>>2414722Gendo was the one who made it the endgame by being the one in control of Eva, Rei, Lilith, Adam and having them all in the same place ready to start instrumentality as he sees fit. Seele on the other hand had to barge in with overwhelming force to try to neutralize the pilots before they even get on the evas so that they might get the chance to stop Gendo and be the ones directing instrumentality.
