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* CharClone: Even moreso than her original counterpart, where she pilots an EVA unit that has '''three''' forms and wears an eyepatch as of the '''third''' film.
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* DragonInChief: He's employed by SEELE but with all of his scientific knowledge and expert manipulation skills, he's clearly the only reason their goals have any hope of coming to fruition. [[spoiler:Additionally, he kills them off to take the position of main villain in name, in 3.0.]]
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* DragonInChief: He's employed by SEELE but with all of his scientific knowledge and expert manipulation skills, he's clearly the only reason their goals have any hope of coming to fruition. [[spoiler:Additionally, [[spoiler: SEELE is also a group of DarkLordOnLifeSupport men relying on Gendo or the other branches of NERV to accomplish anything. As a result, he kills them off to take the position of main villain in name, in 3.0.]]
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* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:In his childhood he never experienced parental love, causing him to become a miserable loner all of his life, who feared any form of connection and whose only escapism were studying and the piano. That was, until he met Yui, who accepted him for who he was, and introduced him to idea that indeed, human socialization is worthwhile. This was why Yui's death was so devastating to him; he never developed the means to cope with the pain of loss, he never developed the means to move on, hence him becoming an obsessive genocidal monster ready to destroy the world and kill God just to get his reason to live back. Beneath the ruthless and hardened stoicism, he's basically the {{Yandere}} version of Shinji. In the end, defeated thanks to [[AllLovingHero Shinji's forgiveness]] and [[HeroicSacrifice Misato's sacrifice]], he even admitted that his own son, whom he rejected yet [[CharacterDevelopment developed the capacity to move on through his experiences]], became the grownup instead of him.]]
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* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:In his childhood he never experienced parental love, causing him to become a miserable loner all of his life, who feared any form of connection and whose only escapism were studying and the piano. That was, until he met Yui, who accepted him for who he was, and introduced him to idea that indeed, human socialization is worthwhile. This was why Yui's death was so devastating to him; he never developed the means to cope with the pain of loss, he never developed the means to move on, hence him becoming an obsessive genocidal monster ready to destroy the world and kill God just to get his reason to live back. Beneath the ruthless and hardened stoicism, he's basically the a {{Yandere}} version of Shinji. In the end, defeated surrendering thanks to [[AllLovingHero Shinji's forgiveness]] and [[HeroicSacrifice Misato's sacrifice]], he even admitted that his own son, whom he rejected yet [[CharacterDevelopment developed the capacity to move on through his experiences]], became the grownup instead of him.]]
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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He acts like a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, as while he is reluctant to bond with his son at first he makes more of an effort to as Rei opens up as a person. The big twist of 2.0 is that this is all an act. 3.0 confirms it -- he was merely getting Shinji and Rei together as part of a plot to awaken Unit-01. [[spoiler: By the end of 3.0 + 1.0, it's more clear that he did have a HiddenHeartOfGold anyway, with Shinji getting him to openly admit it.]]
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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He acts like a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, as while he is reluctant to bond with his son at first he makes more of an effort to as Rei opens up as a person. The big twist of 2.0 is that this Gendo is a villain in all an act.but name. 3.0 confirms it backs this up -- he was merely getting Shinji and Rei together as part of a plot to awaken Unit-01. [[spoiler: By the end of 3.0 + 1.0, it's more clear that he did have a HiddenHeartOfGold anyway, with Shinji getting him to openly admit it.]]
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* NonActionBigBad: He's neither an Eva pilot nor possessive of expert combat skills like Misato. Instead, Gendo stays in the background and plots to see his schemes come to fruition. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Completely]] '''''[[SubvertedTrope demolishes]]''''' [[TookALevelInBadass this position]] by ''3.0+1.0'', directly possessing Unit-13 to kickstart his version of Instrumentality and fighting the entire cast, Shinji especially, til the very end.]]
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* NonActionBigBad: He's neither an Eva pilot nor possessive of expert combat skills like Misato. Instead, Gendo stays in the background and plots to see his schemes come to fruition. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Completely]] '''''[[SubvertedTrope demolishes]]''''' [[TookALevelInBadass this position]] by ''3.0+1.0'', directly possessing Unit-13 to kickstart his version of Instrumentality and fighting the entire cast, Shinji especially, til until the very end.]]
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* SatanicArchetype: He tempts and manipulates people (especially Shinji, [[spoiler:and even [[MessianicArchetype Kaworu]]) to get what he wants while they suffer. He brings the Apocalypse, reduces the entire world into a Hellish landscape, and wants to kill/become God in order to take His place. Kaworu even calls him the "Lilin King" and from Jewish mythology, Lilim were demons (Although in the original series, Lilim referred to humanity)]]
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* SatanicArchetype: He tempts and manipulates people (especially Shinji, [[spoiler:and even [[MessianicArchetype Kaworu]]) to get what he wants while they suffer. He brings the Apocalypse, reduces the entire world into a Hellish landscape, and wants to kill/become God in order to take His place. Kaworu even calls him the "Lilin King" and from Jewish mythology, Lilim were demons (Although in the original series, Lilim referred to humanity)]]humanity)]] The Devil was referred to as King of the World, and Gendo fits that when he takes over the planet in full after killing off SEELE.
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* CatSmile: Keeps one on her face through much of ''3.0''.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Though he wasn't exactly a pushover in a fight in the original series, Shinji is both much more assertive and powerful this time around.
* AdaptationalHeroism: This version of Shinji is more genuinely noble. [[spoiler:He causes Earth's devastation by accident instead of on purpose, his disturbing actions toward Asuka are omitted, and he eventually evolves into an AllLovingHero]].
* AllLovingHero: [[spoiler:Develops into one at the climax of ''3.0+1.0.'' He makes amends with all of the cast, including Misato, Asuka, Kaworu, the original Rei, and even ''Gendo'', his own father, the Archenemy who was responsible for everything wrong that happened to him, the source of all his suffering. He was prepared to sacrifice himself to bring about ''Neon Genesis'' and restore the world, but was substituted by his parents who have witnessed him grow up]].
* AdaptationalHeroism: This version of Shinji is more genuinely noble. [[spoiler:He causes Earth's devastation by accident instead of on purpose, his disturbing actions toward Asuka are omitted, and he eventually evolves into an AllLovingHero]].
* AllLovingHero: [[spoiler:Develops into one at the climax of ''3.0+1.0.'' He makes amends with all of the cast, including Misato, Asuka, Kaworu, the original Rei, and even ''Gendo'', his own father, the Archenemy who was responsible for everything wrong that happened to him, the source of all his suffering. He was prepared to sacrifice himself to bring about ''Neon Genesis'' and restore the world, but was substituted by his parents who have witnessed him grow up]].
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* AdaptationalBadass: Though he wasn't exactly a pushover in a fight in the original series, Shinji is both much more assertive and powerful this time around.
around. His initiative ironically has unexpected consequences at the climaxes of both ''2.0'' and ''3.0''.
*AdaptationalHeroism: AdaptationalNiceGuy: This version of Shinji is more stable and genuinely noble. [[spoiler:He causes Earth's devastation by accident instead of on subconscious purpose, his disturbing actions toward Asuka are omitted, and he eventually evolves into an AllLovingHero]].
* AllLovingHero: [[spoiler:Develops into one at the climax of ''3.0+1.0.'' He makes amends with all of the cast, including Misato, Asuka, Kaworu, the original Rei, and even ''Gendo'', his own father, theArchenemy ArchEnemy who was responsible for everything wrong that happened to him, the source of all his suffering. He was prepared to sacrifice himself to bring about ''Neon Genesis'' and restore the world, but was substituted by his parents who have witnessed him grow up]].
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* AllLovingHero: [[spoiler:Develops into one at the climax of ''3.0+1.0.'' He makes amends with all of the cast, including Misato, Asuka, Kaworu, the original Rei, and even ''Gendo'', his own father, the
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* AdaptationalBadass: While not as extreme an example as Shinji, original series Asuka became less and less competent as the series went on and was eventually the main target of TheWorfEffect, while she herself became more mentally unstable. Here, Asuka defeats an Angel solo in her introductory battle, her role of getting Worfed in the Zeruel battle is passed over to Mari,[[note]]who herself puts up more of a fight than the original Asuka did[[/note]], and she recovers from the Ninth Angel incident to become much tougher and more hardened by the time of ''3.33''. Taken further in ''3.0 + 1.0'', where [[spoiler:she plows her way through a sea of [=EvaInfinities=], then transforms ''herself'' into an Angel, neutralizes her own Eva's AT Field and very nearly succeeds in shutting down Unit-13 for good if not for a misunderstanding of its structure.]]
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* AdaptationalBadass: While not as extreme an example as Shinji, original series Asuka became less and less competent as the series went on and the Angels' power level increased and she became more mentally unstable herself, and was eventually the main target of TheWorfEffect, while she herself became more mentally unstable.TheWorfEffect. Here, Asuka defeats an Angel solo in her introductory battle, her role of getting Worfed in the Zeruel battle is passed over to Mari,[[note]]who herself puts up more of a fight than the original Asuka did[[/note]], and she recovers from the Ninth Angel incident to become much tougher and more hardened by the time of ''3.33''. Taken further in ''3.0 + 1.0'', where [[spoiler:she plows her way through a sea of [=EvaInfinities=], then transforms ''herself'' into an Angel, neutralizes her own Eva's AT Field and very nearly succeeds in shutting down Unit-13 for good if not for a misunderstanding of its structure.]]
* AdaptationalJerkass: Compared to her old version, who entered the picture as a class superstar and struck a close friendship with Hikari pretty quickly, this version of Asuka is substantially more asocial and reserved, emphasized by her prefering to be alone and quietly playing with her Platform/WonderSwan while everybody else is chatting. On the other hand, her CharacterDevelopment is substantially sped-up and makes her get closer to Shinji and Rei faster than in the series. The third movie, however, then shows [[spoiler:the most aggressive Asuka of the franchise by a wide margin, if due to the new context.]]
* AdaptationalJerkass: Compared to her old version, who entered the picture as a class superstar and struck a close friendship with Hikari pretty quickly, this version of Asuka is substantially more asocial and reserved, emphasized by her prefering to be alone and quietly playing with her Platform/WonderSwan while everybody else is chatting. On the other hand, her CharacterDevelopment is substantially sped-up and makes her get closer to Shinji and Rei faster than in the series. The third movie, however, then shows [[spoiler:the most aggressive Asuka of the franchise by a wide margin, if due to the new context.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: Ultimately, almost everything related to her character are open questions: what was her original faction, why was she deployed in Japan, why did she join WILLE, what was her relationship with Yui and the older cast, and last but not least, what does exactly imply [[spoiler:her apparently real name, Mary Iscariot.]] Going by Anno's comments, at least part of this lack of background is meta-narratively deliberate.
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* AmbiguousSituation: AmbiguousSituation:
** Ultimately, almost everything related to her character are open questions: what was her original faction, why was she deployed in Japan, why did she join WILLE, what was her relationship with Yui and the older cast, and last but not least, what does exactly imply [[spoiler:her apparently real name, Mary Iscariot.]] Going by Anno's comments, at least part of this lack of background is meta-narrativelydeliberate.deliberate.
** Anno claimed that Asuka's surname change from Soryu to Shikinami had its own meaning, which come ''3.0+1.0'' seems to be the fact that [[spoiler:this Asuka is a clone from a line named Shikinami, analogue to Rei's own Ayanami line.]] Given that Maki also has a surname ending in -nami, it's unknown whether this was also deliberate and what does it mean for Mari's background in that case.
** Ultimately, almost everything related to her character are open questions: what was her original faction, why was she deployed in Japan, why did she join WILLE, what was her relationship with Yui and the older cast, and last but not least, what does exactly imply [[spoiler:her apparently real name, Mary Iscariot.]] Going by Anno's comments, at least part of this lack of background is meta-narratively
** Anno claimed that Asuka's surname change from Soryu to Shikinami had its own meaning, which come ''3.0+1.0'' seems to be the fact that [[spoiler:this Asuka is a clone from a line named Shikinami, analogue to Rei's own Ayanami line.]] Given that Maki also has a surname ending in -nami, it's unknown whether this was also deliberate and what does it mean for Mari's background in that case.
* BarefootLoon: The official poster for ''3.0+1.0'' has the cast standing on a beach, with Mari being the only who has removed her shoes.
* AmbiguousSituation: In his first appearance in ''2.0'', he calls Gendo "dad", possibly implying he was created or raised in some way by Gendo in this version, but if this is the case, it is never clarified.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: Before Kaworu dies, he gets Eva-13 to impal itself with the Spears of Longinus, which weakens Eva-13 and helps to prevent the Fourth Impact in 3.0.]]
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: Before Kaworu dies, he gets Eva-13 to impal itself with the Spears of Longinus, which weakens Eva-13 and helps to prevent the Fourth Impact in 3.0.''3.0''.]]
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Seems to be this way in 3.0.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Seems to be this way in 3.0.''3.0''.
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* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Becomes this to Shinji in 3.0. [[spoiler: His death sends Shinji over the DespairEventHorizon.]]
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* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Becomes this to Shinji in 3.0.''3.0''. [[spoiler: His death sends Shinji over the DespairEventHorizon.]]
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* MagicalBarefooter: Is without shoes as well as without a shirt when he is spotted in the Moon.
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* MagicalBarefooter: Is without shoes as well as without a shirt when he is spotted by Fuyutsuki and Gendo in the Moon.
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* MysteriousPast: He's still as mysterious as ever, though we discover he developed a friendship with [[spoiler:Kaji]] during the timeskip between 2.0 and 3.0.
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* MysteriousPast: He's still as mysterious as ever, though we discover he developed a friendship with [[spoiler:Kaji]] during the timeskip between 2.0 ''2.0'' and 3.0.''3.0''.
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* SatelliteCharacter: Somehow even more than in the original show, his sole motivation through the movies revolves around making Shinji happy, and he has almost no other characterization besides that. He also doesn't interact with anyone but Shinji (except in the final scene of ''1.0'' where he talks to SEELE-01 on the Moon, or in ''2.0'' when he looks at Gendo from afar). In "3.0 + 1.0", Shinji's wish for a world without Evas finally allowed him to have a life of his own as a normal human.]]
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* SatelliteCharacter: Somehow even more than in the original show, show despite his screentime being expanded. His sole motivation through the movies revolves around making Shinji happy, and he has almost no other characterization besides that. He also doesn't interact with anyone but Shinji (except in the final scene of ''1.0'' where he talks to SEELE-01 on the Moon, or in ''2.0'' when he looks at Gendo from afar). In "3.''3.0 + 1.0", 0'', Shinji's wish for a world without Evas finally allowed him to have a life of his own as a normal human.]]
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* TokenGoodTeammate: [[spoiler:In 3.0 to NERV. We have no reason to doubt that Kaworu was trying to help Shinji.]]
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* TokenGoodTeammate: [[spoiler:In 3.0 ''3.0'' to NERV. We have no reason to doubt that Kaworu was trying to help Shinji.]]
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* UndyingLoyalty: Towards Shinji, for some as of yet unexplained reason. [[spoiler: It's Shinji who betrays Kaworu this time around, not vice-versa.]]
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* UndyingLoyalty: Towards Shinji, for some as of yet unexplained reason. [[spoiler: It's [[spoiler:It's Shinji who (accidentally) betrays Kaworu this time around, not vice-versa.]]
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* AdaptationNameChange: Being Kyoko would imply her full name is now Kyoko Zeppelin Shikinami, but this is actually anybody's guess.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Being Kyoko would imply her full name is now Kyoko Zeppelin Shikinami, but this is actually anybody's best guess.
* IdenticalStranger: As compared [[https://www.dummy-system.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/asuka.png here]], her hair shape and style are almost identical to those of Asuka, while her red glasses bring Mari to mind. Interestingly, Shinji doesn't seem to recognize her or find her similar to anyone he knows, or if he does, he doesn't ask about it.
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* UnknownCharacter: She was clearly an important player in the Evangelion project, given her presence in its brain tank, but nothing is revealed about her. Shinji doesn't seem to notice her when Fuyutsuki shows him the photo, and Fuyuki doesn't talk about her either.
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* UnknownCharacter: She was clearly an important player in the Evangelion project, given her presence in its brain tank, but nothing is revealed about her. Shinji doesn't seem to notice comment on her when Fuyutsuki shows him the photo, and Fuyuki doesn't talk about her either.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Her identity. With her long brown hair and red hair clip, she looks enough like a grown-up version of Asuka to be believably ''Rebuild'''s version of Kyoko, but as the latter is never clearly seen in the original series and doesn't appear in any other instance of ''Rebuild'', it is impossible to be sure. On the other hand, her red glasses also evoke Mari, who is revealed to have been [[spoiler:in college with Gendo and Yui due to the Curse of Eva]], but the woman doesn't match [[spoiler:Mari's appearance in Gendo's flashbacks, where Mari has the exact same hairstyle and headband as in present time]], and doesn't look quite like [[spoiler:Mari's adult version as seen in ''3.0+1.0'''s epilogue]] either. Ultimately, who is she is not revealed.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Her identity. With her long brown hair and red hair clip, she looks enough like a grown-up version of Asuka to be believably ''Rebuild'''s the ''Rebuild'' version of Kyoko, but as the latter is never clearly seen in the original series and doesn't appear in any other instance of ''Rebuild'', it is impossible to be sure. On the other hand, her red glasses also evoke Mari, who is revealed to have been [[spoiler:in college with Gendo and Yui due to the Curse of Eva]], but the woman doesn't match [[spoiler:Mari's appearance in Gendo's flashbacks, where Mari has the exact same hairstyle and headband as in present time]], and doesn't look quite like [[spoiler:Mari's adult version as seen in ''3.0+1.0'''s epilogue]] either. Ultimately, who is she is not revealed.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Heavily implied to be his central problem. As an Angel, humanity views him as a monster and either shun him out of fear or attempt to control him (the [[spoiler:[[ExplosiveLeash DSS Choker]] put on Asuka and Mari]] was originally built for Kaworu). His few "allies" use him as a means to an end and rarely, if ever, interact with him directly. His fast friendship with Shinji is built around the fact that [[spoiler:they are the only one the other has, especially in Shinji's case by the time of 3.0]].
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Heavily implied to be his central problem. As an Angel, humanity views him as a monster and either shun him out of fear or attempt to control him (the [[spoiler:[[ExplosiveLeash DSS Choker]] put on Asuka and Mari]] was originally built for Kaworu). His few "allies" use him as a means to an end and rarely, if ever, interact with him directly. His fast friendship with Shinji is built around the fact that [[spoiler:they are the only one the other has, especially in Shinji's case by the time of 3.0]].''3.0'']].
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* ArtEvolution: By the time of his "official" debut in 3.0, Kaworu's hair has become shorter and spikier and his features softer and more friendly compared to in the previous movies. Interestingly, his previous appearances had him looking closer to his manga counterpart.
* AscendedExtra: His role is greatly expanded in ''Rebuild 3.0.'' compared to the original Anime, where he's essentially the main character alongside Shinji.
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: In ''Rebuild'' he's shown on the moon without a spacesuit. [[FemaleGaze Or any clothing for that matter]]. 3.0 shows him walking through gale force winds without so much as flinching, even as Shinji tries to keep up wearing a pressurized breathing suit.
* AscendedExtra: His role is greatly expanded in ''Rebuild 3.0.'' compared to the original Anime, where he's essentially the main character alongside Shinji.
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: In ''Rebuild'' he's shown on the moon without a spacesuit. [[FemaleGaze Or any clothing for that matter]]. 3.0 shows him walking through gale force winds without so much as flinching, even as Shinji tries to keep up wearing a pressurized breathing suit.
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* ArtEvolution: By the time of his "official" debut in 3.0, ''3.0'', Kaworu's hair has become shorter and spikier and his features softer and more friendly compared to in the previous movies. Interestingly, his previous appearances had him looking closer to his manga counterpart.
* AscendedExtra: His role is greatly expanded in ''Rebuild 3.0.'' compared to the originalAnime, anime, where he's essentially the main character alongside Shinji.
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: In ''Rebuild'' he's shown on the moon without a spacesuit. [[FemaleGaze Or any clothing for that matter]].3.0 ''3.0'' shows him walking through gale force winds without so much as flinching, even as Shinji tries to keep up wearing a pressurized breathing suit.
* AscendedExtra: His role is greatly expanded in ''Rebuild 3.0.'' compared to the original
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: In ''Rebuild'' he's shown on the moon without a spacesuit. [[FemaleGaze Or any clothing for that matter]].
* MagicalBarefooter: Is without shoes as well as without a shirt when he is spotted in the Moon.
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* NiceGuy: Ridiculously nice, polite and shown to be very caring. [[spoiler:And unlike in the original series, it's genuine from the get-go instead of him BecomingTheMask.]] This is played up in the game Evangelion: Battlefields, which takes place during the movie continuity, where a lot of his interactions with Shinji are him comforting him.
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* NiceGuy: Ridiculously nice, polite and shown to be very caring. [[spoiler:And unlike in the original series, it's genuine from the get-go instead of him BecomingTheMask.]] This is played up in the game Evangelion: Battlefields, ''Evangelion: Battlefields'', which takes place during the movie continuity, where a lot of his interactions with Shinji are him comforting him.
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* OhCrap: In ''Rebuild 3.0.'', he has one of these moments when he realizes that [[spoiler:he and Shinji have been manipulated into wiping out the rest of humanity. Though he realized when they got there that ''something'' was wrong, but he was unable to stop Shinji from pulling out the lances.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Kaworu figures out [[spoiler:he's been duped by Gendo all along]], ''he has a HeroicBSOD''!
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Averted, he is one of the few people who's actually nice, even after [[spoiler:Third Impact]].
* SatelliteCharacter: Somehow even more than in the original show, his sole motivation through the movies revolves around making Shinji happy, and he has almost no other characterization besides that. He also doesn't interact with anyone but Shinji (except in the final scene of 1.0 where he talks to SEELE-01 on the Moon), to the point where in 3.0 it's made incredibly vague whether or not [[spoiler:WILLE even knows he ''exists''. In "3.0 + 1.0", Shinji's wish for a world without Evas finally allowed him to have a life of his own as a normal human.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Kaworu figures out [[spoiler:he's been duped by Gendo all along]], ''he has a HeroicBSOD''!
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Averted, he is one of the few people who's actually nice, even after [[spoiler:Third Impact]].
* SatelliteCharacter: Somehow even more than in the original show, his sole motivation through the movies revolves around making Shinji happy, and he has almost no other characterization besides that. He also doesn't interact with anyone but Shinji (except in the final scene of 1.0 where he talks to SEELE-01 on the Moon), to the point where in 3.0 it's made incredibly vague whether or not [[spoiler:WILLE even knows he ''exists''. In "3.0 + 1.0", Shinji's wish for a world without Evas finally allowed him to have a life of his own as a normal human.]]
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* OhCrap: In ''Rebuild 3.0.'', he has one of these moments when he realizes that [[spoiler:he and Shinji have been manipulated into wiping out the rest of humanity. Though he realized when they got there that ''something'' was wrong, but he was unable to stop Shinji from pulling out the lances.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Kaworu figures out [[spoiler:he's been duped by Gendo all along]],''he ''he'' has a HeroicBSOD''!
HeroicBSOD.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Averted, as he is one of the few people who's actually nice, even after [[spoiler:Third Impact]].
* SatelliteCharacter: Somehow even more than in the original show, his sole motivation through the movies revolves around making Shinji happy, and he has almost no other characterization besides that. He also doesn't interact with anyone but Shinji (except in the final scene of1.0 ''1.0'' where he talks to SEELE-01 on the Moon), to the point where Moon, or in 3.0 it's made incredibly vague whether or not [[spoiler:WILLE even knows ''2.0'' when he ''exists''.looks at Gendo from afar). In "3.0 + 1.0", Shinji's wish for a world without Evas finally allowed him to have a life of his own as a normal human.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Kaworu figures out [[spoiler:he's been duped by Gendo all along]],
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Averted, as he is one of the few people who's actually nice, even after [[spoiler:Third Impact]].
* SatelliteCharacter: Somehow even more than in the original show, his sole motivation through the movies revolves around making Shinji happy, and he has almost no other characterization besides that. He also doesn't interact with anyone but Shinji (except in the final scene of
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* AdaptationalHeroism: By virtue of the movies not really adapting the original series past the fight with Zeruel, most of her more cruel and morally ambiguous actions like destroying Rei's backup bodies and taunting Misato over her dissolving family unit are omitted.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: By virtue of the movies not really adapting the original series past the fight with Zeruel, and subsequently not her SanitySlippage, most of her more cruel and morally ambiguous actions actions, like destroying Rei's backup bodies and taunting Misato over her dissolving family unit unit, are omitted.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Flirts with Shinji, but he might be just teasing him.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Flirts with Shinji, but although he might be just teasing him.
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* AdaptationNameChange: [[spoiler:Her maiden name was Ayanami in ''Rebuild'', whereas in the series it was Ikari, and Gendo decided to take on her surname upon their marriage.]]
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* AdaptationNameChange: [[spoiler:Her maiden name was Ayanami in ''Rebuild'', whereas in the series it was Ikari, Ikari all along, and it was rather Gendo (born Gendo Rokubungi) who decided to take on her surname upon their marriage.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: Her identity. With her long brown hair and red hair clip, she looks enough like a grown-up version of Asuka to be believably ''Rebuild'''s version of Kyoko, but as the latter is never clearly seen in the original series and doesn't appear in any other instance of ''Rebuild'', it is impossible to be sure. On the other hand, her red glasses also evoke Mari, who is revealed to have been [[spoiler:in college with Gendo and Yui due to the Curse of Eva]], but the woman doesn't match [[spoiler:Mari's appearance in Gendo's flashbacks, where Mari has the exact same hairstyle and headband as in present time]], and doesn't look quite like [[spoiler:Mari's adult version as seen in the fourth movie's epilogue]] either. Ultimately, who is she is never revealed, or even merely addressed.
* MinorMajorCharacter: Having a defined character design and visually evoking both Asuka and Mari imply there is ''something'' about this character that the viewer should find meaningful, but what exactly is never explained.
* MissingMom: If she's Kyoko -- although with the twist that in this continuity, she [[spoiler:is not Asuka's mother, but presumably the mother of the girl which Asuka is cloned from, or perhaps the very person of which Asuka is cloned from herself.]]
* UnknownCharacter: She was clearly an important player in the Evangelion project, given her presence in its brain tank, but nothing is revealed about her.
* MinorMajorCharacter: Having a defined character design and visually evoking both Asuka and Mari imply there is ''something'' about this character that the viewer should find meaningful, but what exactly is never explained.
* MissingMom: If she's Kyoko -- although with the twist that in this continuity, she [[spoiler:is not Asuka's mother, but presumably the mother of the girl which Asuka is cloned from, or perhaps the very person of which Asuka is cloned from herself.]]
* UnknownCharacter: She was clearly an important player in the Evangelion project, given her presence in its brain tank, but nothing is revealed about her.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Being Kyoko would imply her full name is now Kyoko Zeppelin Shikinami, but this is actually anybody's guess.
* AmbiguousSituation: Her identity. With her long brown hair and red hair clip, she looks enough like a grown-up version of Asuka to be believably ''Rebuild'''s version of Kyoko, but as the latter is never clearly seen in the original series and doesn't appear in any other instance of ''Rebuild'', it is impossible to be sure. On the other hand, her red glasses also evoke Mari, who is revealed to have been [[spoiler:in college with Gendo and Yui due to the Curse of Eva]], but the woman doesn't match [[spoiler:Mari's appearance in Gendo's flashbacks, where Mari has the exact same hairstyle and headband as in present time]], and doesn't look quite like [[spoiler:Mari's adult version as seen inthe fourth movie's ''3.0+1.0'''s epilogue]] either. Ultimately, who is she is never revealed, or even merely addressed.
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* MinorMajorCharacter: Having a defined character design and visuallyevoking resembling both Asuka and Mari imply there is ''something'' about this character that the viewer should find meaningful, but what exactly is never explained.
* MissingMom: If she's Kyoko -- although with the twist that in this continuity, she[[spoiler:is [[spoiler:would not be Asuka's mother, but presumably the mother of the girl which Asuka is cloned from, or perhaps the very person of which Asuka is and the Shikinami line are cloned from, just like the Ayanami line comes from herself.Yui.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: Not appearing in the series despite her apparent importance hints this is the case. [[spoiler:Even more if she's Kyoko, as Asuka in her childhood flashbacks in ''3.0+1.0'' certainly doesn't act as if the originator of the Shikinami line was still around.]]
* UnknownCharacter: She was clearly an important player in the Evangelion project, given her presence in its brain tank, but nothing is revealed about her. Shinji doesn't seem to notice her when Fuyutsuki shows him the photo, and Fuyuki doesn't talk about her either.
* AmbiguousSituation: Her identity. With her long brown hair and red hair clip, she looks enough like a grown-up version of Asuka to be believably ''Rebuild'''s version of Kyoko, but as the latter is never clearly seen in the original series and doesn't appear in any other instance of ''Rebuild'', it is impossible to be sure. On the other hand, her red glasses also evoke Mari, who is revealed to have been [[spoiler:in college with Gendo and Yui due to the Curse of Eva]], but the woman doesn't match [[spoiler:Mari's appearance in Gendo's flashbacks, where Mari has the exact same hairstyle and headband as in present time]], and doesn't look quite like [[spoiler:Mari's adult version as seen in
* MinorMajorCharacter: Having a defined character design and visually
* MissingMom: If she's Kyoko -- although with the twist that in this continuity, she
* PosthumousCharacter: Not appearing in the series despite her apparent importance hints this is the case. [[spoiler:Even more if she's Kyoko, as Asuka in her childhood flashbacks in ''3.0+1.0'' certainly doesn't act as if the originator of the Shikinami line was still around.]]
* UnknownCharacter: She was clearly an important player in the Evangelion project, given her presence in its brain tank, but nothing is revealed about her. Shinji doesn't seem to notice her when Fuyutsuki shows him the photo, and Fuyuki doesn't talk about her either.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Her identity. With her long brown hair and red hair clips, she looks enough like a grown-up version of Asuka to be her mother Kyoko, but as the latter's appearance is never clearly in the ''Evangelion'' franchise, it is impossible to be sure. On the other hand, her glasses and hair color also evoke Mari, who is implied in her talk with Fuyutsuki to be [[spoiler:around the right age due to the Curse of Eva]], but being her would require Mari to have de-aged somehow given that the woman is clearly adult (not to mention she doesn't really look like [[spoiler:Mari's adult version as seen in the fourth movie's epilogue]]). Ultimately, this is left hanging.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Her identity. With her long brown hair and red hair clips, clip, she looks enough like a grown-up version of Asuka to be her mother believably ''Rebuild'''s version of Kyoko, but as the latter's appearance latter is never clearly seen in the ''Evangelion'' franchise, original series and doesn't appear in any other instance of ''Rebuild'', it is impossible to be sure. On the other hand, her red glasses and hair color also evoke Mari, who is implied in her talk revealed to have been [[spoiler:in college with Fuyutsuki to be [[spoiler:around the right age Gendo and Yui due to the Curse of Eva]], but being her would require Mari to have de-aged somehow given that the woman is clearly adult (not to mention she doesn't really match [[spoiler:Mari's appearance in Gendo's flashbacks, where Mari has the exact same hairstyle and headband as in present time]], and doesn't look quite like [[spoiler:Mari's adult version as seen in the fourth movie's epilogue]]). epilogue]] either. Ultimately, this who is left hanging.she is never revealed, or even merely addressed.
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* MissingMom: If she's Kyoko -- although with the twist that in this continuity, she [[spoiler:is not Asuka's mother, but presumably the mother of the girl which Asuka is cloned from, or perhaps the very person of which Asuka is cloned from herself.]]
* UnknownCharacter: She was clearly an important player in the Evangelionproject project, given her presence in its brain tank, but nothing is revealed about her.
* UnknownCharacter: She was clearly an important player in the Evangelion
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Shinji's mother and Gendo's wife. She died before the events of the series.
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!!Unidentified woman
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An anonymous but significant-looking coworker of Yui who appears in a old photo owned by Fuyutsuki.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Her identity. With her long brown hair and red hair clips, she looks enough like a grown-up version of Asuka to be her mother Kyoko, but as the latter's appearance is never clearly in the ''Evangelion'' franchise, it is impossible to be sure. On the other hand, her glasses and hair color also evoke Mari, who is implied in her talk with Fuyutsuki to be [[spoiler:around the right age due to the Curse of Eva]], but being her would require Mari to have de-aged somehow given that the woman is clearly adult (not to mention she doesn't really look like [[spoiler:Mari's adult version as seen in the fourth movie's epilogue]]). Ultimately, this is left hanging.
* MinorMajorCharacter: Having a defined character design and visually evoking both Asuka and Mari imply there is ''something'' about this character that the viewer should find meaningful, but what exactly is never explained.
* UnknownCharacter: She was clearly an important player in the Evangelion project given her presence in its brain tank, but nothing is revealed about her.
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!!Unidentified woman
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rebuildmysterycharacter.jpg]]
An anonymous but significant-looking coworker of Yui who appears in a old photo owned by Fuyutsuki.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Her identity. With her long brown hair and red hair clips, she looks enough like a grown-up version of Asuka to be her mother Kyoko, but as the latter's appearance is never clearly in the ''Evangelion'' franchise, it is impossible to be sure. On the other hand, her glasses and hair color also evoke Mari, who is implied in her talk with Fuyutsuki to be [[spoiler:around the right age due to the Curse of Eva]], but being her would require Mari to have de-aged somehow given that the woman is clearly adult (not to mention she doesn't really look like [[spoiler:Mari's adult version as seen in the fourth movie's epilogue]]). Ultimately, this is left hanging.
* MinorMajorCharacter: Having a defined character design and visually evoking both Asuka and Mari imply there is ''something'' about this character that the viewer should find meaningful, but what exactly is never explained.
* UnknownCharacter: She was clearly an important player in the Evangelion project given her presence in its brain tank, but nothing is revealed about her.
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Unless Mari could de-age herself aside from being immortal, the woman in the photo being an adult is evidence against her being Mari, not in favor.
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* OnceMoreWithClarity: [[spoiler: Fuyutsuki's photo of Yui in ''3.0'' reveals someone with an uncanny resemblance to Mari on the side. Come ''3.0+1.0'', it's made clear that the girl ''is'' Mari.]]
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* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Asuka's Blue. [[FridgeLogic Just think about that for a minute.]]
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* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Asuka's Blue. [[FridgeLogic Just think about that for a minute.]]Blue in combat, and blue to Asuka's red outside of combat, evidenced by her interaction with Shinji just before the showdown in Antarctica.
