Shinji Ikari receives fatal burns when he jumps Unit 01 into an active volcano to save Asuka. For an organization with NERV's resources, though, death of the body isn't necessarily the end. Shinji's soul is salvaged and placed, sans memories, in one of Rei's clones hastily dubbed the Fourth Child.
Asuka and Misato grapple with Shinji's death and the revelation that they know less about NERV's true capabilities than they ever realized. Rei gradually comes to terms with the existence of someone else like her. And the new Fourth Child slowly begins to question if she's merely a construct created to pilot or something more...
Asuka and Misato grapple with Shinji's death and the revelation that they know less about NERV's true capabilities than they ever realized. Rei gradually comes to terms with the existence of someone else like her. And the new Fourth Child slowly begins to question if she's merely a construct created to pilot or something more...