ASUKA LANGLEY 957

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Character Analysis
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Grew Up... better than you. Trained from

an early age to pilot the Evangelion – a
giant 'robot' tasked with fighting the
otherworldly Angels – Asuka takes to
piloting well, as she does with everything
else she attempts. Master of three
languages, a college graduate, and an ace
pilot to boot, Asuka is at age 14 what
most adults dream of being at 40. Add to
that her exotic background – three-fourths
German and one-fourth Japanese – and
you have the recipe for a teenage boy
magnet.

Living... with fellow pilot Shinji Ikari and

their guardian Misato, to Asuka's great
chagrin. Thorny at the best of times, Asuka
seems to have a particular disdain for the
meek, insecure Shinji, constantly berating
him with, "What are you, stupid?"

Visiting... in Tokyo-3, where she was sent

to help battle the Angels with copilots Rei
and Shinji. Neither of whom she
particularly likes.

Profession... Evangelion pilot, and proud

of it. While Asuka is popular among her
male classmates especially (possibly
because of her recently expanding chest),
working with others is a much larger
challenge for the independent prodigy.

Interests... battling Angels, impressing

others, and showing up copilots Rei and
Shinji. Unlike either of her copilots, Asuka
is positively gleeful at the prospect of
piloting the Evangelion, cheerfully going
after Angels with barely restrained
bloodlust.

Relationship Status... single. Asuka's got

a distinctly Oedipal thing going on for her
former guardian, Ryoji Kaji, but Kaji has the
presence of mind to let her down – not
least of all because he might be interested
in Asuka's current guardian, Misato.

Challenge... being the best pilot. Ever

since childhood, Asuka was defined by her
status as an Evangelion pilot – so much so
that she feels "I have no reason to live" if
she can't pilot.

Personality... confident, haughty, and

pretending to be far more adult than she
actually is. Although she seems
invulnerable, Asuka's tough act may
actually hide a young girl with deep-
seated vulnerabilities. As Asuka herself
admits, in one of her rare moments of
honesty, "Nobody stays with me...so I
don’t want to depend on anybody. But I
hate it at the same time! [...] I don't want to
be alone, I don't want to be alone, I don't
want to be alone!"

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Neon Genesis Evangelion

At the age of 14, Shinji Ikari is
summoned by his father to the city of
Neo Tokyo-3 after several years of
separation. There he unwillingly
accepts the task of becoming the pilot
of a giant robot by the name EVA01
Tv | 1995 | 761 Fans

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