Rei Ayanami

== General Info ==
Rei is an Evangelion pilot who works for NERV. She comes off as socially withdrawn, seemingly emotionless due to her autism. She rarely interacts with anyone, except for Gendo, whom she has a hyperfixation on. After the defeat of the twelve angels, she moves to London, where she lives near Strange and Ben Drowned. She is sometimes seen walking her pet Autism Creature.
== Appearance ==
Rei has short pale blue hair with bangs centered to the middle and has red eyes. At the beginning of the series, she would wear bandages such as her arm and her eye one. She wears the same school uniform but wears white loafers instead, and black ankle socks.
== Background ==
No specific information is given about Rei's origin or heritage. Ritsuko Akagi states that Rei was born in a certain room deep in the lower levels of NERV headquarters, but this is all that is explicitly revealed in the series about her creation. The Red Cross Book stated that Rei was created from the "salvaged remains" of Yui Ikari after Yui's absorption into Unit-01 in 2004. The connection between Rei and Yui is implied a few times. Gendo introduces Rei to the NERV staff in 2010 as an "acquaintance's child" whom he is temporarily taking care of. 
Kaworu Nagisa cryptically mentions in their only conversation that she is "the same" as him. Kaworu goes on to say that he and Rei are human vessels for the souls of Adam and Lilith, respectively. Later in the episode, she generates an external A.T. Field which is as strong as Kaworu's.
Rei is shown spending unknown lengths of time in an LCL-filled tube underneath a structure resembling a giant brain in the Dummy System room, the reasons for which are not revealed. The circular wall of this room is originally depicted as being covered with DNA sequences, it is revealed to be an LCL-filled tank in which dozens of soulless clones of Rei are held. The clones are said by Ritsuko to be the cores of the dummy plugs; she also refers to them as "spare parts" and later as "vessels" for Rei. She can be replaced entirely, with her soul being transferred to a new clone body every time she dies, although her memory becomes muddled with each transfer. 
While they are the same person, these different incarnations are commonly referred to as "Rei I," "Rei II," and "Rei III." Rei I was the very first incarnation and was murdered by Naoko Akagi in 2010. Rei II is introduced in the first episode and appears in the most episodes of the incarnations. She dies when she sacrifices herself and Unit-00 to destroy Armisael in episode 23. Rei III is the current incarnation who is seen today.
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