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Evangelions (エヴァンゲリオン), officially named as Ultimate All-Purpose Humanoid Decisive Battle Weapon: Evangelion units, are gigantic, humanoid beings which possess capabilities which can be considered godlike. These units were created by Nerv, in an effort to defend mankind from the Angels. They are genetically copied from Adam, and are referred to as "clonal regenerations". However, they are not strictly cloned, easily noted by the stark differences the units share amongst one another. Though these units are usually seen fighting the Angels, their most important—albeit secret—function is to evolve humanity further by forcing the beginning of the Third Impact.

Design
The design of the Evangelions is based on that of a type of Japanese monster known as an "oni", which in English is usually translated as "demon" or "ogre". Though onis are not perfectly humanoid, the Evangelions were also designed to appear somewhat like a human being, instead of being boxy and "robotic" like Gundams. Instead, their designs are curved like human bodies, even with as much detail as to smooth the muscular areas of the legs and arms.

The Evangelions' design is largely credited to Ikuto Yamashita, who originally conceived the concept from the fairy tale of Gulliver's Travels, from which the image of a giant with enormous power, barely under control of mankind, restrained.

Ikuto Yamashita is credited with the design of most Evangelions. He designed the Evas with the fairy tale Gulliver's Travels in mind, to create an image of a giant barely under the control of mankind and enormous power restrained.

Despite the original design being based on that of an oni, the more demonic components of the design have been removed for the most part. The large horns were reduced, and the remainder of the head design was subject to a long series of changes throughout early production.

Biology and appearance
Because the Evangelions are covered in metal bindings, which appear as armor, they are often mistaken for giant, however, as early as Episode 02 Evangelion Unit-01 is seen without its helmet on, revealing Evangelions to be giant humans, in the series's broader definition of the term. They are covered in these bindings to not only keep them under the control of Nerv, but to provide a small amount of protection for the pilot in the unit's Entry Plug. Each Evangelion has been imbued with a human soul; this soul is generally that of the pilot's mother, though there are exceptions (notably Evangelion Unit-00 and the Mass Production Evangelions). The shoulder pylons of the unit are often used to house weapons, such as the Progressive Knife.

The Evangelions themselves are not of a fixed size, and do vary notably in size between different situations, some estimates saying there is a discrepancy of as large as 160 meters in various scenes. Their bodies are formed of Particle-Wave Matter as a result of being created from the Seed of Life, Adam. The shape of their bodies has not been influenced by their A.T. Fields as a result of being born without souls (which were given through a Contact Experiment with a human being). Evangelions also, by default, do not have an S² Engine, although Unit-01 later acquires one and and the Mass Production Evangelions are all equipped with them.

The bodies of the Evangelions are very closely related to those of humans; fingernails can be seen on one Evangelion unit, and toes can be seen in The End of Evangelion. However, unlike a human, the waist is unnaturally small and the torso very large, and the skull and head proportions are not similar to those of a human. Even between Evangelions, there is a great difference; for example, some of the failed prototypes are shaped closer to human, while the Mass Production Evangelions' heads are vaguely. The production models also vary greatly in head shape, and even in the number of eyes they possess.

The interior of the Evangelions' anatomy is known as well, where they have a full set of internal organs as well as a full digestive tract. The Evangelions' blood is generally red, though Evangelion Unit-02 is seen to have blue-purple blood. Within all Evangelions lies one core which is located in the region of the body (the exception to this is Unit-01, which is seen to have two additional, smaller cores below and beside the main core). The core is able to provide seemingly limitless LCL via pipes to the Evangelion's head.

Evangelions also share the ability to regenerate with the Angels. They are able to repair and reconstruct organs (or potentially complete limbs) that have been damaged or completely destroyed. Unit-01 is shown to have extremely fast and controlled regeneration, though it is not known if other Evangelions share this same ability. Even after Unit-02 completely loses a leg to a volcano, not one episode later it is shown to have returned at full capacity. The process itself is never shown, leading to speculation about whether Nerv replaces the limb, or how difficult it is to regenerate.

Creation
Evangelions seem to be created out a sort of asexual amoeba-like fission process with either Adam or Lilith, in which the torso of the Eva is 'pulled' out of the Seed; Bochan_bird's translation of the Japanese liner notes, Genesis 0:12, in the "Eva Tomo no Kai" section:

"'[...] Among these are an image of two giants lying stretched out. These apparently are Lilith and Eva-01 at the stage of the experiment where Yui disappeared. Both are in the condition with most of their lower bodies missing, and the missing lower torsos appear to be joined. Yui probably performed contact in the condition with Lilith and Eva-01 joined, and was taken/absorbed into [the Eva].'"

Piloting modifications
All Evas have an artificial section of spine, which is left incomplete by a circular gap that the Entry Plug fits in. Inserting the entry plug completes the nerve connections from the head to the the rest of the body. As an added precaution, a Signal Termination Plug is often kept in place of the Entry Plug to prevent neural impulses from flowing. While in operation, the entry plug is kept covered by a flush-fitting armor plate, although it can be lifted to eject the entry plug in an emergency.

The end of the Entry Plug is inserted into the core, which has a cylindrical cavity drilled out to accommodate it. The depth of the Plug inside the core can vary according to the synchronization rate and other factors, such as the Eva going berserk. The Entry Plug is flooded with LCL, which is either generated by the core itself or is pumped in from external storage before being processed and purified by the life-support systems. It serves to both provide oxygen and establish the link between the Entry Plug's occupants and the Eva, although the Interface Headset would appear to be necessary to actually pilot the Eva.

In addition, there appears to be an extensive computer interface between the pilot and the Eva, as the system must be set to the pilot's native language (the language in which the pilot thinks, see note below) to allow the Eva to activate and be piloted. It might also link to the viewscreens in the Eva cockpit (Which can flicker on and off depending on the activation state of the Eva).

The shoulder-armor pylons on Evangelions do not actually contain any biological part of the Eva, underneath the armor. The entire pylon is just an extension of the Eva's outer armor. As seen in Episode 14, the pylons can actually be removed should the need arise, in this case to fit them into external restraints; besides Eva-00, both Eva-01 and Eva-02, which always had shoulder-armor pylons, are here seen without them.

Operational capabilities and equipment
Evas run off power from an umbilical cable, attached to a socket in the back of the artificial spine segment. How electrical energy is converted for the Eva's usage, or if the Eva indeed is capable of motion off raw electrical energy alone, is not elaborated in the show. If the cable is broken or disconnected (For increased speed and mobility), Evas have up to five minutes of Internal Battery power in reserve (Alternatively quoted as one minute at maximum and five minutes with gain- varying depending upon plot).

They are capable of creating protective A.T. Fields as well as eroding the A.T. Fields of Angels, and have tremendous strength in addition. In complete contrast to their size and mass, Evas are capable of acrobatic feats like drop-kicks and enormous spinning leaps into the air. Performance rises with increased synchronization, and an Eva in battle rage can inflict crippling physical damage on an Angel or even another Evangelion, or cast its A.T. Field as an offensive weapon. The height of Eva capabilities is the Berserk mode, when the resident soul has taken control from the pilot. It is characterized by savage, animal-like behavior. A berserker Evangelion has greatly enhanced physical strength, and, at the height of berserker mode, can run without any electrical power at all.

Evangelions have weapons and other equipment loaded on for combat purposes. Evas have computerized targeting systems, Radar and Sonar, as well as assorted weaponry.

All Evangelions (With the exception of Eva-00 in its original armor) have a prog knife stored inside their left shoulder pylon, and Eva-02 has a spike launcher in its right shoulder pylon. Eva-00's shoulder pylons have a rocket system that allows the Eva to slow down when making large jumps (or presumably increases jump height as well).

Naming system
Evangelion Unit-00 is designated the "Prototype", being the first successful Evangelion in a long line of failures. Evangelion Unit-01 is designated "Test Type", possibly because of its unique method of creation, from Lilith. Eva-02 was the first "Production Model" Evangelion, and Evangelions 03 to 06 were designated "Production Model". The original Eva-05 and 06 were canceled and scrapped for parts, so the next Evangelions belonged to the "Mass Production Model" of identical Evangelions 05 to 13.

Eva-00 is referred to as "Zerogoki", which literally translates into "Zero Number Machine" (Although a loanword from English, Zero in Japanese is not pronounced the same as Zero in English) and Eva-01 as "Shogoki", literally "First Number Machine" as opposed to "One Number Machine". From Eva-02 (Nigoki, "Two Number Machine") onwards, the "#numeral Number Machine"(-goki) convention is followed. Eva-00, 01 and 02 use the Kanji numerals for zero, one and two respectively. Eva-03 onwards are named with roman numerals instead.

Evangelion pilots
The Evangelion has been imbued with the soul of its pilot's mother. Whether the soul or the pilot is chosen first is unknown. A pilot can easily sync only with a compatible soul. Synchronization depends upon the pilot's psychological condition. Synchronization rate and performance can be pulled down when the pilot is emotionally distressed and increase under duress or anger, reaching a high when in battle rage.

In Episode 14, Ritsuko's "mutual compatibility experiment" marked the first time that it was attempted to switch Eva pilots between Evangelions. Rei could synch with Eva-01 fairly well, but when Shinji tried to sync with Eva-00, it went berserk. Evangelions are thus permanently associated with exclusively one pilot, and while Ritsuko considered the experiment enough of a success to begin work on the Dummy Plug system, pilots are never really switched between Evas in the series.

The Effect of damage to the Evas upon their pilots

 * An Eva pilot feels everything their Evangelion feels when synchronized with the Eva, experiencing the pain of injuries the Eva sustains, i.e. Shinji feels like his left arm has been broken when Eva 01's arm is broken. Just exactly what is the real extent of these injuries?
 * Apparently, Eva pilots feel the pain of injuries but do not actually sustain these injuries: Ritsuko points out to Shinji that "That's not your arm" when he feels the pain of Eva 01's arm being broken. Similarly, in Episode 10 Eva 02's left leg below the knee is completely bitten off, but Asuka's leg does not just spontaneously fall off as a result. Also, in Episode 19 both of Eva 02's arms are cut off, but Asuka's arms do not physically fall off. Even in this episode, Eva 01 is shot through the head, destroying its eye (which it later regenerates) but Shinji does not instantly lose an eye. The pilots appear to experience the pain and nervous system shock (which can actually result in severe forms of injury nonetheless) of injuries the Evas sustain, but do not actually suffer these injuries themselves. That said, 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. For example, in Episode 19 Misato shouts for technicians to quickly cut the synchronization connection between Asuka and Eva 02 moments before the Angel Zeruel decapitates Eva 02, the sheer pain and shock of which would probably have killed Asuka. However, at odds with this is that during The End of Evangelion pilots appear to actually suffer the same physical injuries that their Eva Units suffer. This may be explained by the fact that in The End of Evangelion, the pilots were highly synchronized with their Evangelion Units. At an abnormally high synchronization ratio, it appears that pilots will really suffer injuries an Eva suffers.