[EVA] First pic of the new Eva Unit-02 in NewType's December issue

[Codename V]

http://www.imagebam.com/image/c3ee1217896857

from the December issue of NewType

(I do not understand Japanese well enough to translate this article
on-the-spot.)

differences:

*Eva-02 has gone Elfen Lied on us, and sprouted a pair of horns.  This is
the most obvious difference, and indeed the biggest seen so far in an Eva
(the Rebuild versions of Eva-01 and Eva-00 are basically repaints of the
originals)

*The paint job is slightly different; the lower arms are white now instead
of orange, and one of the mid-torso armor plates is now white.  This is
apparently a new design scheme in Rebuild, having the mid-torso plate be a
different color (Eva-00 has a white strip there too, and for Eva-01 its a
green stripe)

*The body proportions are more like the "theatrical version" Eva-02 from
End of Eva; this is in keeping with how Eva-00 and Eva-01 have changed. 
You see, Evas in the series have exaggerated shoulders and thin
wasp-waists.  But for End of Eva, they changed it, making the shoulders
smaller, and the waist wider; I have no idea why they did this and most
fans I've met don't like it, as it gives them a "guy in a rubber suit"
look (a human being could never fit inside the Eva design from the series,
it is too angular...which is cool because it makes them look more exotic).
 Further, in End of Eva they head proportions are all different; basically
its as if you put your hands on the side of Eva-02's head and squashed it
between your hands; it's vertically taller and horizontally thinner,
proportionately.

*Rebuild-Unit-02 now has 8 (eight) nostrils, not four as in the original. 
In the original series, the Evas usually have four nostrils, often
actually above the eyes.  This was most clear on Eva-02 and Eva-03 (it
wasn't always animated into every shot for the others)

*Those little armor frills at the base of the jaw, have now been
incredibly exaggerated to the point that they stick out far away from the
head.

*The "forearm fins" have been entirely changed.  Normally, all of the Evas
(except the MP Evas) have this sort of frill/ridge of armor along their
forearm, I guess for protection.  Normally it curves gracesfully and isn't
very noticeable (depending on who is animating).  For Rebuild, it is just
a large, squared-off blade of armor jutting out conspicuously from the
forearm; it doesn't even touch the elbow but extends from the base of the
wrist like a straight edge.

*Whether you need to speak German in order to make Eva-02 work properly in
its "default language interface" mode, remains unknown.

*Overall, the horns and everything seem to be an attempt to return to the
early design sketches from the series, that present the Evas more like
Japanese "Oni" (demons).  These made them look alot like Gundams, etc. so
they toned it down for the finished models.

-- V