A still shot of Shinji that's actually one of Sadamoto's would be ideal. Asuka's pic I'm alright with right now, mainly because it's straight from the opening credits like a lot of the other kids' are, but if changing it is the way opinions go, then that's cool. The pic I really want to change right now is Kaji's, I've never really cared for that pic...I'll do some digging.

EDIT: Alright, what about the pic of Kaji◊ that's at his article in The Other Wiki? Also, here's◊ a pic of Asuka straight from Der Mond...

Oh, yes. That's an excellent picture of Kaji. :) The picture of Asuka is pretty good, too, though we might have to choose a different picture. It needs a bit of resizing and cropping due to the edge of the paper and shadows on the right, and the image looks strange (composition-wise, for the most part) after the cropping.

I've looked a bit through the manga's cover pages, though it's difficult to find a picture of a character that isn't partially obscured by the title.

I've switched out the pic of Kaji. Here's some links to images of Asuka.

Intro scene◊
Poster for Eva 2.0◊
A better version of the Der Mond pic◊

Some options for Shinji:

Plug suit◊
In the entry plug◊

We can use the nicer-quality Der Mond picture for Asuka. Not so sure about either of the pics given for Shinji. The colors on the first are kind of garish, and while the second is alright...hmm.

Could we use screenshots from Rebuild?

Don't see why not. The pic of Shinji that's in the liner notes for Rebuild 1.11 might be a good one. I may see if I can scan it tonight, and I'll change out the Asuka pic when I get a chance.

EDIT: Change of mind...the more I look at the Rebuild 2.0 pic for Asuka the more I like it. Here's a cropped and resized version◊. How's this?

That looks great. =) It does a much better job at demonstrating her personality. It's rather large, though—could we crop it at about the waist?

No problem...if I get time tonight, I'll take care of it.

EDIT: I decided to go with the full pic, the cropped version just didn't look right.

I found a picture of Shinji via Evageeks and cropped it a bit. Would this work?◊ I can shrink it to fit as needed.

Looks great! I played with it a bit and uploaded it, how's it look?

RE: the pic of Gendo. It's a really crisp pic, and the "adjusting the glasses" move is about as classic as his hand bridge look, but if you can't see his face then it's not gonna do much good for this page.

I've replaced Misato's image. Her previous picture seemed out of place due to the bright colors and medium, contrasting heavily with the more subdued appearance of the three pilots'.

Should it be shrunken a bit? I have the feeling that it's too wide.

Yeah, it could stand to come down a little. Good pic otherwise.

Looks good, Nat.

I've added a pic of Naoko; I've found a couple of possibles for Kyoko.

In the hospita◊
When she appears to Asuka in EoE◊

Anyone got a preference?

One's "badassery" (for lack of a better term) is kind of diminished when one is merely following through on orders, as with the first, fifth, and fifteenth. Generally a badass is the rebellious sort. :/ Taking command during the NERV blackout and sacrificing herself (sort of) are certainly impressive on her part, though.

I'm not sure what exactly she did during the fight with Kaworu besides go down to watch and give an eerie stare.

The term "badass", in how it connotes a rebellious nature, doesn't mesh too well with a character who is an Extreme Doormat. She begins to break out of her shell near the end of the series (hey, she gave Gendo the metaphorical finger in End), but her actions are heroic, not badass.

Agreed; Asuka is the only character who is really close to being an inherent badass, and even then that gets massively subverted.

As far as the Kaowru fight, IIRC she used her own AT field to cancel out Kaworu's.

Nat, do you have an opinion on any of the pics I posted?

Fair enough. I believe her actions deserve some type of credit. I've added Heroic Sacrifice as a trope and wonder what else might fit.

Willbyr: I've replied now. Sorry for the delay.

Just for the record:

Similarly to how Rei is not a badass, Mari is not that moe. She's a little too ax-crazy for moe.

I'd do it, but I'm purposely abstaining from doing anything with Rebuild material to stay as spoiler-free as possible.

Aaah, crud. I forgot about the implications a first kiss carries in Japanese culture. ^^; Silly me. Added it back.

...Which makes me wonder, now. Should we keep the tropes like that and Dude Shes Like In A Coma on this page, or the main one? They're not so much characterization tropes as interaction tropes (for lack of a better term for it). I think there was a similar discussion over Do You Want To Copulate.

Hmmmm...they could probably stand to go back to the main page.

Eeeeeyeah...I'm really not seeing it either. The closest that I can think that Rei does this in the anime is when she tries to tell Asuka to open her heart to her Eva, and that ends up being a subversion since Asuka blows her off.

That would be one of the examples that comes to mind. Others would include using herself to guilt Shinji into piloting Eva (shown more in the manga) and reflecting Ritsuko's comments about his attraction to Rei back at her, which could be a subversion as Ritsuko promptly attempts to kill her. A lot of what I'm thinking may be closer in tune to Spirit Guide, so feel free to axe the example if need be.

It's more of Spirit Guide than anything. The issue is more with the "warrior" part, really, Rei being Rei.

Shall change it. ^^

It looks good, nice call.

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Can you give us screenshots for comparison? You should also consider that the character designs in the anime did experience Quality several times, so that could be the reason why Asuka's size shifted.

The manga is considered to be an Alternate Continuity / Continuity Reboot / Alternate Timeline that is separate from the anime. What may true in one isn't necessarily true in the other.

Sorry for not getting on this before now. If you look at some of the scripts for End of Evangelion she states that "Everybody has a right to life" in regards to causing Instrumentality. From memory this is her view if the actual line is not spoken. You like I can check Youtube and find the scene for the english dub.

Hmmmm...if that's the case, that line should probably be changed considering how narrowly "pro life" gets defined anymore.

Nah, I'd say leave it as it is. If we do want to make the distinction clear, I'd say put a note at the start of the Gehirn folder that those characters were with the organization before it became Nerv.

Well, her acquisition of a college degree by age 13 (she's 13 and 1/2 years old when she debuts) is the only sign we are given of her genius; that, and her Rebuild incarnation is a military captain-ranked officer at the same age.

I thought so. Her character is defined as that of being a major misfit, and her rush into battle that leads to her Mind Rape really drives it home. Personally I think she should be the one on the Pantheon (under Fallen) for the trope.