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Neon Genesis Evangelion © Hideaki Anno
Chapter 03
Location: NERV Commander's Office
"Describe to me again, Major. How can you define the attack from yesterday?" Commander Gendo Ikari[1] spoke with his fingers crossed in front of his face, his elbows on the desk, and staring with a stern expression.
"It couldn't have been an Angel, if that's what you were thinking." Misato[2] replied.
"And why not?"
"It just wasn't targeting Headquarters at all. It was just like a hit-and-run hence they didn't seem to want anything from us. They simply demolished as much of the city as they could for a few minutes then split.
"Hm. And you suspect these two young men you say for bearing strong resemblance to the assailant from yesterday?"
"Apparently. Those two robots they were just piloting bear a strong resemblance in size and shape from what we saw last night."
"Precisely, Major Katsuragi. The destruction took place very late at approximately 22:47 hours. Did you have a clear view of what they looked like?" Interrupted Vice Commander Kozo Fuyutsuki[3].
"Well, not exactly. Cameras throughout the city caught a decent sight of these machines."
Gendo nodded his head very slowly. "Now, Major. We mustn't jump into conclusions so suddenly. Did you put these boys in the Isolation Facility?"
"No, sir. I had them locked up."
"That's an even more absurd decision to make, Katsuragi." Gendo replied in a more grim tone.
"Commander, why are you trusting these two boys, anyway? Tokyo-3 has already been badly damaged months ago, and last night all that work we put into it is gone."
"But how do you know it was those two boys is what I'm asking?"
Fuyutsuki turned towards Gendo and interrupted, "I need to report, Commander, that we managed to get a chip off one of the monsters from last night. NERV scientists are doing analysis on it as we speak."
"It's only a piece of metal. We won't get anything accomplished doing that."
"Oh, and sir..." Misato uttered.
"What is it, Major?" Gendo replied.
"I have to ask something important involving..." Misato tried to say it, but she hesitated and suddenly felt the great nervous tension before she could even say another word.
"Major, I'll have you report in precisely three hours. I want you to take Akagi[4] out of her temporary confinement. I will assign her to research on the incidents of what's been happening, lately. Now may I ask you to leave my presence and report back at approximately 0:00 hours?" Gendo abruptly interrupted.
"Yes, sir." Misato nodded, bowed, and made her way out of the Commander's Office. She hesitated before completely exiting the room - wondering if the two NERV Commanders were keeping something silent amongst themselves - but decided to go on and release Professor Akagi from the Confinement Facility.
Commanders Ikari and Fuyutsuki remained silent as Misato proceeded out of the room. They turned to each other with Gendo looking stern and Kozo appearing confused. They looked back at Misato, finally with her presence completely gone from the room. Kozo looked down at Gendo, cleared his throat and began to talk slowly.
"Commander. I wanted to ask the same question for some time now. Why have you postponed the time for Third Impact? You've seemed to have put more time into rebuilding Tokyo-3 these past two months. Have you conducted with the Committee[5], SEELE[6], or anyone in NERV knowledgeable about this delay?"
"No, and I shall do so immediately. Apparently I've discovered I'm not in perfect relations with SEELE at all at this time. You've heard them suggest to us we do not use an Angel[7] for the basis for Third Impact[8], but rather than Eva Unit 01[9], instead?" Gendo shut his eyes and said in a bitter manner.
"Why, yes Commander. But how... How did you guess all of this? You seem to assume that SEELE is against you, now. That's simply beyond my imagination that you'd assume correctly." Kozo replied with more expression of shock on his face.
"It's the damn Eva series[10] they've created. I know that whatever I plan on now, I'm going to have to be more cautious in what decision I make next."
"But sir. You haven't answered my question yet. How do you seem to know all of this?"
Gendo's glasses glared through the minor light in the room. He took them off, placed them on his desk, and laid back on his chair. With a deep sigh, "This was all from a dream I had, as if an angel came to warn me of an end to all hope."
Location: Ritsuko Akagi's[11] Confinement.
Misato journeyed through the many halls of NERV Headquarters. As she got closer to the cell of one of her closest friends, she let it build on her. The guilt, the memories, the regret was burdening onto her as she tries to remember the faults her friend committed not long ago. She couldn't bear watch where she was going, because she only wanted to know how it felt to be locked in that dark room for a short while. There was something, Misato felt, that her friend was going through that even she couldn't empathize with.
As she finally came upon the room - after paying no attention to where she was walking - she simply took her NERV keycard, feeling like several tons, and slid it across the lock. She opened the door gradually, then peeked into the darkness of what she knew to be Professor Akagi's short but dreadful prison.
"Are you in here, Ritsuko?" Misato said as she walked in slowly as the strong glare of light shined upon another woman in the room.
This had been the first time for almost two months had she been able to speak with a close friend. Misato felt dreadful by visiting her like this, however. She realized now how long she had been in this horrible prison of a room as a punishment by none other than Commander Ikari. All because she had destroyed a vital piece of work by the Commander[12], she had been locked in this darkness since then.
"Oh, look who's here. You're here to summon me by order of the Commander, right Misato?" Ritsuko replied sarcastically.
"No, no... It's nothing like that. It's for something different, I promise." Misato said as she tried to break a smile.
She tried to take a closer look at her friend. Ritsuko's hair had been messed up and her clothing was crumpled. When she attempted to take a glimpse of her face, she could already assume how rough her once fair skin would have right now. Two months, she thought, was all it probably needed to create hell for her.
"Right." Ritsuko replied as she brought her knees to her head, and wrapped her arms around them.
"Look, I'm sure you've heard the news of what's been going on. You've felt the tremors from last night, right? Well, we have to-"
"I don't care what happens to the world anymore, alright!" Ritsuko snapped, "It's enough that that cruel bastard constrains me to this place. I'd much rather be in a normal prison over this hellhole called NERV." She burst into anger, and that anger turned into tears.
Misato stared at her friend as she cried. She could feel in her heart that Ritsuko's hatred for the Commander has accumulated for weeks. Misato tried to move close to her, and through every step she just seemed to feel more sorry for her friend.
"I'm sorry, Ritsuko..." Misato whispered to her, "Trust me, I wouldn't have kept you in this room for so long if I had the choice."
Ritsuko wiped away a few of her tears and calmed down. She sighed deeply, rested her feet on the floor and raised her head a bit.
"T-tell me something, Misato."
"Ask ahead."
"How are the Eva pilots? How is Asuka[13]?" Ritsuko shut her eyes and took another deep breath.
"Just after the very last angel was killed, she was in a coma for about four weeks. We found her in a bathtub from the ruined city just a couple months ago. It turns out she was attempting suicide, or at least that's what most of us assume. Luckily she somehow managed to wake up. It was truly a miracle, really. Though I can't say she's been the same, well, for a while. She's been more, well...reserved, which is so unlike her."
"What about Rei[14]?"
"I can't say I know too much about her. While I know that she's living her own life just fine right now, something's totally different about her now. I've noticed she's been communicating even less with others, and... I can't really explain."
"And Shinji[15]?"
"Shinji..." Misato paused. "Shinji... He's probably the hardest one to even interpret right now. I've been doing all I can to help the poor guy out, but I'm just too busy these days to even give time to him. The Commander's been assigning me more time on projects to rebuild Tokyo-3 over anything. Shinji, he's been going to school and his grades have been fine. He just doesn't... He doesn't...want to be near anybody anymore."
Ritsuko stood up slowly and took one last deep breath. Slowly, she turned over to Misato, making eye contact with her for the first time in what felt like years. They both paused while staring at one another for almost a minute. Until Ritsuko finally spoke:
"One more question. Why hasn't the Commander done it, yet? Why hasn't Third Impact occurred?"
"That's a question I don't have the answer for..." Misato remarked as she brought her hand to her forehead.
"So, I'll finally be returning to my work today. It's what my mother[16] would want me to do, anyway." Ritsuko said as she dozed off with her hands in her pockets. Misato became mildly furious upon seeing her attitude this way.
"Can you get a hold of yourself for once, Ritsuko? I have all the time in the world to explain to you this new threat, but you can't go back to work with that kind of an attitude!" Misato declared, "If you just put aside your anger towards the Commander for now, you'll be happy when you resume work. So stop putting yourself down! What you're doing is for the world, not for him..."
They both paused in silence for another minute.
"Promise me then, Misato, that you will ensure the safety of the Eva pilots." Ritsuko stated as she began walking forward.
"That I can promise you, friend." Misato conceded as she led her out of the dark room.
Location: NERV Headquarters Confinement
Duo yawned loudly. He had been lying on that rack with rock-hard mattresses for quite a while, now. For the past couple days, he had been trying to scratch some doodles on the wall, but they were just too solid for his fingernails to scrape the surface. He also tried thinking of food, and would imagine some steak or pizza raining from the ceiling. The food the boys have been receiving their entire time had been a small supplement: some rice, seaweed, and a little bit of fish. Nevertheless, no excitement flowed through this empty room.
"Hey Heero, what time is it?" Duo asked.
"If I'd been keeping with the time since we got forced out of the Gundams, it should be about seven AM on the third day here..." Heero responded then completely went into silence.
For almost three days, Heero had been sitting in that corner with his head down. For three days, listening to Duo moan and complain. For three days, watching him do his daily workout routine. For three days, thinking about the what he presumed to be an incident back home.
"Three days, eh? Felt longer than that. Seven AM? Welp, time to start my daily jail routine. Maybe that good-looking warden of ours will pay us a visit sometime today." Duo smirked as he got onto his feet and stretched out. He sprung onto the ground and spread his hands shoulder-width apart about the floor. He straightened his legs and began doing push-ups, counting out loud. "Say, Heero. The only time you've been saying anything was to tell me the time. Everything alright, buddy?" Twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two.
"I'm fine." Heero murmured.
"You sure don't sound fine when that's the only thing you've said to me aside from telling the time." Thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five.
"I've been thinking, is all."
"You've been thinking about what, pal?" Forty-six, forty-seven, forty-eight.
Heero didn't respond this time. Duo shook his head at him as he stood up. He began stretching his entire body in workout.
"Well, you could at least get up and wiggle off that stress you've been going through." Duo grinned a bit at him.
"It's not like that."
"I can't help you, pal, if you don't try to get a bit off his shoulders." Duo replied with sympathy in his voice. He stopped his stretching and sat back on his bunk. "You've been driving me nuts lately, Heero. What are you thinking about?" Duo said. Heero finally began to raise his head and look straight at him.
"Duo...have you felt like you've been spoken to by something? Something mysterious. Something divine. Something beyond our own human minds? Whatever it is, there's apart of me beginning to crumble and fade away as time goes by. It feels like a curse." Heero implied. Duo paused, and slowly began to look annoyed and confused at the same time.
"You're thinking about her again, huh? That same exact voice of the girl you heard nights ago? I'm sure you could've talked to me about it more rather than just sitting a sad sack over there." Duo said in mild embarrassment.
"I need to know. She was the one telling me not to shoot at that tall robot attacking you. I held back for some reason."
"Well, that's why you could've just ignored her. You're probably just having one of the weirdest delusions I've ever heard of, Heero. What I would do is-" Duo was interrupted when suddenly he heard a beep from the outside of the room.
The sliding doors suddenly flew open! Heero and Duo turned their attention to it, and saw two women coming through, one of them Misato and the other a blonde lady. This other lady appeared to have that "woman-in-charge" posture. However, she looked a little older, had rougher hair, and had a small mole under her left eye which strongly differentiated her from Misato. She wore a typical doctor's coat, probably indicating she was a researcher of some sort, along with a blue sleeveless shirt inside and long black leggings. Misato was dressed as her usual: black garments under a red jacket. Heero could remember Duo just whispering how "hot" she was starting the day after they were thrown into this cell.
"Boys, I'd like you to meet my friend, Ritsuko Akagi. She is NERV's chief scientist as well as commander of the Technical branch." Misato declared, looking directly at Heero. Duo waved a little bit, supposedly just to be nice.
"Pleased to meet you both. I'd like to let you know that our scientists have some direct footage from the incidents of three nights ago. I would assume that one of you boys would know more about these suspects, so will one of you like to answer a few questions?" Ritsuko asked politely but with a firm tone of voice. Duo jumped immediately out of the bunk.
"Me! I'd like to-!" Duo said with enthusiasm but suddenly relaxed, "Wait, I hope you mean you'll be asking us in a separate room, I hope?"
"Ever heard of what interrogation is?" Misato asked.
"Yeah."
"Of course we'll be bringing on of you to a separate room. This is vital business we're talking about here."
"In that case, let me be the one to answer your questions! Just unlock the cage and we'll..." Duo paused when he was suddenly interrupted.
"Actually, I think we'll take your quiet friend sitting over there on the corner. He seems to be more patient." Ritsuko looked straight towards Heero, whom was returning somewhat of a glare back at her.
"Wait, wha-?" Duo's enthusiasm was completely gone now, and he glanced back on his friend. He found Heero simply staring at both the women in the room. His facial expression seemed to be perpetual throughout this entire length of time in this dark room. Slowly, Heero brushed off the dust from his jeans and rose to his feet. Silently and calmly, he made his way towards the jail bars of the cell.
"I'll answer whatever question you have. However, next time you let me out, you take both me and my friend." Heero said in his mildly deep and monotone voice. He didn't exactly feel the need to push them to let Duo out, too, but he hoped to intimidate them somewhat.
"Some attitude you have there, boy? Can we please know your name?" Ritsuko asked while looking at him with some amusement.
Heero paused, then blinked. "Heero. Heero Yuy."
"And they call me Duo Maxwell. You can call me Duo, a k a, the God of Death!" Duo said with a smile.
"Yeah, cool." Misato abruptly said before turning to Heero. "Heero, we'll borrow you for a couple of moments. We'd like your own analysis on some evidence we've traced linking to your robots."
"Sure thing." Heero said but then added, "I'd prefer if you call the robots you've confiscated from us, 'Gundams.'" Heero declared sternly.
"Alright. You've helped us with one thing already. Now please come with us." Ritsuko said as she led the way out of the room.
Misato followed shortly after, with Heero slowly trailing her.
"Hey, Heero!" Duo blabbered, causing Heero to pause in the middle of the doorway. Duo leaned closer to whisper. "Don't try to reveal anything too deep or secret, alright? They may or may not know we're not from here, so just tell them anything that won't get our heads chopped off. Got it?" He straightened himself and lay back on the bunk. "Well, good luck buddy."
"Roger that." Heero said without looking at him as he proceeded out of the confinement.
He followed the two women through the hallways now. Heero felt more attached with his surroundings this time, and tried to look around for a better view of this place called NERV Headquarters. The walls were a shade of grayish green, with a large orange line flowing throughout the surfaces. This pathway felt unusual for some reason with all of the twists and turns. However, they happened to walk pass a large map attached to the wall of some sort after a few minutes of walking.
Heero decided to pause for a few moments to observe this draft. He had noticed the unusual hexagonal shape of the headquarters, contrary to the pyramidal outlook according to Duo. The layout of NERV Headquarters appeared to be divided into shafts[17] and levels. He already had an idea that this base was composed of several different levels, and the shaft they were in probably pinpointed the exact location of this place. According to upper right corner of this map, it stated "B-20", and immediately he assumed this was the level they were on. But then in larger characters just below it read "Central Dogma."
"Heero? We don't have all day. It's either you follow us or go straight back into the confinement!" Ritsuko shouted from across the hallway. Heero shook his head and wholly took his attention off the map. He dashed over to Misato and Ritsuko and continued following them.
What seemed to feel like a really long walk, Heero only felt it was him. He suddenly found a clock fixed to the wall, reading 7:12 A.M. A huge anticipation struck Heero now, he was correct on what time it was. His train of thought shifted once more, when several persons dressed in brown jackets and pants walked passed him. Every one of them stared at him, some pausing in the middle of the hall just to glimpse at him. At that moment, Heero only thought of these people as unwelcoming. He could tell by the looks on their eyes, they knew that he was the main blame for the incidents last night.
"Alright. We're here. Please come inside, Heero." Ritsuko said calmly as she beckoned him to come inside another dark area. He went in first, with Misato and Ritsuko trailing him.
Location: NERV Interrogation Room(?)
This room was dark, even darker than the confinement. The only source of light as it seemed was the enormous red symbol reading "NERV" on to his left side of the room. It read the letters NERV in huge font and appeared to be partially covered by a fig leaf. Under it read "God's In His Heaven. All's Right With The World." Heero immediately assumed these people were closely associated with some kind of religious act. He tried to remain profane, however, as he did not believe in God, himself.
Heero saw right in front of him a man, wearing a dark brown uniform of some sort. This man looked close to elderly, he thought. However, the whole atmosphere of the room was very murky, Heero couldn't even get a sight of his face. The only other things he noticed were the two guards standing behind him at opposite corners of the room. There was also a large and dusky window in between him and Misato and Ritsuko.
"Hello, Heero. I don't believe your name is found anywhere in NERV Archives as a resident of Tokyo-3, so I'd to introduce as Kozo Fuyutsuki, Vice Commander of NERV." The man sitting in front of Heero said.
"Right." Heero said without seeming to consider his words.
"You should probably know right now that we've rarely used this room. Because NERV doesn't necessarily deal with crime done by humanity, you are the first one in here after a long while. Not implying you've done any wrongdoing, however. I wouldn't even call this interrogation, but instead a little interview of what you may think."
"Right. But now that you and everyone in your staff had mentioned it, care to give me a brief rundown of what exactly 'NERV' is?"
"While I don't have so much time to explain, NERV is essentially an agency funded and supervised by the United Nations. Our main purpose is to prevent a monstrous race known as the Angels from initiating a disaster known as Third Impact. We've been greatly succeeding in our purpose as of lately, though the road to this success wasn't easy at all. So I'm sure you know what I'm talking about, hm?"
"No. Not a clue." Heero very briefly replied.
"Then I guess we can assume you're not from around here." Kozo paused to think for a moment. "Before we go out of context, lets show you a little bit of what we have that you may happen to know." Kozo stated and snapped his fingers.
One of the guards standing behind Heero held an envelope in his hands. He went before Heero, unsealing the package, dumped several pieces of paper onto the table, and returned to his place in the back of the room. Heero immediately began observing these photos.
"We assume you're familiar with some of these images, are you?" Kozo asked.
Heero found himself gazing upon several images of shadowy figures amongst this city of Tokyo-3. He scanned every one of the photos carefully, but found only the same monotonous figure. The images before him were all very blurred and distorted, making it even harder for him to examine this. He then tried then looking at the surroundings - as looking at the shaded figure didn't help him - hoping it will give him a broader idea of what he was looking at.
This assailant was seen from different angles in various parts of Tokyo-3, as it looked. In one picture, it had crashed a hole at the base of one building. In another, a vehicle is flipped over where the monster is seen behind it. The image lying in the very back of the stack, however, shows the aftermath of the catastrophe, showing minor yet devastating damages to the city.
But wait, Heero thought. He reviewed every one of the photos a second time, paying more attention to the figure's comparison to the environment. The conclusion finally struck him when he realized each of the photos contained the figure at the same height. Each of them stood to be about six stories high. He knew now why NERV would put the accusation on he and Duo. Heero immediately thought to himself: "Mobile suits in this world? Could it be?"
"You seem to be in deep thought there, son. Do you have an idea of what you've just viewed, now?" Kozo interrupted and caused Heero to lose his train of thought.
Heero stood up firmly, cleared his throat a little bit, and said: "I have an idea of what these monsters could be. Yes, they do bear strong resemblance to the Gundams you just confiscated, but if you let me and my partner go free, only will we help you find and stop this threat."
"That's a negative, son. I'm afraid you're friend will be staying with us." Kozo said as he crossed his fingers with his elbows on the table. The lower half of Kozo's head could now be seen.
Infuriated, Heero turned to Kozo. "This is preposterous. If you don't allow the two of us to pursue this threat, our chances of finding the answer will be even more slim than it already is."
"You know a lot, Heero. We could probably use you in the future judging by how well you analyzed this evidence."
Angered, Heero struck his fist onto the table. He could hear the guards behind him holding their guns up, preparing to shoot if he ever made a false move.
"I refuse to work alongside a group like yourselves. I didn't come here to meddle with any of your Angel business." Heero furiously said.
"Well, I'm not calling these shots. Being only the Vice Commander of NERV, I can only act as the voice for the Commander, himself." Kozo replied with tranquility.
"Take me to your Commander, then. I want a word with him."
"I'm afraid I can't do that. I'm under a strict privacy conduct for those who wish to consult with him."
"Then what does he, or you, want me to do?" Heero sat back down.
"You know a lot more than everyone in NERV does by now. Why don't you investigate?"
"Will you hand me back my mobile suit, then?"
"That's also a negative." Kozo replied, infuriating Heero even more.
He stared towards the ground, closed his eyes briefly to calm the animosity building up in him. He opened his eyes and looked back at Kozo, saying: "Why are you asking me this favor when you can't even provide me with the tools to complete this task? Also. that orange machine you have, why don't you put that against it?"
"It's simple. We don't want you escaping with that robot, or 'mobile suit', of yours. Nor do we want you fleeing this city with your friend. As for the Evangelion, the mecha you just mentioned, is currently un-operational at this time and the reason is classified."
"But it wasn't even us who raided your city..." Heero said, clenching his fist. He tried to show no signs of anger with his face. "
"I'm sorry, Heero. I'm not the one deciding you should just go out and do this. This has been a decision made by the NERV Staff and approved by the Commander, himself. We will let you and your friend go free after this terror is over, and we can promise you that."
Heero stood up once more, unclenching his fist. He stared at Kozo for a few moments, not blinking once. I need to meet this Commander, he kept thinking to himself. Why would he try and deprive him of every possibility for this mission to succeed?
"Our Commander only cares for this city, Heero. He spent several weeks trying to restore the life of this city like no other man would." Kozo stood up, his entire upper half of the body shrouded in the darkness. "Now, under direct orders, I am assigning you a task without direct supervision of NERV. You are to go under investigation, and possibly to prevent, whatever this sudden event on Tokyo-3 is. You'll be allowed to do what you wish after this operation, but as of now you're under an official injunction by NERV. Any false action you take will be taken against the United Nations, resulting in consequence of you and your friend. Is this understood?" Kozo said as he placed his hands behind him.
"Understood, Fuyutsuki." Heero turned around and noticed a light. The guards were ready to escort him out of this very dark room. He turned back to Kozo once more, "Mission accepted."
"I must say, Heero. I'm very impressed with that attitude you have there. I really think you have some potential to become a hero.
"Sure." Heero stated as he nonchalantly exited the facility.
[1] Gendo Ikari is the Commander of NERV and the father of main protagonist, Shinji Ikari. He is classified by his cold-hearted personality and rather cruel intentions.
[2] Misato Katsuragi is a Major at NERV and head of the Tactical Operations (taking Evangelions into combat and operations.) She's classified as a woman wearing skimpy clothing, but when it comes to fighting the Angels, she is tough as nails.
[3] Kozo Fuyutsuki is the Vice Commander of NERV. He primarily takes charge during operations in the NERV Command Center, but is only second-in-command and therefore doesn't take full control.
[4] Ritsuko Akagi is the chief scientist of NERV and head of the Technical branch of NERV (research and development.) Succeeding her mother, Naoko Akagi, she takes the role as the main brains behind all the technology.
[5] The Human Instrumentality Committee is the body of UN members responsible for overseeing the actions of NERV and the initiation of the Human Instrumentality Project.
[6] SEELE is a mysterious organization responsible for Second Impact and determined to initiate Third Impact. Not very much is known about this organization, although they are frequently seen conducting with Commander Gendo Ikari.
[7] An Angel is a monstrous race in the universe of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Although classified in many different ways, they are generally characterized as "Adam's Children" hence their purpose is to carry out the will of Adam and initiate Third Impact.
[8] Third Impact is classified as the event beginning a new stage in human evolution and existence. This is the ultimate goal to accomplish by SEELE, but Gendo Ikari has his own intentions for such a plan. One may consider this event as the end of the world, but the result through decision determines the fate and existence of all humanity.
[9] Evangelion Unit 01 is the Eva unit piloted by main protagonist, Shinji Ikari. Very much like Unit 02, this Unit is painted purple, instead. It should also be noted that this unit contains offspring from Adam and Lilith, unlike the other Evangelion units.
[10] The Eva series is a mysterious project under SEELE to mass-produce Eva units. There are a total of nine Mass Production Evangelions, but their only function is to carry out SEELE's Third Impact.
[11] In episodes 24-End of Evangelion (EoE), Ritsuko Akagi is placed into a special confinement due to her actions: eliminating the several clones of Rei Ayanami, destroying the Dummy System, and also for her mental instability.
[12] Ritsuko had killed every last clone of Rei Ayanami and destroyed the Dummy System in episode 23 of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
[13] Asuka Langley Soryu is one of the three protagonists of Neon Genesis Evangelion. She is red-haired and of German and Japanese descent, let alone the pilot of Eva Unit 02. In episodes 23-End of Evangelion, she enters an intense stage of mental instability, and eventually enters a coma in EoE.
[14] Rei Ayanami is one of the three protagonists of Neon Genesis Evangelion. She is light-blue haired and is the very reserved pilot of the three. Beginning with Episode 24 of the anime, the third incarnation/clone of Rei (Rei III) remains to be the Rei for the remainder of the series. She is classified for her mysteriousness and morality. However, she is also the basis for Gendo Ikari's version of Third Impact, and serves as a vessel for Lilith.
[15] Shinji Ikari is the main protagonist of Neon Genesis Evangelion. He is only a fourteen-year old child, but is destined to become an Eva pilot. Throughout the series he is forced under several struggles, both physical and mental. His conflict with his father is perhaps the most bitter, as this relationship is essentially the root for many of his problems along with the entire series' plot.
[16] Naoko Akagi is the mother of Ritsuko. She is the creator of the Magi System and most of NERV's vast technology. She is classified as a woman, a mother, and a scientist. Naoko as a woman, however, she holds great mental instability, ultimately resulting in the decision leading to her death.
[17] The layout of NERV Headquarters is very complicated to explain. However, the layout as a whole can be described through shafts and levels, hence a shaft of a different level will indicate how deep and what area of the Headquarters they are in.
