Eric Blair wrote:as well as her saying "I don't like grownups involved in my business".
this strikes me as the complete opposite of something Asuka would say, actually. yes, Asuka doesn't like people getting involved in her business, but i always felt mari's emphasis was in the "adult" part of the sentence, as in, she doesn't trust adults. Asuka on the other hand places a lot of importance in being "grown up."
Eric Blair wrote:There's also the fact Mari was able to pilot unit 02 would also explain the Soryu angle
does that mean her and asuka-- eh, "shikinami" in this case, i guess-- are sisters?
Eric Blair wrote:Mari's scene in the Q preview the moment she takes her glasses off, and looks at the camera out of the corner of her eye... I would expect the follow up scene in the film to be Mari taking off the wig, letting her hair fall and shaking it around and saying "finally, I was so sick and tired of pretending to be someone else while that doll used my name".
that would be kind of awesome.
but for me, i think that's because mari taking off her wig and putting down all pretenses of being someone else would be kind of awesome, regardless of
who else she's supposed to be. she could be Asuka. she could be Rei. she could be hikari. either way, a "reveal" scene like that would sound awesome to me.
i like the speculation, though! crackish, but fun. ;)