Postby Legendary » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:22 pm
People often state that Leliel, Arael, Armisael, and occasionally others (such as Bardiel) were naturally sapient Angels. However, as a few have noted, this basically ruins the duality of Life/Knowledge, because with sapience Angels can do everything Lilin can, which kinda defeats the purpose of having them in the first place.
I therefore propose the following idea: Arael was simply attacking the Lilin equivalent of an S2 engine and wasn't probing at all; the mental shock caused the memories and feelings Asuka wanted to repress to rise to the surface. The scene of the various Asuka's saying things in other character's voices supports this idea; perhaps Arael only understood the ideas of itself, its mother, and a massive group of Other, so it naturally conflates one Lilin as another.
As for Leliel's and Armisael's ability to communicate, a simple solution is at hand: their taking the Fruit of Knowledge into themselves led them to become truly intelligent Gods, like Yui and Rei. Perhaps this even explains later behavior; Leliel stopped moving because of shock and curiosity, as might be expected of an entity that has suddenly had its mind expanded, and Armisael realized how alone it was in the world, leading to its attempt to figure out what was wrong with it by talking to Rei. It also began to try to recreate its fallen bretheren, using its new powers.
Any thoughts? Rebuttals? Is this truly crack-pot or is it at least a possibility in the Evangelion universe?