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==Who is she?== |
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Asuka Langley Sohryu (惣流・アスカ・ラングレー ''Sōryū Asuka Rangare''), one of the main characters from [[NGE]] is designated as the Second Child and pilots the red Eva Unit 02. She joins the other characters late, about 1/3rd through the series onboard an aircraft carrier along with Eva 02. |
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==Family== |
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| ⚫ | Her mother was the head pilot of NERV Germany's Evangelion project, but went mentally insane after a test and honestly believed that Asuka's doll was, in fact, her daughter, to the point that she refused to even acknowledge the real Asuka. She hanged herself and the doll, and from that day, Asuka promised herself that she would never cry again. Asuka's father divorced Kyouko before she became unstable, and later remarried to a woman Asuka refers to as "Mama." Asuka feels no affection towards her. She is from Germany, but with an American father and a half-German, half-Japanese mother. |
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==Character== |
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Like the [[Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu]], her namesake, Asuka is proud, strong, and has a high opinion of herself, which could be characterized as a [[superiority complex]]. She is often violent and offensive of other people's space, especially Shinji's. Her feelings for him are violently suppressed by bossing him around and battering his ego. Asuka acts in this manner because she needs to feed her voracious yet unstable ego. This is also her way of shutting others out of her life, often using her blustering character as an offensive AT Field. Her personality could also be characterized as a kind of identity reinforcement -- she loudly boasts who she is in the hope that no one will ever forget or confuse her for something she's not, a mistake which would effectively warp her identity (as was the case with her mother). Her best friend is her classmate and class representative, Hikari Horaki. Asuka is an exceptional Evangelion pilot. Unlike Shinji, she is proud of being an Eva pilot. She has a strong synchronisation score, although never exceeding the Berserk climax like Shinji's EVA-01. She has a huge crush on [[Neon Genesis Evangelion main characters#Ryouji Kaji|Kaji]]. |
Like the [[Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu]], her namesake, Asuka is proud, strong, and has a high opinion of herself, which could be characterized as a [[superiority complex]]. She is often violent and offensive of other people's space, especially Shinji's. Her feelings for him are violently suppressed by bossing him around and battering his ego. Asuka acts in this manner because she needs to feed her voracious yet unstable ego. This is also her way of shutting others out of her life, often using her blustering character as an offensive AT Field. Her personality could also be characterized as a kind of identity reinforcement -- she loudly boasts who she is in the hope that no one will ever forget or confuse her for something she's not, a mistake which would effectively warp her identity (as was the case with her mother). Her best friend is her classmate and class representative, Hikari Horaki. Asuka is an exceptional Evangelion pilot. Unlike Shinji, she is proud of being an Eva pilot. She has a strong synchronisation score, although never exceeding the Berserk climax like Shinji's EVA-01. She has a huge crush on [[Neon Genesis Evangelion main characters#Ryouji Kaji|Kaji]]. |
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<blockquote>Personal view: I agree that Asuka is a proud, strong individual. Her goal is to succeed. As the story goes she graduated from college/university at an early age and was excited to join the EVA project. She has tried to mature very fast, although at the age of 14 this is surely a huge strain. Her brave efforts to succeed are constantly grounded by [[Shinji]], who unwittingly has a 'natural talent' for piloting EVA 01. However hard Asuka tries, Shinji always seems to be better then her. Eventually this drives Asuka into making a foolish attack on the fifteenth Angel [[Arael]] which in turn ''mentally rapes'' her, leaving Asuka almost comatosed. |
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| ⚫ | Asuka suffers a mental breakdown after she is forced to relive the painful memories of her past by the fifteenth angel, Arael. She loses her will to live and is incapable of piloting EVA-02 again until ''[[End of Evangelion]]'', in which she fights against the production model Evas. But during the battle EVA-02 is totaled and she dies, only to come back when Shinji rejects Instrumentality. |
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Prior to this Asuka is a strong, sociable, likeable character and as with many characters in the story, you find your self sadenned by the terrible events that unfold around such promising ability. |
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-[[User:Markavian|Markavian]] 10:33, 9 September 2005 (UTC)</blockquote> |
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| ⚫ | Asuka suffers a mental breakdown after she is forced to relive the painful memories of her past by the fifteenth angel, [[Arael]]. She loses her will to live and is incapable of piloting EVA-02 again until ''[[End of Evangelion]]'', in which she fights against the production model Evas. But during the battle EVA-02 is totaled and she dies, only to come back when Shinji rejects Instrumentality. |
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==Fan-fic / Other Info== |
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In Evangelion [[fanfiction]], Asuka and Shinji are often paired as a couple; this is despite her general regard of him with restrained contempt, and his regard of her with wariness and trepidation (though some fans say it is because of this they are a couple). |
In Evangelion [[fanfiction]], Asuka and Shinji are often paired as a couple; this is despite her general regard of him with restrained contempt, and his regard of her with wariness and trepidation (though some fans say it is because of this they are a couple). |
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Note: In artwork done by [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]], Asuka is typically drawn with [[strawberry blonde]] hair, not the brown-red featured in the anime. |
Note: In artwork done by [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]], Asuka is typically drawn with [[strawberry blonde]] hair, not the brown-red featured in the anime. |
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''See also [[Characters in Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' |
''See also [[Characters in Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' |
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Revision as of 10:33, 9 September 2005
Asuka Langley Sohryu is a fictional character from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion and The End of Evangelion movie.
| Age | 14 |
| Birthday | December 4, 2000 |
| Sex | Female |
| Blood type | A |
| Relations | Mother: Kyouko Zeppelin Sohryu Father: "Papa" Step-mother: "Mama" Guardian: Misato Katsuragi |
| Japanese seiyū | Yuko Miyamura |
| English Voice actor | Tiffany Grant |
Who is she?
Asuka Langley Sohryu (惣流・アスカ・ラングレー Sōryū Asuka Rangare), one of the main characters from NGE is designated as the Second Child and pilots the red Eva Unit 02. She joins the other characters late, about 1/3rd through the series onboard an aircraft carrier along with Eva 02.
Family
Her mother was the head pilot of NERV Germany's Evangelion project, but went mentally insane after a test and honestly believed that Asuka's doll was, in fact, her daughter, to the point that she refused to even acknowledge the real Asuka. She hanged herself and the doll, and from that day, Asuka promised herself that she would never cry again. Asuka's father divorced Kyouko before she became unstable, and later remarried to a woman Asuka refers to as "Mama." Asuka feels no affection towards her. She is from Germany, but with an American father and a half-German, half-Japanese mother.
Character
Like the Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu, her namesake, Asuka is proud, strong, and has a high opinion of herself, which could be characterized as a superiority complex. She is often violent and offensive of other people's space, especially Shinji's. Her feelings for him are violently suppressed by bossing him around and battering his ego. Asuka acts in this manner because she needs to feed her voracious yet unstable ego. This is also her way of shutting others out of her life, often using her blustering character as an offensive AT Field. Her personality could also be characterized as a kind of identity reinforcement -- she loudly boasts who she is in the hope that no one will ever forget or confuse her for something she's not, a mistake which would effectively warp her identity (as was the case with her mother). Her best friend is her classmate and class representative, Hikari Horaki. Asuka is an exceptional Evangelion pilot. Unlike Shinji, she is proud of being an Eva pilot. She has a strong synchronisation score, although never exceeding the Berserk climax like Shinji's EVA-01. She has a huge crush on Kaji.
Personal view: I agree that Asuka is a proud, strong individual. Her goal is to succeed. As the story goes she graduated from college/university at an early age and was excited to join the EVA project. She has tried to mature very fast, although at the age of 14 this is surely a huge strain. Her brave efforts to succeed are constantly grounded by Shinji, who unwittingly has a 'natural talent' for piloting EVA 01. However hard Asuka tries, Shinji always seems to be better then her. Eventually this drives Asuka into making a foolish attack on the fifteenth Angel Arael which in turn mentally rapes her, leaving Asuka almost comatosed.
Prior to this Asuka is a strong, sociable, likeable character and as with many characters in the story, you find your self sadenned by the terrible events that unfold around such promising ability.
-Markavian 10:33, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
Asuka suffers a mental breakdown after she is forced to relive the painful memories of her past by the fifteenth angel, Arael. She loses her will to live and is incapable of piloting EVA-02 again until End of Evangelion, in which she fights against the production model Evas. But during the battle EVA-02 is totaled and she dies, only to come back when Shinji rejects Instrumentality.
Fan-fic / Other Info
In Evangelion fanfiction, Asuka and Shinji are often paired as a couple; this is despite her general regard of him with restrained contempt, and his regard of her with wariness and trepidation (though some fans say it is because of this they are a couple).
Note: In artwork done by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Asuka is typically drawn with strawberry blonde hair, not the brown-red featured in the anime.