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* [[The Atoner]]: Gendo is making a genuine effort to be this -- although [[Manipulative Bastard|Gendo]] being [[Magnificent Bastard|Gendo]], his chosen avenues tend to be [[Xanatos Roulette|complex]] and [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|questionable]] in nature.
* [[Badass Boast]]: '''Rei:''' I am {{spoiler|Adam.}} I am {{spoiler|Lilith.}} And you are ''screwed''."
* [[Broken Bird]]: Asuka. Hoo Boy, where to start. The events of Instrumentality ripped her pride to shreds and left her an absolute wreak. While the rest of the cast began to pick up and move on with their lives, her bitterness, resentment, and sense of self worth steadily grew worse and worse, culminating in a violent meltdown 4 years later (see [[Freak -Out]]). She fled back to Germany after the breakdown and spent the next few years rebuilding her life and recovering from her ordeals. She's mellowed out considerably since then, but still rather bitter towards her old life, and convinced that everyone she knew back in Tokyo-3 hates her guts and/or sees her as a pitiful wreak of a human being.
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: The Lilith part of Rei ''really'' wants Shinji to make her some babies.
* [[Crossover]]: The changes in Instrumentality that form the backstory of ''Walking'' are a result of {{spoiler|the [[Butterfly of Doom|butterfly effect]] of the interactions of the canon NGE cast with the characters from ''Nobody Dies'' that were dropped there by that fic's version of Leliel}}.
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* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Even though she is calmer than before, Asuka still keeps her fiery temper.
* [[For Want of a Nail]]: See [[Crossover]] above.
* [[Freak -Out]]: Asuka had a massive meltdown about 8 years prior to the start of the story, which ''destroyed'' Misato's living room and put Shinji into a coma.
* [[Guile Hero]]: Even more so than ''Nobody Dies'', Gendo. Shinji has come to think that complex plans are just the way his dad works.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: It IS a Shinji/Asuka fic. Shinji bluntly states he had been waiting ''twelve'' years to fulfill his Asuka-related fantasies, and Gendo explained to Asuka all relationships his son had been on since college had failed because he kept comparing his girlfriends with Asuka and finding them wanting.
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** Asuka again, and once again Shinji finds her scars attractive.
** Shinji has a scar on his chest from when the Lance entered Unit 01's core during Instrumentality.
* [[Shout -Out]]: There's one standout line from the beginning of chapter 12.
{{quote| '''Asuka:''' You have fans. Don't you remember when you thought the whole world hated you?<br />
'''Shinji:''' I eventually figured out I was actually attractive for a kid my age.<br />
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