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Rei Ayanami - the first child
Rei is a creation. There's a whole tankful of Reis. She is beautiful, quiet, and - ultimately - alone.
Rei seems to generate the greatest fascination among Evangelion fans, therefore images of her abound on the web. These are my favorite so far... I must admit that I, too, am very taken with Rei. What is she; where did she come from; and why the hell does Kaworu look so much like her?
Rei is enigma.
It is mentioned many times that she reminds people of Shinji's mother, Yui, giving rise to questions about Gendo Ikari's ethics. Did he do something to his dead wife to create Rei? Is that why she seems to be the only person he gives a damn about?
Who else would he risk physical injury for?
Certainly not Shinji - everyone else is "expendable".
I had to put this image in full-size.....
It is so beautiful...
I guess one of the best parts about this series is that it always keeps you guessing with it's veiled intimations, only seldom to we get a lucid glimpse of the underworkings of Nerv and Gendo Ikari in regards to Rei and the Human Instrumentality Project.
There have been three Reis so far....
The strangled child
The one crushed in the plug
The one alive now
Do they share the same memories?
The same soul?
Even Rei herself doesn't seem to know completely
I had to put this in again!
I call this "goth Rei".
I have no idea who made it, but it is my absolute favorite Rei image!
This is an interesting one of Rei & Unit 01
Hmmmm... Does it look like it wants to eat her?
I'm sure there'll be more on Rei...
