NERV
NERV is an organization that features in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
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History
NERV was a special organization that was directly attached to the United Nations that had the important role of protecting the human race from the Angels. Secretly, it was actually backed by a secret and mysterious cabal known as SEELE. After the death of Naoko Akagi and the completion of the Magi supercomputer, NERV was founded as the successor to Gehirn under the direction of Gendo Ikari and direct supervision of SEELE. While their headquarters moved buildings to the newly build NERV Headquarters, many of the Gehirn staff became employees of NERV and most of their work, including Project-E, continued uninterrupted by the change in name and aided by the now completed Magi. After many years of development under Gehirn and NERV, Project-E began to reach its conclusion as both Evangelion Unit-00 and Evangelion Unit-01 in Japan as well as Evangelion Unit-02 in Germany were reaching their final stages of completion and were ready for testing. The first of these units, the prototype Unit-00 was the first to undergo testing. While the pilot, Rei Ayanami, managed to synchronize with the unit allowing it to initialize, the activation test soon turned into a crisis situation as the Evangelion lost control and went berserk, attempting to kill Ritsuko Akagi. After exhausting all options to stop the rogue unit, the only option left was to let the internal battery deplete. Before succumbing to a lack of power, the unit ejected its entry plug and due to the enclosed space of the testing area, the plug didn't have space to safely land causing Rei to sustain major injury.
Overview
In appearance, NERV was a organization created to deal with the threat of Angels.
Each branch had a trio of highly advanced S.C. Magi System (マギ) supercomputers.
Nerv globally employs many thousands of people, including scientists, technicians, paramilitary security forces, and support staff.
The pilots were referred to as the Children that consisted of the 14 users that were to operate an Evangelion.
The Tactical Operations branch is responsible for coordinating the Evangelions in actual combat, as well as directing Nerv's conventional security forces and defense grid in battle against the Angels. Nerv's internal security forces are tasked with defending the organization from terrorist attacks and other small-scale conventional threats: Nerv was intended to fight the Angels, not other humans. As a result, Nerv was actually ill-equipped to repulse a frontal assault by conventional human military forces. It was quite probable that Seele intentionally made extensive cuts to Nerv's defense budget for conventional weapons, for the express purpose of making Nerv weak against attacks by human military forces.
The standard uniform for Nerv personnel is a khaki uniform with triangular patches at the shoulders. Personnel in command positions wear a monotone tunic. All Nerv personnel have a triangular clip over their uniform's left breast which seems to denote rank. Security staff wear khaki uniforms like those of the operating staff, as well as red berets.
It made use of a number of seemingly created underground installations known as the GeoFronts.
NERVs main division operate out of NERV Headquarters located at the bottom of the Geo front under Tokyo-3. This base holds the original version of the Magi supercomputer, the body of Lilith and runs the majority of operations.
Facilities operated by the organization included:
- NERV Headquarters : The primary subsection of the base was Central Dogma with a restricted and secret site located even further underground with this being Terminal Dogma.
- Bethany Base : a facility located within the Arctic that was holding the skeleton of the Third Angel.
- Tabgha Base : the 7th Branch of NERV that was stationed in Mare Tranquilitatis on the Moon.
Members
- Gendo Ikari :
- Naoko Akagi :
- Misato Katsuragi :
- Ritsuko Akagi :
- Shinji Ikari :
Notes
- NERV was created by Gainax, Hideaki Anno and Yoshiyuki Sadamoto where it featured in the setting of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Appearances
- Neon Genesis Evangelion:
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