Spear of Gaius

Spear of Gaius (ガイウスの槍) is a weapon that appears in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time.

The Spear of Gaius is an artifical Spear created by Misato Katsuragi and the crew of AAA Wunder using the Wunder's spinal cord. To send it to Shinji inside the Minus Space, Misato launches the Wunder alongside Evangelion 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 12 in the direction of the gigantic Evangelion Imaginary's eye to deliver it to Shinji, being destroyed in the process.

Shinji Ikari, with Yui Ikari (as Evangelion Unit-01) and Gendo (as Evangelion 13)use the Spear of Gaius to destroy every Evangelion unit and variant inside the Minus Space which recreates the world without Evangelions, "Neon Genesis" as it was before the Second Impact.

The Spear is described as "The Spear of Wille" upon its creation, a human-made reflection of the "will" to restore the world to its original state. It plays a role in Rebuild of Evangelion alongside the Spear of Longinus, representing "despair", and the Spear of Cassius representing "hope."

Trivia

 * In the apocryphal Christian Gospel of Nicodemus, Longinus was named as the Roman soldier who speared Jesus Christ with what became the legendary Spear of Longinus. The Spear of Gaius (and spear of Cassius) takes its name from a Roman senator and general known for his involvement in the assassination of Julius Caesar with a similar name Gaius Cassius Longinus.