[601] The fake Kaji's genome was mostly Muton - smarter, capable of playing its role, but not as tough. In fact, it was so far into its role that it often overplayed its hand, getting much too into the "lechery" part of the base persona - which eventually got it killed.

[706] The scientists who were the protagonists of Ghostbusters.

[709] Heinz Guderian's 1937 treatise on armored warfare.

[734] Well, no it doesn't, really, but that's the version of the cover story Ritsuko's been told. Actually, at this point (not counting DJ's), EVA-01 has two souls, but neither one is human.

[830] And so Exodus 2 comes to a cliff-hanging end. The divergences from the source have gotten larger, the series taking on more and more of its own identity - to the delight of some and the annoyance of others. But hey, you can't have everything. Where would you keep it?

From this point out, the parallels with the original get fainter and fainter - in a way, the battle with Zeruel represents the last really close match. By a strange coincidence, that's also the last point at which I had any real use at all for the original series. Hmm.