Although they appear to be giant humanoid robots, the Evangelion Units (or EVAS) are actually cybernetic organisms, integrating a mostly biological being with a substantial mechanical infrastructure and flexible polymer sheeting and armor plating. Eva Unit-01 was created in the Third Annex of GEHIRN's Artificial Evolution Laboratory in Hakone, Japan, from 2003 to 2004 and deemed a functional Eva unit in 2014. Evas operates by synchronizing the pilot's individual conscious existence, mental structure and identity via the enigmatic liquid substance known as LCL. Surrounded by LCL, the pilot's nervous system, mind and body join with the Eva's controls, allowing the Eva to be controlled by the pilot's thoughts and actions. The higher a pilot's synchronization ratio, the better the pilot can control the Eva and fight more adeptly. EVA-01 pilot Shinji Ikarii had a hard time making his Eva walk with 41.83% synchronization, but with higher synchronization (up to 100%, and even 400% at one point) he could perform acrobatic feats of hand-to-hand combat. The drawback of LCL control is that the pilot experiences physical and mental pain proportionate to that experienced by the Eva; at a high enough synch ratio, injuries to the Eva may even be mimicked within the body of the pilot, potentially leading to severe injury and/or death. Almost all of the known pilots are hospitalized multiple times as a result of injuries suffered through synchronization with an Eva. #EVA #Evangelion #Mecha #Neon_Genesis_Evangelion #Robots
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