I was uncertain whether this best go in ideas, or talk.
This has been bugging me for awhile.
It seems to me, that realistically, Shinji would be classed as a subject of illegal military conscription or even as a slave (a Mamluk, I think is a Japanese term for it as well) to Nerv, forced to fight a war he never joined, all but blackmailed into it. (Rei as well, though she would never voice it).
Per one source:
and also as:
I should note, Nerv is a paramilitary organization, and not actually part of the Japanese Government, should not legally be able to conscript Shinji, as he is a Japanese citizen. That plus age, makes it illegal, and immoral.
As such, he owes no loyalty to Nerv, and in fact it is his obligation to attempt escape from his captors and informing his government of a kidnapping.
He did in fact try once, and despite it being half hearted, he managed for 3 days.
I wonder what would have occured, if in that 3 days, had Shinji been more assertive and more intellegent, he instead went public with his situation. The press and humanitarian publicity might well have caused Nerv issues.
EDIT: As an alternative to escape or reporting, were that to have proved ineffective, what if he either did nothing after a launch, or sided with the angel. I know that they can turn him off. But they would have no way to pull him back and get someone else in, as most angel attacks are time critical.
Ruining plans of kidnappers or slavers is your duty to yourself.
This has been bugging me for awhile.
It seems to me, that realistically, Shinji would be classed as a subject of illegal military conscription or even as a slave (a Mamluk, I think is a Japanese term for it as well) to Nerv, forced to fight a war he never joined, all but blackmailed into it. (Rei as well, though she would never voice it).
Per one source:
Conscription is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority, but it is most often used in the specific sense of government policies that require citizens (often just males) to serve in their armed forces.
Conscription has also sometimes been used as a general term for non-military involuntary labour demanded by some established authority;
As such, he owes no loyalty to Nerv, and in fact it is his obligation to attempt escape from his captors and informing his government of a kidnapping.
He did in fact try once, and despite it being half hearted, he managed for 3 days.
I wonder what would have occured, if in that 3 days, had Shinji been more assertive and more intellegent, he instead went public with his situation. The press and humanitarian publicity might well have caused Nerv issues.
EDIT: As an alternative to escape or reporting, were that to have proved ineffective, what if he either did nothing after a launch, or sided with the angel. I know that they can turn him off. But they would have no way to pull him back and get someone else in, as most angel attacks are time critical.
Ruining plans of kidnappers or slavers is your duty to yourself.