History Awesome / TheSecondTry

* When :Gendo decided interrogating Shinji and Asuka about Aki, it did not go very well for him, but it was an awesome moment for both. Enraged, Asuka pounced on him and nearly strangled him, whereas Shinji destroyed him with a single line:

* Also during said battle, Asuka destroying EVA-09, mainly because it prompts a MASSIVE VillainousBreakdown from SEELE. After watching Keel Lorenz and his cohorts spend the entire series as an untouchable, unflappable cabal for whom everything goes AllAccordingToPlan, it is ''overwhelmingly'' cathartic to see that air of cold, calculative stoicism shattered as they descend into panicked and futile bickering that even the [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lords]] would deride as childish. The fact that the shock of their plans’ ruination [[VillainousRRoD proves fatal for Keel himself]] and none of the others even notice is just the icing on the cake.

--> '''The discussion heated more and more, chatter overlapping, everyone long having lost track of who said what behind their anonymous holograms. In the ensuing chaos, however, no one noticed that the monolith with the inscription "SEELE-01" remained silent.'''

* Asuka destroying EVA-09, mainly because it prompts a MASSIVE VillainousBreakdown from SEELE. After watching Keel Lorenz and his cohorts spend the entire series as an untouchable, unflappable cabal for whom everything goes AllAccordingToPlan, it is ''overwhelmingly'' cathartic to see that air of cold, calculative stoicism shattered as they descend into panicked and futile bickering that even the [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lords]] would deride as childish. The fact that the shock of their plans’ ruination [[VillainousRRoD proves fatal for Keel himself]] and none of the others even notice is just the icing on the cake.

* Asuka destroying EVA-09, mainly because it prompts a MASSIVE VillainousBreakdown from SEELE. After watching Keel and his cohorts spend the entire series as an untouchable, unflappable cabal for whom everything goes AllAccordingToPlan, it is ''overwhelmingly'' cathartic to see that air of cold, calculative stoicism shattered as they descend into panicked and futile bickering that even the [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lords]] would deride as childish. The fact that the shock of their plans’ ruination [[VillainousRRoD proves fatal for Keel himself]] and none of the others even notice is just the icing on the cake.

* Asuka destroying EVA-09, mainly because it prompts a MASSIVE VillainousBreakdown from SEELE. After watching Keel and his cohorts spend the entire series as an untouchable, unflappable cabal for whom everything goes AllAccordingToPlan, it is ''overwhelmingly'' cathartic to see that air of cold, calculative stoicism shattered as they descend into panicked and futile bickering that even the [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lords]] would deride as childish. The fact that the shock of their plans’ ruination [[VillainousBSoD proves fatal for Keel himself]] and none of the others even notice is just the icing on the cake.

* Asuka destroying EVA-09, mainly because it prompts a MASSIVE VillainousBreakdown from SEELE. After watching Keel and his cohorts spend the entire series as an untouchable, unflappable cabal for whom everything goes AllAccordingToPlan, it is ''massively'' cathartic to see that air of cold, calculative stoicism shattered as they descend into panicked and futile bickering that even the [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lords]] would deride as childish. The fact that the shock of their plans’ ruination [[VillainousBSoD proves fatal for Keel himself]] and none of the others even notice is just the icing on the cake.

* Asuka destroying EVA-09, mainly because it sends SEELE into a VillainousBreakdown. After watching Keel and his cohorts spend the entire series as an untouchable, unflappable cabal for whom everything goes AllAccordingToPlan, it is ''massively'' cathartic to see that air of cold, calculative stoicism shattered as they spiral into panicked and futile bickering that even the [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lords]] would deride as childish. The fact that the shock of their plans’ ruination [[VillainousBSoD proves fatal for Keel himself]] and none of the others even notice is just the icing on the cake.

* Asuka destroying EVA-09, mainly because it sends SEELE into a VillainousBreakdown. After watching Keel and his cohorts spend the entire series as an untouchable, unflappable cabal for whom everything goes AllAccordingToPlan, it is ''massively'' cathartic to see that air of cold, calculative stoicism shattered as they descend into panicked and futile bickering that even the [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lords]] would deride as childish. The fact that the shock of their plans’ ruination [[VillainousBSoD proves fatal for Keel himself]] and none of the others even notice is just the icing on the cake.

* Asuka destroying EVA-09, mainly because it sends SEELE into a VillainousBreakdown. After watching Keel and his cohorts spend the entire series as an untouchable, unflappable cabal for whom everything goes AllAccordingToPlan, it is ''massively'' cathartic to see that air of cold, calculative stoicism shattered as they descend into panicked and futile bickering that even the [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lords]] would deride as childish. The fact that the shock of their plans’ ruination proves fatal for Keel himself and none of the others even notice is just the icing on the cake.

* Asuka destroying EVA-09 and sending SEELE into a VillainousBreakdown. After watching Keel and his cohorts spend the entire series as an untouchable, unflappable cabal for whom everything goes AllAccordingToPlan, it is ''massively'' cathartic to see that veneer of stoicism shattered as they descend into panicked and futile bickering that even the [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lords]] would deride as childish. The fact that the shock of their plans’ ruination proves fatal for Keel himself and none of the others even notice is just the icing on the cake.

* Asuka destroying EVA-09 and sending SEELE into a VillainousBreakdown. After watching Keel and his cohorts spend the entire series as an untouchable, unflappable cabal for whom everything goes AllAccordingToPlan, it is ''massively'' cathartic to see that stoicism shattered as they descend into panicked and futile bickering that even the [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lords]] would deride as childish. The fact that the shock of their plans’ ruination proves fatal for Keel and none of the others even notice is just the icing on the cake.

* During the Battle of Tokyo-3, Toji arrives to fight the JSSDF and the MP-Evas... ''[[spoiler:Piloting the Jet Alone!!]]''
* Kaji [[spoiler:blackmails the Prime Minister with a computer worm that'll release all the facts about SEELE and Second Impact]].
** [[spoiler: Then he returns to Tokyo-3 with [[TheCavalry several JSSDF squads sent to stop the attack on NERV]]. JustInTime to save Rei from being gunned down. By shooting the soldier threatening her. From a moving VTOL. Even if he only gets him in the shoulder with his third round, it's still impressive marksmanship]].
** [[spoiler: According to the last chapter, he conveniently "forgot" to stop the worm.]]
* The mere fact that Shinji and Asuka not only survived, but ''thrived'' and ''[[spoiler:raised a family]]'' in the Post-Impact world for so long.
* Kaworu [[spoiler: Pulling off a TimeyWimeyBall XanatosGambit to not only allow Shinji to be happy but to save every single surviving human on earth.]]
* When [[spoiler:Gendo]] decided interrogating [[spoiler:Shinji and Asuka about Aki,]] it did not go very well for him, but it was an awesome moment for both. Enraged, Asuka pounced on him and nearly strangled him, whereas Shinji destroyed him with a single line:

* Rei promising to protect [[spoiler:Aki]] from the soldiers that came to kill her.

** From the same scene, [[spoiler:one of the soldiers shot his own commanding officer rather than let him kill a little girl in cold blood. [[DyingMomentOfAwesome Got him killed, but a good way to go]].]]

--'' "Do you really think she would come back to you because of that?"''

* Kaworu [[spoiler: Pulling off a TimeyWimeyBall XanatosGambit to not only allow Shinji to be happy but to save every single surviving human on earth.]]

* During the fight against the 13th Angel, Shinji disobeys Gendo's orders and charges into battle to rescue Toji. Gendo does like he originally did and has the Dummy Plug activated... for a few seconds before EVA-01 rejects it, allowing Shinji to carry on as he expected. Gendo [[NotSoStoic briefly loses his composure]] when it happens.

* The mere fact that Shinji and Asuka not only survived, but ''thrived'' and ''[[spoiler:raised a family]]'' in the Post-Impact world for so long.

** [[spoiler: According to the last chapter, he conveniently "forgot" to stop the worm.]]

* Kaji [[spoiler:blackmails the Prime Minister with a computer worm that'll release all the facts about SEELE and Second Impact]].

* During the Battle of Tokyo-3, Toji arrives to fight the JSSDF and the MP-Evas... ''[[spoiler:Piloting ''the Jet Alone''!!]]''