Author Notes: Hey guys, how you doing?
I know I'm actually supposed to be working on my current fanfic: Here we go again! But while doing what it is I do everyday, sleep, an idea came to me which I find pretty awesome... well, pretty awesome that I personally came up with it in the middle of dreaming... I can't think of anything original usually, so this is an accomplishment for me!
Anyway, my idea was to give Shinji a new Eva! He's pretty much stuck with Eva Unit 01, which I like! I think Unit 01 is pretty badass, but I just had the urge to give Shinji a new Eva and so I started doing what Fanfic writers do and screw with canon to make my fanfic more believable.
So yeah, Shinji gets a new Eva, and this chapter is basically a prologue, giving the specs of Eva Unit 17 which I made up on the spot. I'll likely break the 4th wall in the description of the Eva as I can't really describe things in detail properly for my life.
I hope you like my made-up Eva, I can't provide a drawing or anything as I can't draw in real life, nor can I create anything resembling a drawing on the computer.
I've taken some ideas for the Eva from a semi-official Eva AU known as Neon Genesis EVANGELION (3 Years After) -ANIMA- which I literally just learned the existence of... pretty bad for an Evangelion fan. I admit, it's got some interesting new Eva tech and stuff in there so I couldn't help but take a few ideas... I know it sounds like plagiarism but that's why I'm crediting it here: You may find some content found in Evangelion -ANIMA-, be warned if you don't like it.
Well, lets get to it then.
Disclaimer: I do not own Evangelion, nor anything relating to it. But I so wish I did!
Evangelion Unit 17
Background Info:
The concept and design was created and approved by NERV-UK (A/N: I used the UK as it came to mind as I live here, it wasn't talked about at all in the Original series so the UK isn't really relevant to SEELE's plans so the UK could get away with going behind SEELE's back, and I didn't want to use Japan, Germany or America as they've already made Evas in the series, but the UK was the next powerful country that would have a NERV branch that I could think of first... please don't hate!) and development began there not soon after. Development was kept in secret from SEELE for obscure reasons. The main belief was because SEELE had begun the production of the Mass Produced Evas already at this time, and so the last attempt to create a regular production model Eva would be rejected if it was revealed. Another belief is that the secret Eva was intended for testing of new technology to do with the Evas. The Eva Unit was unofficially designated Eva Unit 17 in reference to the production of the Mass Produced Evas that had started before Unit 17, but the name soon stuck and the name Unit 17 was used hence forth. Gendo Ikari soon received leaked information from his sources about the secret Eva in production, however he offered to provide additional funding in order to accelerate the production of Unit 17, upon the sole condition that Unit 17 would be transported over to NERV-Central if they ever requested it. NERV-UK reluctantly agreed due to their very limited budget. Production of Eva Unit 17 was completed not long before the appearance of the 3rd Angel Sachiel.
Specifications:
Colours:
Main – White (Armour Plating)
Secondary – Black (Secondary Armour Plating & Evangelion Skin)
Tertiary – Glowing Neon Blue (Highlights & Visor colour)
Appearance:
Eva Unit 17 notably has increased Armour plating in comparison to the other Evas, it's chest plate is of the same type as Eva Unit 01 and not like any of the other production models. Eva Unit 17's armour closely resembles Unit 01's Stage 2 specification B-type equipment concept (A/N: Go look it up! It's easier to describe, sorry.) however the Head armour is different and the colour scheme is replaced (White replaces Purple and lilac, Dark navy Blue is replaced by Black, Green is replaced by glowing Neon Blue – which is black when off, Orange is replaced by Black and the shoulder patch says Eva 17). Unlike any Eva model previous to it, Unit 17 dons a Visor in the shape of Kamina's iconic glasses from Gurren Lagann (A/N: Points to anyone who can figure out where I took this idea as a Mecha design from, hint: its a well known Evangelion copy Movie), which remains black when the Unit is powered down, but glows Neon Blue when the Eva is activated; this effect when activated and when powered down also applies to all of the highlights present on the Unit's armour. The helmet armour completely covers the Eva's mouth, much like Eva Unit 02 (A/N: In the original series anyway...) but with a shorter chin. Another unusual aspect of the head armour is that it has a pointed forehead, much like the head of a typical Shark, above the Visor. The elongated forehead extends forward at approximately the same length as the iconic horn of Unit 01.
Operational Capabilities:
Battery Capacity – 5 Minutes (Plus with an extra 2, 1 minute capacity backup power supplies located in each of the rear sides of the Shoulder Pylons – increasing potential battery capacity to 7 minutes when fully charged)
Speed – Mach 1.3
Eva Display – Full 180 degree vision
Weapon Arsenal – 2 extended progressive knives, 2 progressive blades concealed in each foot of the Eva (able to extend out of the toes or out of the heels for when kicking), Knee cap armour is also pointed and outfitted with the same technology as the progressive blades for when kneeing, Hand armour is reinforced for punching, frontal Head armour is heavily reinforced for head-butting and is pointed for piercing.
Other – Possesses the standard suite of advanced and adaptive targeting systems, radar and sonar sensors, standard radio and advanced video comm capabilities, manual and automatic activation sequences, capable of switching interface to any worldwide language, boasts advanced sync capabilities with pilot(s), capable of being outfitted with any Eva weaponry, customizable for operations and is outfitted with a new wireframe vision mode allowing the pilot to have better visibility when manoeuvring in low natural visibility in environments such as in the city, an advanced computer AI assist system is present within the extended head armour of the Eva to be on hand to assist the pilot in a wide range of tasks, however the AI is heavily restricted from going rogue as precautions have been put in place for the pilot's control to always override the AI's control if need be and life support systems are directly controlled by the pilot in the entry plug. The AI is always shut down entirely when the entry plug is not in place inside the Eva.
Unique Capabilities:
The Unit is outfitted with an experimental prototype of a mini Vortex system with units concealed in each of the thighs and in the mid-lower back armour. Units have been tested beforehand and are able to lift trucks off the ground, provided they are supplied with enough energy – the more energy supplied, the higher they are able to lift an object. It is proven that the Eva internal power supply as well as the umbilical cords are both capable of providing sufficient energy to extend jump height significantly and maintain enough battery capacity for a full Angel sortie. However suspended flight would drain the Unit's internal battery within a minute. The Vortex Units are only capable of being outfitted to Eva's if the Eva is designed to supply it's internal power supply to the units, meaning current Unit models are unable to be outfitted with the Vortex technology.
Other:
Designated Pilot – N/A
Soul – [BLANK]
End of Report
Author Notes: And there you have it, a nice basic spec list of Unit 17 which I made up. I quite enjoyed that, I like writing spec lists for things... I don't really know why though. I borrowed details from other places so I admit it isn't completely original, heh... :L
This will be the prologue, next will be where I get straight into the story. This should be fun.
I will also try to work on Here we go again! at the same time as this fic, so don't worry guys ^_^
Remember to leave Reviews! Until next time!
- Western-Otaku