Evangelion Unit-05

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This page is about the Eva-05 of the Rebuild movies. For the Mass Production Model Eva-05 of End of Evangelion, see Mass Production Evangelions.

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Evangelion Unit-05
Eva-05
エヴァンゲリオン5号機
Model Type Provisional
Pilot(s) ?Mari
Soul(s) Unknown
First Sortie Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance


Evangelion Unit-05 (エヴァンゲリオン5号機, Evangerion Gogouki) is a new Evangelion unit to be introduced in Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance. Eva-05 was first unveiled in the preview for 2.0 at the end of Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone and appears twice in 2.0's first theatrical trailer. Promotional images for the upcoming (6/09) Revoltech figure have provided the first relatively clear glimpses of Eva-05's full body.

Profile

Eva-05 is described as a "Provisional" Eva unit. According to her full designation, as provided on the official movie poster, she has limited applications and serves the function of guarding a "seal". Her movements may be largely restricted to a series of underground tunnels (see more below).

Physical Features

Eva-05 Revoltech figure (background)

Eva-05 seems to have a standard Evangelion head and torso, but in other respects her physical configuration breaks with convention. Namely, the function of natural arms and legs appears to have been completely taken over by mechanical substitutes.

Eva-05 performs a spinning kick (animated)

The biological arms seem to exist merely as stubs which provide attachment sites for the pylons. The precise structure of the mechanical arms is unknown due to the ambiguous images available at this time. (However, the large lance-like objects present in the initial preview appear to be temporary fixtures, as demonstrated by their absence in the trailer.) In place of normal legs, the Eva has four long mechanical appendages that terminate in wheel bases[1].

The helmet bears an orange visor and a conical projection on the forehead. There is a tall formation of unknown function directly behind the head. (This seems to have a slightly different appearance in the action figure and is associated with a blade-like object. See image.) There are luminescent regions on both shoulder pylons.

In the preview, Eva-05 is observed with a pair of giant objects, feasibly weapons, interfacing with the arms in some manner.

Power System

Pylon pantograph?

Eva-05's pylons are topped with stirrup-like antennae which, in the preview, are seen scraping against tracks in the ceiling of an underground tunnel (animated GIF). Their function is possibly, in a manner similar to the overhead power collectors on trams, to transfer electric current to the Eva in lieu of an umbilical cable. If so, Eva-05's movements would be largely restricted to tunnels specifically constructed with such tracks. The trailer contains cuts from a sequence where Eva-05 switches from internal to external power, including a monitor screen that features what may be a schematized visualization of the power collectors switching positions.

Pilot

The theatrical trailer for Eva 2.0 depicts a Mari in a plugsuit numbered "05", wearing a large helmet with "EVANGELION-05" written across the visor. (Low-quality image.) The helmet and the presence of attached tubing suggest that there may be something unusual about the control scheme for Eva-05.

Notes

  1. The four legs along with their wheel bases are evident in the Revoltech promotional image; see here for a crude visualization. The legs are also visible in the storyboard for the 1.0 preview (see right).



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