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[[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionTheChildren The Children]] ([[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionShinjiIkari Shinji Ikari]], [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionAsukaLangleySoryu Asuka Langley Soryu]], [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionKaworuNagisa Kaworu Nagisa]]) | [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionNERVStaff NERV Staff]] ([[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionGendoIkari Gendō Ikari]], [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionMisatoKatsuragi Misato Katsuragi]]) | [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionGEHIRNStaff GEHIRN Staff]] | '''Other Characters''' | [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionExtracanonicalCharacters Extracanonical Characters]]]]-]]]

[[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionTheChildren The Children]] ([[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionShinjiIkari Shinji Ikari]], [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionAsukaLangleySoryu Asuka Langley Soryu]], [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionKaworuNagisa Kaworu Nagisa]]) | [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionNERVStaff NERV Staff]] ([[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionGendoIkari Gendō Ikari]]) | [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionGEHIRNStaff GEHIRN Staff]] | '''Other Characters''' | [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionExtracanonicalCharacters Extracanonical Characters]]]]-]]]

* RatedMForManly: They're enormous, extremely powerful, very scary-looking and can enter a horrifying UnstoppableRage if provoked, although most of them are powered by female souls despite traditional uses of this trope.

* UnskilledButStrong: Unlike many of its brethren from the latter half of the show, Zeruel eschews any form of tactics or bizarre and unconventional abilities in its assault in favor of pure brute force, much more in line to the earlier Angels from the beginning of the series. Of course it doesn't really need subtlety, given that its so damn powerful that it could steamroll virtually everything NERV could throw in its way with minimal effort.

* TheVirus: Ireul is a colony of nanite-esque organisms similar to bacteria.

* EnergyWeapon: Sachiel's "arm lances." Ramiel also has one in the form of a WaveMotionGun.

* WhipItGood: Shamshel sports energized whips on its "arms".

* EvilRunningGood: They are the backers behind NERV, an organization meant to save humanity from the Angels and the apocalyse they would cause. But actually, SEELE wants to cause said apocalypse ''themselves'', and is merely bent on eliminating the Angels because they represent both a hindrance and the main competitors to this plan. Once it becomes clear to them that Gendo is a competitor too, they don't hesitate to throw NERV under the bus at the first oppotunity.

* OutOfFocus: Happens to him about the same time as Toji and Hikari, although a bit slower in his case. Kensuke still makes some proper appearances in the show after the Badiel incident, but he effectively disappears from the show in Episode 22, where his last proper appearance is him making [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall a rather pointed comment]] about Shinji and the other pilots never showing up for school anymore and he takes it as a sign that [[CerebusSyndrome things has gotten really serious]]. Like Toji, he is still (sort of) BackForTheFinale in Episode 25 and 26, where he appears numerous time as a spiritual advisor for Shinji, and also shows up with the other characters to congratulate him on his epiphany in the very last scene.
* ShooOutTheClowns: Disspears when the plot turns towards the finale.

* RamblingOldManMonologue: Appearently all his classes consists of.

* CyberCyclops: Unit 00, and more than one of the dead Eva protoypes in the deepest levels of NERV. ''End of Evangelion'' and the manga make this especially clear.

* SlasherSmile: One of many creepy things about the Mass Production Models. Unit-01 also sports one while she's being rapaired after killing Zeruel, as if [[spoiler:Yui was elated after removing her AchillesHeel]]

* TechnicolorEyes: Unit-01 and Unit-02's eyes are green and orange, respectively. Their sclera also share their pupil color. Unit-03 had crimson pupils and glowing white sclera. When going berserk, their eyes swell and start glowing, as seen with Unit-02 shortly [[spoiler:before her CruelAndUnusualDeath]].

* NoPronunciationGuide: The original dubs pronounced the name as ''say-lay'' (or occasionally ''se-le''). The new VSI dub gives the name a pronunciation closer to the proper German of ''zee-lee.''

* AGodAmI: VideoGame/NeonGenesisEvangelion2 implies this to be their actual motivation, though its canonicity is dubious at best.

Pen-Pen is ''Evangelion'''s main non-ButtMonkey comic relief, and a mysterious character to boot. Gainax has never stated where he came from; all that is known is that he is Misato's [[TeamPet pet penguin]]. He is also superintelligent (for a penguin), being able to read and watch television, and has claws that are used for grasping objects. What anyone would need a superintelligent penguin that can grasp objects and live in warm temperatures for is not known, but he's [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins both cute and funny]]. He is also one of the few characters not to undergo an emotional breakdown at some point... as far as we know.\\

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Is a penguin and widely agreed to the only character not to have any unsympathetic moments.

* TimeAbyss: There are no clear answer to how old Adam and Lilith actually are, but their ages can be counted in billions of years.

* AGodAmI: VideoGame/NeonGenesisEvangelion2 implies this to be their actual motivation, though its canonicity is dubious at best.
* AncientConspiracy: They certainly like to consider and style themselves as one. Whether or not they actually ''are'' one never quite receives straight confirmation.

* KarmaHoudini: In ''End of Evangelion'', Keel and the rest of SEELE are the ones responsible [[KillEmAll for the actions of ''The End'']], but unlike [[KarmicDeath Gendo]], Keel is apparently content with the ultimate outcome of the human race being turned into a joint consciousness, even though SEELE doesn't achieve their goal of ascending themselves to godhood. However, this could be subverted entirely if Yui's words about how to escape the LCL prison are correct: regular people will eventually re-form their biological bodies by wishing themselves to life, but as Keel is a crippled cyborg and most likely cannot survive without the implants he left behind, he is unable to do the same even if he wants; thus, at the end, [[AndIMustScream he will be completely alone in the LCL void forever]].

* WeaponOfChoice: Unit-02 has a unique progressive knife that looks like a box cutter. It's the weapon it uses most often, when controlled both by Asuka and by Kaworu.

** The actual fourth Eva, Unit 03, is possessed by the Thirteen Angel.

* TurtlePower: Iblis, from the obscure tabletop RPG, looks like a giant purple and white tortoise.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: According to the manga he's a Fiordland Penguin, which would makes this the only mainstream work to feature this species.

* ApatheticTeacher: His students don't care much for his lectures and typically spend class time chatting over the school intranet--if they're awake at all, that is. When Shinji reveals over chat that he is the pilot of Unit 01, the ''entire class'' noisily runs over to excitedly ask him questions, and the teacher continues on as if nothing happened. In fact, he first perks up once he hears the bell ring and is able to formally dismiss the class.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Canonically, his name is '''Keel''' Lorenz seeing how he is German, but it's frequently spelled "Kihl" or "Kiel".

* ScaryTeeth: Sported by an armorless, bandage-swathed [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Eva01NightmareFuelRight.png Unit-01]] while undergoing repairs after eating Zeruel.

* SlasherSmile: One of many creepy things about the Mass Production Models.

* SniperRifle: A positron rifle was used by Unit-01 against Ramiel.

* TechnicolorEyes: Eva-01 and Eva-02's eyes are green and orange, respectively. Their sclera also share their pupil color. Eva-03 had crimson pupils and glowing white sclera.

* MindRape: Arael's specialty, as well as being the TropeNamer. It has the ability to penetrate an A.T Field via it's own specialized one in order to read human minds. However, if Asuka is taken as an example, the process is excruciatingly painful for the human mind, and the fact that it exposes one's deepest flaws and traumatic memories is [[{{Understatement}} far from pleasant]]. Arael's damage to Asuka's already fragile psyche eventually caused her to make an AttemptedSuicide.

* MindRape: Arael's specialty, as well as being the TropeNamer. It has the ability to penetrate an A.T Field via it's own specialized one in order to read human minds. However, if Asuka is taken as an example, the process is excruciatingly painful for the human mind, and the fact that it exposes ones deepest flaws and traumatic memories is [[{{Understatement}} far from pleasant]]. Arael's damage to Asuka's already fragile psyche eventually caused her to make an AttemptedSuicide.

* MindRape: Arael's specialty, as well as being the TropeNamer. It has the ability to penetrate an A.T Field via it's own specialized one in order to read human minds. However, if Asuka is taken as an example, the process is excruciatingly pain for the human mind, and the fact that it exposes ones deepest flaws and traumatic memories is [[{{Understatement}} far from pleasant]]. Arael's damage to Asuka's already fragile psyche eventually caused her to make an AttemptedSuicide.

* MindRape: Arael's specialty, as well as being the TropeNamer. It has the ability to penetrate an A.T Field via it's own specialized one in order to read human minds. However, if Asuka is taken as an example, the process is excruciatingly pain for the human mind, and the fact that it exposes ones deepest flaws and traumatic memories is [[{{Understatement}} far from pleasant]]. Arael's damage to Asuka's already fragile psyche eventually caused her to make an AttempetedSuicide.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoIwao (Japanese); Carol Amerson [ADV], Kimberly Yates [''Death & Rebirth''], Creator/AbbyTrott [VSI] (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Sarah Souza [Locomotion], Adriana Núñez [Animax], Ana Lobo [VSI] (Latin American Spanish); Mercè Segarra [TV series], Marta Dualde [''Death & Rebirth''], Claudia Caneda [VSI] (European Spanish); Márcia Regina [Locomotion], Tatiane Keplmair [Animax and Netflix] (Brazilian Portuguese)[/note]]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TetsuyaIwanaga (Japanese); Kurt Stoll [ADV], Creator/BenDiskin [VSI], Creator/GregAyres [Rebuild] (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Creator/IrwinDaayan [Locomotion], Gabriel Ortiz [Animax, VSI] (Latin American Spanish); Claudi Domingo [TV series], Kike Karabello [''Death & Rebirth''], Alex Saudinós [VSI] (European Spanish), Rafael Barione (Brazilian Portuguese)[[/note]]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoIwao (Japanese); Carol Amerson [ADV], Kimberly Yates [''Death & Rebirth''], Creator/AbbyTrott [VSI] (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Sarah Souza [Locomotion], Adriana Núñez [Animax], Ana Lobo [VSI] (Latin American Spanish); Mercè Segarra [TV series], Marta Dualde [''Death & Rebirth''], Claudia Caneda [VSI] (European Spanish), Márcia Regina (1999 Brazilian Portuguese dub), Tatiane Keplmair (2007 and 2019 Brazilian Portuguese dub)[[/note]]