History Recap / NeonGenesisEvangelionEpisode10MagmaDiver

* EmpoweringButEmbarrassingOutfit: The special plugsuit Asuka has to wear as part of the Type-D equipment (and the Type-D equipment) protect both pilot and Evangelion from the harsh conditions of the volcano, but Asuka’s suit inflates and makes her look [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory like Violet Beauregard after she ate the three-course-meal gum]] while Unit-02 is placed in an Eva-sized [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/JIM_suit JIM suit]], two things that annoy Asuka to no end.

* EmpoweringAndEmbarrassingOutfit: The special plugsuit Asuka has to wear as part of the Type-D equipment (and the Type-D equipment) protect both pilot and Evangelion from the harsh conditions of the volcano, but Asuka’s suit inflates and makes her look [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory like Violet Beauregard after she ate the three-course-meal gum]] while Unit-02 is placed in an Eva-sized [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/JIM_suit JIM suit]], two things that annoy Asuka to no end.

* {{Fanservice}}: Asuka and Rei in swimsuits, and poor Shinji gets [[MaleGaze a real close ups view]] of Asuka like that.

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[[caption-width-right:259:Asuka demonstrates thermal expansion.]]

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* CallBack: Shinji and Asuka gets the same idea of using thermal expansion to defeat Sandalphon at the exact same time. The synchronization training from the previous episode apparently still has some lingering effects.

* CallBack: Shinji and Asuka gets the same idea of using terminal expansion to defeat Sandalphon at the exact same time. The synchronization training from the previous episode apparently still has some lingering effects.

Both Shinji and Asuka are deployed with Shinji serving as backup. Asuka is lowered into the magma with a capture device. But as this happens, Shinji notices a bomber flying overhead, and is told by Ritsuko that it is the UN's Air Force who are present as a security measure. In case the Angel escapes from NERV during the operation, it will unload an N2 mine on them. He asks who ordered such a thing, and is not too surprised when Ritsuko answers that it was Gendo. Meanwhile, Kaji watches the operation through binoculars from a cable car, talking with a woman, who appears to be a contact of his, who poses incognito as a tourist. She tells him that when the A-17 directive was issued it messed up some plans their employers had been working on, asking him why he didn't attempt to stop it in its tracks, as she reminds him of the dire consequences that would result from NERV make the slightest mistake. Kaji ensures her that NERV aren't arrogant enough to make such mistakes.

To compensate for not being able to go on the school trip, Asuka decides to take a dive in the swimming pool in NERV HQ. In the meantime, Shinji decides to go over some physics homework. Asuka scoffs at the easiness of it learns in over Shinji's computer (giving him a view of her cleavage in the process) and solves the problem quickly. Trying to hide his flusteredness, a blushing Shinji asks her how someone so sharp at math as her are not doing better at the school tests. Asuka reveals that the reason she has been doing so badly is because she hasn’t yet learned enough kanji to understand what the questions are asking, since she didn't exactly study much written Japanese during her time at college, casually mentioning that she just graduated last year, when Shinji expresses surprise about her already having attended college. She then asks what the test is actually about, and Shinji explains that its topic is thermal expansion. Asuka brags that it is a rather easy topic, and sums it up with the brief statement that most materials expand when heated and contract when cooled. She then takes this opportunity to tease Shinji further by asking him whether her breasts will get bigger if she makes them warmer. Shinji quickly claims ignorance saying that he doesn't think about stuff like that. Disappointed, Asuka pronounces him "boring" before going off to practice more scuba-diving.

Meanwhile, at NERV, Fuyutsuki, Ritsuko, and the bridge team are analyzing photos taken at Mount Asama. The reason is unknown. Fuyutsuki remarks that the photos are not clear enough, to which Aoba replies that the research team at Mount Asama recommends further investigation. When Ritsuko asks about the Magi’s opinion, Ibuki replies that the probability is 50/50. Misato is already revealed to be at the research site. She is using a probe that belongs to the research team set up at Mount Asama to investigate the inside of the volcano. As the probe goes deeper, it eventually implodes from the extreme pressure but not before extracting an image from the depths of the volcano. The blood type is blue, meaning that it is the eighth Angel, Sandalphon, albeit in an embryonic state that precedes the normal adult form everyone is used to. NERV scrambles to begin an attack on the Angel. Gendo meets with the SEELE board members to request an A-17. Presumably, this involves allowing NERV to as much resources as necessary to complete an operation. While the Human Instrumentality Committee is initially hesitant to deal with an embryonic Angel, considering what happened with the Katsuragi expedition, the experiments on Adam, and the resulting Second Impact, Gendo tempts them with the possibility of obtaining a live Angel sample for study. This prompts the Committee to greenlight the operation, but Keel makes sure to warn Gendo that failure will not be tolerated. "If we fail, it will result in the extinction of the human race," notes Fuyutsuki flatly, and asks Gendo if he really is sure about this. Gendo doesn't answer his question; his self-assured smile says it all.

To compensate for not being able to go on the school trip, Asuka decides to take a dive in the swimming pool in NERV HQ. In the meantime, Shinji decides to go over some physics homework. Asuka scoffs at the easiness of it learns in over Shinji's computer (giving him a view of her cleavage in the process) and solves the problem quickly. Trying to hide his flusteredness, a blushing Shinji asks her how someone so sharp at math as her are not doing better at the school tests. Asuka reveals that the reason she has been doing so badly is because she hasn’t yet learned enough kanji to understand what the questions are asking, since she didn't exactly study much written Japanese during her time at college, casually mentioning that she just graduated last year, when Shinji expresses surprise about her already having attended college. She then asks what the test is actually about, and Shinji explains that its topic is thermal expansion. Asuka scoffs that it is a rather easy topic, and sums it up with the brief statement that most materials expand when heated and contract when cooled. She then takes this opportunity to tease Shinji further by asking him whether her breasts will get bigger if she makes them warmer. Shinji quickly claims ignorance saying that he doesn't think about stuff like that. Disappointed, Asuka pronounces him "boring" before going off to practice more scuba-diving.

To compensate for not being able to go on the school trip, Asuka decides to take a dive in the swimming pool in NERV HQ. In the meantime, Shinji decides to go over some physics homework. Asuka scoffs at the easiness of it and solves the problem quickly. She reveals that the reason she has been doing so badly on the tests is because she hasn’t learned all the kanji yet in order to understand what the questions are asking. For the topic of thermal expansion, Asuka sums it up the brief statement that most materials expand when heated and contract when cooled. She then takes this opportunity to tease Shinji by asking him whether her breasts will get bigger if she makes them warmer. Shinji claims ignorance saying that he doesn't think about stuff like that. Disappointed, Asuka pronounces him "boring" before going off to practice scuba-diving.

Both Shinji and Asuka are deployed with Shinji serving as backup. Asuka is lowered into the magma with a capture device. But as this happens, Shinji notices a bomber flying overhead, and is told by Ritsuko that it is the UN's Air Force who are present as a security measure. In case the Angel escapes from NERV during the operation, it will unload an N2 mine on them. He asks who ordered such a thing, and is not too surprised when Ritsuko answers that it was Gendo. Meanwhile, Kaji watches the operation from a distance, talking with a woman, who appears to be a contact of his, who poses incognito as a tourist. She tells him that when the A-17 directive was issued it messed up some plans their employers had been working on, asking him why he didn't attempt to stop it in its tracks, as she reminds him of the dire consequences that would result from NERV make the slightest mistake. Kaji ensures her that NERV aren't arrogant enough to make such mistakes.

Meanwhile, at NERV, Fuyutsuki, Ritsuko, and the bridge team are analyzing photos taken at Mount Asama. The reason is unknown. Fuyutsuki remarks that the photos are not clear enough, to which Aoba replies that the research team at Mount Asama recommends further investigation. When Ritsuko asks about the Magi’s opinion, Ibuki replies that the probability is 50/50. Misato is already revealed to be at the research site. She is using a probe that belongs to the research team set up at Mount Asama to investigate the inside of the volcano. As the probe goes deeper, it eventually implodes from the extreme pressure but not before extracting an image from the depths of the volcano. The blood type is blue, meaning that it is the eighth Angel, Sandalphon, albeit in an embryonic state that precedes the normal adult form everyone is used to. NERV scrambles to begin an attack on the Angel. Gendo meets with the SEELE board members to request an A-17. Presumably, this involves allowing NERV to as much resources as necessary to complete an operation. While the Human Instrumentality Committee is initially hesitant to deal with an embryonic Angel, considering what happened with the Katsuragi expedition, the experiments on Adam, and the resulting Second Impact, Gendo tempts them with the possibility of obtaining a live Angel sample for study. This prompts the Committee to greenlight the operation, but Keel makes sure to warn Gendo that failure will not be tolerated. "If we fail, it will result in the extinction of the human race," notes Fuyutsuki flatly, and asks Gendo if he really is sure about this. Gendo remains silent, as his self-assured smile says it all.

Meanwhile, at NERV, Fuyutsuki, Ritsuko, and the bridge team are analyzing photos taken at Mount Asama. The reason is unknown. Fuyutsuki remarks that the photos are not clear enough, to which Aoba replies that the research team at Mount Asama recommends further investigation. When Ritsuko asks about the Magi’s opinion, Ibuki replies that the probability is 50/50. Misato is already revealed to be at the research site. She is using a probe that belongs to the research team set up at Mount Asama to investigate the inside of the volcano. As the probe goes deeper, it eventually implodes from the extreme pressure but not before extracting an image from the depths of the volcano. The blood type is blue, meaning that it is the eighth Angel, Sandalphon, albeit in an embryonic state that precedes the normal adult form everyone is used to. NERV scrambles to begin an attack on the Angel. Gendo meets with the SEELE board members to request an A-17. Presumably, this involves allowing NERV to as much resources as necessary to complete an operation. While the Human Instrumentality Committee is initially hesitant to deal with an embryonic Angel, considering what happened with the Katsuragi expedition, the experiments on Adam, and the resulting Second Impact, Gendo tempts them with the possibility of obtaining a live Angel sample for study. This prompts the Committee to greenlight the operation, but Keel makes sure to warn Gendo that failure will not be tolerated. "If we fail, it will result in the extinction of the human race," notes Fuyutsuki, and asks Gendo if he really is sure about this. Gendo remains silent, as his self-assured smile says it all.

Meanwhile, at NERV, Fuyutsuki, Ritsuko, and the bridge team are analyzing photos taken at Mount Asama. The reason is unknown. Fuyutsuki remarks that the photos are not clear enough, to which Aoba replies that the research team at Mount Asama recommends further investigation. When Ritsuko asks about the Magi’s opinion, Ibuki replies that the probability is 50/50. Misato is already revealed to be at the research site. She is using a probe that belongs to the research team set up at Mount Asama to investigate the inside of the volcano. As the probe goes deeper, it eventually implodes from the extreme pressure but not before extracting an image from the depths of the volcano. The blood type is blue, meaning that it is the eighth Angel, Sandalphon, albeit in an embryonic state that precedes the normal adult form everyone is used to. NERV scrambles to begin an attack on the Angel. Gendo meets with the SEELE board members to request an A-17. Presumably, this involves allowing NERV to as much resources as necessary to complete an operation. While the Human Instrumentality Committee is initially hesitant to deal with an embryonic Angel, considering what happened with the Katsuragi expedition, the experiments on Adam, and the resulting Second Impact, Gendo tempts them with the possibility of obtaining a live Angel sample for study.

Both Shinji and Asuka are deployed with Shinji serving as backup. Asuka is lowered into the magma with a capture device. But as this happens, Shinji notices a bomber flying overhead, and is told that it is a security measure. If the Angel escapes, it will unload an N2 mine on them. Meanwhile, Kaji watches the operation from a distance, talking with a woman, who appears to be a contact of his, who poses incognito as a tourist. She tells him that when the A-17 directive was issued it messed up some plans their employers had been working on, asking him why he didn't attempt to stop it in its tracks, as she reminds him of the dire consequences that would result from NERV make the slightest mistake. Kaji ensures her that NERV aren't arrogant enough to make mistakes.

After descending to the initial calculated depth of the Angel, Asuka finds that the Angel is no longer there. Ritsuko attributes this is a calculation error involving the magma current’s speed. Misato orders the descent to continue, even as the maximum depth allowed for the Type-D equipment is exceeded. Finally, at the depth of 1780 meters, the Angel is found and Unit-02 goes in for capture.

Initially the mission seems successful as the electromagnetic cage is activated and Asuka begins her ascent with the Angel. However, during the ascent the Angel begins to hatch out of its egg and the cage cannot contain it. The Angel bursts out and in matter of seconds it matures into what looks like a gigantic Anomalocaris-like creature. Better adapted to the environment, the creature swims around with great agility, attacking Asuka. Since her progressive knife had been lost during the descent, Shinji is forced to throw down his so that Asuka can fight. However, Sandalphon’s skin has adapted to the extreme pressures of the magma chamber of Mount Asama and so, even the prog knife has no effect on its skin. But suddenly, Asuka gets a flash of inspiration: Using her knowledge of thermal physics, she uses the cut coolant tubes connected to her Eva Unit to cool the Angel’s skin, making it brittle and vulnerable, killing it in the process. But despite her triumph, she quickly realizes that she is left stranded inside the volcano since the cables connecting her to the surface were severely damaged during the fight. When the cables start to break, Asuka quietly accepts that she is probably going to die, but suddenly, just as Unit-02 starts to drift downwards, Unit-01 suddenly appears and grabs it by the wrist. Asuka is surprised that Shinji would jump to her rescue with such disregard for his personal safety, and, in spite of herself, she can't help but be impressed, smiling tenderly as she mumbles, "Fool. What a show off."