Shrine of Nagisa Kaworu
Kaworu Nagisa is first intorduced in Episode 24 as the Fifth Child. He is found to replace Asuka, whose Sync
Ratio has dropped to zero, rendering her unable to pilot Unit-02.
Kaworu is an enigma to all of NERV personnel. He was sent directly from SEELE due to his great prowess as an
Eva pilot. Similar to the first child, Rei Ayanami, the records of Kaworu's past were destroyed. Those facts, and the
fact that he was born on the exact day of the second impact, is all that is known about Kaworu at the start of the
episode.
Kaworu meets first with Shinji while at the seashore. Shinji did not know who Kaworu was at first, but Kaworu
immediately knew who Shinji was. Kaworu quickly takes to Shinji and later tells him that he loves him...............
Kaworu is tested and it is found that he has the ability to adjust
his sync ratio to any rate he chooses, which until then was thought physically impossible. Upon finding this,
Misato journeys to visit Ritsuko, who was under imprisonment by NERV, and asks her what Kaworu is. Ritsuko
tells her that he is probably the 17th Angel, a prediction which was found to be true.
Kaworu takes control of Eva-02, without even being in it, and employs his AT Field. This, combined with the
pilotless activation of Unit-02, causes every alarm in NERV central to go off. Kaworu begins his descent towards
Terminal Dogma down a shaft, and Shinji is dispatched into pursuit. After having a verbal argument with Misato,
in which Shinji is in denial of Kaworu being an Angel... "No... NO... NO!!! It's not possible!!! I won't believe that
Kaworu is an Angel... it's a LIE!!!" Shinji said... Misato convinces him that it is the truth. Shinji makes the
realization that Kaworu must be destroyed.
"Shinji, you're late"... Kaworu says, seeing the approach of Unit-01. "You betrayed me... you betrayed the trust I
placed in you... YOU BETRAYED ME JUST LIKE MY FATHER DID!!!" Shinji said, closing in on Unit-02.
They eventually reached each other and began to fight, soon thereafter pulling Prog Knives on each other. Shinji's
Prog Knife slips off of Unit-02's, and goes at Kaworu, but is stopped by Kaworu's AT Field. "You have your own
AT Field?!?" Shinji said. "Yes, at least that is what you lilim call this thing. This is the light of my soul... a
sacred territory in which no one may intrude. Aren't you lilim even aware yet... that your so-called AT Field is
merely the wall that incloses every mind that exsists?" They verbal arguement ensues for a little longer, then
Kaworu says "This is mankind's fate... the thread of human hope is spun with the flaxen soul..."... then employs
the most powerful AT Field ever detected, shutting out ALL of NERV's communications and scans within the
vicinity, making them blind of the events to follow.
Kaworu, Unit-02, and Unit-01 finally reach the bottom of the shaft, and Kaworu turns to "Heaven's Door". Shinji
attempts to stop him in Unit-01, but is again stopped by Unit-02. Another battle ensues between Unit-01 and
Unit-02, and another AT Field is unfolded, rocking all of NERV once more, and eating through the other AT
Field.
Kaworu opens the final locking mechanism on "Heaven's Door" by simply glancing at it, and enters to see what
he believed to be Adam, but soon finds that it is Lilith. At this point, Shinji defeats Unit-02 and crashes into
Terminal Dogma.
Kaworu realizes that merging with Lilith will destroy mankind, as well as Shinji, whom he loves. He decides to
sacrifice himself so that mankind can survive.
Shinji reaches forward and grabs Kaworu, holding him in the palm of Unit-01. The following dialogue transpires:
Kaworu: "I thank you, Shinji. I wanted you to take Unit-02 from me. Otherwise, with her, I might have survived
much longer."
Shinji: "Kaworu... but, why?"
Kaworu: "It is my destiny to live forever... though my survival will bring final destruction to the human race.
However, it is possible for me to be killed, and whether I live or die makes no great difference. In truth, death may
be the only absolute freedom there is."
Shinji: "What are you? Kaworu, I don't understand what you are talking about Kaworu."
Kaworu: "This is my wish... please... destroy me. Otherwise, you will be destroyed. Only one life form can be
chosen to evade the destruction and seize the future... and you are not the exsistance which should die. You need
the future... it is what you live for. Thank you Shinji... my life was meaningful... because of you."
Shinji stands in deliberation for a minute and a half, Kaworu held in his palm, silent, before closing the palm and
crushing Kaworu to death.
Shinji regrets having killed Kaworu continually, and rarely a moment passes when Kaworu is not in Shinji's
thoughts. So passed the Seventeenth Angel, the beginning, and the end.
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