Asuka attacks from the apron and levels Banks on the floor. He suggested to Anno that they change the lead character to a boy, which would be more in keeping with the robot genre. The June 2010 issue of Newtype ranked Asuka Shikinami Langley No. Neon Genesis EVANGELION (3 Years After) -ANIMA- Initially ignored (although received positively by those Gainax fans invited to early screenings), viewership grew slowly and largely by word of mouth. ], "Wada Shinji"). Asuka loudly proclaims she can't stand the sight of him, but Shinji replies that it is because he is just like her, as she is implied to be in some sort of sexual fantasy or activity inside Instrumentality with him. Though eventually killed, the entity has left the everlasting damage on Asuka's mind… While initially wondering if Shinji was waiting for the right moment to appear, she is grateful that Shinji saved her. Also, her background is changed so that she is actually a test-tube baby. She does not like being looked down upon or told what to do as she wants to be viewed as an adult. Asuka is later seen again with Eva Unit 02, where she intercepts Shinji and Kaworu piloting Evangelion 13. She informs him about the "Curse of Eva" which prevents pilots from physically aging before leaving, obviously too upset to explain to Shinji about what has happened on Earth. Flair tags back in, as Asuka hits the double knees. Casual Asuka goes on and hits a Hip Attack in the corner. This forces Misato to save him and to try to rouse him from this state so that he can escape the GeoFront in Unit-01. He accidentally pulls loose her vital sign monitors, exposing her breasts; he masturbates to this sight, but afterward is horrified and disgusted with himself for doing so. Asuka's synch rate is on a downward spiral after her defeat at the hands of the Fourteenth Angel, Zeruel, and her frustration with Rei, Shinji, Misato and (unknown to her, dead) Kaji is on the rise. Evangelion came to its climax just as you hit that point, but after that, what would your choices be, Asuka? With Unit-02 submerged in a lake and bombarded by depth charges, Asuka declares that she does not want to die and, in a moment of clarity, realizes that her mother's soul is carried within the Eva and has been protecting her all along. Asuka, who's 17 in Evangelion: ANIMA, has fully recovered from her mental trauma she suffered during the end of the anime. One reviewer describes her fatal flaw as "excessive Pride", noting that her mother goes insane after taking a test pilot experience on herself just as Asuka suffers a mental breakdown or contamination when challenging the 16th Angel herself. She is the designated pilot of the Evangelion Unit-02 (including its repaired variations), as well as the test pilot of the ill-fated Evangelion Unit-03. When he re-married and was able to have a daughter with his new wife, Kyoko decided to be artificially inseminated. Asuka takes her to the corner and kicks away. What good would you try to do? Affiliation(s) As they introduce themselves, they both experience a strong feeling of déjà vu, as if they have met before. Asuka is a native of Germany, having been raised there, though her nationality is technically American. ", Character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto explained that he "first designed an Asuka-type girl as the lead character", but felt it might be too similar to previous anime that he and Anno had worked on, such as Gunbuster and Nadia. Shinji shouts that the Asuka he wants isn't the girl lying before him and Asuka seems to awaken from her coma and temporarily strangles Shinji. Misato and Asuka are brought closer by a conversation not long prior to the test, where Asuka tells herself that she can even pilot with a big smile just before the capsule is contaminated by the Ninth Angel. Charge Attacks causes an additional 200% ATK of Physical Damage with a 6s CD. School Outfit Angrier and more disturbed than ever, she is forced to relive her dark, traumatic past during the encounter with the Fifteenth Angel, Arael. She also seems to be very jealous of Shinji's friendship with Rei, which deepens her disgust toward Rei and fuels her venom toward her, especially in the later episodes.[3]. Asuka is very proud of being an Eva pilot, and near-constantly wears her A10 nerve clips in her hair because she wants everyone around her to know that she is a pilot. It is later revealed that on one of her first assignments, Asuka was forced to kill her mother after Angels took possession of her body. (02') After a failed attempt to bring back Asuka to her normal self, she was absorbed into another dimension. As the series ends there, the specifics of her and Shinji's subsequent lives are left up to the audience. The fractured state of Asuka and Shinji's relationship becomes a key factor on events in The End of Evangelion. The best description for her would be that of a giant woman with Evangelion-like details throughout her body than an Eva per se. 1428 (Rebuild) If you think you can help solve these issues, consider contributing to the article. Second Child Asuka Shikinami Langley (式波・アスカ・ラングレー[?]) In Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo, Asuka is one of the Evangelion pilots of the WILLE organization, first appearing during the mission to rescue Shinji, where she faces several Evangelion Mark.04 units. However, Asuka refuses, claiming he is only using her as an escape. Asuka is generally the same as she is depicted in the original manga and routinely teases Shinji. Much like her original series' incarnation, Asuka Shikinami Langley is a very proud individual, especially in her piloting, and comes across to others as proud and strong, with a very high opinion of both her appearance and her skill as an Eva pilot. However, despite her knowledge of her "father's" achievements, Asuka still suffers from an inferiority complex. Though self-centered (seemingly even more so than in the anime), she's on slightly better terms with Shinji. You won't even hold me! She also has a strong need to be self-sufficient, and has a great deal of difficulty dealing with her self-perceived failure when she does need help; as her seiyuu Yuko Miyamura wrote of her experiences playing Asuka: "Just to let you know, Asuka wasn't the most open-hearted character I've ever met...every time I tried to draw myself in closer synchronization, Asuka would never allow herself to sync with me. The final stage of the manga depicts a re-imagined world after Shinji rejected Instrumentality, a world in which none of the Children appear to have been Evangelion pilots. As she and Mari watch, the transformed Twelfth Angel shrinks in size and is devoured by Eva 13 and awakes, becoming a Radiant Giant and rising at high speed from Central Dogma in the process. The "Director's Cut" of Episode 24 also shows Asuka violently confronting Shinji and saying he's lying when he tells her that Kaji is dead. You won't help me! However, just when they thought it was over, the MP Evangelions reactivate due to them having S2 Engines Afterwards, Asuka watches as Unit-01 fully awakens, is stopped by the Lance of Longinus, which returned to Earth, and is crucified by the MP Evangelions. Asuka Langley Soryu[Codename: Crimson A1/Torwartα1]クリムゾンA1 ]), "anta" being a contraction of "anata" meaning "you" and "baka" literally meaning "fool" or "idiot". EVA If it weren't for Sadamoto – Redux". Evangelion New Theatrical Edition: Sound Impact, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ayanami Raising Project, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Battle Orchestra, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel 2nd, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Shinji Ikari Raising Project, and is eventually found by NERV in a bath tub, Theory and Analysis: Asuka and Shinji's Relationship (on EvaGeeks Wiki), Neon Genesis EVANGELION (3 Years After) -ANIMA-. Seiyū Anno had previously worked on the film version of Nausicaa & had expressed an interest in creating a side story centered around one of the supporting characters, but was denied permission by Miyazaki. Asuka interprets this as arrogance, and starts to developed deep antipathy towards her. Her plugsuit is red, stylized with fancy layers and accents with a 02 symbol printed onto the plugsuit. At one point, Shinji is invited to play a concerto with Kaworu but he decides to take care of a sick Asuka instead. However, from here it diverges incredibly. Her surname is romanized as Soryu in the English manga and Sohryu in the English version of the TV series, the English version of the anime movie and on Gainax's website. She is also implied to have developed crushes on famous heroes, such as Char Aznable (in the guise of Quattro Bageena) and Amuro Ray. The beginning of the trauma of seeing the mangled remains of Unit-02 in the hands of the MP Evas causes Shinji to enter to panic, and he enters Instrumentality as Yui asks him what he wishes for and he has a vision of a woman's clutched breasts. Rei explains that she doesn't know, but states that she just wants to make him happy, to which Asuka, saddened, throws a temper tantrum, though not before telling herself that Rei is indeed in love with Shinji. She was four years-old when her mother took part in the original contact experiments of the Eva Unit-02. "明日 Asu" means "tomorrow" and "今日 Kyo" means "today" in Japanese. She also wears an eye-patch over her left eye. She also wears an eye-patch over her left eye. Sometimes the best offense is a good defense; Arael floats above Earth's atmosphere. Asuka is told that she will be Rei's backup for the confrontation with the Angel. There were many changes to the sequence of events concerning her. But as the series progresses we see that her pride is a cover for deeper emotions and deep, deep psychological problems. After being defeated in battle by the Angel Zeruel, Asuka's self-confidence (and, correspondingly, her sync ratio and effectiveness as a pilot) begins to dwindle. I don't mind thinking about it, but only under one condition!” —Asuka Koukawa. A new Angel, Arael, appears in Earth's orbit, well outside the range of any Earth-based weaponry, including the Evangelions. 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Though she actually worried about Shinji (possibly more than Misato), this worry still didn't abate her anger for the destruction that he inadvertently caused during the fight against 10th Angel. When Adam’s Vessel ultimately reveals that its whole body as core with regeneration and counterattacks, Asuka reluctantly has her Eva self-destruct, but not without ejecting herself. As Sadamoto and Anno designed the series, Sadamoto came to believe that Asuka would occupy the position of an "'idol' in the Eva world". Shinji, however, replies that he cannot understand Asuka because she won't tell him anything. From that day forward, Asuka promised herself that she would never cry again. Asuka's overbearing attitude and inability to admit her vulnerabilities keeps her from opening up to Shinji. In 3.0, 14 years after Near Third Impact, as result of the 14 years of constant war and struggle against remnants of NERV that still intended to cause another Impact, she became colder and far more aggressive than she used to be in spite of retaining most of her former personality. Her first name comes from Asuka Saki (砂姫 明日香[? In the episodes shortly after their first meeting, she seems to enjoy flirting with him and teasing him sexually. THE MIND OF AN ANGEL. She is an artificially created child, like Rei and Kaworu. Main article: Petit Eva: Evangelion@School. Asuka claims she wants Shinji all for herself or nothing at all. Asuka Langley Sohryu She and Mari, with their respective Evas immediately climb to the surface and watch AAA Wunder being attacked by Mark.09, which has become Adam’s Vessel. Her German surname comes from the American aircraft carrier Langley, also from WWII, while her mother's name refers to the nearly completed Nazi German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin. She sports an all-red armor, despite the fact that Asuka was using the silver-armored Eva-02 Allegorica at the time of her infection. (02) In the fight against Israfel, instead of staying in Misato's apartment, she is put in a special room with Shinji, monitored via a hidden camera by Misato. At the start of the movie, Shinji is shown with Asuka in her hospital room, begging her for help and trying to rouse her from unconsciousness. Asuka confronts Shinji as he desperately asks for help and says he wants to stay with her forever, but Asuka rejects him, claiming he only wants to use her as an escape. You don't do anything! Asuka caresses Shinji tenderly in a manner reminiscent of Yui, which stops him from choking her again. Asuka's mother and her husband were unable to conceive a child, and divorced after he had an affair. She and Shinji kiss in Episode 15, but she almost suffocates him by holding his nose shut, not realizing this was making Shinji even more hesitant. Asuka's Japanese surname comes from the Japanese WWII aircraft carrier Souryuu. Casual She eventually commits suicide by hanging herself; Asuka found her body when she went to tell Kyoko the good news that she had been chosen to become an Eva pilot. Translation of interview with Yoshiyuki Sadamoto about designing the series. Asuka then confronts him on his masturbation at the hospital earlier, claiming that not only she knows about it, but that it is, in fact, a habit, and she dares him to do it again in front of her. First Appearance Asuka's native language is German, and in both the series and the manga she tends to curse in German. Main article: Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days. SUPER IMPORTANT NOTE: Before you begin reading this chapter, allow me to explain something. In the English dub, she calls her "wonder girl". You can help the Neon Genesis Evangelion Wiki by expanding it. She is stubborn and finds it difficult to express her true feelings to others. Asuka had years of training starting from a young age to become a pilot for the Evangelion. Shinji with Asuka on top of him in End of Evangelion. Shinji grabs hold of her hand and manages to pull her through the crowd and onto the platform: the girl is revealed to be Asuka. She goes for the Riott Kick, but Asuka reverses it into a knee strike, tags in Flair, and they deliver their Codebreaker/Natural Selection combo for the win. She is the only one of the three to have had parents or go to school prior to her current one. This starts the Fourth Impact. "[5] Pete Harcoff of Anime Critic described Asuka as providing much of the comic relief, while also being an "annoying snot". Shinji and Asuka are seemingly attracted to each other, but neither is able to properly express their feelings. Asuka Langley Soryu the daughter of the GEHIRN German Branch scientist, Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu. When Asuka was four years old, Kyoko participated in a contact experiment with Unit-02, similar to the experiment performed by Yui Ikari with Unit-01.
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