The idea for this post I was (unintentionally of course) and suggested by UrielMatt CaskaLangley in discussions on this useless character, introduced in trendissimo film remake of the legendary series of 1995, the Illustrious Mari Makinami .
Mari is that the universe of fanfictions dedicated to Evangelion we used to call the sarcastic tag "Sixth Children " when the sumptuous definition MarySue / GaryStu was not yet known and probably not exist.
A Sixth Children was indeed a new character, strictly foreign or mixed blood, more often from the country of origin of the author, that was normally equipped with everything that these "imperfect" Children canons dreamed balls and charisma.
Year seems that in recent years has been in his room to read badfics, here's how it came out with the new Evangelion.
But let's concentrate on Mari.
Mari is the Children of the American base, and the film opens with the activation of its unity.
no apparent reason, attacks the basis of an Angel USA, forcing Mari attack with a unit still does. Mari
course wins, but Eve and the Angel in the self-destruct, while also destroying the base as a script. Mari
course was rescued as Misato locking themselves in a capsule at the time of Second Impact, and makes sarcastic comments on the stupidity of adults.
no clear reason, see you in Japan, landed on the building of the school of Shinji, Shinji ABOVE more precisely, with a parachute. Another comment
cool, then disappears into thin air. We find
then much later in the process of driving the Eva02 instead of Asuka as a pilot replacement.
Mari is "special" than others, and the authors show to prove his trump card, the "Beast Mode", a sort of "berserk gloss" which allows it to ignore human nature and its ability to use the VAT to 100%.
course in the battle against a Zeruel fighizzato Mari has the worst but its real mission begins here: In fact, despite being half dead, he manages to achieve when Shinji Emo her life and convince him not only to fight again, but also to make terms with its responsibilities.
We can see in this brief summary of the events involving some of the basic Mari Children of the Sixth, but also some curious "abnormality" that identify a character as Mari, despite the efforts of merchandising to make us believe otherwise, simply "filler".
First of all, here is the multi-ethnic character of Mari (presented as a hybrid US-Japan) to impose a degree of "originality assumed" the character, the abuse of that feeling of "exotic" we get from these types of characters (and for that some consists of a real fetish), which originally belongs to Asuka.
The internationality of the whole, is also found in American car design: if the Japanese are using the robottoni legendary armor of the samurai in their design, so too the Eva05, which has a halberd, and a four-legged the sharp helmet, just like a knight occidental ... I like the design of the 05: /
then the character is assertive, strong-willed and innocently naive in a sense that, rather than the standard of the classic mecha pilot (think of Getter Robot Ryoma , or by Koji Mazinger without avoid confrontations with the most modern Kamina of the Gurren-Lagann ), suggests the typical reaction of a fan who finds himself involved in the universe of Eve.
course would not have time to reflect on the tragedies of humanity, but would solve everything in a "oh that's cool, piloting a 60-meter robot to protect humanity ', YOOOOO, ASS TO DO THE ANGELS!, Claiming also to influence the other characters with this form mentis teaching "the finer things in life" (= robot drive a 60 meters high, kill enemies, to teach the 'love' to one of the main characters).
The alleged "sense of superiority" by Mari Bamboccianti respect to these children is obvious: you do not attend school with the other, lives an independent life and feels so secure psychologically afford to make comments about Shinji, but always deliberately ambiguous plot -oriented (what is the point that "You are an interesting guy" to Shinji? It 's more pathetic than usual! Tsk, you've already addocchiato the protagonist of the series, I, fox?). What
Mari interest Shinji no apparent reason and who cares about the emotional growth and the role of "hero" is typical of the Sixth Children, which in addition to the "charismatic personality, a priori, the task of maturing the intrinsic canon character that you grow fond of its author, reaching points of his heart that no 'else fails.
differentiation, individualism, empathy ... These are the characteristics of the Sixth Children arises automatically as the hub of a renewed and more compelling interpretation of Evangelion.
Here, however, Mari does not have enough precedence and consistency to be called a true Sixth Children, and I believe should be seen as a mere Filler Character or "filler character," the modern view of the "stretch the soup until we can" associated with episodes but still undone from the main series and characters created for this purpose, expedient which we have been too accustomed to the animated series "eternal" as Naruto .
Mari has in fact reports only with the protagonist, and his presence and existence is virtually ignored for a while all the other characters.
The fact that you attend the school of Shinji and is not never seen in attitudes "private" if not an occasional appearance to suggest his involvement as a new driver from the phone call at home by 2002, underlines the fact that the authors do not want the viewer is fond of his presence as a character of some dramatic significance.
Mari appeared in this episode, he did what he had to do and can now disappear from circulation.
So, summing up, Mari was needed or could be left as it was Asuka?
I know the answer.
"But there is no need for you to create a new scenario."
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