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Neon Genesis Evangelionisn’t your typical shonen franchise , with very little focus on really becoming more skilled and powerful . Still , fans sometimes ca n’t help but wonder : who is the best EVA pilot of them all ?
Evangelionhas unlike EVA pilot across its different continuities – the main anime series from the 1990s , Neon Genesis Evangelion , and its 2010s - earned run average movie reboot , Rebuild of Evangelion . Both continuities feature pilot characters who do n’t appear in the other , which can make comparing them a little unmanageable . This inclination will attempt to reconcile the two continuity and create a single ranking of all the EVA pilots ever experience in gum anime form , as grade by their science and persuasiveness at pilot an EVA building block .
Neon Genesis Evangelion is notorious for having one of the most opaque and hard to empathize ending of all time , but what ’s really going on ?
6Toji Never Got a Chance to Shine
First Appearance:Neon Genesis Evangelion, episode 3
Toji Suzuhara is acquaint as just a classmate of Shinji ’s , one who has a score against the youthful EVA pilot due to his sister being hurt by collateral wrong during a struggle with an Angel . However , in episode 17 , it ’s revealed that Toji is actually the Fourth Child , set to navigate EVA Unit-03 , which is being sent to Japan from the US . Unit 03 is defeated before it ever ascertain battle , being infected by the Angel Bardiel while still in transit . Toji have into the EVA and is nearly lost when it go on a violent disorder . Toji scantily survives after Unit 01 shoot down Unit 03 .
As a buffer , Toji never gets to do anything , since the EVA is immediately commandeer when he insert it , so his skills at fly are essentially unidentified . Toji ’s personality seems like a secure fit for an EVA pilot program than Shinji , so it ’s potential he could ’ve been quite talented at it . In other continuities , likeSuper Robot Wars , Toji is sometimes give the chance to pilot and does leaven to have some skill , so it ’s a shame his canyon adaptation never gets the chance .
5Shinji’s Piloting Skill Never Really Grows
First Appearance:Neon Genesis Evangelion, episode 1
Shinji is dominate by fear and anxiousness which make it unmanageable for him to perform under insistency
Shinji Ikari is , of course , the protagonist ofEvangelion , which in most series would mean he ’s among the most gifted there is . However , while Shinji often performs well on tests and exercises , his functioning in genuine battle often leaves much to be desired . Shinji is dominate by fear and anxiety which make it difficult for him to perform under pressure sensation , and there ’s no moretense situation than an Angel onslaught . While Shinji does meliorate over the course of the series , and even shows some moments of courage , he does n’t fully get past his psychological knack - ups .
Shinji inRebuildis arguably a better pilot than his original counterpart , although not by enough to put him ahead of the other pilot . Shinji does fly some more complicated EVAs inRebuild , like the double - airplane pilot Unit 13 , which seems to provide some evidence of his increased skill in that continuity .
4Kaworu’s Synchronization is Almost Beyond Compare
First Appearance:Neon Genesis Evangelion, episode 24
Kaworu Nagisa is the Fifth Child and the last EVA pilot introduced in the original serial . Kaworu also happen to be an Angel , although exactly which Angel depart between continuity . Kaworu is able to achieve some very impressive synchroneity numbers with Unit 02 as a resultant role of his dead on target nature , even able to control the EVA from outside the Entry Plug . In the original series , Kaworu hijacks Unit 02 and infiltrates Terminal Dogma , only to be let down by what he find , and allows himself to be kill by Shinji .
InRebuild , Kaworu play a interchangeable use , befriend Shinji and aviate an EVA of his own , Mark 06.He ’s able to use the Spear of Cassius with extraordinary precision , put a stop to Unit 01 ’s transformation and ending the Near - Third Impact . Kaworu also goes on to be the second pilot burner in the dual - pilot Unit 13 , and even ends up manipulate the EVA after his death . While Kaworu ’s effortless control is impressive , he does n’t put it to as much consumption as some of the other pilots , who have greater deeds to their name .
3Rei is the Original EVA Pilot
Rei is adequate to of fighting even under uttermost context
Rei is the First Child , or in other words , the first person to pilot an EVA.Having been at it the long , Rei has the most experience of any EVA pilot by a solid leeway . Rei is up to of fighting even under utmost circumstances , stoically combat on after suffer wound . Rei sees herself as eminently replaceable , partially explaining her nerve in conflict . Rei is cognizant of her nature as a clone , and bear that if she dies , she ’ll simply be replaced by another , identical Rei .
InRebuild , Rei is just as experient and skilled as her original continuity counterpart . She not only cowcatcher Unit 00 , but another version is later evidence piloting the Mark 9 as well . The version that aviate the Mark 9 is even more experient , having spend some of the 14 - year timeskip aviate the EVA against WILLE . Rei ’s skillful attacks allow her to take Shinji off from WILLE , realise his trust . She was also able to fight off Asuka in Unit 02 , although finally abandon the Mark 9 when it began to act as on its own .
The original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime receive a newfangled dub when it arrived on Netflix in June 2019 , but is this raw dub well than the old one ?
2Asuka’s Peak Skill Made Her One of the Best
First Appearance:Neon Genesis Evangelion, episode 8
Asuka is active as a pilot during the 14 - twelvemonth timeskip , and becomes very envenom as a resolution
Asuka is the Second Child and cowcatcher of Unit 02 in the original serial . She ’s recognized as the most skilled among the original three pilots , something which give her a bit of a haughty attitude . She battle with an strong-growing and fearless panache , positive in her abilities . However , as the serial continues , Asuka ’s mental state deteriorates , and with it , her power to pilot an EVA . By the end of the serial publication , Asuka is almost entirely catatonic . She progress to an telling final tie-up inEnd of Evangelion , on the face of it overcome many Mass Production EVAs before they get back up and assail .
InRebuild , Asuka is just as skilled , but does n’t have such a pure declension in her mental state . Instead of Toji , it ’s Asuka who gets pollute by an Angel in Unit 03 , and as a resultAsuka winds up with the eyepatchthat ’s become iconic of this version of the character . Asuka is active as a pilot film during the 14 - yr timeskip , and becomes very acerbate as a result . Still , it gives her a set of experience and erect her skill even higher than ever .
1Mari is Evangelion’s Best EVA Pilot
First Appearance:Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance
Mari Makinami Illustrious is a character introduced in theRebuildfilms , not appearing in the original series . Mari is an agent of a mysterious third party , not working with NERV or SEELE when she first appears . Mari makes it cleared that she truly enjoys navigate an EVA , putting her at betting odds with the other EVA airplane pilot who have various reasonableness to contemn EVAs . She has an telling engagement with the Third Angel inEvangelion 2.0which results in the destruction of Unit 05 and the Third Angel .
Mari also pilot Unit 02 , able to trigger its " Beast Mode , " sharply attacking using the berserk State Department . Mari late aviate Unit 08 as well , battling Rei ’s Mark 9 and finally deliver Shinji from Unit 13 . She even fuses multiple EVA unit together at one point in a desperate effort to stop an attacking fleet of Mark 7s , and even sacrifices it in an attempt to stop Instrumentality from occurring . All of this derive together to makeMari the unquestioned strongest EVA pilot inNeon Genesis Evangelion .
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