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[[God]]'s "bow" being a sign of a "covenant" between himself, [[Earth]], and all living things recalls the mysterious Covenant with [[Lilith]]. It's been suggested that the rainbows appear in the wake of Angels' deaths (which unleashes "floods" due to their bodies dissolving into red fluid) as a sign that the covenant is being fulfilled. | [[God]]'s "bow" being a sign of a "covenant" between himself, [[Earth]], and all living things recalls the mysterious Covenant with [[Lilith]]. It's been suggested that the rainbows appear in the wake of Angels' deaths (which unleashes "floods" due to their bodies dissolving into red fluid) as a sign that the covenant is being fulfilled. | ||
A rainbow appears when the [[Zeruel|Tenth Angel]] falls in battle against [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], in advance of its actual death. It's unclear what this deviation from the preestablished pattern means. | A rainbow appears when the [[Zeruel|Tenth Angel]] falls in battle against [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], in advance of its actual death. It's unclear what this deviation from the preestablished pattern means. | ||
Eva-04's explosion in ''Evangelion 2.0'' tentatively included a rainbow earlier in production, but this was omitted for the final film. | Furthermore, rainbows appear upon the destruction of certain Evangelion units, but there is no clear pattern. Eva-04's explosion in ''Evangelion 2.0'' tentatively included a rainbow earlier in production, but this was omitted for the final film. | ||
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|image1 = [[Image:Rebuild1 trailer1 C20 silhouette.jpg|thumb|5th Angel's rainbow]] | |image1 = [[Image:Rebuild1 trailer1 C20 silhouette.jpg|thumb|[[Shamshel|5th Angel's]] rainbow]] | ||
|image2 = [[Image:Eva1-11 C1641 crop.jpg|thumb|6th Angel's rainbow]] | |image2 = [[Image:Eva1-11 C1641 crop.jpg|thumb|[[Ramiel|6th Angel's]] rainbow]] | ||
|image3 = [[Image:Eva2-22 C0075.jpg|thumb|3rd Angel's rainbow]] | |image3 = [[Image:Eva2-22 C0075.jpg|thumb|[[Third Angel|3rd Angel's]] rainbow]] | ||
|image4 = [[Image:Eva2-22 C0161.jpg|thumb|Three rainbows for 7th Angel's demise]] | |image4 = [[Image:Eva2-22 C0161.jpg|thumb|Three rainbows for [[Seventh Angel|7th Angel's]] demise]] | ||
|image5 = [[Image:Eva2-22 C0582.jpg|thumb|Multiple rainbows circling around 8th Angel's cross]] | |image5 = [[Image:Eva2-22 C0582.jpg|thumb|Multiple rainbows circling around [[Sahaquiel|8th Angel's]] cross]] | ||
|image6 = [[Image:Eva2-22 C1106 niji.jpg|thumb|Rainbow at 9th Angel's death]] | |image6 = [[Image:Eva2-22 C1106 niji.jpg|thumb|Rainbow at [[Bardiel|9th Angel's]] death]] | ||
|image7 = [[Image:Eva2-22 C1771 niji.jpg|thumb|Rainbow for 10th Angel]] | |image7 = [[Image:Eva2-22 C1771 niji.jpg|thumb|Rainbow for [[Zeruel|10th Angel]]]] | ||
|image8 = | |image8 = [[Image:Eva3-33 C0087 mk4b-rainbows.jpg|thumb|Two for [[Evangelion Mark.04|Eva Mk.4B]]]] | ||
|image9 = | |image9 = [[Image:Eva3-33 C0516 ns-niji.jpg|thumb|One apiece for the [[Evangelion Mark.04|Nemesis Series]]]] | ||
|image10 | |image10 = [[Image:Eva3-33 C1297 rainbow.jpg|thumb|[[Twelfth Angel|12th Angel]]]] | ||
|image11 = | |image11 = [[Image:Eva3-33 C1415 mark9-rainbow.jpg|thumb|[[Evangelion Mark.09]]]] | ||
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A rainbow (虹, niji) is a phenomenon in the Rebuild continuity closely associated with the deaths of the Angels.
It is probably a reference to the rainbow that appeared after the Biblical flood:
- I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.
- It shall come about, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow will be seen in the cloud,
- and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.
- Genesis 9:13~15[1]
God's "bow" being a sign of a "covenant" between himself, Earth, and all living things recalls the mysterious Covenant with Lilith. It's been suggested that the rainbows appear in the wake of Angels' deaths (which unleashes "floods" due to their bodies dissolving into red fluid) as a sign that the covenant is being fulfilled.
A rainbow appears when the Tenth Angel falls in battle against Eva-01, in advance of its actual death. It's unclear what this deviation from the preestablished pattern means.
Furthermore, rainbows appear upon the destruction of certain Evangelion units, but there is no clear pattern. Eva-04's explosion in Evangelion 2.0 tentatively included a rainbow earlier in production, but this was omitted for the final film.
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Aside from rainbows themselves, rainbow motifs are scattered throughout both Rebuild and Neon Genesis Evangelion.
References
- ↑ New American Standard Bible
