Angels
(page  II)

Q:  What do each of the Angels look like  and what were the fates of each?
A:  There were 17 Angels,  each with a different physical appearance from every others.  Their  pictures and fates are as follows (cont.):

Fourteenth  Angel  Zeruel   Zeruel was a walking wrecking  ball. He marched right through EVAs 00 and 02 and right to Central  Dogma's front door (Eva-01 stopped him before he could reach  Terminal Dogma).   For weapons, the fourteenth Angel  had ultra sharp, whip-like blades for arms and a photon discharge  from its "mouth". With its whip-blades, it was able to slice up  Asuka's Eva-02, and take off its head and arms. Its armored skin was  also strong enough to withstand Eva-00's attack with an N2 bomb. Now  that's Helluva Tough!   It had even mutillated  and defeated Eva-01, but it did not finish it off before it went  Berserker (again with no power). Fate:  Zeruel was ripped apart by  Shinji and Eva-01. In its Berserker mode, Unit-01 finished the  fourteenth Angel off by eating it and its S2 Drive (which made the  Eva fully operational without any outside electrical energy source  and it allowed the Unit to grow to its fullest potential as a weapon  and part Angel). One of Zeruel's whip blades was ripped off and  attached as Eva-01's left arm.

The fifteenth Angel to appear was  a being of pure light. It remained high above Earth's orbit and only  attacked when Asuka and Unit-02 showed up and looked like they were  going to attack it. It retaliated by mind raping Soryu Asuka Langley  and forcing her to relive her most painful memories that she chose  to lock away years ago. It was unrelenting.   The pilot  of Eva-02 couldn't stop the flow of emotions that Arael was forcing  her to feel and she cracked.   The Angel's attack could  only be focussed on one mind at a time, and Asuka was only saved  when Eva-00 and its pilot showed up. After a failed attempt to shoot  the target down, Ayanami Rei was given orders to retrieve the Lance  of Longinus from Terminal Dogma, with which she launched at the  Angel. Fate:  The Lance of Longinus cut  through Arael's ATField and destroyed the Angel of Light. The Lance  landed in the moon and remained there until the Third Impact was  about to begin. Fifteenth Angel  Arael

Sixteenth Angel  Armisael   Armisael was a shape-shifting  Angel that originally had the form of a double helix (like the Lance  of Longinus) closed up in a circle. Its main means of attack was to  merge with the EVAs and attack the minds of the pilots. It only  managed to get into Ayanami Rei's head, though.   When  Armisael first attacked Eva-00 and its pilot, it made Rei to  experience true emotions for the first time in her life. It made her  realize that she was truly lonely in her existence and had never  opened herself to anybody, not even those closest to  her.   Then Shinji appeared in Eva-01. The sixteenth  Angel tried to attack him too, but the First Children held it back  and self destructed herself and her Eva in an attempt to destroy the  Angel before it could hurt Shinji. Fate:  Armisael was vaporized in the  blast (as was most of Tokyo-3) caused by Eva-00's self  destruction.

 Seventeenth Angel  
Tabris (Kaworu  Nagisa)

The seventeenth Angel was the  least expected. Keel Lorenz was the only one to know that Kaworu  Nagisa (born on the very day of the Second Impact and the Fifth  Children [his name meaning 'Kaworu of the Seashore']) was indeed the  final messenger of man's fate. Lorenz sent Tabris to NERV  headquarters in order to hurry the prophecy of the Dead Sea Scrolls  along.   When Tabris arrived at Geofront, he quickly  became Shinji Ikari's best friend and the best synchro-rated pilot  of the children. Soon after his coming, however, he began his attack.   Because his synchro-rate with the EVAs was so high,  he could pilot them without even getting into the entry plug. With  Eva-02 as his body guard he slowly made his way to Heaven's Door and  Terminal Dogma in the heart of NERV HQ. While an enraged Shinji and  Eva-01 attacked Eva-02, Tabris realised that he had been duped by  SEELE when he finally saw the white giant nailed to the cross above  the lake of LCL. Fate:  When  Tabris realized that the Angel that he was face to face with was  Lilith and not Adam (the one whom all Angels must return) he allowed  Shinji to grab him with Eva-01. He explained that life and death  were the same to him and that he would allow himself to die so that  mankind could decide for itself the path that must be chosen. After  60 seconds of pause, Shinji squeezed and Tabris/Kaworu  died.

Q:  Do you have any proof that  Lilith is the first Angel?
A:  Yes, but don't forget,  Lilith was only the first Angel that man discovered, not, I repeat NOT the very first Angel. It is clearly stated in the TV Series and  the Films that Adam was the Angel at the site of the Second Impact in  September of the Year 2000A.D.  Lilith has been around since  long before then.
  The reason?  Humans had already  started the Human Compliment Program long before the Second Impact when  Adam awoke, but we already had some sort of Angel "technology" at our  disposal (not Evangelion Units [they were spawned from Adam], but the  artificial Angel cloning project to hasten the Third Impact and  such). 
  Also, look at SEELE's logo It is the "Seven Eyes of Lilith." But SEELE  has been around since looooooong before the Second Impact.  And don't  you think that SEELE (or to be more precise, Keel Lorenz) would need more  proof than just the Dead Sea Scrolls to believe that the next step in  man's evolution was nearing?  He's not that gullible or simple  minded, and the body and soul of Lilith would go a long way in convincing  him.
  It has also been said somewhere that EVA-01 itself is  a clone of Lilith and not Adam. This is just somebody's speculation  (especially because the Evangelions are "Evas", or "Eve" meaning "from  Adam"), so take it with a truckload of salt. And don't forget that clones  are supposed to actually look something like the beings from which  they are replicated from. EVA-01 doesn't look like Lilith (even without  her mask), but it does look identical to Adam (i.e. same shape, they both  have cores in the same place [Lilith doesn't even have one showing], and  they both have yellow wings [Lilith's are white]). And the final clue that  the EVAs are not from Lilith is the fact that I say that they are from  Adam in episode 21. Remember?
  And "yes", Lilith is really  an Angel (contrary to one rumor floating arround). How else would most of  the Shito be fooled that she was Adam if she was not Angel herself (trust  me, they're not that dumb to believe a non-Angel entity was the being from  which they came)?

Q: Why do you say that Adam is the Second  Angel, and why do you say that his fate is that he is freed and returned  to Lilith during the Third Impact?  In the TV Series it is stated  that Adam had vanished after the Humans failed to shrink  him.
A:  Adam is not the  Second Angel, but the second Angel that mankind encounters (for the same  reasons stated above) and he's the first human (as I have stated in  episode 8 [with Eve he had Cain and Abel and Lilith mated with Cain to  produce the rest of humanity]).  
  How was he released  to return to Heaven after the Third Impact?  Well, mankind was no  longer around to keep him imprisoned after the Third Impact started (after  he was merged with Rei, then Lilith).  When it is seen just how  easily Lilith and Yui (as the soul of Eva-01) escaped their bonds to help  complete the Impact, it is easily conceivable to believe that Adam could  do the same and "un-meld" with me when that much "Heavenly" or "Angel Energy" is enveloping  the Earth.  Hmmm?   Not to mention the fact that  Angels share a 99+% genetic similarity with the humans that are trying to  evolve and return to Heaven themselves.
  Also, in the movie Rebirth or End of Evangelion Misato (the only survivor of  the Katsuragi Expedition that made first contact with Adam and his  warnings) said that the reason that Adam blew up was because we succeeded  in shrinking him to embryo form to keep his powers at a minimum to keep  damages low when more Angels were prophecied to come in search of him (his  embryo form might even prevent the "destructive" Third Impact altogether  and it allowed me to become one with him a lot easier).

Q:  I keep reading all over that there  were actually 18 Angels. Are these people loco or am I just seeing  things?
A:  You're not seeing  things. What they are referring to is during the End of EVA movie,  Misato says something to the effect of "We are the 18th Angel, born  from the source of life, Lilith. Other angels are possibly a seperate race  of beings who threw away their physical forms. They were doomed to a sad  existence of betrayal and pain because they rejected each other. We,  people are the same." A dry and bitter remark that Tabris wasn't the  final Angel, mankind is. It's just a comment at how destructive people can  be to their fellow man (especially when they break into your base of  operations and shoot at anything that moves!).
  The Dead  Sea Scrolls in the series clearly state that 17 Heavenly Messengers will  visit the Earth (that's what the members of SEELE say on a number of  occasions). Not 18. By saying that man is the final Angel Misato is  showing her utter distaste for all humanity (just as she loathed the  Angels themselves).
  People keep posting Misato's comment  and taking it at face value which is wrong. If mankind truly was the final  Angel (or an Angel at all for that matter) why did this whole song and  dance thing have to occur? If man was the final Angel, a simple touch with  Lilith would have begun the Third Impact. Or, when we came in contact with  Adam we would have initiated the destructive Third Impact and the series  would have been over before it began. Trust me, mina-san, Katsuragi was  only being sarcastic.

Q:  Are there more Angels or are the only  Angels that exist the 17 that were defeated in Evangelion?
A:  Technically, the word  "Angels" used in Evangelion is a bad translation. The Japanese word used  is Shito which is closer to the English word "Apostle" or  "Disciple". Gainax translated it to English themselves as "Angel" (just as  they translated "Shinseiki" to "Neon Genesis" and not "New Century" or any of a hundred others). This  needed to be explained because even though it is obvious that a lot of  research was done by the Studio for the series, it is a little confusing  that there were 17 Shito (in ShinSeiki Evangelion), but in  reality there are only 12 Apostles and 7 ArchAngels (Michael, Gabriel,  Raphael, Uriel, Raguel, Sariel and Jerahmeel [the last three also known as  Izidkiel, Hanael and Kepharel]). Do some of their names sound familiar? It  is not truly clear what Gainax intended to connote, or maybe they just said "Screw what the Old and  New Testaments say! This is entertainment!!!" I relied on Yui to translate  the Dead Sea Scrolls for me, and now she's, well uh, gone and now I have  no idea who or what they said would be our Heavenly  messengers.
  To get back to the question (sorry, I ramble),  yes, there are more Angels than the ones that were seen in Evangelion. The  ArchAngels that attacked (if that's what they were) are only the highest  order of Angels. These were the same Angels that remained faithful to God  and drove Lucifer out of Heaven an eternity ago.

Q:  You know, the Angel insignia that most  Angels have on their heads or chests looks just like the symbol for  Lucifer! This means that you're wrong man! The Angels were sent from Satan  and not God! F*** you, man! You're so wrong and you don't even know  it!!
A:  I  actually get that kind of reaction a lot, but in this case it is you that  is wrong. The "Angel Insignia", as you call it, only appears on a few of  the Shito that attack Tokyo-3. And while the "insignia" (pictured here)  does resemble the picture of Lucifer (pic on the left) that does not mean  that the Angels are evil. In fact it means quite the opposite. You see,  Lucifer was once a Heavenly Angel just like Michael, Gabriel and the rest  of them, but then he fell from grace and turned evil. If the white  bird-skull looking thing truly is the mark of the Angels, then wouldn't it  seem right that Lucifer had it too? After all, he was God's right hand  Angel at one point (also take note of that circle on his chest [S2  organ?... Hmmmm, maybe] and his 12 wings. Look  farmiliar?).
  It has also been written somewhere that the 17 Shito could be "Renegade Angels" who attack humanity to keep them  from evolving and out of the Heaven that they can never return to. This  would be the reason that they are so destructive and uncaring towards  humanity. This does not appear to be true. The reason that they are so  ruinous to man's cities (well, battle-cities) and armed forces is  because we attack them. All they want to do is return to  Adam in the fastest and most direct manner. We have him contained and  guarded like there's no tomorrow, we just get in their way. Also, the  final Angel, Tabris, proves that Shito aren't ultimately evil and  malevolent in nature. He was a caring creature who allowed himself to die  so that humanity could make its own choice for its future.

Q:  The seventeenth Angel was actually a  human angel, did he possess an AT Field, and was he something like Jesus who was also  sent by God?
A:  Yes, Tabris did possess  and AT Field. He used it to keep Shinji and EVA-01 away from him on his  descent to Terminal Dogma.
  Was he something like Jesus? No.  While he was sent by God, he himself was not God (as Jesus was). Jesus was  part of the Holy Trinity (three beings in one [like a clover]), but Kaworu  was just a messenger.

Q:  So, does Kaworu have any parents? If  so, who are they? You mentioned that he was "born" on the exact day of the  Second Impact.
A:  No parents that we know  of, but don't forget that almost nobody in Shinji's class has any. And  it's only through SEELE's "official records" that we find out what day he  was supposedly born. From what we know, every Angel seems to have been  born or "awoken" on the day of the Second Impact and they haven't come to  maturity until recently. The Second Impact may have released them from  Adam in Antarctica. The date "September 13, 2000" may have any number of  meanings seeing as SEELE knows that Kaworu is the final Angel. His birth  date could have only been used to try and fool NERV long enough for Kaworu  to infiltrate Terminal Dogma.

Q:  I've been told that Rei is actually  the Second Angel, can this be true? I thought she was just a clone with  angel DNA.
A:  ".............................................."
  Since Ikari Gendo  refuses to answer this one I'll take a stab at it myself. Hi, Misato  Katsuragi here. From all the information I've gathered on the subject, I  would have to say "no". All her synchro tests we have performed on her  over the years indicate she is more human that Angel (definitely not 100% Angel). And given  that she had such trouble synchronizing and piloting with an EVA (granted,  the screwed up Unit-00) it is assumed that she has only a little Lilith in  her (especially when it is seen what a real Angel [Kaworu] can do with an  EVA).
  Also there's the fact that the only things mentioned  that are definitely from Adam are the EVAs themselves (first this  disproves Rei as Angel number two because if the EVAs are from her, she  would be able to control them like a part of her [like Tabris], second,  Rei only first appears after the Human Compliment Program is in full swing  at Gehirn and the EVA's are already in the test phases). And when Rei  finally merges with Lilith in End of Evangelion Lilith says  "Welcome home." Remember that all humans are from Lilith. She wouldn't say  that to an Angel (who cannot and do not even want to unite with her). And,  all Angels have to return to Adam (the second Angel), so why don't they  try to merge with Rei (even the sixteenth Angel, Armisael, didn't sense  that she was the one that it had to return to after it had bio-fused with  her a little). Interesting, huh?
  Not to mention that when  Kaworu finally confronts her he says "We are the same" (meaning she has  Angel DNA too and she is only being used by the humans around her), but he  makes no mention that she is Adam, the being he must recur to. He seemed  like a smart cookie, I mean he figured out that Lilith was the one on the  cross, didn't he?
  But I shouldn't get too carried away,  because there is some evidence that Rei is the second Angel. There are a  lot of little clues dropped throughout the series that just pass right by  if you're not looking for them (like the few times Rei appears as an  apparition to Shinji in the streets of Tokyo-3, and her really strong AT  Field, her red eyes just like Kaworu, and the fact that SEELE got royally  pissed when Ritsuko told them about her [although this could just be  attributed to the fact that they now knew of Commander Ikari's ultimate  plan for his own Impact]).
  It's also been theorized that  both Rei and Kaworu are the 17th Angels: One sent to destroy man,  and one to save him. This makes a little more sense than Rei being the  Second Angel, but there is still not enough evidence to make any clear  hypothesis. So, until Gendo sees fit to tell all of us, we'll just have to  guess.

Q:  Will the whole process of evolution  and Impacts occur again where another species takes over the world and  needs a "Third Impact" to evolve past the physical boundries of life as we  know it? If so, will the Angels return to test this new race? And if so,  will the new evolved form of Humans be amoung one of them?
A:  Only time will tell if  another race gets so far in its existance that it needs an Impact to  proceed any further (and the Universe has a lot of time to spare). Will  the Angels return if this new species does succeed? Who knows.
  No, the new form of man as a whole would not be one of the  Angel testers.