NERV

''This article is about the organization from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series. For the organization from Rebuild of Evangelion movie series, see NERV (Rebuild).''
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NERV (German for "nerve") is a special organization that was put together to combat the Angels after the Second Impact and is the organization responsible for the creation of the Evangelions.

Profile
Although NERV is under the control of the United Nations, it is an independent organization in operations. The United Nations is the source of NERV's funding, income, and equipment for its operations.

Gendo Ikari is the commander of NERV, followed by Deputy Commander Kōzō Fuyutsuki. Misato Katsuragi is tactical field commander for the EVA pilots. Dr. Ritsuko Akagi is the chief scientist and is in charge of the technical aspects of NERV. Maya Ibuki, Makoto Hyuga, and Shigeru Aoba are the three main computer technicians of NERV HQ. The EVA pilots are First Child Rei Ayanami, Second Child Asuka Langley Sohryu, Third Child Shinji Ikari, Fourth Child Toji Suzuhara, and Fifth Child Kaworu Nagisa. Ryoji Kaji is the special inspector appointed by NERV later in the series.

Within NERV, there are a set of three supercomputers called the MAGI created by Gehirn scientist Dr. Naoko Akagi, the mother of Dr. Ritsuko Akagi. The MAGI within NERV HQ's Central Dogma are the original, while the other branches (China, Germany, and the United States) have copied MAGI systems.

NERV is composed of security personnel, technicians in various fields, and maintenance crews for the Evangelions, and retrieval teams. All personnel are issued standard ID cards in order to allow entry into NERV HQ. All security within NERV HQ are instructed to shoot to kill intruders on sight in restricted areas of NERV; however, they are merely well-armed security guards with minimal weapons training. Security is split into two separate groups, one to defend the Geofront, outlaying structures and road stops and the other group is assigned to protect the HQ itself. Security personnel assigned to the Geofront are armed with Steyr MP7 submachine guns and are distinguished from other personnel by their signature red berets. HQ personnel are armed with both MP7 Steyr and M9 Berettas which utilizes ballistic shields and large defensive covers and are distinguished from other personnel with bright magenta patches on both side of the uniforms arms. While retrieval teams are armed with MP5 submachine guns, base crew personnel like maintainance personnel and technicians are usually unarmed, and only key personnel assigned to sensitive areas are armed. Key staff members are apparently allowed to own their own firearms as seen in the The End of Evangelion.

Technical Division
The Technical Division, headed by Ritsuko Akagi corresponds to the scientific branch of NERV, responsible for research and development of Evangelions, as well as maintenance and development. She also carries out scientific analyzes about the Angels to try to better understand them and help the Operation Tactical branch in their fight.

Each NERV facility accommodates a large number of mechanics, electricians and other personnel dedicated to maintenance, repair and construction. The standard uniform consists of an orange jumpsuit and a hat. Personnel involved in Evangelion research, development and testing wear the standard khaki NERV uniform. Doctor Akagi wears a white lab coat instead of a uniform.

Intelligence and Security Department
The NERV Intelligence and Security Department is a division of NERV that includes intelligence and counterintelligence activities. They are also special agents tasked with tracking Evangelion pilots and investigating security breaches. They manage to recover from Shinji Ikari after his escape two days earlier.

Public Relations
NERV has its own public relations department, which manages propaganda and media censorship to control information about Angels and Evangelions to the general public. For example, after the fight against the Fourth Angel, the official information released indicates that no one was injured in the fight between Evangelion Unit-01 and the Angel, when in reality Sakura Suzuhara was mentioned to be injured.

NERV Headquarters
NERV Headquarters is the main base of NERV. It is located in the GeoFront below Tokyo-3. This is where the original version of the Magi supercomputer is located as well as the most number of Evangelions.

First Division
The 1st Division, or NERV-01, is located in Massachusetts, United States. This is where the Evangelion Unit-03 was built.

Second Division
NERV-02 is located within Nevada, United States. This is where Evangelion Unit-04 was built.

Third Division
NERV-03 is located somewhere in Germany. This is where Evangelion Unit-02 was built.

Evangelion Pilots

 * Rei Ayanami - First Child and pilot of Evangelion-00
 * Asuka Langley Sohryu - Deceased, Second Child and pilot of Evangelion-02
 * Shinji Ikari - Third Child and pilot of Evangelion-01
 * Tōji Suzuhara - Fourth Child and pilot of Evangelion-03
 * Kaworu Nagisa - Deceased, Fifth Child and replacement pilot of Evangelion-02

Senior Officers

 * Gendo Ikari - Commander
 * Kōzō Fuyutsuki - Deputy Commander
 * Misato Katsuragi - Deceased, Major
 * Ritsuko Akagi - Deceased, head scientist

Crew Members

 * Makoto Hyuga - First Lieutenant
 * Maya Ibuki - First Lieutenant
 * Shigeru Aoba - First Lieutenant
 * Ryoji Kaji - Deceased, Special Inspector

Evangelion Units

 * Evangelion Unit-00 - Refitted into Unit-00' before self-destructing in combat against Armisael
 * Evangelion Unit-01
 * Evangelion Unit-02 - Destroyed in combat against the Mass Production Evangelion
 * Evangelion Unit-03 - Reclassified as the angel Bardiel and destroyed by Evangelion-01

Evangelion Weapons
See Evangelion Weapons for complete list and specific details
 * Pallet Rifle
 * Progressive Knives - Unit-01 and Unit-02 Variant
 * Positron Sniper Rifle

Evangelion Equipment
See Evangelion Equipment for complete list and specific details
 * D-Type Equipment
 * F-Type Equipment
 * Dummy Plug (Rei)

Non Combat Equipment

 * Magi
 * Simulation Bodies

Trivia

 * NERV's slogan is a reference to the poem "" by Robert Browning.
 * NERV's logo features a fig leaf covering up part of the name. This is symbolic of the fig leaves which covered Adam's and Eve's genitalia.

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