Evangelion Unit-05
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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"The Eva series? It's been completed?" |
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| エヴァンゲリオン５号機 | |
| Model Type | Provisional |
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| Pilot(s) | Mari Illustrious Makinami |
| Soul(s) | Unknown |
| First Sortie | Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance |
Profile
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 (with a non-finalized design) 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. The first clear glimpses of the Eva were provided via promotional images of the Revoltech figure (to be released in 6/09).
Eva-05 is described as a Provisional Eva unit. This implies a temporary and/or makeshift nature, although no official explanation is yet available. The Eva's full designation is "Specialized Seal-Guarding Limited Use Weapon: Artificial Human Evangelion: Local Specifications Model 05" (封印監視特化型限定兵器 人造人間エヴァンゲリオン 局地仕様 仮設５号機)[1]. Nothing is currently known about the "seal" that Eva-05 is apparently dedicated to guarding. The entry on the poster directly preceding Eva-05's designation is "Bethania Base", implying that this is where Eva-05 will be stationed.
Features
Eva-05 appears to, like all Evangelions, be intrinsically biological in nature. Unusually, however, only the head and torso seem to be organic, whereas the limbs have been entirely replaced with mechanical substitutes. The unit's coloration reflects this apparent disparity: the head and body are silver, whereas the main color of the limbs is green. (This situation is mimicked, albeit with the colors reversed, by the plugsuit of Eva-05's pilot, Mari.)
The right arm terminates in a weapon resembling a jousting lance, with intricate fixtures at its base. The left arm instead bears a clamp-like "claw". In place of normal legs, the Eva has four long mechanical appendages that terminate in wheel bases. The joints of the legs can be realigned to permit both rolling- and walking-based locomotion.
The helmet bears an red visor and a conical projection on the forehead. There is a tall formation of unknown function over the hatch for the entry plug. Both shoulder pylons possess areas that light up when the Eva is powered.
Eva-05's final design is slightly different from that seen in the preview, with several alterations made to the color scheme, the lance on the left arm swapped out for the "claw", and the lance's appearance refined.
Power System
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 first theatrical 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.
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Piloting
The control scheme for Eva-05 seems to deviate strikingly from traditional Eva piloting: Mari is observed to wear a large helmet-like apparatus, and her plugsuit design is also unusual, having what appear to be multiple attachment sites for tubing of some sort (notably on the bulky wrist pieces). It's been proposed that these differences are due to Eva-05's highly cyberneticized body, although there is no official answer at the moment.
Notes
| 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 |
