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An '''interface headset''' is an device that's integral to the pilot making a neural connection to the Evangelion. The interface headset is worn on the head by the pilot.
An '''interface headset''' （インタフェイスヘッドセット, ''intāfēsu heddosetto''） is an device worn on the head of an [[Evangelion]] pilot.


During the course of the show pilots have been set into the Eva without a [[plug suit]], but an interface headset has in most cases been worn by the pilot implying that's it's a necessary piece of equipment, the simulation body tests in [[Episode 13]] and Shinji during End of Evangelion being two exceptions (see Notes).
The primary model of interface headset is composed of a thin, hairband-shaped wire linking two small pods. The wire section is nestled beneath the pilot's hair and is thus always obscured from view, making it appear as if the headset is comprised of two separate devices clipped on top of the head. The name suggests that the interface headset plays some role in the Eva-pilot interface, but exactly what is never elaborated upon.  


It doesn't seem to matter what part of the head the interface headset is worn over. Rei and Shinji's are worn near the front of their head, but Asuka apparently wears the interface headset backwards, so that the two cat ear-like objects are towards the back of her head.
The headsets used by [[Asuka Langley Soryu]], and by [[Asuka Shikinami Langley]] for her [[Evangelion Unit-03|Eva-03]] test, are both more similar to hair clips in form than the default model. [[Mari Makinami Illustrious]] also wears a unique model incorporated into a hairband. For both Asuka and Mari, the headset lies against different parts of the brain than the standard model, but whether this has any functional implications isn't known.


The interface headset is composed of two cat-ear shaped pieces of material which each have a zig-zag design on them similar to the design on their plug suits that goes over their shoulders, they also have two small indentations at the tip. A thin wire links the two larger pieces atop the head, similar to a tiara. The wire section is nestled beneath the pilot's hair and thus always obscured from view, making it appear as if the headset is comprised of two separate devices placed on top of the head.
During the course of the show, pilots have been sent into an Eva without a [[plugsuit]], whereas an interface headset has in most cases been worn, implying that it is a more critical piece of equipment. The only times the headsets are not used is during the [[Simulation Bodies|simulation body]] tests in [[Episode 13]], and most notably by [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] during [[Eva-01|Eva-01's]] final sortie in the [[End of Evangelion]]. In both instances, the pilots do not display very much conscious control over the units in question. More mundanely, the entry plug holographic HUDs do not appear either.


==Notes==
==="A10 Nerve Clips"===


*Exactly what Interface Headsets are and how they function is never explicitly elaborated upon on-screen, but is from Gainax-released background material, such as the [[Red Cross Book]].
The interface headset is better known in the English-speaking fan community by "A10 nerve clips" than by its official designation. The nickname is quite misleading, as not only is Asuka's headset the only one qualifying as "clips", nothing in the show or supplemental materials (including the frequently mis-cited theatrical booklets) suggests that they play a direct role in A10 nerve synchronization.
 
*[[Asuka Langley Soryu]] near-constantly wears her Interface Headset, at home and while at [[Class 2-A|school]], because she is proud of her status as an Eva pilot.
 
*[[Shinji Ikari]] doesn't wear an interface headset in [[End of Evangelion]], but it would probably have been useless since the Eva was in control, with Shinji effectively as a passenger in the entry plug.
 
*As these objects were never formally named on-screen, fans frequently refer to them as "A-10 nerve clips", due to the Red Cross Book's description of them being involved with the A<sup>10</sup> cranial nerves. Mentions of the A-10 nerve also appear in one of the Platinum pamphlets<ref>[A10 NERVE] entry in Platinum: 04 Pamphlet</ref> as well as the first volume of Sadamoto's manga. The script production notes, released with the [[Renewal of Evangelion]] DVDs, however clearly and repeatedly refer to them as an interface headset.
 
*Some Qabalists note a connection between the human nervous system and the 32 paths of wisdom, the 31 nerves that stem from the spinal cord are alloted unto the first 31 paths with the 32<sup>nd</sup> and thus highest path alloted unto the entire complex of cranial nerves, which total 12.<ref>Feliyah 49c.</ref> Assuming the interface headset does make the neural connection through the cranial nerve we may have a Qabalistic model for synchronisation and thus why the Tree of Life appears during End of Evangelion when all minds become one.
 
This is further elaborated on by Sadamoto in an interview:
 
{{EvaQuote|On the floor of the midbrain is the ventral segmental system, that neurobiologists call region A<sup>10</sup>. Cells soaked in dopamine, certain emotions are processed here: such as the thoughts of two lovers - or a parent and a child. And it is the synchronization of the threads and bundles of A<sup>10</sup> that splice pilot and Eva together; to become one entity, to fight. In other words, the power of love drives this weapon of mass destruction.<ref>Supplementary interview from [[Volume 1|volume 1]] of Sadamoto's manga.</ref>}}
 
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An interface headset （インタフェイスヘッドセット, intāfēsu heddosetto） is an device worn on the head of an Evangelion pilot.

The primary model of interface headset is composed of a thin, hairband-shaped wire linking two small pods. The wire section is nestled beneath the pilot's hair and is thus always obscured from view, making it appear as if the headset is comprised of two separate devices clipped on top of the head. The name suggests that the interface headset plays some role in the Eva-pilot interface, but exactly what is never elaborated upon.

The headsets used by Asuka Langley Soryu, and by Asuka Shikinami Langley for her Eva-03 test, are both more similar to hair clips in form than the default model. Mari Makinami Illustrious also wears a unique model incorporated into a hairband. For both Asuka and Mari, the headset lies against different parts of the brain than the standard model, but whether this has any functional implications isn't known.

During the course of the show, pilots have been sent into an Eva without a plugsuit, whereas an interface headset has in most cases been worn, implying that it is a more critical piece of equipment. The only times the headsets are not used is during the simulation body tests in Episode 13, and most notably by Shinji during Eva-01's final sortie in the End of Evangelion. In both instances, the pilots do not display very much conscious control over the units in question. More mundanely, the entry plug holographic HUDs do not appear either.

"A10 Nerve Clips"

The interface headset is better known in the English-speaking fan community by "A10 nerve clips" than by its official designation. The nickname is quite misleading, as not only is Asuka's headset the only one qualifying as "clips", nothing in the show or supplemental materials (including the frequently mis-cited theatrical booklets) suggests that they play a direct role in A10 nerve synchronization.

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