He is, however, unable to reach her in time, and when Shinji learns about Asuka's defeat, the Evangelion moves on its own to let him reenter it. [61] A different Instrumentality is presented, with Shinji recognizing the need for human interaction and saving Asuka during her fight against the Mass Production Evangelions. The next day, Kaworu is identified as the 17th Angel as he descends into Terminal Dogma. Soon after, Unit-04 vanishes, and Unit-03 is transferred to Japan. Plugsuit (01) Mother: Yui Ikari. However, doing so releases the Twelfth Angel from Evangelion Mark.06, which is eaten by Evangelion 13 and triggers the Eva's awakening. These instances give subtle clues that their friends and others around them see a relationship between them that even Shinji and Asuka aren't yet aware of. Soon thereafter, Ritsuko has Shinji return Rei's ID card to her; Shinji accidentally walks in on Rei as she is getting dressed, and clumsily knocks her to the floor, touching her naked body. After she visits his school, however, a new robotic unit called Jet Alone appears in a demonstration but goes out of control. These feelings are dissolved to an extent when Misato shows Shinji the Angel identified as Lilith in Terminal Dogma, explaining to him why he and the rest of NERV have to do what they can to prevent Third Impact from happening. [118][119] According to Toshio Okada (former president of studio Gainax and friend with Anno), however, Evangelion and Gundam offer different answers; one of Gundam's main themes was "the desire of the protagonist to be recognized by other people", and Evangelion examines the concepts of heroism, salvation and redemption. Shinji Ikari Full Name: Shinji Ikari Species: Human Gender: Male Age: 16 Faction: A-Laws Squad: Fraternity Assignment: Exelion Unit: Evangelion Unit 01 Series: Neon Genesis Evangelion Theme Song: Mountain Goats - No Children "I wanna stay with you and I want to help you. This, paired with the fact that Shinji had killed what he saw as a human being and someone he cared about, was part of what drove him into his state of absolute despair in Episode 25, in which he declared that he felt unworthy even of the piloting which had consumed his identity, thinking that if all he did was hurt and kill others, it was better to do nothing. He also inherited the watermelon field of the latter and is now very good friends with Asuka and Rei. Shinji appears first in Episode 1 at age fourteen, where he has been summoned to Tokyo-3 by his father, Gendo Ikari, to pilot Evangelion Unit-01. Shinji Ikari: 碇 シンジ: Rank / Title Third Children (Rebuild): Third Boy, Specimen "BM-03" (3.0, among Wille) Affiliation(s) Nerv: National Heritage Japanese: Relations Yui Ikari (mother), Gendo Ikari (father), Rei Ayanami (related to) Age 14 Birthday 06/06/2001 Seiyū: Megumi Ogata: Voice Actor (English): Spike Spencer, Casey Mongillo (Netflix) Through cosmic waste the TARDIS flies To taste the secret source of life. [8], Shinji's character was conceived to reflect Anno's personality "both in conscious and unconscious part". Sadamoto has stated that their relationship in the manga is like that of a younger primary school student seeking admiration from an older, middle school one, not romance.[10]. TBA: TBA: TBA:) TBA: TBA {{{Closed}}} Character Powers and Abilities: Equipment: Quotes: Occupation: Family: Affiliation: History “ TBA „ ~ Shinji Ikari. Sorcerer Supreme. 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