<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EgATlhZFAfs"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EgATlhZFAfs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>

<img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/nerv_small.jpg"><img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/nerv-old.jpg">

Misato Katsuragi (&#33883;&#22478; &#12511;&#12469;&#12488;) is the chief operations officer at NERV. While she is professional and diligent in her duties, she is a slob and a drunkard while off-duty.

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fcr4lOcAMXE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fcr4lOcAMXE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>

Ritsuko Akagi (&#36196;&#26408; &#12522;&#12484;&#12467;) is NERV's head scientist and, along with Gendo and Fuyutsuki, is the only person at NERV fully aware of the Evas' true nature and the purpose of the Instrumentality Project. She is a workaholic and heavy smoker, and has been friends with both Misato and Kaji since college.

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/art_MMjz_L4"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/art_MMjz_L4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>

<img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/nerv-old.jpg">

Kaji appears to be a triple agent, working as a special inspector for NERV while secretly investigating NERV for the Japanese government, and at times seemingly acting as a cat's-paw both for and against Gendo Ikari and SEELE. During college, he and Misato were lovers, but after having long broken up, they see each other again on the UN fleet ferrying Unit 02 and Asuka to Japan.

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i8xpPtSjpD4"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i8xpPtSjpD4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>

<img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/nerv-old.jpg">

Gendo Ikari (&#30855; &#12466;&#12531;&#12489;&#12454;) is the commander of NERV. He is responsible for the research done on the Evas, Rei Ayanami, and the Human Instrumentality Project. He is the father of the Third Child, Shinji Ikari, and the guardian of Rei.

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8l3MOZ5LFA4"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8l3MOZ5LFA4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>

<img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/nerv-old.jpg">

Maya Ibuki (&#20234;&#21561; &#12510;&#12516;) is a First Lieutenant at NERV and a computer technician who works primarily with Ritsuko Akagi. Her main role during the battles against the Angels is to constantly monitor the Eva pilots’ synchronization ratios and send various emergency commands to the Evas as ordered by Misato or Gendo. In spite of her profession, Maya despises violence of any sort, and is frequently shown becoming nauseous and averting her eyes during battles with the Angels, especially after Unit 01's battles with Bardiel and Zeruel.

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5jHZFxLeE9k"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5jHZFxLeE9k" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>

<img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/nerv-old.jpg"><img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/Nervlogo.jpg">

K&#333;z&#333; Fuyutsuki (&#20908;&#26376; &#12467;&#12454;&#12478;&#12454;) is NERV's Deputy Commander and Gendo Ikari's right hand man. He does not especially like Gendo, but he is the closest thing to a confidant that Gendo has.

<a href="http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=6821808"><br><embed src="http://lads.myspace.com/videos/vplayer.swf" flashvars="m=6821808&v=2&type=video" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="430" height="346"></embed><br><a href="http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.addToProfileConfirm&videoid=6821808&title=AMV - Neon Genesis Evangelion - Cradle of Filth - Saffron's Curs"></a>

<img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/nerv-old.jpg">

Yui Ikari (&#30855; &#12518;&#12452;) joined the UN Artificial Evolution Laboratory in Hakone, Japan, and played an integral role in the E Project. She served as the test subject for the Contact Experiment of Unit 01 in 2004, but "disappeared" during testing. Proclaimed to be dead, she lives on as the resident soul inside Unit 01.

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ENNdBOlWYd8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ENNdBOlWYd8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>

<img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/nerv-old.jpg">

Toji Suzuhara (&#37428;&#21407; &#12488;&#12454;&#12472;) is the Fourth Child. Toji is a tough boy, the stereotypical "jock," and is in constant conflict with Asuka. His younger sister was injured in the battle between the third Angel, Sachiel, and Unit 01, and he beats Shinji up soon after for being indirectly responsible. However, after witnessing firsthand the suffering Shinji experiences piloting Unit 01 in the battle against Shamshel, Toji comes to respect Shinji and the two eventually become friends.

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fz7J_BEy1iI"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fz7J_BEy1iI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>

<img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/nerv-old.jpg">

Shinji Ikari (&#30855; &#12471;&#12531;&#12472;) is the Third Child and the pilot of Unit 01. He is the son of Gendo and the "late" Yui Ikari. Abandoned by his father when he was a toddler, Shinji has grown up to be reclusive and withdrawn, choosing to often run away from difficult situations.

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Rqxk402m_8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Rqxk402m_8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>

<img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/nerv-old.jpg">

Rei Ayanami (&#32190;&#27874; &#12524;&#12452;) is the First Child, and the pilot of Unit 00. She is shown to be socially withdrawn, emotionless, and remote, with her only apparent relationship being with Gendo Ikari. It is eventually revealed that Rei is a vessel for the soul of the Angel Lilith, and was created specifically by Gendo to be used as a tool for accomplishing Instrumentality. Soulless clones of her are kept hidden in the deepest levels of NERV headquarters to be used as the supposed "cores" of the Dummy Plugs.

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WcjvkcEoFkI"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WcjvkcEoFkI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>

<img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/nerv-old.jpg">

Asuka Langley Soryu (&#24803;&#27969;&#12539;&#12450;&#12473;&#12459;&#12539;&#12521;&#12531;&#12464;&#12524;&#12540;) is the Second Child and the pilot of Unit 02. She is of mixed German and Japanese descent, but her nationality is American. Asuka is brash, egotistical, and often verbally abusive, and has a very high opinion of her appearance and her considerable skill as an Eva pilot.

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tla-Xbp5K9o"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tla-Xbp5K9o" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>

<img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/nerv-old.jpg"><img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/Nervlogo.jpg">

Pen Pen (&#12506;&#12531;&#12506;&#12531;) is a "warm-water penguin" and Misato's pet. He lives in a custom refrigerator in Misato's apartment, enjoys taking warm baths, eating whatever food he can get his hands (or wings) on, and going to hot springs. He also appears to have a relatively high degree of intelligence, as he also watches TV and reads newspapers.

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qWnnJ5Bc_r4"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qWnnJ5Bc_r4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>

<img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/prasomchai/nerv-old.jpg"

Hikari Horaki (&#27934;&#26408; &#12498;&#12459;&#12522;) is the class representative of the class that Shinji and the other Eva pilots attend. Like all of her classmates, she is an unknowing Eva pilot candidate. She has a by-the-book demeanor and takes her responsibilities as "class rep" seriously.

<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r4LX5kOSi5s"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r4LX5kOSi5s" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>

Kaworu Nagisa (&#28186; &#12459;&#12530;&#12523;) is the Fifth Child, and the seventeenth Angel, Tabris. He is sent to NERV by SEELE as a replacement pilot for Unit 02 after Asuka's synchronization ratio falls below viability; however, his true purpose is to hasten the Human Instrumentality Project's implementation.