[EVA] The Moon & Preliminary Plot

[Rachel K. Clark]

OMF wrote:

> We have #14 and #19 already alluding to the Rei copies/clones.

Offhand, I can't recall where.

>The Reis themselves referred to as being "salvaged" in #23

The only mention of "salvage" in #23 is:

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RITSUKO:
The Evas do not intrinsically have souls,
but they have human souls embedded in them.
They were all salvaged.
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"Salvage" is a term that applies to technological soul manipulation.

> Kaworu proclaiming that Rei is the same as him in #24, and Rei I's words 
> in #25 proclaiming that Rei "may not be human in form".

To play devil's advocate, these two bits, taken alone, wouldn't have to 
imply any more than Rei-Kaworu-Angel.

Well... except for the problem of reconciling how Rei can be an 
artificially-created Yui copy and have a true self 'not human in form' at 
the same time.

> There is the matter of Adam/Lilith/The thin in Terminal Dogma's fractal 
> legs, but I don't think the fractal imagery makes an appearance anywhere 
> else in the original series.

For whatever it's worth, the "fractal legs" aren't on a Rei scale until the 
#24' redraw.

> but it is also clear that Rei is some kind of Angel.

Since the Angels are touted as being Adam and her children for the majority 
of the show, labeling Adam's antithesis (and her avatar) as "Angels" is 
really confusing. At least, until we get some cryptic words from Misato in 
#25' and, with a bit of work, can deduce the "real" meaning of "Angel". But 
by that point assigning Rei an "Angelic" nature becomes fairly meaningless, 
since the entire cast (sans Pen^2) is just as qualified.

> That leaves Lilith and Unnamed Angel, which are admittedly virtually 
> synonymous.

By "Unnamed Angel", do you mean the Second Angel who remained absent from 
the roster all the way to #24?

> there is nothing in the series which concretely puts even one Angel on the 
> moon, or coming from the moon. Sahaquiel and Arael might imply it, but 
> Sandalphon directly contridicts it.

The simplest explanation is that the unborn Angels were jettisoned hither 
and thither when the White Moon exploded, and a couple wound up in space. 
(Sandalphon landed in Mount Asano because Anno made it so. "MUST ... HAVE 
... MAGMA ... BATTLE!" So I've heard, anyway.)

> There's no doubt that backtracking, reediting and indeed retconning went 
> on for the NPC material. The question is, does this reediting 
> fundamentally alter the mythos presented in the TV series
> , or simply alter its details? Details have been added, and changed, but 
> does this represent a complete rewrite of the intended backstory, or 
> simply a fleshing out of previously vague notions? I'm inclined to favour 
> the latter interpretation.

As am I.

-Reichu