Neon Genesis Evangelion

FOURTH CHILDREN

Season 1, Episode 17, Aired 1/24/96

Episode Summary

Misato is interrogated by SEELE about the latest encounter with the Angels. It is learned the second branch of NERV in Nevada has vanished when a prototype S2 engine was installed into Eva Unit-04, afterwhcih the U.S. government request to transfer Unit-03 to the Japanese branch. Tōji and Shinji make a trip to Rei's apartment to bring some school papers, while the fourth pilot of Unit-03 is chosen.moreless

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Aaron Krohn

Ryouji Kaji
Allison Keith-Shipp

Misato Katsuragi
Tristan MacAvery

Gendou Ikari (I)

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Move along, nothing much happened.

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By ZaleIsBackAgain, Aug 10, 2005 Report Abuse

It seems like EVA unit 04 and the entire branch of NERV that was established in Nevada had disappeared. However, EVA 03 was already on its way to Japan, and they were still in the process of picking its pilot. That pilot seemed to be another close acquaintance to Shinji, which many thought would have been a perfect pick. But the fourth child is still having thoughts of whether he should pilot it or not. Though that decision may have been sealed when he requested them to transport his severely injured relative to a better hospital. Pretty sure those who have followed the story so far should know who this person is. There's nothing really special about this episode, leaving a lot to be desired.moreless

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- The title of this episode, "FOURTH CHILDREN," is not a translation error. "Children," the plural of "Child," is used to refer to each of the Eva pilots in the singular (i.e. Shinji is the "Third Children," not the "Third Child.") This is intentional, and not a translation error. The English language dub produced by ADV, however, uses the word "Child" instead of "Children." Edit
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- Japanese Title: 「四人目の適格者」- ("Yoninme no Tekikakusha") - "The Fourth Child" Edit
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