Asuka Shikinami Langley
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"Making something... Nurturing something is really great. You can see and learn so many things from the process." |
| Asuka Shikinami Langley | |
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| 式波・アスカ・ラングレー | |
| Rank / Title | Captain; Second Girl |
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| Affiliation(s) | Nerv |
| Seiyū | Yuko Miyamura |
| Voice Actor | English: Tiffany Grant |
Asuka Shikinami Langley (式波・アスカ・ラングレー) debuts in Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance as designated pilot of Evangelion Unit-02 and Captain of the European air forces. She is based on Asuka Langley Soryu, but with her name changed for reasons not yet known.
The Shikinami is a World War II era Japanese destroyer whose name literally means "Spreading Waves" (it is pronounced "Shkee-nami" instead of "Sheeky-nami"). Her pilot designation is now "Second Girl" (rather than "Second Children") and she possesses the rank of Captain of the European Air Force.
Although her appearance is essentially unchanged from the TV series, her character and personality are noticeably different. Most notably, she talks to and plays with a hand puppet (while Asuka Soryu had a deep hatred of dolls) and is even seen cooking to try to impress Shinji. She does not express any interest in Kaji whatsoever and seems jealous that Shinji likes Rei. It is Asuka Shikinami, not Toji, who becomes the pilot of the ill-fated Eva-03, which is infected by the 9th Angel and ripped apart by the dummy system controlled Eva-01 in much the same way as in the TV series. She is declared to be dead, even though she is seen still alive and under heavy life support. Her fate at the end of the movie is unknown, although the preview for 3.0 implies that she will return, with an eyepatch over her left eye.
| 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 | 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 |
