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86future · 2 months ago

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[ 2ND CHILDREN / 5TH CHILDREN ]

— The truth is, Unit 02 simply isn’t compatible with the other EVAs. (E14)

— I never imagined this boy could synchronize with Unit 02 without replacing its core. Quite astonishing. (E24)

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#neon genesis evangelion #nge #asuka langley soryu #kaworu nagisa #shinji ikari #mine #there’s something here that I find really interesting wrt narrative relevance #bc both asuka + kaworu r rly important thematically #point blank the show would be fundamentally different w/o asuka in it #but asuka exists outside of the ikari bloodline #if shinji dies there’s no show. if rei dies she’s replace bc she’s still necessary #asuka was incapacitated and they brought in a new pilot #all asuka wants is to be the most narratively relevant person in the room but she’s the least. she exists outside of the ikari bloodline #and so she ranks below shinji and she ranks below rei #unit 02 isn’t compatible w any of the other evas!#meanwhile kaworu is what kickstarts instrumentality. but if it hadn’t been kaworu it would’ve been smth else #he’s there for five minutes and then he’s gone. he shows up in glimpses #he doesn’t get to actually matter either not beyond a concept #i think there’s smth that ties them together there #which ofc makes their relationship to shinji fascinating #also lol I wasn’t going to include this as actually being anything but I do think it’s funny that 2+3=5 get it #2nd children + 3rd children = 5th children #im very funny #anyway where kaworu idealizes shinji well asuka has to tear him down #and in many ways this is for the same reason #all of the kids are means to an end. but i think asuka and kaworu r this the most #bc they could be anyone. Thats the thing #there’s no reason it has to be them. they could be anyone #the joke addition is ofc: feliz jueves vs quieres ser mi novio shinji?

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