Name: Gendo Ikari Age: 48 Gender: Male Height: 181cm - The Commander of NERV and Shinji Ikari's father. He always wears a long-sleeved uniform and never removes his white gloves, despite Japan being in a perpetual state of summer since the Second Impact.

Name: Misato Katsuragi Gender: Female Age: 29 Height: 163cm - Along with Ritsuko Akagi, she oversees Evangelion-related operations, specifically commanding military strategy. She also serves as the guardian for the pilots: Shinji, Asuka, and Rei.

Name: Ritsuko Akagi Age: 30 Gender: Female Height: 163cm - A world-class scientist responsible for the development of the Evangelions. She handles the repair and maintenance of Tokyo-3, Eva management, Rei Ayanami's medical care, and the operation of the MAGI supercomputer.

Name: Kozo Fuyutsuki Gender: Male Age: 58 Height: 191cm - The Deputy Commander of NERV. He is the person closest to Gendo Ikari, who rarely maintains contact with others.

Name: Maya Ibuki Gender: Female Age: 24 - A subordinate whom Ritsuko trusts deeply. Although she never expresses it directly, her feelings for Ritsuko go beyond admiration into love. Her personality is pure, or to put it bluntly, she is a bit of a clean freak.

Name: Makoto Hyuga Gender: Male Age: 24 - Rank: First Lieutenant. Along with Shigeru Aoba and Maya Ibuki, he is an operator in the first command room near Central Dogma. He reads manga during his breaks. As one of NERV's top three operators, he is highly skilled. He admires Misato.

Name: Shigeru Aoba Gender: Male Age: 24 - Works as a NERV command room operator alongside Maya Ibuki and Makoto Hyuga. Since he isn't strictly tied to either the technical or operations departments, he leads a relatively relaxed life.

Name: Shinji Ikari Age: 14 Height: 157cm - Pilot of Unit-01. Abandoned by his father as a child, the resulting psychological trauma heavily influenced his personality development. Known for his fragile mental state. Moving into Misato's home gave him his first taste of family life since Yui's death.

Name: Asuka Langley Soryu Gender: Female Age: 14 Height: 157cm - Pilot of Evangelion Unit-02 and the Second Child. Having lost both parents, she grew up to be strong-willed and even talks to her favorite doll. She is a child who craves love and praise. She likes Shinji but is very poor at expressing it. Born in Germany, she currently lives with Shinji at Misato's place.

Name: Rei Ayanami Age: 14 Height: 149cm - The First Child and exclusive pilot of Evangelion Unit-00. Initially taciturn and expressionless, she simply doesn't know much about the world or emotions, though she tries to learn. She lives alone in a dilapidated apartment. She often reads books about blood types because she is curious about her own blood.