C:“"We understand that you gave that toy to your son, did you not?"”
thewayneiac: Hey, be fair, Mr. Red. There wasn't anyone else.
tv33: This makes me wonder how much the committee actually knows about the Evas. His line seems to imply that he thinks anyone can pilot an Eva. Gendo did not give it to Shinji; he was the only one who could pilot it. (Well, except for Rei, but she was in no condition to do so.)
Soluzar: Besides, if they are gonna complain, what about who he gave EVA-00 to? :-D
Reichu: But it's more fun for them to take direct stabs at Ikari by complaining about his son. To them, I suppose Rei is just some anonymous nobody (which, considering she has no legal past, she is, in a sense).
HeWhoPostsStuff: It seems to me that he's being sarcastic here. He knows that the Eva is no toy, but suggests that Gendo treated it like one by "giving" it to his son, inexperienced (and downright unwilling) as he was.
