Ireul
| Ireul | |
| |
| イロウル | |
| Number | 11th |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Fear |
| Appearance(s) | Episode 13 |
| Defeated by | Dr. Ritsuko Akagi |
Ireul is the Eleventh Angel.
Biology
Ireul is actually a collection of microscopic-sized organisms which act in concert to form a living biological computer circuit. Ireul is capable of spreading as a physical infestation, essentially a single ever-expanding colony formed of the microscopic organisms. It can take over and control systems which it has infected, such as the simulation Eva bodies.
The Angel is capable of rapidly adapting in response to any external threat. While the ability to alter or enhance abilities to meet with new challenges had previously been seen to a limited degree with Angels such as Sachiel, this is Ireul's primary skill: it will "evolve" to meet literally any challenge. For example, originally Ireul was harmed by Ozone (O3), so Nerv HQ's command team tried to defeat it by pumping large amounts of Ozone into the region of Nerv HQ which it had infected. While this momentarily harmed Iruel, within a matter of seconds it responded by evolving itself to adapt to these conditions, to the point that it actually thrived on Ozone.
Ireul seems to be incredibly intelligent; upon forming itself into a biological computer circuit connected to Nerv's computer network through the infected systems in the Pribnow box control room, it was capable of hacking and reprogramming two out of three Magi supercomputers within only a few minutes. It it not clear if this should be taken to mean that Ireul was "sentient", but it certainly seemed to know exactly what it was doing and to be capable of performing extremely complex goal-oriented tasks.
Battle
Ireul appears in a newly-installed piece of equipment in Nerv HQ itself, in the "87th protein barrier", from which it spreads by infecting surrounding material including the simulation Evangelion Unit bodies. The area of the base was evacuated, but Iruel spread to infect the computers in the Pribnow Box, and formed a living computer circuit. Ireul then began infiltrating Nerv HQ's Magi supercomputer system, trying to initiate the base's self-destruct mechanism. However, a simultaneous vote by all three Magi supercomputers was needed to self-destruct, and Ritsuko is briefly able to halt its advance after it compromises 2 out of 3 Magi.
Ritsuko then develops a plan to defeat Ireul: the Angel constantly evolves to overcome any threat to itself, but as a result it can be tricked into "evolving" into a dead-end, effectively programming it to kill itself. In a race to see if Ritsuko's program will work faster than Ireul's infiltration of the final Magi supercomputer, Ritsuko's kill-program prevails and the Angel is defeated.
Notes
- Ireul was the first and only Angel to be defeated without using an Evangelion at all; Ritsuko Akagi defeated it with her self-destruct program.
- This was the first Angel to actually penetrate into Nerv HQ itself, albeit by "hitching a ride" on some newly installed components into the base. Still, it managed to advance further than any previous Angel.
- Ireul seems to be heavily based on the Andromeda organism from Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain.
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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 |
