SHINJI IKARI

PILOT OF EVANGELION UNIT 01

When he arrives at NERV Headquarters in the first episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion, it has been ten years since he has seen his father, Gendo Ikari. His father's absence, coupled with the death of his mother when he was very young, has forced Shinji to develop an odd sort of self-sufficiency but left him unable to relate well to others. Despite his seeming calm, when piloting Evangelion Unit 01, Shinji is given to bouts of paralyzing fear followed by fits of berserk rage. He is strongly attracted to the mysterious Rei Ayanami, Though he does not know why.