Finding her partner dead, Zero Two invites Hiro to pilot the mecha with her, and the duo easily defeats the Klaxosaur in the ensuing fight. Zero Two engages the creature in her FranXX, but it is heavily damaged in the skirmish and crashes near Hiro. She introduces herself by her codename Zero Two, which is known to belong to an infamous FranXX pilot known as the 'Partner Killer.' Before Hiro can digest the encounter, the Plantation is rocked by a sudden Klaxosaur attack.

Skipping out on his class' graduation ceremony, Hiro retreats to a forest lake, where he encounters a mysterious girl with two horns growing out of her head. Hiro, an aspiring FranXX pilot, has lost his motivation and self-confidence after failing an aptitude test. Bred for the sole purpose of piloting these machines, these children know nothing of the outside world and are only able to prove their existence by defending their race. Children raised here are trained to pilot giant mechas known as FranXX-the only weapons known to be effective against the Klaxosaurs-in boy-girl pairs. In the distant future, humanity has been driven to near-extinction by giant beasts known as Klaxosaurs, forcing the surviving humans to take refuge in massive fortress cities called Plantations. Despite the brutal psychological trauma brought about by piloting an Evangelion, Shinji defends Tokyo-3 against the angelic threat, oblivious to his father's dark machinations. Terrified to open himself up to another, Shinji's life is forever changed upon meeting 29-year-old Misato Katsuragi, a high-ranking NERV officer who shows him a free-spirited maternal kindness he has never experienced.Ī devastating Angel attack forces Shinji into action as Gendou reveals his true motive for inviting his son back to Tokyo-3: Shinji is the only child capable of efficiently piloting Evangelion Unit-01, a new robot that synchronizes with his biometrics. Shinji undergoes a perpetual internal battle against the deeply buried trauma caused by the loss of his mother and the emotional neglect he suffered at the hands of his father. Years after being abandoned by his father, Shinji Ikari, Gendou's 14-year-old son, returns to Tokyo-3. NERV operates giant humanoid robots dubbed 'Evangelions' to combat the Angels with state-of-the-art advanced weaponry and protective barriers known as Absolute Terror Fields. The only hope for human salvation rests in the hands of NERV, a mysterious organization led by the cold Gendou Ikari. Mankind is unable to defend themselves against the Angels despite utilizing their most advanced munitions and military tactics. Fifteen years after a cataclysmic event known as the Second Impact, the world faces a new threat: monstrous celestial beings called 'Angels' invade Tokyo-3 one by one.

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