Is Rei an artificial human?

According to Sadamoto and assistant director Kazuya Tsurumaki, she was conceived as an alien entity, but Gainax later went on to make her at least genetically human; Rei should have had both the human genes of Yui Ikari and the First Angel, Adam, associating her condition to a Devilman, a hybrid from Go Nagai's manga.
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Is Rei Ayanami a human?

Rei is not a naturally-born human, but rather a clone made from the DNA of Yui Ikari and the Angel Lilith. Therefore, she does not have a mother, and her "source" Yui's soul inhabits Shinji's Unit-01.
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Is Rei a clone of Shinji's mother?

Eventually, Ritsuko reveals that Rei is in fact part of a series of clones of Shinji's mother Yui, and in fact has three iterations throughout the series.
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Is Rei created from Lilith?

Since Rei was essentially Lilith itself, and Adam (as Kaworu) only appears briefly, it seems that Lilith has primary control over the being.
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Are Evangelions humans?

Despite being giant humans (in the series' broader definition of the term "human"), Evangelion are often mistaken to be mechanical robots or mecha. As early as Episode 02, Unit-01 is seen without its helmet on, revealing that Evangelion are living organic creatures with cybernetic components grafted onto them.
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Who created humans in Evangelion?

↑ Episode 25'.

Misato: “Shinji, we humans were born from a being called Lilith, who is a source of life just like Adam. We are the 18th Angel.” Translation by Bochan_bird.
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Is Rei an Angel?

Rei is Not a Human

When Kaworu finally meets Rei, he confirms that Rei is the "same as he is." Kaworu is the 17th Angel, and exists as an vessel for the soul of the first Angel, Adam. This would indicate that Rei's soul, likewise, is connected to that of the second Angel: Lilith.
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Who is Rei a clone of?

In the final volume, Rei is revealed to be a clone of Yui Ikari, meant to take her place in the Tree of Yggdrasil, an artifact that keeps reality from collapsing. After befriending Shinji, she chooses not to go along with Gendo's plans, resulting in him angrily shooting her.
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Did Rei become God?

Beginning of the show she is a clone with thesoul of a dead/de-powered god/deity. End of the show she is a god with original Yui soul(which was in Unit 01)/Rei (Liliths soul).
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Did Gendo sleep with Ritsuko?

Ritsuko and Gendo had an ongoing affair, hinted as early as Episode 5. Before the above exchange, Ritsuko laments she is no longer happy when they make love. But she pivots, mentioning a specific, isolated incident where—instead of making love like they usually do—Gendo “had his way” with her body instead.
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Is Rei Shinji's half sister?

Shinji and Rei are biologically half-siblings since they share their mother (with a different biological father), and while Gendo has no biological relationship with Rei, she's his step-daughter since she's his wife's daughter.
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Is Rei Gendo's daughter?

If it's a girl, Rei." While it need not mean that Gendo alone had given Rei her name, it shows that Gendo wanted to give his own daughter that name, and suggests to some extent that he sees Rei as his daughter.
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Why is Rei holding a doll?

In her arms, she holds a doll with the name of Toji's daughter, “Tsubame,” written on it. Shinji takes this as a sign and decides to create an entirely new world for her: a world without Evangelions where Rei can learn the pleasure of a normal life like her counterpart “Rei 06” did at the start of the film.
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Why did Rei cause the Third Impact?

Third Impact Begins. Responding to Shinji's wish, Lilith/Rei absorbs Unit-01/The Tree of Life through a third eye that emerges on her forehead. This allows her to create an Anti-A.T. Field so powerful that humans are unable to maintain their physical form.
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Why did Gendo fuse with Adam?

Adam is a crucial element in Gendo's own scenario for Third Impact, wherein he intends to use the "forbidden fusion of Adam and Lilith" as a means to achieve reunion with Yui. At an undisclosed point, Gendo has Adam fused into his right palm, and, in the moments before Third Impact, he inserts his hand into Rei.
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Why did Rei turn into Kaworu?

The End of Evangelion

At first, when the giant Lilith/Rei appears to Shinji, he is terrified by it. It then transforms into Kaworu, which calms Shinji down. Rei then turns back to her original self as Yui tells him that she represents his hopes and dreams.
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What archetype is Rei?

The Rei Ayanami Expy is a character archetype common in Japanese Media, started, or at least codified, by Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Common characteristics of the archetype include: Love Interest (usually female). Mysterious and/or otherworldly origins.
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How many clones does Rei have?

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Are Eva's Angels?

NERV created the EVAs to fight off the Angel threat, but the EVAs are more similar to Angels than machines, as each was grown from samples of the First Angel, Adam, after it was destroyed during the "Contact Experiment." (Each, except for Unit-01, which is the only EVA to be created using samples from the Second Angel ...
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Is Asuka a clone?

During the process, the entry plug interior transforms and Asuka meets "her original", revealing that she is a member of the Shikinami series of clones.
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Why do they need 14 year olds to pilot EVAs?

From the Evangelion Proposal page 11, it mentioned that: When choosing the pilot, the A10 nerve synchronization rate and the adaptivity to impact is the most important. It is found by Marduk Institute that, 14 years old mother-less teenager can establish the purest and stablest connection with EVA.
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Is Shinji Ikari an Angel?

As the Angel Israfel arrives, Shinji and Asuka are both deployed in their Evas to destroy it. After Asuka hits it and divides it in two, it revives as two separate Angels, which defeat both Evas; Shinji and Asuka proceed to argue about whose fault it was.
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Who is the third Angel Evangelion?

Sachiel (サキエル) (Hebrew זכיאל), is the 3rd Angel in TV series, and the first one to appear fifteen years after Second Impact. First emerging out of ocean east of Tokyo-3, the Angel makes it way towards the fortified city and engages in combat with Evangelion Unit-01 during its first operational mission.
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Why does Gendo get eaten?

He intended to use Third Impact to bring his wife Yui Ikari back to life. However, he realizes that his efforts are in vain and that he ignored the real wishes of Yui. She intended to bring about a brighter future for their son Shinji, whom Gendo has sacrificed in order to bring her back.
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