History Characters / ChildrenOfAnElderGod

* VillainsWantMercy: She begs Shinji to let her live after the Children defeat her. Shinji apologizes before he and his friends kill her for good.

** Averted in that [[spoiler:those aren't their real names, just the code names that NERV gives them, probably to hide what they truly are. Their actual names, which also play the trope straight, are those of the Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos, their actual identities. Baraquiel, for example, is actually Hastur, the infamous King in Yellow of August Derleth's creation, while Rahab is actually Ghatanathoa, the Medusa like sea beast most well known for being part of the Xothic legend cycle of Lin Carter, which famously also featured Cthulhu. Matriel is actually Atlach-Nacha, Amaliel is Rhan-Tegoth, Salgiel is Ithaqua, Uriel is Cthugha, Orifel is Tsogguatha, and Zuriel is Shudde M'ell. The final "angel" is none other than Cthulhu himself]].

** Averted in that [[spoiler:those aren't their real names, just the code names that NERV gives them, probably to hide what they truly are. Their actual names, which also play the trope straight, are those of the Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos, their actual identities. Baraquiel, for example, is actually Hastur, the infamous King in Yellow of August Derleth's creation, while Rahab is actually Ghatanathoa, the Medusa like sea beast most well known for being part of the Xothic legend cycle of Lin Carter, which famously also featured Cthulhu. Matriel is actually Atlach-Nacha, Amaliel is Rhan-Tegoth, Salgiel is Ithaqua, Uriel is Cthugha, and Zuriel is Shudde M'ell. The final "angel" is none other than Cthulhu himself]].

* ADateWithRosiePalms: [[spoiler: As his power begins to corrupt him and fill him with dark urges (mainly involving Asuka), Shinji has resorted to this as an alternative way of release, but has been trying to clamp down on that]].

* UncannyValley: [[spoiler:In-universe; due to having eldritch powers and dead Angels in their bodies, the Children tend to creep people out with their mere presence, save for Misato. One of the reasons why Shinji and Asuka left human civilization forever in the end is because they grew tired of people whispering and staring at them in fear]].

* GreaterScopeVillain: : Discovering it and accidentally (or intentionally) waking it up is what caused Second Impact, and it was used to create the Evangelions, LCL, and Rei, along with her DAGON clones. The entire story was effectively set in motion by this creature, or the actions of those who studied it. Its also technically an Outer God, making it equal to Nyarlthotep, if not more powerful, and making it one of the strongest threats the children face outside of Nyarlthotep itself, and one of the last. However, it is registered as an angel and slain as such by NERV, but only after one of the hardest fought fights in the series.

** Averted later into the story. Her faith becomes an increasing part of her character, to the point were one of the defining conflicts for Asuka is reconciling her newfound godlike powers (and how humans and other beings in the story constantly refer to her as a god), with her belief in Christianity. It culminates in [[spoiler:Nyarlthotep trying to break her by telling her that her faith is a lie invented by him, which he nearly succeeds as, only for Asuka to (apparently) have a chat with God himself, who reveals that she is Gabriel, the biblical archangel and she, and the other Children (who are also angels), were sent by him to save humanity. This renews her spirit enough that all of her former doubts about her faith vanish and she takes to the final fight with renewed vigor]].

* GreaterScopeVillian: : Discovering it and accidentally (or intentionally) waking it up is what caused Second Impact, and it was used to create the Evangelions, LCL, and Rei, along with her DAGON clones. The entire story was effectively set in motion by this creature, or the actions of those who studied it. Its also technically an Outer God, making it equal to Nyarlthotep, if not more powerful, and making it one of the strongest threats the children face outside of Nyarlthotep itself, and one of the last. However, it is registered as an angel and slain as such by NERV, but only after one of the hardest fought fights in the series.

** Averted in that [[spoiler:those aren't their real names, just the code names that NERV gives them, probably to hide what they truly are. Their actual names, which also play the trope straight, are those of the Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos, their actual identities. Baraquiel, for example, is actually Hastur, the infamous King in Yellow of August Derleth's creation, while Rahab is actually Ghatanathoa, the Medusa like sea beast most well known for being part of the Xothic legend cycle of Lin Carter, which famously also featured Cthulhu. Matriel is actually Atlach-Nacha, Amaliel is Rhan-Tegoth, Salgiel is Ithaqua, Uriel is Cthugha, and Zuriel is Shudde M'ell]].

* KnightOfCerberus: The story gets a lot darker with its arrival. It wipes out most of Lima during its battle, with the pilots having to wipe out the rest to finally defeat him, resulting in the deaths of 2 million people. It hands the pilots the closest thing to their first real loss in the story, and things just go downhill for them from there.

* BiggerBad: Discovering it and accidentally waking it up was what caused Second Impact, and it was used to create the Evangelions, LCL, and Rei, along with her DAGON clones. Its also technically an Outer God, making it equal to Nyarlthotep, if not more powerful. However, it is registered as an angel and slain as such by NERV.

* MeaningfulName: Its real name is [[spoiler:Cthugha aka The Living Flame or The Burning One]].

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[[folder:Kensuke Aida]]

** Averted in that [[spoiler:those aren't their real names, just the code names that NERV gives them, probably to hide what they truly are. Their actual names, which also play the trope straight, are those of the Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos, their actual identities. Baraquiel, for example, is actually Hastur, the infamous King in Yellow of August Derleth's creation, while Rahab is actually Ghatanathoa, the Medusa like sea beast most well known for being part of the Xothic legend cycle of Lin Carter, which famously also featured Cthulhu. Matriel is actually Atlach-Nacha, Amaliel is Rhan-Tegoth, Salgiel is Ithaqua, Uriel is Cthugha, and Zeruel is Shudde M'ell]].

** Averted in that [[spoiler:those aren't their real names, just the code names that NERV gives them, probably to hide what they truly are. Their actual names, which also play the trope straight, are those of the Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos, their actual identities. Baraquiel, for example, is actually Hastur, the infamous King in Yellow of August Derleth's creation, while Rahab is actually Ghatanathoa, the Medusa like sea beast most well known for being part of the Xothic legend cycle of Lin Carter, which famously also featured Cthulhu. Matriel is actually Atlach-Nacha, Amaliel is Rhan-Tegoth, Salgiel is Ithaqua, and Zeruel is Shudde M'ell]].

** Averted in that [[spoiler:those aren't their real names, just the code names that NERV gives them, probably to hide what they truly are. Their actual names, which also play the trope straight, are those of the Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos, their actual identities. Baraquiel, for example, is actually Hastur, the infamous King in Yellow of August Derleth's creation, while Rahab is actually Ghatanathoa, the Medusa like sea beast most well known for being part of the Xothic legend cycle of Lin Carter, which famously also featured Cthulhu. Matriel is actually Atlach-Nacha, Amaliel is Rhan-Tegoth, and Salgiel is Ithaqua]].

** Averted in that [[spoiler:those aren't their real names, just the code names that NERV gives them, probably to hide what they truly are. Their actual names, which also play the trope straight, are those of the Great Old Ones or similar malevolent entities of various fiction. Baraquiel, for example, is actually Hastur, the infamous King in Yellow of August Derleth's creation, while Rahab is actually Ghatanathoa, the Medusa like sea beast most well known for being part of Xothic legend cycle of Lin Carter, which famously also featured Cthulhu. Matriel is actually Atlach-Nacha]].

** Averted in that [[spoiler:those aren't their real names, just the code names that NERV gives them, probably to hide what they truly are. Their actual names, which also play the trope straight, are those of the Great Old Ones or similar malevolent entities of various fiction. Baraquiel, for example, is actually Hastur, the infamous King in Yellow of August Derleth's creation, while Rahab is actually Ghatanathoa, the Medusa like sea beast most well known for being part of Xothic legend cycle of Lin Carter, which famously also featured Cthulhu]].

* AdaptationNameChange: In canon, its name is Matarael. Here, it's Matriel. [[spoiler:Its real name is Ungoliant, the same malevolent spider spirit of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium]].