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“ So much has happened since I came here. Before this, I lived with my teacher. It was calm and boring in those days. I wasn’t really doing anything, but I was fine with that. There was really nothing I had to do. „

A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Director's Edit Version)

Background

Shinji Ikari is the Third Child, the main protagonist of the series and the designated pilot of Evangelion Unit-01. He is the son of "deceased" Gehirn bioengineer Yui Ikari and NERV Commander (Formerly Chief of Gehirn) Gendo Ikari. After his mother's death, he was abandoned by his father and lived for 11 years with his sensei, until he was summoned to Tokyo-3 to pilot Unit-01 against the Angels. He lives initially just with Misato Katsuragi; they are later joined by Asuka Langley Soryu.

Shinji initially shows a passive and laid-back personality, inheriting such traits from his relaxed life with his sensei. When he is told to pilot Unit-01, he denies, not wanting to do it. Though Shinji denies it, he yearns for praise, and he eventually begins to pilot Unit-01 to gain the approval and love from his father. He also continually tells himself "I mustn't run away!", further demonstrating his need to move forward and let go of the past. Shinji shows a great fear of emotional pain and of being hated or left behind, likely due to his perception of being abandoned in his youth and, subsequently, blaming himself for not being good enough to make his father stick around. In general, Shinji is shown to be introverted and disconnected from physical reality due to having little to no meaningful contact with others. In social party situations, he is shown to be quite uncomfortable, and he often has difficulty controlling his emotions around others due to his hard time letting go of the past. He is shown to the extreme of this, forsaking many lives (even his own) to save one person. Due to Shinji's high nostalgia and fragile emotional state, he chooses to shut out the world, as evidenced by the headphones he wears rather often, plugged into an SDAT music player. He usually plays tracks 25 ("You Are the Only One") and 26 ("Blue Legend"), though in episodes 02 and 23, the songs are varied to different background music and vocals.

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Shinji's story throughout the main continuity of NGE. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Around the age of three, Shinji lost his mother to the Unit-01 Contact Experiment. As he witnessed this event, he was subjected to considerable trauma that had lingering effects upon him. First appearing in Episode 1, Shinji Ikari, aged 14, is summoned to Tokyo-3 by his father, Gendo Ikari to pilot Evangelion Unit-01. After initially refusing, Gendo calls for the heavily injured, stretcher bound backup pilot, Rei Ayanami. Suddenly, an earthquake knocks Rei out of her stretcher and Shinji rushes to her aid. After lifting her off the ground, Shinji looks to his hand which had been covered with Rei's blood. Realizing he both literally and metaphorically has her blood on his hands, he reluctantly agrees to become the pilot of the Evangelion.

Shinji enters the Evangelion and is lifted to the surface where he comes face to face with the angel, Sachiel. At first, Shinji is able to take a few steps, but he very quickly trips. The Evangelion is picked up by the angel and takes mutiple direct blows to the head before Shinji passes out, waking up in the NERV infermary some time later with no recollection of the events which took place. It is later revealed that after passing out, Unit-01 went Berserk, acting without the pilots control, and defeated the angel. After Shinji recovers from his first fight, Misato Katsuragi takes to live with her rather than letting him live on his own. Several weeks later, Shinji begins to attend school, where he meets Tōji, Kensuke, and Hikari. When it is discovered that Shinji is the pilot of Eva Unit-01, Tōji beats him up, in retaliation for his little sister being injured in the Angel battle. Shortly thereafter, Shamshel attacks, and Shinji pilots Unit-01 once again. However, before defeating the Angel, Shinji's battle puts two of his classmates in serious danger. Because of this, Shinji spends several days wandering the town, until he sees Kensuke and spends the night with him. The next day, agents from NERV come and take Shinji back to NERV HQ. After being reprimanded by Misato, Shinji overcomes his own weakness, stays with NERV, and goes back to live with Misato. Later, at NERV HQ, Shinji sees Rei happily chatting with Gendo, who has burns on his hands. After asking Ritsuko about them, she describes an incident where Gendo put his hands on scalding metal to save Rei, to which Shinji is skeptical. Shinji begins to eye Rei, though he brushes it off as curiosity about why she is always alone. 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. A bit shook up, Shinji follows Rei to NERV, returns her ID card, and asks her about his father; when he tells her that he has no faith in Gendo, she slaps him.

With Rei still unable to enter battle, Ramiel approaches, and Gendo sorties Unit-01 with Shinji as the pilot. Shinji is immediately hit by one of Ramiel's attacks and is forced into retreat by Misato. As Shinji wakes up and begins to recover from his injuries, he helps defeat Ramiel with a positron beam. During the battle, Shinji's first shot fails to destroy Ramiel. When Ramiel fights back, Rei, in Unit-00, steps between them, taking heavy damage. Shinji then destroys Ramiel with another blast. Shinji quickly escapes Unit-01, and opens Unit-00's hatch, burning his hands as Gendo did in the past, to see Rei. He expresses a deep sadness for her but tells her to smile nonetheless.

We soon learn that Shinji is embarrassed by Misato and her unhealthy lifestyle. After she visits his school, however, a new robotic unit called Jet Alone appears in a demonstration but goes out of control. Shinji must use Unit-01 to get Misato into Jet Alone so she can shut down its reactor. Then, after Tōji and Kensuke point out that Misato's personality is only shown to Shinji because she considers him family, he happily accepts her. In Episode 08, Asuka makes her series debut and immediately regards Shinji as "dull". Despite this, Asuka displays an interest in Shinji (after learning of his innate ability to synch with Unit-01); as Gaghiel attacks, she seizes her chance to impress Shinji, and tells him to get into the cockpit of Evangelion Unit-02 with her. Eventually, as the two cooperate, they can open Gaghiel's mouth underwater, and the armada of Navy ships present are able to destroy it. 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. Kaji and Misato devise a plan to take down the Angel after it heals and returns in a few days time; however, the plan requires the cooperation of both Evangelion units. Shinji and Asuka, during their next several days living together, undergo numerous tests and training exercises to synchronize themselves to better attack Israfel. When the battle day comes, the two defeat Israfel seamlessly through a synchronized dance routine.

Shinji and Asuka hang out at a pool after their friends go on a field trip, where Shinji is having trouble with schoolwork. Showing off a bit, Asuka solves his problem with relative ease, then compares his topic of thermal expansion to that of her breasts, much to Shinji's embarrassment. Meanwhile, Sandalphon has been active in a nearby volcano, and Asuka takes the call. Trying to show off to Shinji, she takes a dive into the volcano, where she loses her Eva's knife, but eventually encounters the Angel. Shinji throws his knife to Asuka, and after a short struggle, Asuka defeats Sandalphon. A few days later, the power to NERV HQ goes out, and Shinji, Asuka, and Rei must make their way to NERV together in order to defeat the Angel Matarael. Though they come into conflict many times, they are all able to deploy their Evas and defeat Matarael before it can attack NERV HQ. In Episode 12, it is discovered that Shinji is rapidly increasing his synch rate with his Eva, much to Asuka's dismay. As Sahaquiel approaches in the fashion of a meteor destined for NERV HQ, Misato hatches a plan in which Shinji, Asuka, and Rei must all cooperate to stop the Angel by catching it with their A.T. Fields at maximum. As it nears the ground, Shinji is the first to get under it. He struggles to last long enough for Rei to expose the core for Asuka to destroy, killing Sahaquiel. Later, Shinji does a test in Evangelion Unit-00, but when the nerve connections go bad, the Eva goes Berserk just as it had previously, though Shinji escapes virtually unharmed.

Shinji is next seen visiting his mother's grave with Gendo, who reveals that there is nobody there, nor does he have any pictures of Yui. Though Shinji attempts to make a connection with Gendo, the latter dismisses him completely. Shinji returns home and begins playing the cello, with which Asuka notes he has great talent. He says he started playing at age five, and still plays now and again because, "No one told [him] to stop." She then says she's bored and wants to practice kissing and though Shinji is nervous, they share a kiss, though Asuka is upset by his lack of emotion. During Episode 16, Shinji's synch test gives the highest results among his, Rei's and Asuka's, an event that inspires confidence in him. Due to this and the arrival of the unusual 12th Angel, Shinji ventures to face it alone, resulting in Unit-01 being captured in the Angel's shadow, trapping him in a Sea of Dirac. As the Eva's life support starts to turn off, Shinji begins to lose hope, and the Angel tries to communicate with him, talking about the psychology and understanding of others, and revives the memories of his abandonment, alongside his imperfections. However, once the life support cuts out entirely, Unit-01 goes Berserk, and frees itself from the Angel's grasp, killing it in a shower of blood.

Soon after, Unit-04 vanishes, and Unit-03 is transferred to Japan. Shinji and Asuka are left at the care of Kaji while Misato goes to supervise the test activation of Unit-03. During the night, Shinji asks Kaji about Gendo, thinking he has started to understand his father, to which Kaji replies he just believes he understands. 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. Seeing this, Gendo cuts the synchronization between Shinji and Unit-01, giving control of the Eva to the Dummy Plug that proceeds to slaughter the Angel. When Shinji finds out that the pilot was Tōji, he refuses to abandon the Eva, claiming he will destroy half of NERV HQ in pure revenge against his father. With Shinji unable to reason, Gendo orders the technicians to raise the LCL pressure to force him out of his rampage. As a result, Shinji is taken to Gendo, and abandons NERV and his duties as an Eva pilot, right as the 14th Angel starts its assault, destroying the Geofront defense and defeating Unit-02 and Unit-00 without difficulties. As Shinji hides in a nearby shelter, he sees the disembodied head of Unit-02 crash against the building, then hurries outside, only to witness the devastation caused by the Angel. He encounters Kaji watering his garden, and he explains to Shinji that while that is all he can do, Shinji can do much more, and convinces him to pilot Unit-01 once more. Shinji engages the Angel as it is about to destroy Central Dogma, and guides it outside before the Eva runs out of energy.

Zeruel mercilessly proceeds to try and destroy Unit-01 core. However, the Eva reactivates and goes Berserk, easily overpowering the Angel, and proceeding to devour its S² Engine into itself. After the incident, Shinji was absorbed inside the Eva's core, which caused him to go through a series of mental journeys that guided him to realize he pilots the Eva to receive the kindness of others, and remembers that he saw Unit-01 years before his arrival at Tokyo-3. On the outside, Misato and Ritsuko try to salvage Shinji's soul back to his body, but the experiment goes awry, and Shinji initially decides not to come back. However, after recognizing the scent of the Eva as his mother's, Shinji finally comes back through the core of the Eva. In Episode 23, when Armisael attacks and Asuka is too mentally fragile to control her Eva, Shinji is launched to attack it. As he touches it, however, it fuses with his hands, and forces him to see hundreds of Rei faces telling him, "it hurts." Through this, the real Rei discovers that her desire is to be with Shinji, and contains the Angel and self-destructs, killing both Armisael and herself. Shinji is devastated, though he soon arrives at the hospital to see Rei, alive. Shortly after, Ritsuko shows Misato and Shinji the Eva graveyard, as well as the many clones of Rei.

After being too scared to go home, Shinji finds himself at the edge of a crater at the beginning of Episode 24, where he meets Kaworu Nagisa, sitting amongst the wreckage from the battle with Armisael. Since Shinji is desperate for any sort of affection, they quickly connect. After Shinji returns to NERV, he, Kaworu, and Rei undergo synch tests, after which Shinji is greeted by Kaworu while loitering at NERV's HQ, seemingly reluctant to return home. Kaworu accompanies Shinji to a NERV public bathing room and, at one point, Kaworu places his hand on Shinji's, who doesn't react. Kaworu also declares that Shinji deserves to be treated well, and that he likes him. When their bath is done, Shinji tells Kaworu that he needs to go to bed, to which Kaworu is confused and asks if they will go together. Shinji is quick to decline the offer, though he does spend the night at Kaworu's apartment, sleeping on the floor beside his bed, as he is afraid to go home.

The next day, Kaworu is identified as the 17th Angel as he descends into Terminal Dogma. Shinji is placed into Unit-01 and pursues Kaworu, who manipulates Unit-02 to slow down Shinji. After Kaworu activates the door and enters, he appears to reach an understanding that the giant crucified there is not in fact Adam, but rather Lilith, and after Shinji defeats Unit-02, he allows Shinji to grasp him in Unit-01's hand. Shinji is hurt that Kaworu betrayed him, "just like his father did," and lied to him about his identity after befriending him. However, Kaworu tells Shinji that his life is complete and had more meaning after meeting him, and requests to be killed, claiming that the only freedom there is, is to choose how one dies. Following a prolonged period of silence, Shinji grants his request.

Episodes 25 and 26 have Shinji feeling lost and hopeless after killing Kaworu, who he saw as human, as Shinji again feels alone and that nobody cares about him. Tormented by guilt, he falls into despair and begs for others to help him. Much of the TV ending is devoted to Shinji being taught by the other characters about the ability of individuals to make their own destiny by reshaping their viewpoint. At the end of their discourse, Shinji comes to terms with his self-loathing and how much it distorts his perception of reality. Finally, he learns that he has value as an individual, and accepts his own will to live. In Episode 26', Shinji chooses to reject Instrumentality for individual existence, even though it will mean running the risk of experiencing more pain. Shinji eventually learns that he needs other people to exist in order to experience happiness; and realizes that he wants real feelings of his own even if it means once again exposing himself to betrayal and pain. Despite their differences, both endings suggest that buried deep within Shinji, is the capacity for redemption and change.

Evangelion Unit-01 (初号機[?], "Shogōki") is the first non-prototype Evangelion unit, and is referred to as the "Test Type". It houses the soul of Shinji's mother, Yui Ikari. It is the only EVA to be born from Lilith. Following its going berserker and eating of Zeruel's S² Engine, it was the only Evangelion able to go without an umbilical cable until the construction of the Mass Production Evangelions.

Statistics

Key: Pre-Instrumentality | Post-Instrumentality

Tier: 10-B by himself, 6-C piloting Evangelion Unit-01, far higher while in Berserk Mode. At least High 6-A upon obtaining the S² Engine, higher with Synchronization level and Preparation | 10-B by himself, Low 5-B piloting Evangelion Unit-01, 2-C via Reality Warping

Name: Shinji Ikari, "Idiot Shinji" (courtesy of Asuka), The Third Child | Evangelion Unit-01 (エヴァンゲリオン初号機, "Evangerion Shogōki"), EVA Unit-01, Unit-01, "The Devil incarnate"

Origin: Neon Genesis Evangelion

Sex: Male (EVA-01 is female)

Age: 14

Classification: Human (or "Lilin", spawn of Lilith, as they are called in the EVA universe), Eva Pilot, 18th Angel | Evangelion, Angel, Soul

Status: Alive (In spite of the near-death experiences he had encountered throughout the course of the original series, Shinji has managed to survive and continue on with living)

Alignment: Neutral Good (TBA) | Chaotic Good (Unlike the original run, End of Evangelion depicts Shinji's character in a darker, more obscene light that's completely absent anywhere else. Devastated after having to kill Kaworu Nagisa, an angel whom Shinji quickly bonded with in his time of need, Shinji begins to spiral down into a deep depression that soon develops into self-loathing and nihilism. In the beginning of the movie, Shinji visits Asuka in the hospital out of an act of desperation due to having no one else to go to at the time, pleading for her to help him, but soon finds himself in a spot in which there was no return from. This, combined with his trauma, further weakens his already frail mind, thus, he shuts himself off from all the hurt and pain and wishes to spend his time alone in his own mind, wanting to do nothing else, not even shedding an ounce of care when a gun was put up to his head. This regression of character inadvertently got Misato killed, who tried to get him to pilot the EVA once more to settle the score with SEELE and to save Asuka from the Mass Production Evangelion Units)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Human level by himself (A regular, average 14-year-old child. However, he was capable of training with Asuka for several days performing complex dance routines in an effort of working in complete unison, of which they achieved superbly), Island level piloting Evangelion Unit-01 (Regularly harms Angels who can damage his mech, which survived Israfel's self-destruction. Fought and defeated Unit-02 while under the control of Kaworu Nagisa. Should scale to his berserker state, albeit to a lesser extent), far higher while in Berserk Mode (The EVA becomes exponentially more powerful and agile in this state, with it being capable of overpowering enemies Shinji had trouble with prior. Easily defeated Sachiel, who survived an N2 Mine Explosion). At least Multi-Continent level upon obtaining the S² Engine (Devoured the Super Solenoid Engine, the only thing required aside from a soul to bring it as an equal to Adam, who casually caused an explosion worth 18 petatons of TNT upon its premature activation, completely annihilating the entire continent of Antarctica, erasing all organisms in the surrounding Southern Ocean, even microbes and bacteria, along with drastically changing the world's weather. Had Adam not been incapacitated by the Spear of Longinus, it would have wiped the entire planetary surface of lifeforms, down to the smallest virus. His Anti-A.T. Field helped uncover the Black Moon, yielding these results), higher with Synchronization level (If the user has good emotions or is feeling extremely confident in themselves, the EVA's power will greatly increase and the user will be able to better control the EVA's body. This is shown when Asuka got an enormous boost in confidence after finding out that her EVA contained the soul of her mother. She was then able to increase the power over her EVA and control it's body better than before) and Preparation (Through preparation, Shinji is able to access NERV's weaponry that are not in his standard equipment, such as the Positron Sniper Rifle, a powerful weapon empowered by the electricity of all of Tokyo, which was used to pierce through Ramiel's A.T. Field. Should have access to the Spear of Longinus) | Human level by himself (Same as before, though strangled Asuka to death while undergoing instrumentality, and was going to do it again after rejecting it), Small Planet level (Had a drastic increase in power upon merging with the Spear of Longinus and having its S² Engine overloaded alongside the Mass Production Evangelion units, rising to the same level of power as Lilith. Physically broke out of Lilith after Shinji rejected instrumentality, who caused this much energy by spreading her wings, and caused this much energy with her mere footsteps.), Universe level via Reality Warping (Obtained the power equivalent to God and merged with Lilith, who embodies a universe within herself that he can freely control, and created a world made only for himself devoid of people in which he later destroys alongside Lilith upon rejecting instrumentality)

Durability: Human level by himself, Island level piloting Evangelion Unit-01 (Survived Israfel's self-destruction. Should be comparable to Sachiel, who survived an N2 Mine Explosion), far higher in Berserk Mode, At least Multi-Continent level upon obtaining the S² Engine, higher with Synchronization level | Human level by himself, Small Planet level piloting Evangelion Unit-01 (It took Lilith-Rei's main body to break down Shinji's A.T. Field, which required a bit of time to accomplish), higher with Synchronization level

Striking Strength: Human Class by himself, Island Class piloting Evangelion Unit-01, far higher in Berserk Mode, At least Multi-Continent Class upon obtaining the S² Engine | Human Class, Small Planet Class piloting Evangelion Unit-01

Lifting Strength: Regular Human by himself, Class T piloting Evangelion Unit-01/Through its A.T. Field (Sustained a falling Sahaquiel for a minute who was much bigger than a hill) | Regular Human by himself, At least Class T (Should be superior to his previous form)

Travel Speed: Normal Human by himself, Supersonic piloting Evangelion Unit-01 (Shown here), far higher in Berserk Mode | Normal Human by himself, FTL piloting Evangelion Unit-01 (The EVA, now under the complete control of the spirit of Shinji's mother, was capable of traveling from Earth to far away into deep space, even farther than the sun, near the end of the film within a short time frame, presumably to travel across the universe to serve as an eternal symbol of humanity’s existence.[1]Should be superior to Adam and Lilith, who are able to travel from the Milky Way Galaxy to Earth)

Combat Speed: Normal Human by himself, Relativistic piloting Evangelion Unit-01 (Comparable to his reaction speed), far higher in Berserk Mode | Normal Human by himself, FTL piloting Evangelion Unit-01

Reaction Speed: Normal Human by himself, Relativistic piloting Evangelion Unit-01 (Comparable to Asuka who reacted to a replica of the Spear of Longinus), far higher in Berserk Mode | Normal Human by himself, FTL piloting Evangelion Unit-01

Stamina: Average Human by himself. Limitless with the Umbilical Cable and via the S² Engine, otherwise Below Average without it (The EVA can only remain active for about 5 minutes without its umbilical cable, though EVA-01 can reactivate by itself by going into a berserk state. Later down the series, this weakness is no longer an issue as EVA-01 consumed an Angel's S² Engine, granting it limitless energy at no cost)

Range: Standard Melee by himself, at least Tens of Meters piloting Evangelion Unit-01 through sheer size and via the Progressive Knife, Kilometers via A.T. Field (Shinji's A.T. Field can cover a considerable amount of Tokyo-3 while sustaining a falling Sahaquiel), Thousands of Kilometers with ranged weapons (The Positron rifle can shoot into orbit) | Standard Melee by himself, at least Tens of Meters piloting Evangelion Unit-01, Planetary via Anti A.T. Field (Was capable of neutralizing all of life on planet Earth, reducing it to chaos and turning the planet red), Universal via Reality Warping (Created a metaphysical world that's been stated to be Shinji's "inner-universe", and is depicted as such in the manga)

Intelligence: Genius

Powers and Abilities

Vehicular Mastery and Weapon Usage (Despite being a rookie, his skills as a pilot have grown exponentially through the course of the series, to the point where he was able to execute complex maneuvers to annihilate angels with quick succession. Has shown proficiency in using several firearms and melee weapons, and was properly trained by NERV[2]), Genius Intelligence (As the chosen 3rd child, and the son of a brilliant scientist, Shinji boast great prowess in handling angles in spite of his insecurity and inexperience, additionally seems to pick up new subjects rather easily. Was capable of working with Asuka in perfect sync after training for several days), Sheer Will & Pain Tolerance (In order to fully utilize the EVAs, pilots must conduct a series of synchronization to form the required mental bridge to activate and control their units. A frequently used measure of this connection is the sync rate, generally shown as waves the sync rate measures how connected the pilot and Evangelion unit are. The higher the rate is, the better the pilot is able to control the unit allowing for a higher combat potential. This mental bridge doesn't just control the unit, it also ties the physical bodies of the pilot and Evangelion together which poses some risks to the pilot. Any damage sustained by the unit will be felt by the pilot with the amount of pain felt tied to the sync ratio. Normally, this pain is just mental however at extremely high levels of synchronization it is possible for the pilot to sustain physical injuries as well. In most cases, Shinji has displayed a normal to above average sync-ratio and has pushed hard in battles in spite of enduring intense physical pain that would normally kill anyone by shock. Shinji is typically shown as mentally unprepared and cowardly, however, in the first episode, Shinji was able to get in the EVA despite his burning hatred for his father and synchronized with it displaying phenomenal results even knowing he might die trying to protect humanity. By the end of the series, Shinji went through a series of deep mental self-reflection, wherein he initially felt incredibly depressed, and hated himself, almost denying his own existence. Later, through the encouragement and support of his friends, he found the strength to love himself and reject the human instrumentality project), Human Achievements (Shinji was able to become one of the best EVA pilots in NERV in a very short time frame. He is also able to play the Cello really well and is a competent chief), Limited Passive Forcefield Creation, Limited Body Control, and Observation (Type 2) through A.T. Fields (As stated by Kaworu, every living being with a soul possesses an A.T. Field, which are (in the cases for humans) non-physical protective barriers that is said to be the "light of the soul" that, while not powerful enough not to be physically manifested like they are for the EVAs/Angels, provides a vital function: Bounding the ego and sense of self of a person from everyone else, allowing them to exist as an individual. Without an A.T. Field, it becomes almost impossible for souls to define their own existences without substantial conscious effort, causing the physical body of the soul to degenerate into pure LCL. Quoting Classified Information, "people are people because they think of themselves as people"), Fusionism and Matter Manipulation (Shinji was able to fuse his soul with EVA Unit 01 and share the same mind. This also caused him to turn his body into pure LCL while in said fusion), Acrobatics & Martial Arts (While training with Asuka in order to fight better as a team, Shinji learned how to do complex moves such as doing complicated flips in the air. Trained in combat by NERV HQ to be able to fend off Angels), Accelerated Development (Shinji became one of the best pilots in the entirety of NERV in a very short amount of time while everyone else was trained for multiple years. He is also able to understand and execute very complicated tasks far faster than anyone else would at his age), Regeneration (High; Reformed himself after having been reduced to a quantum state. Mid-Godly after obtaining the power of God; Regenerated after reducing and returning humanity to the void of nothingness, completely erasing the totality of their being as their physical self, mind, soul, and the very idea of their being were affected as a result of 3rd Impact. Additionally, after Shinji had rejected instrumentality, humanity was granted the ability to reform themselves so long as they are able to envision their own image), Statistics Amplification/Self-Statistics Reduction (Synch Ratio determines the overall performance of a pilot during combat, with a high enough ratio displaying phenomenal results as the pilot has a much greater control over their EVA, allowing them to overpower their enemies and become extremely agile as shown with Asuka's fight against the Mass Production EVAs. However, should the pilots show any signs of internal conflicts within their minds, their synch ratio will decrease and thus their combat performance will regress exponentially. At 0% synch ratio, their EVAs would not be capable of starting up), Telepathy and Extrasensory Perception (Shinji is able to share a mental link with EVA Unit 01 in which he can communicate with it and improve Synchronization levels. Should scale to Asuka, who is a pilot that discovered that her EVA contained the soul of her late mother, which greatly improved her power), Immortality and Longevity (Types 1 and 8. After piloting an EVA, the user's soul will remain for an eternity, long after both humanity and the sun dies out. As long as the soul in EVA Unit 01 exists, Shinji will be able to come back), G-Force Adaptation (Shinji is able to to operate in an EVA perfectly fine while it is going at very high speeds), Self-Sustenance (Type 1. While piloting the EVA, Shinji's lungs are filled with LCL to allow his blood to be oxygenated, which grants him the ability to be out into space without suffering any consequences), Extrasensory Perception & Non-Physical Interaction (Capable of seeing and interacting with the soul of his deceased mother. Shown to be able to see a mirage, incorporeal form of Rei from the first episode) Resistance to Heat Manipulation (Shinji is able to survive in LCL for a very long time without being boiled alive. This LCL is hot enough to melt and distort glass and plastic. It was also able to super heat a metal door so much that it burned Gendo Ikari upon touching it. Can withstand the heat and intense pressure of being submerged deep within a volcano while inside the EVA[3]), Absorption (While in a fight against the Angel named Leliel, Shinji and his EVA was taken into its body and was thought to be fully absorbed by said angel. However, Shinji and his EVA were able to resist and brake out of the Angel's body, even though there was a contamination inside of EVA Unit-01), Trauma (Capable of withstanding all the battle damage he sustains while piloting the EVA, which includes having his arms broken, losing limbs, suffering cranial damage, multiple stab wounds, blown up, strangled, etc and is capable of fending off his enemies just fine in spite of this), Mind Manipulation, Transmutation, and Soul Manipulation (A.T. Fields are non-physical barriers possessed by every living being with a soul that's described as "the light of the soul" in which it bounds the ego and sense of self of a person from everyone else, allowing them to exist as an individual. Without an A.T. Field, it becomes almost impossible for souls to define their own existences without substantial conscious effort, causing the physical body of the soul to degenerate into pure LCL. In Kaworu's words, it is "a sacred territory in which no one may intrude. Merely that wall that encloses every mind that exists")

Standard Equipment

  • Plugsuit 01: Form-fitting full body suits resembling a diver's wet suit, worn by Eva pilots together with their Interface Headsets in order to increase their synchronization with the Evangelions. The legs and half the torso are in the standard blue color for the male plug suits, while the top is white. Although helpful, plugsuits do not appear to be essential to pilot an Eva, as there have a few occasions when Shinji piloted without one. It is stated, however, that a plugsuit increases the pilot's synchronization ratio by cutting down on interference.
  • Interface Headset: A small device, worn when piloting an Evangelion unit.
  • Evangelion Unit-01: Evangelion Unit-01 (エヴァンゲリオン初号機[?], "Evangerion Shogōki") is the first non-prototype Evangelion unit, and is referred to as the "EVA-01 TEST TYPE". It houses the soul of Shinji's mother, Yui Ikari. It is mainly piloted by Shinji Ikari. Unit-01 serves as the flagship model for the series.

Optional Equipment

Notable Techniques

Other

Standard Tactic: Shinji will pilot his Eva whilst having his A.T. Field deployed to provide for both offense and defense and will await any orders that NERV instructs prior. In combat, he'll have his weapons out such as the Pallet Rifle or the Progressive Knife for close quarter combat. If he is defeated in battle, runs out of power, or just finds himself in a desperate situation, it's more than likely that his Eva will go Berserk to answer his calling, and in this state, Shinji is not conscious while the Eva is bloodlusted and will show no mercy to her enemies | Overwhelmed by his depression, Shinji will unintentionally trigger 3rd Impact and will have fused with Lilith, wherein his Anti A.T. Field is activated to complete Human Instrumentality. He'll have control over his own reality and decide the fate of the world.

Weaknesses: Mentally unprepared for fighting in some cases, though doesn't hinder his capabilities in battle as much; however, his pacifistic nature interferes when combating against humans and would rather much perish than to take a human life. Overall, Shinji is avoidant of others. An Eva pilot feels everything their Evangelion feels when synchronized with the Eva, experiencing the pain of injuries the Eva sustains. It appears that if an Evangelion is severely damaged enough (even if the Entry Plug containing the pilot is not directly damaged itself), the pilot can indeed die from physical shock. And at an abnormally high synchronization ratio, it appears that pilots will really suffer injuries an Eva suffers. Unit-01 can be easily separated from its Umbilical Cord and only has 5 minutes of internal battery (can somewhat be remedied with extra battery packs). Many of the pilot's function can be overridden by NERV command center. It's uncontrollably destructive while Berserk | Shinji possesses an extremely weak mind and ego at this point of the series, to the point where he wished for death not only to himself, but for everyone. Though, through Human Instrumentality, he was able to overcome this and find love once more

References

  1. ↑ The End of Evangelion - Part 2 1:23:20
  2. ↑ Episode:03 - The Phone That Never Rings 1:40
  3. ↑ Episode:10 - The Magma Diver
  4. ↑ Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol.7 Chapter 41 : 41 - Fist & 42 - Grey Sky
  5. ↑ Episode:25 - A World That's Ending 10:30
  6. ↑ Neon Genesis Evangelion - Vol.13 Chapter 92: Birthday

Battle Records

None.

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