Cross

Examples of crosses in NGE.

The cross (十字架, juujika) is one of the more abused religious references present in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

The creators themselves admitted using the emblems of Christianity simply because they "looked cool" according to Evangelion Assistant Director Kazuya Tsurumaki:

"There are a lot of giant robot shows in Japan, and we did want our story to have a religious theme to help distinguish us. Because Christianity is an uncommon religion in Japan we thought it would be mysterious. None of the staff who worked on Eva are Christians. There is no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought the visual symbols of Christianity look cool. If we had known the show would get distributed in the US and Europe we might have rethought that choice."

There are 5 types of crosses used in Evangelion:

1. Latin cross
2. Inverted Latin cross
3. Greek cross
4. Tau cross
5. Cross of Lorraine

See image on right for examples of crosses from the show.

List of Appearences

• During Episode 01, inverted and regular cross-shaped explosions are produced by Sachiel's particle beam.
• During Episode 12, Dr. Katsuragi's/Misato Katsuragi's pendant.
  • This object is effectively crucified during The End of Evangelion.
• During Episode 15, Lilith's red cross.
• During Episode 16, a crucifix on top of a church is seen when preparing for the last attempt to destroy the Angel Leliel.
• During Episode 18 Eva-03 is airlifted by a flying-wing transport jet on cross-shaped scaffolding.
• During Episode 19 cross-shaped explosions are produced by Zeruel's particle beam.
• During Episode 21, we see New-Tokyo 3 from the GeoFront is configured in a large cross formation, this is also discernable from Episode 01.
• During Episode 21, the architecture forms a cross behind Kaji where he is shot.
• During Episode 21, a shadow behind Gendo Ikari makes it appear he is bearing a cross as he speaks about mankind's evolution.
• During Episode 22, a crucifix is on top of the church next to the graveyard where Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu is being buried.
• During Episode 23 D.C., Cross of Lorraine configuration of the Eva graveyard.
• During Episode 23 there are crosses within each of the pentagrams in the Dummy Plug Plant.
• During Episode 23, cross-shaped depression is seen where Eva-01 was "born" in Terminal Dogma.
• In The End of Evangelion, cross-shaped configuration of Eva-01's four wings.
• In The End of Evangelion, Eva-01 is crucified by the Eva Series.
• In The End of Evangelion, the architecture forms a cross around the door Misato is heading for when she gets shot.
• In The End of Evangelion, the souls of disembodied humans are accompanied by crosses of light.
• In The End of Evangelion, Eva-01 departs for outer space holding herself in the form of a crucifix.
• In The End of Evangelion, the Eva Series fall to Earth in the form of a crucifix.

Notes

• A "crucifix" refers to a Latin cross that has the figure of Jesus' crucified on it. A cross that appears without Jesus' figure should simply be referred to as a "cross" and not a "crucifix".

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