YMMV / Neon Genesis Evangelion Episode 24 "The Final Messenger"

• Magnificent Bastard (Akio Satsukawa's Original draft): Kaworu Nagisa, the Angel Tabris, is not the pawn of SEELE his animated incarnation wound up being. A clever, erudite being, Kaworu infiltrates NERV as a friendly Evangelion pilot, winning over the organization's staff with sheer charisma. Bonding with Shinji Ikari, Kaworu suddenly rebukes him after implying romantic interest, preparing Shinji for his use in Kaworu's ultimate goal. Exposing his angelic nature and approaching Terminal Dogma, Kaworu reveals his true intent is to die in a demonstration of his free will against his natural angelic drive to destroy humanity, forcing Shinji to kill him to save the world and dying proving only he would determine his own fate.