bobbyfischer's ghost#570592 wrote:Asuka as Space Jesus, do it Anno.

I've actually noticed some Jesus/Asuka imagery as far back as the 2.0 'next time' preview with the shot of the empty slab/tomb.

"I've come back from the dead just like Jrangus, watch out, for your health!"

Mostly though I just get a little kick out of stirring up the Asukfanatics - a certain demographic of Eva fans who have seemingly thrown Rebuild aside as worthless junk since mid 2009 because the film was not Asuka All the Time. Well that's what you do with junk, isn't it? Seriously though,...

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It looks like a kind of "time to go to work" expression to me.

Clover#568083 wrote:The hand is Kaworu's. He's closing the lid of Shinji's SDAT player.

Oh...that's a lot less ominous.

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Well, there's a shot of a hand closing a phone, which I think is Asuka's. Seems like she's hanging up on someone, like a reversal of the 2.0 call.

TheFriskyIan#567705 wrote:Possible Apple Advertising campaign?

Probably not, because that doesn't look like an iPhone Asuka's screaming into.

I like that Katamari one.

Their personalities alone would be enough to form a rivalry, Unit 2 or no. Asuka likes to steamroll people, but I don't imagine Mari would be steamed or rolled by her. Edit: ^Mari piloted better in the Zeruel fight than Soryu did, but Shikinami still seems superior from a pure skill level. I mea...

In lieu of Mari being outright villainous, I think her and Asuka would make a fun comedic/fighting duo. Mari could have little pet names for Asuka, like "Red" or "Number 2." Any of which would irritate Asuka. Mari: "Look alive, Red, he's coming right for you!" Asuka...

On another note, anyone think Mari is a little malevolent? I think so, but just going at it straight forward would be a little too...uninteresting. I'd like to think Mari is purely self motivated. She's on her own side. So I think there's some interesting things they can do with that an...

I just think the notion that she'll blame/unload on/fight with Shinji is non-sensical. Misato, yes. Mari, yes. Gendo, oh hell yes. But Shinji? :uhh: She's not as disdainful toward him as Soryu is, but even still her reaction to the notion that he actually tried to kill her would be somethin...

I think you misunderstand somewhat. It wouldn't be so much about Asuka blaming Shinji, but her coming to terms with having one less eye (presumably) and deciding whether it was worth helping another and sticking her neck out since all it seemed to do was get her hurt. Shinji is incidenta...

^ I base the assumption on thinking about Kawrou and how he will interact with Shinji. It seems to me that for Kawrou to have the biggest impression on Shinji, Shinji has to be in a vulnerable state. Shinji on top of the world just won't instinctively cling to Kawrou. While that might be a way t...

How do you think Shinji is going to react to see Asuka again after almost killing her in 2.0? He was pretty upset and distraught over the whole ordeal and didn't get to see her again for the rest of the movie. As a hypothetical, I'd assume he'd be too conflicted to talk to her. If they ...

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2.) Maybe that's what will be such a "splitting" issue (I'll just let you deal with that).

I kind of interoperate it as things are getting real and everyone's in a state of confusion. Unit 02 is getting prepped to be sent back to Europe for reconditioning (hence the makeshift parts) and something big is hitting them before it ships out. And she's yelling at whoever to get ...

You didn't buy 2.0 because you're butthurt over Shikinami's role? Or am I missing something? I had it but I let a friend borrow it and haven't asked for it back. I think she liked it more than I did so I felt it was right that she have it instead. Like a custody battle with a puppy ...

I just love how silly that part is. I mean, the movie is garbage, but that part specifically was amazing. You think surely the final fight between them would be this significant thing. But no, he just rips his head off. No ceremony or fanfare for him. Just rips him up. (and then he executes his ...

I think if they did that they'd need to save that for 4.0. You need to stretch out the tension. Make you wonder if they'll have their rematch. And when it comes it's a surprise. They finally meet and you think "Oh man! They's gunna fight!!!" And then the fight itself is ver...

The harpies are probably my favorite design in Eva. There's something so delightfully sinister and perverse about them. They're excellent adversaries because I love them, but wouldn't mind it at all seeing them torn to pieces and crushed.