Rei Ayanami

Rei Ayanami is one of the main characters of the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. She is a clone of deceased Yui Ikari. While her original body called Rei-I was strangled to death by Naoko Akagi after calling her an "Old Hag", her second and main body called Rei-II appears in most of episodes and works for Gendo Ikari as the pilot of Evangelion Unit-00, often alongside Shinji Ikari and Asuka Langley Soryu.
Following Rei-II's sacrifice to defeat Armisael the 15th Angel, she was replaced by Rei-III, who proceeded to initiate apocalyptic event called the Third Impact after helping in Kaworu Nagisa's defeat, betraying and severing Gendo Ikari's hand (which contained Adam), as well as allowing herself to be absorbed into Lilith's body. She ultimately perished like her predecessors, but not before converting souls from entire human race's population into a collective being, a process she and Shinji reversed in response to his desire for individuality.
Rei Ayanami is voiced by in the original Japanese version, in the original English version of the anime series by ADV Films, in the English dub of the Rebuild of Evangelion movie series, and Ryan Bartley in the newer English dub of the TV series on Netflix.
==Personality==
In the beginning, Rei rarely interacts with others except for Gendo, with whom she has a distant relationship but is initially very loyal to. She appears to be emotionless and socially withdrawn with everyone else. 
Even since the beginning of the series, it was noticeable that something was genuinely not right about Rei, because when Shinji visited her in her apartment and caught her still with a towel, she wasn’t embarrassed nor upset with him, even when the latter accidentally fell on her and touched her chest by accident. 
Later in the series, she finally shows genuine emotion, like the ability to become sad and cry. She also develops relationships with others, especially with Shinji, with whom she becomes friends with. Conversely, however, she develops a rather antagonistic relationship with Asuka, though the antagonism is pretty much solely from Asuka's side since she can't stand how emotionless she generally is, to the point she compares her to a doll.
==Trivia==
*"Rei" in Japanese means "zero", fitting with the number of her EVA unit.
*Her second English voice actress, Brina Palencia, also voiced Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butler series, Eve and Tearju Lunatique in Black Cat, Tamama in Sgt. Frog, Holo in Spice & Wolf series, Ennis Prochainezo in Baccano!, Miharu Rokujo in Nabari no Ou, Isuzu Sohma in Fruits Basket (2019), Ryōko Ōkami in Ōkami-san and her Seven Companions, Kazumi Yoshida in Shakugan no Shana series, Ibuki Mioda in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School series, Shirayuki in Snow White with the Red Hair, Natsuki Shinohara in Summer Wars, Touka Kirishima in Tokyo Ghoul series, Kurumu Kurono in Rosario + Vampire, Tony Tony Chopper and Roronoa Zoro (young) in One Piece series, Puar, Chaozu, Bulla, Videl and Broly (young) in Dragon Ball series, Hideyoshi Kinoshita in Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts, Moro in xxxHolic, Nyotengu in Dead or Alive 5, Pipimi in Pop Team Epic, Yuno Gasai in Future Diary, Nae Tennouji in Steins;Gate, Juvia Lockser in Fairy Tail, Lute in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Ruiko Saten in A Certain Scientific Railgun, Kate Takayama in Haganai, LuAnn Potts in Lumberjack Man, Eucliwood Hellscythe in Is this a Zombie?, Mashu in [C] Control, and Yue Ayase in Negima!: Magister Negi Magi.
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