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| − | '''First Impact''' | + | [[Image:07 C080 textbook-overlay.jpg|thumb|right|First Impact's sole in-show appearance]] '''First Impact''' (aka "Giant Impact") was the collision of a giant spherical object, designated the "[[Black Moon]]", into Earth approximately 4 billion years ago. As a result of the impact, huge amounts of debris, including the Black Moon's rocky exterior, were thrown into orbit, eventually coalescing into Earth's satellite, the Moon. The core of the Black Moon, and the [[Seed of Life]] [[Lilith]] contained within it, remained intact, although Lilith's [[Spear of Longinus]] was somehow lost or destroyed during the collision. |
| − | The | + | The First Impact cover story released to the public contends that a huge meteorite was responsible, rather than the Black Moon. Although originally referred to as "Giant Impact", this event was retroactively dubbed "First Impact", as opposed to the later "[[Second Impact]]" (which the public was similarly misled to believe was caused by a massive meteorite). |
| − | + | ==Seeds of Life== | |
| + | At the time of the First Impact, Adam's Seed of Life, the source of [[Angel|The Angels]], had already been nested within the planet. When Lilith's Seed accidentally crashed into Earth, the [[First Ancestral Race|First Ancestral Race's]] contingency plan kicked in, which had been designed to prevent lifeforms from different Seeds to presumably merge. Since the plan calls for a Spear of Longinus to deactivate one of the Seeds, Adam's seed (which still had a Spear) was halted, and Lilith's seed activated, spreading [[Lilin|Lilith-based life]] possessing the [[Fruit of Knowledge]].<ref>This is loosely mentioned by [[Keel Lorenz]] in [[Episode 24|Episode 24']] in his dialogue with [[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]]. Misato hints (presumably by accident) at it in [[Episode 25']] when driving Shinji to [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01's]] cage.</ref> | ||
| − | First Impact was never depicted or directly referred to on-screen. This has led several fans upon first glance assume that because the "Second Impact" was supposedly a meteorite collision, the "First Impact" was thus the | + | ==Notes== |
| + | *The real-life [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_impact_hypothesis| Giant Impact theory] states that during the early formation of the solar system, a Mars-sized planetoid named "Theia" collided with proto-Earth as it was still forming. The ejected material from the collision coalesced due to gravity, and was caught in Earth's orbit, becoming the Moon. | ||
| + | *A recurring visual motif throughout the series pairs [[Rei Ayanami]] with the Moon. Rei's body is a "vessel" for the soul of Lilith, so, in a sense, she actually ''created'' the Moon. | ||
| + | **This connection is also referenced via the craters on Lilith's mask. | ||
| + | *First Impact was never depicted or ''directly'' referred to on-screen. This has led several fans upon first glance to incorrectly assume that because the "Second Impact" was supposedly a meteorite collision, the "First Impact" was thus the more well known asteroid impact which caused the mass-extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period, 65 million years ago. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | *The | + | *The Angels are seen as the original inhabitors of the Earth. |
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| − | [[Category:A to Z]] | + | [[Category:A to Z]] |
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| + | [[Category:Events]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:01, 15 April 2014
First Impact (aka "Giant Impact") was the collision of a giant spherical object, designated the "Black Moon", into Earth approximately 4 billion years ago. As a result of the impact, huge amounts of debris, including the Black Moon's rocky exterior, were thrown into orbit, eventually coalescing into Earth's satellite, the Moon. The core of the Black Moon, and the Seed of Life Lilith contained within it, remained intact, although Lilith's Spear of Longinus was somehow lost or destroyed during the collision.
The First Impact cover story released to the public contends that a huge meteorite was responsible, rather than the Black Moon. Although originally referred to as "Giant Impact", this event was retroactively dubbed "First Impact", as opposed to the later "Second Impact" (which the public was similarly misled to believe was caused by a massive meteorite).
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Seeds of Life
At the time of the First Impact, Adam's Seed of Life, the source of The Angels, had already been nested within the planet. When Lilith's Seed accidentally crashed into Earth, the First Ancestral Race's contingency plan kicked in, which had been designed to prevent lifeforms from different Seeds to presumably merge. Since the plan calls for a Spear of Longinus to deactivate one of the Seeds, Adam's seed (which still had a Spear) was halted, and Lilith's seed activated, spreading Lilith-based life possessing the Fruit of Knowledge.[1]
Notes
- The real-life Giant Impact theory states that during the early formation of the solar system, a Mars-sized planetoid named "Theia" collided with proto-Earth as it was still forming. The ejected material from the collision coalesced due to gravity, and was caught in Earth's orbit, becoming the Moon.
- A recurring visual motif throughout the series pairs Rei Ayanami with the Moon. Rei's body is a "vessel" for the soul of Lilith, so, in a sense, she actually created the Moon.
- This connection is also referenced via the craters on Lilith's mask.
- First Impact was never depicted or directly referred to on-screen. This has led several fans upon first glance to incorrectly assume that because the "Second Impact" was supposedly a meteorite collision, the "First Impact" was thus the more well known asteroid impact which caused the mass-extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period, 65 million years ago.
Notes
- The Angels are seen as the original inhabitors of the Earth.
References
- ↑ This is loosely mentioned by Keel Lorenz in Episode 24' in his dialogue with Kaworu. Misato hints (presumably by accident) at it in Episode 25' when driving Shinji to Eva-01's cage.
