Rei Ayanami Raising Project
- Thread starter Sutekh
- Start date
- Location
- Laniakea
Literally cracking those skulls seems like it would be a good start.
Would be nice if those could be sniped from a distance, but chances are it's going to have a strong AT Field that would prevent that. Someone's probably going to need to get close to nullify it - meaning the bazooka also isn't going to be handy in this situation, the blast is going to catch whoever was grappling with the Angel at the same time.
Shinji's probably the best bet to send up close since his unit is in the best shape. Would be nice if both Hikari and Asuka were available, but if Misato has reservations about fielding Hikari, I assume that's a hint that the best outcome involves not deploying her.
Not sure about this scythe, at least for this particular battle.
If it twitches and is made of flesh and bone, that implies it's alive in some way. Even setting aside the possibility of it "talking" to Rei and messing with her mind somehow, this particular Angel has some anti-organic gimmick that apparently disintegrates biological matter - which might well end up destroying that scythe.
Between Rei and Hikari, I assume in an emergency that Hikari would get deployed before Rei. So better to give her the sniper rifle and Rei the weaker weapon, since we might not even be able to launch Rei at all, Gendo might flat refuse unless the situation is otherwise unsalvageable.
[X] Equip Rei (standby) with: SEM Crossbow MM-144
[X] Equip Shinji with: Smash Hawk
[X] Equip Asuka with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
[X] Do not deploy Unit-03
- Location
- Norfolk, England
A goofy jelly paintbrush antithetical to all organic life. I feel the second half of that description is more pertinent than the first.
- Location
- Laniakea
Well, technically, its given title which nobody in-universe knows anything about is:
.....Though where in that description the "beauty" is supposed to be represented, I have no clue. Maybe it has some brainwashing power that makes people near to it think it looks so beautiful, they can't possibly mar its perfection.
In that case it's a good thing we have Asuka fighting it. She will be completely immune, since the most beautiful person to Asuka Langley Soryu is always Asuka Langley Soryu (....that's obviously a joke, realistically Asuka would probably be the most heavily affected due to her particular brand of insecurity).
- Location
- Irradiated Wasteland
Let's hope this is true
At least Misato did not blabber much about this.
We are working about this!
Let's hope they did not kill or injury each other. Much.
At least this time he says this to Misato's face, not by the message recorded on her phone.
Do not worry. If this is like in the previous quest, we have a plot quasi-armor (i.e. if Misato was supposed to die, somebody else would kick the bucket, probably one of the pilots).
Not that make the situation much better.
Rei will feel much better after seeing it mocks her hobbies, and Asuka will love that it has her color.
Angel Of Beauty, my ass...
And I assume it will seriously injure any pilot with a high Synchronization.
We have reverse Armisael here. Wonderful.
One good thing.
[X] Paint the town red
-[X] Equip Rei (standby) with: MLX-13-OBJ-235 ("Azrael's Scythe")
-[X] Equip Shinji with: Sonic Glaive
-[X] Equip Asuka with: Double-bladed Naginata
-[X] Equip Hikari with: Type E-470 Bazooka
-[X] Do not deploy Unit-03
Reasons:
* Rei's weapon is an obvious choice
* Hikari is almost immobile, so we give some her some heavy long-range support, which allows some bad aim (she is not fully trained yet), and keeps her more or less safe. She has to wait for opportunity anyway.
* Asuka gets a weapon which makes her feel special. It is a gamble, but it should help her mental state.
* Shinji will work in melee so he can work with disrupting AT-Field, so Hikari can blast it (maybe she will hit few skulls at once?). I wanted to give him an axe, but considering the cloud, it may be too close.
EDIT: Changed to keep Hikari on standby
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Solark
sun-chaser
Damn, this Angel is nasty: it inflicted "frustrated" status on Misato and "blue balls" on Kaji before the fight has even started.
It just occurred to me we never asked our pilots what weapons they like. Maybe Shinji hates the crossbow and wants to try something else? Maybe Asuka can do ranged? Definitely would ask Rei about the Azrael's Scythe.
[X] Equip Rei (standby) with: MLX-13-OBJ-235 ("Azrael's Scythe")
[X] Equip Shinji with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Asuka with: SEM Crossbow MM-144
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
Rei's new weapon can be a game-changer. Asuka's sync rate is low so let's give her the "pray and spray" weapon. Shinji is the DD for the first phase. We start with ranged to see where it gets us, then switch as needed, since I'd rather not get our EVAs under the brushes as our opening move.
[X] Do not deploy Unit-03
It has troubles moving, and gaps in the armor. The flying paintbrush touches her and she's done for. In case we have to deploy her eventually, she gets a Sniper Rifle which is generally perceived as lower threat by Angels, and has greatest range to keep Hikari as far away as possible.
It just occurred to me we never asked our pilots what weapons they like. Maybe Shinji hates the crossbow and wants to try something else? Maybe Asuka can do ranged? Definitely would ask Rei about the Azrael's Scythe.
[X] Equip Rei (standby) with: MLX-13-OBJ-235 ("Azrael's Scythe")
[X] Equip Shinji with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Asuka with: SEM Crossbow MM-144
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
Rei's new weapon can be a game-changer. Asuka's sync rate is low so let's give her the "pray and spray" weapon. Shinji is the DD for the first phase. We start with ranged to see where it gets us, then switch as needed, since I'd rather not get our EVAs under the brushes as our opening move.
[X] Do not deploy Unit-03
It has troubles moving, and gaps in the armor. The flying paintbrush touches her and she's done for. In case we have to deploy her eventually, she gets a Sniper Rifle which is generally perceived as lower threat by Angels, and has greatest range to keep Hikari as far away as possible.
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Well, here we go again.
...I do kind of want to just load up on Positron Rifles for old time's sake, but I'm not sure that'd be a good idea.
[X] Equip Rei (standby) with: MLX-13-OBJ-235 ("Azrael's Scythe")
[X] Equip Shinji with: Sonic Glaive
[X] Equip Asuka with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
[X] Deploy Unit-03
If we're deploying Rei, things have probably gone south, so I'd like her to have the most potentially effective weapon in our arsenal. Shinji's the only undamaged unit, so I want him on face-tanking duty with a long-reach weapon (since the Angel's weak points seem high up) with a side dose of trying to take down the enemy AT Field. Asuka and Hikari are both on sniper duty for now, with Hikari toting a weapon that's hopefully easier to move around with. Her orders are going to be "stay the fuck away from the Angel at all times"; I'm open to her being held in reserve, but my instincts always tell me to strike with as much front-loaded firepower as possible.
We might want two people in the front line, in which case we definitely need Hikari deployed.
...I do kind of want to just load up on Positron Rifles for old time's sake, but I'm not sure that'd be a good idea.
[X] Equip Rei (standby) with: MLX-13-OBJ-235 ("Azrael's Scythe")
[X] Equip Shinji with: Sonic Glaive
[X] Equip Asuka with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
[X] Deploy Unit-03
If we're deploying Rei, things have probably gone south, so I'd like her to have the most potentially effective weapon in our arsenal. Shinji's the only undamaged unit, so I want him on face-tanking duty with a long-reach weapon (since the Angel's weak points seem high up) with a side dose of trying to take down the enemy AT Field. Asuka and Hikari are both on sniper duty for now, with Hikari toting a weapon that's hopefully easier to move around with. Her orders are going to be "stay the fuck away from the Angel at all times"; I'm open to her being held in reserve, but my instincts always tell me to strike with as much front-loaded firepower as possible.
We might want two people in the front line, in which case we definitely need Hikari deployed.
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] Paint the town red
I like this plan. I agree with keeping Hikari and Asuka pleased with their own deployments and weapon asignmets things they will be happy with. Never give an order you don't think will be followed etc.
I like this plan. I agree with keeping Hikari and Asuka pleased with their own deployments and weapon asignmets things they will be happy with. Never give an order you don't think will be followed etc.
- Location
- USA
So the red shit is absolutely the same stuff we see coating most of the planet in the later two Rebuild films. Also known as people dust.
- Location
- United States
[X] Equip Shinji with: Sonic Glaive
[X] Equip Asuka with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
[X] Do not deploy Unit-03
We had a special activity with Shinji focusing on melee, so lets equip him with a melee weapon to focus on its bristles, Rei has ranged as well, after factoring in the risks of her coming into close contact with the Angel, as I do believe with its new core, an angel only has to make contact with it and third impact starts?
Asuka will be our ranged option, since this thing is gliding, we can have her focus on its gelatinous-looking "shaft" (que quagmire sounds) and or its three small birdlike skulls, the skulls to me seem like good indicators to were its cores would be located.
And lets keep Unit 3 on standby for now, at least until we see what this things abilities are, given her lack of agility, don't want to deploy her and have her get caught in whatever AOE blast the comb might or might not do, best to wait and see for now, also would be good to have a reserve available.
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Eisenhelm
gran dutch of douchery
- Location
- Colombia
Cause it's a hairbrush, duh.
[X] Equip Rei (standby) with: SEM Crossbow MM-144
[X] Equip Shinji with: Smash Hawk
[X] Equip Asuka with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
- Location
- Irradiated Wasteland
Thanks.
But to be honest, I am not 100% sure about deploying Hikari myself, and I am still hesitating about this, so this one aspect might be changed if there are good arguments about it.
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Hell_Dragon_Lord
Lord Of Dragons From Hell
- Location
- Beyond your sight
- Pronouns
- Irrelevant
[X] Equip Rei (standby) with:
- MLX-13-OBJ-235 ("Azrael's Scythe")
Rei's not going to be of any immediate use, so might as well hold the weapon only she can use.
[X] Equip Shinji with:
- Sonic Glaive
Shinji said he wanted to help stop the girls getting hurt, so lets have him take the vanguard this time. And what better way to do that then poke at it with a long stick. Hopefully Asukas ego isn't bruised to much.
[X] Equip Asuka with:
- Positron Rifle Mk. 20
Unit-02's been badly damaged and is going to suck to use, Asukas's sync ratio is currently to low for comfort, and she has made it known that she's getting a bit sick and tired of being the first one to get punched in the face, might as well give her a back line position and hopefully keep Hikari safe when shit goes tits up. Let's just hope she doesn't see this as a slight against her. she will is just know it
[X] Equip Hikari with:
[X] Deploy Unit-03:
- Positron Rifle Mk. 20
She's not going to be much use in a brawl and she's not going to be able to move much if at all. Sniper position it is.
Edit: readability, and the vote i forgot
- MLX-13-OBJ-235 ("Azrael's Scythe")
Rei's not going to be of any immediate use, so might as well hold the weapon only she can use.
[X] Equip Shinji with:
- Sonic Glaive
Shinji said he wanted to help stop the girls getting hurt, so lets have him take the vanguard this time. And what better way to do that then poke at it with a long stick. Hopefully Asukas ego isn't bruised to much.
[X] Equip Asuka with:
- Positron Rifle Mk. 20
Unit-02's been badly damaged and is going to suck to use, Asukas's sync ratio is currently to low for comfort, and she has made it known that she's getting a bit sick and tired of being the first one to get punched in the face, might as well give her a back line position and hopefully keep Hikari safe when shit goes tits up. Let's just hope she doesn't see this as a slight against her. she will is just know it
[X] Equip Hikari with:
[X] Deploy Unit-03:
- Positron Rifle Mk. 20
She's not going to be much use in a brawl and she's not going to be able to move much if at all. Sniper position it is.
Edit: readability, and the vote i forgot
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Solark
sun-chaser
I'm a bit surprised no one (i.e. Gendo, Ritsuko) considered making Asuka sit this one out. Solo she might still do better than Hikari, but we're deploying Shinji too, and my guess he's going to suffer. Oh well, I'm looking forward to Asuka's performance.
Also her EVA is red already, so the Angel might not be tempted to apply its brushes as it's already up to its painting standards. Yeah, Asuka for MVP!
You might want to edit this once more.
- Location
- Earth
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Misato, you just told Kaji that Rei's a clone of Gendo's wife with the soul of an eldritch abomination.
"Major Katsuragi, where the hell were you?"
"I, um, don't think that's relevant right—"
"Booty call."
"Asuka!"
Quick tests.
Brave technicians; they might not be able to see the dead microbes, but they can see the disintegrating trees and make an educated guess about how fucked they'd be if they touched the paint while trying to test it for microbes.
Thanks a lot, JSSDF.
Not even artillery? We all know how effective that can be!
We kept that thing??
We kept it alive????
It's decorated with bird skulls, Ralakesh. Also it turns any organic material it paints into toxic dust. Either of those would make it non-goofy on its own, but both together?
Good thought, but it's not worth a special action so I'm not sure when we'd do that.
That would be good for Asuka, but Rei's being forced into the time-out box and Hikari's health and Evangelion are really iffy, so it's "deploy Asuka" or "Shinji fights this alone".
Also, even odds Asuka would threaten to squish whatever technician didn't let her mech out of the waiting bay.
[X] Do not deploy Unit-03
We'll probably need to deploy her and Rei before the battle ends, but let's wait until we know what we're facing.
And hey, maybe it's something Shinji and Asuka can beat on their own! It also might have a green paint mode that brings everything back to life.
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
[X] Equip Asuka with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Shinji with: Sonic Glaive
With half of the team's mechs so thoroughly impaired, Shinji kinda needs to be the melee guy.
[X] Equip Rei (standby) with: SEM Crossbow MM-144
Look, the scythe looks cool, but it's alive and we're fighting an Angel inimical to all life. Having Rei reap Zophiel's bristles seems like an unusually elaborate method to dispose of our unique weapon.
I'd rather give her Smash Hawks or another glaive, but other people voted crossbow and I don't wanna split the vote.
- Location
- United States
After rereading the update, I am of the opinion we should start working on a tactical plan here, the comb thing is gliding, and that leads to questions of just how high up it is, and the possibilities it presents, can we establish some fire positions on the top of buildings and fire as it glides by? either gliding above the units or below them, still offers a interesting plan.
Also the bristles and the red paint makes me think that we should rethink our choice of any melee weapons, as my original idea was for Shinji, or a different melee user to go after them, maybe use them to climb up to the (ugh) shaft, but after rereading again, the bristles are producing the red paint, this redefining the concept of danger close, depending on how quickly the paint is being produced, I assume it is instantaneously from the update.
The risk for the Units as long as their armor remains in tact, is minimal, but given the nature of the coming sortie, any and all damage to a our melee Units armor can and or will effectively take it out of the battle (circumstances depending) best case, leaving a whole turn until it can be reequipped with a ranged weapon, worse case, risking its destruction if it is caught behind the red paint line.
I think we should try to establish some fire positions on top of buildings or other nearby terrain, to target the shaft itself and or the birdlike skulls, so with that in mind, I will edit my vote.
[X] Equip Rei (standby) with: SEM Crossbow MM-144
[X] Equip Shinji with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Asuka with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
Also the bristles and the red paint makes me think that we should rethink our choice of any melee weapons, as my original idea was for Shinji, or a different melee user to go after them, maybe use them to climb up to the (ugh) shaft, but after rereading again, the bristles are producing the red paint, this redefining the concept of danger close, depending on how quickly the paint is being produced, I assume it is instantaneously from the update.
The risk for the Units as long as their armor remains in tact, is minimal, but given the nature of the coming sortie, any and all damage to a our melee Units armor can and or will effectively take it out of the battle (circumstances depending) best case, leaving a whole turn until it can be reequipped with a ranged weapon, worse case, risking its destruction if it is caught behind the red paint line.
I think we should try to establish some fire positions on top of buildings or other nearby terrain, to target the shaft itself and or the birdlike skulls, so with that in mind, I will edit my vote.
[X] Equip Rei (standby) with: SEM Crossbow MM-144
[X] Equip Shinji with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Asuka with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
- Location
- Earth
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Problem 1: Most buildings are not designed to hold the weight of a whole second building on their roofs.
I see why you're concerned, but from what I recall ranged weapons are less effective at breaking AT fields. If someone has to smack the Angel with a big stick, and Rei's in time-out for her attempt to kill her bosses and potentially end humanity, Shinji's our best bet.
- Location
- United States
Not residential homes, or businesses, but the skyscraper and other buildings like them are, as was shown when we had Unit 2 scale to the top of one, to jump onto the back of the bug angel, what happening next notwithstanding
The Mk. 20s have a unbroken success rate at breaking through the Angels AT-fields, granted, some Angels need the MK 20 to be fully charged first before firing, but still a string of successes, the other ordinance not so much.
Solark
sun-chaser
Are we even sure it has an AT field? And if it does, the positron rifle should get at least some amount of energy through, as it happened before.
The question is, can we hit it from the ground? If yes, climbing buildings seems excessive.
- Location
- Irradiated Wasteland
Dude, you have kids piloting cyborgs cloned from LIlith/Adam powered by half-insane souls (maybe save Unit-03).
Keeping something like this as a weapon is perfectly reasonable choice here.
Not so simple.
First it's partially Eva-00, therefore it is partially Lilith. Which is not your "ordinary life", but something with much more power, but this is a minor thing.
Second, it is partially Azrael, therefore it probably has some Adamite resiliency, and we can reasonably assume that Angel's abilities work different on angelic flesh, than normal Lilith-derivative one.
Third this weapon is a gestalt of the Lilith and Adam. While fortunately this did not cause Impact (I assume you need actual creatures not some flesh scraps), it's a weapon equivalent of Eva-01 after eating Zeurel in canon.
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- Location
- United States
Depends on how high the comb is gliding, as I do believe (if I am wrong let me know) that the closer we can get before firing, the more hitting power the MK 20s will have.
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- Location
- Lost in the internet
[X] Equip Rei (standby) with: SEM Crossbow MM-144
[X] Equip Shinji with: Sonic Glaive
[X] Equip Asuka with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
[X] Do not deploy Unit-03
IDK if that's good, but let's roll anyway
[X] Equip Shinji with: Sonic Glaive
[X] Equip Asuka with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
[X] Do not deploy Unit-03
IDK if that's good, but let's roll anyway
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[X] Equip Rei (standby) with: MLX-13-OBJ-235 ("Azrael's Scythe")
[X] Equip Shinji with: Sonic Glaive
[X] Equip Asuka with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
[X] Do not deploy Unit-03
[X] Equip Shinji with: Sonic Glaive
[X] Equip Asuka with: Positron Rifle Mk. 20
[X] Equip Hikari with: Sniper Rifle
[X] Do not deploy Unit-03
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- She/Her
I'd imaging Tokyo-3 is built on a more durable scale to allow for Evas to climb and take cover. We certainly see similar in Rebuild.