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by ACGT-Samael
Fri Dec 28, 2018 2:05 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: "A tragedy of the people possessed by Eva. I am also one of them."
Replies: 16
Views: 3492

Re: "A tragedy of the people possessed by Eva. I am also one of them."

But she also said she loved Kaji and enjoyed finding her father in him. Honestly her instrumentality I found the most confusing over what she really wants. Wants to hurt herself through sex but also doesn't wants to really hurt herself and wants someone to always sleep by her side? Welcome to the w...
by ACGT-Samael
Tue Dec 25, 2018 12:48 pm
Forum: Completely and Utterly Off-Topic
Topic: Most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you?
Replies: 0
Views: 11117

Most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you?

We've all had stuff happen to us that really embarrasses us, sometimes immediately and sometimes after the fact. In my first year of University I roomed next door to 2 engineering students in the dorms, and every weekend they would throw parties. One Saturday I went over and they were playing a drin...
by ACGT-Samael
Tue Dec 25, 2018 12:33 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: "What measure is a non-human? ...Or a human? ...Or, uh..."
Replies: 9
Views: 2748

Re: "What measure is a non-human? ...Or a human? ...Or, uh..."

Yeah, I was always intrigued by the change in interpretation of Shito between the pseudo-Greek "Apostolo", which is very literal, into the English "Angel", which makes the connection a bit more obscure if you're less versed in Abrahamic religion. Especially if you don't know how ...
by ACGT-Samael
Tue Dec 25, 2018 12:05 am
Forum: Evangelion General and Chit-Chat
Topic: Favorite crazy Evangelion theories
Replies: 511
Views: 139698

Re: Favorite crazy Evangelion theories

cyharding#883998 wrote:Is this thread for theories that we've heard about the show from time to time or is for theories that we come up ourselves, even if we don't even take them seriously? I'm asking because I have an example of the latter.


Pretty sure both are perfectly valid.
by ACGT-Samael
Fri Dec 21, 2018 1:11 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Does Shinji's personality rub off on some people?
Replies: 4
Views: 2653

Re: Does Shinji's personality rub off on some people?

Honestly I was about as introverted as Shinji in my younger years, but that's where my similarities to him end. I'm generally considered a very outgoing and confident person, and that's put me into a position where I inspire others. That's why Shinji's character used to frustrate me so much; he spen...
by ACGT-Samael
Fri Dec 21, 2018 1:21 am
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: "What measure is a non-human? ...Or a human? ...Or, uh..."
Replies: 9
Views: 2748

"What measure is a non-human? ...Or a human? ...Or, uh..."

One of the more interesting yet under explored (in universe anyway) is the revelation that the Angels are human, or that humans are an Angel, or... Basically they're the same thing. Its a play on that classic twist of tearing down the notion of The Other and actually gives something of an answer to ...
by ACGT-Samael
Fri Dec 21, 2018 12:19 am
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: What's up with Gendo's invitation letter to Shinji?
Replies: 4
Views: 3493

Re: What's up with Gendo's invitation letter to Shinji?

Gendo is definitely not the type of man to keep a proper letter pad at his desk. He probably did just grab the first slip of paper he found. He always despised son, garbage is the maximum that Gendo would give him. :emogendo: :facepalm: I don't know its necessary true that Gendo despises Shinji. The...
by ACGT-Samael
Fri Dec 21, 2018 12:10 am
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Gendo's relationship with Rei
Replies: 2
Views: 2034

Re: Gendo's relationship with Rei

There's a couple factors here, but the important thing to remember is Rei is vital to Gendo's scenario and as such he sees her as being extremely important to him. Rei herself even tells Asuka he doesn't actually care about her, so that outward affection may at least partly be a facade. Beyond that,...
by ACGT-Samael
Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:38 am
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: NGE: Episode 05, EVA-00 accident
Replies: 8
Views: 4689

Re: NGE: Episode 05, EVA-00 accident

"Ka" means it's a question, right? So would "Is that so?" have been a little better than "I see"? Really late to the party but I saw this never got addressed. "Sou ka" is one of those Japanese phrases with no 1:1 translation in English and which can mean diff...
by ACGT-Samael
Tue Jun 19, 2018 11:58 am
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Progressive Knife
Replies: 44
Views: 18186

Re: Progressive Knife

It can be easy to forget based on their head designs and armour, but the Evas are meant to be human, which informs a lot of their design traits. For a completely mechanical being like a Jaeger or a Cybertronian, sure, integrated blades work. Organic Evas not only have nowhere to store them, but it t...
by ACGT-Samael
Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:48 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition
Replies: 88
Views: 49669

Re: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition

VUX#879347 wrote:I was always confused by one subject, do Eva’s have skin, or are they skinless, cause sometimes they look like they have just muscle.


They do have skin, yes, it just appears to be very tightly pulled over their musculature. That I think is just a common stylistic thing with anime.
by ACGT-Samael
Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:40 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: NGE2: First Ancestral Race and Seeds of Life
Replies: 274
Views: 159138

Re: NGE2: First Ancestral Race and Seeds of Life

So you’re saying that the angels don’t remember what their “ancestors” look like? More or less. Think of it like that tale of the blind men who each touch part of an elephant and claim to know its entire shape. The Angels don't have a concrete idea of what the FAR looked like, only vague notions, a...
by ACGT-Samael
Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:03 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition
Replies: 88
Views: 49669

Re: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition

Than why do they even have nostrils if they don’t need oxygen to live? That's hard to say without more insight into the FAR. Perhaps they're the vestigial remnants of a more sophisticated nasal structure that just hasn't disappeared yet. Perhaps smell was useful to a limited extent but not enough t...
by ACGT-Samael
Thu Jun 14, 2018 1:56 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: NGE2: First Ancestral Race and Seeds of Life
Replies: 274
Views: 159138

Re: NGE2: First Ancestral Race and Seeds of Life

I think the reason Evangelions look nothing like their Angel brethren is because Nerv purposely made them that way, to make them less alien in appearance. It's possible, but I have the AT-FIELD idea is the one most likely to be correct. Since the AT-FIELD responds to our perception of self, it's po...
by ACGT-Samael
Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:14 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition
Replies: 88
Views: 49669

Re: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition

I know that this is off topic, but why don’t Eva’s possess a prominent nose, since they have just nostrils It's actually not off topic since it is an anatomy question. The reason Homo sapiens has a prominent nose is because we evolved it based on how smell played into our survival. The current theo...
by ACGT-Samael
Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:43 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition
Replies: 88
Views: 49669

Re: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition

Maybe the Evsngelions can morph a small amount of their biology at will, such as sharpening their fingernails and extending their teeth, is that a possibility. I mean, they do appear to have a certain level of metamorphic capability given the process necessary for Unit-01 to requisition Zeruel's S2...
by ACGT-Samael
Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:53 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition
Replies: 88
Views: 49669

Re: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition

For Eldritch horrors yes. Evas though are meant to be more of a humanoid abomination / uncanny Valley deal, with a lot of features meant for Hammer in that point. It's why they have fingernails, omnivorous teeth and binocular vision despite the lack of actual biological imperatives for any of them.
by ACGT-Samael
Thu May 31, 2018 2:21 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition
Replies: 88
Views: 49669

Re: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition

I'm not surprised given everything else wev seen and what I've heard about how the show was written that the metal plates resembling teeth are essentially the result of confusion over an idea that wasn't fully fleshed out yet. Shots like the one in 26' must then be an attempt to weld the two ideas t...
by ACGT-Samael
Thu May 31, 2018 1:22 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Lilith and the MP Evas' "Fusion"
Replies: 11
Views: 3869

Re: Lilith and the MP Evas' "Fusion"

I don't doubt SEELE intended to guide the process in some way, but I do wonder if you've maybe got the causality backwards. Episode 19 and Air establish that extremely high Synchro rates result in stronger Evas, especially with AT-Fields. Meanwhile, 18 shows us the Dummy System can't produce very hi...
by ACGT-Samael
Thu May 31, 2018 12:51 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Lilith and the MP Evas' "Fusion"
Replies: 11
Views: 3869

Re: Lilith and the MP Evas' "Fusion"

[...] Rei's once-lovely face being shown decayed and wounded like theirs. If you're talking about the shot of what appears to be a damaged Lilith face with an eyeball peering out of a brain, I'm fairly certain that's the MP Unit whose upper jaw/cranium Asuka smashed, reformed in a grotesque way due...

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