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Since its release nearly thirty years ago, the rich metaphors and suggestive descriptions in “Evangelion of the New Century” (EVA) have continuously sparked heated discussions among fans. Recently, Japanese netizens have sparked a new round of heated debate over a drama setting: Do all of the classmates of the protagonist Shinji Ikari have no mothers?
Next, let’s explore the origin of this statement and whether it is fan speculation or some factual basis. (The following discussion involves important settings in “Evangelion of the New Century”, please carefully consider before reading!)
Is this setting really fake
A Japanese X netizen nicknamed “NERV Organization Chiba Branch”, as a loyal fan of “New Century Evangelion”, saw a shocking setting online and posted a post asking for others’ opinions, which sparked heated discussions.
As long as the mother’s soul is used as the core of EVA, and the mother’s child is appointed as the driver, the synchronization rate of the connection can be improved. Because Shinji’s classmates in the drama are all backup drivers, no one has a mother. It’s really scary to think about it
This viewpoint can be divided into two parts. Firstly, ‘EVA needs the soul of a mother as its core’, and secondly, ‘All of Shinji’s classmates do not have a mother’.
The setting of the former has been widely recognized, as the mother of Shinji Ikari, Ikari, is the best example of using this setting.
The focus of intense discussion among Japanese netizens is whether it is possible to infer the latter from the former.
Ding Wei’s soul was transferred to the EVA first aircraft during the experiment, which helped Shinji achieve a very high synchronization rate while driving the first aircraft.
Japanese netizens have divided into two camps regarding this matter. Supporters believe that from the two points that “EVA needs a mother’s soul as its core” and “Shinji’s classmates are all backup drivers”, it can be naturally inferred that “Shinji’s classmates do not have a mother”.
However, netizens who oppose this claim argue that since the drama does not explicitly state that “all of Shinji’s classmates have no mothers,” this is just speculation and speculation from fans and should not be considered an official setting.
The reaction of Japanese netizens is as follows:
That’s true! Because everyone is a backup driver
Hey hey hey! Is there such a setting? It’s the first time I’ve heard of it, I’m so shocked
I never knew there was such a setting
It’s so scary. I don’t even know
This is true. All the students in Class A for 2 years have no mothers. When Dong’er was selected as the driver, Minamoto and Riko mentioned in their conversation, ‘There is a child who can prepare the core immediately.’ Therefore, it is highly likely that the body of the mothers of all the students in NERV headquarters is stored somewhere
Based on the clues provided by the dialogue in the drama, it became clear that none of Shinji’s classmates had a mother. Shinji decided not to drive EVA anymore and wanted to return to his relatives’ house. Miri mentioned that their entire class was backup drivers. EVA needed the soul of the driver’s mother as its core
According to the evidence provided by the TV version, this possibility is indeed very high, and it can be said that they are prepared to sacrifice their mothers. 1. Shinji’s classmates are all backup drivers (as explicitly stated in the TV version). 2. The soul of the driver’s mother is needed as the core medium for operation (EVA2’s most in-depth information)
It’s strange. The TV version does clearly state that Shinji’s classmates are all reserve drivers (the new theatrical version is not very clear), but other details are not explicitly stated, so this statement is at most within the scope of fans’ investigation
Many people agree with this viewpoint, but there is still a lack of clear evidence and no relevant explanation can be found. Although I can understand the saying ‘no wind, no waves’ and the animation has already ended, this viewpoint does make sense, but I still think it is an overinterpretation
Have you ever heard of this setting? Where did you hear about it again?