[EVA] Rei's Origins

[Archer]

I'll also reply, without reading Ebj's post, so as to give a separate fresh 
perspective.

At 01:38 AM 8/21/01 -0700, you wrote:

>  what happened.  Not absolutely sure, but I think
>  that
>  concept was in Jim Lazar's "Garden of Eva".

Must be because its new to me ^_^

>  I'm kinda muddled on the whole thing -- when exactly
>  does everything take place?  It goes, Gehirn -
>  Second
>  Impact - Yui absorbed - NERV - Lilith - Rei cloned ?

Don't exactly know where Lilith fits in. It is most likely that they found 
her in the center of the black moon, and since Yui is still alive when 
construction of the Geofront is well underway, I'd say that this happened 
either shortly prior to or following the Impact.

>
>  Because Rei is supposedly a clone of Lilith-Yui, so
>  she must've come after they captured Lilith ...
>  somehow.

Rei is cloned purely from salvaged Yui material.

>
>  My first question is:  How the heck did they get
>  Adam
>  and Lilith with no Evas?

It is strongly hinted that Adam's embryonisation was achieved by use of the 
Lance or Longinus. As far as we know, Lilith was discovered nailed to a big 
cross.


>  Next:  Even though Rei is a clone of Yui, she also
>  has
>  Lilith blood in her.

Yeah, see, you're still gonna have to give me evidence for that last 
premiss there. And that's in the face of canon information to the contrary.

>  Why do people keep on saying
>  she's Shinji's mother??

Oh, all the "mother" references in the show itself, of course.


>  I have trouble understanding some of the motives
>  behind what Rei did..

Indeed.

>  I mean, did she do everything
>  so
>  she could please Gendo?  So that she wouldn't be
>  replaced?

The characters in Eva are the most human I've personally seen in any 
animated show. To understand all of Rei's motivations, you'd have to be 
able to completely understand another person, not just a TV character.

 > Devoted Fan to Rei's Ability to Shut Asuka Up

I like my Asukas loud thanks :P

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