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==General Questions==
==General Questions==
* '''What the film's title mean?'''
* '''Fourteen years went by since ''Eva 2.0''? Seriously?'''
* '''Fourteen years went by since ''Eva 2.0''? Seriously?'''


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* '''What's going on during the beginning of the film? It's really confusing!'''
* '''What's going on during the beginning of the film? It's really confusing!'''


To be covered in article [[Operation US]].
See [[Operation US]].


* '''What does that symbol in the title of ''Final'' mean?'''
* '''What does that symbol in the title of ''Final'' mean?'''
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* '''What happened to Rei?'''
* '''What happened to Rei?'''


Misato claims that Rei no longer exists, and Ritsuko likewise says that Eva-01 had been thoroughly checked, with only Shinji and the SDAT turning up from within. However, according to Fuyutsuki's later infodump, the Rei from the previous two films is "preserved" inside Eva-01 along with Yui.  
Misato claims that Rei no longer exists, and Ritsuko likewise says that Eva-01 had been thoroughly checked, with only Shinji and the SDAT turning up from within. However, according to Fuyutsuki's later infodump, the Rei from the previous two films -- Rei 2, specifically -- is "preserved" inside Eva-01 along with Yui, presumably within the core.
 
''Speculation'': Due to the conflicting information -- i.e., the audience does not know who to believe -- there is abundant speculation that Rei 2 might we somewhere other than Eva-01's core. One hypothesis is that her essence was transferred into the SDAT player, unbeknownst to both Wille and Fuyutsuki.{{fact}} Another is that Fuyutsuki mislead Shinji for reasons unknown, and Rei's soul was transferred into Lilith's body and now resides in the disembodied head, hence explaining why the head has Rei's appearance.{{fact}}


The Rei featured in this film is a different clone, whose full designation is "Tentative Name: Rei Ayanami".<ref name="q-moviebook">''Evangelion Theatrical Edition: Q'' Movie Booklet. Published 2011/11/17.</ref> The English fandom typically calls her "Rei Q".  
The Rei featured in this film is a different clone, whose full designation is "Tentative Name: Rei Ayanami".<ref name="q-moviebook">''Evangelion Theatrical Edition: Q'' Movie Booklet. Published 2011/11/17.</ref> The English fandom typically calls her "Rei Q".  
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* '''There isn't a second Rei clone walking around? I swore I saw...'''
* '''There isn't a second Rei clone walking around? I swore I saw...'''


Elaboration: While bathing in LCL, Rei Q briefly sees another Rei standing outside the tank. A moment later, the other Rei is gone. This phenomenon could be related to the Rei that Shinji saw on the street in ''Eva 1.0''.
Elaboration: While bathing in LCL, Rei Q briefly sees another Rei standing outside the tank. A moment later, the other Rei is gone.  
 
The sudden appearance and disappearance heavily implies that the other Rei was not "real" in a traditional sense, and is not meant to indicate the presence of another clone at Nerv HQ. The phenomenon could be related to the Rei that Shinji saw on the street in ''Eva 1.0''.{{fact}}


* '''Where's Kaji? Is he alive or dead?'''
* '''Where's Kaji? Is he alive or dead?'''
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* '''What about Shinji's classmates and Pen Pen? Are they alive or dead?'''
* '''What about Shinji's classmates and Pen Pen? Are they alive or dead?'''


The status of most characters not appearing in the film is simply not provided. Shinji's classmates and Pen Pen, last seen during the 10th Angel attack, are frequently given low prospects by fans, whether they perished in the chaos of that Angel's assault, or possibly (...with probable exception of Pen Pen) were turned into red Evas later{{fact}}. However, there is nothing concrete preventing some or all of these characters from returning in ''Final'', either.  
The status of most characters not appearing in the film is simply not provided. Shinji's classmates and Pen Pen, last seen during the 10th Angel attack, are frequently given low prospects by fans: whether they perished in the chaos of that Angel's assault, or possibly (...with probable exception of Pen Pen) were turned into red Evas later.{{fact}} However, there is nothing concrete preventing some or all of these characters from returning in ''Final'', either.  
 
* '''What is Asuka's nickname for Mari? What does it mean?'''
 
Asuka calls Mari ''kone megane'', which means something like "glasses-wearing person with connections". The implication is that Mari got to be an Eva pilot not because of what she knows, but because of who she knows. The nickname does not translate well; different groups have attempted "Favored Four-eyes" and "Networking Four-eyes", or given up altogether and simplified it to "Glasses".{{fact}}
 
* '''Why can't Shinji synchronize with Eva-01 anymore?'''


* '''Why do Asuka and Mari look the same after 14 years?'''
* '''Why do Asuka and Mari look the same after 14 years?'''
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''Speculation'': Eva pilots might be uniquely exposed to a phenomenon that causes their physical aging to stop. An early speculation held that LCL exposure was somehow responsible.{{fact}} A more detailed hypothesis proposes that the suspension of aging is caused by synchronization with an Eva at a high plug depth.{{fact}} Asuka achieved this when the 9th Angel took over Eva-03, and Mari, as well, when she activated Eva-02's Beast Mode. If this hypothesis is correct, then Shinji will also be affected by the "curse", due to reaching the Great Beyond Depth in the battle against the 10th Angel.
''Speculation'': Eva pilots might be uniquely exposed to a phenomenon that causes their physical aging to stop. An early speculation held that LCL exposure was somehow responsible.{{fact}} A more detailed hypothesis proposes that the suspension of aging is caused by synchronization with an Eva at a high plug depth.{{fact}} Asuka achieved this when the 9th Angel took over Eva-03, and Mari, as well, when she activated Eva-02's Beast Mode. If this hypothesis is correct, then Shinji will also be affected by the "curse", due to reaching the Great Beyond Depth in the battle against the 10th Angel.
* '''What's going on with Asuka's eye?'''
* '''Why did Wille bring Shinji back?'''


* '''Why didn't Wille just kill Shinji if he's so dangerous?'''
* '''Why didn't Wille just kill Shinji if he's so dangerous?'''
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* '''Something's not adding up... Did Kaworu mislead or manipulate Shinji in any way?'''
* '''Something's not adding up... Did Kaworu mislead or manipulate Shinji in any way?'''
* '''What are the symbols on Shinji and Kaworu's plugsuits?'''
* '''What did Kaworu mean about Rei Q's soul?'''
* '''Why was Kaworu sitting in the entry plug doing nothing for so long?'''


* '''How did Shinji cut off Kaworu's controls?'''
* '''How did Shinji cut off Kaworu's controls?'''
Unclear. All Shinji did was pull back an induction lever, and the motions of the levers have no 1:1 correspondence to any action.
''Speculation'': This was a contingency placed into Shinji's entry plug by Gendo, with the expectation that Shinji would lose control of himself and desire to lock Kaworu out. The mechanism might be activated based on Shinji's emotional state, with the pulling of the lever merely being a red herring.{{fact}}


* '''What's the deal with Seele? Who/what are they?'''
* '''What's the deal with Seele? Who/what are they?'''


* '''What are Gendo's goals?'''
* '''What are Gendo's goals?'''
This is and always will be a near unfathomable question in any Evangelion franchise. However, in Q, Gendo appears to have wanted to remove Kaworu and awaken [[Eva 13]].
This is and always will be a near unfathomable question in any Evangelion franchise. However, in Q, Gendo appears to have wanted to remove Kaworu and awaken [[Evangelion 13]].
 
* '''Why does Mari tell Shinji to help Asuka? / Why is Asuka disappointed that Shinji didn't help her?'''


* '''What happens to Mari after she ejects Shinji from Eva-13?'''
* '''What happens to Mari after she ejects Shinji from Eva-13?'''
[[Eva 08]] is shown crashing to the ground, arms still glowing. Later the Eva is shown wrapped up in bandages and being recovered by [[Wille]] alongside [[Eva 02-Dash]]. Apart from this, Mari's exact fate is not clear.
[[Eva 08]] is shown crashing to the ground, arms still glowing. Later the Eva is shown wrapped up in bandages and being recovered by [[Wille]] alongside [[Eva 02-Dash]]. Since Mari did not eject her own entry plug, she was presumably recovered by Wille and is safely on board the Wunder at the end of film.
 
* '''Did Rei pick up the SDAT player or not?'''


* '''Why does Asuka use the word "Lilin" at the end of the movie?'''
* '''Why does Asuka use the word "Lilin" at the end of the movie?'''


==Setting Questions==
==Setting Questions==
* '''Is humanity mostly extinct, or what?'''
No conclusion can be reached due to lack of information.


* '''What is the Wunder? An Eva? An Angel? ''What''?'''
* '''What is the Wunder? An Eva? An Angel? ''What''?'''
Wunder's true nature is currently unknown.
* '''What's that big spinning moon-thing that Kaworu shows Shinji?'''
The Moon.{{fact}}


* '''Why are the ruins of Tokyo-3 red?'''
* '''Why are the ruins of Tokyo-3 red?'''


* '''What's that big moon that Kaworu shows Shinji?'''
They have been "turned to core"<ref name="q-bdscript"/>. Precisely ''how'', or what this implies, is unclear.


The Moon.{{fact}}
* '''What are the red Evas that are everywhere? (They ''are'' Evas, right?)'''
 
Yes, the script refers to them as "Evas".<ref name="q-bdscript"/> They are headless copies of Eva-01 in armor{{fact}}, apparently composed of the same "core" material forming the landscape. Kaworu refers to the ones lining the walls of the Main Shaft as "failures of infinity"<ref name="q-github"/>, and this has been accepted as an umbrella term for all of them.
 
For more, see [[Failures of Infinity]].


* '''What's the big corkscrew/mushroom/whatever that comes out of the ground?'''
* '''What's the big corkscrew/mushroom/whatever that comes out of the ground?'''


The Black Moon.<ref name="q-bdscript">''Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo'' Blu-Ray. Special Features: Script. Published 2013/04/24.</ref>
The Black Moon.<ref name="q-bdscript">''Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo'' Blu-Ray. Special Features: Script. Published 2013/04/24.</ref> It is probably meant to resemble the Holy Grail{{fact}} more than a corkscrew or mushroom.


* '''What's the deal with the pyramid on the pole?'''
* '''What's the deal with the pyramid on the pole?'''
The inverted pyramid in the sky is called New Nerv HQ.<ref name="q-bdscript"/> The very top contains the partially entombed ruins of the old Nerv HQ pyramid along with its pool, now filled with red fluid. The rest of the structure seems to hold many of Nerv HQ's old facilities; they can be matched to locations from the previous two films.
The giant pole is more mysterious, but it is possibly the majority of the Main Shaft, having been pulled -- with the Nerv facilities on top -- out of the earth and toward the sky.{{fact}}


* '''What's with the tooth canyon? Or the giant iris?'''
* '''What's with the tooth canyon? Or the giant iris?'''
Elaboration: During one of the pans of the landscape that Kaworu shows Shinji, a massive canyon framed by anatomically correct teeth and gums can be seen. Furthermore, the pole that holds New Nerv HQ is emerging from the center of what looks like a massive blue iris. There does not appear to be a second "eye".
These changes to the landscape are a complete and utter mystery.
''Speculation'': In ''1.11'', there is a large chamber at Level EEE full of massive, neuron-like structures. Hence, the Black Moon might contain a "brain", making it a "skull" of sorts, and the eye and teeth on the surface furnish it with a "face". Could the face be part of the Black Moon itself? While this idea is evocative, the top portion of the Black Moon appears to have no such features once fully exposed.


* '''What are those weird symbols in the new Nerv logo?'''
* '''What are those weird symbols in the new Nerv logo?'''


[[Angel-Sealing Hex Glyphs]].
[[Angel-Sealing Hex Glyphs]]. It has not been determined what the glyphs in the logo mean.
 
* '''What's the big crucifix thingy that Fuyutsuki shows Shinji?'''
 
According to Fuyutsuki, it is a "very early prototype of the Eva control system"<ref name="q-github"/>.
 
* '''What's the deal with the huge Rei head?'''
 
* '''What are the skulls littering Lilith's chamber?'''
 
* '''What's the L Barrier that Asuka refers to?'''


==Impact Questions==
==Impact Questions==
* '''Is there a difference between "Near Third Impact" and "Third Impact"?'''   
* '''Is there a difference between "Near Third Impact" and "Third Impact"?'''   
Kaworu's expositional dialogue to Shinji superficially seems to treat the two terms as synonyms: "Ikari Shinji-kun, once Awakened, Eva-01 opened the Door of Guf and became the trigger for Third Impact. Lilin call it Near Third Impact."<ref name="q-github"/> In other words: "Something called Third Impact happened, and the Lilin decide to put a 'Near' in front for some reason."
However, the film visually establishes innumerable developments that could only have occurred ''after'' Eva-01 was frozen by the [[Spear of Cassius]] at the end of ''2.0'', very heavily suggesting that Third Impact eventually did continue. Kaworu's words, therefore, might indicate that Eva-01's Near Third Impact was the initial trigger for the Third Impact that followed.


* '''Which Impact happens during the final sequence of the movie?'''
* '''Which Impact happens during the final sequence of the movie?'''


Fourth.
Fourth.
* '''What triggers Fourth Impact, exactly?'''
* '''What would have happened if Kaworu's plan with the Spears had worked?'''


==Eva/Angel Questions==
==Eva/Angel Questions==


* '''Where the heck is Eva-01 in this movie?'''
* '''Where the heck is Eva-01 in this movie?'''
[[Eva 01 (NTE)|Eva 01]] starts off sealed inside a satellite in low earth orbit. After [[Wille]] recovers the unit, they use it as the main engine of the [[AAA Wunder]], where it stays for the rest of the film.
[[Evangelion Unit-01 (NTE)|Eva-01]] starts off sealed inside a tesseract-shaped satellite in low earth orbit. After [[Wille]] recovers the unit, they use it as the main engine of the [[AAA Wunder]], where it stays for the rest of the film.


* '''Why wasn't Eva-02 repaired from the 10th Angel fight?'''
* '''Why wasn't Eva-02 repaired from the 10th Angel fight?'''
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Nope. They're [[Evangelion Mark.04]].
Nope. They're [[Evangelion Mark.04]].
* '''What about the things that attack the Wunder (Nemesis Series)? Are ''they'' Angels?'''
No, they're ''also'' [[Evangelion Mark.04]].
* '''What is Eva-02 doing to the Wunder's main engine?'''
It bores through the protective metal lid with a heat lance to gain access to the "core-like structure" inside, then inserts the igniter. The reaction causes Eva-02's synthetic arm to "turn to core", which is why Asuka jettisons the limb.


* '''What does the phrase "Adams' Vessel" mean?'''
* '''What does the phrase "Adams' Vessel" mean?'''


* '''What happened to Lilith?'''
* '''What happened to Lilith?'''
* '''Why did Lilith burst into LCL (?) when the Spears were removed?'''
* '''Why is Mark.06 huge and white?'''
* '''What are the flying drones used by Eva-13?'''
See [[RS Hopper]]s.
* '''Eva-13 doesn't have an A.T. Field? ''Buh?'''''


* '''What is the 12th Angel?'''
* '''What is the 12th Angel?'''


Will be addressed in its article.
See [[Twelfth Angel]].


* '''So... what happened to the 11th Angel?'''
* '''So... what happened to the 11th Angel?'''
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''Speculation'': AAA Wunder has been surmised to be the 11th Angel, with Mark.09 being its disembodied core. However, this theory does not take the above-mentioned implication into account.
''Speculation'': AAA Wunder has been surmised to be the 11th Angel, with Mark.09 being its disembodied core. However, this theory does not take the above-mentioned implication into account.


* '''Kaworu was "cast down from 1st to 13th"? What does that even mean?'''
* '''Kaworu was "cast down from 1st to 13th"? What does that even ''mean''?'''


* '''What's the connection between Mark.09 and the Wunder?'''
* '''What's the connection between Mark.09 and the Wunder?'''
* '''Why doesn't a rainbow appear at Kaworu's death?'''


* '''How the heck can Eva Unit 8+2 be half 08 and half 02?'''
* '''How the heck can Eva Unit 8+2 be half 08 and half 02?'''


==Miscellaneous==
* '''What are the gray/green Mark.06s in the preview?'''
 
==Weapon Questions==
 
* '''What's the Spear of Cassius?'''
 
See [[Spear of Cassius]].


* '''Is Eva-02 wielding the Spear of Cassius during the Wunder activation procedure?'''
* '''Is Eva-02 wielding the Spear of Cassius during the Wunder activation procedure?'''


No. While it looks similar, it is just a tool called a "heat lance".<ref name="q-bdscript"/>
No. While it looks similar, it is just a tool called a "heat lance".<ref name="q-bdscript"/>
* '''What happened to the Spear of Cassius?'''
* '''What weapon is Eva-8+2 using against the Mark.06 copies?'''


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:32, 9 May 2013

Evangelion 3.33 FAQ

Draft FAQ. Test Type

General Questions

  • What the film's title mean?
  • Fourteen years went by since Eva 2.0? Seriously?

Yes.

  • Did the events of the preview from 2.0 happen during the timeskip?

Certain events fit into what is seen in 3.0. For example, "Eva-06 descends to Dogma" is something that must have occurred, as Mark.06 is located in Central Dogma as of 3.0. The impoundment of Nerv's staff by the UN is a development that fits what's seen in 3.0, but can be neither confirmed nor denied. Alternatively, "The quickening Eva-08 and its pilot(s)" appears to be a victim of the developmental process, and the ideas contained in that cut seem to be redistributed across Eva-13, Mark.06, and Eva-08.

  • What's going on during the beginning of the film? It's really confusing!

See Operation US.

  • What does that symbol in the title of Final mean?

Character Questions

  • What happened to Rei?

Misato claims that Rei no longer exists, and Ritsuko likewise says that Eva-01 had been thoroughly checked, with only Shinji and the SDAT turning up from within. However, according to Fuyutsuki's later infodump, the Rei from the previous two films -- Rei 2, specifically -- is "preserved" inside Eva-01 along with Yui, presumably within the core.

Speculation: Due to the conflicting information -- i.e., the audience does not know who to believe -- there is abundant speculation that Rei 2 might we somewhere other than Eva-01's core. One hypothesis is that her essence was transferred into the SDAT player, unbeknownst to both Wille and Fuyutsuki.[Source needed] Another is that Fuyutsuki mislead Shinji for reasons unknown, and Rei's soul was transferred into Lilith's body and now resides in the disembodied head, hence explaining why the head has Rei's appearance.[Source needed]

The Rei featured in this film is a different clone, whose full designation is "Tentative Name: Rei Ayanami".[1] The English fandom typically calls her "Rei Q".

  • There isn't a second Rei clone walking around? I swore I saw...

Elaboration: While bathing in LCL, Rei Q briefly sees another Rei standing outside the tank. A moment later, the other Rei is gone.

The sudden appearance and disappearance heavily implies that the other Rei was not "real" in a traditional sense, and is not meant to indicate the presence of another clone at Nerv HQ. The phenomenon could be related to the Rei that Shinji saw on the street in Eva 1.0.[Source needed]

  • Where's Kaji? Is he alive or dead?

There is no information either way. He is only mentioned once, via Koji Takao's line, "The captain's even more interesting than Kaji described."[2]

  • What about Shinji's classmates and Pen Pen? Are they alive or dead?

The status of most characters not appearing in the film is simply not provided. Shinji's classmates and Pen Pen, last seen during the 10th Angel attack, are frequently given low prospects by fans: whether they perished in the chaos of that Angel's assault, or possibly (...with probable exception of Pen Pen) were turned into red Evas later.[Source needed] However, there is nothing concrete preventing some or all of these characters from returning in Final, either.

  • What is Asuka's nickname for Mari? What does it mean?

Asuka calls Mari kone megane, which means something like "glasses-wearing person with connections". The implication is that Mari got to be an Eva pilot not because of what she knows, but because of who she knows. The nickname does not translate well; different groups have attempted "Favored Four-eyes" and "Networking Four-eyes", or given up altogether and simplified it to "Glasses".[Source needed]

  • Why can't Shinji synchronize with Eva-01 anymore?
  • Why do Asuka and Mari look the same after 14 years?

When Shinji observes that Asuka hasn't changed (except for the eyepatch), she vaguely attributes the cause to "the Curse of Eva". No further elaboration is provided. However, we might deduce that whatever this "curse" is, Mari is similarly affected by it.

Speculation: Eva pilots might be uniquely exposed to a phenomenon that causes their physical aging to stop. An early speculation held that LCL exposure was somehow responsible.[Source needed] A more detailed hypothesis proposes that the suspension of aging is caused by synchronization with an Eva at a high plug depth.[Source needed] Asuka achieved this when the 9th Angel took over Eva-03, and Mari, as well, when she activated Eva-02's Beast Mode. If this hypothesis is correct, then Shinji will also be affected by the "curse", due to reaching the Great Beyond Depth in the battle against the 10th Angel.

  • What's going on with Asuka's eye?
  • Why did Wille bring Shinji back?
  • Why didn't Wille just kill Shinji if he's so dangerous?
  • Why did Kaworu put on the DSS Choker?
  • Something's not adding up... Did Kaworu mislead or manipulate Shinji in any way?
  • What are the symbols on Shinji and Kaworu's plugsuits?
  • What did Kaworu mean about Rei Q's soul?
  • Why was Kaworu sitting in the entry plug doing nothing for so long?
  • How did Shinji cut off Kaworu's controls?

Unclear. All Shinji did was pull back an induction lever, and the motions of the levers have no 1:1 correspondence to any action.

Speculation: This was a contingency placed into Shinji's entry plug by Gendo, with the expectation that Shinji would lose control of himself and desire to lock Kaworu out. The mechanism might be activated based on Shinji's emotional state, with the pulling of the lever merely being a red herring.[Source needed]

  • What's the deal with Seele? Who/what are they?
  • What are Gendo's goals?

This is and always will be a near unfathomable question in any Evangelion franchise. However, in Q, Gendo appears to have wanted to remove Kaworu and awaken Evangelion 13.

  • Why does Mari tell Shinji to help Asuka? / Why is Asuka disappointed that Shinji didn't help her?
  • What happens to Mari after she ejects Shinji from Eva-13?

Eva 08 is shown crashing to the ground, arms still glowing. Later the Eva is shown wrapped up in bandages and being recovered by Wille alongside Eva 02-Dash. Since Mari did not eject her own entry plug, she was presumably recovered by Wille and is safely on board the Wunder at the end of film.

  • Did Rei pick up the SDAT player or not?
  • Why does Asuka use the word "Lilin" at the end of the movie?

Setting Questions

  • Is humanity mostly extinct, or what?

No conclusion can be reached due to lack of information.

  • What is the Wunder? An Eva? An Angel? What?

Wunder's true nature is currently unknown.

  • What's that big spinning moon-thing that Kaworu shows Shinji?

The Moon.[Source needed]

  • Why are the ruins of Tokyo-3 red?

They have been "turned to core"[3]. Precisely how, or what this implies, is unclear.

  • What are the red Evas that are everywhere? (They are Evas, right?)

Yes, the script refers to them as "Evas".[3] They are headless copies of Eva-01 in armor[Source needed], apparently composed of the same "core" material forming the landscape. Kaworu refers to the ones lining the walls of the Main Shaft as "failures of infinity"[2], and this has been accepted as an umbrella term for all of them.

For more, see Failures of Infinity.

  • What's the big corkscrew/mushroom/whatever that comes out of the ground?

The Black Moon.[3] It is probably meant to resemble the Holy Grail[Source needed] more than a corkscrew or mushroom.

  • What's the deal with the pyramid on the pole?

The inverted pyramid in the sky is called New Nerv HQ.[3] The very top contains the partially entombed ruins of the old Nerv HQ pyramid along with its pool, now filled with red fluid. The rest of the structure seems to hold many of Nerv HQ's old facilities; they can be matched to locations from the previous two films.

The giant pole is more mysterious, but it is possibly the majority of the Main Shaft, having been pulled -- with the Nerv facilities on top -- out of the earth and toward the sky.[Source needed]

  • What's with the tooth canyon? Or the giant iris?

Elaboration: During one of the pans of the landscape that Kaworu shows Shinji, a massive canyon framed by anatomically correct teeth and gums can be seen. Furthermore, the pole that holds New Nerv HQ is emerging from the center of what looks like a massive blue iris. There does not appear to be a second "eye".

These changes to the landscape are a complete and utter mystery.

Speculation: In 1.11, there is a large chamber at Level EEE full of massive, neuron-like structures. Hence, the Black Moon might contain a "brain", making it a "skull" of sorts, and the eye and teeth on the surface furnish it with a "face". Could the face be part of the Black Moon itself? While this idea is evocative, the top portion of the Black Moon appears to have no such features once fully exposed.

  • What are those weird symbols in the new Nerv logo?

Angel-Sealing Hex Glyphs. It has not been determined what the glyphs in the logo mean.

  • What's the big crucifix thingy that Fuyutsuki shows Shinji?

According to Fuyutsuki, it is a "very early prototype of the Eva control system"[2].

  • What's the deal with the huge Rei head?
  • What are the skulls littering Lilith's chamber?
  • What's the L Barrier that Asuka refers to?

Impact Questions

  • Is there a difference between "Near Third Impact" and "Third Impact"?

Kaworu's expositional dialogue to Shinji superficially seems to treat the two terms as synonyms: "Ikari Shinji-kun, once Awakened, Eva-01 opened the Door of Guf and became the trigger for Third Impact. Lilin call it Near Third Impact."[2] In other words: "Something called Third Impact happened, and the Lilin decide to put a 'Near' in front for some reason."

However, the film visually establishes innumerable developments that could only have occurred after Eva-01 was frozen by the Spear of Cassius at the end of 2.0, very heavily suggesting that Third Impact eventually did continue. Kaworu's words, therefore, might indicate that Eva-01's Near Third Impact was the initial trigger for the Third Impact that followed.

  • Which Impact happens during the final sequence of the movie?

Fourth.

  • What triggers Fourth Impact, exactly?
  • What would have happened if Kaworu's plan with the Spears had worked?

Eva/Angel Questions

  • Where the heck is Eva-01 in this movie?

Eva-01 starts off sealed inside a tesseract-shaped satellite in low earth orbit. After Wille recovers the unit, they use it as the main engine of the AAA Wunder, where it stays for the rest of the film.

  • Why wasn't Eva-02 repaired from the 10th Angel fight?
  • What are the things that attack Eva-02 in space? Some kind of Angel?

Nope. They're Evangelion Mark.04.

  • What about the things that attack the Wunder (Nemesis Series)? Are they Angels?

No, they're also Evangelion Mark.04.

  • What is Eva-02 doing to the Wunder's main engine?

It bores through the protective metal lid with a heat lance to gain access to the "core-like structure" inside, then inserts the igniter. The reaction causes Eva-02's synthetic arm to "turn to core", which is why Asuka jettisons the limb.

  • What does the phrase "Adams' Vessel" mean?
  • What happened to Lilith?
  • Why did Lilith burst into LCL (?) when the Spears were removed?
  • Why is Mark.06 huge and white?
  • What are the flying drones used by Eva-13?

See RS Hoppers.

  • Eva-13 doesn't have an A.T. Field? Buh?
  • What is the 12th Angel?

See Twelfth Angel.

  • So... what happened to the 11th Angel?

The 11th Angel is never mentioned. However, because Mari calls the 12th Angel the "last Angel", it is implied that the 11th was previously dealt with.

Speculation: AAA Wunder has been surmised to be the 11th Angel, with Mark.09 being its disembodied core. However, this theory does not take the above-mentioned implication into account.

  • Kaworu was "cast down from 1st to 13th"? What does that even mean?
  • What's the connection between Mark.09 and the Wunder?
  • Why doesn't a rainbow appear at Kaworu's death?
  • How the heck can Eva Unit 8+2 be half 08 and half 02?
  • What are the gray/green Mark.06s in the preview?

Weapon Questions

  • What's the Spear of Cassius?

See Spear of Cassius.

  • Is Eva-02 wielding the Spear of Cassius during the Wunder activation procedure?

No. While it looks similar, it is just a tool called a "heat lance".[3]

  • What happened to the Spear of Cassius?
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References

  1. ↑ Evangelion Theatrical Edition: Q Movie Booklet. Published 2011/11/17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo. Evangelion 3.0 Translation at github.com. Retrieved 2013/05/09.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo Blu-Ray. Special Features: Script. Published 2013/04/24.
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