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| − | Jet Alone was named after Jet Jaguar, Godzilla's robot sidekick from ''Godzilla vs. Megalon''. | + | Jet Alone was named after Jet Jaguar, Godzilla's robot sidekick from ''Godzilla vs. Megalon''. <ref>From the [[Renewal of Evangelion|Renewal]] liner notes: The name of JA comes from the robot, Jet Jaguar, which appeared in the special effects film Gozilla vs Megalon (1973). Jet Jaguar was a robot whose design was chosen from submissions from the public, and when it was initially announced, its name was Red Alone. Jet Alone is a name made by combining Red Alone and Jet Jaguar. It is truly a geeky GAINAX-like name.</ref> |
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Exactly why Nerv saw Jet Alone as a threat is not made clear. Gendo needed the Angels destroyed in order to carry out his version of Third Impact. So one might ask "What difference does it make who destroys them?". One could easily imagine Gendo saying "Thanks for the assist, guys!" as he initiates Third Impact. The best answer to this is that he must have feared that J.A. would, at some point, be used against Nerv. | Exactly why Nerv saw Jet Alone as a threat is not made clear. Gendo needed the Angels destroyed in order to carry out his version of Third Impact. So one might ask "What difference does it make who destroys them?". One could easily imagine Gendo saying "Thanks for the assist, guys!" as he initiates Third Impact. The best answer to this is that he must have feared that J.A. would, at some point, be used against Nerv. | ||
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Jet Alone is a bipedal robot developed by Japan Heavy Chemical Industries, designed to supplant the Evangelions. Unlike the Evangelions, which have a limited internal power supply and must rely on external power cables for extended operation, Jet Alone has an internal nuclear reactor (likely a pressurised water reactor) and can function for at least 150 consecutive days. Jet Alone also requires no pilot, and is controlled by an onboard computer. Radio commands can be issued from a ground station.
Being a robot and not a living being, Jet Alone cannot generate an A.T. Field. Tokita, the head of the J.A. project, pushes aside the issue, describing the creation of an (artificial) A.T. Field as "only a matter of time."
Neon Genesis Evangelion 2 features a re-design of Jet Alone, dubbed JA Prime (JA'), by Eva mecha designer Ikuto Yamashita.
Notes
Jet Alone was named after Jet Jaguar, Godzilla's robot sidekick from Godzilla vs. Megalon. [1]
Analysis
Exactly why Nerv saw Jet Alone as a threat is not made clear. Gendo needed the Angels destroyed in order to carry out his version of Third Impact. So one might ask "What difference does it make who destroys them?". One could easily imagine Gendo saying "Thanks for the assist, guys!" as he initiates Third Impact. The best answer to this is that he must have feared that J.A. would, at some point, be used against Nerv.
- ↑ From the Renewal liner notes: The name of JA comes from the robot, Jet Jaguar, which appeared in the special effects film Gozilla vs Megalon (1973). Jet Jaguar was a robot whose design was chosen from submissions from the public, and when it was initially announced, its name was Red Alone. Jet Alone is a name made by combining Red Alone and Jet Jaguar. It is truly a geeky GAINAX-like name.
