Name: Gendou Ikari Birthday: April 29th Age: Unknown Blood Type: A Status: Commander of NERV First Appearance: Episode 1 Gendou is Shinji's father.  He appears to be a very cold man.  He abandoned his on after his wife's death for which he is blamed.  He only calls Shinji back when Shinji is needed for the Eva project.  He shows real affection for Rei because of her link to his wife.  he has a sevret affair with Ritsuko and her mother before she died.  He later kills Ritsuko.