Sandalphon

Sandalphon
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Number	8th
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Defeated by	Evangelion Unit-02, with assistance from Evangelion Unit-01

Sandalphon is the Eigth Angel, an Angel discovered inside the magma of a volcano while still in an embryonic stage.

Battle

Sandalphon was discovered inside the Mount Asama volcano, while still in a cocoon-like form in which it vaguely resembled a human embryo. NERV decided that valuable research data could be gained if they captured a live Angel, and for the first time went on the offensive against the Angels. Eva Unit 02 was outfitted with a special diving suit, D-type equipment, so that it could survive being lowered hundreds of feet beneath the magma's surface, and lowered down to Sandalphon's position along with a special electromagentic cage devise which could restrain Sandalphon's cocoon. Eva 01 waited at the surface of the volcano as support (Eva 00 was left at Tokyo-3 to be on standby in the event that another Angel attacked NERV HQ).

However, soon after Asuka activated the cage around the cocoon, Sandalphon awoke, and hatched into a bizarre, Cambrian-era lifeform-like creature which could survive even inside the heat and pressure of the surrounding magma, and attacked Unit 02, biting off its left leg below the knee. Asuka dropped Eva 02's progressive knife with her utility belt, but Shinji threw Eva 01's progressive knife down to replace it. However, because Sandalphon could survive the heat and pressure inside of a volcano, the prog knife could not puncture the Angel. Remembering a previous discussion with Shinji about "thermal expansion", Asuka then blasted the Angel with one of her Eva's coolant hoses to weaken it, then stabbed it with the prog knife, killing it.

Eva 02's support line had been damaged and was just about to snap, resutling in Eva 02 being lost to the volcano, when Eva 01 briefly plunged into the maga to hold the two sections of the cable together and save Asuka.

Notes

• The adult Sandalphon's design is based on the ancient Cambrian aquatic life form Anomalocaris, which was a predator of trilobites.

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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