Episodes 18 and 19 ( "Ambivalence" and "Introjection" ) deliver the series' most visceral gut-punch. Toji Suzuhara, Shinji’s only friend, is forced to pilot the corrupted Evangelion Unit-03. Shinji refuses to fight his friend, but when the Angel takes over, Gendo activates the Dummy Plug system—a device that forces Unit-01 to savagely tear Unit-03 apart, crushing Toji’s cockpit. Shinji’s scream of "I’ll never pilot again!" is the last gasp of his innocence.
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The series opens with shocking efficiency. Episode 1, "Angel Attack," throws us into a battlefield where the UN’s weapons are useless. We meet Shinji Ikari, a deeply withdrawn 14-year-old, who is coerced by his estranged father, Commander Gendo Ikari, into piloting the biological machine "Evangelion Unit-01" against the monstrous Angel Sachiel. Episodes 18 and 19 ( "Ambivalence" and "Introjection"
The original TV series consists of 26 episodes that originally aired from October 1995 to March 1996. Directed by Hideaki Anno, the series is famous for evolving from a standard giant-robot "mecha" show into a complex psychological and philosophical exploration. The Three Arcs of Evangelion Shinji’s scream of "I’ll never pilot again