"Neon Genesis Evangelion" the eighth apostle "fetal angel", a lava stalker under high temperature and pressure

Regarding the many elements in "Evangelion", it has been explored by many fans.

Twelve Wings Angel

The Tree of Life, Twelve Wings Angel implanted from the beginning of the animation, and then to the "Cross-shaped explosion" that appears from time to time in the story, , and throughout the whole play Adam ( Adam ) , Lilith (Lilith) , all these remind the audience that this is an anime with a lot of religious elements.

"Cross-shaped explosion"

In the previous issues, we have introduced some aspects of the story background, the concept of " apostle ", and the main human organization.

In the story, the third to sixteenth giant "apostles" spawned by the ancestor of life Adam (Adam) split and multiplied, with the goal of returning to Adam 8strong And start the action . And the "apostles" all have representative ability traits: " A.T. force field + S2 mechanism" .

Apostle

" A.T. force field (absolute field) ” is A compressed space full of soul matter, its stability can resist all external attacks. In terms of its manifestation, it can be regarded as , a concept similar to the powerful space barrier .

" A.T. force field (absolute field) ” In the entire "Evangelion" story, there will be a high frequency of appearances with the appearance of the "Apostle".

AT force field

and " S2 mechanism " is called " Super Solenoid Engine _strong8" strong span14 "strongspan span14" span14span _strong8" strong span14 "strongspan span14". ".

In order to deal with the "apostle" on the human side, NERV is responsible for the investigation and annihilation of of the "apostle". Based on Adam and Lilith as the prototype, the "universal humanoid decisive weapon"-_strong7span strong7span EVA14span was developed.

The development of the whole story is based on the EVA battle "Apostle" as the main carrier.

Next, what we want to introduce is the debut and design of 's eighth apostle "fetal angel" .

The eighth apostle "fetal angel" ( SANDALPHON / )

The eighth apostle " fetal angel" is the sixth apostle in the story, whose name is derived from span 12 in the story. The angel "Sandalphon" (original meaning is brother) of the fetus in the legend.

The "fetal angel" is different from other apostles who wreak havoc as soon as it debuted. When it was discovered by humans, it was still in a pupal state. This fetal-like form is in line with the meaning of its "fetal angel" name.

"fetal angel" pupal state

humans detected the blue wavelength signal of "fetal angel" in the lava of Asama Volcano, and found that it had not completed hatching.

In order to better study the unknown creature like the apostle,So NERV decided to take the initiative to capture "fetal angel" .

"D-type equipment" resistant to high heat and pressure

The EVA second unit driven by Asuka is responsible for this capture. For this purpose, the second unit was equipped with "D-type equipment" resistant to high heat and pressure, and dived into the lower layer of the lava about a thousand meters to carry out the capture operation of the "fetal angel".

The sinking Unit 2 used a special trap in the lava to successfully capture the pupa of the "fetal angel".

Just as the second unit thought to complete its mission and was in the process of floating up the body, the pupa of the "fetal angel" suddenly began to hatch rapidly. The second unit could only abandon the original capture plan, and was converted to annihilate it.

The pupae of the "fetal angel" suddenly began to hatch rapidly

the "fetal angel" quickly hatched into an adult, and the appearance has also undergone major changes. Its two forelimbs are longer, with a top head. Eyes, the tail develops into a caudal fin, and there are fins on both sides of the body.

The legs and huge head originally shown in the pupae disappeared and evolved into A streamlined body with a caudal fin suitable for action in a liquid environment. Therefore, the "fetal angel" can move quickly in in magma.

and can survive in ultra-high temperature and ultra-high pressure magma, This fully shows that the apostle has a strong ability to adapt to the environment and adjust during the development process.

Adult fetal angel

Adult "fetal angel" can survive in lava, so its body is destined to be strong and resistant to ultra-high pressure and high temperature.

After it attacked and bit the second unit, facing such a hard-shelled "tire angel", the second unit could not break it with a "high-vibration particle knife".

Picture in the lava

At the moment of crisis, Asuka was inspired by the problem of the principle of "thermal expansion" and cut off the coolant delivery pipe of the "D-type equipment", and inserted the low-temperature coolant pipe in The mouth of the "fetal angel".

In this way, the internal pre-cooling contraction of the "tire angel", while the external expansion is maintained at a high temperature, resulting in a pressure difference between the internal and external pressures. Moreover, the outer shell of the "Tire Angel" will become quite fragile when it cools rapidly under ultra-high temperature. The second unit took advantage of this opportunity to successfully defeat the "fetal angel".

"D-type equipment" and cooling device

So far, the "fetal angel" has just left the stage after hatching and forming.

Finally

"Baby Angel" did not appear in the comic version of "Evangelion". In the animation, because the "fetal angel" has been in the red lava, the entire battle scene is not very clear. Therefore, many viewers were not very impressed by the appearance of this apostle.

It is said that in the measurement diagram of the "fetal angel" pupae (as shown below), the sentence " ANALYSISPATTERN-BLOOD TYPE-BLUE " written on the screen is still from Anno Hideaki favorite Okamoto The sci-fi movie "Blue Christmas" supervised by strong8strong.