The
first fully-functional Evangelion created, it is piloted by
Rei Ayanami, and although tests were run with Shinji as
pilot these were rather unsuccessful. The Evangelion went
bezerk during its activation and again during testing, and
has exhibited hostility toward both Rei and Gendou. It is
unknown whose soul was used as the core of this Eva, but it
is suspected by some that it was Naoko Akagi's soul, and her
original anger at Rei and Gendou would explain the Eva's
outbursts at them. This unit recieved a new appearance after
the severe damage it took from the battle with Ramiel
(episode 6); it was finally destroyed when Rei initiated its
self-destruct in order to defeat Armisael and save Shinji
(episode 23).
