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In general, Shinji is shown to be introverted and disconnected from physical reality due to having little to no meaningful contact with others. Shinji shows a great fear of emotional pain and of being hated or left behind, likely due to his perception of being abandoned in his youth and, subsequently, blaming himself for not being good enough to make his father stick around. He also continually tells himself "I mustn't run away!", further demonstrating his need to move forward and let go of the past.
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Though Shinji denies it, he yearns for praise, and he eventually begins to pilot Unit-01 to gain the approval and love from his father. When he is told to pilot Unit-01, he denies, not wanting to do it. Shinji initially shows a passive and laid-back personality, inheriting such traits from his relaxed life with his sensei. He lives initially just with Misato Katsuragi they are later joined by Asuka Langley Soryu. After his mother's death, he was abandoned by his father and lived for 11 years with his sensei, until he was summoned to Tokyo-3 to pilot Unit-01 against the Angels. He is the son of Gehirn bioengineer Yui Ikari and NERV Commander (formerly Chief of Gehirn) Gendo Ikari.
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Shinji Ikari ( 碇シンジ, " Ikari Shinji") is the Third Child, the main protagonist of the series and the designated pilot of Evangelion Unit-01. Spike Spencer Casey Mongillo (Neflix dub) Eng Fábio Lucindo Brz Donald Reignoux Fra Hannes Maurer Ger Daniele Raffaeli Ita