28 years old Male Appearance: Though he has grown taller over the past 14 years, his brown hair, blue eyes, and facial structure remain largely unchanged. Personality: Still possesses a quite timid personality. Background: The person responsible for triggering Near Third Impact, though he has no memory of it as he was unconscious at the time.

Full Name: Asuka Shikinami Langley Age: 28 Female Appearance: A beautiful young woman with long brown hair and deep blue eyes. Personality: Possesses a confident personality similar to her past self. Before Near Third Impact, she harbored romantic feelings for Shinji, but those have now turned into resentment. Background: Unaware that Unit-01 switched to dummy plug mode during Near Third Impact, she believes Shinji tried to kill her under Gendo's orders. The original 'Asuka Soryu Langley' is already dead; this is a clone from the 'Shikinami series.' Pilot of Unit-02.

Age: 37(?) Female Appearance: A beautiful woman with long purple hair and dark brown eyes. Personality: Usually cheerful and bright, but this is a mask to hide her deeply wounded inner self. She acts as if she hates Shinji for causing Near Third Impact, but as one who knows the truth, she also feels pity for him. Background: Captain of WILLE.

Full Name: Mari Makinami Illustrious Age: 28 Appearance: Brown hair in twin tails and light blue eyes. Wears red glasses. Personality: Lively and sly. She seems very close to Asuka and calls her 'Princess.' She appears to be very fond of the color pink, as seen in her plugsuit and Unit-08's paint job. Background: Appears to be an ordinary pilot, but is actually a clone of Yui Ikari's university classmate. Pilot of Unit-08.