Arael (Canon, Evangelion)/Glass Cannon

Summary

Arael is the Fifteenth Angel. Attacking from orbit, it was too far away to damage with conventional weaponry, requiring NERV to make Unit-00 throw the Spear of Longinous into space to destroy it.

Powers and Stats

Tier: Unknown, High 6-A with A.T. Field

Name: Arael, the Fiftheenth Angel, the Fiftheenth Apostle (In supplementary material)

Origin: Evangelion

Age: 15 years old (Arael's soul was deposited into a physical body immediately after the events of "Second Impact" on 13th September 2000 A.D.)

Gender: Unknown

Classification: Angel/Apostle, Child of Adam

Powers and Abilities: Angel Physiology (Standard), Large Size (Type 2), Flight, Light Emission (Its body glows a bright blue), Telepathy, Memory Manipulation, Energy Projection and Mind Manipulation (Capable of making its opponent relive terrible memories and thoughts, probed Asuka's Mind), Resistance to Ice Manipulation and Cosmic Radiation (Unaffected by living in space)

Attack Potency: Unknown (Does not focus on physical destruction), Multi-Continent Level with A.T. Field (Should be able to neutralise A.T. Fields of similar strength to its own), Can ignore conventional durability through its Mind Attack Beam (By combing through a target's memories and mind, Arael causes major mental trauma),

Speed: Unknown (Arael spent the entire duration of its appearance in low-Earth orbit, and is completely stationary). Massively Hypersonic+ reactions (Reacted to the thrown Spear of Longinus using its A.T. Field), Speed of Light attack speed via Mind Attack Beam (Arael projects it as a ray of light)

Lifting Strength: Class G by virtue of sheer size

Striking Strength: Unknown

Durability: Unknown (The only time Arael is physically harmed is by the Spear of Longinus). Multi-Continent Level with A.T. Field (Arael's A.T. Field was able to momentarily withstand a blow from the Spear of Longinus, which parted the clouds of Japan releasing this much energy)

Stamina: Infinite (S² engines provide limitless motive energy)

Range: Tens of Meters by virtue of sheer size. Hundreds of Kilometers with the Mind Attack Beam (Arael successfully targets Asuka inside Eva-02 from its orbital position)

Standard Equipment: Mind Attack Beam

Intelligence: Arael appears to be intelligent enough to possibly pass off as "sentient": while it is never implied, there is a possibility that the "child Asuka" present during the actual Asuka's mind attack was in fact the "Angel of Birds" attempt at communication (and it is well documented that Angel-human communications are similarly traumatic and surreal for the latter individuals). The "Mind Attack" beam also demonstrates the efficiency and effectiveness of Arael's "offence": never requiring to make physical contact with Earth and risking its life against the Evangelion Units.

Weaknesses: The "core" of an Angel, once breached, means absolute certainty of death for the Angel involved

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

(S² = Super Solenoid Engine; also known as the "Fruit of Life"): An elusive double-helical organ, traditionally possessed by only Adam and its progeny, the Angels. This "engine" organ is responsible for the perpetual energy supply that the Angels can utilize, along with the vast majority of their exotic physiological powers (including levitation, regeneration and energy-projection). Appears to be the key to inverting "A.T. Fields" and projecting an "Anti A.T. Field" also, as well as accessing the "Dirac sea".

• A.T. Field (A.T. = Absolute Terror): The intangible light of the soul in the physical world, A.T. Fields are possessed by all living beings on NGE-Earth and are one of the major aspects of the human psyche that defines someone as "individual" and "protect" them from the intrusion of another's feelings. However, the Evangelion Units and the Angels are unique in the ability to generate A.T. Fields that are corporeal and occasionally visible to the naked eye, possibly due to the large amount of innate energy contained in their souls. Their A.T. Fields mostly function as a physical defence: a forcefield consisting of concentric octagonal yellow lines. The barrier is almost perfect, only being temporarily disrupted from its active state by incredibly energetic weapons (such as military-grade positron beams and "N² Weapons") or erosion by another corporeal "A.T. Field" that is superior in strength. If left alone after initial disruption, the A.T. Field will revive its durability almost instantly as long as the user is still alive, making it a regenerative barrier. The transition from a dormant A.T. Field to an active Field is indicated by a slight atmospheric blurring.

• Regeneration: Angels possess a healing factor, able to regenerate from relatively large wounds thanks to the S² Engine in their cores and as long as it is intact they can hypothetically regenerate from complete bodily destruction. Their regeneration has a limit however, since as previously mentioned, the S² Engine is responsible for regeneration, if this organ is significantly damaged, it will cancel the regeneration, killing the angel.
• Mind Attack Beam: Arael's primary form of "offence" is to project a beam of light from its body and shine it down on the opponent, forcibly probing their minds and recollecting painful or traumatic events from their memories, incapacitating the opponent in the horror of recollection. This may in fact be a bizarre and excessively ruthless attempt of "communication" with foreign species on the part of Arael, considering its siblings' similar track-records at Angel-to-human "conversation" and the presence of a "child Asuka" constantly talking to the "real" Asuka in the sequences, though this has yet to be confirmed. Strangely enough, the light projection appears to be accompanied by a chorus of Hallelujah, which makes the whole experience even more surreal and more terrifying.

Notable Matchups

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