Created in the Third Schedule of the Artificial Evolution Laboratory in Hakone GEHIRNfrom 2003 to 2004 and put into operation as EVA-01 unit in 2014, Unit 01 is piloted by Shinji Ikari young (with Rei Ayanami Plug Dummy or as backup pilot) and has the best record of battles of all EVAs. He has frequently acted independently (Berserker) without instructions from a driver and sometimes without a recognizable source of power, in that state the EVA will also take steps to protect its driver but sometimes in the service of other interests.
The soul residing in Unit 01, Yui Ikari, Shinji's mother, seems to be responsible for such events. The unit 01 is called Design Test (Test Type), since it was designed to test the combat tactics of the EVAs. Although Unit 01 appears to be a biomechanical organism derived from the Angel Adam and the other EVA, EVA is the only born of Lilith.
After savagely disfiguring the fourteenth Angel, Zeruel, Unit 01 Angel devours and assimilates S ² engine, making the unit 01 physically complete the first unit to the construction of the units of mass production. S ² engine seems to be used only by the will of the unit 01, then purchase, the EVA is still sent into battle with an umbilical cable, due to the inability to access the motor NERV S ². Just before the engine absorb S ², Unit 01 used one of the arms Zeruel to regenerate his left arm, which had been maimed by one of the Angel attacks, demonstrating the regenerative capacity of the Angels. The mass production models were also equipped with S ² engines, but unlike the EVA 01, it can regenerate at will.
The truss unit 01 is mainly dark purple, neon green with some components and less blue, orange and black. The hull shows a characteristic horn. Pectoral plates are different from any other EVA.The humanoid entity under the armor has dark brown skin, a curved bone formation in the head, green eyes, four nostrils located preorbital and red blood.
As a result of Third Impact, at the end of The End of Evangelion Unit 01 is left adrift in space, fossilized and still containing the soul of Yui Ikari.
Rebuild of Evangelion Unit 01 has more neon green parts in the head, chest, abdomen and arms. Progressive Knife and storage mechanism were also redesigned, but most of the armor has not changed. Moreover, in fighting Sachiel shown a screen with a graphic that identifies the angel as blue blood type 04, in reference to Angel being the fourth since Shamshel and Ramiel show respectively 05 and 06, and the unit Blue Blood 01 as A *, referring to the EVAs are derived from the Angels. Also, during the struggle against Shamshel, biological skin unit 01 is more clear than that of the series.
Furthermore, in the fight against Zeruel Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, the unit 01 shows a new way berserk (which makes the unit shine red), which gives similar powers to the Angels, presumably because it is the beginning of the Third Impact. These powers are members of amputees to regenerate their limbs of light, a much stronger AT field, waves of energy of great power and the ability to throw energy beams from his eyes, like the Angels, these powers last only during those times until Kaworu prevent Third Impact.
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