Evangelion Unit-02
| Unit-02 | |
| |
| {{{japanese}}} | |
| Model Type | Production |
|---|---|
| Pilot(s) | Shinji Ikari |
| Soul(s) | Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu |
| First Sortie | Episode 8 |
Creation
Unit-02 is the third Evangelion completed, the first "Production Model" Evangelion. Several mistakes made during the construction of Prototype Unit-00 and Test Type Unit-00 were refined in its design. The first Evangelion built specifically for combat, Eva 02 is a walking tank designed for battle against the Angels.
Purpose
Ostensibly, like all the Evangelions, Unit-02's stated purpose is to defend Tokyo-3 and the whole world from the Angel threat.
Abilities
In addition to incredible size and strength, Unit-02, like all Evangelions, possesses the ability to generate an A.T. Field. Unit-01 does not possess an S^2 organ, and relies on electrical power supplied via its Umbilical Cable, and Internal Batteries
Unit 02 possesses its own progressive knife, stored internally in its left shoulder-fin armor. This progressive armor is different from Eva 01's. Eva 01's progressive knife resembles a Bowie knife, while Eva 02's prog knife resembles a giant utility knife; it is capable of replacing the blade with a new one stored in the handle if the existing blade is damaged.
Eva 02 possesses an internal weapons rack of at least 8 missile-spikes in its right shoulder-fin, which can be fired with great force.
Soul
Unit-02's soul is that of Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu. For this reason her daughter, Asuka Langley Soryu was chosen as its pilot. Not all of Kyoko's soul was absorbed into Unit-02; the portion of her soul containing her maternal aspects was absorbed into the Eva. As a result, while Kyoko physically survived her "contact experiment" with Unit 02, she was driven clinically insane and had to be institutionalized, profoundly affecting her young daughter Asuka.
This article bears the unpleasant designation of "Stub." This is a Bad Thing. Provide a great service to NGE fan-geeks everywhere by making it awesomer!
