PROJECT EVA TOP SECRET 14TH INTERIM REPORT / UP TO END OF EVA: MAGOKORO NO KIMI NI INSTRUMENTALITY OF MAN COMMITTEE EVENT OUTLINE FOR FISCAL 2015 - 2016 SUMMARY ---------- DRAWN UP BY: Col. Gregory Lam Version 2.3 4/3/00 CHANGES FROM 2.0: Fixed/updated pre-2015, 2016, Book of Angels, added info from Red Cross Book. The objective of this document is to review and examine the timeline of events leading up to 2016 surrounding the special UN agency NERV, its associated directives and the appearance of the Angels. This event outline is intended to clarify facts and explain some of the mysteries for our investigation. [OOC: In other words, it's a timeline for the anime _Neon Genesis Evangelion_. It's a rather convoluted show, and I hope this timeline can help explain the origins of Evas and Angels, as well as the pasts of the major characters. Questions, comments and suggestions are always welcome.] ** SPOILER WARNING *********************************************************** * If you haven't seen up to where the document is, you're in for spoilers. * * The suspenseful nature of Eva means you are reading at your own risk. * ****************************************************************************** The First Mutual Compatibility Test. Examinee: Ayanami Rei Mountain. Heavy are the mountains, Something that changes through the ages. Sky. Blue sky. Something visible, something invisible. Sun. Something unique. Water. Something agreeable. Commander Ikari. Flowers. Many of them alike, many of them useless. Sky. Red, red sky. Red colour. Red colour that I hate. Water flow. Blood. The smell of blood. A woman that does not bleed. Made from the red soil are humans. Made by Man and Woman are humans. Cities. Something that humans made. Eva. Something that humans made. Humans are what? Something that God made. Humans are things which humans made. The things I possess are my life and mind. The vessel of a mind. Entry plug, the throne of a soul. - The First Child, Episode 14, "Weaving A Story" Welcome to Neon Genesis Evangelion, ladies and gentlemen. --------- Late Cretaceous Era, 60 million years ago Off the coast of present-day Yucatan Peninsula: A large meteorite 100 kilometres in radius strikes Earth, extinguishing almost all life, most notably the dinosaurs. Other organisms are formed and flourish in their absence. This catastrophic event is known as First Impact. 1947 Dead Sea, Israel: The fragments of hundreds of documents, encased in glass bottles, are found in a cave on the shore by young shepherds. These so-called Dead Sea Scrolls are later examined and translated by scholars worldwide. Of interest is the War Scroll, a non-biblical Qumran manuscript which foretells the final apocalyptic battle against good and evil, and may be the text that the scenario of Seele is based on. 1957 April 9 - Fuyutsuki Kouzou born. 1967 Apr. 27 - Rokubungi Gendou born. 1974 - Kyoko Langley Zeppelin born. 1977 - Ikari Yui born. 1984 June 17 - Ryouji Kaji born. 1985 Nov. 21 - Akagi Ritsuko born. 1986 Dec. 8 - Katsuragi Misato born. * Events that cannot be specifically placed on this timeline: Misato's mother divorces Dr. Katsuragi. The Seele Committee - the top-level executive council who control the United Nations Committee - is formed, its intent being to supervise various activities related to artificial evolution. The council is presided by Chairman Keel Lorenz. 1999 between August and October Kyoto University, Japan: Professor Fuyutsuki Kouzou, Faculty of Metaphysics, meets Ikari Yui, a student in bioengineering rumoured to be funded by the Seele organization. In addition, he is appointed the advisor to Rokubungi Gendou, after Rokubungi is released from jail for brawling. Rokubungi Gendou and Ikari Yui marry in the next two years; Gendou takes Yui's surname. ----------- 2000 A.D. Antarctica: An investigative commission of Seele scientists perform studies concerning the Human Complementation Project, possibly under Special Command A17. The project head, Dr. Katsuragi, brings along his 14 year-old daughter, Misato. Dr. Katsuragi is credited with developing the S2 (super solenoid) theory, a schematic for an engine with immense power capacity. Ikari Gendou is also a member of the team. September 12 Ikari departs the Antarctica research lab. He takes all research documentation with him. September 13 Public historical files released in 2002 claim a meteorite struck East Antarctica, melting the southern polar ice cap and causing a shift in the planetary axis. The world's sea level rises 60 metres in the ensuing tsunamis, submerging most coastal cities. Internal UN reports reveal that, in reality, this was a side effect from reducing the first Angel (humanoid configuration), Adam, to an embyronic form as dictated by the S2 theory. This catastrophic event is known as Second Impact. The only survivor from the NERV expedition is Katsuragi Misato. She suffers from agnosia for at least two years afterwards. Nagisa Kaworu is born on this day. September 20 Tokyo, Japan: The remaining districts of the First Tokyo are destroyed by a new weapon, the N2(non-nuclear) bomb. [source: EVA 2nd Impressions, Red Cross Book] 2000-2003 The directives and foundation of the special UN organization Gehirn are formed. Project EVA, the construction of Tokyo-3 under Hakone, Kanagawa prefecture, the dummy corporation Marduk Institute, and the Instrumentality of Man, Adam and Lancea Longini projects follow suit. 2001 The World Health Organization (presumed) reports that half of the world's population has died. Birth rates will continue to drop in subsequent years, possibly spelling the extinction of the human race. Japan: June 6 - Ikari Shinji born. Dec. 4 - Souryuu Asuka Langley Zeppelin born. Dec. 26 - Suzuhara Touji born. Construction begins on Second Tokyo in Nagano prefecture. 2003 Hakone, Artificial Evolution Research Laboratory: Prof. Fuyutsuki confronts Chief Ikari Gendou of Gehirn on evidence that Second Impact was caused by a mysterious "giant of light" and indirectly caused by Seele. However, Ikari invites him on a tour of the underground Gehirn facilties, and convinces him to join Gehirn instead. Tokyo-2: Construction finalised to the point where capital prerequisites are met. It will become the future site of UN military installations as well as NERV underground facilities at Matsushiro, including MAGI-2. Tokyo-3: The Third New Tokyo City, Magi, and Evangelion Unit Zero are under construction. Tokyo-3 is build in a pre-existing, partially excavated spherical cavity. 2004 Hakone, Second Underground Experiment Installation (later the Terminal Dogma Evangelion graveyard): Ikari Yui dies when an experiment backfires, and Ikari Gendo is suspected of murder. Her son Shinji is present. It has been conjectured that her body dissolved into an Eva unit. It may have even been by her will. The charges are later dropped, and Commander Ikari leaves son Shinji in the care of his tutors. One week later Ikari Gendou starts the Instrumentality of Man/Human Complementation Project. First known instance of a relationship between Ikari and Dr. Akagi. * Event that cannot be specifically placed on this timeline: The Souryuu family moves to Germany. 2005 University of 2nd Tokyo: Akagi Ritsuko meets Katsuragi Misato on campus. Misato meets Ryouji Kaji, and they become romantically involved. Tokyo-3: Construction of surface installations commence, as part of the second capital transfer directive. Dr. Akagi Naoko attempts a soul reclamation experiment, possibly to retrieve Ikari Yui. The experiment fails. The events surrounding this experiment are unknown at this time. Souryuu Kyoko Langley Zeppelin, a researcher at Gehirn, becomes mentally unstable after a "contact" experiment, in what is documented as "E Incident". She later commits suicide by asphysiation, with Asuka bearing witness. Asuka's father later remarries a doctor assigned to Souryuu's care. It is conjectured that Langley's soul was absorbed, like Ikari Yui, into Unit 02. Dozens of other Evangelion units are constructed in subsequent years. Only a few prototypes survive. 2007 The United Nations completes its five-year move of its main headquarters from New York City, USA to Tokyo-2, Japan. 2008 Tokyo-3: Dr. Akagi Ritsuko reports for duty as a member of 'Project E' at Gehirn Technology Development. Last time Kaji and Misato see each other until 0:4. They severe their relationship. 2010 Gehirn Third Branch, Germany: Colonel Katsuragi Misato reports for duty. Tokyo-3: Child Ayanami Rei is introduced. Dr. Akagi Naoko completes the three Magi supercomputers - Caspar, Melchior and Bathalzar. The Magi employ her personality imprints, and operate under pure democratic fundamentals. Magi is the first system to utilize the personality transfer OS, an advanced AI system for 7th generation organic computers. The same night Dr. Akagi Naoko strangles and kills Rei, and commits suicide. Seele dissolves the research organization Gehirn, and forms the organization NERV in its place to properly execute the Human Complementation Project. All facilities and staff are transferred to NERV. Dr. Akagi Ritsuko reports for duty as head of 'Project E' at NERV Technical. She performs the system bootup of Magi. She later also establishes a relationship with Cmdr. Ikari. 2012 Last time Shinji sees his father Cmdr. Ikari until 0:1. 2014 Tokyo-3, Japan: The artificial lifeform Evangelion Unit 00 Prototype (orange cyclops /w white highlights) is completed. The First Child, Ayanami Rei, is designated its exclusive pilot. Her personal records are erased upon serving at NERV. She performs synchronization exercises with Unit 00 for the next seven months. Evangelion Unit 01 Experimental Test Type (purple /w green highlights) is completed. The search for pilot candidates begins. Souryuu Asuka graduates from university. --------- 2015 Sometime between June and August One day previous 0:1 Unit 00 activation test in Experiment Station-02 at Matsushiro, Tokyo-2. EVA-00 goes beserk, damaging the holding chamber. The entry plug spontaneously ejects when attempts are made to restore control. The First Child is hospitalized for psychological contamination and serious injuries, while Commander Ikari is treated for severe burns on his hands, received when he manually opened the entry plug hatch. Unit Zero is returned to cryostasis. The findings of the inquiry into this incident were never published; however, interim reports suggest the cause was due to mental unstability of the pilot. Captain Katsuragi reports for duty as Operations Planning Manager at NERV Strategic. The Marduk Institute identifies Ikari Shinji as the Third Child. Genesis 0:1 The third Angel (humanoid configuration), designated Sachiel, appears, moving underwater from Tokyo Bay. Weapons of UN ground and aerial forces prove to be ineffective against the target, which employs an inpenetrable Absolute Terror(AT) field. Effective rate of interception by the Tokyo-3 camouflaged fortress city is 7.5%. At 2400 hours, the Third Child arrives in the NERV geofront facility. The Third Child is able to synchronize with Unit 01, without training, at 41.3%. Eva Unit 01 sorties for the first time. An initial attack with the target fails, with Eva going silent, and all circuits cut. However, Unit 01 reactivates and, generating an AT field of its own, neutralizes the Angel's AT field. After engaging the target in close combat, the Angel self-destructs. Intercept installation experiences slight damage. Eva Unit One experiences middle scale damage to its cranial component. Less than 2% of the Angel's total body mass remains, found adhered to Unit 01. The Third Child is hospitalized at 1st Cranial and released on the same day. NERV Public Relations orders Scenario D-22 to restrict public knowledge concerning Angels and NERV interception facilities. Casualties from this battle are also not made public; however, it is known that the 6 year old sister of Suzuhara Touji suffered critical injuries. The Third Child transfers to Tokyo-3 Public 1st Junior High School, Class A, Year 2, and resides with Captain Katsuragi. As discovered in 0:9, the students of Class 2-A are all possible Eva pilot candidates, grouped together for their protection. Three weeks after 0:1 Genesis 0:2 The fourth Angel (nematode), Shamusiel, appears, also moving underwater from Tokyo Bay. First use of automatic palette rifle and progressive knife in combat by EVA-01. Even though the target severed the power cord of Eva, the pilot disobeys orders to retreat and is able to annihilate Shamusiel with its prog-knife before operation halt. More importantly, NERV is able to obtain an intact Angel sample for study. The performance ratio of the surface-to-air intercept system is recorded as 48.2%. The operational ratio of the Tokyo-3 battle formation is recorded as 96.8%. Current inventory of N2 ordnance is 999 warheads. The classmates of the Third Child, Suzuhara Touji and Aida Kensuke, are detained for leaving the shelter. They are released after three days. Five days after Angel attack The Third Child runs away. Seven days after Angel attack NERV intelligence agents locate the Third Child and take him into custody. The Third Child requests to be discharged from NERV, but later recants. ** Note: In 0:3, they state the Unit 00 accident happened 22 days ago. In 0:1 Ikari states Rei will be able to move in 20 days. Misato states in 0:2 that Shamusiel appeared three weeks after Sachiel. There is obviously a time error here. ** 20 days after 0:1 Genesis 0:3 Analyses of the Angel are completed. Angels are found to be composed of particles and waves, much like light. No working mechanisms are observed. Angel wave patterns are found to be 99.89% similar to human DNA patterns. The final report on this matter is never published. 1400 hours Second Unit 00 activation test. EVA-00 activates successfully, however, a feedback error remains. The fifth Angel (diamond), Ramiel, appears. The Angel utilizes a particle accelerator beam to attack Unit 01, melting its chest region to its third armour layer. Unit 01 is retrieved, and the pilot resuscitated. Meanwhile, the target invades NERV HQ directly with a drill shield. For defence, Ramiel uses an AT field strong enough to be visible through its phaseshift space. 1500 hours Capt. Katsuragi's gambit, Operation Yashima, is approved. According to the operation plan, Unit 01 is to penetrate the target's AT field with a focused long distance, high-energy 180 GW beam from a prototype automatic positron cannon on loan from the Strategic Self-Defence Force(SSDF). Power for the rifle is to be siphoned from the entire national grid. Unit 00 is to defend Unit 01 with a shield made from a Single Stage To Orbit(SSTO) rocket casing. The optimum sniping position is determined to be the base of Mt. Futagoyama. 1700 hours Repairs to the chest components of Unit One are completed. The Third Child regains consciousness. 1805 hours First simultaneous sortie of two Eva units. EVA-00 and EVA-01 proceed to the emergency power installation at Mt. Futagoyama. Unit Zero is launched unsealed. 2330 hours The facility at Futagoyama is completed. The nation-wide blackout begins, with all Japanese power rerouted to the positron converger. 2400 hours Operation begins. Ramiel's shield penetrates all 22 armoured layers on the geofront. After a second shot, the Angel is annihilated. Intercept installation experiences wide-scale damage. Eva Unit Zero experiences irreparable damage to its bio-chest armour. Genesis 0:4 Cmdr. Ikari attends an UN conference. The council approves the draft budget and the construction of Evangelion Unit 06. One day later Jet Alone, a humanoid fighting machine equipped with an onboard nuclear reactor, is proposed as an alternative weapon against Angels by a corporate interest group, the Nippon Heavy Industry Solidarity. The project and the sole prototype is later scrapped, due to an incident in Tokyo-2 which highlighted safety concerns over its power source. First use of F-type wing equipment by EVA-01 to stop out-of-control JA prototype. There is speculation that the incident was orchestrated by NERV. NERV Third Branch, Germany: Evangelion Unit 02 Production Model (red quadclops /w orange highlights) is completed. The Second Child, Souryuu Asuka Langley, is designated its exclusive pilot. Equipped with B-type equipment, Unit 02 is transported by sea from Wilhelmshaven, Germany to Sasebo, Japan. Authority is turned over to the Pacific Fleet at Sasebo, who escort the transport to its final destination of Shin Yokosuka. Unit 02 is accompanied by the Second Child and Ryouji Kaji. One day later The sixth Angel (whale), Gaghiel, intercepts the convoy in the submerged Old Ito region. The Second and Third Children activate Eva Unit Two, and engage in underwater combat with the target. By detonating two destroyers within the body cavity of the Angel, the target is annihilated. Damage was light; only one third of the UN Pacific fleet was wiped out in this attack. The Adam specimen, the first artificial human encased in durabakelite, arrives at NERV. It is delivered by Mr. Ryouji. One day later The Second Child transfers to Tokyo-3 Public 1st Junior High School, Class A, Year 2. Genesis 0:5 Mr. Ryouji transfers to NERV Inspection. 26% of the Tokyo-3 battle formation is rebuilt from Ramiel's attack. Cruiser patrols off Kii Peninsula detect the seventh Angel (humanoid), Israfel, approaching Tokyo-3. EVA-02, equipped with a progressive lance, makes its official combat debut alongside EVA-01. Unit Two initially nullifies the target, however, Israfel is able to separate into two distinct targets, and at 1058 hours the Eva units are defeated. At 1105 hours, the operation is turned over to the UN Second Force, who bombard the target with N2 bombs, destroying 28% of the now recombined Angel, immobilizing it. The Second Child is moved to the Katsuragi residence to undergo sychronization training with the Third Child. 6 days later - August 11 Israfel restores itself to full health and resumes its approach on NERV. The Eva units launch - without external power cords to increase mobility - and destroy the Angel with a synchronized dual-point heavy assault. The entire operation lasts 62 seconds. The Asamayama Earthquake Research Institute notifies NERV concerning an anomaly within the crater of Mt. Asamayama. Six hours later An Angel embryo is detected 1300 metres below the surface of Asamayama. NERV orders Special Command A-17 in its efforts to retrieve the live Angel for study. Eva Unit Two performs the pre-emptive strike with D-type equipment for added heat, pressure and radiation protection. Visual contact is made with the embryo at 1780 metres. The embryo is scavenged with an electromagnetic cage. However, the eighth Angel (manta), Sandalphon, hatches. The objective was changed to Angel annihilation. The Angel proves to be highly heat and pressure resistant, however, EVA-02 eradicates the Angel via thermal contraction by introducing liquid coolant into its body. Unit 02 experiences heavy damage to the Type D equipment, but Unit 01 is able to rescue Unit 02 from the crater. Genesis 0:6 Upgrades and repairs to EVA-00 are completed. Unit 00 (blue /w white highlights) returns to active service. 1030 hours Second experiment on extending the activation time of Unit 00 takes place. Little progress is made. All Tokyo-3 power feeds (main, sub, standby) are inexplicably shut down. Examination reveals sabotage in the circuit breakers. All remaining power is rerouted to Magi and Central Dogma. At this time, Fuchu UN Headquarters detect the arrival of the ninth Angel (spider), Matarael. The Eva units are manually prepared for launch and activated under internal batteries. Matarael attempts to invade NERV headquarters by discharging a highly corrosive solvent into the geofront. However, in the first simultaneous sortie of all three Eva units, the target is annihilated. The saboteur is never found. (In retrospect, however, we can assume the prime suspect is Mr. Ryouji.) The motive seems to be to hypothesize the structure of NERV HQ from its recovery procedures. Captain Katsuragi is promoted to the rank of Major. Commander Ikari and Subcommander Fuyutsuki embark on an environmental assessment survey of Antarctica. Major Katsuragi is given command of NERV HQ. Nightfall Routine Eva harmonics test. The Third Child makes an eight point harmonics improvement. The tenth Angel (bomber), Sahaquiel, is detected in the stratosphere above the Indian Ocean. Sahaquiel uses EMF jamming to block sensors and wireless communications. It is predicted the target will use itself and its AT field in an orbital freefall to crush NERV Headquarters. Special Command D17 is initiated to evacuate all noncombatants and Class D personnel from the city. Major Katsuragi proposes to use all three Evas to catch the Angel with their AT fields at maximum. Angel trajectory is to be estimated by visual observation and Magi's calculations only. The operation is carried out successfully. Unit 01 experiences slight damage. Three days previous 0:7 Contruction parts are delivered to be incorporated into B Wing, Sigma Unit. Genesis 0:7 Apotheosis operation of the Eva units. The attack of the 11th Angel (nanites), Ireul, is currently not being acknowledged by NERV. There is reason to believe that an Angel infiltrated the NERV compound via Sigma Unit, A Floor, seized control over the Magi supercomputers and Central Dogma and attempted to activate the self-destruct command before being stopped by a viral subroutine written by Dr. Akagi. First mutual compatibility tests begin. The First Child synchronizes with Eva Unit One at an error of 0.03, due to shared personal patterns between 00 and 01. The dummy plug project commences. A second mutual compatibility test between the Third Child and Eva Unit Zero results in EVA-00 going beserk. The Third Child is examined for mental injuries and later released. Genesis 0:8 Mr. Ryouji most likely covertly gives Dr. Akagi a datachip at a wedding reception. NERV uncovers Mr. Ryouji as an informant for the Japan Ministry of the Interior. He is retained, but loses his position on the battle shift. The upper body of the Adam being (first Angel) has regrown in Terminal Dogma, LCL (Link Connect Liquid) Main Production Plant. Routine Eva B-type harmonics test. The Third Child's synchronization ratio exceeds that of the Second Child. The twelfth Angel (Dirac's Sea), Leliel, suddenly appears above the city. Three Evas sortie to intercept the target. First use of the smashhook (axe) by Unit 02 and the semi-automatic revolver by Unit 01. EVA-01 engages the target prematurely, and Eva is sunk into the Angel's shadow. EVA-00 and EVA-02 withdraw as Leliel's sphere expands to 300m in radius. Unit 01's umbilical cable is reeled in, but the head of the plug is missing. The UN Force forms a siege formation against the Angel. 12 hours after Angel attack NERV Technical finishes its analysis. The Angel is in fact a shadow 340m in radius and 3nm in thickness consisting of a Dirac's Sea enclosed in an inverted AT field. The visible, aerial sphere portion is the Angel's true shadow. Dr. Akagi proposes using 992 N2 devices along with the AT fields of the two Evas to perform a forced salvage of Eva Unit One. The time of the operation is set for in four hours. 16 hours after Angel attack - one day later Theoretical limit of the Eva entry plug in life-support mode is reached. Eva's energy level is zero. Unit 01 spontaneously tears itself from the Angel's sphere, annihilating the Angel in the process. Eva and the Third Child are scavenged. Genesis 0:9 Seele holds a tribunal regarding the twelfth Angel. It is suspected the Angel contacted the pilot and attempted to possess Eva, but there is no physical evidence. NERV Second Branch, Nevada USA: During the installation of the experimental S2 engine onto Evangelion Unit 04 (white), the manufacturing facility vanishes, along with EVA-04 and all personnel. The cause is unknown. NERV First Branch, USA: Evangelion Unit 03 (dark brown /w extendable arms) is completed, and is shipped via F-wing to NERV HQ in the next three days. The Marduk Institute identifies Suzuhara Touji as the Fourth Child. The seventh and final geofront section of Tokyo-3 is completed. Routine Eva harmonics test. The Third Child synchro rate declines. Four days after Marduk report Unit 03 undergoes activation at Experiment Station-02 in Mt. Matsushiro. A power surge occurs, and the installation is destroyed. Unit 03 is recognized as being possessed by the thirteenth Angel (EVA-03), Bardiel. The three Evas set up a counterattack position at Nobeyama. EVA-03 defeats Unit 02 and attempts to possess Unit 00. The Third Child refuses to engage the Angel. Debut of the dummy plug, programmed with the First Child's combat basics, onboard EVA-01. The Angel is annihilated. Unit 00 has its left arm amputated due to the Angel possession. Major Katsuragi and Dr. Akagi survive the Matsushiro explosion with moderate injuries. The Fourth Child is recovered from the entry plug wreckage with serious injuries. Genesis 0:10 Reacting to the attack, the Third Child threatens to destroy NERV HQ. He is rendered unconscious, and is removed from EVA-01 by force. One day after Angel attack Unit 01 undergoes cleaning and sterilization to remove adhering EVA-03/ Angel biological components. Three days after Angel attack The Fourth Child recovers consciousness, and is expected to make a full recovery, although his left leg is apparently amputated. The Third Child is brought before Cmdr. Ikari on counts of disobeying orders, uttering a threat and selfish possession of Eva. The Third Child requests to be discharged from the Eva project, and departs the next day. The First Child is designated the primary pilot of Unit 01, with the dummy plug serving as backup. Four days after Angel attack The fourteenth Angel (humanoid), Zeruel, appears. Using brute might, the Angel is able to quickly penetrate all 22 armoured layers protecting Tokyo-3. Unit 02 is launched to counterattack on the geofront level. EVA-02 is decapitated and silenced by the target. EVA-01 refuses to activate under the First Child or the dummy plug. EVA-00 sorties, sans left arm, in a failed attempt to destroy the target with a N2 explosive. The Angel continues its descent to Central Dogma, Control Centre-01. The Third Child returns to NERV HQ, and engages the target with Unit 01, sans external power cord. The initial attack fails after EVA-01 depletes its internal power reserves, however, Eva restarts and the Angel is annihilated. The Third Child achieves 400% synchronization with EVA-01; his body dissolves into the LCL fluid. Eva Unit One ingests the S2 organ from the deceased target and breaks its bindings. Units 00 and 02 experiences excessive damages beyond the Henflict limit. Unit Zero is missing the left arm, and Unit 02 is missing both arm and cranial components. Central Dogma is exposed, and NERV installation structures are partially demolished. One day after Angel attack Magi and staff are transferred to the auxiliary Control Centre-02. The "awakened" artificial lifeform Unit 01 is bound in its cage and placed into cryostasis until further orders from Seele. With the S2 unit in place, Unit 01 no longer requires external power to function. Two days after Angel attack The First Child regains consciousness in hospital care. 31 days after Angel attack The salvage operation, or soul reclamation experiment, of the pilot of Unit 01 commences. The rescue operation fails. However, the entry plug of Unit 01 inexplicably opens. The Third Child returns to a coporeal state and is rescued. 35 days after Angel attack Repairs on Unit 01 are completed. Mr. Ryouji covertly gives Major Katsuragi a data chip. Genesis 0:11 Subcmdr Fuyutsuki is kidnapped from Hachiban and interrogated by the Seele committee. Mr. Ryouji is the prime suspect, and Major Katsuragi is detained. Mr. Ryouji later releases Fuyutsuki, but is then shot and killed by an unknown assailant. Seele begins the mass production of the Eva series, constructing Evangelion Units 05 through 13 in seven classified locations in the world. The Second Child's synchro rate drops over twelve points. Contingency plans are made to replace the pilot of Unit 02. One day later Unit 02 is fully repaired. Unit 00 is in satisfactory condition. The fifteenth Angel (glowing wings), Arael, appears in high orbit. Out of range of the Eva's AT fields, Arael employs a psychic attack consisting of an energy wave along the visible wavelength against the Second Child. First use of positronic rifle by EVA-02. Second use of positron converger by EVA-00. EVA-02 shuts down, as life support begins to fail. Unit Zero is ordered to remove Lancea Longini (The Spear of Longinus) from Adam in Terminal Dogma. The Angel is annihilated by the thrown spear. The lance becomes irretrievable in space, adrift in lunar orbit. The Second Child is placed in quarantine. Genesis 0:12 One day later Seele holds a tribunal with Cmdr. Ikari concerning the loss of Longinus. The sixteenth Angel (double-helical ring), Almisael, appears over Oowakudani Valley. Unit Zero is launched to intercept, with Unit Two serving as a decoy. The Angel is found to alternate between patterns Orange and Blue. The Angel changes form into a single thread and penetrates EVA-00, attempting to contact the First Child and possess Eva. The synchro rate of the Second Child enters below 10% and is unable to assist; EVA-02 is retrieved. The freeze on Eva Unit One is cancelled on orders of Commander Ikari. EVA-01 sorties to rescue EVA-00. However, the First Child executes self-destruct, collapsing the power core of Eva Unit Zero. Both Eva and Angel are annihilated. The resulting explosion destroys much of the surface city. Mass evacuations occur. One day after Angel attack The third incarnation of Ayanami Rei appears at NERV First Cranial hospital ward. The Seele committee holds another tribunal; Dr. Akagi is sent as the deputy of the First Child. Major Katsuragi retrieves the microchip given by Mr. Ryouji in 0:10. Katsuragi rendezvous with Dr. Akagi and the Third Child at Terminal Dogma. Dr. Akagi destroys the clones of Rei which serve as cores for the Eva dummy plug. Dr. Akagi is imprisoned for destruction of the dummy plug system. The synchro rate of the Second Child reaches zero point, resulting in her discharge from active service. The Fifth Child, Nagisa Kaworu, is designated the exclusive pilot of Evangelion Unit 02. The Second Child runs away. One week later NERV Intelligence relocates the Second Child and take her into custody. The Fifth Child is delivered by Seele on this date. All his personal data are erased upon serving at NERV. Eva harmonics test. The Fifth Child synchronizes with Unit 02 still with the personal configuration of the Second Child, and yet achieves the highest synchro ratio of all three pilots. An investigation later reveals the Fifth Child can attain any synchro ratio at will. The Fifth Child befriends the Third Child. One day after test The seventeenth Angel (Fifth Child), Tabris, activates Unit Two remotely and proceeds to Terminal Dogma via the linear carriage. Unit 01 is launched to pursue. EVA-01 accepts battle with the possessed EVA-02 at the fourth level. Two very strong AT fields are generated consecutively at Terminal Dogma / Heaven's Door. The First Child is present beyond Heaven's Door. Tabris is unable to contact the Adam being and initiate Third Impact; the creature is in fact Lilith. Unit 01 disables Unit 02 by prog knife. The Angel surrenders, and is crushed by the hand of EVA-01. --------- 2016 * Event that cannot be specifically placed on this timeline: Commander Ikari has the Adam embryo implanted in his left palm. Apocalypse. The events of Genesis 0:13, _Death and Rebirth_, _End of Evangelion_ (Air/My Pure Heart for You), _True_ and _Revival_. EVANGELION: REBIRTH / END OF EVANGELION: AIR Headquarters remains at First Stage Alert; access in and out of NERV is locked down. Seele decides to carry out the Instrumentality of Man Project. These details are known: the project is intended to artificially evolve humankind to a higher form, a singular non-corporeal being. The catalyst is decided to be Evangelion Unit One, as opposed to Adam, in an event known as Third Impact. However, the committee believes this must be accomplished by obliterating all life on earth; Cmdr. Ikari and Subcmdr. Fuyutsuki disagree. The objective of Tokyo-3 and E Project is to prevent the Angels from obtaining Adam to perform Third Impact and receive its benefits for themselves. A Third Impact caused by a non-human party would destroy humanity, or at least disadvantage it. The United Nations executive offices at Tokyo-2 initiate Order A-801, dissolving all legal protection for the NERV agency and transferring command of the organization to the Japanese government. The order becomes in effect immediately. This order comes as a result from Seele supplying misinformation indicating NERV was intent on bringing about Third Impact and eradicating all life. The committee's objectives are to seize the MAGI system and Evangelion Unit One, intact. MAGI at NERV Headquarters is attacked from five MAGI-type systems from USA, Germany, China and elsewhere. Network access becomes locked down. Dr. Akagi is taken from solitary confinement to assist Lt. Ibuki Maya on MAGI's autonomous defence. She designs and deploys Protector 666, a series of Model B-Danan firewalls able to withstand any further intrusions for sixty-two hours. In response, Seele withdraws all electronic attacks, and commences with a physical, hostile takeover of headquarters with approximately a full division of the Japanese Strategic Self-Defence Force (JSSDF). Lilim, the eighteenth Angel (humans), begins its strike. Gora Defence Line and Dogma Layer One fall almost immediately. Troops are given orders to execute the Children, and slaughter any personnel they encounter. It should be noted that NERV HQ was designed to defend against Angels, not ground troops and batallions. Medication of the Second Child is discontinued, and she is transferred, still in a catatonic state, into Unit 02. EVA-02 is taken to the geofront subterranean lake and sunk to a depth of 70 fathoms. Major Katsuragi orders the top three layers to be flooded with bakelite to slow down the invasion. Troops locate the Third Child; however, Katsuragi is able to neutralize them. Elsewhere, troops have secured EVA-01 in Cage Seven. The Third Child has sunken into a state of depression, unwilling to board Eva. Cmdr. Ikari places Fuyutsuki in command, and rendezvous with the First Child at Terminal Dogma. The JSSDF commences with airstrikes using N2 mines. Dogma Layer Three becomes in their possession. Battalions locate Unit 02 and begin bombarding the unit with N2 depth charges. However, the Second Child regresses, and Evangelion Unit Two starts. Unit 02 disposes of all aggressors within its vicinity, despite having its power cable severed. In response, Seele sorties Evangelion Units 05 through 13 by F-Wing and position them within the geofront. The Eva series (white) are equipped with wings, S2 engines and Longinus spear facsimilies and run via dummy plug, programmed with the late Fifth Child's combat basics. Major Katsuragi is able to transport the Third Child to Emergency Route 20. She is fatally wounded by enemy gunfire. The Third Child is able to reach Cage 7, but hesitates to board Unit 01. Meanwhile, Dr. Akagi has intercepted Cmdr. Ikari and the First Child, intent on activating MAGI's self-destruct sequence. However, Caspar rejects the sequence, and Dr. Akagi is shot and killed by Cmdr. Ikari. With roughly three minutes of operating time remaining, Unit 02 begins annihilating the Eva series. First use of shoulder-mounted spike launcher by EVA-02. The attack proceeds fairly successfully; however, the final surviving Eva is able to shoot its Longinus spear into EVA-02's left eye. It should be noted that, while the Lance facsimiles do not possess the destiny-invoking power of the original, they are able to penetrate AT fields. With Unit 02's internal power at zero, all nine Evas revive and proceed to consume Eva. Before Unit Two is able to go berserk and restart, Evangelion Unit 02 is impaled by nine Longinus weapons, and both Eva and its pilot are terminated. The Third Child boards EVA-01, and sorties. END OF EVANGELION: MY PURE HEART FOR YOU Unit 01 summons the Spear of Longinus from the moon, returning it to Earth. The Eva series seize Unit 01, ascending with the unit, carving stigmata onto it. In an event called the Red Earth Purification Ceremony, the spherical cavity housing NERV and the geofront becomes Lilith's egg, the Black Moon, and ascends with the Evas. At Heaven's Door, Terminal Dogma, Cmdr. Ikari, possessing the Adam embryo, attempts to merge with the First Child, a product of Lilith and the DNA of Ikari Yui. However, the First Child rejects him, and proceeds to merge with Lilith on her own. Lilith fully forms, mimics the appearance of the First Child, generates an AT field, and ascends to intercept the Eva flight pattern. Lilith assimilates with Unit 01, forming the World Tree. The Eva formation plus Lilith's egg ascends to over 220,000 kilometres in altitude. Assembling into the pattern of the Sephiroticum, Eva series engage S2 engines to their critical limits, generating a massive anti-AT field that dissolves all life on Earth into non-corporeal forms. Together they form a sea of LCL fluid; its consistency is of primordial soup. The souls of the world are placed in the Black Moon. This is known as "the opening of the Room of Gaf". The Eva series annihilate themselves via their Longinus weapons. At this point, it is unclear what happens. It is conjecture on to whether the preceding events were orchestrated by Seele, or by the choices of the Third Child only. It is also unclear whether it was the scenario dictated by Seele, or the one offered by NERV concerning the Third Impact, was executed. What is known of Third Impact is that the Third Child chose to retain the human race as individual beings, and arrest the evolutionary process. By this choice, the Third Child regains consciousness on Earth alongside the Second Child. Lilith disintegrates. Unit 01 remains eternally adrift in space. Whether the rest of humanity was/will be restored along with these two individuals or remain as LCL fluid remains in debate. BOOK OF ANGELS Classification: Possible, rejected evolutions of Man Purpose: To merge with Adam, culminating in Third Impact Encountered Metaspecies: Adam [unknown, Lilith? Eva?] Sachiel, the Angel of Darkness Shamusiel, the Angel of Water Ramiel, the Angel of Thunder Gaghiel, the Angel of Fishes Israfel, the Angel of Music Sandalphon, the Angel of Embryos Matarael, the Angel of Rain Sahaquiel, the Angel of Sky Ireul, the Angel of Fear Leliel, the Angel of Conception Bardiel, the Angel of Hail Zeruel, the Angel of Might Arael, the Angel of Birds Almisael, the Angel of the Womb Tabris, the Angel of Free Will Lilim, the species known as Humanity END DOCUMENT This e-document is copyrighted by Gregory Lam, 2000. All rights are reserved. 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