Evangelion [Evangelion] Miscellaneous ideas topic.
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Miscellaneous ideas topic.
Somebody might have mentioned this in the numerous past threads -- or the current thread somewhere further back -- so my apologies if it's a repeat.
But why not make Gendo just a little more ruthless with his son?
Rather than abandoning Shinji to fend for himself because "I'd just cause him pain", Gendo DOES end up raising Shinji...but does it basically like he raised Rei. He molds Shinji into a socially isolated, emotionally fragile, death-seeking fanatic whose only purpose is to make Dad happy by bringing Mom back. So that he can have a family again.
If you were careful, you could avoid the "badass Shinji" trap. A Shinji raised by Gendo might end up fairly competent, but he'd be emotionally pathetic. Sort of like a quieter, more desperate fusion of canon Shinji and Asuka minus the boastfulness, sprinkled with a nigh-obsessive tendency to cling to a father who feels uncomfortable reciprocating. Especially if Gendo initially abandoned him and then thought better of it.
(On the bright side, he'd have Rei as a sister from the beginning.)
Somebody might have mentioned this in the numerous past threads -- or the current thread somewhere further back -- so my apologies if it's a repeat.
But why not make Gendo just a little more ruthless with his son?
Rather than abandoning Shinji to fend for himself because "I'd just cause him pain", Gendo DOES end up raising Shinji...but does it basically like he raised Rei. He molds Shinji into a socially isolated, emotionally fragile, death-seeking fanatic whose only purpose is to make Dad happy by bringing Mom back. So that he can have a family again.
If you were careful, you could avoid the "badass Shinji" trap. A Shinji raised by Gendo might end up fairly competent, but he'd be emotionally pathetic. Sort of like a quieter, more desperate fusion of canon Shinji and Asuka minus the boastfulness, sprinkled with a nigh-obsessive tendency to cling to a father who feels uncomfortable reciprocating. Especially if Gendo initially abandoned him and then thought better of it.
(On the bright side, he'd have Rei as a sister from the beginning.)
Miscellaneous ideas topic.
Shortly after Yui got sucked into the Evangelion, the Instrumentality Committee (with or without Gendo's knowledge) did their own occult experiments on Shinji, implanting Adam and otherwise fiddling with his AT field.
Since Adam wants to reunite with the Marshmallow Monster in NERV's basement, Adam gives Shinji instructions and prophetic visions about how to proceed toward Instrumentality.
Shinji thereby becomes the real "leader" of NERV, with Gendo as his public representative / political hatchet-man / Fuyutsuki style advisor. Unfortunately, he's still basically a scared, attention-deprived 14 year old kid. He just also happens to be the First Messenger's avatar-on-Earth as far as a bunch of creepy fanatics are concerned.
Shortly after Yui got sucked into the Evangelion, the Instrumentality Committee (with or without Gendo's knowledge) did their own occult experiments on Shinji, implanting Adam and otherwise fiddling with his AT field.
Since Adam wants to reunite with the Marshmallow Monster in NERV's basement, Adam gives Shinji instructions and prophetic visions about how to proceed toward Instrumentality.
Shinji thereby becomes the real "leader" of NERV, with Gendo as his public representative / political hatchet-man / Fuyutsuki style advisor. Unfortunately, he's still basically a scared, attention-deprived 14 year old kid. He just also happens to be the First Messenger's avatar-on-Earth as far as a bunch of creepy fanatics are concerned.
Miscellaneous ideas topic.
Weird random crossover thought: <a href='http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Keel_Lorenz' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Keel Lorenz</a> is really <a href='http://marvel.wikia.com/Scott_Summers_%28Earth-616%29' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Scott Summers</a>.
The idea assumes no sliding timescale, no anti-aging powers, and that the X-Men started operating around 1963.
Weird random crossover thought: <a href='http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Keel_Lorenz' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Keel Lorenz</a> is really <a href='http://marvel.wikia.com/Scott_Summers_%28Earth-616%29' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Scott Summers</a>.
The idea assumes no sliding timescale, no anti-aging powers, and that the X-Men started operating around 1963.
RE: Miscellaneous ideas topic.
How many stories have crazy cultists as a primary factor?
The end of the World, with monsters appearing in the skies is a perfect environment fro the crackpots, and the fear of impending doom could easily sway a large number of people.
Couple of potential cults:
-The Transcendence Movement: They believe the Angels are messengers of God and seek to help the heralds. While a lot of them spend their time in harmless prayer and emonstration, some of the more extreme members have smuggled out "Sacred Mana" aka Angel Flesh for their brothers to consume in rituals. The effects of consuming the flesh could have any number of side effects.
-The Archangels at the Gate: Cultists that believe the pilot are the chosen avatars of humanity. Some of them go to the school and actively worshp the pilots, while others build temple with visages of Units 00, 01, and 02 adorning the walls. Some of the younger cultists might even seek to thank the pilots in a manner most teens would find appealing.
-The Apocalypsians: The World is going to end, and to fight against that only means humanity will suffer more in the meantime. They do everything they can to hinder NERV and let the Angels finish the job they started 15 years ago.
-The Conspiracists: Angels are just giant robots using technology developed by Doctor Katsuragi meant to keep humanity in check so the megacorporations can take advantage to create a commercialized distopia.
I could probably cook up a few more given some time, and half a dozen varieties base
Expanding on the Transcendence Movement, what do you think the effects of consuming Angel flesh would be? Would it have no noticable due to the high similarity to human meat, would it cause a Mad Cow like disease, or would it start to corrupt people into quasi-angels? Could make for an interesting story.
How many stories have crazy cultists as a primary factor?
The end of the World, with monsters appearing in the skies is a perfect environment fro the crackpots, and the fear of impending doom could easily sway a large number of people.
Couple of potential cults:
-The Transcendence Movement: They believe the Angels are messengers of God and seek to help the heralds. While a lot of them spend their time in harmless prayer and emonstration, some of the more extreme members have smuggled out "Sacred Mana" aka Angel Flesh for their brothers to consume in rituals. The effects of consuming the flesh could have any number of side effects.
-The Archangels at the Gate: Cultists that believe the pilot are the chosen avatars of humanity. Some of them go to the school and actively worshp the pilots, while others build temple with visages of Units 00, 01, and 02 adorning the walls. Some of the younger cultists might even seek to thank the pilots in a manner most teens would find appealing.
-The Apocalypsians: The World is going to end, and to fight against that only means humanity will suffer more in the meantime. They do everything they can to hinder NERV and let the Angels finish the job they started 15 years ago.
-The Conspiracists: Angels are just giant robots using technology developed by Doctor Katsuragi meant to keep humanity in check so the megacorporations can take advantage to create a commercialized distopia.
I could probably cook up a few more given some time, and half a dozen varieties base
Expanding on the Transcendence Movement, what do you think the effects of consuming Angel flesh would be? Would it have no noticable due to the high similarity to human meat, would it cause a Mad Cow like disease, or would it start to corrupt people into quasi-angels? Could make for an interesting story.