Mari Makinami Illustrious
"The Eva series? It's been completed?" |
Mari (***・マリ・*******) is the new character to be introduced in Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance, a brunette with glasses and long pigtails who seems to be in the same age group as the Eva pilots. She was shown for a mere two cuts in the preview for 2.0 at the end of the first Rebuild movie.
Her full name has not yet been disclosed: in the official movie poster, it is furnished as "*** Mari *******". The three-part name is reminiscent of Asuka's and may indicate a similar mixed heritage (i.e., both Eastern and Western surnames).
Mari is speculated to be the pilot for Eva-05, although no official statements have yet been made on the matter. Circumstantial evidence is provided by 2.0's first theatrical trailer, which shows a girl in a plugsuit, her head completely covered by a visor that reads "EVANGELION-05".
Notes
- Her first name was revealed in the Nintendo DS Petite Eva@School game.[1]
- Before her actual name surfaced, Mari was known exclusively among fans as "Glasses Girl" (めがねのこ in Japanese).
- Mari's glasses and long, dark hair has invited much comparison with the character Mayumi Yamagishi from the Sega Saturn game Neon Genesis Evangelion: Second Impression, although the two characters have distinctly different appearances.
References
Characters |
Main characters: Shinji Ikari | Rei Ayanami | Asuka Langley Soryu |
Nerv staff: Misato Katsuragi | Gendo Ikari | Ritsuko Akagi | Kozo Fuyutsuki | Ryoji Kaji | Maya Ibuki | Makoto Hyuga | Shigeru Aoba |
Classmates: Toji Suzuhara | Kensuke Aida | Hikari Horaki |
Other characters: Kaworu Nagisa | Yui Ikari | Naoko Akagi | Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu | Dr. Katsuragi | Mr. Langley | Keel Lorenz | Pen Pen |
Rebuild of Evangelion: Asuka Shikinami Langley | Mari Makinami Illustrious | Sakura Suzuhara | Ryoji Kaji (Jr) |
Miscellaneous: Minor Characters | Minor Characters (Rebuild) | Extracanonical Characters |
Theory and Analysis: Name Origins (Warships) | Designs | Relationships | Profiles |
Resources: 2015: The Last Year of Ryohji Kaji |