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What is Rei's place? If she's based on something, wouldn't that mean that She's a "Lesser Truth" or a "Sect" of an Orthodoxy whose pieces were used to create Her character? She's a concept of many things. Many religions, many ideas. A child born from Anno's observed depressive state. A child with crimson blood eyes yet the hair as beautiful as the daylight's sea. A concept of "The End". As was shown in the revealing End of Evangelion. As if a recording of the void that people so willingly wanted to fill when the Original TV series ended so questionably.
Anno's questionable use of Her character in future projects? Remember. Anno is a director. To him, these characters were drawings on a piece of paper that brought wealth and luxury.
Religion, beliefs. Everyone had their "Idol". Everyone seeks a refuge in this beast's maw of a society. Anno mixed religion in entertainment. Ring any bells? It's as if "The Pull" that We feel towards Rei is a pull from those religious ideas that were included in Her character. Is She original? Can something that is based on something "Original" be original itself?
