Is the EVA Shinji's mom?

Shinji's mother Yui died during the Contact Experiment, and her soul was fused into the body of the fleshy prototype Unit-01 when her body was destroyed. Asuka's EVA contains the maternal part of the soul of her mother, who went crazy as a result of her Contact Experiment and committed suicide.
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Who is Shinji's mother Evangelion?

Yui Ikari, the mother of Shinji Ikari and the wife of Gendo Ikari, was a brilliant bio-engineer who worked for Project E at Gehirn. Additionally, she is the daughter of a prominent member of SEELE.
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Who is Shinji's crush?

It's worth noting that, during a discussion between the two pilots, Asuka gets Shinji to admit he tried to kiss her, giving her a confirmation of his interest.
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Did Rei love Shinji?

Shinji's interactions with her are implied as the main reason of her change; by the time of the battle with the Angel Armisael, it is strongly hinted that Rei is in love with Shinji. Shinji reciprocates this affection to some degree, but is unsure of what he feels for Rei and where their relationship is going.
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Was Shinji supposed to be a girl?

Shinji was supposed to be a girl, but they changed her into being a boy because GunBuster and Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water both had female protagonists.
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Episode 6: Yui Ikari (Evangelion Analysis Project)



Why is Shinji the third child?

"Children" is a term used to refer to the 14 year old pilots of the Evangelions. The term is used even for a single pilot, hence Shinji Ikari is the "Third Children". The original Japanse dub of the series intentionally used "children" plural, and it is not a translation error.
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Who is the strongest EVA in Evangelion?

Shinji Get In The Robots: The 10 Most Powerful Evas In Evangelion...
  1. 1 1. UNIT-01. It's hard not to make the main protagonist's Eva Unit the strongest of the pack.
  2. 2 2. UNIT-13. ...
  3. 3 3. MARK. ...
  4. 4 4. MASS PRODUCTION EVANGELIONS. ...
  5. 5 5. MARK. ...
  6. 6 6. UNIT-08. ...
  7. 7 7. UNIT-02. ...
  8. 8 8. UNIT-00. ...
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Is Rei A Lilith?

Rei is a part of Lilith. Yui is dead and her soul is in Eva-01, Kaworu is dead. Eva-01 is in orbit around the earth.
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Are the EVAS their moms?

Shinji's mother Yui died during the Contact Experiment, and her soul was fused into the body of the fleshy prototype Unit-01 when her body was destroyed. Asuka's EVA contains the maternal part of the soul of her mother, who went crazy as a result of her Contact Experiment and committed suicide.
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Is Rei a clone?

Many Reis. Rei Ayanami is a clone. There are multiple versions of her grown in test tubes in the basement, though only three appear in the main series (not counting the toast-chomping Rei in the final episode's alternate reality sequence). Rei III is born looking identical to Rei II at the time of her death.
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Is Rei Shinji's 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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Why does Eva 01 go berserk?

After losing all battery power (the umbilical cable was destroyed by the JSSDF) and being ravaged by the Mass Production Evas, the Eva goes berserk and briefly moves without any power supply before its destruction.
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Is Rei 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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What Angel is Shinji?

Following the failed activation test of Unit-03, and its abandonment and re-classification as the 13th Angel, Shinji is sortied to defeat it alongside Rei and Asuka. Even after Rei and Asuka are dispatched by the unit, Shinji still shows reluctance to fight it, claiming that he'd rather die than kill the pilot inside.
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Is Shinji the best Eva pilot?

As the protagonist of the entire franchise, one would expect Shinji Ikari to be the best Eva pilot there is. However, this is far from the truth. With his pacifistic nature and his inability to overcome his fears, he is a deeply flawed pilot in both the original series and the Rebuild films.
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Is kaworu the 1st Angel?

Kaworu Nagisa is the First and Thirteenth Angel in the Rebuild continuity. No angelic name has been revealed for him.
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Who is the 5th child Neon Genesis Evangelion?

Kaworu Nagisa (渚 カヲル, "Nagisa Kaworu"), also known as Tabris, is a fictional character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. He is the Fifth Child and the seventeenth Angel.
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Who is the 6th child Neon Genesis Evangelion?

Gaghiel is a Child of Adam and is designated as the Sixth Angel named after the “Angel of the Fish”. It appears in Episode 8 of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
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Why do Eva pilots have to be 14?

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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What mental illness does Shinji Ikari have?

At the center of the story is our main character, Shinji Ikari, a young boy who struggles with depression and anxiety. Much of his internal conflict stems from his father, who abandoned him when he was a young child.
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Is Shinji a clone?

Interestingly enough, the manga had a similar ending, with a world without Evas and Shinji, Kensuke Asuka living their normal life. - Not specified who she's a clone of, but she is the last surviving member of the Shikinami Series of clones. And no, Shinji is just Yui and Gendo's kid.
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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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