Name:  Rei Ayanami
 Age:  14
Rank:  Pilot

Rei is sometimes referred to as the "first child". She was one of the first chosen to pilot an Evangelion. She is chosen to pilot unit 00, which is the prototype Evangelion. During a test of the Eva, something went wrong and Rei was seriously injured which is why Shinji was needed. Oddly enough, Rei has a closer relationship to Shinji's father than he does. Gendo treats her like a daughter, and she likewise views him as a sort of father. Gendo is one of the few individuals whom has seen her smile. Eventually she does form a sort of bond with Shinji, and we see that he also sees her smile once.

Rei is a very quiet, meek girl. She is soft spoken and does what she is told to. For the most part she never shows her emotion, but then again she perhaps doesn't feel much of anything at all. She lives in a "not so nice neighborhood", and her apartment is a total mess. She is also rather selfless and never really considers her own safety. She can also be very strait forward as far as voicing her opinions, although this is not always so polite. Over all Rei is a very mysterious girl. Her past has been erased and she never speaks of herself. Yet there is quite a bit more to Rei Ayanami than anyone realizes, all linked to her past....

Best Quote:     "Will you get off of me?"

Name:  Asuka Langley Soryu
 Age:  14
Rank:  Pilot 

Asuka is sometimes referred to as the second child. She is only 1/4 Japanese and 3/4 German. Eventually she is brought from Germany to Japan to fight along side the other Evangelions. She is a very intelligent girl, who has graduated college and speaks at least two languages fluently. Asuka is very confident and perhaps a little too bossy. She is also very proud to be the pilot of Unit 02, which she believes with her abilities is superior to the other Evangelions. In fact the main reason she is an Eva pilot is so that she can prove her abilities to the world. Her pride also motivates her to do things that are brash and perhaps not the wisest decitions. Her opinions towards Rei are somewhat unclear, but she obviously never plans to be shown up by the likes of Rei Ayanami. As for her opinions towards Shinji, she obviously considers her abilities superior to that of him, yet even though she is competitive with him, she does to some extent like him. Asuka also rooms with Misato and Shinji. And considering the ammount of her belongings, there is room for little else.

Best Quote:    "I'm not showing up in public in this stupid thing! That's the sort of thing you have Shinji for!"

Name:  Shinji Ikari
 Age:  14
Rank:  Pilot

Shinji is sometimes referred to as the third child. Shinji is usually depressed, not very assertive and, mainly gets through life by just doing what he is told. He is brought to Tokyo 3 mainly to pilot Evangelion unit 1, but this is also the residence of his father Gendo Ikari, who is the chief commander of NERV. Shinji and his father have a rather cold and estranged relationship. They hadn't even seen each other in 3 years, and the only reason that Gendo sent for his son, is because he has a use for his son. Shinji pilots the Eva mainly so that he can prove himself to his father, even though he does not realize this at first. One thing that is apparent is that he synchronized easily with his Eva which saved him from being crushed without him even being in the cockpit. From then Shinji does not have the best of experiences in the Eva. And worse comes to worse when he has to live with the party girl a.k.a. Misato. Although the roommates become like family eventually. Shinji also has problems (like all guys) with a wandering eye. Over the course of time, he does eventually make friends, and becomes a bit more confident as time goes on.

Best Quote:     "You cheat!! You were awake??!!"

Name:  Misato Katsuragi
 Age:  29
Rank:  Captain

Misato is the field commander of NERV. She is for the most part responsible for defeating the Angels. Misato is a very attractive woman of whom Shinji's schoolmates are somewhat jealous. But as Shinji says: "you don't know what kind of a slob she is". Apparently Misato is rather messy due to the fact that before Shinji came there was trash everywhere and dirty laundry hanging around everywhere. She also has a pet penguin named Pen Pen. Her diet consists mainly of snacks, beer, beer, and occasionally fast / instant food. Her cooking ability is also something comparable to lethal (maybe she should cook for the Angels... hmm...) And of course lets not forget the morning tradition of rice and Saki. As far as driving, her parking ability is amazing (amazing that she hasn't killed anyone that is). And as far as we see she is not currently involved in a relationship, although she does appear to feel something towards Kaji.As far as her professional life, she is very courageous and calm, although she is occasionally hot headed during intense situations. She is also very rescourseful.

Over all you just have to like Misato. After all, you can never have too many party girls in anime right?

Best Quote:     "Yeeehaw! [burp] That's the way to start your morning!"

Name:  Gendo Ikari
Age:   48
Rank:  Cheif Commander

Gendo is the Chief Commander of NERV. As the senior member of the organization, he not only directs NERV, but also is aware of the organizations true purpose and intent. He is a very cold person and almost never shows emotion of any form. He regards people as tools, or simply as a means of attaining a goal. Even his son Shinji, of whom he has no true relationship with, he simply brought to NERV simply to be used as a pilot for Evangelion Unit 1. The one person Gendo does seem to feel something towards is the young girl Rei Ayanami. After Unit 0 went out of control and Rei's plug was ejected, Gendo opened the superheated hatch with his bare hands. Rei also seems to like Gendo, although normally the two hardly show any emotion at all.

Name:  Ritsuko Akagi
 Age:  30
Rank:  Development Manager

Risuko is one of the head scientists responsible for the developments of the Evangelions. She is rather inelegant (obviously), and a good friend of Misato, who she has known since college. She is very professional and well composed, even under pressure. Risuko also seems to feel something towards Kaji, who is interested in seducing the secrets of NERV from her.

Best Quote:     "If your trying to put the moves on me, I'm afraid you can't... not with that face pressed against the glass anyway..."

Name:  Kaji Ryouji
 Age:  31

Kaji comes to NERV along with Asuka (whom has a sort of crush on him). Kaji is one of the few people who has some idea of what NERV is up to. He brought Gendo the life form known as "Adam". The has known both Misato and Risuko since they went to college. Things sort of get turned around and the two ladies fall in love with him. Kaji is a sort of ladies man. In fact he uses this to his advantage as he is actually a spy for the Japanese government that was sent to investigate NERV.

Best Quote:     "So is she still so wild in bed? ... nope she hasn't changed a bit."

Name:  Suzuhara Touji
 Age:  14

Touji attends the same school as Shinji. Before the arrival of Shinji he was a good friend of Kensuke. Touji's sister was initially injured after Shinji's first battle with an Angel, for which Touji gives Shinji a bloody lip. Later, he and Shinji become friends. He, Shinji, and Kensuke are sometimes referred to as the "three stooges". Touji is a very brash and stubborn person. Generally he has a tendency to act before he thinks.

Best Quote:     [before pulling down his pants] "Here's your change!"

Name:  Kensuke Aida
 Age:  14

Kensuke is a good friend of Touji's. Later; he ,Touji, and Shinji are a part of a trio. He has a tendency to tinker with his labtop computer. He is also an encyclopedia of military equipment. The other thing we see Kensuke with is his video recorder... of which he is nearly inseparable. He is also fascinated with the Evangelions.