Neon Psychosis Evangelion Discussion

[TEAM_DERRICK]

No, I deleted it.
I never keep manga. Except for RE-TAKE. I'm cherishing that one.

Once again, sorry.

[Myrdraxxis]

meh

[Mizagium]

THERE ARE NO GIANT FIGHTING ROBOTS IN MY EVANGELION

[TEAM_DERRICK]

HEY! YOU GOT EVANGELION IN MY GODZILLA!

[Mizagium]

It's probably better off.

[TEAM_DERRICK]

Seriously, this movie is basically Neon Genesis Evangodzilla.

[Mizagium]

Seriously?

[TEAM_DERRICK]

Pretty much. The mecha-godzilla (named Kiryu for cultural reasons that I don't get) is created from the DNA of the bones of the original Godzilla from 1954. The bones are used as a frame upon which the metal and biomechanical parts are then grafted onto. The main computer is described as "a DNA network" and is more or less an actual brain.
It's piloted by a woman who has a troubled past with our Big G. Imagine an adult Rei and there you go.
And to top it off, Kiryu will occasionally go into a berserk mode where it remembers itself being the 1954 Godzilla and procedes to go on a rampage. It's awesome.
It also has a limited battery life of about 3 hours.

Yeahhhh.

[Mizagium]

What the fuck, Japan? Seriously, what the fuck?

[TEAM_DERRICK]

It even has a knife wrist blade that vibrates at super high frequencies and can electrocute its target.

[Mizagium]

... -_-

[TEAM_DERRICK]

SHIT'S FANTASTIC

[Mizagium]

Hm.

[TEAM_DERRICK]

Perhaps we should get back on track.

[Mizagium]

turns out I can't destroy canon just yet. Not completely. Ramiel, i think, will be the death of canon.

[TEAM_DERRICK]

I think that once Mana comes into picture, canon will then fade into oblivion.

[Mizagium]

Really, once Mari shows up...

But what I mean is, Ramiel is probably the last Angel battle to resemble the series.

[Mizagium]

This is just part of the opening section of 04, but I'm rather proud of it, so tell me what you think.

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For all its infamy, Second Impact did less to change the world than mankind itself. When faced with disaster, humans respond in the only way they know how: by turning on one another. For months, entire countries were embroiled in anarchy as communities competed over electricity, water, food, and gasoline. Governments were only able to restore order by pointing the finger at the rest of the world. The squabbles over resources became full blown wars between major world powers. Historians have thus far refused to give the post-Impact crisis a single identifying name because in reality, it consisted of a handful of smaller wars. There were no two sides in conflict; it was every man for himself. Still, some civilians insist on calling it World War III.

The United States, Russia, China, Japan, Great Britain, Germany were among the nations that managed to hold themselves together in the initial post-Impact world, though they fought fiercely with one another for nearly a year. It seemed like the beginning of the end when the first nuke was dropped on Old Tokyo. For a brief moment, the world burned. Tokyo, Washington, Berlin, Hong Kong; all the great cities of the world were flattened.

Then came the Peace of Valentine’s Day. It was decided by the nations of the world that rebuilding civilization was far more important than destroying one another based on past relations. Humanity held its collective breath as troops were recalled. The dust settled and wasn’t stirred up again. No one had really wanted war in the first place. The increased strength of the United Nations was a testament to this. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

While most countries set about rebuilding their destroyed infrastructure, Japan chose an altogether different route. Having been forced to abandon the ruins of Old Tokyo, now mostly submerged following the nuclear strike, they government decided to simply start over. Any city that sustained serious damage was torn down and completely rebuilt. Hiroshima became Hiroshima-2, despite attempts to name it Hiroshima-3. Yokohama became Yokohama-2. In need of a new capital, Matsumoto City was rebuilt as Tokyo-2. Only Kyoto, the ancestral capital and home to the Emperor, escaped a renaming.

Osaka-2 was another of the rebuilt cities. Unlike most, it had sustained much damage during the fighting. The Osaka City Council, instead, decided on enacting a large-scale modernization project in conjunction with the rest of Japan. All structures that were outdated pre-Impact were simply torn down and rebuilt in the same location. The layout of Osaka-2 was nearly identical to Old Osaka, except for the outer areas where the city expanded. This was unlike the other cities of the Rebuild Project, which were completely redesigned starting with the street layout.

Osaka-2 had so far maintained its status as the center of Japanese economy. In a world that had largely rejected the decadent consumerism of the late twentieth century, Osaka-2 was one of the last holdouts of carefree lifestyle enjoyed by many in the years preceding Second Impact, although now it was mainly a playground for the rich and powerful, having freely embraced the derisive nickname “the Japanese Vegas” given in recent years. Osaka-2 differed from Las Vegas in that prostitution remained an illegal activity, although the issue appeared in council every year. Each time it slipped closer and closer to legality.

Aridane was only thirteen at the time of Second Impact, so only a handful of memories concerning America before the wars started, but her visit to New York City was a prominent one, if vague. The Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the World Trade Center, Broadway; all were buildings that represented the pinnacle of human achievement. Most of her other memories consisted of moving from place to place, from East Coast to West Coast. As much as she hated all the moving around her parents did when she was in grade school, she supposed she was thankful now that she got to see as much of pre-Impact America that she did. Not only are cities like New York and San Francisco underwater, but seeing the tall, marvelous skyscrapers fueled her interest in architecture following Second Impact. All that ultimately lead her to Cobb and a job doing things she never dreamed possible.

Osaka-2 was a striking reminder of a world that no longer existed: skyscrapers that gleamed with the light reflected off thousands of polished windows; flashing neon and electric signs advertising everything from food and clothes to cars and weapons; the constant stream of pedestrians clogging the streets, preventing any vehicles from getting anywhere quickly. That was something she remembered distinctly her parents telling her about New York: no one who lives in the city has a car. It struck her as a paradox at first, until she understood.

Eames, sitting in the center seat between her and Yusuf leaned over and whispered into her ear, “This is Osaka-2, darling, not Osaka-7; you won’t find any giant fighting robots here.”

[TEAM_DERRICK]

I'm digging it.
I coulda sworn that I posted an edited version yesterday.

[Mizagium]

No. I thought it was weird that you hadn't said anything about it yet...