Evangelion: Humanity's last hope
Evangelion or Eva for short are multipurpose humanoid fighting machines which mixed both human and Angel technology designed by NERV to fight against the misterious enemy Angels. This giant robots function through a cerebral-nerve link with their operators. They can generate their own Absolute Terror Field (AT) which can neutralize attacks by normal weapons, just like Angels can. Sometimes they can recover from damage. Therefore they are extremely costly to maintain. They are also very complicated to operate. They need external power units to fight for long periods of time, but when necesary they can run on internal power. Without a external power source, they can only operate for 1 minute without their AT field. The NERV Headquarters have at their service three Eva units, Eva-00, Eva-01 and Eva-02.
CONTROL SYSTEMS: The EVA unit's controls are both manual and mind-linked. The manual controls are similar to fighter plane joysticks and are laden with with triggers and switches (note that fire control is taken care of by the mind-link system and does not require the trigger). There are also foot pedals. Both seat and manual controls are ergonomically adjustable to the pilots needs. The mind-link commands are directed to the EVA's brain via electrodes 9the little objects in the pilots hair) that pick up the brain waves of the pilot(the machine can accomplish simple tasks, such as dodging incoming fire, without pilot input). This system requires a perfect brain wave synchronization between pilot and EVA. For a unknown reason, only 14 year-old kids can synchronize. And even then, it is not guaranteed that the synchronization will be successful.
WEAPON SYSTEMS: The weapons used by EVAs are mostly oversized versions of already existent firearms and hand to hand weapons. The EVAs standard firearm is a "bullpop" configuration (ammo clip behind the trigger) sub-machine-gun, which fires caseless ammunition. other, more rarely used, firearms are a handgun and sniper rifle. The standard EVA hand to hand weapon is the "progressive knife", of which there are two kinds. the first one, the PK-01, is the one used by EVA-01/00 and is similar to a standard combat knife. EVA-02 uses a different version, which looks like a retractable "X-acto" utility knife. EVA-02 also uses a giant lance equipped witha beam blade of some sort. One of the most powerful weapon available to EVA's is the SSDF Positron Cannon prototype seen in episode #6. nearly 100 meters long, it is much more powerful than the standard EVA Positron Cannon (episode #9) and needs the entire electrical energy output of Japan to be fired. In episode #6, we also see EVA-00 with a shield, made from the lower part of the space shuttle. Many weapons are stored in buildings called "Soldier Buildings". These are disseminated all over Tokyo-3 and give the EVA's the possibility to reload their weapon, or select another one, without having to return to base.

Eva-00:ThePrototype
Pilot: Ayanami Rei

Eva 00 was the first Eva ever made, therefore it was also the first functional Eva. It's more a prototype than an actual fighting Eva therefore it serves test porpuse instead of real combat. It's less complicated than Eva-01. Contrary to Eva-01 it only has one eye sensor. It lacks the weaponry of Eva-01, but has the same internal structure. It comes from an Angel. It was originally yellow but after being almost destroy by the fifth Angel, it changed its armor and its color to blue and shoulder blades were added also.
Eva-01: TheTestType
Pilot: Ikari Shinji

Eva-01 is the most important robot in Neon Genesis Evangelion. It's the most active Eva with the best combat record. However it's still the most unstable one. It looses control a lot. It "eats" an Angel after defeating it. The weirdest detail is that it literally absorbs the body and soul of its pilot, Shinji. The main armament of the EVA-01 is a giant sub-machine-gun and two progressive knives. EVA-01 is NERV's main combat unit and is colored in deep purple and neon green.
Eva-02: ProductionModel
Pilot: Sourin Asuka Langley

Eva-02 was the first mass-produced Eva. It really is the first real Eva. It's the lest complicated and most stable one, but the worst one in actual combat. Eva-02's parts were manufactured in Japan but it was assembled in Germany. It is a bit less complicated than Eva-01. Instead of the two eyes Eva-01 has, Eva-02 has four. Just like Eva-01, Eva-02 has a mouth. Eva-02's design is very similar to Eva-01 design. Eva-02's main weapon is the progressive lance, but it also has a knife as backup.


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