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Welcome, i just made this site so...yea....But  still.  i know some of the characters  of NGE on Chat-Avenue. i made a site about them  cause.... idk i was bored. My name on Chat - Avenue is  NERV Camera Unit 004 cause i like spying.

 

                                                                                 Other Then That i got nothing   

                                                        This Website was made on Sunday, June, 25, 2006 at 10:00 PM

                                                                                 

Plot summary

In 2000, a group of scientists conducted an expedition in Antarctica where a large being of light, deemed by them as the first Angel, Adam, was discovered. On September 13 an attempt was made to capture it which ended in apparent failure when it proceeded to self-destruct, creating what would be called the Second Impact. The true nature of the Second Impact was concealed from the general public, who was led to believe that the devastation was caused by a small meteorite, traveling close to the speed of light, impacting in Antarctica.

In the conflict with Angels, mankind is represented by the mysterious organizations NERV, GEHIRN (which started out as the investigation team for the Second Impact but became NERV later on), SEELE, and the Marduk Institute. NERV is, in theory, under the control of SEELE, but NERV has its own agenda, driven by its commander Gendo Ikari. NERV carries out two tasks: to defend the Earth from Angel attack with a small number of Evangelions (Evas), and the Human Instrumentality Project, which, according to Gendo, is the path to becoming one with God.

The Eva Unit 02 (piloted by Asuka Langley Sohryu) landing on the missile destroyer USS Ramage, while fighting an Angel at sea.
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The Eva Unit 02 (piloted by Asuka Langley Sohryu) landing on the missile destroyer USS Ramage, while fighting an Angel at sea.

The Evas have the outward appearance of massive humanoid robots and can apparently be piloted only by children conceived after the Second Impact. Pilots are selected by the Marduk Institute, which is later discovered to be composed of about 108 ghost companies (108 is the number of sins in Japanese Buddhism, and the number of beads on a typical Buddhist rosary/mala), but Gendo Ikari and Ritsuko Akagi are actually in charge of selecting pilots. It is frequently speculated that qualifying pilots must have lost a mother, whose soul is used as the soul of the Eva (This has been debated due to the probability that Rei is a clone of Yui and therefore doesn't have a technical 'mother' but some fans believe that Yui's soul was split between Unit 00 and Unit 01 [further evidenced by the fact that both are deemed Prototype Eva while Unit 02, which if this assumption were correct would have a non-split soul, was the first "official" Eva Unit]. This theory coincides with Rei and Shinji's ability to synchronize with each other's Evas. Others believe Naoko Akagi's soul was used for Unit 00, coinciding with Unit 00's trying to kill Naoko's tormentors). The Evas also appear to behave under the influence of the soul inside it. One example is when Unit 01 goes "berserk", acts without control of its pilot or NERV and refuses to shut down (or in one instance, to start without Shinji). Unit 00 goes berserk and lashes out at the tormentors of Ritsuko Akagi's mother, apparently attempting to kill Rei. Though Unit 02 does not ever go truly berserk, Asuka says in The End of Evangelion that she feels the presence of her mother protecting her in the Eva. The term "berserk" really only befits the actions of Unit 00; Unit 01's actions were focused, restrained, and beneficial to NERV's missions.

Each Eva has its own designated pilot, due to the bond between the pilot's soul and the soul of the Eva; otherwise, any other person who tries to synchronize (simply put, to technically work as one mind) with the Eva is more likely to be refused. That is not to say that it is impossible to synchronize in such a situation, as is shown in an experiment in Episode 14, in which Rei and Shinji synchronize with each others' Evas. It is later apparent that the Evas are not really "robots" but rather living, biomechanical organisms, in contrary to the popular belief of the general public. While Ritsuko does mention at the beginning of the series that the Evas do have some biological components to them, the extent to which the Evas are biological is not immediately apparent; it is finally revealed, towards the end of the series, that Evas are essentially Angels (units 00, 02, 03, and 04 made from Adam, the first Angel, and 01 made from Lilith) onto which mechanical components are incorporated during its creation — part of the reason being to restrain and control them.

The secret second task, The Human Complementation Project, also known as Instrumentality, intends to start an artificial evolution of mankind. Considering the religious implications of the term "evangelion", this event was said to bring about the salvation of mankind in the context of a newly created Earth and humanity's becoming one with God. SEELE is the main driving force behind this project, for reasons unknown, but they mention that humanity must evolve or it will die, thus the need for a forced evolution. This artificial evolution strives to merge all human souls into one by disposing the individuals of their AT-Fields that separate egos from each other. This causes their bodies to revert to LCL. When everyone comes to this state, they will no longer feel the pain or loneliness that would typically precipitate from interaction between humans; it is comparable, but not equal, to death.

The plot of The End of Evangelion and the plot of the series seem to diverge at the end of series episode 24. In the series, episodes 25 and 26 consist of abstract introspection by the characters, especially Shinji. The ending is left open to interpretation: clearly, Shinji eventually overcomes his issues with others and comes to accept being with them, but whether Instrumentality follows through or if it occurs at all are left unanswered, directly. The specifics of Instrumentality are not explored in the series, either. In End of Evangelion, Shinji is directly involved in the initiation of Instrumentality, but ultimately rejects it at the last moment. There is some debate as to whether The End of Evangelion is a complement to, or a replacement of the TV episodes 25 and 26. The highly stylized nature of these episodes leaves them very open to interpretation. Some fans believe that the final scene of episode 26 where all of the characters are shown telling Shinji, "Congratulations" is a sign that Shinji accepts the Instrumentality Project and therefore is at odds with End of Evangelion. Others believe that the characters are congratulating Shinji for finding his own identity, as his realization that he is an individual identity is the deciding factor in whether or not Instrumentality will occur (therefore, the characters are congratulating Shinji because his decision to remain an individual means that they can all remain individuals) - this interpretation is reconcilable with End of Evangelion. The line is sometimes considered to be a reference to the end of Space Runaway Ideon, in which case it ironically implies a Pyrrhic victory and death. Yet another group of fans sees the final two episodes as being a part of the introspective detours from the second half of End of Evangelion.

Symbolism

One of the many intriguing features of Evangelion is its extensive use of symbols and imagery from outside sources, and the varied meanings that may be found in them. Their interpretation varies from individual to individual.

The most prominent symbolism takes its inspiration from Judeo-Christian sources and frequently uses iconography and themes from Judaism, Christianity, and in some cases Freemasonry. Some staff members from the project have said that they originally used Christian symbolism (Christianity is practiced by around only 1% of the population in Japan) only to give the project a unique edge against other giant robot shows. As assistant director Kazuya Tsurumaki has stated in interviews: "We just thought the visual symbols of Christianity looked cool." Whether this mindset changed over the course of the series' production, or has any relation to creator/director Hideaki Anno's symbolic intentions, is still a point of contention among fans.

It is clear that Adam and Eve (in other languages, such as Spanish and Portuguese, called Eva) are a direct reference to the first human beings from the book of Genesis. The Christian crucifix is often shown, frequently represented by energy beams shooting up skyward. The second angel Lilith (also known in mythology as the name of the first wife of Adam, and first vampire) is shown being held on a cross and is later impaled with the legendary Spear of Longinus. The Angels may well be in reference to the angels of God from the Hebrew and Christian texts. It has been theorized by some that the 17th Angel, Kaworu, represents Jesus due to his forgiving and thoughtful nature. However, this has not been verified by the series staff. The Magi supercomputers are collectively named after the Magi who were mentioned in one of the synoptic Gospels as having visited Jesus at his birth (Some fans have also chosen to interpret the triplet nature of the magi to represent the Holy Trinity of Christianity, or—in the field of psychology—the Freudian concept of the Ego, superego, and id of the unconscious mind, among others.). The Tree of Sephiroth (Tree of Life)—an illustration of ten orbs showing the relationship between heaven and earth—is also mentioned. The list goes on and on, with multiple equally plausible interpretations existing, and references to areas other than Judeo-Christian concepts also appear, most notably concepts held by Freudian psychology.


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