Okay. I know you've all thought about it at least once. Who would win in an all-out brawl between the anthropomorphic Evangelions and Gundams? The answer is the Evangelions. They would kick the Gundam's butts ten ways to Sunday.
What? Why are you still here? What do you mean you want a reason why? ::sigh:: Okay, this is going to take a long time.... Don't say I didn't warn you.
*****
The ONLY reason an Evangelion needs to defeat a Gundam hands-down is its AT Field. It stands for an "ABSOLUTE TERROR FIELD". It's a physical barrier of absolute field put out by the Angels and EVA's. It boasts enormous defensive power, and it is able to greatly reduce the power of all attacking weapons. While invisible, it does appear around the EVA and the Angels whenever it is subjected to great shock or impact. The ability of EVA to neutralize the A.T.Field of the Angels is one major reason why EVA was considered as the only weapon against the Angels. True, the AT Field exists in not only Angels and EVAs but humans as well (thus we could assume that the NewType pilots of the Gundams could generate an AT Field), but it doesn't work in the same way for humans. AT Fields are only useful in martial-oriented defensive purposes, and since the Gundams cannot generate this, the outcome is already clear: When all the rounds and ballistics and the dust settles, the Evangelions will be the last ones standing.
BTW, the reason that Evangelions can create AT Fields is because ALL of them presumably have a human being inside them. Inside Unit 01, there are the body and spirit of Shinji Ikari's mother, Yui. Inside Unit 02 there is Asuka's mother. Within the mass-produced series, which were developed by SEELE, there are clones of Kaworu Nagisa. There is presumably something similar within Eva Units 00 (Rei's), 04 (Tohji's), and 03 (a silver one that we never get to see in the series, since it was sucked into a negative-space in Nevada). My theory is that, like the mass-produced series, clones of Rei Ayanami were used in Unit 00 and in the NERV-developed Dummy Plug Program.
POINT: EVANGELION (Self Defense, using AT Field) x5
*****
The one true drawback to the Evangelions is that they need a constant source of electrical energy to power them, hence the cords that are hooked up into them. Gundams are internally powered, although I've yet to find a website that actually says what powers them. Thus, the Gundams can stay in battle longer without fear of switching into five minutes' worth of Backup Power Mode, and without being hampered by the electrical socket on their backs. Whereas Gundams can move about freely and even fly/hover, the Evangelions must stay within the general range of their electrical sockets in the city or else switch to back up power. True, there are a large number of accessories that would enable the EVAs to go into diverse terrain (even into a mountain full of lava!) but without an independent source of power like the S2 Engine the EVA is only as good as its five minutes are worth.
POINT: GUNDAM (for independent power source)
POINT: GUNDAM (for mobility)
*****
The Gundams have more numbers than the Evangelions. There are 11 chapters in all in the Gundam universe:
Mobile Suit Gundam, MS Gundam: The 08th MS Team, MS Gundam: 0080 War in the Pocket, MS Gundam: 0083 Stardust Memory, MS Z (Zeta) Gundam, MS Gundam ZZ (Double-Zeta), MS Gundam: Char's Counter attack, MS Gundam F-91, MS V Gundam, New Mobile Report Gundam Wing (I'm not counting Endless Waltz), and Gundam Turn-A. I haven't seen ALL of the Gundam films, but I'm assuming that there is only one Gundam per story, with the exception of Gundam Wing, which has four. This brings the total to a whopping 16 Gundams!
The Evangelions, by contrast have only 14 EVA units. There's units 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, and then the mass-produced series from 05-13. That brings a total of 15 EVAs, only one less than the Gundams.
POINT: GUNDAM (for sheer numbers)
*****
HOWEVER, all of these Gundams were spread out throughout the Gundam UC & AC (United- and After-Colonies) chronology. There's no way that all the Gundams would meet each other and unite against the Evangelions at the same point in time. It would be like the Angels taking on the EVAs all at once. There's no way that it could happen, so we must disregard that last point. On the other hand, the EVAs are all in the same chronological period, a mere half-year the start of the series to the end, presumably. While the Gundams can't meet each other and unite, the EVAs could conceivably fight the Gundams as a singular force.
POINT: deducted from GUNDAM (for inability to account for numbers all at the same time)
POINT: EVANGELION (for conceivably uniting into one offensive force)
*****
The pilots of the Gundams are called NEWTYPEs. They are commonly referred to as the next step in human evolution, with heightened extra-sensory perception (ESP) abilities. Jion Daikun theorized that it was man's living in space, unfettered by the Earth, that allowed Newtypes to appear. Newtypes have highly evolved mental abilities. They can sense each other, and have some sort of prescient power that allows them to have flashes of awareness. They also possess superior mind and body coordination, and seem to have an affinity for machines. They also seem to have a sixth sense that forewarns them of danger. People like Heero Yuy, Chang Wu-Fei, Trowa Barton, Duo Maxwell, and that Quattre kid are examples of Newtypes, and are feared and shunned alike by the rest of humanity, the "Oldtype."
Oldtypes can however become Newtypes through drugs and other methods, thanks to the research at the NewType Research Institute (NTRI, founded in UC 0079). These people are called "BioSoldiers." BioSoldiers and natural NewTypes alike are naturally gifted physically in areas of stamina, athleticism, endurance, and fortitude.
The Evangelion pilots, while rigorously trained by their commanding officer of tactics, Captain Misato Katsuragi, are still only 14- and 13-year old kids. There are no genetic or extrasensory advantages to them, although for some reason only children born after the Second Impact are able to engage the Evangelions. Also, they are at a hormonally unbalanced time in their lives as young teenagers, which can disrupt their already perilous synchronization with the Evangelion Units.
POINT: GUNDAM (for extraordinary abilities inherent in the NewTypes)
*****
The sheer number of copies that can be made of Rei Ayanami is theoretically limitless. As soon as one is destroyed, another can take its place. The same has been theorized of Kaworu Nagisa, that he is in reality SEELE's answer to NERV's Rei. The one drawback is that the Rei clones (and presumably Kaworu's) can only share their one "soul" or "existence"-- they pass on their memories to their successors, like when Rei II passed on her thoughts to Rei III. Still, unlimited copies of one's self is far from a bad thing.
POINT: EVANGELION x2 (for both Rei and Kaworu)
What? Why are you still here? What do you mean you want a reason why? ::sigh:: Okay, this is going to take a long time.... Don't say I didn't warn you.
*****
The ONLY reason an Evangelion needs to defeat a Gundam hands-down is its AT Field. It stands for an "ABSOLUTE TERROR FIELD". It's a physical barrier of absolute field put out by the Angels and EVA's. It boasts enormous defensive power, and it is able to greatly reduce the power of all attacking weapons. While invisible, it does appear around the EVA and the Angels whenever it is subjected to great shock or impact. The ability of EVA to neutralize the A.T.Field of the Angels is one major reason why EVA was considered as the only weapon against the Angels. True, the AT Field exists in not only Angels and EVAs but humans as well (thus we could assume that the NewType pilots of the Gundams could generate an AT Field), but it doesn't work in the same way for humans. AT Fields are only useful in martial-oriented defensive purposes, and since the Gundams cannot generate this, the outcome is already clear: When all the rounds and ballistics and the dust settles, the Evangelions will be the last ones standing.
BTW, the reason that Evangelions can create AT Fields is because ALL of them presumably have a human being inside them. Inside Unit 01, there are the body and spirit of Shinji Ikari's mother, Yui. Inside Unit 02 there is Asuka's mother. Within the mass-produced series, which were developed by SEELE, there are clones of Kaworu Nagisa. There is presumably something similar within Eva Units 00 (Rei's), 04 (Tohji's), and 03 (a silver one that we never get to see in the series, since it was sucked into a negative-space in Nevada). My theory is that, like the mass-produced series, clones of Rei Ayanami were used in Unit 00 and in the NERV-developed Dummy Plug Program.
POINT: EVANGELION (Self Defense, using AT Field) x5
*****
The one true drawback to the Evangelions is that they need a constant source of electrical energy to power them, hence the cords that are hooked up into them. Gundams are internally powered, although I've yet to find a website that actually says what powers them. Thus, the Gundams can stay in battle longer without fear of switching into five minutes' worth of Backup Power Mode, and without being hampered by the electrical socket on their backs. Whereas Gundams can move about freely and even fly/hover, the Evangelions must stay within the general range of their electrical sockets in the city or else switch to back up power. True, there are a large number of accessories that would enable the EVAs to go into diverse terrain (even into a mountain full of lava!) but without an independent source of power like the S2 Engine the EVA is only as good as its five minutes are worth.
POINT: GUNDAM (for independent power source)
POINT: GUNDAM (for mobility)
*****
The Gundams have more numbers than the Evangelions. There are 11 chapters in all in the Gundam universe:
Mobile Suit Gundam, MS Gundam: The 08th MS Team, MS Gundam: 0080 War in the Pocket, MS Gundam: 0083 Stardust Memory, MS Z (Zeta) Gundam, MS Gundam ZZ (Double-Zeta), MS Gundam: Char's Counter attack, MS Gundam F-91, MS V Gundam, New Mobile Report Gundam Wing (I'm not counting Endless Waltz), and Gundam Turn-A. I haven't seen ALL of the Gundam films, but I'm assuming that there is only one Gundam per story, with the exception of Gundam Wing, which has four. This brings the total to a whopping 16 Gundams!
The Evangelions, by contrast have only 14 EVA units. There's units 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, and then the mass-produced series from 05-13. That brings a total of 15 EVAs, only one less than the Gundams.
POINT: GUNDAM (for sheer numbers)
*****
HOWEVER, all of these Gundams were spread out throughout the Gundam UC & AC (United- and After-Colonies) chronology. There's no way that all the Gundams would meet each other and unite against the Evangelions at the same point in time. It would be like the Angels taking on the EVAs all at once. There's no way that it could happen, so we must disregard that last point. On the other hand, the EVAs are all in the same chronological period, a mere half-year the start of the series to the end, presumably. While the Gundams can't meet each other and unite, the EVAs could conceivably fight the Gundams as a singular force.
POINT: deducted from GUNDAM (for inability to account for numbers all at the same time)
POINT: EVANGELION (for conceivably uniting into one offensive force)
*****
The pilots of the Gundams are called NEWTYPEs. They are commonly referred to as the next step in human evolution, with heightened extra-sensory perception (ESP) abilities. Jion Daikun theorized that it was man's living in space, unfettered by the Earth, that allowed Newtypes to appear. Newtypes have highly evolved mental abilities. They can sense each other, and have some sort of prescient power that allows them to have flashes of awareness. They also possess superior mind and body coordination, and seem to have an affinity for machines. They also seem to have a sixth sense that forewarns them of danger. People like Heero Yuy, Chang Wu-Fei, Trowa Barton, Duo Maxwell, and that Quattre kid are examples of Newtypes, and are feared and shunned alike by the rest of humanity, the "Oldtype."
Oldtypes can however become Newtypes through drugs and other methods, thanks to the research at the NewType Research Institute (NTRI, founded in UC 0079). These people are called "BioSoldiers." BioSoldiers and natural NewTypes alike are naturally gifted physically in areas of stamina, athleticism, endurance, and fortitude.
The Evangelion pilots, while rigorously trained by their commanding officer of tactics, Captain Misato Katsuragi, are still only 14- and 13-year old kids. There are no genetic or extrasensory advantages to them, although for some reason only children born after the Second Impact are able to engage the Evangelions. Also, they are at a hormonally unbalanced time in their lives as young teenagers, which can disrupt their already perilous synchronization with the Evangelion Units.
POINT: GUNDAM (for extraordinary abilities inherent in the NewTypes)
*****
The sheer number of copies that can be made of Rei Ayanami is theoretically limitless. As soon as one is destroyed, another can take its place. The same has been theorized of Kaworu Nagisa, that he is in reality SEELE's answer to NERV's Rei. The one drawback is that the Rei clones (and presumably Kaworu's) can only share their one "soul" or "existence"-- they pass on their memories to their successors, like when Rei II passed on her thoughts to Rei III. Still, unlimited copies of one's self is far from a bad thing.
POINT: EVANGELION x2 (for both Rei and Kaworu)
