During the encounter with Armisael, there were many hints that Rei II might've loved or had a crush on Shinji, like when she asked herself if she wanted to be one with him. This can be interpreted in many ways, but I think, being an optimist, that she loved him, not like in a lustful way, but like a pure love.
And....also, I think that Rei sees a little bit of Gendo inside Shinji, which can also signal some kind of attraction to him, as Rei was made from bits of Yui Ikari as well. Yes i know, this is incest and what not, but please put that aside for now. Scrupulous people, beware!
Oh, and i mention Rei II only because although Rei III did get Rei's soul, she seems to not continue what Rei II and Shinji grew together - a relationship.
So...yeah, these are up in the air now.
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well....it just came into my mind when i watched the ep23....
i was just wondering if anybody else wondered about that too. Didn't really want it to change into something regarding Rei and Shinji as a couple.
All i was thinking was that the stuff that Rei said and did...like crying, said a lot about her inner feelings that what her facial expressions did. well, if it does get locked up in the EMF graveyard than i am at least grateful that i type a bit of what i thought about.
and i also want to hear what other people think about this too.
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well....it just came into my mind when i watched the ep23....
i was just wondering if anybody else wondered about that too. Didn't really want it to change into something regarding Rei and Shinji as a couple.
All i was thinking was that the stuff that Rei said and did...like crying, said a lot about her inner feelings that what her facial expressions did. well, if it does get locked up in the EMF graveyard than i am at least grateful that i type a bit of what i thought about.
and i also want to hear what other people think about this too.
SOMEBODY SAVE THIS THREAD! lol....
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to answer sachiel_13, Rei is a shell, containing the soul of lilith, who doesn't really understand humans because well....she's an Angel. So I guess when the NERV buddies took her from her body (i dont noe hou that happened, guess that belongs in another thread), and placed her inside Rei, she didn't know how to display emotion, because she didn't know what they were.
so, yeah, you are kinda right sachiel, but those feelings are real. Shinji slowly helped Rei develop emotions and feelings. take episode 6. Shinji told Rei to smile, but im sure the suggestion went much further down than just...heh....face value =P
anyways....i guess u could say that lilith developed some emotion, and fell in love with Shinji without realizing it.
i think.
so, yeah, you are kinda right sachiel, but those feelings are real. Shinji slowly helped Rei develop emotions and feelings. take episode 6. Shinji told Rei to smile, but im sure the suggestion went much further down than just...heh....face value =P
anyways....i guess u could say that lilith developed some emotion, and fell in love with Shinji without realizing it.
i think.
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If we stick to analysing Rei'IIs emotional state, then this is an entirely valid topic distinct from shipping.
From the anime, I would say that her affections, such as they are, are focussed on Gendo (ep#5, ep#23). The manga, by the arch Rei-fanboy, includes more suggestions that she does have some sort of feelings for the younger Ikari it its separate canon.
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Could've fooled me when she ripped his hand off to go to Shinji because he was "calling her". I'd certainly say Rei's initial feelings were towards Gendo. But somewhere along the way Shinji worked his way into her feelings too. She was confused (notice the "Arigato, words of gratitude" speach), and wasn't sure who she REALLY had felings for. By EoE, I think her choice was pretty clear.Mr. Tines wrote:
From the anime, I would say that her affections, such as they are, are focussed on Gendo (ep#5, ep#25).
I still think the Rei/Eva color link between Gendo and Shinji is pretty interesting. Most will pass it off as just coincidence (like all the possible NGE color symbolism), but it starts out as an Orangish/Yellow (same as Gendo's glasses), and then after she saves Shinji, and he rips open the entry plugs and does his crying bit inside where she smiles at him in the end, her Eva gets a "makeover" and is now all of a sudden a light blue (why didn't they just keep it orange)?
But yeah, it's just coincidence, never mind I said it before THAT can of worms is opened again. :)
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Eva Yojimbo wrote:Could've fooled me when she ripped his hand off to go to Shinji because he was "calling her".
That was Rei III. See also correction (23, not 25) above.
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Oops, hehe, I missed the "II" in the title.Mr. Tines wrote:
That was Rei III. See also correction (23, not 25) above.
I don't think there are as many differences between the "Reis" as people think. We're never fully informed of how much of her memory she loses. But I think there's a lot of evidence that Rei II had feelings for both Shinji and Gendo. If not, why Rei III's sudden revolt against Gendo in EoE?
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Eva Yojimbo wrote:Could've fooled me when she ripped his hand off to go to Shinji because he was "calling her". I'd certainly say Rei's initial feelings were towards Gendo.Mr. Tines wrote:
From the anime, I would say that her affections, such as they are, are focussed on Gendo (ep#5, ep#25).
That was Rei III, though (note the title of the thread).
But somewhere along the way Shinji worked his way into her feelings too. She was confused (notice the "Arigato, words of gratitude" speach), and wasn't sure who she REALLY had felings for. By EoE, I think her choice was pretty clear.
Wasn't very clear to me. The transition between Rei II and III, she didn't even remember saving his life. The "words of gratitude" bit never struck me as anything except "someone thanked me for something, nobody's ever done that before, I don't know how to react to that" and not so much that Shinji was thanking her. A better example would probably be Toji saying something to her about her having something for Shinji. I can't see it as romantic love, but she felt that he was important to her, more important than Gendo in the end.
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Uhhhh, that was Rei remarking about HER thanking HIM - not the other way around:Ornette wrote:
Wasn't very clear to me. The transition between Rei II and III, she didn't even remember saving his life. The "words of gratitude" bit never struck me as anything except "someone thanked me for something, nobody's ever done that before, I don't know how to react to that" and not so much that Shinji was thanking her. A better example would probably be Toji saying something to her about her having something for Shinji. I can't see it as romantic love, but she felt that he was important to her, more important than Gendo in the end.
"Arigato. Words of gratitude. Words I've never used. I'd never even said them to him."
Pretty clear hint that she's mental-monologuing some kind of feelings for Shinji at that point.
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well....it just came into my mind when i watched the ep23....
....
That episode is one of my fav and i'm a Rei fan too.
I alrdy saw it more ten 100 times that episode just because she realize that she loves Shinji and also for her tears. And trying to ignore it makes it so cute.
It's damn beautifull to see how Rei try to keep her beating heart from Shinji.
An Angel that loves a human ,like that kid is really becoming a legend because he's the only one where an Angel get attracted too.
(no wonder why the makers of eureka 7 made something like this)
Such stories personally i think they are one of the most emotives ones
even if you have nothing left, just try to smile.
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I've always been a fan of the pairing for some reason, but when it really comes down to it, i'm for Shinji x A nice normal girl that has absolutely nothing to do with NERV or anything fucked up like that. I too am against SxA.
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Rei: I bring you love!
NERV technician 1: Well, by "love" do you mean the love of a man for a woman, or the "love" of a man for a fine Cuban cigar?
Rei: Uh...I bring you love!
NERV technician 2: Hey, define "love"!
NERV technician 1: KILL THE CREATURE!!!
Rei: Ahhh!
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V wrote:Rei: I bring you love!
NERV technician 1: Well, by "love" do you mean the love of a man for a woman, or the "love" of a man for a fine Cuban cigar?
Rei: Uh...I bring you love!
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Rei: Ahhh!
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Well i can imagine this to happen, but if she said "i love you vs Shinji" i gues he would stand there like doing nothing.
its better like that
Rei: i love you
Shinji: .... i feel embarased, Rei i didn't know..
Rei: stop being gay
Shinji; uh ... what ?O°O
Rei: tell me i'm the most beautifull girl in the universe
Shinji: what's happening with you Rei ? (uber timid )
Rei: found this piece of paper in your bedroom
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Alright, im NOT letting this thread turn into a fighting match. Rei II is too important to me =P That SHIT belongs in the unreleated section of this lovely forum. There is NOTHING to argue about. Executor (love the name!), I appreciate you for doin that, and Kaminoyouni has a right to believe whatever he wants to believe. Let me say this again: IF you guys want to argue, ARGUE SOMEWHERR ELSE! Because Rei II is too important to me =D ... wait...I've said that twice. XD oops.
Returning to the point,
I think that if Rei actually said it, then Asuka would panic and go Naoko Akagi over Rei II, or mebe Asuka goes beserk and kills Rei, Shinji, and herself (coz she hates everybody o.o) because we all know that if Rei said 'I love you" to Shinji, than he would totally go for her.
I know I would.
Shinji is definately NOT timid. I mean, he was screaming and yelling and whining all through...er...episode 25-26 and in End of Evangelion. He's just maladjusted, which makes him even more interesting, because he always has a somewhat emo spin on everything. Remember all of the stuff in episodes 25-26 and some of the stuff in End of Evangelion were in Shinji's head. So he imagined all that.
Returning to the point (again),
When she cries in ep23, Rei, possibly speaking as Lilith, questions why she is crying, because Angels normally do not experience emotions, as they probably would get in the way of trying to initiate the Third Impact. I think she realizes at that moment that she loves Shinji, but cannot do anything about it, as she already pulled the self-destruct lever. I wonder if that is the reason why her most powerful drive is the death drive: she had nothing to love or to cling onto. Ah, another reason that's just as possible is because she wants to revert back to her Angel state. But it she really wants to return to nothingness, as shown in ep 25. But! She also mentions that she used to not mind dying, but not she fears it. Such things happen when someone falls in love.
(see this website for more info regarding death drives...and no, im not talking about Star Wars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_instinct )
Rei II is probably the best Rei out of all of them, even tho Rei III did revolt from Gendo's ...herm, grasp , but that was probably because she still retained part of her memories and feelings towards people. If Rei III was just purely Lilith's soul, then she would not remember anything about her relationship with Shinji, and would just move along with the Instrumentality.
But she didn't.
Because of her experiences in Rei II, she did not want to.
Rei: I am not your doll.
And that proves that she, at the very least, had some feelings reserved for Shinji.
Shinji worked hard for it too. Manual labor (cleaning up Rei's room) and weight lifting (picking Rei up in ep 1)...hes a stud now, and Rei II could not resist him any longer! no im just kidding.
Oh, about that scene when Shinji cleans up Rei's room: she blushes! She is flattered that somebody would go out of their way to help her. And then she has this long talk with herself about "thank you"'s definition and stuff. The discovery process for Rei realizing that she really liked Shinji was very slow, but in the end, it was definitely worth it.
Returning to the point,
I think that if Rei actually said it, then Asuka would panic and go Naoko Akagi over Rei II, or mebe Asuka goes beserk and kills Rei, Shinji, and herself (coz she hates everybody o.o) because we all know that if Rei said 'I love you" to Shinji, than he would totally go for her.
I know I would.
Shinji is definately NOT timid. I mean, he was screaming and yelling and whining all through...er...episode 25-26 and in End of Evangelion. He's just maladjusted, which makes him even more interesting, because he always has a somewhat emo spin on everything. Remember all of the stuff in episodes 25-26 and some of the stuff in End of Evangelion were in Shinji's head. So he imagined all that.
Returning to the point (again),
When she cries in ep23, Rei, possibly speaking as Lilith, questions why she is crying, because Angels normally do not experience emotions, as they probably would get in the way of trying to initiate the Third Impact. I think she realizes at that moment that she loves Shinji, but cannot do anything about it, as she already pulled the self-destruct lever. I wonder if that is the reason why her most powerful drive is the death drive: she had nothing to love or to cling onto. Ah, another reason that's just as possible is because she wants to revert back to her Angel state. But it she really wants to return to nothingness, as shown in ep 25. But! She also mentions that she used to not mind dying, but not she fears it. Such things happen when someone falls in love.
(see this website for more info regarding death drives...and no, im not talking about Star Wars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_instinct )
Rei II is probably the best Rei out of all of them, even tho Rei III did revolt from Gendo's ...herm, grasp , but that was probably because she still retained part of her memories and feelings towards people. If Rei III was just purely Lilith's soul, then she would not remember anything about her relationship with Shinji, and would just move along with the Instrumentality.
But she didn't.
Because of her experiences in Rei II, she did not want to.
Rei: I am not your doll.
And that proves that she, at the very least, had some feelings reserved for Shinji.
Shinji worked hard for it too. Manual labor (cleaning up Rei's room) and weight lifting (picking Rei up in ep 1)...hes a stud now, and Rei II could not resist him any longer! no im just kidding.
Oh, about that scene when Shinji cleans up Rei's room: she blushes! She is flattered that somebody would go out of their way to help her. And then she has this long talk with herself about "thank you"'s definition and stuff. The discovery process for Rei realizing that she really liked Shinji was very slow, but in the end, it was definitely worth it.
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Err. Shinji is very timid. Shinji is afraid of Rei. Shinji is fucked up in the head. Why would you think casually dating a clone of your mother of whom you've seen other clones of her melt to oblivion in front of your eyes would be healthy for Shinji? What kind of relationship would that be? In a fantasy world devoid of all emotional reasoning, it could work (Eva IS a fictional universe, but besides that), but that's the problem I have with it. Shinji would gain nothing but damage with a relationship like that.
Refer to my "Shinji X Nice Normal Non-NERV Related Girl" post.
Refer to my "Shinji X Nice Normal Non-NERV Related Girl" post.
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Trigger's Elysium wrote:Err. Shinji is very timid. Shinji is afraid of Rei. Shinji is fucked up in the head. Why would you think casually dating a clone of your mother of whom you've seen other clones of her melt to oblivion in front of your eyes would be healthy for Shinji? What kind of relationship would that be? In a fantasy world devoid of all emotional reasoning, it could work (Eva IS a fictional universe, but besides that), but that's the problem I have with it. Shinji would gain nothing but damage with a relationship like that.
Refer to my "Shinji X Nice Normal Non-NERV Related Girl" post.
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