Shinji Ikari
Pilot Assigned to Evangelion Unit 1
According to the "Marduk Report," he is the assigned child to be the pilot of
Evangelion. He is called "Third children." He is
supposed to be the main character of this story, but doesn't always seem to
be.(^-^;) His mother, Yui Ikari passed away when Shinji was little. He's
been living separately from his father, Gendoh for
more than 10 years. According to the manga version of this story, he used to
live in Musashino city in Tokyo-1.
The plot starts when he arrives Tokyo-3. Because his father forsook him, he
is isolated, and resists close relationships with others.
He is shocked when he finds out why Gendoh called him. It turns out Gendoh
called him because he wanted to use him as a pilot, and nothing else. But he
decids not to avoid a confrontation with his father, and boarded Evangelion
Unit 1 with courage. But he doesn't have enough courage to escape from
everything. Unlike the other pilots, he doesn't have any personal reasons to
pilot Evangelion. Later, his father acknowledgs Shinji's work, and he
realizes that he's doing all of this to get the approval of his
father.
Now, he is living with Misato, Asuka, and Penpen. Right now, he seems to like both
Asuka and Rei. But I can't stand with the fact that he
actually kissed Asuka. Believe me, I'm gonna punch him.
By the way, his synchronization rate with Evangelion unit 1 is extremely high,
which was over 40% in his first battle. This cannot be achieved by any of the
other pilots. The technicians of Evangelion say he was "born to pilot
Evangelion." However, it's still unclear if this is bacause of his talent or
the origins of Evangelion unit 1.
He's the main character, but not the most popular.
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