Angel (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

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The Angels are entities that feature in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

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History

Angels (使徒, shito) were powerful beings that were the children of one of the Seeds of Life (生命の種, Seimei no Tane) that were artificial beings created by the First Ancestral Race to spread life onto planets throughout the Milky Way. Billions of years ago, one such Seed of Life contained Adam (katakana: アダム; Hebrew: בראשית ,אדם i:xxvi) who was sent to populate the planet Earth where he was transported to that world on the White Moon.

This resulted in the dispersal of Adam’s children (アダムの子供達, Adamu no kodomotachi) across the planet.

In response, the organisation known as NERV was founded with the purpose of fighting back against the Angels using a series of advanced mecha known as the Evangelions.

Overview

In appearance, the form and size of an Angel greatly varied among individual members of their kind. They were described as being a near perfect life form that were entirely self-sufficient after eating from the Fruit of Life. Physiologically, they were said to be composed of a different form of matter whose characteristics had both particulate and wave properties similar to light. Despite this being the case, the Angels were said to possess genetic cods that bore a 99.89% similarity to humans. They were also shown to go through an embryonic stage of development before fully manifesting into their true bodies.

A key organ among their bodies was the core (コア, koa) whose destruction could lead to the death of the Angel. Within the core was the S² (Super Solenoid) Engine (S²機関, S² Kikan) that generated unlimited power for the user. All Angels were capable of showing surviving incredible amounts of damage and regenerating their injuries. A key aspect of their kind was their capacity to produce an A.T. Field (Absolute Terror Field) that appeared as an nearly impenetrable invisible force-field barrier. Conventional weaponry was incapable of penetrating the field making an Angel nearly impervious to such weaponry. Beyond this, many Angels possessed their own unique abilities that added to their capabilities with these ranging from acid generation to generating powerful energy beams.

It was claimed that they existed to destroy mankind who had eaten from the Fruit of Wisdom.

Members

  • Adam :
  • Lilith :
  • Sachiel :
  • Shamshel :
  • Ramiel :
  • Gaghiel :
  • Israfel :
  • Sandalphon :
  • Matarael :
  • Sahaquiel :
  • Ireul :
  • Leliel :
  • Bardiel :
  • Zeruel :
  • Arael :
  • Armisael :
  • Tabris :

Notes

  • Angels were created by Gainax, Hideaki Anno and Yoshiyuki Sadamoto where they featured in the setting of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

In other media

Video games

Appearances

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion:

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