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{{quote|''[[Warhammer 40,000|WH40k]] can make anything [[Took a Level in Badass|Awesome]]. Even [[Take That|one of, if not the, most whiny, pathetic spineless wusses in fiction]]. This is my creed. The Emperor's hand guides all.''|[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1211674/Charles_Bhepin Charles Bhepin], the author.}}

 

 

[["On the Next..."|In the second chapter]], he actually arrives in Tokyo-3 and meets his Evangelion.

See also ''[[Thousand Shinji]]'', a more direct ''Eva''-''40K'' crossover that is shorter, [[Darker and Edgier|darker]], and with a [[Anti-Hero|different evolution of Shinji]].

 

 

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* [[Alliteration]] - "Dark figures with dark designs deigned to discuss their dire directives despite the distance."

* [[Adults Are Useless]]:

*** {{spoiler|Shinji}} is the most physically normal of the pilots, being the only one {{spoiler|1=not infused with Angel DNA}}. That being said, he also subverts the trope in that {{spoiler|his abilities often go [[Up to Eleven|far beyond]] the territory of blatantly-admitted ''superhumans''}}.

*** Admiral "Miracle" Yang Wen-li and Sergeant Angelo De Leon certainly qualify.

** [[Badass Preacher]] - A facet of {{spoiler|Makoto}}'s personality that occasionally shows up.

** [[Colonel Badass]] - Misato eventually gets a well-deserved promotion, and even acts as commander of NERV for a time.

** SEELE's membership give the less family-friendly version of the phrase when Shinji {{spoiler|quits NERV}}, and just after they finally realize that no global power, anywhere, knows either his ultimate intentions or the limits of his capabilities.

* [[Omake]] - Pen-Pen's experiments with flight and {{spoiler|Battle-Sister Ibuki}}'s nighttime adventures. Also, a discussion on some alternate uses of Wraithbone, the revelation that {{spoiler|Shinji's character development is all proceeding according to ''[[The Man Behind the Man|Yui]]'s'' plan}}, and some disturbingly cute interactions between Shinji and Rei in the [[Alternate Universe]].

* [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Women]] - Asuka and Ritsuko bond over their mutual loathing of Shinji's ability to "pull weird shit with his AT-field." Inevitably, such attitudes prove only temporary, with both slowly drawn ever further into the impossibilities of his existence; and in the case of Asuka, {{spoiler|actively seeking his nigh-inhuman power...and slowly being granted it}}.

* [[Order Versus Chaos]] - One of the strongest ongoing philosophical debates of the story, with Shinji's mind being only one of the most prominent battlegrounds. For more than a few others, the stability he has brought to their lives, when present, has only too easily served to magnify the resulting chaos, when not.

* [[The Power of Rock]] - Iruel's low-frequency, fear-inducing sonic attack is first countered by a bunch of Gretch banging pots and pans together.

* [[Power Perversion Potential]] - After hearing how Shinji can sync with Rei's AT-Field, Agent Jiro wonders "So...just by thinking about it, can you make her o-" Luckily his partner has the presence of mind to shut him up before he's torn apart.

* [[Prophecy Twist]]:

** SEELE comes to realize that due to changing circumstances, the old Dead Sea scrolls now have a few possible interpretations. {{spoiler|Additionally, the ''words on the lambskin themselves'' have changed}}.

** [[Captain Obvious|Obviously]], many ''40K'' and ''[[Dawn of War]]'' references, as well as [[Gaunt's Ghosts]] (going by the name: Haggard's Haunters), [[Ciaphas Cain]], and ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]''.

** The following works get at least one reference (and some get several): ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'', ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Girl Genius]]'', the [[Gundam]] franchise, ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'', ''[[South Park]]'', ''[[GaoGaiGar]]'', ''[[The Incredible Hulk]]'', ''[[Firefly]]'' / ''[[Serenity]]'', ''[[Tremors]]'', ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Fallout]]'', ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'', ''[[Starship Troopers]]'', ''[[Castlevania]]'', ''[[Death Note]]'', ''[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]'', ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', ''[[Star Control]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes]]'', ''[[Harry Potter]]'', the ''[[Doom]]'' comic book, ''[[Trigun]]'', ''[[Discworld]]'', ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'', the ''[[Evil Dead]]'' franchise, ''[[Let's Play|The Saga of Boatmurdered]]'', [[H.P. Lovecraft]], ''[[Spaceballs]]'', [[Keith Laumer]]'s Bolos, ''[[Predator]]'', ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'', ''[[Zero Wing]]'', ''[[Tsukihime]]'', ''[[1632]]'', ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'', ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'', ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'', ''[[The Addams Family]]'', the [[Marvel Civil War]], ''[[Halo]]'', ''[[Naruto]]'', ''[[Star Trek]]'', ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]'', ''[[Slayers]]'', ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'', ''[[Hellsing]]'', ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', ''[[Warcraft]]'', ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'', ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', ''[[The Big O]]'', [[Harry Turtledove]]'s ''[[Worldwar]]'' series, ''[[Dune]]'', ''[[Fight Club]]'', ''[[Indiana Jones]]'', ''[[Penny Arcade]]'', ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', ''[[The Mouse That Roared]]'', ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'', ''[[Command & Conquer]]'', ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]''...and likely many more before the story's finished.

** Not even music escapes.

{{quote|"Ahhaha, yes! Shine, sattava!" Hasya laughed freely. "[[Pink Floyd|Shine on, you crazy diamond!]]"}}

* [[The Unwanted Harem]] - Aside from [[Neon Genesis Evangelion/Characters|the usual suspects]], Misato claims in part 3 of "Cry for Me, Tokyo-3" that "Shinji could just walk up to to nearly any woman, say 'I want to have sex with you'...and they would." Herself included.

** Considering that the Farseer, who is an aspect of Shinji's unconscious, really seems to want Shinji to have a harem, it's hard to say whether they're really that unwanted.

** The Russian precognitive, whenever asked about Shinji, always replies "I want to bear his children". [[Creepy Child|Considering the fact she's under ten,]] [[Squick|it's more than a little unsettling.]]

** Also, unwanted in the case of Shinji, specifically. {{spoiler|Rei and Maya}}, for their part, have made it perfectly clear just how 'unwanted' the arrangement is for them, {{spoiler|with Rei going so far as to intend to calmly ''[[You Can't Fight Fate|force it upon him]]''}}.

* [[With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility]] - In the prologue, after a carefully-crafted plan to get the attention of his crush fails spectacularly, Shinji gives in to his hatred and despair. Soon afterward, the girl who scorned him meets a [[Rape as Drama|terrible fate]], and Shinji is haunted with guilt for either causing the incident or not doing enough to prevent it, vowing never to let anyone suffer like that again.

* [[Worthy Opponent]] - Even the Angels begin to fear/respect Shinji, and during the Israfel battle, one of the Angel's "halves" ''backs down'' for a moment as Shinji deals with a hostage standoff. By Chapter 33, Shinji has evolved into a thing of horror for their race.

** Alternatively, the scene could be implying Rei as the yandere to Asuka's blatant tsundere, as past chapter six, Rei {{spoiler|will do anything Shinji wants; ''absolutely '''anything''''', without a moment's hesitation}}.

{{quote|''{{spoiler|She felt indeed, happy. Whatever you say, pilot Ikari. It is as I will be. For you have said to believe, and I do. Together shall we stand; until time itself ends. My name is Ayanami Rei. [[My Master, Right or Wrong|I shall love that which you love, and shun that which you shun]]. Until time itself ends}}.''}}

* [[Yaoi Fangirl]] - Maya

* [[You Have Failed Me...]] - Averted. Gendo, as the semi-malevolent amoral dictator of NERV, uses the threat of firing people to keep them in line. With events taking a different turn, the best he can do is severely reprimand them and dock pay since [[Take a Third Option|the list of other careers a NERV employee can have has significally increased]], as well as the UN taking a more active role in overseeing the agency. Played straight with SEELE, which will make bloody examples out of people who they see as inadequate, and {{spoiler|Gendo's execution of Rei II after she stops blindly following his orders}}.

 

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