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'''Angel''' (使徒, ''shito'') is an ambiguous term that has various meanings within the ''Evangelion'' mythos depending on context. | |||
As most commonly used in the show and elsewhere, the word "Angel" refers to any of [[Adam]]'s fifteen children, who Nerv must systematically destroy over the course of the story. Adam itself (the designated "First Angel") is occasionally included with its offspring when speaking of Angels collectively.<ref>'''[[Episode 12]]''': <br> | |||
* Misato: "Destroying Angels is my duty." <br> Ritsuko: "Your duty? Don't make me laugh. This is for your own sake, isn't it? Your revenge against the Angels!" <br> | |||
* Misato: "The only thing that was clear to me was I wanted to destroy the Angels who caused the Second Impact. So in order to do that, I joined Nerv."</ref> | |||
The matter is complicated when it becomes apparent that the "rivals" of Adam and its children, [[Lilith]] and the [[Lilin]] (mankind), are counted among the Angels, as well. | |||
==Usages of the word "Angel" in ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''.== | ==Usages of the word "Angel" in ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''.== | ||
The term "Angel" is rather varied, referring at various times to all human beings in the expanded definition of the term (This includes Seeds of Life, Adam's progeny and mankind). Seele's list of Angels includes the [[Seeds of Life]], [[Adam]] and [[Lilith]] as the first and second Angels, with the progeny of Adam as Angels three to sixteen and [[Kaworu Nagisa]], the human vessel of Adam's soul, as the seventeenth Angel. | The term "Angel" is rather varied, referring at various times to all human beings in the expanded definition of the term (This includes Seeds of Life, Adam's progeny and mankind). Seele's list of Angels includes the [[Seeds of Life]], [[Adam]] and [[Lilith]] as the first and second Angels, with the progeny of Adam as Angels three to sixteen and [[Kaworu Nagisa]], the human vessel of Adam's soul, as the seventeenth Angel. | ||
==Adam's children== | ==Adam's children== | ||
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| Insectlike Angel with deadly "whips of light". | | Insectlike Angel with deadly "whips of light". | ||
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The characters in NGE are actually calling the Angels "Shito", which means "Apostle"; while the Japanese word normally used for the western concept of Angel is "Tenshi". However, this isn't a translation mistake on the part of NGE's U.S. distributors. The "Angel" designation is clearly seen in the show's opening and at various times within the show itself, and the word "Angel" was retained in the English version of the show at the request of the show's Japanese creators. | The characters in NGE are actually calling the Angels "Shito", which means "Apostle"; while the Japanese word normally used for the western concept of Angel is "Tenshi". However, this isn't a translation mistake on the part of NGE's U.S. distributors. The "Angel" designation is clearly seen in the show's opening and at various times within the show itself, and the word "Angel" was retained in the English version of the show at the request of the show's Japanese creators. | ||
==References== | |||
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{{Angel List}} | {{Angel List}} | ||
[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
[[Category:Angels]] | [[Category:Angels]] | ||
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Angel (使徒, shito) is an ambiguous term that has various meanings within the Evangelion mythos depending on context.
As most commonly used in the show and elsewhere, the word "Angel" refers to any of Adam's fifteen children, who Nerv must systematically destroy over the course of the story. Adam itself (the designated "First Angel") is occasionally included with its offspring when speaking of Angels collectively.[1]
The matter is complicated when it becomes apparent that the "rivals" of Adam and its children, Lilith and the Lilin (mankind), are counted among the Angels, as well.
Usages of the word "Angel" in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
The term "Angel" is rather varied, referring at various times to all human beings in the expanded definition of the term (This includes Seeds of Life, Adam's progeny and mankind). Seele's list of Angels includes the Seeds of Life, Adam and Lilith as the first and second Angels, with the progeny of Adam as Angels three to sixteen and Kaworu Nagisa, the human vessel of Adam's soul, as the seventeenth Angel.
Adam's children
Unleashed from the white moon during Second Impact, the Angels were scattered about the Earth, (at least one ended up in orbit), and began a 15 year incubation period. The series opens with the first of Adam's children (The third Angel, Sachiel, attacking Tokyo-3). Should any of the Angels succeed in reaching Adam (or Lilith), mankind would be destroyed in a destructive Third Impact. It is the task of the Evangelions and their pilots to defeat the Angels. Both Gendo Ikari's and Seele's plans call for the destruction of the Angels. Angels are composed of Particle-wave matter.
List of Angels
This is a breakdown of all numbered Angels according to the three main Evangelion continuities. The two new Angels that will appear in Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance are given a tentative placement in the list.
Seele is thought to obtain the Angel names and ordinals from the Secret Dead Sea Scrolls. It is unclear why entities such as the Evangelions (copies of the Seeds) and Rei Ayanami (Lilith's "answer to" Tabris) are not included. Despite the apparent omission, they would also qualify as "Angels", under the more expansive definitive.
| Thumbnail | Name | Description | Ordinal | ||
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Adam | The first human on Earth. Mother of all "Angelic" Angels. | 1st | 1st | ? |
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Lilith | Mother of mankind (Lilin). | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| No Image | Third Angel | The mysterious Third Angel of the Rebuild continuity. All subsequent Angels have been shifted up one ordinal. Whether it is a completely new Angel or simply a preexisting one that has been reassigned to "Third" is unknown. | - | - | 3rd |
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Sachiel | First Angel to be encountered in the series. An amphibious humanoid Angel. | 3rd | 3rd | 4th |
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Shamshel | Insectlike Angel with deadly "whips of light". | 4th | 4th | 5th |
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Ramiel | Extremely powerful octahedral Angel. | 5th | 5th | 6th |
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Gaghiel | Sharklike aquatic Angel the size of an Aircraft Carrier. | 6th | 6th | - |
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New Angel #1 | Crocodile. | - | - | ?th |
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New Angel #2 | Tick-tock. | - | - | ?th |
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Israfel | Twin Angels. | 7th | 7th | - |
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Sandalphon | Big baby. | 8th | - | - |
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Matarael | 4-legged spider-like Angel with acid tears. | 9the | - | - |
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Sahaquiel | Big, loves messing around with satellites and wants a hug. | 10th | 7th | ?th |
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Ireul | Hacker. | 11th | - | - |
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Leliel | Black hole. | 12th | - | - |
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Bardiel | Fungal goop with the unpleasant tendency to hijack Evas. | 13th | 8th | ?th |
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Zeruel | Extremely powerful Angel, reduced to slab of meat. | 14th | 9th | ?th |
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Arael | Glowing suborbital birdlike Angel that probes minds. | 15th | 10th | ? |
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Armisael | Ringworm with a bad case of loneliness. | 16th | 11th | ? |
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Tabris | Ambiguously gay. | 17th | 12th | ? |
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Lilin | Humans -- as we tend to think of them. | 18th | ? | ? |
Note on Translation
The characters in NGE are actually calling the Angels "Shito", which means "Apostle"; while the Japanese word normally used for the western concept of Angel is "Tenshi". However, this isn't a translation mistake on the part of NGE's U.S. distributors. The "Angel" designation is clearly seen in the show's opening and at various times within the show itself, and the word "Angel" was retained in the English version of the show at the request of the show's Japanese creators.
References
- ↑ Episode 12:
- Misato: "Destroying Angels is my duty."
Ritsuko: "Your duty? Don't make me laugh. This is for your own sake, isn't it? Your revenge against the Angels!" - Misato: "The only thing that was clear to me was I wanted to destroy the Angels who caused the Second Impact. So in order to do that, I joined Nerv."
- Misato: "Destroying Angels is my duty."
| Angels |
| Angels (general) |
| First and Second Angels (Seeds of Life): Adam | Lilith |
| Third to Seventeenth Angels (Adam's Children): |
| Sachiel | Shamshel | Ramiel | Gaghiel | Israfel | Sandalphon | Matarael | Sahaquiel |
| Ireul | Leliel | Bardiel | Zeruel | Arael | Armisael | Tabris |
| Eighteenth Angel: Lilin |
| Rebuild of Evangelion: ?Adams? | Lilith | 3rd Angel | 4th Angel | 5th Angel | 6th Angel | 7th Angel | 8th Angel | 9th Angel | 10th Angel | 11th Angel | 12th Angel | 1st/13th Angel |
| Other: Extracanonical Angels |
