Evangelion Unit-01

Item from Neon Genesis Evangelion by Hideaki Anno / Gainax

The Test Type Evangelion and the series' central weapon — a purple-and-green giant born from Lilith with a mother's soul trapped inside, a tendency to go berserk, and a destiny that transcends mere piloting.

Also known as: Unit-01, Eva-01, Test Type, The Purple One

What They Know

• Test Type Evangelion — the first non-prototype unit, sole Eva born from Lilith rather than Adam
• Houses the soul of Yui Ikari — responsible for Berserk Mode and autonomous protective actions
• Piloted primarily by Shinji Ikari — sync rate fluctuates wildly with his emotional state
• Absorbed Zeruel's S2 Engine, achieving pseudo-evolution and unlimited operational time
• Both SEELE and Gendo need Unit-01 for their competing Instrumentality plans
• Berserk Mode operates without power or pilot input — the Eva acts on its own with feral violence
• The howl of Unit-01 is actually the pitched-down voice of Yui's voice actress

Connections

• piloted_by — shinji-ikari
• contains_soul_of — yui-ikari
• born_from — lilith
• maintained_by — ritsuko-akagi
• consumed — zeruel
• stored_in — eva-cages
• key_to — human-instrumentality

View full profile at Simulacra.Ink