It’s one of those what if scenarios that I’ve been thinking lately.

Basically, her troubles and her whole being stems from the extreme lack of care and affection she so craves. So this raises the question; what would she have been like if she was given the proper care and love as everyone else? Would she have been more different? More mentally stable maybe?

C.T.1290 wrote:It’s one of those what if scenarios that I’ve been thinking lately.

Basically, her troubles and her whole being stems from the extreme lack of care and affection she so craves. So this raises the question; what would she have been like if she was given the proper care and love as everyone else? Would she have been more different? More mentally stable maybe?

I think most likely yes.
She would still be really gung ho and abrasive to a degree, but probably not someone who pours all her self worth into one particular skill.

basic personality traits are fairly inborn so she would probably still be loud, confident, ambitious etc. just not to an exaggerated degree & with better coping mechanisms.

I think that Asuka could use more love and sympathy. I know all the posts I made about her before weren’t so positive, I decided to try something a little more of an opposite of what I did before.

The girl doesn’t get much love and attention. If she given proper parental care, she probably would have been a better person.



Unfortunately, NERV was responsible for ruining her whole life, and were the core reasons for her all of her problems.

Both of her seiyus/voice actresses were right when they say that Asuka deserves happiness, as do everyone else.

I get plenty of love and care and I'm still a brat.

Asuka needs more then love and care, she needs a better childhood, better friends, and a better life. So many of her problems come from her childhood trauma and using piloting as her coping mechanism.

What would Asuka be like? Difficult to say since so much of her personality is created from her trauma and identity as a Pilot. Without it? Obviously more mentally stable. Not nearly as competitive, argumentative, and conflict causing. Better with people. Wouldn't react so negatively to...everything.

A couple of times in the series we see Asuka as much more relaxed and happy. She'd probably be like that. Very proud, but not vain. She'd be more full of herself in an endearing way. She'd probably still be spoiled and materialistic but she'd be much more affectionate and happy, and have more friends to. Gets along with everyone better to. Even with Rei!

Sefirot Tree Of Life wrote:Asuka needs more then love and care, she needs a better childhood, better friends, and a better life. So many of her problems come from her childhood trauma and using piloting as her coping mechanism.

True. But that’s not saying that Asuka couldn’t get better after the events of the Third Impact. Give her enough time(and a great deal of therapy), she could make her first steps into becoming a better person, maybe patch up some fractured relationships with those that were close to her. That could just be wishful thinking, but it’s something I’d like to see.