Evangelion Mark.09

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Evangelion Mark.09
エヴァンゲリオンMark.09
Model Type	Unknown
Pilot(s)	Rei Ayanami (tentative name)
Soul(s)	Unknown
First Sortie	Evangelion 3.0

Evangelion Mark.09 is an Eva unit appearing in Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo and piloted by a clone of Rei Ayanami. It is affiliated with Nerv.

Profile

Mark.09's initial configuration largely resembles Eva-00, although the helmet utilizes a large, mobile, robotic eye and has no separate jaw piece. (There is a lower jaw hidden within the helmet, however.) The Eva is capable of functioning after its head is destroyed by Eva-08, and left in this decapitated state for subsequent sorties. Its ability to function headless results in Wille dubbing it an "Adams' Vessel", though the exact meaning of this phrase is unknown.

In the early stages of Fourth Impact, a Seele dummy program takes control of the unit from Rei. The Eva enters an ascended, possibly Awakened, state: developing a halo, levitating, using energy projection attacks, and spontaneously regenerating. Mark.09 regrows its head into a shape resembling the bridge of the AAA Wunder, and its legs develop into blue tendrils. The Eva ultimately turns out to be a full-body core, incapable of being destroyed through conventional means.

Despite its significant power, Mark.09 is never seen deploying an A.T. Field.

Operational History

Mark.09's first observed sortie is an unsolicited boarding of Wille's flagship, AAA Wunder, to retrieve Shinji Ikari for a future Nerv operation. It loses its head during this skirmish, but is otherwise successful. The mission is accomplished using equipment attached to the Eva's back comprised of ribbon-like projections which can form into a highly elongated rocket booster.

The Eva later reappears in its headless form to provide backup for Evangelion 13, armed with a scythe-like weapon, but is kept in check by Eva-08's sharp-shooting. After being taken over by the Seele dummy program, it continues to provide support to Eva-13, then attempts to hack into the Wunder's control system and take it back from Eva-01. It is ultimately destroyed by Eva-02 using self-destruct.

References

Evangelions

Evangelions (general)

Failed Evangelion Prototypes | Simulation Bodies

Eva-00 | Eva-01 | Eva-02 | Eva-03 | Eva-04 | Mass Production Evangelions (Evas 05~13)

Rebuild of Evangelion: Mark.04 | Eva-05 | Mark.06 | Eva-08 | Mark.09 | Eva-13

Eva 8+2 | Mass Production Evangelions | Failures of Infinity

Other: Extracanonical Evas