FD’s AI excels at improvisation within artistic forms, while EVA Full’s AI focuses on efficiency and threat neutralization.

: A former child soldier turned "Auto Memory Doll" (a ghostwriter for hire). Her physical combat abilities are frequently a topic of debate in "who would win" forums against other female anime leads. Eva Pilots : Characters like Rei Ayanami Asuka Langley Soryu , who pilot giant bio-machines. In some fandom circles,

Most fighting dolls do not possess a soul in the Eva definition (they are machines). Therefore, they cannot generate an opposing AT Field. That means no conventional weapon the Doll has—plasma blades, railguns, missiles—can penetrate a full-power AT Field.

This is the gold standard. It is a long, satisfying watch that delivers on every promise the thumbnail makes. I have watched it three times and I am still catching nuances in the grappling technique I missed the first time. Highly recommended.