Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary: Encyclopedia II - Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary - Equipment

Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary - Equipment

Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary - Entry Plug

Pilots control their Evangelion from within their "Entry Plugs". They are long, cylindrical structures rounded at both ends with a hatch to allow the pilots' entry. After the pilot enters the plug, the plug is filled with the breathable fluid, LCL. Control from within the entry plug for activation of the Evangelion usually consists of voice-commands (in conjunction with mental thought), although this is usually done by those concerned at NERV, remotely. In controlling the movements of the Evangelion, pilots must be able to "synchronize" with it. According to the Evangelion Death & Rebirth Theatrical Program booklet, it says:

The Evangelion are controlled mainly by linking with the cranial nerves of the pilot. Of these, the most important is this A^10 nerve. ... It is associated with higher order brain functions such as memory, cognizance and the execution of movement, and with emotions such as anxiety, fear, happiness and pleasure. In addition, it is also said to play an important role in affection between parent and child, and between lovers.

In practice, the connection is, most importantly, made through the interface headsets placed on the pilot's head, and are picked up from within the entry plug. Also, the plug suit helps in boosting the synchronization rate. Apparatuses found within the entry plug include two distinctly designed hand-triggers which are used for simple, but delicate, finger movement for firearms. The screens that show the external environment surround the pilot and are picked up by cameras located on the Evangelion's head. They also display other information, and are apparently three-dimensional projections.

Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary - LCL

LCL is naturally a yellow-tinted, translucent liquid, and is used to mentally link a pilot with the Evangelion and supply oxygen directly to the lungs when breathed. Its properties can be altered when it is electrically charged; this often includes turning the liquid transparent. It also helps in protecting a pilot from mental attacks and physical shocks. The LCL fluid may also be compared to the amniotic fluid in the mother's womb (even though amniotic fluid is not breathable); many of the mother references that the main character has in the story takes place in LCL. It is mentioned by the characters that the cockpit smells of blood when filled with LCL. LCL is also the blood of Lilith. This blood comes from Lilith's side which has been pierced by the Lance, much like Christ himself. It is often said that the term LCL stands for Link Connection Liquid, but this definition is not directly made in the series.

Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary - Dummy Plug

The Dummy Plugs are artificial pilots. All the regular Eva units are eventually fitted so they can be operated with either the pilot or the Dummy Plug. There are two known types of Dummy Plugs, those with the "personality" of Rei Ayanami and those with the "personality" of Kaworu Nagisa (the latter were used in the Mass Production Evangelions). It is said that they are programmed with operator data collected from their subjects, but others believe that they contain soulless physical clones of Rei and Kaworu. This second belief is supported by a scene in which a large tank filled with clones of Rei floating in LCL is described as "parts for the Dummy Plug system" by Ritsuko. In fact, the two theories are not fundamentally incompatible, since the clones are mindless as well as soulless. The mass-produced Evangelions were equipped with Dummy Plugs in order to avoid the unpredictable behaviour of human pilots.

Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary - Progressive Knife

A combat knife used by the Evangelions that is stored in the shoulder "wing" of the Eva’s. It works by vibrating particles at an extremely high frequency, which allows it to slice an object at the "molecular level". It has barely any effect, however, on the AT-Fields of angels. It is often referred to as a "prog knife".

Unit 02 has an advanced version, on which once the blade is broken, a button is pressed and another blade is extended from the handle. It resembles a utility knife with a multi-segmented, breakable blade, unlike the giant Bowie knife carried by Unit 01.

Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary - Lance of Longinus

Also known as the Spear of Destiny; it is an artifact of great power, able to pierce AT fields. It resembles a long red spear (Evangelion-sized) that forks near the middle, the two shafts first twisting around themselves to form a helix and then becoming straight. However, the split ends of the lance are reunited when embedded in a target.

The Lance was used in a "contact experiment" with Adam, which caused the Angel's awakening and the Second Impact. In episode 12, the Lance was recovered from the new "dead sea" to be used to control Lilith. The Lance was used as a last resort weapon to attack the 15th Angel, Arael, which was in orbit and outside the direct reach of the Evas or any suitable terrestrial weapons. After being launched by the Eva-00, it destroyed the Angel, but got into lunar orbit and was effectively lost from NERV. It eventually planted itself into the moon's surface; it returned in "End of Evangelion", moments before the Third Impact. The Lance is a key piece to the process of Instrumentality.

Artificial versions of the Lance are used as the primary weapon for the mass production type Evangelion units, and also feature prominently in the Instrumentality.

The name "Lance of Longinus" originally refers to a Christian mythological object, also called the Spear of Destiny, which is supposedly the spear that a Roman soldier (Longinus) used to pierce Jesus Christ's side after he was crucified. In the original Japanese, the weapon was referred to as the "Spear of Longinus". The real name should be Lancea Longini, in the correct Latin form.

Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary - S² Engine

The "Super Solenoid Engine" is a limitless source of power originally found in the bodies of the Angels. The S² engines operation is explained through the Super Solenoid Theory which was developed by Dr. Katsuragi, Misato Katsuragi's father. Not much has been said about the theory, but it should be noted that it is not based on the theory of atomic energy, which is concerned with converting matter into energy. Being initially deprived of this kind of engine, the Evas must be always connected to an external power source and can only function for one to five minutes (Depending of the Evas activity) using their internal battery, alone. Some fans prefer to use the term "S² Organ" over "S² Engine" because it bears a more "organic" feel to the Evas.

An attempt was made to install an S² engine into Eva-04. When the S² engine was activated, the containment fields of the engine broke down and "all the installations involved within a radius of 89km from the center were annihilated", resulting in the disappearance of NERV-2 in the US. It is a possibility that it was caused by an act of sabotage. After the incident, SEELE tried to keep the S² engine from being used in the Evas, but their attempts failed when Shinji's Eva-01 acquired one from the consumption of the body of Zeruel, the 14th Angel (in episode 19, "Introjection"). This resulted in Unit-01 being considered a "God" by SEELE, which is what the committee did not want. However, when the Lance of Longinus is lost by NERV and Lilith is no-longer usable, Unit-01 became the alternative because of the above. The Mass Production Evas, however, all have S² engines because they were to be part of the Instrumentality project.

Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary - AT Field

"Absolute Terror Field". At the beginning of the series, the AT field is shown as a barrier that the Angels can use to withstand nearly any conventional assault, a barrier that can only be penetrated by a large enough energy source, like the positron cannon used on Ramiel the fifth angel or the N2 Mine used against the seventh Angel Israfel, or by another AT field (such as those generated by the Evas). Toward the climax of the series, it is revealed that every being has an AT Field, and that it is the literal wall that separates one's identity from other egos and external reality. It is, then, the cause of loneliness and pain, and can be related to the so-called "Hedgehog's Dilemma" exhibited by main character Shinji Ikari — the fact that some people feel pain from loneliness but also get hurt when approached, and the closer they are to others, the more they are hurt.

At the climax of End of Evangelion, after the Third Impact, the re-awakened Lilith produces a massive anti-AT field that neutralizes the AT fields of all human beings, thus returning them to an undifferentiated state — the Sea of LCL, a primordial soup of sorts.

The AT field is a very existential angst concept. It also bears resemblance to the "morphogenetic field" of Rupert Sheldrake.

In mainstream psychology, the Absolute Terror Field is also comparable to the perceived physical (or mental) proximity at which an autistic person or someone similarly affected by conditions of a high ego will panic and become irrational or violent if someone or something that they do not recognize penetrates said proximity. In other terms, it is the threshold of violation of personal space. It would theoretically follow that all humans (and likely most animal organisms) have Absolute Terror Fields of lesser magnitudes. This can be illustrated by issues of trust: most people would not appreciate a total stranger touching them inappropriately or whispering in their ear, since such actions violate a sensibility concerning proximity that is tied directly to how much one trusts the other person.

Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary - D-type Equipment

A thick, heat resistant armor used for sending Evas into extreme conditions. It resembles an old-fashioned diving suit and is fitted with coolant circulation systems. Unit 02 was equipped with the D-type equipment when it entered a volcano in Episode 10. Asuka wears a modified plug suit with expandable thermal insulation in this episode, so the special suit may also be part of the D-type equipment.

Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary - N² Weapon A.K.A. N² Mine

This "Non-Nuclear Weapon" is a "clean" bomb as strong as a nuclear bomb but without all the dangerous radiation and nuclear fallout (though it does produce a significant electromagnetic pulse). The significant explosive force is capable of harming even an angel; in fact, it is first seen when utilized against the Sachiel during Episode 01. However, it only succeeds in causing moderate damage that the angel proceeded to regenerate. The N² bombs, while considered in several other missions, were only used to harm one other angel - Israfel, who lost 30 percent of its mass and took six days to recover. At least 994 were produced, as use of the remaining 992 was considered against Leliel. One more N² weapon was used in The End of Evangelion to destroy the roof of the Geofront.

It should be noted that production notes of the series refer to the N² bombs as the P-bomb, leading to speculation that it might be some sort of subatomic particle weapon. The translation by ADV Films render the term as "N² Mine".

Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary - MAGI Super Computer System

The bio-computer system designed by Dr. Naoko Akagi for GEHIRN. It is divided into three personalities, named after the three traditionally named Magi who, in some versions of the Gospel, visited Jesus at his birth:

• Melchior - Dr. Naoko Akagi as a scientist;
• Balthasar - Dr. Naoko Akagi as a mother;
• Casper - Dr. Naoko Akagi as a woman (the one that betrays her daughter for her lover in the End of Evangelion movie).

The original MAGI are located at NERV's First Branch in the Geo-Front, but the various other branches also have their own sets of MAGI supercomputers located in:

• Matsushiro, Japan (part of the city of Nagano)
• Berlin, Germany
• Massachusetts, USA
• Hamburg, Germany
• Beijing, China

Neon Genesis Evangelion glossary - Jet Alone

A nuclear-powered unmanned super robot, created by an independent corporation for the Japanese government with the intention of supplanting the Evangelion units. However, its control systems were tampered with by agents of NERV and the unit's first public demonstration nearly ended in a nuclear disaster. The project remained unsuccessful after the incident.

The name of JA comes from the robot, Jet Jaguar, from the special effects film Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973). Jet Jaguar was a robot whose design was chosen from submissions from the public, and when it was initially announced, its name was Red Alone. Jet Alone is a name made by combining Red Alone and Jet Jaguar.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Equipment", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki