>>4385405As to why the MPEs ate Unit 02 could be that before their self-sacrifice they had a "Feast". Why SEELE sent that specific number of them against NERV speaks for itself. They did it on purpose. They pushed Gendo to begin Instrumentality and destroyed any resistance that would get in the way. And NERV sending Unit 02 against the MPEs was a suicide mission. A lamb to slaughter. That also fits in the "Feast" category.
