Twelfth Angel

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Twelfth Angel第12使徒
Films	Rebuild of Evangelion
Number	12th
First Appearance	Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

Twelfth Angel (第12使徒, Dai 12 no shito^?) is the 12th Angel belonging to the Rebuild of Evangelion film series. It was introduced in the Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo film. It is a core-like Angel sealed inside Evangelion Mark.06 by a supposed Spear of Longinus.

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What is the significance of the Twelfth Angel in the Rebuild of Evangelion film series?

In the Rebuild of Evangelion film series, the Twelfth Angel, first appearing in Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, is a core-like entity sealed within an Eva. Its demise triggers key events, such as Kaworu Nagisa's shift from the first Angel to the thirteenth and the start of the Fourth Impact.

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What is the role of the Spear of Longinus in sealing the Twelfth Angel?

The Twelfth Angel's awakening is catalyzed by the Spear of Longinus, a double-helical, two-pointed trident. The Angel, initially sealed within Mark.06, is stirred when two spears of Longinus are thrust into Lilith's corpse. The Twelfth Angel absorbs the Angel, transforming into a Radiant Giant and rapidly ascending from Central Dogma, which in turn triggers an Impact and the DSS Choker's activation.

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What cryptic lines do Mari and Asuka say about the Twelfth Angel?

Asuka and Mari, upon witnessing Shinji's return to Eva piloting, express their alarm. Asuka queries if Shinji intends to trigger another Impact, while they both observe the Twelfth Angel's emergence from the deserted Evangelion Mark.06.

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In which film was the Twelfth Angel introduced?

The Twelfth Angel, also known as Angel 12, made its debut in the film Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo. This angel is part of the Rebuild of Evangelion film series and is characterized as a core-like Angel sealed within Eva.

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What is the nature of the Twelfth Angel in Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo?

In the Rebuild of Evangelion film series, the Twelfth Angel appears in Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo. This core-like Angel is sealed inside Evangelion Mark.06 by a Spear of Longinus. Mari refers to it as the 'Last Angel', hinting that its defeat could trigger adverse events. Both Mari and Asuka have previously encountered the Twelfth Angel.

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Little else is known about the Angel, other than cryptic lines from Mari and Asuka, suggesting that they had encountered it before. Mari refers to it as the "Last Angel", and says that defeating it could cause something bad to occur. This is possibly why it was sealed instead of defeating it during the 14 year time gap.

It assumes the form of a giant Rei Ayanami after getting released and morphs into a giant embryo, resembling Sandalphon's embryonic stage, just before getting eaten by the Evangelion in form of a core.

History

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

As soon as Shinji Ikari pulls out the two Longinus Spears from Lilith's body, the Mark.06 starts floating in the air, bending the upper and lower members of the Evangelion as if it was void. Soon after, the visor activates, showing a red light; the Evangelion Mark.09 decapitates it with its scythe, releasing the Angel inside it.

The Twelfth Angel first appears as innumerable black hexagonal pillars moving together in two intertwining serpent-like shapes, with the front ends being red. The two strands soon merge into one, which promptly engulfs Evangelion 13 by spinning around it and winding itself into a ball-like shape. The Angel later changes shape into a massive core, and then into a fetus-like core being that at one point resembles a massive red Rei Ayanami. Eventually, the Twelfth Angel is condensed into a normal-sized core that is eaten by Evangelion 13, resulting in the Twelfth Angel's destruction, Kaworu Nagisa's demotion from First Angel to Thirteenth, and the initiation of the Fourth Impact.

Trivia

• When the Angel first manifests as luminous red markings on Mark.06's visor, it resembles the original 11th Angel Ireul from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series. In its ball form, the Angel resembles the original the 12th Angel Leliel. However, once it unfurls and actually begins its attack, it more closely resembles Armisael, the original series' 16th Angel.
• Strangely, this Angel is listed as the Twelfth instead of the Eleventh, implying the unseen 11th could be eliminated between the 14 years gap.