Evangelion Unit-03 (NTE)
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"Making something... Nurturing something is really great. You can see and learn so many things from the process." |
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"When Aoba called B Wing's construction sloppy he hadn't seen anything like THIS!" |
| Evangelion Unit-03 | |
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| エヴァンゲリオン３号機 | |
| Model Type | Production Model |
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| Nation of Origin | US |
| Affiliation | Nerv |
| Pilot(s) | Asuka Shikinami Langley |
| Unique Properties | - |
| Upgrades/Variants | - |
| Debut | Eva:2.0 |
| Status | Destroyed during 9th Angel incident |
Eva-03 appears in Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance. The Eva suffers much the same fate as in the original series: being "possessed" and ultimately being destroyed by Eva-01 under dummy system control. The 9th Angel is confirmed as the cause of the incident, and the ill-fated pilot is actually Captain Asuka Langley Shikinami, not Toji. While the original version had Eva-01 crushing the entry plug in its hand, the Rebuild version has Eva-01 biting the entry plug in two, accompanied by a high-pitched feminine scream - probably Asuka's. She survives the incident but is put into a medically induced coma and quarantined for possible Angelic infection.
Eva-03's visual appearance has been altered to adhere to the modified Eva design motifs in Rebuild (including body proportions and color changes). The altered color scheme includes such changes as a white "waistband" and a dark red noseplate. During its flight across the Pacific, the Eva is transported on a large red cross in a crucifixion pose, not unlike Lilith.
As with the original series, the 9th's infection of the Eva is not shown on-screen, only that the transport is headed towards a large storm front shortly after takeoff; however, unlike in NGE, the transport plane flies over the cloud instead of through it, making no contact, leading to some doubt if the actual infection might have happened earlier.
When the infection first manifests, Asuka undergoes a psychic assault involving a psychedelic out-of-body experience. When the Nerv crew attempts to eject the entry plug, it is restrained by luminescent blue mucous material. During the battle itself, the Eva's shoulder pylons are destroyed and a second pair of arms extend to strangle Eva-01 while the original arms pin Eva-01's wrists to the ground.
During the scene in Shin Eva where the various Evas are put in front of Longinus' tip, 03 also shows up.
| Evangelions |
| Evangelions (general) |
| Failed Evangelion Prototypes | Simulation Bodies |
| Eva-00 | Eva-01 | Eva-02 | Eva-03 | Eva-04 | Mass Production Evangelions (Evas 05~13) |
| Rebuild of Evangelion: Mark.04 | Eva-05 | Mark.06 | Eva-08 | Mark.09 | Eva-13 |
| Eva 8+2 | Mass Production Evangelions | Failures of Infinity |
| Other: Extracanonical Evas |
