Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
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In the Nerv vessel restraining the Wunder, Misato and Ritsuko Akagi confront Gendo, and Ritsuko shoots him to no effect as Gendo has used the Key of Nebuchadnezzar to transcend humanity, becoming the Final Angel. Gendo reveals that the purpose of the Shikinami and Ayanami clones is to enact the Human Instrumentality Project, and enters Unit-13. A determined Shinji asks Misato to let him pilot Unit-01. Sakura and Midori Kitakami try to kill Shinji, but Misato takes the bullet instead. Misato apologizes to Shinji, saying that she was wrong for blaming him and will take responsibility for his actions. Mari takes Unit-08 and merges it with Units 09 through 12. Inside Unit-01, the original Ayanami clone appears before Shinji, apologizing for not being able to spare him from having to get into an EVA, but Shinji says it is alright.
Gendo and Shinji fight in a surreal "minus space", and Gendo shows Shinji an "imaginary Evangelion", a "Black Lilith". Misato prepares to attack a giant naked Rei using the Wunder, while Mari battles the Nerv EVAs. Wunder is destroyed attempting to prevent Gendo's "Additional Impact". Shinji meets Gendo, seeing a vision of his past experiences, including how Yui's loss traumatized him. Shinji talks with and provides closure to Gendo; to Asuka, returning her feelings; and to Kaworu Nagisa, revealing the existence of a cycle the cast is trapped in. Kaworu also talks with the elder Kaji, who helps him understand that his own happiness should not be tied to Shinji's. Shinji says farewell to Rei, deciding upon a complete reset of the world, a "Neon Genesis", namely a world without Evangelions. Gendo and Yui sacrifice themselves to spare Shinji from needing to do so himself, which turns all the Failures of Infinity back into their original forms and restores the world. In the final scene, the Children are all present as adults at a train station, and Shinji leaves the station hand-in-hand with Mari.
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
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