Tabris wrote:Hence my hesitant use of the word simplistic; perceiving your fondness for Evas, I will tread carefully...
Fondness? Where do you get that idea? ;)
Undifferentiated is probably a better word... since there is no humanesque sexual dimorphism in the Evas (no need to reproduce as we do), and no means of imbibing nutrients as we do,
They actually have a complete digestive tract (demonstrated rather gruesomely in EoE), though we never get to see its tail-end...
I never really understood why they don't draw a distinctive mouth on the unarmored heads that we see (EVA-02 in EoE nonwithstanding), because it's pretty obvious right from the get-go that the Evas have one:
It seems like a similar logic is behind why Sadamoto doesn't draw a core on his naked EVA-01s. Which is... I have no idea.
While you refer to the Evas as gods, it can't be denied that they were engineered by Man primarily as fighting machines
Well, they are intrinsically supernatural beings who are based on what is basically a god, and they possess most of the same godly qualities, even if they're kept in a suppressed state. I guess it's a simplification of sorts, but... they're gods to ME!
Arguably, the Evas' original purpose wasn't for fighting... but now I'm just nitpicking. :P
and therefore wouldn't need mouths or gonads
See my comments on mouths above... Also, the idea that these entities would be engineered without things that they "don't need" kind of falls short upon closer inspection. Yui's personal projects aside, the Evas were created to run on electrical power (and are SUPPOSED to run off S^2 power, but it's possible that the S^2 was intentionally engineered out of the original series), yet, as I mentioned, they possess a complete digestive system, and Adam doubtless possessed the same. The harpies actually HAVE S^2s, but they also have giant, drooling mouths. Even the Angels can be seen to exhibit mouths (Gaghiel, Sandalphon).
As for these entities being beyond gonads and sexual reproduction -- depending on how you interpret things, Lilith possesses a womb and reproductive tract, which obviously has nothing to do with the reason SHE was engineered (to bleed life, not birthe it). So for all we know, the Evas COULD be hiding something under those titanium thongs.
Personally, I think it's kind of cute.
:oops: Ahhh, you are a person of distinguished tastes, I can tell.
Hexon.Arq wrote:I'm sorry, Reichu, but you've gotta quit with the Santa shit; it's faintly reminiscent of Mr. Hankey. Maybe if it were Kyoko in that getup it would be a different story...
Yeah, but then Barb would get pretty upset, and we don't want that. (You don't want to get caught riding another Eva's girlfriend. It's just not good.)
(Honestly, I would never in a million years have made a Mr. Hankey association...)