"New Unit 02"

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Postby Joseki » Sat Aug 05, 2017 7:11 pm

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From Minna no Eva fan.

新2号機 = New Unit 2

The design looks very Yamashita with many details and it generally looks more menacing than usual. It's a very good looking Eva.

I'm not sure if it is slightly pink or is just the way it's colored but I really dig the design anyway.

EDIT - From the Evangelion:3.0+1.0 teaser 2

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Postby Ray » Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:20 pm

We went from an Eva that looked like two evas stiched together vertically. To an eva with a head that looks like two heads were chopped vertically and put one on top of the other.

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Postby Settie » Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:26 pm

I don't know if it's the artist style but that reminds me way more of a fusion of Unit-2 and Unit-3 than 02+08.

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Postby BlueBasilisk » Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:31 pm

The only thing that really invokes Unit 08 there is the ear thingy between the eyes and the spiked on the back of the jaw. Might be an entirely new build for Unit 02!
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Postby Gendo'sPapa » Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:51 pm

Solid!

People flipped out about the very cheap looking Two-Face Evangelion from the teaser at the end of 3.0 but I could always tell that was just a temp model for the teaser.

Should be an interesting Evangelion in the film. Possibly a dual piloted Unit with Asuka & Mari.

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Postby FreakyFilmFan4ever » Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:56 pm

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Postby BlueBasilisk » Sat Aug 05, 2017 9:17 pm

I can't shake the feeling I've seen something similar to this design before. One of the Anima versions of Unit 02, maybe?
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Postby Sailor Star Dust » Sat Aug 05, 2017 11:18 pm

The look feels extremely familiar to me, too, but I just can't place it.

Either way, if this is the "merged" Eva 08+02, I love it. Great stuff all around!
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Postby The Cruel » Sat Aug 05, 2017 11:44 pm

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Postby robersora » Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:38 am

I hoped for a reveal of the English title, but this design is so awesome, I can't complain.
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Postby BlueBasilisk » Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:52 am

View Original PostSailor Star Dust wrote:The look feels extremely familiar to me, too, but I just can't place it.

Either way, if this is the "merged" Eva 08+02, I love it. Great stuff all around!

I think I know what it is. It looks like Unit 02 fused with Eva Mark.06. The crests on the backs of the head, the jaws, the nose piece with the "scar" marks on them. That's really cool.
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Postby Joseki » Sun Aug 06, 2017 2:03 am

So the Eva is called "新2号機" probably, in english "New Unit 2" acording to Google Translate.

Apparently the first kanji (新) is "shin", so the movie is called "Shin Evangelion" and there is a "Shin Evangelion" in it.

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Postby Guy Nacks » Sun Aug 06, 2017 2:43 am

This is the second time Anno has drawn a revamped version of Unit 02 for the lantern festival. The first was back in 2011, a little over a year before 3.0 would be released.

I think we're on track for a Fall 2018 release.
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Postby Sachi » Sun Aug 06, 2017 2:46 am

I feel that much closer to the man and the myth, Anno, knowing that we share a love for best girl and her Eva. Unit 02 has been my long time favorite, and I love seeing it revamped over and over.
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Postby Joseki » Sun Aug 06, 2017 5:55 am

I manually checked the colors with Photoshop and it appears to be full pink, there were some spots in the shadows that seemed red but they were just more intense pink.

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Postby FreakyFilmFan4ever » Sun Aug 06, 2017 5:56 am

Could just be Anno's muted color style when it comes to these festivals. The previous years' illustrations were equally as muted and minimalistic.

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Postby Joseki » Sun Aug 06, 2017 6:06 am

Unit 02 seemed more red to me back in 2011:

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EDIT: nevermind, it was just my eyes playing tricks on me, Unit 02 from 2011 is pretty much equally pink:

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Postby ElMariachi » Sun Aug 06, 2017 5:25 pm

Well, that new "Super" Eva 02 could indicate that there will be at least a minor time skip during Shin Eva, as I doubt that regrowing most of an Eva and refurbishing it with new armor can be done in a couple of days.
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Postby Ray » Sun Aug 06, 2017 5:30 pm

View Original PostElMariachi wrote:Well, that new "Super" Eva 02 could indicate that there will be at least a minor time skip during Shin Eva, as I doubt that regrowing most of an Eva and refurbishing it with new armor can be done in a couple of days.


Hopefully enough time for Shinji to visit a therapist/get a fair trial.

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I'm lovin' it.®

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