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<span style="font-size:200%"><code>'''NGE'''</code> <code>[[Evangelion Unit-04 (NTE)|NTE]]</code> <code>[[Evangelion Unit-04 (Anima)|Anima]]</code> <code>[[Evangelion Unit-04 (Other)|Other]]</code>  <code>[[Evangelion Unit-04 (Figures)|Figures]]</code></span>
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{{Evangelion Infobox
{{Evangelion Infobox
| name          = Unit-04
| name          = Evangelion Unit-04
| image        = [[Image:EvaUnit04.jpg|250px]]
| image        = [[Image:EvaUnit04.jpg|150px]]
| japanese      = エヴァンゲリオン４号機
| model_type    = Production
| model_type    = Production
| pilots        = Unknown
| pilots        = Unknown
| soul          = Unknown
| soul          = Unknown  
| first_sortie  = (never seen on-screen)
| first_sortie  = None
}}
}}


==Creation==
==Profile==
 
''Unit-04'' is the fifth [[Evangelion]] completed, the third "Production Model" Evangelion.  Eva 04 and her sister unit, [[Evangelion Unit-03|Eva 03]], were constructed in the United States of America.  Eva 04 was constructed at [[Nerv]]'s second branch base (NERV-2) in Nevada, while Eva 03 was constructed at NERV's first branch in Massachusetts. 


Unit 04 was used as a test subject for NERV's new artificial [[S² Engine]] design.  At the exact moment that Unit 04's S² Engine experiment was scheduled to begin, NERV's entire second branch base, along with everything else in an 89 kilomter radius, simply vanished in a flash.  [[Ritsuko Akagi]] and the NERV technicians stated that it was not entirely clear what happened. One possibility was that all matter surrounding the base was instantly converted into energy, vaporizing everything.  Another possibility is that the S² Engine accidentally opened up a [[Dirac Sea]] pocket dimension, similar to the one that the Angel [[Leliel]] sucked [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]] into, and Eva 04 along with the entire NERV-2 base was sucked inside of this new Dirac Sea. Sabotage (probably by SEELE) was considered a possibility, but there was nothing to overtly suggest this.  Further, when [[Gendo Ikari]] and [[Kozo Fuyutsuki]] are speaking privately, they speak as if SEELE reacted in shock to Unit 04's disappearance and that it genuinely was an accident. In any event, it was never determined exactly what happened to Eva Unit 03 and NERV-2.  The immediate result was that the United States government panicked at the loss of the base, and demanded that Eva Unit-03 be transfered from their soil to Japan as soon as possible.
'''Evangelion Unit-04''' (エヴァンゲリオン４号機, ''Evangerion Yongouki'') is the fifth completed [[Evangelion]] and the third "Production Model" Evangelion. Eva-04 is one of the [[Unit-03|two units]] constructed in the United States. [[Nerv]]'s second branch base (Nerv-2) was destroyed along with Eva-04 in[[Episode 17| Episode 17]], when the Eva's S<sup>2</sup> Engine failed upon activation. A [[Dirac Sea]] developed as a result, and enveloped the Second Branch. It is heavily implied that the failure of the S<sup>2</sup> engine was the result of an accident, not sabotage. After this incident, the United States immediately shipped Eva-03 to Japan, leading to the events of [[Episode 18]].


Evangelion Unit-04 never actually appeared on-screen at any time during the course of the series, however, production art released by [[Gainax|GAINAX]] depicts Eva 04 as being physically identical to its sister unit, Eva 03.  According to this material, Eva 04 was colored silver, with black and red detail.  Unit 04 does make appearances in various ''Evangelion'' spinoffs such as video games, etc.
==Features==


==Purpose==
[[Image:Eva04full.gif|thumb|Eva-04.]]
Although never seen on screen, [[Gainax|GAINAX]] occasionally releases production art of the unit. It is depicted as being silver in color and physically identical to Eva-03. Like the other Production Models, it uses the same 5-plate torso armor design and shoulder mounted storage pylons. Its unique feature is its [[S² Engine]], assumed to be a restored version of [[Shamshel|Shamshel's]] remains (which we see in [[Episode 05]].)


Ostensibly, like all the Evangelions, Unit-04's stated purpose is to defend [[Tokyo-3]] and the whole world from the Angel threat. It was also used as a testbed for NERV's attempts to create an artificial S² Engine for use in the Eva Series.
==Pilot==
Eva-04 had no designated pilot. A reasonable assumption to make is that one of the students from [[Class 2-A]] would have been the pilot, depending on the availability of an appropriate core. Alternatively, assuming that the technology had been improved sufficiently, Eva-04 might have been designated to be equipped with a [[Dummy Plug]] instead of a human pilot, much like the [[Mass Production Evangelions]].


==Abilities==
In spin-off materials, [[Kensuke Aida]] is the pilot of Eva-04.
 
Eva 04 never even physically appears on-screen, so any new abilities she may have been designed with are unknown.


==Soul==
==Soul==
The identity of the soul inside the core of Eva-04 is never specified in the original series, and it may never have had a soul inserted into it. However, if Kensuke Aida was indeed meant to be the pilot as spin-off materials suggest<ref> Kensuke belongs to [[Class 2A]] and [[Episode 05|does not have a mother]] </ref>, the soul designated for Eva-04 would have been Kensuke's mother.


The soul of Shinji Ikari's mother, Yui Ikari, resides in Eva Unit 01, and the soul of Asuka Langley Soryu's mother, Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu, resides in Eva Unit 02. It is stated that Shinji's school class is actually a secret pool of potential Eva pilots, all grouped into one place. Also, it is gradually revealed or implied over the course of the series the mothers of all of Shinji's classmates are dead (Kensuke Aida directly states this, and Hikari Horaki and Toji also heavily imply this). Thus it seems to be implied that there is some connection between all of the potential pilots having "dead" mothers.
The pilot of Eva Unit 04 is never specified.  [[Shinji Ikari]] is the "Third Children" and when Eva Unit 03 was readied for use (after the loss of Unit 04) its pilot, [[Toji Suzuhara]], was designated the "Fourth Children".  Given that there was no designated child number between Shinji and Toji, it seems that in all probability Eva Unit 04 simply did not have a pilot assigned to it yet when it disappeared.  For example, work on Eva Unit 01's construction lasted for years before Shinji Ikari was assigned as its pilot. 
Thus, it is heavily implied that the soul inside of each Eva is the soul of the pilot's mother (i.e., the soul in Eva-03 is probably that of Toji's mother), but it appears that a pilot was not yet selected for Eva 04, so it cannot be determined what soul was used in her creation.  For that matter, it is not entirely clear at what point in the construction process the soul would be "inserted"; that is, if Toji was honestly "selected" as a pilot only after NERV-2 disappeared, the soul of his mother would have been inserted into Unit-03 when its construction was almost fully complete.  However, if Toji was ''always'' intended to be the pilot of Eva 03, years in advance, his mother's soul would already have been inserted into it years before (as was the case with Shinji and Asuka's mothers).  Therefore, if Eva 04's pilot had honestly not been selected yet, the matching soul would also probably have not been inserted yet.  But the other scenario is that one of Shinji's classmates was already selected, years in advance, to pilot Eva 04 and their mother's soul was already present inside of her. 


==Notes==
==Notes==
*[[Image:Eva04full.gifEva 04|thumb|Eva 04: the Eva that never was.  Note that it should be silver, not white]]Eva 04 was never actually seen on-screen, however Gainax has produced production sketches of it revealing that it was identical in design to Eva 03, but colored silver, with red and black highlights.  The only full image they ever produced of Eva 04, however, mistakenly colored it white instead of silver:  other close-up images of Eva 04 show it as silver, and in the numerous ''Evangelion'' spin-off merchandise it appears in such as video games and action figures, it is always silver.


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Evangelion Unit-04
エヴァンゲリオン４号機
Model Type Production
Pilot(s) Unknown
Soul(s) Unknown
First Sortie None


Profile

Evangelion Unit-04 (エヴァンゲリオン４号機, Evangerion Yongouki) is the fifth completed Evangelion and the third "Production Model" Evangelion. Eva-04 is one of the two units constructed in the United States. Nerv's second branch base (Nerv-2) was destroyed along with Eva-04 in Episode 17, when the Eva's S2 Engine failed upon activation. A Dirac Sea developed as a result, and enveloped the Second Branch. It is heavily implied that the failure of the S2 engine was the result of an accident, not sabotage. After this incident, the United States immediately shipped Eva-03 to Japan, leading to the events of Episode 18.

Features

Eva-04.

Although never seen on screen, GAINAX occasionally releases production art of the unit. It is depicted as being silver in color and physically identical to Eva-03. Like the other Production Models, it uses the same 5-plate torso armor design and shoulder mounted storage pylons. Its unique feature is its S² Engine, assumed to be a restored version of Shamshel's remains (which we see in Episode 05.)

Pilot

Eva-04 had no designated pilot. A reasonable assumption to make is that one of the students from Class 2-A would have been the pilot, depending on the availability of an appropriate core. Alternatively, assuming that the technology had been improved sufficiently, Eva-04 might have been designated to be equipped with a Dummy Plug instead of a human pilot, much like the Mass Production Evangelions.

In spin-off materials, Kensuke Aida is the pilot of Eva-04.

Soul

The identity of the soul inside the core of Eva-04 is never specified in the original series, and it may never have had a soul inserted into it. However, if Kensuke Aida was indeed meant to be the pilot as spin-off materials suggest[1], the soul designated for Eva-04 would have been Kensuke's mother.


Notes

  1. ↑ Kensuke belongs to Class 2A and does not have a mother
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