Ryoji Kaji (Jr)
Ryoji Kaji is Misato Katsuragi and Ryoji Kaji's 14-year-old son. He appears in Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, working in a Wille Outdoor Laboratory near Village-3 as a maintenance technician for the L Barrier system. Kensuke Aida introduces Shinji to him during the former's stay in Village-3, and it is heavily implied that Kensuke takes the picture of Shinji and the younger Kaji that Shinji eventually shows to Misato on the Wunder. While Kaji Jr. is on-screen for relatively little time, his existence is implied to be one of the main motivations for Misato to fight against Nerv.
Named after his father and born after his death, the younger Kaji was conceived at an undetermined point in time during or shortly after the events of Evangelion 2.0. Misato's pregnancy was an impetus for Kaji to provide the sacrifice necessary to put an end to Third Impact, in events that were briefly seen in flashback.
Misato has a very distant relationship with her son, much like Gendo's own relationship with Shinji. It is implied that Misato's distance from her son was meant as an attempt to shield him from threats to his life, or due to the knowledge that her resistance to Nerv would leave him with little in the way of being able to care for him. Nevertheless, she is glad to know that her son is well when Shinji brings her the news of his well-being.
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