A giant humanoid appears among the mountains — the 3rd Angel, Sachiel.
Reichu: This scene warrants a Python-esque “Run away! Run away!!” (Although, here, the fighters are running away backwards, oddly enough…) I love Sachiel's slow, loping walk. He doesn't seem like he's in much of a rush to get anywhere— or maybe he's just not built for Eva-style sprinting. That is, unless Sadamoto was right and Sachiel really does know kung fu.
Shin-seiki: Now that we get a good look at the big, lovable lug, maybe this would be an opportune time to make a point about Sachiel that I've noticed, but have never seen mentioned anywhere: Namely, how Sachiel's design reflects that of the Eva pilots' plugsuits (or is it the other way around?). See more
ReiAyanami25: The way Sachiel walks amuses me. The swinging of the arms is especially interesting.
Kendrix: And now, enter the giant monster! At this point, poor Shinji probably starts wondering wether he took the wrong turn and ended up on the set of some cliched action movie.
As for Sachiel's design, I kinda like his color. Also, I always interpreted his relatively slow mood (and the way he often seems to "look around") as him sort of carefully "scouting" the enemy terrain.