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This is a glossary of terms from the [[anime]] ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''.

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==Equipment==

=== Entry Plug ===
Pilots control their Evangelion from within their "Entry Plugs", which are like cockpits and are filled with a breathable fluid, LCL. It is frequently stated that LCL stands for "Link Connect Liquid", but this has been denied by Gainax. The LCL fluid may also be compared to the amniotic fluid in the mother's womb, (even though this fluid is not breathable) and all the mother references that the main character has in the story. In the series, it is described to be like the [[primordial soup]] of life that existed on prehistoric Earth.

=== Dummy Plug ===
The "Dummy Plugs" are artificial pilots. All the regular Eva units are fitted so they can be operated with either the pilot or the Dummy Plug. There are two types of Dummy Plugs, those with the 'personality' of Rei and those with the 'personality' of Kaworu (used in the Mass Production types). It is said that they are programmed with operator data collected from their subjects, but others believe that they contain soulless physical clones of Rei and Kaworu.

=== Progressive Knife ===
A combat knife used by the Evangelions, housed in the shoulder "wing", that vibrates at high frequency in order to cut things apart at sub-atomic level. It is also known as the "prog knife". [[Evangelion List of Eva-Units(giant robot)#Evangelion Unit 02|Unit 02]] has an advanced version, on which once the blade is broken, a button is pressed and another blade is extended from the handle.

=== [[Lance of Longinus]] ===
An artifact of great power, able to pierce AT fields. Just before Second Impact, the Lance was used in a "contact experiment" with Adam, causing the Angel's awakening. In episode 12, the Lance was recovered from the new "dead sea" to be used to control Lilith. The Lance was "accidentally" put into lunar orbit in episode 22 when it was used to defeat the Angel Arael, after which it eventually planted itself into the surface; it returned in End of Evangelion, moments before the Third Impact. The Lance is a key piece to the process of Instrumentality.

Artificial versions of the Lance are used as the primary weapon for the mass production type Evangelion units, and also feature prominently in Instrumentality.

=== S<sup>2</sup> Engine ===
"Super Solenoid Engine", an Angel's limitless source of power. A faulty version of it was installed in Evangelion-04; during startup, the Engine produced a strong anti-AT Field which destroyed the American Branch of NERV.
After the incident, SEELE tried to keep S<sup>2</sup> from being utilized in the Evangelion, but their attempts failed when Eva 01 devoured one from the body of the [[Angel (Neon Genesis Evangelion)#14th Angel - Zeruel|Zeruel]].

=== AT Field ===
"Absolute Terror Field". This is seen at the beginning of the series to be a barrier that the Angels can use to withstand nearly any conventional assault, a barrier only the Evangelion seems able to neutralize. Toward the climax of the series, it is revealed that every being has an AT Field, and that it is the literal wall that separates your identity from other egos and external reality. It is, then, the cause of loneliness and pain. It is a very [(contracted; show full)

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