Sohryu Asuka Langley

Sohryu Asuka Langley

Sohryu Asuka Langley is the 'Second Child', second chosen to pilot an Evangelion. She is the designated Pilot of Unit-02. Asuka is 1/4 Japanese, and 3/4 German. She came from Germany in ep. 8 with her Eva and Kaji Ryouji. She lives with Misato and Shinji. She is very controlling and always has to be in charge. She bosses Shinji around all the time, and is a generally a bitch. She is egotistical, and obnoxious. Hey synchro rate is the best, so she's very snobby about that. Her control issues stem from a traumatic incident in her childhood, which I won't spoil for everyone who hasn't seen the as-of-yet untranslated episodes (which I happen to own! ha ha!). Eventually Asuka becomes unsuitable as an Eva pilot, and has to be replaced. She pretty much snapped (I won't say why or how, because *I* hate having things ruined for me, so you probably do too.) and her synchro rates did a nose-dive. Then she went really crazy, and that's what happens when you base your entire life on one thing, and lose it. Even if you hate her in the beginning you'll sympathize with her towards the end, she is really a tragic character.

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Asuka is on my hair color in Eva opinion page.