Nerv
Tokyo-3
Geo-Front
Special Duty Organization, Nerv
The special duty organization under direct control of the United Nations. It was organized for the
purpose of inquiry, study, and annihilation of the Angels(Shito) by the
order of the United Nations which was organized after the second impact. There are few
branches all over the world, and the headquarters are located in the Geo-Front.
The general of Nerv is Keel Lorenz, who appears from the second
episode. The actual state of Nerv is still not open to the public. Also, Nerv has power to prioritize
any objective, and the Japanese government and the UN army don't feel very comfortable about it.
The second branch of US Nerv is vanished in the 17th episode.
Tokyo-3
The main stage of "Neon Genesis Evangelion." Tokyo 3 is located around Lake
Ashinoko, in Kanagawa prefecture. Because of the influence of the second impact
in 2000 AD, the capital of Japan, Tokyo, was destroyed. And, Tokyo-2 was
constructed in Matsumoto city of Nagano prefecture. In plan of the next transfer
of the capital, the construction of Tokyo-3 is completed in the 17th episode.
However, the actual state
of Tokyo-3 is the fortress city against the Angels, which is anticipated to attack
the site, and buildings called "armed buildings" hide many weapons for the
Evangelion. The underground of the Tokyo-3 is the Geo-Front. Some people who
work for Nerv and their families have lived here for a long time before the second
impact are living here. Others are relative newcomers, moving underground only
since Tokyo-3 began to be built.
Geo-Front
The super-deep underground city under Tokyo-3. The headquarters of Nerv is
located here. You can see strange views of buildings hanging from the ceiling, in
order to hide the non-battle blocks from the ground. Also, it becomes a huge
shelter in emergencies. In order to connect to the ground level, there are rides
called cart lanes, which are similar to escalators for automobiles, or monorails.
There are main, sub, and reserved power supply systems, so it is hard to imagine
whole city would be blacked out (but it happened in the 11th episode by the hand
of unknown personel).
The
pictures of the construction area of the Tokyo-3.
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