Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

Summary

In "Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction," Diancie, a princess whose power is fading, seeks the life-giving Xerneas to save her land. Ash and his friends help her, facing off against thieves and the destructive Yveltal.

Synopsis

Diancie, the princess of the Diamond Domain, is losing her ability to create the Heart Diamond, vital to her land's survival. Following the advice of elders, she embarks on a quest to find Xerneas, a Pokémon said to possess the power to restore life and energy. Along the way, she enlists the help of Ash and his friends. Their journey is fraught with peril as they face off against both thieves seeking Diancie's diamonds and the legendary Pokémon Yveltal, known for its destructive powers and responsible for a past cataclysm that devastated the Kalos region. The friends must work together to help Diancie and prevent another widespread devastation.

Characters

Asuka Langley Souryuu

Age: 14 , >! 28 mentally (Evangelion: 3.0) Height: 5'1" / 155 cm Birthdate: December 4, 2001 Zodiac sign: Sagittarius Blood type: A Origin: Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany Relations: Mother: Kyoko Zeppelin Souryuu Guardian: Misato Katsuragi Former Guardian: Ryouji Kaji Asuka is the Second Child ('Second Children' in the Japanese versions of NGE), who pilots Evangelion Unit 02. She is from Germany, but with an American father and a half-German, half-Japanese mother. In the Rebuild of Evangelion series of movies, her name is changed to Asuka Langley Shikinami. >! Her mother, Kyoko Zeppelin Souryuu, went insane after an Eva-related experiment and began to believe that a doll that resembled Asuka was, in fact, her daughter, to the point that she refused to acknowledge the real Asuka. Kyoko Zeppelin Souryuu committed suicide on the very day that Asuka was chosen to become an Eva pilot. On that day, Asuka promised herself that she would never cry again. This event gives her an innate hatred of dolls and all things that she perceives to be doll-like, especially Rei. Despite those feelings Asuka shows no hesitation when required to cooperate with Rei when necessary, proving her to be committed and professional regarding her duties as an Eva pilot. >! >! Asuka's father later remarried a woman for whom Asuka feels no affection. Asuka feels the need to verbally and sometimes physically lash out at everyone around her, except to her unrequited crush, Kaji, who is Misato's ex-boyfriend and more than twice Asuka's age. On her better days, however, she can be quite cheerful and friendly. >! >! Like Shinji, Asuka also has a difficulty being close to people, except unlike Shinji, who shells himself, Asuka's coping mechanism is over-aggressiveness and so she unintentionally hurts people she likes, pushing them away and thus sinking further into loneliness and self resentment. This issue is referred to as the "hedgehog's dilemma" and is a recurring motif in the story.

Shinji Ikari

Age: 14 Birthday: June 6, 2001 Height: 155 cm (5'1") Blood type: A Father: Gendo Ikari Mother: Yui Ikari Guardian: Misato Katsuragi Shinji Ikari is the Third Child ("Third Children" in Japanese), who pilots Unit 01. He is the son of Gendo and the late Yui Ikari. Abandoned by his father, Gendo, when he was a toddler, Shinji often ran away from difficult situations. As a pilot, he panics easily and reacts very poorly to unexpected events. Over time and with encouragement from Misato, he learns to be less cowardly, more outspoken, and more confident. >! His progress is all undone when he is forced to kill the only person who ever openly expressed love toward him. His only friends are Toji and Kensuke, but he apparently cares about Rei more than even he realizes, although everyone around him seems to think that his feelings are obvious. Despite his rapport with Rei, Asuka is a sexual presence in his life, and is ultimately shown to be a figure of great emotional importance to him as well. Though not immediately apparent, their relationship is a powerful driving force for both characters throughout the series. Their confused, back-and-forth emotional interchanges are a source of considerable guilt and tension for both parties. While Asuka is attracted to Shinji, she is afraid to admit to being dependent on anyone; so instead of expressing affection, she teases Shinji (often with sexual overtones), hoping to "provoke" him into initiating a closer relationship. Significantly, she gives him his first kiss (supposedly out of boredom, though the Director's Cut makes clear that the kiss meant a lot more to her than she lets on). However, due to his own emotional issues, Shinji is unable to recognize Asuka's actions for their true intent, and is only confused and hurt by her flirting mixed with abuse. >! >! Since Asuka is constantly heaping him with accusations and blame, his most natural response is to withdraw and hide himself, both emotionally and literally. To make matters worse, Asuka only finds herself more and more frustrated by Shinji's failure to respond to her advances, and in turn only abuses him more and more harshly, which only makes him withdraw further, thus continuing the vicious cycle. Their tense relationship reaches a breaking point toward the end of the story; when Asuka's stress finally causes her to degrade into a completely withdrawn state, Shinji tries to comfort her, only to be coldly rejected. >! Later on, when Asuka has further been reduced to a comatose state and Shinji has also suffered incredible mental duress, he goes to her bedside to beg for help, only to end up masturbating over her partially nude (and comatose) body. Wracked with guilt and completely lost to his own self-hatred, he enters a completely withdrawn state, not unlike Asuka's earlier on. >! >! Ultimately, when Shinji chooses to reject Instrumentality, he finds Asuka to be the only other person on Earth, and they painfully reconcile. (Source: Afufu)

Rei Ayanami (tentative)

Ayanami Rei (tentative name), often referred to as "Rei Q," appears in the third and fourth Rebuild of Evangelion movies. While similar in appearance to Rei Ayanami from the previous movies, this is in fact a different character—a clone. The character is as such, very different from both the character in the Rebuild of Evangelion films, and the original story which she is adapted from. (Source: EvaWiki, edited)

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