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

[Aaron Clark]

I wouldn't say this is the first image.  We saw what it looked like in the
Rebuild 2.0 preview a bazillion years ago.

--Aaron
EvaMonkey.com

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> http://www.imagebam.com/image/c3ee1217896857
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> from the December issue of NewType
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> (I do not understand Japanese well enough to translate this article
> on-the-spot.)
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> 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
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