Bonus 3: What would the prior Angels fear?

While I was at the middle of the story, an interesting question came to me-if I was ambitious enough to start right from the beginning of EVA, then what would Angels 3 through 10 be the most afraid of? I gave it a little thought, and the result is:

Sachiel - Rakes; think Sideshow Bob and whatever happens when rakes enter the picture. Now picture it walking into nothing BUT giant rakes as he tried to land a blow on Unit-01.

Shamshel - The Muppets, specifically the ones who dance to Al Hirt's "Java" and the trio known for the "Mahna Mahna" song.

Ramiel - Dali-style surrealist and Picasso-style cubist art; I see Ramiel as something of a geometric perfectionist, so those two particular artists would definitely drive it out of its mind.

Gaghiel - Spongebob Squarepants; I recently pictured a whole sequence where Gaghiel notices, out of the corner of its eye, a brief flash of yellow in the water, as the sounds of John Williams' Jaws theme were heard. With a laugh like Spongebob's on constant loop, it would make even one of the biggest, toothiest Angels cower in fear. Also, a really bad joke said by 'Beetle-Bob' before laughing: "Hi there! Are you a ska fan? Because you look like a Reel Big Fish!"

Israfel - Square-dancing; had a whole bit where Beetlejuice channels Bugs Bunny in the classic Looney Tunes short "Hillbilly Hare", which would see him go 'Pied Piper' with a fiddle that compelled Unit-01 and Unit-02 to square dance Israfel into oblivion.

Sandalphon - Snowmen; BJ turns into Frosty the Snowman, frightening the heat-thriving Angel.

Matarael - Boots ('Kinky' or otherwise); if you're an Angel that looks something like a spider, you'd definitely be afraid of getting stepped on by a bigger boot.

Sahaquiel - The Three Stooges; it's a big eyeball, so naturally it would be averse to a comedy team known for, among other things, poking eyes in a lot of their films.

Bonus 4: Omake 'Post-Credits' Ending

*If it works for the MCU...*

As the party continued, Misato heard a knock at the door. She and Kaji went to answer it, and when they opened the door, both were astonished by the sight of a certain someone standing there. He was a thin, much older, subtly flamboyant gentleman with a wry smile and a thin mustache.

"John Waters?!" Misato wondered aloud as she identified the visitor.

"Sorry to bother you like this," the director of Hairspray and Cry-Baby, among other films, began to say, "but I'm consulting on a FLCL fanfic referencing my filmography, and seem to have gotten lost. Am I in the right place?"

Misato and Kaji both looked at each other perplexed before turning their attention back to the filmmaker.

"Uh, I think you'll wanna try next door," Misato said as she motioned with her thumb.

"Thanks, you're such a dear," said Waters as he started to head on his way. "Oh and, just a heads-up, some of my colleagues will be dropping by with a similar question. Toodles!" He then left the doorstep just as David Lynch stepped up. Looking over his shoulder, Misato and Kaji saw that behind him were the likes of Kevin Smith, Martin McDonagh, Greta Gerwig, the Coen brothers, the Farrelly brothers, the Wachowskis, M. Knight Shyamalan, Luc Besson, Joe Dante, Sofia Coppola, and a few others. A pretty illustrious crowd for a building as non-descript as the Gainax Arms.

"Kaji?" Misato asked.

"Yeah?" Kaji replied.

"Is it just me, or are there way too many quirky film directors out here in the city?" she asked.

END.

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