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| defeated_by        = [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]],<br> with assistance from <br>[[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]] and [[Evangelion Unit-02|Eva-02]]
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==Battle==
==Battle==
Tokyo-3's electrical power had been sabotaged by an unknown human party, leaving Nerv unable to launch the Evas to fight Matarael outside of the base.  Matarael proceeded to Tokyo-3 uninhibited, where it began to pour corrosive acid from its central "eye" to burn its way straight down to Nerv HQ.   
With Tokyo-3's electrical power sabotaged by an unknown human party, Nerv was incapable of detecting Matarael's landfall or receiving any information about it, thus giving it no opposition from Evangelions or surface defenses. Matarael moved into a position above the Geofront and began to secrete corrosive acid from its central eye to breach the armor below.   


As a result, all three Evangelions were manually launched, and had to physically climb through access shafts to reach the Angel's position.  However, this resulted in all three Evas being in an access shaft directly under Matarael and the corrosive acid it was pouring downwards.  Worse, in the initial confusion upon encountering it, the Evas dropped their guns.
Nerv eventually learnt of the Angel's presence and launched the Evangelions manually, fitted with extra battery backs. The Evangelions climbed through access shafts, reaching an access shaft directly under the Angel's position. Splashed with corrosive acid, the Evas dropped their weapons and fell down the shaft.  


Asuka quickly took charge and devised a battle plan:  she would be on "defense", using Eva-02 to block the shaft with its body, taking the brunt of the acid-attack.  Meanwhile, Eva-00 would be "support", jumping to the bottom of the shaft to retrieve their weapons, and finally Eva-01 would be on "offense", getting in position to fire the guns after Eva-00 retrieved them. Asuka's plan worked perfectly, and despite some mild to moderate damage to Eva-02 from the Angel's acid-attack, Eva-01 was able to quickly destroy it with a long burst of rifle fire.
Asuka Langley Soryu took charge and devised a battle plan in which Eva-02 would neutralize the Angel's A.T. Field and protect the Evas below from the acid, while Eva-00 would jump to the bottom of the shaft, retrieve a weapon, and pass it on to Eva-01. Eva-02 would move out of the way while Eva-01 fired directly upwards at the Angel. The plan was executed perfectly, and Matarael was killed in a prolonged burst of rifle fire.
 


Matarael is one of the weakest Angels to appear in the entire series, being the only Angel that was killed with an Evangelion's standard-issue palette rifle ([[Shamshel]] and [[Zeruel]] were immune to rifle fire) and very likely possessing the weakest A.T. Field of any Angel.  Beyond its massive size, it appears to possess no weapon other than the acid it secretes, which just pours straight down.  Arguably, had Nerv's power not been sabotaged and the Evas were deployed to fight it normally, it would have been defeated relatively easily, though it is unknown if it had any other kinds of defence.
==Notes==
*Matarael resembles an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiliones opilionid] (also known as a harvestman or daddy longlegs), a type of arachnid related to but distinct from spiders.


==Notes==
*Matarael resembles an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiliones opilionid], also known as a harvestman or daddy longlegs, a type of arachnid related to but distinct from spiders.
*The JSSDF generals debating what to do about Matarael without Nerv refer to it amongst themselves as the eighth Angel, even though Nerv refers to it as the ninth Angel; it is possible that they do not count [[Lilith]], because Nerv keeps Lilith's existence a secret.
*The JSSDF generals debating what to do about Matarael without Nerv refer to it amongst themselves as the eighth Angel, even though Nerv refers to it as the ninth Angel; it is possible that they do not count [[Lilith]], because Nerv keeps Lilith's existence a secret.
*The "eyes" on Matarael, as well as those on [[Sahaquiel]], resemble the emblem of the Neo-Atlantean forces from ''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' (directed by [[Hideaki Anno]])[http://www.thesecretofbluewater.com/nadieva3-i.htm#occhi]
*The "eyes" on Matarael, as well as those on [[Sahaquiel]], resemble the emblem of the Neo-Atlantean forces from ''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' (directed by [[Hideaki Anno]]) [https://web.archive.org/web/20160308041229/http://www.thesecretofbluewater.com/nadieva3-i.htm#occhi Link to comparison at Tamarro Forever's old "The Secret of Blue Water" fansite.]


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Latest revision as of 04:26, 2 February 2022

Matarael
Matarael
マトリエル
Number 9th
Symbol Rain
Appearance(s) Episode 11
Defeated by Eva-01,
with assistance from
Eva-00 and Eva-02

Matarael (Hebrew: מטראל) is the Ninth Angel, which attacks when Tokyo-3 is in the middle of a power blackout.

Biology

Matarael is a gigantic opilinoid-like entity, with four immensely large legs (which are taller than most skyscrapers) and a relatively small body core. The many "eyes" on Matarael's central body are not actual eyes, but a camouflage pattern using mimicry to confuse its enemies, although the central eye appears to be real and functional. The Angel secretes orange-colored corrosive acid from its central "eye", which can burn through anything.

Matarael does not have a visible core; it appears to be hidden internally, as per Ramiel and Sandalphon.

Battle

With Tokyo-3's electrical power sabotaged by an unknown human party, Nerv was incapable of detecting Matarael's landfall or receiving any information about it, thus giving it no opposition from Evangelions or surface defenses. Matarael moved into a position above the Geofront and began to secrete corrosive acid from its central eye to breach the armor below.

Nerv eventually learnt of the Angel's presence and launched the Evangelions manually, fitted with extra battery backs. The Evangelions climbed through access shafts, reaching an access shaft directly under the Angel's position. Splashed with corrosive acid, the Evas dropped their weapons and fell down the shaft.

Asuka Langley Soryu took charge and devised a battle plan in which Eva-02 would neutralize the Angel's A.T. Field and protect the Evas below from the acid, while Eva-00 would jump to the bottom of the shaft, retrieve a weapon, and pass it on to Eva-01. Eva-02 would move out of the way while Eva-01 fired directly upwards at the Angel. The plan was executed perfectly, and Matarael was killed in a prolonged burst of rifle fire.


Notes

  • Matarael resembles an opilionid (also known as a harvestman or daddy longlegs), a type of arachnid related to but distinct from spiders.
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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