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This article is about the Evangelion from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series. For the Evangelion from Rebuild of Evangelion film series, see Evangelion Unit-03 (Rebuild).
Evangelion Unit-03 (エヴァンゲリオン 3号機, Evangerion Sangōki?) is an Evangelion Unit that never sees action before being possessed by Bardiel in Episode 17 of Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was piloted by Tōji Suzuhara.
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Built by NERV Second Branch in Massachusetts, USA, Evangelion Unit-03 is one of two Units built with the Second Production Model design. It is the brother Unit of Unit-04 (Unit-03 and Unit-04 were oddly the only Evangelions who were addressed as males during the series). The United States government insisted on having the rights to build Unit-03 and Unit-04.[1]
A few minor changes were made between the first and second Production Models. Unit-03's color was unique, with much darker plates than any other Evangelion. The head was oddly shaped, too, with a rounded top and exaggerated chin. Unit-03 sports a predominately black color scheme with white and red highlights. It has grey eyes, as evidenced by freeze-frame play of its destruction. However, when it first activated, red veins could be seen in the eyes of the Evangelion, showing the infection of the angel.
History[]
Neon Genesis Evangelion[]
The pilot assigned to it was Tōji Suzuhara, but in transit to Japan, it was possessed by the thirteenth Angel, Bardiel, which appeared as a cloud. As Bardiel, it briefly battled Unit-01, but was ultimately destroyed and ripped apart after the control of Unit-01 was switched from Shinji to the Dummy Plug system, designed to simulate Rei Ayanami as the pilot (due to this, Yui's soul inside Unit-01 rejects both Rei and the Dummy plug system for the battle against Zeruel) Toji, the pilot, is severely injured but ultimately survives.
Neon Genesis Evangelion manga[]
The events surrounding Unit-03 are nearly identical in the manga, however after the conclusion of the fight, rather then being severely injured Toji is killed.
Other Media[]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Battle Orchestra[]
In the Neon Genesis Evangelion: Battle Orchestra, the Unit-04 is piloted by Tōji Suzuhara. It wields two tonfas as it's armaments.
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- ↑ Incidentally, Unit-00 and Unit-01, which were designed in and built in Japan, and Unit-02, which was designed in Japan and then built in Germany, are designated by the Chinese Characters for their Number assignments. Unit-03 and onwards are designated by the Arabic numerals. - Platinum Episode Commentaries