What is Instrumentality? Neon Genesis Evangelion's Big Plan Revealed

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What is Instrumentality? Neon Genesis Evangelion's Big Plan Revealed
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The Human Instrumentality Project is mentioned a lot in Neon Genesis Evangelion, but no one quite explains what it is. So, what's Instrumentality?

Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Anyone who has watched Neon Genesis Evangelion is familiar with the term "Human Instrumentality Project." What they're less likely to know is exactly what that means. It's clear that Instrumentality was a secret plan of some sort, but just what exactly was it, and did they achieve their goal?

The Human Instrumentality Project, often just called Instrumentality, is a concept discussed primarily by higher-level NERV personnel like Gendo, as well as the unknown figures that run SEELE. The plan predates the start of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series by quite a bit, and goes back to the initial discovery of the existence of Adam and the Angels.

Without an A.T. Field, the boundaries between one person's soul and another fade, as does the distinction between them. This is visualized in the End of Evangelion movie by having characters "melt" into LCL, the liquid that forms the blood of the progenitor of mankind, Lilith, and which is used in Evangelion entry plugs. Like puddles of liquids merging together, it's impossible to perfectly separate the souls and put them back in its original source.

Gendo's Plans for Instrumentality Gendo Ikari works with SEELE to bring about Instrumentality, but he has his own secret goals as well. Gendo hopes that Instrumentality will allow him to reunite with his wife, Yui, who was lost in a contact experiment with Lilith years before the series begins. Yui's soul is actually stored inside Unit-01, and the story makes it clear that EVA units are essentially giant humans in armor.

When it comes to secret "evil" plans, Neon Genesis Evangelion stands out, as Instrumentality does actually occur during End of Evangelion. Whether SEELE or Gendo really got what they wanted, however, is another question entirely.

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