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Evangelion character directory

Every person carries part of the ending.

Pilots, commanders, classmates, scientists, parents, survivors and committee members each reveal a different cost hidden inside Evangelion’s machines.

Bottom line: Evangelion does not divide neatly into heroes, villains and background bodies. A quiet classmate can expose the civilian cost of a battle. A technician can reveal how obedience survives inside a collapsing institution. A parent who barely appears can still shape decades of fear, ambition and abandonment.

This directory keeps the original animated series and the Rebuild continuity legible without pretending every version gives each person the same fate. Status labels therefore identify deaths that remain stable and mark continuity-dependent lives honestly. Open any card for the full profile, including the character’s role, relationships, turning points and larger meaning.

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Pilots and central relationships

Shinji Ikari Evangelion character profile artwork

Shinji Ikari

Eva pilot and emotional center

Status: Continuity-dependent

Rei Ayanami Evangelion character profile artwork

Rei Ayanami

Eva pilot and engineered identity

Status: Continuity-dependent

Kaworu Nagisa Evangelion character profile artwork

Kaworu Nagisa

Fifth Child and final Angel

Status: Recurring across continuities

Misato Katsuragi Evangelion character profile artwork

Misato Katsuragi

Operations commander and guardian

Status: Continuity-dependent

Gendo Ikari Evangelion character profile artwork

Gendo Ikari

NERV commander and architect of Instrumentality

Status: Deceased

Character files

NERV, science and operations

Ritsuko Akagi Evangelion character profile artwork

Ritsuko Akagi

NERV chief scientist

Status: Continuity-dependent

Ryoji Kaji Evangelion character profile artwork

Ryoji Kaji

Triple agent and investigator

Status: Deceased

Maya Ibuki Evangelion character profile artwork

Maya Ibuki

NERV technical officer

Status: Continuity-dependent

Makoto Hyuga Evangelion character profile artwork

Makoto Hyuga

NERV tactical officer

Status: Continuity-dependent

Shigeru Aoba Evangelion character profile artwork

Shigeru Aoba

NERV communications officer

Status: Continuity-dependent

Yui Ikari Evangelion character profile artwork

Yui Ikari

Unit-01 soul and hidden architect

Status: Transformed

Naoko Akagi Evangelion character profile artwork

Naoko Akagi

MAGI creator and scientist

Status: Deceased

Character files

Classmates, family and ordinary life

Hikari Horaki Evangelion character profile artwork

Hikari Horaki

Class representative and civilian witness

Status: Continuity-dependent

Toji Suzuhara Evangelion character profile artwork

Toji Suzuhara

Classmate and selected pilot

Status: Continuity-dependent

Kensuke Aida Evangelion character profile artwork

Kensuke Aida

Classmate, observer and survivor

Status: Continuity-dependent

Pen Pen Evangelion character profile artwork

Pen Pen

Misato’s household companion

Status: Continuity-dependent

Character files

Rebuild and WILLE

Koji Takao Evangelion character profile artwork

Koji Takao

WILLE engineering officer

Status: Alive

Character files

SEELE, rivals and outside power

Keep the whole franchise in view.

Character profiles make more sense beside the episode order, movie continuities, reviews, Reacts, lore and production history.

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