Appearances Shinji Ikari

1 appearances

1.1 neon genesis evangelion
1.2 end of evangelion
1.3 rebuild of evangelion
1.4 in other media

appearances
neon genesis evangelion

shinji makes first appearance in first episode invited tokyo-3 father gendo ikari. unbeknownst shinji however, father told him come serve pilot of evangelion unit-01. shinji reluctantly agrees , defeats angel sachiel, experiencing difficulty, brutally destroys angel after unit-01 goes berserk. after angel attack, shinji begins attend school in tokyo-3 , meets toji suzuhara , kensuke aida become first true friends. when angel ramiel appears , attempts destroy nerv headquarters, shinji , fellow pilot rei ayanami work destroy angel. when nuclear-powered machine intended fight angels runs amok, , guardian misato stop it. shinji later meets asuka langley soryu, eva-pilot germany, , 2 defeat gaghiel.

shinji, rei , asuka assault explosive angel sahaquiel, risking lives extreme in order so. defeat angel shinji s efforts. shinji later gains supreme synchronization skill, causing shinji realize born pilot eva, , receives praise commanding officers of nerv. shinji, rei , asuka later sent fight dark angel leliel, reverse @ field sucks shinji parallel universe. shinji confronts angel, during confronts inner self, forming arguments , philosophies. brutally freed powerful angel through intervention of yui, soul within eva, epically, gruesomely splits angel s massive body two.

after shinji forced fight bardiel-controlled eva-03 while toji trapped within, shinji decides quit nerv. zeruel appears , decapitates other evangelion units. shinji realizes can defeat it, , returns nerv. midway during battle, however, unit-01 s power supply runs out, causing shinji attain 400% sync ratio unit, allowing him continue assault , frees evangelion in process. result, trapped within core month before being released. after rei sacrifices herself save shinji , subsequently revived through 1 of clones while asuka becomes comatose, shinji begins suffer depression. meets kaworu nagisa , 2 become friends. however, later revealed kaworu in fact final angel , shinji forced kill him, giving shinji extreme mental trauma.

the end of evangelion

the end of evangelion continues shinji s story, portraying downward spiral depression , eventual loss of live. in state majority of film, remaining catatonic while nerv officers, including misato, killed. shinji decides pilot eva save still alive, bakelite release ordered misato accidentally blocks entrance of unit-01. when shinji learns of asuka s defeat, evangelion moves on own let shinji become transcendent, powerful hero once again. shinji s ego cause eva s @ field manifest in form of gigantic, dreadful, divine wings. despite this, after witnessing mangled, mutilated corpse of unit-02 being carried mass production evas, shinji s trauma becomes worse human instrumentality project begins. shinji s intense emotion summons lance of longinus stuck on moon way down earth. shinji s ego continues resist lilith-rei , seele s assaults on soul; when lilith-rei takes form of kaworu nagisa, shinji s ego weakens, yui s soul inside eva tells shinji rei of shinji s hopes , dreams . lilith-rei , seele defeat shinji s ego. fusion of lance of longinus eva recreates tree of life. shinji , eva, possessing both fruit of wisdom , fruit of life, become god . shinji, 1 other humans, converses them, particularly rei , kaworu. revealed shinji , eva s absorption of fruit of life , fruit of wisdom meant eva, , pilot inside, continue exist forever, after sun, moon, , planets gone . converses yui, whom wonders do, until decides wants live , returns earth. asuka appears next him , shinji attempts strangle un-clarified reason, stops himself , breaks down after asuka regains consciousness , caresses face.

rebuild of evangelion

in rebuild of evangelion shinji returns central protagonist in evangelion: 1.0 (not) alone, shown more outspoken tv counterpart. in film, shinji s role same of anime series. assigned pilot of unit-01 , works alongside rei defeat angel ramiel. in evangelion: 2.0 can (not) advance, shinji continues duties pilot of unit-01, albeit reluctantly. after battle bardiel, wherein father forced him critically injure asuka, shinji retires duties , leaves nerv. when zeruel consumes rei, shinji returns , defeats angel seemingly fusing evangelion. in evangelion: 3.0 can (not) redo, set fifteen years later, shinji awakened changed world caused third impact started. treats shinji poorly, except kaworu. clone of rei pilots mark 09, aka vessel of adams. after shinji realizes did not save rei, , kaworu pilot eva-13, 1 of 4 adams , powerful known evangelion 2 operate. attempt erase third impact using spears of longinus , cassius allegedly lodged in lilith, instead start fourth impact after shinji pulls 2 spears of longinus out lilith, ignoring kaworu , asuka s warning. eva-13 eats twelfth angel , ascends divinity. however, kaworu sacrifices himself stop fourth impact, leaving shinji losing live. fourth film yet released.

in other media

shinji appears in manga adaptations of neon genesis evangelion, including yoshiyuki sadamoto s manga adaptation. manga follows plot of anime occasional alterations in events. in manga, shinji s role similar anime counterpart, although changes in characterization apparent. due fact manga written sadamoto s point of view involving shinji. sadamoto inspired write manga after learning of shinji s role in first episode of television series. shinji primary protagonist in shinji ikari raising project , neon genesis evangelion: campus apocalypse portrayed in different light anime counterpart.

shinji, alongside other evangelion characters, makes frequent appearances in video games, such neon genesis evangelion nintendo 64. shinji playable character in popular cross-over video game franchise super robot wars , other evangelion characters work characters various other mecha series.