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The Angels of Evangelion Angel 1 The very first Angel was discovered in Antarctica during the
Katsuragi expedition lead by Misato's father. It was there that the
Angel 2 Presumably the second Angel is Lilith, the Angel held by NERV
deep within terminal Dogma and mistaken by Misato and Kaji for Adam. Little is
known about Lilith and where she came from, however, the seventeenth Angel,
Kaoru, refers to humans as
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Angel, Adam, was found, described by those few survivors of the expedition team
as a glowing giant. Humanity had found their god of gods, but when humanity
attempted to contain what they had found, by reducing Adam to his embryo form,
their god fought back, the second impact... Adam vanished, and was not seen
again until many years later when humanity revived their god, from his remains
found after the second impact, containing him in his embryo form. Then came the
Angels.
lilims,
implying that Lilith is humanity's mother. The room Lilith resides in deep
within terminal Dogma is actually NERV's LCL, Link Connection Liquid,
manufacturing plant, it is here that Lilith hangs nailed to a large scarlet
cross with the lance of Longinus buried within her chest preventing growth to
the lower part of her body. NERV collect the blood that flows from Lilith's body
and use it as LCL, this is picked up on by Shinji who frequently comments on the
fact that an Eva's entry plug smells of blood.
Sachiel
is the first Angel to assault Tokyo-3 following the destruction of Adam, though
it's fifteen years after the second impact before Sachiel attacks the city. Why
the long wait is a mystery, though its been rumored that the Angels laid dormant
on Earth until the second impact which some how awoke them from their dormancy.
Like the Angels to follow, Sachiel challenges NERV alone, there would appear to
be no systematic organization amongst the Angels.
Only
three weeks after the devastation caused by Sachiel, the Angels' follow up their
attack on Tokyo-3 with their next messenger of death, Shamshel. Shamshel is
solely suited to the role of close combat, and as a result of this is equipped
with two what can only be described as laser tentacles, and it's these tentacles
that Shamshel uses to savagely dissect opponents with. Shamshel's tentacles are
so powerful that they can even manage to penetrate cleanly through the torso of
an Eva, despite the protection provided by an Eva's defensive armor. Other than
these awesomely powerful laser tentacles, Shamshel carries no further armament,
though the Angel is capable of skimming across surfaces in much the same way as
Sachiel. On the downside, however, Shamshel's AT field is as bad as Sachiel's,
though the chance of an opponent scoring any hits on the Angel what with
Shamshel's lethal tentacles flying around is slim.
Ramiel
is by far one of the more powerful Angels to be pitted against the awesome might
of the Eva series. Ramiel's armament consists of a drilling or boring device,
which the Angel uses to attack NERV directly, and an exceptional AT field, so
powerful in fact that the spatial changes in phase generated by the field can be
seen by the naked eye. As if this weren't enough, Ramiel is also capable of
skimming across surfaces and possesses a devastating accelerated particle beam
cannon capable of shooting right through an Eva given roughly five seconds.
Ramiel also indiscriminately targets opponents that enter within a set distance
of the Angel, thus all in all Ramiel is a flying fortress capable of decimating
those foolish enough to approach.
Gaghiel
is the only aquatic Angel to be pitted against NERV and, unlike most of the
other Angels, is relatively lightly armed. Gaghiel's armament consists solely of
a set of huge razor sharp teeth that are used to tear apart opponents, Gaghiel's
jaw is so powerful that the Angel can quite easily bite right the way through
the torso of an Eva. Gaghiel is also massive, and as a result of this can use
its immense size and weight to serve as potentially devastating weapons during
close combat. Despite the Angel's size, Gaghiel is extremely agile and fast
which is vital to the Angel as it has no means of which to engage opponents at
long range, and so therefore relies on its speed and agility to rapidly engage
the enemy in close combat. Gaghiel also possesses an AT field like all the other
Angels, though its effectiveness is unknown.
Israfel
is the first Angel to be engaged by two Eva's simultaneously and, due to the
damage incurred to Tokyo-3's intercept system, is also the first to be
intercepted by NERV as opposed to the UN and/or JSDF. Despite being attacked by
both Units 01 and 02, Israfel manages to dispatch of both its opponents due to
the Angel's unique ability to separate into two separate Angels. Besides this
bizarre ability to separate its self, Israfel also possesses some kind of
offensive laser weapon, though its destructive power is somewhat lacking
compared to the destructive arsenals at the disposal of most of the other
Angels. Israfel's AT field is also extremely poor, however, the Angel is fairly
agile and also possesses a set of razor sharp claws, and is hence therefore well
suited to close quarter assault.
Sandalphon
is not all that dissimilar to Gaghiel, though is capable of surviving extremely
hot temperatures, what with the Angel's natural habitat being within an active
volcano, as opposed to Gaghiel. Sandalphon is also a lot smaller in comparison,
however, this is most likely due to the fact that Sandalphon is discovered by
NERV during its infancy and so isn't fully developed at the time of the Angel's
discovery. Sandalphon relies on its speed and agility to rapidly engage the
enemy in close combat, much like Gaghiel, as the Angel possesses no means of
which to engage opponents at long range. Sandalphon's only means of attack comes
from its razor sharp teeth set into the Angel's powerful jaw, though this is
more than enough to inflict extensive damage on any of the Angel's opponents.
Sandalphon also possesses an AT field like all the other Angels, though its
effectiveness is unknown.
Matariel
is possibly one of the weakest Angels to attack Tokyo-3, and also the first
Angel to be attacked by Units 00, 01 and 02 simultaneously. Matariel has only
one means of attack being that of projecting extremely corrosive acid towards
its opponents, however, this form of attack is slow and coupled with the Angel's
limited agility makes for a pretty ineffective weapon. Matariel also possesses
an extremely weak AT field which is not even capable of standing up to a short
volley of fire from an Eva's standard issue rifle. These weaknesses serve only
to hamper Matariel in combat and so the Angel relies chronically on its ability
to stealthily approach opponents unnoticed, thus gaining the element of surprise
giving the Angel the upper hand in combat.
Sahaqiel
differs massively from the other Angels in that the Angel's one and only weapon
is in fact its self. Sahaqiel is effectively a huge living bomb capable of
dropping small amounts of its self, from the Angel's orbital position outside
the enemy's firing range, on to targets below with devastating consequences.
Though this may seem like an odd, yet extremely effective, way of dispatching of
the Angel's opponents, Sahaqiel actually uses this unique ability to gain an
absolute lock on its target, after which Sahaqiel descends on to its target thus
eliminating not only its self, but also its target, along with a sizeable
portion of the surrounding area! Sahaqiel has the potential to be truly
devastating, which is why Sahaqiel's AT field is reasonably strong thus
preventing the possibility of taking out the Angel at long range before delivery
of its apocalyptic payload.
Ireul
is almost the perfect Angel, or rather collection of Angels. Ireul is composed
of colonies of nano machines which work together to form a single functioning
intelligent circuit capable of adapting to any environment or situation it may
encounter, thus Ireul's survival mechanism is that of total adaptability through
continual evolution hence making the Angel an almost invulnerable opponent.
Ireul possesses no armament, however, as the Angel is effectively an organic
super computer, Ireul is quite capable of hacking into computer systems thus
causing acts of sabotage. Ireul is also capable of merging with matter thus
allowing the Angel to merge with its opponents attacking from within, and like
all the other Angels, Ireul possesses an AT field, though its effectiveness is
unknown.
Leliel
is definitely one of the more bizarre Angels that NERV find themselves pitted
against. Leliel is six hundred and eighty meters in diameter with a thickness of
three nanometers within which is an inverted AT field, the sphere projected
above Leliel is in fact the Angel's shadow. More intriguing is the fact that
within the Angel's AT field is an alternate dimension or another galaxy,
describable purely by abstract mathematics, which makes up the Angel's body, and
it is into this world that Leliel lures and traps its victims. Leliel expands
silently beneath its opponents pulling them into its body and is quite capable
of trapping an Eva indefinitely in this way, indeed Leliel could quite easily
engulf an entire city should the need arise thus making the Angel a formidable
opponent.
Bardiel
exhibits similar properties to that of a parasite and hence is one of NERV's
darkest fears come true, that is when the Angel invades Unit 03 taking over
complete control of its host and trapping its pilot inside the Eva's entry plug.
Obviously this unique ability allows the Angel to adopt all the characteristics
of its host and so depending on the Angel's choice of host, Bardiel can quite
easily prove to be an exceptional opponent. As Bardiel chooses to invade and
take control of Unit 03, NERV find themselves battling against the very same
tool with which they intend to destroy the Angels, meaning NERV have to face off
against one of their own defected living Avatars. Of course there's also a moral
issue at stake, what with the pilot of Unit 03 trapped in side that which NERV
intend to destroy.
Zeruel,
at first glance, appears to be similar to Shamshel, though rather than being
equipped with a set of laser tentacles, Zeruel possesses a set of cruel, lethal
and flexible razor sharp blades which the Angel uses to slice apart its
opponents. These blades are so devastating that they can even slice an Eva
apart, this is also made doubly worse when considering their surprisingly long
range. As if this weren't enough, Zeruel also possesses a kind of launcher
mechanism used for projecting a type of high yield energy projectile in much the
same way as Sachiel, though the effects from a single volley of fire from this
weapon are truly devastating. To make matters even worse, Zeruel is capable of
skimming across surfaces and has an impressive AT field making the Angel the
ultimate assailant.
Arael
is very similar to Sahaqiel in that Arael too is capable of maintaining an
orbital position outside the enemy's firing range and possesses a single long
ranged means of attack. Arael is capable of probing the minds of its victims
forcing them to relive past memories best left forgotten, in effect Arael
mentally rapes its opponents before eating away at their minds leaving them
paralysed as a result of severe brain damage. As with Sahaqiel, Arael's AT field
is reasonably strong thus preventing the possibility of taking out the Angel at
long range, and so because of this Arael proves to be more than a challenge for
NERV and their predominantly land based Eva series.
Armisael
is undoubtedly the fastest, stealthiest, and most agile, Angel to confront NERV,
in fact Armisael is so fast that the chances of an opponent actually hitting the
Angel with ranged, or even close combat, attacks are slim. Armisael is also
capable of altering its physical form, which further adds to the Angel's
maneuverability, and has an impressive AT field which allows the Angel to easily
rip through the defenses of its opponents. As well as this, Armisael is capable
of merging with its opponents attacking from within in much the same way as
Ireul, though this is Armisael's sole means of attack and so the Angel relies on
it's rapid maneuverability to engage the enemy in close combat.
Tabris,
unlike any of the other Angels, is human in appearance and hence is able to
infiltrate NERV unnoticed which is vital as Tabris possesses little in the way
of offensive capabilities. Although Tabris's armament is limited, the Angel
does, however, possess the ability to synchronize with an Evangelion both
directly and remotely with ease, and at any desired synchronization ratio
provided that the Angel's soul is more dominant than that of the Eva's. This
ability allows Tabris to take control of the very same tool with which NERV
intend to destroy the Angel. Besides this unique ability, Tabris is also capable
of generating an exceptionally strong AT field.