neon genesis evangelion: shinji and the 13th angel

[@joonas394]

Shinji in episode 18: STOP STOP STOP STOP Shinji in episode 19: MOVE MOVE MOVE MOVE

[@mlgpro2241]

gets in robot anyway

[@ivantrajkovski5055]

+Joonas geti n the eva shinji (anime America reference)

[@CCC-sd5dj]

Loooool

[@contrail__]

Lol

[@spider-ball]

The "Same Energy" meme was written for Eva, it seems

[@iforgotmyname1669]

This all started because of bring your kid to work day.

[@galacticcorgi1258]

@Deep Soul did what intentionally??

[@user-sm5rp1fw4c]

No no he has a point

[@user-sl9zk2by6c]

lol

[@sonicchannel_official]

600th like

[@montlejohnbojangles8937]

Jesus fuck

[@CalvinW95]

This is my favourite scene in the entire show just because it shows how horrified everyone at NERV is by what's going on, it's like everyone finally gets to experience the shock and violence that Shinji does every time he fights making him afraid to pilot again, especially how his screams play over the loudspeakers in the base while everyone's jaw is dropped. This, and when the EVA goes berserk and devours the Angel later on as the staff are stood outside watching and realising that the EVA's aren't the saviours they thought they were.

[@quantumblauthor7300]

bingo, babycakes. You summed it perfectly. Um, that's all I have to say, really. I just feel like a full comment is more meaningful than a flimsy "upvote" nowadays.

[@virgenfj]

The dummy plug those all that. Not Shinji.

[@Uejji]

OP didn't mean that Shinji does these things, but that Shinji experiences shock and violence when it happens.

[@porotop6195]

everyone but gendo lol

[@SyoShinozaki]

@@virgenfj Shinji didn't do this, but Eva-01 is his Eva so he feels just like he has done it himself and feels responsible even though he could do nothing to stop it

[@iteigellis8425]

Honestly, I feel so sad to toji he was literally telling shinji that he was sorry for treating him the way he did and he wanted to show him that he will help him fight angels. Honesty, they should of kept Toji as the pilot in the rebuild movies

[@dankhead88]

on top of the fact that he cared for his hospitalized sister. Even had her transferred to a better hospital. That was his only condition to pilot the eva or he wouldn't do it. He did all those things because he cared for his younger sister. Really got me feeling some type of way. Shinji told to terminate Unit-03, only to be forced by the dummy plug by the command of his cold father, only to find out it was Toji in that entry plug. This episode was so sad. Toji getting hurt all because he cared for his sister, Shinji dealing with more psychological trauma and betrayal, and even the classrep, preparing lunch for Toji. This episode was the major turning point into darker plots. End of Evangelion took the darkness to a whole new level.

[@koino7716]

toji was my favorite, to top that off

[@dotjpg7783]

And to top it all off, *Toji was supposed to die.*

[@cadenroper6722]

I agree

[@Sasha-dm4go]

@@dotjpg7783 MANGA SPOILERS he died in the manga

[@Blad3sofWaR]

Funny thing is unlike the Rebuilds, Shinji saw EVERY second of what the Dummy Plug was doing.

[@branchuloid]

And he was also kept in the dark on who was actually piloting Unit 03.

[@Konuvis]

THAT and the music change is what really killed it for me.

[@blutroyale8072]

@@branchuloid Unlike the manga, when Shinji actually knows Toji s piloting it, and the latter dies instead of being injured...

[@FffFff-qr9xs]

@@blutroyale8072 actually toji's brain stops working so he is legit death after it in manga too

[@celtic6367]

@@FffFff-qr9xs i think thats what he means by "the latter dies instead of being injured..."

[@m.s.e.advanced2842]

New viewers on episode 1: "this seems like another Mecha anime" Longtime fans:

[@cinnamon-skateboarding5987]

Y'all niggas ready to get fucked up? *takes a massive hit from joint* So this guy clones his wife and tells his kid to get into her, Right? But the mother is actually this bigass mech that is a clone of the dead mother. But his son doesn't fucking know it! Oh no he doesn't and.................*hour later* ........Then they look out at the endless sea of blood with rei's head in the horizon. The end bro, what do ya think? )-_-) / *-_-*/ (º_º) [_-_]

[@joshnappa8183]

Cinnamon-Skateboarding Well that would be the wrong summary. As all other Eva units were made from adam, Unit 1 was born from lillith. Yui ikari had a 400+ sync ratio with unit 1 making her become One with the eva. This was perfect during the instrumentality project. Yui’s only interest was protecting her son which is why the Eva goes berserk when Shinji’s life was threatened. Rei Is more of a clone of yui in an attempt to fill gentos void that was left when yui became one with unit 1.

[@jada6592]

D E P R E S S I O N

[@domo_doom1720]

1:46

[@Propain4eva]

I went into it all hyped but when I finished I stared out my window for an hour

[@CloudySkies17695]

And people fucking wonder why Shinji doesnt' want to pilot the eva

[@SomeAHole]

But he still needs to get in the fucking robot

[@crashpal]

Because he is a pussy and one of the worst anime male protagonists

[@stormbringer837]

And people also wonder why he was so willing to destroy nerv without hesitation.

[@seg162]

Except Shinji DOES want to pilot EVA. That's a critical part of his character motivation-- he sees piloting EVA as something that gives him a place among other people.

[@user-vl6kr9pr4o]

​@@seg162yeah don't know why most people ignore that

[@CantCookForLife]

Love shinji's voice actor

[@nero6205]

Megumi Ogata is the best voice actor.

[@peppermillers8361]

AbC *actress

[@justanothermollusk5829]

Pepper Millers Shinji is best girl.

[@melquizedec]

actress

[@brayanargandonaflorentino548]

@@justanothermollusk5829 you mean Nadia

[@SyoShinozaki]

1. Eva-03 began test run 2. But Eva-03 was possessed by the 13th angel and gone berserk 3. Gendou declared Eva-03 was no longer Eva but an angel, and ordered Eva-01 (Shinji) to destroy Eva-03 4. Shinji refused to obey, since there was still a pilot on board Eva-03 so he would kill the pilot of Eva-03 if he do it 5. Gendo switched Eva-01 to auto control (the dummy plug) and began attacking Eva-03 6. The dummy plug, having no human emotion, mercilessly destroyed Eva-03 along with the pilot

[@Kai-ow9gi]

SyoShinozaki in the manga he died but in the anime he was in a wheelchair

[@keewffbywrhathrrd3603]

Bardiel is a bit different from the other angels, it was more like a parasite or infection than a regular giant monster. It got into the dummy plug to possess Eva 03, so there's a good chance its core was in there, not in the Eva's core.

[@blakelancaster4482]

Not to mention that the dummy plug never seems to follow any sense of the word morality nor ethics it is simply a killing machine and nothing more

[@FarawayBrawlHacks]

You forgot to mention that the Dummy System is just a backup of Rei So that would be what Rei herself would have done had her been the pilot instead of Shinji

[@Dabuilder1]

Bardiel u meant

[@sonic40001]

Toji deserved much more to be a pilot in the rebuilds than Mari. Change my mind.

[@user-yx3mx3xr6n]

Mari = Mary Sue. She was already perfect from the start.

[@lunarkomet]

Thrice Upon a Time spoilers: I'd prefer this even to the point of him ending up as Shinji's boyfriend at the end of 3.0+1.0

[@XMarx-it1yj]

@@lunarkomet you're saying that like it is a bad thing ;) 🤭😏 Jokes aside, I liked Mari and it makes more sense, but they could've kept Toji in that scene and let Mari pilot another Eva

[@Darkwater2013]

Mari Sue is the worst. She is a walking plot hole and as unrealistic as a character can be. Characters in the original series were grounded and flawed, she on the other hand...

[@cranburrey]

@@Darkwater2013 Everyone being so traumatized while piloting EVA meanwhile she actually wants to stay in the robot

[@aortaplatinum]

Shinji yelling for Unit 01 to stop and yanking at the controls isn't him losing his mind, it's him doing all he can to try to regain control. This is one of the few times Shinji actively and passionately tries to do something himself in the series, and it has absolutely no effect. I have to wonder if Gendo was in on trying to slowly break Shinji's mind from the start to make Instrumentality easier, before deciding he would control it himself through Rei.

[@blakelancaster4482]

AortaPlatinum that is indeed one of the series many questions, heck I've read one or two fanfics that suggest that

[@bitesthedust7073]

Shinji's scream at the end still gives me chills

[@anicrowsenjixd8918]

Hayato

[@dotjpg7783]

I was at the literal edge of my seat during this episode. I gasped out loud when the eva crushed Toji's entry plug. I was so relieved that Toji survived that I actually bawled. Good god, I just really didn't want Toji to die.

[@ThisIsSmizzy]

Well unfortunately in the mange he just straights up dies after this

[@digitalcthulhu143]

Too bad homie got messed up he lost his leg apparently.

[@jamescoyne4559]

While I adore this scene I think it would have been 10x more powerful and horrifying if Toji actually died

[@hailaminzu]

He died brutally in the manga and his death still haunt me.

[@_deltagacha6731]

Apparently he was meant to die but it was judged too brutal

[@BoyfriendTXT]

My heart sank when the dummy plug picked up Toji's pilot capsule. Haven't felt that kind of shock in a long time.

[@hilarycho5743]

i’m obsessed with this scene. i can’t stop watching it, it’s so horrifying and real. the simulated sounds of ripping flesh, giant buildings splattered with blood. the fact that shinji is so distraught about hurting someone else regardless of who they are, while the audience knows it’s one of his best friends... and to imagine someone like that watching as the monster he’s piloting brutally smashes this creature to a pulp.... it’s disturbing to say the least. the music is so triumphant and powerful, and having it paired with such brutality and violence gives those watching an uneasy feeling. i can’t believe that they butchered this scene in the rebuild by changing the music to the song they did (i would’ve gone with something classical like asuka’s scene in End of Evangelion) and by putting a shield in front of shinji’s face. the reason shinji vows to never pilot again is not only because he hurt/killed his friend, but the trauma and guilt that comes with viewing that kind of destruction from inside the destructor.

[@GeZz.]

Are u okay? Bud.

[@raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961]

Where in SHUCKS is 'Normal Blood/The Beast II' triumphant? When it literally plays in every scene that something brutal or horrifying happens? Leliel? Zeruel? Normal Blood ain't a triumphant theme.

[@diego6712]

Fran Gorno They’re talking about the actual music, not in the context it was used throughout the show. If you were to listen to it before knowing what Evangelion even was you’d probably think that Normal Blood would be used in a triumphant scene

[@hollythemage1350]

I agree with you completely. For all it's extra content in the rebuilds, the original, which spares Shinji none of the violence or trauma, is just so much more gripping.

[@aurnknight2813]

if you pay attention you can see that unit 3 starts with white eyes and red teeth then when he starts losing eva 1 gets the white eyes and red teeth while eva 3 eyes go dark

[@guspato1908]

0:36 this scream...

[@cncisnice1139]

Eva 1.0 Shinji: I dont want to get in the eva! Eva 2.0 Shinji: I need to pilot the eva! Eva 3.0 Shinji: Why did I pilot the eva..?

[@ffchr-xe4cp]

😂

[@alfa_5300]

😆 EVA 3.0+1.0 good!

[@reasonablequit7535]

Eva 3.0+1.0 Shinji: maybe the real evas were the friends we made along the way

[@evagineer9165]

@@reasonablequit7535 literally

[@ian09dbz]

Eva 3.0+1.0 Shinji: I don't wanna do anything. Shinji later on: I need to pilot the eva one more time.

[@CarlVercetti]

"your friend died" "NOOOOOOOOOO... You mean Toji right?" "Yes, Toji!" "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

[@jdirain1177]

So I watched this scene right after seeing the rebuild's version of it, and.... Damn. This has so much more horror and emotion to it. The rebuild is like any basic anime: yes, Shinji still screams stop and yes, Shinji is still horrified, but the atmosphere of conflicting morals is missing. Also, this may seem like a minor detail, but to me the Eva's roar made this scene so intense. They added more in the rebuild's scene, and I really liked it. But it just doesn't have the same feel to it. Now, if they took the detail and beauty of the rebuild and used the same feel as the original... Man, that'd be fantastic.

[@C1NDR0N3]

i think what is special that is absent in the rebuild is the color scheme with the orange sky with the eva being shadowed out, gendos demented smile and evas roar all culminate in such a way that cant be rivaled by the rebuild scene, not to mention we get all the build up of the class rep making the meal and how excited she is to see him tommorow, gets me every time.

[@vilifiedtaco]

Not to mention they replaced the Normal Blood song with a cheery song; which sure was meant to be more disturbing but it really made it worse for me.

[@branchuloid]

Also, making Asuka the pilot and telling Shinji that she was the pilot just didn't have as much power as the original. Shinji refusing to kill Unit 03 on the basis of his own principles as a human being and then discovering that the Dummy System nearly killed his best friend had a lot more power.

[@zqfmgb4335]

Uh... I thought there wasn't many differences outside of the new animation and the music.

[@raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961]

@@zqfmgb4335 It's called emotional atmosphere. And if we're talking animation, as someone who prefers the Rebuilds, sometimes less is more.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

Remember that Tojhi can probably feel the pain of disembowelment while all this is going on...

[@riko11096]

Yes and according to the lore, asuka was just turned into 1 with bardiel and lost her mental state and got unconscious for the whole fight. Toji on the other hand was just a helpless observer watching his own eva destroy other evas before getting his neck snapped and crushed brutally by the eva and friend he once looked up to

[@ThereaalSP]

Ogata megumi will ALWAYS be the best shinji. Literally no question. that last “stop” was out of this world. Complete chills.

[@k-ondoomer]

Agreed , the kind of performance that gets a standing ovation from entire studio

[@m.s.e.advanced2842]

0:54 getting hit with a Falcon Punch on your last stock

[@franciscofloresbustamante8883]

Lmao this comment tho Falcon Paaaaaawwwwnchhhh

[@maryyy9607]

I didnt think of the falcon punch. it makes that scene better lol

[@chknnuggies]

this was horrifying watching it for the first time

[@kevingame3198]

But incomes this scene from invincible to that crown away from this moment from nge kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3qbfHqBfdeqesU

[@henrytheanglerfish6290]

Honestly it’s still pretty horrifying to watch even knowing what happens

[@BorsalinoOPreal]

Fact: unit 03 actually dies after it's neck is snapped in NGE, whereas in the rebuild 2.0 after it's neck is snapped, it's still alive. We can see this when the angel arms are in the air trying to fight back. You may say "that's because unit one is exerting a lot of force". This is untrue because if you watch it's arms you can see it gripping onto unit 01 for dear life. Must have been painful getting torn to shreds and having to experience it all, unable to move because your nerves have been cut off.

[@birdperson7974]

Unit 03’s body was crippled in NGE it was killed after Unit 01 ripped it’s chest plate off and destroyed the core

[@thepornographer1442]

Which is stupid cause 03 could have exploted to hurt 01 But the took the explosions of rebuild🙄

[@seacrystal6189]

It was probably paralyzed

[@mattiaserra1179]

Also the rainbow only appears after 01 bites the capsule

[@pyromaniac709]

Its alive here too,thats why he screams after the neck snap,but since its paralized it cant move..kinda like people who have neck accidents but are paralized,alive but lost their complete movility

[@FracturedDMR]

This fight really does highlight a lot just through implication scene by scene, watching the staffs reaction, gendos, hearing how shinji screams in traumatized agony, already stricken with other mental imperfectures. This really was the turning point for when shit just started to crumble and everything came full swing.

[@xxgetit2136]

and the thing that's really strange is that Toni only lost his leg

[@TattoedKiss]

xx get it If I remember right, in the manga he dies. Oh, I love when in the end Shinji smells his hand and thinks "I still have the smell of blood" SO.GOOD.

[@CryMeMoon]

Who the fuck is Toni

[@JMNTLRDRX]

Danya Kat-sucky Tony the tiger

[@susanosusano4305]

Toji died in the manga

[@RonPaul42069]

He lost an arm too.

[@melquizedec]

The TV show animation is limited and still tells me more than new movies

[@raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961]

I disagree. The new movie literally showed even more of Eva-03's guts being sprayed all over. The only thing that made this scene better than the Rebuild is the music.

[@sethstoll8525]

@@raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961 I think the OG is better. In the movie Shinji can't see what's happening, while in this one he's forced to watch unit 01 crush his best friend against his will

[@dylanabela4058]

@@raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961 The composition/cinematography is far better in the original. The shot of Unit-03 silhouetted against the setting sun is a classic trope reminiscent of films like Apocalypse Now. Detailing the foreground during that shot during the Rebuilds ruin the aesthetic of it. Take any creative writing/directing/architecture class and you will be taught that "Less is More". Cinematography > budget.

[@can-chan6119]

@@raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961 adding more gore doesn’t make a scene better. The limited gore is what makes this scene disturbing to me. You get subtle horrific scenes, but enough to disturb you. In the rebuild it is to much it’s not as impactful. The cinematography is also in my opinion better.

[@Bratjuuc]

My violence meter is off the charts.

[@glladus1067]

hamura hantā not the same as giant robots...its not the kjnd of violence i want man.

[@AlejandroBserker]

Evangelion was my favorite manga/anime but then Berserk comes... Berserk is my religion XD

[@whathell6t]

alejandro rodriguez I actually really respect Evangelion because if it weren’t for Evangelion making an impact in the Japanese animation industry, then Berserk wouldn’t be introduced in the Japanese mainstream and I love Berserk.

[@bartholomewsampson9807]

Nice system of a down pic

[@Foxtrop13]

0:35 "ok, its neutralized, stop the dummy plug, lets recover the eva03 in case we needed against another angel or seele" -no one on nerv

[@celtic6367]

Eva 03 WAS the angel, the entry plug and toji could have been saved and/or salvageable, but unit 03 couldn't

[@Foxtrop13]

@@celtic6367 bullshit, is never presented that way, gendo decided that without any evidence as ritsuko was not present, and to the audience the angel is show as the infection over the dummyplug or even the liquid that is spread over eva00 arm

[@Foxtrop13]

@Michael when they broke eva03 neck the angel is done, they killed that angel that was a computer virus and they didnt blow up magi, I guess there is a single purpose on destroying the eva03 on both series and manga and is to show how much of a dick gendo is

[@lynnmcneely7549]

@@celtic6367 the angel need the plug to be inside to possess the eva

[@celtic6367]

@@lynnmcneely7549there was never concrete evidence of that being true or false, so we will never know for sure. But i think that the angel only needed to infect the core. I also don't have concrete evidence of this, but given how unit 1 moved with no entry plug inserted in a few occasions, i would believe that the angel was using toji as a hostage and nothing more. Kinda like "i have one of them, they can't kill me or they will risk losing the pilot". Sorry for the long comment it's just that i love speculating about eva

[@LegitimateBusinessPerson]

Shinji's scream gives me mad chills

[@joonas394]

I watched this anime 10 years old :D Its still my favourite anime

[@Randomstuff-me6pk]

Same 😀

[@mazati]

Joonas lel I was like 8

[@Johndoe-fr8pe]

I just can't wait for the new movie being released

[@mclovin2024]

Joonas my neighboors kids showed me this on vhs when i was 10 years old as well :0 i still love this show

[@Dinoshark223]

SuperPenalikau 092 SAVAGE GIVE THIS MAN AN AWARD

[@kayramah2531]

Gendo smiling like: "Just killed a child, feeling good".

[@zqfmgb4335]

The Dummy Plug is the WORST autopilot ever.

[@bearieroblox6451]

Well it got the job done

[@blakelancaster4482]

It was never programmed to follow morals or ethics

[@chistinelane]

It's designed to kill the enemy. Eva unit 03 was the enemy.

[@blakelancaster4482]

chistine lane indeed unit 03 was compromised due to complete takeover by a parasitic fungus-like Angel named Bardiel

[@NyscanRohid]

"That's not your business, old hag."

[@Chrysaor117]

Toji would’ve been such a badass pilot smh

[@Princy_K]

The fact that you can hear toji screaming in pain in 0:36 as eva 03 is traumatizing

[@robotzombie4754]

Thats not Toji,its Bardiel screaming

[@riko11096]

@@robotzombie4754 It's the monster inside 03 that's screaming, just like when eva-01 goes berserk it starts roaring. The evas are all pretty much artificial angels that are only being kept in control by the armor. So the armor is the mech, the real machine is under it.

[@greendiarrheafromtacobell]

@@riko11096 no wonder they said they needed a weapon with the same power as the angels

[@MaceDeMarco2010]

1:49 the voice actor for Shinji… I love you

[@itwuzavalibles256]

1:33 TAMALE TAMALE TAMALE TAMALEEE

[@TheDescrout]

HOT TOMALE HOT HOT TOMALE

[@the05headmaster72]

So does shinji want a tomatoe?

[@muyuraru6975]

Mico Pamplona Because Asuka is on board

[@octaviocontrerasvalle811]

No is Toji

[@user-fm1nv1nd3s]

ねぇみんな日本海でいなっの？

[@himasan2941]

Why is 14yo kid has to deal with this

[@blakelancaster4482]

The evas have a bad tendency to kill and/or assimilate any adult who tries to pilot it and therefore Nerv had to make do with who could pilot the evas because they had no other choice and it wasn't until later in the series when they came up with the dummy plug

[@riko11096]

@@blakelancaster4482 which btw raised a lot of confusion on my side. They tried activating the dummy plug on eva-01 during testing but the eva rejected it (her mom). But this time it blatantly accepted the dummy plug. Maybe the plug only works when shinji is inside

[@adepressedavacado]

I always wondered how they clean everything up

[@vexedrat1874]

Ah, they didn't tell you? The Evas have progressive mops and buckets.

[@zentic3910]

Wrong,they did what they normally do They used bleach and then the bucket and mop

[@demonzero677]

You guys, really.....they have Wall'E clean up.

[@ii3851]

demonzero677 giant WALL'e that looks like Eva-01? Damn, i'd buy one!

[@queencancerous5332]

Big hose

[@lovekittys1239]

Dude every time i watch this scene i feel genuine pain . I feel like the worst part is that toji could feel literally everything what was happening. Just imagine getting your head smashed in, then getting your entire body torn up, piece by piece, before finally getting CRUSHED. like OOOOOF bro why you gotta do him dirty like that, bro was on a redemption ark too. Thank god bro survived but JESUS

[@Mewing70]

Me too bruh i having PTSD while seeing this even the scream 😞

[@riko11096]

Don't worry, he didn't feel anything else besides getting crushed. The connection between the eva and the pilot is severed after ejection no matter if the entry plug gets out or not

[@Lu_Tsuki]

You want a funny joke ? Toji dies in the manga

[@branchuloid]

Not sure if anyone will ever read this, but I wanted to give my thoughts on the songs used in this version and the Rebuild version. I get that Rebuild went for a more thematic song choice, making the lyrics relevant to the events unfolding while the overall tone was incredibly depressing and somber, but I still don't think it even fits what is happening in this scene. This scene is very depressing and sad, sure; Shinji essentially being forced to nearly kill his best friend is something that nobody should ever have to go through, and is very understandably depressing. However, to me, the goal of this scene wasn't "to be depressing", the goal of the scene was to demonstrate the strength of the dummy plug system. It was to show how gruesome and powerful the Evangelions can be, and the music used reflects that so well. Coupled with the screams from Shinji and the disgusted reactions from everyone besides Gendo, the scene wasn't trying to be depressing; it was trying to be horrifying. People like to say that the song is only used because it's "epic" and is used because it's "another angel fight", but I completely disagree. Thanks for anyone that made it through.

[@Matthew-cd8iv]

Highly agreed especially if you can believe that Eva's are pretty much a human.The scream of misery/pain/ anger at 0:35 just adds so much more depth to the whole situation as well. Something primal.

[@liucyrus22]

I think they are both disturbing in their own ways. But yeah the build up in a movie’s limited run time does not carry character development as well.

[@Sam__The__Slayer]

The beast theme is not epic its actually horrifying

[@Jon-Patrick-S]

The music really makes this scene for me, the track sounds so epic and triumphant as if it's a moment of the hero overcoming the enemy in stark contrast to the sheer brutality of the visuals that even the cast can barely stand to watch and the fact that the audience knows Shinji is essentially being forced to murder one of his only friends without even knowing.

[@mrsun6702]

0:09 bro uses the Homer Simpson technique

[@jonathan.171]

What parents think will happen if they let their kids play M rated games

[@Defenestration700]

What? They will pilot a colossal 80 meter cyborg angel monster and kill another colossal 80 meter cyborg angel monster?

[@riko11096]

@@Defenestration700 Of course!

[@benobrien7920]

I felt like I was Shinji when I was watching this scene, I just kept frantically screaming STOOOOOOOP! NOOOOOO! at the TV

[@CesarSanchez-et7qg]

@@Defenestration700 because he's not autistic

[@riko11096]

@@Defenestration700 because he has a thing called empathy

[@MrNeatSoup]

I will never forget this scene. It made he shake and almost throw up, so brutal and violent. I was maybe 11 or 12 at the time, back in the Wild West days when anime was still so new and we had no idea what it could be

[@dornyjunior]

This is the best scene on my life.

[@Ambivalence18]

Ambivalence is interesting because it’s the last episode of the show where things are “normal.” The happy dynamics of the action arc end and we stop seeing the silly interactions at school. Every episode from here on out hits hard and is full of heavy events like Shinji quitting then being trapped in the Eva, Kajis death, Asukas mental breakdown, Rei II’s death and the destruction of Tokyo 3, Ritsuko being imprisoned for destroying the dummy system, and Shinji killing Kaworu. All the characters become too sad and preoccupied to even enjoy each other.

[@TypicalMetalGearRisingPlayer]

When I was younger I was watching this episode in front of my whole family and my dad said “which Pokémon series is this?” And right after he said this happened on screen 0:55

[@JosueRoro]

What did your dad said after that

[@wabbajocky8235]

scene: ☠☠☠ music: 🕺🕺🕺

[@bernardoborges5038]

This scene is SO FUCKING GOOD. I remember being on edge beacuse first i did not know who was in the eva-03 (yes it heavily implies it is that kid that i forgot the name, but i thought it was a trick and was someone else), then the horrifing way it goes berserk, shinji and everyone is scared shitless. And then the MUSIC, the way the music is this heroic, like we are staring at something so magnificent, like we are watching our hero going victorious against the odds, wich is how shinji dads feels but not how everyone else feels, showing he is in control. I love this scene, it is my favourite in the hole show (English is not my main language)

[@wersabwersab6923]

toji :(

[@shadowdio4463]

#Worstdadever

[@MaceDeMarco2010]

#MostProtectiveMomEver

[@riko11096]

@@MaceDeMarco2010 #ItWasNotMomItWasTheDummyPlug

[@raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961]

I'll admit that the scene where Eva-03's arms fall limp looks WAAAAAY better here than in the Rebuild version. Covered all in shadows is an amazing touch. Also, in the recap version ('Death' segment of Death & Rebirth), adding Kensuke's explanation of why Toji was pissed at Shinji was all the more hurtful.

[@goonlander]

that fucking punch to the face. it blew my mind the first time watching.

[@kevingame3198]

Well tell that to Omni man

[@Agree_To_E]

Pretty sure it also blew Unit 03's mind

[@GruntHappyStudios]

I don't care what people say about anime, this is badass.

[@Pitunia223]

This scene literally had me in tears

[@GIGALADZ91101]

Don’t get me wrong the rebuilds do an amazing job with scene but the original series just does such a good job at letting it stick. They let it really sink in.

[@GIGALADZ91101]

I’d like to add that the lighting and cinematography is very reminiscent of Ultra Seven. I love that.

[@fartinmartin404]

>Be Toji's mom >Die >Wake up in a giant body with metal restraints surrounding you >Be reunited with your son >Get possessed >Be ripped apart as your son not only watches, but experiences your pain as well >Die

[@jonathan.171]

0:55 if you slow it down, when unit 1 punches unit 3, you can see an eyeball fly out

[@TheMasterVentus]

Evangelion - 00 Rei Evangelion - 01 Shinji Evangelion - 02 Asuka Evangelion - 03 Toji Evangelion - 04 Kaworu Evangelion - 05 Mari

[@usedtissuepaper42]

0:35 Eva 03’s roar is actually horrifying

[@Palpad100]

You kinda forgot about the part where the pilots feel everything the eva's feel and that disabling and crippling coudl actually diable and cripple the actual pilot.

[@femnems]

OH.

[@blakelancaster4482]

Ejecting an Eva's entry plug always severs the connection to the pilot even if the plug doesn't always make it out

[@mlgbadboy360noscopper4]

am i the only one who thinks they should have let toji die to make it more impact full for shinji

[@spacecowboy3569]

Santiago Scarpino TBH I really liked he did that. Shinji's character needed more interactions like that, and it also makes Toji's death a little more sad.

[@susanosusano4305]

toji died in the manga

[@WaluigiIsAGod]

Anno wanted to kill Toji off but the studio wouldn't let him if I remember correctly

[@Sorakeyblademaster37]

Everyone’s life sucks enough already, IMO. Too much grimdark ruins everything.

[@barbablanca117]

in the manga he also knows he is going to fight Toji so this scene would made much more sense, and yes he dying was better.

[@NowhereMan8521]

In my opinion, the most powerful scene in anime.

[@robotzombie4754]

0:35 that howl sounds so full of despair,almost like a sad cry😕

[@pyromaniac709]

0:53 such an iconic scene

[@danshakulawrence983]

Honestly I'm still shocked that Toji survived this.

[@jevs1555]

Not in the manga he did.

[@forgotoldacount]

This scene wrenched at my heart.

[@imasaiyancayla]

0:55 I told you NOT TO TOUCH IT! WalrusGuy's KZbin Poop of Arthur's Big Hit brought me here.

[@richardk.9900]

Lmao, actually I saw the youtube poop first before NGE and when I finally got to this scene my jaw just dropped haha.

[@Yora21]

This is about the point the series starts to get really crazy ^^

[@ywabsi7477]

It hurt me a lot to see this scene, it's perfect

[@JinKee]

A dark fan theory was that all the MP-Evas that Askua fought in End of Evangelion had entry plugs that had "Kaworu" written on them because they were "piloted" by Shinji's classmates but under the control of a dummy plug system based on Kaworu's brain waves.

[@abenataylor1859]

How me and my brother fight:

[@maximillianomartinez]

I TOLD YOU NOT TO TOUCH IT

[@rickkcir2]

Shinji: Refuses to fight Eva-03 Gendo: *Activates Dummy System in response* Shinji: *Surprised Pikachu Face*

[@Hawker_Plays]

being rewatched the show and EOE several times. This scene still sends chills down my spine, especially shinji's scream at the end.

[@makara4615]

Still has that one big flaw of them not unplugging the dummy after the threat has clearly been neutralized. Let's let him destroy the other pilot and his plug, what could go wrong?!

[@makara4615]

@TheMegaUzumaki It isn't just Gendo there tho. People would have said something.

[@iamnottheguy8914]

Gendo is the literal fucking devil, what did you expect!?

[@gamingcat6732]

shinji's dad is definetly not gonna be father of the year.

[@Dupontman627]

0:56: Arthur's Massive Throbbing Hit

[@agenda3854]

In this version of the scene it uses “The Beast ll” and I feel like it’s more just showing how truly strong the evas are alone. While the rebuild uses Kyou no Hi wa Sayonara which just seems like it’s showing everyone the trauma Shinji is going thru

[@Darkon711]

@glcn11 This is one of the reasons why I fell in love with NGE in the first place. In virtually ANY other show, movie, book or whatever, the wussy/cowardly main character somehow manages to suck it up and grow a pair in order to save the day, be it at the end of or intermittently throughout the story. Not so with dear, dear Shinji Ikari, though...

[@walberparker7111]

At the end of Evangelion he grows a par and rejects the human instrumentaliation program

[@alguienconunvideojuego4606]

I can't imagine a 14 year old experimenting this kind of trauma.

[@technogist4779]

Messed up knowing that Touji felt what the Eva was feeling.

[@blakelancaster4482]

Technogist I doubt he did considering Nerv's failed attempt to eject the plug which probably severed the connection to the Eva before it got ripped apart

What’s bugs me is I actually wanted to see Touji become a eva pilot and battle angels alongside with shinji

[@orcastrike7750]

The music is so damn good holy shit

[@Scarletdex8299]

My inner sadistic murderer was satisfyed by this scene ...But then she went for a plug pod with a kid in it

[@nvminovsz]

If you watch this for the first time, it gives you goosebumps

[@ivangopnik772]

The scene where the dummy plug crushes off Toji's Capsule shocked me but I always came back watching to this scene just to see Gendo smile

[@wYeL333]

One of the incredibly rare anime that refuses to make violence fun to watch.

[@edbertextreme]

I like the og because it use this ost instead of children singing

[@usedtissuepaper42]

honestly i think Toji should have actually died here like in the manga. he doesnt really do anything after this episode anyways, and it really would have made this scene more impactful.

[@k-ondoomer]

This is arguably the single greatest episode in all of animation for me... the way the tension is built up the entire episode, the way they use the cuts to add to the brutality, the voice acting everything comes together in the pinnacle of the golden age. A masterpiece of directing

[@locktrap9767]

Alot of people talk about the screaming shinji but i feel that the most horrifyng part was the part where unit 01 snaps the neck of unit 03 and the painful scream that emerges from unit 03. It sounds so fucking human and makes you think of what the fuck toji was feeling during this

[@user-fl3kt9jn9z]

0:35 首が折れる音

[@iancharles1571]

Here lies Toji Suzuhara's legs and spine Gendo: What a baby.

[@Aurelius-bi4sx]

Peni parker canon event

[@protosaur]

pretty much

[@c.q.cumberton1203]

For some reason that scene where he crushed the entry plug was the only moment in the entire show to fuck me up

[@robotzombie4754]

EVA-01 went overboard with the exorcism💀

[@Rabbids_Go_Home]

This was the exact episode that made be go from being incredibly resentful towards gendo to downright wanting to do to him what unit 01 was doing in this video

[@Reaper1722]

I find this version more brutal than the rebuild. I also prefer Unit 03 without the red accents.