Israfel

Israfel
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Number	7th
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Defeated by	Evangelion Unit-01 and Evangelion Unit-02

Israfel is the Seventh Angel, a vaguely humanoid creature capable of splitting itself into two identical copies for simultaneous attacks.

Battle

Israfel is armed with sharp claws and a moderately powerful energy beam, and at first did not seem particularly imposing, as Eva-02 cleaved it in half with a swing from a spear, while Eva-01 provided covering fire. However, it soon revealed it's primary feature: it is capable of splitting itself into two slightly smaller twin versions of itself, for synchronized attacks. Eva-01 and Eva-02 were defeated and NERV retreated. Israfel's AT Field is not particularly powerful, however, and an N2 bomb dropped by the JSSDF was able to seriously damage it, forcing the Angel to pause for several days to regenerate itself. It was determined that the only viable plan for destroying it would be to destroy the Cores of both copies simultaneously.

In the intervening time period, Asuka and Shinji trained heavily to carry out a synchronized attack using their Evas, set to a classical music track. When Israfel finally recovered and reached Tokyo-3, Eva-01 and Eva-02 engaged it in a synchronized, almost dance-like attack which forced Israfel to recombine, and then destroyed the Angel's Core, resulting in a large explosion on the outskirts of the city.

Notes

• The two twins of Israfel are referred to as "Kou" and "Otsu" in the original Japanese, and as "Alpha" and "Beta" in the English dub.

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