Shinseiki (Neon Genesis) Evangelion

rucka · Post by **rucka** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:31 pm

Hi! I wanna start a new subject about Evangelion. Something about the structure of Eva's. Isn't it kinda strange that most of the Evas have a cable attached to their back.
Doesn't it get stuck between the buildings???

Anyway,Evangelion is one of the most philosophical Animes I've ever seen,so I'm sure there will be more posts.

RedFusionX · Post by **RedFusionX** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:54 pm

To answer your question about the cable, simply, did you watch the third episode? As for the cable getting caught, it's simple anime physics, nothing goes wrong unless it's scripted.

bobbarker31 · Post by **bobbarker31** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 5:09 pm

The umbilical cable is a limiting factor, but that is part of the reason why Tokyo-3 was constructed. Not every building was real. Some buildings were weapon hoists and others contained other umbilicles to power the Evangelions on.

Asuka once had her Eva-2 hung up on the umbilicle. It was either caught on something or it was out of length and she changed it out with another one nearby. This was in the episode with the "Sea of Dirac" spherical angel.

Ritsuko once said that the umbilicles and batteries for the Eva were at the limit of the available technology, but Seele showed that they were terrified at the idea of truly independant Evangelions. Their shock and anger when Unit-1 took into itself an angel's S-2 engine makes me think that they kept the first few Eva's limited in their capabilities intentionally.

This is complicated by the disappearance of the Eva at Nevada site. Did the second branch and the Eva disappear because of an accident or sabatoge? So many conspiricies and lies, it is hard to tell.

Org Profile · Post by **GloryQuestor** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:50 pm

It was all about control. The armor plating, the umbilical cable -- all of it.

Or, to paraphrase Ritsuko in Splitting Beast: "The Evangelions were created by Man, in Man's own image."

And, to paraphrase Misato in the same episode: "Don't give me that crap! You messed with something you couldn't understand."

Also, on Eva Unit 04:

Spoiler wrote:if you want to know more, they bring back Eva Unit 04 in the ADV Films-affiliated fanfic EVA-R.

RedFusionX · Post by **RedFusionX** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:44 pm

If you want to know a lot of cool info about Evangelion, check out The Eva Otaku Page

All information in this is from the rare, but very informing Red Cross Book.

bum · Post by **bum** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:20 pm

What's Shinseiki (Neon Genesis) Evangelion? Is it some new anime or something?

RedFusionX · Post by **RedFusionX** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:43 pm

bum wrote:What's Shinseiki (Neon Genesis) Evangelion? Is it some new anime or something?

I hope you're being sarcastic

Shin Seiki Evangelion is simply the Japanese title, and the Shin Seiki is two words, not one

bum · Post by **bum** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:47 pm

Erm, how am I being sarcastic? Honestly I've never heard of it.

Tono_Fyr · Post by **Tono_Fyr** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:35 pm

You should know bum's sense of humor by now. He's just joking, of course he knows what Eva is.

The reason behind the umbilicals is for power. The S2 engine hadn't been developed and succesfully implanted, and battery power was limited, so they had to hook them up.

bum · Post by **bum** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:42 pm

First I get shouted at by that absolut drstiny guy for uploading a spongebob amv because aparently spongbob isnt anime like what the hell does he know, and now someone is dictating my personality. seriosly, what the hell is wrong with you people?