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| + | {{Nihongo|Second Impact|セカンドインパクト|Sekando Impacto}} is a [[Impact|cataclysmic event]] which occurred before the events of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' and the ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'' film series. |
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| − | The '''Second Impact''' is a cataclysm which followed the "[[Contact Experiment]]" conducted on [[Adam]] in the South Pole on September 12, 2000. The awakened and injured [[Angel]] created a strong [[Anti A.T. Field]] which caused an explosion that melted the Antarctic ice cap and caused a shift of Earth's axis; climate changes and gigantic floods followed. |
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| + | The Second impact was the second of three major events taking place on Earth as a result of intervention by the [[First Ancestral Race]]. The event took place on September 13, 2000, as a result of the [[Contact Experiment]] conducted on [[Adam]] by the [[Katsuragi Expedition]], led by [[Dr. Katsuragi]]. The experiment reawakened Adam, generating an explosion that melted the Antarctic ice caps and shifted the Earth's axis. The scientists subdued Adam, but they were only successful in limiting the damage and averting humanity's complete extinction. The resulting sea level rise, tsunamis, and armed conflicts eventually wiped out half of the human population, and had massive geopolitical implications for the nations of the Earth. |
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| − | As a result, more than two billion people in the southern hemisphere were immediately killed by the tsunami and rising water level caused by the melted ice. This was the worst disaster mankind had faced in recorded history. |
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| + | ===The Katsuragi Expedition=== |
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| + | Billions of years after the First Impact, a [[Katsuragi Expedition|group of human scientists]] led by [[Dr. Katsuragi]] discovered the White Moon, Adam, and its Lance of Longinus in Antarctica. Dr. Katsuragi had theories about [[S2 Engine|Super Solenoid]] engines that were, at the time, considered unserious and outlandish. Also part of the expedition was [[Gendo Ikari]], and Dr. Katsuragi's teenage daughter [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]]. |
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| + | The Katsuragi expedition was actually backed by a shadowy organization known as [[SEELE]], which had secretly dominated the governments of Earth for a millennium. |
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| − | Vast environmental damage and global climate changes resulted from Second Impact and the rise in global sea levels. These effects were worldwide, but during the series we are only shown the immediate changes observed in Japan, where the elevated sea levels have caused many old coastal cities to be submerged. Also, Japan has become a country of perpetual summer weather. A subtle hint of this throughout the series is that cicadas are frequently heard in outdoor scenes, even though they would normally only appear in Japan during summer months. [[Kōzō Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]] alludes to this when he mentions first meeting [[Gendo Ikari]] when "this country still had seasons" (before Second Impact), and that the loss of the seasons was the worst that Japan had suffered. |
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| + | After excavating Adam, the Katsuragi Expedition planned a [[Contact Experiment|contact experiment]] that would merge human DNA with Adam. Gendo departed from Antarctica just before the experiment began. |
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| − | Considering the ancient meteorite impact which created Earth's Moon to be the "First" Impact, the public at large officially dubbed this disaster the "Second" Impact in keeping with the cover-up story of a meteorite impact. Several NERV personnel ([[Ritsuko Akagi]], etc.) know the true cause of the explosion but still refer to it as "Second Impact" for convenience. |
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| + | The attempted merger reawakened Adam with cataclysmic results. The [[Anti-A.T. Field]] generated by the reanimated Seed of Life caused a colossal explosion that eradicated all life in Antarctica. The scientists used the Lance of Longinus to subdue Adam and revert it to an embryonic state, but it was too late. The damage was done. The explosion shifted the axis of the Earth's rotation and melted the Antarctic ice caps. Before his death, Dr. Katsuragi placed his daughter Misato in an escape capsule. She was the sole survivor of the Katsuragi expedition. |
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| − | ===Upheaval in the northern hemisphere=== |
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| − | The nations of the Northern Hemisphere also suffered severe damage from the flooding and chaos ensued. Two days after the fall of the meteorite, on September 15, 2000, collisions between refugees sparked a war on the India-Pakistan border, and armed conflicts began all over the world. On September 20, a N-bomb was dropped on Tokyo and 500,000 people were killed. Until the Valentine Cease-Fire treaty was signed on February 14, 2001, in order to put a stop to the wars following the Second Impact, hostilities continues all over the world. By the end of these events, the human population of earth was halved. |
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+ | ===Second Impact and its Aftermath=== |
| + | [[File:FloodedCity.png|thumb|Sachiel swimming through the flooded streets of Tokyo.]] |
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| − | The Temporary Government of [[Japan]] gave up on restoring the Tokyo that had been destroyed by the N-bomb, and the decision was made to transfer the capital to Matsumoto City in Nagano. Construction on Tokyo 2 began in 2001, and development proceeded rapidly, and by early 2003, Tokyo 2 was fulfilling its function as the capital. In 2005, a second transfer of authority was approved by Congress, and development of [[Tokyo 3]] started. |
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| + | The melting of the Antarctic ice caps caused tsunamis and a rise in sea levels, immediately killing more than two billion people in the Southern Hemisphere. While spared the immediate destruction experienced in the Southern Hemisphere, the nations of the Northern Hemisphere also suffered severe damage. Two days after Second Impact, on September 15, skirmishes between refugees led to a conflict between India and Pakistan that included a nuclear exchange between the two nations. On September 20, an N-bomb was dropped on [[Tokyo]], killing 500,000 people. Fighting raged across the planet until the Valentine Cease-Fire treaty was signed on February 14, 2001. By the time the peace treaty was signed, half of the Earth's human population had been wiped out. Many coastal regions and islands were completely submerged by the rising oceans. |
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| + | The disaster also had massive environmental and geopolitical effects. After decades of prosperity, the nations of Earth suddenly faced intense resource scarcity and massive refugee migrations. The immense changes wrought by the Second Impact led to the expansion of powers held by the United Nations. While many existing nation states—such as the [[United States]], Japan, China, and [[Germany]]—continued to exist, the U.N. exercised a much larger role in the daily lives of human beings. The militaries of most of the planet's major nations were brought under the authority of the [[United Nations]] including the [[Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force]]. Unbeknownst to most of humanity, the United Nations became firmly under the control of SEELE. |
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| − | ==The real story== |
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| − | In actuality, the "[[White Moon]]" of Adam had been discovered near the coast of Antarctica under Mt. Markham, and a [[NERV]] expedition was sent. The expedition then conducted activities that caused the Second Impact. Adam was fused with human DNA when he was pierced with the [[Spear of Longinus]],<ref>pg 136 of Fujie 2004 cites "The DNA transplanted into Adam has also completed physical fusion." and "The spear, recover the spear." as evidence for this reconstruction as well as the general parallels with the 3rd Impact in ''[[The End of Evangelion]]'' which was similar - albeit with Lilith instead of Adam.</ref> causing Adam to generate an Anti-A.T. Field. At this point, the Angel's Door of [[Guf]] (associated with Adam, as opposed to the human one associated with [[Lilith]] and the [[Black Moon]]) was opened, and any issuing Angels presumably destroyed.<ref>Fujie 2004 (pgs 135-137) points to the line "Commence the heat-extinguishing process as soon as the Doors of Gaffe open." as indicating that any produced Angels were to be destroyed, and that this explains why [[Kaworu Nagisa]], who was born that day, was the last Angel.</ref> At this point, all life around him for some distance absorbed, Adam reverts to the Egg of Adam and a more manageable form from NERV's perspective.<ref>See Misato in [[Episode 15]]: "The Second Impact that took place 15 years ago was set off by human beings. But they did manage to keep damage down to a minimum by having Adam revert to the egg before the other Angels awoke."</ref> There were only two survivors: Gendo, who departed the day before, and [[Misato Katsuragi]], who was put into an entry plug-like survival pod by her father. (It should be noted that the explanation provided above is from an unofficial guide written by Fujie, and the book, unlike other official source such as the [[Red Cross Book]] and the official cards, are not recognized by [[Gainax]], and therefore should only be treated as one of many explanations or speculations.) |
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| + | In the aftermath of Second Impact and the resulting wars, the Japanese government abandoned any hope of restoring old Tokyo. Instead, the Japanese capital was moved to Matsumoto City in Nagano Prefecture, which was renamed "Tokyo-2." Construction of the new capital began in 2001 and by 2003, Tokyo-2 was functioning as the center of Japanese governance. |
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| − | It is suggested that some individuals unassociated with SEELE or its affiliate organizations became aware (or at least suspicious) of their cover-up, as demonstrated by Professor Kozo Fuyutsuki. It is assumed that most of these people were silenced in one manner or another by [[SEELE]], although Fuyutsuki himself was recruited to [[Gehirn]] at the request of Gendo Ikari. |
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| + | Even after the wars, the environmental effects of Second Impact remained. The shift in the Earth's rotational axis changed the way seasons experienced across the globe. In Japan, fall and winter disappeared, as the country was fixed in a perpetual state of summer. The singing of cicadas, long a hallmark of Japanese summers, became a year-long fixture. |
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| + | ===The Post-Second Impact World=== |
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| − | ==Notes and references== |
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| + | Unbeknownst to most of humanity, the United Nations was now under the control of SEELE, a secret organization that had dominated the governments of Earth for a millennia. In fact, SEELE had been behind the Katsuragi Expedition that led to the Second Impact. The cataclysm was not an accident, but intentional. Adhering the prophecies contained in the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]], SEELE sought to reduce Adam to a more manageable embryonic state. This would help prevent contact between Adam and its progeny, the [[Angels]], whose arrival fifteen years later was predicted by the Dead Sea Scrolls. SEELE decided to pursue this plan, despite knowing that its execution would kill billions of people and permanently alter the planet. |
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| + | Under the influence of SEELE, a newly empowered United Nations created [[Gehirn]], a special agency whose ostensibly purpose was to prevent a potential Third Impact. However, in reality, SEELE encouraged the creation of Gehirn in order to facilitate a future Third Impact. Their hope was that a Third Impact would lead to [[Human Instrumentality Project|Human Instrumentality]], a forced evolution that would merge every human being into a single, perfect life form. However, Instrumentality could only occur if the Angels were defeated. If the Angels were successful in merging with Adam or Lilith, humanity would face extinction before Instrumentality could be achieved. |
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| + | At some point, Gehirn discovered both Lilith and the Black Moon. In order to prevent the Angels from coming into contact with either Adam or Lilith, Gehirn constructed a massive complex in and around the Black Moon. This included the [[Magi]] computer system, the [[GeoFront]], and the fortress city of [[Tokyo-3]]. Gehirn also began "[[Project E]]," also known as the "Adam Revival Project," to build the giant [[Evangelions]] (with the exception of Unit-01) in the image of Adam. The Evangelions were designed to do battle with and defeat the Angels. |
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| + | Once the Magi were completed in 2010, Gehirn was reorganized and rebranded as "Special Agency NERV," often referred to as [[NERV]]. In theory, NERV is under the direct supervision of the United Nations. In reality, it is an organ of SEELE dedicated to executing its plans for Human Instrumentality. |
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| + | Under the command of [[Commander Gendo Ikari]], NERV built five Evangelions: [[Unit-00]], [[Unit-01]], [[Unit-02]], [[Unit-03]], and [[Unit-04]]. Unit-03 was destroyed after it was possessed by [[Bardiel]], the thirteenth Angel. Unit-04 was lost when NERV's Second Branch in Nevada disappeared. Only Unit-00, Unit-01, and Unit-02 saw combat against the Angels. Supposedly in cooperation with the [[Marduk Institute]], NERV recruited and trained teenagers as Evangelion pilots, including [[Rei Ayanami]], [[Asuka Langley Soryu]], [[Shinji Ikari]], [[Toji Suzuhara]], and [[Kaworu Nagisa]]. |
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| + | In accordance with the Dead Sea Scrolls, NERV eventually defeated the Angels. However, this victory was a costly one. Unit-00 was lost when its self-destruct system was used to defeat [[Armisael]], the sixteenth Angel. Toji was severely injured when, while piloting Unit-03, his Evangelion was possessed by an Angel and was destroyed by Unit-01. Kaworu was killed by Shinji after he was revealed to be Tabris, the seventeenth and final Angel, masquerading as a human being. |
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| + | When the Angels were finally defeated, only Unit-01 and Unit-02 remained on active duty. Rei was still adjusting to rebirth after her previous clone died defeating Armisael. After enduring a psychological attack by Arael, the fifteenth Angel, Asuka was reduced to a comatose state. Shinji was despondent and guilt-ridden because of his decision to kill Kaworu. |
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| ⚫ | Most of what was left of humanity was never told about White Moon, Adam, or the Lance of Longinus and were instead told that the Second Impact was caused by a meteorite in Antarctica. The meteorite was supposedly too small (about 10 centimeters or 4 inches wide) and too fast (95% of the speed of light) to be detected. Fifteen minutes before the impact, it was supposedly sighted by the Mexican astronomer Ceimoa Nan. |
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| + | Some individuals unassociated with SEELE or its affiliates became suspicious of the cover-up, including [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Professor Kozo Fuyutsuki]]. |
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| + | Their suspicion was more than warranted. In truth, the Second Impact was not an accident, but an intentional act by SEELE. Adhering to the prophecies contained in the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]], SEELE sought to reduce Adam to a more manageable embryonic state. This would help prevent contact between Adam and its progeny, the Angels, whose arrival fifteen years later was predicted by the Dead Sea Scrolls. SEELE decided to pursue this plan, despite knowing that its execution would kill billions of people and permanently alter the planet. Gendo had purposefully left Antarctica just before the contact experiment began, knowing full well what its destructive results would be. |
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| + | ===Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance=== |
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| + | ===Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time=== |
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| + | The oceans of the world turned red and almost all marine life was extinct (some are preserved through organizations like the [[Japan Marine Ecosystem Preservation Research Organization]]. According to information related to the public, half of humanity perished in the event. |
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| + | It is revealed that the Second Impact took place in the NERV's [[Calvary Base]] where the [[Dr. Katsuragi]]'s expedition was stationed. According to Gendo Ikari: ''the Second Impact purified the oceans, the Third purified the Earth and the Fourth shall purify the souls''. He also says that ''in exchange for bringing out the Second Impact, Dr. Katsuragi proved the validity of his proposal, the [[Human Instrumentality Project (Rebuild)|Human Instrumentality Project]]''. Misato says that she will go against her father's ramblings about, and will pursue a path of hope instead of a hard reset, bowing to gods.<ref>Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time - 01:35:21</ref> |
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| + | In the present day, the ground zero where the Second Impact happened, a gigantic Seraph shaped geoglyph covers the ground. A hole in the middle with purple lights coming from the borders that dwarfs even the NHG ship series. Five black crosses with halos can be seen from the NHG ship where Fuyutsuki and Gendo travels.<ref>Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time - 01:04:30</ref> |
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| + | ===''Transformers Mode "EVA"''=== |
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| + | When the alien robots [[Autobots]] arrived on Earth [[Optimus Prime]] swore he will not allow another disaster like the Second Impact to happen again on his watch as he sees an Angel attacking. |
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| + | ==Trivia== |
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| + | *In the [[AAA Wunder]]'s monitors, the shape of the crosses can be seen through the monitors with symbols above it, but the halo's aren't viewable, only appearing when the monitors change to the cameras. |
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Latest revision as of 20:48, 3 February 2024
The second impact recorded by NERV's satellites.
Second Impact (セカンドインパクト, Sekando Impacto?) is a cataclysmic event which occurred before the events of Neon Genesis Evangelion and the Rebuild of Evangelion film series.
Profile
The Second impact was the second of three major events taking place on Earth as a result of intervention by the First Ancestral Race. The event took place on September 13, 2000, as a result of the Contact Experiment conducted on Adam by the Katsuragi Expedition, led by Dr. Katsuragi. The experiment reawakened Adam, generating an explosion that melted the Antarctic ice caps and shifted the Earth's axis. The scientists subdued Adam, but they were only successful in limiting the damage and averting humanity's complete extinction. The resulting sea level rise, tsunamis, and armed conflicts eventually wiped out half of the human population, and had massive geopolitical implications for the nations of the Earth.
Neon Genesis Evangelion History
The Katsuragi Expedition
Billions of years after the First Impact, a group of human scientists led by Dr. Katsuragi discovered the White Moon, Adam, and its Lance of Longinus in Antarctica. Dr. Katsuragi had theories about Super Solenoid engines that were, at the time, considered unserious and outlandish. Also part of the expedition was Gendo Ikari, and Dr. Katsuragi's teenage daughter Misato.
The Katsuragi expedition was actually backed by a shadowy organization known as SEELE, which had secretly dominated the governments of Earth for a millennium.
After excavating Adam, the Katsuragi Expedition planned a contact experiment that would merge human DNA with Adam. Gendo departed from Antarctica just before the experiment began.
The attempted merger reawakened Adam with cataclysmic results. The Anti-A.T. Field generated by the reanimated Seed of Life caused a colossal explosion that eradicated all life in Antarctica. The scientists used the Lance of Longinus to subdue Adam and revert it to an embryonic state, but it was too late. The damage was done. The explosion shifted the axis of the Earth's rotation and melted the Antarctic ice caps. Before his death, Dr. Katsuragi placed his daughter Misato in an escape capsule. She was the sole survivor of the Katsuragi expedition.
Second Impact and its Aftermath
Sachiel swimming through the flooded streets of Tokyo.
The melting of the Antarctic ice caps caused tsunamis and a rise in sea levels, immediately killing more than two billion people in the Southern Hemisphere. While spared the immediate destruction experienced in the Southern Hemisphere, the nations of the Northern Hemisphere also suffered severe damage. Two days after Second Impact, on September 15, skirmishes between refugees led to a conflict between India and Pakistan that included a nuclear exchange between the two nations. On September 20, an N-bomb was dropped on Tokyo, killing 500,000 people. Fighting raged across the planet until the Valentine Cease-Fire treaty was signed on February 14, 2001. By the time the peace treaty was signed, half of the Earth's human population had been wiped out. Many coastal regions and islands were completely submerged by the rising oceans.
The disaster also had massive environmental and geopolitical effects. After decades of prosperity, the nations of Earth suddenly faced intense resource scarcity and massive refugee migrations. The immense changes wrought by the Second Impact led to the expansion of powers held by the United Nations. While many existing nation states—such as the United States, Japan, China, and Germany—continued to exist, the U.N. exercised a much larger role in the daily lives of human beings. The militaries of most of the planet's major nations were brought under the authority of the United Nations including the Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force. Unbeknownst to most of humanity, the United Nations became firmly under the control of SEELE.
In the aftermath of Second Impact and the resulting wars, the Japanese government abandoned any hope of restoring old Tokyo. Instead, the Japanese capital was moved to Matsumoto City in Nagano Prefecture, which was renamed "Tokyo-2." Construction of the new capital began in 2001 and by 2003, Tokyo-2 was functioning as the center of Japanese governance.
Even after the wars, the environmental effects of Second Impact remained. The shift in the Earth's rotational axis changed the way seasons experienced across the globe. In Japan, fall and winter disappeared, as the country was fixed in a perpetual state of summer. The singing of cicadas, long a hallmark of Japanese summers, became a year-long fixture.
The Post-Second Impact World
Unbeknownst to most of humanity, the United Nations was now under the control of SEELE, a secret organization that had dominated the governments of Earth for a millennia. In fact, SEELE had been behind the Katsuragi Expedition that led to the Second Impact. The cataclysm was not an accident, but intentional. Adhering the prophecies contained in the Dead Sea Scrolls, SEELE sought to reduce Adam to a more manageable embryonic state. This would help prevent contact between Adam and its progeny, the Angels, whose arrival fifteen years later was predicted by the Dead Sea Scrolls. SEELE decided to pursue this plan, despite knowing that its execution would kill billions of people and permanently alter the planet.
Under the influence of SEELE, a newly empowered United Nations created Gehirn, a special agency whose ostensibly purpose was to prevent a potential Third Impact. However, in reality, SEELE encouraged the creation of Gehirn in order to facilitate a future Third Impact. Their hope was that a Third Impact would lead to Human Instrumentality, a forced evolution that would merge every human being into a single, perfect life form. However, Instrumentality could only occur if the Angels were defeated. If the Angels were successful in merging with Adam or Lilith, humanity would face extinction before Instrumentality could be achieved.
At some point, Gehirn discovered both Lilith and the Black Moon. In order to prevent the Angels from coming into contact with either Adam or Lilith, Gehirn constructed a massive complex in and around the Black Moon. This included the Magi computer system, the GeoFront, and the fortress city of Tokyo-3. Gehirn also began "Project E," also known as the "Adam Revival Project," to build the giant Evangelions (with the exception of Unit-01) in the image of Adam. The Evangelions were designed to do battle with and defeat the Angels.
Once the Magi were completed in 2010, Gehirn was reorganized and rebranded as "Special Agency NERV," often referred to as NERV. In theory, NERV is under the direct supervision of the United Nations. In reality, it is an organ of SEELE dedicated to executing its plans for Human Instrumentality.
Under the command of Commander Gendo Ikari, NERV built five Evangelions: Unit-00, Unit-01, Unit-02, Unit-03, and Unit-04. Unit-03 was destroyed after it was possessed by Bardiel, the thirteenth Angel. Unit-04 was lost when NERV's Second Branch in Nevada disappeared. Only Unit-00, Unit-01, and Unit-02 saw combat against the Angels. Supposedly in cooperation with the Marduk Institute, NERV recruited and trained teenagers as Evangelion pilots, including Rei Ayanami, Asuka Langley Soryu, Shinji Ikari, Toji Suzuhara, and Kaworu Nagisa.
In accordance with the Dead Sea Scrolls, NERV eventually defeated the Angels. However, this victory was a costly one. Unit-00 was lost when its self-destruct system was used to defeat Armisael, the sixteenth Angel. Toji was severely injured when, while piloting Unit-03, his Evangelion was possessed by an Angel and was destroyed by Unit-01. Kaworu was killed by Shinji after he was revealed to be Tabris, the seventeenth and final Angel, masquerading as a human being.
When the Angels were finally defeated, only Unit-01 and Unit-02 remained on active duty. Rei was still adjusting to rebirth after her previous clone died defeating Armisael. After enduring a psychological attack by Arael, the fifteenth Angel, Asuka was reduced to a comatose state. Shinji was despondent and guilt-ridden because of his decision to kill Kaworu.
The Cover-up
The animation frame presenting the cover-up data.
Most of what was left of humanity was never told about White Moon, Adam, or the Lance of Longinus and were instead told that the Second Impact was caused by a meteorite in Antarctica. The meteorite was supposedly too small (about 10 centimeters or 4 inches wide) and too fast (95% of the speed of light) to be detected. Fifteen minutes before the impact, it was supposedly sighted by the Mexican astronomer Ceimoa Nan.
Some individuals unassociated with SEELE or its affiliates became suspicious of the cover-up, including Professor Kozo Fuyutsuki.
Their suspicion was more than warranted. In truth, the Second Impact was not an accident, but an intentional act by SEELE. Adhering to the prophecies contained in the Dead Sea Scrolls, SEELE sought to reduce Adam to a more manageable embryonic state. This would help prevent contact between Adam and its progeny, the Angels, whose arrival fifteen years later was predicted by the Dead Sea Scrolls. SEELE decided to pursue this plan, despite knowing that its execution would kill billions of people and permanently alter the planet. Gendo had purposefully left Antarctica just before the contact experiment began, knowing full well what its destructive results would be.
Rebuild of Evangelion History
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
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Second Impact in Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance.
There appeared to be four "Adams" during the event. During the start of the Near Third Impact in Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance the event is described as a "continuation of the Second Impact."
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time
The oceans of the world turned red and almost all marine life was extinct (some are preserved through organizations like the Japan Marine Ecosystem Preservation Research Organization. According to information related to the public, half of humanity perished in the event.
It is revealed that the Second Impact took place in the NERV's Calvary Base where the Dr. Katsuragi's expedition was stationed. According to Gendo Ikari: the Second Impact purified the oceans, the Third purified the Earth and the Fourth shall purify the souls. He also says that in exchange for bringing out the Second Impact, Dr. Katsuragi proved the validity of his proposal, the Human Instrumentality Project. Misato says that she will go against her father's ramblings about, and will pursue a path of hope instead of a hard reset, bowing to gods.[1]
In the present day, the ground zero where the Second Impact happened, a gigantic Seraph shaped geoglyph covers the ground. A hole in the middle with purple lights coming from the borders that dwarfs even the NHG ship series. Five black crosses with halos can be seen from the NHG ship where Fuyutsuki and Gendo travels.[2]
Transformers Mode "EVA"
When the alien robots Autobots arrived on Earth Optimus Prime swore he will not allow another disaster like the Second Impact to happen again on his watch as he sees an Angel attacking.
Trivia
- In the AAA Wunder's monitors, the shape of the crosses can be seen through the monitors with symbols above it, but the halo's aren't viewable, only appearing when the monitors change to the cameras.
References
| Events | ||
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| Neon Genesis Evangelion | First Impact • Second Impact • Third Impact | |
| Rebuild of Evangelion | Second Impact • Near Third Impact • Third Impact • Fourth Impact • Additional Impact • Operation US • Paris Assault Mission • Operation Yamato • Neon Genesis | |
| Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA | Longinus Curtain • Tower of Babel • Third Impact (ANIMA) | |
| Related Articles | Timeline • Impact | |