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'''Evangelion Unit-04''' (エヴァンゲリオン４号機, ''Evangerion Yongouki'') is the fifth [[Evangelion]] completed, the third "Production Model" Evangelion. It and its sister unit, [[Eva-03]], were constructed in the United States of America. Eva-04 was constructed at [[Nerv]]'s second branch base (Nerv-2) in Nevada. The base was destroyed along with Eva-04 when the Eva's S<sup>2</sup> Engine failed while testing [[Episode 17| Episode 17]]. It was stated that the failed engine may have opened up a [[Dirac Sea]] which enveloped the Second Branch. It is also strongly implied that this may have merely been the result of an accident. The shock of this accident led to the United States immediately transporting [[Eva-03]] to Japan, which in turn led to the events of [[Episode 18]]
'''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]].


==Features==
==Features==


[[Image:Eva04full.gif|thumb|Eva-04.]]
[[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]].)


Evangelion Unit-04 is a Production Model Evangelion.
==Pilot==
Although never seen on screen, production art featuring Eva-04 has occasionally been released by [[Gainax|GAINAX]]. It is depicted as being silver in color and otherwise identical to Eva-03, with the same head shape. Like its sister Eva-03, the preceding [[Eva-02]] and repaired [[Eva-00]], it uses the same 5-plate torso armor design and the same shoulder mounted storage pylons.  
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]].


Its primary distinguishing feature is its [[S² Engine]], likely to have been a restored version of what was recovered from the remains of [[Shamshel]] in [[Episode 05]].
In spin-off materials, [[Kensuke Aida]] is the pilot of Eva-04.
 
Given that it is a Production Model, it is likely Eva-04 would have required a pilot. As it is never shown on-screen, the identity of the would-be pilot remains a mystery, and it may not even have had a designated pilot at the point of its disappearance. In some [[Neon_Genesis_Evangelion:_Angelic_Days |spin-off materials]], [[Kensuke Aida]] is depicted as being the Pilot of Eva-04.


==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.


A feature of all Evangelions is that the soul within them is the soul of the mother of its designated Pilot. No information about a pilot for Eva-04 is ever presented in-series and none may have been designated at the time of the accident.  It is thus possible that the Eva had not yet had a soul inserted.  Ritsuko's dialogue in [[Episode 18]] suggests that Eva-03's soul had not been chosen until they had to station it in Japan.


Given that some [[Neon_Genesis_Evangelion:_Angelic_Days |spin-off materials]] have shown [[Kensuke Aida]] as Pilot of Eva-04, and it has been mentioned that Kensuke does not have a mother ([[Episode 05]]), it is possible that the soul designated for Eva-04 would have been that of Kensuke's mother if it had ever been put into service.
==Notes==


==In Other Continuities==
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===CR Neon Genesis Evangelion===
 
In ''Shito, Futatabi'', Kaworu pilots Eva-04 and can dispatch of Angels with the Spear of Longinus.
 
''Saigo no Shisha'' includes a scenario featuring a Rebuild version of Eva-04 being controlled by Kaworu from outside the cockpit (similar to Eva-02 in Episode 24) battling the [[Ramiel|Sixth Angel]], equipped with an Eva-sized riot shield (a mainstay of Eva-04 action figures) and the Spear of Longinus.
 
===Neon Genesis Evangelion 2===
 
If Shinji convinces Kaworu to choose life over death, and additional conditions are met, Kaworu will retrieve Eva-04 from the Dirac Sea and become its pilot. Kaworu refers to the Eva as "he" (''kare'').
 
In the PSP version, Kaworu and Eva-04 can get sucked into Leliel's Dirac Sea. Once the self-revelatory dialogue within is successfully navigated, Eva-04 goes berserk and rips out of the Angel.
 
===Rebuild of Evangelion===
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[[Image:Eva2-22_C0807.jpg|right|thumb|Eva-04 incident.]]
 
Eva-04 served as a next generation test bed for a new internal power unit. The research was brought to an abrupt end when the Eva vaporized and took out the Second Branch with it. From space, a flaming cross can be seen rising from the epicenter, and a dark red disc with two bright red rings spreads out from the site over the earth's surface. The only confirmed data is that of an A.T. Field collapse.
 
Once again, the Eva itself is never seen.
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===Secret of Evangelion===
 
In ''[[Secret of Evangelion]]'', protagonist Kyoya discovers that the story about Eva-04's S<sup>2</sup> Engine was fabricated and that the unit is being brought to Nerv Headquarters.
 
==Notes==
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*Eva-04 was never actually seen on-screen, however Gainax has produced production sketches of it revealing that it was identical in design to Eva-03, but colored silver (that is, "chrome"), with red and black highlights.  The only full body image they ever produced of Eva-04, however, mistakenly colored it white instead of silver:  other close-up images of Eva-04 show it as silver, and in the numerous ''Evangelion'' spin-off merchandise it appears in such as video games and action figures, it is always silver.
*In the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days|Girlfriend of Steel 2/Angelic Days manga]] [[Kensuke Aida]] is the pilot of Eva-04. In the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion 2]] however, [[Kaworu Nagisa]] is Eva-04's pilot.


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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


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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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