Evangelion Melee Weapons
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Evangelion melee weapons are those used in hand-to-hand combat.
Within the Show
Progressive Knife
Progressive Knife: Knife-type weapon that can stab and slice. A Progressive Knife (often called "Prog Knife" for short) is a combat knife stored in the left shoulder pylon of an Evangelion which uses it, and is one of the Evas' basic armaments. The blade of the knife vibrates at an extremely high frequency[1], increasing its cutting sharpness to the point that it can cleave the matter of a target object at a molecular level.
- Eva-01's Prog Knife is shaped like a simple Bowie Knife.
- Eva-02's Prog Knife is a more advanced version, which is shaped similarly to a utility knife: if the current blade is damaged or snapped off, a new one will extend from the handle to take its place.
- Eva-00, as built, had no pylons and probably had no Knife. However, it was issued with one during its reconstruction, and its Knife was seen once, very briefly in Episode 12; Eva-00's prog knife looked exactly like Eva-01's. No other Evas besides Eva-00, Eva-01, and Eva-02 are ever seen using Progressive Knives.
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Sonic Glaive
Sonic Glaive: The spear-like weapon used to cleave Israfel in half in Episode 09. It also appears in Episode 19, but is never used. In real life, a glaive is a spear shaft with a knife at the end instead of a spearhead. So it is Presumably based on the same technology as a progressive knife, but with an extended range.
Smash Hawk
Smash Hawk: Axe-like weapon, capable of being wielded with one or two hands. Eva-02 sortied with it in Episode 16, but never used in combat against an Angel. Also probably based on progressive knife technology, using sonic vibrations to increase the sharpness of the blade: it is not as long as the "Sonic Glaive" spear, but has a wider blade for more damage.
In Other Media
PKN-01C Progressive Knife
Appears in Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone. Unlike its television forebear, this close-in melee weapon has a slightly-altered blade shape, but like a jackknife the weapon can be folded and stowed into the left shoulder portable arms compartment.
Unknown Glaive
Appears twice in Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance. First shown floating above Tabgha Base wrapped in drape, in a manner similar to how the Spear of Longinus was being transported in the series. Appears second time in the post-credits sequence where the Mark.06 throws it from Earth orbit to impale Eva-01. While it only appears briefly, it is shown to be a highly ornamental design on the same scale as the Spear of Longinus. No name is specified in the film although judging from it ability to effortlessly penetrate AT-fields from long-range and instantly incapacitate a fully-awakened Evangelion, it could possibly be Lilith's missing Spear of Longinus whose fate wasn't revealed in the series.
Magorox & Countersword
Magorox & Countersword: Designed for the show by Ikuto Yamashita, but never used. A set of swords for Eva-01's use. Appears in some production art and included with some models. "Magorox" is short for "Magoroku Exterminate Sword".
Dual Saw
Dual Saw (デュアルソー): Designed by Yamashita for Neon Genesis Evangelion 2. Appears in the manga; used by Kaworu in Eva-02 against Armisael.
Javelin
"Javelin": Javelin-like weapon that has appeared in multiple official illustrations, but not known to have appeared anywhere else.
Notes
- ↑ The concept of a bladed weapon being vibrated at ultrasonic frequencies to increase its sharpness is actually fairly common in multiple science fiction genres; in particular such "vibroblades" are frequently utilized in the Star Wars universe.
