Neon Genesis Evangelion
Episode 18
ADV PLATINUM DVD Subtitle Script
Translated by Kuni Kimura, additional translation by Shoko Oono

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CONTROL (OFF):
This is Ekta 64 calling Neopan 400,
confirm cumulonimbus clouds in your immediate flight path, over.

TEXT:
Ekta 64, calling Neopan 400.
Cumulonimbus sighted in immediate flight path.

PILOT (OFF):
This is Neopan 400, cumulonimbus clouds confirmed.
Barometer indicates no hazard.

TEXT:
Neopan 400, confirming.
Barometric pressure of the cumulonimbus is not a problem.

PILOT (OFF):
Will maintain course, expect to arrive on schedule.

TEXT:
Maintain your course and adhere to the arrival time.

CONTROL (OFF):
This is Ekta 64, roger and out.

TEXT:
Ekta 64, roger that.

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SHINJI:
Where's Asuka?

MISATO:
She's already left. It would seem that she's determined not to see me.

SHINJI:
Why?

MISATO:
Shinji, I guess you're still too young to understand a woman's feelings.

SHINJI & MISATO:
Well...
By the way...

MISATO:
Go ahead.

SHINJI:
Is the rumor that Unit 04 went missing true?
I heard that there was some kind of accident, and it exploded.

MISATO:
Yes, it's true.
Unit 04 vanished, along with the Second Branch of Nerv.
It happened while they were testing the S2 engine.
But don't worry, we'll be all right here.
All three of our Evas are functioning properly.
And we have a crack team of pilots and staff.

SHINJI:
But I heard that Unit 03 is being brought here from America.
You're performing the activation tests at Matsushiro, aren't you?

MISATO (OFF):
I'll be out for four days or so, 
but Kaji will be taking care of you two, so don't worry.

SHINJI (OFF):
But what about the test?

MISATO (OFF):
Ritsuko will be there as well, after all.
There won't be any problems.

SHINJI (OFF):
But what about the pilot?

MISATO:
Well, about the pilot...

SHINJI:
Yes?

KENSUKE:
Good morning!
I've come today with a request, Major Katsuragi!
Please! Make me the pilot for Evangelion Unit 03!

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SUBTITLE:
Episode #18
Selection of Life

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RITSUKO (OFF):
So, Shinji doesn't know yet?

MISATO:
Finding the right time to tell him...
I'm scared.
Sometimes I just can't tell what the heck he's thinking.

RITSUKO:
Pull yourself together. You're the one who volunteered to be his guardian.

MISATO:
I know, but...
So when are you calling in the pilot?

RITSUKO (OFF):
I think that'll be tomorrow.
There are a lot of things to prep, after all.

MISATO:
He might tell Shinji himself.

RITSUKO:
I don't think so.
He wasn't enthused enough to be bragging about it.
Getting his sister transferred to our hospital here at Headquarters
was the one condition he gave.

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KENSUKE:
Man, Miss Misato sure can be cold.
I'm number one when it comes to enthusiasm,
so she could at least use me, even if it's just as a backup.
Right, Toji?

SHINJI:
What happened? You left before me, but you're awfully late.

TOJI:
What, no marital spat today?

ASUKA:
I just didn't want to see your ugly faces! You three damn stooges!

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KENSUKE:
Now, time to eat!
Hey, where's Toji?

SHINJI:
He's gone.

KENSUKE:
Without even eating lunch? Him?
That's impossible.

SHINJI:
He's been acting odd lately, hasn't he?

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REI (OFF):
Suzuhara...

TOJI:
Oh, Ayanami, if you're lookin' for Shinji, he ain't here.
You know 'bout me, don't you?
Seems Sohryu knows too.
So Shinji's the only one who doesn't know.
You don't usually care 'bout people.

REI:
Really? I'm not sure I understand.

TOJI:
The one you care about's Shinji.

REI:
Do I?
You may be right.

TOJI:
Yeah, you do.

*****

ASUKA (OFF):
Hikari! Let's have lunch!

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MISATO:
Two hours late, and then, finally, he arrives.
He's the first guy to ever make me wait this long.

RITSUKO:
Yeah, because you never waited for the guy when you were dating, right?

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OLD TEACHER (OFF):
And so this was the so-called Second Impact.
At that time I was living in a place called Nebukawa,
but the rising water levels caused by the melting of Antarctica
have submerged it beneath the sea.

TOJI:
Sorry, transfer student, but I've gotta beat you up!
I won't feel right until I've smacked you.

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HIKARI:
I'm sorry, Asuka. You always walk home with Ikari.

ASUKA:
Forget it. The only reason I'm with Shinji is because of work.
And I don't feel like seeing him today anyway.

ASUKA:
This is about Suzuhara, isn't it?

HIKARI:
Yes. You could tell?

ASUKA:
It's obvious. The three stooges are about the only ones who don't see it.

HIKARI:
But Ikari seems naEe.   

ASUKA:
Actually, he's the most dense of them all. And he's an idiot to boot.
He doesn't know how to relate to people.

HIKARI:
Really?

HIKARI:
I think Suzuhara might like Miss Ayanami.

ASUKA:
Suzuhara does?! Miss Perfect?!

HIKARI:
They seemed to be getting along during lunch.

ASUKA:
Don't worry, Hikari. There's no way.
She's a million times denser than Shinji is about relating to people!

HIKARI:
Really?

ASUKA:
Really!

ASUKA:
Can I ask you one thing?

HIKARI:
What?

ASUKA:
What do you see in that hot-headed stooge?

HIKARI:
His kindness...

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WOMAN (TELEVISION):
Ultimately, getting back together with you that time 
was where all the mistakes began.

MAN (TELEVISION):
How can you say that now?

SHINJI:
Come to think of it...

ASUKA:
Kaji sure spends a lot of time in the tub.

WOMAN (TELEVISION):
I can still change my life. There are lots of pitfalls in life,
but even if you fall in, you can just crawl your way out of it again.

SHINJI:
I wonder who's going to pilot Unit 03?

MAN (TELEVISION):
And I'm the pitfall?

WOMAN (TELEVISION):
I don't have to live in sorrow.
But after despair, hope is always waiting for you.

ASUKA:
You mean you haven't heard yet?

SHINJI:
Who is it?

MAN (TELEVISION):
And I'm the pronoun for your despair?

WOMAN (TELEVISION):
Yes, the only reason I came back was so we could break up again.

ASUKA:
I don't know.

MAN (TELEVISION):
This is too mean.

KAJI:
That was refreshing!

WOMAN (TELEVISION):
Now that I consider it, a man who sucks at kissing never works out!

KAJI:
What? Are you two fighting again? You guys are hopeless.

MAN (TELEVISION):
My kissing sucks?

WOMAN (TELEVISION):
Not just your kissing!

KAJI:
Are you two always like this when Katsuragi's gone?

MAN (TELEVISION):
Not just my kissing?!

ASUKA:
No!

WOMAN (TELEVISION):
I knew it! Why did I repeat the same mistake?

ASUKA:
I get to spend the night with you, after all,
so I'd love to be all happy and smiling.
But I can't do it tonight. I just can't.

WOMAN (TELEVISION):
Yes, this mistake must be corrected!
I must start a new life free of regret!

KAJI:
I understand. Let's go to bed.

MAN (TELEVISION):
Before you do that, why don't you put your clothes on
and make the bed?

KAJI:
Going to bed early is the best thing for these situations.

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SHINJI:
Are you asleep yet, Kaji?

KAJI:
No, not yet.

SHINJI:
What's my father like?

KAJI:
Well, that came out of nowhere. I thought you'd ask about Katsuragi.

SHINJI:
Because it seems like you're always with my father.

KAJI:
It's the vice Commander who's always with him.
Have you been asking around about your father?

SHINJI:
Because I haven't been around him much.

KAJI:
So you don't really know him?

SHINJI:
But I've learned a lot about him lately.
About his work, about my mother, so...

KAJI:
You're wrong there. You only believe that you've learned.
People can't understand others completely.
Who knows if you can even understand yourself?
Understanding each other one hundred percent is impossible.
Of course, that's why we spend so much time 
trying to understand ourselves and others.
That's what makes life so interesting.

SHINJI:
Is that also true for you and Miss Misato?

KAJI:
The word we use for "she" literally means "the woman far away".
To us, women will always be on the distant shore.
Basically, there's a river dividing men and women, 
deeper and wider than the ocean.

SHINJI:
I don't understand adults.

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WOMAN (OFF):
T minus 300 minutes to Unit 03 activation test.

TEXT:
Test Site 2, Matsushiro

MAN (OFF):
Main power supply, no problems.

TEXT:
Temporary Underground Cage (unmanned)

WOMAN (OFF):
Second apoptosis is nominal.

TEXT:
Same - Surface Facility

MAN (OFF):
Coolant systems are normal in all sectors.

WOMAN (OFF):
Repairs to left arm crimp lock completed.

Eva Unit-03 Activation Experiment
Integrated Control Position

Repairs to left arm crimp lock completed.

TEXT:
Eva Unit-03 Activation Experiment 
Integrated Control Position

RITSUKO (OFF):
Roger. Team B, commence operation.

TEXT:
On Board Central General Command vehicle

MAN (OFF):
No problems detected in the data link to Unit 01.

RITSUKO:
It could even go into combat as is.

MISATO:
Really? That's nice.

RITSUKO:
Now that was a half-hearted reply.
You know, once this unit is cleared for duty,
it'll be assigned directly under your command.

MISATO:
The exclusive control of four Evas...
If you wanted to, you could destroy the world.

RITSUKO:
Have you told Shinji yet?

MISATO:
I will when the test is over.

WOMAN (OFF):
The Fourth Child has arrived.
Second squad, begin readying the entry vehicle immediately.

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HIKARI:
He's not here yet, is he, Asuka?

ASUKA:
He may not be coming today.

HIKARI:
I thought we might finally eat together today...
Do you want this?

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KENSUKE:
Unit 03's already in Japan, isn't it?

SHINJI:
Yeah, I think it got here yesterday.

KENSUKE:
Must be nice. I wonder who's going to pilot it?
Maybe it's Toji? He's absent today, after all.

SHINJI:
No way!

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WOMAN (OFF):
Entry plug fixed in place.
Initiating first connection.
Transmitting pulse.
Graph readout is normal.
Checklist cleared up to 1350.
No problems found in initial contact phase.

RITSUKO:
Roger. Shift the operation to phase two.

WOMAN (OFF):
All nerve links are normal.
Checklist cleared up to 2550.
All harmonics are normal.
We are now exceeding the absolute border.

RITSUKO:
Abort the test! Break the circuit!

WOMAN (OFF):
No good! High energy readings detected in body!

RITSUKO:
Impossible!
An Angel?!

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EYECATCH B:
EPISODE #18:
AMBIVALENCE

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AOBA (OFF):
An explosion has occurred in Matsushiro.

WOMAN (OFF):
Damage level unknown.

FUYUTSUKI (OFF):
Send the rescue squad and the Third Troop.
Take care of it before the SSDF gets involved.

HYUGA (OFF):
Roger.

AOBA:
Movement of an unidentified object detected at the site.

HYUGA:
Pattern is orange. We can't confirm it to be an Angel.

IKARI:
Go to battle stations, Level One.

AOBA (OFF):
All personnel, battle stations, Level One.

HYUGA (OFF):
Prepare for ground combat.

IBUKI:
Launch all Eva units! Dispatch immediately to intercept locations.

MAN (OFF):
Air transport is scheduled to go in twenty.

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SHINJI (OFF):
An accident in Matsushiro?!
No way! Then, are Miss Misato and the others okay?!

REI (OFF):
We can't contact them yet.

SHINJI:
No way. What will we do?

ASUKA:
What are you blubbering about?!
Worrying about them right now won't get us anywhere!

SHINJI:
But how can we fight the Angel by ourselves?

REI:
Commander Ikari is taking direct command now.

SHINJI:
My father is?

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AOBA (OFF):
We have a visual of the target at Mt. Nobe.
Transferring to main monitor.

FUYUTSUKI:
As I thought...

IKARI:
Transmit the abort signal. Force eject the entry plug.

IBUKI:
Not working. Neither abort signal nor plug ejection code accepted.

FUYUTSUKI:
What about the pilot?

HYUGA:
We still have respiratory and cardiac response, but he's probably...

IKARI:
Evangelion Unit 03 will be abandoned at this time.
It will be designated as the Thirteenth Angel.

HYUGA:
But, Sir!

IKARI:
Deploy the battle line at Mt. Nobe as planned.
Destroy the target.

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AOBA (RADIO - OFF):
Target is approaching.

HYUGA (RADIO - OFF):
All units prepare for ground combat.

SHINJI:
No way!
An Angel? Is that an Angel?!

IKARI:
Correct, that is the target.

SHINJI:
You said that this is the target, but it's an Eva, isn't it?!

ASUKA:
But that's...
How could it have been taken over by an Angel?

SHINJI:
I wonder if it's piloted by a human too? A child our age?

ASUKA:
You still don't know?! The pilot of Unit 03 is...

SHINJI:
Asuka?
Asuka?!

HYUGA (OFF):
Eva Unit 02 has gone silent!

IBUKI:
The pilot has ejected. Recovery squad is heading for retrieval.

AOBA:
Target is moving towards Unit 00!

IKARI:
Rei, avoid close range combat and stop the target.
I'm sending Unit 01 over now.

REI:
Roger.

REI (MONO):
He's in there.

IBUKI:
The Angel is invading Unit 00's left arm.
The nerve systems are being corrupted.

IKARI:
Sever the left arm. Quickly!

IBUKI:
But if we don't cut the neural connections first...

IKARI:
Sever it.

IBUKI:
Yes, Sir.

IBUKI (RADIO - OFF):
Unit 00 is severely damaged. The pilot is wounded.

SHINJI:
No way...

IKARI (RADIO - OFF):
The target is approaching you. It will contact you in twenty.
You must destroy it.

SHINJI:
But this target is...
Isn't there a person in there?
Another child my own age.

SHINJI:
An entry plug!
There is a person in there, just as I thought.

HYUGA (OFF):
Problems in life support!

IBUKI (OFF):
The pilot's in danger!

FUYUTSUKI:
Not good! Cut the synch rate to 60%!

IKARI:
Wait!

FUYUTSUKI:
But Ikari, at this rate, the pilot will die.

IKARI:
Shinji, why don't you fight?

SHINJI:
But there's a person in there, Father!

IKARI:
Irrelevant! It is an Angel! Our enemy!

SHINJI:
But... but I can't!
I've got to save them! I can't just kill somebody!

IKARI:
You'll die.

SHINJI:
I don't care! It's better than killing someone!

IKARI:
Never mind! Cut all synchronization between the pilot and Unit 01.

IBUKI:
Cut it?

IKARI:
Correct. Switch the control circuit to the dummy plug.

IBUKI:
But the dummy system still has a lot of problems,
and without Dr. Akagi's approval...

IKARI:
It'll be of more use than the pilot. Do it!

IBUKI:
Yes, Sir.

SHINJI:
What is this?
What did you do, Father?!

HYUGA (OFF):
Reception of the signal, confirmed.

IBUKI (OFF):
Control system switch is complete.

MAN (OFF):
All nerves linked directly to the dummy system.

WOMAN (OFF):
32.8% of Emotional Elements are unclear. They can't be monitored.

IKARI:
Irrelevant. Release the system. Commence attack.

IBUKI:
This is the power of the dummy plug?

WOMAN (OFF):
System status nominal.

MAN (OFF):
Gain still increasing.

SHINJI:
Stop it!
Father, stop! Stop doing this!
Damn! Stop!
Stop it! Stop it! Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!
Stop!
STOP!

AOBA:
Eva Unit 03, no, I mean, 
the target is completely silent.

*****

TEXT:
Lemon Glaf
Lunches

HIKARI:
I'll make this.
Kodama, Nozomi, and I... This recipe is for four.
I wonder if he'll eat it tomorrow?

*****

MAN (OFF):
We've found a survivor over here too! He's still breathing!
Send help right away!

WOMAN (OFF):
Third squad, erase 807 data as soon as possible.
Second squad, please hurry and check for survivors in the linear block.

MISATO:
Am I still alive?
Kaji?

KAJI:
You were lucky, Katsuragi.

MISATO:
Where's Ritsuko?

KAJI (OFF):
Don't worry. She wasn't hurt as bad as you.

MISATO:
I see.
What about Eva Unit 03?

KAJI (OFF):
It was apparently destroyed, as an Angel, by Unit 01.

MISATO:
I... I haven't told Shinji anything.

*****

MISATO (RADIO - OFF):
Shinji...

SHINJI:
Miss Misato, so you're all right?

MISATO (RADIO - OFF):
I...
I'm sorry.
I had something important to tell you, but...

SHINJI:
Miss Misato, I...
I killed...
It was my father...
I begged him to stop, but...

MISATO (RADIO - OFF):
Shinji, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

IBUKI (RADIO - OFF):
Report from the entry plug recovery team.
The pilot's life signs are confirmed.

SHINJI:
He's alive?!

MISATO (RADIO - OFF):
Unit 03's pilot is...
The Fourth Child is...

SHINJI:
Toji?

MISATO (RADIO - OFF):
Shinji?
Shinji?
Shinji?!
Shinji?!
Shinji?!

TEXT:
To Be Continued

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ED

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TEXT:
Preview

MISATO (OFF):
Shinji finally, of his own will, quits as an Eva pilot.
But regardless of his decision, the strongest of
the Angels attacks, giving rise to a new tragedy.
Next time: "A Man's Battle"

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