Ritsuko and Ibuki on the catwalk inside the hangar.
TEXT:“Hangar 8, Nerv Headquarters”
RITSUKO (BACK):“The only thing we can defend with now is a shield.”
Along with them, there is a giant shield made for SSTO* leaning against the hangar wall.
*Single Stage to Orbit
TEXT:“Eva Anti-Heat and Light Wave Defensive
Equipment (Makeshift Specs)”
IBUKI (BACK)(OFF):“This is a shield?”
RITSUKO (BACK)(OFF):“Yes. A hand-me-down SSTO.”
EvangelionFan: Something I always wondered: if the shield has a gap in it for sight, won't excess heat/energy from Ramiel's laser pass through it and severely damage Unit-00?
Fireand'chutes77: I think that is exactly what happened to Unit-00... Though I don't know if that hole is for sight, or just where the landing gear used to be. A model of the space shuttle I used to have had a slot in *exactly* the same position, but I don't know how accurate it was. Here's a nice high-res shot of the underside of Endeavorer.
