Theory and Analysis:Validity of Classified Information
Although the Classified Information is considered as a second or third level of canon, and it's believed that "the information appears to reconcile fully with the show", there are some subtle points where CI follows the in-game logic. There are several evidences that the game does not completely reconcile with the show actually.
The Use of Eva Unit 01 by Seele
The section of CI on the Human Instrumentality Project states: "The first step is the completion of Eva — the body of a god and throne of a soul — via the installation of an S² Engine. The interfusion of souls follows. Afterward, our final natural enemy, the Spear of Longinus security device, is annihilated. Thus, that which is nearly divine, or perhaps a god in and of itself, is brought to completion, and, with the Spear gone, cannot be destroyed by anyone."
This means that Seele intended to use Unit-01 equipped with an S² engine as a body of the human-made God. They also wished to destroy the Spear of Longinus which might interfere with their plan.
Facts from the show suggest that the use of Unit-01 wasn't planned originally, and Seele intended to use angels (Adam and Lilith) to create a God-like being which then can be used as a medium of complementation. Seele probably need God's creative power of such being; as it was stated in the episode 24, God's creative power allows to create something out of nothing (humans are always obliged to begin with something). The Spear of Longinus is an essential part of the plan here, and Seele need it along with a God-like being to form the Tree of Life. Actually, all this is a part of FAR technology which allows to transform Humanity to an immortal being (it would not be equivalent to God or FAR, as Seele's fear for blasphemy suggests).
There are several points in the show which confirm that the use of Unit-01 wasn't planned originally:
- "I didn't expect it [Unit 01] to use such a manner to take that [Angel's core] in. That incident was very different from our scenario." [Seele, ep. 20]
- "We have no intention of creating a new god. A living god created by us. It's blasphemy." [Seele, ep. 21]
- "We expect you to carry out the project using a duplicate of Lillith, Eva Unit 01. That's different from Seele's scenario." [Seele/Fuyutsuki, EoE: ep. 25]
- "The Committee will use the Eva instead of Adam and Nerv to realize it [Instrumentality project]." [Misato, EoE: ep. 25]
The Goal of Complementation
In CI Seele's goal of complementation also differs from their goal in the show.
The section of CI on the Human Instrumentality Project states: "Seele's intention for this man-made god is to guide the elite (themselves) to state near that of God's."
In the game they wanted to transfer only their souls into the God's body created from the Unit-01, but there are no indications of this in the show. As it stated by Seele in EoE they intended to transform Humanity into its true form:
- "A fated destruction will lead to the pleasure of resurrection."
- "By using the incomplete soul of Evangelion Unit 01's pilot we'll complement the souls of humanity."
- "Return the people to their true form through the equal means of prayer and death. It leads us to a tranquillity of the mind."
This may mean that Seele intended to transform Humanity into a true descendant of Lilith through her egg (the Black Moon), using Shinji's wish to escape from society which hurts him, so the egg was the destination of the souls in the show, as it was shown in EoE. There also were no indications of Seele's presence in the Unit-01 after all these events (only Yui who complained of solitude was there). The phrase of Keel Lorenz: "Everything's going well." just before his decomposition to LCL means that their complementation along with the rest of humanity was the part of the plan, as it opposed to the scenario from the game.
The scenario from the show fits to the Kabbalistic myth about Lilith, where she was cursed and destined to give birth to cursed children: demons named Lilim. The goal of the Instrumentality Project here is probably to overcome the curse of death, although it's hard to say, did Seele actually knew about this. Being a religious society they may had thought that they are restoring Adam Kadmon from the souls of all Humanity and are about to bring Heaven to the Earth.