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*"Rei" in Japanese is (sometimes) a synonym for "zero", fitting as Rei is the pilot of Eva Unit 00.  However, in the original Japanese dub of the series, characters refer to Unit 00 using the half-English "Zerogouki" ("-gouki" = "Unit").  "Reigouki" wouldn't be an entirely inaccurate alternate rendering of its name, though.
*"Rei" in Japanese is (sometimes) a synonym for "zero", fitting as Rei is the pilot of Eva Unit 00.  However, in the original Japanese dub of the series, characters refer to Unit 00 using the half-English "Zerogouki" ("-gouki" = "Unit").  "Reigouki" wouldn't be an entirely inaccurate alternate rendering of its name, though.
*"Rei" spelt with different Kanji is the word for "spirit". Rei's name becomes a double pun- she is the pilot of Unit 00, and the vessel for the soul of [[Lilith]].
*"Rei" spelt with different Kanji is the word for "spirit". Rei's name becomes a double pun- she is the pilot of Unit 00, and the vessel for the soul of [[Lilith]].
*Rei's surname Ayanami translates approximately as "twill wave". She was named for the Fubuki class destroyer Ayanami, which was lost at the Second Battle of Guadalcanal.
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*Rei's surname Ayanami translates approximately as "twill wave". She was named for the Fubuki class destroyer Ayanami, which was lost at the Second Battle of Guadalcanal.
 


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Rei Ayanami
Rei Ayanami
綾波レイ
Age 14 (biologically)
Birthday Unknown
Seiyū Megumi Hayashibara

Rei Ayanami (綾波レイ) is the First Children, designated pilot of Evangelion Unit-00. Rei has the soul of Lilith as well as the DNA of Yui Ikari.

Past

Officially Rei's past has been erased, and next to nothing is revealed in the show. Gendo was accompanying the child Rei on a tour of Nerv facilities, and may have been her guardian when she was young, but this is purely speculative.

Tokyo 3

Rei pilots Unit-00, but as the story opens, she is unable to do so due to injuries received in a training incident. This prompts Gendo Ikari to summon his long-abandoned son, Shinji Ikari to Tokyo 3 to pilot Evangelion Unit-01. Rei is quiet and seems nearly unemotional; in fact she seems happy only when she is with Gendo, who saved her life during the training incident. She keeps and treasures a pair of his glasses that were damaged during the rescue. Rei is also a central part of the Dummy Plug System.

Psychological Problems

Rei seems to have some suicidally tendencies (although Shinji and Asuka do as well) as she has little regard for her own life during battle. This seems to be because as she says in her own words, "Even if I die, I can be replaced".

For additional information see:

Rei 1, Rei 2, Rei 3

Notes

  • "Rei" in Japanese is (sometimes) a synonym for "zero", fitting as Rei is the pilot of Eva Unit 00. However, in the original Japanese dub of the series, characters refer to Unit 00 using the half-English "Zerogouki" ("-gouki" = "Unit"). "Reigouki" wouldn't be an entirely inaccurate alternate rendering of its name, though.
  • "Rei" spelt with different Kanji is the word for "spirit". Rei's name becomes a double pun- she is the pilot of Unit 00, and the vessel for the soul of Lilith.
  • Rei's surname Ayanami translates approximately as "twill wave". She was named for the Fubuki class destroyer Ayanami, which was lost at the Second Battle of Guadalcanal.


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Characters
Main characters: Shinji Ikari | Rei Ayanami | Asuka Langley Soryu
Nerv staff: Misato Katsuragi | Gendo Ikari | Ritsuko Akagi | Kozo Fuyutsuki | Ryoji Kaji | Maya Ibuki | Makoto Hyuga | Shigeru Aoba
Classmates: Toji Suzuhara | Kensuke Aida | Hikari Horaki
Other characters: Kaworu Nagisa | Yui Ikari | Naoko Akagi | Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu | Dr. Katsuragi | Mr. Langley | Keel Lorenz | Pen Pen
Rebuild of Evangelion: Asuka Shikinami Langley | Mari Makinami Illustrious | Sakura Suzuhara | Ryoji Kaji (Jr)
Miscellaneous: Minor Characters | Minor Characters (Rebuild) | Extracanonical Characters
Theory and Analysis: Name Origins (Warships) | Designs | Relationships | Profiles
Resources: 2015: The Last Year of Ryohji Kaji