NAME |
AGE |
Characteristics
and Accomplishments |
Shinji Ikari
(Third Children) |
14 |
A
child who feared to
care for or be cared by anyone. Afraid to live but even more
afraid to die as he couldn't even take his own life. He used
to run away from any and all problems that came his way until
he was forced to pilot the Evangelion (Bio-Mecha) 01 by his father.
With the help of
Misato Katsuragi, he had learned to open himself up to the world
and to others (even massive "betrayals" like those
by Kaworu Nagisa didn't set him back too far from what he had
learned). His choice to become his own self and not merge with
the rest of the world in the Third Impact was a drastic and major
act showing how far he had come in such a short time (this presumably
happens when he realizes that even though there is no "pain"
in the final form, there is no pleasure either. This makes existence
vague and pointless). |
Misato Katsuragi
(NERV Tactician) |
29 |
Another emotional shut-in,
Misato refused to let others into her life while relying heavily
on drinking and her revenge on the Angels to get her though life.
She was as scarred outside (from the Second Impact) as she was
inside (after losing her father and Kaji).
Although she was
a very able officer when she had to be, she prefered to live
in dissorder and dirt.
The sole survivor
of the Katsuragi Expedition and the Second Impact, she knows
the truth behind what really happened in Antarctica in the year
2000, and this left her in a catatonic state for five years.
Even though she never really loved her father, she dedicated
her life to destroying the angels who took him from her (the
cross pendant around her neck being her only keepsake of him).
While living with
Shinji, she also learned how to open her heart to others, and
she also gave up beer. The greatest hurdle any character
had to face in the series!
After her lover
Kaji was gone, she took up his quest to find the ultimate truth
behind NERV and SEELE. In the end she did, but the truth was
too little too late. |
Rei Ayanami
(First Children) |
14 |
An albino with a personality
as bland as her skin. She is the result of an experiment that
combined Angel DNA with that of Shinji's mother, Yui Ikari. She
is also quite literally the backbone of the NERV Dummy Plug System.
Rei was the guinea
pig in most of NERV's experiments having to do with Project E
and the Human Instrumentality Project. She was a good little
doll.
By the end of the
story, three "Rei's" had been released into the world.
The first was killed in 2010 by Naoko Akagi, the second killed
herself to save Shinji's life, and the third merged with Lilith
to finish the Third Impact. The first two clones showed signs
of affection toward Gendo Ikari, but the third one disobeyed
him and completed the Third Impact against his orders and his
plans that he carefully constructed from the very beginning of
NERV creation.
It has also been
hypothesized that her soul is actually devired from Lilith too.
This would help to explain her necessity and ease for which she
was able to merge with Lilith.
It must be tough
knowing that even if you die there will be a replacement. |
Soryu Asuka
Langley
(Second Children) |
14 |
An emotionally overcharged
powerhouse, Asuka never learned to channel her energies properly.
This was brought on by the abandoning by her father and the suicide
of her mother (after going crazy from a failed Eva Synchronization
test) early on in her life. While the same things happened to
Shinji (lost mother and a run-away father), Asuka chose a far
different way of coping.
She hated Rei for
acting like a doll because of the fact that as her mother slowly
slipped into insanity she gave all her maternal attention to
her daughter's doll believing she was loving her own flesh and
blood. She then destroyed the doll in order to 'take her Asuka
with her' before she hanged herself.
Asuka was a child
genius who only learned what she was missing and needed in life
(human love and compassion) almost too late as she died protecting
NERV HQ and everybody that she cared for at the hands of the
Eva series 5-13 in End of Evangelion. |
Gendo Ikari
(NERV Commander) |
48 |
A
complex man. He loved
his wife, neglected his son, loved Rei like his wife, hated his
lovers (Naoko and Ritsuko Akagi), and loved/hated his job.
He used people throughout
his life to get what he wanted and never thought twice about
it. He only cared about "the goal", and never about
humanity as a whole or as individuals. His only care after his
beloved Yui vanished was to stop the Angels and complete his
own form of the Third Impact which would reunite him with the
only being that ever truly loved him.
Only when the world
was ending did he feel any regret, when he whispered that he
was sorry to his son. |
Ritsuko Akagi
(NERV Technical Expert) |
30 |
Almost as unfeeling as Rei,
Ritsuko based her life on logic and not emotions. Like all characters
in Evangelion, she did not love her parent(s), but she fell into
the same trap that her mother did. She was responsible for the
Evangelion Project and was enticed along by Gendo's faux love.
This fake blonde
(to show how different she was from her mother) killed all of
the Rei clones to take out her revenge against Ikari Gendo for
betraying her feelings - just like her mother. Instead of killing
herself (like her mother) she tried to kill Gendo and the rest
of NERV by self destructing the MAGI. She failed and was shot
to death by Gendo. |
Yui Ikari
(Mother and Wife) |
1977-
2004 |
Gendo's beloved wife and
Shiji's mother (and world), Yui disappeared while trying to synchronize
with Eva-01. Her spirit resides in the Test Type Model even through
the Third Impact and beyond where the Eva-01 begins its journey
through eternity.
She protected her
son numerous times as the man made angel, and as the albino clone-girl
Rei (who also contains some faded memories of her life as Yui
Ikari). As Rei, she was confused as to her own identity and individuality.
She loved Gendo but also hated him for what he did to her. As
Eva-01 she was one of NERV's most prized possessions, only slightly
behind Lilith and Adam.
She helped Shinji
to start the Third Impact by bringing Longinus' Lance back from
the moon (as Eva-01), and by merging with him (as Rei) in order
to help her son find the happiness that he desired.
She was the one
who introduced Gendo to Gehirn and SEELE when she read the Dead
Sea Scrolls and found out what Keel Lorenz was planning for humanity.
She was the reason for Gendo's mad rush to beat Lorenz to the
Third Impact and it's also been hypothesized that her synchro
"accident" was willfully planned by her. |
Kozo Fuyutsuki
(Sub-Commander of NERV) |
58 |
He
started out as a simple professor at Kyoto University when he
met Yui Ikari and her boyfriend Gendo Rokubungi and his life
(and history) changed forever. While he was fond of Yui (he had
a crush on her), he originally could not stand Gendo.
Eventually, this
quiet and logical man joined the Ikaris in their UN sanctioned
organization (Gehirn) in order to find the truth behind the secret
SEELE collective that was somehow responsible for the Second
Impact. He soon became Gendo's number one man, and only friend.
When Yui vanished,
he took it just as hard as Gendo. |
Ryoji Kaji
(Spy working
for SEELE Main Branch, Japanese Internal Affairs, and for Gendo's
NERV) |
30 |
This laid-back, cool guy
was a double agent who pulled too many strings to get where he
eventually got. He was Misato's lover in college and again when
he was transfered to NERV's main branch in Tokyo-3.
He was somewhat
of Shinji's only father figure and the main focus of Asuka's
affections, and although he was in love with Misato Katsugari
and vice versa, they often fought like tigers when they were
together.
He went too far
in search of "the truth" when he betrayed first NERV
and then SEELE and was shot and killed for his actions. He left
all of his previous findings and all of his still unanswered
questions for his old lover to find out. |
Keel Lorenz
(Head of SEELE) |
? |
A
ruthless and dangerous
man to cross, Keel Lorenz made it his business to decide the
fate of mankind. He started the mysterious world organization,
SEELE, in order to proceed with his Human Compliment Project
and lead mankind down its final path to the perfect unified form,
whether mankind was ready or not.
He was the oldest
human being known to exist and was probably the "Wandering
Jew" of Christian legend (the soldier who spit upon Christ
at the Crucifixion and as punishment was made to walk the earth
until the Apocalypse), which might explain how he was able to
come to possess the Spear of Destiny (aka: the Lance of Longinus).
He finally got his
wish when the End of the World came and man was artificially
evolved into one being. He was then able to rest. |
Kaworu Nagisa
(Fifth Children &
17th Angel) |
15 |
This mysterious child was
sent to NERV directly from SEELE to replace the then catatonic
Second Children (after her mind was attacked by the 15th Angel). Nothing
was known about him except he was born on Sept. 13, 2000 (the
exact day of the Second Impact).
He became fast friends
with Shinji and soon excelled at the synchro-tests with the Eva-02. When
it became clear that he could synchronize with any Eva just by
wishing it, Misato found out that he was the last Angel. He was
the same as Rei in substance and in his existence (whose only
purpose was to be a tool for those in search of the ultimate
power [becoming a god within the Third Impact]).
During his attack
on Terminal Dogma he discovered that the Angel hanging on a cross
above the lake of LCL was not Adam, but Lilith (Adam's runaway
wife). He realized that if he came in contact with her, mankind
(as it was known) would foerever be gone (and Angels would be
compromised). He knew that it was not his decision to make (should
man live or evolve into an ultimate being?), so he allowed Shinji
to kill him.
In the end it became
clear why his eyes were always filled with pity, the pity for
man.
He was said to have housed the
Angel Adam's soul (just as Rei housed Lilith's), and he was also used
as the backbone of SEELE's Dummy Plug System in the Eva Production Models
05-13.
Even
after
his
death
he was
exploited
by
Lorenz. |
Naoko Akagi
(Technical Expert) |
1964-
2010 |
Ritsuko's mother was the
genius scientist who created the Three Magi computers that ran
Gehirn and then later NERV. She was proud and full of herself
as she gave the three systems her personalities as a scientist,
a mother, and a woman (this proved to be Ritsuko's undoing).
She had a long term
affair with Gendo even before Yui disappeared, and may have been
responsible for Yui's disappearance. But when she found out that
she was only being used to finish the Magi systems, she killed
the messenger (a mocking Rei clone number one) and then committed
suicide to try and erase her shame.
The daughter that
she left was destined to repeat her same mistakes almost verbatim. |
Maya Ibuki
(NERV Computer Operator) |
24 |
Maya was a very intelligent
and sincere computer operator with very high morals. She became
Dr. Ritsuko Akagi's assistant and a crush soon developed on her
sempai. She was a Second Lieutenant in charge of monitoring the
EVA Synchro Rates of the children and gathering and analysing
most EVA related data.
She worked harder
than almost everyone at NERV, but she was too modest and reserved
to gain any notice from her superiors. |
Shigeru Aoba
(NERV Communications Officer) |
25 |
This calm and quiet young
man liked to keep to himself a lot. He was a Lieutenant in NERV
in charge of communication and data analysis. He fell in love
with his fellow NERV employee, Maya Ibuki, but nothing ever came
of it. He instead focused all him time and energy on his music.
He followed orders
to the letter and never questioned authority. A good soldier
and officer 'til the end. |
Makoto Hyuga
(Assistant to Misato as a NERV Tactician) |
25 |
A
very demure and proficient
soldier who never left anything to chance. He never stressed
out under pressure as he strived to make himself noticed to Misato
Katsuragi, the object of his affection. He helped her spy on
the other operations of NERV, and he was even known to do her
laundry when she asked him too.
Makoto was a Lieutenant
belonging to the first section of the Bureau of Combat Operation
of the Central Combat Department in NERV. He of course served
Katsuragi-san who was in command of Combat Operations.
He let his feelings
be known to Misato, but stepped aside when it became clear that
she and Ryoji Kaji were an item once more. A complete gentleman. |
Toji Suzuhara
(Fourth Children) |
14 |
Like all potential Eva pilots,
he was a motherless Junior High student. He was quick to anger
and easy to rouse, but he was a fierce friend to those who earned
his trust.
He loved his sister
and hated Angels and Eva's (for hurting her in the fight between
Eva-01 and Sachiel). The only reason that he became the Fourth
Children was so that his little sister could be transfered to
NERV's special hospital within Geofront.
He lost his left
arm and left leg when his Eva-03 was infected with Bardiel, the
13th Angel and fought with Eva-01.
He soon discovered
Hikari Horaki's crush on him and learned to reciprocate in turn. |
Hikari Horaki
(Class Representative) |
14 |
The mother-figure in her
family, Asuka's sole friend, and the bearer of a deep crush on
Toji, Hikari was a strong woman inside of a fourteen year-old's
body.
She took her responsibilities
as Class Rep and "mother" very seriously and did her
best to get everyone to like her. She was stubborn and never
took "No" for an answer (especially when it came to
Toji Suzuhara). |
Kensuke Aida
(Military Fan) |
14 |
A
very strange young
boy indeed. Kensuke liked to spend every waking moment wishing
that he was in the military. He became friends with Shinji when
he found out that he piloted the Eva-01.
He liked to talk
and he loved to lose himself in his imagination and on self imposed
survival training exercises. He wanted to pilot an Eva very badly,
and was dissappointed when all of his friends seemed to get the
"chance". |
Pen^2
(Lovely Penguin) |
3 |
A
new breed of HotSpring
Penguin, Pen^2 (or Pen Pen) is the coolest character of the story.
As Misato's best friend, he lived inside her fridge and occasionally
mingled with Shinji and Asuka.
He kept to himself
most of the time prefering the TV or the icebox to human contact.
Misato sacrificed a lot for him to keep him safe and happy, but
he appreciated it more than he actually let on.
At the end of the
TV Series, the Horakis becomes his guardians when Misato fears
for his safety. (Voiced by Megumi Hayashibara) |