(Ritsuko nods)''<br>'''Ritsuko''': "Thank you, Mother. We can make it for sure now."<br />
*''(Large black graffiti inside the Magi left by Naoko Akagi)'': "Ikari, you jerk!"<br />
* '''Asuka''': "Jeez, I can't go anywhere naked! Somebody hurry up and help me!"<br />
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| number = #12<br />
| japanese_title_k = 奇跡の価値は<br />
|japanese_title_r = Kiseki no Kachi wa<br />
| japanese_title_e = The Value of a Miracle is... <br />
| english_title = She Said, "Don't Make Others Suffer for Your Personal Hatred."<br />
| image = [[Image:Misatos_Intuition.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Akio Satsukawa]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Hiroyuki Ishido]]<br />
| first_aired = 12-20-1995<br />
| video_release = 7-5-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 2-13-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Sahaquiel]]<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]], [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]<br />
| prev = [[Episode 11]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 13]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
[[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] has been promoted to Major<ref>Misato is promoted from Captain to Major as of this episode. For practical purposes, this doesn't really change any character dynamics in the series: she was already head of the Tactical Operations division of Nerv, and she doesn't now outrank anyone we know of that she didn't before.</ref>, but the celebration does not last long. A monstrous Angel appears in Earth orbit right when [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] and [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]] are away, leaving her and the children to deal with a colossal kamikaze threatening to drop itself right on top of Tokyo-3.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
The episode begins with a flashback: as [[Second Impact]] occurs at Antarctica, Misato's father, [[Dr. Katsuragi]], saves her life by shoving her into an escape capsule<ref>The origin of Misato's scar, first seen in [[Episode 10]], are now fully explained. Her sternum is wounded and bloodied over the region where the scar is later seen.</ref>. [[Adam]]<ref>Adam is seen as a "giant of light", bearing an unmistakable resemblance to an Evangelion and glowing all over except for its [[core]] and eyes (normally, the core and eyes are the ''only'' bioluminescent parts in Angels and Evas).</ref>, in [[Giant of Light]] form, is briefly seen, and giant wings appear in the cloud vortex over Antarctica as the capsule<ref>The survival pod that Misato's father put her into looks somewhat similar to an Entry Plug: it is possible that this was an earlier technology which was later developed into the Entry Plug.</ref> floats to safety<ref>Twin pillars of light are seen rising at the end of the flashback. These may or may not be the base of Adam's wings of light. In [[Evangelion: Death and Rebirth]], the wings of light are also seen with red dots of light flying around them.</ref>. <br />
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Back in the present in [[Tokyo-3]], [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] and [[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] drop into Misato's apartment to take shelter from the rain. Kensuke notices that Misato has been promoted to Major, (a fact which has completely escaped [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] and [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]]), and he and Toji congratulate her. Misato thanks them and reminds Shinji and Asuka that they have a harmonics test that day.<br />
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[[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] reveals after the test that Shinji's synch rate is rapidly rising and he will soon catch up to Asuka. This doesn't seem to impress Asuka, who reacts angrily.<br />
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When they arrive home, they find that Kensuke has arranged a party to celebrate Misato's promotion. Toji wonders why [[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]]<ref>As previously seen in [[Episode 9]], when Hikari comes over for the party she is having a lot of fun playing with [[Pen Pen]]: when Misato has to send Pen Pen away from Tokyo-3 for safekeeping in [[Episode 24]], she says she's sending him to stay with Hikari's family.</ref>, the Class Rep, is there, and Asuka replies that she has invited her. Asuka then begins to wonder why [[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] is late. [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] has turned down her invitation. Meanwhile, Shinji whispers to Misato that he's uncomfortable around that many people. When Shinji asks her why she joined Nerv, Misato claims to have forgotten. When Kaji finally arrives, he has Ritsuko with him, causing Misato and Asuka to both react jealously. Kaji comments that Commander [[Gendo Ikari|Ikari]] and Vice Commander [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]] must have a lot of faith in Misato to go away and leave her in charge.<br />
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In Antarctica<ref>The reason for Gendo and Fuyutsuki's trip to Antarctica is not revealed in this episode, however, they bring back a large [[Spear of Longinus|mysterious object wrapped in tarps]], which is longer than an aircraft carrier's flight deck. This will be seen again in [[Episode 14]].</ref>, Gendo and Fuyutsuki are onboard an aircraft carrier in a sea of red. The surrounding area has become incapable of sustaining life; Fuyutsuki comments that it is the true Dead Sea. Also on board, the deck is a mysterious long object in wrappings. Just then they receive a message that the next Angel has begun its attack.<br />
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The tenth Angel, [[Sahaquiel]], is colossal in size and one of the most bizarre Angels in appearance, looking like a giant amoeba with a huge central eye. Its strategy is to zero in on Nerv, dropping pieces of itself onto the Earth to calibrate its aim. Each piece has its own [[A.T. Field]], which, combined with very high kinetic energy, causing devastation wherever they strike. It is believed that once the Angel finds its target, the main body will plummet to Earth. Even a near miss will convert Tokyo-3 into an extension of the Pacific Ocean. Misato orders all civilians evacuated in a fifty-kilometer radius<ref>Misato mentions that if Tokyo-3 and Nerv HQ have to be evacuated, they will move the [[Magi]] supercomputers to [[Matsushiro]]. Matsushiro is on the outskirts of [[Tokyo-2]], and later in [[Episode 18]] we will see that Nerv has a secondary testing facility there.<br />
*Special order "D-17", which can be declared under Nerv's authority, is the order to evacuate all civilians within a 50-kilometer radius of Tokyo-3.</ref>, and concocts what seems to be an impossible plan. Using their A.T. Fields at full strength, the three Evas will catch the falling Angel with their hands and then destroy it. Ritsuko accuses Misato of putting her quest for revenge ahead of the mission<ref>Another instance of Misato and Ritsuko clashing. Ritsuko is a highly logical thinker, and she strongly disagrees with Misato's placement of the Evas on pure guesswork.</ref>. <br />
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Misato briefs the pilots on the mission. They all decline to write a will. She then promises them a steak dinner<ref>Due to the hardships caused by Second Impact, Misato thinks of a steak dinner as something quite extravagant. (As it is in Japan today, even without Second Impact.)</ref> if they succeed. Rei passes on the steak because she dislikes meat. When Misato is asked how she determined where to station the Evas (the potential impact zone is miles across), she replies, "intuition." Shinji tells Asuka that Misato has never won the lottery.<br />
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On their way to their Evas, Shinji asks Asuka why she pilots. She replies that she wants to prove something to the world. When she throws the question back at him, he doesn't have an answer. <br />
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We are then shown a flashback to a conversation Shinji and Misato must have had a short time before. She admits that she joined Nerv to avenge her father, even though she had hated him for neglecting her and her mother.<br />
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The time comes at last. The Evas race to the impact spot, Shinji arriving first. He struggles to hold up the Angel until Rei and Asuka join him. Rei proceeds to expose Sahaquiel's core with her [[Progressive Knife]]<ref>First and only time that Eva-00's prog knife is seen: it is only seen briefly, but it appears to be visually identical to the knife used by Eva-01.</ref>, and Asuka uses her knife to stab the now vulnerable core, causing the Angel to self-destruct; another mission has been successful against tremendous odds. Gendo calls, and when Misato tries to apologize for the damage done to [[Eva-01]], he tells her she did well. He then specifically asks to speak with Shinji and tells him, "Good work."<ref>Gendo's audio-only transmission from the end of the episode says that he is transmitting from a ship designated "DDG-099", thus it would seem that the ship in the UN fleet sent to the Antarctic which he is transmitting from is the destroyer ''USS Farragut'', designated DDG-99.</ref> The pilots have mercy on Misato's pocketbook and go to a ramen place instead of a steakhouse. Even Rei goes along, ordering garlic ramen with no pork. Shinji tells Misato that he pilots because he wants to hear words of praise from his father. <br />
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End of episode.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The message written in three lines on the sign put on the door to Misato's apartment for the party, written in Japanese characters says: "Congratulations On Your Promotion/Celebration Spot/Reserved Today"<br />
*Misato is wearing a sash at the party the kids throw for her, with writing on it that translates as "Congratulations on your promotion to Major".<br />
*Misato is seen drinking "Boa" brand beer again, last seen in [[Episode 10]], as opposed to her favored [[Yebisu]] brand from [[Episode 02]] (possibly as a result of the network that the series first aired on complaining that they didn't want to give the real-world Yebisu beer company unpaid publicity).<br />
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==Analysis== <br />
*It seems unlikely that a chrysalis large enough to hold Sahaquiel stayed undetected in orbit for 15 years.<ref>See [[Theory and Analysis:Angels' Origins]] for details.</ref><br />
*Adam's shoulder pylons are similar to those found on the Evangelions, and thus seem to be artificial restraints added by the research team (just as they are not biologically part of the Evas, either). A still-shot of the Katsuragi expedition digging up Adam (seen in the extended opening given on the ''Renewal of Evangelion'' Test-type disk) shows Adam lying face down, skewered on the [[Spear of Longinus|Spear]], and lacking shoulder pylons.<ref>[http://wiki.evageeks.org/Image:Full-op_C234_adam-spear.jpg Adam immobilized by the Spear]</ref><br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*''(Shinji wonders why his improved performance angers Asuka)''<br>'''Shinji:''' "I wonder why she got mad. What did I do wrong?"<br>'''Misato:''' "That bothers you?"<br>'''Shinji:''' "Yes."<br>'''Misato:''' "That's because all you ever do is worry about what other people think." <br />
*''(The readouts from a synchronization test show that Shinji's synch ratio is improving at a remarkable rate)''<br>'''Maya Ibuki''': "His harmonics and synch ratios are approaching Asuka's."<br>'''Ritsuko''': "Is this what you call a gift, I wonder?"<br>'''Nerv technician''': "It's like he was born to pilot an Eva."<br />
*'''Misato''': "Miracles have value only when we make them happen"<br />
*''(Ritsuko confronts Misato about her plan)''<br>'''Ritsuko:''' "You're going to do this, seriously?"<br>'''Misato:''' "Yes, I am."<br>'''Ritsuko:''' "You're going to throw away all three Evas with your selfish decision? The chance of success is only 0.00001%. That's not even one in ten thousand!"<br>'''Misato:''' "It's not zero; I'm just banking on the Evas."<br>'''Ritsuko:''' "Major Katsuragi!"<br>'''Misato:''' "I am currently in charge. I want to do whatever I can. Destroying Angels is my duty."<br>'''Ritsuko:''' "Your duty! Don't make me laugh, This is for your own sake, isn't it? Your revenge against the Angels!<br />
*''(The pilots prepare for their mission.)''<br>'''Shinji:''' "Say."<br>'''Asuka:''' "What?"<br>'''Shinji:''' "Asuka, why do you pilot an Eva?"<br>'''Asuka:''' "To exhibit my talent to the world, of course."<br>'''Shinji:''' "You mean to prove that you exist?"<br>'''Asuka:''' "Yeah, something like that." (Looks at Rei) "You're not going to ask her?"<br>'''Shinji:''' "I've asked Ayanami before."<br>'''Asuka:''' "Mmmm...My, how intimate the two of you are."<br>'''Shinji:''' "It's not like that."<br>'''Asuka:''' "Then what about you, Shinji?"<br>'''Shinji:''' "I don't know."<br>'''Asuka:''' "You don't know? What are you, stupid?"<br>'''Shinji:''' "Maybe I am."<br>'''Asuka:''' "You really are stupid."<br />
*''(The characters celebrate their victory over Ramen.)''<br>'''Shinji:''' "Say, miss Misato?"<br>'''Misato:''' "What?"<br>'''Shinji:''' "When I heard my father's words earlier, I think I finally understood what it's like to feel happy when you're praised and I also realized that maybe I pilot the Eva because I wanted to hear those words from him."<br>'''Asuka:''' "You're piloting for something like that? You really are stupid."<br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #11<br />
| japanese_title_k = 静止した闇の中で<br />
| japanese_title_r = Seishishita Yami no Naka de <br />
| japanese_title_e = In the Still Darkness <br />
| english_title = The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still<ref>The English title selected for this episode by Gainax, "The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still", is a reference to the classic 1951 scifi movie, ''The Day the Earth Stood Still''.</ref><br />
| image = [[Image:Fuyutsuki_Candle.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Yoji Enokido]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Tetsuya Watanabe]]<br />
| first_aired = 12-13-1995<br />
| video_release = 7-5-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 1-23-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Matarael]]<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]], [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]<br />
| prev = [[Episode 10]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 12]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Tokyo-3 comes to a standstill when sabotage knocks out all power, and the personnel must scramble to launch the Evas manually when an Angel appears in the middle of the blackout.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
The episode opens as [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]], [[Maya Ibuki|Maya]], and [[Shigeru Aoba]], are doing their laundry<ref>When Ritsuko is picking up her laundry in the opening scene, it can be observed that the laundry she's picking up is just extra copies of her blue shirt and white lab coat outfit (possibly logically answering the question of why "cartoon characters always wear the same clothes"; even Misato wears different outfits during the series).</ref>. They then board a train and meet [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Vice Commander Fuyutsuki]], who complains that he must meet with the city council that day, even though they are just figureheads and the [[Magi]] supercomputers make the actual decisions<ref>Curiously, when Fuyutsuki mentions the Magi, Maya replies, "You mean the three supercomputers?," as if they are something she's only heard of. Actually, she works with them every day. Indeed, she's the technician who most often assists Ritsuko in work on the Magi.<br />
*The English dub seems to try to smooth this over a little by having Maya say "you mean the same three supercomputers we use?", but that may have been just to match the lip flaps, rather than an attempt to hide this flub from the original.</ref> He also mentions that Ritsuko will be conducting an activation test on [[Evangelion Unit-00|Unit-00]] that day. <br />
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At [[Nerv]] HQ, Misato boards an elevator. Kaji runs after her, and despite her pushing the "close" button, joins her. At this time [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] calls [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] to tell him that Shinji needs Gendo to show up for a career discussion interview at Shinji's school. Gendo starts to tell him that all those parental duties have been delegated to Misato when they are suddenly cut off. On the elevator, Misato and Kaji realize that there has been a power failure and speculate that Ritsuko might have caused it during the Unit-00 test. In the lab, Ritsuko denies responsibility. Fuyutsuki orders all the emergency power channeled to the Magi and [[Central Dogma]].<br />
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Shinji, [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] and [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] arrive at Nerv and find that their cards won't work to open the gate. Inside, Gendo and Fuyutsuki realize that the power must have been sabotaged. At the same time, the Ninth Angel, [[Matarael]], emerges from the ocean at a point near the former Atami region and heads for Tokyo-3. The JSSDF commanders tracking the Angel<ref>The JSSDF generals refer to Matarael as the "Eighth Angel", even though it is really the Ninth Angel, meanwhile, the Nerv team inside Central Dogma refer to it correctly as the Ninth Angel. This is probably not just a dialogue mistake: it seems that while the top JSSDF commanders know that the first Angel, Adam, is what caused Second Impact 15 years ago, they know absolutely nothing about the secret existence of the second Angel, Lilith, in Terminal Dogma.</ref> get no response from Nerv HQ as the Angel begins advancing inland. <br />
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Misato tries to call out of the elevator, but can't get anyone. Aoba also tries to call, but finds that all the phone lines are down. The pilots try to call, but with the same results. Ritsuko and Maya must climb a maintenance ladder to get to the control room. Rei finally thinks to consult her emergency manual; the other pilots follow suit and they realize that they need to get to headquarters. Asuka declares herself the leader and chooses Shinji to crank open the doors manually. Meanwhile, the waiting JSSDF commanders decide to warn Tokyo-3 directly by sending an aircraft<ref>The plane sent by the JSSDF to contact Tokyo-3 says it is part of the "Japanese Air Self-Defense Force", abbreviated JASDF. This would appear to be the air force subsection of the JSSDF.</ref> with loudspeakers over the city. <br />
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Hyuga, who had been picking up Misato's laundry, hears the evacuation order and confiscates a politician's loudspeaker van and heads to Nerv HQ. On the elevator, Kaji tries unsuccessfully to flirt with Misato. In the control room, Gendo, Fuyutsuki, and Ritsuko decide that the purpose behind the sabotage must have been to learn how they would react to it. Meanwhile, under Asuka's leadership<ref>Asuka jumps in and assumes leadership of the group, both when the Eva pilots are trying to get back into Nerv HQ, and during the fight against the Angel. She also puts herself at risk by going on "defense" and getting Eva-02 sprayed with acid. Besides being emblematic of her extroverted and domineering personality, as Asuka herself says out of pride she wants to make up for the perceived debt she has to Shinji for his using Eva 01 to save her while submerged in the volcano [[Episode 10|last episode]].</ref>, the pilots have got themselves lost. Hyuga passes above them in the van, informing everyone within earshot of the attack, but they are unable to get his attention. Rei points out a short cut and they begin crawling through an air vent. Shinji tries to speculate on the nature of the Angels, but Asuka thinks that the question is pointless; if they're attacking, they must be enemies. Asuka then leads them up the wrong path again, opens a door and encounters Matarael face to face before panicking and slamming the door shut. Hyuga reaches the control room and informs them of the Angel's attack. Confident that the pilots will arrive on time, Gendo orders the Evas prepared for a manual launch. <br />
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Thanks to Rei<ref>Rei has been here her entire life and would be more familiar with the layout than Shinji or Asuka.</ref>, the pilots are on the right path once again. Asuka accuses Rei of being the favored pilot, which Rei denies<ref>In [[Episode 05]], it seemed that Gendo doted on Rei, and that Gendo was the only person who actually made Rei happy and responsive. However, in this episode when Asuka accuses Rei of being Gendo's "favorite", Rei says that she knows "all too well" that she ''isn't'' favored by anybody. Even in episodes after this one, Rei always seems to brighten up when Gendo is around and is utterly loyal to him. But ultimately, she knows she is just one of Gendo's tools.</ref>. They begin crawling through a duct once again. Asuka orders Shinji not to look forward and gives him a flurry of kicks to the face when he disobeys. They come crashing out of the vents into the Eva launch area, with Shinji and Asuka landing in a heap, Rei nimbly landing on her feet. They find the Evas nearly ready for launch. Shinji looks on in awe as he sees a side of his father he has never seen before. Gendo is diligently working beside everyone else to insert the [[Entry Plug|Entry Plugs]] by hand with a pulley.<br />
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The three pilots launch and craw into a large horizontal shaft to try to come underneath the Angel. But when they climb into the vertical shaft they realize that Matarael is trying to burn its way into Nerv with highly corrosive acid. They scramble into a side shaft, losing their guns in the process. Asuka comes up with a daring plan: One Eva will be on defense and will block the acid and neutralize the Angel's A.T. Field. The backup Eva will drop to the bottom of the shaft and toss one of the guns to the offense Eva who will open fire as the defense Eva dodges back into the horizontal shaft.<br />
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Rei volunteers for defense, but Asuka has reserved that role for herself and gives Rei the backup role. Shinji will be the offense. The plan works perfectly and Matarael is destroyed. The power is restored, and Kaji and Misato, who had been trying to climb out of the elevator, fall into a heap, similar to Shinji and Asuka falling out of the shaft, and the doors open to reveal Ritsuko, Hyuga, and Maya, who all react with disgust. As the episode ends, Shinji once again speculates about the Angels' motives; Asuka thinks that such speculation is meaningless, because there's no way to know why.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*This episode marks the first time that all 3 Evas (Eva-00, Eva-01, and Eva-02) are deployed at the same time. <br />
*[[Evangelion Unit-00]] reappears in this episode for the first time since it was severely damaged in [[Episode 06]], and it has now been repaired and partially rebuilt, with shoulder armor plates like the other Evas, and it has been repainted blue (with white highlights) from its original orange color.<br />
*We see more of what off-duty everyday civilian life is like for Nerv personnel, when we see them all stopping at a laundromat. As Ritsuko, Maya, and Shigeru do their laundry at the same laundromat, it would seem that they live near each other. Misato forces Makoto to bring her laundry to the laundromat for her.<br />
**This is the only time in the series that we see the trio of Nerv technicians in their civilian clothes. Shigeru was previously seen to be a guitar fan last episode, when he was reading guitar magazines and strumming an air guitar while in Nerv HQ. Here, he is seen carrying a guitar case on his back. <br />
*After two episodes of the red-tinted closing credits, the blue credits screen is back.<br />
*Matarael is said to make landfall in the "former Atami area".<br />
*Animation goof: in the shot when the JSSDF general puts out his cigarette in an ashtray, the cigarette simply disappears after he puts it down.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*It is never explained who exactly sabotaged the power supply in Tokyo-3, and this remains an unanswered mystery of the series. It could have been Seele, or the Japanese government, or an independent act of terrorism. However, Ritsuko noted that because the loss of power didn't result in Tokyo-3's destruction, it was highly probable that the power sabotage was meant to probe Tokyo-3: by examining the order in which power was restored in Tokyo-3, whoever turned it off would gain a detailed blueprint of how Tokyo-3 and Nerv HQ operate. Having surmised this, Ritsuko created several dummy programs, restoring power to the base out of order, etc. trying to confuse whoever might be trying to gain reconnaissance data on the base. Given that Seele orders the JSSDF to attack Nerv HQ in [[The End of Evangelion]], and at that time Aoba noted to Hyuga that it seemed that Seele had been planning this attack far in advance by cutting Nerv's defense budget, it seems likely that the real culprits behind the power sabotage were Seele.<br />
*Matarael is probably the weakest Angel in the entire series: it is literally the ''only'' one to ever be killed using an Eva's standard-issue [[Pallet Gun|pallet rifle]], and a single burst at that. It is probable that had there been no power outage and the Evas had been sortied against it normally, it would not have posed a significant challenge. <br />
*Gendo Ikari, commander of the entire Nerv organization, can be reached from a payphone? What type of security system do they have? Or did Shinji say who he was, and because he's a pilot the call got through? In which case, why would Gendo answer a phone call said to be from his son, if he was so annoyed to get it?<br />
**Shinji could conceivably have just told the Nerv HQ phone operator his Nerv personnel ID number, thus getting clearance, perhaps anticipating that his father wouldn't have even picked up the phone if told in advance it was from Shinji.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*'''Ritsuko Akagi''': ''(After the power goes out while she's conducting a test)'' "...It wasn't me."<br />
*''(The three Children arrive at a closed door inside HQ)'' <br>'''Asuka''': "Okay, Shinji, you're up." ''(Shinji, struggling to manually open the door)'' <br>'''Shinji''': "Sheesh! You only rely on people at times like this!"<br />
*''(An '''Officer''' in the very next scene)'' "Damn those Joint Staff bastards! They only rely on us at times like this."<br />
*'''Ritsuko''': ''(During the power outage)'' "This is bad. Now the air is getting stagnant. To think this facility represents the most advanced technology on Earth..." <br> '''Maya Ibuki''': "But look at the Commander and Vice Commander. Even this heat isn't getting to them at all." <br> '''Fuyutsuki''': ''(standing next to Gendo during the power outage)'' "It's lukewarm." <br> '''Gendo''': ''(his feet soaking in a bucket of water meant for fire prevention)'' "Yeah."<br />
*'''Fuyutsuki''': "The first havoc wreaked upon our headquarters wasn't caused by an Angel, but by another member of our species. Just goes to show." <br>'''Ikari''': "Ultimately, the enemy of mankind is mankind."<br />
*'''Shinji''': "Angels, messengers of God, enemies named after servants of Heaven. Why are we fighting them?" <br>'''Asuka''': "What are you, stupid? Strange beings are attacking us. If you're going through a fire, you've got to brush away the embers, of course!"<br />
*'''Rei Ayanami''': "Man fears the darkness, and so he scrapes away at the edges of it with fire."<br />
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[[Category: Originally Aired Episodes]]</div>Nyohttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Episode_10&diff=103062Episode 102019-10-04T18:07:17Z<p>Nyo: Minor grammatical fixes.</p>
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| number = #10<br />
| japanese_title_k = マグマダイバ<br />
| japanese_title_r = MAGUMADAIBA<br />
| japanese_title_e = Magmadiver<br />
| english_title = Magma Diver<br />
| image = [[Image: D-Type-Submerge.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Akio Satsukawa]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Tsuyoshi Kaga]], [[Hiroyuki Ishido]]<br />
| first_aired = 12-06-1995<br />
| video_release = 6-5-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 1-23-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Sandalphon]]<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]<br />
| prev = [[Episode 09]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 11]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
The pilots are disappointed to find out that they are not allowed to go on their class trip to Okinawa, because they have to stay at Tokyo-3 to stay on-call in case of an Angel attack. Meanwhile, a new Angel is discovered in a chrysalis-like developmental stage deep within the magma of the volcano Mount Asama. Nerv seizes the opportunity to capture a live Angel for research; it is decided to send Eva-02 into the magma while wearing a super-cooled diving suit along with capture equipment. However, the Angel quickly matures and breaks containment, and Asuka is forced to battle it deep within the magma of the volcano.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
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[[Asuka]] is enjoying shopping with [[Kaji]], though he seems embarrassed when he realizes she is shopping for swimsuits for the upcoming school trip to Okinawa<ref>It is unclear how the students could be vacationing in Okinawa as it has a maximum elevation of ~500 meters, and should have been subsumed by rising sea levels which have visibly flooded the coastal cities of Japan. However, Asuka did say that a major activity on the planned class trip was scuba diving. Thus the implication might be that they are diving at the former site of Okinawa. (Though this doesn't ''seem'' to be what she is saying and scuba diving is a popular tourist activity on Okinawa in the real world today.) However, Shinohara, the weather girl on the radio in [[Episode 03]], said that a popular tourist activity is to actually go scuba diving in the flooded ruins of Matsuzaki on the Izu peninsula, which was submerged during Second Impact.</ref>. When Asuka asks him where he went on his class trip, he replies that he didn't have one, and reminds her that [[Second Impact]] had just then occurred.<br />
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Back home, Asuka is enraged when she discovers that the pilots can't go on the trip because they are on standby. When Shinji doesn't support her, she demands that he speak up like a man. He replies that he had been expecting this. [[Misato]], who made the decision, replies that they both need to study anyway, and holds up their report cards, which they had hidden from her. When Asuka asks angrily why they don't attack the Angels where they live, Misato replies that they would if they knew where that was.<br />
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After seeing their friends off at the airport, Shinji and Asuka head for the pool, where he decides to study while she swims. Asuka tries to flirt with Shinji. She asks him what he's studying, and leans over to look, giving him a face full of her breasts. She teases him for not being able to solve such a simple equation. She then asks what the problem dealt with, explaining that she has already graduated from college; the reason she is doing poorly in school is that she is having trouble learning [[The_Geektionary_H-M#Kanji|kanji]], so she can't read the questions. When Shinji replies that it's a thermal expansion problem, she once again remarks how simple it is; objects expand when heated. Drawing attention to her chest, Asuka asks Shinji if he thought her breasts would grow larger when heated, an embarrassed Shinji sputters "I-I wouldn't know anything about that!" leading a displeased Asuka to walk away, pronouncing him boring. However, as Shinji turns to look towards [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]], Asuka playfully calls for his attention again, having quickly gotten back into a good mood, saying "Look, Shinji, look!" as she dives into the pool.<br />
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Meanwhile, the Eighth [[Angels|Angel]], Sandalphon, has been spotted in the crater of Mount [[Asama]], an active volcano. Sandalphon is yet to hatch, and resembles a human embryo inside a chrysalis. [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] orders Misato to have the [[Evangelions]] capture the unborn Angel. He explains his decision, to the [[Instrumentality Committee|Committee]] who become quite alarmed. Failure could result in a repeat of [[Second Impact]]. [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]] asks him if he's sure about this and Gendo simply smiles to himself. <br />
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Asuka volunteers for the mission, but tries to back out when she realizes that the [[Evangelion Equipment|D-Type Equipment]] she and her Eva will be wearing resembles a fat suit. She is especially distressed when her beloved Kaji sees her. When Rei tries to volunteer to perform the mission, in Asuka's [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]], Asuka angrily cuts her short and accepts the mission after all<ref>[[Evangelion Unit-00]] seems to have been fully repaired by the time this episode takes place (although it does not actually appear on-screen), after it was severely damaged in [[Episode 06]]. It wasn't used against the Angel [[Israfel]] last episode, presumably because it was still being repaired. However, in this episode, they discuss the possibility of using Eva-00, and the reason they give for not using it is because it needs to stay behind at Tokyo-3 as a backup, in case another Angel directly attacks the city. This seems to indicate that it is in a fully combat-ready state again.</ref>. <br />
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There is then a scene where Kaji and a mysterious woman holding a puppy discuss the dangers of the mission.<br />
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As they prepare for the mission, Shinji notices airplanes circling overhead. Misato explains that the U.N. is on standby. Asuka believes that they are there for support until Misato explains that if the mission fails they are to destroy the Angel, along with the [[Nerv]] crew, with [[N² Mine]], by Gendo's orders.<br />
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Once again calling for Shinji to watch her, Asuka plunges into the magma. The external pressure begins to build as Misato orders the Eva lowered beyond its rated capacity. Asuka's [[Progressive Knife]] snaps loose and is lost. Finally, at a depth of 1780 meters, she spots the Angel. Asuka successfully captures Sandalphon in a magnetic cage, but then it suddenly hatches! Although it had resembled a human embryo, the hatched Sandalphon takes on the form of the ancient Cambrian aquatic creature Anomalocaris. Misato orders the mission converted to a destroy operation. Remembering that she had lost her knife, Asuka asks Shinji to drop down his. She catches it, but it is useless against the Angel. Remembering her conversation with Shinji at the pool, Asuka rips free her coolant hose and blasts Sandalphon. The knife now does its job and the Angel is destroyed. The dying Angel breaks Asuka's support cable and she begins to descend, but Shinji makes a sudden descent into the crater in [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]] and rescues her. <br />
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Later, as they relax at a nearby hot spring, [[Pen Pen]] arrives in the mail, courtesy of Kaji, and makes a beeline for the hot springs. (He is, after all, a hot springs penguin.) As Shinji relaxes in the bath, Misato<ref>We see in this scene that Misato has a large scar on her sternum, which she got from an injury during [[Second Impact]]. Misato's experience during Second Impact will be shown during a flashback in [[Episode 12]].</ref> and Asuka is in the women's bath on the other side of the wall. Knowing he is there, they make some suggestive comments, prompting some expansion in Shinji. On the other side of the wall, Asuka notices Misato's scar. Misato explains that she got it in Second Impact. When Asuka asks, "You know about my past, don't you?," Misato answers that it is ancient history.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Misato is seen drinking "Boa" brand beer as opposed to her favored [[Yebisu]] brand (possibly as a result of the network that the series first aired on complaining that they didn't want to give the real-world Yebisu beer company unpaid publicity).<br />
*A brief glimpse is given of what a "typical" day with no Angel attacks is like at NERV HQ for the trio of technicians working on the command level: [[Makoto Hyuga]] reads a manga comic book, [[Maya Ibuki]] spends her free time reading a romance novel, and [[Shigeru Aoba]] reads guitar magazines and strums an air guitar.<br />
*It is later stated in [[Episode 16]] (during Shinji's internal mind-trip) that Shinji doesn't know how to swim, which offers an explanation for why of the three Eva pilots Shinji is the only one that doesn't swim in the pool.<br />
*The "Backwards Roll" that Asuka performs at the pool and the "Giant Entry" (Also known as "Giant Step") she does at the volcano are both actual techniques used in SCUBA diving for entering the water. <br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*At this point, the timeline of events in the series starts to become fuzzy.<ref>See [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Timeline]] for details.</ref> <br />
*The shot looking at Rei from underwater while she is swimming, silhouetted against a circular ceiling light, is similar to the shot from [[Episode 05]] of Rei silhouetted against the Moon, which is a [[Rei and the Moon|recurring visual motif]] in the series.<br />
*Asuka makes the valid point about the plot of the series that Nerv really has no clear idea of where or how Angels appear. It's not that the series isn't adequately explaining to the audience where Angels come from; even to characters within the story, its something of a mystery. Nerv is stuck in a defensive posture, and if they could go on the offensive against the Angels, they would.<br />
:''For more in-depth analysis, see "[[Origin of Angels]]"<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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*''(At the side of the Nerv swimming pool, Asuka is wearing a revealing two-piece bathing suit while helping Shinji with science homework)''<br>'''Asuka''': "Thermal expansion? That's kid stuff! To put it simply, things expand when they get hot, and shrink when they get cold."<br>'''Shinji''': "Well yeah, but--"<br>'''Asuka''': "If I were to warm up my breasts, do you think they'd grow a little bigger?"<br>'''Shinji''': "I-I wouldn't know anything about that!"<br>'''Asuka''': "What a boring guy..."<br />
*''(Asuka is battling the Angel in the magma)''<br>'''Asuka''': "It's fast! This is bad. I've lost sight of it. In addition to that, I've got lousy visibility, I'm really hot, and this suit's plastered to me and feels disgusting. This really sucks."<br />
*''(Eva-01 jumps into the Magma, saving Asuka)''<br>'''Asuka:''' "Shinji? "''(She smiles.)'' "Idiot, don't go overboard."<br />
*''(Shinji, after overhearing Misato teasing and tickling Asuka)'' <br> '''Shinji''': "It expanded. How embarrassing!"<br />
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| number = #09<br />
| japanese_title_k = 瞬間、心、重ねて <br />
| japanese_title_r = Shunkan, Kokoro, Kasanete <br />
| japanese_title_e = Moment, 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 />
}}<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 other's movements in combat 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 letters 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 safekeeping 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 "payback" 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 despite the way she shows herself, 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 dropkick, 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 that 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, presumably 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 />
* When Asuka in Unit 02 jumps onto a building to attack Israfel the first time, the building's sign reads "Studio Fantasia", a Gainax subsidiary involved in animating ''[[Otaku no Video]]''<br />
* Episode 9 may be set in September; ''Evangelion: Digital Card Library'' [http://eva.onegeek.org/pipermail/oldeva/2001-April/039690.html reportedly] says Asuka's first day at school is 21 September.<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 to 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 an 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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{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #08<br />
| japanese_title_k= アスカ、来日<br />
| japanese_title_r = Asuka, Rainichi <br />
| japanese_title_e= Asuka Arrives in Japan<br />
| english_title = Asuka Strikes!<br />
| image = [[Image:Asuka_Ships_Bridge.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Yoji Enokido]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]<br />
| first_aired = 11-22-1995<br />
| video_release = 5-2-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 11-21-2000 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Gaghiel]]<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]<br />
| prev = [[Episode 07]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 09]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Misato brings Shinji, along with Toji and Kensuke, to a massive UN naval convoy transporting [[Evangelion Unit-02]] and its fiery German pilot, [[Asuka Langley Soryu]], to Japan. Escorting Asuka is Misato's old boyfriend, [[Ryoji Kaji]]. After some awkward introductions and reunions, the fleet is attacked by a massive aquatic Angel. Asuka powers up Eva-02, and decides that she will defeat the Angel by playing "hopscotch"...<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
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Ep. 8 opens with a telephone conversation between [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] and an unknown person, wherein we learn that the cargo has "Left Sasebo, and is coming here across the Pacific<ref>In Gendo's phone conversation at the beginning of the episode, he says that the naval convoy transporting Eva Unit 02 left Sasebo "yesterday", and was currently in the Pacific. Sasebo is a port city in extreme southwestern Japan, in Nagasaki prefecture, slightly north of the city of Nagasaki. Sasebo is the site of a major naval military base. The convoy transporting Eva-02 from Germany apparently made a short stop in Sasebo, before continuing on to New Yokosuka.</ref><br />
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We then join [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]], [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]], [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]], and [[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]], aboard a helicopter. Misato tells them they are on a date, but Toji and Kensuke are actually along as cover, so that no one will know that this is official business. They are on their way to meet [[Asuka Langley Soryu]], the pilot of [[Evangelion Unit-02]], which is being transported by the U.N. Pacific Fleet<ref>The warships depicted in Episode 08 all have real-life counterparts. See [[Warships in Evangelion]] for more information.</ref>. The fleet is centered around an aircraft carrier named ''Over the Rainbow'', and several ships are named after Shakespeare plays, ''Cymbeline'', ''Titus Andronicus'', ''Othello'', etc. Kensuke is even more irrepressible than usual in this episode, and has his video camera glued to his eye for a majority entirety of the episode. When Toji's new hat blows across the deck, Asuka stops it with her foot; as Toji tries to retrieve it, a gust of wind flips her skirt, presumably giving him an eye full. (The viewers don't see anything) Even though it wasn't his fault, Toji gets his face slapped as a "viewing fee" (as do Kensuke and Shinji)<ref>The three sets of Japanese characters that form the opening title card for the episode appear in sequence, with each one punctuated by synchronizing each with one of the three times Asuka slaps Toji, Kensuke, and Shinji's faces respectively.</ref>. Incensed, Toji "drops trou", only to get a second welt on his face. Upon being introduced to Shinji, Asuka pronounces him "dull".<br />
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During a conversation between Misato and the Captain about who has authority, and where the emergency power cable should go, [[Ryoji Kaji]] strolls onto the bridge. Misato doesn't seem happy to see him. (But Asuka does). He is escorting Asuka from [[Nerv|Nerv's]] German branch to Japan. The character then all cram themselves into the same elevator to go below deck for lunch. During the meal, Kaji hints at the intimate relationship he once had with Misato by asking, "does she still toss and turn in bed?" He also seems to be implying that he thinks that Misato is capable of doing something with Shinji. Misato fumes the rest of the scene, while everyone else looks scandalized. Except for Shinji; he seems to be enjoying Kaji's banter. When Shinji is surprised that Kaji recognizes him, Kaji replies that he is famous. <br />
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After the meal, when Asuka once again comments on how boring Shinji is, Kaji tells her he had a 40% synch rate with [[Evangelion Unit-01]] with no training in a combat situation. This surprises her so much that she feels a need to impress him as well, so she takes him to the transport ship to see her Eva. She explains to him that Eva-02 is the first production model; Eva-00 and Eva-01 are just the prototype and test-type. Just then [[Gaghiel]]<ref>This is the first and really only time that an Angel attacks somewhere other than Tokyo-3; this is because Adam was secretly being transported in the naval convoy (Misato notes that the Angel seems to be searching for something). Two later Angels, [[Sahaquiel]] and [[Arael]], will appear in Earth orbit, yet despite being located in space their attacks are both still conspicuously directed against Tokyo-3.</ref><br />
, the sixth [[Angels|Angel]] attacks, damaging several of the warships<ref>In [[Episode 14]], it is said that one third of the UN naval fleet in this episode was destroyed by Gaghiel.</ref>. Asuka sees her chance to impress Shinji and forces him to put on a [[Plug Suit|plug suit]] and accompany her into battle. (After telling him "no peeking" while donning her own plug suit.)<br />
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Kaji calls Gendo and tells him an Angel attack wasn't part of their deal. Gendo assures him that he put Eva-02 and a spare pilot aboard for this very contingency.<br />
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Because there are 2 pilots aboard, Asuka has trouble starting Eva-02. When telling Shinji to "Think in German!" doesn't work, she solves to problem by switching the language to Japanese<ref>As was earlier seen in [[Episode 03]], when more than one person is in the [[Entry Plug]] of an Eva at the same time, it creates "thought noise"; basically static interference between the mind of the pilot and the Eva.</ref>. The captain warns Misato that Eva-02 has "[[Evangelion Equipment|B-type Equipment]]"<ref>Evangelions cannot swim using their standard armor equipment, which is termed B-Type Equipment; they sink and cannot easily move.</ref>, and can't fight underwater, but Misato tells Asuka to go ahead. Asuka leaps her Eva from ship to ship until it reaches its power cable aboard the carrier, plugs herself in, and draws her [[Progressive Knife]]. The Angel's leap knocks Eva-02 into the Sea, where she is swallowed. Kaji leaps into a fighter plane; Misato thinks he has a plan, but instead, he makes his escape. Misato comes up with a desperate plan. Scuttle two of the damaged battleships in Gaghiel's path; have Asuka and Shinji pry open the Angel's mouth, and then have the ships fire their guns point-blank and then self destruct, destroying the Angel. Shinji and Asuka can't get Gaghiel's mouth open until they cooperate in the effort. The plan works, and the blast propels Eva-02 back onto the carrier's deck<ref>The underwater battle between Eva-02 and the Angel Gaghiel takes place over Ito in the submerged Izu peninsula, according to [[Episode 14]]. In what appears to be a major error in geography, all the street names seen on the display are those of Yokohama, which is over a hundred kilometers to the northeast and not on the direct route to new Odawara.</ref>. <br />
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Later, back on shore, [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] looks at the data and tells Misato that Shinji and Asuka both broke their Synch records while opening the Angel's mouth. <br />
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Meanwhile, Kaji has arrived at Nerv H.Q. with ''his'' cargo, and asks if it, and not Eva-02 was the Angel's actual target. Gendo agrees. Inside Kaji's case is what appears to be a large human embryo, encased in an amber-colored block. Even though it is encased in Bakelite, [[Adam]], the first human is alive and growing<ref>Kaji has delivered [[Adam]] to Gendo in Tokyo-3. Kaji suggests and Gendo confirms that Adam is "the key to [[Human Instrumentality Project]]". Gendo describes Adam as "the first human being".</ref> . <br />
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The next day at school, Toji is telling Shinji and Kensuke how glad he is that he won't be seeing Asuka again, when she is introduced as a new student.<br />
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End of episode.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*First appearance of Asuka Langley Soryu in the series. Despite the fact that she shows up as late as Episode 08, she's actually part of the trio of primary characters: Shinji, Rei, and Asuka. <br />
*First appearance of Evangelion Unit-02, the first "Production Model" Evangelion.<br />
*First appearance of Ryoji Kaji.<br />
*The closing credits of this episode are tinted red instead of the usual blue. Probably to celebrate the arrival of Asuka and Eva-02 (as Eva-02 is painted red).<br />
*Gaghiel is the first and only aquatic Angel, and this is also the only aquatic battle in the series.<br />
*A minor example of character design recycling from another Gainax show appears in this episode: the captain and executive officer of ''Over the Rainbow'' are the captain and first officer of the ''USS Abraham'' in Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
It is interesting to note that the route that the fleet takes to deliver Unit 02 (and Adam) is not exactly straightforward, whether due to a lack of attention on the part of the writers or more likely as an effort at subterfuge on the part of the characters involved (Gendou, Kaji, Seele).<br />
[[File:Operation Schematic Yokohama.png | thumb | A comparison of the streets shown in the Operation Schematic (left) and a map of Yokohama (right)]]<br />
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Gendou states that the "cargo" left from Sasebo Port. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sasebo,+Nagasaki+Prefecture,+Japan/@33.196663,129.6883763,11z/ Sasebo] is in southern Japan in the Nagasaki Prefecture. Next, we see during the impromptu planning "Operating Schematic" that the fleet is traveling Nort to South over what was previously Tokyo (more precisely Yokohama) as evidenced by the match of street and location names (see image). Finally, the fleet disembarks in New Yokosuka (Old Odawara) wich is near Tokyo III and what was Hakone.<br />
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The route suggested by this would take the fleet out of its way to pass over Tokyo, either passing Odawara by going south, or going completely around Honshu to the north and swinging around the northern end of the island to come past Tokyo from the east. As to the purpose of this (assuming it was not an oversight by the director, and one might assume it was not, they drew that map from a real map of Yokohama) it is unknown.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*'''Asuka''': ''(to Shinji)'' "Anta baka?!" ("What are you, stupid?!") ''(The first time Asuka says this in the series...though not the last...)<br />
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*'''Asuka''' (''Starting up Eva Unit 02''): "LCL Füllung. Anfang der Bewegung. Anfang des Nervenanschlusses. Auslöses von Links-kleidung. Synchro-start." ''(message displays: "FEHLER")''<br>'''Shinji''': "Its...a programming error?"<br>'''Asuka''': "It's thought-noise. I told you not to disturb me."<br>'''Shinji''': "What do you mean?"<br>'''Asuka''': "You're thinking in Japanese aren't you? If you ''must'' think, do it in German!"<br>'''Shinji''': "I'll try...baumkuchen..."<br>'''Asuka''': "Baka!"<br><br />
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*'''KAJI''': So, she hasn't changed, has she, Mister Shinji Ikari? <br>'''SHINJI''': Well... Huh? How do you know my name? <br>'''KAJI''': Well, of course I do. You're famous in our business. The Third Child, who piloted an Eva in battle with no training. <br>'''SHINJI''': Oh, no, it was just luck. <br>'''KAJI''': Luck is a part of your destiny. It's your talent. Well, I'll see you later. <br><br />
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*'''UN Captain''': "But what about Eva?"<br>'''Misato''': "Don't worry. Those two'll be alright."<br>''(Scene quickly cuts to the Entry Plug of Eva 02, Asuka is strangling Shinji from behind)''<br>'''Asuka''': ''(switches from strangling Shinji to beating him rhythmically with her fists)'' "Hey, don't pilot my Unit 02 without my permission!!"<br>'''Misato''': (''Over the radio'') "Do both of you understand the operation?"<br>'''Shinji''': ''(Asuka continues to strangle Shinji)'' "I'll do my best."<br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #05<br />
| japanese_title_k = レイ、心のむこうに<br />
| japanese_title_r = Rei, Kokoro no Mukou ni <br />
| japanese_title_e = Beyond Rei's Heart <br />
| english_title = Rei I<br />
| image = [[Image:Shinji_Rei_Escalator.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Akio Satsukawa]], [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Keiichi Sugiyama]]<br />
| first_aired = 11-01-1995<br />
| video_release = 4-5-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 11-21-2000 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Ramiel]]<br />
| eva_sorties = Eva-01<br />
| prev = [[Episode 04]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 06]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Overview==<br />
[[Eva-00]] is finally repaired<ref>Evangelion Unit-00, only briefly glimpsed before now, is given a full introduction in this episode.</ref>, and Shinji tries to get to know its enigmatic pilot, [[Rei Ayanami]], better. However, he is confounded because she is extremely insular, has no friends at all, and the entire record of her past has been erased. In the midst of this, a very powerful Angel, the floating monolith [[Ramiel]], attacks Tokyo-3.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
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As the episode opens, we finally get a flashback that explains how [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] got her injuries. Just days before [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] arrived at [[NERV|Nerv]], and it must have been immediately before [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato's]] arrival, Rei is piloting [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]] in an activation experiment, when the [[Evangelion]] suddenly goes berserk. The Eva holds her head as if she were in agony, and then tries to pound her way into the control room<ref>When Eva-00 goes berserk, after Rei is already ejected, it attacks a window that Gendo Ikari is standing behind. See [[Theory and Analysis:Eva-00's Soul]] for details on what this says about the identity of Unit-00's soul.</ref>. The power is cut off, but before Eva-00 powers down, Rei's [[Entry Plug]] is ejected and starts bouncing around the room. [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] orders [[Bakelite|Special Bakelite]] pumped into the room to cushion the blow, but it's too late. When Eva-00 stops, Gendo rushes into the test room and forces open the red-hot hatch with his bare hands. His glasses fall to the floor and begin to melt from the heat. He's relieved that her injuries aren't more serious than they are, and smiles.<br />
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Back in the present, [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] tells Misato that mental instability in the pilot is the suspected cause of the incident. Something else seems to occur to her, but she thinks better of saying it. Misato, Ritsuko, and Shinji are present when Nerv technicians are examining [[Shamshel|Shamshel's]] remains. Although they can't analyze the stuff the [[Angel]] is made of<ref>"601" is the Nerv computer systems' code number for "cannot be analyzed". This is a direct reference to the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andromeda_Strain_%28film%29|''The Andromeda Strain''], where a medical computer displays "601" when overloaded with data. Go [[Tributes to Other Shows in Neon Genesis Evangelion#The Andromeda Strain|here]] for more.</ref>, they can tell that its "inherent wave pattern" is 99.89% similar to that of humans'. Shinji looks over Ritsuko's shoulder and nods, pretending he knows what she's talking about. While watching Gendo examining the deceased Angel, Shinji notices the burns on his hands, and asks Ritsuko and Misato about them. Ritsuko tells Shinji about the super-heated hatch; Shinji reacts with disbelief. <br />
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Some time later at school, [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] and [[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] notice Shinji watching Rei and tease him about it, but Shinji replies that he was just wondering why she's always alone<ref>Toji and Kensuke say that they first met Rei when she joined their school about a year ago (they are in 8th grade, she joined in 7th grade).<br />
*Toji actually specifically says Rei joined their class in "first year", but that's just the terminology the Japanese school system uses, in which 7th grade is the "first year" of junior high school, 8th grade is "second year", etc.</ref>. Later, back at Nerv HQ, Shinji notices Rei happily chatting with Gendo. It's the first time he's seen her happy and smiling.<br />
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That evening, Ritsuko is eating dinner at Misato's place. Misato prepared the food, so it consists entirely of beer and under-diluted instant ramen. Only Misato finds it edible. Ritsuko then asks Shinji to deliver Rei's new Nerv I.D. card. When he looks embarrassed about going to a girl's home, Misato teases him. <br />
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The next morning, he knocks on Rei's door and rings the bell, and receives no answer, but finds it unlocked and walks in. The place is an unspeakable mess, littered with trash and bloody bandages. He notices Gendo's glasses sitting on a dresser top and tries them on. Just then Rei emerges, presumably from the shower, naked but for a towel. She seems more concerned for the glasses than her nudity, and crosses the room and snatches them from his grasp. He trips and they fall in a heap with him on top of her, also somehow upsetting a drawer full of Rei's undergarments. After a pause of several seconds, she asks him to please move; only then does he notice that his hand is on her breast. Still seemingly unconcerned<ref>Just as she seems unconcerned about Shinji's nudity in the hospital scene in [[Episode 06]]. The implication seems to be that she has little or no social training.</ref>, she dresses, takes the glasses and leaves while Shinji is still stammering out an explanation. <br />
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When they arrive at HQ and her card won't work, he finally manages to hand her the new one. While riding the escalator, Shinji asks Rei if she isn't frightened of her impending re-activation experiment in Eva-00. When she asks doesn't he have faith in his father, Shinji bitterly denounces him, getting his face slapped for his troubles. Once again, Rei will show some emotion when Gendo is concerned. Rei takes Gendo's glasses aboard the Eva as a good luck talisman, and the Re-activation is successful<ref>A small reference to Madeleine L'Engle's book ''A Wind in the Door'' [[Tributes_to_Other_Shows_in_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#A_Wind_in_the_Door|is visible]] just before the reactivation.</ref>. <br />
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Just then, [[Ramiel]], the 5th Angel attacks. Knowing that Rei isn't ready to fight, Gendo sends out Shinji in [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]. As soon as he surfaces from underground, Ramiel blasts the Eva with a devastating particle beam. Shinji begins to be boiled alive, and Misato withdraws him with mere moments left for the Evangelion and its pilot. End of episode.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*(''asking about what caused Eva-00 to go berserk during an activation test'')<br>'''Misato:''' "So, what caused the accident during the last experiment?"<br>'''Ritsuko:''' "We still don't know. However, we believe that mental instability on the part of the pilot was a primary cause."<br>'''Misato:''' "Mental instability? In Rei?"<br>'''Ritsuko:''' "Yes, her mind became much more disturbed than we had anticipated."<br>'''Misato:''' "So what happened?"<br>'''Ritsuko:''' "I don't know. But it could be..."<br>'''Misato:''' "Did something occur to you?"<br>'''Ritsuko:''' (''to herself'') "No...that can't be it..."<br />
*''(Shinji is staring at Rei in the distance, who is wearing a bathing suit)''<br>'''Toji''': "Hey, chief! What are you lookin' at so intently?"<br>'''Shinji''': "Nothing!"<br>'''Kensuke''': "Was it Ayanami? Am I right?"<br>'''Shinji''': "No!"<br>'''Kensuke''': "Oh, come on! That's suspicious." <br>'''Toji''': "Ayanami's boobs, Ayanami's thighs, Ayanami's... <br>'''Kensuke and Toji '''(in unison): "calves!" <br />
*'''Misato''': ''(Very drunk but sounding profound)'' "Never underestimate the ability of the human animal to adapt to its environment"<br />
*''(Shinji accidentally falls on top of the naked Rei, his hand directly on her breast, and Shinji freezes in shock)''<br>'''Rei''': ''(in an extremely calm voice)'' "Do you mind moving?"<br>'''Shinji:''' ''(Jumps to his feet)'' "I-I-I..." ''( Rei gets up and walks to the other side of the room, slowly and completely naked'') "...uh, uh, uh..."<br>'''Rei''': ''(slides a pair of panties on; in a calm, almost confused voice)'' "...what?"<br />
*''(Shinji and Rei have arrived at Nerv HQ and are on the escalator)''<br>'''Shinji:''' "You have a re-activation experiment today, don't you? Wouldn't it be great if it were successful this time? Say, aren't you afraid of getting in Unit-00 again?"<br>'''Rei:''' "Why"<br>'''Shinji:''' "I heard that you were hurt pretty badly in an earlier experiment, so I was wondering if you were okay about it."<br>'''Rei:''' "Aren't you commander Ikari's son?"<br>'''Shinji:''' "Yeah."<br>'''Rei:''' "Don't you have faith in your own father's work?"<br>'''Shinji:''' "Of course not! How could I trust him?"<br>''(Rei angrily turns to face Shinji.)''<br>'''Shinji:''' "What?"<br>''(Rei slaps Shinji.)''<br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #04<br />
| japanese_title_k = 雨、逃げ出した後<br />
| japanese_title_r = Ame, Nigedashita Go<br />
| japanese_title_e = Rain, After the Escape <br />
| english_title = Hedgehog's Dilemma <ref> This title refers to an analogy about human interaction by Arthur Schopenhauer. See [[References to Psychology in Neon Genesis Evangelion#Hedgehog's Dilemma|here]] for more details. </ref><br />
| image = [[Image:Shinjitrain.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Akio Satsukawa]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Tsuyoshi Kaga]]<br />
| first_aired = 10-25-1995<br />
| video_release = 3-6-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 5-16-2000 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = None<br />
| eva_sorties = None<br />
| prev = [[Episode 03]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 05]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Misato is upset with Shinji for ignoring her orders in the last Angel battle, and he is so overcome by the stress of being an Eva pilot that he runs away. After wandering around Tokyo-3 for several days, Shinji is faced with the choice of quitting or staying in his new home.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Toji-kensuke-surprise.jpg|thumb|left|Toji and Kensuke see Misato for the first time]]<br />
It's been five days since the battle with [[Shamshel]], and [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] still hasn't returned to school. [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] knocks on his bedroom door and tries to persuade him, only to find that he has run away<ref>The envelope Shinji leaves for Misato in his room when he runs away is literally addressed "''Katsuragi Misato-sama''" in the original Japanese. The honorific suffix "-sama" is the more formal version of "-san" (Mr. or Ms.) and is used to politely address those of higher social rank. This formality is in contrast to Misato's request in Episode 01 that he just calls her Misato.</ref>. Concerned about his absence, [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] and [[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] come to visit. Misato lies and tells them he is training at headquarters. <br />
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[[Image:Shinji-jizo-san.jpg|thumb|right|Shinji has just left the bus.]]<br />
Shinji boards a local train and rides it all day, repeatedly listening to tracks 25 & 26 on his [[SDAT]]<ref>The two songs we hear Shinji listening to on his SDAT while riding on the train are "You are the only one" and "Blue Legend" from "Lilia", an image album for the "Ys" RPG series (previously heard in [[Episode 02]]). However, none of the vocal sections are heard in this episode.</ref>, leaving only when the train is taken out of service for the night. He tells himself, "I've got to go back", but instead attends a late-night showing of a movie about [[Second Impact]]<ref>In an example of economy in casting, several of the regular [[Seiyu|voice actors]] appear in this sequence as train announcers, public announcers, movie cast members, etc. Including:<br />
**[[Yuko Miyamura]] (Asuka) as Movie Theater Woman, Public Announcer Right, Girl A, and Station Announcer Left.<br />
**[[Megumi Hayashibara]] (Rei, Yui, Pen Pen) as Train Announcer, Public Announcer Left, Station Announcer, and (in the movie) Woman.<br />
**[[Kotono Mitsuishi]] (Misato) as Girl B.<br />
**[[Yuriko Yamaguchi]] (Ritsuko) as Girl C.<br />
**[[Fumihiko Tachiki]] (Gendo) as Station Announcer and (in the movie) Doctor.<br />
**[[Tetsuya Iwanaga]] (Kensuke) as Assistant A (movie).<br />
**[[Tomokazu Seki]] (Toji) as Assistant B (movie).</ref>. The few other people there seem to be either sleeping or making out. He spends the night in the theater's lobby. The next morning he leaves the theater, but hallucinates that the buildings are closing in on him. Thus he flees to the countryside<ref>The beautiful mountain that Shinji visits before meeting Kensuke is a famous suicide spot; see [[Geography]] for more information.</ref>. <br />
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Back at [[Nerv|Nerv]] headquarters, [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] is examining [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]]. Misato is there and we learn that Shinji left after she upbraided him for disobeying her retreat order in episode 3. <br />
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[[Image:Kensukestare.jpg|thumb|left|Kensuke stares in disbelief as M.I.B.s come to collect Shinji.]]<br />
Meanwhile, in a violation of the law of incredible coincidence, Shinji meets Kensuke, who is in the wilderness playing survivalist<ref>Kensuke has a whole "training schedule" written out on a chalkboard in his tent for his military role-playing, which translated from Japanese reads:<br />
:Outline of Summer Training Practice Operations<br>Japan's Mobilization Schedule<br>15:00 Deploy for combat<br>16:00 Prepare for attack, commence firing <br> 19:00 ''(left blank)''</ref>. Kensuke reveals that he is jealous, both because Shinji is living with a beautiful woman, and because he is an [[Evangelion|Eva]] pilot. When Kensuke expresses a desire to be a pilot as well, Shinji admonishes him that his mother would be worried<ref>As it happens, if Kensuke were to become an Eva pilot, his Eva's core would be imbued with his mother's soul. Thus, despite her apparent death, Shinji's statement that she would be worried about is likely correct.</ref>. Kensuke reveals that like Shinji, he has none<ref>In the previous episode, Toji also seemed to imply that his mother was dead.</ref>. Shinji camps out with Kensuke that night. The next morning, several men in black from Nerv arrive and take Shinji into custody. Back at school, Toji upbraids Kensuke for not doing anything about it (as if he could have).<br />
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[[Image:Shinji-headlock.jpg|thumb|right|A M.I.B. has to restrain Shinji as he denounces himself.]]<br />
Back at Nerv headquarters, Misato confronts Shinji, telling him they don't need a pilot with his attitude. Shinji elects to resign. [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] orders [[Evangelion Unit-01|Unit-01]] reconfigured for Rei. Two men in black take Shinji to the train station, where Toji and Kensuke see him off, as they have so many of their other classmates. Toji insists that Shinji hit him to make up for the beating he gave Shinji in Ep. 3. Shinji hits him surprisingly hard for Shinji. As he is being led away, Shinji shouts that he (Shinji) is the one who should be hit, for being so weak and cowardly. <br />
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Misato finally realizes that the reason that Shinji agreed to live with her was because he was looking for a family, and rushes to the station<ref>A mistake that occurs near the end of the episode is that when Misato drives her car up to the train station, she gets out of her car on the left-hand side, even though cars drive on the right-hand side in Japan. Further, we've actually seen Misato while driving in her car during an extended scene in the first episode, during which she was sitting in the driver's seat which was indeed located on the right-hand side of her car.</ref>, seemingly too late. But Shinji hasn't boarded the train. They greet each other with "I'm home", "welcome home".<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Rei is referred to as the "First Children" for the first time in this episode. Shinji had already been referred to as the Third in Episode 01, clearly implying that there is another pilot whom we have yet to meet.<br />
*This is the only episode that series creator [[Hideaki Anno]] did not write (or co-write). At one point during production, this episode was removed and what is now [[Episode 05]] would have immediately followed [[Episode 03]]. However, it was later decided that time needed to be devoted to establishing Shinji's character and relationships, so the episode was added back in. The result was that this episode was written after what is now Episode 5 was already finished, and Anno did not take a direct role in developing either the plot or script.<br />
* The ''[[Evangelion ORIGINAL]]'' draft script for Episode 04 mentions dates that were cut from the broadcast; apparently Episode 03 ended 14 July 2015 and Episode 04 spanned 15-18 July 2015<ref>http://eva.onegeek.org/pipermail/oldeva/1999-December/033295.html</ref> (this seems to contradict the chronology in ''[[Rei Ayanami Raising Project]]''<ref>http://forum.evageeks.org/viewtopic.php?p=367501#367501</ref>, which would put Episode 04 in early June 2015).<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*Kensuke points out to Shinji the noise the cicadas are making outdoors. Kensuke says that it used to be quiet outside when he was a kid (in the early 2000's) but that now cicadas can be heard constantly. Shinji responds that Misato told him that the ecosystem is returning to its former state. See [[Second Impact]] for more information on the environmental consequences of the disaster fifteen years earlier.<br />
*After exiting the bus, Shinji rests by a statue of Jizo-san, the patron deity of travelers and children. The shot is apparently a tribute to a shot from Miyazaki's '''My Neighbor Totoro.''' (See [[Tributes to Other Shows in Neon Genesis Evangelion]] for more.)<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*''(Toji and Kensuke have just met Misato for the first time)''<br>'''Kensuke''': "This is an unexpected development."<br>'''Toji''': "She was a real babe, wasn't she?"<br />
*''(As Shinji walks down the street after running away)''<br>'''Public Announcer Left''': "Yes, Cheap, Cheap! Blowout sale on hot young girls! When you get tired they'll lead you to paradise."<br><br />
*''(Shinji watches the Second Impact Movie)''<br>'''Man''': "You really couldn't detect it?"<BR>'''Doctor''': "Correct. An object tens of millimeters in diameter crashed into Antarctica at more than ten percent of the speed of light!"<BR>'''Assistant A''': "Our technology could neither predict it nor defend against it."<BR>'''Woman''': "But it's hell out there! Just what is the purpose of science!?"<BR>'''Man''': "The atmospheric flux caused by the change in the Earth's axis has decreased by 3%."<BR>'''Woman''': "So, has it calmed down a little?" <BR>'''Assistant C''':"Negative!! There's a tidal wave approaching at 230 meters a second!"<BR>'''Man''': "Doctor! We must evacuate!"<BR>'''Doctor''': "No, it's my duty to remain here."<BR>'''Man''': "Doctor, dying is easy, but you have an obligation to watch this Hell on Earth." <br />
*'''Toji''': "Don't you have any balls!?!<ref>When Toji refers to "balls" he actually says "matanki", which means nothing. It is really "kintama" spelled backward in Japanese characters (ki+n+ta+ma reversed to ma+ta+n+ki). Kintama is a slang term for testicles which literally means "gold balls".</ref>"<br>'''Kensuke''': "Only an idiot fights when he knows he can't win. Balls have nothing to do with it."<br />
*''(Shinji has met Kensuke in the wilderness)''<br>'''Kensuke''': "I really envy you. Living with such a beautiful woman and getting to pilot Evangelion. Oh, I wish I could get behind the controls just once!"<br>'''Shinji''': "You'd better not. Your mother would be worried."<br>'''Kensuke''': "Ah, that's okay. I don't have one."<br>'''Shinji''': "Ah…"<br>'''Kensuke''': "I'm the same as you, Ikari." <br />
*''(Shinji is saying goodbye to Toji and Kensuke)''<br>'''Shinji''': "It's me who should be hit. I'm a scoundrel...a coward...Dishonest...and weak..." <br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #03<br />
| japanese_title_k = 鳴らない、電話<br />
| japanese_title_r = Naranai Denwa <br />
| japanese_title_e = The Phone That Doesn't Ring <br />
| english_title = A Transfer<br />
| image = [[Image:Episode-03-info.jpg|Episode 03]]<br />
| written_by = [[Akio Satsukawa]], [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Hiroyuki Ishido]]<br />
| first_aired = 10-18-1995<br />
| video_release = 3-6-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 5-16-2000 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Shamshel]]<br />
| eva_sorties = Eva-01<br />
| prev = [[Episode 02]]<br />
| next = [[Episode 04]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Shinji begins attending his new school in Tokyo-3, and has a difficult time dealing with the fame of being an Evangelion pilot. Toji Suzuhara, who's little sister was injured in Shinji's fight against the Angel, is angry at Shinji. A new Angel appears, and Shinji must once again pilot [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]] to defeat it.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
Three weeks<ref>See [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Timeline]] for details.</ref> have passed since Ep. 01. [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] tries to adjust to his new life in [[Tokyo-3]], but has little enthusiasm for piloting, and his relations with [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] are still distant. As the episode opens he is lethargically going through the motions of training<ref>Here Shinji is shown wearing his Eva pilot [[Plug suit]] for the first time; he piloted in his civilian clothes against Sachiel.</ref>. The next morning he attempts to awaken Misato, while a chirpy female radio announcer talks about scuba diving and tells the audience that the Earth no longer has seasons, but instead has consistent weather year-round<ref>The "Weather Girl" who talks on TV in the background during the opening scene in Misato's apartment is named "Natsuko Shinohara" (reporting from Matsuzaki on the Izu peninsula). Apparently, it is a popular activity there to go scuba-diving in the ruins of towns submerged after Second Impact. She says that the forecast temperature is "high of 30 degrees, 2 above the average". That's 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and the "average" temperature would be 82.4 degrees, in the now perpetually-summer weather of Japan.</ref>. Shinji then departs for school, leaving the trash for pickup.<ref>When Shinji takes out the trash from Misato's apartment to the disposal area, there is no trash left by anyone else (this is pointed out in the production notes). It's possible that few if any other people actually also live in Misato's apartment block, due to many being evacuated or leaving as a result of the renewed Angel attacks.</ref> [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] then calls Misato to check on Shinji and is told that Shinji seems to have made no friends at school. <br />
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At school, we are introduced to Shinji's classmates [[Kensuke Aida]], [[Toji Suzuhara]], and [[Hikari Horaki]], the class rep<ref>Hikari Horaki is the "class representative"; this position has no exact equivalent in the U.S. Among the duties are directing the students to stand and bow when the teacher enters, helping to maintain discipline among the students, staying late to record the day's class activities in a logbook, and leading the other students in making collective decision about class activities.</ref>. We also meet their sensei, who seems to teach nothing but [[Second Impact]]<ref>This is Second Impact's first mention in the show. Shinji's teacher is teaching the cover-up version, stating that it was caused by a meteor strike 15 years earlier in the year 2000 which resulted in the human population of Earth being halved.</ref>. [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] is there too, her eye and arm still bandaged. Kensuke is a military nut who seems to be the only one enjoying the fact that Earth seems to suddenly be at war. Toji has only just returned to class for the first time since the battle, explaining that he had to care for his sister, who was injured in the battle with [[Sachiel]].<ref>Toji says that his father and grandfather are busy with work, so if he didn't visit his sister in the hospital himself, there would be no one to visit her and she would be all alone. He does not mention his mother in this, so it would seem to imply that his mother is dead.</ref><br />
When his identity as a pilot is discovered by his classmates, Toji, who blames Shinji for his sister's injuries, gives Shinji a beating in retaliation. Shinji's protestations that he was piloting involuntarily only make Toji angrier. <br />
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Rei then arrives to tell Shinji that there is an emergency call. [[Shamshel]], the 4th Angel, is attacking Tokyo-3 and Shinji is mobilized in [[Eva-01]] to defend the city. Kensuke convinces Toji to sneak out of their shelter to watch the battle from nearby. The battle goes poorly for [[Nerv]], when Shinji loses his nerve to fight and is tossed into the air by Shamshel, almost killing Toji and Kensuke as he lands. This also severs Eva-01's [[Umbilical Cable]], leaving her with just 5 minutes of reserve power. <br />
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Shinji then begins fighting a defensive battle, attempting to protect Toji and Kensuke rather than defeat the Angel<ref>When Eva-01 grabs Shamshel's energy tentacles it burns off the armor on Eva-01's hands, revealing the flesh of the real organic creature beneath; once again demonstrating that Evas are cyborgs, not giant robots.</ref>. To protect them from the battle, Misato orders Toji and Kensuke to take refuge in the the [[Evangelion|Evangelion's]] [[entry plug]]<ref>We learn here that if more than one person is in the Entry Plug of an Evangelion at the same time, it will create "thought noise"; essentially, static interference it affects the link between the Eva pilot's mind and the Eva.</ref>. Inside, Toji sees Shinji's great anguish and pain as he fights the Angel, and is beset by remorse. Misato orders to Shinji to retreat, but he loses it and charges Shamshel with his [[Progressive Knife]], defeating the Angel just as his power runs out. Days later, Kensuke gives Toji the number of Shinji's phone so he can apologize. Toji attempts to ring, but stops, and the episode ends.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The notice board on the wall of the shelter Kensuke and Toji are in translates as "Geo-Shelter 334/Disaster Prevention Department, Tokyo-3/Total Floor Space: 2000 m²/ Maximum Capacity: 250. <br />
*The notification on the TV screen says "''A special state of emergency has now been declared for the entire Kanto-Chubu region surrounding the Tokai district. Further information will be reported as it comes in.''"<br />
*At the end of the episode, Kensuke is creating a 3D model on his computer. Some have confused it with Shamshel, but according to the production notes he's actually trying to make a 3D model of the Entry Plug; it's a little inaccurate because it is based on memory from while he was in it. <br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*Barely audible background dialogue from NERV technicians remarks that when Eva 01 grabs the Angel's energy-tentacles in its hands, it sustains "seventh-degree burns". There is no such thing as seventh-degree burns: the classification system for burns only goes up to "sixth-degree" burns, which is the point at which the bones themselves are charred, and the damage to Eva 01 is not this severe. They are either using the term in a different context, or of course, just making up technobabble.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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*'''Shinji Ikari''': "Target in the center, pull the switch. Target in the center, pull the switch. Target in the center, pull the switch." <br />
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*'''Natsuko Shinohara''' (weather girl): "We have hot days all year now, but Japan once had four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter."<br />
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*'''Ritsuko Akagi''': "Even though a hedgehog may wish to get close to another hedgehog, the closer they get the more they injure each other with their spines." <br />
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*'''Toji Suzuhara''': "My kid sister was crushed beneath a pile of debris. She survived, but she's been in the hospital ever since. Both my pop and gramps work at the lab, and there's no way they can leave their posts right now. So, if I ain't with her, she's all alone at the hospital." <br />
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*'''Toji Suzuhara''': "Sorry, transferee, but I've gotta beat you up! I won't feel right until I've smacked you." <br />
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*'''Makoto Hyuga''': "The last time they gave us a fifteen-year break. This time it's been only 3 weeks." <br>'''Misato''': "They never care about our convenience, do they? They're the type we women hate the most." <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<ref>Evangelion pilots seem to feel the damage inflicted upon their Evas. Go [[Evangelions#The Effect of Damage to the Evas upon their Pilots|Here]] for a full analysis.</ref>. 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]],<ref>This marks the first appearance of the "[[Human Instrumentality Committee]]" of [[Seele]], and Seele's leader Chairman [[Keel Lorenz]]. The Human Instrumentality Project is incorrectly translated as "Human Complementation Project" in this episode by the English dub, though correctly translated in all subsequent appearances.</ref> 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]]<ref>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"</ref> 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, after promising Ritsuko not to "put the moves on" him<ref>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.</ref>. On the way home from shopping<ref>The song playing in the background in the convenience store Misato and Shinji stop at is the song "You are the only one" from "Lilia", an image album for the "Ys" RPG series. Not at all coincidentally, the vocalist is [[Kotono Mitsuishi]], Misato's [[seiyu|voice actress]].</ref>, 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"(equivalent to "I'm home") as he crosses the Threshold<ref>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.</ref>. 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<ref>Before Misato and Shinji begin eating (their meal of microwaveable insta-food and beer), in the original Japanese dub they say "itadakimasu". This is a traditional prayer before beginning a meal, literally meaning "I will humbly receive"; this is done to show proper thankfulness to the preparer of the meal in particular, and more generally to all those living things that lost their lives to make the meal.</ref>.<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 advises Shinji to cover up, and he slinks back into the bathroom in extreme embarrassment. Shinji reflects on the day's events in the bath.<br />
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We see [[Evangelion Unit-00]]<ref>This is the first full appearance of [[Evangelion Unit-00]], glimpsed briefly while frozen in [[bakelite]] when Gendo and Ritsuko are standing in the experiment room it wrecked when it went berserk. (In [[Episode 01]], only its hand was seen.) Flashbacks to this and a full introduction of Eva-00 will be given in [[Episode 05]].</ref> 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<ref>There is a "[[Entry Plug#Signal Termination Plug|Signal Termination Plug]]", inserted into Eva 00, which resembles a crucifix.</ref>.<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 images of nerve cells as viewed through a microscope flash across the screen.<br />
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<ref> Eva-01's face has no visible natural upper jaw or teeth, although they should be clearly visible with the entire helmet removed. The face will be seen again, in a more anatomically plausible form, in Episode 20.</ref> As he looks on, the Eva's eye<ref>Eva-01's Eye deliberately resembles female genitalia.</ref> 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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==Analysis==<br />
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*When Misato is channel-surfing on TV while in the Nerv tent with Ritsuko, it is difficult to tell exactly what they are saying, however, the full lines of dialogue for the people on TV were actually included in the script: (parts actually heard on-screen are italicized): <br />
:Woman on Channel 12: "...the government administration's announcement was carried out this morning in'' the official residence of the prime minister of Tokyo''-2."<br>Man on Channel 4: "As for the participation of the SSDF'' in this incident ''not being recognized, this was negated."<br>Woman on Channel 8: "They advocated that ''the U.N. forces' ''sortie into Japan ''was within the scope of the law.''"<br>Man on Channel 1: "When confronted with the claim, "Was this not ''an alien attack?''", they laughed, saying, "This isn't manga"."<br />
*Misato complains that it is hot out when they are in the truck transporting Eva Unit 01's helmet, and even with the air conditioning turned up, takes off several layers of clothing to be more comfortable. However, Ritsuko does not take off her heavy lab coat. This would seem to be emblematic of their personalities; Misato is casual and laid-back, while Ritsuko is very professional and concerned with appearances.<br />
*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 />
*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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==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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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #01<br />
| japanese_title_k = 使徒、襲来<br />
| japanese_title_r = Shito Shuurai<br />
| japanese_title_e = An Angel's Attack<br />
| english_title = Angel Attack<br />
| image = [[Image:Episode-01-Info.jpg|Episode 01]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]<br />
| first_aired = 10-4-1995<br />
| video_release = 2-3-1996 (Japan-Video/LD), 5-16-2000 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = [[Sachiel]]<br />
| eva_sorties = [[Eva-01]]<br />
| prev = <br />
| next = [[Episode 02]]<br />
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==Overview==<br />
[[Shinji Ikari]] is summoned to Tokyo-3<ref>Tokyo-3 was built on the site of pre-Second Impact Hakone. Throughout the series there are various stray references to geographic locations surrounding Tokyo-3 that also surround Hakone. See the [[Tokyo-3]] main article for details.</ref> by his estranged father [[Gendo]]<ref>Shinji and his father Gendo have not met in three years.</ref>, commander of the special agency [[Nerv]], to defend the city from a giant [[Angel]] by piloting the only weapon capable of battling the monster: [[Evangelion Unit-01]].<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
The Angel [[Sachiel]]<ref>Sachiel's design is remarkably similar to the [[Plug suit]] designs. For details, go here: [[Sachiel and the Plug suits]].</ref> approaches underwater towards [[Tokyo-3]], as a [[JSSDF]] tank battalion awaits it on the shoreline. A state of emergency has been declared and people have fled to shelters, leaving the region deserted. Ikari Shinji, recently arrived in a nearby town, has remained above ground waiting for [[Misato Katsuragi]], who is due to pick him up.<br />
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During his wait he notices a teenage girl who seems to be observing him; a girl who mysteriously vanishes as quickly as she appeared<ref>Several explanations have been proposed for Rei's appearance on the street when she is actually severely injured and hospitalized. Go [[Rei's Ghostly Appearances and Quantum Mechanics|'''HERE''']] for an analysis of why we believe that it is [[Rei 3]].</ref>. Shinji then feels the ground shake as Sachiel emerges from behind a nearby foothill. The JSSDF air force begins to attack the Angel with missiles and rockets. Shinji is nearly killed in the ensuing battle, but is rescued in the nick of time as Misato arrives in her [[Misato's Car|car]] and rescues him.<br />
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The JSSDF's conventional weapons prove useless against the Angel, and they detonate an [[N² Mine]] in an attempt to destroy it. Misato and Shinji, on their way to Tokyo-3, are caught in the shock waves of the blast, and their vehicle is overturned. The Angel survives the blast, but is temporarily halted as it begins to regenerate.<br />
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Misato and Shinji repair their vehicle and continue on to Tokyo-3. The JSSDF, admitting their ineffectiveness, transfer responsibility for the Angel's destruction to Gendo Ikari and [[Nerv]]. Shinji descends deep underground on a car train into the [[Geofront]].<br />
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Upon their arrival, Shinji and Misato meet with [[Ritsuko Akagi]], who leads them further down. The recovered Angel begins to resume its journey towards Tokyo-3. Shinji is brought to the Evangelion hangar, where he is shown [[Eva-01]] and where Gendo also appears above. Shinji then learns that he has been summoned to pilot [[Evangelion Unit-01]] into battle against the Angel.<br />
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Shinji confronts his father and protests at his treatment, but Gendo coldly tells him to pilot or leave. The rejuvenated Angel discovers and begins to attack the Geofront, and the hanger is shaken by its blasts<ref>Sachiel's energy blasts look like latin crosses.</ref>. Shinji finally refuses to pilot the Evangelion. Gendo then sends for his other pilot [[Rei Ayanami]], despite her being seriously injured.<br />
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Rei is wheeled into the room in a hospital bed, still covered with bandages. The violence of one the Angel's blasts causes a heavy ceiling light in the hangar to fall and Shinji is nearly killed, but is saved when Eva-01, breaks its bonds and moves its arm to deflect the lights, despite it being unable to move in its restraints. Shinji runs over to help Rei who has been thrown to the floor by the blast. Confronted with the sight Rei's injuries, Shinji resolves himself and agrees to pilot the Evangelion.<br />
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Eva-01 is prepared for launch. The [[Entry Plug]] with Shinji inside, is inserted into the Evangelion where Shinji achieves [[synchronization]] with Eva-01. The Evangelion is then launched up from the Geofront to a road on the surface, into the path of the Angel. The two stand opposing each other and the episode ends.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*When Misato and Shinji are entering Nerv HQ, the hexagonal sliding door they walk through has the misspelling "cauntion" written on it<br />
*Eva-01's shoulder normally just as the word "EVA" written on it, with a number "1" superimposed over it. However, when Shinji and Misato first drive up to Eva-01 in a hovercraft, the entire word "Evangelion" is written on its shoulder due to an animation goof.<br />
*Background announcements in Nerv HQ after Misato and Shinji enter state that the "[[Sigma Unit]]" is under a complete lockout.<br />
[[Image:FGC 01 C169B2.jpg|200px|thumb|Cauntion!]]<br />
*Although it is never mentioned in the series, a comparison between the tactical map displayed in Central Dogma's command center in the episode and maps of the region reveals that the town where Shinji first meets Misato is the city of Atami.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atami,_Shizuoka</ref><br />
*When Shinji hands Misato the summon letter, we can see that the letter was torn to pieces then sticked back together with black tape. Misato makes no comment on the matter, and it's never explicitly stated what drove Shinji to break the letter nor what drove him to repair it.<br />
*While going down the Nerv HQ's elevator, Misato tells Shinji "I see, so you don't get along with your father. It's the same with me" in response to Shinji's remark that Gendo wouldn't have called him unless he had a use for him. This is one (probably the first) of the many similarities between Shinji and Misato that are noted or established throughout NGE.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
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*A mysterious apparition of a blue-haired girl appears before Shinji shortly after we meet him. She hasn't been formally introduced yet, but the figure is Rei Ayanami, whom we meet later in the episode. However, it's clear that there's something strange at work here, since there's a discrepancy between the apparition we see and the Rei we're introduced to, primarily being the injuries. Right away, Rei's character evokes mystery. The figure appears again in the final scene of EoE, and is often referred to as "Bookend Rei". <br />
*The little green booklet that Misato hands to Shinji when they enter Nerv HQ says "Welcome to Nerv" on it. Apparently, Shinji has never even heard the name of "Nerv" before, and yet he is a matter of minutes away from being told to pilot Eva-01.<br />
*When Ritsuko first meets Shinji and Misato, she is wearing a one-piece swimsuit, which she was wearing under a diving suit, with her lab coat over it. However, between when Ritsuko, Misato, and Shinji meet in the elevator and when they reach Eva-01, Ritsuko has changed into her normal clothes (blue shirt, black skirt, and stockings); in addition, Misato has put on her trademark red jacket. They're supposed to be hurrying to Eva-01 as fast as they can to sortie it against the Angel: Misato could conceivably have just thrown her jacket on while walking, but Ritsuko apparently took the time to change her entire outfit?<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
*'''Fuyutsuki''': "It's been 15 years, hasn't it."<br>'''Gendo Ikari''': "Yes, there can be no mistake. It's an Angel".<br />
*'''Misato Katsuragi''': ''(while standing on an elevated people mover transporting her through Nerv base, which is clearly visible from lower levels)'' "This is why I hate wearing skirts here".<br />
*'''Ritsuko Akagi''': "This is the Ultimate All-Purpose Humanoid Decisive Battle Weapon developed by humanity. The artificial human, Evangelion. That is Eva-01. Its construction carried out in complete secrecy, it is our — humanity's — final trump."<br />
*'''Shinji Ikari:''' "I mustn't run away. I mustn't run away. I mustn't run away..."<br />
*'''Gendo Ikari''': "Go wake up Rei."<br>'''Fuyutsuki''': "Can we use her?"<br>'''Gendo Ikari''': "She isn't dead."<br>'''Fuyutsuki''': "Understood."<br />
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{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = #26<br />
| japanese_title_k = 世界の中心でアイを叫んだけもの<br />
| japanese_title_r = Sekai no Chuushin de AI o Sakenda Kemono<br />
| japanese_title_e = The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World<ref>The title ''The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World'' comes from a collection of short stories by American author [http://harlanellison.com/home.htm Harlan Ellison]. The Japanese word ''ai'' (love), could also be interpreted as representing the English "I". Both meanings are appropriate to the episode, but the Harlan Ellison title is considered the correct one.</ref><br />
| english_title = Take Care of Yourself<br />
| image = [[Image:ep26_screenshot_sketch_shinji.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]], [[Masayuki]]<br />
| first_aired = 3-27-1996<br />
| video_release = 9-9-1998 (Japan-Video/LD), 6-26-2001 (US-DVD)<br />
| angels = None<br />
| eva_sorties = None<br />
| prev = [[Episode 25]]<br />
| next = ''(none)''<br />
}}<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Instrumentality continues. The focus is primarily on Shinji now, as he learns to accept the individual’s ability to shape their world, and how the self cannot exist without others to define it.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
Instrumentality is still ongoing and [[Shinji Ikari]] is only one of billions of people undergoing the process. The event is viewed from his perspective.<br />
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Shinji is confronted with the fear of ceasing to exist. But Shinji feels that this fear is not present in him, as he thinks that he might not need to exist, because he feels unwanted and useless. [[Misato Katsuragi]] tells Shinji that what he truly fears is failure. Failure to be loved, and of seeing how weak he is. He replies that Misato does the same thing, and she agrees. In fact, she and other characters say, it's true for all humanity, this weakness. It is why Instrumentality is taking place. Humans cannot live alone, but yet they are separate entities: thus conflict and pain are created. Humans cannot live but in Instrumentality. "Really?" asks the text.<br />
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The questions, posed by [[Rei Ayanami]]: What are you alive for? Who are you living for? Are you happy being alive? [[Asuka Langley Soryu]] thinks it is for herself, and says that she is happy. Misato only wants to do what she enjoys. But Shinji is unsure of all these things. [[Ryoji Kaji]]'s voice asks: "Do you hate feeling lonely? Do you hate suffering?" Shinji does. So does Misato. "So is that why you run away?" Kaji asks Misato. Misato answers in affirmative, asking what is wrong with running away from pain?<br />
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But, Shinji says, "I mustn't run away!" He is asked why, and Shinji replies that it is because running away hurts just as much as what he ran away from. It’s wrong, even when the others say that he can run away if he wants to. And if he runs, the others will forsake him. Yet also, if he does what others tell him to do, then they won’t forsake him. He’s afraid of being hurt, but the other characters tell him that he’s not the only one who feels pain. Shinji has just made himself believe that he’s the only one who gets hurt.<br />
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If Shinji believes that he has no worth, and does nothing, then he won’t be hurt. Shinji has made himself believe all these bad things about himself, so that he has to do things like pilot the Eva because he has nothing else of value to give. And he hates himself. Shinji holds the telephone receiver, and through it, he hears the other characters saying they hate him. Even so, they like him when he pilots. But again, it is Shinji’s self-deception, both the hatred and his sole value being related to the Eva. The others warn him that with this, he will lose his own identity. But Shinji still believes that he has nothing.<br />
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Various images of nature are shown, and the characters discuss their feelings related to them. These questions are posed: What do you seek? What do you desire? Are you afraid of being insecure? Misato, Rei, Shinji, and Asuka are all afraid of being unloved. Shinji also wants to be worth something, so no one will abandon him.<br />
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But [[Yui Ikari]] tells her son that only he can find his worth. Shinji can’t understand where he exists, and asks if he is just the sum of items and symbols that others recognize as himself. He knows that what he feels to be himself, is himself, but that’s not good enough. Shinji is still confused, he protests that no one understands him. The others tell Shinji, that only he can truly understand himself, so he must be good to himself. But still, he doesn’t comprehend the meaning of that.<br />
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The others say that if Shinji depends on outward things to define himself, all these things will eventually change and disappear, as time passes. But his heart and mind can truly change his world.<br />
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Then the construction of the place changes to a white void, where Shinji exists as a drifting pencil sketch. He interprets this as a world of nothing, but his own voice comes back and says that it’s a world of perfect freedom. But perfect freedom is perfect nothingness, for there is nothing to hold on to, nothing to orient himself in. [[Gendo Ikari]] will give him a restriction: a horizontal line that defines ground and sky. Shinji has lost the ability to fly, but now feels more secure as he has something to walk on. In any world, things change, the person changes, and the person can shape the world, through the shaping of perceptions. Yet this must also be in the presence of others. Shinji in this white world feels that he is disappearing, and it is because he can’t know his own shape without other things to compare it to, and there is nothing else there. Shinji knows who he is, but other people must be there shape his mind as well in order to form a complete self. That is the truth.<br />
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Shinji experiences an alternate reality which resembles a domestic comedy, everyone recast inappropriate roles: the Children are normal students, Misato is a teacher, Gendo works at the university<ref>The AU Gendo’s responses to Yui in the original script are "I know" and "Yes", echoing Shinji’s way of answering Misato after the battle with Shamshel.</ref><ref>The English-dubbed version of the alternate reality also changed some of the dialogue or added lines to make it raunchier. Most noticeable is the complete changing of Gendo’s neutral dialogue with Yui to an involved conversation with some innuendo. (i.e. "I’m ''always'' ready, dear.")</ref>, and Yui is a housewife. Shinji himself is drastically changed into a more typical teenage boy, confident and lecherous, while Asuka is his oldest childhood friend, and Rei is a transfer student, presented as a perky, ditzy schoolgirl.<br />
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[[Image: Congratulations.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Congratulations!"]]After seeing this, Shinji realizes that there are alternate possibilities to his current life; a Shinji that is not an Eva pilot can exist as well. Reality might not be so bad, if there are all these choices. Shinji still hates himself, though. He is told again that he only believes that he is hated. People can only see things through their own filter. But they can change so much through that, by altering their perspective.<br />
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[[Image:26 C343 shinji-grin.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Thank you."]]<br />
After seeing this, Shinji realizes that there are alternate possibilities to his Shinji decides that he can learn to love himself, and he wants to be "me" and to stay "here". The dark world shatters, and Shinji is left standing atop a coral reef under a sunny sky, surrounded by most of the other characters. He is wished "Congratulations!" by the human cast (and a squawking [[Pen Pen]]), and smiles, thanking everyone.<br />
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The final text reads: <br />
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"To my father, thank you<ref>Shinji's "Thank you to my father" could be seen as a response to Gendo's "I'm sorry, Shinji." in [[The End of Evangelion]].</ref>.<br />
To my mother, farewell<ref>One of the final text lines, "To my mother, farewell" is also heard in [[Episode 26']], although Shinji actually says that to his mother.</ref>.<br />
And to all the children...<br />
Congratulations!"<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The alternate reality presented here was the inspiration for [[Girlfriend of Steel 2]] and its accompanying [[Angelic Days|manga]], although Ritsuko and Kaworu were added to the cast, and more traditional Evangelion elements were later introduced.<br />
* When the line near the end is spoken, "But, I might be able to love myself.", it is said simultaneously by Shinji, Asuka, and Rei according to the after-recording script<ref>[http://eva.onegeek.org/pipermail/oldeva/2001-July/040028.html e]: It's the after recording script on volume 7 of the Japanese R2 DVD release. TV episode 26, page 62 of 67, cut 315."</ref>.<br />
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| number = 25'+26'<br />
| japanese_title_k = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版<br />
| japanese_title_r = THE END OF EVANGELION<br />
| japanese_title_e = Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijō-ban: The End of Evangelion<br />
| english_title = End of Evangelion<br />
| image = [[File:End of Evangelion cover.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]<br />
[[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| first_aired = 7-19-1997<br />
| video_release = 9-24-2002<br />
| angels = [[Lilith]], [[Adam]]<br />
| eva_sorties = N/A<br />
| prev = [[Episode 26']]<br />
| next = <br />
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'''The End of Evangelion''' ('''新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版: Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijō-ban''') is a 1997 anime movie by [[Hideaki Anno]], created as an alternate ending to the series [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]. The film is divided into two episodes: Episode 25': Love is Destructive and Episode 26': ONE MORE FINAL: I need you. They are meant to either replace or complement the original ending in [[Episode 25]] and [[Episode 26]] of the original series with a more "real world" account of the episode's events.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
With the defeat of the final Angel, [[Gendo Ikari]] turns on the [[Seele]] organization, each of them wanting to initiate [[Third Impact]] under their own control. Through Seele's control of the [[United Nations]], it orders a massive leave-no-survivors assault on [[Tokyo-3]] by the [[Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force|JSSDF]], who clear through the personal of NERV quickly and efficiently. [[Asuka]], piloting [[Eva-02]], is able to repulse the JSSDF, motivating Seele to deploy the nine [[Mass Production Evangelions|Mass Production model Evangelions]] against Eva-02. After a titanic battle, Eva-02 is destroyed, killing Asuka. Meanwhile, Misato fights her way through the JSSDF's invasion of Nerv HQ to bring Shinji to [[Eva-01]], dying moments after getting Shinji to safety. [[Rei]] merges with embryonic [[Adam]] and then [[Lilith]], rejecting Gendo, and instigates Third Impact and Instrumentality using Eva-01, the Mass Production Evangelions, and the Spear of Longinus. After examining his life's meaning with Rei/Lilith, Shinji decides to reject Instrumentality, and return to the world even though that means being hurt. [[Theory and Analysis:Final Scene in End of Evangelion|Sometime later, Shinji wakes up on the beach]] of the Sea of LCL formed by Instrumentality, and finds Asuka alive next to him. <br />
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Episode-specific pages can be found here:<br />
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* [[Episode 25']]<br />
* [[Episode 26']]<br />
* [[Resources:End of Evangelion Screenplays]] (drafts of episode 25' & 26')<br />
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==Credits==<br />
Directed by:<br><br />
:Executive Director - Hideaki Anno<br><br />
::Episode 25': Kazuya Tsurumaki<br><br />
::Episode 26': Hideaki Anno <br> [[image:NGE End of Evangelion English Cover.jpg|right|500px]]<br />
Produced by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa <br><br />
Written by Hideaki Anno <br><br />
Starring: <br><br />
:[[Megumi Ogata]] <br><br />
:[[Megumi Hayashibara]] <br><br />
:[[Yuko Miyamura]] <br><br />
:[[Kotono Mitsuishi]] <br><br />
Music by [[Shiro Sagisu]] <br><br />
Cinematography [[Hisao Shirai]] <br><br />
Editing by [[Sachiko Miki]] <br><br />
Distributed by: <br> <br />
:Toei Company, Ltd. (Japan) <br><br />
:Manga Entertainment (U.S.) <br><br />
Release date(s) July 19, 1997 <br><br />
Running time 87 min. <br><br />
Country: Japan <br><br />
Language: Japanese <br><br />
Budget: US$ 7.5 million<br />
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==Notes==<br />
It is a commonly held belief that Hideaki Anno created End of Evangelion as a form of ''revenge'' against Evangelion fans unhappy with the existing ending to the TV series. In reality, the End of Evangelion is closer to the original concept for the series ending, which was changed due to budget and censorship issues. It's also a commonly held belief that the [[End of Evangelion Death Threats|Death threats]] flashed on screen in End of Evangelion were for the ending of the TV series, when in fact, the Death threats shown on screen at least, were in regards to Evangelion Death And Rebirth's ending. Most of these 'death threats' were, in fact, letters of praise and encouragement. Only two can really be considered "death threats," while only one can really even be considered "hate mail."<br />
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The short scene during the [[Episode 26' Live Action Cut|Live-Action sequence]] with a [[:File:Ep26'_movie_theater.jpg|panning shot of the inside of a movie theater]] was taken during a screening of [[Evangelion: Death and Rebirth]] in the now-closed [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%BFTOKYU_MILANO|Shinjuku Milanoza] movie theater.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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===Love is Destructive:===<br />
*''(After masturbating by Asuka's bedside)''<br>'''Shinji''': "I'm the lowest..."<br />
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*'''Seele Member:''' "The fate of destruction is the joy of rebirth."<br />
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*'''Commander Ikari:''' "Rei...You're here, after all. The promised time has come. Let's go." <br />
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*''(Misato gives Shinji a farewell kiss)''<br>'''Misato''': "That's an adult kiss. Let's do the rest when you come back."<br />
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* '''Commander Ikari''' and '''Ritsuko''':<br>"Ritsuko Akagi, truly...''(His next line is silent)''"<br>"Liar."<br />
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* (Original Japanese)<br>'''JSSDF officer''': Evangelion Shogoki! (Evangelion Unit-01!)<br>'''JSSDF commander''': Masa ni Akuma ka? (Is it the Devil?)<br />
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===ONE MORE FINAL: I need you:===<br />
*'''Yui and Rei''' ''(Before Shinji turns into L.C.L)'': "This Rei is from your soul. She's the embodiment of your wish." "What do you wish for?"<br />
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*'''Misato:''' "I failed to be Shinji's mother after all."<br />
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*'''Fuyutsuki:''' "The Seed of Life...and the Seed of Wisdom [have been both acquired by Eva Unit 01.] It is [now] equal to God. Will it be an ark to save humanity from the nihil of the Third Impact...or become a demon to annihilate humanity? Our future is up to Ikari's son."<br />
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*''(Asuka and Shinji during Pre-Instrumentality with Misato occasionally interjecting)'':<br>'''Asuka:''' "Do you want to kiss?" <br>'''Misato:''' "Absolutely not." <br>'''Asuka:''' "Or are you scared?" <br>'''Misato:''' "It's not for kids." <br>'''Asuka:''' "Then, here I go." <br>'''Asuka:''' "You don't understand anything! Don't get come near me!" <br> '''Shinji:''' "I do understand." <br>'''Asuka:''' "You don't understand, stupid! ''(Asuka kicks Shinji instead of kissing him.)'' Do you think you understand me?! Do you think you can save me?! That's nothing but your conceited ego! You will never understand!" <br> '''Shinji:''' "How can I understand? Asuka doesn't tell me anything. You don't tell me anything. You don't say anything. It's impossible to understand!"<br />
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'''Seele''' (German: ''soul'') is a shadowy and mysterious organization which maintains a global power cabal, and is the secret backer of [[Gehirn]] and [[Nerv]]. The Seele council members are the true puppet masters pulling the strings of the [[United Nations]].<br />
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==The Council==<br />
The Seele council is composed of 12 members<ref>However, in the [[Director's Cut episodes|Director's Cut]] scene added to [[Episode 24]] of Kaworu conversing with the monoliths at the lake, 15 Seele council monoliths are shown (a monolith displaying "Seele 15" is even clearly visible). The reason for this discrepancy is not clear, and the scene itself seems surreal. See [[Episode 24' Analysis]] for analysis of this scene.</ref>, headed by Chairman [[Keel Lorenz]]. Seele meetings consist of "video conferences" in which instead of projecting actual images of each member, images of large stone monoliths with the words "SEELE (member number) SOUND ONLY" displayed on them (i.e. Chairman Keel is "SEELE 01 SOUND ONLY").<br />
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Apparently the inner circle of Seele is the [[Human Instrumentality Committee]], which directly oversees the progress of Nerv, officially in the name of the United Nations (which it actually controls). The committee is composed of five members, and is also headed by Chairman Keel.<br />
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==History==<br />
The origins of Seele are shrouded in mystery. According to themselves, they have maintained an Illuminati-like power cabal over Earth's governments since ancient times. While this can not be independently confirmed, it is certain that Seele has been active since at least the end of World War II, when they acquired the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]]. <br />
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==Plans==<br />
Seele intends to complete the [[Human Instrumentality Project]] by intentionally initiating the [[Third Impact]]. <br />
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In the original series and ''[[End of Evangelion]]'', Seele's exact motives are not clear. It is repeatedly stated that Instrumentality will break down the [[A.T. Field]]s separating individuals and cause all humans to merge into a single existence. <br />
In the [[End of Evangelion]], Seele state that they do not intend to use Eva as a "private Ark", presumably to ride out Third Impact and return later. Unlike Gendo and Fuyutsuki, Seele intend Instrumentality to last forever.<br />
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===NGE 2===<br />
Seele's objectives are greatly expanded upon in the game ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion 2]]''. The [[Classified Information]] and the Seele ending of the game discuss a very different form of Instrumentality than seen in the series - Seele intends for Instrumentality to only be for ''their own council members''. Rather than forming a sea of LCL, Seele wishes to be merged inside an Evangelion unit with its own {{S2}}, after destroying the [[Spear of Longinus]]. By placing their own souls within the body of a godlike being, and destroying the only weapon that can harm the body, they would effectively create an immortal God with s human soul which would represent the pinnacle of human existence.<br />
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==In Evangelion New Theatrical Edition==<br />
{{Rebuildcontentstart}}<br />
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Seele return in the new Theatrical edition of Evangelion. Appearing solely as disembodied monolith's, the lead Monolith is still voiced by [[Mugihito]] ([[Chairman Keel]]), but there is no Committee organisation present. The Monoliths not only converse with Gendo via holographic projection, but also with Kaworu when he wakes on the moon at the End of [[Evangelion 1.0]].<br />
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While ostensibly working with Seele, Gendo and Fuyutsuki still appear to be secretly working against their plans. Gendo states that the two will rewrite Seele's scenario. <br />
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[[Image:Eva3-33 C1293 Monoliths dead.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Gendo floating amidst the deactivated monoliths in [[Evangelion 3.0]]]] <br />
In [[Evangelion 3.0]], the Seele monoliths appear again in a slightly altered form, having apparently remained silent for some time. Towards the end of the film, Gendo gives the Monoliths a farewell speech, as Fuyutsuki deactivates them one by one. As the last "Keel" monolith is about to be deactivated, it proclaims that all is well, and that they wish for the purification of all souls in Instrumentality.<br />
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=== Monolith Patterns ===<br />
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In Rebuild. the monoliths no longer appear as solid black, and instead sport two patterns. In Evangelion [[Evangelion 1.0|1.0]] and [[Evangelion 2.0|2.0]], the monoliths show the same speckled moving patterns as those seen in [[core|cores]] in the new films. Later in [[Evangelion 3.0]], the more silent monoliths sport a moving holographic pattern. It is unknown if this shift in design reflects a change in status of Seele or not.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*The use of monoliths as representatives of Seele is regarded as an homage to the evolution inducing monoliths from ''[[Tributes_to_Other_Shows_in_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#2001:_A_Space_Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. In the novels, the monoliths were built by a race of beings who had transferred their consciousnesses to machines.<br />
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'''Seele''' (German: ''soul'') is a shadowy and mysterious organization which maintains a global power cabal, and is the secret backer of [[Gehirn]] and [[Nerv]]. The Seele council members are the true puppet masters pulling the strings of the [[United Nations]].<br />
<br />
==The Council==<br />
The Seele council is composed of 12 members<ref>However, in the [[Director's Cut episodes|Director's Cut]] scene added to [[Episode 24]] of Kaworu conversing with the monoliths at the lake, 15 Seele council monoliths are shown (a monolith displaying "Seele 15" is even clearly visible). The reason for this discrepancy is not clear, and the scene itself seems surreal. See [[Episode 24' Analysis]] for analysis of this scene.</ref>, headed by Chairman [[Keel Lorenz]]. Seele meetings consist of "video conferences" in which instead of projecting actual images of each member, images of large stone monoliths with the words "SEELE (member number) SOUND ONLY" displayed on them (i.e. Chairman Keel is "SEELE 01 SOUND ONLY").<br />
<br />
Apparently the inner circle of Seele is the [[Human Instrumentality Committee]], which directly oversees the progress of Nerv, officially in the name of the United Nations (which it actually controls). The committee is composed of five members, and is also headed by Chairman Keel.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
The origins of Seele are shrouded in mystery. According to themselves, they have maintained an Illuminati-like power cabal over Earth's governments since ancient times. While this can not be independently confirmed, it is certain that Seele has been active since at least the end of World War II, when they acquired the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]]. <br />
<br />
==Plans==<br />
Seele intends to complete the [[Human Instrumentality Project]] by intentionally initiating the [[Third Impact]]. <br />
<br />
In the original series and ''[[End of Evangelion]]'', Seele's exact motives are not clear. It is repeatedly stated that Instrumentality will break down the [[A.T. Field]]s separating individuals and cause all humans to merge into a single existence. <br />
In the [[End of Evangelion]], Seele state that they do not intend to use Eva as a "private Ark", presumably to ride out Third Impact and return later. Unlike Gendo and Fuyutsuki, Seele intend Instrumentality to last forever.<br />
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===NGE 2===<br />
Seele's objectives are greatly expanded upon in the game ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion 2]]''. The [[Classified Information]] and the Seele ending of the game discuss a very different form of Instrumentality than seen in the series - Seele intend for Instrumentality to only be for ''their own council members''. Rather than forming a sea of LCL, Seele wish to be merged inside an Evangelion unit with its own {{S2}}, after destroying the [[Spear of Longinus]]. By placing their own souls within the body of a godlike being, and destroying the only weapon that can harm the body, they would effectively create an immortal God with human soul which would represent the pinnacle of human existence.<br />
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==In Evangelion New Theatrical Edition==<br />
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Seele return in the new Theatrical edition of Evangelion. Appearing solely as disembodied monolith's, the lead Monolith is still voiced by [[Mugihito]] ([[Chairman Keel]]), but there is no Committee organisation present. The Monoliths not only converse with Gendo via holographic projection, but also with Kaworu when he wakes on the moon at the End of [[Evangelion 1.0]].<br />
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While ostensibly working with Seele, Gendo and Fuyutsuki still appear to be secretly working against their plans. Gendo states that the two will rewrite Seele's scenario. <br />
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In [[Evangelion 3.0]], the Seele monoliths appear again in a slightly altered form, having apparently remained silent for some time. Towards the end of the film, Gendo gives the Monoliths a farewell speech, as Fuyutsuki deactivates them one by one. As the last "Keel" monolith is about to be deactivated, it proclaims that all is well, and that they wish for the purification of all souls in Instrumentality.<br />
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=== Monolith Patterns ===<br />
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In Rebuild. the monoliths no longer appear as solid black, and instead sport two patterns. In Evangelion [[Evangelion 1.0|1.0]] and [[Evangelion 2.0|2.0]], the monoliths show the same speckled moving patterns as those seen in [[core|cores]] in the new films. Later in [[Evangelion 3.0]], the more silent monoliths sport a moving holographic pattern. It is unknown if this shift in design reflects a change in status of Seele or not.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*The use of monoliths as representatives of Seele is regarded as an homage to the evolution inducing monoliths from ''[[Tributes_to_Other_Shows_in_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#2001:_A_Space_Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. In the novels, the monoliths were built by a race of beings who had transferred their consciousnesses to machines.<br />
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==References==<br />
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'''Hideaki Anno''' (庵野秀明 ''Anno Hideaki'') was born May 22, 1960, in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan. He is the director of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', ''The End of Evangelion'', ''Rebuild of Evangelion'', and is the creator of the ''Evangelion'' story who wrote or co-wrote the script for every episode of the TV series (with the exception of [[Episode 04]]). He was one of the founding members of [[Gainax]] anime studio in December 1964. Anno eventually left animation to work on several live-action films, only to return to animation in 2006 with the formation of Studio [[Khara]] to produce the ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' films.<br />
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==Personal Life==<br />
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Hideaki Anno married mangaka Moyoko Anno on April 27, 2002. Anno has said to be an agnostic, though Japanese spiritualism is closer to his beliefs,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020606012703/http://masterwork.animemedia.com/Evangelion/anno.html Anno's round table discussion.]</ref> and has also said that he is a vegetarian.<ref>Quotes by Hideaki Anno [http://eva.onegeek.org/pipermail/evangelion/2004-December/002034.html here.]</ref><br />
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==Before Evangelion==<br />
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Anno started attending Osaka University of Arts as an animator for the anime series ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'', and produced the ''DAICON III'' and ''IV'' Opening Animations with his fellow students. Though was eventually expelled from Osaka.<br />
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His talent was recognized by Hayao Miyazaki after he responded to an advert in the famous Japanese animation magazine Animage. Anno headed down to the film's studio, where he met with Miyazaki and showed him some of his drawings. Impressed with Anno's work, Miyazaki hired him to draw some of the most complicated scenes near the end of the 1984 film ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind''.<br />
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From here, Anno went on to become one of the co-founders of Gainax. Working as an animation director for their first feature-length film, ''Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise'', and ultimately became the premiere anime director, helming the majority of the studio's projects such as ''Gunbuster'' and ''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water''. However, his work on Nadia caused Anno to fall into a four-year depression due to a lack of creative freedom and stress.<br />
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==Hideaki Anno on Neon Genesis Evangelion==<br />
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[[Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff#Hideaki_Anno:_What_were_we_trying_to_make_here.3F|What were we trying to make here.]]<br />
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[[Statements_by_Evangelion_Staff#Hideaki_Anno:_Statement_about_New_Evangelion_Movies|Statement about new Evangelion Movies]]<br />
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See [[Statements by Evangelion Staff]] for other excerpts and interviews with Hideaki Anno.<br />
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==References==<br />
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<div>In order to hint at [[Rei Ayanami]]'s sharing a common soul with Lilith, Rei is associated with the recurring visual motif of the Moon throughout the entire series.<ref>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. See [[Classified Information (Translation)#The Second Angel|the Classified Information]] for more details.</ref><br />
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==Images Associating Rei with the Moon==<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 />
*Rei as Lilith appears before the Moon throughout End of Evangelion.<br />
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==Other Connections==<br />
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*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><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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==Other Information==<br />
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*The terms Black Moon and White Moon are 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. <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 9, Asuka harasses Rei by standing in front of the sun, blocking her light while she reads her book.<br />
* In Episode 9, when Asuka irefully asserts to Shinji that she intends to show up Rei and Misato for injuring her pride, she does so with the setting sun next to her in the background.<br />
* In Episode 24 when Asuka is sitting in the rusty bathtub in the abandoned house, she is looking up at the sun.<br />
* In Episode 25 Asuka is sitting in an orange Sun-like spotlight, contrasting with the white Moon-like spotlight that Rei is sitting in.<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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'''Neon Genesis Evangelion''' is a manga series by Evangelion character designer [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]. It is an alternate retelling of the story of the ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' TV series, constituting a separate continuity, with many subtle and obvious changes from the series on which it is based. The manga ran for almost two decades, and was serialized from December 26, 1994 to June 4, 2013 in ''Shōnen Ace'' (1994-2009) and ''Young Ace'' (2009-2013), and consisted of a total of 96 chapters and a bonus chapter spread across 14 Tankōbon volumes. The manga also ran before the series premiered and well after the series had ended, with its debut some 10 months ahead of the show's release in October 1995 thanks to delays in its production, and concluded some 17 years after the series' end in March 1996. Links to the summaries of each Tankōbon volume of the manga are listed below.<br />
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Unlike it is sometimes assumed, the manga is in fact '''not''' the original version of the story, but instead it was created as a supplemental designed to promote the TV series. Sadamoto has also repeatedly stated that the manga is his own individual work and should never be used as reference for anything in the anime.<ref>http://www.evamonkey.com/writings/sadamoto-yoshiyuki-my-thoughts-at-the-moment.php</ref><ref>All About Kaworu Nagisa interview</ref> He has also denied links to the Rebuild movies.<ref>[http://wavemotioncannon.com/2017/02/21/the-current-status-of-gainax-interview-hiroyuki-yamaga-yoshiyuki-sadamoto-september-2016 Interview with Sadamoto], includes his confirmation that the Mari bonus chapter was just fanservice.</ref><br />
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==Changes made from the anime series==<br />
[[Image:Shinji's Monologue.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Shinji's opening monologue (Click to Enlarge)]]<br />
===Plot changes===<br />
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The plot of the manga follows the anime closely in its first half or so, with Sadamoto adding and changing significant elements in the second half.<br />
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*Shinji acts more like the ''typical'' mecha protagonist, with a lot more sarcasm and backbone than he ever showed in the anime.<br />
**Shinji's past is also explored more in-depth, including interactions with his [[Yui Ikari|mother]].<br />
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*[[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] is also very different from her anime counterpart, even more so than Shinji. She comes across as more "human" than in the anime, opening up more to people through her complicated interactions with Shinji. The manga also displays more of Rei's thoughts and feelings, and even points towards some sort of affection for Shinji, perhaps even beyond the affection of just friendship.<br />
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*[[Pen Pen]] is given a backstory; he was a penguin that was being experimented on, and was rescued by [[Misato]].<br />
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*Shinji runs away because he finds a journal Misato had been keeping, which detailed Shinji's behavior while she was watching him.<br />
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*Shinji, along with Toji and Kensuke, are not present for the fight with [[Gaghiel]]; Shinji watches it on tape at [[Nerv Headquarters|NERV HQ]].<br />
**As such, the circumstances of their meeting are changed: Shinji meets Asuka at an arcade, where he, Toji, and Kensuke watch her beat up some men.<br />
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*[[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] is far more antagonistic and abusive towards Asuka, referring to her as a "bitch" several times.<br />
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*[[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] is smitten with Asuka, however, he never mentions it to her.<br />
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*[[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]] approaches Shinji to ask for help in regards to [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]]<br />
**Shinji is also aware of Toji's status as the pilot of Eva-03 before the battle, as Toji made sure to tell him.<br />
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*Toji dies in the battle, as opposed to surviving with a missing leg.<br />
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*Thirteen of the Seventeen [[Angels]] are used, with the [[Lilin]] being the final Angel encountered, much like EoE.<br />
**[[Sandalphon]], [[Matarael]], [[Ireul]], and [[Leliel]] are entirely absent.<br />
**[[Sahaquiel]] is present, but is not included in the numbering scheme used in the manga from that point onwards.<br />
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*[[Kaji]] is much more present in the manga than in the anime, giving Shinji a lot more advice, and being there for Shinji on multiple occasions, including just before the battle with [[Zeruel]]. It is also made very clear that he is dead in the manga with him embracing his dead brother's spirit, as opposed to the anime's more ambiguous scene depicting his death.<br />
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*[[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] appears much earlier than in the anime, as a replacement pilot for Eva-02, when it appears that Asuka's synch ratio is dropping too low. This pushes Asuka to fight [[Arael]] in order to show she can still fight.<br />
**Kaworu is also present for the fight with [[Armisael]], after becoming Eva-02's pilot.<br />
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*Like in the anime, in the manga Shinji shows no sexual attraction to Rei. But he is able to define their relationship when he says "What I feel for Ayanami, it doesn't go with words...like 'like' and 'want to go out with.' It's as if she's a part of me that was torn away a long time ago." (Volume 5 of the manga)<br />
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*After Kaworu's death, Shinji openly acknowledges his need for human interaction and the bonds that come along with it, and exhibits his despondency when those bonds are severed. For example, when Shinji heads to see Asuka in the hospital he says, "The Asuka I want to protect isn't this empty shell!" Meaning, Asuka's distance from him represents the completion of his social estrangement, not that he had sexual feelings for her, which is a clear contrast to his masturbating over Asuka's body in End of Evangelion. Asuka then wakes up from her coma and attempts to strangle Shinji before she is subdued (where she proclaims her hate for everyone). After this, the manga begins to loosely follow [[End of Evangelion]].<br />
**However in a change from EoE, Asuka is not brutally dismembered as she was, with Shinji arriving just in time to protect her and fulfill his promise to Misato.<br />
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*Unlike ''End of Evangelion'', Shinji is rescued from the JSSDF by Gendo; Misato only shows up later to escort Shinji.<br />
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*The ending is drastically different, with the beach scene of Shinji and Asuka from EoE replaced with what appears to be a world where the Evangelions apparently never existed, or a world which is set eons after the Battle of the Geofront and everyone's rebirth.<br />
**The overall ending is more optimistic as well, with Shinji looking forward to the future.<br />
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===Changes in character backstory===<br />
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*Shinji Ikari - Instead of living with his sensei for the years after Yui's death, Shinji lived with his aunt and uncle. From Stage 90, it is made clear that his relatives are Yui's relatives, but it is left unknown from dialogue whether his aunt or uncle are the siblings of Yui.<br />
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*Asuka Langley Soryu - Asuka was a test-tube baby, instead of being the child of Kyoko and Langley. Kyoko remains her mother, however, and the rest of her story remains the same.<br />
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*[[Ryoji Kaji]] - Kaji is given a backstory in the manga. He lived with many children on the streets, stealing food to survive after [[Second Impact]].<br />
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===Character design alterations===<br />
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*[[Shinji Ikari]] - In the anime series, Shinji is always depicted with dark brown hair and dark blue eyes. However, in the manga, Shinji has black hair and brown eyes.<br />
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*[[Asuka Langley Soryu]] - In the anime, Asuka has dark red hair. In the manga, she has a lighter, strawberry blonde hair.<br />
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*[[Kaworu Nagisa]] - Kaworu's hair and face became thinner and more angular, more mature in a way. His hair is shorter and silver-colored, as opposed to a lavender gray. His pupils are more prominently depicted than they are in the anime.<br />
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* [[Toji Suzuhara]] - In the anime, Toji was depicted with black hair. In the manga, he has light brown hair.<br />
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*[[Shigeru Aoba]] - His hairstyle is slightly different.<br />
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==Supplemental material==<br />
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*In the Japanese volumes of the manga there is usually an interview with one of the production team who made, or were otherwise involved in, the television series.<br />
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*At the end of each volume a 4-koma called Angel Kiss was usually present.<br />
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*This supplemental material was translated and published by Viz Media in their special edition release of Sadamoto's manga.<br />
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[[Image:Manga Character Bios.jpg|thumb|right|550px|Official character bios from the manga.]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*According to an Interview from April 1996 which was published in the original Japanese Manga Volume 2, Sadamoto stated that he "wrote the script of the manga using the anime as a base", implying that the Evangelion anime was produced first (even though the manga was released first).<br />
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*[[Mari Makinami Illustrious|Mari]] shows up in the bonus chapter of the final volume as a college schoolmate of [[Yui]] and [[Kyoko]], who is smitten with Yui, and jealous that she is in a relationship with Gendo.<br />
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<div>'''Tokyo-3''' is the fortress-city underneath which [[Nerv Headquarters]] is built, meant to serve as a bastion against attacks by the [[Angels]].<br />
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Originally intended to be a replacement third capital of Japan (after [[Tokyo-2]], formerly Nagano City), the city was built on the location of the pre-[[Second Impact]] towns of Ubako and Sengokuhara within [[Hakone]], in Kanagawa prefecture, on the northern shore of [[Ashinoko|Lake Ashinoko]]. <br />
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However, its true purpose is to coordinate the interception of Angels heading for Japan, covertly using [[Lilith]] as a means of attracting their attention.<br />
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==Features==<br />
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. It is apparently composed of a "central block" and seven "districts." <br />
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The city's current population consist mostly of Nerv personnel and their dependents, as well as migrant workers and the original inhabitants.<br />
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Local government comprises of a city mayor and a council, all elected to office by popular vote, but most city operations and decision-making functions are made by Nerv's [[MAGI]] supercomputer.<br />
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Below the city lies the [[GeoFront]], a massive semi-spherical cavernous formation which also houses Nerv Headquarters.<br />
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The waterfront district at the southern part of the city includes the massive solar energy collection blocks, which provides natural lighting and electrical power for the city and the Nerv HQ complex.<br />
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==As a Fortress City==<br />
For protection against damaging Angel attacks, most of the city's buildings are capable of quickly being retracted beneath the surface, using massive hydraulic actuation systems bringing them down and holding the buildings in place. They are then protected by layers of heavy armor plating that rapidly slide over.<br />
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Prior to any Angel attack, residents are immediately directed to emergency civil defense shelters located around the city perimeter; each shelter is fortified with thick ferroconcrete walls and large enough to keep thousands of anxious residents protected and supplied with ample amounts of food, water, sanitation, ventilation, and heating.<br />
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Some buildings are constructed as automated defensive emplacements, with multiple auto-cannon and guided missile turrets, used to provide suppressive heavy fire against any attacking Angel.<br />
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Nerv's [[Evangelions|Evangelion Units]] are also launched from under the city, using access gates disguised as buildings, to fight the Angels. Furthermore, Evangelion support facilities, including power sockets and cords, and weapons caches are located throughout the city at strategic locations, all disguised as buildings.<br />
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==History==<br />
Tokyo-3 was damaged for the first time (to unknown but most like a very limited extent) by 3rd and 4th Angels, [[Sachiel]] and [[Shamshel]]. The first significant damage to the city came with the arrival of the 5th Angel, [[Ramiel]]. Ramiel was able to breach all the armor plating before being neutralized by [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]. Its body was subsequently removed over the course of the next three episodes. The city was heavily damaged by the arrival of the 14th Angel, [[Zeruel]]. The Angel tore through the city in short order, breaching all the armor plating protecting Nerv HQ in two shots though extensive repairs were made after the Angel was dispatched.<br />
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Not long after Zeruel's attack, in a desperate attempt to defeat [[Armisael]], the 16th Angel, [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] self-destructed [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]], resulting in a massive explosion which destroyed a large central portion of the city, creating a new artificial lake in the blast crater, and weakening the protective armor plating between the surface and the Geofront (although the section containing [[Misato's Apartment|Misato's]] and [http://wiki.evageeks.org/File:Flat_402.jpg Rei'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 assault the city, culminating in an all-out assault with all remaining [[N² Mine|N² Bombs]], destroying the entire city, and leaving the GeoFront below, including Nerv HQ, completely exposed. <br />
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However, once [[Third Impact]] came into being, with the combined Rei/[[Adam]]/[[Lilith]] hyper-being raising the Geofront and the entirety of the [[Black Moon]] from out of the Earth, whatever was left of the city and the surrounding countryside was obliterated, leaving nothing but a giant crater in its place.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* It is said that Shinji lives in "the old part of town."<br />
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* Misato's "Comfort 17" apartment is located at the northern city district, nearby Route 138 and also closer to Tokyo-3 City First Junior High School.<br />
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* How they are stowed and stored in this way is considered an engineering feat in itself, as these buildings weigh hundreds of thousands of tons of ferro-concrete, but they are shown positioned down into the Geo-front, with only powerful hydraulic actuation systems and locks securing them in place.<br />
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<div>{{Evangelion Infobox<br />
| name = Mass Production Evangelions<br />
| image = [[image:M26_C043_harpies.jpg|260px]]<br />
| japanese = エヴァンゲリオン量産機 (エヴァシリーズ)<br />
| model_type = Mass Production Model<ref>The MP Evas were designed by [[Takeshi Honda]].</ref><br />
| pilots = [[Dummy System]] ([[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] version)<br />
| soul = Unknown<br />
| first_sortie = [[Episode 25']]<br />
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The '''Mass Production Evangelions''' (エヴァンゲリオン量産機, ''Evangerion Ryousanki'')<ref>Another popular and fairly wide-spread nickname for these Evangelions in the English-speaking fan community is "harpies."</ref> are the final Eva units to be produced. They were manufactured in secrecy under [[Seele|Seele's]] mandate at seven different facilities around the world, including ones in [[Germany]] and [[China]]. <br />
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Nine MP 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 wanted to initiate [[Third Impact]] as soon as the [[Tabris|final Angel]] was destroyed, and, as a result, three units were never completed. The nine are deployed as part of Seele's assault on the [[Nerv Headquarters|Nerv HQ]] Geofront, but their primary function is to carry out Seele's version of [[Third Impact]], which ends up utilizing [[Evangelion Unit-01]].<br />
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Within the series itself, these Evas are referred to almost exclusively as the "Eva Series" (エヴァシリーズ). This is slightly confusing, since the "Eva Series" technically encompasses every Evangelion ever made.<br />
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==Features==<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 Battery|internal batteries]]. However, unlike Angels, they do not utilize their organs for regenerative purposes (even though they theoretically could). <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 powered 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 levitation. The Evas are observed levitating in a manner similar to flight-capable Angels (such as [[Ramiel]] and [[Zeruel]]) 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 presumably allows for a greater degree of control over the Evangelions than with a living pilot, who would be susceptible to sympathetic pain and emotions such as panic, fear, or rage which would impair the Evas' combat ability. Mass Production Evangelions, like all other Evangelions, truly die only if their cores are destroyed. Eva-02 did not succeed in destroying the cores of any of the attacking Evas in its final battle, which resulted in their revival and Eva-02's subsequent demise.<br />
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They carry no armament except for replicas of the [[Spear of Longinus]], colored blue-gray and initially disguised as giant, gray swords ("''ooken''").<br />
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==Operational History==<br />
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[[Image:MpAll-01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Mass Production Evangelions in free-flight, circling Eva-02]]<br />
The nine completed Mass Production Evangelions are ordered to deploy by [[Seele]] in [[Episode 25']], in order to neutralize [[Evangelion Unit-02]]. The Mass Production Evangelions are first deployed individually using an aircraft, similar to the one used to deploy [[Eva-01]] in [[Episode 07]].<ref>Each individual aircraft are numbered, which supposedly reflects the MP Eva's unit number.</ref> Following deployment, they use their wings to glide down towards Eva-02. <br />
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During their operation, each of the Mass Production Evangelions engages in combat with, and is wounded severely by Asuka in Eva-02. However, their sustained injuries do not prevent them from assisting in the initiation of Third Impact, likely due to their possession of [[S2 Engine|S² Engines]]. <br />
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In [[Episode 26']], they play a role in performing the ritual of [[Third Impact]] and in enacting the [[Human Instrumentality Project]].<br />
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===Role in Third Impact=== <br />
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The Mass Production Evas begin by activating their S² Engines, and "merging" with the awakened [[Lilith#Rei.2FAdam.2FLilith_Hybrid_Being|Lilith]].<ref>As [[Fuyutsuki]] questions in [[Episode 26']], "Have they begun to merge with Rei?".</ref> Shortly after merging, the Mass Production Evas spawn growths from their mouths covered in faces of [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]]. This begins to cause [[Shinji Ikari]] to lose his ego boundary.<ref>Ego boundary likely refers to Shinji's ability to maintain his own [[AT Field]].</ref><br />
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The Mass Production Evangelions also seem to have a role within opening Lilith's [[Door of Guf|Doors of Guf]]. The Mass Production Evas use their replicas of the [[Spear of Longinus]] to impale themselves, in an act of suicide. Following the suicide of all 9 units, the souls of [[Lilin|humanity]] are released, and begin to be gathered by Lilith.<br />
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Following Shinji's rejection of Instrumentality, the impaled Spears of Longinus are destroyed, and the Mass Production Evas fall back to the surface of the Earth, each posed in the shape of a cross.<ref>The pose bears a resemblance to Jesus Christ as he was on the crucifix. The resemblance is likely intentional.</ref><br />
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==Specific Eva Units==<br />
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''Original article: [[Guides:Specific Mass Production Evangelions|Specific Mass Production Evangelions]]''.<br />
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Units are listed in the order in which Asuka engages them in combat.<ref>The numbering of the units is based on comparing the injuries of the individual units with the injuries shown in the Production Sketch.</ref><br />
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{| border = "1" cellpadding = "4" cellspacing = "0"<br />
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! width="5%" | Thumbnail<br />
! width="10%" | Mass Production Unit<br />
! width="85%" | Description<br />
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|[[Image:mp09-01.jpg|150px]]<br />
|Evangelion Unit-09<br />
|Attacked by Asuka with a flying-jump attack which tears off its upper jaw, and smashes the upper half of its head to a pulp. Eva-02 holds Eva-09 over its head and snaps it in two, spilling blood all over Eva-02.<br />
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|[[Image:mp11-01.jpg|150px]]<br />
|Evangelion Unit-11 <br />
|Pushed into the lake by Eva-02, then stabbed through the top of its head with Eva-02's [[Progressive Knife]]; the snapped blade remains impaled in its upper jaw and projecting into its mouth.<br />
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|[[Image:mp07-01.jpg|150px]]<br />
|Evangelion Unit-07 <br />
|Right arm cut off by Eva-02's Progressive Knife, after which its neck is snapped backwards; its head remains dangling backwards behind Eva-07's torso.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Image:mp06-01.jpg|150px]]<br />
|Evangelion Unit-06 <br />
|Duels Eva-02 using Heavy Spears, until Eva-02 is lands a direct hit between its left shoulder and neck, cleaving downwards to the center of Eva-06's torso.<br />
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|[[Image:mp12-01.jpg|150px]]<br />
|Evangelion Unit-12<br />
|Completely cut in half by Eva-02 via a Heavy Spear through the waist, with its upper half sent spiraling through the air. <br />
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|[[Image:mp08-01.jpg|150px]]<br />
|Evangelion Unit-08<br />
|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 />
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|[[Image:mp10-01.jpg|150px]]<br />
|Evangelion Unit-10 <br />
|Tackles Eva-02, prompting Asuka to fire two volleys of projectile spikes upwards through its head, using the launcher in Eva-02's right [[Evangelions#Anatomy|shoulder pylon]]. The metal spikes remain impaled through Eva-10's head.<br />
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|[[Image:mp05-01.jpg|150px]]<br />
|Evangelion Unit-05 <br />
|Pushed through a wall by Eva-02, resulting in damage to its neck, then thrown through the air into Eva-13; after which it is completely impaled by Eva-02's arm as it punches a hole clear through its torso.<br />
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|[[Image:mp13-01.jpg|150px]]<br />
|Evangelion Unit-13 <br />
|Eva-02 throws Eva-05 into Eva-13. Eva-02's fist impales through Eva-05 and continues into Eva-13's torso. Eva-02 grabs ahold of the unit's [[core]] and attempts to crush it, as Eva-13 writhes in pain.<br />
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===Continuity Errors===<br />
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[[Image:MassProductionEvaDamage.gif|thumb|right|200px|Production sketch of the individual MP Evas, with their sustained injuries illustrated. (Click to Enlarge)]]<br />
There are several continuity errors in animation during Eva-02's fight with the Mass Production Evangelions. These errors are either the result of oversight, a mistake in tracking the positions and actions of the similar MP Evas, or possibly events that transpired off-scene. The known continuity errors are presented here as follows:<br />
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*Two Mass Production Evas in particular appear to have no visible injuries when spreading their wings, following the fight with Eva-02. Whether or not the injuries are simply obscured by their poses, there was a continuity error involved, whether they regenerated their injuries off-scene is unknown.<br />
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*Eva-07, whose arm was cut off completely, is seen in a later scene with the arm still attached by what appears to be skin and muscle.<br />
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*The upper half of Eva-09's jaw and head is visibly completely destroyed when Eva-02 pushes its head inwards towards the skull, resulting in the complete visibility of its brain. However, when the Mass Production Evas reactivate, Eva-09's upper jaw appears damaged, but still attached to the head.<br />
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*It is unclear whether or not Eva-12, who was visibly cut in half, is involved in a continuity error following the battle. No unit appears to be dismembered as Eva-12 is when the Mass Production Evas devour Eva-02. However, when activating their S² Engines, a Mass Production Evangelion who is visibly cut in half (save for a small flap of skin and muscle) is shown, who is presumably Eva-12.<br />
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==In Other Continuities==<br />
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[[Image:Mp-eva-relic-manga.png|thumb|left|200px|The "Relic" Mass Production Evangelions. Text bubbles have been edited out.]]<br />
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In [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto|Sadamoto's]] [[Manga]], the units have a nearly identical operational history. However, it is following the Third Impact where events differ from the Original Series. At an unspecified point following the events of Third Impact, the remains of the Mass Production Evas can be seen dotting the landscape on the way to Tokyo. Shinji overhears a mother on the train describe them as "relics" and explain that "great scholars have examined them many times, but they couldn't explain when they were built, who built them and for what purpose".<ref>Description is lifted from [[Volume 14 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 14]] of the Manga.</ref><br />
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===In Other Evangelion Media===<br />
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In [[Girlfriend of Steel 2]], [[Kaworu Nagisa]] pilots an MP Evangelion in battle alongside the other Eva units.<br />
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| name_r = Kensuke Aida<br />
| name_k = 相田ケンスケ<br />
| image = [[Image:OP C059 kensuke.jpg|260px|Kensuke]]<br />
| heritage = [[Japan|Japanese]]<br />
| affiliation = <br />
| rank = <br />
| relations = father; mother (deceased)<br />
| age = 14<br />
| birthday = 9/12/2001<br />
| seiyu = [[Tetsuya Iwanaga]]<br />
| va = (English): Kurt Stoll (TV and films),Greg Ayres (Rebuild)<br> (Italian): Stefano Crescentini<br> (French): Romain Douilly <br> (German): Gerrit Schmidt-Foß , Frederic Böhle (Netflix)<br />
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Kensuke Aida is [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji Ikari's]] classmate and friend; their mutual friend is [[Toji Suzuhara]]. As with all of Shinji's classmates, Kensuke is an [[Evangelion|Eva]] pilot candidate who is kept with other potential Children for his own protection. In relation to this fact, Kensuke's mother is deceased. Not much else is said about Kensuke's family life, but his father is at least alive.<br />
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==Profile==<br />
[[Image:Proposal_23_sonota.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Kensuke along with Toji and Shinji. From the Proposal.]]<br />
Kensuke is fascinated with military paraphernalia and warfare. He acts out elaborate war scenarios in the countryside by himself, as seen in [[Episode 04]], and was tremendously excited to be taken aboard ''Over the Rainbow'' in [[Episode 08]], spending most of his time there taking video of everything in sight with his camcorder, regardless of what was happening around him. <br />
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Most importantly, Kensuke wants to become an Evangelion pilot extremely badly, making him benignly jealous of Shinji (though this is also for living with the attractive [[Misato Katsuragi]]). This never seems to have affected their friendship, though Shinji is confused by Kensuke’s enthusiasm about piloting.<br />
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It seems that no experience with Children will make Kensuke change his mind. He witnessed Shinji crying in the <nowiki>Entry Plug</nowiki> after the battle with [[Shamshel]], and knew that Toji ended up in the hospital after being selected as [[Evangelion Unit-03]]’s pilot, yet when he found out that [[Shinji Ikari]] was leaving again after the incident, Kensuke’s phone message to Shinji, just before it was cut off, only said, "Damn! Even Toji became an Eva pilot, while I--" ([[Episode 19]]).<br />
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Kensuke often knows more about the doings of [[Nerv]] than Shinji does, and has hacked into his father’s data files to get such information on at least one occasion ([[Episode 06]]). Like the rest of the residents of [[Tokyo-3]], Kensuke had to leave the area after the city was destroyed by the detonation of [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva 00]] in [[Episode 23]].<br />
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In the [[Proposal]], Kensuke is depicted without his usual glasses and gives more of an impression of toughness, as opposed to the rather gentle and nerdy character shown in the Anime.<br />
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==In Rebuild of Evangelion==<br />
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In Rebuild of Evangelion, Kensuke closely follows his original role. In [[Evangelion 1.0]], he and Toji witness the Shamshel battle and soon become close friends with Shinji. Kensuke demonstrates extensive knowledge of Nerv's internal projects in [[Evangelion 2.0]], talking about the Eva-04 accident and Eva-03's imminent arrival. He is last seen with Toji, Hikari and Pen-Pen, holding his video camera and cowering from missile explosions as Zeruel attacks Tokyo-3. His fate at the end of 2.0 is unknown, and there is no mention of him at all in [[Evangelion 3.0]] raising, for now, the possibility that he is dead.<br />
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==In Other Media==<br />
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=== Shinji Ikari Raising Project (Manga) ===<br />
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In the SIRP Manga, Kensuke's role is that of comic relief, much like most of his appearances in the original series. He is also presented as a conspiracy theorist, with "crazy ideas" about a secret society known as [[SEELE]], NERV's goals, Human Instrumentality, etc. He remains friends with Tohji and (after a fashion) Hikari.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The name "Kensuke Aida" was taken from Ryu Murakami’s novel ''Ai to Gensou no Fascism'' (''The Fascism of Love and Fantasy'')<br />
*In [[Episode 03]] Misato brings up Kensuke's I.D. info on her computer:<br />
**Kensuke Aida is originally from Yokohama (which is just southwest of [[Old Tokyo]]), he was born on September 12th, 2001, and his blood type is A+.<br />
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| name_r = Toji Suzuhara<br />
| name_k = 鈴原 トウジ<br />
| image = [[Image:OP_C058_toji.jpg|260px|Toji Suzuhara]]<br />
| heritage = [[Japan|Japanese]]<br />
| affiliation = [[Nerv]]<br />
| rank = Fourth Children<br><br />
| relations = [[Sakura Suzuhara]] (Sister), Father, Grandfather<br />
| age = 14<br />
| birthday = 12/26/2001<br />
| seiyu = [[Tomokazu Seki]] <ref name="Accents of Toji">In the original Japanese dub, Toji speaks with an Osakan accent, and his ID information displayed in Episode 03 states that he is originally from the Osaka region. English dubs of anime often try to translate an Osakan accent by having a character speak with a different accent than the other characters but familiar to American viewers, usually a "Southern" or "Brooklyn" type. ADV Films chose not to portray Toji this way, but used an informal tone in his subtitles, including words like "ain't" and "'bout". The English dubbing didn't have this.</ref><br />
| va = (English)<ref name="Accents of Toji">In the original Japanese dub, Toji speaks with an Osakan accent, and his ID information displayed in Episode 03 states that he is originally from the Osaka region. English dubs of anime often try to translate an Osakan accent by having a character speak with a different accent than the other characters but familiar to American viewers, usually a "Southern" or "Brooklyn" type. ADV Films chose not to portray Toji this way, but used an informal tone in his subtitles, including words like "ain't" and "'bout". The English dubbing didn't have this.</ref>: Brett Weaver, Joe Pisano, Michael O'Connor, Justin Cook<br> (Italian): Corrado Conforti<br> (Brazilian): Vagner Fagundes<br> (French): Olivier Korol <br> (German): Julien Haggége , Volkmar Leif Gilbert (Netflix)<br />
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'''Toji Suzuhara'''<ref>The name "Toji Suzuhara" was taken from Ryu Murakami’s novel Ai to Gensou no Fascism (The Fascism of Love and Fantasy)</ref> is [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji Ikari's]] classmate and later friend; their mutual friend is [[Kensuke Aida]]. Like all potential Children, Toji is kept with the others for his own protection, in the same school classroom. In relation to this fact, his mother is deceased; he is said to live with his sister, father and grandfather.<br />
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==Character Summary==<br />
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===First Appearances===<br />
''Main Article: [[Episode 03]], [[Episode 04]]''<br />
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When first appearing, Toji has gotten back from treating his sister, who was was crushed under a pile of debris during [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01’s]] battle with [[Sachiel]]. Conversing with Kensuke, he says that since his grandfather and father work in the labs, he was left to take care of her. Angry at the pilot who supposedly caused this, he discovers that Shinji Ikari - the new transfer student - was the pilot. After school, he swings a punch at Shinji, saying he had to work out his own anger. When Shinji replies that he was forced to, Toji storms back, picks him up in further anger, and drops him. <br />
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Later, as [[Tokyo-3]] takes shelter from [[Shamshel]], Toji and Kensuke manage to sneak out to catch a glimpse of the battle. When Shinji is shown to be losing the fight, Kensuke remarks to Toji on "badly being beaten up must really messed him up", to which Toji shuts him down. Nearing the end of the battle, Eva-01 is flung across the hillside where the two are standing. Noticing them<ref>In [[Episode 03]] Misato brings up Toji's I.D. info on her computer:<br />
Toji Suzuhara is originally from Sakai (in Osaka prefecture, explaining his Osakan accent in the original Japanese dub), and his blood type is B+. However, on the screen that is brought up two separate dates are listed as his birthday: December 26th, 2001, and September 28th, 2001.</ref>, Captain<ref>Later promoted to Major in [[Episode 12]].</ref> Misato Katsuragi orders the two to enter the [[Entry Plug]] for protection. As the two start to see Shinji in his element, he sprints into action, stabbing the [[Core]] of the angel is a blistering scream of determined rage. Once the angel dies, Shinji breaks down in tears, leaving Toji to witness it all.<br />
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A while after the battle has ended, Toji - despite denying it - seeks to apologize to Shinji. He gets his phone number from Kensuke. He attempts, but hangs up.<br />
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A few days later, Toji and Kensuke visit the apartment of Shinj, who has been absent from school since his fight with Shamshel. Unaware that Shinji has disappeared, the two are greeted by Misato, who tells them that he's been training at [[Nerv Headquarters|HQ]]. After she closes the door, the two comment on how hot she looked.<br />
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Later, once Shinji is brought back by Nerv officials and deciding to go to his old life, Toji and Kensuke arrive to say bye to him before he goes. With a prompt from Kensuke, Toji pleads for Shinji to punch him back, and to not hold back. Shinji agrees and lands one right across his face. With a smile, Toji tells him how he wanted to make up for punching him seeing as how he suffered in the Eva, vowing to defend anyone who mistreats him.<br />
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===Friends With Shinji===<br />
''Main Articles: [[Episode 05]] to [[Episode 17]]''<br />
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Once Shinji decides to stay in Tokyo-3, he becomes close to Toji, as well as Kensuke. Throughout most of the action arc, the three are seen joking or teasing each other (Toji and Kensuke making fun of Shinji for supposedly gawking at [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] in her swimsuit) to them joining a special trip<ref>Toji and Kensuke are actually along as cover, so that no one will know that this is official business. Misato disguises this by telling them they're on a "date" with her.</ref> to meet the [[Asuka Langley Soryu|pilot of]] [[Evangelion Unit-02|Unit-02]]. Toji, along with Kensuke, still retains a crush on Misato, which is shown rather blatantly whenever they're around her.<br />
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Later in the series, he and Shinji deliver class printouts to Rei, to which Toji reacts in shock of the messiness of Rei's room. As Shinji starts to clean up (Toji opts out saying it's not "manly" to clean up), Toji comments on how much he's seen Shinji change, saying his perception Shinji was envisioning him as "A jerk," who "didn't seem like [he'd] do something for others." <br />
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Later, walking away from Rei's room, Toji comments on how weird Eva pilots are, saying this with Rei's awkward reaction to Shinji cleaning her room still fresh in his mind.<br />
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===The Fourth Child===<br />
''Main Articles: [[Episode 17]], [[Episode 18]], [[Episode 19]]''<br />
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With the completion of [[Evangelion Unit-03|Eva Unit-03]], Toji is chosen to be the fourth child. He accepts on the condition that his sister be transferred to the hospital at [[Nerv]] headquarters, and became listless and remote before his test. He is shown to be solemn about this, afraid about what's to come.<br />
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Things go horribly wrong during the [[Activation Test|activation test]] where it's discovered that the [[Angel|angel]] [[Bardiel]] has infected the unit, and reclassified as angel. Shinji, unaware that Toji's inside the entry plug, refuses to fight. However, forced by the [[Dummy System]], Shinji is forced to completely destroy both the Eva and Entry Plug.<br />
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After Eva-03 was infected by [[Bardiel]] and destroyed by [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], her [[Entry Plug]] was crushed. Toji survived that incident, but lost his leg<ref>The loss of his leg is not explicitly stated. [http://eva.onegeek.org/pipermail/oldeva/2001-September/040472.html|Here], it says "in the anime, based upon the storyboard book, Touji lost a leg only, but when he is lying in the hospital in [[Episode 19]], the covers are sunk in where his left leg should be.</ref>. He is visited by the class rep [[Hikari Horaki]], and tells her to inform his sister that he's alright<br />
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Toji left with the rest of [[Tokyo-3]]’s remaining citizens after the city was destroyed by [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva 00]]’s detonation in [[Episode 23]]. His only other appearances after this were as part of Instrumentality in [[Episode 25]] and [[Episode 26]].<br />
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==In Rebuild of Evangelion==<br />
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Toji is seen in much the same role in [[Evangelion 1.0]], beating up Shinji for causing his sister's injuries in the [[Sachiel]] battle. However, following the battle with [[Shamshel]], Toji allows Shinji to punch him back- and Shinji does so, harder than expected. Toji and Kensuke send Shinji messages of encouragement prior to Operation Yashima at the end of 1.0. By [[Evangelion 2.0]], it is evident that Toji and Kensuke have become close friends with Shinji, and accompany him often. In a major departure from the series, Asuka, not Toji, pilots the infected Eva-03; instead of being the pilot of the doomed Eva, Toji visits his sister on the day of her release from the hospital. In 2.0, Toji is last seen with Kensuke and Pen-Pen while shielding Hikari from missile explosions during the battle with Zeruel. Sometime near the middle of 3.0, Shinji is given a change of shirt that has a name-tag bearing Toji's surname on it. In addition, [[Sakura Suzuhara|Toji's sister]] does not mention her older brother for any of the time that we see her onscreen. It is entirely possible that Toji died during the time between 2.0 and 3.0. If he did, the cause is unknown.<br />
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Toji is depicted with light brown hair color in the Manga. In addition, Shinji goes into the Bardiel battle knowing that Toji is the pilot of the infected Eva-03. Unlike his anime counterpart, who survives with the loss of a leg, Toji dies when Eva-01 crushes the Entry Plug.<br />
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*In the original Japanese dub, Toji speaks with an Osakan accent, and his ID information displayed in Episode 03 states that he is originally from the Osaka region. English dubs of anime often try to translate an Osakan accent by having a character speak with a different accent than the other characters but familiar to American viewers, usually a "Southern" or "Brooklyn" type. ADV Films chose not to portray Toji this way, but used an informal tone in his subtitles, including words like "ain't" and "'bout". The English dubbing didn't have this.<br />
*The name "Toji Suzuhara" was taken from Ryu Murakami’s novel ''Ai to Gensou no Fascism'' (''The Fascism of Love and Fantasy'')<br />
*The coloration of Toji's usual outfit strongly resembles the color scheme of Eva-03, perhaps foreshadowing (along with just about every other hint) that he was the pilot.<br />
*In [[Episode 03]] Misato brings up Toji's I.D. info on her computer:<br />
**Toji Suzuhara is originally from Sakai (in Osaka prefecture, explaining his Osakan accent in the original Japanese dub), and his blood type is B+. However, on the screen that is brought up two separate dates are listed as his birthday: December 26th, 2001, and September 28th, 2001.<br />
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| name_r = Kozo Fuyutsuki<br />
| name_k = 冬月 コウゾウ<br />
| image = [[image:OP_C037A_kozo.jpg|260px]]<br />
| heritage = [[Japan|Japanese]]<br />
| affiliation = [[Nerv]], [[Gehirn]]<br />
| rank = Vice Commander of Nerv<br />
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| age = 59<br />
| birthday = 04/09/1956 (disputed[http://forum.evageeks.org/post/792985/Content-Submissions-Suggestions-and-Comments/#792985])<br />
| seiyu = [[Motomu Kiyokawa]] <br />
| va = (English): Guil Lunde (TV), Michael Ross (films),<br>Kent Williams (Rebuild)<br> (Italian): Oliviero Dinelli<br> (French): Mathieu Rivolier <br> (German): Hans-Werner Bussinger (TV) , Volker Wolf (Films) , Uli Krohm (Rebuild) , Sven Riemann (Netflix) <br> (Latin Spanish): Jesse Conde<br />
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Vice Commander '''Kozo Fuyutsuki''' is second-in-command of Nerv HQ and [[Gendo Ikari]]'s right-hand man. <br />
As Vice Commander of Nerv, Fuyutsuki frequently takes command of situations at the base whenever Gendo is away on business. Gendo also tends to unload the more mundane work, such as town council meetings, paperwork, and the like, onto Fuyutsuki. <br />
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==Character Summary==<br />
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===Tokyo University and Second Impact===<br />
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Most of Fuyutsuki's appearances during the first episodes of the series are short and relatively insignificant scenes, generally as a right hand to Gendo.<br />
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Throughout the majority of Episode 1, Fuyutsuki stands next to Gendo as they watch the JSSDF attempting to destroy the angel, sharing some occasional commentary with Gendo (shedding a little light on some of the background elements of the story), until Gendo tells him to "handle the rest of this" as he goes down to meet Shinji. He looks back to where Gendo was just a moment ago, and with a complicated expression and tone he comments on how this is "their first encounter in three years." His last appearance in the episode is when Gendo calls him through the communication system and he reluctantly accepts Gendo's order to wake Rei and bring her to the bridge when Shinji proves to be unable or unwilling to pilot.<br />
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Fuyutsuki is practically non-existent in episode 2 (except for a brief conversation on the Ikaris with Ritsuko), and in episodes 3 to 8 (again, with an exception for the second Unit 00 activation test in episode 5). He takes a greater participation in the debriefing after the first attack against the seventh angel (episode 9), where he comments that they (Nerv) have been humiliated, as well as pointing out with dismay that they'll have to re-draw the maps again due to the N-2 mines' blast and assessing the situation, all in a noticeably upset mood. At the end of the debriefing, he stands up and chastises the pilots, telling them that "their job is to defeat the angels. Nerv does not exist to make grotesque displays like these" and tells Shinji and Asuka they must cooperate. After witnessing their uninspiring reply, he just sighs and leaves.<br />
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===Gendo's advisor===<br />
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===Preparations for Third Impact===<br />
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===Fruition of the agendas===<br />
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==Profile==<br />
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Prior to [[Second Impact]], Fuyutsuki had been a professor of [[metaphysical biology]] at Kyoto University. While there, he met the young bioengineering student [[Yui Ikari]] and became her "''sensei''." The exact nature of their academic relationship is unknown, although they were close and spent time together off-campus. Fuyutsuki was smitten with "Yui-kun" from the start, although he kept this entirely to himself. <br />
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Not long after, a man named Gendo Rokubungi, who was being held at the Kyoto Prefecture Police Department after a bar fight, asked to be released into Fuyutsuki's custody. He complied, although he found Rokubungi distasteful. Yui later introduced Gendo to Fuyutsuki formally, and then, during a hike, revealed that she was actually dating him -- news that left her ''sensei'' visibly disconcerted despite his efforts to conceal this from her.<br />
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This was a strong suggestion that Fuytusuki was attracted to Yui Ikari, in addition to being impressed with her work. At the very least, Fuytusuki appears to have shared some of Yui’s admiration for humanity. In [[Episode 12]], during a philosophical debate with Gendo at the South Pole, Fuytusuki states that he’d "prefer a world where people live, no matter how stained with sin." Also, he has said that he agrees with Yui’s ideas more than Seele’s.<br />
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But on a personal level, Fuytusuki was said to want little to do with people in his earlier life (a colleague in [[Episode 21]] notes: "You excel at your work, but you don't take socializing seriously and that's not good"), and there is no sign of whether or not that has changed.<br />
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Fuyutsuki survived Second Impact, but his career as a university professor came to an end. In 2002, he "set up shop" at the ruins of Toyohashi (in Aichi Prefecture, east of Kyoto) as an unlicensed doctor to compensate for the shortage being experienced everywhere. Fuyutsuki was then selected to be part of the [[United Nations]]' official investigatory expedition to the South Pole (on the basis on an anonymous recommendation by Gendo). Determined to discover the truth about Second Impact, Fuyutsuki relentlessly dug for information on Gendo, Second Impact, the [[Katsuragi Expedition]], and the mysterious organization "[[Seele]]" to which Gendo and Yui were somehow attached. <br />
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He then confronted Gendo at the [[Artificial Evolution Laboratory]] with his findings. Gendo, unmoved by Fuyutsuki's threats of taking the information public, took him down into the Geofront and the under-construction facilities. Upon showing him the prototype Evangelion unit, he invited Fuyutsuki to "join us in creating a new genesis for Mankind." <br />
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Fuyutsuki subsequently joined [[Gehirn]], though it would appear that he had had little choice in the matter. He confided in Yui that he had been under threat of erasure by Seele for knowing too much, and that "working for the enemy" had provided a means for him to avoid that fate ([[Episode 21|21']]).<br />
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At Nerv headquarters, Fuyutsuki is nearly always seen in the company of Gendo Ikari, but it is clear that their alliance is one of convenience and business. The two men do achieve some unity in that both are interested in seeing Yui again, however. It is unclear whether either Gendo or Yui were aware of Fuyutsuki’s attraction to her.<br />
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As part of Nerv, Fuyutsuki is far less harsh than Gendo. After the disastrous initial attack on [[Israfel]], Ritsuko tells Misato that she would have been fired already if Gendo had not been away and Fuyutsuki had not been in charge at that time. Fuyutsuki himself seems aware of the trouble Gendo's personality causes: in [[Episode 13]] he orders that what seems to be a patch of corrosion (but which is actually [[Ireul]]) be disposed of quickly to avoid Gendo's inevitable complaining.<br />
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==In Rebuild of Evangelion==<br />
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Fuyutsuki appears in both [[Evangelion 1.0]] and [[Evangelion 2.0]] in more or less the same capacity as in the series. However, Fuyutsuki seems somewhat less distant from Gendo and more involved in Gendo's work; he appears to be Gendo's confidant and co-conspirator, rather than giving the impression that he is merely following Gendo's plans. As of the second movie, his background and history have not been revealed.<br />
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In [[Evangelion 3.0]], Fuyutsuki has visibly aged the most of all the characters, silver-haired and balding. He plays a game of shogi with Shinji and tells him about his mother, [[Yui]] Ayanami, and her fate as the control system of [[Eva-01]]. He is seen at the end with Gendo in a darkened room that appears a near-replica of [[AAA Wunder]]'s control room, although what his plans are is unknown.<br />
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*"Fuyutsuki" literally means "Winter Moon," and was the name of an Akitsuki-class destroyer from World War II. The [[Warships_of_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#IJN_Fuyutsuki.28.E5.86.AC.E6.9C.88.29|Destroyer Fuyutsuki]] rescued the survivors of the great battleship Yamato after it was destroyed by American aircraft.<br />
*Fuyutsuki's rank has been alternatively translated as "Vice Commander," "Deputy Commander," or "Sub-Commander." The original Japanese word is ''fuku'' (as in ''fukushirei''), and all of these alternate translations mean pretty much the same thing. ''Evapedia'' consistently uses "Vice Commander" for convenience. <br />
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| name_r = Kaworu Nagisa / Tabris<br />
| name_k = 渚カヲル / タブリス<br />
| image = [[image:24_C282_kaworu.jpg|260px|Kaworu Nagisa]]<br />
| affiliation = [[Nerv]], [[Seele]], [[Angels]]<br />
| rank = NGE : Fifth Children & 17th Angel<br>Rebuild : Adam/1st Angel & 13th<br>Manga : Fifth Children & 12th Angel<br />
| relations = [[Adam]] (salvaged soul), Unknown donor <br />
| age = NGE : 15<br> Rebuild : Unknown<br>Manga : 15 <br />
| birthday = 09/13/2000<br />
| seiyu = [[Akira Ishida]]<br />
| va = (English): Kyle Sturdivant (TV), Aaron Krohn (films),<br> Greg Ayres ("Director's Cut" episodes), Jerry Jewell (Rebuild)<br> (Italian): Massimiliano Alto (TV),David Chevalier (films)<br> (Brazilian): Yuri Chesman<br> (French): Olivier Jankovic <br> (German): Robin Kahnmeyer (TV and Rebuild 1&2) , Markus Pfeiffer (Films) , Dirk Petrick (Rebuild 3.33) , Jeremias Koschorz (Netflix)<br />
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Kaworu<ref>The name "Nagisa" is a pun. The kanji character "Nagisa" consists of the katakana "shi" and the kanji "sha," forming the word "Shisha," or "messenger." Kaworu, after all, is the final messenger, and the word used for "Angel" in the original Japanese is "shito," or "Apostle" (messenger of God). See [[Character Name Origins#11/17/2000 (Entry 6)|Character Name Origins]] for more information.<br />
</ref> (渚カヲル) also known as Tabris (タブリス), is both the 17th Angel and the Fifth Children. Although classified as an Angel, Kaworu is similar to [[Rei Ayanami]] in being a [[Seed of Life]] inhabiting a human body. Despite his human form, Kaworu evidently does not consider himself to be human, as he refers to humans as "the [[Lilin]]."<br />
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Though his feature in the TV series was brief, lasting only one episode ([[Episode 24]]), his appearance made a disproportional impact on Evangelion fans, prompting his return in [[Evangelion: Death and Rebirth]] and [[End of Evangelion]], an increased, though still smaller importance in spin-off media, [[manga]] and [[video games]], and an expanded role in the [[Rebuild of Evangelion]] series. <br />
==Origin==<br />
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Kaworu's body appears to have been created as a result of the [[Contact Experiment]] with Adam, wherein DNA from an unknown human donor dove into and fused with Adam's flesh<ref>''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. [[Episode 21]]'. <br>Man E: "The contact experiment with the donor is scheduled for the 13th of next month. There will be time for any adjustments."<br>(later) '''Woman B''': "The genes that dived into Adam have already undergone physical fusion!"</ref>, explaining Hyuga's discovery that Kaworu was "born" on the day of Second Impact.<ref>''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. [[Episode 24]]. Platinum subtitles.<br>'''HYUGA:''' But the one thing we do know [about Kaworu Nagisa] is that his birthday coincides with the Second Impact."</ref> Seele salvaged Adam's disembodied soul into Kaworu<ref>''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. [[Episode 24]]'. Platinum subtitles. <br>'''SEELE A''' (speaking to Kaworu): [Adam's] salvaged soul exists only within you.</ref><ref>[[Classified_Information_%28Translation%29#Adam|Neon Genesis Evangelion 2. Classified Information: Adam.]] "At the time of Second Impact, [Adam's] body was torn apart, and its soul flew off somewhere as a result. Adam's soul was later recovered by Seele and incarnated."</ref>, whom they may have recovered in embryonic form in Antarctica.<ref>''End of Evangelion Theatrical Booklet.'' Glossary: Kaworu Nagisa. "It is likely that he was an Angel which had been captured by SEELE in the embryo stage." (Translation by bochan_bird.)</ref> <br />
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Kaworu's origin from Adam, only intimated in the anime, is flatly stated in Sadamoto's manga.<ref>''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)]]. Volume 9, Stage 72. <br />
:'''Ritsuko:''' Kaworu Nagisa... His date of birth is the same as Second Impact. Probably because, on that day, in that place, he was the final Angel to be born.<br><br />
:'''Misato:''' You can’t mean... Are you saying that all the Angels were born from Adam? What did humans do to Adam on that day?<br />
:'''Ritsuko:''' Humans tried to return Adam to an egg before the other Angels awoke. The result was Second Impact. Among the data from your father’s research team that was retrieved just before it happened, I have heard that there were indications of an attempt to use human genes in some way. If that was actually done in secret, if the Angel born at that time took human form, and if the Committee got their hands on it, then according to MAGI everything adds up.</ref><br />
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Since Kaworu was delivered to Nerv by [[Seele]], it is believed that Kaworu has been living under Seele's surveillance prior to his appearance in the series.<br />
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==As a Pilot==<br />
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Kaworu is brought to Nerv as the Fifth Children to replace Asuka<ref>Kaworu's [[Plug Suit]] has an inverted, divided triangle symbol on its chest rather than a proper number, though he was sent to be the replacement pilot for Eva-02.</ref>, who is no longer able to pilot Unit-02. He is only able to pilot Unit-02's soul is in hiding. In his first test, Kaworu immediately achieves impressive synchronization results. It later emerges that Kaworu is able to achieve whatever level of synchronization he chooses with Unit-02.<br />
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Though he seems to have been sent to destroy it, Kaworu shows a marked interest in human culture, as well as human issues of pain and loneliness.<br />
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When Shinji first sees him sitting on top of an angel statue (a visual theme that binds together appearances of Kaworu<ref>See [http://www.evacommentary.org/misc-files/tenshizou/tenshizou.html Reichu's analysis] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20060813034438/http://www.animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3428626 archive]) of all the visual allusions and connections to the angel statute.</ref>), Kaworu was humming part of the composer Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the fourth and final movement "Presto - Allegro assai", more popularly called the "Ode to Joy" after the poem by Friedrich Schiller, from which it is adapted. He then says that he considers singing to be the finest achievement of the Lilin (human) civilization. <br />
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Kaworu appears comfortable in his identity (far more than Rei), and also warmer and more emotionally open. However, he does show a detachment from human protocols and shares Rei's tendency to speak in universal rather than personal terms.<br />
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===Relationship with Shinji===<br />
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Though fans have speculated on the exact nature of [[Shinji|Shinji's]] relationship with Kaworu, it is clear that Kaworu represents a sort of idealized figure to Shinji, as he appears out of seemingly nowhere when Shinji is completely desperate for any sort of connection with anyone, as all of his friends are either dead, unreachable or alienated from him. Kaworu telling him he liked him surprised Shinji as he is afraid of talking to [[Asuka]], [[Misato]] or [[Rei]], , as Shinji has internalized his belief that nobody cared about him thanks to his own partly self-imposed isolation - afterwards, feeling that Kaworu has simply used him further reinforces this, as he thinks everyone is lying to him, because Shinji is unwilling to recognize the ambiguity and insecurity in other people, and the risk and uncertainty involved in reaching out to them himself, something Kaworu temporarily allowed him to ignore. [[Theory and Analysis:Kaworu's lines in Episode 24| Kaworu uses the ambiguous "suki" form]] which includes intimacy or friendship or anything more, and can simply mean "like" or "fond of", and that he is deserving of "koui" (好意), which means simply "good will" or "favor", not "koi", "love".<ref>Some early fansubbers misheard this as "koi", but the scripts for this episode make it clear it is "koui". As for "suki", the original ADV VHS subtitle translation gives the word as "like," while Platinum and the English dub use "love." The Netflix release, translated by [[Khara]], chose to use "like" again. Khara's own official translator has publicly defended this change, and the ambiguity it retains from the original text.</ref> When he mentions this to [[Misato]] later, Shinji also used the ambiguous "suki" form. This line has necessary ambiguity in order to represent Kaworu's own lack of understanding regarding levels of intimacy and societal norms, part of what shocks Shinji and allows Kaworu to bypass his barriers of self-defense, as he isn't even aware those exist, as he himself has none. When Shinji is fighting Kaworu, he states Kaworu has betrayed him, just like [[Gendo Ikari|his father]] did, indicating he might have been seeking a similar form of support from him, reinforcing his role as an idealization. This metaphorical meaning of his presence is emphasized further with the reappearance of Kaworu in [[End of Evangelion]], when Shinji is traumatized by experiencing Misato's death and seeing [[Asuka|Asuka's]] dead Eva, Shinji becomes desperate, but Kaworu reveals himself to be part of Lilith to stop Shinji from going into a frenzy and allow [[Third Impact]] to begin, although Shinji only enters Instrumentality after Lilith reverts to [[Rei Ayanami|Rei's]] form and [http://wiki.evageeks.org/Theory_and_Analysis:List_of_Common_Misconceptions#Kaworu_penetrated_Shinji.27s_A.T._Field_as_the_person_he_wished_for_before_entering_Instrumentality melts by seeing a woman's breasts], when [[Yui Ikari|Yui]] asks him what he wishes for. Though the precise nature of their relationship is debatable and yet to be determined, Kaworu forms a strong connection with Shinji. His absence from Instrumentality and even the Congratulations scene when even characters like [[Aoba]] are present bring into question how much Kaworu affected him besides Shinji's own desperation. Shinji, in fact, seeking unconditional affection from everybody, unwilling to return their own needs, is a fact that has hindered Shinji's happiness throughout most of the series, and Kaworu, being a somewhat non-human character without his own emotional needs (whereas Rei had slowly developed those) is the only one that does that. Moreover, the way Kaworu treats Shinji as a sort of avatar for humanity also brings into question if his affection is directed towards humanity as a whole.<br />
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This, paired with the fact that Shinji had killed what he saw as a human being and someone he cared about, was part of what drove him into his state of absolute despair in [[Episode 25]], in which he declared that he felt unworthy even of the piloting which had consumed 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 Evangelion]]s, to death. Had this not been the case, it is very possible he and Asuka could have defeated the Evas and stopped [[Third Impact]] altogether, a fact that greatly benefits [[SEELE]]. Shinji depositing all of his hopes for self-worth onto Kaworu, and having that fail him, also reinforces Shinji's notions that if he can't rely unconditionally on people and never risk rejection then he is not actually loved by anyone at all and everyone should just die, part of what motivates him to start Third Impact. In [[The End of Evangelion|End of Evangelion]], Shinji desperately seeks this same sort of unconditional affection from Asuka, and is still certain that he is unloved and unworthy, as he demonstrates he has, in fact, returned to his own childish beliefs about himself, even after the way Kaworu (whom he does not even mention) treated him, and other characters respond to him that he is, in fact, liked and treated nicely by them, but Shinji refuses to believe it. In contrast to Kaworu, when Shinji, in a similar state of desperation, asks for Asuka's own unconditional affection, Asuka refuses as she does not want to be an emotional crutch and an escape for him, and demands he gives himself to her as well, but Shinji is unwilling to give back any affection himself. Asuka says he doesn't really like anyone, as he doesn't even love himself. When Kaworu and Rei as Adam and Lilith state they represent the hope for understanding and love, Shinji replies it is just a pretense, but if he returns to the real world, at least there he will know his feelings are real.<br />
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Kaworu was sent to NERV by [[SEELE]] in order to advance their goal of Instrumentality through a Third Impact that would occur under their direction. Before his final battle, Kaworu is seen talking with a phantasm of SEELE that apparently only he can see and it can be assumed that he has been in previous communication with SEELE (for example being briefed on his mission to enter NERV as a pilot). The conversation indicates that they have (falsely) told them that they favor the "true successor" Angels over their own kind.<ref>One section of this conversation concerns the "Lilins' hope" The word hope, "kibou" appears several times, once, when used by Kaworu, in katakana instead of kanji:<br><br />
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''"'''SEELE 04''': "There is a man trying to close the box before the hope at the bottom appears."'' <br><br />
'''''Kaworu''': "'''Hope'''? You're saying that is the Lilin's hope?"'' <br><br />
'''''SEELE ??''': "Hope exists in as many forms as there are people."'' <br><br />
'''''SEELE ??''': "And that is because hope only exists in the hearts of people."'' <br><br />
'''''Keel''': "However, our hope is becoming substantiated."'' <br><br />
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It is likely that it is spelled this way just for emphasis, but it has been suggested that there is some wordplay going on here; spelled with a different kanji, kibou means "trick". This might be a subtle clue that Kaworu is being deceived.</ref><br />
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It is uncertain what exactly SEELE had in mind for Kaworu. Did they plan for him to attack Terminal Dogma, or was that his own plan? We do know that once the attack commenced they wanted Unit-01 to defeat him.<ref>'''''SEELE 02''': "Humans forget their foolishness and repeat their mistakes."'' <br><br />
'''''SEELE''' ??: "If humans do not redeem themselves willingly, they will not change." ''<br><br />
'''''SEELE ??''': "We will not rely on the powers of Adam or the Angels."'' <br><br />
'''''KEEL''': "Our only choice is to make changes with our own hands for the future. I will be praying that Unit-01 will accomplish its task."''</ref>, and presumably him being killed by Shinji was a necessary part of their plan, allowing them to start their own version of Third Impact. It also begs into question if they needed Kaworu to contact Shinji, and while this seemed to have been his own initiative, they did benefit from Shinji's state of mind afterwards, as Kaworu proceeds to go after Adam even after meeting Shinji and getting to know him, and even uses [[Unit 02]] in order to delay him. In fact, Kaworu only changes his mind when he realizes it is, in fact, Lilith in Terminal Dogma, as by that point he is unable to start any sort of Third Impact regardless.<br />
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Similarly, Kaworu's subsequent actions also greatly help SEELE: had Shinji not been in a state of mind that made him refuse to pilot for most of [[The End of Evangelion|End of Evangelion]], it is very possible he and Asuka could have defeated the [[Mass Production Evangelion|MP Evas]] and stopped [[Third Impact]] altogether. He is also responsible for stopping Shinji from going into a frenzy after seeing Asuka's dead Eva, which allows Third Impact to begin, as the Seele councilmen start chanting ritualistically.<br />
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==As an Angel==<br />
As the vessel for Adam's soul, Kaworu's designation is "'''Tabris'''" (Arabic: تبريس). As revealed in Newtype publications such as ADAM and used by [[Keel Lorenz]] in the manga, Tabris (タブリス), is the 17th and final Angel. He is considered the Angel of free will, which is considered a gift of God; [http://eva.onegeek.org/pipermail/oldeva/2001-April/039654.html Bochan_bird] expands:<br />
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<blockquote>The Newtype Evangelion Filmbook Remix Vol. II states that while Tabrith is the name of the Angel of Free Will, Kaworu/Kaoru is also that of the Angel of Betrayal.</blockquote><br />
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Although Kaworu was sent by Seele for a specific purpose, he also has his own agenda. See [[Theory and Analysis:Kaworu's Agenda]] for an in-depth discussion.<br />
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Unlike the Angels who came before him, but like Rei, Kaworu has a Lilin body, with no visible physical difference from a regular human except for very pale skin, light grey hair and red irises. Although his body is presumably composed of the same "[[particle-wave matter]]" as Rei and the Angels, it is impossible to say if he possesses a [[core]] and [[S² Engine]]. Tabris is the only Angel to infiltrate [[Terminal Dogma]].<br />
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Kaworu's human body is a vessel for the [[salvaging|salvaged]] soul of Adam itself, and wields all of the power that comes with it. He is in effect Adam reborn as a human. His [[A.T. Field]] is described by the [[Magi]] as the strongest yet encountered (until it is surpassed by Rei's). Kaworu is observed using it for levitation, to control [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]], as a massive barrier that prevents the Command Center from receiving wave transmissions, and, (evidently) to bypass the [[LCL|LCL Plant's]] locking mechanism. <br />
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By being both the First Angel (Adam, whose body and soul were separated in Second Impact) and the Seventeenth and final Angel, he is in effect ''both'' the first and the last of his kind. Kaworu is "born from Adam," and [[FGC:Episode_24_Scene_12|describes Adam]] as "our (the Angels') Mother." As Kaworu is the vessel for Adam's soul, that paradoxically makes him his ''own'' mother.<br />
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===Battle===<br />
During the battle while descending to [[Terminal Dogma]], Kaworu is manipulating [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]], but the manipulated Eva doesn't seem to put up as much of a fight as it possibly could under his control. While Shinji aimed for Eva-02's head and neck to incapacitate it, both of Eva-02's knife strikes were in the pectoral region where damage was limited. Kaworu might simply have wanted to delay [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]] as far as possible, so that he could use the Eva to realize his own death if necessary.<br />
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Indeed, Kaworu decides to willingly let Shinji kill him to let Lilin live and [[Angels]] remain dead shows. As the human incarnate of [[Adam]], a fact disclosed by the [[Seele]] monoliths, the sheer strangeness of the sacrifice is that Kaworu allowed Adam's (and by extension, his own) children to remain dead while letting the children of [[Lilith]] live on.<br />
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The same music that Kaworu hummed in his introduction plays during his descent into Terminal Dogma, and so serves as a leitmotif for his character. The poem was written to be dedicated to the unity of all men under God. The moment Kaworu opens the doors to Terminal Dogma is in synch with the line "Und der Cherub steht vor Gott"---"And the Cherub (Angel) stands before God."<br />
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==End of Evangelion==<br />
Kaworu makes several appearances in [[End of Evangelion]], and is often alluded to.<br />
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The first instance is at the very beginning, as Shinji stands by the lake and the (headless) bloody angel statue; the sound of the dropping debris recycles the sound effect used for Kaworu's head splashing into LCL in ''Death & Rebirth''<ref>[http://eva.onegeek.org/pipermail/evangelion/2004-May/001259.html Bochan_bird]: "Incidentally, it has been noted that the splash made by Kaworu's head was redone for "Death & Rebirth" to exactly match the splash of the falling electrical part at the start of Air (EoE). IIRC the actual splash in TV episode 24 was different, and since "Death" can be considered not only a recap of the series but also a psychological sequence, the similarity in the splashes may represent Shinji tormenting himself (over Kaworu's death) by transposing the splash made by the electrical part as the splash made by Kaworu's head."</ref>. In addition, "KAWORU" is written on the side of the [[Dummy System|dummy plugs]] for the [[Mass Production Evangelions]], suggesting that his thought processes were used instead of Rei's. A multitude of his appearances involve him appearing simultaneously in two places at once, which [[Yui Ikari|Yui]] and most notably, [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]]/Lilith demonstrate. Kaworu is present within the massive Rei/Lilith/Adam being and has control of the being for a brief period of time in order to bring down Shinji's [[A.T. Field]], but otherwise remains passive. Whether or not Kaworu's identity survived at the very end remains unanswered.<br />
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==In Rebuild of Evangelion==<br />
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{{Angel Infobox<br />
| name = Kaworu Nagisa (First Angel)<br />
| image = [[Image:CCTLb.jpg|First Angel|260px]]<br />
| katakana = 渚カヲル (第1の使徒)<br />
| number = First (later, Thirteenth)<br />
| symbol = <br />
| appearances = [[Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone|''Evangelion 1.0'']], [[Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance|''Evangelion 2.0'']], <br />
[[Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo|''Evangelion 3.0'']]<br />
| defeated_by = Voluntary death by DSS Choker<br />
}}<br />
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''See: [[Theory and Analysis:Kaworu in Eva 3.0]]''<br />
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Kaworu Nagisa is the First and Thirteenth Angel in the Rebuild continuity. No angelic name has been revealed for him.<br />
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Kaworu appears in [[Evangelion 1.0]], rising from a coffin on the moon in sight of an Eva-sized giant in a white covering ([[Eva-06]] under construction). He speaks to Keel Lorenz (via his monolith), agreeing that "the child" is progressing as predicted in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and saying that "The Third is still the same." (Referring to Shinji, not the [[Third Angel]]) He ends the conversation saying that he hopes to meet Shinji Ikari. Bizarrely, Kaworu appears to be capable of breathing and even speaking in the absence of air. <br />
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In [[Evangelion 2.0]], Kaworu is seen on the moon base (Tabgha base), when Fuyutsuki and Gendo approach it on an SSTO to inspect the construction of the new, Seele-built Eva-06. Fuyutsuki, looking out of the spacecraft window, observes Kaworu sitting on Eva-06's finger, clad only in his trousers, and wonders whether Kaworu is human or not. Kaworu greets Gendo as "Father"<ref>[http://forum.evageeks.org/viewtopic.php?p=389045#389045 Evageeks.org: Kaworu calling Gendo "father."] Retrieved 2011/02/19.</ref>, although the circumstances render it impossible to determine whether he used the word in a literal or metaphorical sense. Kaworu is seen putting on a plugsuit immediately before the battle with Zeruel, standing on top of the now-complete Eva-06, confirming that he is the new Evangelion's pilot. He reappears at the end of the movie and stops Eva-01 from transforming with a staff-like weapon thrown from his Eva, addressing Shinji and saying, "This time, I'll be sure to bring you happiness."<br />
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Kaworu appears in a more major role in [[Evangelion 3.0]]. As Asuka and Shinji (in his 'prison') plummet to earth, he states he has been waiting for Shinji. Kaworu appears once more when Shinji arrives at the now derelict Nerv Headquaters playing piano, and when Gendo tells Shinji he will pilot [[Unit-13]] along with him. As Shinji spends time with Kaworu at Nerv, they develop a deep friendship, one that mirrors their friendship in the TV series, Kaworu teaching Shinji how to play the piano, to the point of Kaworu declaring "I was born to meet you." He also shows Shinji the devastation caused by the Near Third Impact. Shinji is devastated by this and says he only wanted to save [[Rei]], but Kaworu replies that humanity does not see it that way. Later, Kaworu gives him an offer: [[Theory and Analysis:Kaworu in Eva 3.0|he tells him they can alter the world again]], by pulling the [[Spear of Longinus|Spears of Longinus]] and [[Spear of Cassius|Cassius]]. Before they pilot Unit-13, Kaworu takes away Shinji's choker, telling him "I'll shoulder the burden of Lilin's curse..."<br />
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As Kaworu and Shinji descend into Terminal Dogma with Rei in [[Unit-09]], he explains to Shinji about what has happened to Lilith and Unit-06, and finally explains what they were sent here by Gendo to do: remove the Lances of Longius and Cassius from Lilith's now headless, gigantic corpse. However, Kaworu becomes confused, wondering why both Longius and Cassius now have the same shape. He retreats deep into thought during Shinji's battle against Asuka in Unit-02 and Mari in Unit-05, not answering Shinji's questions, namely, Asuka asks him if he is trying to start another Impact. But as Shinji begins to move against the now dual Spears, he begins instead to beg Shinji not to pull out the Spears. Shinji however at this point is determined and will not stop. When the deed is done and the [[Twelfth Angel]] is revealed to be Unit-06, Kaworu reacts with disbelief that he who was First Angel is now the Thirteenth Angel. He also refers to Gendo as "The King of Lilin." <br />
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After Unit-13's Awakening, Kaworu tells Shinji that Fourth Impact is imminent and that he is to blame. As the Impact begins, the choker begins to activate. Despite everything, Kaworu tells Shinji that the Fourth Impact was his fault, due to him becoming the Thirteenth Angel, becoming the trigger. He tells Shinji he is sorry, as this was not the happiness he desired. He declares he will close the Doors of Guf, telling him that "We'll meet again," before the choker ruptures his head, apparently killing him. Kaworu, however, fails to close the Doors of Guf and this is only accomplished by [[Mari]] ejecting Shinji from Eva 13. Shinji is put in a near-comotose state, much like in the early stages of End of Evangelion. In a split-second scene, as Shinji is ejected from Unit-13, there is a final shot of Shinji rapidly moving away from Kaworu in his plug suit.<br />
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==In Other Media==<br />
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===Sadamoto's Manga===<br />
Kaworu's introduction comes much earlier: he is first seen waking up in an LCL tube with Keel Lorenz talking to him, and then he speaks to Seele, who call him by his Angel name "Tabris" and refer to an agreement made between them. Shinji does not initially like or trust Kaworu, and in fact actively avoids him. His arrival in Tokyo-3 is shortly before the battle with Arael. Shinji first finds Kaworu playing ''Ode to Joy'' on a piano in a ruined church, and Kaworu immediately earns Shinji's immense dislike when he breaks a starving kitten's neck as an act of mercy<ref>In the anime's original plan, Kaworu was a boy who had a pet cat and who could switch from "human form" to "Angel form" at will. As in the manga, he was to appear earlier in the series (although unlike the manga, he was to attack far earlier as well). Sadamoto seems to have made an ironic reference to Kaworu's initial concept with the kitten-killing scene.</ref>. At school, Kensuke thinks of him as "creepy...something inhuman." When Arael attacks, Kaworu is a spectator in Central Dogma, and is disturbed by Gendo's use of the Spear of Longinus. After Asuka enters a vegetative state from the mental attack, Kaworu takes her place in the battle with Armisael, proving himself a spectacular Eva pilot, but refusing to reveal his true nature to the invasive Angel. Despite momentarily feeling Rei's love for Shinji, he tells him that Rei was stupid in sacrificing herself, drawing an intense outburst of violence from Shinji.<br />
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In volumes 9 and 10, Kaworu pilots Unit-02 alongside Rei in the battle with the Angel Armisael. The Angel partially assimilates Unit-02, connecting the already-assimilated Rei to Kaworu and causing him to feel Rei's love for Shinji, which makes him cry. After the battle, Shinji nearly punches Kaworu after he calls Rei a fool. Despite this, Shinji stays in Kaworu's apartment rather than go home to Misato, believing that being around the emotionally distant Kaworu would be more tolerable than being around people who would also be sad about Rei's death. He reluctantly accepts Kaworu's offer to use one half of the bed. That night, Shinji begins to hyperventilate while having a nightmare, and Kaworu uses the chance to perform CPR on Shinji, using the lack of a handy paper bag as an excuse. Shinji becomes angered and repulsed when he wakes fully and realizes what Kaworu did, and is even more angered when Kaworu asks him if what he felt while connected to Rei was love and attempts to physically advance on Shinji. Shinji is repulsed by this, and quickly storms off as he finds out Rei is still alive, visibly upsetting Kaworu. <br />
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Kaworu allows Shinji to kill him in the end, although he displays none of the self-sacrifice portrayed in the anime.Shinji refuses to kill a non-resisting opponent, and Kaworu concludes Shinji hates him. Shinji says he has never said that, and then Kaworu decides to persuade Shinji to kill him as "proof of what (Shinji) really think(s) of (him)" instead of obsessing over his own guilt in the aftermath, comparing it to when he kiled the stray cat. Shinji imagines himself choking Kaworu in the same place they initially met, after Kaworu killed the cat. In the following chapter (75), Shinji admits that he was drawn to Kaworu, even though he knew he shouldn't be because he feels guilty and unworthy after killing [[Toji]]. Shinji wonders why people get close to other people. Misato tells him it is because people are incomplete and seek each other in order to not live alone. He is not mentioned again.<br />
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The bonus materials in volume nine of the English adaptation of the manga contain an article written by the editor Carl Gustav Horn which compares Kaworu to the character Satan in Mark Twain's novella, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Mysterious%20Stranger|The Mysterious Stranger.]''. Sadamoto has stated that his relationship with Shinji in the manga is like that of a younger primary school student seeking admiration from an older, middle school one, not romance.<ref>"Speaking about Kaworu and Shinji’s relationship, I want to write it like what often happen between primary school boys and middle school boys. For the boys, instead a girl’s admire, they actually want to have admire from the other boys. That is why they imitate other boy’s behavior. The same thing happened to me. When I was a primary five student, a transfer student came to my class from Tokyo. Even though I thought “Tokyo is not great” in my mind, but I still felt that he looks handsome. He liked to say “だからさー”, though I said “it make me sick”, but secretly I thought it was very cool.(laugh) It is this kind of feeling. It is not romance……It is a delicate feeling in a delicate age." - Interview with Yoshiyuki Sadamoto from All About Kaworu Nagisa book, pages 148-152 </ref><br />
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===Shinji Ikari Raising Project===<br />
In the noncanonical [[Shinji Ikari Raising Project (Manga)|Shinji Ikari Raising Project]], Kaworu is an agent sent by SEELE to infiltrate Shinji's school (much like the original). Here, he is helped by Ritsuko Akagi. He teases Shinji frequently, drawing Asuka's (and eventually, Rei's) ire. He is also implied to be the cause of a blackout at NERV (in an homage to the original outage in the anime), and is also a potential romantic interest for Shinji alongside Rei and Asuka, though Shinji seems unaware of Kaworu's intentions. Kaworu is mostly used as comic relief, and is completely absent from the story after the early chapters as it returns to focusing on Rei and Asuka.<br />
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===Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days===<br />
In [[Angelic Days]], Shinji met Kaworu in their childhood and this has gotten Shinji used to run away to him when he fights with Asuka, also a childhood friend of his, however Shinji always makes peace with her. Asuka is openly hostile to Kaworu as Shinji's attention is divided between Asuka, Rei and Kaworu. Near the ending, however, Kaworu is unable to defuse Asuka's arguments with Shinji, which leads to them realizing their feelings for one another.<br />
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== Notes==<br />
* In an interview for JUNE, Hideaki Anno claimed that Kaworu was intended to be Shinji's idealised version of himself.<ref>[http://forum.evageeks.org/post/632081/Hideaki-Anno-JUNE-Interview-August-1996/#632081 Hideaki Anno JUNE Interview discussion thread]</ref><br />
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* Kaworu's piano in [[Evangelion 3.0]] is a Yamaha CF III, which has its last production run in September of 2000{{fact}}. {{anchor|Kaworus piano}}<br />
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* Several interviews indicate that Kaworu's popularity came off as a surprise to Gainax staff, as well as their lack of intention to have him provide a strong impression of sexuality in the first place, indicating his status as a breakout character of sorts.<ref>Schizo/Prano interview collection, "judging Hideaki Anno in his absence". I: But it caused female audiences in front of their televisions to shriek with joy. M: We never thought it will turn out like that. T: Was it not planned? M: We really only realised it afterwards and never thought of much at that time, after all we were going berserk.</ref><ref>NGE Storyboard Collection, vol 3-4, interview with Masayuki and Shinji Higuchi "</ref><ref>[http://www.evamonkey.com/platinum-booklets/episode-commentaries-21-26.php Platinum Booklets - Episode Commentaries 21-26]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Character List}}<br />
{{Angel List}}<br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = 25'+26'<br />
| japanese_title_k = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版<br />
| japanese_title_r = THE END OF EVANGELION<br />
| japanese_title_e = Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijō-ban: The End of Evangelion<br />
| english_title = End of Evangelion<br />
| image = [[File:End of Evangelion cover.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]<br />
[[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| first_aired = 7-19-1997<br />
| video_release = 9-24-2002<br />
| angels = [[Lilith]], [[Adam]]<br />
| eva_sorties = N/A<br />
| prev = [[Episode 26']]<br />
| next = <br />
}}<br />
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[[File:End of Evangelion poster.jpg|left|150px]]<br />
'''The End of Evangelion''' ('''新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版: Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijō-ban''') is a 1997 anime movie by [[Hideaki Anno]], created as an alternate ending to the series [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]. The film is divided into two episodes: Episode 25': Love is Destructive and Episode 26': ONE MORE FINAL: I need you. They are meant to either replace or complement the original ending in [[Episode 25]] and [[Episode 26]] of the original series with a more "real world" account of the episode's events.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
With the defeat of the final Angel, [[Gendo Ikari]] turns on the [[Seele]] organization, each of them wanting to initiate [[Third Impact]] under their own control. Through Seele's control of the [[United Nations]], it orders a massive leave-no-survivors assault on [[Tokyo-3]] by the [[Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force|JSSDF]], who clear through the personal of NERV quickly and efficiently. [[Asuka]], piloting [[Eva-02]], is able to repulse the JSSDF, motivating Seele to deploy the nine [[Mass Production Evangelions|Mass Production model Evangelions]] against Eva-02. After a titanic battle, Eva-02 is destroyed, killing Asuka. Meanwhile, Misato fights her way through the JSSDF's invasion of Nerv HQ to bring Shinji to [[Eva-01]], dying moments after getting Shinji to safety. [[Rei]] merges with embryonic [[Adam]] and then [[Lilith]], rejecting Gendo, and instigates Third Impact and Instrumentality using Eva-01, the Mass Production Evangelions, and the Spear of Longinus. After examining his life's meaning with Rei/Lilith, Shinji decides to reject Instrumentality, and return to the world even though that means being hurt. [[Theory and Analysis:Final Scene in End of Evangelion|Some time later, Shinji wakes up on the beach]] of the Sea of LCL formed by Instrumentality, and finds Asuka alive next to him. <br />
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Episode-specific pages can be found here:<br />
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* [[Episode 25']]<br />
* [[Episode 26']]<br />
* [[Resources:End of Evangelion Screenplays]] (drafts of episode 25' & 26')<br />
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==Credits==<br />
Directed by:<br><br />
:Executive Director - Hideaki Anno<br><br />
::Episode 25': Kazuya Tsurumaki<br><br />
::Episode 26': Hideaki Anno <br> [[image:NGE End of Evangelion English Cover.jpg|right|500px]]<br />
Produced by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa <br><br />
Written by Hideaki Anno <br><br />
Starring: <br><br />
:[[Megumi Ogata]] <br><br />
:[[Megumi Hayashibara]] <br><br />
:[[Yuko Miyamura]] <br><br />
:[[Kotono Mitsuishi]] <br><br />
Music by [[Shiro Sagisu]] <br><br />
Cinematography [[Hisao Shirai]] <br><br />
Editing by [[Sachiko Miki]] <br><br />
Distributed by: <br> <br />
:Toei Company, Ltd. (Japan) <br><br />
:Manga Entertainment (U.S.) <br><br />
Release date(s) July 19, 1997 <br><br />
Running time 87 min. <br><br />
Country: Japan <br><br />
Language: Japanese <br><br />
Budget: US$ 7.5 million<br />
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==Notes==<br />
It is a commonly held belief that Hideaki Anno created End of Evangelion as a form of ''revenge'' against Evangelion fans unhappy with the existing ending to the TV series. In reality, the End of Evangelion is closer to the original concept for the series ending, which was changed due to budget and censorship issues. It's also a commonly held belief that the [[End of Evangelion Death Threats|Death threats]] flashed on screen in End of Evangelion were for the ending of the TV series, when in fact, the Death threats shown on screen at least, were in regards to Evangelion Death And Rebirth's ending. Most of these 'death threats' were, in fact, letters of praise and encouragement. Only two can really be considered "death threats," while only one can really even be considered "hate mail."<br />
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The short scene during the [[Episode 26' Live Action Cut|Live-Action sequence]] with a [[:File:Ep26'_movie_theater.jpg|panning shot of the inside of a movie theater]] was taken during a screening of [[Evangelion: Death and Rebirth]] in the now-closed [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%BFTOKYU_MILANO|Shinjuku Milanoza] movie theater.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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===Love is Destructive:===<br />
*''(After masturbating by Asuka's bedside)''<br>'''Shinji''': "I'm the lowest..."<br />
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*'''Seele Member:''' "The fate of destruction is the joy of rebirth."<br />
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*'''Commander Ikari:''' "Rei...You're here, after all. The promised time has come. Let's go." <br />
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*''(Misato gives Shinji a farewell kiss)''<br>'''Misato''': "That's an adult kiss. Let's do the rest when you come back."<br />
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* '''Commander Ikari''' and '''Ritsuko''':<br>"Ritsuko Akagi, truly...''(His next line is silent)''"<br>"Liar."<br />
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* (Original Japanese)<br>'''JSSDF officer''': Evangelion Shogoki! (Evangelion Unit-01!)<br>'''JSSDF commander''': Masa ni Akuma ka? (Is it the Devil?)<br />
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===ONE MORE FINAL: I need you:===<br />
*'''Yui and Rei''' ''(Before Shinji turns into L.C.L)'': "This Rei is from your soul. She's the embodiment of your wish." "What do you wish for?"<br />
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*'''Misato:''' "I failed to be Shinji's mother after all."<br />
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*'''Fuyutsuki:''' "The Seed of Life...and the Seed of Wisdom [have been both acquired by Eva Unit 01.] It is [now] equal to God. Will it be an ark to save humanity from the nihil of the Third Impact...or become a demon to annihilate humanity? Our future is up to Ikari's son."<br />
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*''(Asuka and Shinji during Pre-Instrumentality with Misato occasionally interjecting)'':<br>'''Asuka:''' "Do you want to kiss?" <br>'''Misato:''' "Absolutely not." <br>'''Asuka:''' "Or are you scared?" <br>'''Misato:''' "It's not for kids." <br>'''Asuka:''' "Then, here I go." <br>'''Asuka:''' "You don't understand anything! Don't get come near me!" <br> '''Shinji:''' "I do understand." <br>'''Asuka:''' "You don't understand, stupid! ''(Asuka kicks Shinji instead of kissing him.)'' Do you think you understand me?! Do you think you can save me?! That's nothing but your conceited ego! You will never understand!" <br> '''Shinji:''' "How can I understand? Asuka doesn't tell me anything. You don't tell me anything. You don't say anything. It's impossible to understand!"<br />
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<div>{{Episode Infobox<br />
| number = 25'+26'<br />
| japanese_title_k = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版<br />
| japanese_title_r = THE END OF EVANGELION<br />
| japanese_title_e = Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijō-ban: The End of Evangelion<br />
| english_title = End of Evangelion<br />
| image = [[File:End of Evangelion cover.jpg|260px]]<br />
| written_by = [[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| directed_by = [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]<br />
[[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
| first_aired = 7-19-1997<br />
| video_release = 9-24-2002<br />
| angels = [[Lilith]], [[Adam]]<br />
| eva_sorties = N/A<br />
| prev = [[Episode 26']]<br />
| next = <br />
}}<br />
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[[File:End of Evangelion poster.jpg|left|150px]]<br />
'''The End of Evangelion''' ('''新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版: Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijō-ban''') is a 1997 anime movie by [[Hideaki Anno]], created as an alternate ending to the series [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]. The film is divided into two episodes: Episode 25': Love is Destructive and Episode 26': ONE MORE FINAL: I need you. They are meant to either replace or complement the original ending in [[Episode 25]] and [[Episode 26]] of the original series with a more "real world" account of the episode's events.<br />
<br />
==Overview==<br />
With the defeat of the final Angel, [[Gendo Ikari]] turns on the [[Seele]] organization, each of them wanting to initiate [[Third Impact]] under their own control. Through Seele's control of the [[United Nations]], it orders a massive leave-no-survivors assault on [[Tokyo-3]] by the [[Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force|JSSDF]], who clear through the personal of NERV quickly and efficiently. [[Asuka]], piloting [[Eva-02]], is able to repulse the JSSDF, motivating Seele to deploy the nine [[Mass Production Evangelions|Mass Production model Evangelions]] against Eva-02. After a titanic battle, Eva-02 is destroyed, killing Asuka. Meanwhile, Misato fights her way through the JSSDF's invasion of Nerv HQ to bring Shinji to [[Eva-01]], dying moments after getting Shinji to safety. [[Rei]] merges with embryonic [[Adam]] and then [[Lilith]], rejecting Gendo, and instigates Third Impact and Instrumentality using Eva-01, the Mass Production Evangelions, and the Spear of Longinus. After examining his life's meaning with Rei/Lilith, Shinji decides to reject Instrumentality, and return to the world even though that means being hurt. [[Theory and Analysis:Final Scene in End of Evangelion|Some time later, Shinji wakes up on the beach]] of the Sea of LCL formed by Instrumentality, and finds Asuka alive next to him. <br />
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Episode-specific pages can be found here:<br />
<br />
* [[Episode 25']]<br />
* [[Episode 26']]<br />
* [[Resources:End of Evangelion Screenplays]] (drafts of episode 25' & 26')<br />
<br />
==Credits==<br />
Directed by:<br><br />
:Executive Director - Hideaki Anno<br><br />
::Episode 25': Kazuya Tsurumaki<br><br />
::Episode 26': Hideaki Anno <br> [[image:NGE End of Evangelion English Cover.jpg|right|500px]]<br />
Produced by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa <br><br />
Written by Hideaki Anno <br><br />
Starring: <br><br />
:[[Megumi Ogata]] <br><br />
:[[Megumi Hayashibara]] <br><br />
:[[Yuko Miyamura]] <br><br />
:[[Kotono Mitsuishi]] <br><br />
Music by [[Shiro Sagisu]] <br><br />
Cinematography [[Hisao Shirai]] <br><br />
Editing by [[Sachiko Miki]] <br><br />
Distributed by: <br> <br />
:Toei Company, Ltd. (Japan) <br><br />
:Manga Entertainment (U.S.) <br><br />
Release date(s) July 19, 1997 <br><br />
Running time 87 min. <br><br />
Country: Japan <br><br />
Language: Japanese <br><br />
Budget: US$ 7.5 million<br />
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==Notes==<br />
It is a commonly held belief that Hideaki Anno created End of Evangelion as a form of ''revenge'' against Evangelion fans unhappy with the existing ending to the TV series. In reality, the End of Evangelion is closer to the original concept for the series ending, which was changed due to budget and censorship issues. It's also a commonly held belief that the [[End of Evangelion Death Threats|Death threats]] flashed on screen in End of Evangelion were for the ending of the TV series, when in fact, the Death threats shown on screen at least, were in regards to Evangelion Death And Rebirth's ending. Most of these 'death threats' were, in fact, letters of praise and encouragement. Only two can really be considered "death threats," while only one can really even be considered "hate mail."<br />
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The short scene during the [[Episode 26' Live Action Cut|Live-Action sequence]] with a [[:File:Ep26'_movie_theater.jpg|panning shot of the inside of a movie theater]] was taken during a screening of [[Evangelion: Death and Rebirth]] in the now closed [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%BFTOKYU_MILANO|Shinjuku Milanoza] movie theater.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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===Love is Destructive:===<br />
*''(After masturbating by Asuka's bedside)''<br>'''Shinji''': "I'm the lowest..."<br />
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*'''Seele Member:''' "The fate of destruction is the joy of rebirth."<br />
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*'''Commander Ikari:''' "Rei...You're here, after all. The promised time has come. Let's go." <br />
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*''(Misato gives Shinji a farewell kiss)''<br>'''Misato''': "That's an adult kiss. Let's do the rest when you come back."<br />
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* '''Commander Ikari''' and '''Ritsuko''':<br>"Ritsuko Akagi, truly...''(His next line is silent)''"<br>"Liar."<br />
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* (Original Japanese)<br>'''JSSDF officer''': Evangelion Shogoki! (Evangelion Unit-01!)<br>'''JSSDF commander''': Masa ni Akuma ka? (Is it the Devil?)<br />
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===ONE MORE FINAL: I need you:===<br />
*'''Yui and Rei''' ''(Before Shinji turns into L.C.L)'': "This Rei is from your soul. She's the embodiment of your wish." "What do you wish for?"<br />
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*'''Misato:''' "I failed to be Shinji's mother after all."<br />
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*'''Fuyutsuki:''' "The Seed of Life...and the Seed of Wisdom [have been both acquired by Eva Unit 01.] It is [now] equal to God. Will it be an ark to save humanity from the nihil of the Third Impact...or become a demon to annihilate humanity? Our future is up to Ikari's son."<br />
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*''(Asuka and Shinji during Pre-Instrumentality with Misato occasionally interjecting)'':<br>'''Asuka:''' "Do you want to kiss?" <br>'''Misato:''' "Absolutely not." <br>'''Asuka:''' "Or are you scared?" <br>'''Misato:''' "It's not for kids." <br>'''Asuka:''' "Then, here I go." <br>'''Asuka:''' "You don't understand anything! Don't get come near me!" <br> '''Shinji:''' "I do understand." <br>'''Asuka:''' "You don't understand, stupid! ''(Asuka kicks Shinji instead of kissing him.)'' Do you think you understand me?! Do you think you can save me?! That's nothing but your conceited ego! You will never understand!" <br> '''Shinji:''' "How can I understand? Asuka doesn't tell me anything. You don't tell me anything. You don't say anything. It's impossible to understand!"<br />
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<div>'''Evangelion: Death and Rebirth''' ('''新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 シト新生, Shin Seiki Evangelion Gekijouban: Shi to Shinsei''') is the first ''Evangelion'' theatrical release. It is comprised of two parts, ''Death'' and ''Rebirth''. <br />
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''Death and Rebirth'' is widely considered an obsolete entity. With the [[Renewal of Evangelion|Renewal]] release of the films, ''Rebirth'' is abandoned, and ''Death'' and ''[[The End of Evangelion]]'' are packaged together (''see'': [[Revival of Evangelion]]). <br />
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However, ''Death'' itself, as a compilation movie, takes many liberties with scene ordering, and very often abandons chronological/airing order of scenes, in order to juxtapose various scenes from different points in the series together, for the sake of thematic significance. In addition, there are several added scenes (such as the famous 'String Quartet' scenes, and others) that do not appear either in the original series OR in the Director's Cuts of Episodes 21-24.<br />
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For these reasons, it can be beneficial for those who have watched both the series, and ''The End of Evangelion'', to watch ''Death'' as well, to gain a new perspective on the series.<br />
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==Death==<br />
''Main article: [[Evangelion: Death]]''<br />
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Compilation of the series into a 1-hour movie.<br />
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==Rebirth==<br />
''Main article: [[Evangelion: Rebirth]]''<br />
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The first 25 minutes of [[The End of Evangelion]]. Originally planned to be the whole film but was not completed on time. <br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*The film's Japanese title, シト新生 ("''SHITO shinsei''"), can be read two different ways due to the utilization of katakana for the first half. 新生, "''shinsei''", means "rebirth". ''SHITO'' could be 死と ("''shi to''"), "death and", as per the English title. However, ''SHITO'' is also 使徒 ("''shito''"), what the Angels are called in Japanese (literally "apostle").<br />
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| japanese = エヴァンゲリオン弐号機<br />
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| model_type = Production Model<br />
| pilots = [[Asuka Langley Soryu]], <br> [[Kaworu Nagisa]] ([[Episode 24]])<br />
| soul = [[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu]]<br />
| first_sortie = [[Episode 08]]<br />
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'''Evangelion Unit-02''' (エヴァンゲリオン弐号機, ''Evangelion Nigouki'') is the third [[Evangelion]] completed, the first Production Model Evangelion. The design of Eva-02 supposedly rectifies the mistakes made during the construction of Prototype [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]] and Test Type [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], making it the first Evangelion built specifically for combat against the Angels.<br />
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Eva-02 is a Production Model Evangelion and uses the same armor arrangement as the succeeding [[Evangelion Unit-03|Eva-03]] and [[Evangelion Unit-04|Eva-04]], along with the upgraded Eva-00. All Evangelions using this arrangement have the same shoulder pylon design and five V-shaped armor plates on their torso.<br />
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This Evangelion is unique in having bluish-purple blood, blue-gray skin, and four eyes. (All other Evas possess red blood, and, for all non-Mass Production Evangelions, [[Resources:Evangelion Biological Listing|including Eva-00]], two eyes and brown skin are the standard.) The eyes are a uniform fiery orange in color.<br />
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Although Eva-02 has a jaw and mouth, when armored these cannot open to the same extent as those on Eva-01, Eva-03 and 04, and so there is no hinged jaw piece in the helmet. Instead, the helmet has movable sections that can shift to cover or uncover the Eva's eyes. Four prominent nostril holes are located in the bulging forehead section of the helmet.<br />
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As a Production Model Evangelion, Eva-02 is shown to be capable of using different equipment fits, like the D-type Equipment seen in [[Episode 10]]. In addition, Eva 02 has a distinctive [[Progressive Knife|progressive knife]], the PK-2, that resembles a box cutter. Seemingly unique to Eva-02 is the needle gun, a rack of spikes in its right shoulder pylon which can be fired like missiles.<br />
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An altered Eva-02 design was adopted for [[The End of Evangelion]]. Although visually similar to the original, the new design has more human-like body proportions, drastically reduced pylon size, and a narrower, redesigned head shape. The blades of armor on the lower arms have also been eliminated. Some of these changes may have been made in order to ease the animation of Eva-02's final battle.<br />
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The "helmet-popping" mechanism is eliminated in the movie version. Although Eva-02 is never seen opening its jaws while the head is fully covered (despite the fact that it roars and makes other vocalizations), the jaw piece, when exposed later, visibly has "teeth" as per Eva-01 and others.<br />
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===Conceptualization===<br />
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[[Image:Proposal 15 eva02.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Eva-02 from the Proposal.]] <br />
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The Eva-02 seen in the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal|Proposal]] is labeled "Test Type" and has two hornlike cheek extensions, along with many other design differences observable at this point. The red color scheme is already present.<br />
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==Operational History==<br />
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Eva-02 was first introduced in [[Episode 08]] of the series, activated to fight [[Gaghiel]] even through it had no combat gear apart from standard equipment and its progressive knife (the spike launcher in the right pylon is not put to use in this episode). The Eva is severely hampered in underwater combat but succeeds in prying open the Angel's mouth and neutralizing its A.T. Field, allowing two scuttled Iowa-class battleships to explode inside and destroy its [[core]].<br />
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The Eva takes part in several other battles, acting in concert with Eva-01 to defeat [[Israfel]], and then being sent into a volcano in specialized diving equipment to capture the Angel [[Sandalphon]]. The capture of Sandalphon fails, resulting in a battle with the Angel. Eva-02 loses a leg due to an exploding blasting bolt, and must be recovered from the magma by Eva-01. Eva-02 also takes part in the [[Sahaquiel]] run, and stabs the Angel in the core with its progressive knife. <br />
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The Eva's successful combat record in the TV series virtually ends at this point. The [[Bardiel]] battle sees Eva-02 being incapacitated early on when Asuka is distracted and surprised, having done no damage to the infected [[Eva-03]]. The battle with [[Zeruel]] is even more disastrous, with all of Eva-02's gun and rocket fire proving utterly ineffectual and its head and arms being cut off by the Angel. The Eva is repaired and sent into battle against the Angel [[Arael]], where both pilot and resident soul inside suffer from the Angel's mental probing. The synch rate between Asuka and Eva-02 is so low that the Eva is incapable of motion in the battle against [[Armisael]] and has to be withdrawn from combat. Finally, in [[Episode 24]], [[Kaworu Nagisa]] controls Eva-02 externally and uses it to break through barriers on the way to [[Terminal Dogma]] and fight Eva-01.<br />
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Eva-02's final combat operation happens in [[The End of Evangelion]], when Asuka is sent in Eva-02 to the bottom of the [[Geofront]] lake, where it is subject to depth charge attacks from JSSDF forces. Eventually, Asuka comes into contact with the soul of her mother, [[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu]], which was, unbeknownst to her, inside Eva-02 all along. The Eva enters an elevated power state somewhat similar to [[berserk]] mode, with Asuka seeming to achieve an unusually high synch ratio. The Eva easily destroys JSSDF tanks, VTOLs, and the frigate in the lake, but has its umbilical cable severed during the fight and is forced to switch to battery power. <br />
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In the subsequent battle against the [[Mass Production Evangelions]], Eva-02 severely damages all nine of them in a little over three minutes, only to be struck down by a replica [[Spear of Longinus]] just as its battery runs out of power. The MP Evas reactivate and proceed to mutilate and disembowel Eva-02. Afterwards, Eva-02 goes into a strange variation of the unpowered [[berserk]] state for the first and final time before being struck by eight more Spears, the last of which strikes the core. The dismembered corpse of the Eva is later seen being carried by the Mass Production Evangelions, and is ultimately dropped onto the floor of the Geofront, where it stares with dead eyes up at the events unfolding in the sky.<br />
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==Soul==<br />
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Eva-02's soul is that of [[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu]], and for this reason, her daughter, [[Asuka Langley Soryu]], was chosen as the Eva's pilot. Similar to [[Yui Ikari]], Kyoko performed a [[Contact Experiment|contact experiment]] with an Eva's core (that of Eva-02), but unlike Yui, she was not completely absorbed. Instead, only the portion of Kyoko's soul containing her maternal aspects was taken into the Eva. (See [[Theory and Analysis:Soul Divisibility|Soul Divisibility]] for more details regarding this phenomenon.) As a result, while Kyoko physically survived her experiment, she was driven clinically insane and had to be institutionalized, eventually resulting in her successful suicide, a chain of events that profoundly affected her young daughter.<br />
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It is unknown what became of the rest of Kyoko's soul. One possible reading is that the remainder was salvaged into Eva-02 following her suicide. In [[Episode 25']], right before Asuka learns her mother is inside Eva-02, Kyoko's voice can be heard saying "You mustn't die! You must live! You're alive!" several times. However, the familiar "Please die with me!" (as heard in the [[Episode 22]] and [[Episode 25]] flashback sequences) is mixed in twice amongst her words of love and encouragement, suggesting that the insane Kyoko and the maternal Kyoko were incorporated back together and coexist inside the Eva's core.<br />
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==Other Continuities==<br />
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===The Manga===<br />
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Eva-02 is piloted by Kaworu Nagisa in the battle against Armisael, during which it wields the Dual Saw (a weapon that debuted in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion 2]]'').<br />
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==References==<br />
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