A Cruel Angel Let You Down (Evangelion x Rick Astley)

get ready to be rick rolled ya damn nerds

[@Madcat0]

never gonna get in the robot

[@Demoneric25]

Hey man, my brother is asking what anime do you come from, he loves cats ^^. Best of lucks to you :D

[@Madcat0]

anime: nichijou, Character: Sakamoto is not about cats but is hilarious kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHWwfZmGoJ13q5I

[@Demoneric25]

Mad Cat Lol amazing, one year from your comment, and you answered xD. Thanks man, I know it's not about cats, but still :D Thanks

[@AnonyMorshu]

Mad Cat: You have good taste.

[@三花厨]

Mad Cat get in the robot my friend

[@JordanHoltHalthiem]

There are three reactions to this video: This is heaven This is hell This is Evangelion

[@rabble700]

and this is sparta

[@FierinMahLazor]

+Zeref Dragneel no, this is Patrick

[@404waffles]

+Jordan Holt (Halthiem) This ain't a scene, it's an arms race

[@rabble700]

+Dale Greg. gtfo

[@PewPewRobert]

This is Outer Heaven

[@Salamanderteeth]

this is pretty great...but I feel like an opportunity was missed when this track wasn't named "A Cruel Astley's Thesis"

[@JTF544]

that's pretty good

[@insert6190]

A cruel rick’s roll

[@ketsu9670]

Nah, a cruel astley's let down is better

[@laze_amvs424]

A Cruel Angel's Rick Roll?

[@cruztracy7264]

No shit it sounds good

[@simoncarlile5190]

if this isn't art then art doesn't exist

[@edwinvanderhaeghen2221]

Simon Carlile if they call a full white palet art what is this called well the greatest thing ever

[@brightsausage4851]

+Edwin Vanderhaeghen this techincally has the same artistic purpose as most modern art attempts to have, that is a re contextualization of modern day things through parody.

[@edwinvanderhaeghen2221]

brightsausage yes

[@brightsausage4851]

Edwin Vanderhaeghen id honestly rather see a museum full of ytps than blank canvases tbh

[@edwinvanderhaeghen2221]

brightsausage I agree

[@kevin427]

This... ...this is Third Impact.

[@supernerdisdatboi343]

correction. this is 4 impact

[@BetaCompany312]

Fuck that, this is the 73 impact. *THIS WORLD CAN'T TAKE ANOTHER!*

[@akko152]

Kevin Zhang sexual impact*

[@peppermillers8361]

Its the Fifth. The Sixth was shot by shot down to death.

[@ldbonq]

@@RickBlaine7 Never gonna come tumbling down

[@FallingPicturesProductions]

...now we know why Shinji's personality got screwed over in Episode 24. He got Rick-rolled and never recovered.

[@Fatboyftw32]

+Falling Pictures Productions "You trolled me, just like my father did!"

[@blakeswanson1322]

Brandyn thank you I out loud laughed at your comment from for years ago. You’ve brought light in your life if you’ve felt like you’ve never done anything in your life remember you did this. Thank you

[@jimleatherland4270]

Rickvangelion: You will (not) let you down

[@CariagaXIII]

tumbling down tumbling down

[@midoriya7097]

Its kaworick

[@Fatboyftw32]

Why do these fit together so well? "Is this the sign of a deity, or maybe the sign of a lack of one?"

[@Comfy_Luna]

...yes

[@sollmoll]

It's a sign of anno. Laughing.

[@Comfy_Luna]

anno?

[@tiozuradasexatas6754]

+Cameron (FlamingSpartan13) Hideaki Anno. Creator of "Neon Genesis Evangelion"

[@Comfy_Luna]

Ah. That makes sense

[@KataangFan221]

"Surf's up, Shinji-kun."

[@catmerchant8699]

kaworubunga

[@KataangFan221]

Cat Merchant ... Yes. You. I like you.

[@catmerchant8699]

KataangFan221 Are you a big fan of Evangelion too?

[@KataangFan221]

Cat Merchant Definitely!

[@catmerchant8699]

KataangFan221 Cool! I feel like I can understand the characters so well. Evangelion has made me look at a lot of things differently.

[@user-un5tk3du7u]

Evangelion canon : an anime about a bunch of depressed traumatized kids who fight giant alien creatures, getting even more depressed and traumatized Evangelion fandom:

[@medicodyssey]

You know the rules, and so do I-

[@leonardovaldivia5200]

True

[@nataliaborys1554]

This is almost every fandom

[@EmilSinclair143]

Sounds like Alien Nine

[@jconley2795]

Dark series tend to have fans that meme the hell out whatever they're about

[@ernstschmidt4725]

this fits so well that it almost doesn't sounds as a crossover

[@fabioprieto9205]

I agree

[@neptunites]

how does this sync so well

[@MitsukiKazen]

God's in his heaven, everything's all right with the world... or something.

[@raiden1041]

it's actually a bit off sync. the lyrics are a bit too fast for the song itself to keep up in some parts

[@didsain]

It doesn't, but we love them both so we don't care. -_-

[@xyz2001xyz]

@@raiden1041 ye is it a higher pitch too?

[@GeraldreiDaniel]

The trick to edit is to transpose to the closest note and sync

[@Chiryouu]

This shouldn't be this enjoyable.

[@i_am_Emmet]

And yet, it is

[@like7oranges]

my birds started screaming when rick started singing

[@captainprotag0nist]

Like 7 Oranges it knows too much..

[@srpants3586]

I hope your birds are doing all good

[@Infestvs]

Never gonna pilot it Never deal with Gendo's shit Never gonna try to save Humanity

[@Makzimiser]

+Alessio Maddalena godlike

[@lateforwork8970]

Never gonna make Shinji get into the robot

[@subjectverbargument9871]

Never gonna run away And desert NERV

[@ernstschmidt4725]

it needs Nagisa dancing

[@MasterShawn42]

This feels like a time capsule of the internet in the mid-to-late 00s but it was released in 2013 Well, time to cause Third Impact

[@brandonvortex995]

That time capsule opens again just got this in my recommendation

[@DannyrusK]

Lol it recommendations

[@tacticalguy6473]

Although shinji was a little bitch, he literally destroyed the world to save his wifu, it's almost looks like that he never gonna give you up

[@bacongod5759]

Bruh it’s here

[@inactiveaccount6884]

@@tacticalguy6473 Stereotypical superhero destroying an entire city in order to save it lmao

[@Mictlantecuhtli]

This is so good I am not even mad.

[@edwinvanderhaeghen2221]

***** nobody is well exept for 18 people

[@idurisu930]

These two songs were made to meet each other much like Shinji and Kaworu

[@CyberSc0rpio]

cannon

[@timothymclean]

@@CyberSc0rpio Took me a while, but I've got one. Better hurry with whatever you were going to do with it, the army's going to notice it's missing sooner or later.

[@freakcream2694]

the glory days of 4chan

[@zackolot]

We did it, Reddit.

[@therealamon]

+zackolot hi reddit

[@zackolot]

***** did 4chan teach you to say that?

[@Bajigaloo]

+FreakCream yes 2013 was DEFINITELY the peak of 4chan's ebinness

[@spacenoke]

why am i here at 2am help me

[@5Momijichan5]

Same

[@jackdempsey920]

spacenoke Same

[@correctorer]

+spacenoke same

[@DR0NEKILLER]

+spacenoke damn. It's 2:00am right on the money.

[@DR0NEKILLER]

+spacenoke damn. It's 2:00am right on the money.

[@mangnetsasori]

dammn. first trailer my ass. hahahaha fuck

[@iris-katyayani0816]

Glad I'm not the only one who fell for this in Evangelion shitposting

[@schlagend]

+1

[@matthewk8569]

"I mean I Rick-rolled you, Shinji-kun"

[@piffuu9848]

This is why angels attack NERV, they got ricked rolled.

[@DaFlappa]

get in the fucking Eva Rick!

[@Zeta-Mon]

lol!

[@Comfy_Luna]

Fancy meeting you on this side of KZbin 😋

[@DaFlappa]

+FlamingSpartan13 Shit I've been caught

[@Comfy_Luna]

PL-EZ Let's agree that she-who-must-not-be-named will not know of this

[@akko152]

if you dont do it, REI MUST DO IT

[@zillafire101]

My soul itself weeps at the beauty of this video.

[@adamschmitt2799]

God's in his heaven All is right with the world

[@qwaarkgd3238]

Protagonist: Befriends the last angel The angel:

[@tallcamel5432]

Not only does this fit very well, but I can imagine kaworu actually saying this to shinji

[@vanlinhnguyen5434]

if we have kaworu with 21st century's humor i agree

[@sadmiral7333]

i litterally watched the entierty of the series in 2 days. i find these memes to take the pain away.

[@roverbernhard4489]

knight of equestria sir dashy literally samw

[@nihalmehmood4494]

Not recommended

[@shrimpbro1]

Broo so relatable I just finished the whole series yesterday in two days as well..

[@stellaris1873]

Me too

[@thenorthstarsamurai]

watched it when I was a kid big confused looked on my face then

[@ansel3551]

Get in the 1980s music video Shinji

[@TheSeabornGaming]

Kaworu: “Hey shinji, so you know this relationship we have formed, well I’m an angel so you need to kill me now”

[@johnnyjoestar2510]

Kaworu: you know the rules, and so do I

[@DragonaxFilms]

I was expecting to be Rickrolled but the link took me here instead. Somehow this is worse.

[@utopes]

better*

[@joaopedrosambatti2474]

I'm sorry but in what way?

[@lordofspaghetti5454]

@@joaopedrosambatti2474 it is quite blursed in its own way.

[@DoShenManYan]

You got Lilimed

[@emmakessel9432]

Not kidding its really not that bad. 8/10 would listen on a daiky basis

[@rafaelnobrega9574]

"Why has God abandoned me?" -The translation of EVA-01's roars when on Bezerk Mode.

[@delabarcel]

The meaning of beauty

[@whirlpoodle2823]

I got to this song because Rick Astley has an actual song called "Angels On My Side." This was not the Evangelion crossover I expected, but I'm not mad

[@DuyNam_2]

Lol i think i got recommended this video by watching it just like you, and also im obsessed with anime (weeb for short xd) so yeah, it’s all coming together

[@butterdhamz3197]

"I Mean, I'll never Give You Up"

[@OBKean]

There needs to be more people to know about this.

[@callmeandoru2627]

Shinji: exists Kaworu: You know the rule, snd so do I

[@silver72]

I didn't watch Evangelion but this is S-tier

[@serhoots9246]

I put this on my playlist just to Rickroll myself when im the least expected

[@medxza]

i dont know whether to punch a wall or to get kawoshin figures to shake around just for this song

[@zillafire101]

+xDorkaworu Yes.

[@Ardenaut]

I'm literally crying right now please help me

[@muhammadrajibulhasan5000]

Don’t worry, people like me in 2020 are still listening to this masterpiece

[@Ardenaut]

Muhammad Rajibul Hasan oh my god I do not remember making this comment 😂

[@dingdong2055]

I am disturbed as to how well this two songs sound together

[@threestrikesmarxman9095]

“Never Gonna Give You Up” is 113 beats per minute according to Song BPM. “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” is about 128, so 15 beats could be easily manageable.

[@cloudusman90]

69 likes O.O

[@beatrizvaldes2839]

is it me or is this actually good??

[@Dallas_strong82]

Go forth young rick and you’ll become a legend........

[@ZephLodwick]

I imagine this is from an alternate universe where Kaworu was humming this instead of Ode to Joy

[@ninja3212]

You have no idea how much I wanted to see Shinji's face on the chick in the video.

[@FarCritical]

You Will (Not) Be Given Up

[@laraya6137]

Zankoku na tenshi no you ni Shounen yo, shinwa ni nare... We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it Inside, we both know what's been going on We know the game, and we're gonna play it And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand

[@lokiofasgard69]

*sees thumbnail* *plugs in speaker* *turns to max volume* *clicks*

[@glorioustigereye]

For some reason I am imagining Kaworu singing this before he gets crushed by Shinji.

[@QuartzIsAnOxide]

"I'm never gonna let you down" *Dies*

[@sirsupesafro7637]

At first, my brain thought it didn't fit, but then I realized it was my brain not registering the 400% sync rate.

[@壬晴六条]

2013: no 2014: NO NO NO 2015: Nope 2016: Nooo 2017: no 2018: No 2019: meh no 2020: *YES YES YES*

[@hamsterball.0]

Is that a jo- nevermind

[@Theo-uk3mk]

THAT'S HOT

[@hannah-zf1he]

Dat Person yes it is a jojo reference

[@hamsterball.0]

@@hannah-zf1he ik lol

[@69NO]

Such an original comment.

[@hardikmehta1778]

Shinji: "Never gonna get in the robot"

[@TruenoBestWaifu]

That's better than the original one tho

[@EdgyPickle]

n-no u

[@luke0able]

but which? also the answer is both

[@babagonzaga]

It's obvious you were born after the 90's...

[@lenlen8099]

Every time I close my laptop to go to bed it plays this video and I have to shut it off in order for it to stop.

[@brandonvortex995]

Okay KZbin what's up with the old video you been digging up and why this now my recommendation? It's been six years and how I missing this out baffles me this is good stuff

[@DuyNam_2]

Lol same to me. Sometimes my recommendations are full of old videos like this one, but im not disappointed. Btw how are you? Quarantine makes me sick even more xD.

[@brandonvortex995]

@@DuyNam_2 quarantine make me pissed when some idiot didn't even follow the rules they just think its all okay now to do normal stuff didbt realised danger still lurking

[@Bris7k]

2013:Nope. 2014:Nah. 2015:Not a chance. 2016:How about......no 2017:Hell no. 2018:Try again later. *2019:He's ready!*

[@rafaeunr2358]

Vote Rick Astley for USA president, he never gonna: -give you up -let you down -gonna say goodbye -make you cry -run around and desert you

[@meganut-zd9my]

Why am I up at 3AM enjoying this

[@StarkSpider24]

mega nut because you're a man of culture?

[@ermisdros]

@@StarkSpider24 true

[@Chonkoyoinky]

3 years late but get some sleep

[@furry_menace9621]

@@Chonkoyoinky ha i haven't slept in months

[@MeloYelo]

mood.

[@tallcamel5432]

Thank you kaworu. It means a lot

[@solidsnake9898]

Notice how Mozart has been real quiet since this dropped…

[@msalinasms]

This is the real third impact.

[@toaofmemes2419]

Rick Astley: I must (not) give you up

[@Charmiumzone]

This is the best video on KZbin

[@shinjiikari9383]

"Never gonna let you get in the robot shinji"

[@pepperjackgayming6824]

People in 1950: I bet we'll have flying cars in the future. The Future:

[@Sune]

There are times where your experience on the internet reaches climax points. *This* is one of those times.

[@kaiserchillhelm4457]

*I WILL (NEVER) LET YOU DOWN*

[@OMER8038]

My new ringtone! O_O

[@dKuriko07]

It's so beautiful that made me move my body on my seat.

[@mrgodzillaraptors8632]

Why does this work so well

[@anakatharinahemerlozano7364]

1:07 this is perfection

[@lordjellyfish4745]

I was on my bed and this came as autoplay. I expected Evangelion OP and at some point this just exploaded into Never Gonna Let You Down. I almost shited myself

[@quinteson2853]

Didn't really take enough effort synch them in the early parts, it gets better going into the middle though.

[@小貓-r7p]

I didn't know youtube was going to show me this

[@snorf4730]

when Netflix took out the bath scene and the sleepover scene

[@aces1237]

Truly lilim's finest creation

[@uzhull0186]

no kaworu, please

[@rogueponce9964]

uzhull 01 haha XD

[@bonelessmice6828]

0:27 kaworu after becoming the only person that makes shinji happy

[@hubbletrubble7875]

im gonna save this to my sleep playlist so i get rickrolled

[@woltti]

This is what Shinji was listening on that cassette player.

[@mrber0546]

Rickroll Genesis Evangelion 3.0- I am (not) gonna let you down.

[@willschannel_]

i was just told there was an eva 3.0+1.0 trailer...

[@Axel113ff]

Evangelion Shitposting, right?

[@willschannel_]

Synock Sí. YES

[@Fish-os5yu]

Hows it feel now

[@hemiru]

This is what Kaworu is like to Shinji.

[@Khromeos]

Ah, yes, the perfect video to watch at 3 in the morning. Thanks KZbin.

[@ultrabyssal]

this is a sin

[@JadenRockz99]

If this is a sin, virtue is a myth.

[@sendylie1774]

no this is the 3rd impact

[@Ssure2]

THIS. IS. SPARTAAA!!!

[@zeppelinmushroom2768]

This is

[@furry_menace9621]

This is Requiem!

[@emilio8795]

I'm (never) gonna let you down

[@AntiTumblrGirl]

this is why we cant have nice things

[@gr9032]

Kaworu Nagisa singing this to Shinji

[@5t3r3054x]

Hahahah, this works at many levels!!

[@6lucario]

Would be better if he was dancing

[@FishTetris]

I feel like the lyrics of Never Gonna Give You Up are a little on top of the beat through most of this? But otherwise, it's mindblowing. A+ mashup.

[@SweetJamu]

It's so beautiful..

[@fera7790]

Oh no KZbin, it's too late for me to enjoy this with the boys

[@juliah.6347]

I just found the most beautiful video on the internet

[@walkerloomis863]

I felt betrayed and also happy when I was sent this