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| katakana = ゼルエル
| katakana = ゼルエル
| image        = [[image:19_C160_zeruel.jpg|260px|Zeruel]]
| image        = [[image:19_C160_zeruel.jpg|260px|Zeruel]]
| number        = 14th
| number        = Series: 14th <br> Rebuild: 10th
| symbol = Strength
| symbol = Strength
| appearances    = [[Episode 19]]
| appearances    = [[Episode 19]] <br> (Manga): Stages 42~47<br> (Rebuild): [[Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance|Evangelion 2.0]]
| defeated_by        = [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]
| defeated_by        = [[Evangelion Unit-01]]
| design        = Original: [[Yoshitoh Asari]] <br> Rebuild: Yoshitoh Asari, <br>[[Kazuya Tsurumaki]], & [[Takeshi Honda]]
}}
}}


'''Zeruel''' is the Fourteenth Angel, and one of the most powerful, representing the paragon of Angels that focus on direct, conventional combat. It is among the three to penetrate [[Nerv Headquarters]], and the only one to do so through a direct assault.  Zeruel bears the unique distinction of providing (however unwillingly) the [[S² Engine]] that elevates [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]] to "[[god]]" status.
'''Zeruel''' (katakana: ゼルエル) is the Fourteenth Angel, and one of the most powerful: the deadliest of the Angels that focus on direct, conventional combat. It is among the three to penetrate [[Nerv Headquarters]], and the only one to do so through a direct assault.  Zeruel bears the unique distinction of providing (however unwillingly) the [[S² Engine]] that elevates [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]] to "[[god]]" status.


==Biology==
==Profile==
Zeruel is a vaguely humanoid entity slightly larger than an [[Evangelions|Evangelion]]. Its undefined, slab-like body is adorned with an array of exoskeletal elements, with key points of reference being a face, a large [[core]] centered lees than halfway down, stumpy legs, and -- Zeruel's trademark feature -- ribbon-like cutting arms.
Zeruel is a vaguely humanoid Angel slightly larger than an [[Evangelions|Evangelion]], with a large, bulky body and prominent core.


[[Image:19 C158,160 zer-arms.gif|thumb||left|Zeruel's arms being deployed (click for animation)]]
[[Image:19 C158,160 zer-arms.gif|thumb||left|Zeruel's arms being deployed (click for animation)]]
The distinctive arms hang from the "shoulders" of Zeruel's bulky "exoscapulae". When not in use, they are folded up onto themselves into small packets. Upon employment, the heavily folded arms drop (visually evoking accordions) and are promptly straightened and extended, capable of reaching lengths at least three times Zeruel's height. They function like razor-sharp ribbons, able to effortlessly slice through an Eva (armor and all). Each of Zeruel's arms possesses a "thumb" at the tip, which sometimes lays flat to provide a seamless cutting edge. Four additional "digits" are briefly apparent (when Zeruel grasps Eva-01's head to throw her), although it's unclear if these are always present, held flush together and simply undetectable, or if they must be specially formed. Zeruel is also capable of forming fists with these digits, although this ability is only depicted in [[:Image:Production zeruel digits.png|production drawings]].  Zeruel can also straighten and stiffen the ends of its ribbon-arms so that they effectively form spears for stabbing with, as seen when it attacked the depowered Eva 01's exposed core.
Zeruel's distinctive arms hang from its large, bony "shoulders", folding up when not used and reaching lengths at least three times the Angel's height when deployed, serving as deadly cutting weapons. Zeruel is shown to be capable of forming fists in [[:Image:Production zeruel digits.png|production drawings]], although the only time separate digits are seen in-show is when Zeruel lifts Eva-01 by the head.


The face, which resembles a malformed skull, is situated at the top of the body at a slight upwards angle (when Zeruel is standing straight). It is attached to a sinewy "neck" normally kept inside the body and possesses a cartilage-like consistency that gives it a limited range of movement. The two eyes hidden inside the deep "sockets" are, as with Zeruel's kin [[Sachiel]] and [[Israfel]], employed for both vision and energy projection -- however, their capabilities in the latter area are considerably more potent.  
The face is made capable of changing its consistency, from being hard enough to cast sparks on impact to rubbery enough to be lifted like a mask. It is attached to a sinewy "neck" normally kept inside the body and is capable of a limited degree of movement. Two eyes hidden inside the deep "sockets" are, as with Zeruel's kin [[Sachiel]] and [[Israfel]], employed for both vision and energy projection.  


Zeruel demonstrates an enhanced ability for firing the familiar crucifix-shaped energy-blasts fired by previous Angels: a single shot instantly penetrates 18 of the Geofront's 22 protective armor layers (achieving in an instant what [[Ramiel]] accomplished in hours), and, even more extraordinarily, it has the unique ability to project multiple blasts in rapid succession (at least up to four in a row). It can also fire focused energy beams directly from its eyes, a last-resort tactic saved for tight quarters, where the arms cannot be freely maneuvered. This weapon is disadvantageous, in that it takes seconds to charge and only provides a single quick burst of energy, albeit a rather powerful one.
Zeruel demonstrates an enhanced ability for firing the familiar cross-shaped energy blasts fired by Sachiel: a single shot breaches eighteen of the GeoFront's twenty-two protective armor layers and being capable of setting off four in rapid succession. It can also fire focused energy beams directly from its eyes, taking a few seconds to charge before releasing a powerful burst of energy.


Zeruel typically moves by (presumably [[A.T. Field]]-assisted) levitation, whether on a vertical course or, as an alternative to bipedal locomotion, slightly above ground level. The lower legs, while vestigial and lacking defined feet, do not go without use: the Angel briefly takes to all fours when it breaks into the Command Center.  
Zeruel moves by [[A.T. Field]]-assisted levitation, although it is capable of quadrupedal locomotion as well. Its legs, although stubby and without feet, are not vestigial, and in combination with the folded arms allow the Angel to walk on all fours.


The Angel also possesses what appear to be four orange-colored armored hard-points, evenly spaced with two in the "knee" area and two directly below the shoulder-bone plates.   
Zeruel's blood is colored red.   


The core is rather large relative to Zeruel's body, and the S² Engine within may be, accordingly, "oversized", perhaps accounting in part for the discrepancy in power between Zeruel and other, similarly sized Angels.  Zeruel possesses a protective lid capable of shielding the core when threatened, and it serves as a testament to Zeruel's incredibly tough constitution: even when an [[N² weapon|N² bomb]] is detonated in direct contact with the (protected) core, not only is the red sphere left completely unscathed -- the rest of the body is, as well.
The core is rather large relative to Zeruel's body, and the S² Engine within may be, accordingly, "oversized", perhaps accounting in part for the discrepancy in power between Zeruel and other, similarly sized Angels.  Zeruel possesses a protective lid-membrane capable of shielding the core when threatened, and it serves as a testament to Zeruel's incredibly tough constitution: even when an [[N² weapon|N² bomb]] is detonated in direct contact with the (protected) core, not only is the red sphere left completely unscathed, but the rest of the body is, as well.
 
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==Battle==
==Battle==
Appearing soon after the fight against the 13th Angel, [[Bardiel]], Zeruel attacked Nerv before it had time to fully recover from the previous Angel's attack.  Zeruel rapidly blasted its way straight into the GeoFront, piercing through all of the defensive armor layers almost instantly, and then descended into the GeoFront.  Because of the speed of its attack, Nerv had no time to try to engage it outside, and deployed Eva 02 inside of the GeoFront to engage it.  Asuka fired on Zeruel with a full range of guns and rocket-launchers, but Zeruel's AT Field was so strong that even this concentrated fire from Eva 02 had no effect. Zeruel then unfolded its razor-arms, and instantly amputated both of Eva 02's arms.  [[Image:19 C163 zer-arms-long.jpg|thumb|left|Zeruel slicing off Eva 02's arms]] Enraged, Asuka recklessly charged Eva 02 at the Angel.  Just as Zeruel was about to decapitate Eva 02, Misato quickly ordered Asuka's connection with her Eva severed so the shock of Eva 02's head being sliced off would not kill her.  Zeruel proceeded towards Nerv HQ, as Eva Unit 00 was deployed against it. With no time to repair Eva 00 after her fight with Bardiel, Unit 00 went into battle missing her left arm.  As a result, Rei charged Eva 00 at Zeruel with an N² bomb cradled in her remaining right arm, then jammed the N² bomb at Zeruel's core through its AT Field.  However, Zeruel covered its core with a protective membrane, and the N² bomb did not succeed in harming it, while extensively damaging Eva 00 and the GeoFront.  Zeruel then slashed at the wounded Eva 00, slicing her face in half vertically, and she too was incapacitated.
[[Image:19 C163 zer-arms-long.jpg|thumb|left|Zeruel slicing off Eva-02's arms]]
Appearing soon after the fight against the 13th Angel, [[Bardiel]], Zeruel attacked Nerv before it had time to fully recover from the previous Angel's attack.  Zeruel breached the armor layers above the [[Geofront]] at great speed, giving Nerv no time to try to engage it on the surface. Eva-02 was deployed inside of the GeoFront to engage it, but its pallet rifle and rocket fire proved ineffective. Zeruel used its arms to cut off Eva-02's arms, and soon after, its head, taking it out of battle. Soon after, Eva-00 emerged from underground, still missing an arm from the previous battle, and charged Zeruel with an N² bomb in its remaining arm. Despite shoving through the Angel's A.T. Field and the bomb making physical contact with the Angel, Zeruel emerged unharmed while Eva-00, having lost its other arm to the resultant explosion, was also incapacitated.


Zeruel then crashed into the Nerv headquarters' pyramid itself, and descended to [[Central Dogma]], crashing through the wall into the command center's central display area. Just as it was about to fire its energy-blast and kill the entire Nerv command staff, Eva 01 (piloted by Shinji) crashed through another wall and punched it away.  The pair then crashed through another wall into the Evangelion pens and continued fighting. Zeruel blasted off Eva 01's left arm, but Eva 01 was still able to keep fighting and force it into one of the Evangelion launching catapults.  Misato then fired the catapult, to at least get the Angel out of the base, as Shinji pushed Zeruel's face against the side of the shaft, grinding it against the wall as they were fired upwards.
Zeruel breached Nerv headquarters and descended to [[Central Dogma]], breaking through the wall into the command center's central display area. The Angel attempted to kill the personnel inside but was stopped by Eva-01, which fought it out of the room. Zeruel blasted off Eva-01's left arm but the Eva succeeded in forcing it onto an Evangelion launching catapult, taking the fight to the surface.  Eva-01 battered Zeruel and was on the verge of ripping off the Angel's face before it ran out of power.  


Upon reaching the surface, the pair tumbled in mid-air until Zeruel landed on the ground with Eva 01 on top of it.  Despite Zeruel's awesome power, and the loss of one arm, Eva 01 was still able to use her remaining arm to savagely pummel Zeruel and tear at its bony face-plate, and Eva 01 was on the verge of gaining the upper hand in the fight when her internal battery power ran out.
Zeruel destroyed the immobilized Eva's chest plate and struck repeatedly at the Eva's now-exposed core, the shocks threatening to crush the Entry Plug inside the Eva. However, Eva-01 then entered berserk  mode, blocked the Angel's attacks, ripped off the Angel's arm to regenerate its own arm and then proceeded to inflict crippling gashes on Zeruel's body using an offensive A.T. Field attack. Zeruel's face was crushed as it attempted a last-ditch attack on Eva-01. The Eva proceeded to consume the Angel's body, absorbing Zeruel's [[S² Engine]] in the process.
 
Zeruel then threw Eva 01 against the hillside and blasted apart Eva 01's chest plate, revealing its own core.  Zeruel used its razor-arms to steadily stab at Eva 01's core, and the repeated shocks were on the verge of breaking the Entry Plug inside the Eva. However, Eva 01 then entered "berserker mode" as Shinji entered into a (previously thought to be totally impossible) 400% synchronization ratio with the Eva.  Eva 01 quickly pushed her hand straight through the razor-edge of Zeruel's right arm while suffering no damage, then grabbed Zeruel and pulled it right on top of herself, impaling Zeruel's eye structure with her horn. She then kicked Zeruel, sending it flying backwards onto its back while ripping the Angel's arm off.  Eva 01 then horrifically merged Zeruel's arm with the stump of her own left arm to regenerate it.  Zeruel tried to attack Eva 01 with its other razor-arm, but Eva 01 wielded its own A.T. Field like a weapon, shattering Zeruel's remaining arm, knocking its A.T. Field out of alignment and cutting huge, bloody gashes through the Angel's body. Eva 01 then advanced on Zeruel like an animal and the crippled Angel tried to fire another energy-blast at her, but Eva 01 simply snapped Zeruel's neck backwards, crushing its head and killing it, and then immediately began to devour its body.  Horrified Nerv personnel looked on as Eva 01 ate the Angel's corpse, culminating in Eva 01 consuming Zeruel's [[S² Engine]].  This resulted in Eva 01 no longer needing any external power supply to function.


==Notes==
==Notes==
*Zeruel's design appears to be a direct reference to the monster [https://ultraseries.fandom.com/wiki/Zetton Zetton] from the [https://ultraseries.fandom.com/wiki/Farewell,_Ultraman series finale of the original Ultraman]
*Due to the way Zeruel's arms are segmented into smaller sections, along with their appearance in general, they are often likened to toilet paper by fans.
*Due to the way Zeruel's arms are segmented into smaller sections, along with their appearance in general, they are often likened to toilet paper by fans.
*The black and white color pattern on Zeruel's front vaguely resembles a human face (seen from the left) with its core as the "eye".   
*The black and white color pattern on Zeruel's front vaguely resembles a human face (seen from the left) with its core as the "eye".   
*Zeruel has a very powerful energy or projectile weapon that sets off crucifix-shaped explosions, very similar to that used by Sachiel. Zeruel appears to use the weapon out of both the mouth and the eye holes, as the first time the weapon is used the mouth seems to light up. The crucifix-blast weapon might be a projectile weapon, since Zeruel can shoot at four seperate locations at once.
*Zeruel, also called Cirviel, is the Angel "set over strength", and had been sent by God to help David slay Goliath. [http://books.google.com/books?id=yp1kvsx409gC&pg=PA83&vq=zeruel&dq=dictionary+of+angels+arael&sig=yiCoU-tHZWZckzij2fc7YbzNJq0][http://books.google.com/books?id=yp1kvsx409gC&pg=PA44&vq=zeruel&dq=dictionary+of+angels+arael&sig=UTfe81MjwoksRfVuwh-B39DKYKw]The name Zeruel literally means "'''arm''' of God" -- probably no coincidence, all things considered.
**Zeruel uses its eye sockets for a charge-up energy attack powerful enough to blow off Eva 01's chest armor, although the entry plug underneath seems unaffected. Sachiel's cross-blast weapon is unable to seriously harm Eva 01 with a point-blank shot after she goes berserk, and Ramiel heavily melted all the frontal armor in a few seconds and almost boiled the pilot alive but did not have the time to destroy her entirely. This makes Zeruel's optical blast the most powerful projectile or beam weapon used by an Angel, although Ramiel's particle beam can be sustained for an indeterminate period of time.  Hyuga is notably aghast at how Zeruel's energy-blast was capable of piercing 18 out of 22 armor layers above Nerv HQ with a single shot. 
 
*Zeruel's blood is colored red.
==In Rebuild of Evangelion==
*Zeruel was (along with Sachiel and [[Shamshel]]) designed by [[Yoshitoh Asari]].  
The [[Tenth Angel]] in Rebuild of Evangelion is based on Zeruel but is heavily redesigned and with a noticeably different role.
*Zeruel's namesake is an angel "set over strength", from ''The Biblical Antiquities of Philo''.{{fact}} The name Zeruel literally means "'''arm''' of God" -- probably no coincidence, all things considered.  
 
== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 10:27, 7 August 2021

Zeruel
Zeruel
ゼルエル
Number Series: 14th
Rebuild: 10th
Symbol Strength
Appearance(s) Episode 19
(Manga): Stages 42~47
(Rebuild): Evangelion 2.0
Defeated by Evangelion Unit-01
Design Original: Yoshitoh Asari
Rebuild: Yoshitoh Asari,
Kazuya Tsurumaki, & Takeshi Honda

Zeruel (katakana: ゼルエル) is the Fourteenth Angel, and one of the most powerful: the deadliest of the Angels that focus on direct, conventional combat. It is among the three to penetrate Nerv Headquarters, and the only one to do so through a direct assault. Zeruel bears the unique distinction of providing (however unwillingly) the S² Engine that elevates Eva-01 to "god" status.

Profile

Zeruel is a vaguely humanoid Angel slightly larger than an Evangelion, with a large, bulky body and prominent core.

Zeruel's arms being deployed (click for animation)

Zeruel's distinctive arms hang from its large, bony "shoulders", folding up when not used and reaching lengths at least three times the Angel's height when deployed, serving as deadly cutting weapons. Zeruel is shown to be capable of forming fists in production drawings, although the only time separate digits are seen in-show is when Zeruel lifts Eva-01 by the head.

The face is made capable of changing its consistency, from being hard enough to cast sparks on impact to rubbery enough to be lifted like a mask. It is attached to a sinewy "neck" normally kept inside the body and is capable of a limited degree of movement. Two eyes hidden inside the deep "sockets" are, as with Zeruel's kin Sachiel and Israfel, employed for both vision and energy projection.

Zeruel demonstrates an enhanced ability for firing the familiar cross-shaped energy blasts fired by Sachiel: a single shot breaches eighteen of the GeoFront's twenty-two protective armor layers and being capable of setting off four in rapid succession. It can also fire focused energy beams directly from its eyes, taking a few seconds to charge before releasing a powerful burst of energy.

Zeruel moves by A.T. Field-assisted levitation, although it is capable of quadrupedal locomotion as well. Its legs, although stubby and without feet, are not vestigial, and in combination with the folded arms allow the Angel to walk on all fours.

Zeruel's blood is colored red.

The core is rather large relative to Zeruel's body, and the S² Engine within may be, accordingly, "oversized", perhaps accounting in part for the discrepancy in power between Zeruel and other, similarly sized Angels. Zeruel possesses a protective lid-membrane capable of shielding the core when threatened, and it serves as a testament to Zeruel's incredibly tough constitution: even when an N² bomb is detonated in direct contact with the (protected) core, not only is the red sphere left completely unscathed, but the rest of the body is, as well.

Zeruel
Closeup of Zeruel's face.
A view of Zeruel's bony "shoulders".
Zeruel grabbing Eva-01 by the head.
Zeruel's arm in close detail.


Battle

Zeruel slicing off Eva-02's arms

Appearing soon after the fight against the 13th Angel, Bardiel, Zeruel attacked Nerv before it had time to fully recover from the previous Angel's attack. Zeruel breached the armor layers above the Geofront at great speed, giving Nerv no time to try to engage it on the surface. Eva-02 was deployed inside of the GeoFront to engage it, but its pallet rifle and rocket fire proved ineffective. Zeruel used its arms to cut off Eva-02's arms, and soon after, its head, taking it out of battle. Soon after, Eva-00 emerged from underground, still missing an arm from the previous battle, and charged Zeruel with an N² bomb in its remaining arm. Despite shoving through the Angel's A.T. Field and the bomb making physical contact with the Angel, Zeruel emerged unharmed while Eva-00, having lost its other arm to the resultant explosion, was also incapacitated.

Zeruel breached Nerv headquarters and descended to Central Dogma, breaking through the wall into the command center's central display area. The Angel attempted to kill the personnel inside but was stopped by Eva-01, which fought it out of the room. Zeruel blasted off Eva-01's left arm but the Eva succeeded in forcing it onto an Evangelion launching catapult, taking the fight to the surface. Eva-01 battered Zeruel and was on the verge of ripping off the Angel's face before it ran out of power.

Zeruel destroyed the immobilized Eva's chest plate and struck repeatedly at the Eva's now-exposed core, the shocks threatening to crush the Entry Plug inside the Eva. However, Eva-01 then entered berserk mode, blocked the Angel's attacks, ripped off the Angel's arm to regenerate its own arm and then proceeded to inflict crippling gashes on Zeruel's body using an offensive A.T. Field attack. Zeruel's face was crushed as it attempted a last-ditch attack on Eva-01. The Eva proceeded to consume the Angel's body, absorbing Zeruel's S² Engine in the process.

Notes

  • Zeruel's design appears to be a direct reference to the monster Zetton from the series finale of the original Ultraman
  • Due to the way Zeruel's arms are segmented into smaller sections, along with their appearance in general, they are often likened to toilet paper by fans.
  • The black and white color pattern on Zeruel's front vaguely resembles a human face (seen from the left) with its core as the "eye".
  • Zeruel, also called Cirviel, is the Angel "set over strength", and had been sent by God to help David slay Goliath. [1][2]The name Zeruel literally means "arm of God" -- probably no coincidence, all things considered.

In Rebuild of Evangelion

The Tenth Angel in Rebuild of Evangelion is based on Zeruel but is heavily redesigned and with a noticeably different role.

Notes


Angels
Angels (general)
First and Second Angels (Seeds of Life): Adam | Lilith
Third to Seventeenth Angels (Adam's Children):
Sachiel | Shamshel | Ramiel | Gaghiel | Israfel | Sandalphon | Matarael | Sahaquiel
Ireul | Leliel | Bardiel | Zeruel | Arael | Armisael | Tabris
Eighteenth Angel: Lilin
Rebuild of Evangelion: ?Adams? | Lilith | 3rd Angel | 4th Angel | 5th Angel | 6th Angel | 7th Angel | 8th Angel | 9th Angel | 10th Angel | 11th Angel | 12th Angel | 1st/13th Angel
Other: Extracanonical Angels


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