Characters (Portal)

Image	Name	Age	Seiyū	Description
	Shinji Ikari 碇 シンジ	14	Megumi Ogata	The central protagonist of Evangelion, and the main pilot of Evangelion Unit-01. Defeating the Angel's and saving the world are the least of Shinji's worries as he struggles to overcome his own inner demons.
	Misato Katsuragi 葛城 ミサト	29	Kotono Mitsuishi	Nerv's Chief of Tactical Operations and Shinji's self appointed guardian. Misato weighs her private concerns against her professional duty as she works to defeat the Angels and discover the secrets behind Second Impact and Tokyo-3.
	Rei Ayanami 綾波レイ	14	Megumi Hayashibara	The First Child and Pilot of Evangelion Unit-00. Rei's quiet speech and ethereal appearance belie her greater nature, and purpose. Her connections to Shinji, Unit-01, and Commander Ikari are deeper and darker than they seem.
	Asuka Langley Soryu 惣流・アスカ・ラングレー	14	Yuko Miyamura	The Second Child and Pilot of Evangelion Unit-02. Nerv's highly trained pilot ace, she is none too pleased at being upstaged by Shinji, but is still drawn to him despite herself. Her independent and hot-tempered personality masks some old and painful wounds. Her rebuild counterpart Asuka Shikinami Langley is treated as a separate character below.
	Asuka Shikinami Langley 式波・アスカ・ラングレー	14(?), 28 (chronologically?) in Eva 3.0	Yuko Miyamura	The Second Girl, "Captain of the European Air Force" and Pilot of Evangelion Unit-02 in Eva 2.0. While adapted from Asuka Langley Soryu of the original series, her Japanese surname is different, and her characterization diverges in highly significant ways over the course of the New Theatrical Edition movies.
	Ritsuko Akagi 赤木 リツコ	30	Yuriko Yamaguchi	The Head of Project E and Nerv's chief scientist, Dr Akagi employs the world's most advanced technology to keep the Evangelions' enormous power restrained; barely. Ritsuko is Misato's oldest and closest friend, but she is deeper in the Commander's confidences—and more besides.
	Gendo Ikari 碇 ゲンドウ	48	Fumihiko Tachiki	Commander of Nerv and Shinji's estranged father. Gendo Ikari has been given extra-legal authority by the UN to defeat the Angels by any means neccessary; and he has yet more powerful benefactors with their own, darker goals in mind. But it is his own, personal goal of reuniting with Yui which he will stop at nothing to achieve.
	Ryoji Kaji 加持 リョウジ	30	Koichi Yamadera	Tokyo-3's most dashing triple agent, and an old flame of Misato. Kaji runs a dangerous game of lies, playing Nerv, Seele and the Japanese Intelligence Ministry against each other; and all while trying to discover the real truth for himself.
	Kozo Fuyutsuki 冬月 コウゾウ	60	Motomu Kiyokawa	Vice Commander of Nerv and Gendo's right hand. Fuyutsuki was formerly a professor of metaphysical biology, and was part of the UN investigation into Second Impact. Though he once tried to reveal the truth to the world, he now works alongside Gendo as the two work towards the ideals of his former student, Yui.
	Toji Suzuhara 鈴原 トウジ	14	Tomokazu Seki	Class 2-A's resident jock and Shinji's close friend—after a rocky start. But underneath Toji's tough exterior lies a heart of gold.
	Kensuke Aida 相田ケンスケ	14	Tetsuya Iwanaga	Unrivaled Otaku of Class 2-A's and Shinji's friend. Kensuke is Evangelion—mad, and always seems to know more than he really should.
	Hikari Horaki 洞木 ヒカリ	13	Junko Iwao	The Class Representative of 2-A and a close confident of Asuka's. Though she can be stern, Hikari is very considerate of the feelings of her fellow students.
	Maya Ibuki 伊吹マヤ	24	Miki Nagasawa	Chief aide to Ritsuko with the rank of Lieutenant. Maya performs her job expertly, but has deep reservations about the darker workings of Nerv.
	Makoto Hyuga 日向マコト	–	Hiro Yuki	Chief aide to Misato with the rank of Lieutenant. Hyuga will do whatever it takes to get the job done, especially if the right person is asking.
	Shigeru Aoba 青葉シゲル	–	Takehito Koyasu	Nerv Lieutenant and final member of the Bridge Crew Trio. When he's not playing guitar, Aoba is responsible for directing operations of the most advanced military organization in the world.
	Kaworu Nagisa 渚カヲル	15	Akira Ishida	The Fifth Child... and the Final Angel. Kaworu is sent to Tokyo-3 by Seele to foil Commander Ikari's plans, but along the way takes more than a passing interest in Shinji. The Angel of Free Will, he chooses to make the ultimate expression of his idiom.
	Yui Ikari 碇ユイ	27	Megumi Hayashibara	Shinji's mother and Commander Ikari's lost wife. Yui's body is lost to this world, but she lives on inside the core of Eva-01 and in the hearts of those who knew her.
	Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu 惣流・キョウコ・ツェッペリン	31	Maria Kawamura	Asuka Langley Soryu's mother. Although her appearances in the series are limited, she has a profound impact on Eva-02 and her daughter's personality.
	Keel Lorenz キール・ローレンツ	–	Mugihito	Head of the Human Instrumentality Committee, and of the clandestine organization Seele behind it. Chairman Keel has entrusted Gendo Ikari with bringing about Seele's ultimate and destructive goals; But he comes to find that his faith has been misplaced.
	Naoko Akagi 赤木 ナオコ	–	Mika Doi	Ritsuko's mother and former chief scientist of Gehirn; now deceased. Naoko was responsible for the creation of the Magi supercomputer system, and the initial stages of Project E.
	Pen Pen ペンペン	–	Megumi Hayashibara	A "hot spring" penguin and Misato's pet/roommate. While some theorise that Pen Pen is more than he seems, he spends most of his time watching TV in his fridge and drinking Misato's beer.
	Mari Makinami Illustrious 真希波・マリ・イラストリアス	–	Maaya Sakamoto	The enigmatic pilot of Evangelion Unit-05 introduced in Evangelion 2.0.

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