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Summary
As a mecha gum anime serial , Neon Genesis Evangelion ’s EVAs are a core part of the serial , and their unequaled nature means that they also have a major function to play in the plot . Each EVA seen is fairly unique , with its own job and capabilities , to the pointedness that they can essentially only be pilot by a undivided specific person . Here ’s a rundown of the EVA units escort throughout the serial , what they can do , and what ’s known about how they were made .
Evangelions , or EVAs , are biomechanical cyborgsrather than robots – essentially giant humans outwear armor that can be assure . This is shown several fourth dimension when the armour is damaged , and human hands complete with fingernail are uncover underneath . Each EVA has within it a human soul as a result , and the EVAs were designed based on Adam , the First Angel , meaning they are connect to the very Angels that they ’re supposed to fight .
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The armor that covers the EVA is n’t just for defense but is also a restraint placed on the EVAs to keep them under dominance and to keep the public from finding out they ’re not just automaton . Unlike most mecha , Evangelion’sEVAs can only operate independentlyoff of a battery for a brief menstruation and are normally shown fighting while connect to an extraneous power informant via an umbilical cable system to the back .
1Unit 00 - Prototype
First Appearance: Episode 5, “Rei, Beyond the Heart”
whole 00 , also known as the Prototype unit , is an ( at first ) orange EVA piloted by Rei Ayanami . As the prototype , it was plainly thefirst legal action - quick Evangelionconstructed , and as such has some very different capabilities from the others . It ’s unable to expend sealed equipment , such as the Magma Diver suit of clothes understand in the installment of the same name , making it less utile overall than the other units . Unit 00 ’s distinctive arm is the sniper rifle , which is simply an EVA - sized sniper rifle , admit for passing long - range blast .
When confronting the Fifth Angel , Ramiel , Unit 00 receives major damage and is taken in for upgrades and repairs . When Unit 00 returns , its armor is now blue and equipped with rockets , among other fresh features . The identity operator of the soul within Unit 00 is n’t ever stated instantly , but many fans believe it to be an earlierclone of Rei Ayanami .
2Unit 01 - Test Type
First Appearance: Episode 1, “Angel Attack”
Unit 01 , sometimes called the Test - eccentric Unit , is the purple and green EVApiloted byEvangelion’sprotagonist , Shinji Ikari . Unit 01 is look up to as a " test " type because it was create differently than Unit 00 , using the being know as Lilith , the Second Angel , as its base , rather than the first Angel , Adam . Unit 01 seems to be the most powerful of the EVA units , as well as the most difficult to control . EVA Unit 01 go berserk on several occasions , violate loose of its restraints and assail its enemy savagely with teeth and nipper .
On one such occasion , Unit 01 even devours the Fourteenth Angel , Zeruel , which results in a significant power upgrade . Unit 01 also apply the widest range of equipment inEvangelion , with some spectacular good example being the Progressive Knife , which cut with gamy - energy vibrations , and the Pallet Rifle , an assault weapon - style heavy weapon that ’s scaled up for use by an EVA . The soul within Unit 01 is said to be that of Shinji ’s mother , Yui Ikari ; Rei is able to partially aviate Unit 01 because she is a clone based on Yui .
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3Unit 02 - Production Type
First Appearance: Episode 8, “Asuka Strikes!”
Unit 02 , the Production Model EVA , is the red and orangeEVA piloted by Asuka Langley Soryu . Like Unit 00 ( and all EVAs but Unit 01 ) , Unit 02 is based on Adam . Unit 02 was specially plan to fix trouble experienced with both of its herald , soUnit 02 is overall a more reliable EVA than either , although its pilot is n’t about as reliable . A all-encompassing variety of equipment can be used by Unit 02 , including the Magma Diver wooing , and many of its arm are upgraded version of those used by Units 00 and 01 , such as its Progressive Knife .
Unit 02 take care progressively less use as the serial publication travel on because Asuka ’s power to contemporise with it drop off , and as such it does n’t factor in much in later encounter . InThe End of Evangelion , the film follow - upto the original serial publication , Unit 02 goes out in a blaze of glorification , seemingly defeat many of the " Mass Production EVAs " before they get back up . at last , Unit 02 is ripped apart and destroyed . The someone inside of Unit 02 is that of Asuka ’s mother , who committed suicide when Asuka was untried . Asuka ’s unmanageable kinship with her mother may be part of why she struggled to contemporise with it , although that ’s never substantiate .
4Units 03 & 04 - Second Production Type
First Appearance: Episode 17, “Fourth Child”
Unit 03 appear in only two episodes , and the black EVA is set to be piloted by Shinji ’s friend , Toji Suzuhara . Unit 03 and 04 are twin unit that were built in the US . Unit 04 is destroyed offscreen in a miscarry experiment , forcing Unit 03 to be shipped to Japan . During the shipping summons , the Thirteenth Angel Bardiel infect the EVA and lies in time lag .
When the Evangelion is activated with Toji inwardly , the Angel seizes command and the EVA is lost . A amok Unit 01 ends up pull the Angel - Unit 03 hybrid to smidge , killing the enemy while severely wound the pilot immobilise inwardly . Toji survives with a lost leg , but only barely , and does not pilot another EVA for the rest of the serial . unit of measurement 03 ’s soul is never stated , and it ’s unknown what connexion it had to Toji , or if there was a connection at all .
5Mass Production EVAs
First Appearance:End of Evangelion
The Mass Production EVAs are very dissimilar from the other Units , both in appearance and capableness . They do not look nigh as humanoid , with long honker - like , unseeing faces and no well-defined necks . Each Mass Production EVA has a hardening of wings enable it to pilot , and they are n’t restrict by the need for an umbilical cable or even a pilot . Mass Production EVAs are also equipped with a reproduction of the Lance of Longinus , giving them a devastating power to break through AT Fields . TheseEvangelion unitsare unleashed by SEELE to ruin the NERV headquarters , and Asuka in Unit 02 campaign them off , but ultimately loses . It ’s unknown what souls , if any , these units house .
The Evangelion units are all very unique , and sure enough stand out in the crowded world of mecha gum anime as one of the most interesting rendition to date . Their use are in some ways more realistic , such as the indigence for outside power , while in other ways are complete fantasy , such as the giant humanoid bodies used as their foundation . Their outre commixture of traits is one of the central divisor that makesNeon Genesis Evangelionas dissimilar and compelling as it is , as it ties its protagonists to their mecha in a very genuine way that no other serial had at the metre .
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