Neon Genesis Evangelion/Trivia: Difference between revisions

* [[Executive Meddling]]:

** One of many theories regarding how the final episodes came to be as [[Gainax Ending|notoriously bizarre]] as they are is that the original scripts for the last two episodes were rejected by the network due to their [[Family-Unfriendly Violence|graphic content]]; thus the current ending was made due to last-minute budget cuts and/or as a way of giving the network the finger, and the rejected scripts eventually became ''The End of Evangelion''.

* [[Fan Nickname]]:

** "Tang" for LCL.

** "Uberpimp" for Gendo. {{spoiler|Super Gendo, Super Adam Gendo}} and others for {{spoiler|his insane AT Field-generating incarnation}} in the manga.

** "Harpies" for Evangelion units 05-13 because they look like grotesque cyber-vultures.

* [[The Other Marty]]/[[The Other Darrin]]: While the Japanese cast has remained remarkably consistent over the years, the English dub is notorious for being recast with every subsequent iteration of the series (four so far, for those keeping track). Most characters have had between two and four different voice actors, with poor Toji having at least ''six''. The only characters who have retained the same voice between every version so far are Shinji, Misato and Asuka.

* [[Shrug of God]]: After fans were upset with the ambiguity of the series, [[Hideaki Anno]] basically declared that it was up to viewers to determine their own meaning and reprimanded them for expecting all the answers on a silver platter. Over the years he has offered, at best, several vague and contradictory statements as to the meaning(s) and intentions of the series.

** When the kanji for ''nami'' (波) is placed behind ''maki'' (真希), this will literally mean "wave winding", which can reference "momentum" and/or "velocity". In turn, this relates over to the speed of light mentioned earlier, in which light is found to have both mass and velocity in the form of an electron/photon. For comparison to this "speed of light", her personality (as it is on the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)/Characters|Characters page]]) is most often described as a hard-hitter who normally presses [[Berserk Button|Berserk Buttons]] on the battlefield.

** The second variant is when the kanji for ''unusual''(!) (which is 希) is removed from the above. This new term (波真, which is now ''nami shin'') now has an entirely new meaning: ''True Wave''. This would be best represented by how, near the ending of ''Rebuild 2.0'', Makinami unleashes an entirely new form of the EVA. She explains this as a pilot "rids itself of its humanity", and she uses code word to unlock this new form: ''The Beast''. Note that the Angels are, as per NERV's research, [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|supposed to bear a 99.89 percent similarity to humanity]]. That research, along with the above information, makes this "Beast" form not a coincidence.

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* The Evangelions were based visually on [[Go Nagai]] creations ''[[Devilman]]'' and ''[[Mazinger Z]].'' Anno cites the terrifying face, slender build, hunched back and chest plate as coming from Devilman, while its glowing eyes with the red markings were derived from Mazinger Z. The first shot of Evangelion, with its large head, was a direct homage to the first episode of Mazinger Z.

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* Frame by frame on Episode 22, during the [[Mind Rape]] sequence, we get some...[[Incredibly Lame Pun|creepy analysis]] of what the Angel is doing. In order (apply [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]] throughout):

** The kanji for "Baka!".

** A series of German lines that, when combined, mention that Asuka was actually saddened when her mother died.