Arael

Arael
アラエル
Number	15th
Symbol	Birds
Appearance(s)	Episode 22
Defeated by	Evangelion Unit-00

Arael is the Fifteenth Angel.

Biology

Arael is a luminescent entity in the shape of a bird with multiple sets of wings, some of them completely dwarfing the central body. The core -- difficult to see due to Arael's brightness -- is held outside of the body between two smaller, "brachial" wings. It appears in Earth orbit, and uses a psychological mind-probe attack, based on a projection of its A.T. Field. It appears to have a mask similar to that of the Angel Sachiel, but it is not clearly visible due to the Angel's brightness. In addition, the core is held outside of its body between two smaller, "brachial" wings. Arael utilizes what seems to be a specialized projection of its A.T. Field as a means of psychologically probing other beings.

After Arael is pierced by the Spear of Longinus, its body breaks down and swirls into a vortex, finally vanishing in a pinpoint of light. An outburst of blood is briefly visible upon the Spear's exit.

Battle

With an order forbidding the use of Evangelion Unit-01 after it absorbed the S² Engine from Zeruel, Eva Unit 00 and Unit 02 were launched to the surface of Tokyo-3 and tried to fire on Arael using their long-range particle-beam weapons. However, Arael was so far away in orbit that those shots which actually reached the Angel were of insufficient strength to penetrate its A.T. Field.

Arael then targeted Asuka in Eva-02 with a special beam which psychically attacked Asuka. Arael "mind-raped" Asuka, forcibly replaying traumatic childhood memories in her mind to the point that she was incapacitated.

With the Eva's weapons useless against the Angel while it was in orbit, and unwilling to use Eva-01 against the Angel for fear that Shinji's mind would be compromised as well (and thus possibly compromising Unit 01), Gendo Ikari ordered Rei to use Eva-00 to retrieve the Spear of Longinus from Terminal Dogma where it was pinned into Lilith. Eva-00 then returned to the surface, and hurled the Spear of Longinus into the sky, with so much force that it broke escape velocity and reached Earth orbit. The Spear pierced Arael's A.T. Field and destroyed the Angel. However, the Spear escaped Earth's gravitational pull and entered lunar orbit, ultimately landing on the Moon.

Notes

• Since "Arael" literally means Light of God or Vision of God, it is probably no coincidence that the Angel glows so brightly and that its attack is a specialized beam of light. Arael is named for the patron angel of birds, evident in its avian-like design.

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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